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Polls
How are you preparing for the winter heating season?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| I’m buying some extra blankets and keeping my thermostat at a low temperature. | 47% | |
| I’m going to crank up the heat and keeping my home warm, and not worry about the heating bill. | 28% | |
| I’m going to do some maintenance to my home to make it more energy efficient. | 24% | |
| Total | 324 | |
What should be done to prevent domestic violence deaths?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Stronger legal protections for victims of domestic violence. | 50% | |
| Stronger police enforcement of existing protections. | 50% | |
| Total | 40 | |
Videos
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- Second trial starts for man charged with killing his daughter
- October 5, 2006
- The Lawrence man charged with killing his infant daughter prepares to stand trial for a second time.
- Keeping it cool
- Warmup coming for weekend
- October 5, 2006
- Cloudy skies will keep Lawrence relatively cool today - and a little gloomy. “I don’t think we’ll see any sunshine until the clouds start to break up around 1 or 2 o’clock today,” said Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist.
- Our town sports
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C7
- Chase wild card
- Drivers don’t know what to expect at Talladega
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C6
- For the third consecutive season, the Chase for the Nextel Cup includes a restrictor-plate race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
- K.C.’s Hall shows he’s still threat
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C5
- The woman whose nickname is lovingly tattooed onto Dante Hall’s left arm had been urging patience. And like just about everything else “Lady C” ever suggested, it worked.
- New stadium, but same old Cardinals
- Arizona off to 1-3 start for third year in a row despite new home
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C5
- What’s the old saying? Put lipstick on a pig and it’s still a pig. Well, put the Arizona Cardinals in a magnificent new home stadium and, so far at least, they’re the same old Cardinals.
- Misplay dooms Twins
- Athletics take 2-0 series edge
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C4
- Playing it safe? Not Torii Hunter’s style. That’s why he has five Gold Gloves.
- Postponement irks New Yorkers
- Unfavorable forecast prompts decision
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C4
- Justin Verlander was throwing in the outfield, Mike Mussina was nowhere to be seen, and the fans in Yankee Stadium just wondered what was going on.
- Two Chiefs reserves injured at practice
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C5
- A couple of key reserves went down during practice Wednesday for the Kansas City Chiefs. Linebacker Rich Scanlon and offensive lineman Will Svitek both sustained knee injuries.
- Mets win opener, lose Hernandez
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C4
- Carlos Delgado hammered the ball all over the field in his playoff debut. David Wright also delivered, and the pitching-depleted New York Mets looked like October regulars during their first postseason game since 2000.
- Firebirds fifth, Lions ninth at invite
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Grace Bahler fired a career-best 86 to lead the Free State High girls golf team to a fifth-place finish Wednesday at the Olathe East Invitational. The Firebirds tallied a 384. Olathe East won with a 339.
- KU falls to Missouri in volleyball
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Kansas University senior Jana Correa moved 16 kills closer to 1,000 Wednesday night, but the Kansas University volleyball team fell to No. 17 Missouri in three games, 30-19, 30-26, 30-18, at the Hearnes Center.
- KU football notebook
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Kansas University freshman quarterback Kerry Meier finally was given medical clearance to play, meaning doctors won’t hold him back from taking the field against Texas A&M on Saturday.
- Stomping incident really no surprise
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C2
- The public reaction to Albert Haynesworth’s punt of Andre Gurode’s face has ranged from indignation to horror. And the question of the day is, Why?
- Rangers dismiss Showalter
- Texas skipper out after four seasons
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C2
- Buck Showalter was fired as manager of the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, ending four seasons in which he was never able to get a team with several young All-Stars above third place in the AL West.
- Henrickson worried about post position
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Probabilities of a potent double-post offense featuring Marija Zinic and Danielle McCray are problematical for Bonnie Henrickson these days.
- O-line doing fine
- Kansas weathered NU pressure
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C1
- No sacks, 574 yards of total offense, two 80-plus-yard drives in the stamina-testing fourth quarter - and center David Ochoa doesn’t feel rewarded by the offensive-line play against Nebraska?
- Free State celebrates 10-year homecoming
- Several groups to be honored at game
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Calling all kings and queens from the last 10 years at Free State High School.
- On the record
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Mighty Vikes await LHS football
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Lawrence High (3-2) has reeled off three football victories in a row, but now the Lions face perhaps their stiffest test of the season when they play Shawnee Mission West (5-0) tonight at Shawnee Mission North District Stadium.
- Mosquito-borne diseases kill scores
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases in northern and southern India left ordinarily overburdened hospitals and clinics swamped with patients Wednesday, and officials reported at least 87 deaths.
- Pilots’ passports seized in crash probe
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Two American executive jet pilots were ordered by a judge to stay in Brazil while authorities investigate whether they caused a midair collision with an airliner that crashed into the Amazon, killing all 155 people aboard.
- Palestinian unity talks with Hamas collapse
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday his efforts to reach a power-sharing agreement with the militant group Hamas have collapsed, raising concerns a deadlock will lead to more factional fighting after deadly weekend clashes.
- Fed chief: Baby boomers’ retirement may strain U.S. economy
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday the burden from retiring baby boomers will strain the nation’s economy, unless Social Security and Medicare are revamped.
- Charges filed in HP spy probe
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Prosecutors filed criminal charges Wednesday against Hewlett-Packard’s former chairwoman and four others involved in the corporate spying scandal that has shaken the Silicon Valley tech giant long revered for its ethics and professionalism.
- U.S. sweeps Nobel science prizes
- Past laureate’s son wins in chemistry
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Nearly a half-century after his father was awarded a Nobel Prize, a Stanford University professor won his own Wednesday for groundbreaking research into how cells read their genes, fundamental work that could help lead to new therapies.
- County approves rural homes for disabled
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B3
- Douglas County commissioners cleared the way for the developmentally disabled and their host families to live on a 40-acre farm northeast of Baldwin.
- Journal-World wins front page award
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B1
- The Lawrence Journal-World’s front page won first place in the nation among newspapers in its circulation category in the 2006 Inland Press Assn. contest sponsored by Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
- Police rescue man hanging from bridge
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B1
- A man dangling by one arm from the Kansas River bridge was rescued Wednesday by Lawrence Police.
- Mulch sale opens today
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Beginning today, area gardeners will have a chance to purchase cheap mulch from the city’s forestry division.
- Leonard Pitts to speak tonight at Lied Center
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts will speak tonight at the Lied Center.
- City takes steps to ensure safer pedestrian routes
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B1
- For some it was special, a group adventure. Some just went partway, enough to get in on the experience.
- Economy at issue in televised debate
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and challenger Jim Barnett on Wednesday argued about the economy, school finance and immigration during a live televised debate.
- 4-H program receives building gift
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B1
- A woman who died nearly a year ago left a gift that has astounded the Douglas County 4-H program.
- Unity Gallery announces exhibit
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on D2
- “Reflections from a Durable Girl,” by Lawrence resident Toni Brou, will open Saturday at Unity Gallery, 900 Madeline Lane.
- Guild member featured in gallery walk
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on D2
- Lawrence Art Guild member Diane Lawrence will be showing her work with Brad Egger, Dixie Link, Jim Oxandale, Roxanne Ebberts, Bret Ebberts and Dan Coburn during the 13th annual Gallery Walk in the Country.
- KU associate professor to give viola recital
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on D2
- Chung-Hoon Peter Chun, Kansas University associate professor of viola, will perform in a recital at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Swarthout Recital Hall. “Katie” Kyungmi Lee will accompany on the piano.
- Animation in spotlight at Spencer event
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on D2
- Kansas University’s School of Fine Arts and the Art Department Visiting Artist Series will present “CARTUNE XPREZ,” a collection of animated videos and live multimedia performances by Slow Dance Recyttal and Hooliganship.
- Firewood buyers feeling heat from higher prices
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B1
- An old saw goes that firewood warms you twice: once when you split and stack it, and again when you sit by the stove on a blustery winter night.
- Ex-aide to Foley cites warnings made in ‘03
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A6
- House Speaker Dennis Hastert’s political support showed signs of cracking Wednesday as Republicans fled an election-year scandal spawned by steamy computer messages from former Rep. Mark Foley to teenage male pages.
- Westboro protesters drop plans to picket
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A6
- A Kansas church group that routinely pickets military funerals has dropped plans to demonstrate at funerals of five Amish girls fatally shot in an attack on their one-room schoolhouse.
- KU student group stands for science
- Organization seeks voice in evolution debate
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B1
- There may be an election year shake-up at the Kansas State Board of Education, but those who’ve clashed over science and the teaching of evolution still have steam for a fight.
- Amish urge forgiveness after school shootings
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A6
- In just about any other community, a deadly school shooting would have brought demands from civic leaders for tighter gun laws and better security, and the victims’ loved ones would have lashed out at the gunman’s family or threatened to sue.
- People in the news
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A2
- ¢ Barroom brawlers ¢ Mission of mercy, perhaps motherhood ¢ Protest against Potter
- ‘Earl’ takes carnival spin
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A2
- No comedy does a better job of balancing the need for imparting “lessons” with its inspired anarchy than “My Name is Earl” (7 p.m., NBC). During Earl’s karmic quest for atonement he recalls an act of grade-school cruelty.
- Vaccine holds promise for hay fever sufferers
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Could the sneezy, runny-eyed misery of hay fever one day be a thing of the past? Scientists are reporting encouraging results from early tests of a vaccine they hope will give long-lasting relief from this seasonal scourge.
- Former page in U.S. House praises program
- Lawrence representatives want further investigation into e-mails
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A1
- In 1990, Jennifer Schwartz, then a 16-year-old high school junior from Mulvane, had a front-row seat to the historic run-up to the first war in Iraq. Schwartz was working in the U.S. House as a page.
- Bring KU spirit to homecoming bash
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A1
- There will be music, there will be beer and there will be dancing in the streets to kick off this weekend’s Kansas University homecoming activities. In other words, it will be just like old times.
- Mideast war damages heritage sites
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A2
- Cleanup is set to begin within days at the first of three ancient World Heritage sites damaged in the summer’s Hezbollah-Israel war - a crumbling old castle rising from the Mediterranean whose foundation stones are now coated with oil sludge.
- Stricter domestic violence laws urged
- State report details attacks, homicides over two years
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A1
- While releasing a report Wednesday that chronicled two years of sexual and domestic violence murders, including a recent incident in Lawrence, advocates for stronger laws to protect victims urged prosecutors and judges to get tough with offenders.
- Fair to tout energy efficiency in homes
- Solar water system should cut costs
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Aron Cromwell really isn’t a mad scientist. But he does have panels full of copper pipes on his roof, gallons and gallons of antifreeze and a series of 80-gallon water tanks lined up in his basement.
- Congress sets aside victory party funds
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A7
- The military’s top generals have warned Iraq is on the cusp of a civil war and that U.S. troops must remain in large numbers until at least next spring. But if the winds suddenly blow a different direction, Congress is ready to celebrate with a $20 million victory party.
- 700 Iraqi police pulled off job
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A7
- Iraqi authorities pulled a brigade of about 700 policemen out of service Wednesday in the biggest move ever to uproot troops linked to death squads, aiming to signal the government’s seriousness in cleansing Baghdad of sectarian violence.
- Different tactic
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: The death of Marsha Mace is a terrible tragedy. Marsha was a very upbeat person from a loving family. She was a wonderful mother to her young son, Luke.
- Political scandal
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: Just when I believe I can’t be any more disgusted with the government in Washington, things reach a new low. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., and House Majority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, have known since last spring about the sexual advances made to a 16-year-old page by Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla.
- Not obsolete
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: I would like to respond to Mark Hirschey’s question: When were you last at the library? I was there just a few days ago. The place was hopping and not just in the computer area.
- Reliable source
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: I found Mark Hirschey’s column of Oct. 2 (“Libraries are limited, obsolete”) to be a disturbing reflection of commonly held attitudes regarding libraries.
- Library defense
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: I read with interest Mark Hirschey’s perspective on libraries and how he considers them limited and obsolete.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B6
- From the Lawrence Daily World of Oct. 5, 1906: “In an interesting football game yesterday, the KU team defeated the College of Emporia 25-0.
- Betrayal
- Congress has much to answer for in allowing events such as the Foley debacle.
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B6
- Oddly, there is a comparison to be made here about the morals in the U.S. Congress and the Roman Catholic Church in America. It goes far beyond the separation of church and state, though both are involved.
- Simply harvested walnut meat can add flavor to cookies, salads
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on D1
- Lawrence has an abundance of walnut trees and squirrels. What the squirrels don’t hide - or bury - we may need to pick up, because picking them up, even in competition with the squirrels, can be beneficial.
- Peoples Bank adds officer for business
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Kevin Myers has joined Peoples Bank in Ottawa as a business relationship officer.
- KU professor appointed to board
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Burdett Loomis, a professor of political science at Kansas University, has been appointed to a four-year term on the Public Employee Relations Board by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
- Lawrence Bank sets open house for art
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A8
- “It’s All About the Journey,” a photographic art show, will be the featured attraction during an open house from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at Lawrence Bank, 3500 Clinton Parkway.
- Commodities
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Making insurance decisions easier
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A8
- When it comes to open enrollment, don’t be like me.
- Signs in sights
- Proposed regulations face hearing Tuesday
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on A8
- People licensed to carry concealed handguns will be able to pack heat while visiting nearly any business in the state next year, unless a sign is posted prohibiting the practice.
- Horoscopes
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B5
- For Thursday, Oct. 5
- It’s about atmosphere
- Neutral site, fair set Red River Rivalry apart
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Darrell Royal is still quick with a quip, and few things get him rolling more than the Texas-Oklahoma game.
- Give UT edge in Dallas
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C8
- The Red River Rivalry is missing something this season - an undefeated team.
- Padres will turn to veteran pitcher Wells in Game 2 against Cardinals
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C4
- This is the kind of game that has “Boomer” written all over it. At least the San Diego Padres hope it does.
- Leinart expects to be target
- Cards rookie to make first start Sunday against Chiefs
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C5
- The starting call has come earlier than expected for Matt Leinart, who went through his first practice as an NFL first-string quarterback Wednesday.
- Keegan: Lineup options plentiful
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C1
- With Late Night in the Phog only eight days away, it becomes increasingly difficult not to waste time tinkering in the head with various lineup combinations for a Kansas University basketball roster that is extraordinarily deep, athletic and versatile.
- KU men get camp reprieve
- Morning workouts to end day early
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Bill Self delivered some welcome news to his Kansas University men’s basketball players Wednesday morning.
- Lawrence Datebook
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Book signings part of Homecoming events
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on D2
- Oread Books will sponsor book signings Saturday in the main lobby of the Kansas Union in conjunction with Kansas University Homecoming events.
- NIE report was no surprise
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B7
- I’m surprised at the fuss over the National Intelligence Estimate that says the Iraq war made the terrorist threat worse.
- Republicans vulnerable to attack on virtue
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B6
- In life, as in literature, Elmer Gantry is a recurring American figure. He is making yet another appearance in the matter of former Rep. Mark Foley.
- Legislators discuss senior issues
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on B8
- Health care costs and services and property tax relief topped a list of issues area legislators and candidates discussed Wednesday during a Lawrence forum for their older constituents.
- ‘Chaps’ successfully mixes comical, musical
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on D1
- Lawrence Community Theatre opens its 30th season with a good, lighthearted musical that proves not all of the Lawrence- and Topeka-area theater talent is located in the college community.
- Down on the farm
- Tour sheds light on workings of disappearing family grange
- October 5, 2006 in print edition on D1
- I believe in the family farm. In fact, I think we should buy as many foods as possible within a 100-mile radius of our homes.
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- Tax gamble May 26, 2012 · 84 comments
- Remove politics, and redistricting map falls in line May 27, 2012 · 42 comments
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012 · 256 comments
- U.S. military sees new appreciation May 28, 2012 · 30 comments
- On the street: How did you spend your Memorial Day? May 28, 2012 · 27 comments
- Blog: Writing Your Erotica: An Afternoon Lead By Dixie Lubin In The Company Of Other Women May 28, 2012 · 37 comments
- Sound Off: How much does the city’s transit system collect in fares compared with how much it costs May 27, 2012 · 130 comments
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- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012
- Friends mourn Lynn Bretz, former voice of KU May 28, 2012
- KU’s Elijah Johnson cautious at camp May 29, 2012
- Kansas football scouring country May 29, 2012
- Hilltop executive director Pat Pisani stepping down May 28, 2012
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