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Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career
Sunday, June 28, 2009
It was the last day of shooting for a Pepsi commercial at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles in 1984, and the only hiccup had been an argument between Michael Jackson and an ad executive over whether the young superstar would take off his sunglasses.
Kansas tax act most regressive in nation
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Gov. Sam Brownback’s signing of the new Kansas Tax Act on Tuesday was a historic event. The act will shape the lives of Kansans for many years to come.
Brownback signs tax cuts, predicts boon; critics see budget-buster
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Gov. Sam Brownback on Tuesday signed into law massive tax cuts that he says will boost the economy but critics say will bankrupt state government.
Packard auction set for Saturday
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Pieces of Lawrence history will be up for auction Saturday after a push from the city to restore the deteriorating buildings and lot at 1106 R.I.
Natural selection: Burial method gains popularity
Sunday, May 27, 2012
In late 2008, city officials declared that a wooded corner on the northwest end of Oak Hill Cemetery would serve as a “natural burial” area. It became the first such natural burial cemetery in the state of Kansas, and city officials think it was the first municipally run natural burial area in the country.
Four area teenagers taken to hospital after wreck on County Road 458
Friday, May 25, 2012
Four teenagers were taken to area hospitals after a single-car accident Thursday night.
Friends mourn Lynn Bretz, former voice of KU
Monday, May 28, 2012
Friends and colleagues remembered Lynn Bretz on Monday as a consummate professional who worked hard to tell Kansas University’s story.
Signee Perry Ellis a valedictorian
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Incoming Kansas University basketball forward Perry Ellis served as one of four valedictorians at Wichita Heights High School’s graduation ceremony on Tuesday.
A bumper crop of butterflies
Friday, May 25, 2012
Go anywhere near the Kansas University Fitch Natural History Reservation north of Lawrence, and you’re in for a treat. If you make it within the next week, experts say, you’ll be able to see firsthand tens of thousands of butterflies, the result of a “population outbreak” that resulted from a wide variety of factors, including the very mild winter.
‘Mob’ rules: Local group vocal Sporting fans
Sunday, May 27, 2012
It started right away, the singing. Turned on like a light as soon as the first beer was cracked, a Midwesternized version of “Battle Hymn of the Republic” rang out from a black bus that could have been carrying a crop of convicts. Instead, it was a different type of mob: soccer fans. Specifically, the Mass Street Mob, a rowdy group of fans who call Lawrence home and Sporting Kansas City their team.
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- National group seeks repeal of 'Stand Your Ground' law in Kansas May 27, 2012 · 164 comments
- Town Talk: UPDATE: Frank Male files for county commission; keep an ear open for local sales tax talk; city hires new city engineer; wholesale water district buys land near Kaw; weekly land transfers May 29, 2012 · 8 comments
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012 · 275 comments
- U.S. military sees new appreciation May 28, 2012 · 45 comments
- Blog: Iranian Nuclear Energy: Will It Destroy Lives Or Save Them? May 29, 2012 · 3 comments
- God, marriage May 25, 2012 · 200 comments
- Tax gamble May 26, 2012 · 93 comments
- Remove politics, and redistricting map falls in line May 27, 2012 · 52 comments
- Sound Off: How much does the city’s transit system collect in fares compared with how much it costs May 27, 2012 · 136 comments
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012
- Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career June 28, 2009
- Friends mourn Lynn Bretz, former voice of KU May 28, 2012
- Hilltop executive director Pat Pisani stepping down May 28, 2012
- Town Talk: UPDATE: Frank Male files for county commission; keep an ear open for local sales tax talk; city hires new city engineer; wholesale water district buys land near Kaw; weekly land transfers May 29, 2012
- How to help: Guides needed for Lamplight Tour of Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park May 27, 2012
- Library kicks off reading program May 27, 2012
- City, county mull upgrade to emergency radio system May 28, 2012
- Tax gamble May 26, 2012
- Hard-luck loss: Blue Valley West walk-off sends Lawrence High baseball home in pitchers’ duel May 26, 2012


