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The Lignell Zone · By David Lignell

January 8, 2009 · 5 comments

Vote for your favorite satirical definition of Meeting!

Conference chatter · By Eric Sorrentino

January 8, 2009

In this edition of Conference Chatter, Big 12 Spotlight editor Eric Sorrentino takes a look at the smack talk in the week leading up to tonight's BCS Championship between Oklahoma and Florida. Plus, there's a plethora of storylines that should make tonight's game a riveting one to watch.

Seen it? · By Jonathan Kealing

January 8, 2009 · 1 comment

Did you notice those little buttons at the top of story pages on LJWorld.com? They're social bookmarking tools — now ubiquitous on news sites — and they're a way for you to tell others about a story you like.

Common cents · By Mike Belt

January 8, 2009

In 2008 an average of 35,000 malware samples were detected each day by Panda Security’s PandaLabs. Of those, 22,000 of them were new infections, according to a news release issued today about the firm’s annual malware report.

Dugan' A., Man · By Dugan Arnett

January 8, 2009 · 1 comment

Dugan chats with a Florida fan about the OU-UF BCS Championship game, set for Thursday night on Fox.

Southern Perlo · By walterrhett

January 8, 2009

The dynamics of the South in American history find the same importance in current times. Here's a national look at people, places, and events making Southern news!

Culture Crumbs · By Sarah Henning

January 8, 2009 · 3 comments

Mmmmm, cat food.

Schoolhouse talk · By Lindsey Slater

January 8, 2009 · 4 comments

A group of second-grade boys from Pinckney School are getting some national TV coverage on Friday.

Town Talk · By Chad Lawhorn

January 8, 2009 · 3 comments

Despite worries all year long about sales tax collections, Lawrence sales tax revenues actually grew in 2008.

Odds and Ends · By KansasPerson

January 8, 2009

My family and I try to leave our mark, however tiny, on the English language.

Dakotah Drives · By Charles Edwards

January 7, 2009 · 2 comments

Dakotah takes a rider who is instrumental in keeping Dakotah on the road.

Linda's Backroad Musings · By Linda Hanney

January 7, 2009 · 6 comments

A frosty morning on Lake Javaro, Tecumseh, Kansas

At Random · By Ronda Miller

January 7, 2009 · 20 comments

Forget about what you didn't do yesterday and concentrate on what you will do today.

'Hawks in the NBA · By Matt Tait

January 7, 2009 · 3 comments

The NBA is full of players who almost became Jayhawks. DeShawn Stevenson, who committed to KU but then declared for the NBA Draft out of high school, is one of the most recent near-misses to make major noise at the professional level.

The Yellow Tape · By Jesse Fray

January 7, 2009 · 3 comments

The name of one of Douglas County Jail's newest inmates is similar to that of Kansas University's head men's basketball coach.

Wheel Genius · By Mark Fagan

January 7, 2009 · 10 comments

Can't find a flight? Don't want to drive? A Texas-based company offers an on-the-road alternative for getting to and from the presidential inauguration this month in Washington, D.C.

Notes from John · By John Poertner

January 7, 2009 · 5 comments

Stevia is about to be allowed to be used as a food additive in the United States says a recent article in the LJ World. Stevia also has an interesting connection with Kansas.

Schoolhouse talk · By Lindsey Slater

January 7, 2009 · 3 comments

Education reporter Lindsey Slater is sick -- and knows that spreading germs in schools, especially elementary schools, is easy. But how can you stop it? And how can you make your child feel better?