Freedom Machine
Married less than two months, it was the summer of 1966 when we drove to a nearby state lake for our first overnight campout. We ...
Marital Advice
I saw a story on the news today about a couple who have been married for 50 years and have never gone to bed mad ...
About this global warming stuff…
My wife and I returned from Florida last Friday just in time for last week's snow. And as I write, it is snowing again. But ...
Merry Christmas From Your Candidates
'Tis the season for eating too much cookies, maxing out your credit cards and, wait a minute: groan inducing political ads?Now that the Iowa Caucuses ...
How I found my feminism.
from factoryjoe at flickr.com I found my feminism in two difference places; in my family and in books. I am grateful to have been raised ...
Just about …. and more
A few years ago, I took my husband to the Tate Art Gallery in St. Ives, Cornwall. The building is pretty impressive. It overlooks the ...
Lawrence, The Way We Remember It
Here are the answers, based upon what I know and what was said in the comments, please let me know of any errors. 1. Where ...
How do you Deal
Cue cheesy music and twinkly lights. Audience applauds as polyester-suit-clad Bob Talksalot prances onto the stage.BOB: Hello Ladies and Gents, welcome to "How do you ...
How to Survive a Family Gathering Over the Holidays
Imagine arriving at the home of a relative for a holiday celebration. You see your nephews and nieces playing tag in the backyard, unleashing laughter ...
A Mother’s Prayer
It's 7:45 in the evening, and I sit in the dark rocking and nursing my one-year-old to sleep. When I can stop my mind from ...
Crush on Obama
I wanted to like Hillary, really I did. I was rooting for her in much the same way as I root for womenfilmmakers. I go ...
Fire department responds to motor vehicle accident
Emergency calls Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical reported the following responses: Fire calls ¢ Motor vehicle accident, 12:24 p.m. Thursday, Kasold Drive and W. Sixth ...
See the Space Station
It should appear as a fast moving bright star rising in the NW. It should climb to as high as 45 degrees above the horizon ...
Seriously?
First blog here...don't be nice to me--I'm savvy and smart and am a winner of intellectual arguments.Read the following this morning:Tuchman: Hitting the road (literally) ...
So Much to See
Next: So Much to See #2 I propose that if we took the time to look more closely at all the things around us each ...
Budig says baseball will survive
Gene Budig, the former KU chancellor and president of Major League Baseball's American League, says the sport will survive following last week's report by George ...
42 inch LCD TV burgled from Naismith Hall
Law enforcement reportBurglaries and thefts reported ¢ A 48-year-old man reported a Panasonic 42 inch LCD TV was stolen from Naismith Hall, 1800 Naismith Dr., ...
Candidate regrets: Brownback wishes he’d ‘been funnier’
[(Nationa Journal) National Journal conducts Q&A with Brownback:][1] Q: Looking back, is there anything you wish you'd done differently? Sam Brownback: Been funnier -- would ...
Local PR man featured in Wall Street Journal
¢ Todd Brabender, a Lawrence resident and public relations professional, is the subject of a feature in the [Wall Street Journal][1] today.He's Todd Brabender - ...
The Best and the Worst—Music 2007
reading this blog on lawrence.com, I outlined my picks for the top ten of 2007 with a comment. Of course, I was not satisfied with ...
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- Sound Off: Water fountains May 22, 2013 · 5 comments
- Hillcrest teacher honored with annual 'Bobs' Award' May 22, 2013
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- House Republican leaders propose 1.5 percent cut to higher education for each of next two fiscal years May 21, 2013
- No consensus on McLemore's draft position after lottery May 23, 2013
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- Free State students and parents share emotions at graduation May 22, 2013
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- City commissioner wants review of city's storm shelter policies in wake of Oklahoma tornado May 22, 2013
