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Sound Off 2004

Sound Off for December 2004

Friday, December 31

How do I give to the Lawrence Schools Foundation?

Thursday, December 30

Why weren't the trees along Massachusetts Streets decorated with Christmas lights this year?

Wednesday, December 29

My question is about the students at West Junior High diagnosed with whooping cough: Were the students immunized against the whooping cough before they got the disease?

Tuesday, December 28

To whom does Reggie Robinson, the president of the Kansas Board of Regents, report?

Monday, December 27

In Douglas County, can you tell me how many flu shots were given this year in comparison to last year?

Sunday, December 26

I want to know which is Lawrence's smallest elementary school.

Saturday, December 25

Who will take over Burdett Loomis' position as chairman of the KU political science department?

Friday, December 24

Is there anything that could be done to clean up the outside look of Allen Fieldhouse, to make it look a little newer or spiffier?

Thursday, December 23

I was just informed that a banana is technically a berry, and I want to know what is the difference between a berry and a fruit.

Wednesday, December 22

I've noticed a few foxes in town. Do foxes kill cats?

Tuesday, December 21

Is the city raising water rates because there was less demand during the summer and now it needs to make up the difference?

Monday, December 20

I have a neighbor who has been dumping his yard waste on the west side of Wakarusa Drive, just north of Kansas Highway 10, for the last couple of weeks. To whom should I report this?

Sunday, December 19

I noticed in North Lawrence, north of the underpass on the west side of the highway, there is a large, in fact a huge, building going up over there. Could you find out what the purpose of that building is going to be?

Saturday, December 18

Should I put my carbon monoxide detector down low to the floor or up high by the ceiling? Is carbon monoxide gas lighter or heavier than air?

Friday, December 17

I'm calling about the business Naughty But Nice on Massachusetts Street. When it opened I was under the understanding that within five years it had to move outside the city limits -- that those kinds of businesses could no longer be inside the village. I think it has been five years since it opened and I am curious to know what the status of that is and when they will be moving.

Thursday, December 16

Who's the artist that made the "Wedge" statue in the new roundabout at 19th Street and Barker Avenue, and how much did the city pay for it?

Wednesday, December 15

How many former Kansas University baseball players have gone on to play professional baseball?

Tuesday, December 14

When will the Lawrence/Douglas County African-American oral history project panels be on display again in the area? Or are they still on display somewhere locally?

Monday, December 13

When is the holiday break for Lawrence public schools?

Sunday, December 12

The principal of South Junior High has repeatedly stated that since the building lacks windows, the hallways and rooms would be completely dark in the event of fire or power failure. Is the school not required to have battery-powered emergency lighting like other public access buildings?

Saturday, December 11

Is it ever too cold to snow?

Friday, December 10

My mother says my new baby should sleep on her stomach, but now I've heard babies should sleep on their backs. Which is right?

Thursday, December 9

Rumor has it that on Jan. 1 Kansas University Athletic Director Lew Perkins and Chancellor Robert Hemenway are going to get sizable raises on their income. Is this true?

Wednesday, December 8

Which Lawrence stores deliver groceries to the homebound?

Tuesday, December 7

Do fireworks ever kill people?

Monday, December 6

I recently visited the Dole Institute and noticed there were two cigar boxes there. Is one the real cigar box that was used to collect money for Bob Dole's war operations, or are they both copies?

Sunday, December 5

Where are red ribbons in support of MADD available in the city?

Saturday, December 4

If it is a state law in Kansas to wear a seat belt while in a vehicle, why aren't school buses required to have seat belts for the children who ride?

Friday, December 3

Who had the authority to rename the Border War?

Thursday, December 2

What is the cost for Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical to respond to all the false alarms they seem to get? At some point, do they have the ability to charge the address that continues to have the false alarms?

Wednesday, December 1

My question is regarding the former education dean at KU, Angela Lumpkin. I'm wondering if there is any update on why she left the school of education.

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