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Sound Off 2004

Sound Off for November 2004

Tuesday, November 30

If the city's Eagle Bend Golf Course is losing so much money and so few people are using it, why don't we just cut our losses and turn it into a nature preserve?

Monday, November 29

Are there more women than men in Lawrence?

Sunday, November 28

How do I go about filing a small-claims case in Lawrence?

Saturday, November 27

How dangerous is it to be a taxi driver?

Friday, November 26

When will this year's property tax statements be mailed?

Thursday, November 25

Can the plastic that the newspapers come in be recycled with your normal plastic bags that you take to Wal-Mart? And, if not, where can you take them?

Wednesday, November 24

Now that the city has increased the funding for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I wonder how many other holiday events the city funds, and what process would those organizers need to go through to ask for an increase?

Tuesday, November 23

Why does it seem like tornadoes avoid downtowns of big cities?

Monday, November 22

Now that the city has increased the funding for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I wonder how many other holiday events the city funds, and what process would those organizers need to go through to ask for an increase?

Sunday, November 21

On some of the new stoplights with the numbered countdown on the crosswalk, the yellow light starts at zero, whereas other ones turn yellow at five on the countdown. Why are they not consistent?

Saturday, November 20

When police or those in authority act illegally, to what authority should one make the report?

Friday, November 19

Why aren't there railings in the upper levels of Allen Fieldhouse?

Thursday, November 18

Some of the bars in town, late in the evening, are now allowing patrons to smoke. One bar that I know of even has a separate room where people can go in and smoke all the time. If someone lights up while you're in there, is there any recourse for a nonsmoker?

Wednesday, November 17

Who is the Big 12 Conference supervisor of football officials and what is his address?

Tuesday, November 16

I've always heard that it is illegal to drive barefooted. Is there really a law that says that it is illegal to drive without shoes on your feet?

Monday, November 15

I know U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, the Democrat, beat his Republican challenger, Republican Kris Kobach, in Douglas and Wyandotte counties. How did Moore do in GOP-heavy Johnson County?

Sunday, November 14

If legislators go along with Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' plan to increase the state tax on a pack of cigarettes by 50 cents, how would Kansas compare with other states?

Saturday, November 13

How many students are in Lawrence public schools?

Friday, November 12

If legislators go along with Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' plan to raise the state tax on a pack of cigarettes by 50 cents, how would Kansas compare with other states?

Thursday, November 11

How can I report a dangerous street situation, which I have already tried to report to the city's street department, but there was never any action? I have reported it twice and they have yet to do anything about it. This is located at 27th and Wakarusa streets.

Wednesday, November 10

Somebody told me there used to be a heavyweight champion of the world who lived in Lawrence. Is that true? Who was it?

Tuesday, November 9

I know U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, D-Kan., beat his Republican challenger, Kris Kobach, in Douglas and Wyandotte counties, but how did he do in GOP-heavy Johnson County?

Monday, November 8

Do the same laws that apply to searching a car during a traffic stop apply to a motorcycle?

Sunday, November 7

Is the DLR involved in the construction program for the upcoming school bond issue? If they are, what would be their fee?

Saturday, November 6

When a neighborhood is zoned residential single-family, what protects the homeowners in the area from someone setting up a medical practice in what was previously a single-family home?

Friday, November 5

Last year, County Commissioner Jere McElhaney purchased gas, milk, bread and other items. He was supposed to keep the receipt to compare the 2003 prices for those items to the prices of those items this year for the county employees' cost of living raise. Does he still have his receipt, because gas, milk and bread have increased in price significantly this past year?

Thursday, November 4

I wanted to know why those living south of Kansas University received letters at home reminding them not to park cars in the yards for basketball season, but those north of campus sell their yards all the time for football parking?

Wednesday, November 3

If a township road is in poor shape and a person has made numerous calls to the township to get it corrected, and yet nothing has been done for more than three months, who would you call to get some action?

Tuesday, November 2

Will my cacti survive the winter here in Lawrence, or do I need to bring them inside?

Monday, November 1

Where can someone go or who do we have to contact in Lawrence to receive a bumper sticker that expresses your party affiliation for the presidential election?

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