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Sound Off 2004

Sound Off for July 2004

Saturday, July 31

A couple of weeks ago, the PGA Tour stopped in Endicott, N.Y., for the B.C. Open. What does B.C. stand for?

Friday, July 30

I'd like to know why there is no city sidewalk at 31st and Kasold, near the Kasold curve? The sidewalk was never completed. And also at 3301 Iowa next to Wright's Wallpaper Co.; the sidewalk stops at their property line and you have to walk in the middle of Iowa Street to get up to 31st Street. Just curious as to why that was never built.

Thursday, July 29

Is Barack Obama from Kansas?

Wednesday, July 28

When do the KU students come back for the fall semester?

Tuesday, July 27

I was wondering how the Lawrence Humane Society ended up faring with their three-day garage sale.

Monday, July 26

When do Free State and Lawrence high schools play against each other in football?

Sunday, July 25

If the new $18 million grant to the KU Medical Center is the biggest grant KU's received, what was the record grant before?

Saturday, July 24

We want to know what the private companies have paid the city for the inconvenience and loss of business when the production company shot the commercial this month near Eighth and Massachusetts streets. They had 28 parking meters blocked off for two days. Then they had the city people blocking off Eighth Street for a day and a half.

Friday, July 23

Didn't the city pass a law that there would be no buses, cars or trailers parked in the lawns unless they are paved or graveled? And, why hasn't this been enforced?

Thursday, July 22

The Journal-World reported Sunday that Clinton Lake is down 2.7 feet below normal. If that is the case, why are they letting so much water out of the reservoir.

Wednesday, July 21

I just was reading the morning's newspaper on "Board's new leader seeks bond issue; Salkind says overcrowding in junior highs needs to be remedied." Which junior high schools are overcrowded? What about looking at boundary lines in terms of changing?

Tuesday, July 20

Is it legal for a teacher or administrator to use his classroom or the daily announcements to promote a political ideology? This has happened a lot in one of the Lawrence high schools, and I'd like to know if anything should be done about it.

Monday, July 19

We saw that the Lawrence school district has an employee reclassification study done and they had 35 appeals out of 100, and we were wondering which ones they pass and why? How many passed and who were they?

Sunday, July 18

What is the status of changing the school boundary lines? When will that be done if it will be?

Saturday, July 17

Are there any female riders in the Tour de France? If not, why not?

Friday, July 16

Along the sidewalk, on the east side of Wakarusa Street, near Free State High School, the grass is tall and filled with many illegal thistle plants. Why has the school district not mowed this area?

Thursday, July 15

Including his 4 percent raise that was just given by the regents, how many raises has Chancellor Hemenway been given since he started Kansas University and what was his starting salary?

Wednesday, July 14

What is the difference between pop-up showers, isolated showers and scattered showers?

Tuesday, July 13

Every week when we go to the band concert in the park, there is credit given to the Rice Foundation as one of the financiers of the concert. Please tell me about the Rice Foundation.

Monday, July 12

What will be the salary for Barbara Ballard, the new institute associate director for civic programming at the Dole Institute of Politics?

Sunday, July 11

Given the dangers of talking on a cell phone while driving, do local police have a policy against officers doing that?

Saturday, July 10

I see that Kansas University says faculty salaries will increase 6 percent. But I understand some people won't be getting that.

Friday, July 9

Why was Marian Washington allowed to run a basketball camp at Kansas University after she retired? I thought that was the current basketball coach's job.

Thursday, July 8

We'd been gone for a couple weeks and I'm trying to catch up on all your news. Under "Friends and Neighbors" there was a picture of President and Mrs. Bush with Kansas' 2004 teacher of the year. I was wondering which county he came from and what school and what he taught. I have missed out on that.

Wednesday, July 7

Is there anybody in the area who teaches fundamental baseball for boys just learning to pitch?

Tuesday, July 6

I was looking in the Journal-World Friday, June 25, Lawrence & State, "Regents approve raises for CEOs: Chancellor to receive 4 percent increase." My question is: Didn't he just get a huge increase less than a year ago?

Monday, July 5

How large can a neighborhood political sign be?

Sunday, July 4

Does the indoor smoking ban mean downtown sidewalks are going to be a lot smokier on Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Eighth streets where smokers are pushed out?

Saturday, July 3

I was wondering if the city band that plays in the park in the summer gets paid. And, if they get paid, is it out of city funds or who pays for it?

Friday, July 2

I was wondering, who is going to be paying for the upkeep for the Sesquicentennial Plaza after it is made?

Thursday, July 1

My question involves reports in the past of the Japanese POW camps in Lawrence or near Lawrence during World War II. I'm just wondering whether it wouldn't be interesting to resurrect an investigation and see what truth there is to that rumor. It seems there used to be train cars down at 11th Street and Haskell Avenue that were reputed to have been used during the war to house Japanese detainees.

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