Many a white-knuckled driver on the western leg of the South Lawrence Trafficway likely thinks of a particular number as they seek a gap — or perhaps divine intervention — to make a pass on the busy highway.
The number: Four. As in, when are they ever going to make this !%&@# highway a four-lane road?
The answer remains: Not soon enough to do anything about this 1989 Yugo in front of you. But, such ...
Peaceful protests were fine, but attempts by pro-Palestinian activists to camp on the KU campus recently were a step too far, KU Chancellor Douglas Girod said in a recent interview.
“For the most part, they did a really nice job of holding peaceful protests, and I commend them for that,” Girod said in a brief interview outlining the philosophy he used in addressing campus protests that emerged during the ...
It wouldn’t quite be accurate to say that Douglas County has a fully formed plan for battling climate change.
But, the county does now have a plan for creating such a plan.
Commissioners at their Wednesday meeting unanimously approved Adapt Douglas County, which includes 14 broad goals that range from producing more green energy to reducing how much county residents drive in a year.
“This will be our ...
We know there are some national championship coaches who roam the halls of Kansas Athletics.
But, are there any championship-caliber budget cutters? Forget coaches with the clipboards and clickers. We need the accountants with calculators and cash flow sheets.
The success of the Kansas Jayhawks soon may depend on how many of those championship budget cutters can be found. Many national media outlets are ...
Story updated at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 22:
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will be asked to take a key vote to formalize their support for a massive solar energy project north of North Lawrence.
Commissioners at their weekly meeting will consider approving “findings of fact” and formal conditions for the Kansas Sky Energy Center project, which proposes to build about 8 million square feet of ...
Douglas County — compared with most of Kansas — is still a growth machine. But its fastest turning wheel last year was not Lawrence.
In fact, in 2023, Lawrence had the slowest growth rate of any city or town in Douglas County, according to new population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Baldwin City, Eudora and Lecompton all posted growth rates that were higher than Lawrence’s for the ...
