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Sound Off 2008

Sound Off for February 2008

Friday, February 29

How many boys and how many girls were born in 2007 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital? How does it compare with past years?

Thursday, February 28

What are the qualifications to apply for a house with Habitat for Humanity?

Wednesday, February 27

Is it legal to take a state license plate from one car and place it on another?

Tuesday, February 26

Are employers required by law to mail W-2s, or can they be distributed at the workplace?

Monday, February 25

Is there a Web site for Kansas sex offenders?

Sunday, February 24

I see a lot of medical and clinical personnel wearing their scrubs outside the office and throughout town. How does this affect the office in maintaining infection control upon their return?

Saturday, February 23

Who was the first Kansas basketball player to play in a game for KU who was born after the Jayhawks won their last national title?

Friday, February 22

Whom do I call to complain about the condition of a county road?

Wednesday, February 20

How many men's basketball coaches has Kansas had, and did any of them have a losing record?

Tuesday, February 19

Is there an organization in Lawrence that will take a free car, get it in running condition and give it to a family in need?

Monday, February 18

When is the bridge over the Kansas Turnpike at Leavenworth County Road 1 - between Eudora and Tonganoxie - going to reopen?

Sunday, February 17

Is it OK to camp at Lone Star Lake in February?

Saturday, February 16

I know the Legislature is considering raising the state cigarette tax, but what I don't know is how much is it now, and how does that compare with other states?

Friday, February 15

How much oil and natural gas does Kansas produce?

Thursday, February 14

Do you have to make a police report for a check forgery within a certain amount of time?

Wednesday, February 13

Why are cars allowed to park on Lawrence Avenue, between Ninth and Harvard, in a posted bike route? Many of these cars had their driver's side mirrors broken because of the traffic.

Tuesday, February 12

Is there a call list to stop nonprofit calls?

Monday, February 11

Who is responsible for the maintenance of 13th Street near the KU Alumni Center? The street is terrible and hasn't been worked on for years.

Sunday, February 10

After watching Super Tuesday, how is voting demographic information known? I thought it was confidential. How do you know how many white, young or black votes each candidate received?

Saturday, February 9

Your On the Street question as to whether Barack Obama can carry Kansas raised a question in my mind. Did John F. Kennedy carry Kansas?

Friday, February 8

Where was Barack Obama born?

Thursday, February 7

Whom do you call when a street light goes out?

Wednesday, February 6

Why has Lawrence Memorial Hospital stopped the practice of playing a set of chimes over the hospital's intercom system each time a baby is born there?

Tuesday, February 5

If I mail a letter at the post office early in the morning, does it leave town earlier than if I mail it at 4 p.m., or does all outgoing mail get sent out at the same time?

Monday, February 4

I suspect that my neighbor has received some of my mail. Isn't it a felony to open it and not give it back?

Sunday, February 3

When and where will the Johnson County Republicans caucus?

Saturday, February 2

I was reading an article about SAD (seasonal affective disorder). Where do they sell the lights used for therapy?

Friday, February 1

What would a new resident to Lawrence need to do to get registered to vote?

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