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Will KU football go 8-0?

Poll results

Response Percent
Yes
 
 66%
No
 
 27%
Undecided
 
 5%
Total 318
Videos

Lead stories

6:00 a.m.
Mike Garrett carts some pumpkins to drier ground at Garrett's Fruit Stand across from the Lawrence Municipal Airport. With Halloween just around the corner, Garrett thinks this year was above average for him. Other area farmers are not so happy about recent weather - heavy rains have prevented some from harvesting their soybean crops. For some farmers, recent rain too much of a good thing
By Sophia Maines
October 22, 2007
Rain, rain, go away. It’s the wish of many a farmer as the precipitation level nears 7 inches for the month in the Lawrence area. “It’s just gotten to be too much rain now,” said Keith Knabe, a Eudora farmer forced inside to do routine equipment maintenance while he waited for drier conditions. “We’d just like for it to dry up so we can go back to the field.”
9:00 a.m.
A proposal led by members of the Fritzel family to build a hotel atop Mount Oread near 12th Street and Oread Avenue is winning approval from both neighbors and Kansas University leaders. This is the southern view of the proposed hotel. Oread Inn wins planners’ approval
By Chad Lawhorn
October 23, 2007 in print edition on 1A
Planning commissioners Monday night made short work of one tall building. On a 9-1 vote, Lawrence-Douglas County planning commissioners gave a positive recommendation to plans for a new seven-story, 95-foot-tall hotel project slated for the corner of 12th and Indiana streets.
12:00 p.m.
Darnell Jackson shows off his game face. Jackson enters his senior year unfettered by the many personal problems that bothered him the last couple of years and unconcerned about his pro prospects. Jackson not worried about pros
By Gary Bedore
October 23, 2007 in print edition on 1B
Darnell Jackson stood out in a crowd of basketball players at last week’s Big 12 Conference Media Day in Kansas City, Mo. Of the two dozen athletes on hand, Kansas University’s Jackson was the only one proudly wearing his school’s letter jacket - red with a huge ‘K’ on the front.
2:00 p.m.
Online chat
School superintendent to chat about outdoor sports facilities
October 23, 2007
Lawrence Schools Superintendent Randy Weseman will discuss with readers the district's thoughts on the future the high schools' outdoor athletic facilities. The chat follows a school board meeting Monday at which the board will discuss the topic.
4:12 p.m.
Topeka native and Kansas University alumnus Kris Rogers is entering his second year playing bass in the orchestra for the touring production of "Hairspray" (above). He returns to his alma mater with a Thursday, October 25, 2007, performance of the show at the Lied Center. Can’t stop the beat
By Terry Rombeck
October 23, 2007 in print edition on 1C
Kris Rogers is on the phone from Williamsport, Pa. He just got done traveling to 14 cities in 14 days with the touring production of “Hairspray.” The daily schedule has been something like this: Board a bus at 6 or 7 in the morning. Doze off until lunch. Eat lunch. Get to the hotel around 2 p.m. Chill out until 5 or 5:30, when the company meets. Play a show at 7 or 7:30 p.m., which is over by 10 or 10:30 p.m. Drink a few beers. Go to bed. Repeat.
10:00 p.m.
Hector Rivera cleans the floor of a bathroom at Walter Payton College Prep High School on Friday, Oct. 19, 2007, in Chicago. Staph infections, including the serious Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, have spread in recent weeks through schools across the nation, according to health and education officials. Staph infections common diagnosis at KU, Lawrence facilities
By George Diepenbrock, Jonathan Kealing
October 23, 2007 in print edition on 1A
At Kansas University’s Watkins Health Center, MRSA staph diagnoses are a regular occurrence, at least “several a month,” in fact. Students who come in are treated with special antibiotics and then advised to rest while the infection dissipates.

All stories

6News video: KU basketball players promote fun, fitness
By Lindsey Slater
October 23, 2007
A volunteer program allows Jayhawk team members to go to local schools to talk about exercise and good living.
6News video: Dole Institute hosts third party discussions
By Crispin Lopez
October 23, 2007
US politics often boils down to support for an elephant or a donkey, but there’s a growing rift among voters dissatisfied with the traditional Republican or Democratic options.
6Sports video: Reesing 9th in Heisman watch list
October 23, 2007
Midway through the season, Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing is favored in race to the Heisman.
6News video: Lawrence not immune to staph ‘superbug’
October 23, 2007
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, or drug-resistant staph infection, is more common than once thought. KU sees several cases each month.
6Sports video: 6‘8” forward picks KU for 2008
October 23, 2007
Quintrell Thomas gave the Jayhawks their third 2008 oral committment, picking KU over Rutgers, UNLV and Maryland.
6Sports video: Firebirds sweep Lions in showdown soccer
October 23, 2007
The Free State High School soccer team bested Lawrence High, leading to a regional victory in the play-offs.
6News video: KU student faces new charge
October 23, 2007
The Kansas Attorney General’s office today charged Matthew Jaeger with an additional county of aggravated battery in connection with the October 9 attack on his ex-girlfriend.
6Sports video: Werts wows at city showdown
October 23, 2007
At last Friday’s Lions-Firebirds football match, Free State High School senior runningback Ryder Werts turned what appeared to be a broken play in to a 65-yard catch and run.
6News video: Planners approve Oread Inn, 9-1
October 23, 2007
A seven-story hotel just north of the KU campus is now one step closer to reality.
6News video: City leaders change minds on SLT
By Laura McHugh
October 23, 2007
City commissioners decided to rescind their opposition to a South Lawrence Trafficway built through the Haskell-Baker Wetlands.
6News video: Commission recommends full-day kindergarten
October 23, 2007
A package to phase in full-day kindergarten and raise teacher pay would cost nearly $49 million.
Staph infections common diagnosis at KU, Lawrence facilities
By George Diepenbrock & Jonathan Kealing
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A1
At Kansas University’s Watkins Health Center, MRSA staph diagnoses are a regular occurrence, at least “several a month,” in fact. Students who come in are treated with special antibiotics and then advised to rest while the infection dissipates.
6News Now: ‘Hawks basketball players make fitness fun for elementary students
October 23, 2007
In tonight’s 6News and tomorrow’s Lawrence Journal-World, KU basketball players promoted fun and fitness with community elementary sixth-graders, and the latest on the case of Matt Jaeger, who is accused of beating his girlfriend earlier this month.
Sexual and domestic violence groups see increase in funding
October 23, 2007
Earlier this year the Kansas Legislature provided an additional $2 million for services in a state where only 40 percent of the counties have crises services available.
Commission wants funds for kindergarten, teacher pay
By Scott Rothschild
October 23, 2007
“It’s the two areas where could make the most difference,” Rochelle Chronister, chairwoman of the 2010 Commission said today.
New Jersey PF Quintrell Thomas commits to KU
By Gary Bedore
October 23, 2007
Thomas, a 6-foot-8, 225-pound senior forward from St. Patrick High in Elizabeth, N.J., chose KU over Rutgers and UNLV. He also seriously considered Maryland.
ER entrance closed for about an hour
Smell outside Lawrence Memorial investigated
J-W Staff report
October 23, 2007
The emergency entrance to Lawrence Memorial Hospital was closed for about an hour early this morning while police and firefighters investigated a smell outside the building at 325 Maine.
Horoscopes
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B8
You make a difference, and others see that ability emerge in their interactions with you. When you decide to create a goal or make an event happen, your endurance and intelligence can and will break through any and all red tape.
District fields facility options
Haskell upgrades, sketches for district complex get ball rolling
By George Diepenbrock
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A1
Haskell Indian Nations University leaders have agreed to begin talking with the Lawrence school district about improving Haskell Stadium - home of the university and city’s two high school football teams.
Ryan Wood’s KU football notebook
By Ryan Wood
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B3
The Kansas-Nebraska game slated for Nov. 3 will kick off at 11:30 a.m. and be televised by Fox Sports Net, it was announced Monday. How far that game will reach, though, is to be determined.
Report: College prices, student borrowing keep going up
By Justin Pope - Associated Press Writer
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A10
The price of college again rose faster than the inflation rate this year, climbing 6.6 percent at four-year public schools and outstripping increases in the financial aid that lowers what most students actually pay.
Fort Riley soldier’s stabbing investigated
By John Milburn - Associated Press Writer
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A4
Army officials are investigating a weekend stabbing that left one soldier dead and another in military custody. Police and Fort Riley officials said Monday that Pvt. Antonio Ortiz, 24, of Yonkers, N.Y., died early Saturday after being stabbed outside Silverado’s Bar in the Aggieville business district near Kansas State University in Manhattan, about 15 miles from Fort Riley.
Bombing may spur action on al-Qaida
By Trudy Rubin
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A9
The scenes were grisly. The U.S.-educated Benazir Bhutto, first female prime minister of Pakistan, newly returned from years in exile, riding in a caravan through Karachi streets surrounded by tens of thousands of adoring supporters, and then came the explosions. Fire, body parts, most likely the work of al-Qaida, perhaps with aid from Taliban allies.
Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook
By Gary Bedore
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B3
Brandon Rush has cleared another hurdle in his comeback from right ACL surgery. “Brandon has been checked out (by medical staff) and released to where he can practice full speed, no contact,” Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self said Monday.
Denver WR arrested for suspicion of DUI
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B5
Denver Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall was arrested in the early-morning hours Monday on suspicion of driving under the influence. Denver Police Lt. Ron Saunier said Marshall was arrested on the corner of Blake Street and 14th Street in downtown Denver.
Woodling: Profs resigned to divide
By Chuck Woodling
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B1
OK, students, here is this week’s multiple-choice question (fanfare, please): What is the Knight Commission?a) A watchdog group formed to monitor the antics of Texas Tech basketball coach Bob Knight.b) A splinter group determined to change the name of the Knight chess piece to Horsehead.c) An ineffectual group committed to the reform of intercollegiate athletics.d) A revisionist history group convinced the Crusades never happened.
Chargers threatened by raging wildfires
Associated Press
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B5
Reigning NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson was one of 40 members of the San Diego Chargers’ organization who were forced to evacuate their homes as wildfires burned in San Diego County, and the team will spend the rest of the week practicing in Arizona.
An advertising power play
Natural gas company behind anti-coal media blitz
By Scott Rothschild
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A1
An extensive anti-coal campaign in Kansas makes no mention on its statewide ads or Web site of who is behind the media blitz. But the sponsor is Chesapeake Energy, a natural gas company headquartered in Oklahoma City that could stand to benefit by the recent rejection of coal-fired plants in western Kansas.
Lack of reporting keeps abusers in schools
Associated Press
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A7
Time and again in their seven-month investigation, Associated Press reporters discovered cases in which educators accused of sexual misconduct continued to teach. One such case follows.
People in the news
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B8
¢ ‘Carnival Ride’ release among most anticipated¢ McCartney: Deleting good for the mind¢ Is ‘M’ for Mariah or marshmallows?¢ David Copperfield’s shows in Asia canceled¢ Chan to wannabes: Skip the kung-fu bows
A guide for parents: Signs to consider if worried about teacher sexual misconduct
Associated Press
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A7
There are no simple rules for determining if your child is the subject of inappropriate sexual attention from a teacher. It is not always easy to distinguish between an encouraging teacher and someone who is pushing the boundaries of acceptable behavior. Predators work hard to groom children so they don’t tell anyone.
Making a difference
Woodlawn students learn to give their time by working with Ballard children
By Crispin Lopez
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A3
Children at Ballard Community Center made some new friends on Monday afternoon. Fifth-graders from Woodlawn School volunteered their time at the early education program as part of Make a Difference Day.
Oread Inn wins planners’ approval
By Chad Lawhorn
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A1
Planning commissioners Monday night made short work of one tall building. On a 9-1 vote, Lawrence-Douglas County planning commissioners gave a positive recommendation to plans for a new seven-story, 95-foot-tall hotel project slated for the corner of 12th and Indiana streets.
Race group seeks course approval from city
Next year’s Lawrence Half Marathon and 5K will be ‘bigger and better,’ organizers say
By George Diepenbrock
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A5
This is a big week for the one of the state’s largest running events, even though runners won’t take over Lawrence streets until April 20. Organizers of the TherapyWorks Lawrence Half Marathon and 5K will seek approval for the route from the City Commission today.
NASA refuses to disclose survey of thousands of pilots on air safety
By Rita Beamish - Associated Press Writer
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A2
An unprecedented national survey of pilots by the U.S. government has found that safety problems like near-collisions and runway interference occur far more frequently than previously recognized. But the government is withholding the information, fearful it would upset air travelers and hurt airline profits.
One study group ends, while another begins
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A3
The final session for the Women in Politics study group at the Dole Institute will take place Wednesday and will feature Jo Ann Davidson, the co-chairwoman of the Republican National Committee.
Can’t stop the beat
KU alumnus holds down bassline in ‘Hairspray’
By Terry Rombeck
October 23, 2007 in print edition on C1
Kris Rogers is on the phone from Williamsport, Pa. He just got done traveling to 14 cities in 14 days with the touring production of “Hairspray.” The daily schedule has been something like this: Board a bus at 6 or 7 in the morning. Doze off until lunch. Eat lunch. Get to the hotel around 2 p.m. Chill out until 5 or 5:30, when the company meets. Play a show at 7 or 7:30 p.m., which is over by 10 or 10:30 p.m. Drink a few beers. Go to bed. Repeat.
Lawrence Datebook
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A4
Events around Lawrence.
E-mail raises suspicions at KU
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A4
An e-mail circulating to Kansas University students late Monday night had an ominous warning for students. A student sent an e-mail to her math class saying that the people who shot out windows in Lewis Hall last weekend had written today’s date throughout campus. The student concluded this might mean “a shooting or something” would happen today.
3 anti-abortion legislators questioning Kansas A.G.
By John Hanna - Associated Press Writer
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B10
Three anti-abortion legislators are chastising Attorney General Paul Morrison over a staffer’s comments about a criminal case against a Planned Parenthood clinic and asking why Morrison found no wrongdoing earlier this year.
English Alternative Theatre sponsors writing contest
J-W Staff Reports
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A5
To help promote its upcoming double-bill of original student one-act plays, both of which deal with young people in search of sex and romance, English Alternative Theatre is sponsoring a writing competition open to all Lawrence residents, including KU students, faculty and staff, on the subject of “How My Parents Met.”
KU’s Strinden honored
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B3
Kansas University senior midfielder Emily Strinden has been named the recipient of the Chick-Fil-A Community of Champions Award presented by the Big 12 Conference for the week of Oct. 22.
Taxing issues
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A9
To the editor: I am constantly amazed as a fairly new resident in Kansas (among the top 25 percent of highly taxed states) how public officials fail to understand the basic economic ramifications of continually increasing taxing. Sources of this public financing can and will gradually disintegrate if taxes become too punitive.
Lucky NASCAR
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A9
To the editor: In view of the state’s recent denial of the permits to build coal-fired electric generation plants near Holcomb, NASCAR should consider itself lucky. After all, it got the Kansas Speedway done before Gov. Sebelius was in office.
Royals introduce Hillman
Skipper scoffs at lack of big-league experience
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B2
Trey Hillman is one of the few big-league managers who never has coached or played in the majors. Will that matter? “It all depends on what you believe is major-league baseball,” the new skipper of the Kansas City Royals said Monday, somewhat defensively. “In my humble opinion, I’ve been a major-league manager for the last five years. We get after it in Japan.”
Retired professor wins airplane design award
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A3
A retired KU professor is the winner of a prestigious airplane design award, given by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Jan Roskam was given the award in recognition of a lifetime of achievement in airplane design, education, configuration design and the writing of 11 textbooks having to do with airplane performance and design.
Heavy rains close gate on suburban canal
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A2
Heavy rains lashed the flood-prone city Monday, inundating areas that had only recently recovered from Hurricane Katrina and leading the Army Corps of Engineers to close a gate on a suburban canal where the waters threatened to top the walls.
Old Home Town - 40 years ago
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A9
Dwight Keefer, a Kansas University sophomore, won the world championship of freshwater sports fishing in competition against veteran experts at Stone Lake, Wis.
‘Scream’ too outdated to rank high in fear factor
By Bailie Richards
October 23, 2007 in print edition on C2
A teenage girl, Sidney Prescott (Campbell), becomes the target of a killer who has stalked and killed one of her classmates. A tabloid news reporter, Gale Weathers (Cox), is determined to uncover the truth, insisting that the man who killed Sidney’s mother one year earlier is the same man who is terrorizing her now.
Clinic to give away oral health tools
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A5
The Douglas County Dental Clinic will give away toothbrushes, toothpaste, oral health educational materials and clinic information from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Checkers, 2300 La.
LHS, FSHS to meet in soccer playoff today
J-W Staff Reports
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B3
For the third time in a five-day span, Lawrence High and crosstown rival Free State High will square off in a head-to-head battle for city bragging rights. The third installment of the city showdown in less than a week will come in the form of a soccer match at 3:30 p.m. today at FSHS.
Dolphins lose 2 for year
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B5
Miami Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown and safety Renaldo Hill both tore their anterior cruciate ligaments during Sunday’s 49-28 loss to the Patriots, injuries that will sideline each player for the rest of the season.
Investigator of human rights to visit Myanmar
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A2
Myanmar’s government has agreed to a visit by the U.N.’s human rights investigator, who has been barred from entering the military-ruled country since 2003, the United Nations said Monday. Myanmar has been strongly criticized for sending troops to quash peaceful protests by students and monks last month.
On the record
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A4
A Lawrence High School resource officer filed a police report Monday after a female sophomore student threatened a male sophomore student with a knife. There were no injuries. School administrators found the female student to be in possession of a second knife and marijuana. The school notified the student’s parents and suspended the student pending a formal disciplinary hearing.
Cadenza Choir whets littlest singers’ appetites for music
By Terry Rombeck
October 23, 2007 in print edition on C1
Elliot Herrod has a pretty typical kid answer when asked why he likes singing in the Cadenza Choir. “I get to have fun,” the 6-year-old says. His mother, Kellie Smith Herrod, has another answer. “He can go in grumpy, and he’ll leave happy,” she says. “When he’s in there, you can just see his mood change.”
Smear of broccoli could guard against skin cancer
By Rick Weiss - The Washington Post
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A10
George H.W. Bush: Call your dermatologist. New research suggests that broccoli, the vegetable that the former president famously demonized as inedible, can prevent the damage from ultraviolet light that often leads to skin cancer. And as Bush would surely appreciate, he would not even have to eat it.
Bush asks for $46B more for war budget
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A2
President Bush asked Congress for $46 billion more to bankroll wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and said he wants the money approved by Christmas. The fighting in Iraq, in its fifth year, already has cost more than $455 billion.
Indianapolis 29, Jacksonville 7: Colts simply too much for Jags
By Mark Long - Associated Press Sports Writer
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B5
All that talk about defending Super Bowl champion Indianapolis being better this season just might be true. The Colts dominated every aspect of Monday night’s showdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars, easily winning 29-7 and once again taking charge in the AFC South.
