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Sound Off 2012

Sound Off for February 2012

Wednesday, February 29

Sound Off: What number do I call to report a nonfunctioning sensor in a city stoplight?

Monday, February 27

Sound Off: How long does the pre-treating that the city puts on the city streets to prepare for snow and ice stay on the streets if it doesn’t snow or there isn’t ice?

Monday, February 27

Sound off: What is USD 497’s policy on teachers espousing their personal political and religious beliefs in class? My daughter has been inundated with anti-Republican and anti-Catholic sentiments lately.

Sunday, February 26

Sound Off: Does Unified School District 497 make accommodations for Muslim students to pray during school hours? If so, are any employees of the district paid to oversee these prayer meetings?

Saturday, February 25

Sound Off: Why haven’t the utility flags been removed between 23rd and 25th streets on Kasold now that the construction is over?

Friday, February 24

Sound off: Who is the contact person for Oldsters United for Responsible Service? I’d like to learn more information about this group.

Thursday, February 23

Sound Off: Why do the four middle schools each have their own unique honor roll systems instead of a uniform honor roll system applicable to all of them?

Wednesday, February 22

Sound Off: Why is the city not concerned about the upkeep of trailer courts? We live next to two courts. There are condemned trailers and a lot of garbage. Some look like junk yards. Why doesn’t the city do anything?

Tuesday, February 21

Sound Off: What are the sleeves that some of the Kansas University basketball players wear? What is their purpose?

Monday, February 20

Sound Off: When does Knology plan to update the “info” displayed on the channels in Topeka that they dropped. Right now, the info display still shows what’s on the Topeka channels but when you turn to that channel, something else is on.

Sunday, February 19

Sound Off: Under traffic offenses, what is the difference between a DWI, OUI, and DUI?

Saturday, February 18

Sound Off: I’m curious when the city of Lawrence will hold its spring compost sale? I’ve participated in previous years and want to make sure I can make it this year.

Friday, February 17

Sound off: My granddaughter has been threatened in school. What should I do?

Thursday, February 16

Sound Off: County Road 5 north of Tonganoxie has been closed for about a year. When it will reopen?

Tuesday, February 14

Sound Off: Is the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce a dues-paying member of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, and does it financially and philosophically support the political agenda of the state chamber’s Political Action Committee?

Monday, February 13

Sound Off: I noticed in a recent Journal-World that the superintendent of schools has his job performance evaluated. Is that evaluation available to the public for viewing?

Monday, February 13

Sound Off: I have not received a phone book for the past two years. Is there a phone number to call to have one delivered to my house?

Sunday, February 12

Sound off: Are stop signs in grocery store parking lots legally enforceable?

Saturday, February 11

Sound Off: I heard that postage went up recently. Are the “forever” stamps that were purchased in 2011 adequate now? What are the rates now?

Friday, February 10

Sound off: Are there any schools in Lawrence that collect boxtops for education coupons?

Thursday, February 9

Sound off: If a bank owns a single-family house, who is responsible for its upkeep when it starts to become neglected?

Wednesday, February 8

Sound Off: When did KLZR start in Lawrence?

Tuesday, February 7

Sound Off: Why are all of your political cartoons anti-Republican?

Monday, February 6

Sound Off: Why is the Jayhawk statue in front of the Kansas Union missing?

Sunday, February 5

Sound Off: The newly completed building at Ninth and New Hampshire includes a narrow section of sidewalk enclosed by low brick walls (on Ninth Street, east of the alley). Does the width of this section meet code and accessibility standards?

Saturday, February 4

Sound off: What is the ordinance about leaving your trash out seven days a week? We have a neighbor who, after trash day, starts putting sacks out next to the road again.

Friday, February 3

Sound Off: What has happened to the world news in our newspaper? There is so much news in the world every day that we should at least have a page each day of world news.

Thursday, February 2

Sound Off: Are the February temperatures in Lawrence always higher than the January temperatures, on average? Can we expect it to keep getting warmer?

Wednesday, February 1

Sound Off: Will the Lawrence Journal-World be offering an app for the iPhone and iPad soon?

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