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- National group seeks repeal of 'Stand Your Ground' law in Kansas May 27, 2012 · 166 comments
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012 · 277 comments
- U.S. military sees new appreciation May 28, 2012 · 47 comments
- Sound Off: How much does the city’s transit system collect in fares compared with how much it costs May 27, 2012 · 137 comments
- Tax gamble May 26, 2012 · 95 comments
- God, marriage May 25, 2012 · 200 comments
- Brownback tells federal judicial panel to toss legislative redistricting maps May 29, 2012 · 7 comments
- On the street: How did you spend your Memorial Day? May 28, 2012 · 37 comments
- Remove politics, and redistricting map falls in line May 27, 2012 · 52 comments
- Blog: Iranian Nuclear Energy: Will It Destroy Lives Or Save Them? May 29, 2012 · 6 comments
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012
- Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career June 28, 2009
- Hilltop executive director Pat Pisani stepping down May 28, 2012
- Friends mourn Lynn Bretz, former voice of KU May 28, 2012
- Town Talk: UPDATE: Frank Male files for county commission; keep an ear open for local sales tax talk; city hires new city engineer; wholesale water district buys land near Kaw; weekly land transfers May 29, 2012
- How to help: Guides needed for Lamplight Tour of Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park May 27, 2012
- Disciplinary action taken against Haskell employees after investigation of student-athlete test scores May 15, 2012
- City, county mull upgrade to emergency radio system May 28, 2012
- Experts: Remedial college classes need fixing May 28, 2012
- Jobs program for homeless set to expand May 14, 2010
A bumper crop of butterflies
I've noticed an unusual number of MANY butterfly species and very early in the season. Lots of skippers, swallowtails, little blues, and many others. I've gotten some great pictures.
May 26, 2012 at 10:25 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Sound Off: If door-to-door solicitors have a valid city license, can they come to my door even if I
How about if you have a sprinkler placed strategically near the porch--and when you peek out through a curtain and see a stranger at the door, you sneak out the back way and turn on the water?
May 26, 2012 at 11:46 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Sound Off: If door-to-door solicitors have a valid city license, can they come to my door even if I
Oy; editor, edit thyself.... That last line should read, "...if the people who prevail..... ARE the homeowners and not the solicitors."
May 26, 2012 at 11:44 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Sound Off: If door-to-door solicitors have a valid city license, can they come to my door even if I
That's great if you don't have an infant or toddler you've just gotten to sleep or if you're not a night worker trying to sleep or if you don't have dogs who go crazy whenever a stranger is ringing the bell or pounding on the door... If you do have any of those circumstances (or others that mean you can't easily ignore the disruption), it's irritating and possibly messes up your whole afternoon.
May 26, 2012 at 1:59 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Sound Off: If door-to-door solicitors have a valid city license, can they come to my door even if I
@ mdlund0~ What you're saying is that someone's "right" to knock on doors and try to foist products of ideology (religion) on people should be valued more highly than the right of people to enjoy peace and quiet in their own homes.
I disagree and would welcome a law against soliciting. The homeowner should have the right not to be disturbed by someone they have not invited to their home or who has no other unavoidable reason to come by (e.g., to deliver a package or conduct census interviews).
A lot of people sleep days and work the night shift. Others have babies or toddlers whose naptime is a godsend to the parent. Many have dogs who will go nuts if a stranger shows up. People might be ill and trying to get some shut-eye. Once wakened for some clown's attempt to sell brushes or Jesus, the nightworker, infant, or sick person might find it difficult to get back to sleep.
Any time one person's rights are pitted against another, someone is going to have to compromise or not get their way. It does not make it a "police state" if the people who prevail in this circumstance is the homeowner and not the solicitor.
May 26, 2012 at 1:55 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lawrence man charged with child endagerment after driving motorized scooter on Kansas River bridge
Haha! Absolutely. There are some joys for which we just need to tolerate a reasonable amount of risk. And bring back the original Jarts.
May 24, 2012 at 8:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Woman injured after vehicle strikes utility pole
Good point!
May 24, 2012 at 12:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lawrence man charged with child endagerment after driving motorized scooter on Kansas River bridge
Why don't you look up statistics comparing injuries/deaths "back in the day" with those of today?
"Back in the day" it was customary to paint houses and everything else (children's furniture, including cribs) with lead-based paint, give little kids lead soldiers and other toys, take our chances without smoke alarms, drive vehicles with neither airbags nor shoulder straps--and even seatbelts were rarely used. Vehicles had (by today's standards) very unsafe tires and brakes and very few safety features. Death and injury rates from relatively minor crashes were sky-high compared to today's rates for the same types of crashes.
People were routinely killed or injured "back in the day" by many practices that we have learned to avoid or to do far more safely now.
You are making a naive assumption if you think that your survival or mine from riding helmetless on Dad's motorcycle or jumping around loose in the back of Mom's station wagon indicates that those practices were/are safe. Many did NOT survive. Many others suffered serious and entirely avoidable injuries. Again--look at the numbers.
Obviously, many more survived than died. Just as obviously to anyone who studies the statistics, a high percentage of the deaths and injuries that did occur would have been preventable by today's standards. Babies were held in their mothers' arms in the car--and smashed through the windshield in the event of a minor collision. Do you think car seats are silly, too, because we didn't have them "back in the day"?
Do you really think it's a great idea to return to the standards of safety in place in the '50s or '60s, or whatever decade you're viewing through those rose-colored glasses? Go ahead! Give your kids some lead soldiers to play with (chew on).... Let them bounce around unrestricted in the back of a pickup or ride around on a motorcycle without a helmet. Remove the smoke alarms from your home and buy a '60s-era car with authentic '60s-era tires, brakes, lights, and "safety features."
But please don't fault the system or start crying about a "nanny state" if you are charged with child endangerment--or if your family is devastated by a preventable catastrophe.
May 24, 2012 at 11:58 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Bicyclist injured after accident at 23rd and Naismith
Dude! I'm not frickin' suggesting anything. I was just clarifying what PitBull said, since Haiku's response indicated that (s)he had maybe read it too fast and didn't get the gist of it.
May 23, 2012 at 10:50 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Bicyclist injured after accident at 23rd and Naismith
What she suggested, if you'll read it again, is that he get off the sidewalk altogether--and ride (in the street) on the correct side.
May 23, 2012 at 3:29 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )