School board to review architectural bids

"...liberal arts focus..."

We cannot find enough people to fill the positions in tech--I speak from experience.

So many graduate from college with a lot of debt and can't find a job.

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) is a harder course of study. Don't know if I should be frustrated, or thank those who avoid it thus keeping my skills in demand.

June 9, 2013 at 9:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Two new senior housing projects getting under way in Lawrence

Please do not spread this inaccurate information about smart meters. Cell phones have a more powerful transmitter and they are placed within inches of our bodies, usually the head. Microwave ovens generate a thousands of watt and can leak radiation around the door seals (but not usually unless damaged), smart meters typically put out only about a watt and do so in brief bursts.

Concern about environmental electromagnetic radiation may be warranted, but smart meters are far down the list of sources to be concerned about.

May 27, 2013 at 11:37 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Editorial: Too good?

This is another "Look at us" project, "see how cool we are!". What percentage of the population does this benefit? Is that even important?

If Lawrence wants to make the national news, the city should scrap this and start a project to bring fiber internet to Lawrence. If Lawrence wants to be one of the first, it has to be now. Other cities will be jumping on the bandwagon soon.

Even then, it might still be years before Lawrence gets fiber.

Message to Lawrence: "New library, new sports park, but still you won't have the classy image that those other cities that see the future will have."

People will say: "Isn't Lawrence so quaint?"

Full disclosure: I don't live in Lawrence, but I live close enough to benefit as a local tech job that would become much more likely if this city became on of the tech leaders in the area.

Citizens in Lawrence would benefit, businesses would benefit from people with money to spend from high(er) paying tech jobs, even developers might benefit (guess you can't have everything).

May 27, 2013 at 9:53 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Lawrence ranked second-worst-performing small metro area, according to new national economic index

There are a lot of people who drive to KC each day. That seems like a significant labor force to me.

I worked for King Radio when they had their Land Mobile Engineering here in town. They didn't have much trouble recruiting, as I recall. They had about 20 engineers (including me) at one point.

May 1, 2013 at 9:06 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Lawrence ranked second-worst-performing small metro area, according to new national economic index

I am in the quandary that I like Lawrence at it's current size, but I'd like it to be big enough to support more tech companies so I could work here again.

A crash course to deploy fiber internet would differentiate the city and might attract tech businesses. At some point (hopefully sooner than later), fiber connectivity will become common and the opportunity will have passed.

Such a program would have a far bigger impact than a new library or sports complex.

April 30, 2013 at 12:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Menard's project highlights city rule on vacant space; a look at how Lawrence ranks in state retail report

You are, I assume, speaking of the free enterprise that caused the financial crash of 2008-2009? The same one that gives us the most expensive and inefficient health care system in the world? Actually maybe I'm exaggerating and it is only one of the most expensive and inefficient. I can show you a $14K hospital bill for a one day stay and LMH last year.

Then there is the aspect of free enterprise where some companies pay more to lobbyists than they do in taxes.

By all means, lets have some more of that.

Any good idea can go bad, explain how this one hasn't.

Let's look at it from the perspective of one of the wealth:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBx2Y5...

Although you will noticed that this is a TED talk, for some reason, the video never made it to the website. Hmmm.

April 23, 2013 at 11:34 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Menard's project highlights city rule on vacant space; a look at how Lawrence ranks in state retail report

Am I the only one that having these clusters of home improvement stores is inconvenient for everyone but the company?

That is what Topeka has. if you don't live on the west side of Topeka, you won't have one nearby.

31st and Iowa will be a congested, ugly mess...wait, it is already.

How much is another improvement store going to help anyone? From my experience with the Menard's in Topeka, competition doesn't seem to affect prices. I can get grass seed for less at Westlake, and 30% less at W-mart. I don't see a reason to by at Menard's over W-mart.

Put it out close to me (west side of town), or somebody else (North or east) and it will have some benefit. As it is, any argument for its benefit is pretty lame.

April 22, 2013 at 3:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Lawrence-based Wicked Broadband announces plan to install super-fast 1 gigabit Internet service to Lawrence neighborhood

If you want to watch video, among other things, it would be very significant. Especially as video resolution and frame rates increase. I'm sure there are other applications (telecommuting, videoconferencing), that can be used cheaply or for free now (e.g. Skype), that would be improved, too.

April 17, 2013 at 11:57 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Lawrence-based Wicked Broadband announces plan to install super-fast 1 gigabit Internet service to Lawrence neighborhood

Good info. Thank you.

April 17, 2013 at 11:53 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Lawrence-based Wicked Broadband announces plan to install super-fast 1 gigabit Internet service to Lawrence neighborhood

I'm not sure the funds for Rock Chalk Park would be sufficient for what you're suggesting, but Lawrence certainly likes trendy things and things that put the city "on the map". In this case it is actually something that could well bring jobs and prosperity to the city--if it is done before everybody else does it.

Gigabit fiber would certainly do that, and it is certainly doable. However it would also make the "new" library project even that much more antiquated than it will already be proven to be.

Something of a conundrum....

April 17, 2013 at 11:19 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )