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Katie Bean (Go! editor)
I'm the editor of Go!, a weekly features magazine highlighting some of the interesting people and neat goings-on in Lawrence. I've worked as a copy editor and page designer for the Journal-World since 2006. I previously worked as a copy editor and reporter for The Lansing Current. I am a former adviser for Angle, the Journal-World's teen advisory board, and am happy to talk to teens who are interested in journalism.
Recent stories
- Remnant Rehab: Cheaply frame fabric art
- May 28, 2012
- At an estate sale in Topeka, I found some paintings on fabric that I thought were interesting enough to take home with me. The more delicate ones are on silk; the one I mounted for this column is on a synthetic fabric.
- Remnant Rehab: Try a flirty bubble hem dress for prom
- April 23, 2012
- There are two occasions that almost any woman encounters requiring expensive dresses — weddings and prom.
- Remnant Rehab: Save a sentimental T-shirt as a pillow
- April 9, 2012
- We all have loads of T-shirts, don’t we?
- Printable Valentines from Go!
- February 13, 2012
- Download and print these free Go! valentines.
- Remnant Rehab: ‘Babies ain’t free’ cross-stitch offers dose of reality
- January 9, 2012
- In college, my cousin Leanne came to visit me in Lawrence. During her time here, we happened to see a commercial for Lawrence.com that stuck with both of us. In the commercial, a guy is on stage ranting and ends with, “Some of ya gonna have to work two jobs — ‘cause babies ain’t free.”
- Remnant Rehab: House divided onesies
- December 26, 2011
- Santa’s gone, and now Baby New Year is coming to town. In his honor, I created baby onesies for a house divided.
- Remnant Rehab: Homemade handwarmers a hot gift idea
- December 12, 2011
- A few weeks ago, I was flipping through a catalog with lots of gift ideas. I saw a pair of hand warmers and flagged the page. I definitely wanted some for my always-cold hands.
- Holiday chatter: Suggestions to start, stop, deflect or lighten up holiday small talk
- November 21, 2011
- Holiday time often means family time. It may involve family members or in-laws you don’t see very often, which can lead to awkward conversation. We came up with some scenarios to lighten the mood, get the ball rolling or stop an unpleasant line of questioning in its tracks.
- Remnant Rehab: Re-cover style on tired dining chairs
- November 14, 2011
- Perhaps your dining chairs have seen better days. Or you had to pick up some at a garage sale that don’t match the others just so you would have enough. There’s an easy fix for all of this, assuming you have the fairly standard wooden chairs with a removable seat: re-cover them.
- Remnant Rehab: Wicked easy web
- October 24, 2011
- I’ve never been a big fan of the very scary aspects of Halloween. As far as decorations go, I’ll usually stick to pumpkins. But this year I had a new idea — perhaps inspired by the many spiders in my basement sewing area — for a crafty spiderweb.
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- 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


