It is the ugliest scoreboard in America — which makes sense given that it is measuring politicians. Recent public polling by the Pew Research Center shows that 58% of Americans view the Republican Party unfavorably and 59% view the Democratic Party unfavorably.
The scoreboard sucks not only because of its negativity, but also because of how meaningless it is. Elections will be held next month across the ...
Hang around the finances of college athletics for just a little bit and one fact will become abundantly clear: Athletic departments are motivated to spend every dollar they get.
As you would expect, the departments are led by highly competitive people, and the departments are full of highly competitive student-athletes. In short, everybody there cares about scores.
In the business of college athletics there ...
Happy National Drive Electric Week.
I’ve been seeing the signs all over town touting the week. They keep producing the same question for me: Is it odd that this environmentally conscious city seemingly has more electric vehicle signs than electric vehicle charging stations?
In fairness, the premise of that question is only half true. More specifically it is about 57% true in Lawrence.
In Lawrence, the ...
The migratory pattern of the Jayhawk has officially broadened. After last week’s sighting in London, I believe the species notes in a birdwatching field guide may read like this: Brilliant plumage, pronounced beak, tepid offense, special teams inconsistently special.
Yes, the actual football game in Wembley Stadium left something to be desired for KU fans. I’ll still argue that it was a good sight ...
Have you heard about the federal government’s plan to begin denying large batches of background checks for firearms purchases if any one such background check came back inaccurate?
The system would work this way: People who purchase a gun from a federally-licensed dealer already are required to submit to a background check. Such checks happen every week by the hundreds of thousands. Going forward, if one of ...
It seems imprudent for Lawrence to impose a two-year moratorium on data center development.
It seems prudent that every city in America impose a two- year moratorium on data center development.
I’m beginning to think my intelligence is artificial because I’m tending to believe both statements to be true. Let me try to explain.
Let’s start in Lawrence. It is not clear that a data center development that ...
