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Polls in 2007
- Do you make New Year's resolutions? (December 31)
- Are you going to bet anything on the outcome of the Orange Bowl? (December 28)
- What door-opening mechanism do you prefer? (December 27)
- Did Santa bring you what you wanted for Christmas? (December 26)
- Dakota Zinn, 11, is working to get an ice arena built in Lawrence. He's started a letter writing campaign and enlisting local businesses in his quest. Does Lawrence need an ice rink? (December 24)
- How much are you spending on Christmas presents this year? (December 21)
- Have you mailed your Christmas cards yet? (December 20)
- New Jersey this week banned executions. Capital punishment was re-established in Kansas in 1994, but no one has been executed in the state since 1965. What should the future of the Kansas law be? (December 19)
- What would prompt you to ride the T or ride it more often? (December 17)
- Christmas is about a week away. How've you been this year? (December 16)
- What do you think of baseball's steroid report? (December 13)
- Should Attorney General Paul Morrison resign over sexual harassment allegations? (December 12)
- What's the worst thing about winter? (December 12)
- What impact does a celebrity's endorsement of a politician have on who you vote for? (December 11)
- Now that you're an adult, does snow still make you happy? Or does it make you grumpy? (December 6)
- Which stories belong on the Lawrence Journal-World's "Top 10" list for 2007? (December 6)
- What do you think of the $285.6 million price tag for renovating the Capitol? (December 5)
- What do you think of the City Commission's punishment for its illegal executive session about Deciphera? (December 4)
- What do you think of the 30-day jail sentence a Lawrence man received for killing a rabbit? (December 3)
- The Jayhawks are going to the Orange Bowl in Miami. Do you have plans to attend the game? (December 3)
- Is the KU football team performing well enough in the classroom? (November 29)
- What do you think of downtown parking? (November 28)
- How much holiday shopping do you have complete? (November 27)
- What do you think of the Oread Inn proposal? (November 26)
- What most accurately describes your state of mind about KU football? (November 25)
- Who is going to win Saturday? (November 23)
- When you think of Al Bohl, how do you feel? (November 21)
- Does this undefeated-so-far season make Mark Mangino the best football coach in KU history? (November 21)
- Will gas prices affect your holiday travel? (November 19)
- Are you going to Arrowhead for the KU-MU game? (November 19)
- With a week to go until Thanksgiving, how will you be getting to grandmother's house? (November 14)
- What do you think of Tuesday's City Commission discussion of how the Deciphera tax rebate was handled? (November 14)
- Should KU football be ranked No. 1 in the country? (November 12)
- Will KU football go 11-0? (November 12)
- What do you think about Gov. Sebelius' comments about Kansas wine? (November 9)
- Should KU beef up Friday classes to cut down on Thursday drinking? (November 8)
- What do you think of the federal ruling that the SLT should go through the wetlands? (November 6)
- Which of the proposals for a city sales tax do you think is best? (November 6)
- Since January, Kansas University has been blocking information about flights taken by its plane based in Lawrence. The school says it's for security reasons. Should a public institution such as a state university block this information? (November 5)
- Lawrence City Commissioners are considering a route for extending 31st Street from Haskell Avenue to O'Connell Road to alleviate east-west traffic congestion. Which route do you prefer? (November 2)
- At this point in time, are you more interested in KU football or KU basketball? (October 31)
- Trick or treat? (October 31)
- Will KU football go 9-0? (October 29)
- Are you dressing up for Halloween? (October 29)
- How stressed are you? (October 26)
- Are you prepared for disaster? (October 25)
- Are you worried about staph infection? (October 24)
- Will KU football go 8-0? (October 23)
- What do you think of an intangibles tax for Lawrence? (October 22)
- What do you think of KDHE's decision to reject coal plants for Western Kansas? (October 18)
- Can KU football win on the road at Colorado? (October 18)
- Should the city approve the proposed industrial park near Lawrence Municipal Airport? (October 17)
- Should the Kansas Legislature create laws to crack down on childhood obesity? (October 16)
- Will KU go to a BCS bowl this season? (October 15)
- Is it too early for Christmas shopping season? (October 11)
- Should the state spend an additional $26 million to provide all-day kindergarten and boost teacher pay? (October 10)
- What do you think of KDHE's staff recommendation to approve new coal plants? (October 9)
- What do you think of the car-registration lines at the County Treasurer's office? (October 8)
- How do you expect the Jayhawk football team to do the rest of this season? (October 8)
- Do you think President Bush's veto on the children's health insurance program should be overridden? (October 5)
- Should KDHE approve new coal-fired electric plants in western Kansas? (October 4)
- If KU beats K-State on Saturday, should the 5-0 Jayhawks be ranked in the Top 25? (October 3)
- Do you walk your kids to school? (October 2)
