Also from October 8
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Polls
What do you think of the car-registration lines at the County Treasurer's office?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Too long | 52% | |
| Amazingly short | 27% | |
| Just right | 19% | |
| Total | 208 | |
How do you expect the Jayhawk football team to do the rest of this season?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 or 9 wins. A good finish and a good bowl game | 54% | |
| 10 or 11 wins. They won’t get them all, but almost | 19% | |
| 6 or 7 wins. The best football is behind KU | 13% | |
| 5-7. K-State was the last taste of victory | 6% | |
| 12-0. Nobody’s stopping the Jayhawks | 5% | |
| Total | 291 | |
Videos
- Riddled with funding cuts in recent years, the Pelathe Community …
- Eleven Lawrence elementary schools and both high schools are recognized …
- More than 100 people attended the demonstration organized by the …
- The office says the longest lines form at the end …
- A man found dead in a burning car is identified …
- The Lawrence Board of Realtors says that the area’s housing …
- Lawrence high schools boast an abundance of talented artists, musicians, …
- A bit of weather history, brought to you by a …
- Heading into Saturday’s showdown vs. KU, the K-State Wildcats’ run …
- For the first time in his college career, Todd Reesing …
- Two state championships, first-team all conference honors, and high school …
- Thirty-six of the area’s best high school girl golfers converged …
- Videocast for October 8
- Rich Wenzel of the Lawrence Sustainability Network talks about Sunday’s …
Lead stories
6:00 a.m.
Trauma care in Kansas on front burner- October 7, 2007 in print edition on 1A
- While dinner was simmering in the crockpot, Mary Ann Munsch walked to the nearby Dillons on Sixth Street to pick up some couscous and salad greens to go with dinner. After purchasing the items, she headed back home. As she was crossing Sixth Street at Schwarz Road, she was struck by a PT Cruiser. Her head hit the windshield and broke it. The accident left her unconscious with obvious injuries to her left eye, which was bleeding.
1:00 p.m.
Deployments stress marriages- October 8, 2007 in print edition on 1A
- In between his second and third deployments to Iraq, Larry Leuci’s bags sat unpacked and stacked in the middle of the bedroom floor. Those bags wouldn’t let his wife, Dena, forget that since the war began, her husband has been gone far more than he has been home. They were a nagging reminder that the process of deployment - the weeping goodbyes, carrying on daily conversations through instant messaging, figuring out how to juggle children, school and a job alone and then learning how to adjust when Dad comes home - was about to start all over again.
4:00 p.m.
Accepting the baton- October 8, 2007 in print edition on 1C
- When people think of Lawrence, it’s often Massachusetts Street, Jayhawk basketball or the city’s bustling nightlife that come to mind. Steven McDonald hopes to add to that list. “I want them to think of the Lawrence Chamber Orchestra along with those as something that’s very representative of this town,” he says.
10:00 p.m.
Yields, prices are up - but so are costs of planting- October 8, 2007 in print edition on 1A
- Driving through row after row of field corn this fall, Jimmy Gabriel finds himself cracking a bit of a smile. And it’s not just because he’s getting 150 to 160 bushels an acre on this particular run, or because soydiesel fuel is burning efficiently in his combine, or because the family farm’s 2,500 acres of soybeans are ripening up just fine, thank you. Gabriel’s smile comes from all that - and more. Much more.
All stories
- 6Sports video: Class 6A Girls Golf Regionals held at Alvamar
- October 8, 2007
- Thirty-six of the area’s best high school girl golfers converged on Alvamar today for the Class 6A Regionals.
- 6Sports video: KU freshman volleyball player Karina Garlington making her presence known
- October 8, 2007
- Two state championships, first-team all conference honors, and high school female athlete of the year - an impressive resume’ for any incoming freshman. Now Karina Garlington is making her presence felt on the collegiate level.
- 6News video: Stephanie Drahozal named ‘ArtStar’ for September
- October 8, 2007
- Lawrence high schools boast an abundance of talented artists, musicians, actors and filmmakers. The recognize the ones who excel both creatively and academically, the World Company has a new program called ‘ArtStar.’ As 6News reporter Mindie Paget tells us, the recipient for the month of September has a full plate.
- 6News video: Douglas County Treasurer’s office explores ways to reduce long lines
- October 8, 2007
- The office says the longest lines form at the end of the month when most people renew their vehicle license tags.
- 6News video: Large crowds gather in downtown Lawrence to protest holiday
- October 8, 2007
- More than 100 people attended the demonstration organized by the American Indian Studies Club of Haskell Indian Nations University.
- 6Sports video: Reesing looked rattled in first quarter vs. KSU
- October 8, 2007
- For the first time in his college career, Todd Reesing looked rattled vs. K-State. After a terrible first quarter, the Jayhawk QB quickly returned to form to help lead the ‘Hawks to a 30-24 victory over the rival Wildcats.
- 6Sports video: KU’s running backs the key in victory over KSU
- October 8, 2007
- Heading into Saturday’s showdown vs. KU, the K-State Wildcats’ run defense was ranked 11th in the nation. That was before the Jayhawks’ Jake Sharp and Brandon McAnderson took the field.
- 6News video: Local schools recognized for achievements
- October 8, 2007
- Eleven Lawrence elementary schools and both high schools are recognized for their achievements in reading and math.
- 6News video: Local non-profit cleans house in attempt to move forward
- October 8, 2007
- Riddled with funding cuts in recent years, the Pelathe Community Resource Center has cut programs - and as 6News reporter Laura McHugh explains, the agency is now cutting space.
- 6News video: Kidcast for October 8, 2007
- October 8, 2007
- A bit of weather history, brought to you by a local youth.
- 6News video: Board of Realtors optimistic about local housing market
- October 8, 2007
- The Lawrence Board of Realtors says that the area’s housing market is stronger than national reports indicate.
- 6News video: Olympic Gold Medalist found dead in burning car
- October 8, 2007
- A man found dead in a burning car is identified as Olympic Gold Medalist Bob Owen.
- Yields, prices are up - but so are costs of planting
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A1
- Driving through row after row of field corn this fall, Jimmy Gabriel finds himself cracking a bit of a smile. And it’s not just because he’s getting 150 to 160 bushels an acre on this particular run, or because soydiesel fuel is burning efficiently in his combine, or because the family farm’s 2,500 acres of soybeans are ripening up just fine, thank you. Gabriel’s smile comes from all that - and more. Much more.
- 6News Now: Columbus Day protesters march downtown
- October 8, 2007
- In tonight’s 6News and tomorrow’s Lawrence Journal-World, more than 100 people rallied today in South Park in protest of Columbus Day, and a look efforts to cut down wait times at the Douglas County Treasurer’s office.
- County looks at cutting car-registration lines
- October 8, 2007
- Among the solutions are encouraging more renewals by mail and online, putting kiosks in the courthouse, and working with the state to increase the number of registration due dates.
- KU-CU kickoff time will be announced Sunday
- October 8, 2007
- ABC is choosing to wait until Sunday to decide which game it wants to broadcast on Oct. 20.
- Parade protests Columbus Day
- October 8, 2007
- The American Indian Studies Club of Haskell Indian Nations University sponsored the demonstration, “Celebrate Indigenous People Not Our Genocide.” The event began at noon with speakers presenting their views, reciting poetry, and singing songs.
- Veggie cars highlight green festival
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Michael and Judy Carman bought their tiny white Volkswagen on eBay. It gets 1,000 miles per gallon, you could cook your dinner in the gas tank and it cost them exactly zero cents to drive it from Lecompton to Wisconsin. It runs on vegetable oil, and they call it the “veggie car.”
- Jayhawks get some love
- Kansas jumps in poll at No. 20, but team not partying - yet
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University’s football team has no party planned, so don’t expect an invitation. The Jayhawks were ranked No. 20 in all three major polls - the Associated Press, the coaches and the Harris polls - which were released Sunday, one day after Kansas beat then-No. 24 Kansas State, 30-24, in a huge Big 12 Conference showdown in Manhattan.
- Area fire department to conduct open house
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Reno Township Fire Department’s annual open house Saturday will feature search and rescue demonstrations.
- Pump patrol
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.52 at several locations.
- McLouth teacher prepares for Iraq
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Shawn Miller plays many roles in his life. At his home in Tonganoxie, he is the loving husband to his wife, Gretchen. At work, he is a mentor, teacher and role model to dozens of students at McLouth Middle School. And he’s served as an assistant coach on the McLouth High School football team.
- Seventh-grade football serves as transition
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B5
- They wear the colors and school names across their jerseys. But even though the city’s junior high seventh-graders find themselves out of Lawrence Youth Football’s lower leagues, they are not quite in the realm of junior high eighth-graders and freshmen.
- Off-duty deputy kills 6 at party before being shot by authorities
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A2
- An off-duty sheriff’s deputy went on a shooting rampage early Sunday at a home where seven young people had gathered for pizza and movies, killing six and critically injuring the other before authorities fatally shot him, officials said.
- Quake rebuilding seen as success 2 years later
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Two years after the earthquake that killed 80,000 people in the mountains of northern Pakistan, survivors struggle with landslides and sky-high prices to rebuild, but virtually all will have adequate shelter this winter.
- City Commission agenda
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A4
- City commissioners will consider approving a special-use permit for the expansion of Bishop Seabury Academy, 4120 Clinton Parkway.
- Reigning on the Web
- Miss America browser aims to keep kids safe online
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B9
- Seven years ago, 13-year-old Lauren Nelson and a few friends entered an Internet chat room during a sleepover. Within a week, an online predator was e-mailing one of them lurid photos. “We were chatting with people we didn’t know, which was our first mistake, and someone asked for our personal information,” she said.
- Old Home Town - 25 years ago
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A9
- Financial analysts told a Kansas legislative budget panel that if tax receipts continued to come in at their current sluggish pace, the state could be broke by the coming March.
- Events calendar
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on C2
- Events around Lawrence.
- Tips useful for promoting wellness at workplace
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on C2
- “If you work eight hours a day, that equates to a third of your total life,” said Pedram Shojai, a licensed acupuncturist and president of Vitality Health & Wellness in Irvine, Calif., which offers a corporate wellness program to employers. “That’s too much time to blunder away by being unhealthy, unhappy and unfit.”
- Republicans question insurance deadlock
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Lawrence’s U.S. House members Dennis Moore and Nancy Boyda, both Democrats, voted for the proposed State Children’s Health Insurance increase and say they will vote to override President Bush’s veto of the bill.
- Chargers get back on track
- Patriots, Colts remain unbeaten with easy wins
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B4
- The Chargers handed the Broncos their worst home loss since 1966 by rediscovering their winning formula: hold onto the ball.
- A ride in the country
- Almost 700 cyclists, veterans and rookies alike, tour Douglas County
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A3
- A throng of spandex-clad cyclists caught its breath Sunday afternoon at South Park after returning from 80-mile or 40-mile rides, which tested the riders’ endurance, thanks to heavy humidity and winds.
- Paramedics determine victim’s fate
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A7
- The scene of a traumatic accident can be chaotic, and determining the victims’ injuries and where to send them can be a matter of life or death. “It is a hard job,” said Dr. Scott Robinson, medical adviser for Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical. “There’s no question about that.”
- Juco transfer Little commits to Kansas
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Mario Little was tempted to commit orally to play basketball at Kansas University following his Sept. 7-9 campus visit.
- Keegan: Kansas, Mangino on cusp
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B1
- The coach from the visiting team was in his sixth season at the school. His team was undefeated but still doubted coming into the Oct. 6 Sunflower Showdown. It hadn’t won a road game against its in-state rival in a long, long time.
- Jacksonville stifles Chiefs, 17-7
- As boos rain down, Kansas City rushes for a mere 10 yards in loss
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B1
- For 59 minutes and 59 seconds, Jacksonville dealt Kansas City a humiliating shutout. As the final second ticked off the clock, the shutout vanished, but the humiliation is going to stick around a while.
- Sox complete sweep
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B5
- Brilliant as ever in the postseason, Curt Schilling helped give the Boston Red Sox some time off. The way they’re playing, maybe that’s the last thing they need.
- People in the news
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B8
- ¢ Anderson, Salomon exchange vows¢ Dana Carvey re-emerges from hiatus for family¢ Montel Williams ties the knot in Bermuda
- Deployments stress marriages
- Divorce filings up near Fort Riley
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A1
- In between his second and third deployments to Iraq, Larry Leuci’s bags sat unpacked and stacked in the middle of the bedroom floor. Those bags wouldn’t let his wife, Dena, forget that since the war began, her husband has been gone far more than he has been home. They were a nagging reminder that the process of deployment - the weeping goodbyes, carrying on daily conversations through instant messaging, figuring out how to juggle children, school and a job alone and then learning how to adjust when Dad comes home - was about to start all over again.
- Negotiators for UAW, Chrysler make progress
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A2
- Negotiators with the United Auto Workers union and Chrysler LLC have made progress on efforts to reach a new four-year labor contract, but a person briefed on the talks said Sunday that much work remains.
- Bush pays tribute to firefighters
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A2
- President Bush on Sunday honored fallen firefighters for their dedication and service to the nation.
- ‘Booze News’ not for everyone
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A2
- Ah, college life. All-night study sessions in the library. Professors challenging the conventional wisdom. Snowball battles on the quad. Get real.
- Lawrence Youth Football scores from Week 5
- October 8, 2007
- Scores from the fifth week of the Lawrence Youth Football season.
- 10-year-old boy leads police in bus chase
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A7
- A 10-year-old boy took a school bus and led police on a chase along a rural highway, according to police.
- Investigation shows 17 killed in Blackwater shootings
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A1
- An official Iraqi investigation into a deadly shooting involving Blackwater USA security guards raised the number of Iraqis killed to 17 and found the gunfire was unwarranted, the government said Sunday. It also said the shootings amounted to a deliberate crime and recommended those involved face trial.
- Local watering hole has international feel
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on C1
- The variety of local, national and international flavors that make Lawrence such an interesting and fun place have been beautifully blended at one of downtown’s newest establishments. The Global Cafe, 822 Mass., opened its doors in July. It offers espresso, coffee, tea and a varied menu daily from 7:30 a.m.
- Pelathe Center offers ‘giveaway’ today
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A3
- The Pelathe Community Resource Center will host a community “giveaway” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the center, 1423 Haskell Ave.
- Clinton leads Iowa poll
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A8
- Hillary Rodham Clinton has taken the lead among Democratic presidential candidates in an Iowa poll, an encouraging sign of progress toward overcoming a big hurdle in the race.
- Haskell to sponsor cheerleading camp
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Haskell Indian Nations University Co-Ed Cheerleading Squad will have a “Li’l All-Stars Cheerleading Camp” from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Coffin Sports Complex on Haskell’s campus.
- Rockies, D’backs see similarities
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B5
- When the Arizona Diamondbacks look across the field at the Colorado Rockies this week, they may feel as if they’re looking into a mirror. The teams took similar routes to an unlikely destination - the NL championship series.
- LSU jumps to No. 1
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B3
- No doubt about it, LSU is No. 1. As for the rest of the Top 25, five wild weeks of college football have taken quite a toll.
- Bills depleted defense prepares for Cowboys
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B4
- Go ahead and laugh. Safety Donte Whitner’s heard them all, including the jab about how the Bills’ defense will serve as a “punching bag,” as one national radio broadcaster put it, for the Dallas Cowboys tonight.
- Kenyan Ivuti wins on tragic day
- Runner dies, 49 hospitalized at steamy Chicago Marathon
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B2
- In a race run in scorching heat that left one man dead, Kenya’s Patrick Ivuti won the Chicago Marathon by a fraction of a second Sunday. At least 49 runners were taken to hospitals and 250 treated at medical stations.
- Former Chiefs QB suffers another concussion
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B4
- Miami Dolphins quarterback Trent Green was taken to a Houston area hospital after sustaining a concussion during Miami’s 22-19 loss to the Texans.
- Lawrence Datebook
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A4
- Events around Lawrence.
- Cargill provides English classes to employees
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A4
- Pedro Serrano says learning English has helped him climb the career ladder and become a supervisor at the Cargill beef processing plant here. “Now, I can speak in two languages,” he said.
- Report of shooting may have been hoax
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A7
- Police investigating a 911 call describing a shooting early Sunday at the College of New Jersey believe the call may have been a hoax.
- Janjaweed suspected in razing town after deadly attack on peacekeepers
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A2
- A Darfur town under the control of Sudanese troops has been razed in apparent retaliation for a rebel attack on a nearby base of African peacekeepers. U.N. officials who inspected the town said Sunday that about 15,000 civilians had fled the area.
- Cycling gaining ground in NYC
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A8
- New York City, with its convoys of cabs, miles of subway track, fleets of fume-belching trucks and hordes of commuters, is a long way from Davis, Calif., with a University of California campus and not much else.
- Analysis: State spending more than it collects
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A5
- A relatively stable economy has masked a significant problem with state government’s finances. The problem is likely to catch up with legislators and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius before she leaves office in January 2011.
- Gordon first at Talladega
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B2
- Jeff Gordon surged past Jimmie Johnson on the final lap at Talladega Superspeedway then held off his teammate Sunday to become the career victory leader at restrictor-plate tracks.
- Avatars help disabled fight back
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A8
- After suffering a devastating stroke four years ago, Susan Brown was left in a wheelchair with little hope of walking again. Today, the 57-year-old Richmond, Va., woman has regained use of her legs and has begun to reclaim her life, thanks in part to encouragement she says she gets from an online “virtual world” where she can walk, run and even dance.
- LMH volunteer director presents at conference
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B9
- Allyson Leland, director of volunteer services at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, presented at the 39th American Society of Directors of Volunteer Services Annual Meeting and Leadership Conference, conducted in August in San Antonio.
- Home care helpers earn statewide honors
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B9
- Two people affiliated with Douglas County Visiting Nurses, Rehabilitation and Hospice Care were honored during the annual meeting of the Kansas Home Care Association, conducted Sept. 19 in Topeka.
- Anti-Washington fever also targets Dems
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A9
- The day had been full of ominous warnings. Polls showed the Republicans on the losing side of almost every issue and the 2008 presidential race - and now they’re forced to defend a controversial veto of a popular children’s health bill.
- Money tip
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B9
- Whether you’re a financial newbie or just a late bloomer, it pays to follow MSN Money columnist Liz Pulliam Weston’s five laws of basic money management:
- Knowing enemies can be difficult in Iraq
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A6
- When U.S. sentries fatally shot three guards near an Iraqi-manned checkpoint south of Baghdad, they thought they were targeting enemy fighters planting roadside bombs, according to the American commander of the region.
- Area residents pass Kansas bar exam
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B9
- The Kansas Bar Association conducted a champagne reception Sept. 28 in Topeka to honor 219 new admittees to the Kansas Bar.
- SCHIP support
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A9
- To the editor: Wednesday, President Bush did what he vowed to do; he vetoed H.R. 976. This bill, which is better known as the States Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), could have brightened the future for the children of our state and country, but instead it will do nothing of the sort.
- ‘Game Plan’ stays on top
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B8
- There’s something about a reunion of Ben Stiller and the Farrelly brothers that audiences didn’t want to see. Stiller and the Farrellys’ “The Heartbreak Kid” pulled in a modest $14 million during opening weekend, coming in at No. 2 behind “The Game Plan,” which remained the top flick for the second-straight weekend with $16.3 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
- Ryan Wood’s KU football notebook
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B3
- Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino had the chance to dissect game film from the Kansas State game. And while Saturday was a day to celebrate, Sunday was the first day to analyze and correct.
- Creative protest
- Some local business owners have found a practical way to send a message to the Kansas University athletic department.
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A9
- While many local officials are simply voicing concerns about moving the Kansas-Missouri football game to Kansas City, some local business owners have decided to so something about it.
- Commentary: Wright making adjustment to pros
- Former Kansas University standout proves he’s full of potential, has the stuff to be special in the NBA
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B2
- Wednesday was a typical day in the life of rookie Julian Wright. It began with boxes and ended with buckets.
- Rise above on-the-job rigors with these tips
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on C1
- Work is a big part of our lives. Our financial stability, and sometimes even sense of self, depend on it. Unfortunately, the day-to-day tedium of paperwork, deadline stress, and office drama can take their toll on health and happiness.
- Edwards relieved by TD
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B3
- It seemed meaningless to the few hundred fans left in the Arrowhead Stadium stands, but to the head Chief, Kansas City’s 11th-hour touchdown drive was pretty important. “You don’t want to get shut out,” Kansas City coach Herm Edwards said. “That was a tribute to those guys on offense, moving the ball, making a couple of plays.”
- Building explosion blamed on gas leak
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A2
- A leaky kitchen gas hose was blamed Sunday for an apartment building explosion that threw residents against walls, blew out their windows and hurled debris into the streets.
- Kansas soccer rolls over Texas Tech
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B3
- Sophomore Kim Boyer scored a pair of goals, and senior Nicole Cauzillo added a goal and an assist as Kansas University’s soccer team earned a 4-1 victory over Texas Tech on Sunday at Fuller Stadium.
- Horoscopes
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B8
- Often you want to say a lot. The wise Libra will muzzle himself and observe more. Even if an idea seems unworkable, goodwill resolves many situations. Learn and grow. If you are single, check out new people with care. If you are attached, plan on more getaways together. VIRGO makes a good healer.
- Yankees force Game 4
- Home field kind, as New York rallies to beat Cleveland
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B5
- Dangerously close to getting swept, the New York Yankees woke up just in time to save their season and perhaps Joe Torre’s job. Johnny Damon lofted a go-ahead, three-run homer in the fifth inning, rookies Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain rescued Roger Clemens, and the Yankees rallied past Cleveland, 8-4, Sunday night, closing within 2-1 in their first-round AL playoff series.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A9
- From the Lawrence Daily World of Oct. 8, 1907: “Joseph J. Eddy was sworn into office as county treasurer today. He was elected last fall but owing to a peculiarity of the law did not take his office until 10 months after his fellows on the ticket had been sworn in.
- KU men’s golf in 13th at Windon Memorial
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B3
- Zach Pederson and Brad Hopfinger both fired under-par rounds, and Kansas University’s men’s golf team is in 13th place after a first-day, two-round score of 597 Sunday at the Windon Memorial Classic at Lake Shore Country Club.
- Ex-Kansan helps battle cancer
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B10
- Childhood chemistry sets, Estes rockets and microscopes to look at Kansas lake water started Randy Scott down the scientific road. A close friend’s colon cancer turned him in the direction he is pursuing now: tackling cancer at the molecular level, to individualize treatment and make it more effective.
- Not in Colorado
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A9
- To the editor: The Lawrence Journal-World reported legislative leaders saying that “if the state rejects proposed coal-burning electric plants in western Kansas, developers would move the $4 billion project 50 miles west to Colorado.”
- ‘Voyage’ follows Columbus’ wake
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B8
- “The Magnificent Voyage of Christopher Columbus” (8 p.m., PBS, check local listings) follows modern-day sailors as they re-create the 1492 voyage of the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. Along the way, we visit some of the Spanish towns that were home to the sailors and navigators of the adventure.
- Larry Craig to join Idaho Hall of Fame
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A2
- Sen. Larry Craig has been chosen for induction into the Idaho Hall of Fame, despite his well-publicized arrest and guilty plea in an airport sex sting, officials said.
- Voters divided on U.S. free trade deal
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A2
- Costa Ricans voted Sunday in favor of joining the Central American Free Trade Agreement with the United States, the president said, but opponents of the pact refused to recognize the results.
- On the record
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on A4
- The Kansas Turnpike Authority responded to a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 about 7:30 p.m. Sunday. A vehicle driven by Gan Leung Lam, 62, of Junction City, was hit by a car exiting the Lawrence service area at milepost 208.8. Lam, and his passenger, Che M. Lee, 52, were transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital with minor injuries.
- Resume should tout successes, not just experience
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on B9
- Q: As you can see from my resume, I have a lot of experience. However, I can’t seem to get a call for an interview. I was laid off in February, and I’m still looking for a job. What am I missing? - Misty
- Accepting the baton
- New conductor sets tempo for city’s chamber orchestra
- October 8, 2007 in print edition on C1
- When people think of Lawrence, it’s often Massachusetts Street, Jayhawk basketball or the city’s bustling nightlife that come to mind. Steven McDonald hopes to add to that list. “I want them to think of the Lawrence Chamber Orchestra along with those as something that’s very representative of this town,” he says.
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