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Would you approve of fewer days but more minutes per day as a USD 348 cost-saving measure?
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 60% | |
| No | 39% | |
| Total | 28 | |
Videos
- Bill sought by opponents of Common Core Standards before the Legislature
- May 31, 2013
- Republican legislative leaders on Friday introduced legislation that could stop implementation of Common Core standards and proposed science standards.
- Inadvertantly sent Kansas Department of Revenue email shows expectation of revenue gain in May
- May 31, 2013
- Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration expects tax revenue gains for the month of May, according to an email inadvertently sent Friday to the Lawrence Journal-World.
- Douglas County commissioners blast concealed carry law
- May 30, 2013
- Douglas County commissioners made it clear Wednesday night that they do not approve of the state’s new concealed-carry gun law, and they hope local governments throughout Kansas will band together in the near future to urge that it be changed or repealed.
- More wineries, more elbow room expected for this year’s Winesong at Riverfest
- May 30, 2013
- Organizers learned two big lessons after turning hundreds away from the inaugural Winesong at Riverfest wine tasting event in De Soto. People — a lot of people, it turns out — are interested in trying Kansas wine. And, in order to better accommodate them, this year’s event would need some major tweaking.
- Kansas House GOP freshmen not happy with leadership’s tax options
- May 29, 2013
- Freshmen House Republicans are getting antsy about being told to increase taxes to provide revenue because of last year’s deep tax cuts that were approved before they ran for office.
- Baldwin girls bring home title
- May 29, 2013
- Girls win third state title in four years
- Food: Mac and cheese and pulled pork — together at last!
- May 29, 2013
- To satisfy my inclination to save the best part of the meal for last, every part of this casserole needed to qualify as potentially the best. It begins with a layer of roasted sweet potatoes, then a tangy-sweet mess of pulled pork and, finally, a three-cheese macaroni and cheese with Parmesan-breadcrumb topping.
- Kansas House rejects new tax plan; Democrats call for end of session
- May 28, 2013
- Plan would have set sales tax rate at 6 percent
- New Baldwin Junior High School principal returning home
- May 28, 2013
- Joe Sample said the timing of the Baldwin Junior High School principal opening could have been a little better.
- Battle of Black Jack annual observance to test impact of National Historic Landmark designation
- May 28, 2013
- Interactive tours of battlefield on tap for Saturday and Sunday
- It’s Thomas the Tank Train time
- May 28, 2013
- Thomas to be in Baldwin City next two weekends
- Ottawa woman sentenced in federal prescription drug case tied to death
- May 28, 2013
- A 37-year-old Ottawa woman was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years in federal prison for her role in a prescription drug case that was tied to a man’s 2009 overdose death.
- Northeast Kansas in tornado watch
- May 28, 2013
- Watch extends to 10 p.m.
- Lawrence cowboy wins riding event at Shrine Rodeo
- May 28, 2013
- A Lawrence cowboy left his young competitors in the dust as he spurred his way to the Shrine Rodeo’s 2013 bareback riding title.
- Baldwin City man wins Shrine Demo Derby
- May 28, 2013
- A Baldwin City man won the second annual Shrine Demolition Derby on Saturday in Tonganoxie.
- Legislature returns to face tax, budget decisions
- May 28, 2013
- Lawmakers back in Topeka with GOP House and Senate at odds
- Unsolved Kansas murder muse for Ottawa author
- May 28, 2013
- An unsolved Kansas murder mystery literally fell into Diana Staresinic-Deane’s hands one day in August 2007.
- Five questions: Read this summer
- May 28, 2013
- Soon it will be summertime and library summer reading programs are already in full swing. Barbara Brand, youth services manager at the Johnson County Library, talks about the importance of summer reading.
- Baldwin High School 4A state track and field results
- May 24, 2013
- Baldwin girls win 4A state track and field championship.
- Baker School of Arts and Sciences releases spring dean’s list
- May 24, 2013
- GPA of 3.5 with at least 12 hours required
