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Is it hot enough for you?

Poll results

Response Percent
Yup.
 
 59%
Could be hotter.
 
 22%
It’s Kansas - wait 15 minutes and the weather will change.
 
 16%
Undecided.
 
 2%
Total 271
What do you find is the most effective way to keep rabbits from munching on your landscape plants?

Poll results

Response Percent
Nothing works
 
 51%
Fencing
 
 22%
Taste deterrents
 
 13%
Repellants
 
 8%
Rabbit-resistant plants
 
 3%
Total 58
Videos

Lead stories

8:58 a.m.
Turnpike accident snarls traffic
August 16, 2007
A semi-truck was involved in a one-vehicle accident along eastbound Interstate 70 at mile marker 206 at Highway 32. No serious injuries were reported.
9:20 a.m.
Kennedy School art teacher Mitch Pearson, high-fives students as they enter the school on the first day of school Wednesday, August 15, 2007. School started Wednesday for elementary school children and with an orientation for high school sophomores. More state funding needed to expand all-day kindergarten
By Scott Rothschild
August 16, 2007 in print edition on 6A
As children return to classes this week, the Lawrence school district rejoins most of the state in offering full-day kindergarten, at least in some of its schools. But officials say it probably would take an increase in state funding to expand full-day kindergarten to all Lawrence elementary schools. “If funding were available, the interest of the school board is to have full-day in all of our elementary schools,” said Bruce Passman, Lawrence’s deputy school superintendent.
10:30 a.m.
Former Attorney General Bob Stephan Former A.G. announces support of medical marijuana
By Scott Rothschild
August 16, 2007 in print edition on 3A
Former Attorney General Bob Stephan said Wednesday he supports allowing marijuana for medical purposes. But the state’s chief law enforcement officer from 1979 to 1995, and a cancer survivor, declined to say whether he ever used marijuana to relieve pain. “I don’t think it’s relevant, so I’m not going to get into that,” Stephan said. Stephan will lead a news conference in the Capitol on Friday by the Kansas Compassionate Care Coalition.
1:00 p.m.
Students walk the KU campus near Jayhawk Blvd. Thursday, August 16, 2007, on the first day of classes. KU classes open amid blazing heat
August 16, 2007
With classes opening for the fall semester, thousands of KU students swarmed Mount Oread with at least one goal in mind: Get to class and get inside.
3:00 p.m.
Online chat
Chat with child psychologist Wes Crenshaw about school, family and social issues
August 16, 2007
Wes Crenshaw, a Lawrence child psychologist and co-author of the Double Take column in the Journal-World, will take questions about school, family and social issues.
5:00 p.m.
Bunny tracks
By Jennifer Oldridge
August 16, 2007 in print edition on 1C
When I was young, I loved cute, furry, cotton-tailed critters. There was Peter Cottontail, the Velveteen Rabbit, the Easter Bunny, Bugs Bunny. They’re ingrained in our memories of childhood as adorable, nose-twitching creatures. But I’m beginning to see Elmer Fudd’s reasoning. Those wild hares are everywhere. Why are there so many rabbits? I see babies and adults - in my yard, on golf courses, in parks on campus.
10:00 p.m.
Brad Nichols, center, a carpenter with Culbertson Construction, works Thursday to secure wall supports of a home that he and his coworkers are building on Tucker Trail in northwest Lawrence. Home construction numbers in Lawrence are down, corresponding with a national trend. U.S. housing starts have reached a 10-year low, according to a federal report released Thursday. Building slump hits home
By Mark Fagan
August 17, 2007 in print edition on 1A
Tim Stultz, who builds homes for a living, watches as three big economic indicators - inflation, unemployment and mortgage interest rates - continue hovering at traditionally low levels. Now, more than ever, he’s left wondering why the city’s long resilient home-construction industry has skidded to a career-long low. “Since I’ve been building this is the slowest I’ve seen it,” said Stultz, president of Highland Construction since 1991. “But we ought to be coming out of it - if people would just believe we’re going to come out of it.

All stories

6News video: PackerWare honors Cottonwood
By Janet Reid
August 16, 2007
A manufacturer of plastic cups and other products honored one of its’ vendors as the company’s best. Packerware today congratulated Cottonwood Incorporated as its’ vendor of the quarter.
6news video: National economy taking toll on home construction
By Janet Reid
August 16, 2007
The nation’s financial challenges are taking their toll on home construction. What traditionally has been a strong economic foundation in Lawrence is starting to show some cracks.
6News video: Kemper Awards presented
By Laura McHugh
August 16, 2007
Several KU professors started off their school year with one big surprise. It’s a first day of class tradition at KU: handing out Kemper Awards to recognize outstanding teachers and advisers.
6News video: Boyda expects redeployment
By Janet Reid
August 16, 2007
It won’t happen overnight, but one local representative says U.S. troops will start to come out of combat. The latest report on Iraq is due to congress in less than a month, and congresswoman Nancy Boyda expects they will redeploy the troops.
6Sports video: Football complex under construction
By D.J. Whetter
August 16, 2007
The view from the Campanile into Memorial Stadium on a fall Saturday is among the best in college football. Right now, however, that view is receiving a face lift.
6News video: Plans reviewed for “Eldridge on the Hill”
By Janet Reid
August 16, 2007
Members of the Historic Resource Commission reviewed plans for the development project Eldridge on the Hill.
6Sports video: LHS practices carry on, despite heat
By D.J. Whetter
August 16, 2007
It was another hot day, but, nonetheless, another day of work for high school football teams around the area. At Lawrence High, you can forget about evening practices to avoid the sweltering heat.
6News video: KU classes begin
By Laura McHugh
August 16, 2007
KU students returned to campus for the first day of classes as the iconic hill undergoes a transformation. Many students caught a first glimpse of construction at the new Anderson Family football Complex at the base of Campanile Hill.
6Sports video: KU Big 12 North contender?
By Kevin Romary
August 16, 2007
Just 16 days and counting now until the start of the 2007 Kansas Football season. Will this be the year the Jayhawks finally break through and win the big 12’s North division?
Norman won’t be joining Jayhawks
By Ryan Wood
August 16, 2007
Arkansas transfer Andrew Norman apparently is not going to be playing football at Kansas University, contrary to a published report.
6News Now: Kemper Awards give KU professors nice surprise
August 16, 2007
In tonight’s 6News and tomorrow’s Lawrence Journal-World, a surprise windfall came to several KU professor in the form of the Kemper Award’s $5,000, and reasons for the recent slowdown in construction in Lawrence.
KU classes open amid blazing heat
August 16, 2007
With classes opening for the fall semester, thousands of KU students swarmed Mount Oread with at least one goal in mind: Get to class and get inside.
Boyda: Drawdown of troops in Iraq is inevitable
Democrats will be blamed for instability, she says
By George Diepenbrock
August 16, 2007
Since her campaign last year when she upset incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Ryun, Boyda has criticized the Bush administration’s management of the war. But she’s come under fire from anti-war protesters who say she hasn’t pushed hard enough for a faster resolution to the conflict.
Turnpike accident snarls traffic
August 16, 2007
A semi-truck was involved in a one-vehicle accident along eastbound Interstate 70 at mile marker 206 at Highway 32. No serious injuries were reported.
Chavez proposes eliminating limits on presidential re-election
By Christopher Toothaker - Associated Press Writer
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A8
President Hugo Chavez called for radical changes to Venezuela’s constitution Wednesday night, proposing reforms that would eliminate current limits on his re-election and extend presidential terms. Chavez, speaking to the National Assembly, said presidential terms should be extended from six to seven years.
Toll from bloodiest attack of Iraq war rises to at least 250
By Kim Gamel - Associated Press Writer
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A8
Rescuers used bare hands and shovels Wednesday to claw through clay houses shattered by an onslaught of suicide bombings that killed at least 250 and possibly as many as 500 members of an ancient religious sect in the deadliest attack of the Iraq war. The U.S. military blamed al-Qaida in Iraq, and an American commander called the assault an “act of ethnic cleansing.”
Tropical Storm Erin begins to lash coast
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A2
South Texas braced Wednesday for Tropical Storm Erin to bring torrential downpours to a state that already has had one of its rainiest summers on record.
Death of Presley still resonates
By Kevin McDonough
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B10
The king is gone, but he’s not forgotten. On this date 30 summers ago, Elvis Presley’s death at age 42 shocked the nation and provoked an outpouring of grief unseen since the assassinations of the 1960s. In many ways, Elvis’ death changed America, and particularly the media. Back in 1977, popular culture and “the news” were considered separate items. You read newspapers or news magazines for the news and People or the National Enquirer for gossip and entertainment information.
Ryan Wood’s KU football notebook
By Ryan Wood
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B3
¢ Transfer coming?¢ Mangino to speak¢ FSN preview
Our Town Sports
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B7
Sport events, clubs and teams around Lawrence
Judge to rule Friday whether to step aside in Tiller abortion case
The Associated Press
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A4
An anti-abortion judge presiding over the case against one of the nation’s best-known abortion providers plans to announce Friday whether he will recuse himself. Attorneys for Dr. George Tiller filed a motion Monday asking Sedgwick County District Judge Anthony Powell to remove himself from the case.
Making the most out of hot weather
Heatwave expected to weaken starting today
By Lisa Horn
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A3
The temperature gauge at James Hogwood’s east Lawrence home read 104 degrees just before 4 p.m. Wednesday. And like most Lawrence residents, the 34-year-old chose to spend the afternoon inside - away from the sun that he used to create artwork the day before. Harnessing the sun’s rays that have helped make this week the hottest of 2007, Hogwood used a magnifying glass to burn names into pieces of bark.
Bonds will pale compared to Woods
By Drew Sharp - Detroit Free Press
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B2
Given time, 18 will be the new 755. It might take another six or seven years, but Tiger Woods’ chase of Jack Nicklaus’ 18 major golf championships will become sports’ last honorable quest for immortality. It will have less to do with Woods being liked, or our collective obsession with star power. It will be about trust.
Old Home Town - 25 years ago
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A10
It appeared live music might again rattle the rafters at the Lawrence Opera House. Bill Craven, owner of Off-the-Wall Hall, said he was “93.5 percent sure” the opera house would soon open its doors under his auspices.
Raspberries not only for eating - their flowers, too, can be pleasing
By Lee Reich - For The Associated Press
August 16, 2007 in print edition on C2
Some raspberries are only for eating; others are worth looking at - the plants, that is. And there are two particular kinds of raspberries that are especially good candidates for the flower garden. You might initially mistake the first, called flowering raspberry or thimbleberry, for a wild rose. Its large flowers, however, have broader petals than a wild rose’s, and a purple tinge makes the petals of flowering raspberry downright lurid.
“A.C.” right for wrong sport
Basketball player at heart finds home on O-line
By Andrew Hartsock
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B1
Anthony Collins generally is regarded as one of the Kansas University football team’s top NFL prospects. Not bad for a guy who played a different position a year ago, on the other side of the ball three years ago and with a different kind of ball altogether just over five years ago. “A.C. came to us having only played one year of football,” said KU offensive-line coach John Reagan.
LMH board agrees to expand, buy McLouth clinic
By Chad Lawhorn
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A3
Lawrence Memorial Hospital is looking north to grow its business. The hospital’s board of trustees on Wednesday unanimously agreed to purchase the McLouth Medical Clinic, marking LMH’s first expansion into Jefferson County. “This gets our foot in the door and meets our strategic plan to be a more regional provider,” said board member Allen Belot.
Lawrence Datebook
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A4
Events around Lawrence
Green back as Dolphin
Ex-Chiefs QB to play tonight in K.C.
By Doug Tucker - Associated Press Sports Writer
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B6
Will they cheer their team’s all-time top-rated passer? Or will they boo a guy who complained he wasn’t getting a fair chance to keep his job and then wrangled a drawn-out trade to Miami? Trent Green says he doesn’t know. But Kansas City coach Herm Edwards believes he knows how Chiefs fans will greet their old quarterback tonight, when he returns to Arrowhead Stadium in a Dolphins uniform.
Suspect in slaying sought by authorities
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A3
A man charged with murder in Coffey County on Wednesday is being sought by authorities. Russell Allen Dempsay was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated robbery after allegedly robbing and killing Richard Duane Freeman II on July 7 at his home in LeRoy.
Vibrations give hope for six miners
By Paul Foy - Associated Press Writer
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A7
Some noise was detected by two devices monitoring vibrations near where six miners were trapped by a cave-in nearly 10 days ago, raising “a very small amount” of hope that the men might be found alive, officials said. The sound picked up by two geophones could be a rock breaking underground, or even an animal, said Richard Stickler, chief of the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration.
Girl struck by vehicle
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A3
A 2-year-old Franklin County girl was flown to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday after her father backed over her with his car.
Don’t fall for stock in bankrupt firms
By Michelle Singletary
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B11
Some investors see the troubles in the mortgage and real estate industries as an opportunity to go bargain hunting for depressed but basically solid stocks. And then there are some who buy stock in companies that have filed for Chapter 11 protection, betting that these distressed shares, now trading for pennies, will rise rapidly once the companies emerge from bankruptcy.
Jets sign top pick Revis; Kiffin returns to Raiders
The Associated Press
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B6
The New York Jets signed first-round pick Darrelle Revis on Wednesday night, ending the touted cornerback’s lengthy holdout. Revis, selected 14th overall after New York traded up to draft him, missed 22 practices and the team’s preseason opener Friday against Atlanta since training camp started July 27. “We’re glad it’s over,” general manager Mike Tannenbaum said.
Public to pick which couple gets free wedding at Kansas fair
The Associated Press
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B12
For many, the state fair can create romantic memories - a first kiss on the Ferris wheel or a funnel cake shared between two. But the Kansas State Fair wants to create a more memorable day for one lucky couple. The fair plans to give away a free wedding amid the bantering of carnival workers - complete with a dress, flowers and a Ferris wheel backdrop. The giveaway, called “Marriage on the Midway,” will be at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 8 and is sponsored by the fair, local radio stations KHUT 102.9 and KHMY 93.1 and North American Midway Entertainment.
Industry, parents work to dispose of recalled toys
By Anne D'Innocenzio - Associated Press Writer
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A7
Now that toy companies have issued recalls for millions of Chinese-made toys that are either tainted with lead or otherwise hazardous to children, they are scrambling to figure out what to do with them. Mattel Inc., which on Tuesday recalled about 19 million toys worldwide, said it was working on a “responsible approach” but could not provide details
Students finish training in balancing technique
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B11
Karmel Astarae, owner of Spirit Whispers Holistic Health, Lawrence, announces that six students have completed six days of EMF Personal Growth Training in Energy Medicine. Two of the students - Eileen Ullrich and Virginia Sullwold - are Lawrence residents.
Still a team effort
Newman believes there’s room in the Chase for the Cup for both him and teammate Busch
By David Poole - McClatchy Newspapers
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B5
Don’t try to pit Ryan Newman against his Penske Racing teammate, Kurt Busch, in a showdown for the final spot in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. Newman refuses to play along. It’s true that Busch is now 12th in the standings, and therefore with at least temporary custody of the final Chase slot. It’s also true that Newman is next the first guy outside the top 12 right now, 96 points behind Busch and four points ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Lee added to Kansas basketball staff
Key reserve on 2 Final Four teams joins Jayhawks as graduate student manager
By Gary Bedore
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B1
Michael Lee, who has traveled all over the United States and to several foreign countries since graduating from Kansas University in 2005, has decided to unpack his bags in Lawrence. Former KU shooting guard Lee - he competed for the Harlem Globetrotters in 2005-06 and played professionally in France and Canada last season - on Wednesday was named graduate student manager by Jayhawks coach Bill Self.
TV show criticized for depicting animal abuse
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A2
An animal rights group on Wednesday criticized a program on a Hamas-run television station in which a man swings cats by their tails and throws stones at lions in a zoo to teach children not to abuse animals.
Keegan: Collins large on heart
By Tom Keegan
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B1
Playground legends, in fact and fiction, have the greatest nicknames. Ice, SkyLab, The Goat, Black Jesus, White Jordan, and the best of all, Tick Tick Boom. When he released his shot he’d say, “Tick, Tick,” and when it swished through the net, he’d add “Boom.”
List your club in the Lawrence Go-To Guide
List your club in the Lawrence Go-To Guide
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A3
The Lawrence Journal-World is seeking information from area clubs and organizations for the Lawrence Go-To Guide, formerly called City Scene. If you would like to list your organization in the guide, please send relevant information, as listed below, to Christy Little, special sections editor, at clittle@ljworld.com or 644 N.H., Lawrence 66044.
China launching fresh crackdown on media
August 16, 2007
China announced Wednesday that it would carry out a wide-ranging crackdown on “false news” and illegal publications ahead of the ruling Communist Party’s most important meeting in five years.
City, county plan growth
By Mike Belt
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A3
Drafts plotting future development around southern and southeastern Lawrence are being well received by Lawrence and Douglas County leaders. Commissioners from the two governments met Wednesday morning to review the plans with the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission and the planning staff. The southern plan designates much of the area around the Wakarusa River as open space within the 100-year floodplain.
Strong earthquake shakes Peru
By Leslie Josephs - Associated Press Writer
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A2
A powerful earthquake shook Peru’s coast near the capital on Wednesday, toppling some buildings and killing at least 15 people. Authorities said the quake generated a tsunami but it wasn’t destructive. Health Minister Carlos Vallejos said there were 15 confirmed deaths in southern Peru, but Civil Defense put the death toll at 22 without providing details. Peru’s highly respected Cable news station Canal N reported that the 7.9 magnitude quake had caused a church to collapse in the city of Ica south of Lima, killing 17 people and injuring 70.
Patrol seeks fuel deals
August 16, 2007
The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.74 at several locations. If you find a lower price, call Pump Patrol at 832-7154.
Tourney golfers like new-look LCC
By Benton Smith
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B7
The Lawrence Country Club has been taken over by hunters. Their prey: birdies and eagles. Wednesday marked the second day of the Kansas Women’s Golf Association’s Tee-Fore-Two championship, and the course has been closed to members the past few days as KWGA golfers fire shots at the revamped course’s fairways and greens.
Man pleads guilty in glass-eating scheme
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A2
A man pleaded guilty Wednesday to his role in a multistate scheme in which prosecutors say he and his wife intentionally ate glass at restaurants and collected more than $200,000 in compensation.
Study: Parents in denial as teen drug use grows
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A7
Teenagers say drug problems at school are getting worse, and parents express doubts about ever making such schools drug free, a new study says. The percentage of teens who say they attend high schools with drug problems has increased from 44 percent to 61 percent since 2002, and the percentage in middle schools has increased from 19 percent to 31 percent, according to the survey to be released today by Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse.
Hunt family kicks in more for Arrowhead
By Doug Tucker - Associated Press Sports Writer
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B1
Arrowhead Stadium, with the family of the late Lamar Hunt kicking in an extra $50 million, is going to get a $375 million facelift. Altogether, the 35-year-old home of the Kansas City Chiefs will expand by approximately 500,000 square feet. There will be a roughly 50 percent increase in concessions and an 80 percent increase in bathroom facilities. Concourse width will double. There will be a Chiefs Hall of Fame open 365 days a year and an innovative “horizon level” where fans can watch the game in an outdoor setting from up high.
Study: House dust may sicken cats
By Delthia Ricks - Newsday
August 16, 2007
A mysterious epidemic of thyroid disease in pet cats may be linked to dust shed from carpeting, upholstery and other household fabrics, according to a team of federal investigators. Dr. Janice Dye of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s division in Research Park Triangle, N.C., led a team of scientists who found that contaminants called polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, may be involved in a disorder called feline hyperthyroidism. The chemical is used as a flame-retardant in household fabrics and was found in elevated levels in blood samples from about dozen cats nationwide.
Cardinal Brands named Supplier of the Year
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B11
Cardinal Brands Inc., a Lawrence-based producer of office supplies and consumer products, was designated Supplier of the Year during the 2007 S.P. Richards Company Vendor Awards ceremony, conducted in conjunction with this year’s Advantage Business Conference in Nashville, Tenn.
Study: No increased risk after taking abortion pill
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A2
Women who use abortion pills rather than the more common surgical method seem to face no greater risk of tubal pregnancy or miscarriage in later pregnancies, according to a new study.
Royals, No. 2 pick just beat clock
The Associated Press
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B7
The Kansas City Royals agreed to a contract with Mike Moustakas, the No. 2 overall pick in this year’s draft, 11 minutes before the midnight deadline Wednesday. Moustakas gets a $4 million signing bonus.
Alligator escapes zoo home, then recaptured
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A8
You can’t keep a good gator down. An alligator that became a celebrity after eluding trappers for nearly two years at an urban lake managed to escape from his new home at the Los Angeles Zoo on Wednesday. It was nearly opening time before Reggie was caught.
Horoscopes
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B10
Your caring emanates this year, and others respond. New beginnings become possible for those who are willing to look beyond the obvious and current thinking. Brainstorm and grow. If you are single, the opposite sex demonstrates their interest frequently. If you have not met your special person, he or she could be coming down the path. If you are attached, be willing to explore a special trip you both have often discussed.
Old Home Town - 100 years ago
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A10
From the Lawrence Daily World for Aug. 16, 1907: “The coming sale of fancy Berkshire hogs at the Sutton stock farm south of town will be the biggest affair of its kind that has ever been held in Douglas County. More than 100 buyers will attend from all parts of the United States and sales should run high. It is a big event for Lawrence.
Wilson gets shaky save; Royals fall
The Associated Press
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B7
C.J. Wilson wants to be the Texas Rangers’ closer in 2008, and he took another step in his tryout to nail down the job. Wilson survived a shaky ninth inning to earn another save, Michael Young hit a two-run double, and Ian Kinsler homered as the Rangers held on to beat the Kansas City Royals, 4-3, on Wednesday night. The Royals rallied for two runs in the ninth as Wilson had his scoreless streak of 162â3 innings snapped.
NASA may not repair Endeavour
By John Johnson Jr. - Los Angeles Times
August 16, 2007
NASA was leaning against repairing damage to the shuttle Endeavour’s heat shield after lab tests and engineering analyses indicated the shuttle could safely fly home next week, officials said Wednesday. Shuttle deputy program manager John Shannon said mission managers will wait for one last heat test before making a final decision today.
More state funding needed to expand all-day kindergarten
By Scott Rothschild
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A6
As children return to classes this week, the Lawrence school district rejoins most of the state in offering full-day kindergarten, at least in some of its schools. But officials say it probably would take an increase in state funding to expand full-day kindergarten to all Lawrence elementary schools. “If funding were available, the interest of the school board is to have full-day in all of our elementary schools,” said Bruce Passman, Lawrence’s deputy school superintendent.
Former A.G. announces support of medical marijuana
Stephan says opinion based on own battle with cancer, chemotherapy
By Scott Rothschild
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A3
Former Attorney General Bob Stephan said Wednesday he supports allowing marijuana for medical purposes. But the state’s chief law enforcement officer from 1979 to 1995, and a cancer survivor, declined to say whether he ever used marijuana to relieve pain. “I don’t think it’s relevant, so I’m not going to get into that,” Stephan said. Stephan will lead a news conference in the Capitol on Friday by the Kansas Compassionate Care Coalition.
Road rescue
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A10
To the editor: On Aug. 4, while traveling on Iron Mountain Road in the Black Hills, my husband lost control of our motorcycle and we slid off the road. We were hurt and needed help. The first of many cars to stop was a Hispanic family from Kansas. They were from Leavenworth or Lawrence. I don’t remember which. They had Missouri plates on their vehicle.
Political solution
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A10
To the editor: Here awhile back there was an article about Sen. Pat Roberts and his fundraising event with President Bush and others out in Wichita. Mr. Roberts was bragging about the $600,000 he raised in that one day.
Police dog dies after apparent fall from roof
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A4
A 4-year-old police dog died while chasing down three burglary suspects Wednesday when he apparently fell from a three-story building, police said. Master Patrol Officer Ronald Jenkins and his dog, Dio, responded to a report that three men were stripping copper inside a vacant building, the Kansas City Police Department said in a news release.
U.S. freezes assets of alleged drug trafficker
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A8
The U.S. Treasury Department said Wednesday it has frozen the assets of a fun park, a horse farm and dozens of other Colombian entities and individuals allegedly linked to a drug lord captured this month in Brazil.
Peoples Bank forwards donations for victims
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B11
Peoples Bank announced results of a donations drive to benefit victims of recent flooding in Kansas.
New conductor at helm for chamber orchestra
August 16, 2007 in print edition on C2
Lawrence Chamber Orchestra launches its 2007-2008 concert season under new leadership with conductor Steven McDonald. Currently the director of orchestral activities at Ottawa University, he is completing his musical arts doctorate for Kansas University this year.
Pay raise expected to boost Capitol diversity
Current salary said to attract certain types; solution uncertain
By Scott Rothschild
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A1
Concerned that only the rich and retired can afford to serve in the Kansas Legislature, lawmakers are considering how they can raise their pay without getting scorched politically. On Wednesday, the Legislative Budget Committee said it would look at a proposal by Senate President Steve Morris, R-Hugoton, that would establish a commission to set legislative pay. The commission’s recommendations would take effect unless the Legislature rejected them.
Army suicides at highest rate in 26 years
August 16, 2007
Army soldiers committed suicide last year at the highest rate in 26 years, and more than a quarter did so while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new military report. The report, obtained by The Associated Press ahead of its scheduled release today, found there were 99 confirmed suicides among active duty soldiers during 2006, up from 88 the previous year and the highest number since the 102 suicides in 1991 at the time of the Persian Gulf War.
Commodities
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B11
¢ Chicago markets ¢ Local markets ¢ Nonferrous metals
Plea deal offered to Vick
By Dave Forster - The Virginian-Pilot
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B6
Federal prosecutors have offered Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick a plea deal that would recommend he serve at least one year in prison on a felony dogfighting conspiracy charge, according to two sources familiar with the discussions.
Celebration will mark reopening
By Mike Belt
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A5
Now that the Kansas River bridge at Lecompton has reopened, residents there and in neighboring Perry are ready for a party. Food, beverages, music, a home run derby, children’s games and other activities will highlight that celebration Friday night at the Lecompton ballpark near the Territorial Capitol. “It’s been a big relief. Everybody’s mood is a little brighter,” Lecompton resident Brenda Hastert said about the completion of the bridge work.
Pine trees struggle in KS
By Stan Ring
August 16, 2007 in print edition on C1
There are fewer trees on the golf courses this year, making play somewhat easier for me. The reason for the decline: Kansas has no native pine trees. They are all immigrants, and because of this, they suffer more than most trees from bugs, fungi and weather-related problems. Various species were brought here for windbreaks, Christmas tree farms and landscapes.
Duo hooked on zany children’s music
By Terry Rombeck
August 16, 2007 in print edition on C1
Sometimes, songs just show up on the doorstep of the duo Trout Fishing in America. Or, more specifically, they show up in the bathroom. Take, for instance, one morning as member Ezra Idlet worked to get his young son ready for school.
Travelocity.com fined for booking Cuba trips
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A8
In a first for an online travel company, Travelocity.com has been fined by federal regulators for booking trips between the U.S. and Cuba in violation of a 45-year-old embargo.
Ex-referee Donaghy pleads guilty
Authorities say official placed bets on games he worked
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B2
Tim Donaghy started making NBA bets four years ago, and he didn’t hesitate to wager on games he worked. Speaking in code during telephone calls, he tipped off high-stakes gamblers with inside information and recommended which teams to bet on. When his picks hit, he was paid $5,000. The stunning allegations emerged Wednesday as the disgraced former NBA referee pleaded guilty to two felony charges in a scandal that rocked the league and tarnished the integrity of the sport.
Bunny tracks
Coerce hungry rabbits, prolific in a city with few predators, to hit the dusty trail
By Jennifer Oldridge
August 16, 2007 in print edition on C1
When I was young, I loved cute, furry, cotton-tailed critters. There was Peter Cottontail, the Velveteen Rabbit, the Easter Bunny, Bugs Bunny. They’re ingrained in our memories of childhood as adorable, nose-twitching creatures. But I’m beginning to see Elmer Fudd’s reasoning. Those wild hares are everywhere. Why are there so many rabbits? I see babies and adults - in my yard, on golf courses, in parks on campus.
Wal-Mart support
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A10
To the editor: This is in response to all the Wal-Mart controversy. First of all, the people of Lawrence are not 7-1 against a Wal-Mart on the northwest side of town. In case some of you have not noticed, there are many, many new homes in the area between Kansas Highway 10, Iowa Street/McDonald Drive, Sixth Street and Interstate 70.
6 Italian men shot to death after party
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A8
Six Italian men died in a hail of gunfire early Wednesday after a pizzeria celebration of one victim’s 18th birthday - a Mafia-style massacre that officials said grew out of a long-running feud between two organized crime clans in southern Italy.
Deans, chancellor officially welcome new Jayhawks
By Erin Castaneda
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A5
Eva Ladhani officially became a Jayhawk Wednesday night at Kansas University’s 142nd opening convocation ceremony, which kicked off the academic year. The 18-year-old freshman from Overland Park couldn’t be more ready. “I’m excited, I have more goals than in high school,” she said. “I can be whoever I want to be. I don’t have to join a clique. I can be my own clique and still fit in.” Student body president Hannah Love would approve.
Orioles take it to Yankees in 10th
The Associated Press
August 16, 2007
Miguel Tejada hit a tiebreaking double off Mariano Rivera in the 10th inning, and Aubrey Huff added a two-run homer to lead Baltimore past the Yankees on Wednesday. Shelley Duncan’s three-run homer with two outs in the ninth sent the game to extra innings, but the Orioles bounced back quickly against Rivera (3-4), who blew a save in New York’s 7-6 win in the series opener Monday night.
Trial date set in Kelsey Smith slaying case
By Maria Sudekum Fisher - Associated Press Writer
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A5
A judge on Wednesday set a trial date for the man accused of kidnapping, raping and strangling an 18-year-old woman, whose apparent abduction from a Target store parking lot was captured on videotape. Johnson County District Judge Peter Ruddick set Edwin R. Hall’s capital murder trial for Jan. 14. Ruddick also heard arguments from both sides about how DNA evidence in the case should be provided to the defense. Hall, 26, Olathe, is charged with capital murder, kidnapping, rape and aggravated sodomy in the slaying of Kelsey Smith, of Overland Park. He has pleaded not guilty.
Colleges wrestle with using rankings
By Justin Pope - Associated Press Writer
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A1
U.S. News & World Report releases its annual college rankings Friday in the face of the loudest criticism from educators the magazine has ever encountered. But for all the complaints that the rankings warp college admissions and distract schools from educating students, U.S. News still has the upper hand. Colleges are having a hard time quitting the annual beauty contest.
Back-to-college buying rises
Students spend an average of $957, up 8.6% from 2006
By Mark Fagan
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B11
For Andrea Smith, seeing legions of college-bound students trek into SuperTarget with their parents in tow has become something of an inevitable rite of the season. That they’re poised to spend money just happens to keep her plenty busy. “They come in with a list of what they’re going to need, and their parents buy them what they need,” said Smith, who oversees sales of soft goods, including back-to-school items, at SuperTarget, 3201 Iowa.
People in the News
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B10
¢ Klum stars in new ads for Jordache Jeans¢ Matt Damon lends voice to PBS’ ‘Arthur’¢ Gifford to appear on 20th anniversary of ‘Live’ ¢ Jackson’s ex-lawyers say he owes them $113K¢ Mary-Kate Olsen kisses Ben Kingsley in movie¢ Actor Fallon, producer Juvonen to get hitched
Virginia Tech survivors could get more money
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A7
Families of victims in the Virginia Tech massacre will receive larger payments and benefits than originally envisioned under a final plan for distributing more than $7 million in contributions.
Man taken to LMH after roll-over wreck
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A3
A 68-year-old Texas man was transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital by ambulance on Wednesday after his semitrailer truck rolled over on U.S. Highway 56.
Enough with Obama’s blackness
By Leonard Pitts Jr.
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A11
Sen. Barack Obama was scheduled to address the National Association of Black Journalists, but he was late. A hum of conversation hung over the standing-room-only crowd waiting for him in a ballroom at Bally’s Las Vegas. Then, maybe 15 minutes after the appointed starting time, the would-be president was introduced. “I want to apologize for being a little bit late,” he said.
Abolitionists are needed today
By Joe Bersia
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A11
When slavery first entered my consciousness long ago, I was most shocked by the plight of the unfortunate people who, against their will, found themselves subjected to unspeakable horrors. I also could not fathom the behavior of those who engaged in the exploitation - from the slave-traders themselves to those who abetted them.
Tough on taxes
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A10
To the editor: Buried in the back of Tuesday’s paper were the public notices. All the people who did not pay their 2006 property taxes were listed - over a thousand properties in Douglas County, totaling more than $2.3 million. Some properties are two, three and four years in arrears on their property taxes. There are several local developers, builders and slumlords of the student ghetto on the list.
A message
A Nebraska football player seems grateful to get another chance and determined to benefit from it.
J-W Editorials
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A10
With repeated stories about athletes getting second chances and, too often, blowing them, it might be well to keep an eye on a Nebraska University football player and his progress. Will he bungle his opportunity to atone and fall back into foolish ways as have so many other athletes in recent times? Maurice Purify, a Nebraska wide receiver, got better than a second chance. He’s been given a third and he says he is grateful, as he should be.
Thompson ready to ask tough questions
By David Broder
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A10
When Fred Thompson makes his long-delayed entrance into the Republican presidential race, he will not tiptoe quietly. Instead, he will try to shake up the establishment candidates of both parties by depicting a nation in peril from fiscal and security threats - and prescribing tough cures he says others shrink from offering.
Inmate executed for rape, fatal shooting
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A2
A prisoner who had threatened to harm corrections officers before his execution was put to death Wednesday evening for the rape and fatal shooting of a woman during a break-in at her home nearly 10 years ago.In a final statement, Kenneth Parr expressed love to his family. “I just want to tell my family I love y’all, man,” he said.
Hudson wins eighth straight
The Associated Press
August 16, 2007 in print edition on B4
Tim Hudson got his eighth straight win despite giving up Barry Bonds’ 759th homer and being called for a couple of balks, and Atlanta defeated San Francisco on Wednesday night.
On the Record
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A4
¢ Law enforcement report¢ Burglaries and thefts reported¢ Emergency calls
Time for school
Thousands head back to class
By George Diepenbrock
August 16, 2007 in print edition on A1
The road to a successful future continues. Most of Lawrence elementary students returned to the classroom and were happy to show off their new sneakers and backpacks Wednesday morning. Seventh-graders and sophomores also got some help navigating their way around their new schools. “It’s fun. You get to play with your friends,” said Ebony Woods, 7, a second-grader at Kennedy School, 1605 Davis Road.
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