Sound Off: Truck dogs

This is all well and good until some idiot runs a stop sign and hits you--then your dog goes flying out of the bed and very likely winds up dead or severely injured. Most collisions are minor ones--meaning that a dog secured in a crate that is securely strapped in place has a very good chance of surviving with just some bruising. How arrogant to assume that everything that happens while you are on the road will be within your control. No matter how good a driver you are and how well trained and smart your dog is, the unexpected could happen in the blink of an eye. And crating would then mean the difference between life and death/severe injury for your faithful friend. Do you really want to leave that to chance?

May 20, 2013 at 10:53 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Missouri man dies of injuries after Saturday motorcycle accident

Either there were two such accidents or you missed it. It was online (I don't take the printed paper) since before you posted your comment.

May 19, 2013 at 7:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Wiggins followed heart in signing with Jayhawks

Welcome to Kansas, eh? :-)

May 15, 2013 at 10:55 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Lawrence man with disability found safe after going missing from group home

That's a very thoughtful and considerate point to make!

May 15, 2013 at 10:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Two KU students arrested in connection with break-in at Memorial Stadium

Sit through an entire football game? Every game of the season? Don't you think that's a little harsh? I'd give them a break and just make them clean all the toilets after every game instead--with baking soda and toothbrushes. I know that sounds lenient next to your proposal, but they're just kids, after all.

May 10, 2013 at 8:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Woman killed after falling out of party bus

Yeah, I'm sure these paragons of humanity were so shook up, they just couldn't stop to see if medical attention might save her.... (eye roll) Get real. The most likely reason these dirtbags didn't stop was because they had been drinking and, even though it probably wasn't their fault they hit someone in the roadway, they knew they'd get nailed for DUI.
Sorry for the victim. Sorry for her family and friends. Sorry for the decent driver who stopped. Sorry for the hit-and-runs? Not so much.

May 6, 2013 at 8:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

25 years ago: Hoch to stay open in spite of fire code violations

This brings back memories. I don't think I have ever heard so many sirens before or since in my life. I lived in west Lawrence (near Dad Perry Park) and didn't know until later what had burned, but from the sirens and the smoke, knew it was big.

It happened just a few years after I had Chem 184 lecture there. The last time I was ever in the building was to hear Gwendolyn Brooks read her poetry. I cannot imagine how horrible it would have been if the fire had started while the place was packed with students.

May 3, 2013 at 11:56 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Edgerton area to become major distribution hub

"CEO Bill DeLong said the $7.5 to $8 million investment will, between warehouse and logistical employees and truck drivers, create 10 to 15 jobs."

ONLY 10 to 15 jobs? Can this possibly be correct? Please send a fact checker to confirm.

April 28, 2013 at 10:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Cancer fighter organizes swim-a-thon to help drown out disease

Swim-a-thon. Check. Drown out cancer. Check. What's your problem with that?

I applaud Mr. Nielsen's efforts and wish I had known about this--I would have been there. If the LJW did any advance articles about this, I must have missed them. Will watch for it next year.

April 27, 2013 at 11:08 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Have you ever had fingernail art?

Does good, honest garden soil count? I don't generally confine that to my nails--it often goes up to the elbows.

April 22, 2013 at 11:12 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )