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Would a visit by President Bush sway your vote for Congress?

Poll results

Response Percent
No
 
83%
Yes
 
13%
No opinion.
 
3%
Total 225
If Trent Green is cleared to play for next week's game at Miami, who should start at quarterback for the Chiefs?

Poll results

Response Percent
Damon Huard
 
50%
Trent Green
 
33%
Larry Johnson
 
16%
Brodie Croyle
 
0%
Total 6
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Espinales guilty of second-degree murder
Prosecutors had hoped for a first-degree murder conviction
November 1, 2006
A jury on Wednesday convicted a Gardner man of the lesser charge of second-degree murder for the March 4 shooting at a birthday party in Baldwin. The verdict means jurors believed 25-year-old Hinndley K. Espinales shot and killed Alvin Sanchez intentionally, but not with premeditation, as prosecutors had alleged.
Stephan seeks investigation into Kline fund-raising
Former AG requested that the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission look into Kline’s fund-raising at churches
November 1, 2006
Former AG requested that the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission look into Kline’s fund-raising at churches.
6News Now for November 1
November 1, 2006
In tonight’s 6News and tomorrow’s Lawrence Journal-World, postal mix-up may cause problems with advance voting, a high school play about a school shooting, and consultants advise the city on growth.
Aquila wants natural gas rate increase
Company leaders said the increase is necessary to pay for ongoing operating and maintenance costs
November 1, 2006
Company leaders said the increase is necessary to pay for ongoing operating and maintenance costs.
Abortion records revelation heats up AG race
Democratic opponent criticizes the development as vote nears
November 1, 2006
The announcement by Phill Kline, an ardent opponent of abortion, cranked up the heat in an already hotly contested legal struggle and the race for attorney general.
Advance ballots returned to sender
Mistake means some votes not going to ballot box
November 1, 2006
If you are voting by mail in advance of Tuesday’s general election, be sure and check the postage sticker on the return envelope.
Downtown street blockaded by fire investigation
Fire call investigated
November 1, 2006
The 800 block of Massachusetts Street was blocked off shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday in response to a fire call.
Cross: More LJ is best for K.C.
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C8
The Kansas City Chiefs had too much of a good thing in their latest victory, their coach says.
Military historian to visit Oread Books
November 1, 2006 in print edition on D5
Max Boot, senior fellow in National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, will visit Oread Books in Kansas University’s Kansas Union.
Transform leftovers into a creative casserole
November 1, 2006 in print edition on D3
Q: Often I have small amounts of leftovers and would like to combine them into a casserole. Can you give me an idea on how to do it?
Criminal Minds’ creeps up on ‘Lost’
November 1, 2006
CBS’ “Criminal Minds” is a gory, creepy, serial-killer show. It’s dissed by critics as a stapled-together knockoff of the network’s many other crime dramas.
Bag of grapes gives family a Halloween scare
Black widow spider makes unwelcome appearance
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B2
The thing in the bag of black seedless grapes in Lori Warren’s refrigerator was black and shiny, all right, but it had something grapes don’t: eight legs.
On the record
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B2
Democrats’ confidence for capturing House rises
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A4
After a decade in the political wilderness, Democrats are beginning to predict confidently if quietly that they will win control of the House in next week’s elections, and possibly emerge with a relatively robust majority.
White House, Kerry exchange accusations over Iraq, troops
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A4
The White House and Sen. John Kerry traded their harshest accusations Tuesday since the 2004 presidential race, with President Bush accusing the Democrat of troop-bashing and Kerry calling the president’s men hacks who are “willing to lie.”
Lawrence Datebook
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B2
People in the news
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A2
¢ Rock nominees announced ¢ Smith battles pneumonia ¢ Heckler throws drink at Barbra Streisand
Pageant world not pretty on ‘Bones’
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A2
Ten years after her still-unsolved murder, JonBenet Ramsey continues to touch a cultural nerve. Tonight’s episode of “Bones” (7 p.m., Fox) concerns the grim discovery of the decomposed body of a former child-pageant star.
Time is right for Bob Barker to retire
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A2
Bob Barker is heading toward his last showcase, his final “Come on down.”
Starters anything but set for KU women
Lineup still in flux as Jayhawks open exhibition play tonight against Fort Hays State
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C3
Ivana Catic will start. So will Taylor McIntosh. After that, only coach Bonnie Henrickson knows who will open for Kansas University’s women’s basketball team in tonight’s exhibition against Fort Hays State.
KU football notebook
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C3
Wide receiver Brian Murph said he was OK after running full speed into a camera platform at Baylor on Oct. 21.
Jayhawks relish immediate payback opportunity
Kansas opens Big 12 Conference soccer tournament against same Colorado squad that issued beating five days ago
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C3
On Friday, Colorado stormed into Lawrence and handed Kansas University its worst loss of the season, shutting out the Jayhawks, 4-0, and snapping their four-game winning streak.
Holton sends Tonganoxie home
Defending 4A state champs grind out 24th straight victory
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C4
Tonganoxie High senior Bryan Morris screamed out the school’s letters as the football team conducted its usual postgame jumping-jacks routine, but that calisthenics tradition would serve as the final one for the Chieftains’ 12 seniors.
NBA briefs
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C5
¢ Songaila to have surgery ¢ Auerbach laid to rest ¢ Heat get their rings ¢ Ford, Ridnour sign
Bulls, Hinrich sign extension
Five-year deal thought to be worth nearly $50 million
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C5
Hours before the regular season began, the Chicago Bulls already had something to celebrate.
No Bell means no ‘O’ for Veritas
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C1
For nearly three quarters, Ben Balman made Craig Bell look like the Tony Gonzalez of eight-man football.
Keegan: KU needs Ds to bring A games
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C1
Statistics are like silly putty. You can do whatever you want with them.
Red alert
Defense dominates in Eudora rout
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C1
Although the offense scored all the points for Eudora High in its 47-13 victory over Kansas City Piper, the Cardinals defense set the tone Tuesday night in the first round of Class 4A state playoffs.
Kaun optimistic about quick return
Kansas center hopes he’ll need just three weeks to recover from partial tendon tear in right knee
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C1
Sasha Kaun walked with just a slight limp Tuesday afternoon, a black-and-gray brace supporting the Kansas University junior’s injured right knee.
Square reopens but skirmishes persist
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A6
Federal police reopened Oaxaca’s central square Tuesday after painting over the anti-government graffiti that had covered nearly every building in this colonial plaza during a five-month occupation by leftists and striking teachers.
Al-Jazeera to launch English news channel
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A6
Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television announced Tuesday that it would launch its English language channel Al-Jazeera International Nov. 15.
Death penalty change a human rights step
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A6
China, believed to carry out more court-ordered executions than all other nations combined, took a step forward in improving human rights Tuesday by enacting legislation that requires approval from the country’s highest court before putting anyone to death.
Apartheid-era President P.W. Botha dies at 90
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A6
P.W. Botha, the apartheid-era president who led South Africa through its worst racial violence and deepest international isolation, died Tuesday. He was 90.
Iraqi leader orders end to U.S. blockades
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A6
Exploiting GOP vulnerability in the Nov. 7 elections, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki flexed his political muscle Tuesday and won U.S. agreement to lift military blockades on Sadr City and another Shiite enclave where an American soldier was abducted.
North Korea agrees to rejoin nuclear disarmament talks
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A6
The U.S. and Chinese governments announced Tuesday that North Korea agreed to rejoin six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, a surprise diplomatic breakthrough that comes only three weeks after the communist regime conducted its first known atomic test.
Day care center’s planned $2M addition to decrease waiting list, add 6 classrooms
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A1
Three hundred children sit on a waiting list to get into Kansas University’s Hilltop Child Development Center, but that line could shrink in the future.
Kline says office received abortion records a week ago
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A1
Atty. Gen. Phill Kline said Tuesday night that his office has received the records of 90 patients from two abortion clinics and is reviewing them for possible crimes.
Downtown doesn’t disappoint ghouls’ Mass. Street masquerade
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A1
Jennifer Stock saw some good ones Tuesday, but the kid in the robot outfit had to be the best.
Activist arrested for terrorist costume
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A3
The lawyer who divulged President Bush’s drunken-driving arrest days before the 2000 election was arrested Tuesday after he was spotted on a South Portland highway overpass wearing an Osama bin Laden Halloween costume and holding a toy gun.
School, student settle suit over mental health
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A3
A former student who was barred from the campus of George Washington University and threatened with expulsion after checking into a hospital with depression has settled a lawsuit with the college, both sides announced Tuesday.
Fifth firefighter dies of burns from battling California wildfire
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A3
A fifth U.S. Forest Service firefighter died Tuesday of burns suffered when an engine crew was overrun by a Southern California wildfire, while investigators searched for the arsonist who set the blaze that burned 63 square miles.
Study links SIDS to brain stem defects
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A3
In a small study with big implications, researchers found some of the strongest evidence yet that sudden infant death syndrome - a medical and sometimes legal mystery once known as crib death - may be caused by brain stem abnormalities.
Texas Tech players suspected in burglary
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C6
Three Texas Tech football players face burglary charges after being accused of breaking into a house and leaving with a laptop computer and an iPod, police said Tuesday.
Fumbles reason for RB change at Mizzou
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C6
As far as Missouri coach Gary Pinkel is concerned, the reason Tony Temple is no longer the starting running back is simple.
Merriman accepts penalty
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C6
The San Diego Chargers must play their next four games without outside linebacker Shawne Merriman, one of the NFL’s top young stars who decided Tuesday not to appeal his suspension for testing positive for steroids.
Elite company awaits Stoops
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C6
A traditional powerhouse was suffering through three consecutive losing seasons when it turned to a man with no head coaching experience. And what a move it proved to be for Oklahoma.
Against UT, you can’t run, but you sure can pass
Longhorns’ air defense can’t keep up with stellar ground stoppers
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C6
The Texas defense is among the best and worst in college football. Ranked second against the run, the Longhorns are a dismal 112th against the pass.
Wildcats eye bowl berth
K-State must win one more to become eligible
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C6
In the last five years, either Colorado or Kansas State has represented the Big 12 Conference’s northern division in the championship game.
Hip-hop feminist, scholar to give lecture at KU
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B9
Hip-hop feminist, novelist and women’s studies scholar Gwendolyn Pough, of Syracuse University, will give a lecture at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Big 12 Room in the Kansas Union at Kansas University.
Officers chase wanted man through rural area
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B12
Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies chased a wanted man through a rural area just north of Lawrence on Tuesday night.
Mourners recall slain sheriff’s ‘big heart’
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B12
Townspeople and fellow law enforcement officers packed a school gymnasium Tuesday for the funeral of Sheridan County Sheriff James L. Johnson, who was shot to death last week by a man he had just persuaded to be committed for psychological help.
Mason’s job shouldn’t be on line
Former Kansas University coach has ‘been able to compete’ at Minnesota
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C2
A year ago football coach Glen Mason was a hero when the Minnesota Golden Gophers won five of their first six games, including their first victory at Michigan since 1986.
Tech boots Jackson
Knight cites academics as reason for suspension
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C2
Texas Tech’s men’s basketball season took a drastic turn on Tuesday, two weeks before the Red Raiders are scheduled to open the regular-season.
Wichita to host Bangladeshi convention
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B7
The 2007 annual convention of the Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America is heading to Wichita next fall, with more than 5,000 visitors expected to attend.
Soap maker to buy closing Colgate plant
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B7
Global soap manufacturer VVF Limited is turning a Colgate plant that is closing into a soap factory.
RECIPES
November 1, 2006 in print edition on D2
Theater guru puts world onstage
Show examines life in remote Indian community
November 1, 2006 in print edition on D1
Even if many Americans haven’t heard of Manipur, Ratan Thiyam says they’re familiar with the story of its people.
State creates v-cards to encourage voting
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B1
Kansans have a new way to encourage one another to get out and vote in Tuesday’s general election: online v-cards.
KU engineers to test hybrid-electric bus
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B1
Kansas University engineers will contribute to the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s testing of a new plug-in hybrid-electric bus this week.
Business owner announces candidacy
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B1
Mike Dever officially became the first candidate to announce his candidacy for the Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday.
Journalist, author has ‘what it takes’ to call president a friend
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B1
Richard Ben Cramer refutes the claim that Vice President Dick Cheney is pulling the puppet strings in the Bush White House.
Father: Son asked for help after shooting
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B1
Moments after shooting a member of his extended family through the head, Hinndley Espinales rested on his pickup truck and asked his father for help, according to testimony Tuesday in District Court.
Commissioner opposes new coal plant
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B1
City Commissioner Mike Rundle says if Lawrence really wants to be known as an environmentally friendly community, it should start drumming up opposition to a major coal-fired power plant complex proposed for western Kansas.
Trunk-or-treat
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B11
To the editor: On the surface, Trunk-or-Treating sounds like a safe and fun alternative to running through dark neighborhoods to strangers’ houses, but I hope parents speak carefully to their children about these events.
Views clarified
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B11
To the editor: Kenneth Miller has kindly written to me that my op-ed piece in the Journal-World (“Faith persists in face of reason,” Oct. 26) misrepresents his views on evolution and God, specifically those put forward in his Difficult Dialogues presentation at Kansas University on Sept. 7 (the video of Dr. Miller’s lecture is available at www.hallcenter.ku.edu).
Starting sunny-side up
Exalted breakfast nearly all it’s cracked up to be, experts say
November 1, 2006 in print edition on D1
Breakfast: the most important meal of the day. Generations have been raised to believe that early-morning eating is more critical than that of later in the day. But is that really true?
Not safe
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B11
To the editor: In my dream, I awaken. It is cold and dark, and I am naked. Then I think I know this place; this is my two steps by two and a half steps. I am safe from them here. Then I think, no wait, what woke me? They are back for me.
Closing days
Recent campaign reports illustrate the need for Kansas voters to have access to information about contributions and expenditures in the last days before an election.
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B10
Campaign reports filed Monday had important information for Kansas voters. They allowed voters not only to see how much money is being raised by candidates but where that money is coming from. In some cases, the numbers were telling, even surprising.
Stop growing
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B10
To the editor: Living again in Lawrence since leaving in 1944, I am very pleased to find the City Commission voting against the Goliath of Wal-Mart.
Wal-Mart control
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B10
To the editor: Let’s all jump up and down. Wal-Mart is going to save us all with cheap prescriptions. Big deal. Let’s get to the facts, folks.
Course support
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B10
To the editor: The report that Eagle Bend might finally break even is great news for the city of Lawrence and its taxpayers. In the past, many negative articles have been printed about this golf course.
Old urbanism’
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B10
To the editor: I’ve been waiting for someone to comment in this space on the irony of planners championing high density, “new urbanism,” sub- or ex-urban sprawl - walkable communities with stores and services and neighborhood schools (Journal-World, Oct. 20) - while blissfully ignoring, in the central city
Old Home Town - 100 years ago
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B10
From the Lawrence Daily World for Nov. 1, 1906: “The Kansas University library now contains 52,000 volumes and 3,400 pamphlets.
Rice looks at trouble spots
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B11
Sitting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in her office recently reminded me of why I loved a professor I had in college. Like him, she is so interested and enthusiastic about her subject that the depth and breadth of her knowledge becomes contagious.
Old Home Town - 40 years ago
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B10
The final Lawrence United Fund report boosted the total past $100,000, making it easily the most successful drive of its kind in local history.
Reports detail U.S. failures in rebuilding Iraq
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B10
I often recall a meeting in October 2003 in Baghdad with an Iraqi engineer who had a master’s from Ball State University and loved America. He wanted to talk to me about corruption in reconstruction projects in Iraq.
AtHome America adds specialists
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B8
Four area residents have started their own businesses through AtHome America, a direct seller of home-decorating accents:
Pharmacist noted for innovation
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B8
Lawrence resident Kenneth Mishler, senior vice president for the Kansas Foundation for Medical Care, received the Innovative Practice Award during the Kansas Pharmacists Assn.’s 126th annual meeting, conducted Sept. 30 in Topeka.
Commodities
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B8
How iPods stack up to other players
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B8
Dominant as iPods are, they still have flaws, according to our tests and the results of our survey of some 3,000 subscribers who own MP3s.
Former KU art history professor dies at 95
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B6
Longtime Kansas University art history professor Erik Larsen died Oct. 18 in Beverly Hills, Fla. He was 95.
Horoscopes
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B4
For Wednesday, Nov. 1
Big day gets West seventh-grade title
November 1, 2006
The seventh-grade championship game in Sunday’s Toy Bowl showcased the top two teams in the city, but the West Falcons made sure there was no doubt as to who was number one.
Sisters stick together on and off the court
November 1, 2006
Megan and Emily Smith are not your typical teenagers. The two sisters are freshmen at West Junior High and are also twins who share many of the same interests, both on the sporting fields and in the classroom.
Bulldog shows game isn’t just for the boys
November 1, 2006
Spectators couldn’t tell just by looking, but more than just boys took the field during Sunday’s Toy Bowl. Her curly hair was cropped close to her head beneath her helmet, and she wore the same shoulder pads and cleats as her male teammates. The only thing that stood out was her name. It is not everyday a football coach hollers, “Get in there, Katie!”
Jayhawks ready to remain defensive
KU hopes to use Colorado effort as solid foundation for closing stretch
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C1
It’s hard to say whether Kansas University’s football defense turned the corner last week against Colorado. After all, the CU offense has proven to be about as dangerous as a toothless puppy.
NASA gives Hubble repair mission a go
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A3
The Hubble Space Telescope, which opened Earth’s eyes to an awe-inspiring universe of star births and colliding galaxies, got a reprieve from the junk pile Tuesday.
Other Saints rookie shines
Seventh-round pick Colston outperforming first-round counterpart
November 1, 2006 in print edition on C6
It became obvious to Saints coach Sean Payton back in training camp that rookie receiver Marques Colston was going to be good.
Sebelius spent $3.8 million on broadcast ads
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B9
Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius spent almost $3.8 million on television and radio ads in the past three months, nearly nine times as much as Republican challenger Jim Barnett.
Sampler of Italian delights awaits on ‘Jayni’s Kitchen’
November 1, 2006 in print edition on D2
Join “Jayni’s Kitchen” this week for “Italian Sampler” with Diana Carlin Pierron, Kansas University dean of the graduate school and international programs.
Love remains despite family’s squash kibosh
November 1, 2006 in print edition on D1
It’s a running joke at my house that a butternut squash is a kitchen counter ornament. That’s because I often buy winter squash only to let them sit while I wait for a time to make squash soup only for myself. I am the lone squash soup lover in my family.
Headless Horseman, Ichabod Crane materialize again in Sleepy Hollow
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A8
The Headless Horseman and Ichabod Crane returned to Sleepy Hollow for Halloween, and this time they won’t disappear afterward into the mists of legend.
Teen dies after police use Taser
November 1, 2006 in print edition on A8
A teenager carrying a Bible and shouting “I want Jesus” was shot twice with a police stun gun and later died at a St. Louis hospital, authorities said.
Companies help after funding shortfall
A little home improvement is where the heart is for builders
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B1
Antonia Ramirez, 77, doesn’t have to worry about stumbling down her front porch steps thanks to two Lawrence businesses that just finished building her a handicap-accessible, wooden ramp for free.
King of the road
Safety-minded rural resident wins driver of year
November 1, 2006 in print edition on B8
Don Gullett has rolled his 18 wheels atop more than 3.4 million miles of gravel, asphalt and concrete roads without so much as a fender bender.
Gorilla captain loses tooth, gains title
November 1, 2006
There’s nothing like excitement to keep the mind of off pain. For Lawrence Youth Football Gorilla Blake Murray, there was some of both.
Great weather, efforts make title games a success
November 1, 2006
At Sunday’s Lawrence Youth Football Toy Bowl, there were no technical glitches, no freezing temperatures and just one delay. That came when LYF president Bret Toelkes was nowhere to be found for one championship trophy presentation. Toelkes turned up shortly and all the awards and trophies eventually made it into the hands of their rightful owners, and the day was, as Toelkes put it, “perfect.”