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Do you think Lawrence's downtown parking fines are:
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Just about right | 45% | |
| Too low | 30% | |
| Too high | 23% | |
| Total | 426 | |
Videos
- Vandals struck a sculpture in downtown Lawrence late Sunday evening.
- Head coach Bill Self believes junior guard Brandon Rush could …
- A Lawrence man was seriously injured this morning after his …
- This might not be the version of the birds and …
- Former KU linebacker Nick Reid has been named NFL Europe’s …
- The end of the high school baseball season means it’s …
- On Monday, after a two-day rain delay, the Lawrence High …
- A rare Tuesday night meeting of the Lawrence School Board …
- The state’s Secretary of Commerce visited Lawrence today to see …
- When the Kansas State Legislature looked for someone to breathe …
- It will be a kinder, gentler approach to security at …
- Paige Blair talks about her experience at Wakarusa Festival last …
- Videocast for May 29
Lead stories
6:00 a.m.
A Capitol investment- May 29, 2007 in print edition on 1A
- It’s a project that’s already $52 million beyond initial cost estimates, and it’s still four years from scheduled completion.
10:35 a.m.
Higher fines suggested to ease downtown parking- May 29, 2007 in print edition on 1B
- Bill Dennis will tell you Massachusetts Street is downtown Lawrence’s version of a casino. Shoppers roll the dice every time they drive down the street searching for a parking spot.
4:33 p.m.
Keegan: With ACL torn, will Rush play for KU again?- May 29, 2007
- Don’t pin your hopes for the 2007-08 season on the wounded knee of Kansas University junior-to-be Brandon Rush, who soon will undergo surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament. If Rush returns at close to full strength, consider that a bonus, but don’t assume that’s going to happen.
10:00 p.m.
All stories
- Self expects quick recovery for Rush
- May 29, 2007
- Kansas coach Bill Self said Tuesday night that injured guard Brandon Rush’s surgery might not force him to miss any games next season. Self said Rush, who tore his right ACL last week, would have surgery late this week or early next week and expected a six month rehab period give or take a month on either side.
- Keegan: With ACL torn, will Rush play for KU again?
- In a word, maybe.
- May 29, 2007
- Don’t pin your hopes for the 2007-08 season on the wounded knee of Kansas University junior-to-be Brandon Rush, who soon will undergo surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament. If Rush returns at close to full strength, consider that a bonus, but don’t assume that’s going to happen.
- 6News Now: Statehouse renovations carry large price tag
- May 29, 2007
- In tonight’s 6News and tomorrow’s Lawrence Journal-World, the costs of renovations at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka keep growing, and a look at the preparations for the Wakarusa Music Festival.
- New principal named for Schwegler School
- KU grad spent last two years in Topeka
- May 29, 2007
- Jared Comfort is a Lawrence resident, a Kansas University graduate and for the last two years has been assistant principal at Williams Magnet School in Topeka.
- One person injured in morning accident
- The injuries were not believed to be life-threatening
- May 29, 2007
- The injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
- Self confirms Rush tore ACL
- May 29, 2007
- As previously reported by the Journal-World’s interview with JaRon Rush, Kansas men’s basketball head coach Bill Self confirmed that Brandon Rush has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
- KC man killed in accident near Linwood
- The fatality victim was David M. Armstrong
- May 29, 2007
- The fatality victim was David M. Armstrong.
- Single vehicle accident injures one
- May 29, 2007
- A single vehicle accident early Tuesday morning sent a Lawrence man to the hospital.
- No family fairy tale
- LHS comes up short one step from title game
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C1
- The Lawrence High baseball team lost as a collective unit in the semifinals of the Class 6A state tournament and then grieved together.
- Monument rededicated
- Memorial Day ceremonies in Lawrence honor area veterans
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B1
- No one knows exactly how many Union soldiers are buried anonymously in Pioneer Cemetery on Kansas University’s West Campus.
- Recent rains put damper on lake fun
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B1
- High water levels cut down on boating this Memorial Day weekend at area lakes, but that doesn’t mean the parks were empty.
- JCCC to bring training classes to Lawrence
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B1
- The state’s largest community college is expanding its educational and technical training to the Lawrence area.
- A Capitol investment
- Lawrence-based firm guides project
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A1
- It’s a project that’s already $52 million beyond initial cost estimates, and it’s still four years from scheduled completion.
- Higher fines suggested to ease downtown parking
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Bill Dennis will tell you Massachusetts Street is downtown Lawrence’s version of a casino. Shoppers roll the dice every time they drive down the street searching for a parking spot.
- Fun ideas for your days in the sun
- Events offer more refined way to spend summer’s free time
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on D1
- Sure, the summer vacation rush has Lawrence students lining up outside the pool - or maybe just switching off their alarm clocks - after a busy holiday weekend.
- Keegan: No quit in Stoll’s squad
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C1
- Scoreless, down six runs, a little too anxious at the plate, the Lawrence High baseball team didn’t have that look of in-your-face confidence that carried it to the Class 6A state semifinals.
- Baker taps first provost
- UMKC dean selected as second-in-command
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A1
- Founded in 1858, Baker University is the oldest four-year college in Kansas. But throughout that time, the school has not had a person carrying the title of provost, the second-in-command to the university’s president.
- ‘Sleeping Dog’ wakes up, wins
- Twins rally after Pierzynski accused of spiking
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C4
- The Minnesota Twins don’t need any extra motivation when they play the Chicago White Sox. But if someone like A.J. Pierzynski wants to provide a little extra push, they’ll take it.
- Trachsel tames K.C.
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C1
- A little extra work between starts helped Steve Trachsel pitch an unusual complete game.
- KU student delves into New York’s Jewish community
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on D1
- On Thursday morning, I was taking notes in my 8 a.m. economics class at Kansas University. On Thursday afternoon, I was frantically packing my suitcase. By midnight, I was in New York City.
- Obama, on campaign trail, says holiday not for politics
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A4
- Though he said Memorial Day shouldn’t be politicized, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama used a visit to a war monument Monday to repeat his call for better services for veterans.
- Moen’s goal lifts Ducks
- ‘Lucky’ shot carries Anaheim to 3-2 victory in Game 1 of finals
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C6
- When a bouncing puck found Travis Moen in the slot, he was every bit as dangerous as Teemu Selanne, instead of the checker he’s paid to be.
- Hughes likely out tonight
- Slumping Cavalier hurts foot, says he’s ‘doubtful’ for Game 4
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C6
- The throbbing pain in Larry Hughes’ left foot matched the ache in the pit of his stomach. The thought of missing another NBA playoff game was tough on Cleveland’s point guard.
- Ginobili-led Spurs up 3-1
- Fourth-quarter surge sends San Antonio to 91-79 win
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C6
- With each drive to the basket and each fall to the floor - flop or not - Manu Ginobili made the Utah Jazz and their fans angrier and angrier.
- Scandal-tainted Cabinet member hangs himself
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A6
- A scandal-tainted Cabinet member who headed Japan’s powerful agriculture ministry hanged himself just hours before he faced questioning Monday over alleged bookkeeping fraud.
- Man wrestles leopard that paid visit to bed
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A6
- A man clad only in underwear and a T-shirt wrestled a wild leopard to the floor and pinned it for 20 minutes after the cat leapt through a window of his home and hopped into bed with his sleeping family.
- 24 arrested for protest against G-8 summit
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Disturbances broke out Monday in Hamburg at the tail end of a march to protest next week’s G-8 summit and a meeting of EU and Asian foreign ministers, authorities said.
- 16 arrested, suspected of recruiting fighters
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Spanish police arrested 16 people Monday on suspicion of recruiting volunteers to fight in Iraq and other countries.
- Ex-top drug regulator sentenced to death
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A6
- China’s former top drug regulator was sentenced to death today for taking bribes to approve untested medicines, as the country’s main quality control agency announced its first recall system targeting unsafe food products.
- Ex-premier, political newcomer to face off in runoff
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A6
- A former prime minister and a political newcomer who both pledge to bring down Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s government will face each other in a runoff after an inconclusive vote for leadership of Israel’s Labor Party, final results showed today.
- Protests erupt over shutdown of Venezuelan TV station
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Venezuelan police fired tear gas and plastic bullets Monday into a crowd of thousands protesting a decision by President Hugo Chavez that forced a television station critical of his leftist government off the air.
- Brazil plans subsidized birth control pill program
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Just weeks after Pope Benedict XVI denounced government-backed contraception in a visit to Brazil, the president unveiled a program Monday to provide cheap birth control pills at 10,000 drug stores across the country.
- Optometrist earns 50-year recognition
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C8
- Dr. Arthur Queen, Lawrence, was recognized for 50 years of membership in the Kansas Optometric Association during the association’s recent annual meeting in Wichita.
- Firms launch phishing trips
- Fake e-mails help boost security
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C8
- James MacDougall, head of computer security for state agencies in South Carolina, has been phishing state employees.
- Zebra mussels gaining foothold in Kansas reservoir
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B8
- In just four years since the first zebra mussels were found in El Dorado Reservoir near Wichita, Kan., the invasive species has multiplied so rapidly that the mussels are becoming a safety hazard to swimmers and a potentially costly nuisance for marinas and boat owners alike.
- What inspires such dishonesty?
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B7
- What turns people into liars, cheaters and thieves? The Government Accountability Office recently gave a detailed accounting of how employees in some of the biggest federal agencies filched commuter passes and then sold them online.
- Writing offers great escape
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B7
- I know nothing about what is going on in the country, I hear nothing, I have nothing to say. I am a writer locked up with a book that is due on Tuesday, so I am taking a break.
- Old Home Town - 25 years ago
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B6
- The opening of the city’s fourth fire station at Clinton Parkway and Lawrence Avenue was due in a week.
- Russia may face increased pressure from West
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B6
- Russia’s refusal to extradite the prime suspect in the polonium poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko in London last November reveals the essential amorality of the Putin regime and its false narrative of recent history. That narrative increasingly undermines the Kremlin’s relations with Europe and the United States.
- Technology raises new athletic issues
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B6
- As someone who lives just a few hundred paces from the Boston Marathon course, I’ve cheered my share of athletes. This year, it was Masazumi Soejima at the head of the pack, propelling his wheelchair across a rainy 26 miles in 1 hour, 29 minutes and 16 seconds.
- People in the news
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A2
- ¢ Tony-winning comic actor Charles Nelson Reilly, 76, dies¢ Streisand scraps Rome concert; production delays cited¢ O’Donnell says she won’t speak to former co-host Hasselbeck
- Here comes the sun king
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A2
- Having tackled “Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed” (6 p.m., History), History takes on “The Universe” (8 p.m.), a multipart series on the moon, the stars and the sun.
- World War II veterans remember Pearl Harbor
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A4
- Shyly, Wesley Stidham approached each of the elderly gentlemen to ask for an autograph.
- Immigration reform questions and answers
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A5
- A White House-backed immigration bill remains fundamentally intact after supporters beat back destructive amendments during the opening week of Senate debate. But will it stay that way when senators resume work on June 4 after a weeklong recess?
- Soldier creates plywood shrine for fallen comrades
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A7
- The shrine is just some sheets of plywood and a couple of two-by-fours. The carpenter who lovingly built it, Sgt. Curtis Dorr, wishes it could be grander - perhaps some pieces of felt to hide the knotholes or some trim to make it a more fitting tribute for a Memorial Day ceremony.
- Tips help moving go smoothly
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C8
- Few things in life match the stress and expense of a big move - just ask anyone who has changed addresses recently.
- Body of Patriots backup found
- Marquise Hill in jet-ski accident on Lake Pontchartrain
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C2
- The body of New England Patriots player Marquise Hill was found Monday, a day after he was reported missing following a jet ski accident on Lake Pontchartrain.
- Horoscopes
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B5
- For Tuesday, May 29
- First U.S.-Iranian talks in 27 years barely break the ice
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A6
- The U.S. ambassador met with his Iranian counterpart Monday in Baghdad in the first formal bilateral talks between the two nations in more than a quarter century, though the talks alone were characterized by U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker as unlikely to lead to specific gains to reduce violence in Iraq.
- Bonds not helping Hall
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C5
- As Barry Bonds nears his record 756th home run, he’s stockpiling quite a collection of souvenirs - bats, balls, helmets and spikes, pieces of baseball history perfectly suited for the Hall of Fame.
- Fitness boot camps hit parks, offer workouts beyond gyms
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A3
- It was a balmy spring evening in Manhattan. Rockefeller Park teemed with joggers, dog walkers, picnickers, Frisbee throwers - and six women sweating through jumping jacks and park bench push-ups.
- Bird flu survivors’ antibodies promising
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Blood donated by four survivors of bird flu seems to harbor a potent protection against the deadly virus.
- Fire at mobile home kills one, injures one
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B2
- A mobile home fire in southeast Kansas killed one person and injured another, authorities said.
- Endangered tiger killed by mate at zoo
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B2
- An endangered Sumatran tiger died after being attacked by her companion at the Topeka Zoo during the weekend.
- Vestal named to all-state team
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C3
- Lawrence High girls soccer coach Matt Anderson announced Monday that senior midfielder Abby Vestal has been selected to this year’s Class 6A all-state first team.
- Judge orders bugs that infested drugs killed
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A3
- These weren’t just bugs. These were bugs on drugs. Tiny drain flies infested 70 pounds of seized khat - an illegal, leafy drug - being held as evidence by Erie police, and they tried to infest the rest of the evidence room.
- Lawrence Datebook
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B2
- May 29, 2007
- Library encourages new reads this summer
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B8
- Lawrence Public Library’s summer reading program is in full swing. But it’s not too late to participate. Maria Butler, community relations coordinator, said people can sign up at anytime at the library, 707 Vt.
- Resident reappointed to state committee
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C8
- Erika Nilles Plumlee, Lawrence, was reappointed to the Kansas Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
- On the record
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B2
- Health Care Access boosts nursing care
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C8
- Susan Andersen has joined Health Care Access Clinic, Lawrence, as an adult advanced registered nurse practitioner.
- Brownback takes new approach on immigration reform
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A1
- A year ago, when Sen. Sam Brownback, the conservative Kansas Republican, co-sponsored legislation that would have allowed millions of illegal immigrants to seek U.S. citizenship, he was attacked as a liberal.
- LMH welcomes vascular surgeon
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C8
- Dr. Scott A. Gard, a double board-certified vascular and general surgeon who specializes in peripheral vascular surgery, has joined the active medical staff of Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
- Wandering whales take turn toward ocean
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Two whales lost in the Sacramento River encouraged biologists Monday by making progress toward their ocean home, but then abruptly halted their journey at a busy bridge.
- Current fees don’t cover enforcement costs
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B3
- Based on 2007 budget numbers, the city’s parking operations are struggling to pay their own way.
- Board to consider renewing UnitedStreaming subscription
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B8
- The school board will vote on whether to renew its UnitedStreaming subscription for another year at a cost of $22,421.62.
- Money tip
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C8
- Did your warranty - and your access to your computer’s tech support - run out? You can still get help with nagging computer issues, according to Consumer Reports.
- 2 killed in shooting outside popular cafe
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Gunfire erupted outside a popular South Beach restaurant early Memorial Day, leaving two men dead on one of the city’s busiest weekends, police said.
- Clemens strong in third tuneup
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C5
- Roger Clemens appears ready to rejoin the New York Yankees’ starting rotation.
- Making spelling bee list isn’t easy
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A2
- “Cortege” got demoted after the death of Princess Diana, when the media used the French-sounding word over and over to describe the funeral procession.
- Thief tries to steal cash and woman’s heart
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A3
- A thief found out the hard way that robbing a woman isn’t the best way to capture her heart.
- Freel OK; Reds clip Pirates, 4-0
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C4
- Reds center fielder Ryan Freel was taken off the field on a stretcher after colliding with a teammate, and tests came back normal Monday during Cincinnati’s 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- Tributes cap Memorial Day weekend
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A4
- Veterans and active soldiers unfurled a 90-by-100-foot U.S. flag as the nation’s top commander in the Middle East spoke to a Memorial Day crowd gathered Monday in Central Park.
- Sheriff’s officer unlocks handcuffed bride, groom
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B2
- The symbolism went a bit too far at a local wedding reception during the weekend.
- No. 1 Vanderbilt leads 64-team field
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C2
- Vanderbilt was selected as the top seed for the 64-team Division I college baseball tournament Monday.
- Car bombing kills 21 in Baghdad
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A7
- A suicide car bomber struck a busy Baghdad commercial district Monday, killing at least 21 people, setting vehicles on fire and damaging a nearby Sunni shrine, police and hospital officials said.
- Families: Inadequate health care fosters suicide
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A7
- In the three months after Marine Maj. John Ruocco returned from Iraq feeling numb and depressed, he couldn’t sleep. He had lost weight. He had nightmares. He was distracted and withdrawn from his two young sons.
- Traffic timeout
- The city’s current budget problems will produce at least one positive outcome if they prompt commissioners to reconsider their traffic-calming strategy.
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B6
- Amid all the negative aspects of the city’s current budget woes, there is at least one small silver lining.
- Bush to impose sanctions against Sudan
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on A3
- President Bush will impose new economic sanctions against Sudan and call for a U.N. resolution to compel the country to stop stalling international efforts to halt the bloodshed in Darfur, senior administration officials said.
- Texas takes stand against steroid use
- Bill would allow random testing of public high school athletes
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C3
- Texas public high-school athletes would face mandatory random steroid testing under a bill given final approval Monday by the Legislature and sent to Gov. Rick Perry.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B6
- From the Lawrence Daily World for May 29, 1907: “The Natural Gas Association of America composed of the leading people in the industry, has re-elected J.H. Dunkel of Lawrence as its secretary.
- State emergencies reveal cell phone deficiencies
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on B3
- The response by emergency workers to a storm that spawned a tornado that ripped through Greensburg shared one element with the massive ice storm this winter that downed power lines for days in southwest Kansas.
- Source confirms Rush injury
- May 29, 2007 in print edition on C3
- There still has been no official word out of Kansas University regarding the severity of Brandon Rush’s right knee injury.
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