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Sound Off 2002

Sound Off for July 2002

Wednesday, July 31

When do classes begin for KU students?

Tuesday, July 30

I'd like to know why public school teachers are paid for 12 months of work when it looks like they only work nine months or 10 months? What is the salary for a beginning teacher, and what is the salary for a teacher with 10 years of experience?

Monday, July 29

,b>When will Lawrence High School's football schedule will be released, and when do practices start? We just moved into town, and I want to get my child involved with Lawrence High's football team.

Sunday, July 28

When does the Kansas University football team start preseason practices?

Saturday, July 27

When will the city of Lawrence have its next compost giveaway?

Friday, July 26

What will happen to the Lawrence Indian Arts Show, now that the Kansas University Museum of Anthropology is going to close?

Thursday, July 25

In regard to the article in the paper about the shooting death of Rick Dowdell, what ever happened to the police officer? Was he disciplined? Is he still a police officer? Where is he now?

Wednesday, July 24

What does the acronym ESPN stand for?

Tuesday, July 23

Where can I report courteous service by a driver's license examiner at the Department of Motor Vehicles in Lawrence?

Monday, July 22

Will the delays in preparing ballots for the Aug. 6 primary, which were caused by redistricting issues, affect voting for Kansas military men and women serving overseas?

Sunday, July 21

What political parties are officially recognized in Kansas?

Saturday, July 20

When is the Jaybowl going to reopen?

Friday, July 19

Is the license tag display mentioned in the July 16 Journal-World open to the public?

Thursday, July 18

Can I still register to vote in the primary?

Wednesday, July 17

Who has the right of way on a two-lane highway with no shoulders when there are two bicycles riding side by side? Are cyclists supposed to ride side-by-side or single-file?

Tuesday, July 16

Given the record number of Fulbrights that Kansas University has this year, how does it rank compared with other universities?

Monday, July 15

One of my girlfriends told me that Brandon Walsh put the pedal to the metal in that race at Kansas Speedway. How did that hottie do?

Sunday, July 14

What is the current status of War Emblem?

Saturday, July 13

Why doesn't the weather page include predicted wind speeds and direction? That is important to sailors, and there are a lot of us here in Lawrence.

Friday, July 12

What ever became of the comics poll the J-W conducted a while ago?

Thursday, July 11

Whatever happened to the biology teacher from Southwest Junior High School who had a relationship with his student? Did he go to jail? Was he convicted?

Wednesday, July 10

The new weather page in the Journal-World includes a statistic called "season cooling degree days." What does that mean?

Tuesday, July 9

Can you update me on the new Lawrence school principals?

Monday, July 8

Where is James Sido on Channel 6 from?

Sunday, July 7

I drive U.S. Highways 59 and 56 every day between 11 p.m. and 11:45 p.m. and not once have I seen a state or county trooper patrolling the area. Why are they not putting an officer out there to patrol the area to try to catch the people who are throwing items at windshields?

Saturday, July 6

What's Liberty Hall's policy on smoking? Last time I went, there were no-smoking signs on the walls and ashtrays on the tables.

Friday, July 5

To whom do we report to if we see food preparation workers working with their bare hands?

Thursday, July 4

I remember the Legislature approved a budget provision that would prohibit state agencies from using color printing in their annual reports. Lawmakers said that would save $1 million per year. Is this true?

Wednesday, July 3

Who's older, Dolly Parton or Willie Nelson?

Tuesday, July 2

When are we going to start seeing some of the recommendations from the DLR Group? (The DLR Group is a Kansas City consulting firm hired by Lawrence Public Schools.)

Monday, July 1

I was wondering if you could explain how KU has $500 million dollars in the KU First program, yet they have to cut staff and programs because there isn't enough money?

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