Local Natives to bring raw nature of ‘Hummingbird’ to sold-out Granada
It should come as no surprise that it’s easier to write music when no one is watching. At least, that was one of the obstacles ...
Eldridge Hotel proposes major expansion; Lawrence lands on startup list; family fun center update
Somewhere, the Missouri knickers of William Quantrill must be in quite a bunch right now. More than 150 years after Quantrill burned it to the ...
Playoffs roundup: Aaron Rodgers leading Drew Gooden fan club
As if Chicago sports fans needed another reason to despise Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers. What does an NFL star have to do with the ...
Three Miraculous Things
Searching for a brother, a father, and long-ago roots in another country These are three great articles and films. Two, a video and a film, ...
We Should Really Call it Grandmother’s Day
Mother’s Day is now 18 days away. I didn’t realize how close it was until my brother called on Monday to discuss plans for my ...
Quinoa newbie
I'm trying to eat clean(er). At first, I wasn't sure what this meant, entirely. And frankly, I still don't, so I'm making it up as ...
Healthy doughnuts, part 2
When I last wrote about doughnuts, I told you I was really, really trying not to make doughnut making a “thing” for me. I’d had ...
Tired of Whining Homosexuals
I feel sorry for homosexuals because they are afflicted with a birth defect they seem unable to understand. However, I'm tired of them and their ...
Lawrence’s sleepy heads land city on national top 10 list; medical office development underway near west Walmart
Lawrence has made another national top 10 list, and, if the results are any indication, we'll likely comprehend its meaning sometime around noon. You see, ...
Poll: Brownback 47%; Davis 40%
A new poll out today shows Republican Gov. Sam Brownback with a lead over his likely Democratic challenger, Rep. Paul Davis of Lawrence. The survey ...
Lawmaker’s misstatements on education caught on video
A northeast Kansas legislator was recorded on camera over the weekend telling constituents that Kansas has the fourth worst educational system in the country, based ...
Four left for the Farmers’ Ball finals
At the Bottleneck on Saturday night, eight local gems put on a battle of bands show of sorts for the Farmers' Ball semifinals, competing for ...
City set to clear way for test of legalized hitchhiking program; engineers propose unique design for pump station near 31st and Louisiana
At the moment, my thumb is still multicolored from a mishap with Easter egg dye, melted chocolate bunnies and several exploding marshmallow Peeps. But soon ...
Making focus a habit will help you avoid slumps
Often the first pose in a yoga class is the simplest — simply standing in Tadasana (Mountain pose). You are instructed to balance the weight ...
Paul Pierce clutch in playoffs opener
For the first 30-plus minutes he spent on the court Saturday at Toronto, it didn't look like veteran Brooklyn small forward Paul Pierce would play ...
Free State baseball has terrible luck
There's plenty of types of bad luck. Sometimes when you're playing poker, you just can't get the right cards. Sometimes you forget your umbrella when ...
Jayhawks in the Playoffs guide
Congratulations. You survived the 82-game NBA regular season. Well, even if you didn't, personally, six former Kansas University basketball players did. (Actually, if you want ...
KU student’s ‘Watchmen: Midnight’ fanedit one-ups original
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ groundbreaking 1987 book “Watchmen” was the only graphic novel to appear on Time’s 2005 “All-Time Greatest Novels” list. It pushed ...
Looking Forward: April 17-23
JabberJosh A two-piece, Sam and Will Gunnerson make up the fuzz punk JabberJosh. They rocks a heavier sound than most two can produce alone, Sam ...
What Montell Cozart as the starting QB means for Kansas football
Charlie Weis' decision to name sophomore Montell Cozart Kansas University's starting quarterback for the 2014 season has everything to do with Cozart, his ability, his ...
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- Letter: Koch goals April 16, 2014 · 71 comments
- Letter: Perfect storm April 14, 2014 · 96 comments
- City upholds decision on West Lawrence roundabout despite new objections from neighbors April 15, 2014 · 18 comments
- Blog: Wolf earns big money from government health care programs he criticizes April 16, 2014 · 16 comments
- Blog: Sebelius said to be weighing U.S. Senate bid April 16, 2014 · 12 comments
- Blog: KU broadcaster David Lawrence to open West Lawrence sports restaurant and bar; update on Limestone pizza restaurant downtown April 15, 2014 · 18 comments
- Regents leaders remain committed to disciplinary aspects of social media policy April 16, 2014 · 11 comments
- Political analyst predicts Republicans will reclaim U.S. Senate April 15, 2014 · 15 comments
- Blog: In new ad, group backing Brownback praises governor for school bill but doesn't mention repeal of teacher tenure April 14, 2014 · 30 comments
- Lawrence would lose $1.7 million from school finance changes April 14, 2014 · 23 comments
- Brownback signs Medicare, gun bills April 23, 2014
- City urging motorists to avoid 23rd and Louisiana area while crews repair fiber optic line April 23, 2014
- FSHS swimmers fall in SME dual April 23, 2014
- Kansas school boards cautioned about using new powers to hire, fire teachers April 22, 2014
- Firebirds soccer stung in OT of game for friend April 23, 2014
- Prescription drug take-back day set for Saturday April 23, 2014
- City approves, county to consider investing in farmers market food stamp program April 22, 2014
- Buffalo Bob's Smokehouse to close after 37 years in business April 14, 2014
- LHS swimmers, divers chase state marks at home meet April 23, 2014
- Lawrence man to go to trial in felony drug case April 22, 2014
