I really thought I'd get more submissions than I did for bad poetry. Thought the commenters would be all over this one. Hands down, this was my favorite of the entries I got. If you're a regular on the comment boards, the author will look familiar. "I wake up all too often and have to ...

So, I stumbled upon the the worst poetry in Chicago and it's pretty terrible. The first one is about Oprah and it's hysterical. Turns out today is Bad Poetry Day! I want your worst poetry. You can email me or just post your worst in the comments. I promise to read them all and post some of ...

There's quite a few events going on in the next few weeks in Lawrence public schools, so I thought I'd put a bug in your ear about some of them. Tonight at 7 p.m. the Lawrence Boys and Girls Club is hosting a fundraiser/student film premiere of their original work titled "Welcome to L.A." ...

So, Lawrence celebrated Earth Day this weekend, but really Earth Day is tomorrow. How much do you know about the environment? Check out this Connections Academy Quizbowl Challenge, which will put you to the test. Really, it's geared toward kids, so maybe see if your kids know more than you. ...

Are you a teacher? Have an awesome idea for your kids but don't have the extra money to do it? U.S. Cellular is here to help. It launched its "Calling All Teachers" campaign, which will funnel $1 million (how very Dr. Evil of them) to teachers across the country for classroom materials and ...

I know I've raved about Lawrence High's college prep engineering class before and how they win everything and could design their way out of a cardboard box, but to show off all their skills, they need to make it to the Global Construction Challenge in Knoxville, Tenn. They swept up at KC ...