Retiring Lied Center director says he's proud of what venue provides for Lawrence

Thanks for your service, Tim, and for the many levels, layers and forms of cultural excellence you've helped facilitate. In the category of "smooth", you have no rival.

April 5, 2013 at 10:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

City to consider approval of proposed housing development southeast of Sixth and SLT, near Langston Hughes Elementary

@kef104: the only statement you made that is accurate is the reference to "5000 sq feet per lot". The rest is random misinformation.

February 12, 2013 at 1:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

This and that about Petco, AT&T Wireless store and Ross Dress for Less along South Iowa Street

Everybody knows you just like to use the word, "ensconced", CL. Not that I fault you for it ; ).

Thanks for the update.

January 29, 2013 at 11:03 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Leader of local food bank files for seat on Lawrence City Commission

You've got my vote.

January 14, 2013 at 6:16 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Recreation center debate causes commissioner to question 'relevance' of Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods; other notes from last night's Rock Chalk Park meeting

Poolside, please explain how Carter, or any City Commissioner for that matter, "gets a piece of the contract pie". That's a pretty condemning statement, and if it's unfortunately true we need to hear what you believe to be going down. Thanks in advance for your follow-up.

January 9, 2013 at 12:44 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Opinion: Advisory board member backs rec center

Thanks -- great input, jdawson. Your close involvement in allied areas of community work, esp. with P&R, lends a lot of credibility to the points being made by project proponents. Continued good luck with this initiative, which I believe will benefit everyone in Lawrence in some way.

January 8, 2013 at 12:13 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Lawrence Chamber of Commerce takes official stance in favor of $25M recreation center, proposed Rock Chalk Park

Doesn't really seem like a good night for adults to go on a bike ride to the supermarket and/or to socialize.

The naysayers weighing-in above have done:

a) _____ to increase Lawrence's quality of life;
b) _____ to lower taxes for average homeowners;
c) _____ to create public programs;
d) _____ to improve tourism revenue;
e) _____ to support those who produce payroll

Please, fill in the blanks to enhance the credibility of these individuals and to convince the rest of us to echo their message. Thanks.

January 7, 2013 at 7:10 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

City to begin preparing for SLT, other growth projects in 2013

Mayor Schumm's observation is likely [hopefully] correct. Wow, exciting! Meanwhile, perennial name-callers and poopooers of all things resembling advanced civilization will have ample "reason" to decry the inevitable changes that accompany Lawrence vibrance. Counterproductive. Redundant. ...And hypocritical, in that those who habitually protest everything (e.g., needlessly offensive Music Man reference, above) will benefit as well. Never the less, happy to share with you such as we've got -- consider adopting a positive outlook and contributing something meaningful during this awesome phase in our history.

January 6, 2013 at 3:45 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Editorial: Cooperative effort

Very informative, and good news for Lawrence. Thanks!

January 2, 2013 at 9:54 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Temporary closure of 15th/Bob Billings Parkway this summer upsets neighbors; city proposes new detour in hopes of alleviating concerns

The sad, tired pattern:
When neighbors rise up in opposition to something that City staff also opposes, the public tone tends to be, "waah, please let's let the good City planners and engineers do their work -- THEY'RE the ones who know what's best for our poor, downtrodden citizenry."

But when City staff supports something that inconveniences someone, or is even perceived to inconvenience someone, the public tone becomes, "Waaah, City staff doesn't care about our poor, downtrodden citizenry."

Well, the marginally informed and wholly self-interested pickets of laypeople out there who frequently decry one side or the other in whatever significant, meaningful project that happens to be going on are not the governing body of this City.

In this and in countless similar instances, let's please just get the project done, suffer the temporary inconvenience, allow the given area to re-normalize and move on with something better in the end. Geez, this continual pattern, borne from the left and the right and the in-the-middle, is redundant and counter-productive and a sad reflection of our selfish immaturity. Yuck.

December 18, 2012 at 1:36 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )