- City commissioner wants state to revoke nightclub's liquor license May 21, 2013 · 57 comments
- City accepts recreation center bids, but won' t proceed with building until Fritzel provides infrastructure costs May 21, 2013 · 23 comments
- Opinion: Amid crisis, Europe resists extremism May 21, 2013 · 57 comments
- Blog: Push-back on Common Core not unique to Kansas May 21, 2013 · 18 comments
- House Republican leaders propose 1.5 percent cut to higher education for each of next two fiscal years May 21, 2013 · 23 comments
- Blog: Lawrence hosts mayor of Greek sister city this week May 22, 2013 · 7 comments
- Blog: Kansas science and math teachers easily recruited away May 20, 2013 · 53 comments
- Planning Commission recommends approval of Menards store for south Lawrence May 20, 2013 · 68 comments
- Blog: FreedomWorks urges Legislature to reject Common Core reading and math standards May 21, 2013 · 25 comments
- Budget cuts force Head Start to close Edgewood Homes facility May 21, 2013 · 6 comments
- Tarik Black strong, physical May 22, 2013
- Opinion: Wayne Selden sizes up recruits May 21, 2013
- Opinion: Scandals undermine trust in Obama May 19, 2013
- City accepts recreation center bids, but won' t proceed with building until Fritzel provides infrastructure costs May 21, 2013
- Editorial: Judicial joust May 22, 2013
- LHS student earns perfect ACT score May 21, 2013
- KU makes sudden change in Statehouse presence May 20, 2013
- Budget cuts force Head Start to close Edgewood Homes facility May 21, 2013
- City commissioner wants state to revoke nightclub's liquor license May 21, 2013
- Last hurrah: KU baseball's Jordan Dreiling feels sense of urgency May 22, 2013
100 years ago: Housekeeping expert to give presentation at Y.M.C.A.
The sad ending of Billie Bob's story will be presented later this week -- probably Thursday. Interestingly, I've discovered that the house where the family lived is still standing. It isn't too far from where I live, and as I drove by it the other day I wondered if the current residents know about the sad history of their home. It also occurred to me that it was a heck of a long walk from that house (800 block of Mississippi) to the place where he was last seen (foot of Ohio or Tennessee, near the river). Even for an adult that would be a good stroll. For a five-year-old it is rather a lot!
May 20, 2013 at 9:16 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
KU student killed in crash on U.S. Highway 59
I have a son just this age. My heart has been aching for this family ever since I saw this story this morning. Sending my sincere sympathy.
May 18, 2013 at 4:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
100 years ago: City council discusses movie-house licenses, speed limits, South Park
There is a break from the Billie Bob updates for a couple of days. They're still looking for him (or evidence of some kind) but it is not in the paper for a day or three. Meanwhile, we get a glimpse of what was covered at a recent City Council meeting. After the late meeting finally adjourned, the city folks (and the press!) got to take a strawberry break.
May 18, 2013 at 4:08 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
100 years ago: Search continues for missing Lawrence child
Regarding the first story, see yesterday's story and comments here:
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2013/may...
As the search continued over the week to come, one of the unfortunate outcomes was the suspicion that fell on anyone traveling through the area with a child, especially those referred to in subsequent articles as "gypsies" (which in this time and place was probably not meant in an ethnic sense but rather in a general nomadic sense). Innocent travelers who happened to have a curly-haired child were followed and, in an unofficial way, investigated by the searchers.
May 15, 2013 at 8:22 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
100 years ago: Little boy disappears from Lawrence neighborhood
Yes, there will be several follow-ups on the little boy's disappearance. Although ***(SPOILER)*** it did NOT result in a happy ending, I thought readers might be interested in the process that followed today's events. I was touched to see how "nearly a thousand" turned out to comb the town for this child.
This story will continue at intervals for the next ten days or so. Thank you for reading.
May 14, 2013 at 9:17 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
100 years ago: Passengers injured when streetcar overturns
I owe you a jellybean! :)
May 7, 2013 at 8:58 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
100 years ago: Passengers injured when streetcar overturns
I apologize for the crummy formatting. I had them in a nice neat list, I promise.....
May 5, 2013 at 6:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
100 years ago: Passengers injured when streetcar overturns
My list of old street names is from an 1869 map and unfortunately it only goes from 6th to 14th street, as follows:
Pinckney = 6th Street
Winthrop = 7th
Henry = 8th
Warren = 9th
Berkeley = 10th
Quincy = 11th
Hancock = 12th
Lee = 13th
Adams = 14th
So I know that Ontario Street was 15th or higher, but other than that I am in the dark! If anyone can provide me with a link to a map that goes higher than Adams/14th (but still has the old names on it), I'd be super-grateful and award you the Golden Jellybean Award of History Appreciation!
May 5, 2013 at 6:26 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
25 years ago: Hoch to stay open in spite of fire code violations
Ron, you beat me to it, but only because I was finding the link. :-)
May 3, 2013 at 8:16 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
25 years ago: Hoch to stay open in spite of fire code violations
Fast-forward to that bolt of lightning on June 15, 1991, and.... well, you remember.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=...
May 3, 2013 at 8:16 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )