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Kansas football rookies adjusting

By Dugan Arnett

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Huldon Tharp and Tyrone Sellers Jr. are learning quickly what it takes to compete at the Div. I level.

Homemade potato salad is a basic American right

By By Garrison Keillor

Friday, July 3, 2009

I walked the length of the westbound Lake Shore Limited as it left Albany last Sunday, six crowded coaches, and counted three Twitterers and a couple of phone texters, six laptoppers (two of whom were watching movies), four video gamers, and 27 people reading books.

Scouting news

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Eight Lawrence Boy Scouts completed the prestigious Brownsea National Youth Leadership Training course at Camp Naish Scout Reservation near Bonner Springs.

Victims are still missing 20 years after trial

By Associated Press

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Twenty years later, the secret remains locked away in a killer’s mind.

Avoid a teen party disaster

By Beth Harpaz - Associated Press Writer

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

I don’t know what teen parties are like where you live, but there are plenty of party horror stories out there. Of course, for every problem party, there are many successful events. With the season on for proms, graduations and other end-of-school celebrations, not to mention beach parties, barbecues and outdoor gatherings, here are some tips for keeping teen parties safe and fun.

Not your average piano players

By By Greg Hurd

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Music students from across the U.S. and world are back in Lawrence at a local institute.

Mural paints motivational message

By Janet Reid

Saturday, July 4, 2009

A Lawrence artist is bringing some beauty to an area of East Lawrence lined with warehouses and old cars waiting to be repaired.

Increased government control poses threat to America

By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Where or when is it going to stop?

Repayment plans can ease credit card debt

By By Michell Singletary - The Washington Post

Thursday, April 23, 2009

It used to be that many folks didn’t worry when money got tight because the minimum payments on their credit cards were so low. If you only had to pay as little as 2 percent of what you owed, you might not make much of a dent in your principal but you could at least keep current. That was then. This is now.

When aging conflicts with independence

Saturday, July 4, 2009

This is probably not the best week to air any reservations about the American passion for independence. After all, we don’t have fireworks for Dependence Day. We don’t hold parades to celebrate Interdependence Day.