[Kids Voting][1] is awesome. It didn't exist where I [grew up][2] and I was one of those kids that would have loved the chance to vote, even if it didn't technically count. My parents didn't exactly stress the importance of voting, but I definitely picked it up on my own and even loaded down my ...

With only one day to go until the polls open (and close), the candidates are making their final pushes to connect with voters. [And at Free State High School, the mock campaign continues.][1]Andrew Schoneweis, a senior in Bobby Nichols' AP Politics course, [sent me this video propping up mock ...

Is education your top issue this election? It's certainly the guiding focus of the the National Education Association, which has a comprehensive checklist of the education stances of Barack Obama and John McCain. There is little the two agree upon.[Have a look to see how the candidates match up ...

I just got back from a mock presidential debate at Free State High School. Seniors Hannah Kapp-Klote and Kenny Myers, students in Bobby Nichols' Advanced Placement politics course, are going head-to-head, vying to be Free State's mock president. Kapp-Klote is the State Party candidate; Myers is ...

Lawrence High fans will have to wait until Friday's gridiron match up against Free State High.Tonight's bonfire - the annual Chesty Lion celebration preceding the match-up with the cross-town rival - is canceled, a victim of today's storms.The event, scheduled for 7:30 this evening in the LHS ...

UPDATE: Apparently the plans are hard to read. Here are links to some PDF files [LHS][1] [Free State][1]We've heard from some people that they haven't seen adequate representations of what the new athletic fields at Lawrence High and Free State High will look like. Well, now's your ...