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- Blog: Kansas science and math teachers easily recruited away May 20, 2013 · 34 comments
- Planning Commission recommends approval of Menards store for south Lawrence May 20, 2013 · 40 comments
- Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister May 20, 2013 · 34 comments
- Blog: FreedomWorks urges Legislature to reject Common Core reading and math standards May 21, 2013 · 16 comments
- Letter: Serious issue May 21, 2013 · 24 comments
- Two men arrested in connection with Sunday morning shooting May 20, 2013 · 51 comments
- Opinion: Benghazi triggers a major credibility crisis May 18, 2013 · 78 comments
- Opinion: Amid crisis, Europe resists extremism May 21, 2013 · 17 comments
- Legislature makes no progress; Brownback leaves state to tout tax cuts May 20, 2013 · 17 comments
- Blog: KU links: Retired prof discusses tornado safety; business dean in state Chamber video May 21, 2013 · 1 comment
- Memphis forward Tarik Black transfers to KU May 20, 2013
- Planning Commission recommends approval of Menards store for south Lawrence May 20, 2013
- Midwifery 101: Options for pregnant women May 21, 2013
- 40 years ago: Outgoing KU chancellor receives tributes from alumni May 21, 2013
- Free State softball draws Derby first May 20, 2013
- They said it ... about Tarik Black May 20, 2013
- Two men arrested in connection with Sunday morning shooting May 20, 2013
- Legislature makes no progress; Brownback leaves state to tout tax cuts May 20, 2013
- When furniture turned into art: Wendell Castle's KU connection May 19, 2013
- KU makes sudden change in Statehouse presence May 20, 2013
Brownback plans to transfer highway funds to schools, merge Kansas Turnpike Authority raise questions
Since KDOT roads are in crummy shape, and the Turnpike's are A+, maybe we should consider dissolving KDOT, and turning over the highway system to the KTA.
Seriously, the only way this works is if the State 1. raises tolls on the Turnpike, 2. reduces maintenance, and/or 3. stiffs the bondholders. Those might help plug some holes in Sam's budget, but they're not so good for the rest of us.
P.S. Anybody who thinks the State won't reduce maintenance on the KTA just needs to go back a year, and look at the stories about Sam pulling millions of dollars out of KDOT's budget to cover shortfalls in other departments.
January 17, 2013 at 2:44 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
KU fans weigh in on Missouri's exit from Big 12 Conference
Another paper cut for downtown KC.
Speedway is drawing people away, Town Center is drawing people away, troubles in the Plaza are pushing people away. One more slight cut won't kill anything/anyone, but a 1,000 of them will.
November 7, 2011 at 10:03 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Westboro Baptist Church protesters
Some scholars (not me!) think it was just a line to get a cheap laugh - a bunch of nitwits sitting around, boozily discussing what they'd do to make things more enjoyable - similar to the plot of every Judd Apatow movie.
March 2, 2011 at 3:49 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Baldwin City man claims he had no intent to harm bicyclist
Yeah! When I have to slow down for you d*** socialist bike riders, it makes me be at least 15 or 20 seconds late! What's the deal with you people?! If you had any real consideration, you'd just get over on the side of the road and wait for me to go by!
March 2, 2011 at 11:07 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Westboro Baptist Church protesters
Dick the butcher & his friends, gangsters and anarchists all, were plotting to kill the king and takeover the legitimate government. He wanted to kill the lawyers to achieve his utopia, a lawless society.
Protecting the rights of the vile Phelps clan is distasteful and wonderful at the same time. It demonstrates the difference between a democracy and a theocracy (Iran), police state (Saudi Arabia) or an autocracy (Wisconsin) where only one point of view is allowed.
On the other hand...Phelps? Ewww.
March 2, 2011 at 11:01 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Christianity a strong theme during Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's inauguration
Let's see if I've got this straight: It's the grown-ups who believe in a 2,000 year old ghost? And it's the kids who believe in things like science? A lot of "truthiness" going on in Topeka, I fear.
January 12, 2011 at 10:25 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Can Kansas salvage season? Fat chance
Anybody else suspect that we don't really know why Mangino was fired? I've always thought the "being mean to the players" story was just a cover, and that he probably pissed off some of the rich KC alums that Lew was so beholden to. Any other conspiracy theories out there?
October 15, 2010 at 9:48 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Can Kansas salvage season? Fat chance
The stakes are a little higher now, though. If Oklahoma & Texas jump ship in the next BCS conference shuffle, we're going to get left out in the cold without a respectable f-ball team.
College sports are ridiculously inflated, but until that changes (and we shouldn't hold our breath) I'm still going to hope for KU to be competitive in the major sports.
October 15, 2010 at 9:45 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Can Kansas salvage season? Fat chance
Ditto. I've had a lot more pleasure from looking at the hill than I've had from looking at the football team in the past 35 years.
October 15, 2010 at 9:43 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
U.S. Supreme Court ponders free speech vs. father's pain in Phelps funeral protest case
Until last Friday, Margie was a state employee, pulling down $66k / yr.
October 6, 2010 at 6:43 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )