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What do you think of the $6 million in state funding to keep Deciphera in Lawrence?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| It’s a good investment | 43% | |
| It’s too much money | 43% | |
| Undecided | 12% | |
| Total | 198 | |
Videos
- Bar owners speak out against new regulations under consideration at …
- The Douglas County Sheriff’s Department releases the names of the …
- A pick-up truck flips over on a north Lawrence street, …
- Manhattan makes the cut. It’s down to five cities competing …
- A boost today for efforts to create a national heritage …
- The president of the Douglas County United Way is stepping …
- Summer break can mean lost skills for students, so a …
- Leaders in the state’s African-American community gather in Lawrence today …
- The Davids take on Goliath at tonight’s county commission meeting, …
- Thirty-one college students from across the country are in Lawrence …
- To the pool now where Free State High alum Ashley …
- KU redshirt freshman Sydney Wilson finished 5th today at the …
- Videocast for July 11
- Joan Wells answers questions about her induction into the National …
- The Tornados took on the Twisters in LGFPA action on …
Lead stories
10:00 a.m.
Lawrence rates stop on tour for environmental, Indian concerns- July 11, 2007 in print edition on 3A
- A group of 20-somethings visited Lawrence’s two universities Tuesday to learn about how they are addressing environmental and American Indian issues.
1:00 p.m.
Girls discover joys of engineering at KU camp- July 11, 2007 in print edition on 3A
- Women are traditionally underrepresented in the field of engineering. At the Kansas University School of Engineering, only 19 percent of the students are women. But a summer KU camp is trying to change that.
4:00 p.m.
Wal-Mart meeting draws smiley faces- July 11, 2007 in print edition on 3A
- It was a Wal-Mart-friendly crowd. Developers Doug Compton and Bill Newsome said comments had “pretty much all been positive” from the about 30 people who attended an open house Tuesday night at Free State High School to view plans of the retail store proposed in northwestern Lawrence. It features a native grass area, landscaping and natural building materials.
10:00 p.m.
Raising the bar on downtown safety: City, business owners discuss dangers- July 11, 2007
- This time it wasn’t the bartenders giving the friendly advice. Instead they were given it from City Hall: get ready to talk about downtown safety.
- Video: Bar owners speak out against new regulations
- Poll: Does the city need new regulations to reduce incidents at Lawrence bars?
- Audio: Mayor Sue Hack discuss her thoughts on possible additional regulations for Lawrence bars and nightclubs.
- Audio: Steve Gaudreau, owner of Quinton’s, discuss his thoughts on possible additional regulations for Lawrence bars and nightclubs.
All stories
- 6News video: College students travel to address affordable housing issues
- July 11, 2007
- Thirty-one college students from across the country are in Lawrence this week to help address the issue of affordable housing.
- 6News video: African-American commission touts success
- July 11, 2007
- Leaders in the state’s African-American community gather in Lawrence today touting their recent success in working with legislators.
- 6News video: County’s United Way president steps down
- July 11, 2007
- The president of the Douglas County United Way is stepping down.
- 6News video: National heritage area for region receives boost
- July 11, 2007
- A boost today for efforts to create a national heritage area in eastern Kansas and western Missouri.
- 6News video: Little Apple makes the cut for bio defense facility
- July 11, 2007
- Manhattan makes the cut. It’s down to five cities competing to the home of Homeland Security’s $451 million national bio and agro defense facility.
- 6News video: Sheriff’s Dept. identifies fallen tower workers
- July 11, 2007
- The Douglas County Sheriff’s Department releases the names of the two people killed yesterday after falling from a cell phone tower in rural Douglas County.
- 6News video: Summer program helps kids retain reading skills
- July 11, 2007
- Summer break can mean lost skills for students, so a local elementary came up with a way to help kids reading their reading skills.
- 6Sports video: KU’s Wilson takes 5th at Kansas Women’s Amateur
- July 11, 2007
- KU redshirt freshman Sydney Wilson finished 5th today at the Kansas Women’s Amateur at Reflection Ridge Golf Course in Wichita.
- 6News video: Quarry neighbors unhappy how company left land
- July 11, 2007
- The Davids take on Goliath at tonight’s county commission meeting, as a national rock mining company and its local next door neighbors fight it out.
- 6Sports video: Free State alum Robinson setting higher goals with ‘Hawks
- July 11, 2007
- To the pool now where Free State High alum Ashley Robinson has big goals following her first season of collegiate swimming.
- 6News video: North Lawrence accident sends 2 to KC hospitals
- July 11, 2007
- A pick-up truck flips over on a north Lawrence street, throwing one man from the vehicle and trapping another inside.
- 6News video: Bar owners speak out against new regulations
- July 11, 2007
- Bar owners speak out against new regulations under consideration at city hall.
- Raising the bar on downtown safety: City, business owners discuss dangers
- July 11, 2007
- This time it wasn’t the bartenders giving the friendly advice. Instead they were given it from City Hall: get ready to talk about downtown safety.
- 6News Now: Names released for tower fall accident victims
- July 11, 2007
- In tonight’s 6News and tomorrow’s Lawrence Journal-World, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department releases the name of the two men who died in a fall from a communications tower, and Manhattan becomes a finalist for a possible biodefense facility.
- National Geographic team to manage national heritage area
- The group will bring expertise in helping develop the economic, cultural and educational potential of the area
- July 11, 2007
- The management plan will serve as a road map for connecting the Civil War era histories in The Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area created by Congress and endorsed by President Bush in October 2006.
- Two injured in North Lawrence rollover
- One person was ejected; the other was briefly trapped in the vehicle.
- July 11, 2007
- The Chevy truck was traveling east on North Street at 12:19 p.m. when the accident happened, police said. One person was ejected; the other was briefly trapped in the vehicle.
- Tower workers, killed in Tuesday fall, are identified
- Pair were from the Kansas City area
- July 11, 2007
- They are Jerry Case, 54, of Kansas City, Mo., and Kevin Keeling, 33, of Independence, Mo.
- Manhattan a finalist for biodefense facility
- No word on other finalists
- July 11, 2007
- Manhattan and Leavenworth had been among the final 16 sites; Rep. Nancy Boyda, D-Kan., announced that Manhattan had survived the cutdown.
- Royals’ catcher among fantasy surprises
- Very few expected Buck to perform much better than history indicated
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B4
- You know you’re a fantasy baseball addict if you’re irked by the only three-day break in a six-month season.
- Wal-Mart meeting draws smiley faces
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A3
- It was a Wal-Mart-friendly crowd. Developers Doug Compton and Bill Newsome said comments had “pretty much all been positive” from the about 30 people who attended an open house Tuesday night at Free State High School to view plans of the retail store proposed in northwestern Lawrence. It features a native grass area, landscaping and natural building materials.
- Group decries Boyda’s earmark for prison museum
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A6
- From the Teapot Museum in North Carolina to the Bridge to Nowhere in Alaska, one grass-roots organization is out to stop what it says is wasteful taxpayer spending on “questionable” projects.
- Priciest appliances may not be the best
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B12
- Whether you’re updating your appliances or planning a full kitchen remodel, seeing past the hype can be rough when everything looks so good. Mistakes can be costly as well as disappointing because the most loudly-hawked products often are the most expensive.
- Lawrence Datebook
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A4
- Events around Lawrence.
- Grimes accused of striking man
- Charges pending against Missouri’s top rebounder
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B2
- Missouri basketball player Kalen Grimes used the butt of a shotgun to strike a man in the face during a fight in suburban St. Louis, police said.
- Keegan: All-Stars shined in ‘71
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Twelve is the greatest baseball age. Old enough to understand the game at a fairly advanced level, yet young enough to live in the fantasy world of major-league ballplayer in training.
- War a popular topic for candidates
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A10
- Presidential contender Barack Obama on Tuesday dismissed his Democratic rivals’ change of heart on the Iraq war as too little too late, while Hillary Rodham Clinton urged a quick end to U.S. involvement in the conflict.
- Proper handling, storage bring out best in peaches
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on C3
- Q: What should I look for when selecting fresh peaches?
- Al-Qaida’s No. 2 threatens Britain
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A8
- Al-Qaida’s deputy leader threatened a jittery Britain on Tuesday with more attacks, accusing London of defying the Islamic world by honoring novelist Salman Rushdie.
- Blair may be on losing track as envoy
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A12
- Dear Tony Blair: Why did you do it? Why did you accept the post of special Middle East envoy for the Quartet (the United States, European Union, United Nations and Russia) just after stepping down as prime minister? Can’t you see that this appointment - promoted by the White House and Condi Rice - is designed to fail?
- Campfire recipes
- July 11, 2007
- ¢ Sticky chicken¢ Hungry hiker parcels¢ Garlic chicken¢ Orange cup cinnamon rolls
- Phenix teams take crack at qualifier
- July 11, 2007
- A number of Lawrence Phenix Softball team took part in the American Fastpitch Association “A” national qualifying tournament over the weekend at Youth Sports Inc. in Lawrence.
- On the record
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A4
- Lawrence crime blotter.
- Pump patrol
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Patrol seeks fuel deals
- County road closed until end of week
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Douglas County on Tuesday closed North 600 Road just east of East 1750 Road for construction.
- Volleyball camp draws a crowd
- Bechard Skills Camp attracts 240 players
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B6
- While many area students beat the heat Tuesday by taking a dip in the swimming pool, 240 volleyball enthusiasts from grades 6-12 took part in the Ray Bechard Summer Skills Camp at the Horejsi Center.
- KU Hospital OK’s increased spending on Med Center
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A1
- Kansas University Hospital officials said a good-faith effort was made Tuesday when $42.5 million of the hospital’s 2008 budget was earmarked for the Kansas University Medical Center.
- Senate support wanes as Bush veto looms
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A10
- President Bush threatened Tuesday to veto legislation setting a date for a troop withdrawal from Iraq despite growing bipartisan calls in Congress for an end to U.S. participation in the war and sharp criticism of the Iraqi government.
- Vermont snags ‘Simpsons’ premiere
- Its Springfield wins contest with mmm : doughnut video
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A2
- Maybe it was the pink doughnut. Maybe it was the clever homemade video, or small-town charm. Maybe Homer just figured it was time to go green.
- ‘Phoenix’ follows familiar flight plan
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on C1
- Harry Potter seems to be living the same school year over and over. And it’s starting to wear thin.
- Campfire cuisine
- Outdoor enthusiasts needn’t sacrifice variety when cooking over open flame
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on C1
- Marilyn Rohrer once prepared an entire traditional Thanksgiving dinner at a campsite, complete with turkey, dressing and pie.
- Old Home Town - 40 years ago
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A13
- The City Commission pushed the Lawrence total acreage to more than 10,000 with the addition of another 165 acres.
- Horoscopes
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B13
- For Wednesday, July 11
- Cooking with corn
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on C3
- How to pick a perfect ear
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on C1
- Listen closely: Here’s how to pick the perfect ear of sweet corn. The crispy delicacy has come into season at area farms and the Downtown Lawrence Farmers Market.
- Slaying brings capital charge
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A3
- The man accused of abducting a Kansas teenager from a store parking lot, strangling her and dumping her body in a park, was charged Tuesday with capital murder, making him eligible for the death penalty.
- City commission briefs
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A5
- ¢ Horizon 2020 action delayed¢ Turns lanes approved at O’Connell Road¢ Increased fines OK’d for Municipal Court¢ Meeting centers on bar regulations
- When Bonds breaks record, stay silent
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B2
- This could get very interesting very soon. After Tuesday’s All-Star Game, after most of San Francisco and parts of the nation get done with being oblivious about Barry Bonds’ baseball sins, we will turn our attention again to the Great Home Run Scam.
- Seniors may enter statewide spelling bee
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Spelling bees aren’t just for kids anymore. Salina Senior Center and the city of Salina are co-sponsoring the first Senior Citizens State Wide Spelling Bee on Oct. 11.
- Suspected avian flu halts live poultry sales
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A9
- Virginia banned all live poultry sales and shows for the rest of July following the discovery of suspected avian flu antibodies in a flock of 54,000 turkeys on a Shenandoah County farm.
- Motorcycle crash sends man to hospital
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A3
- A 29-year-old Lawrence resident, Jerry D. Hamilton Jr., was flown by air ambulance to an area hospital Tuesday after he lost control of a motorcycle and crashed.
- Beermakers spill suds to protest brewery bill
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A9
- Some Wisconsin brewers held their own version of the Boston Tea Party on Tuesday, spewing beer suds into the Milwaukee River to protest legislation they say hampers start-up breweries.
- Internet fundraiser for shelter gets boost
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Internet donations on Tuesday flooded a Web site dedicated to raising part of its funds for the Lawrence Community Shelter, 214 W. 10th St.
- Suicide bomber kills 13 young students
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A8
- A suicide bomber targeted a NATO patrol in a marketplace filled with children Tuesday, killing 13 elementary school students and at least four other people. The U.N. and NATO quickly condemned the attack for harming so many civilians.
- Lawrence’s Wilson 5th at Women’s Amateur
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B6
- Kansas University red-shirt freshman Sydney Wilson shot a second-round 74 and is in fifth place at the Kansas Women’s Amateur Golf Championship at Reflection Ridge.
- McCain loses top campaign aides
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A7
- John McCain jettisoned his two top aides Tuesday as the one-time Republican front-runner struggled to right a presidential bid in deep financial and political trouble.
- Girls discover joys of engineering at KU camp
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Women are traditionally underrepresented in the field of engineering. At the Kansas University School of Engineering, only 19 percent of the students are women. But a summer KU camp is trying to change that.
- Pope: Other Christians not true churches
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A8
- Pope Benedict XVI reasserted the primacy of the Roman Catholic Church, approving a document released Tuesday that says other Christian communities are either defective or not true churches and Catholicism provides the only true path to salvation.
- Cancellara extends lead
- Swiss rider takes third stage, thanks absent coach
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B8
- Tour de France leader Fabian Cancellara has a message for coach Bjarne Riis: Thank you, and wish you were here.
- Cleric dies at mosque
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A8
- Pakistani commandos battled die-hard Islamic militants holed up in a radical mosque Tuesday, killing an extremist cleric and dozens of his followers in a daylong assault that ignited fiery protests and calls for revenge by Islamic extremists.
- Mexico confirms rebel attacks on gas pipelines
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A8
- Mexico’s government said Tuesday that a series of gas pipeline explosions were attacks aimed at weakening the nation’s democratic institutions after a small, leftist rebel group claimed responsibility.
- TherapyWorks adds pediatric specialist
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B12
- Cassi Lund has joined TherapyWorks, Lawrence, as a pediatric physical therapist.
- Parts of memorial close after death at tower
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Parts of Liberty Memorial were closed Tuesday after a man apparently jumped from the 217-foot tower.
- Affordable?
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A13
- To the editor: When I read the story about the increased number of housing foreclosures (Journal-World, June 12) and then one about unsold Tenants To Homeowners housing in Lawrence (July 9), I wasn’t surprised.
- Record wheat harvest is welcomed
- High prices, plentiful yields come after years of drought
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B12
- Farmers in western Kansas are reporting a bin-buster harvest as they expect one of the best crops in years.
- Quarry’s neighbor opposes permit
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Bart Christian doesn’t think a rural Douglas County quarry should be allowed to change hands until its longtime operators address concerns Christian has outlined in a federal lawsuit.
- FBI set to profile potential terrorists
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A7
- The FBI is gathering and sorting information about Americans to help search for potential terrorists, insurance cheats and crooked pharmacists, according to a government report obtained Tuesday.
- EPA investigating waste at Camp Lejeune
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A7
- The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether cancer-causing radioactive material was buried in the 1980s near a rifle range at Camp Lejeune, the Marine Corps’ primary base on the Atlantic Ocean.
- KU completes nonleague hoops slate
- Jayhawks add Missouri-Kansas City, Washburn, NAU to schedule
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B3
- Kansas University has added a pair of local schools - University of Missouri-Kansas City and Washburn - as well as Northern Arizona to its 2007-08 men’s basketball schedule.
- University love affair wanes
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A13
- We’ve all seen the bitingly clever bumper stickers that proclaim, “My child and my money go to X University.” I’m a college professor, and when my students gripe about $50,000 annual costs and associated debt, I tell them they don’t want to know what I paid a quarter-century ago (60 times less in current dollars).
- Nearly 90% of newborns tested for genetic disorders
- July 11, 2007
- Good news for the nation’s babies: Nearly 90 percent of newborns are getting tested for a host of rare but devastating genetic disorders.
- AL on inside track
- Ichiro’s historic inside-the-park home run lifts Americans
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B1
- On a night of tricky hops, Ichiro Suzuki and the American League also bounced back to win. Instead of a Barry Bonds splash shot, the defining hit at Tuesday’s All-Star game was Suzuki’s inside-the-park home run, the first in the game’s history.
- Sweet, fresh peaches base for delicious dessert
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on C2
- I rounded a corner in the supermarket the other day and was nearly knocked off my feet by the aroma of hundreds of ripe peaches. Nothing smells as sweetly seductive as a ripe peach, as far as I’m concerned.
- State may seek death penalty in student’s death
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A4
- Attorney General Paul Morrison on Monday filed notice of the state’s intent to seek the death penalty against a man accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering a Cowley College student in January.
- Official defends ‘nation’s easiest schedule’
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Is all publicity good publicity? If so, Kansas University’s football team is beaming over its latest mention by ESPN.com writer Mark Schlabach.
- Old shoe found at Statehouse
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B14
- Anyone missing a brown shoe with porcelain buttons, last seen under the stairs at the Statehouse in the late 1800s?
- Raiders take two from Piper
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B3
- Daniel Green and Drew Hulse each threw a complete game and allowed a combined five hits in the Lawrence Raiders’ sweep of Kansas City Piper on Tuesday in a Legion baseball doubleheader.
- 2 workers killed in fall from tower
- Men were at least 500 feet high
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A1
- Investigators are trying to determine what caused two workers to fall hundreds of feet to their deaths from a communications tower Tuesday in rural Douglas County.
- Pujols peeved to be left on NL bench
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B7
- Albert Pujols was angry about being left on the All-Star bench and the St. Louis slugger took aim at the National League manager - who just happened to be Tony La Russa of his own Cardinals.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A12
- From the Lawrence Daily World for July 11, 1907: “During the two years the state printing plant has been owned by the state it has now saved more than $65,000. State ownership has been a glittering success and the savings have almost paid for the plant.
- Expert: Busch beetles harmless
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B4
- The shiny black beetles that have descended on Busch Stadium in recent weeks may be a nuisance, but they won’t hurt anyone.
- Professionals address bar association meeting
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B12
- Patrick Nichols and Kathie Nichols, both of Lawrence, recently presented a program to the annual meeting of the American Bar Association’s Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution.
- Five die as plane crashes into Florida neighborhood
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A7
- A small plane carrying the husband of a NASCAR executive crashed into a neighborhood Tuesday and engulfed two houses in flames, killing both people aboard the aircraft and three others on the ground.
- NASCAR driver released after arrest
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B9
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Aaron Fike and his fiancee were released Tuesday after spending the weekend in jail on drug charges, Fike’s attorney said.
- Young golfers find rough spots and rewards
- July 11, 2007
- Even golf legend Jack Nicklaus would likely tell you that golf is one of the toughest games to master, let alone play. However, when it comes to Lawrence, golf seems to have a grip on young golfers who just keep coming back for more.
- Aaron didn’t start as potential HR king
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B5
- For Bud Selig, the greatest of Hank Aaron’s 755 homers is easy to pick out. No, it’s not the one that pushed him past Babe Ruth as the most prolific home run hitter in baseball history. It’s one that Aaron launched much earlier in his career, when no one could have envisioned a skinny kid from south Alabama taking down the Sultan of Swat.
- Higher fuel prices blamed on flooding
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A5
- Consumers are beginning to pay more at the pump because flooding at a southeast Kansas refinery has reduced fuel supplies and sent wholesale prices soaring, industry experts said.
- Selig remains hopeful on Marlins’ ballpark
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B5
- Baseball commissioner Bud Selig remains confident a financing package will be completed for a new Florida Marlins’ ballpark despite the collapse of the latest plan in May.
- Commodities
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B12
- Kansas freshmen bond at Global Games
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Roommates at Kansas University this summer, freshmen basketball players Cole Aldrich and Tyrel Reed also bunked in the same quarters July 1-7 at Dallas’ Radisson Hotel.
- Lawrence rates stop on tour for environmental, Indian concerns
- Scholars crossing country on biodiesel bus to find solutions to problems
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A3
- A group of 20-somethings visited Lawrence’s two universities Tuesday to learn about how they are addressing environmental and American Indian issues.
- The Explosion edges Bobcats in final frame
- July 11, 2007
- The Explosion and the Bobcats hit the diamond for an LGFPA game in sweltering heat Sunday at Lawrence High. In the end it seemed both teams’ bats were just as hot as weather as the Explosion came away with a 9-8 victory.
- White House report on Iraq points to limited progress
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A10
- Struggling to defend its Iraq policy, the Bush administration in a 23-page classified report will point to limited progress being made by the U.S.-backed government in Baghdad, U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
- Former surgeon general: Bush officials interfered
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A7
- President Bush’s most recent surgeon general accused the administration Tuesday of muzzling him for political reasons on hot-button health issues such as emergency contraception and abstinence-only education.
- Plans moving ahead for ‘08 games in Japan
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B5
- Baseball officials are moving ahead with plans to play regular-season games in Tokyo in 2008.
- Birthday wish
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A13
- To the editor: “What would you like for your birthday?” If someone were to ask me, I would say, “I would like for someone to not lose his or her life on my birthday.” I can think of no greater gift than for someone considering an abortion to decide on that day, “I will let my baby live instead of having that abortion.”
- Marine’s murder charges could be dismissed
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A7
- An investigating officer has recommended dismissing murder charges against a Marine accused in the slayings of three Iraqi men in a squad action that killed 24 civilians in Haditha, according to a report released Tuesday.
- Panel cuts Cheney’s funding
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A7
- Senate Democrats moved Tuesday to cut off funding for Vice President Dick Cheney’s office in a continuing battle over whether he must comply with national security disclosure rules.
- Attacks rock Green Zone
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A10
- Extremists unleashed a barrage of more than a dozen mortars or rockets Tuesday into the Green Zone, killing at least three people - including an American - and wounding 18 in an area once considered the safest in the Iraqi capital.
- Veteran’s survivors accept WWII medals
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A3
- A U.S. Navy veteran of the attack on Pearl Harbor received some long overdue recognition Tuesday.
- Bioscience Authority elects chairwoman in split vote
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A11
- A deep division apparently remains on the state board working to make Kansas a leader in the lucrative bioscience industry.
- Deal reached in case of HIV-infected children
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A8
- A settlement has been reached to resolve the crisis over five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor sentenced to death in Libya for allegedly infecting more than 400 children with the AIDS virus, a foundation headed by the Libyan leader’s son said Tuesday.
- It’s Juan’s world
- NASCAR’s new guy making a splash
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B9
- Chip Ganassi’s NASCAR organization was at a crossroad this time last year. He had lost another investment when Casey Mears said he was leaving for Hendrick Motorsports, and Ganassi was faced with finding yet another new driver. Just like Jamie McMurray had done the year before, Mears decided his career would be better served with another team.
- Montgomerie still hungry
- Scot trying to end 0-for-62 drought in major championships
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on B9
- This is no time for Colin Montgomerie to get excited about Carnoustie. He already has suffered enough.
- Congressman criticizes Iraq war during city visit
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A1
- While in Lawrence on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., voiced concern about progress of the Iraqi government, assessed in a White House report to be delivered to Congress this week.
- Dictionary now has ‘ginormous’ space
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A14
- It was a ginormous year for the wordsmiths at Merriam-Webster. Along with embracing the adjective that combines “gigantic” and “enormous,” the dictionary publishers also got into Bollywood, sudoku and speed dating.
- Les is more on ‘American Masters’
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A2
- The “American Masters” (8 p.m., PBS) documentary “Les Paul: Chasing Sound” profiles a remarkable musician and inventor and, along the way, provides a history of 20th-century American popular music.
- People in the news
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A2
- ¢ ‘Reverend’ Tori Spelling marries gay couple at inn¢ German city plans monument honoring Beatles’ early years¢ ‘Apprentice’ may rise from NBC’s fall season ashes
- Early start in sports helps kids find values
- July 11, 2007
- At youth sporting events, parents, family and friends fill the seats to support their children as they perform on the field of play. During these games the parents and kids can be separated by everything from out-of-bounds markers to wire fences.
- Aquahawks wave the wheat
- July 11, 2007
- The Lawrence Aquahawks competed in the Wave the Wheat Meet over the weekend at the Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center.
- Fine move
- Making some encounters with Lawrence Municipal Court financially more painful is a reasonable move.
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A12
- Think of it as a law enforcement user fee. At their Tuesday meeting, Lawrence city commissioners approved increases in a number of fees and fines assessed by Lawrence Municipal Court. The changes were recommended in response to recent state legislation affecting municipal courts and at least one unfunded state mandate for the courts.
- Racism exists, but black is not an excuse
- July 11, 2007 in print edition on A12
- My wife and I have a running joke. Say the doctor informs me he’s going to administer some test that will hurt like heck. When he leaves the room, I whisper to Marilyn, “You know why he’s doing it, don’t you? It’s because I’m black.”
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- Book helps family heal after tragedy May 28, 2012
- City, county mull upgrade to emergency radio system May 28, 2012
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