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- KU student killed in crash on U.S. Highway 59 May 17, 2013 · 10 comments
- Budget provision would block state funding for Common Core standards May 16, 2013 · 73 comments
- Police to aggressively enforce seat-belt laws in 2013 Click It or Ticket campaign May 17, 2013 · 21 comments
- Opinion: Benghazi, IRS: Son of Watergate? May 15, 2013 · 96 comments
- Senate approves bill banning use of tax dollars to advocate for gun control May 17, 2013 · 40 comments
- Opinion: Benghazi triggers a major credibility crisis May 18, 2013 · 9 comments
- Affordable Care Act bringing jobs to Lawrence May 16, 2013 · 72 comments
- KU student arrested after fight sends Lawrence man to trauma center May 17, 2013 · 8 comments
- Motorcycle accident briefly closes Kansas Turnpike; one person critically injured May 18, 2013 · 3 comments
- Blog: City recreation leaders not in favor of lighted tennis court plan near Lawrence High May 16, 2013 · 52 comments
- McLemore shows off athleticism at NBA combine May 17, 2013
- McLemore speaks about AAU coach, agent allegations May 17, 2013
- KU student arrested after fight sends Lawrence man to trauma center May 17, 2013
- Lawrence High grad Srinivasan nears confimation to federal appeals court in D.C. May 16, 2013
- Setting the stage: Clever tips will draw attention to your home for sale January 22, 2009
- Police to aggressively enforce seat-belt laws in 2013 Click It or Ticket campaign May 17, 2013
- Chiefs sign KU football's Opurum as fullback May 17, 2013
- Kansas men's golfer Gilbert moves up at NCAA regional May 18, 2013
- KU student killed in crash on U.S. Highway 59 May 17, 2013
- Affordable Care Act bringing jobs to Lawrence May 16, 2013
Letter: Upgrade needed
My connection with Wicked has been reliable and what little service I've required has been timely and competent.
That is more than I can say for Knology/WOW or whatever they are called this week.
May 16, 2013 at 6:40 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Bid for recreation center comes in about $10 million lower than expected; questions grow over other cost estimates
The public IS dumb. When only 12% of the public vote and you only need 4,000 votes to win (in a community with 100,000 residents) you get what you vote for.
May 16, 2013 at 2:54 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Letter: Upgrade needed
Expanding Internet infrastructure is for the common good. Expanded infrastructure is an enabling technology for start-up businesses, telecommuters, education and a host of other applications that benefit everyone.
May 16, 2013 at 8:50 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Bid for recreation center comes in about $10 million lower than expected; questions grow over other cost estimates
They didn't mess it up. They deliberately tore the structure down.
I was surprised that the storage area where they kept the materials didn't have an "accident".
Since there were no consequences, they let every developer in the city know that it is completely fine to tear down a historic structure, then thumb your nose at the city.
Heck, you might even get a $25M project later on.
May 15, 2013 at 4:19 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Knology changes its name to WOW!; lifts usage caps on Internet service
You've owned the network since last July and are only now upgrading services? Hmmmmm. Sounds like you are more interested in preserving your brand than in helping your customers.
May 14, 2013 at 3:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Knology changes its name to WOW!; lifts usage caps on Internet service
Gee, I wonder if Wicked Broadband's plan had something to do with this. Competition breeds excellence. We should encourage Wicked to build their fiber network.
Imagine what Knology/WOW will have to offer to keep up with a one gigabit fiber system?
May 14, 2013 at 12:41 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Wicked Broadband project seeks $500,000 city grant; downtown hotel project seeks adjustment to incentives package; historical society seeks $20k for new exhibit
Also, I find it interesting you site the LJWorld. At the time, they were OWNED BY THE CABLE COMPANY.
Do you think that might figure in to the coverage? Hmmmmm. That same cable company was divested less than a year after that article for $160,000,000.00. Maybe the pending sale had some impact on the coverage?
Show me an INDEPENDENT article.
May 12, 2013 at 8:37 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Wicked Broadband project seeks $500,000 city grant; downtown hotel project seeks adjustment to incentives package; historical society seeks $20k for new exhibit
I'm still waiting for the dishonest part.
Did they do what they said they would? Build a network? Yep.
Do they provide free services for low income families and non-profits? Yep.
Is anyone over there getting rich? I've been to their offices and I can tell you, nothing fancy there.
What do we care HOW they arranged it. I am sure they had good reasons. Maybe it was the only way they could raise the money?
May 12, 2013 at 8:34 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Wicked Broadband project seeks $500,000 city grant; downtown hotel project seeks adjustment to incentives package; historical society seeks $20k for new exhibit
Its amazing how folks think that private investment just falls from the sky like manna from heaven.
Look around Lawrence and show me where the private capital is? Any local technology start-ups doing well? Local capital conferences, VC firms, investment banks. Nope. Not in a state that has a reputation for teaching creationism and growing wheat.
No one wants to invest in Lawrence. I bet your retirement, like everyone else's, is invested in New York.
May 12, 2013 at 8:31 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Wicked Broadband project seeks $500,000 city grant; downtown hotel project seeks adjustment to incentives package; historical society seeks $20k for new exhibit
Wicked Broadband has been operating in one form or another for 8 years. How long has Google been operating its ISP 10 Min?
Also, 35% of Google projects are eventually shut down with little or no notice. Something to think about.
May 12, 2013 at 8:27 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )