How the center of the KU campus has moved over 140-plus years
I don't know about you, but I've read just about enough words for today, so this blog entry will be a mostly visual one. For ...
Early results from speech and debate nationals
Thanks to Lawrence High School speech and debate coach Jeff Plinsky and his prolific Twitter account, we have some early results from the National Forensics ...
FINAL: Red alums top Blue current players, 66-61, at Bill Self basketball camp
Here's video of that Andrew Wiggins dunk that Jesse Newell was in perfect position to capture just seconds into today's game. Final Score: Red 66, ...
Beer, rock n’ roll, alpacas and more
The lasso's rounding up a lot of local food and music today. Let's see what we've got: • This is one is for the beer ...
Hello again from the southern hemisphere…
...where the stars are brighter and there is no big dipper to be found. We went on a game drive at Kruger National Park on ...
Student residents forced out of KU apartment building because of drought-related damage
Sometimes we reporter types want to try to dig up more information than we can get by just dialing a phone number or clicking a ...
City to consider using gated, pay-as-you-leave system for new downtown parking garage
It is a popular game with a certain someone in my household: Where is the downtown parking meter patrol officer? I suspect you know how ...
Cooking away the CSA, week 10: The best flourless peanut butter cookies
OK, I realize peanut butter cookies do not seem like a CSA-friendly treat, but they are. Just stick with me. You see, these peanut butter ...
A little cleaner look at KU’s announced TV deal with Time Warner
The news regarding a broadcasting deal between Kansas Athletics, IMG College and Time Warner Cable/MetroSports to create a revamped Jayhawk Network has produced quite a ...
State seeking proposal to develop resort at Clinton Lake State Park
The idea of a destination-style resort at Clinton Lake — an old proposal that resurfaced late last year — is becoming more serious. Officials with ...
Upscale meal in peach orchard to showcase the fine-dining side of agrotourism
Think “agrotourism,” and pick-your-own apples and winery tours probably come to mind, at least in the Midwest. But another take on it is becoming increasingly ...
Where does each KU basketball returner need to improve?
It's the basketball offseason, which means it's the best time for the Kansas men's basketball players to improve their skills before the games begin to ...
Reducing Sexual Harassment in the Military
Any effort to reduce sexual harassment in the military needs to recognize that some men have never learned to adequately control their sex drives. Unfortunately, ...
City commissioners now will consider 700 block of Vermont as home for downtown transit hub
Buses, builders and bulldozers, oh my. It is not the latest elaborate act for Lawrence’s Busker Fest. Instead, it may be the newest solution to ...
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America’s Stifled Growth
In today’s Washington Post an article appears ( that explores why our recovery has been slower than historic experience. The gist of the article IMHO ...
Climate Realism
Many of you are familiar with the interchanges between a number of contributors to this space who favor a carbon tax to address climate change ...
KU starting to feel decline in federal research dollars
When I saw Steve Warren, KU's vice chancellor for research and graduate studies, at a groundbreaking event on Friday, I asked him about something that ...
Wonkette, books and kickball
Summer is in full swing, so let's take the temperature of the Lawrence blogosphere and see what the Internet has in store for us: • ...
Bedbugs on the radar screen of city officials; new ordinance would allow City Hall to create rules to exterminate pests
And here you thought property maintenance just meant keeping the grass mowed, the house painted, the roof shingled, and other such matters. Well, add one ...
New bridal shop opens along South Iowa Street
Area bridegrooms have it easy these days. It used to be that planning a wedding involved so much running around that you would ruin a ...
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- “Finding The Political Will To Reverse Climate Change” -- 04/25/13 at Woodruff Auditorium 18 comments
- A LifeStar helicopter leaves the scene of a multiple-injury accident as emergency response personnel June 15, 2013 · 2 comments
- Mass Street Mile -- 06/30/13 at Downtown Lawrence 1 comment
- "Why I Left the Republican Party" -- 03/16/13 at Lawrence Arts Center 46 comments
- Summer music camp 1 comment
- Loads of Hound Dogs w/ Darrell Lea -- 06/15/13 at Jackpot Music Hall 2 comments
- Pallbearers carry Kansas’ casket from Plymouth Congregational Church to South Park on Saturday. June 8, 2013 · 5 comments
- From left, Chaeyoung Park, piano; Emily Shehi, violin; Dana Rath, cello, make up Trio Aër, a Lawrenc June 16, 2013 · 1 comment
- 2013 Rock Chalk Roundball Classic 1 comment
- City approves Menards store next to Home Depot at 31st and Iowa streets June 18, 2013
- KU geographers win defense grant to study Central American communities June 19, 2013
- Opinion: Dick Vitale loves life, wife and Andrew Wiggins June 19, 2013
- Transfer Hunter Mickelson to sit out, soak it up for a year June 19, 2013
- Police investigate string of almost 20 auto burglaries in west Lawrence June 18, 2013
- Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center to host "Beach Bash" June 18, 2013
- New farmers' market finding its footing June 16, 2013
- KU dean blasts negative national report on teacher preparation programs June 18, 2013
- Questions for working adults going back to school include finances, time management January 5, 2013
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