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Sound Off 2004

Sound Off for April 2004

Friday, April 30

How much does the director of the Lawrence Schools Foundation make? What are her credentials to work in education?

Thursday, April 29

Is there any FM radio station that broadcasts Kansas City Royals games?

Wednesday, April 28

What was the Royals' record at this time last year?

Tuesday, April 27

Why is Laidlaw using the Centennial School parking lot for parking buses, and are they renting the facility from the school district?

Monday, April 26

I've been told that it is illegal to drive with a "for sale" sign on your car. I see lots of people do this and wonder whether it really is illegal. Will the police give you a ticket if you put a sign on your car?

Sunday, April 25

Are the butterfly people up at Kansas University going to be selling milkweed again this year?

Saturday, April 24

There's a Lawrence resident who is claiming to have been a prisoner of war in Vietnam. Apparently he did serve in Vietnam, but he is not on the official list of POWs. Is this guy one of those guys called a "phony veteran"? If so, what can be done about him?

Friday, April 23

What is the largest denomination of U.S. currency? I saw a fake $1 million bill the other day and it made me wonder.

Thursday, April 22

What's happening to the Jayhawk on Parade outside the Kansas Union?

Wednesday, April 21

What happens when someone arrives at their destination on the turnpike and they discover they don't have the toll?

Tuesday, April 20

What are those small, black rubber patches that appear to be nailed to the pavement at various intersections around town?

Monday, April 19

Can you tell me whom to contact to possibly file a discrimination complaint against a Lawrence teacher?

Sunday, April 18

What is the total population of Kansas?

Saturday, April 17

We were wondering why the very large old tree in Dad Perry Park at Monterey Way between 12th and 13th streets was cut down.

Friday, April 16

Who pays for the operation when a Kansas University student-athlete needs surgery?

Thursday, April 15

It takes forever to get off of Nieder Road onto 31st Street. When are we going to get a traffic light at 31st and Nieder?

Wednesday, April 14

Will former Kansas University basketball player Kirk Hinrich's jersey be retired and hung in the south end of Allen Fieldhouse?

Tuesday, April 13

Who was Kansas University's Horejsi Family Athletic Center named for, and how do you pronounce the name?

Monday, April 12

How many years has the average teacher in Lawrence been teaching?

Sunday, April 11

What Douglas County offices are up for election this November?

Saturday, April 10

What was the cost to the city of Lawrence for putting in the sprinkler system at South Park?

Friday, April 9

Why is the Lawrence School District allowed to take money from federal Special Education funds and dump it into general education?

Thursday, April 8

Who was the first black player on Kansas University's men's basketball team? Was it Wilt Chamberlain?

Wednesday, April 7

Can you tell me when Vermont Street BBQ is going to reopen in the old Paradise Cafe location (728 Mass.)?

Tuesday, April 6

I would like to know why over the last several weeks the current temperature readings on Channel 6 compared with the readings on Channel 23, the Weather Channel, are consistently from 4 to 7 degrees different.

Monday, April 5

If KU has about 30 percent of its faculty as women, how does Baker University compare?

Sunday, April 4

Does Randy Weseman have his Ph.D.?

Saturday, April 3

A Journal-World story said the average teacher's salary in Lawrence was $39,000, but isn't it true that that salary is just for nine months of work?

Friday, April 2

Won't increasing the Baker Wetlands acreage for the expanded South Lawrence Trafficway also increase our community's population of mosquitoes, posing a serious health risk? Isn't this something our community should consider?

Thursday, April 1

Can you give us the name and address of the supervisor of officials for the Kansas-Georgia Tech NCAA men's basketball game in St. Louis?

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