Also from February 10
Audio clips
- Allen Greiner, interim director of research for the department of family medicine.
- Kelly Barker, lead negotiator for the LEA
- Kim Bodensteiner, lead negotiator for Lawrence's school board
- Rep. Bill Otto is trying to allow more Kansas children to ride school buses.
- William A. Reed, chairman of the department of cardiovascular diseases.
Births
Couples
- Anniversary: Seymour
- Wedding: Way
- Engagement: Fishburn and Davis
- Engagement: Johnson and Berens
- Engagement: Fager and Grosdidier
- Engagement: Simmons and Rukes
- Engagement: Lawrence and Hetrick
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
All stories
- KU cast grows charming garden in ‘Lily’
- February 10, 2007
- Under the direction of Jeanne Klein at Kansas University Theatre for Young People, the cast and crew of “Lily Plants a Garden” put on an excellent performance that speaks to both children and adults.
- Person in critical condition after vehicle struck a semi-truck
- February 10, 2007
- At around 2:39 a.m. this morning, a car driving near the Lawrence Municipal Airport struck a semi.
- Rollin’ along
- Self on cusp of No. 300
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on C1
- Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self, who today tries for his 300th victory at the still-young age of 44, readily admits he’s a different person than the fresh-faced enthusiast who won his first game at Oral Roberts in 1993.
- Motor carriers fined $63,000 in 2006 period
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B3
- The Kansas Corporation Commission announced this week that it assessed $62,750 in fines and penalties against 48 motor carriers in the state, including two area companies, for violations from July to September in 2006.
- Baldwin City teacher arrested for battery
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B3
- A Baldwin High School teacher was arrested Thursday in connection with a domestic battery incident in Lawrence.
- ‘Masterpiece’ takes a chance
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A2
- “Masterpiece Theatre” (8 p.m. Sunday, PBS) throws longtime viewers a curve ball with a surprising new version of “Dracula.” This is not so much a faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel as a meditation on some of the darker undertones of the Victorian era that produced it.
- Lawmakers OK $3,000 vouchers for all students
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A3
- A divided Legislature approved one of the nation’s broadest voucher programs Friday, allotting up to $3,000 for any public school student to put toward private school tuition.
- Math instructor named Teacher of the Month
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B3
- A longtime Lawrence teacher was recognized Friday as Sunflower Bank’s Teacher of the Month.
- Furyk, Mickelson share lead
- Lefty takes advantage of calm conditions
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on C2
- Phil Mickelson only had to cope with the cold and rain. The missing element Friday was wind, and that helped him sail to a 5-under 67 and a share of the lead with Jim Furyk at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
- Former church secretary released from prison
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B4
- After serving more than two decades in prison for her part in the deaths of her husband and the wife of a minister with whom she had an affair, Lorna Anderson Moore was released on parole early Friday.
- Haskell women win, 77-61
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on C3
- Kortney Smith scored a game-high 21 points, and the Haskell Indian Nations University women’s basketball team knocked off Central Christian, 77-61, on Friday at Coffin Complex, moving ahead of the Tigers and into third place in the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference.
- Cal rips Kansas
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on C3
- California collected 10 hits in five innings to hand Kansas University’s softball team a run-rule-shortened 10-0 setback Friday at the Campbell-Cartier Classic at SDSU Stadium.
- U.S. to keep troops in Afghanistan longer
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A6
- The Pentagon plans to extend its buildup of several thousand combat troops in Afghanistan, initially announced as lasting until late spring, well into next year, a senior U.S. military official said Friday.
- Physician conduct ruled to fall under consumer protection act
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B3
- The Kansas Consumer Protection Act can apply to a physician’s conduct in providing treatment to a patient, but expert testimony may be required to prove a claim, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
- Jayhawks hire consultant
- Big 12’s Duncan to evaluate football program
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on C3
- In an effort to maximize the Kansas University football team’s potential, KU athletic director Lew Perkins has hired Donnie Duncan to serve as a consultant to the athletic department and its dealings with the football program.
- Albuquerque tops ‘Fittest Cities’ list
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Flanked by the Sandia Mountain and home to a cottonwood forest that runs through the heart of the city, sunny Albuquerque has been named America’s fittest big city by Men’s Fitness magazine.
- On the record
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B2
- U.N. suspends part of technical aid to Iran
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A6
- The U.N. atomic monitor on Friday suspended nearly half the technical aid it provides to Iran, a symbolically significant punishment for nuclear defiance that only North Korea and Saddam Hussein’s Iraq had faced in the past.
- Washington may grant rights to gay couples
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A3
- While efforts to legalize gay marriage have fizzled, the Washington Legislature is poised to give same-sex couples some of the same legal rights as married people.
- Explosion at K.C. chemical plant ruled accidental
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B4
- A massive explosion at a chemical distribution plant that sent flames towering into the sky and shrouded Kansas City in black smoke has been ruled an accident.
- Tycoon offers $25M to fight climate change
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A6
- British tycoon Richard Branson dangled a $25 million prize before the world’s top scientists Friday seeking to spur research into devising ways to suck greenhouse gases out of the air.
- Boy, 14, charged as adult in shooting death
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A8
- A 14-year-old boy accused of gunning down his sister’s boyfriend on a small American Indian reservation shook his head and cried Friday as a judge explained the murder charge.
- Nuggets’ Anthony named All-Star
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on C5
- Carmelo Anthony is going to the All-Star game after all.
- U.N. peacekeepers raid slum to stop gangs
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Hundreds of U.N. peacekeepers raided Haiti’s largest and most violent slum Friday, seizing a portion of it in a six-hour gunbattle that left a gang member dead and two soldiers wounded, officials said.
- Poll: Public view of Congress improves
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Three months after a power-shifting election, a majority of Americans still disapprove of Congress - a sign of public impatience with the new Democratic majority even among party loyalists.
- EU wants to punish crimes to environment
- 27-nation bloc calls for prison, steep fine
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Companies and individuals found responsible for environmental disasters should face criminal charges, the European Union’s executive said Friday in proposing a measure that would punish serious offenses across the 27-nation bloc with up to five years in prison or a $975,000 fine.
- Police, rioters clash at holy site
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Anger over Israeli construction near a disputed Jerusalem holy site erupted into violence Friday as police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse thousands of rioting Muslims. Protests spread in the Arab world, with demonstrators accusing Israel of plotting to harm Islamic shrines.
- Club news
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on D3
- The Wednesday Afternoon Bridge Club played a stratified Mitchell movement at seven and a half tables directed by Chris Lane on Jan. 31. Playing North-South, Klee Zaricky and Betty Collier won first in A and B. Ginny Johnston and Marge Hitchcock won second in A and B and first in C, and Elle and Bobby Patton won third in A and B and second in C.
- City Commission race in full swing for primary
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B2
- With the primary election for Lawrence City Commission less than three weeks away, campaign season is in full swing.
- Military news
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on D3
- Army Pvt. Roget K. Davis graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
- Plane crash in central Kansas investigated
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B8
- Authorities say a twin-engine cargo plane crashed in a field in central Kansas on Friday, killing the pilot.
- Cartoon Network leader resigns after stunt
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A8
- The head of the Cartoon Network resigned Friday over a publicity stunt that caused a terrorism scare in Boston.
- Who’s the father?
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A2
- Anna Nicole Smith’s baby, 5-month-old Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern may have the genes of a savvy lawyer, a Los Angeles photographer, a prince or a deceased Texas oil tycoon.
- Brownback criticized in TV ad
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B8
- The liberal group MoveOn.org is airing television ads around the country criticizing Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback and other Republicans for supporting President Bush’s plan to send more troops to Iraq.
- Militants: Video shows helicopter crash
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A7
- An insurgent group linked to al-Qaida posted a Web video Friday showing what it said was the downing of a U.S. military helicopter this week. Seven Americans were killed in the crash.
- Haskell men complete sweep, 71-56
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on C3
- Haskell Indian Nations University won for the fifth time in eight games, defeating Central Christian, 71-56, in men’s college basketball Friday night at Coffin Complex.
- FCE news
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on D3
- The Kanwaka Family and Community Education unit will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the home of Beverly Bourque.
- Recruiters demoted after sex scandal
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Two military recruiters were demoted and fined because one had sex with a high school student and the other with the girl’s cheerleading coach, National Guard officials said Friday.
- Commentary: Sports still lacking gay current player
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on C2
- A pro athlete who waits until his career is over to declare he’s gay, the way John Amaechi just did in a new book, is yesterday’s news.
- 6 charged in alleged plot to kill soldier
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Six men were charged Friday over an alleged plot to kidnap and kill a British soldier, prosecutors said, revealing details of the case for the first time.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B6
- Old Home Town - 25 years ago
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B6
- Ghastly drain
- A new report reveals the terrible drain of money from our tax coffers because of crooks and incompetents in Iraq.
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B6
- Many Americans are deeply disturbed about the high cost of our Iraq operations, mainly the toll of lives of dedicated people but also the enormous financial drain. The billions of dollars involved are staggering.
- Cheney baby also a political statement
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B6
- Five words you will never hear from me again in life: I agree with James Dobson. Dr. Dobson is the founder of Focus on the Family, a conservative activist group, and ordinarily, I couldn’t see eye to eye with him on the day of the week. But I agree with him about Mary Cheney.
- ‘Late Night’ not just for basketball
- KU baseball team buses to Minnesota’s Metrodome for overnight twinbill
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on C1
- With the weather cold enough to make a penguin shiver, the Metrodome in Minneapolis has become a round-the-clock, climate-controlled baseball operation. Kansas University knows all too well.
- Laws needed
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B7
- To the editor:Drinking a soda or eating while driving can be costly, up to $600 in some states.
- Roundabout fan
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B7
- To the editor:On “Saturday Night Live” years ago, Dana Carvey used to play a stubborn, ignorant old man who hated to the point of absurdity any and all change. His character reminds me of some of our local roundabout resisters.
- Tongie girls rout Lansing; Baldwin boys roll
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on C3
- Tonganoxie High held Lansing scoreless in the fourth quarter, and the Chieftains improved to 16-0 with a 66-33 girls basketball rout Friday.
- Faith Forum: Does God make mistakes?
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on D1
- Faith Forum.
- Old Home Town - 40 years ago
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B6
- Gates: U.S. has evidence of Iran helping insurgents
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A7
- Serial numbers and other markings on bombs suggest that Iranians are linked to deadly explosives used by Iraqi militants, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday in some of the administration’s first public assertions on evidence the military has collected.
- Bank manager joins networking group
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B5
- Bryan Culver, manager of wealth management and business development for Peoples Bank, Lawrence, has joined the Douglas County Connection networking organization.
- Photographer accepts William Allen White award
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B4
- The Lawrence Journal-World’s first staff photographer returned to Lawrence on Friday.
- Rush public enemy No. 1
- Tiger faithful ‘hate’ Jayhawks sophomore guard
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on C4
- Brandon Rush realizes he’ll be the least popular player in Mizzou Arena today. “Their fans hate me because I didn’t go there when I was coming out of (prep) school,” said Rush, Kansas University’s sophomore guard from Kansas City, Mo., and the brother of former Missouri standout Kareem Rush.
- Businesses oppose game in writing
- Group sends statement to KU that objects to moving MU showdown to Arrowhead
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Message delivered. In case there was any doubt, the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce has made it clear that the city’s business community is upset about a decision to move this season’s Kansas University football game against Missouri to Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium.
- Repairs to rare roof may top $1M
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A1
- The roof on Watkins Community Museum of History is as unique as the many artifacts it shelters. That means the cost to fix it won’t be cheap.
- Poor will suffer
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B7
- To the editor:How dare the poor question the budget priorities of our dear leader (“Bush’s budget cuts could leave low-income residents out in the cold,” Journal-World, Feb. 7). Are they not aware that this country is at war, and that to defend the American way of life next year will cost a mere $620 billion?
- Cause of Smith’s death still unknown
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A2
- Prescription drugs were found in Anna Nicole Smith’s hotel room, but there were no pills in her stomach, and investigators said Friday they are awaiting tests that could tell whether the former centerfold died of an overdose, as some close to her suspect.
- Man found guilty in post office battery
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B1
- A jury has found a Lawrence man guilty of misdemeanor battery in a confrontation over a parking space at the downtown post office, 645 Vt.
- Embarq to trim 200 jobs, mostly in K.C. area
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B5
- Embarq Corp., the nation’s fourth-largest traditional telephone company, asked employees Friday for 200 volunteers to resign or it will take other job-cutting measures.
- Payless to close its distribution center in Topeka
- 550 workers would lose jobs
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A1
- Payless ShoeSource Inc. announced Friday that it would close its massive distribution center in western Topeka in the summer of 2008, a move expected to cost up to 550 jobs.
- Failed effort
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B7
- To the editor:How much longer must we sit on our hands while the politicians play with American lives and dump hundreds of billions of dollars in Iraq in a cause that was lost long ago?
- Plan would move post office to Riverfront
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A1
- Lawrence’s downtown post office would move into a portion of the former Riverfront Mall to make way for a new library, under a plan proposed by local postal leaders. Judy Raney, Lawrence postmaster, confirmed Friday that she had sent a request to executives in the Postal Service’s regional Denver office asking them to consider the mall space as a future postal site.
- Fragments of the past
- Dead Sea Scrolls offer insight into religion, ancient history
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on D1
- The fragments are small, measuring only a few inches wide at their largest portions. The text is difficult to see, in the dimly lit display cases meant to preserve the nearly 2,000-year-old documents. Even if you can make it out, it’s in Hebrew.
- Commodities
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B5
- FSHS falls at buzzer
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on C1
- As Antoine Branch drove to the basket, no one thought he would pass the ball.
- Keegan: Collins becoming go-to guy
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on C1
- Gene Collier, columnist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, has been awarding the Trite Trophy on an annual basis since 1984. He selects the meaningless sports cliche that most drives him crazy.
- Heart attack victim passionate about promoting healthy habits
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B1
- At age 55, Linda Strole considered herself healthy. “I walked the dog and took care of the kids,” the Lawrence resident said. “I went to the doctor regularly.” But she will never forget Feb. 29, 2004.
- Lawrence Datebook
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B2
- Squalls bury N.Y. under 8 feet of snow - and more is coming
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Before weekend squalls add to the 8 feet of snow already on the ground, the communities along eastern Lake Ontario needed the dry respite they got Friday.
- People in the news
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A2
- ¢ Judge: James Brown’s partner can get her things ¢ ‘Good Will Hunting’ director agrees to diversion program ¢ Infamous drug lord gets life without parole for 2 slayings ¢ Author claims that ‘Sahara’ producers didn’t listen to him
- Scouting news
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on D3
- Boy Scout Troop 53 will conduct its 88th annual Chili Feed from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at First Christian Church, 10th and Kentucky streets. Scouts, leaders and parents will prepare chili, beef vegetable soup and chili dogs, and parents will make homemade desserts.
- Society calendar
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on D5
- U.S. airstrike mistakenly kills Kurdish militiamen
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A7
- U.S. helicopters targeting insurgents mistakenly killed at least five allied Kurdish militiamen in the northern city of Mosul early Friday. The military also reported three more American soldiers killed in combat, pushing the U.S. death toll to 33 in the first eight days of the month.
- Horoscopes
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on D7
- Even overachievers sometimes snap
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B6
- Wow, the space program suddenly got interesting again. Forget jaunts to the International Space Station or around Earth. The most publicized recent trip by a NASA astronaut was the 900 miles Lisa Nowak drove from Houston to Orlando, one that led to an attempted murder charge as part of an apparent bizarre love triangle.
- Boyda criticized for vote on military funding
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B1
- A resolution that was approved by the Kansas Legislature urging Congress to restore military funds was used by Republicans to launch a verbal attack against U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda, D-Topeka.
- Chocolate auction deals sweet treats for art’s sake
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on D1
- Sweet treats and fine art are a given at the Baldwin Community Art Council’s annual Chocolate Auction. But this year’s event also will feature a choir performance.
- Hot starts fade into setbacks for Seahawks
- Downing, Taylor worried by teams’ late-game lack of intensity as Elwood earns sweep
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on C6
- “Intensity” was the word that came from the mouths of both Seabury Academy’s girls and boys basketball coaches Friday night. Unfortunately for the Seahawks, “lack of” was also part of the equation during a sweep by Elwood.
- County not hurrying search to find new emergency director
- February 10, 2007
- Douglas County needs to find a new director for its Emergency Management Department, but County Administrator Craig Weinaug doesn’t plan to start advertising right now. “I’m not in any hurry because there are a lot of things to look at first,” Weinaug said.
- Released inmate misses sentencing
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Nearly a month after he was released from the Douglas County Jail on a court-approved, one-day furlough, James N. Williams still hasn’t returned.
- Snow expected to last through weekend
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Lawrence’s weekend forecast calls for snow flurries.
- Regents urged to oversee KU interests in hospital deal
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A1
- House Speaker Melvin Neufeld on Friday called on the Kansas Board of Regents to reopen partnership negotiations between Kansas University Medical Center and St. Luke’s Hospital. The regents didn’t respond to Neufeld’s specific suggestions, but a spokesman said the board has stayed on top of the negotiations.
- KU theater group to perform in Belgium
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on D8
- A group of Kansas University students and faculty is making an odyssey of its own when the company visits Liege, Belgium, later this month to restage the KU Theatre for Young People’s dramatization of Homer’s “The Odyssey.”
- Faith briefs
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on D8
- Lions earn revenge
- LHS hoop team beats gridiron nemesis
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on C1
- As the game clock ticked down Friday night, the Shawnee Mission West section of the “Jungle” chanted “51-7, 51-7.” The Lawrence High students retorted, “Scoreboard, Scoreboard.”
- Celtics hope Pierce can provide spark
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on C5
- Mired in a franchise-record 17-game losing streak, the Boston Celtics finally got some good news Friday night.
- Wet winter eases drought conditions
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B2
- A wet winter has significantly eased drought conditions throughout Kansas, and the Climate Prediction Center outlook for spring in the state remains favorable for more moisture, said state climatologist Mary Knapp.
- New Orleans won’t join trans-fat ban trend
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A8
- Visitors who come to the Big Easy with a big appetite for its sinfully rich food need not fear: This city of beignets, crab cakes, fried oysters and gumbo is not about to jump onto the trans-fat ban wagon.
- Palestinians wonder if agreement will hold
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Palestinians in Gaza were cautiously hopeful Friday that a new power-sharing deal would end months of deadly factional violence, but a Hamas leader’s defiant vow to push on with the militant group’s war against Israel was a stark reminder of how difficult it will be to make the accord stick.
- Lead executioner had no medical training
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on A3
- The lead executioner of a convicted killer who took twice the normal time to die never received any medical training, the executioner told a panel reviewing Florida’s lethal injection procedures Friday.
- Around and about
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on D3
- British firm is buying Greyhound owner Laidlaw
- Transaction would pair two largest school bus operations in U.S., Canada
- February 10, 2007 in print edition on B5
- Greyhound looks to be on the go again - to an uncertain destination. British bus and train operator FirstGroup PLC announced a $2.8 billion deal Friday to acquire Greyhound owner Laidlaw International Inc., whose business is focused more on its fleet of 40,000 school buses.
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- 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
- Lives forever changed by skywalk collapse July 15, 2001
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