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What do you think of Wal-Mart's latest plans for Sixth and Wakarusa?

Poll results

Response Percent
It’s time to build
 
59%
Let the lawsuits continue
 
31%
Undecided
 
4%
Back to the drawing board
 
4%
Total 574
Videos

Lead stories

6:00 a.m.
Wal-Mart plan New Wal-Mart plans include native grass, recreational path
June 6, 2007 in print edition on 1A
A native grass area, additional walkways, more landscaping and the use of natural building materials are among major changes to a new plan for a 99,840-square-foot Wal-Mart store at the northwestern corner of Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive.
10:43 a.m.
Andy Stowers unloads a box full of mixed paper at the Twelfth & Haskell Bargain Center, 1146 Haskell Ave.  Although some paid services provide Lawrence residents with the luxury of curbside recycling, many Lawrencians still hand deliver their recyclables.  The city of Topeka provides curbside recycling services to its residents. The gloves come off
June 7, 2007 in print edition on 1B
Topeka is putting Lawrence to shame in an online competition to find America’s most environmentally conscious city, and it’s not afraid to do some taunting.
1:30 p.m.
Online chat
Chat about Wakarusa Festival law enforcement with Douglas County Sheriff's officers
June 7, 2007
Lt. Kari Wempe and Lt. Doug Woods of the Douglas County Sheriff's Department chat about security and their role at the upcoming Wakarusa Festival.
4:00 p.m.
The New Mastersounds, an instrumental British band, will play at 6:15 p.m. today in the Revival Tent at the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival at Clinton State Park. Singer-free band says music ‘speaks for itself’
June 7, 2007 in print edition on 1D
When it comes to playing in bands, Eddie Roberts isn’t averse to lead singers. He doesn’t believe that they’re all preening prima donnas. “I’ve just never found a singer who seemed to be on the same wavelength,” says Roberts, guitarist, tambourine player and founder of The New Mastersounds. “Plus, it’s kind of nice to be lyricless.”
10:00 p.m.

Jim Modig, Kansas University director of design and construction management, displays a handful of crumbling concrete and rusted steel in the underground tunnels below the university's power plant during a guided tour. Modig explained last week that repairs to the tunnels are of the highest priority and the estimated cost for the work is $8 million. Campus funding still not a fix-all
June 8, 2007 in print edition on 1A
A new plan to address a backlog of repairs at state universities hasn’t even started - and already calls for more money have been raised.

All stories

6News video: KU-JCCC connector still going despite summer slowness
June 7, 2007
The bus system designed to help students travel between KU and Johnson County Community College continues to thrive despite schools being on summer break.
6News video: Outdoor film draws crowd of hundreds
June 7, 2007
The city kicks off another summer event right around the corner.
6News video: Trial date set for teacher accused of having sex with student
June 7, 2007
A former Lawrence High School teacher accused of having sex with a 15-year-old student waived her right to a preliminary hearing this morning.
6Sports video: Former KU golf wins KGA championship
June 7, 2007
Alvamar now, where the field of 80 has been narrowed to a final eight at Kansas Golf Association’s four-ball championship.
6News video: Fight victim flown to KC area hospital
June 7, 2007
Early this morning in downtown Lawrence, one person was flown by emergency helicopter to a Kansas City area hospital after being injured in a fight.
6News video: Olathe man arrested in connection with slain teen
June 7, 2007
Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline says he is considering seeking the death penalty for the man suspected of killing an Overland Park teen.
6News video: Summer tradition returns to downtown corner
June 7, 2007
A 25-year tradition strums back into town this afternoon - the brown bag concert series kicked off a new season at 9th and Massachusetts streets this week.
6News video: Family makes best of situation with lemonade stand
June 7, 2007
It started as a front-yard lemonade stand, and ten million dollars later, has grown into much more.
6News video: Local couple literally has music festival in own backyard
June 7, 2007
Thousands of concert goers descend on Lawrence and set up camp for the weekend, but one couple sets up camp not just for the entire festival - but permanently, for the year.
6News video: Plans in place if severe weather strikes festival
June 7, 2007
As rain clouds moved into the area, so did thousands of campers for this weekend’s fourth annual Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival.
6News video: Early morning accident sends two to hospital
June 7, 2007
A motorcycle accident in western Douglas County this morning sends one person to the hospital via air ambulance.
6News Now: Morning motorcycle accident sends rider to hospital
June 7, 2007
In tonight’s 6News and tomorrow’s Lawrence Journal-World, a motorcycle accident in western Douglas County sends one person to the hospital via air ambulance, and the latest weather forecast.
South Lawrence noise just the sound of gas being released
But the release wasn’t dangerous, an official with an area pipeline company said
June 7, 2007
But the release wasn’t dangerous, an official with an area pipeline company said.
Lawrence area under tornado watch
Festival-goers advised to ‘hunker down’ in severe weather
June 7, 2007
The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch this afternoon that includes Douglas, Franklin, Leavenworth and Johnson counties. The watch, which means weather conditions are favorable for producing storms that could produce tornado, is in effect until 10 p.m.
Wakarusa Fest blows into town
Light traffic greets music fans
June 7, 2007
The wind blew, the overcast sky hinted at rain and cars steadily streamed into Clinton Lake State Park this morning as thousands of music fans arrived for the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival.
Victim sent to the hospital after battery
June 7, 2007
One person was flown to a Kansas City area hospital after a reported battery around 12:30 this morning near 10th and Massachusetts streets.
Emergency crews responding to motorcycle accident
June 7, 2007
Douglas County Sheriff’s officers have said a 49-year-old Berryton woman was injured and flown to the Kansas University Hospital in Kansas City, Kan., after a motorcycle accident this morning near the Douglas and Shawnee county line.
Horoscopes
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B5
Old Home Town - 100 years ago
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B6
People in the news
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A2
¢ ‘Jericho’ wins reprieve¢ Trebek still having fun¢ Richie fears going to jail
Barker ends half-century on air
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A2
Bob Barker maintained a smile on his face throughout the final show as he bid goodbye after 35 years as host of “The Price Is Right” and 50 years of daytime TV. But he got misty-eyed afterward while speaking to reporters.
Downtown welcomes back weekly concerts
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B1
It will be much sweeter music than the sound of a jackhammer. Despite being surrounded by construction work related to the downtown waterline replacement program, the city’s annual Brown Bag Concert Series will kick off today. The concert series - which has been a Lawrence tradition for more than two decades - will run from noon to 1 p.m. in front of the U.S. Bank Tower building.
The gloves come off
Lawrence, Topeka go toe-to-toe over who’s ‘greener’
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B1
Topeka is putting Lawrence to shame in an online competition to find America’s most environmentally conscious city, and it’s not afraid to do some taunting.
TB hearings reveal conflicts, shortfalls
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A3
The globe-trotting tuberculosis patient moved up his flight to Europe after health officials urged him to stay put - but the Atlanta lawyer, in defiant testimony from his hospital room Wednesday, insisted he wasn’t ducking anyone.
Old Home Town - 40 years ago
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B6
Incident on popemobile raises security concerns
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A6
A German man jumped a security barrier and grabbed the back of Pope Benedict XVI’s open popemobile before being swarmed by security guards Wednesday - reviving a debate over whether the pontiff needs stronger protection during his public audiences.
Security freeze can chill identity theft
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A8
A recent warning from the Internal Revenue Service raises the question of when it is wise to consider placing a security freeze on your credit files. The IRS warning focused on a bogus e-mail intended to fool taxpayers into believing they were under investigation by the agency’s criminal division.
D-Day dog tag finally returns home
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A4
When tens of thousands of U.S. and Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, determined to turn the tide of World War II, Pvt. William Bernice Clark was among them. Just 20 years old, he died there, like thousands of his comrades.
There’s hype, then there are the Spurs
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C5
LeBron who? Real greatness is at hand, all right, it’s just not the hype ABC and Nike are peddling.
James, Cleveland have arrived
22-year-old phenom lifts franchise from dark days
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C5
Headphones tilted back on his head, LeBron James walked the Cleveland Cavaliers through the shadowy tunnel and into the arena’s gleaming lights - and their first NBA finals. “We’re here now!” James shouted. He brought them.
Bush tries to downplay differences at G-8 summit
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A6
After a torrent of sharp exchanges, President Bush tried to stop a steep slide in relations with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday by saying Russia is not a menace to Europe despite a threat to aim missiles at the West.
Residents travel to Germany for celebration of sister cities
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B1
About 20 Lawrence residents felt at home in their sister city Eutin, Germany. They ate Kansas City-style barbecue, sang “Home on the Range” and drank German beer Wednesday night during a welcome party. The party served as a reaffirmation of the bond between the two cities. It also couldn’t have had better timing.
Kansan on flight of TB scare
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B3
When Megan Starnes traveled overseas last month as part of a study abroad program at the University of South Carolina, the Kansas native never imagined she was on the same airplane as a man with a deadly strain of tuberculosis.
Nadal sweeps Moya, advances to semis
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C2
Friend or foe, mentor or up-and-comer, Rafael Nadal treats everyone on the other side of the net at the French Open with the same amount of courtesy. He beats them, soundly and quickly.
Firm sold to national brokerage
All workers can remain at 3 offices in Kansas
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A8
Charlton Manley Inc., a Lawrence-based independent insurance agency that has grown through more than two dozen mergers and acquisitions since 1861, itself is being sold to a national insurance brokerage. The agency announced Wednesday that it would be sold July 1 to Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co., of Glen Allen, Va.
Bush accountability is gone
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B7
Somebody owes me a Diet Coke. That’s what was at stake in a wager a gentleman and I made over dinner at a restaurant in Baton Rouge.
Singer-free band says music ‘speaks for itself’
June 7, 2007 in print edition on D1
When it comes to playing in bands, Eddie Roberts isn’t averse to lead singers. He doesn’t believe that they’re all preening prima donnas. “I’ve just never found a singer who seemed to be on the same wavelength,” says Roberts, guitarist, tambourine player and founder of The New Mastersounds. “Plus, it’s kind of nice to be lyricless.”
Armed man robs bank in middle of the day
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B1
A man with a handgun robbed a bank Wednesday in Edgerton.
Sunni group declares truce with al-Qaida
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A7
A Sunni insurgent group that waged a deadly street battle last week against the rival group al-Qaida in Iraq in a Sunni neighborhood of west Baghdad announced Wednesday that the two forces had declared a cease-fire.
Lawrence lemonade sales to go toward cancer research
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B2
About two dozen volunteers - a few of them children with cancer - will operate two Lawrence lemonade stands Friday and Saturday to raise money for cancer research.
Iraqi murder suspect charged in Kansas following gun purchases
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A7
An Iraqi citizen wanted for murder in Iraq was charged with making false statements on federal forms when he purchased two handguns at a Wichita pawn shop, U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren said Wednesday.
Environmental scorecard rates Lawrence, Topeka
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A4
Topeka may have had the edge this week in an online promotion geared at finding the country’s “greenest” city, but here’s how the cities stack up in other environmental areas.
Effort launched to keep tobacco away from minors
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B2
Worried that Kansas could lose federal anti-tobacco dollars for the second time in five years, two state agencies have launched a new effort to keep stores from selling cigarettes and other products to minors.
Teams mimic stem cells with skin cells
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A3
In a leap forward for stem cell research, three independent teams of scientists reported Wednesday that they have produced the equivalent of embryonic stem cells in mice using skin cells without the controversial destruction of embryos.
Lawrence competing to be All-America City
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B1
The competition is under way in Lawrence’s quest to be named an All-America City.
Hybrids get lousy mileage
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A2
You know an entertainment genre is in trouble when hybrids pop up. And I’m not talking about those high-mileage cars. Just what is “Pirate Master” (7 p.m., CBS) but an odd attempt to combine “Survivor” with the allure of a certain movie franchise? Like many mash-ups, it’s a mess.
JaRon Rush won’t coach after all
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C3
JaRon Rush won’t be on Jeff Boschee’s coaching staff at The Barstow School in Kansas City, Mo., after all, according to Head of School Art Atkison.
Mangino talks up his squad
Coach: Jayhawks ‘enthusiastic bunch’
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C1
With no pads being popped and no footballs being thrown around, all Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino really can do this time of year is talk about his 2007 team. He did just that in Wichita on Wednesday, speaking at a KU football reception held at the Hyatt Regency.
Giuliani, McCain to skip Iowa polls
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A4
Rudolph Giuliani bailed out of a critical early voting test in Iowa on Wednesday - a sign of his relative weakness in the first-caucus state - but was spared from political embarrassment when Republican presidential rival John McCain pulled out, too.
KU theater students from Lawrence honored
June 7, 2007 in print edition on D2
Outstanding students and participants in Kansas University’s film and theater department were honored recently with awards and scholarships.
Class of 1957 marks 50 years with reunion
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B1
Being featured in Life magazine for starting a winning football tradition at Lawrence High School was just one highlight for the school’s 1957 graduating class. Members of the class, which had 209 students, will reminisce about the good old days this weekend during a class reunion. A total of 94 alumni are registered to attend.
Democrats want to cut funds for missile system
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A6
Congressional Democrats want to stop the Bush administration from pouring concrete for a proposed ballistic-missile defense system in Europe that’s riled U.S.-Russia relations this week at the Group of Eight summit in Germany.
Police arrest suspect in death of missing teen
18-year-old’s body found in park
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A1
An Olathe man has been arrested in the abduction and death of 18-year-old Kelsey Smith, whose body was found Wednesday in a Missouri park.
Rare Middle East cyclone pounds Oman, heads for Iran
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A6
Cyclone Gonu battered Oman’s coast Wednesday with fierce winds and torrential rains, forcing thousands from their homes and shutting down oil installations before heading toward the world’s most important crude oil tanker route.
Alternative perennials, annuals beautify eco-friendly garden
June 7, 2007 in print edition on D2
As Kansans become more conscious of the effects our daily routines have on the environment, some are getting rid of their turf grass and pursuing other uses of their property that rely on less-thirsty native plants or even vegetables, fruit and other edibles.
Death toll
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B6
To the editor: After taking part in a small demonstration against the Iraq war and recruiting in our high schools, I’ve been thinking about public opinion. Despite the fact that a minority of U.S. citizens think the war was justified and only a small minority think the war is being pursued competently, and despite the fact that the nation voted quite clearly for an end to the war - despite all this, the war goes on and has received full funding for another year.
On the record
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B2
D.C. lobbyist to lead Kansas Chamber
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A8
A Washington, D.C., lobbyist and Kansas University graduate is coming back to her home state to lead its largest business advocacy group. Amy J. Blankenbiller starts July 16 as president of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, the organization announced Wednesday.
Whale rescue efforts cost at least $240,000
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A3
Although analysts haven’t finished calculating the total cost of rerouting two humpback whales that strayed into the Delta last month, the bill to taxpayers is in the six figures.
It’s official: Green becomes Dolphins’ QB
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C1
Trent Green swallowed hard, then tried to list every Miami Dolphins starting quarterback since Dan Marino’s retirement seven seasons ago. It took him a minute, but he eventually got most of the 10 names right.
Marine loses appeal in military protest case
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B2
An Iraq war veteran who wore his uniform at a protest lost his appeal Wednesday for a new hearing.
Jayhawks advance at NCAA Outdoor
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C3
Six Kansas University track-and-field athletes qualified for the finals on the first day of the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Julius Jiles set a school record in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.66 seconds.
Author, journalist to give book signing
June 7, 2007 in print edition on D2
Author Jeff Goodell will give a reading and book-signing for his work “Big Coal: The Dirty Secret behind America’s Energy Future,” at 4 p.m. Saturday.
Surgeries begin to separate twins
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A3
Doctors began the first in a series of high-risk surgeries Wednesday to separate 3-year-old twin girls joined at the head.
Lawrence appraiser reappointed to board
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A8
Tim Keller has been reappointed to the Kansas Real Estate Appraisal Board by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Keller, president of Keller & Associates Inc. in Lawrence, will serve his second three-year term on the board.
Shiite shrine district hit by twin bombings
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A7
Twin car bombings struck intersections near Baghdad’s most revered Shiite shrine Wednesday. The military said the buildup of some 30,000 extra U.S. troops aimed at stopping such attacks is nearly complete but it could take up to two months for the newly arrived reinforcements to be fully effective.
Candidates not in touch with real world
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B6
The 18 presidential candidates - eight Democrats and 10 Republicans - who came to Saint Anselm College here for a pair of debates this week displayed a remarkable ability to ignore the real-world consequences of many of the policies they were advocating.
County Commission meeting canceled
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B1
Wednesday night’s Douglas County Commission meeting was canceled after the only item on the agenda was pulled.
2 more NATO soldiers killed
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A6
Afghanistan’s recent spate of violence claimed the lives of two more NATO soldiers Wednesday, while the death toll in June among militants rose to 200. NATO did not provide the soldiers’ nationalities or specify where the fighting took place.
Bus buster
Major cuts in the service would be a huge blow to Lawrence’s public transit system.
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B6
With many tough budget decisions on the table this year, Lawrence city commissioners will be forced to look at all options to trim spending and staff. It’s all a matter of priorities, of course, but it seems like the wrong time to cut services provided by the T public transit system.
7 KU students, grads earn Fulbright awards
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B3
Seven Kansas University students and recent graduates have received Fulbright awards to study and research abroad during the 2007-08 academic year.
LHS student elected leader at Girls State
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B2
A Lawrence High School student on Wednesday was elected lieutenant governor at Sunflower Girls State. Rachel Van Horn, who will be a senior in the fall, was elected to the second-highest office in the Girls State mock demonstration of a state government, held this week on the Kansas University campus.
Lawrence Datebook
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B2
$7.5M in tornado aid OK’d
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B3
The first, $7.5 million installment of the state’s relief package for Greensburg and other tornado-damaged towns was authorized Wednesday by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and legislative leaders.
Successful transplant
Lawrence gardener inspired by time in Southwest
June 7, 2007 in print edition on D1
Donna Adams so loved her Southwestern-style home in Sedona, Ariz., that she rebuilt it in western Lawrence on a hill overlooking Lake Alvamar. Her love of plants also made the move to the Midwest. “I had my first row of zinnias when I was 6. I cannot imagine not being surrounded by flowers,” she says. “Gardening is just good … for your soul. It feels good to dig.
Al-Qaida member in U.S. custody
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A6
A suspected al-Qaida terrorist and leader of the Islamic group that ruled part of Somalia last year was captured and taken to the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Pentagon said Wednesday in Washington. He was identified as Abdullahi Sudi Arale.
The great divide
Scheib helps Raiders split
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C1
At times this spring, Hunter Scheib was so frustrated with his left-handed hitting that he abandoned that side of the plate altogether. “I struggled,” said Scheib, Free State High’s switch-hitting shortstop. “But the summer is a whole new season.”
Brownback optimistic about campaign
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B8
He’s “doing his best” to balance work as a Kansas representative and campaigning to become the next U.S. president. U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., stressed that message this morning during a short conference call with Kansas media when asked about missing several Senate votes since the session began in January.
Thomas Averill to give presentation
June 7, 2007 in print edition on D2
The Kansas Authors Club will have a presentation by author and professor Thomas Averill for its meeting Saturday, which is open to the public.
Basic rights
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B6
To the editor: Now here is an interesting piece of news. The governor of Kansas has just vetoed legislation that would help protect viable, fully formed human babies capable of living outside the womb from being aborted.
Blood drive slated at LMH for next week
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B3
Community Blood Center will hold a blood drive from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 15 in the Jayhawk Auditorium at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine.
Late vote threatens immigration deal
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A3
The plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration system survived its most serious challenges Wednesday, when the Senate defeated amendments to disqualify hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants from legalization and to extend visas to hundreds of thousands more relatives of U.S. citizens and green-card holders.
Bannister lifts K.C. past Tribe
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C3
Brian Bannister has tried to imitate Paul Byrd. The Kansas City right-hander issued no walks in his second straight winning start, and newly promoted Joey Gathright gave the Royals an immediate boost in a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night.
Cruel conditions
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B6
To the editor: Thank you, Lawrence Journal-World, for your “Puppy love” editorial of June 5. Unfortunately many people still aren’t aware of what a puppy mill is. They are mass breeding facilities or factory farms, if you will, for purebred dogs. The adult dogs live out their lives in wire cages producing litter after litter. When they are “used up,” they are either sold at auctions or killed on the premises.
Prisoner convicted in home break-in
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B3
A 31-year-old man already serving a prison sentence was convicted Wednesday in Douglas County District Court for a break-in at an Elm Street residence last year.
Hoffman collects 500th save
Padres closer keeps adding to all-time record
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C4
There was no doubt for whom the heavy metal bells were tolling - Trevor Hoffman and his 500 career saves.
Environmental intelligence?
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B7
You’d think Democrats could nominate anyone - Lindsay Lohan, Rosie O’Donnell, even John Edwards - and win the White House in 2008. Because no matter who their nominee is, the pitch is the same: During George W. Bush’s watch, New York City was pummeled; New Orleans was destroyed; America became entangled in two wars, neither of which is going great; gas went over $3 a gallon; and the value of your home is now plummeting. Vote Democrat: How could things be worse?
Ohio governor: Leave giant LeBron banner
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C5
Gov. Ted Strickland wants state transportation officials to back off any threat of removing a 10-story banner featuring Cavaliers star LeBron James.
Horsemen, sheriff’s officers catch elusive wild stallion after hourslong chase
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A1
Douglas County’s version of sasquatch has been found. A wild stallion had been sighted several times in the past eight months around county roads east of Vinland, and neighbors have said the horse had been loose for about five years. An organized search began Tuesday when a group of horsemen and Douglas County Sheriff’s officers caught the elusive wild horse after several hours.
Old Home Town - 25 years ago
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B6
Niedermayer named MVP
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C8
Anaheim’s Scott Niedermayer skated off with a hefty silver trophy of his own after Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals. Then he and the rest of the Ducks took turns hoisting the biggest prize in hockey.
Ford wins most awards in quality rankings
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A3
Ford supplanted Toyota as the leader of the pack in initial quality rankings, taking the top spot in five of 19 segments in the 2007 survey by J.D. Power and Associates, released Wednesday.
Russian cosmonauts complete spacewalk
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A6
Two Russian cosmonauts spent more than five hours outside the international space station Wednesday, laying cable and installing protective panels to guard against space debris.
Ducks win mighty prize
Anaheim secures Stanley Cup with Game 5 win
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C8
The Anaheim Ducks were born on the silver screen and came of age by capturing the shiniest of silver cups. They dropped the mighty from their name, but not their game and skated off with the first Stanley Cup championship in California history.
Power outage caused by winds
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B3
Strong southerly winds caused at least 2,500 Douglas County residents to lose electricity Wednesday afternoon. A majority of the power outage was in central Lawrence, where traffic lights were out on some stretches of Ninth and Sixth streets east of Iowa Street.
Sheriff: Vick possibly involved
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C2
People have told investigators that Michael Vick was involved in a dogfighting operation at a house he owns in Surry County, the sheriff said Wednesday, and Vick will be charged if investigators can find evidence backing those claims.
Commodities
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A8
Silencing the doubters
Truex’s Dover win shows DEI can survive without Earnhardt
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C6
In many ways Martin Truex Jr. couldn’t have picked a better time to shine. The 27-year-old native of Mayetta, N.J., earned his first Nextel Cup Series victory last weekend at Dover (Del.) International Speedway and Dale Earnhardt Inc.’s first Cup win since May 2006, when teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. won at Richmond, Va.
Book Swap to feature Journal-World columnist
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B3
Womanspirit Connection, a local interfaith spiritual network for women, will have a “Book Swap” fundraiser at 7 p.m. today at Milton’s, 920 Mass.
Magic officially release Donovan
Coach to return to Florida; news conference this morning
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C2
Billy Donovan is out in Orlando, and his cold feet could cost both him and the Magic. The Magic finally let Donovan out of a $5.5 million annual deal late Wednesday night after news broke days ago he was having second thoughts.
Twins find success with long ball
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C4
Nick Punto, Michael Cuddyer and Jason Bartlett homered, and Kevin Slowey lasted long enough to get his first major-league victory as Minnesota beat the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.
Festival ready to rock
Wakarusa kicks off 4-day event
June 7, 2007 in print edition on B1
The four-day Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival, which in years past has brought thousands of people - and positive and negative attention - to the area, strikes the first chord at 8 a.m. today at Clinton Lake. And with so many activities going on during the festival, organizers don’t want participants to forget about the festival’s main attraction.
Golfers frustrated by bluster
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C1
It was a windy Wednesday for golfers in the Kansas Golf Association Four-Ball Championship at Alvamar Golf Club. The harsh gusts - at times reaching 50 mph - didn’t make any friends and even received a not-so-kind nickname from Adam Blue.
Keegan: Pollard not mane attraction
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C1
After falling one series short with the Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers, Scot Pollard has made it to the NBA finals, and his mane is not even the one getting the most attention. Cleveland Cavaliers teammate Drew Gooden, who arrived at Kansas University when Pollard was in his third NBA season, these days sports one large patch at the back of his neck on an otherwise bald dome.
Van Gundy visits Kings, will weigh options
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C5
The Sacramento Kings might have moved to the top of Stan Van Gundy’s list of suitors.
Taiwan dumped for ties with China
June 7, 2007 in print edition on A6
President Oscar Arias announced Wednesday that Costa Rica has broken diplomatic ties with Taiwan and established relations with China, delivering a blow to Taiwan’s fragile international standing.Arias said Costa Rica needed to strengthen ties with China to attract foreign investment.
Former MU coach lands job
June 7, 2007 in print edition on C2
Former Duke player and Missouri coach Quin Snyder has been hired as head coach of the Austin Toros of the NBA Developmental League.