No Child Left Behind sets dangerous standards
By Dr. Wes Crenshaw & Julia Davidson
October 23, 2007 in print edition on C1
Dr. Wes: Several people have asked us to comment on No Child Left Behind (NCLB), but until recently I figured it was just one more political jingle that would have little real impact. I was wrong. A thousand words in this column can’t explain NCLB, but every parent should take a good look at the program and how it’s impacting students.
Son reports mom’s erratic driving
Associated Press
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A2
An 8-year-old boy riding in a car with his mom called 911 several times to report that she wasn’t “acting normal,” leading to her arrest for investigation of drunken driving and other charges, authorities said.
Please watch ‘Please Vote for Me’
By Kevin McDonough
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B8
A rare documentary with alternating moments of pathos, insight and inadvertent comedy, “Please Vote for Me” on “Independent Lens” (9 p.m., PBS, check local listings) offers a rare glimpse at a modern China coming to grips with democracy. “Vote” follows a class of 8-year-old Chinese students asked to elect a school monitor from a slate of three candidates chosen by the teachers.
Game 7 of ALCS big draw
Associated Press
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B4
Major League Baseball and Fox Sports executives don’t have to wonder about the ratings a World Series between small-market teams from Cleveland and Colorado would have drawn. Instead, they can bask in strong viewership numbers for the American League championship series won by the Red Sox, a club from a big market with a large national following.
Commodities
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B9
Corn and soybean prices fell Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade, while wheat prices rallied. Wheat for December delivery rose 15.5 cents to $8.71; December corn dropped 5.75 cents to $3.645; December oats lost 2.5 cents to $2.795; November soybeans fell 6.75 cents to $9.765.
NAACP still coming to Kansas City
Group to go ahead with 2010 convention despite pullout by La Raza
By Heather Hollingsworth - Associated Press Writer
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A5
Though NAACP members were critical of Frances Semler’s appointment to the city’s park board, the group still plans to hold its convention in Kansas City three years from now. Mayor Mark Funkhouser’s June appointment of Semler, a member of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, to the park board drew criticism from both the National Council of La Raza and the NAACP.
Reward being offered for vandalism info
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A5
A prank at Eudora City Cemetery is not sitting well with local residents. The Eudora Lions Club, along with business and city leaders, have pooled several hundred dollars in reward money for information about vandalism to the cemetery’s directory.
Vegas makes Red Sox 2-1 favorites
Associated Press
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B4
The Boston Red Sox are 2-1 favorites to win the World Series and end the magical run of the Colorado Rockies. “Colorado is a real Cinderella story,” said Jay Kornegay, director of the sports book at the Las Vegas Hilton. “We’re just not sure when it’s going to strike midnight.”
Judge who filed pants lawsuit to lose job
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A2
Roy L. Pearson Jr., whose $54 million lawsuit against a Northeast Washington dry-cleaning shop was rejected in court, is about to lose his job as an administrative law judge, sources said Monday night.
Brownback votes
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A9
To the editor: Shame on Kansas Democrats for exploiting Sen. Brownback’s missed Senate votes. He was pursuing a higher cause, and if the senator’s aspirations cause him to miss all of his future votes, who is to say that the country would not be better off?
Jackson not worried about pros
By Gary Bedore
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B1
Darnell Jackson stood out in a crowd of basketball players at last week’s Big 12 Conference Media Day in Kansas City, Mo. Of the two dozen athletes on hand, Kansas University’s Jackson was the only one proudly wearing his school’s letter jacket - red with a huge ‘K’ on the front.
Old Home Town - 100 years ago
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A9
From the Lawrence Daily World for Oct. 23, 1907: “Our Carry Nation reportedly got 75 days in a Washington work house for getting too noisy in a post office. She was also fined, but refused to pay.”
‘Namby-pamby’ obesity ads criticized
By Mike Stobbe - Associated Press Writer
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A10
Drunks swimming in gin, smokers in body bags and dopers living with their parents deep into adulthood. Those are among the public service ads shown in the past. But the government’s new batch of obesity spots declines even to show a fat person, let alone wag a finger for gluttony or sloth.
Indoor Aquatic Center closed this weekend
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A5
The city’s Indoor Aquatic Center temporarily will close its competition pool to host an upcoming swim meet. The competition pool at the center, 4706 Overland Drive, will close to the public at 2 p.m. Friday and reopen at 5:15 a.m. Monday.
The Raven Bookstore’s future a real-life mystery
By Chad Lawhorn
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B9
The 20-year story of The Raven Bookstore has reached its cliffhanger moment. A previously announced deal for three area residents to buy the venerable independent bookstore in downtown Lawrence has fallen through. It is a plot twist that has left the heroine in mortal danger.
Rockies ready for Goliath Sox
Colorado not cowed by Boston
Associated Press
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B4
Now that they know their opponent, the Rox are ready to take on the Sox. “We’re under the radar. It’s being billed as a David and Goliath situation. But that’s OK,” Colorado Rockies reliever Matt Herges said Monday. “We’re as confident as anybody, we’re as hot as anybody. We think we’re as good as anybody.”
Girardi speaks with Boss
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B2
Joe Girardi spoke with George Steinbrenner, and they quickly found common ground: Northwestern football. “I talked to him about their 5-3 record and that they were one game from bowl-eligibility and that was big for Northwestern, so we had some laughs about that,” Girardi said.
Red Sox relax before opener
Associated Press
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B1
Fenway Park was quiet, the Red Sox clubhouse was dry, and Jonathan Papelbon was done with his Irish step dance. The jubilation of Boston’s pennant-clinching comeback was over. There was still one more opponent to face, one that fashioned an incredible streak to reach the World Series for the first time.
Woman guilty in death of mom-to-be
By Andale Gross - Associated Press Writer
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A3
A woman whose attorneys had argued that she was suffering from delusions when she killed an expectant mother and cut the baby from her womb was found guilty Monday. Jurors convicted Lisa Montgomery, 39, of kidnapping resulting in death in the Dec. 16, 2004, attack on 23-year-old Bobbie Jo Stinnett in the northwest Missouri town of Skidmore.
Kansas photographer releases calendar
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A5
Photographer Sara Aufdemberge, a Kansas native, has released her latest calendar featuring county courthouses from 14 Kansas counties, including Douglas County.
Defense secretary to speak at K-State
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A4
Defense Secretary Robert Gates will speak at in Manhattan in November as part of Kansas State University’s Landon Lecture Series. Gates is scheduled to give the speech, which is free and open to the public, on Nov. 26 at McCain Auditorium.
Artworks sought for public display
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A3
The Douglas County Treasurer’s office is seeking 12 art pieces for its 2008 Local Artist Series. The juried show runs all year with works by various artists. A new art piece will be displayed each month in the treasurer’s office of the courthouse, 1100 Mass.
Teen driving limits on hold
By Scott Rothschild
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A3
A proposal aimed at getting teenagers more experience driving before they earn a driver’s license seemed headed for an uncertain future Monday. A House-Senate committee decided Monday that a bill placing more restrictions on new drivers would be considered when the Legislature meets in January.
Computer glitch frustrates Rockies fans
Team suspends ticket sales after demand overwhelms online-only sales
Associated Press
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B4
Baseball fans trying to snap up Colorado Rockies World Series tickets overwhelmed computers set up for the online-only sale on Monday, forcing the club to temporarily suspend transactions. “Right now, we’re shutting the system down,” club spokesman Jay Alves announced outside Coors Field, drawing boos from fans. “We expect to be online at some point.”
Jayhawks prepare to defend the run
Quarterback example of A&M’s desire to rush football
By Ryan Wood
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B1
Thirty-five times last week against Nebraska, Stephen McGee made himself the potential target of a head-rattling hit. That’s an excessive amount even for a durable running back in the NFL. But for a 200-pound quarterback in college football? It’s almost unheard of.
New officiating head tapped
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B2
John W. Adams will succeed Hank Nichols as NCAA coordinator of men’s basketball officiating at the end of the 2007-08 season.
Little’s toe needs surgery
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B5
St. Louis Rams defensive end Leonard Little has been hampered in recent weeks by a torn ligament in his left big toe, an injury that will require surgery eventually.
More breast cancer patients choose double mastectomies
By Josephine Marcotty - Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A2
A study by a University of Minnesota researcher found that over a six-year period the number of women choosing that aggressive approach increased by 150 percent - even though statistically the risk of developing cancer in the second breast is less than 1 percent. It’s far more common that cancer will spread to other parts of their body, experts said.
Patchwork laws, inattention allow teacher sexual misconduct to flourish
By Robert Tanner - Associated Press Writer
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A7
Every school has rules governing teacher behavior. Every state has laws against child abuse, and many specifically outlaw teachers taking sexual liberties with students. Every district has administrators who watch out for sexual misconduct by teachers. Yet people like Chad Maughan stay in the classroom.
Pump patrol
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A3
The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.59 at several locations.
Chiefs enjoy view from atop division
By Doug Tucker - Associated Press Sports Writer
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B1
They started 0-2, which was what just about everyone expected. Now they have won four of their last five, which is something almost nobody was looking for. The Kansas City Chiefs (4-3) are heading into their bye week solidly in first place in the AFC West, which ranks them right up there with the biggest surprises of the first half of the NFL season.
Commentary: Managing Yankees a no-win situation
Mattingly should save himself the heartache by saying ‘no’ to thankless job in Big Apple
By Wallace Matthews - Newsday
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B2
Understand this, Don Mattingly: You will never succeed as the Yankees manager. The same goes for you, Joe Girardi, and you, Tony Pena, and Bobby Valentine, Buck Showalter, Jim Leyland, and anyone else who has been or might ever be considered for the job.
Missouri sets sights on title
Bowl-eligibility no longer goal
Associated Press
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B3
Missouri is bowl-eligible. Somehow that’s the one thing that got lost after Saturday’s 41-10 dismantling of Texas Tech at Faurot Field. That’s probably because just gaining the necessary six victories for bowl eligibility is no longer the goal of Missouri football.
China’s lunar probe launch likely this week
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A2
China will launch its first lunar probe this week, an official said Monday - weeks after regional rival Japan put one in high orbit over the moon in a big leap forward in Asia’s undeclared space race.The rivalry is likely to be joined soon by India, which plans to send its own lunar probe into space in April.
Investor advice should be color-blind
By Michelle Singletary
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B9
For 10 years, Ariel Mutual Funds and Charles Schwab have issued an annual report on the saving and investing habits of middle- and upper-income blacks. The survey includes a comparison of blacks’ money management with that of whites. My reports on this survey often have noted, like other commentators, the amount of progress or lack thereof of black investors.
Mortgage overhaul is weighed
U.S. lawmakers to consider measures to reduce abuses
By Jonathan Peterson - Los Angeles Times
October 23, 2007 in print edition on B9
Responding to chaos in the mortgage industry, U.S. lawmakers soon will consider a range of long-term measures designed to clamp down on abuses and require that lenders make loans that borrowers can afford to repay.
Strong start
Haskell’s new president is smart to realize that good leadership isn’t a popularity contest.
J-W Editorials
October 23, 2007 in print edition on A9
Change is hard, and making even positive changes won’t always make friends. It’s good that Linda Warner recognizes that fact as she begins her job as the new president of Haskell Indian Nations University.
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