Attempt to revive fire districts bill fails

So things that don't matter and cost the taxpayer more money are quickly pushed through without thought or regard but something that could help save lives is tossed aside. Makes sense to me.

May 18, 2013 at 10:46 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Departing commissioner urges debate on increasing pay of Lawrence city commissioners

I always figured the salary was low so as to keep people from becoming career politicians and claiming "city commissioner" as their job. Raising salaries up to $25-35,000 may convince some commissioner wannabe that they don't need to keep their day job after being elected. If salaries are going to be raised, I'd say at least to $12,000. At most, $15,000.

April 9, 2013 at 9:26 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

City adds signs to South Park to highlight its history

It says in the article that Watson Park was originally known as Central Park. The "Train Park" is what people call it 1)because of the train and 2)they are too lazy to learn its real name.

April 9, 2013 at 7:38 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Library expansion bids come in below budget, allowing for coffee shop concept to be added back to project

REAL WORLD:
Library: We have more money than we need for this project, we can add some of those other things we were talking about like a coffee bar, nice tile and wood to make the lobby look better and a better acoustical ceiling.

Citizens: Why? Why don't you use that money to repay the bond and cut down on some interest, rabble, rabble, rabble!!

FANTASY WORLD:
Library: We have more money than we need for this project. We could add some of those things we had to remove but since we have the extra money we should pay back some of the bond.

**Five to seven years later**
Library: Due to requests of the patrons, we have decided to add some of the more requested things such as making the lobby more welcoming with tile and wood floors, a coffee bar and redoing the auditorium ceiling to have better acoustics.

Citizens: Why? Why didn't you do this when the library was originally built instead of wasting the money you have now? Why wasn't the ceiling made to have better acoustics in the beginning rabble, rabble, rabble!!

April 8, 2013 at 4:55 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Kansas sets another record for concealed-carry permits

Interesting that you say Mother Jones is not "credible" even though the entire article is cited with sources like the New York Times, the Atlantic, National Institute of Justice, the FBI and National Institute of Health among many others.

April 4, 2013 at 7:35 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Recreation center and Rock Chalk Park Q&A

Here's an idea: If Lawrence really wants a brand-spanking new rec center then why doesn't the city renovate the rec center at Holcom? It's centrally located, the city already owns the land, it's a bigger piece of land (31 acres as opposed to 26) and I think more people would go for it. In fact, if Bill Self's Assists Foundation still wants to donate $1 million for that maybe the city would even agree to name the park Holcom-Self Park.

As for KU, if they want their own rec center, I'm pretty sure they own several square miles of land west of Iowa Street and can obtain their own money from KU Athletics and private donors and alumni.

February 17, 2013 at 10:42 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Bill would set term limits for Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission

So in other words it would be nearly impossible to catch anyone because just when someone starting researching a pattern of non-ethical behavior, their term would be over. APPROVED!!

Also, did they just admit that they want to change the rule because the commission comes down too hard on conservatives? Instead of changing the laws, maybe you should wonder why the commission comes down too hard on you.

February 4, 2013 at 7 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

City clears the way for traffic-calming devices to be installed on 27th Street between Iowa and Louisiana

I don't think people quite understand what an arterial road is. Arterial roads are major thoroughfares and are usually the backbone of a city's traffic network. 6th, 23rd, Kasold, Iowa, Bob Billings, Massachusetts, Wakarusa, 31st are arterial roads. Collector roads are low traffic roads used to move local traffic to arterial roads. 9th, Lawrence Ave, Haskell, Louisiana, 27th, 19th are collector roads. And don't take my word for it, take the Traffic Engineering Handbooks's word for it.

January 24, 2013 at 6:12 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Do you plan on doing anything to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

Because he was neither a prolific developer nor a mediocre college football coach.

January 17, 2013 at 10:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Electrical fire destroys home near Lecompton

The house is located along North 2100 Road and is actually closer to East 350 Road.

For those who are interested, the house used to be the Glenn School (Dist. 33).

January 15, 2013 at 7:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )