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Sound Off 2004

Sound Off for March 2004

Wednesday, March 31

Since we taxpayers are paying for Eagle Bend Golf Course, I was wondering what the salary is of the golf professional there. What are we paying him?

Tuesday, March 30

Is Alabama University men's basketball coach Mark Gottfried related to former Kansas University football coach Mike Gottfried?

Monday, March 29

Who's paying for the salaries of Lawrence preschool teachers? And is it mandated as a program for the education of children or does that start at kindergarten?

Sunday, March 28

I'm appalled at the muck and sand and salt in the streets and I was wondering -- it seemed to me there was an ordinance or requirement that the city and the university clean the sand and grit off the streets in a reasonable amount of time. I was wondering if that's the case.

Saturday, March 27

When are high school graduations this year?

Friday, March 26

How can a school district spend money for security cameras if its budget is low?

Thursday, March 25

I'd like to know how many of the basketball players whose jerseys have been retired in Allen Fieldhouse have not received a degree from Kansas University.

Wednesday, March 24

In light of the Lawrence public schools' budget crisis, how could it afford to send Mike Eltschinger and Nancy Horner to Phoenix for a week? How much did this trip cost taxpayers?

Tuesday, March 23

Why doesn't the Lawrence school district go to a four-day school week? It would save one full day of busing, heating, air conditioning, cooks and teachers. They're off half a day on Wednesdays, so let them move to a full day off on Mondays and be off and save this money for the taxpayers.

Monday, March 22

Is KU planning to do anything about the No. 6 school building at 23rd and Iowa? The windows are falling out, birds are flying in and out, and it needs painting.

Sunday, March 21

I'd like to know how many consultants are employed by USD 497 and what their salaries are.

Saturday, March 20

I'd like to know whether KU on Wheels, the bus service, is supported by Kansas University. Also, how much is its annual budget?

Friday, March 19

Can you tell me why the word "seed" is used in basketball? What does it mean and where did it originate?

Thursday, March 18

Is it true that Fred Pawlicki, who has just been named as the interim director for the Spencer Museum of Art, was on the review committee for the recently fired director Andrea Norris?

Wednesday, March 17

I see that Missouri has a pretty good record at the Hearnes Center. I was wondering, what is KU's record in Allen Fieldhouse?

Tuesday, March 16

Why wasn't the St. Patrick's Day Parade scheduled later in the day so Lawrence schoolchildren could watch it?

Monday, March 15

Is the term "March Madness" trademarked? Can other companies use that term, or is that something they have to pay a fee to do?

Sunday, March 14

Is David Wittig, former chief executive of Westar Energy and convicted felon, a member of the board of directors of the Kansas University Endowment Association?

Saturday, March 13

Which choir from Lawrence will be singing this summer in June at Carnegie Hall?

Friday, March 12

I was wondering why the post office couldn't put a drop box in the parking lot by the Dillons store by Wakarusa Drive. We don't have any mail drops that are convenient to drive up to in that area.

Thursday, March 11

Could you clarify the rules for what drivers must do when they pass an emergency vehicle on the side of the road?

Wednesday, March 10

How long can a car sit in a metered parking spot downtown with a handicap plate or placard?

Tuesday, March 9

Why is there no No. 12 seed in this year's Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament?

Monday, March 8

Why is Johnson Avenue closed between Barker and Learnard?

Sunday, March 7

What is the closest area radio station that carries broadcasts of NASCAR races on Sundays?

Saturday, March 6

What is an RPI in basketball?

Friday, March 5

I was just reading the article on "School board finalizes boundary committee," and I noticed that there are no representatives from elementary schools. Why did they do this?

Thursday, March 4

Has Leonard Pitts Jr., whose column appears in your paper, ever received prizes for his writing? Pulitzer or anything else?

Wednesday, March 3

What would it take to get closed captioning of the local news?

Tuesday, March 2

I just got a notice that says the city's trash truck won't pick up the fireplace ashes that I'd set out. So what I am supposed to do with my ashes?

Monday, March 1

When is Haskell Indian Nations University's spring break? I know you posted Kansas University's and the Lawrence school district's, but I haven't seen Haskell's.

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