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- Police to aggressively enforce seat-belt laws in 2013 Click It or Ticket campaign May 17, 2013 · 18 comments
- Budget provision would block state funding for Common Core standards May 16, 2013 · 54 comments
- Affordable Care Act bringing jobs to Lawrence May 16, 2013 · 70 comments
- Lawrence firefighters collecting for MDA this weekend May 17, 2013 · 1 comment
- Opinion: Benghazi, IRS: Son of Watergate? May 15, 2013 · 86 comments
- Senate approves bill banning use of tax dollars to advocate for gun control May 17, 2013 · 23 comments
- Blog: Former Senate president mentioned as challenger to Brownback says he's not running May 14, 2013 · 23 comments
- Bid for recreation center comes in about $10 million lower than expected; questions grow over other cost estimates May 15, 2013 · 83 comments
- State Board hears opposition to Common Core Standards May 14, 2013 · 43 comments
- Blog: City recreation leaders not in favor of lighted tennis court plan near Lawrence High May 16, 2013 · 48 comments
- Affordable Care Act bringing jobs to Lawrence May 16, 2013
- LHS baseball falls in final May 16, 2013
- NBA teams size up McLemore, Withey at combine May 17, 2013
- Blue Valley administrator named assistant principal at Free State High School May 17, 2013
- Wild pigs gunned down at Clinton March 17, 2006
- County commissioners serve as 'fence viewers' to solve rural property dispute May 15, 2013
Organized labor calls current Legislature one of the worst
YEAH! 'cause that free speech/assembly/petitioning of the government stuff should only apply to wealthy business owners.
May 15, 2013 at 12:45 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
School board moves forward on sex ed curriculum
Given that citizens have the right to keep and bear arms, it is completely unconscionable that we don't have firearm education in K-12 schools. It's like we think that at the magic age of 21, people will miraculously gain all they need to know about responsible gun ownership by some divine intervention.....
...kinda like the right-wing-religious folks believe about sex ed, come to think of it.
May 14, 2013 at 10:51 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
School board moves forward on sex ed curriculum
Really? You think kids are going to have sex or use contraception simply because they've learned about it in school? Well, I guess we'd better not teach about the holocaust either....'cause if kids learn about something...then they're gonna go out and do it.....
Or perhaps you haven't thought far enough ahead to realize that today's kids will be tomorrow's adults; and that we aren't just educating them for things they will make THEIR OWN DECISIONS about RIGHT NOW. Rather, we're educating them about things that will effect them for the rest of their lives.
What possible good can come from selectively withholding information from people?
May 14, 2013 at 10:47 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
School board to review human sexuality curriculum
The whole "abstinence only" thing is silly. Folks who push that must also think we shouldn't teach teens about voting - since they aren't old enough for that. Nor should we teach about the right to bear arms - because teens aren't old enough to own guns. No reason to teach them about responsible drinking, either, since they can't legally drink until age 21. Blah, blah, blah....
Guess what, folks: your personal beliefs about teens and sex are no excuse for not providing a comprehensive sex education. Education is for life, not just for right now.
May 13, 2013 at 3:15 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Letter: Firepower
"Liberals don't go to gun shops and shows do they?"
I know one who does......
:)
May 13, 2013 at 9:37 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Ad campaign accuses Kansas schools of low academic standards
"state assessments show that only 56% of 11th grade students read grade-appropriate material with full comprehension (as determined by KSDE)."
STOP THE PRESSES! 56% of kids read at a level considered "average". What's next, Dave, a KPI report about how (in best chicken little voice) "half our kids perform below average!!!!"
May 7, 2013 at 7:53 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
U.S. Attorney General Holder tells Brownback new gun law is unconstitutional
Not that I agree with any proposed new federal laws, but how many guns are actually manufactured IN KANSAS? Any?
Wouldn't any and all guns be subject to the ICC, since they had to cross state lines to be sold or owned in KS in the first place?
May 3, 2013 at 9:38 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Letter: Police view
Because the constitution prohibits the government from depriving people of rights without due process of law. A "watch list" is not a "convict list". There is no constitutional right to fly on a commercial airline.
May 3, 2013 at 7:41 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Truancy policies can catch parents by surprise
"It's all about the money - the state pays the district by how many days the kid is sitting in the chair."
Not true. School districts are funded based on the number of students enrolled as of a specific date in the fall.
That being said, it does not surprise me in the slightest that there are issues of irrational and/or inconsistent administrator behavior, lack of communication with parents, marking absences "unexcused" even when parents call to excuse for medical reasons, and punishing young children for things that are beyond their control. It's not just one school either, folks.
May 1, 2013 at 3:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lawrence man faces federal prosecution for stolen handgun
Dang-it! If this doesn't demonstrate the need for more gun laws, I dunno what does. I mean really...... if that ksmanimal guy weren't allowed to have 15-round magazines, this never would've happened.
Right?
April 30, 2013 at 7:15 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )