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Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum left the News Center in August 2010.
Recent stories
- Street scene: Entertainers invade Downtown Lawrence for third annual Busker Festival
- August 20, 2010
- El Gleno Grande, Bruiser the dog and Mentoc the Mind Fuggler reveal their twisted techniques.
- Net Worth: Pop music takes on surprising depth at different speed
- August 20, 2010
- Perhaps true art can be made from anything once it’s placed in a different perspective.
- Career ‘Leverage’: KU film students spend summer on set of TV series
- August 13, 2010
- What one learns in film school isn’t necessarily the most vital info when attempting to break into the Hollywood scene.
- Net Worth: Bootleg DVDs appear ridiculously lost in translation
- August 13, 2010
- You never know what an illegally made video from Thailand might contain.
- Net Worth: ‘Old-timey jokes’ get force-fed modern enlightenment
- August 6, 2010
- Q: Why are balloons in the air like vagrants? A: Because they have no visible means of support.
- Net Worth: Irksome e-mail exchanges lead to comedic cat fancy
- July 23, 2010
- I’ve had at least five people this week say, “You’ve got to write about that cat thing.”
- Meet the dean: Head of KU’s School of Music tackles challenges of reorganization
- July 23, 2010
- Nearly 35 years since he last stepped foot in Lawrence as a junior high student attending music camp, Robert Walzel returns to run the college program.
- Net Worth: New site helps compare your literary merits to famous authors
- July 16, 2010
- It’s tempting when unleashing a critical opinion about those in the creative arts to immediately leap to comparisons.
- Lilith’s fare: Three Kansas City artists earn the opportunity to take the stage at female-powered festival
- July 15, 2010
- After an 11-year absence, the eclectic celebration of women and music has returned.
- Sweet Home Kansas: Lawrence native Ashley Ray embraces her rock roots to find success in the country music industry
- July 9, 2010
- While Ashely Ray is currently best known as a Nashville-based country artist, a childhood baptism in rock has served her well.
Recent photos
Veteran screenwriter Jay Wolpert spoke to students at Free State High School on Thursday.
- Planning Commission recommends approval of Menards store for south Lawrence May 20, 2013 · 14 comments
- Two men arrested in connection with Club Magic shooting May 20, 2013 · 30 comments
- Blog: Kansas science and math teachers easily recruited away May 20, 2013 · 11 comments
- Letter: Serious issue May 21, 2013 · 3 comments
- Legislature makes no progress; Brownback leaves state to tout tax cuts May 20, 2013 · 12 comments
- 100 years ago: Housekeeping expert to give presentation at Y.M.C.A. May 20, 2013 · 4 comments
- On the street: Would you rather have a lower income tax and higher sales tax, or lower sales tax and higher income tax? May 17, 2013 · 41 comments
- Death toll from Oklahoma City tornado climbs to 91, expected to rise May 20, 2013 · 20 comments
- Opinion: Benghazi triggers a major credibility crisis May 18, 2013 · 66 comments
- Opinion: Scandals undermine trust in Obama May 19, 2013 · 44 comments
- Daytripper: We're in the money May 20, 2013
- Memphis forward Tarik Black transfers to KU May 20, 2013
- For Kansas basketball, recruiting never ceases May 20, 2013
- Joe’s Bakery reveals doughnut recipe September 6, 2009
- Editorial: Hometown pride May 21, 2013
- Project to build intergenerational retirement community in Lawrence moving ahead April 29, 2013
- Roy F. Dodge Jr. June 24, 2000
- Two men arrested in connection with Club Magic shooting May 20, 2013
- City expecting 5 percent reduction in Community Development Block Grant funding May 20, 2013
