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Night lights: Lawrence man uses lights and music to create unique Halloween experience
It’s no secret that it’s easy to catch Michael Jackson’s full-length “Thriller” video this time of year. But you’ve never seen “Thriller” like it’s being done these days at 2920 Pebble Lane.
In depth
- Behind the Lens: Incorrect shutter speeds cause blurry photos
- February 12, 2012
- Advances in camera technology have made capturing decent photographs fairly easy.
- Garden Calendar: USDA updates plant hardiness zone map
- February 12, 2012
- When gardeners talk about the zone, they are usually not referring to a new diet, defense tactics, or the mental state they reach while working in the garden.
- Kovel’s Antiques: ‘Sailor valentines’ not so romantic
- February 12, 2012
- Valentine’s Day has been celebrated for centuries.
- Faith Forum: Is love in a religious sense different than in a romantic sense?
- February 11, 2012
- Doug Heacock and Marshall Lackrone answer.
- Nutrition Q&A: The Walk Kansas program
- February 7, 2012
- Extension agent Susan Johnson explains the benefits of this year’s activity.
- (Un)Chocolates for your sweetheart?
- February 7, 2012
- White chocolate may not be actual “chocolate” nor a superstar, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t tasty.
- Go Green: Tips for observing snowy owls and other wildlife
- February 6, 2012
- Lawrence has had some beautiful visitors from the North this brown winter. Though not unheard of, visits from snowy owls are definitely an exception to the rule in Kansas.
- Double Take: ‘Mean girls’ face consequences in life after high school
- February 6, 2012
- Teenage girls are mean, and if you survived junior high you know this. Once a girl hits that 14- to 15-year-old mindset, she can become so devious it leads to destructive behavior. We tend to be competitive, overthinking creatures as it is, but something about the high school environment turns this toxic.
- River City Jules: No hablo español, in reality
- February 6, 2012
- Two days into our vacation in Mexico, I had feared my communication skills would be limited to locating a bar but soon found myself effortlessly conjugating verbs in the present tense as Spanish lessons, dormant for 20 years, came flooding back.
- Fix-It Chick: Adjustable steel poles can support sagging floors
- February 6, 2012
- Adjustable steel columns, also called jack posts or lally columns, can be installed in basements and crawl spaces to support sagging floors or can be used as a fulcrum beneath heavy appliances.
- Underwear for men getting a little extra attention
- February 6, 2012
- Some things are fashion, and some are necessity. Where do men’s undergarments fall? Increasingly, right in the middle.
- Clever disguises hide decorating problems
- February 6, 2012
- Just about every home has an eyesore.
- Mind Matters: Be honest about expectations in relationships
- February 6, 2012
- Expectations can be helpful when creating guidelines in a relationship. However, unmet expectations are almost always the cause of anger, frustration and disappointment, often leading to painful and perhaps unnecessary endings.
- Boomer Girl Diary: Getting into a Siri-ous friendship
- February 5, 2012
- I was so excited to find her under the tree. “Look how beautiful!” I cried. “So sleek, so chic. So… me!”
- Behind the Lens: Things photographers don’t want to hear
- February 5, 2012
- Recently I came across a photography blog about what newspaper photographers don’t like to hear said to them when working.
- Garden Calendar: Seed fair seeks to entertain, build reserve
- February 5, 2012
- Come out to the third annual Kaw Valley Seeds Project Fair this Saturday for an opportunity to share and pick up seeds, learn about gardening and seed saving, and just have fun.
- Kovel’s Antiques: Arts and Crafts-era maker had own style
- February 5, 2012
- Arts and Crafts, or Mission, furniture is described in most catalogs and books as functional and simple, with straight legs and arms. Pieces have little decoration, just visible mortise-and-tenon joints.
- Faith Forum: Why would God favor one football team over another?
- February 4, 2012
- The Rev. Shaun LePage and the Rev. Matt Cox answer.
- ‘Union’ a curious dance of collaboration, rehabilitation
- February 2, 2012
- Directed by Cameron Crowe, the 2011 documentary “The Union” (8 p.m., HBO) chronicles the making of Elton John and Leon Russell’s collaborative album of the same name.
- River City Jules: The inner diva comes out
- January 30, 2012
- My heart thumps a million beats a minute as the music starts and the curtain opens to reveal one River City Jules decked out in sequins and bling while the crowd goes wild.
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