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Free State Family: June 2007 Archives
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What we did for our summer vacation
Posted by Liz on June 30, 2007

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If you journey off of I-70, Missouri is kind of nice. Continue »


Megan Helm sighting
Posted by Eric on June 29, 2007

Megan Helm, who has been a contributor for some time to Free State Family and wrote the recently retired "Circle Up" blog, has one of the most-discussed items today on ljworld.com: this letter to the editor about the 2008 presidential race. Way to go, Megan. Continue »


Tio Loco fans unite!
Posted by Eric on June 27, 2007

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This is the home of the unofficial Senor Stan's fan club. Continue »


Art Mayhem
Posted by Eric on June 23, 2007

...with Lawrence artist KT Walsh.
Thursday, June 28, 7 p.m.
732 Rhode Island St.

Free and open to the public!
A celebration of life at its most blessed--completely harmonic, intrinsically bizarre, gorgeous to see. Continue »


Postcard from Girl-Scout day camp
Posted by Eric on June 22, 2007

Sun! Fun! Disasters narrowly averted! Continue »


My aunt has opinionitis
Posted by Eric on June 21, 2007


Check out a new blog with bite. Continue »


Lawrence, meet your pesticides
Posted by Eric on June 19, 2007

Here are some of the tasty products we're using to maintain our parks. If I'm missing something and these are good for me in small doses, please let me know and I'll start pouring them on my granola. Continue »


Crack Nazis and ditching the training wheels
Posted by Eric on June 17, 2007

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Lawrence's sidewalks suck, but kids must bike nonetheless. Here are some ideas from getting them off the training wheels and onto two wheels. Continue »


Bob Dylan tribute in the works
Posted by Eric on June 15, 2007

Tentatively scheduled for the night of July 7 at the Gaslight Tavern. You heard it here first. More details to come. Get a sitter if you're a Dylan fan and come out to hear local musicians take a crack at... Continue »


Good Dad Writing
Posted by Admin on June 15, 2007

Our friend, Jeff Ruby, who works for Chicago Magazine writing about food and other fun stuff (some people have all the luck), is now publishing excerpts from the journal he kept during his wife's first pregnancy in a column called... Continue »


Father's Day hype machine
Posted by Eric on June 13, 2007

pedicure.JPG Your partner or spouse really does want something on this holiday, even if he does not act like it ahead of time. Continue »


Destination: Old Prairie Town
Posted by Eric on June 11, 2007

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A quaint but noisy attraction near downtown Topeka. Continue »


Movies should all be like this
Posted by Eric on June 09, 2007

Turn down the volume, turn up the lights, and skip the previews. That's what I'm talking about. Continue »


Family-friendly music scoop
Posted by Liz on June 08, 2007

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Coming in July: A family friendly show at the Replay where the music is all about the kids. Continue »


Sippin' on fizzy water
Posted by Liz on June 04, 2007

It's long been my belief that fizzy water is a beverage for middle aged folks who have become a little milquetoast with time. The reason for my new found fondness of fizzy water - that it serves as a guilt-free stand-in for booze and pop - fully supports this theory. Continue »


A few changes
Posted by Liz on June 03, 2007

Hello everybody, and thanks for checking back, despite the flagrant case of cyber neglect that's been occuring around here. As you may notice, the structure of the site has changed just a bit. Allow me to briefly explain....... Continue »




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