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- Club Magic manager says he's trying to turn around a new business at an old, and troubled, location May 25, 2013 · 61 comments
- Former area Boy Scouts react to decision allowing gay scouts May 24, 2013 · 47 comments
- On the street: Should residents or businesses who use too much water be fined? May 24, 2013 · 29 comments
- Veritas graduation celebrates faith, family May 25, 2013 · 4 comments
- Wichita might fine residents over use of water May 24, 2013 · 19 comments
- Opinion: Discrimination more than just poor service May 25, 2013 · 19 comments
- Police department's case for a new facility not likely to show on next year's budget, officials say May 25, 2013 · 10 comments
- Opinion: Why gay role models matter May 23, 2013 · 49 comments
- Simons' Saturday Column: KU’s legislative lobbying effort lacks clout, continuity May 25, 2013 · 17 comments
- Faith Forum: Can prayer really heal people? May 25, 2013 · 2 comments
- Bill Self: Security tricky subject May 25, 2013
- Graduation and 'stepping up' an all-school event at Bishop Seabury May 24, 2013
- Club Magic manager says he's trying to turn around a new business at an old, and troubled, location May 25, 2013
- Simons' Saturday Column: KU’s legislative lobbying effort lacks clout, continuity May 25, 2013
- Wichita might fine residents over use of water May 24, 2013
- Lawrence pastor seeks to reconnect youth to NAACP May 25, 2013
- Kansas baseball moves to 2-0 in Big 12 tournament May 25, 2013
- Opinion: NYC has seen enough of Anthony Weiner May 25, 2013
- Opinion: New Orleans has inspiring rebirth May 5, 2013
- No problem: Harmon-Thomas puts FSHS girls track in first May 25, 2013
Two Lawrence police officers suspended for role in fixing traffic tickets in exchange for KU basketball tickets
I've had the opportunity to watch police deal with others (used to work close to downtown, with many calls for the homeless), and I've interacted with Lawrence police on several occasions. I must disagree 100 percent. While there are many issues with the department -- attrition, the atrocious and probably lawbreaking records department, and so on -- the actual police officers seem to me to be highly respectful and not at all "entitled."
February 17, 2012 at 7:52 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Toughened up, Jeff Withey ‘fabulous’
I have to disagree, and say that Bobby Knight is one of the two or three color broadcasters in any sport that I've ever liked.
February 14, 2012 at 8:51 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
6th grader submits antifreeze law to Legislature
Considering the amount of chemicals that make their way into Kansas soil -- and then Kansas aquifers and water sources -- I think regulation of any and every chemical isn't a bad idea. Antifreeze, in particular, is widespread and commonly used -- maybe an ounce of prevention could go a long way here.
February 13, 2012 at 10:02 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Legislature considering 13 alcohol bills
Gov. Sam Brownback considering 13 alcohol bottles
February 13, 2012 at 9:59 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Sound Off: I heard that postage went up recently. Are the “forever” stamps that were purchased in 20
Or, if your receiving company would do bills online, you're only losing 30-odd cents for each bill vs. 40-odd.
February 11, 2012 at 10:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Who's your Buddy? Royals tap Bell manager
worst decision ever.
February 8, 2012 at 4:42 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Health plea
As a small-government conservative, here is where I draw the line. You can only cut so much from programs before you end up hurting us all.
Unless we're going to kill the mentally ill, we'd better take care of them. And foisting them upon hospitals, upon prisons isn't going to help them, and it will only cause disruption and loss of resources at the hospitals and prisons.
People -- particularly conservatives -- frame it as a "We can't do X because it will cost Y" issue. But how much M O R E will it cost all taxpayers if we don't take care of the mentally ill, then have to pay for their hospitalization, for their extreme lack of care?
Even from a perspective of 100% selfishness, the answer ought to be "We can't afford to not do X, because it will save Z, which is far greater than the cost of Y alone."
February 7, 2012 at 12:04 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Sound Off: Why are all of your political cartoons anti-Republican?
Fretster, nice reply. It sure was factual too. What are your facts that refute his statement?
February 7, 2012 at 11:57 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Sound Off: Why are all of your political cartoons anti-Republican?
It shouldn't be liberals vs. conservatives. It ought to be normal Americans, willing to work on issues collaboratively vs. the idiots who treat politics like warfare, and make comments like those up and down this thread.
There is some bias within us all -- some all liberal, some all conservative, some in between. At least editorialists and readers of editorials can admit their biases. The LJWorld does indeed play Brownback hard -- speaking as a conservative, I'll say he deserves it. They didn't seem to treat Sebelius the same way, I'll admit, but maybe that's for a reason.
Many editorials here, written by owner Dolph Simons, are extremely conservative. This publication syndicates George Will. The LJWorld offers perspective from both sides, consistently. "Sounding off" about how the LJWorld is biased only highlights the bias of those writing in.
February 7, 2012 at 11:56 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Capitol Briefing: Brownback lobbies for tax credits
"Gov. Sam Brownback and Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, both Republicans, are urging key members of Congress to extend the wind energy production tax credit."
I assume they're framing this in a we-can-afford-to-add-government-spending-to-our-budget light... wait a minute!
February 6, 2012 at 10:16 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )