Also from April 26
Births
Couples
- Engagement: Nelson and Jonas
- Engagement: Streb and Lohoefener
- Engagement: West and Peters
- Engagement: Anderton and Roberts
- Engagement: Sowder and Hill
- Wedding: Fisher and Wood
- Wedding: Betzen and Bal
- Wedding: Graham and Lehrman
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Videos
Lead stories
12:00 p.m.
Soldier’s prayers come true- April 26, 2008 in print edition on 1A
- For months, the biggest visual representation that Joe Peel’s children had of their father was a three-foot cardboard cutout they called “flat dad.”
4:00 p.m.
Aid worker spotlights Kenya struggles- April 26, 2008 in print edition on 1B
- The recent violence in Kenya made a bad situation worse for the African nation’s people, an international aid worker said Friday during a visit to Lawrence.
9:00 p.m.
Recycling event collects 90,000 pounds of electronics- April 26, 2008 in print edition on 1B
- Lawrencians looking for an easy and safe way to dispose of electronics dropped off everything from old computers and televisions to defunct iPods and microwaves at Kansas University’s Lied Center on Saturday.
All stories
- Recycling event collects 90,000 pounds of electronics
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B1
- Lawrencians looking for an easy and safe way to dispose of electronics dropped off everything from old computers and televisions to defunct iPods and microwaves at Kansas University’s Lied Center on Saturday.
- Talib selected 20th overall by Tampa Bay
- 04:23 p.m., April 26, 2008 Updated 05:37 p.m.
- Former KU cornerback Aqib Talib waited just over two hours from the start of the 2008 NFL Draft Saturday morning to find out he's headed to Tampa Bay. The first team All-American was selected 20th overall by the reigning NFC South champs.
- Foreclosures largely at bay in Lawrence
- April 26, 2008
- Kansas — and Lawrence in particular — has been somewhat insulated from the rash of home foreclosures that has swept through the nation in the past year.
- ECO2’s open-space planning could help preserve Baldwin Woods
- April 26, 2008
- Baldwin Woods is one of Mother Nature’s time capsules — it offers a glimpse of the Kansas forest landscape as it appeared before settlers entered Douglas County.
- Chamber adapts new approach to build growth
- April 26, 2008
- A new year for the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce also brought some new changes.
- Chamber to search for new president
- Lavern Squier’s departure rounds out year of changes for organization
- April 26, 2008
- Adding to a sometimes tumultuous year of changes for the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce will be the search for a new president.
- Leadership Lawrence marks 25th year
- April 26, 2008
- Thirty area residents comprise the 25th class of Leadership Lawrence, a Lawrence Chamber of Commerce program designed to inspire and strengthen active leadership in the community.
- KU: deferred maintenance backlog growing
- April 26, 2008
- Higher education officials have thanked state leaders for increasing funding to take care of a backlog of repairs at universities.
- Foundations wary of economy’s effects on gains, donations
- April 26, 2008
- In the first three months of this year, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced a precipitous drop, the price of oil was high and went higher, and for the first time in seven years, economists were willing to say that the U.S. economy was either in the middle or on the brink of a major recession.
- KU delivering expertise on global level
- Business school forming partnerships with competitive corporations
- April 26, 2008
- Some academic leaders at Kansas University aren’t waiting around for some of the world’s most eligible students to find Mount Oread.
- City making plans for next census count
- April 26, 2008
- The nationwide count of the U.S. population is two years away, but Lawrence city staff has already begun to prepare the 2010 Census.
- Area researchers mixed on patent reform
- April 26, 2008
- A patent reform bill that is before Congress could change the way local businesses and universities do research.
- Infrastructure plans stall
- Lawrence’s historic growth slows to snail’s pace
- April 26, 2008
- At one point not all that long ago, Lawrence city planners were talking about needing to move ahead briskly with planning for a new sewage treatment plant south of Lawrence — the key piece of infrastructure needed to support the addition of and expected 20,000 new residents south of the Wakarusa River during the following quarter century.
- City manager builds plans amid troubling economic outlook
- April 26, 2008
- City Manager David Corliss has one of the better views in Lawrence.
- Stagnant housing market strain on city’s budget
- April 26, 2008
- It used to be darned near automatic.
- Lawrence landmarks undergoing renovations
- April 26, 2008
- After nearly 20 years on the job, Jackie Waggoner has unearthed a project that truly captures her devotion.
- Building not expected to rebound in 2008
- April 26, 2008
- This year probably won’t be the year.
- Task force begins work on climate protection
- April 26, 2008
- How can Lawrence become greener?
- Final federal go-ahead on SLT expected this spring
- April 26, 2008
- It is an exercise in careful penmanship.
- Library looking for different options with expansion plans left on hold
- April 26, 2008
- Make do and move on.
- KU moving forward after hospital affiliation pact
- KUMC seeks funding for Wichita sites
- April 26, 2008
- It’s been nearly four months since Kansas University Hospital and KU Medical Center reached their long-sought master affiliation agreement for the next 10 years.
- Lawrence businesses boost global exports
- April 26, 2008
- Shipped from Lawrence, pure phosphoric acid is headed to Asian countries, high-end speakers have found their way into Russia and Hong Kong and little black boxes with high-tech communication powers have been sent to more than 120 countries.
- Churches adding space ahead of growth
- April 26, 2008
- Weeks after their 30,000-square-foot children’s and youth wing was completed, the youngsters at Lawrence Free Methodist Church are still having a ball.
- Lawrence will be key election battleground
- GOP has targeted area among Congressional districts to regain
- April 26, 2008
- Expect millions of dollars in political ads and national party presence as Lawrence becomes one of the key election battlegrounds in the fight between Republicans and Democrats for control of the U.S. House.
- Lawrence incumbents mixed on re-election plans
- April 26, 2008
- The spring of 2009 could shape up to be an interesting period in Lawrence politics.
- Options for hospice care expanding in Douglas County
- April 26, 2008
- The need for hospice services is growing.
- Dust settles on past Wakarusa conflicts
- Festival organizer optimistic about staying at Clinton Lake site
- April 26, 2008
- Organizers of the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival have weathered a lot: law enforcement that was viewed as oppressive, traffic jams, irate audiences, conflicting expectations.
- Community Living Opportunities to expand rural site
- Midnight Farms aims to increase services for clients with developmental disabilities
- April 26, 2008
- Michael Strouse has a dream.
- Need increasing for adult day services
- April 26, 2008
- Karen Crusinbery’s life changed drastically three years ago when her 85-year-old mother, Arleen, was diagnosed with dementia.
- Seniors delay retirement, remain in work force
- April 26, 2008
- Ruthie Stohs works hard in the circulation department of the Lawrence Public Library, loaning materials to patrons, answering questions and returning both items to the shelves.
- Health department leader turns focus on food safety
- April 26, 2008
- This has been a year of adjustment at the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department.
- Public reaction mixed on police purchase of Tasers
- April 26, 2008
- Some Lawrence police officers are now carrying a new weapon.
- Downtown vacancy rates close to national average
- Rise of big-box stores posing challenges for independent Lawrence businesses
- April 26, 2008
- Old-fashioned business sense has kept Weaver’s Department Store a downtown destination for more than 150 years.
- Businesses set aside space as art venues
- April 26, 2008
- About a year ago, Love Garden Sounds started hanging works from local artists on its walls.
- New, expanded groceries offer shoppers more options
- April 26, 2008
- Expansions, upgrades and new businesses are working to feed the Lawrence community’s tastes for groceries and related products this year.
- Owners: a ‘Lot of interest’ in moving in by new Wal-Mart
- April 26, 2008
- Wal-Mart is more than the world’s largest retailer.
- Lawrence businesses offer variety of ways to get fit
- April 26, 2008
- Bob Kolars figures there’s no reason not to get fit in Lawrence.
- Jayhawk wins draw profits for Lawrence businesses
- April 26, 2008
- In Lawrence, sporting events are big money.
- Douglas County farmers pin hopes on double-crop successes
- April 26, 2008
- Developing markets in China, rising demand for alternative fuels in the U.S. and problematic weather conditions cutting some yields internationally are adding up to growing prospects for more work this summer and fall for farmers in Douglas County.
- New KU vice provost sets research agenda
- April 26, 2008
- Steve Warren cherishes his mornings.
- Berry Plastics’ production exceeding plans for growth
- April 26, 2008
- PackerWare is entering a “gateway” to its future.
- New technology makes farming more profitable, productive
- ‘It just blows your mind how far we’ve gone’
- April 26, 2008
- When Lloyd Wulfkuhle started farming in 1959, he never dreamed that nearly 50 years later he would have tractors, combines and sprayers that can almost drive themselves. Yet that is exactly what has happened.
- KU developing biofuels to cut environmental costs
- April 26, 2008
- Kansas University long has been known for pumping out powerhouses in petroleum and transportation-related engineering.
- ‘Green’ burials attracting interest
- April 26, 2008
- The green movement has come to the funeral industry.
- Lawrence station offering alternative fuel blends
- April 26, 2008
- Scott Zaremba knows people want to help preserve the environment, cut America’s reliance on foreign oil and, not least of all, save money on their fuel purchases.
- ‘100-Mile Diet’ gives boost to Farmers Market
- April 26, 2008
- For 31 of his 82 years, Floyd Ott has arisen early every Saturday from spring to fall and brought produce from his farm on North 700 Road downtown to the Lawrence Farmers Market.
- Technical education options expand
- Lawrence partnership creates new career programming, internships
- April 26, 2008
- For the last year, business and education leaders in Lawrence and Douglas County have touted a new partnership aimed at improving career and technical education opportunities here
- Biodefense facility decision to come this fall
- Kansas lawmakers tout attractions of potential Manhattan site
- April 26, 2008
- Kansas has launched a full-court press for a $450 million federal laboratory that would put the state in the middle of efforts to combat potential threats to the food supply and public health.
- Need for industrial space prompts plans for Farmland site
- April 26, 2008
- It isn’t easy to convert the contaminated remains of a fertilizer plant site into an employment-boosting, taxpaying business complex, but local public officials are trying.
- Stagnant Farm Bill changes worrisome for local growers
- April 26, 2008
- Douglas County farmers are getting nervous, and it’s not because of the weather.
- Real estate market’s effects hit home inspectors
- April 26, 2008
- Steve Bauer has been inspecting homes for 23 years. He does more than 600 inspections annually and has done more than 10,000 in his lifetime.
- Projects revitalizing sites throughout area
- Plans expand prospects for increased industrial, residential growth
- April 26, 2008
- A new golf course is on the way, two new business parks are in the works, and a restoration and redevelopment of buildings a few blocks east of downtown are among projects drawing interest these days in Lawrence.
- Lawrence businesses mixed on convenience, cost of taking credit cards
- April 26, 2008
- Anne Whealdon hates to use cash.
- Contractors outside city cash in on school bond
- Projects run about $1.5 million under budget
- April 26, 2008
- Lawrence contractors didn’t benefit from all jobs available through the $54 million worth of improvements to schools approved in the 2005 bond issue.
- Private schools plan expansions
- Bishop Seabury, Catholic schools, Veritas Christian to addressing growth needs
- April 26, 2008
- Bishop Seabury Academy’s head of school Don Schawang hasn’t tried to mask his feelings about the former clubhouse next to the school’s main building, 4120 Clinton Parkway.
- LMH nears completion on expansion project
- April 26, 2008
- The expansion has arrived.
- City to begin $4.2 million in infrastructure work this spring
- KTA also planning major renovations around Lawrence
- April 26, 2008
- Just as quickly as the grills and swimsuits are brought out for summer, so, too, are the orange cones.
- East Hills marking 20th year as manufacturing hotspot
- April 26, 2008
- It’s been nearly a decade since Prosoco Inc. relocated from Kansas City, Kan., to the East Hills Business Park in Lawrence.
- Eudora expanding school sites, amenities
- New stadium planned at EHS
- April 26, 2008
- The November 2007 voter approval of a $45 million bond issue ensured that public school students in Eudora will not have to school attend mobile classrooms much longer.
- Baldwin undergoes downtown makeover
- April 26, 2008
- Baldwin City’s historic downtown has received a $1.8 million face-lift.
- Empty-nester escapes
- New real estate answers demand for scaled-down living
- April 26, 2008
- When longtime Lawrence residents Larry and Suzanne Sherr looked to downsize from their larger home — to give them fewer headaches when they travel — they found a perfect fit at Bella Sera condominiums.
- Students divided over Lawrence housing options
- April 26, 2008
- Nick Flaucher and Staci Ford, both freshmen, are making opposite decisions about where to live after leaving Kansas University’s residence halls at the end of the semester.
- Kansas lawmakers steer money toward local, state projects
- April 26, 2008
- While the political parties fight over whether earmarks are pork or bacon, the fact is Douglas County benefits from the congressional spending items that are part of the federal government budgeting process.
- Lawrence, Douglas County target growth
- April 26, 2008
- After years enjoying a slow, steady drumbeat of population growth, economic expansion and employment additions, Lawrence leaders are finding themselves grappling with some unfamiliar feelings these days.
- Soaring fuel costs felt throughout region
- April 26, 2008
- Year after year, as oil prices continue to skyrocket, it’s the same old story: Oil prices go up, gas costs rise, and budgets get tighter.
- History’s future
- Judy Billings plays key role in promoting area’s heritage
- April 26, 2008
- Judy Billings, perhaps the most visible cheerleader for the Civil War history of northeastern Kansas, grew up in Missouri.
- Change of menu
- New restaurants crop up despite economic slowdown
- April 26, 2008
- Free State Brewing Co. has been a mainstay on downtown’s northern side for 19 years. Proprietor Chuck Magerl doesn’t mince words in explaining why he believes the line of people waiting for tables spills out the door and into the street on the weekends.
- Free State Brewing readies for widespread expansion
- April 26, 2008
- As summer approaches, brew kettles will bubble in east Lawrence.
- Study challenges ideas about downtown parking
- April 26, 2008
- There’s plenty of parking available downtown, night or day — you just have to know where to look.
- The family farm
- Young growers struggle to maintain dream
- April 26, 2008
- Douglas County farmer Clint Flory wakes with the rising sun and shuffles down to the barn.
- Architectural integrity
- New plans near KU raise questions about city’s diverse structures
- April 26, 2008
- If there’s one word that could best describe architecture in Lawrence, it might be hodgepodge.
- Pantheon of spirits
- KU students explain Brazilian religion Umbanda
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on D1
- Before the drums and chanting began, retired seamstress Rosa Silva Cardoso seemed to be the gentle octogenarian as she sat in a folding chair and greeted a steady stream of well-wishers in the back of the worship space she runs.
- Faith Forum: Is Christianity to blame for failure to care for the environment?
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on D1
- • We should all value what God has made: Doug Heacock, contemporary worship leader, Lawrence Free Methodist Church • Religion often used to justify interests: The Rev. Peter Luckey, senior pastor, Plymouth Congregational Church
- Lawrence Civic Choir
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on D1
- Songs about nature will be featured during tonight’s spring concert of the Lawrence Civic Choir.
- Politics sewn into work for quilt show
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on D1
- When Barbara Brackman wanted to make her own statement on the Democratic presidential race, she turned to the medium she feels most comfortable with — quilting.
- Al-Sadr says ‘open war’ threat only against US
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A6
- Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for an end to Iraqi bloodshed on Friday and said his threat of an “open war” applies only to U.S.-led foreign troops — stepping back from a full-blown confrontation with the government over a crackdown against his followers.
- Artificial kidney does well in tests
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A4
- Preliminary studies with an experimental artificial kidney that incorporates living cells indicate that it can reduce deaths from acute kidney failure by 50 percent, Michigan researchers reported this week.
- Panel discusses Lasik eye surgery
- Some who had procedure want clearer warnings
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A4
- In fury and despair, patients harmed by Lasik eye surgery told federal health advisers Friday of severe eye pain, blurred vision and even a son’s suicide. The advisers recommended that the government warn more clearly about the risks of the hugely popular operations.
- Military news
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on D3
- Military news in and around Lawrence
- 4-H and FCE news
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on D3
- 4-H and FCE news in and around Lawrence
- Around and About
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on D3
- Around and about Lawrence
- Club news
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on D3
- Club news in and around Lawrence
- In Pennsylvania, age defines the change
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B6
- By now there are so many sports metaphors littering the campaign coverage that it’s hard to tell CNN from ESPN. The Pennsylvania primary not only had its wrestling matches and boxing rings and slam dunks but also almost turned pinochle into a contact sport.
- Old Home Town - 25 years ago
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B6
- A 33-year-old Gardner man was formally charged in Douglas County District Court with aggravated robbery in connection with recent armed robberies of three local financial institutions.
- Old Home Town - 40 years ago
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B6
- Jesse Milan, 39-year-old physical education consultant for the Lawrence school district, was named director of a planned summer day camp in Lawrence.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B6
- From the Lawrence Daily World for April 26, 1908: The report of the Athletic Board at the university shows a balance of $772.97 for the current year of operation, a profit for probably the first time in history.”
- Family planning
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: Recently an argument proposed that the Catholic Church is environmentally unfriendly for not endorsing contraception, thereby promoting over-population.
- Earth Day thank-you
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: The Earth Day celebration in South Park on Saturday was a terrific success, thanks to the hard work of Cassandra and others at the Lawrence Waste and Recycling Department. It was a day of hope in troubled times as we all learned ways to make a difference and heal the Earth.
- Despicable cartoon
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B6
- To the Editor: The most disgusting thing about the Catholic sexual abuse scandal is that anyone would betray such a sacred trust so horribly. The second most disgusting thing is the great glee some people take in seeing the Catholic Church shamed that way.
- Awareness
- All of us need to be alert to the dangers from attacks by disturbed individuals, and take steps for prevention.
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B6
- Awareness and alertness in today’s troubled world can and do pay dividends to society. Once again a major tragedy has been averted because somebody, in this case parents, acted as good citizens rather than as a coddling mother and father.
- We and us vs. them and they
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B7
- Let’s talk about us. Not as in you and me but, rather, as in common cause.
- Will human trafficking ever end?
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B7
- More than two centuries after America’s first president, George Washington, dramatically freed his personal slaves, President George W. Bush grapples with the issue of involuntarily subjugated people.
- Origins of oil-based paints traced to seventh-century Asia
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A8
- The technique of painting in oils was developed in Asia as much as 800 years before it appeared in Europe, according to a new analysis of murals found inside caves at Bamiyan in Afghanistan.
- Airlines tout gourmet menus to lure travelers
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A8
- First-class airline passengers can say goodbye to mystery meat.
- Physician, professor to receive awards
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B1
- A longtime physician who graduated from Kansas University with undergraduate and medical degrees before working off and on for years as a doctor in Africa is one of two recipients of this year’s university Distinguished Service Citation.
- Pump patrol
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B1
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $3.45 at several locations. If you find a lower price, call Pump Patrol at 832-7154.
- KU needs to do better job of capitalizing on sports success
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B1
- Adequate financial support for higher education, whether in the form of private monies, state tax support, tuition charges or federal grants, is becoming a greater concern for school administrators, those who govern the schools and friends and alumni of the institutions.
- Genome pioneer to deliver lecture
- J. Craig Venter to speak at KU next week
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B1
- J. Craig Venter, who was scheduled to deliver the 10th annual Takeru Higuchi lecture in December until it was canceled because of bad weather, will deliver the lecture Thursday.
- Relatives dispute tale of assassin’s death
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A5
- Sometime after 2 a.m. on a cool, cloudy Wednesday, a group of detectives and blue-clad troopers cornered a murderous fugitive in a tobacco barn on the Garrett family farm near Port Royal, Va.
- Stocks end week on high note
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B4
- U.S. stocks on Friday pulled off a late-session turnaround, with financials paving the way higher, and only the Nasdaq Composite ending in the red in the wake of software giant Microsoft Corp.’s profit drop.
- KU debaters ranked No. 1 in the nation
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A1
- It’s been a good year for student competitors at Kansas University.
- Relief from high fuel costs unlikely
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A1
- Oil’s meteoric rise to near $120 a barrel looks like more than just another economic bubble — growing demand and tighter supplies are likely to keep prices high. Some analysts say even $200 a barrel would not be out of the question.
- Horoscopes
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on D7
- Others find you inspiring, as you seem to always present a different point of view, and in a manner that they can hear.
- People in the news
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on D7
- • Winehouse arrested on suspicion of assault • Shirley Temple breaks arm before birthday • Nick Lachey to host musical reality show • Jury to hear accused stalker’s statements • Amy Poehler has new kids cartoon show • Celeb hand-me-downs on eBay for charity
- New ‘Robin Hood’ sticks to its roots
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on D7
- Escapism, thy name is “Robin Hood” (8 p.m., today, BBC America). For all of the attempts to update this swashbuckling story, “Robin” offers old-fashioned thrills and plenty of reminders of how this tale inspired and informed our entertainment history from Westerns to the “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” sagas.
- Bush, Congress called slow to respond to global food crisis
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A3
- The Bush administration and Congress have been caught flat-footed by rapidly escalating global food prices and are scrambling to respond to a crisis that they increasingly view as a threat to U.S. national security, according to government officials, congressional staffers and human rights experts.
- Truck rams into Chicago train station
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A3
- A tractor trailer that witnesses said didn’t seem to slow down rammed into a crowded bus shelter and a Chicago Transit Authority train station during the evening rush hour Friday, killing two people and injuring more than a dozen others.
- Fatal shark attack forces beach closures
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A3
- A shark believed to be a great white killed a 66-year-old swimmer with a single, giant bite across both legs Friday as the man trained with a group of triathletes, authorities and witnesses said.
- Man survives 500-foot fall into strip mine
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A3
- A man survived a 500-foot fall into a strip mine Friday, astounding rescuers who spent hours on a risky descent into the abyss to bring him back out.
- Tentative farm bill deal reached
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A7
- Congressional negotiators reached a tentative agreement Friday on a multibillion-dollar farm bill that includes a hefty increase for nutrition programs at a time of rising food prices.
- St. Luke’s to join cancer board
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B3
- St. Luke’s Hospital’s board of directors Friday approved the hospital joining a cancer partners advisory board organized by Kansas University Medical Center.
- City hosting recycling event for electronics
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B3
- The city of Lawrence will host its first electronic recycling event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Lied Center of Kansas parking lot, 1600 Stewart Drive.
- Church’s bell choir to be featured during music festival
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B3
- It has become a Lawrence musical mainstay. The 34th annual music festival at Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vt., returns 7 p.m. Sunday, and it will feature the church’s Plymouth Ringers, a youth bell choir known for its tours across the world.
- On the blotter
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B2
- Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical reported these fire calls
- Judge in Planned Parenthood case to review motions first
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B5
- A Johnson County judge will review all future motions in the criminal case against Planned Parenthood before they are filed with the court.
- Kansas Supreme Court puts coal-plant cases on hold
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B5
- The state’s highest court has put on hold indefinitely its review of a regulator’s decision blocking two coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas.
- Campaign highlights uninsured population
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B5
- Starting Sunday, events are scheduled to draw attention to Cover the Uninsured Week, a national campaign to increase awareness about people without health insurance.
- Gorbachev makes impression in Illinois
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A2
- The beginning of the end of the Cold War started 23 years ago with a meeting between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in Geneva.
- Three NYPD officers cleared in killing of groom-to-be
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Civil rights leaders demanded a federal investigation and vowed to march through the streets in protest after three police officers were cleared of all charges Friday in the killing of an unarmed man cut down in a hail of 50 bullets on his wedding day.
- Approval could be needed for Amazon
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Sixty percent of Brazil could soon be off-limits to foreigners who don’t get special permission to visit the world’s largest tropical wilderness.
- Pakistan, Taliban continuing peace talks
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Pakistan’s new government and Taliban militants said Friday that they would press ahead with peace talks despite American skepticism and a militant bombing that killed three people at a police station.
- Police raid election offices
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Pregnant women, mothers with babies strapped to their backs, girls who had been threatened with rape, men with broken bones — these were among the hundreds of people beaten and shoved into police vans during a police raid on Zimbabwe’s opposition headquarters Friday.
- Bus bomb kills 24
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A2
- A bomb hidden on the baggage rack of a packed, rush-hour bus exploded Friday evening outside Colombo, killing 24 people in an attack that the military blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels.
- Sweep of sect’s kids raises legal questions
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A2
- The state of Texas made a damning accusation when it rounded up 462 children at a polygamous sect’s ranch: The adults are forcing teenage girls into marriage and sex, creating a culture so poisonous that none should be allowed to keep their children.
- China agrees to meet envoy of Tibetan leader
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A2
- China agreed Friday to meet an envoy of the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader, bending to rising calls for talks after weeks of anti-government protests by his supporters that threatened to tarnish the Beijing Olympics.
- Worst picks of all time
- Every team’s had a first-round dud
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C8
- In some cases, they were simply bad players. In others, they were bad people. And some of them just had bad, bad luck. But whatever the reason, here is a look at each NFL franchise’s all-time worst first-round draft pick.
- Good day to play ‘D’
- Three defensive linemen expected to go in first five picks
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C8
- Vernon Gholston dominated the Big Ten. Glenn Dorsey was an unstoppable force in the SEC. Chris Long made life miserable for blockers and ball carriers in the ACC.
- Sixers take improbable lead
- Philly routs Detroit, establishes 2-1 advantage
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C6
- The 76ers fans tossed confetti in the air and celebrated a series lead they never could have believed the home team would hold.
- Suns on brink after Spurs win
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C6
- The San Antonio-Phoenix series was supposed to be a spectacular first-round matchup of potential NBA champions. Instead, it has become a Spurs smackdown.
- Right at home: Mavs cruise
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C6
- Chris Paul raced down the court, beating most of the Dallas Mavericks. He put on the brakes with a jump stop in the lane and floated up a jumper that was supposed to get the New Orleans Hornets within a few baskets of the lead.
- Pierce OK for Game 3 after taking hard hit
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C6
- Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers popped past Paul Pierce on Friday on his way to the locker room, just to check in on his veteran swingman.
- Jayhawker Towers renovation expedited
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C5
- The first step in meeting Kansas University men’s basketball coach Bill Self’s request for better student-athlete housing will begin this summer with the renovation of Tower A at Jayhawker Towers.
- FSHS baseball survives, 6-5
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B5
- The Free State High baseball squad dodged a bullet Friday against Blue Valley Northwest by delivering a bomb in the seventh inning.
- KU-Ottawa canceled
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C5
- Due to conflicts with classes and the senior/scholar-athlete banquet, Kansas University’s scheduled baseball game with Ottawa on Wednesday has been canceled.
- Kansas men’s golf in 7th at Big 12
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C5
- Brad Hopfinger and Walt Koelbel both placed in the top 20 among individuals to lead the Kansas University men’s golf team after two rounds of play during the first day of the Big 12 Men’s Golf Championship on Friday.
- Powers leads women at Big 12 golf tourney
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C5
- Emily Powers shot a team-best 80 to lead Kansas University’s women’s golf team to a seventh-place start in the team race at the Big 12 Conference Women’s Golf Championship on Friday.
- Kansas tennis ends season with 4-0 loss
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C5
- Colorado ended Kansas University’s tennis season with a 4-0 victory over the Jayhawks on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament.
- KU relay team second in 800
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C5
- Kansas University’s Nickesha Anderson, Ashley Brown, Victoria Howard and Crystal Manning placed second in the 800 relay at Friday’s Drake Relays.
- Royals rally, 8-4
- K.C. rebounds to snap 7-game skid
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C3
- A seven-game slide dropped the Kansas City Royals from first place to last in the American League Central, all too familiar territory for a franchise that has finished at the bottom of the division the past four years.
- Hansbrough to return
- Lawson, Ellington declare for draft
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C2
- Tyler Hansbrough wants to make one more run at the national championship.
- Pitt forward will be back
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C2
- Pittsburgh forward Sam Young, the Big East’s most improved player last season, will return for his senior year.
- IU allows Crean visits
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C2
- Indiana University will allow new coach Tom Crean limited time for off-campus recruiting after originally denying it because of self-imposed sanctions, the school announced Friday.
- Nomo waivers requested
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C2
- The Kansas City Royals requested release waivers Friday on right-hander Hideo Nomo, who was designated for assignment on Sunday.
- Commentary: Vikings right to gamble on Allen
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C2
- Discussion surrounding the Vikings’ trade for Jared Allen has centered on his drinking, his assertion that he’s quit drinking, the team’s background checks, the price the team paid for him, and the team’s decision to upgrade at defensive end but not starting quarterback.
- Hoops recruit ‘loved’ KU visit
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C1
- Tyshawn Taylor sought the opinion of a fellow Easterner on his Wednesday-Friday official campus visit to Kansas University.
- Danica mania hits K.C.
- Pioneer caps wild week with trip to Kansas
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C1
- Danica Patrick made appearances on talk shows such as the “Late Show with David Letterman,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and “The View” over the last week after winning one race.
- Soldier’s prayers come true
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A1
- For months, the biggest visual representation that Joe Peel’s children had of their father was a three-foot cardboard cutout they called “flat dad.”
- Goggles give teens insight into perils of drunken driving
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B8
- West Junior High School students on Friday experienced what it’s like to be drunk, under the watchful eye of Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson.
- Chamber of Commerce honors Lawrence leadership
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B4
- John and Carol Nalbandian have been training leaders for decades now — John as a professor of public administration at Kansas University, and Carol as a consultant and supporter of community organizations.
- KU opens new multicultural center
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B1
- From below Mount Oread, nestled between several large Kansas University buildings, it was easy to miss the small wooden structure that housed the Multicultural Resource Center.
- Students rev up for final project
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on A7
- The final project for 15 Lawrence High School students involved revved engines and plenty of horsepower.
- Aid worker spotlights Kenya struggles
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B1
- The recent violence in Kenya made a bad situation worse for the African nation’s people, an international aid worker said Friday during a visit to Lawrence.
- Oklahoma State stifles Kansas baseball, 6-1
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C5
- Oklahoma State’s Andrew Oliver allowed just a run off four hits over eight innings, and the Cowboys rode a three-run seventh to a 6-1 Big 12 Conference baseball victory over Kansas University on Friday at Reynolds Stadium.
- Jayhawks’ NFL Draft fate: Hurry up and wait
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C1
- Anthony Collins and Aqib Talib are with family today, watching the NFL Draft and the hopeful realization of their dreams with the loved ones who helped get them there.
- KU building among ‘8 Wonders’ finalists
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on B1
- The Kansas Sampler Foundation announced the 24 finalists for the Eight Wonders of Kansas Architecture on Friday.
- Pinnick leads hit parade as Lions sweep
- Junior has three homers, 11 RBIs as Lawrence takes both ends of doubleheader with Pioneers
- April 26, 2008 in print edition on C1
- Aaron Rea stood at third base during a break in the action of Lawrence High’s baseball doubleheader against Leavenworth High on Friday evening, and he was concerned.
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