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USD 497 farm system
May 3, 2010 • Zach Carnahan, Sports Editor
Filed under Blogs, Louisiana Street Breakdown
Even though Lawrence is without a professional baseball team, the school district draws nice comparisons. With the end of the year coming fast and an ever shrinking budget, the district, and teachers alike must decide what is best for their future. A lot of times this seems to turn out bad for both sides... Read more »
smARTs: Thinking
April 19, 2010 • Martha Allen, staff writer
Filed under Blogs, smARTs
My grandfather was a politician. He is retired now, but at one point he was the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Topeka Capital Building. Political characters get a bad rap, but one thing is true: They ‘get people’. My grandfather once told my mother, “People are... Read more »
smARTs: Fresh
April 5, 2010 • Martha Allen, staff writer
Filed under Blogs, smARTs
Today was the first day of summer. It was also the last day of March. When it’s 85 degrees outside it is hard to believe that only 2 weeks ago there was a half of a foot of snow on the ground. To me, spring has always been the perfect example of a fresh start. There is nothing that ’spring... Read more »
Coming to a close
March 31, 2010 • Zach Carnahan, Sports Editor
Filed under Blogs, Louisiana Street Breakdown
A Lawrence staple for many years is coming to an end today. Larry Sinks and Joe-College have finally been forced to close down due to various legal fees and lawsuits filed by the University of Kansas Athletic Department. Joe-College has offered Lawrence residents with cheaper, humorous KU shirts for... Read more »
March Sadness?
March 29, 2010 • Zach Carnahan, Sports Editor
Filed under Blogs, Louisiana Street Breakdown
Normally March is a time is a time of great joy for basketball fans all over the country, but this year this basketball fan is feeling anything but. After an experience earlier this month it really hit me that this would be a long month. It started during the confrence championships, KU was playing their... Read more »
Slice of Nice: Kids
March 25, 2010
Filed under A slice of nice, Blogs
It started out as a ploy to get community service hours for National Honors Society. I walked into Children’s Learning Center last Wednesday (St. Pattie’s Day) with my friend Krista not knowing what to expect. We knew we were supposed to work with children, but that was about it. The... Read more »
smARTs: sing the blues
March 9, 2010 • Martha Allen, staff writer
Filed under smARTs
The posting of the final list of Showtime results always elicits a few raised eyebrows, a few angry comments and usually a few tears. This year was no exception. It’s such a difficult process, making a showtime number. It takes months of weekly, and sometimes biweekly rehearsals and many arguments... Read more »
Slice of Nice: A lesson I’m still working on
March 9, 2010
Filed under A slice of nice
It’s been a rough couple of weeks. Though I’ve done some things right, I’ve also failed. A lot. After wallowing in self-pity and frustration at my lack of success for over 48 hours, my dad finally sat me down for a talk. I was expecting an inspirational pep talk. Usually my dad’s... Read more »
Slice of Nice: Graciousness
March 1, 2010
Filed under A slice of nice
The Showtime list went up last Thursday, and it looks like Martha and I both have Showtime on the brain. [For those of you who don't know, Showtime is Lawrence High's variety show where students audition songs in various groups.] Every year when the list is posted, cacophony ensues. First come grunts... Read more »
smARTs: misery loves company
February 22, 2010 • Martha Allen, staff writer
Filed under smARTs
Just recently my dad went back to school. I have always been the one at my house with the consistently high stress level. I’m always the one yelling at people to be quiet because I’m trying to work, or walking aimlessly around the house trying to jog my brain out of it’s writer’s block. Now,... Read more »
