- Hard work behind district’s success on assessments
- October 23, 2008
- Last week, Eudora USD 491 officials released the district’s remarkable accomplishments on the 2007-2998 state assessment tests. District students performed so well on the test that they not only easily achieved the critical Adequate Yearly Progress needed to avoid consequences from the 2001 No Child Left Behind federal legislation, but earned an astounding 18 of 24 possible standards of excellence available to the district.
- Hugs take sting from day’s bites
- October 23, 2008
- There indeed is a silver lining to many clouds floating by, even on a rainy old Monday.
- Safe room grant another district win
- October 16, 2008
- Two weeks ago, it was announced Eudora USD 491 would receive a grant for $567,000 FEMA grant that will pay 75 percent of the cost of building a tornado safe room in the new elementary school.
- Current 1061 speed limit appropriate
- October 2, 2008
- Last week, the Eudora City Council delayed action on a recommendation to increase the speed limit to 35 mph on Douglas County Road 1061 in front of Eudora Middle School. It is to be hoped that delay is the first step to rejecting any such increase.
- Timely vaccinations invaluable
- October 2, 2008
- On a recent Saturday, I was given cause to ponder why we vaccinate our pets. In these two clinical cases presented to us, both could have been prevented by routine vaccination of the pets. In both cases, the owner had either not vaccinated or allowed them to lapse.
- Pet talk
- Timely vaccinations save pets
- October 1, 2008
- On a recent Saturday, I was given cause to ponder why we vaccinate our pets. In these two clinical cases presented to us, both could have been prevented by routine vaccination of the pets. In both cases, the owner had either not vaccinated or allowed them to laps
- Food pantry round up worthy idea
- September 18, 2008
- One hears much these days about public/private partnerships, usually from private companies wanting tax breaks for ventures they say will be of a great benefit to the public. In June, the Eudora City Council created another kind of partnership - one driven by charity and not the profit motive.
- Blue Jacket name has interesting history
- September 18, 2008
- Being from the east and an amateur history buff, the name of rural Eudora Winery Blue-jacket Crossing brought back recollections of a book titled “Blue Jacket War Chief of the Shawnees” by Allan Eckert.
- Cooperation key to library’s placement
- September 11, 2008
- Although it might not be embraced by all in a community paying for a new swimming pool, community center and $45 million in school projects, Eudora needs a new public library.
- Cancer issues same for man and pets
- September 11, 2008
- Cancer, or as doctors are taught, neoplasia, affects all of us dearly, deep in our heart of hearts. Both my father and eldest sister succumbed to the terminal spread of this most feared of all diseases. We were all very devastated as we watched the cancer spread and take its toll on what were previously vibrant lives.
- A fortnight of insomnia
- August 27, 2008
- I attended a meeting last week at which a number of those present were complaining about lack of sleep. It seemed the Olympics were so compelling they couldn’t stop watching. They just had to see how the gymnastic competition ended or who won a swimming competition
- Eudora blessed with Lauber’s years of service
- August 21, 2008
- A community is fortunate when a new resident arrives who can provide a needed service. It is doubly fortunate if that new citizen takes an active interest in the community. It is truly blessed if during the resident’s long life, the person - through entrepreneurial skill and foresight - invests in the community in such a way that it improves that city’s quality of life.
- Pets can stir hornets nest
- August 21, 2008
- So, just before my noon lunch break, I armed myself for the worst-case scenario. Hives of wasps are not pleasant memories for our family. One evening, as my daughter was cleaning out one of her sheep jugs, we heard a blood-curdling shriek. Katie was sprinting toward open country, wasps in hot pursuit. One flew under her shirt and was stinging her repeatedly. Luckily, she survived with Benadryl and baking soda poultices.
- Joint traffic study of turnpike traffic necessary step
- August 14, 2008
- Douglas County Commissioners agreed this week to split with the city of Eudora the cost of a traffic study to determine the traffic consequences in Eudora and Douglas County of new Kansas Turnpike interchange near Tonganoxie. The Eudora City Council had requested the county pay for half of the $17,580 study.
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What do you think about a proposed ban on smoking in public places such as restaurants, bars and workplaces?
As much as I hate government interfering with our lives, I love the smoking ban. Going out in Lawrence is so nice without smelling cigarette smoke at your table while eating.
