More than 30 at hotel treated at hospital following carbon monoxide exposure

"...several children had got out of the hotel swimming pool..."

Really? That is terrible grammar, even for the AP.

December 11, 2012 at 9:57 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

City set to accept $5.2 million worth of bids for library parking garage project

What? Bids?! That's not how we do things around here...

November 18, 2012 at 5:31 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Vulgar license plates are OUTALUK in Kansas

Please control all possibly obscene license plates in Kansas. I'm so afraid of what might happen to people who see a "dirty" license plate -- they might vote for a *gasp* moderate Republican or something terrible like that!

November 11, 2012 at 10:23 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Residents get answers on proposed rec center

The city just did an analysis of the water system and determined that 80% of the water mains in Lawrence need to be replaced in the next several years, to the tune of multiple million dollars. Between that and the library, there is nothing close to a need to spend $25 million MORE for a good ol' boys loophole of a sports facility that will never recoup enough for this town.

November 9, 2012 at 2:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Are there any advancements you’d like to see the country make in the next century?

Karen, you have succeeded in making me choke on my cornflakes while reading the paper. Wow.

November 4, 2012 at 9:57 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

School building plans reflect modernized instruction

I have heard some of the same. I think the district needs to come clean and detail its spending from the last bond issue. Then, they can either say "We told you so" or claim responsibility for how it was spent (different school board, partly a different superintendent, etc.) and move on. Until they do that, there is a large group of skeptics in this town.

October 31, 2012 at 9:24 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

School building plans reflect modernized instruction

I am in favor of updating and upgrading schools -- many of them need it desperately. But, I am NOT in favor of designing changes specifically for the Educational Philosophy Du Jour. Look no further than Broken Arrow to see that that would be a mistake. Designed modifications should be logical and flexible enough that we won't have to do this again for decades. We don't want to be in the year 2021, looking back and saying, "Remember when small-group projects were all the rage...?"

October 31, 2012 at 9:22 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Brownback urges Kansans to report school inefficiencies

This definitely sounds like smaller government. Report the government inefficiencies back to the government, so that the government can make them more efficient. Yep, smaller government.

October 18, 2012 at 1:56 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Parents, staff offer thoughts on improvements to Pinckney School

Wondering if anyone has publicly asked the district administrators for ledgers from the last bond issue to explain how it was spent? Even if it was spent differently than intended, the public is entitled to know.

October 18, 2012 at 1:51 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Two Journal-World photographers win awards in national contest

Congrats to the photographers! Well deserved recognition.

October 16, 2012 at 1:37 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )