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Polls
Now that you're an adult, does snow still make you happy? Or does it make you grumpy?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Happy | 63% | |
| Grumpy | 30% | |
| Undecided | 6% | |
| Total | 744 | |
Which stories belong on the Lawrence Journal-World's "Top 10" list for 2007?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas University football has record-breaking 11-1 regular season | 8% | |
| Tornado obliterates Greensburg | 8% | |
| After years-long debate and lawsuits, City Hall approves a Wal-Mart for Sixth and Kasold | 6% | |
| Two construction workers killed in hit-and-run on U.S. 59 | 5% | |
| Jason Rose convicted and sentenced of fatal 2005 Boardwalk Apartments fire | 5% | |
| Lawrence becomes only city in Kansas with a domestic partnership registry | 5% | |
| 32nd Street route for the SLT approved by Federal Highway Administration | 4% | |
| Kansas Supreme Court upholds Lawrence smoking ban | 4% | |
| City Commission lands in legal hot water after illegal executive sessions lead to tax breaks for Deciphera | 4% | |
| Virginia Tech massacre followed by bomb threat at Lawrence schools, new alert system at KU | 4% | |
| KDHE denies permission for western Kansas coal plants, citing global warming concerns | 4% | |
| Floods swamp southeast Kansas | 3% | |
| Last Call license revoked by the state | 3% | |
| Elections change makeup of Kansas Board of Education - resulting in new commissioner and new stances on evolution, sex ed | 3% | |
| Former LHS teacher pleads guilty to having sex with student | 2% | |
| Developers propose “Oread Inn” redevelopment of 12th and Oread | 2% | |
| April freeze damages plants, crops | 2% | |
| Casino gambling is approved by Kansas Legislature | 2% | |
| Maryland court rules that Westboro Baptist Church funeral protests violate law | 2% | |
| April election changes makeup of the Lawrence City Commission | 2% | |
| KU basketball team loses to UCLA in Elite Eight game in San Jose | 2% | |
| Matthew Jaeger accused of kidnapping and brutally attacking ex-girlfriend | 1% | |
| Construction replaces Broken Arrow School, South Junior High | 1% | |
| Sen. Sam Brownback runs, calls off bid for president | 1% | |
| Manhattan is named a finalist for National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility | 1% | |
| Martin Miller’s conviction for murdering his wife is upheld by the Kansas Supreme Court | 1% | |
| Regents universities get new funding for deferred maintenance | 1% | |
| “Fall From Grace” airs on Showtime | 0% | |
| Rashawn T. Anderson convicted of murder 2006 shooting outside The Granada | 0% | |
| “No Child Left Unrecruited” filmmakers go to the nation’s capitol | 0% | |
| City Commission mulls sales tax plans, even while tightening city budget | 0% | |
| Lawrence school board members begin talks about how to upgrade high school outdoor athletic facilties | 0% | |
| Other (please leave suggestions in the comments section on the voting results page) | 0% | |
| Scott Morgan and Mary Loveland regain seats on the school board | 0% | |
| Total | 1850 | |
Videos
- Runners get a head start to prepare for a big …
- The area’s first taste of winter wreaked havoc on Lawrence …
- More students are taking a rain check on learning life …
- KU basketball player Brandon Rush was arrested today on two …
- A major power outage left thousands of area residents in …
- It’s time to decide the year’s top stories. 6News and …
- This week’s weather forecast.
- Tonight KU football head coach Mark Mangino was named the …
- Another night, another milestone for the Kansas women’s basketball team. …
- It was a big night for the big fellas Wednesday …
- A judge gave the owner of Naughty But Nice 30 …
- Snowy weather conditions did not keep the LHS boy’s basketball …
- The lady Lions were in action tonight at the Lady …
- With a win tonight, the Kansas women’s basketball team reaches …
- DJ ‘Santa’ Whetter and Kevin Romary play useless fieldhouse trivia.
- Inclement weather postponed several high school basketball tournaments this evening.
- Videocast for December 6.
- Richard Osburn, Naughty But Nice owner, said he has tried …
Lead stories
6:00 a.m.
Problem house on N.Y. demolished- December 5, 2007 in print edition on 3A
- Despite the frigid temperatures Wednesday morning, neighbors crowded together on an East Lawrence sidewalk, eyes fixed on a house they usually avoid. “People would not let their children pass by, understandably,” said Cindy Suenram, who lives next door to the house with her husband, Arch Naramore. “Friends would come to our home and say they felt intimidated. You would walk by and not look or talk.”
9:00 a.m.
Eviction trial begins today- December 6, 2007 in print edition on 3A
- It did not surprise Naughty But Nice owner Richard Osburn when his landlord presented him with an eviction notice. The city has been threatening to shut down Osburn’s adult novelty store for the past seven years, so he says he has learned to be thankful for each day his business is open.
1:00 p.m.
Online chat
- Chat with Haskell President Linda Warner
- December 6, 2007
- Linda Warner, the new president of Haskell Indian Nations University, is ready to make changes - something not taken lightly at a 123-year-old school where tradition runs deep. She said the university had become "old hat" about how it accomplished things. "I think people thought it would be business as usual, and I think it is business as unusual," she said, laughing.
4:00 p.m.
Snow blamed for series of vehicle accidents- 10:25 a.m., December 6, 2007 Updated 2:53 p.m.
- Law enforcement agencies are warning drivers to be cautious in Lawrence and Douglas County today as the snow has started to fall.
- Photo gallery: Snow Day
All stories
- 6Sports story: Mangino named National Coach of the Year
- December 6, 2007
- Tonight KU football head coach Mark Mangino was named the National Coach of the Year at the Football Awards Show in Orlando, Florida.
- 6News story: Outage affects nearly 7000 Westar customers
- December 6, 2007
- A major power outage left thousands of area residents in the dark tonight.
- 6News story: Cross-country championships on, despite snow
- December 6, 2007
- Runners get a head start to prepare for a big race this weekend. Not even snow could stop participants in the national Junior Olympics Cross-Country Championships from scoping out their course ahead of Saturday’s event.
- 6News story: District to emphasize life skills in curriculum
- December 6, 2007
- More students are taking a rain check on learning life skills in the classroom. 6News reporter Lindsey Slater finds out how the school district is balancing the curriculum to make sure kids can last all the way to the bank.
- 6Sports story: Prep cancellations
- December 6, 2007
- Inclement weather postponed several high school basketball tournaments this evening.
- 6Sports story: McCray leads Hawks to 300th win
- December 6, 2007
- Another night, another milestone for the Kansas women’s basketball team. Tonight the Hawks racked up their 300th win at Allen Fieldhouse.
- 6News story: Weather forecast
- December 6, 2007
- This week’s weather forecast.
- 6News story: Rush arrested
- December 6, 2007
- KU basketball player Brandon Rush was arrested today on two warrants for failure to appear in court.
- 6Sports story: Lions trap Blue Jays, 50-40
- December 6, 2007
- The lady Lions were in action tonight at the Lady Saint’s Classic. LHS faced off with Junction City and came out on top, 50-40.
- 6Sports story: ‘Big fellas’ star against EWU
- December 6, 2007
- It was a big night for the big fellas Wednesday at Allen Fieldhouse against Eastern Washington. The Jayhawks whipped the Big Sky Eagles, 85-47.
- 6News story: Naughty But Nice must move
- December 6, 2007
- A judge gave the owner of Naughty But Nice 30 days to vacate the premises. Richard Osburn must shut down the adult novelty store near 17th and Massachusetts by January 5, 2008.
- 6News story: Snow makes for slippery roads
- December 6, 2007
- The area’s first taste of winter wreaked havoc on Lawrence roads. The heavy snow lead Lawrence police to respond to more than 30 accidents today.
- 6News story: Help pick our 2007 top stories
- December 6, 2007
- It’s time to decide the year’s top stories. 6News and the Lawrence Journal-World are making our lists, but we want your input as well.
- 6Sports story: Useless trivia with Santa Whetter
- December 6, 2007
- DJ Whetter and Kevin Romary play useless fieldhouse trivia.
- 6Sports story: KU women shoot for 300th fieldhouse win
- December 6, 2007
- With a win tonight, the Kansas women’s basketball team reaches yet another milestone at the historic Allen Fieldhouse. Kevin Romary joins us live from campus.
- 6Sports story: LHS boys raid Raiders
- December 6, 2007
- Snowy weather conditions did not keep the LHS boy’s basketball team off the court this evening. The Lions scored 43-30 against the Pembroke Hill Raiders.
- Outage stretches from East Lawrence to Eudora
- 09:12 p.m., December 6, 2007 Updated 12:33 a.m.
- 6600 Westar Energy customers without power for more than three hours
- 6News Now: First substantial snowfall causes fender benders
- December 6, 2007
- In tonight’s 6News and tomorrow’s Lawrence Journal-World, slick roads greet motorists around Northeast Kansas this morning, leading to several accident reports.
- Brandon Rush taken into custody on traffic warrants
- 03:19 p.m., December 6, 2007 Updated 06:23 p.m.
- Kansas University basketball star Brandon Rush has been taken into custody at Lawrence Municipal Court.
- Vote for Lawrence’s top stories of 2007
- December 6, 2007
- What are the most important stories of 2007?
- Snow blamed for series of vehicle accidents
- 10:25 a.m., December 6, 2007 Updated 02:53 p.m.
- Law enforcement agencies are warning drivers to be cautious in Lawrence and Douglas County today as the snow has started to fall.
- Winter weather closings announced
- 09:43 a.m., December 6, 2007 Updated 04:07 p.m.
- If you have a cancellation to report, e-mail editor@ljworld.com.
- KU women aim for 300th win in Allen
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B1
- If the Kansas University women’s basketball team wants to get its 300th victory in Allen Fieldhouse tonight, it will have to do so by beating a 4-2 Marquette squad that features a do-it-all guard. Marquette junior Krystal Ellis enters the game averaging 21.3 points, 4.3 assists, 3.7 rebounds and three steals in three games. She missed three games due to a sprained right knee.
- Nebraska tweaks schedule
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B2
- The dates of two nonconference games on Nebraska’s 2008 football schedule have been changed, and the Cornhuskers announced the addition of three opponents for 2010.
- Late surge lifts Georgetown
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B4
- DaJuan Summers had 18 points and nine rebounds, and No. 5 Georgetown dominated down the stretch to beat Alabama, 70-60, on Wednesday night. The Hoyas (6-0) went on a 14-1 run after the Crimson Tide (4-3) briefly took the lead in the final minutes, giving up only a free throw and a last-second basket in the final four minutes.
- The future of food
- Hydroponics may boost safety, quality of produce
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on C1
- There sure are a lot of recalls happening these days - toys harming our children, tainted foods, even simple household items with lead-laced paints. As a result, there is a surge of people wanting to become more informed as to how and where our foods and other products come from.
- Mangino says KU starting tradition
- Coaches talk up Orange Bowl meeting
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Against all odds, coach Mark Mangino found himself at a South Florida casino Wednesday. Mangino’s surprising Kansas University football team earned a Bowl Championship Series at-large berth and a trip to the Orange Bowl to face Atlantic Coast Conference champion Virginia Tech on Jan. 3.
- Teahan torrid scorer
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B7
- Conner Teahan, who scored five points in two minutes, was rewarded for his stint upon returning to the bench late in Kansas University’s 85-47 rout of Eastern Washington on Wednesday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
- Kansas basketball notebook
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B7
- Bruises: Kansas University senior Sasha Kaun sprained his left ankle five minutes into the game. He had his ankle re-taped in the locker room, returned and finished with seven points and three rebounds in 12 minutes - five minutes the first half and seven the second.
- Eagles overmatched
- EWU lacks size, experience
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B6
- When former Eastern Washington men’s basketball coach Mike Burns was fired in May, he didn’t do any favors for Kirk Earlywine, the man EWU hired in June to replace him. Earlywine led an Eagles team that dressed just nine players into Allen Fieldhouse last night, and he left with an 85-47 loss.
- BHS senior caps career with title
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B5
- Two-time Class 4A state champion. Four-time regional champion. Three-time league champion. Baldwin High senior Heather Garcia’s cross country resume is as impressive as it gets. Not only that, but she went out on top, leading BHS to a state title at Wamego in October.
- Increase in Capitol renovation approved
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A1
- The saga continues. The price tag on the Capitol renovation project has increased to $285.6 million. That is roughly three times the cost that was recommended when the project was envisioned in 2000.
- 9 dead in mall massacre
- Gunman injures 5 others before shooting self, left suicide note
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A1
- A man dressed in camouflage and armed with a rifle opened fire among holiday shoppers in an Omaha department store Wednesday, killing eight people and sending hundreds into terrified panic.
- Bush plans to freeze mortgages
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A1
- The Bush administration has hammered out an agreement to freeze interest rates for certain subprime mortgages for five years to combat a soaring tide of foreclosures, congressional aides said Wednesday.
- Our town sports
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B8
- Doleman Titlist: Jarvis Doleman, a Free State High graduate, was a starting offensive guard on the Butler County CC football team that won the NJCAA championship with a 56-22 victory over Snow College last week in Salt Lake City.
- Eviction trial begins today
- Naughty But Nice’s owner wants to stay put
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A3
- It did not surprise Naughty But Nice owner Richard Osburn when his landlord presented him with an eviction notice. The city has been threatening to shut down Osburn’s adult novelty store for the past seven years, so he says he has learned to be thankful for each day his business is open.
- Daniel finalist for Heisman
- Tebow, McFadden, Brennan join MU QB
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B2
- Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, trying to become the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy, and Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, the runner-up for last year’s award, were among the four finalists selected Wednesday.
- Drink and think
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on C1
- There are almost as many books about wines, spirits, brews and other beverages as there are bottles. Here are a few recommendations from the 2007 vintage.
- Funding available for exhibit sponsors
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on C1
- The Kansas Visual Arts Program, which supports in-state exhibitions by Kansas artists at arts and cultural organizations, still has funding available.
- Study: Speedier step linked with longevity
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on C1
- How fast an older person walks may predict long-term survival, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, who found that faster walkers were substantially more likely to outlive the slowest.
- Architecture students to demonstrate how Greensburg can rebuild greener
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Sixteen miles southeast of Lawrence stand nearly a thousand buildings that could hold the future of a Kansas town devastated by a tornado. A Kansas University professor and his architecture class are working to recycle building materials from some of the old Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant structures for a house they will build in the spring semester. They’d like to take the building to Greensburg and show how others could use the same materials for the other buildings there.
- Global changes present opportunities
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A7
- The shape of the world has changed again, signaling the possibility of a new American foreign policy and national security strategy. The portents are hopeful if U.S. leaders have the imagination and courage to seize some of the opportunities.
- Couple launch new disc jockey operation
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B11
- Justin and Suzanne Gaut, Lawrence, have opened Absolute Audio Ambiance, a disc jockey business that provides entertainment for weddings, parties and other events.
- Veteran leads Baldwin girls to Class 4A state title
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B5
- Baldwin High cross country coach Mike Spielman might not run as far as the athletes he’s coaching at a meet, but he makes his way all over the course to give his runners support and encouragement. “I see him all over the place on races,” senior Heather Garcia said of her coach on a race day.
- How can teddy bear offend fundamentalists?
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A7
- Just to make sure I’ve got this straight: Their God is threatened by a teddy bear? As in a plush, cuddly doll in the shape of a bear? As in the glass-eyed figure children sleep with for security? We’re talking teddy bears as in teddy bears? A teddy bear has offended their God? Lord, have mercy.
- Keegan: All signs say Rush on mend
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B1
- A successful stock investor doesn’t look at a company’s bottom line today, rather looks for signs of where the company is headed. A baseball manager bringing along a flame-thrower coming off of arm surgery doesn’t study his pitching line to determine when that pitcher is ready to slide back into the rotation. He looks for signs, first the consistent return of velocity, then his ability to hit spots consistently.
- Pump patrol
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.79 at several locations.
- Plastic surgery staffers make presentation
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B11
- Dr. Scott Thellman and registered nurse Karen Harman-McGowan, of Lawrence Plastic Surgery, were invited to speak during the annual national meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses, conducted last month in Baltimore.
- American Family agent is agent of the month
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B11
- American Family Insurance agent Ron King, Lawrence, has been named District and State Agent of the Month for November by American Family Insurance.
- Americana Music Academy plans concert
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on C2
- The Americana Music Academy will perform favorite holiday songs during its annual Christmas Rocks Concert this weekend.
- New charges filed in ID theft case
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A2
- A young couple accused of financing a lavish lifestyle through a large-scale identity theft scheme surrendered Wednesday to face additional theft and burglary charges, police said.
- Art department offering figure drawing class
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on C2
- Kansas University’s art department now offers a figure drawing class. Classes take place at 11 a.m. Saturdays on the fourth floor of the Art and Design Building at KU’s campus.
- Teen birth rate increases after years of decline
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A2
- In a troubling reversal, the nation’s teen birth rate rose for the first time in 15 years, surprising government health officials and reviving the bitter debate about abstinence-only sex education. The birth rate had been dropping since its peak in 1991, although the decline had slowed in recent years. On Wednesday, government statisticians said it rose 3 percent from 2005 to 2006.
- Today’s Higuchi lecture canceled
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A3
- The Takeru Higuchi Memorial Lecture of 2007 has been canceled because of weather conditions in Baltimore, where the guest speaker, Craig Venter, is located.
- Tanker explosion spills river of burning fuel
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A2
- Safety officials were surprised and grateful that no was injured after an accident early Wednesday that spilled 9,400 gallons of burning fuel into a sleeping community.
- Schwegler teacher wins Legacy Award
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A3
- The Lawrence Education Association and KU Credit Union recently presented a Legacy Award to Sue Vossler. The award honors outstanding educators who make a significant impact on the lives of students and on their success.
- Foundation collecting National Guard funds
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A5
- Kansans who want to help pay for travel expenses to bring the Kansas National Guardsmen home for the holidays are asked to send their donations to the Kansas National Guard Foundation, 2800 S.W. Topeka Blvd., Topeka, KS 66611.
- Major U.S. airports offering flu shots
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A2
- After taking off their shoes, emptying their pockets and passing through the security checkpoint, travelers at some major U.S. airports can now roll up a sleeve and get a flu shot.
- Outliving most shows, ‘ER’ hits big 3-0-0
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B10
- Tonight’s episode of “ER” (9 p.m., NBC) will be that drama’s 300th installment. I’m not sure how much these milestones mean outside of a small circle of producers, performers and writers, but the number does put the series in some perspective.
- Texas stays hot, runs record to 8-0
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B4
- There was no letdown for the streaking Texas Longhorns. D.J. Augustin had 29 points and 10 assists, and No. 4 Texas ran its record to 8-0 with an 88-72 victory over North Texas on Wednesday night, three days after pulling off one of the Longhorns’ biggest road wins in recent years at UCLA.
- Colorado settles lawsuit
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B2
- The University of Colorado has agreed to pay two women $2.85 million to settle a lawsuit alleging they were sexually assaulted by football players and recruits, school officials said Wednesday.
- Waste-removal service extends into Lawrence
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B11
- C and J Pet Waste Removal Service, Topeka, is extending its home-based business operations into Lawrence.
- Paris powers Sooners
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B4
- Courtney Paris had 22 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 9 Oklahoma past Illinois, 77-67, on Wednesday night. Paris scored 16 in the second half as Oklahoma (6-2) broke open a close game.
- Famous N.Y. eatery allowed to reopen
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A8
- The home of the $25,000 dessert is back in business, after health officials concluded it’s no longer home to mice and cockroaches. Serendipity 3, a popular tourist destination on Manhattan’s East Side, was allowed to reopen Tuesday, about three weeks after it was shuttered because of rodent infestation.
- Global warming already taking toll on world’s plants, animals
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A8
- More than 3,000 flying foxes dropped dead, falling from trees in Australia. Giant squid migrated north to commercial fishing grounds off California, gobbling anchovy and hake. Butterflies have gone extinct in the Alps.
- Start search for plants to spruce up your property
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on C1
- Have you looked at your neighbors’ garden and wondered what you could do to add a little interest in your own landscape this winter? If you look out your window and think your yard looks a little blah, start planning now to pick plants that will add interest in next winter.
- Surviving twin out of hospital
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A4
- An infant who was found alive in an Olathe apartment where his 3-week-old twin and mother were found dead has been released from the hospital. Police said the surviving twin was released to a family member. The cause of death of the mother, 36-year-old Virginia Wanjiru Njoroge, is still pending.
- Injuries, absences take toll on Chiefs
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B2
- The injury-depleted Kansas City Chiefs were stretched even thinner Wednesday by family deaths that took away starting right tackle Chris Terry and starting linebacker Derrick Johnson. Terry was making arrangements for the funeral on Saturday of his mother, coach Herm Edwards said, and Johnson hurried home Tuesday night when he got word that his father had died.
- Kansas health officials issue raw milk warning
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B12
- At least 87 people in southwest and south-central Kansas have been sickened by a bacteria found in raw milk, health officials said. Citing two recent outbreaks, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Tuesday warned Kansans not to consume raw milk or products made from raw milk.
- Televangelist rejects Senate inquiry
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A2
- One of six Christian ministries under investigation by a Senate committee is rebuffing inquiries into its spending, challenging the panel’s watchdog role over religious groups, The Associated Press has learned.
- On the record
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A4
- A 54-year-old Lawrence woman reported a $1,250 unlawful use of a financial card to Lawrence Police on Friday. She reported an online debit card transaction occurred about 1:45 a.m. Nov. 28.
- Ryan Wood’s KU football notebook
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B3
- Much ado about nothing? KU associate athletic director Jim Marchiony denied talk on Wednesday that the Jayhawks broke a Big 12 Conference rule by promising to sell a certain amount of tickets above the 17,500 figure allotted to each school for the Orange Bowl.
- Mixed reaction among area store owners, shoppers
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A1
- Thirty minutes after the shooting occurred at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Neb., staff from a Kansas City area mall met to review security protocol. Kate Petersen, assistant marketing director for Oak Park Mall in Overland Park, said she and others were notified immediately by their headquarters, CBL Associates and Properties, about the incident.
- LHS soph discovers his stride
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B5
- Had he been a better soccer player, Lawrence High might not have ever tapped into the ability of its top boys cross country runner, sophomore Roy Wedge. “Originally, I was not going to do cross country. I was going to do soccer, and I didn’t make the C-team (as a freshman) so I ran cross country instead,” Wedge said.
- Commodities
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B11
- Agricultural futures finished in a mixed range Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for March delivery fell 9 cents to $8.85; March corn ended flat at $4.1125; March oats ended flat at $2.7925; January soybeans closed up 8 cents at $10.995.
- Pieroguys Pierogies donating to LINK
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B11
- Pieroguys Pierogies LLC, Lawrence, is donating 30 dozen pierogies to the Lawrence Interdenominational Nutritional Kitchen - also known as LINK - for meals this Saturday.
- 14 militants convicted of 2001 kidnappings
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A2
- A Philippine court convicted 14 Muslim militants Thursday and sentenced them to life in prison for abducting a U.S. missionary couple and 18 others in a 2001 kidnapping spree that left one of the missionaries and another American dead.
- A good cause
- What better way to say thank you to our troops than to help some of them get home for the holidays.
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A7
- It’s become fairly common during the war in Iraq for Americans to insist that they support our troops even if they don’t support the U.S. action in the Middle East. Well, here is a perfect opportunity to prove that support and spread some holiday cheer in the process.
- Firebirds 2nd, Lions 4th
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B3
- Free State took second and Lawrence High fourth in a high school boys swim meet Wednesday. Free State’s 200 medley relay team of Nolan Frank, Tony Libeer, Mitch Moore and Kendall Harris took first place and qualified for state. The foursome won in 1:49.12.
- Horoscopes
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B10
- You give 100 percent. Knowing what you want is the first step on the path to success. Understanding your role can make all the difference. Sometimes by stepping back you gain. You have strong support through a partnership and/or a group. If you are single, don’t make any assumptions. If you are attached, pull back and learn to understand your sweetie rather than judge him or her.
- Arab world braces for bolder Iran
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A6
- The dwindling possibility of a U.S. attack on Iran is changing the dynamics of Middle East politics and raising Arab concern that Tehran now feels emboldened to strengthen its military, increase its support for Islamic radicals and exert more influence in the region’s troubled countries.
- Arts Center announces Children’s Holiday Shop
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on C2
- It’s nearly time again for a favorite holiday tradition. The Children’s Holiday Shop at the Lawrence Arts Center allows children ages 3-12 to purchase gifts for their family, friends and pets, too.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A7
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Dec. 6, 1907: “The annexation of Haskell Institute to Lawrence adds at least a thousand to the population of the city. Counting the students of the university and Haskell, Lawrence now has a population close to 16,000.”
- 19 injured in crash on way to ‘Dr. Phil’
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A2
- A tour bus full of people on their way to a taping of the “Dr. Phil” TV show crashed into a tree at a Hollywood church Wednesday, authorities said. Nineteen people suffered mostly minor injuries.
- Shooter had history of depression
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on A1
- Robert Hawkins had a history of depression but seemed to be doing better since moving in with a friend’s family just over a year ago. But about two weeks ago he broke up with his longtime girlfriend, and this week he was fired from his job at a fast food restaurant, said a woman whose family took Hawkins in.
- People in the news
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B10
- ¢ Sutherland sentenced for drunken driving¢ Child abuse, neglect by Spears investigated¢ Cosmetics company sues Teri Hatcher¢ Jenna Bush calls folks from talk show¢ Jodie Foster given leadership award
- Plea by phone raises questions
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B12
- Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison wants a new plea hearing in a city councilman’s ticket-fixing case because the initial agreement was handled by phone instead of in open court.
- Uproot early money fears
- Attitudes from childhood may not reflect reality
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B11
- Financial fears aren’t displayed only by folks deeply in debt. Some money worriers are people who are doing everything right - saving, living within their means, investing - and yet they still fret about their finances.
- Concerns force change in ad system
- Controversial tracking tool notified users’ friends about activities, purchases
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B11
- Beacon, the online advertising system that was supposed to light Facebook Inc.’s way to riches, has created such a dark storm of controversy that Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told users Wednesday they could turn it off.
- KU bigs feast
- Big men overwhelming in rout
- December 6, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University’s basketball players do listen to their coach. Well, at least some of the time. “Coach (Bill) Self said, ‘Attack, attack, attack. Everybody attack the rim tonight,”’ KU senior power forward Darnell Jackson said. “Coach said, ‘Pound it in, pound it in,”’ sophomore forward Darrell Arthur revealed. And so it was Wednesday, as obedient Jayhawk guards fed the bigs early and often in an 85-47 victory over outmanned Eastern Washington at Allen Fieldhouse.
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