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- Former area Boy Scouts react to decision allowing gay scouts May 24, 2013 · 16 comments
- Blog: GOP tax plans would increase taxes on low-wage Kansans, decrease taxes for high-income Kansans, report says May 23, 2013 · 30 comments
- Senate Republicans approve sales tax increase, cuts in income tax rates, lower food sales tax May 23, 2013 · 60 comments
- Long-term plan suggests toll lanes on K-10 corridor May 23, 2013 · 51 comments
- Blog: More on city recreation center bids, and a possible city policy on drone use? May 23, 2013 · 15 comments
- 59 minors, several local businesses, cited for alcohol violations in state regulator's patrols in May May 23, 2013 · 29 comments
- Opinion: Why gay role models matter May 23, 2013 · 38 comments
- Proposed cuts to corrections system could endanger Kansans, secretary says May 24, 2013 · 13 comments
- On the street: Should residents or businesses who use too much water be fined? May 24, 2013 · 18 comments
- CEO Gene Meyer honored for leading Lawrence Memorial Hospital to success May 23, 2013 · 14 comments
- Wildflower Walk set for Saturday May 24, 2013
- Former Lawrence resident Sri Srinivasan confirmed for prestigious D.C. Court of Appeals May 23, 2013
- KU baseball tops West Virginia in Big 12 tourney opener May 23, 2013
- Lawrence man pleads guilty to bank robbery; 52-month sentence recommended May 20, 2013
- Affordable Care Act bringing jobs to Lawrence May 16, 2013
- KU softball’s Maggie Hull named Academic All-American May 24, 2013
- KU track qualifies four for NCAA Outdoor Championship May 24, 2013
- Editorial: Hometown pride May 21, 2013
- Basketball notebook: UNC hires son of ex-KU athletic director May 24, 2013
- Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career June 28, 2009
Two convenience stores coming to downtown Lawrence
Me, too.
May 16, 2013 at 9:19 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Knology changes its name to WOW!; lifts usage caps on Internet service
Different call center. I used to get people in one of the Dakotas, and recently dealt with Georgia.
May 15, 2013 at 10:13 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Knology changes its name to WOW!; lifts usage caps on Internet service
The people who have helped me on the telephone with WOW have FAR exceeded the customer service capabilities of the Knology folks, also. Very refreshing!
May 14, 2013 at 9:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Knology changes its name to WOW!; lifts usage caps on Internet service
I agree! Sunflower, for all of its imperfections, was excellent compared to what we ended up with.
May 14, 2013 at 9:43 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Knology changes its name to WOW!; lifts usage caps on Internet service
Wind... AND Fiber?. Ahhhh! I see what you did, there!
May 14, 2013 at 9:40 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
KU faculty, staff push for improved tuition benefits for themselves and their families
Ahh... That whole, "Conveniently Cognizant" thing!
May 14, 2013 at 9:34 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Brownback: Private GOP tax talks ‘going well’
Brownback and his cronies sitting around agreeing with each other about eviscerating public education, taking more and more from the poor and middle class to fund the already-wealthy. Of COURSE it's "going well".
May 14, 2013 at 3:55 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
KU faculty, staff push for improved tuition benefits for themselves and their families
Even so when I was young! I only had 12,000 in student loans with my Bachelor's, paid 450 per month in rent on a 3-bedroom, 2-bath home with a fenced yard, and my car payment was 90$ per month, and gas was around two dollars per gallon at its highest. I had a job that paid 11$ per hour, and that was LIVING, back then! (Early 90s.) Never had to choose which bill to "skip" that month, didn't have to worry about how I was going to buy groceries.
The job I was offered upon graduating paid 13.45 per hour, and I didn't have to panic about making ends meet. That same job, today, or rather its equivalent, since most social programs have been slashed, pays around 10 per hour, and still requires a degree. Costs of living have increased exponentially, and although I make a little more than I did back then, my standard of living has taken a nosedive. (That same house now rents for 1350.) My parents were "paid for" by their parents, but they certainly couldn't have afforded to put me through, and I know, the way things are structured right now, my own are going to need loans, scholarships, grants, or the military.
Why don't some people understand that? How are they completely unable to see that wages have not kept up with living costs, and we have to do a whole lot more with considerably less?
May 14, 2013 at 6:38 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Ralliers want to preserve current system of providing long-term services to those with disabilities
That has actually been tried. Europe refers to it as "World War Two". Lucky for you, our current Right Wing Faction has learned NOTHING from one of the other incredibly famous Right Wing parties in history, so maybe they'll try it here, too!
This story is also about benefits for those with disabilities WHO ALREADY EXIST. Their guardians or medical proxies aren't seeking benefits for THEMSELVES, but for the person who isn't able to obtain or hold employment that allows insurance, especially for the specialized services that most people whose disabilities are profound are going to need. Yes, you could sterilize disabled people for needing help. They would still be disabled. Anomalies like Down's Syndrome and Fragile X Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, and Muscular Dystrophy would STILL exist under your brilliant plan.
May 9, 2013 at 6:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Police cite 27 motorists in Monday night seat-belt enforcement
Liberty, for once, I agree with you. ;-) Not that there are necessarily too many officers, but that there is more than enough crime in this city to keep them busy, and they would rather bother people over a seat belt ("Patrol & Control") instead of focusing on ACTUAL crime. ("Protect & Serve")
May 3, 2013 at 8:06 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )