Banned books trading card project earns prestigious national award for Lawrence Public Library

Congratulations to the library and all of the wonderful artists who came up with such imaginative work!

April 26, 2013 at 8:35 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Lawrence Memorial Hospital agrees to give $15,000 a year to chamber's economic development fundraising campaign

Does the Chamber consider the negative impact this has on the public's view of their organization, equating to a lowered opinion of downtown businesses in general? I would think that if LMH was giving any money away, it would be to increase the health of those less fortunate with regard to health care, not lining the pockets of downtown shop owners!

April 18, 2013 at 7:28 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Farmers' market

I wish it wasn't so expensive to shop at the farmer's market. People watching their budgets have a hard time affording food like this.

April 14, 2013 at 9:40 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Opinion: Nice guy McLemore must beware frauds who come with fame

Does anyone give these players any financial education before they depart the campus for these high-paying careers? Considering the friends/family who need money, large amount of money involved, taxes, and greedy affiliated industries (agents, financial planners, investment advisors, realtors, lending institutions, etc.), I sure hope so!

April 10, 2013 at 1:51 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

McLemore declares for NBA Draft

What I always hope for these players is that they have some kind of financial literacy before they start making the big money, since they'll have some big decisions to make, and since so many people will be trying to get their hands on some of the money. I hope that for the family members, too. I don't know if there are any programs or efforts to help these young players and their families, but you can see in a case like this where it could have a big benefit.

April 10, 2013 at 1:29 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Editorial: Prayer, politics

I'm never very impressed when Christians judge others as if they judging were GOD. It gives Christianity a bad name. Glad to know this wasn't a mainstream group.

February 18, 2013 at 8:25 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Fritzel breaks silence on proposed Rock Chalk Park deal, says he won't profit from the KU sports complex

Yes. It's not incompatible to love your community and make some money in the process. It's a win-win, right? It might sound sarcastic, but I'm serious. I imagine that many developers see themselves as people helping the community, and in many cases the development IS good for the community. And they have to earn a living too, unless they're at the point of philanthropy.

January 19, 2013 at 9:16 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Some Lawrence sidewalks remain snowbound despite $20 fines

I doubt the ordinance is enforced for small patches of snow here and there, and I agree that we can walk on the grass sometimes. But if the snow is deep, the "just walk in the grass area" is not practical at all, especially if you're walking a small dog. It's just the civil thing to do, to clear a path so that pedestrians can walk without risking a fall.

January 6, 2013 at 8:58 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Lawrence police to patrol Topeka Saturday during services for slain officers

Thank you, Lawrence police officers.

December 22, 2012 at 10:47 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Grocery stores compete for customer loyalty with gas discounts

The HyVee program makes me want to stop shopping there. You must buy from a preferred list of foods that changes weekly, so you have to pay attention to that. It's not clear how the discount even works. The items usually exclude the block-buster sale items that you might be stocking up on, whereas everything you buy from Dillons counts. And the qualifying HyVee items are usually processed foods. Yuck! Reward the buying of junk food! Get fat, or fatter!

And besides, the new HyVee gas station doesn't even sell ethanol-free gas. Stuck with the ethanol version, I won't buy gas there.

December 21, 2012 at 1:53 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )