Sound Off: Loud event

..."and you kids turn down that loud racket. And stay off my damned lawn!!"

<rolls eyes>

May 15, 2013 at 8:58 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Sound Off: Involuntary ear piercing

Ick, it drives me crazy when I see kids with pierced ears. My first thought is, what if that kid grows up and doesn't want pierced ears? Well, too late now! My second thought is, how hard it must be to get them all healed and ready to go. Kids wallow, play, wrestle, squirm and don't pay attention to the little things. I can imagine how much it must hurt the child to turn the earrings twice daily and wipe the area down with alcohol, etc. I can imagine that accidentally ripping them out might be an issue. It's all too much. We should wait and let them make up their own minds, when they're old enough to make an informed choice and old enough to care for them properly.

February 8, 2013 at 1:04 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Letter: Wrong answer

Can't believe I'm getting ready to say this, and it hurts a little (I won't lie)...Liberty is right. If someone is going to go psycho, forcing them into compulsory service to their country isn't going to all of a sudden transform them into a responsible young person. Some people are just effed in the head and all we can do is lock them away from the rest of us and try to get them some help. As for the rest of the citizens, we can't cower in our houses in fear of everything that goes bump in the night. Gun crimes are horrible, especially the ones recently, but they kill a small percentage of the population. Booze, cars, tobacco, drugs, cancer, etc. all kill tons of people every day. What are we going to pick to be most afraid of: gunmen, cars, psychos, cigarettes, the myriad cancer causing agents, sex pervs, terrorists, republicans? The list goes on and on......

January 7, 2013 at 3:43 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

State trying to make sperm donor pay child support

Oh I'm all for that. There's no reason a gay couple shouldn't be allowed to marry, divorce, deal with custody and child support BS just like the rest of us.

January 3, 2013 at 5:12 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

State trying to make sperm donor pay child support

In actuality, the state won't get involved unless the mother of the child applied for some sort of state assistance: medical, food, cash, etc. If she applied for assistance, the first thing the state does is determine if she's getting child support and if not, they dig into the "why" of that issue.

To me, this seems a non-issue. We're still trying to run this whole child support thing like it's 1950, when we have to get with the times. The man shouldn't be help liable at all. The mother and the "step-mother" should forever be responsible for this kid.

January 3, 2013 at 2:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

100-year-old Lawrence woman recalls World War II service

Thank you, Emma, for your brave service and sacrifice. Your generation always continues to amaze me!

November 12, 2012 at 2:25 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Sound Off: What is being built in front of the Walmart on Iowa Street?

That's odd, every time I go to the AT&T store on 23rd I have to wait at least half an hour because it's always packed.....always!! It would be refreshing to have another location to handle some of that overflow.

November 9, 2012 at 11:10 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Man critically injured after three-story fall from balcony

And once again, observant is wrong!! Having worked property mgmt for a long time in the Lawrence area, for mostly "student ghettos" as you call them, I can name several reasons our maintenance would be called to a tenant's apartment in the middle of the night: heater is out, water is leaking somewhere, there's a heavy gas smell, major infestation of a stinging or biting bug, fire issues, alarm issues, unit was robbed-glass was broken-maintenance must cover until repaired, etc. As a manager I had to go out personally in the middle of the night to deal with parking problems and to have cars towed, because of police complaints in the complex, major party complaints, etc. So, as usual, you don't know what you're talking about and yet you continue to spout off at the mouth. SMH!!

November 5, 2012 at 2:20 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Letter to the Editor: Look at science

Excellent analogy!

September 25, 2012 at 11:36 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Wichita man appeals 27-year sentence over 'sexting'

First, cite your source. I would like to hear about all of these children being tried as adults all over the US (for crimes that aren't murder) and second, you're soooo creepy. Remind me to keep all of the young people in my life away from the likes of you and others like you who obviously think it is okay to exploit a 14 year old for pornography. <shudder at your grossness>

September 14, 2012 at 1:56 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )