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Sound Off for November 2012

Thursday, November 29

Sound Off: I was concerned about the expense of installing automatic watering systems at Prairie Park School when I was there to vote recently. All those thousands of dollars could be put to better use I think for education than on having green grass. What do the schools have to say about this?

Thursday, November 29

Sound Off: What is the latest cost estimate for the Statehouse project?

Tuesday, November 27

Sound Off: I checked the LJWorld.com restaurant inspection map, but couldn’t find my favorite restaurant. Why wouldn’t they be on the map?

Tuesday, November 27

Sound Off: According to the soil sample I sent in, K-State says I need lime in my yard. Is it too late to aerate and put down lime, or should I wait until spring?

Monday, November 26

Sound Off: Ohio State is 12-0 and is not listed in the BCS standings. Everyone assumes that if Alabama wins its final game it will meet Notre Dame in the BCS title game. Why not Ohio State?

Sunday, November 25

Sound Off: Kansas University men’s basketball freshman Ben McLemore has gotten off to a hot scoring start to the season, averaging about 14 points per game. Who was the last KU freshman to average double digits?

Saturday, November 24

Sound Off: A recent Sound Off cited an employee from the city’s “marketing division.” Has the city of Lawrence created a new division to market city services or is it competing with economic development services from the chamber?

Friday, November 23

Sound Off: Now that the city has us using the big trash cans, what are we to do with the bundles of tree and bush trimmings, sticks and stuff other than leaves that we used to bind up with twine and leave with our trash? What are we to do with those now?

Thursday, November 22

Sound Off: I have noticed the new lighted sidewalk that runs between South Park and the Kansas University campus through the Oread neighborhood. How much did that cost the city to build the project?

Wednesday, November 21

Sound Off: A recent Journal-World series on sexual abuse and the Boy Scouts made me curious about a man I used to know who was rumored to have abused kids. I want to look him up now and see if he ever ended up in prison. What’s the best way to do that?

Tuesday, November 20

Sound Off: Sometimes I see Journal-World crime articles that say a crime is a “Level-7” or “Level-6” felony. What does that mean?

Sunday, November 18

Sound Off: What is the Lawrence school district’s policy on teachers wearing political shirts to school?

Saturday, November 17

Sound Off: Where can we find the 2012 or 2013 agency budget breakdowns for Bert Nash and LMH? I can’t find them on their websites or the city’s website.

Saturday, November 17

Sound Off: The city has hired a paving company for the area around Quail Run School and the paving is absolutely awful with pockmarks in it, and when winter comes it will freeze and thaw and damage the pavement. Is there any way they can get the paving company to do a better job or get a penalty from them? The street is worse than it was.

Thursday, November 15

Sound Off: I ordered a smaller trash container because we never filled up the one we had. Last week our new one was delivered, but they didn’t take the old one away. Now I have double the trash space when I was hoping for less. Will the old ones eventually be taken away?

Wednesday, November 14

Sound Off: Is it anticipated by the city that truck traffic or general traffic on Iowa Street will be reduced once the South Lawrence Trafficway is completed? Do they have estimates of what percentage of reduction will occur?

Tuesday, November 13

Sound Off: I noticed Free State was going to have to play its playoff game at Shawnee Mission West on Friday. How do they determine where those games are played?

Sunday, November 11

Sound Off: When is this year’s Bizarre Bazaar? Has it already taken place?

Sunday, November 11

Sound Off: How many years has it been since KU has actually won a conference title in football?

Saturday, November 10

Sound off: When was the last time KU men’s basketball lost an opening game?

Thursday, November 8

Sound Off: What is being built in front of the Walmart on Iowa Street?

Wednesday, November 7

Sound Off: What does parking and transit at KU do with $6.2 million in parking revenue for the year? That’s a lot of money.

Wednesday, November 7

Sound Off: I am going to be out of state this winter and spring for work. I love following the Jayhawks, but I’m not sure how to do that outside of Kansas. Is there a way to watch or listen to KU basketball on the Internet?

Monday, November 5

Sound Off: During the Lawrence High School vs. Free State football game, the student sections for both schools threw baby powder into the air on several occasions. What is the significance of this? Why does the school district allow this?

Monday, November 5

Sound Off: Who is paying for the polls that are open during the pre-voting period and why? Why isn’t Election Day good enough?

Sunday, November 4

Sound Off: Is Barbara Ballard paid by Kansas University and the Legislature or does she take a leave of absence during the legislative session?

Saturday, November 3

Sound Off: When is the city going to paint a center line on the newly paved Monterey Way between Sixth Street and Bob Billings Parkway?

Friday, November 2

Sound Off: The medians on Kasold Drive between Trail and Peterson roads were replaced last year. New grass came up beautifully, but whoever is responsible for mowing waited until it was too tall, then mowed it and basically killed it. Who’s responsible for that breakdown and is someone going to reseed those medians?

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