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Sound Off for December 2010

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How can I get a ticket to Gov.-elect Sam Brownback’s inauguration?

When should you put your live Christmas tree out for recycling?

New Year’s Eve is the last Friday of the month. Will there be a Final Friday on New Year’s Eve?

When does KU’s basketball team begin the Big 12 season?

Who sponsored the two Christmas inserts, “A Child’s Life Of Jesus” and “The Byrd’s Christmas Carol”?

I couldn’t see the lunar eclipse the other night because it was too cloudy. When will the next one happen?

Will city offices be closed on both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day?

Is the city yard waste still being picked up on Monday? If you have leaves or something, when’s the best time to put them out?

What are the hours money needs to be put in the meters downtown? It was my impression no money needed to be put in after 5 p.m. or 5:30 p.m. How long are they monitored?

How many bowl games will Big 12 Conference football schools play in this season, and which bowls are they?

I know that snow must be cleared off sidewalks, but do wet, slick leaves have to be cleared also?

The Sunday paper has an advice column on animals. I can’t seem to find it. Where is it located?

After reading about the discrimination filed against KU, I was wondering if there have been any other cases filed against facilities operations at KU?

Where is KU men’s basketball player Josh Selby from originally?

When will the Allen Fieldhouse be open for walkers during winter break?

Is the ordinance allowing chickens to be raised in Lawrence just for eggs or does it also include slaughtering?

Are the tipping guidelines any different for a beautician or hair stylist who owns their own shop?

If you can’t use twine or rope for bundled tree limbs, what else would the city consider a durable tie?

Can you find out what is causing people with allergies to have such serious allergy attacks with this cold weather? It’s way too cold for any pollen or molds to be alive. I have many friends, including myself, who are suffering very seriously as if it were the height of allergy season.

I’d like to volunteer to help people by shoveling snow from their sidewalks this winter. But I don’t know who to get in touch with.

Is there a law about smoking within a certain distance of a public doorway? Does it have to be posted?

In the Go! magazine, it shows the weather report, high and low temperatures, and wind speed. There’s something that says “POP” and it give a percentage. What does “POP” stand for?

What are members of the Lawrence Memorial Hospital board of trustees paid for their service? Does the hospital pay for travel for these board members — and, if so, what trips and how frequently?

I noticed the KU Store has a trailer at games with an Illinois license plate. Don’t they have to register in Kansas?

What happened to the morning news on Channel 6?

I heard that Old Chicago in Lawrence is closing. Is that true?

If my neighbor hires a company to get leaves out of her yard and they basically blow all of the leaves into my yard except what they bag up. Who's responsible for the leaves that blew into my yard, my neighbor or the company she hired?

In past Journal-World articles I’ve seen reporters reference the Kansas Open Records Act — or KORA — as well as the Freedom of Information Act — or FOIA — laws. What’s the difference between the two?

I recently noticed that the word “website” is just one word now, but I used to see it printed in the Journal-World as “Web site.” When and why did that change?

Where is Lawrence Rotary Arboretum?

During the KU men’s basketball game against UCLA, they referenced the 64-game home winning streak. What’s the NCAA record for home game winning streak?

Why don't the city’s solid waste crews take bundled tree limbs, brush, etc., anymore?

What is the KU men’s basketball team’s record in the Jimmy V Classic?

Why does the Lawrence Journal-World and others continue to call the games between KU-MU Border Wars? War is War (i.e. fighting, shooting, killing and bloodshed). Other stations call it the Border Showdown. Please stop calling it a war.

I’ve heard a lot about KU football coach Turner Gill having 18 commitments from the Class of 2011 so far. When will those players officially sign with the Jayhawks?

With Colorado and Nebraska leaving the Big 12 next year, what does that mean for the 2011 KU football schedule?

What does the term Black Friday refer to and where did it come from?

Is it legal to set your trash out too late — and then let it stay out on the curb until the crews come the following week?

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