City set to make additional improvements to Sixth and Iowa intersection

I've wondered the same thing. Will those tunnels be updated too?

March 31, 2013 at 8:23 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

$1.2 million from longtime Lawrence couple's estate will go to KU

What a generous gift!
They were wonderful people and are greatly missed.

February 16, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Lawhorn's Lawrence: A tale of an abandoned baby, a dime and a Lawrence laundromat

What a wonderful story!

If adoptees [or the public in general] want to find genetic relatives, it is easier now than ever to do that with DNA testing. There are several companies that specialize in DNA testing for recent as well as "deep" ancestry. For example:

One company, FamilyTreeDNA, has what is called "Family Finder" that checks thousands of points in the autosomal DNA and matches them to others who have done the test and are in the database. One can potentially connect to genetic parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and even cousins up to 5 or 6 generations back across all lines. One can choose to be notified when there are matches and then contact those matches to see how they connect and determine who the common ancestor is that they share..

Another company, 23andMe also offers a similar test, "Relative Finder," for autosomal DNA, matching genetic relatives, who have also taken the test, up to 5 or 6 generations, as well as giving ethnic percentages and testing for health risks for many conditions. Again, one can choose to be notified when there are matches with genetic relatives.

These are just a couple of examples of DNA tests that are now available.

Of course male adoptees, can take the Y-DNA test that will trace from father to father to father back thousands of years. Sometimes this can help to determine the surname [during the recent past] of the birth father.

Both females and males can take the MtDNA test (mitochondrial DNA test) that goes from daughter [or son] back many generations on the maternal line though this is not as helpful for determining surnames.

I am no expert on DNA or DNA testing and am not endorsing any company, but I find it exciting that so much can be learned about our ancestry these days with just a simple saliva test.

January 13, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Letter: Open spaces

An excellent idea, Clark.
I agree, we need to do something soon before these open spaces and woodlands are lost forever. Creating a Douglas County Conservation District seems to be a logical first step. Thanks for having the vision to see what lies ahead if we don't make plans now.
It is obvious that you have put a lot of thought and research into this. Keep up the good work!

December 13, 2012 at 8:44 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Two Journal-World photographers win awards in national contest

Congratulation to you both for your fine work.

October 16, 2012 at 8:42 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Rediscovered painting offers slice of city history

Liberty Memorial Central Middle School is also fortunate to have a wonderful, large painting, "Central Time" that was created about 1996 by local artist, Wayne Wildcat, who worked on it with students from then Central Junior High.

The painting portrays the students who painted themselves and some former students and teachers of Central into the painting. The painting is on exhibit in the downstairs hallway of the school.

September 4, 2012 at 7:18 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Area genealogist finds family histories are a booming business

Iona is a treasure.
She really knows her history, especially anything related to Lecompton and Big Springs. So glad she is being recognized for all she has done for Kansas history and those wanting to find out about the history of their family. She certainly deserves it!

April 29, 2012 at 2:24 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Heard on the Hill: Veterans memorials' facelift nearly complete; Dole Institute is home to World Trade Center beams; student newspaper features interview with another presidential relative at KU

The two steel structures at the Dole Institute from the World Trade Center tower(s) are/were actually columns rather than beams. [Note: Columns are vertical whereas beams are horizontal].

September 9, 2011 at 11:31 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Student faces 'long road' to overcoming mental illness

Keep up the good work, Caitie! I know you will succeed in obtaining your degree despite any obstacles. I think you are very brave young woman. Thank you for sharing your story with others. Hopefully it will inspire others who suffer with mental illness to realize that they can reach for their dreams too.

September 4, 2011 at 2:59 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Homeless families keep their children in school.

How much longer can we, in good conscious, allow homeless families to be crammed into a small building and sleeping on two-inch mats on the floor? This looks like something out of a third-world country!

There has to be a larger, healthier and safer space available somewhere in the community--A place where people can be temporarily housed, at least until the new shelter becomes reality. Let's challenge our city leaders and the community at large to find such a place.

With the current economic hard times we are sure to see more and more people entering homelessness and many of those will be children. With winter approaching we are sure to see more people with flu and other communicable diseases. In cramped conditions those will spread more quickly.

Let's not wait until we have a public health problem before we provide a larger, healthier place for our least fortunate--especially the children. As a community we need to do something now!

August 28, 2011 at 10:36 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )