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Sound Off 2000

Sound Off for August 2000

Thursday, August 31

<i>What exactly does it mean in the Lawrence City Commission agenda that says they will authorize the release of a mortgage?</i>

Wednesday, August 30

<i>Q: Will the sand area at the Aquatic Center be accessible this summer as it was originally intended? If not, why not?</i>

Tuesday, August 29

<i>Why is Sunflower Cablevision airing a commercial about a spirit award it received featuring the Free State High School football team but not Lawrence High? I don't think either school should be treated like a stepchild.</i>

Monday, August 28

<i>Q: In the Monday, July 24, Journal-World, in the article about the horse shoe playing facility at Broken Arrow Park, why were vehicles allowed to park on the grass? Is anybody allowed to drive on the grass at city parks?</i>

Sunday, August 27

<i>Q: Is it OK for trash collectors to search through the trash, take out things and put it in their pockets?</i>

Saturday, August 26

<I>Q: Why doesn't the Lawrence Journal-World have anything on Haskell Indian Nations University in the sports section? Why don't they keep any stats on Haskell? There is a lot of coverage on the two high schools and KU. There are a lot of Native Americans in this community who want to know.</I>

Friday, August 25

<I>Why didn't they put in a better visitation system for the new county jail? Why didn't they put in phones?</I>

Thursday, August 24

Why didn't the Douglas County Fair demolition derby have a powder puff division, an all women's event?

Wednesday, August 23

When is the Kansas Turnpike Authority going to fix the northbound left-turn lane at Second and McDonald Drive?

Tuesday, August 22

<I>You continue to run a picture of Luke Axtell. You are doing a disservice to that young man. Surely, you can find a more updated picture.</I>

Monday, August 21

<i>Q: Why wasn't the music group, the Benders, at the fair this year? How can I contact them?</i>

Sunday, August 20

I was reading the letter to the editor from the lady who had to pay $10 for a demolition derby ticket for her 16-month-old grandson at this year's Douglas County Free Fair. How many tickets were sold? What is the capacity at the arena? Where did all that money go?

Saturday, August 19

<i>Q: Why doesn't the Journal-World list Sallie Mae on its stocks of local interest in the business section?</i>

Friday, August 18

<I>Why doesn't the high school offer German II at another hour different from band? Band kids can't get their second year of language.</I>

Thursday, August 17

What are the rates for private pay regarding community support for children with mental health difficulties at the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center?

Wednesday, August 16

How long will the tag office at the courthouse be short clerks? It takes an awful long time to get through the line. Those people need to be replaced.

Tuesday, August 15

<I>When are the Osage County Fair and Overbrook Fair?</I>

Monday, August 14

<I>Q: Is there a Kansas University men's basketball highlights tape out this year? If so, where can we buy it?</I>

Sunday, August 13

<i>Q: Why can't there be three more left-hand turn signals at Sixth and Kasold? It is hard to make a left-hand turn if you are not going west.</i>

Saturday, August 12

<I>Q: Where does Channel 6 get its temperature and rain measurements in the city?</I>

Friday, August 11

<I>Why did Wakarusa Township surface only a portion of a mile on East 1200 Road between North 1000 Road and North 1100 Road, and a portion of a mile on North 1000 Road between East 1200 Road and East 1300 Road? Why did they surface a dead end road west from the corners of North 1100 Road and East 1200 Road?</I>

Thursday, August 10

Is a light planned at the intersection at Harvard and Wakarusa? With no pedestrian markings and ever-increasing traffic, it has become impossible to cross the intersection safely at the existing four-way stop.

Wednesday, August 9

<i>Why don't you put sports events carried by the Spanish-language Univision network (cable channel 72) in the "Sports on TV" column that runs daily on page 2C?</i>

Tuesday, August 8

<I>Are there any age restrictions for teens being in bars without an adult?</I>

Monday, August 7

Sunday, August 6

<I>Q: Is it safe to swim in Clinton Lake and Lone Star Lake? Does anyone check the bacteria levels in these lakes?</I>

Saturday, August 5

<EM>If tree branches in people's yards hang down and hit people in the head when they walk by, is there a city regulation requiring they be trimmed?</EM>

Friday, August 4

<EM>I live near the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds. If parking spaces run short, is it illegal to charge people to park in my yard?</EM>

Thursday, August 3

<i>The article in the Journal-World about the Wakarusa Township race didn't report that the board completely repaved six miles of road last year that cost taxpayers three times as much because it wasn't done right the first time. Why wasn't that mentioned?</i>

Wednesday, August 2

<i>Is the Lawrence school district's information hotline operating yet?</i>

Tuesday, August 1

<I>While Jere McElhaney was a member of the planning commission did he ever vote on a project involving one of his fencing customers?</I>

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