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Julie Dunlap
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- River City Jules: Looking back on Memorial Day
- May 28, 2012
- Memorial Day, originally called “Decoration Day” (not for its three-day furniture sales but for the decoration of soldiers’ graves), traces its roots back to May 1, 1865, shortly after the end of the Civil War and Lincoln’s subsequent assassination, when recently freed slaves in South Carolina and their supporters gathered in Charleston to honor Union soldiers who had perished while being held there as prisoners of war.
- River City Jules: Teacher appreciation
- May 21, 2012
- Just as Alice Cooper has promised for decades, school is nearly out for summer.
- River City Jules: A case of mistaken identity
- May 14, 2012
- It all started when I caught a glimpse of my friend, Mark, in a commercial for the Shoot-a-Brew on the Food Network series “Invention Hunters.”
- River City Jules: Moms figure it out as they go
- May 7, 2012
- In honor of Mother’s Day, I’d like to pay tribute to my mom, Mary. In the 40 years I have known her, Mom has not only lovingly fed, clothed and advised us, but she has also risen to the challenges of chairing the PTA, defeating cancer and entertaining our dad.
- River City Jules: Kitty commode
- April 23, 2012
- When our kids first came home from our neighbors’ house talking about our neighbors’ new cat, my husband and I were confused. “They are training the cat to do WHAT?” we asked in disbelief.
- River City Jules: Brace yourselves for this tale
- April 16, 2012
- Watching my oldest daughter reclined comfortably in the orthodontist’s chair, excited to finally have her braces removed, brought back so many memories.
- River City Jules: Tree brings razzing, not pizzazz
- April 9, 2012
- My dear and loving husband possesses many great qualities. He knows how to take his own shirts to the dry cleaner and instilled a love of a wide variety of heavy metal bands in our children early on. He is kind, understanding, forgiving, and, in spite of the following story, which he finally agreed to let me tell in full in honor of the Go! home and garden special edition, he really is a skilled gardener.
- River City Jules: An enjoyable season
- April 2, 2012
- October 14, 2011. A leather-clad coach Bill Self rode into Late Night at the Phog, center court in Allen Fieldhouse, on a custom-designed motorcycle to usher in a new season of Kansas basketball.
- River City Jules: Family gets into the act
- March 26, 2012
- All of our kids have pulled me out of my comfort zone at one point or another, from providing free driver’s ed to house-training a puppy to taking — and, I might add, passing — the Cub Scout swim test.
- River City Jules: Spring break reminiscence
- March 19, 2012
- I miss spring break. I miss hearing the whistle blow on Friday afternoon and piling into a rental van with five close friends and heading to Panama City Beach for a week of fun and sun.
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- Blog: Iranian Nuclear Energy: Will It Destroy Lives Or Save Them? May 29, 2012 · 4 comments
- Tax gamble May 26, 2012 · 94 comments
- National group seeks repeal of 'Stand Your Ground' law in Kansas May 27, 2012 · 164 comments
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012 · 275 comments
- New law seen as way to increase independence for those with disabilities May 29, 2012 · 6 comments
- U.S. military sees new appreciation May 28, 2012 · 46 comments
- Town Talk: UPDATE: Frank Male files for county commission; keep an ear open for local sales tax talk; city hires new city engineer; wholesale water district buys land near Kaw; weekly land transfers May 29, 2012 · 8 comments
- God, marriage May 25, 2012 · 200 comments
- Remove politics, and redistricting map falls in line May 27, 2012 · 52 comments
- Sound Off: How much does the city’s transit system collect in fares compared with how much it costs May 27, 2012 · 136 comments
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012
- Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career June 28, 2009
- Friends mourn Lynn Bretz, former voice of KU May 28, 2012
- Hilltop executive director Pat Pisani stepping down May 28, 2012
- Town Talk: UPDATE: Frank Male files for county commission; keep an ear open for local sales tax talk; city hires new city engineer; wholesale water district buys land near Kaw; weekly land transfers May 29, 2012
- How to help: Guides needed for Lamplight Tour of Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park May 27, 2012
- Library kicks off reading program May 27, 2012
- City, county mull upgrade to emergency radio system May 28, 2012
- Tax gamble May 26, 2012
- Hard-luck loss: Blue Valley West walk-off sends Lawrence High baseball home in pitchers’ duel May 26, 2012