- How should the school district pay for a $16.5 million maintenance backlog in elementary schools? (October 1)
- What do you think of the city's Farmland redevelopment proposal? (September 28)
- What do you think of the second-degree murder charges against Ramona Morgan? (September 27)
- How awesome is 'Halo 3?' (September 26)
- Do you regularly wash your hands after using the restroom? (September 25)
- Would you send your child to virtual school? (September 23)
- Would a K-State campus in Olathe be a threat to KU's interests? (September 21)
- Does KU do a good enough job protecting private records? (September 20)
- Should Kansas universities require student essays to determine admissions? (September 19)
- The county will spend more than $1 million to renovate the courthouse. What do you think? (September 18)
- What should the city's Transportation 2030 plan emphasize most? (September 13)
- Are you donating to United Way this year? (September 13)
- What do you think of President Bush's plans to withdraw 30,000 troops from Iraq (September 12)
- What do you think of Gen. David Petraeus' Monday testimony about the Iraq War? (September 11)
- Do you think Tom Murray will get a new trial? (September 7)
- What do you think of City Hall's attempt to close down Last Call? (September 5)
- What do you think of the high-intensity activated crosswalk on East 11th Street? (September 5)
- Why do you think Lawrence growth is lagging? (September 4)
- How do you celebrate Labor Day? (September 3)
- Should the Kansas Legislature adopt a statewide smoking ban? (August 30)
- Will you attend KU's first football game of the year? (August 30)
- What do you think of Toby Young's 27-month prison sentence for giving an inmate a firearm, as part of the escape? (August 28)
- What do you think of a proposed new sales tax for Lawrence? (August 28)
- Should City Hall extend the hours drivers must pay to park downtown? (August 27)
- Should the city expand the public library downtown, or should it build a satellite branch in another part of Lawrence? (August 24)
- Congress will hear a report on Iraq progress next month. What should happen after that? (August 23)
- Should the government move terror suspects from Guantanamo Bay to Fort Leavenworth? (August 22)
- What do you think of Mark Mangino's decision to start Todd Reesing at quarterback? (August 20)
- KU is ranked 38th in the latest US News & World Report list. What do you think of that rank? (August 17)
- Is it hot enough for you? (August 16)
- What do you think of the decision to delay the opening of South Junior High and Broken Arrow Elementary School? (August 15)
- Should the state make kindergarten mandatory? (August 14)
- How do you feel about KU students returning to town? (August 13)
- What do you think of Sam Brownback's performance in the Senate during his presidential campaign? (August 10)
- How well does the city enforce its "aggressive panhandling" ordinance? (August 8)
- Are you going to the Vinland Fair this year? (August 6)
- Do you feel safe on Kansas bridges? (August 2)
- Are you going to the McLouth Threshing Bee? (August 1)
- How do you respond when somebody's iPod is too loud? (July 31)
- Is the cost of milk more or less aggravating than the price of gas? (July 30)
- What is your favorite part of the Douglas County Fair? (July 27)
- Who taught you how to swim? (July 26)
- Do you think the YouTube debate was a worthwhile political event? (July 24)
- Will you buy the Harry Potter book tonight? (July 20)
- Are you going to the Sidewalk Sale? (July 19)
- Are you going to the Douglas County Fair this year? (July 18)
- Should City Hall budget for a 3.5-percent sales tax increase, or bet more conservatively? (July 17)
- What are you doing for vacation this summer? (July 16)
- What do you think of the status of the Lawrence visual arts scene? (July 14)
- Would you feel safe living near the National Bio- and Agro- Defense Facility? (July 13)
- Does the city need new regulations to reduce incidents at Lawrence bars? (July 12)
- What do you think of the $6 million in state funding to keep Deciphera in Lawrence? (July 11)
- Should City Hall raise court costs for offenses other than traffic and parking tickets? (July 10)
- Should the Lawrence City Commission approve the proposal to raise swimming fees for kids to $4? (July 9)
- What do you think of a proposed 3-mill property tax increase for Lawrence schools? (July 6)
- How did you celebrate the Fourth of July? (July 5)
- What do you think of President Bush commuting Scooter Libby's sentence? (July 4)
- Is the city ban on fireworks being obeyed in your neighborhood? (July 3)
- How many days is your Independence Day holiday? (July 2)
- What do you think of the misdemeanor criminal charges against abortion doctor George Tiller? (June 29)
- What do you think of the proposed 900-acre business park near Lawrence Municipal Airport? (June 27)
- What do you think of a proposed bill to outlaw almost all late-term abortions in Kansas? (June 26)
- Should more wind farms be allowed in rural Kansas? (June 25)
- Will you buy and use fireworks for Independence Day? (June 22)
- What should City Hall do to deal with its budget shortfall? (June 20)
- What do you think of the 122-month prison sentence given to Jason Rose? (June 19)
- How much does the abortion issue affect your voting? (June 18)
- What do you think of Mayor Sue Hack's sales tax proposal? (June 15)
- What do you think of City Hall's spending $9,000 on its bid to have Lawrence named an All-America City? (June 14)
