City recreation leaders not in favor of lighted tennis court plan near Lawrence High

BTW what happened to the tennis courts in the park at 31st and Louisiana?

May 18, 2013 at 6:23 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

City recreation leaders not in favor of lighted tennis court plan near Lawrence High

Except for one major issue. The expansion of sports facilities throughout the school district is part of PLAY. It was described as phase one of PLAY.

The NW field house project is also part of PLAY. PLAY is the responsibility of the city or perhaps both the city hall and USD 497.

However if I were among the neighbors would I want flood lights in my backyard after many decades of privacy? Absolutely not. Poor planning is the issue.

This matter should have been resolved before installing the tennis court. Constructing new tennis courts 10 miles across town as the answer certainly makes no sense either. Poor planning.

This is what happens when city hall allows the developers and the Chamber of Commerce to be the planning department. The planning becomes a missing element. Then again the Chamber of Commerce is the executive committee for the real estate/ wrong development industry.

To compound the issue a few years back, if memory serves me well, it seems that city hall adopted a lighting policy that would address the light pollution issue anywhere in the city.

Is the school district exempt from this? It should not be.

PLAY is too expensive for Lawrence taxpayers. It might be wise to investigate how much more money is delegated to this PLAY project. This may be a never ending project. In fact some may be ongoing at Clinton Lake.

May 18, 2013 at 6:22 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Would you rather have a lower income tax and higher sales tax, or lower sales tax and higher income tax?

The sales tax is looked upon as regressive BUT nobody can get away with NOT paying sales taxes
like the 1% get away with not paying income taxes.

Can't send sales taxes to the Cayman Islands.

May 17, 2013 at 6:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Bid for recreation center comes in about $10 million lower than expected; questions grow over other cost estimates

Pull the plug on all construction activity UNTIL all of the numbers are in and taxpayers KNOW how their tax dollars are being spent.

How can local government operate in such a loose manner?

Put all local projects up for bids in the future hopefully receiving a minimum of 10 bids per
project. That's right cut off the Free Lunch to locals!!!

May 17, 2013 at 6:23 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Opinion: Accusations paralyzing government

The focus of the USA should be:

--- Removing Anti American Right Wing Elements from State Governments.

--- Reining in the CIA and military spending.

--- Jobs jobs jobs and more jobs.

--- Medicare Single Payer which would create an estimated 2.4 million jobs.

--- Get the massive highway rehab underway.

--- Bring on cleaner energy.

--- Replacing the anti american rt wing GOP with the Green Party.

--- Electing a whole lot of new democrats.

--- Funding education to the max = new business and new employment.

--- Break up the big banks.

--- Put the home loan criminals in jail!!!!!!

May 17, 2013 at 6:18 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Opinion: What, exactly, was the IRS thinking?

"The Other IRS Scandal": David Cay Johnston on Dark Money Political Groups Seeking Tax Exemption

http://www.democracynow.org/2013/5/16...

May 16, 2013 at 11:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Budget provision would block state funding for Common Core standards

The focus of the USA should be:

--- Removing these radical rt wing elements from state government

--- Reining in the CIA and military spending.

--- Jobs jobs jobs and more jobs.

--- Medicare Single Payer which would create an estimated 2.4 million jobs.

--- Get the massive highway rehab underway.

--- Bring on cleaner energy.

--- Replacing the anti american rt wing GOP with the Green Party.

--- Electing a whole lot of new democrats.

--- Funding education to the max = new business and new employment.

--- Break up the big banks.

--- Put the home loan criminals in jail!!!!!!

May 16, 2013 at 10:19 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Opinion: America forgetting Watergate’s lesson

The focus of the USA should be:

--- Reining in the CIA and military spending.

--- Jobs jobs jobs and more jobs.

--- Medicare Single Payer which would create an estimated 2.4 million jobs.

--- Get the massive highway rehab underway.

--- Bring on cleaner energy.

--- Replacing the anti american rt wing GOP with the Green Party.

--- Electing a whole lot of new democrats.

--- Funding education to the max = new business and new employment.

--- Break up the big banks.

--- Put the home loan criminals in jail!!!!!!

May 16, 2013 at 10:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Opinion: What, exactly, was the IRS thinking?

The focus of the USA should be:

--- Reining in the CIA and military spending.

--- Jobs jobs jobs and more jobs.

--- Medicare Single Payer which would create an estimated 2.4 million jobs.

--- Get the massive highway rehab underway.

--- Bring on cleaner energy.

--- Replacing the anti american rt wing GOP with the Green Party.

--- Electing a whole lot of new democrats.

--- Funding education to the max = new business and new employment.

--- Break up the big banks.

--- Put the home loan criminals in jail!!!!!!

May 16, 2013 at 10:08 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Opinion: What, exactly, was the IRS thinking?

Move military spending to domestic spending for new industry. Outsourced industry is not coming back.

How congress can justify Free Trade Agreements that essentially export USA jobs is beyond me.

What is Congress going to do? This country cannot wait any longer for the Republican Party to cooperate. The Democratic Party cannot wait another fours years for Republicans to stop being obstacles to new U.S. industry that cannot be outsourced.

The U.S. cannot afford millions to have new jobs outsourced. Congress has failed the majority of the U.S. population. That 99 percent was the motor behind everything that had anything to do with the economy.

Why did Congress allow that to be nearly destroyed?

Why did Congress provide a tax code that protects profits on U.S. goods made abroad, in essence encouraging outsourcing of U.S. jobs by the millions.

Members of Congress need to explain why they think the U.S. economy does not need millions upon millions of blue- and white-collar workers employed in the United States.

Where did these conclusions come from? Corporate America was never going broke. Instead corporations have been making tons of profits.

This large group posing as the GOP will not build bridges. The GOP as it was 33 to 50 years ago is dead. Replace this bogus GOP with the Green Party.

May 16, 2013 at 10:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )