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Polls
Do Lawrence students have enough time to eat lunch?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No: Youngsters are only learning to cram their meals | 70% | |
| Yes: Lunch doesn’t take that long to eat | 29% | |
| Undecided | 0% | |
| Total | 55 | |
How many points will the Chiefs hang on the Ravens' vaunted defense?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 21-30 | 41% | |
| 11-20 | 39% | |
| 0-10 | 10% | |
| 30+ | 8% | |
| Total | 74 | |
Videos
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- Flood warning
- City warns property owners of peril
- December 6, 2006
- Stan McMechan knew there was a ditch in the backyard of the home that he was looking to buy in the 2500 block of Atchison Avenue.
- Flood concern focus of city education effort
- December 6, 2006
- In tonight’s 6News and tomorrow’s Lawrence Journal-World, flood awareness on the rise, student leaders at KU speak out about crumbling classrooms, and a look back on World War II.
- District attorney’s office charges Kemp
- December 6, 2006
- Kansas safety Jerome Kemp was charged today with felony motor vehicle burglary and two misdemeanors.
- Ottawa woman dies in wreck
- December 6, 2006
- The Ottawa Police Department has identified a woman killed in a wreck Tuesday afternoon as Linda Mustain, 57, Ottawa.
- Governors address education, business issues
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Several state governors said Tuesday that the United States must change its culture to foster innovation in education and business to compete globally for high-paying jobs increasingly out of reach of many Americans.
- State group endorses Rep. Sloan’s resolutions
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B2
- The largest organization representing state government recently adopted a resolution by state Rep. Tom Sloan, R-Lawrence, that calls for federal-state partnerships in developing renewable energy.
- On the record
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Lawrence Datebook
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Former pool worker guilty in 2002 Leawood murder
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B8
- A former swimming pool maintenance worker was convicted Tuesday of killing a college student in 2002 at the northeast Kansas pool where she held a summer job.
- Painful loss muddies K.C. playoff picture
- Sunday’s overtime setback against Browns sends Chiefs into five-way tie in American Conference wild-care race
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C6
- As everybody’s schedule shapes up today, Kansas City’s biggest stumbling blocks to a playoff berth figure to be Cincinnati and the New York Jets.
- Clock management draws criticism
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C6
- Herm Edwards, who has been criticized for faulty clock management going all the way back to his days in New York, isn’t sitting still for this one.
- Defense suffers ‘setback’
- Chiefs hope for return of linebacker Johnson
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C6
- When you think of a unit coached by former defensive back and current Kansas City Chiefs top dog Herman Edwards, you expect sound defensive play.
- Sheriff says kidnapping report was hoax
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Authorities on Tuesday found the body of 5-year-old Geontae Glass, who’d been reported missing Monday by his 25-year-old mother.
- Flatulent passenger forces plane to land
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Farting onboard your plane is bad manners. But here’s a tip: It’s even worse to light a match.
- Iran blocks access to video-sharing Web site
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on A3
- No YouTube.com in Iran. The country has blocked access to the video-sharing Web site, and a media rights group is warning that Internet censorship in the Islamic state is on the rise.
- By Matthew Pennington
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on A3
- President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said Tuesday that Pakistan is willing to give up its claim to Kashmir if India reciprocates and agrees to self-governance in the disputed Himalayan region that they have fought over for decades.
- Progress but no accord on U.N. Iran resolution
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Six world powers made “substantive progress” but failed to reach an accord Tuesday on a U.N. resolution to punish Iran for defying demands to halt its nuclear program, the French Foreign Ministry said after talks in Paris.
- Intrepid sails to facelift
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on A3
- No longer stuck in the mud, the USS Intrepid returned to the sea Tuesday and sailed to Bayonne, N.J., where the warship-turned-museum will get a $17 million facelift.
- Speedy school lunches not cram sessions
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on A1
- For adults, a 25-minute lunch break might be a little hard to swallow.
- City takes pass on gas proposal
- Commission considered asking Legislature to increase tax
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on A1
- It is hard to find many people who champion the idea of higher gasoline prices, but city commissioners briefly toyed with the notion Tuesday night.
- Defense nominee heads toward confirmation
- Robert Gates, blunt on Iraq, breezes through Senate hearing
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Robert M. Gates was unanimously approved by a Senate committee Tuesday to become President Bush’s new defense secretary, after a day-long confirmation hearing in which he bluntly stated that the United States is not winning the war in Iraq.
- Checkup finds Kansas healthier
- Infant mortality, obesity remain trouble spots for state
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Kansans are getting healthier. We smoke less and drive more safely. We’re getting our children immunized, plus our workplaces are safer than they were at the beginning of the last decade.
- No. 25 NU stumbles
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C4
- Brittany McCoy made tie-breaking free throws with 1:44 left and Minnesota held Nebraska without a field goal the last 3:52 in a 74-65 victory over the 25th-ranked Cornhuskers on Tuesday night.
- No. 18 Gonzaga falters
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C4
- Derrick Low scored 22 points to help Washington State defeat No. 18 Gonzaga, 77-67, on Tuesday night and improve one of the best starts in team history.
- LSU hands Texas A&M first loss
- No. 22 Oklahoma State turns back No. 21 Syracuse
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C4
- Glen Davis walked toward the frenzied LSU student section, smiled wide, cocked one fist in the air and let the cheers rain down on him as the clock ticked down.
- Firebirds third at relays
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C3
- The Free State High boys swimming team opened its 2006-07 season in strong fashion Tuesday, finishing third among eight teams at the Topeka West Relay Invite at Hummer Sports Park.
- Tiegreen keys Eagles’ narrow win
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Kristie Tiegreen had 14 points, 18 rebounds and six assists, leading Veritas Christian’s girls basketball team to a 31-29 victory over Topeka Cornerstone on Tuesday.
- Seahawks struggle to score
- Hyman Brand dominates Seabury hoop squads
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Turnovers, offensive rebounds, and scoring droughts plagued the Seabury Academy boys basketball team Tuesday night in a season-opening 55-23 loss to the Hyman Brand Rams.
- Twice as nice
- Lions sweep double dual
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Lawrence High won its only scheduled home dual meet of the season Tuesday night, defeating Blue Valley West, 47-24, and Olathe North, 45-32, in a double dual at the LHS West Gymnasium.
- Self pleased with Jayhawks’ passion
- Coach encouraged by KU’s effort during Monday’s grind-it-out victory against USC
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self likes his team’s chances of winning on any given night … if the Jayhawks play as passionately as they did in Monday’s 72-62 victory over Southern California at Allen Fieldhouse.
- Woodling: Bowls full of KU ties
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Everything you wanted to know about postseason college football but were too wrapped up in Britney Spears’ 25th birthday celebration to notice: Was that a misprint, or has Rice really earned a bowl invitation?
- New cafeteria gives students elbow room
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on A7
- No more crowded lunches. Southwest Junior High students now can eat their school lunches with a little more elbow room, thanks to a new cafeteria expansion project that opened this week.
- Highberger tapped to work with county
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B3
- Commissioner Boog Highberger will represent the City Commission on a committee to try to work out an agreement with the county on proposed subdivision regulations.
- Higher fines for tickets approved
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B3
- A proposal to increase fines for many traffic violations and some parking tickets was approved by city commissioners unanimously Tuesday night.
- Former bank officer’s appeal denied
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B3
- A federal appeals court has refused to revisit the guilty pleas of a former Topeka bank officer convicted of bank fraud along with former Westar Energy Inc. Chief Executive David Wittig.
- White Sox holding out for pitching
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C2
- On Ken Williams’ side of the table, the chips are stacked high, like the skyline of Chicago. Other players eye him enviously, waiting to see how he will play his hand.
- Big-name players find new homes
- Maddux signs with Padres; Drew, Lugo head to Red Sox
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C2
- Greg Maddux is headed to the San Diego Padres, and J.D. Drew and Julio Lugo to the Boston Red Sox. Halfway through baseball’s winter meetings, teams remained focused on free agents instead of potential trades.
- School of Journalism to host ‘Difficult Dialogues’
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B5
- The Kansas University William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications will have another panel discussion in the “Difficult Dialogues: Knowledge, Faith and Reason” series.
- Coalition: Seek help from abuse
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B4
- Help is available. That was the message Tuesday from the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence after the slayings of two women this weekend in Wichita and Osage City.
- People in the news
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on A2
- ¢ Eddie Murphy: Don’t ‘jump to conclusions’ ¢ ‘Charlie’s Angels’ star completes cancer treatment ¢ ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s‘ dress sells for $807,000
- Brash young men, groveling young women
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on A2
- The new documentary series “Twentyfourseven” (9:30 p.m., MTV) follows seven young friends as they try to succeed in Hollywood. But don’t go looking for a rags-to-riches story here.
- Mayans unsure about ‘Apocalypto’
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on A2
- Scenes of enslaved Maya Indians building temples for a violent, decadent culture in Mel Gibson’s new film “Apocalypto” may ring true for many of today’s Mayas, who earn meager wages in construction camps, building huge tourist resorts on land they once owned.
- High costs behind NFL Network blackouts
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C5
- Sunflower Broadband subscribers are not receiving the live pro football package on the NFL Network because of the cost.
- Schedule no help for KU women
- South Dakota State off to strong start in Div. I infancy
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C5
- Bonnie Henrickson isn’t ready to circle the wagons.
- Pump patrol
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Patrol seeks fuel deals
- ‘River City Weekly’ discusses LINK history
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Visit the Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen, better known as LINK, beginning tonight at 6:30 on a special “River City Weekly” encore.
- Commission to discuss cell tower placement
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B1
- A request from Verizon Wireless to place a cell phone tower and equipment shelter in southern Douglas County will be discussed during tonight’s County Commission meeting.
- Holiday Shop teaches children the art of gift giving
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Most everyone could use a little financial advice. This week, as children step through a castle gate into the Children’s Holiday Shop, an elf will greet them - and serve as their financial adviser of sorts.
- Senior on football team turns himself in
- Safety booked into jail for theft, auto burglary
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University football player Jerome Kemp turned himself in at the Douglas County Jail on Monday after Lawrence Police suspected him of breaking into a car and stealing more than $1,000 in CDs and other items.
- Child-care provider gets probation
- Maryanna Rawlings had pleaded no contest to endangering 8-month-old
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B1
- A Douglas County couple urged a judge to impose jail time Tuesday for the day-care provider who put their child’s life in danger.
- Recipes
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on D2
- Organic emu chili healthy, delicious
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on D1
- Cooking Connection is a Journal-World feature that prints favorite reader recipes. This week’s featured cook is Deb Ashlock, of Lawrence, with her recipe for Big Bird Chili.
- Creativity not required to enjoy gingerbread
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on D1
- For most people who have received a fair dose of American holiday tradition, the word “gingerbread” summons one of two mental pictures: the gingerbread-man cookie or a gingerbread house.
- Witty characters in ‘Hay Fever’ create engaging, fun show
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on D8
- To call a play by Noel Coward full of sparkling wit and outrageous characters is probably cliche. Witty characters are his stock in trade, and “Hay Fever” does not disappoint in those respects.
- Easy hors d’oeuvres share key ingredient: cheese
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on D7
- Join “Jayni’s Kitchen” this week for “Quick and Easy Hors d’ oeuvres.”
- Here’s a new take on traditional latkes
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on D4
- It’s traditional to eat latkes, also called potato pancakes, during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. The eight-day candle-lighting festival begins this year on the night of Dec. 15.
- Roasting best for chestnuts
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on D3
- Q: How are chestnuts roasted? A:Oh yes, we’re all familiar with the popular holiday song, “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose,” but you’re not alone when you ask how to roast chestnuts.
- Newer drug slows diabetes but side effects a concern, new study shows
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on A8
- A newer drug appeared to delay the progression of the most common form of diabetes a little longer than two older medications but with greater weight gain and more fractures, a large study has found.
- Legislating the stomach?
- For diners, health concerns trump trans fat ban fears
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Yes, said Toni Lewis, as she caught a quick dinner on the run at McDonald’s before her child’s piano lesson. Maybe New York City IS going too far telling people what they can and can’t put into their stomachs. But you know what?
- MySpace to develop database to help block sex offenders
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on A4
- The popular online hangout MySpace said Tuesday it will develop technologies to help block convicted sex offenders, the site’s latest attempt to address complaints about sexual predators and other dangers to teens.
- Horoscopes
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on D5
- For Wednesday, Dec. 6
- Wetlands program deadline is March 1
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C8
- The last day to enroll in the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Wetlands Preservation Program in Kansas for this year is March 1.
- Therapist visits conference in Denver
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Randy Freivogel, a physical therapist at TherapyWorks PA and program director for Kansas Center for Athletic Medicine, recently attended a conference, “Current Concepts and Advances on Knee and Shoulder Rehabilitation,” in Denver.
- KU course to address strategic planning
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Business owners and managers interested in learning from this year’s results and boosting performance during the coming 12 months are invited to enroll in a course at the Kansas University Small Business Development Center.
- Commodities
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Cooking up great buys in food processors
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Celebrity endorsements and breathless testimonials to the contrary, there is no single, all-purpose food-prep appliance.
- Realtor takes leadership post
- Mike McGrew will serve on top committee for national association
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Two dozen years after entering the real-estate business, Mike McGrew is assuming a leadership role in an association that represents and works on behalf of more than 1.3 million of his colleagues.
- U.S. has lost its fear deterrent
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B7
- A memo by outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld recommending changes in U.S. strategy in Iraq is being spun in some quarters as a declaration of capitulation.
- Sports don’t serve academics
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B7
- Over the past week there has been more than a little discussion of the recent rise in Kansas University Coach Bill Self’s salary from $1.3 million to $1.6 million.
- Consumer advocate
- Local consumers have a new place to go to seek help with questions and complaints.
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B6
- Local consumers have a new advocate at the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office. A new consumer protection unit in the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office has the potential to be an important service for county residents.
- Tax grinch
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Douglas County version: ‘Twas the day before Thanksgiving and in our mailbox was the 2006 Real Estate Tax Statement.
- Grant promises
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: The Dec. 3 Journal-World contained an article written by Gene Budig regarding the need to pay attention to the level of federal financial aid offered in this time of rising college costs.
- Library costs
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: It is finally refreshing to see one city commissioner take a position on the library issue. Thank you, Mayor Amyx.
- Not amateurs
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: I’m joining the Saturday columnist’s campaign against big-money college athletics, quixotic though it may be (Dec. 2).
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B6
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Dec. 6, 1906: “A young woman operating the Santa Fe rail depot at De Soto was badly beaten and robbed and may not recover.
- Old Home Town - 40 years ago
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B6
- Kansas University was seeking a new head football coach after the athletic board and Jack Mitchell reached an agreement on the settlement of a 10-year-contract that had been due to expire on June 30, 1971.
- Iraq Study Group sets bipartisan example
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B6
- Whatever the final impact of the Iraq Study Group report being issued today, for the 10 commission members this was an exhilarating experience, a demonstration of genuine bipartisanship that they hope will serve as an example to the broader political world.
- Girls show staying power when it comes to basketball
- December 6, 2006
- Lately, Saturdays have become a little more than just a day away from school for Harley Phelps. Since the beginning of November the Prairie Park fifth-grader has enjoyed her weekends because of something a little more fast-paced than merely enjoying time off - Parks and Rec basketball.
- Brownback: Republicans need to focus on energizing base
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B5
- Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback on Tuesday billed himself as a “full-scale conservative” as he courted activists in the state where precinct caucuses have traditionally kicked off the nominating season.
- Sentencing continued in murder at party
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on B1
- A new sentencing date has been set for a Gardner man convicted last month in a Baldwin City shooting case.
- Swap meat
- Sharing homemade foods gives area women a variety
- December 6, 2006 in print edition on D1
- One by one, the women walk through the kitchen, filling their plastic clothes baskets with frozen entrees.
- Parks and Rec player supports hometown team
- December 6, 2006
- Five-year-old Peyton Mallory loves the Kansas Jayhawks. Saturday at the Community Building, Mallory showed his support for the Kansas men’s basketball team, which played DePaul later that afternoon, by wearing his No. 30 Julian Wright jersey during his Parks and Rec basketball game.
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