- What do you think of moving Guantanamo detainees to Fort Leavenworth? (June 13)
- What do you think of political "robocalls?" (June 11)
- Are you going to the Wakarusa Festival? (June 8)
- What do you think of Wal-Mart's latest plans for Sixth and Wakarusa? (June 7)
- Should City Hall increase street repair funding by $1.2 million? (June 6)
- Should City Hall make deep budget cuts to the bus system? (June 5)
- What's your favorite thing about summer? (June 4)
- One of the world's most prolific spammers was arrested this week. What's the appropriate punishment? (June 1)
- Will you buy a Kansas-Iowa lottery ticket? (May 31)
- What do you think of the Wakarusa Festival? (May 30)
- Do you think Lawrence's downtown parking fines are: (May 29)
- Do you think Lawrence needs more bilingual services? (May 28)
- Should the city spend $20 million or more on the PLAY project? (May 25)
- How will you spend Memorial Day weekend? (May 24)
- Do you recycle? (May 22)
- How will you spend your summer vacation? (May 21)
- What do you think about the proposed KU tuition increase? (May 18)
- How do you deal with the influx of crowds for KU graduation? (May 17)
- How do you deal with the tiny red mites appearing around town? (May 16)
- Should parents be held legally responsible for teen beer parties held at their home? (May 15)
- What do you think of home schooling? (May 14)
- What possible KU alert systems would be most useful to you? (May 11)
- Who is correct about the amount of Kansas National Guard equipment available? (May 9)
- Should City Hall give tax abatements to businesses? (May 9)
- How'd you survive the rain? (May 7)
- What do you think of traffic in Lawrence? (May 7)
- How will you handle rising gas prices? (May 4)
- How should City Hall pay for a $1 million budget shortfall (May 2)
- How many e-mails do you send in a day? (May 2)
- Should the county require developers to pay for new roads? (April 30)
- How should the city pay for needed repairs to streets? (April 30)
- Should the president veto the new bill setting a timeline for Iraq withdrawal? (April 27)
- Who will win the legal case over the city's smoking ban, now in front of the Kansas Supreme Court? (April 25)
- What do you think of the proposal to extend 31st street from Haskell to O'Connell Road? (April 25)
- Should all Lawrence schools offer full-day kindergarten? (April 24)
- What do you think of the $172 million spent on Statehouse renovation? (April 23)
- How did Lawrence schools handle Thursday's bomb threat? (April 20)
- Have you filed your taxes yet? (April 16)
- Should Gov. Kathleen Sebelius be pushing for removal of President Bush's restrictions on stem cell research? (April 16)
- Will you attend Saturday's opening of the Lawrence Farmers Market? (April 12)
- Should City Hall settle the Wal-Mart lawsuit? (April 12)
- What kind of new recreation facility do you want for Lawrence? (April 11)
- What do you think of Julian Wright's decision to go pro? (April 9)
- What would Lawrence be like without KU? (April 6)
- What will the election results mean for the future of Wal-Mart in west Lawrence? (April 4)
- What do you think of the election outcome? (April 4)
- Who is your favorite City Hall candidate today? (April 3)
- Should Gov. Sebelius sign the bill allowing casino gambling in Kansas? (March 30)
- Should local taxes be used to pay for maintenance at KU? (March 29)
- Of the following options, what should the City Commission do to encourage job growth in Lawrence? (March 28)
- Where do you shop the most? (March 27)
- Would you eat genetically modified rice? (March 26)
- Will you vote in the April city and school elections? (March 23)
- Will KU beat Southern Illinois tonight? (March 22)
- Which one of Lawrence's features should go on a new list of seven wonders of the world? (March 13)
- How well will the Jayhawks do in the NCAA tournament? (March 12)
- Do you favor expanded gambling in Kansas to reduce property taxes? (March 9)
- How will KU do in the Big 12 tournament? (March 7)
- Are you going to Emporia to watch Free State play in the state tournament? (March 7)
- What's your favorite way to communicate with friends? (March 5)
- Should the state ban in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants? (March 1)
- Should the state charge higher Turnpike tolls to fast drivers? (February 28)
- Who is your favorite candidate today? (February 27)
- Do you plan to participate in Tuesday's primary election? (February 26)
- Should the city impose jail sentences for possessing guns near bars? (February 22)
- Should the city tighten up requirements for the paratransit system? (February 21)
- Should the state fine people who leave their children in cars? (February 20)
- Should an Equal Rights Amendment be added to the state constitution? (February 19)
- Should the state prohibit a Lawrence partnership registry? (February 15)
- Should the state adopt a law against bullies? (February 14)
- Should the state designate English the official language? (February 13)
- Should the Kansas Legislature scrap the state minimum wage? (February 13)
- Should City Hall help create a transit system between Lawrence and KC? (February 8)
- What do you think of a consultant's proposal to guide city planning? (February 6)
- Will you vote in the Feb. 27 City Commission primary election? (February 6)
- What was your favorite Super Bowl commercial? (February 4)

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