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- Decisions on KU budget cuts now in hands of deans, other leaders June 17, 2013 · 6 comments
- City approves Menards store next to Home Depot at 31st and Iowa streets June 18, 2013 · 88 comments
- Kobach considering filing charges against protesters who came to his home June 17, 2013 · 132 comments
- Blog: State seeking proposal to develop resort at Clinton Lake State Park June 18, 2013 · 39 comments
- Shooting reported Tuesday night during road-rage incident; police looking for driver June 19, 2013 · 10 comments
- Opinion: Redskins mascot can’t be justified June 16, 2013 · 103 comments
- Letter: Two is enough June 19, 2013 · 28 comments
- Blog: How the center of the KU campus has moved over 140-plus years June 19, 2013 · 2 comments
- Blog: City to consider using gated, pay-as-you-leave system for new downtown parking garage June 19, 2013 · 18 comments
- Police investigate string of almost 20 auto burglaries in west Lawrence June 18, 2013 · 9 comments
- KU geographers win defense grant to study Central American communities June 19, 2013
- Police investigate string of almost 20 auto burglaries in west Lawrence June 18, 2013
- City approves Menards store next to Home Depot at 31st and Iowa streets June 18, 2013
- Opinion: Dick Vitale loves life, wife and Andrew Wiggins June 19, 2013
- Professional dancer to flutter through Kansas milkweed to help save butterflies June 19, 2013
- Local teen recovers from massive stroke June 4, 2013
- 'Seasoned' straw makes best mulch for vegetable gardens May 30, 2007
- Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career June 28, 2009
- Bierocks: Old World culinary icons live on in Kansas January 18, 2010
- Ms. Wheelchair Kansas to speak out on disabilities March 13, 2008
Meth, by the numbers
Only Merrill could turn this into a political statement! The number of labs each year is not solely based on its use. There are so many variables that create these numbers, drug popularity, availability of other drugs, law enforcements funding to fight manufacture and its time allotment based on other priorities (other types of crimes). Keep in mind that Law enforcement agencies budgets are being reduced more and more each year so agencies are trying to do more with less and that will only work for so long. All drugs come and go due to the drugs popularity, pricing and availability. Legalizing one drug so another is not used is a ridiculous assumption on his part. When times are hard the use of all drugs go up as well as alcohol. One of the most effective ways to reduce the manufacture of this drug is to make the ingredients hard to obtain. Kansas has done a very good job of doing this by documenting who buys these drugs and restricting the amount one can buy. There is more press given to people complaining about how hard or inconvenient it is to buy aphedren than why it is being regulated. Most statistics are created and used by people with an agenda, look past what is on the surface you might be surprised in what you will find. Unfortunately most studies have a agenda and its unfortunate that they can't be unbiased and informative. The studies are shown in a manor that reflects the agenda of those who benefit the most. Merrill doesn't do anything but in flame things and he as made a good living in doing so. Unfortunately he does little to actually help the situation but there is hope I hear he is leaving for California.
March 4, 2012 at 8:16 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
KDOT approves cable median barriers for two stretches of K-10
Thats bridge construction!
November 3, 2011 at 6:01 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
New DUI law tougher, but loopholes still exist
"central DUI repository, or database, to track the state’s DUI offenders"
Just another example of taxpayer dollars being wasted. There is a perfectly good system in place now without making a new system. Each arrest is recorded at arrest with a fingerprint card then each conviction is completed with a final disposition report. If reporting agencies cant follow this simple system how will they be able to do so with another system. Not to mention why have a state only system when the existing system is nation wide. State wide system would not show the out of state people that move into the state. Just stick with the present system and make sure its done correctly and on each person. Stop wasting taxpayer money to duplicate systems.
August 14, 2011 at 10:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Eudora mayor asking Brownback to install median cable barriers after deadly crash on K-10
Ticket fines go into the states general fund not back to the Departments who write them.
April 21, 2011 at 5:56 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Union rally fuels Kansas Democrats
You do realize that cuts to govt budgets usually will include job loss just as downsizing in the private sector means some job losses. If you do away with a govt agency I doubt they are going to leave these people at their desk after the agency is gone. It would be nice if govt could keep some of these jobs and fill them through attrition. Reducing govt will cost jobs but it will also reduce the burden on taxpayers. Reducing the burden on taxpayers will have some negative consequences to govt employees there is no getting around it.
February 27, 2011 at 3:30 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Man suspected of murdering Great Bend teen challenges Kansas death penalty
Well said!!! Crime Shows have really screwed things up the criminal justice system. You would hope that the average human would realize the difference between drama and fact, truth or fiction. If you going to refer to DNA in your conversation at least read and educate yourself beyond watching a crime drama that was written to entertain.
January 22, 2011 at 1:54 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Brownback proposes using highway funds to prop up state budget
Its called ROAD MAINTENANCE not all new roads!
January 13, 2011 at 5:40 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lawrence man pleads guilty to rape, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child
No it sounded pretty common to a lot of the statement s in this blog.
January 8, 2011 at 12:31 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lawrence man pleads guilty to rape, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child
What does a child molester look like, molesters are anybody and everybody. That mentality are why molesters find ways to do what they do. When you have that feeling something is not right about someone trust that feeling and protect your children. Teach your children what is appropriate and what is not then let them know it always OK to talk to you about ANYTHING they feel uncomfortable with that happens to them.
January 8, 2011 at 12:23 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Kansas Supreme Court rules Douglas County judge was wrong to acquit man charged with DUI
Thank goodness you are not the DA, how can you ignore the alcohol factor. People need to realize the test is only one part of a case. There is video tape prior to the stop (hopefully), the field sobriety test and the breath alcohol test is the last piece. All that information is given to the judge or jury and a verdict is found. People also need to realize that these trials are not lengthy trials, also they are a very small percentage of the total the majority are put on diversion. The percentage go up when people get their 2nd, 3rd and 4th DUI's. Any time prosecutor and defense can't come to an agreement a trial should result, never should a plea be done out of convenience.
January 8, 2011 at 12:08 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )