Power outages in northern, western Lawrence leave residents without

I'm so glad Westar has better service now that they cut down/mangled so many trees. Sarcasm, folks. The only tree in our yard was cut down last year by Westar's "contracted tree service", but a tree in the neighbor's yard that is in the lines just as much as ours, was left standing. Rhyme or reason? Think not. Also, our a/c bill is higher this year since there's no shade in our yard now. Win/win for Westar. Lose/lose for us.

June 16, 2011 at 7:23 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

KDOT commits $192 million to complete South Lawrence Trafficway

"They have a zeal for destroying wetlands that is extraordinary.” Cheyenne Bottoms seems to be doing OK. What the heck are you talking about? I don't think the goal of this road is to destroy the wetlands. The goal is help the traffic flow in this poorly designed city. The street I live on is used for constant cross-cutting from Iowa to close to Mass so people can miss 23rd as much as they can. It's hard to even back out of the driveway. We need to ease 23rd flow. The comment made about KU students being the problem is bogus, too. We've been here long enough to know that the traffic flow used to almost die AFTER the students left for the summer. That is now not the case because of the building out west. WE NEED TO COMPLETE THIS AND BUILD SOME MAN-MADE WETLANDS SOMEWHERE ELSE.

June 4, 2011 at 7:15 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Do you watch professional wrestling TV shows like those produced by WWE or TNA?

In the late sixties/early seventies we would go to my Grandma and Grandpa's house at 10:30 on Saturday nights to watch All Star Wrestling from St. Jo, MO. The opening song was the Wrestling Polka, I believe. Bulldog Bob Brown, Handsome Harley Race, Bob Geigel, a couple of guys whose manager was always pulling out the briefcase full of bricks to hit the oponent while the ref "wasn't looking", etc. Could never figure out why my grandparents loved this stuff so. I suffered through it because they always had ice cream and pop for snacks while we watched with them!

May 22, 2011 at 6:34 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

New use envisioned for Masonic Temple downtown

Ooh. Triffids!

April 29, 2011 at 4:50 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Veteran teacher responds to letter’s criticism

I have a 95 Neon!

April 23, 2011 at 3:37 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Veteran teacher responds to letter’s criticism

Way to go Mrs. Ed; beautifully said. Also, as a teacher myself, I would like to thank those of you who posted positive comments about our profession. Teachers are often slammed in the media by a frustrated populace or a politician out to earn points, so it's nice to see some still care for our work and support us.

The other day a parent called me at school and asked if she could bring me lunch. She told me that her daughter really had enjoyed the school year and that their family just wanted to show me their thanks. It made my day. A simple act that gave me the boost I needed to face an afternoon of state testing. We should all be doing things like this for everyone we know. Just saying thank you to a friend or a co-worker will do wonders for that person.

So, thank you, Mrs. Ed.

April 23, 2011 at 2:12 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Which of these is your favorite type of Easter candy?

I like the Robin's Eggs that are crunchy on the outside and malted on the inside. Like Whoppers with the candy shell.

April 23, 2011 at 6:14 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Rare 1966 Shelby GT350 Fastback found in garage at Lawrence apartment complex off Four Wheel Drive

He's part of a $ 600,000 settlement and he's going to sell the car at auction???? I'd keep it!!

April 3, 2011 at 6:40 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Lucky You Bakery quells Lawrence's late-night milk and cookie cravings

Great idea! I've known Will for a few years, and if he's part of this business, I bet things will be going strong in no time. Congratulations!

February 14, 2011 at 5:45 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Kansas University graduate working to publish combined edition of 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,' 'Tom Sawyer' that replaces N-word

So now we're going to be treated to an edited/rewritten version of another classic. This is to keep us from being exposed to anything that might affect our view of others. Well, there are a lot more things in this world that do that already (the news, television programs, movies, our friends, our leaders, to name a few), whether it's right or wrong. This has already been done to books such as the original Mary Poppins and Doctor Dolittle, which some would consider children's lit, but to me it's the same thing. It's insane. Our enlightened protectors started off by editing or banning films/cartoons from the first half of the last century, and now we're moving onto books. I'm sorry I'm so stupid I can't realize this was written in another time and take it for that and move on.

February 6, 2011 at 6:49 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )