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- KU dean blasts negative national report on teacher preparation programs June 18, 2013 · 2 comments
- Kobach considering filing charges against protesters who came to his home June 17, 2013 · 100 comments
- Residents irate over quarry blasting June 18, 2013 · 5 comments
- U.S. Supreme Court strikes down voter registration law similar to the one in Kansas June 17, 2013 · 74 comments
- Blog: City commissioners now will consider 700 block of Vermont as home for downtown transit hub June 18, 2013 · 11 comments
- Editorial: Arts decline June 18, 2013 · 7 comments
- Senate Democratic leader asks attorney general whether Supreme Court's voter decision affects Kansas June 18, 2013 · 1 comment
- Blog: State seeking proposal to develop resort at Clinton Lake State Park June 18, 2013 · 2 comments
- Kansas Board of Regents to vote on proposed tuition, fee increases June 18, 2013 · 5 comments
- On the street: Is protesting outside a public official’s house appropriate? June 18, 2013 · 15 comments
- New TV deal expands KU athletics coverage, access June 18, 2013
- Freshman Frankamp brings hot shot to KU June 18, 2013
- Terrific threes: A look at KU’s top small forwards in the Self era June 18, 2013
- Editorial: Arts decline June 18, 2013
- Newton company to benefit from state budget proviso after 'Read to Succeed' initiative not approved June 17, 2013
- Report says schools underfunded $657 million in FY 2015 June 17, 2013
- Residents irate over quarry blasting June 18, 2013
- Fix-It Chick: Controlling roly-polies June 17, 2013
- Clinton Lake resort discussions resurface September 6, 2012
- 19-year-old Lawrence man found guilty of having sex with 14-year-old girl June 17, 2013
Mock funeral crowd mourns ‘death’ of Kansas
Stupid cuts to the endangered species list, cuts to the environmental act to name a couple more
June 10, 2013 at 12:56 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Homeless shelter, nearing capacity, gets more bus passes; city rejects tennis court lights
National average is 37% of people in homeless shelters are families. The real number is higher. The National Conference on Homelessness states most of the families lost their homes after losing decent paying jobs.
June 5, 2013 at 10:50 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Opinion: Newspapers might get better with Kochs
Actually, MacLeod , 2011Urban politics reconsidered. For a start. Clark discusses urban political regimes.
May 7, 2013 at 11:57 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Opinion: Newspapers might get better with Kochs
History has shown the media tends to legitimize the elitist faction. (Clark. 2001) urban politics. This, unfortunately, would be nothing new.
May 7, 2013 at 11:50 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Tiger among exotic animals seized from Atchison County resident
Leave that to Compton.
May 7, 2013 at 11:42 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lawrence ranked second-worst-performing small metro area, according to new national economic index
Agreed. Lawrence must build for the need of the residents, not for the developers. Lawrence must build smart and not throw money at every idea that comes along. That is why we need to market Lawrence appropriately. The 80s was build for building sake. It has been heard that Lawrence survives on building. That is the wrong way for a community to thrive heathlily. In these economic times we must grow when needed and with jobs that support the community.
April 30, 2013 at 9:52 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Lawrence ranked second-worst-performing small metro area, according to new national economic index
I am glad to hear this report supports research done locally. Lawrence has spent far to much money on waiting for manufacturing/warehouse jobs. A SWOT analysis should show the job skills of Lawrence fits the report. The Joint Economic Development Commttee should looking into ways to market Lawrence as stated. TREO did this with hours and hours of pulblc input and is now growing in jobs that fit their regional area. (Tucson).
We are not looking at ways that saves money by pin pointing the marketing of Lawrence. But what is worse is we are not able to grow globally with cross cultural training programs. There are levels key city staff and members of the city leadership must be trained. We lost a Greman business last year. Partly lack of job training ability and cultural ability. We should be marketing Lawrence as veterinarian pharmaceuticals, entrepreneurial incubator to keep graduates here and provide jobs that fit the tesidents jobb skills and the housing price points. Lawrence is set between KC with intermodal and an international airport 1hour away. I bit farther, but not unmarketable. Topeka the capital with air transport and railroads. We should be the next biggest business location spot. The comp plan is not at fault as recently determined, so we need to change the way we think about business and drop the 80's attitude. It no longer works.
Backshoring, geen industry, new industries, global product built locally to help cut transportation costs and many more. More and more companies have started building their product where they plan to sell it. Hyundai and Toyota were two if the first companies to cut transportation costs buy building locally sold cars, made locally.
Not that we want to build cars, but other industries are also moving to this idea.
April 30, 2013 at 4:59 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
City commissioners want to study whether Lawrence needs new plan to guide growth and development
Growth is not always a bad word, but that growth has to still protect and maintain existing community and not grow beyond the communities ability to financially support proper expansion. Lawrence has to be able to afford all infrastructure including police, fire, parks and rec to name 3. Building just to build is not healthy growth. Note the number 1 requirement of the comp plan is to protect the Heath of the community. Lawrence, unfortunately, basically survives on building.
It is a fact a community that is not growing is either holding the status quo or declining physically. Business taxes should provide major income to a communities coffers and not just residential property tax. The percentage of business taxes to residential taxes should be higher from the businesses then it is at present. Vacant building is not a sign of a healthy community. Lawrence's vacancy rate in almost every category implies an unhealthy community.
A new century with an economic crisis is forcing communities to find new ways to bring dollars to the communities coffers. Lawrence is stuck in the 80's. We grew then so we must continue status quo. Times have changed and finances are to tight to through money at every idea and hope something works.
April 26, 2013 at 8:50 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
City commissioners want to study whether Lawrence needs new plan to guide growth and development
H2020 is for Douglas County. Lawrence jurisdiction actually have an urban growth area both H2020 cover and state statutes support. Yes the county has equal jurisdiction. Comp plan changes have to go before the county if the property is in the urban growth area.
April 25, 2013 at 4:57 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
City commissioners want to study whether Lawrence needs new plan to guide growth and development
Wichita is also writing a new comp plan with the same idea. Comp plans have the same basis based on what was said at the city commission meeting. You suggested I was wrong because of Johnson County.
So now Johnson County is also not the same as Lawrence either.
April 25, 2013 at 4:52 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )