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On the street
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Polls
Do you regularly wash your hands after using the restroom?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 88% | |
| No | 9% | |
| Undecided | 2% | |
| Total | 549 | |
Videos
- A man was struck by a truck as he was …
- Nobody was injured in a blaze that struck a house …
- Central Junior High School dedicates it’s gym in honor of …
- If you build it, they will come - at least …
- Bill Duncan discusses Lawrence’s prospects for building on momentum already …
- Tuesday night, Lawrence City Commissioners gave the KU rowing team …
- Highway 59 is among projects that could be in jeopardy …
- For video gamers in Lawrence, today was a big day …
- The 2-2 Free State football team will be on the …
- Topeka High defeated the Free State Firebirds on the Soccer …
- For 48 years, John Hadl’s 98-yard interception return for a …
- Videocast for September 25
Lead stories
6:00 a.m.
City ranked among 10 ‘Best Places to Retire’- September 24, 2007 in print edition on 1A
- San Francisco boasts its Golden Gate Bridge. Venice, Fla., lives off the Gulf of Mexico. Prescott, Ariz., is sheltered by 1.25 million acres of national forest. And Lawrence? Listen up and play ball. “Music and basketballs fill the air in ‘Jayhawk Country,’” U.S. News & World Report says in its online assessment of communities rated as retirement locales. And they’re good things.
- Video: Lawrence named one of the best places to retire in America
- On the street: Where would you like to retire?
9:00 a.m.
KU prof touts hand washing to prevent infectious diseases- September 25, 2007 in print edition on 1A
- Jack Brown saw it. The problem is, you didn’t. Brown, a professor of molecular biosciences at Kansas University, was in line at a Lawrence bank the other day. The man in front of him picked up one of the pens on the counter for public use. Then, for some reason, he put it in his mouth, twirled it around a bit, and then put it back down. “Well, I didn’t want to use that one,” Brown said with a laugh.
1:30 p.m.
Online chat
- Chat about Ken Burns' World War II documentary with Bill Mayer
- September 25, 2007
- In Tuesday's Journal-World, longtime editor and columnist Bill Mayer - a World War II veteran - reviews the new Ken Burns documentary about that war. He'll take questions Tuesday afternoon.
4:00 p.m.
Woodling: KU grad target of tirade- September 25, 2007 in print edition on 1B
- Ten years ago, Jenni Carlson was among an elite group of 11 Kansas University graduates who earned a chancellor’s award. Who knew that a decade later the same Jenni Carlson would be treated with unconscionable rudeness and brazen disrespect by the football coach of a Big 12 Conference school?
10:00 p.m.
Federal shortfall threatens U.S. 59- September 25, 2007 in print edition on 1A
- A federal funding shortfall could jeopardize reconstruction of U.S. Highway 59 from Lawrence to Ottawa, and numerous other projects across Kansas, officials said Tuesday. State and federal officials sounded the alarm about a projected $4.3 billion shortfall in the federal highway fund that if not addressed could result in a cut of $130 million to $150 million to Kansas for road projects.
- Video: Highway 59 funds in jeopardy
All stories
- 6News video: City leaders approve $6M addition along Kansas River
- September 25, 2007
- Tuesday night, Lawrence City Commissioners gave the KU rowing team unanimous permission to build a new boathouse on the Kansas River at Burcham Park.
- 6News video: ReStore hosting fundraiser this weekend
- September 25, 2007
- If you build it, they will come - at least that’s what volunteers and staff members think at the Lawrence Habitat ReStore hope this weekend.
- 6Sports video: No place like the road for FSHS football squad
- September 25, 2007
- The 2-2 Free State football team will be on the road for the next three weeks of action.
- 6News video: Halo 3 hits Lawrence gamers
- September 25, 2007
- For video gamers in Lawrence, today was a big day - it was the much anticipated release of Halo 3 for the Xbox 360.
- 6News video: Coaching legend honored tonight
- September 25, 2007
- Central Junior High School dedicates it’s gym in honor of former coach and PE teacher.
- 6News video: Fire destroys abandoned home South of Lawrence
- September 25, 2007
- Nobody was injured in a blaze that struck a house about 3 miles South of Lawrence.
- 6Sports video: Talib’s INT return hits the record books
- September 25, 2007
- For 48 years, John Hadl’s 98-yard interception return for a TD in 1949 stood as the longest interception return in Kansas football history. But now, Hadl’s record has been topped by KU defensive ace Aqib Talib.
- 6Sports video: FSHS soccer squad falls to Topeka
- September 25, 2007
- Topeka High defeated the Free State Firebirds on the Soccer field by a final score of 1-0.
- 6News video: Highway 59 funds in jeopardy
- September 25, 2007
- Highway 59 is among projects that could be in jeopardy if federal highway funds are cut.
- 6News video: Lawrence in prime position to study animal-related sciences
- September 25, 2007
- Bill Duncan discusses Lawrence’s prospects for building on momentum already established by the region’s animal-health corridor, which accounts for nearly a third of global animal-health sales of $15.2 billion.
- 6News video: Truck hits a Lawrence pedestrian on HWY 24-59
- September 25, 2007
- A man was struck by a truck as he was trying to cross Highway 24-59 just North of Lawrence.
- Federal shortfall threatens U.S. 59
- Funding problem could cost Kansas up to $150M for road projects
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A1
- A federal funding shortfall could jeopardize reconstruction of U.S. Highway 59 from Lawrence to Ottawa, and numerous other projects across Kansas, officials said Tuesday. State and federal officials sounded the alarm about a projected $4.3 billion shortfall in the federal highway fund that if not addressed could result in a cut of $130 million to $150 million to Kansas for road projects.
- Car-pedestrian accident reported north of town
- September 25, 2007
- A helicopter was being called to transport the patient.
- 6News Now: Late night fire sweeps through abandoned home
- September 25, 2007
- In tonight’s 6News and tomorrow’s Lawrence Journal-World, fire damages an abandoned home southwest of Lawrence late Monday night, and a look at the late-night release party for Halo 3.
- Fire destroys abandoned rural house
- September 25, 2007
- No one was injured in the blaze at 1081 E. 1800 Road, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
- Funding for highway widening project in peril
- $110 million for U.S. Highway 59 could be on chopping block
- September 25, 2007
- A federal funding shortfall could jeopardize reconstruction of U.S. Highway 59 from Lawrence to Ottawa, officials said today.
- Video gamers await ‘Halo 3’
- $150M sales day expected, but movies still rule in revenue
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B11
- It’s being billed as the biggest day in entertainment history. As “Halo 3” comes out today, the video game is expected to pull in more than $150 million in sales in 24 hours. By comparison, “Spider-Man 3” blitzed box-office records when it took in $151 million at theaters during its three-day opening weekend in May.
- Haskell volleyball swept
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B3
- At least Haskell Indian Nations University’s volleyball team didn’t suffer long. College of the Ozarks swept the Indians, 3-0 (30-10, 30-17, 30-16), in a match that took just over an hour to complete Monday at Coffin Complex.
- Pump patrol
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.57 at several locations.
- Commentary: Time has come for Bears to bench QB
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B2
- Lovie Smith doesn’t like to change horses in midstream. A football coach doesn’t quit on a quarterback as quickly as outsiders do. He tends to be unwilling to do so until a team has been bent like a wishbone and then been bent a little more and is just about to crack.
- Positive plan
- A carrot may be more effective than a stick in boosting retention and four-year graduation rates at Kansas University.
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A11
- “I don’t know of any business in the world that would be satisfied with a 20 percent failure rate.” - Kansas University Provost Richard Lariviere. The 20 percent to which Lariviere refers in this statement is the percentage of KU freshman that history shows are likely not to return to the university next year. And he is right that such a high percentage is unacceptable.
- Sebelius’ stance on coal plant, KU criticized
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A5
- A group of Republican House members on Monday criticized Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for opposing a coal-fired power project in western Kansas, while supporting an affiliation between Kansas University and a Missouri hospital.
- On the record
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A4
- Kansas University police arrested a man Sunday night in connection with a reported rape in Oliver Hall. The woman told police the incident occurred between 3 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. Sunday. She reported that she had been drinking, passed out due to intoxication and awoke to find the suspect having sex with her. The suspect was located, interviewed and arrested.
- Climate summit stresses urgent action
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A9
- With tales of rising seas and talk of human solidarity, world leaders at the first United Nations climate summit sought Monday to put new urgency into global talks to reduce global-warming emissions.
- Suicide bomber strikes reconciliation meeting
- 15 killed at assembly of Shiite, Sunni tribal sheiks
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A8
- A suicide bomber struck a U.S.-promoted reconciliation meeting of Shiite and Sunni tribal sheiks as they were washing their hands or sipping tea Monday, killing at least 15 people, including the city’s police chief, and wounding about 30 others.
- Bye before Showdown could favor KU
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University’s football team is trying to downplay the whole scenario. But history presents repeated evidence that the Jayhawks are benefiting from a fortunate scheduling quirk yet again. Kansas has this week off before playing rival Kansas State on Oct. 6 in Manhattan. K-State, meanwhile, has a little distraction this Saturday called the Texas Longhorns.
- KU prof touts hand washing to prevent infectious diseases
- Survey shows 33% of men, 12% of women don’t wash their hands after using bathroom
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A1
- Jack Brown saw it. The problem is, you didn’t. Brown, a professor of molecular biosciences at Kansas University, was in line at a Lawrence bank the other day. The man in front of him picked up one of the pens on the counter for public use. Then, for some reason, he put it in his mouth, twirled it around a bit, and then put it back down. “Well, I didn’t want to use that one,” Brown said with a laugh.
- Mayer: Ken Burns film a truly great war memorial
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Filmmaker Ken Burns has the gifts and skills to fight a room full of feathers, organize them and produce delectable chicken salad - the way he and his people did in giving us “The Civil War,” “Jazz” and “Baseball.”
- Johnson lashes out at Chiefs
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Larry Johnson’s legs might not be in top shape yet, but his tongue is already in midseason form. The moody Chiefs running back wonders if anybody is listening, though.
- Senate passes $23B in water projects
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A7
- The Senate, ignoring a veto threat from the White House, authorized $23 billion in water projects Monday, including work to restore the hurricane-ravaged Louisiana coast and Florida’s Everglades.
- Free State’s ‘Check, Please’ takes comedic look at dating
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on C1
- Dating can be hard. Especially when your date happens to be a raging kleptomaniac, or your grandmother’s bridge partner, or a mime. “Check, Please” follows a series of blind dinner dates that couldn’t get any worse - until they do.
- Owner of burned group home arrested for fraud
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A6
- The owner of a Missouri group home where 11 people died in a fire was arrested Monday on a federal Medicaid fraud charge.
- Couple robbed seconds after proposal
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A2
- For richer, for poorer? It’ll have to be for poorer after Luke Jacunski and his girlfriend were robbed at gunpoint just seconds after he proposed.
- Independence Inc. shares pollution award
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B11
- Kansas Equipment Exchange of Assistive Technology for Kansans and its Lawrence site at Independence Inc. are being honored by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for pollution-prevention efforts.
- Obama says he’d meet with Iranian president
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A10
- Sen. Barack Obama said Monday he was still willing, if elected, to meet with Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad because “strong presidents talk to their enemies.” The Democratic front-runner, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., called for a “vigorous diplomatic effort” with Tehran starting with lower-level U.S. officials.
- Court rejects appeal of bombers on death row
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A9
- Indonesia’s top court said Tuesday it rejected final appeals of three Islamic militants convicted over the 2002 Bali bombings, bringing closer their executions for the attacks that killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists.
- Commodities
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B11
- Agriculture futures finished mixed Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery rose 3.75 cents to close at $8.7775; December corn fell 3 cents to $3.735; December oats rose 0.5 cent to $2.8375; November soybeans lost 0.25 cent to $9.7875.
- KU Youth Chorus seeks members
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on C2
- Kansas University’s Youth Chorus (KUYC) is seeking new members for the 2007-2008 school year. KUYC is a group of nonauditioned children grades four through eight who want to learn a variety of music, hone their singing skills and perform in front of a live audience.
- Russia’s president names new government
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A2
- President Vladimir Putin named a new government Monday, tapping new economics and health ministers and retaining his foreign and defense ministers in an expected but largely cosmetic shuffle before parliamentary and presidential elections.
- Tradition lost
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A11
- To the editor: I agree to boycotting the game, but I disagree with bringing in your ticket for a discount, unless it’s a season ticket. If it’s not, don’t buy it in the first place.
- Jury nears verdict in trial of polygamist leader
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A2
- Jurors neared a verdict before heading home Monday in the case against the leader of a polygamous sect who is accused of rape in the arranged marriage of a 14-year-old girl to her older cousin.
- Trinity In-Home Care to recognize staffers
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B11
- Trinity In-Home Care will start its Chris Lindley Employee Recognition Program today at the organization’s annual picnic.
- Autism expert to give lectures
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B12
- An expert on autism will give two lectures on the topic Thursday at Kansas University. Morton Ann Gernsbacher, a University of Wisconsin distinguished professor of psychology, will deliver “The Science of Autism: Beyond the Myths and Misconceptions” as part of the Ferne Foreman Fisher Lecture Series, sponsored by KU’s psychology department.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A11
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Sept. 25, 1907: “A Leavenworth man who contends his daughter was abducted from his home by a strange woman on Sept. 5 is having his sanity questioned by investigators.
- Greensburg reports progress
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B12
- Residents recovering from the devastating May 4 tornado in Greensburg told state officials on Monday that they were making progress. “This is a community that is resilient,” said the Rev. Christa Zapfe of the Ministerial Alliance in Kiowa County.
- Vegas companies among casino applicants
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A4
- A Las Vegas company led by one of the world’s wealthiest people is among the applicants vying to operate a casino in Wyandotte County. The Las Vegas Sands Corp. wants to build a $500 million casino and hotel resort project at Interstate 435 and Leavenworth Road.
- Ironic placement
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A11
- To the editor: I am not against the renovating of the county courthouse. I did think it was ironic that the poll asking whether or not to spend more than $1 million on the renovation was on the same page (Sept. 18, page 2A) as a picture of children searching through garbage for food.
- Government issuing permits to prostitutes
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A2
- In an effort to bring prostitutes into the legal economy, officials said Monday that Hungary will allow sex workers to apply for an entrepreneur’s permit - a move that could generate government revenues from an industry worth an estimated $1 billion annually.
- Study: Money motivates workers to drop pounds
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A1
- People will lose weight for money, even a little money, suggests a study that offers another option for employers looking for ways to cut health care costs.
- Tyson pleads guilty
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B2
- Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson pleaded guilty Monday to charges of drug possession and driving under the influence stemming from a traffic stop last year as he was leaving a nightclub.
- Panel: Judge can rule on ‘combatant’
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A2
- A military judge appointed to preside at war crimes trials at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, does have the power to rule whether Canadian captive Omar Khadr is an “unlawful enemy combatant,” a military panel ruled Monday.
- Federal shortfall may jeopardize road projects
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Officials on Monday set off alarms about a potential shortfall in federal highway funds, which could jeopardize projects in Kansas, such as the widening of U.S. Highway 59 between Lawrence and Ottawa.
- Resident convicted in bomb threat
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A3
- A federal jury in Kansas City, Kan., on Monday found a Lawrence man guilty on two counts of using a cell phone in making threats to blow up a school building. Michael E. Parker, 46, will be sentenced by Judge Kathryn Vratil on Dec. 17. He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 on each count.
- O’s complete season sweep
- Baltimore 7-0 vs. Royals
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B6
- In a season filled with negatives, the Baltimore Orioles can perhaps derive a bit of consolation from one noteworthy accomplishment: They never lost to the Kansas City Royals. Nick Markakis hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, and the Orioles completed a season sweep of the Royals with a 3-2 victory Monday night.
- Height issue
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A11
- To the editor: I was disappointed to see the coverage of the Sept. 20 Historic Resources Commission meeting denying the 12th and Oread project buried on page four of the newspaper.
- Contractor to review county’s financial operations
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A5
- Douglas County seeks to revamp its financial operations and wants to pay a nonprofit organization to help. County commissioners on Monday agreed to negotiate a contract with the Government Finance Officers Association, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization that monitors business practices and finance regulations on a state and federal level.
- U.S. cracks down on steroid sales
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A7
- Officials Monday announced that 124 people across the country have been charged with illegally manufacturing and selling anabolic steroids over the Internet.
- Now that was close
- Firebirds narrowly win match with LHS
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Close calls and tiebreakers reigned supreme Monday at Free State High’s dual tennis match with Lawrence High. Just ask the Lions’ top singles player, Xin Liu. After Liu and doubles partner Yoshika Crider edged the Firebirds’ Sierra Amon and May Simpson, 8-7 (7-2), she had to battle Free State’s Jessica Wuthrich. That match, too, went to a tiebreaker, which Wuthrich won, 8-7 (7-4).
- Parliament’s lower house elects prime minister
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A2
- Yasuo Fukuda, a quiet compromiser who has promised to bring stability and moderation to Japan’s tumultuous political scene, was elected prime minister by the lower house of parliament Tuesday.
- Firebird homecoming royalty crowned
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Free State High School’s 2007 homecoming queen and king are seniors Carly Fish and Jason Sneegas. The pair were crowned during halftime of Friday night’s football game at Haskell Stadium.
- Four Missourians charged in illicit labs
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A7
- Four people were charged in Missouri as part of an international investigation of illicit steroid labs, U.S. Attorney John Wood announced Monday.
- Big 12 coaches weigh in on tirade
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B5
- Mike Gundy has had time to cool off and think about his postgame tirade. Even if he could, the Oklahoma State coach still wouldn’t take a word back. Gundy was upset over a story that was critical of quarterback Bobby Reid.
- LHS soccer ties Manhattan, 3-3
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B3
- Shut out in five games this season, Lawrence High’s soccer team scored three goals at Manhattan on Monday night, but so did Manhattan. The Lions (1-6-1) settled for a 3-all tie.
- Home no help for Saints
- Young, Titans upend Bush, New Orleans
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B7
- When Vince Young needed tickets, guess who he called? Reggie Bush, of all people. Then, he went out and beat Bush again.
- Big family, small world
- Large broods drawing attitudes in two-child society
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on C1
- Are all those children yours? How can you stand having that many kids? Are you done yet? Lynne Cimorelli smiles and answers the strangers who ask these questions. Yes. I view my children as gifts. I can’t be sure. The 44-year-old El Dorado Hills, Calif., woman knows her family seems unusual, especially when her 11 children pile out of their 15-passenger van.
- Depleted Padres stumble
- Brewers win big, sit three games behind Cubs in NL Central
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B4
- Missing two injured outfielders, the San Diego Padres lost their fourth straight game Monday night - and sole possession of the wild-card lead.
- Superdome driving city’s recovery
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B7
- Teakwood cabinets, polished granite countertops, fresh carpeting and new furniture were installed in the Louisiana Superdome’s private suites during the offseason. Four cavernous club lounges were refurbished in a style reminiscent of a contemporary boutique hotel lobby.
- S.D.’s Bradley tears ACL during blowup
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B4
- Milton Bradley is done for the season, Mike Cameron might not be in much better shape, and the livid San Diego Padres tried to regroup Monday from a bizarre chain of events that left their outfield depleted with a week to go in the season.
- Despite the losses, Mustangs see season of positives
- September 25, 2007
- For the Central Mustang freshman volleyball team things haven’t gone as well as hoped.With a week left in the brief junior high volleyball season, the team sits at 2-14 and well behind in the city standings.Some of the Mustangs’ matches have been competitive, others not so much. This has often been the result of a relatively inexperienced team facing intra-city teams as well as out-of-town squads that boast strong volleyball backgrounds.Despite the losses, there have been a few bright moments for head coach Kim Henrichs and his team.
- Yankees gain in loss
- Tigers’ defeat puts N.Y. on brink
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B4
- Rookie Jesse Litsch allowed five hits over 72â3 innings to lead Toronto in the Yankees’ final home game.
- Homeland Security No. 2 official to resign
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A9
- The resignation of the No. 2 man at the Homeland Security Department is the latest sign of churn at the highest reaches of the beleaguered bureaucracy charged with protecting the homeland.
- Monks warned after protest
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A9
- Myanmar’s military government issued a threat Monday to the barefoot Buddhist monks who led 100,000 people marching through a major city in the strongest protests against the repressive regime for two decades.
- Lawrence Datebook
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A4
- Events around Lawrence.
- Italians rescue kidnapped comrades
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A8
- Italian commandos, aided by other NATO forces and aircraft, rescued two kidnapped Italian intelligence operatives Monday in a daring ambush and gunbattle that left at least nine of the captors dead in western Afghanistan.
- Cougars blast Atchison
- September 25, 2007
- The South Cougar freshman football team made a quick statement against Atchison on Monday at Lawrence High. An interception, a long completion and a short-yard run put the Cougars up early in the first quarter on the way to a 42-6 victory.
- Student editor won’t quit over editorial obscenity
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A9
- The editor of the Colorado State University newspaper says he has no plans to resign amid criticism about an obscenity used in an editorial about President Bush.
- Violent crimes trending up, FBI reports
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A2
- Violent crime increased in the United States in 2006 for the second year in a row, continuing an upward trend that followed more than a decade of declines, according to statistics released Monday by the FBI.
- Ahmadinejad questions 9/11, Holocaust
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A10
- Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended Holocaust deniers and raised questions about who carried out the Sept. 11 attacks in a tense showdown Monday at Columbia University where the school’s head introduced the visitor by calling him a “petty and cruel dictator.”
- 18-year-old charged in university shooting, tells reporters ‘I’m sorry’
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A9
- Police arrested an 18-year-old man in the shooting of two students at Delaware State University, authorities said Monday. As they led him into a courthouse, he told reporters, “I’m sorry.”
- Workers caught in the middle as GM, UAW struggle to survive
- September 25, 2007
- The U.S. auto industry is gasping for air under the crushing weight of high labor costs, growing competition and bloated, aging infrastructure. At the same time, the United Auto Workers union is struggling to stay relevant after years of membership declines.
- Officials say Facebook.com lacks protection for youths
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A7
- A year after goading MySpace.com into overhauling its safety practices, state law enforcement officials Monday stepped up their criticism of how social network Facebook Inc. protects its users from sexual predators.
- Prison guard killed in escape
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Two inmates working in a prison garden wrested guns from two guards Monday, exchanged gunfire with other officers and stole a pickup truck, running over and killing one of the guards as she tried to stop them, prison officials said.
- Double Take: Cohabitation tricky at parents’ house
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on C1
- Dear Dr. Wes and Julia: My boyfriend of almost six months is coming to visit. I’m now a college student and in the past have had boyfriends sleep on the couch when they came to visit. I was wondering at what age it is appropriate to sleep in the same bed together? I was also going to talk to my father about this, and am wondering how I should approach the question? Thank you for your help!
- Talented cast adds magic to ‘Secret Garden’
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on C2
- Enchantment, love and lots of flowers have bloomed on the Lawrence Community Theatre stage with the opening of “The Secret Garden.” This Tony Award-winning musical based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s much-loved novel is written by Marsha Norman with music by Lucy Simon.
- Lawrence Funeral Chapel schedules open house
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B11
- Lawrence Funeral Chapel will conduct an open house from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 9 at the chapel, 3821 W. Sixth St.
- Affordable apparel for kids makes sense
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B11
- My sister warned me. Just wait, she said. You’ll be fighting with Olivia about clothes and things she wants to buy. Not my child, I protested. Remember, she lives with a mother who can squeeze a penny so hard that Lincoln winces. My child couldn’t possibly have such tendencies. But my sister was right. My oldest daughter, who is now 12, often is irritated that I’ve made the mall a mostly forbidden zone.
- Leader says Iran won’t attack Israel
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A10
- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday that Iran would not launch an attack on Israel or any other country, and he does not believe the U.S. is preparing for war against Iran.
- People in the news
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B10
- ¢ Charity auction includes day on campaign trail¢ Jennifer Garner talks about motherhood¢ Kate Hudson goes behind the camera¢ Charles Durning chosen for achievement award¢ Gay characters decline on network TV series¢ Demi Moore changes name to Kutcher
- Devil gets his due on ‘Reaper’
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B10
- One of the most anticipated new shows of the season, “Reaper” (8 p.m., CW) is also one of the silliest and cleverest. College dropout Sam Oliver (Bret Harrison) thinks he’s going to spend his 21st birthday working at the giant hardware outlet at the mall. He doesn’t know that his parents sold his soul to the devil before he was born.
- Horoscopes
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B10
- You often want to try another approach or do something very different this year. More dynamic methods or approaches to daily life are likely. Your family and domestic life feel different, for better or for worse. If you are single, everyone appreciates your attitude and openness.
- Old Home Town - 40 years ago
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A11
- Kansas University was the only one of the Kansas regents schools to meet its enrollment projection of 15,500 for the fall semester.
- Old Home Town - 25 years ago
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A11
- The Kansas University rowing crew prevailed over Nebraska and Wichita State in a unique regatta on the Kansas River here.
- University speaker choices lack fairness
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A11
- I would not be as bothered by Columbia University’s decision to host Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad if Columbia and other universities had a consistent policy toward those they invite to speak and the rules applied equally to conservatives and liberals; to totalitarian dictators and to advocates for freedom and tolerance.
- Big-box stores not in plan for S. Iowa Street
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A1
- Multiple restaurants, several hotels, large car dealers and maybe even a truck stop are in the offing for portions of far South Iowa Street, according to a new plan being developed by City Hall.But more big-box retailers aren’t part of the picture. City commissioners are set to decide tonight whether it is a picture that pleases them.
- KU Boot Camp ‘off to a good start’
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University’s 17 men’s basketball players walked through the northwest tunnel of Allen Fieldhouse onto James Naismith Court at 6 a.m. Monday - one hour and 10 minutes before sunrise.Everybody on the roster was present and accounted for for the squad’s first Boot Camp conditioning workout of the 2007-08 preseason.
- Olmert’s 2004 home purchase investigated
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A9
- Israel’s attorney general on Monday ordered police to open a criminal investigation into allegations that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert fraudulently purchased a Jerusalem home well below market value.The move dealt a blow to the Israeli leader at a time when he has begun to rehabilitate his image following a series of scandals and missteps.
- Committee asked to examine city’s school boundaries
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Lawrence school board members have directed a committee to analyze the district’s school boundaries. But during Monday night’s regular meeting, what exactly the committee will look closely at was not clear. The board did charge the committee to form and send back a preliminary report by Nov. 12.
- Woodling: KU grad target of tirade
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Ten years ago, Jenni Carlson was among an elite group of 11 Kansas University graduates who earned a chancellor’s award. Who knew that a decade later the same Jenni Carlson would be treated with unconscionable rudeness and brazen disrespect by the football coach of a Big 12 Conference school?
- FSHS volleyball falls to Gardner
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B3
- Free State High’s volleyball team dropped three straight games at Gardner-Edgerton while playing with an altered lineup Monday night.
- KU’s Brown honored
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B3
- After notching a triple-double and double-double in last week’s matches to help Kansas University’s volleyball team to a pair of conference victories, KU senior Emily Brown has been tapped Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week.
- Freshman QB shines for UT
- Chiles yanks red shirt to provide depth
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B5
- Texas’ freshman quarterback ran to his right, speeding past defenders on his way to a big gain in his first game. John Chiles made it look so easy that he kind of looked like - dare we say it - Vince Young.
- Gundy doesn’t want rant to overshadow win
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B5
- Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy hopes that the fallout from his screaming defense of demoted quarterback Bobby Reid does not overshadow the Cowboys’ upcoming game against Sam Houston State the way it obscured their victory to start Big 12 play.
- Merciless slate awaits ISU
- Cyclones to face four ranked teams in next five games
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B5
- Iowa State doesn’t have much time to get over its fourth-quarter collapse at Toledo. The Cyclones kick off Big 12 play this week at No. 25 Nebraska, the start a five-week stretch that, on paper, looks merciless.
- Neck injury stirs players’ emotions
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B7
- The Indianapolis Colts are all about winning games. But for five to 10 minutes Sunday, unbeaten records, divisional leads and Super Bowl quests took a backseat to life.
- Leagues brace for steroid fallout
- MLB, NFL to see if players will be entangled in probe
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on B2
- Major League Baseball officials have taken steps to contact federal investigators involved in a crackdown on the import of Chinese steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs to determine whether baseball players are entangled in the probe, an MLB spokesman said Monday.
- Former teacher charged with having sex with teen
- September 25, 2007 in print edition on A9
- A former teacher was charged with having sex with a teenage boy, the third teacher in the same county accused of such crimes in the past year and a half, authorities said Monday.
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