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- Tuesday’s weather calls for snow, a high of 22 and …
- Carl Peterson, the longtime Chiefs president and general manager, will …
- A chimney fire causes $20,000 of damage to a south …
- A local environmental consultant puts his name in the city …
- With temperatures dropping as fast as the stock markets, 6News …
- KU head football coach Mark Mangino and athletic director Lew …
- Kansas University men’s basketball coach Bill Self says the Jayhawks …
- Lawrence police still haven’t tracked down the man suspected of …
- Lawrence’s newest roundabout is getting quite a workout.
- Crews today will begin surveying land around the proposed 32nd …
- At least one venue in Lawrence is keeping things hot …
- City commissioners are set to start spending money authorized by …
- The school board continues its search for a new superintendent.
- Five of the seven Big 12 teams playing bowl games …
- The search continues for a Perry man missing since last …
- Rex Fleming, project engineer for the Kansas Turnpike Authority, demonstrates …
- Rex Fleming, project engineer for the Kansas Turnpike Authority, demonstrates …
- The snow’s passed us, and after a brief clearing the …
- Lawrence Douglas County Fire and Medical crews respond to a …
- There’s a windchill advisory in affect for the morning with …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Free lunches increase in state- December 14, 2008 in print edition on 1A
- In perhaps another sign of the shaky economy, the number of children receiving free or reduced-price lunches in the Kansas public school system has risen sharply. A total of 152,798 school children are receiving free lunch this school year, which is 13,133 more than last year. That represents an increase of 9.4 percent, according to the Kansas Department of Education.
6:00 a.m.
Student Senate’s discretionary funding nearly all used up- December 15, 2008 in print edition on 3A
- Student groups seeking funding before KU’s Student Senate next semester will be getting a little more scrutiny than those that made requests earlier this year. The senate has already burned through much of its available funds for the year, leaving a relatively small amount remaining for the spring semester.
- Special coverage: KU Edition 2008
10:00 a.m.
Healthy variety of birds spotted in annual count- December 15, 2008 in print edition on 1A
- Armed with binoculars, an iPod and a checklist of bird species, Nancy Leo, Janeen Walton and Helen Hewins set out Sunday to hunt some of the more than 400 species of birds that call Kansas home during the winter.
- Photo gallery: 2008 Christmas Bird Count
2:00 p.m.
Acorn shortage could drive squirrels nuts- December 15, 2008 in print edition on 1A
- In the story of Chicken Little, it was a dropping acorn that sparked the anxiety-ridden fowl to worry the sky was falling. But this fall, it’s been the lack of dropping acorns that has caused some people in Kansas and across the country to scratch their heads and wonder whether there is something to worry about.
6:00 p.m.
Man of all trades: Lawrence film standout — and former KU football player — takes act to classroom- December 15, 2008
- George Clooney, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Free State High special education students have at least one thing in common: They’ve all worked with Keith Loneker. Loneker, 37, has made security rounds at Lawrence High, played librarian for a day at an elementary school and now is a substitute at Free State.
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- Self not impressed - or surprised - with performance vs. UMass
- December 15, 2008
- Kansas University men’s basketball coach Bill Self says the Jayhawks need to practice harder, following a stunning loss to UMass.
- 6 Weather Morning Forecast for Dec. 16, 2008
- December 15, 2008
- Tuesday’s weather calls for snow, a high of 22 and a low of 7.
- Low temperatures can bring high bills
- December 15, 2008
- With temperatures dropping as fast as the stock markets, 6News looks at how you can cut back your heating bills this winter.
- Bowl season looking bullish for Big 12 teams
- December 15, 2008
- Five of the seven Big 12 teams playing bowl games are favorites, including KU.
- Planners peer into future of local transportation projects
- December 15, 2008
- Transportation leaders are gearing up for a brainstorming session next week that could help guide investments statewide in the coming years.
- Frigid weather means more colds
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A3
- Sniffles, sneezing and coughing — symptoms of the common cold — are increasingly being heard in classrooms and workplaces.
- Kansas Turnpike says drivers taking to new roundabout just fine
- No accidents reported at new roundabout
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A1
- It’s been a few weeks now, and officials at the Kansas Turnpike say their newest roundabout is working just fine, thank you.
- Local environmental consultant files for City Commission
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A5
- The owner of a Lawrence-based environmental consulting firm has become the second person to file for a seat on the Lawrence City Commission.
- KDOT plans survey of future route of SLT
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A1
- State officials on Monday announced that surveying work will start on the proposed South Lawrence Trafficway but that funding for construction of the $150 million project remains unavailable.
- Chiefs GM Carl Peterson resigns
- Future status of coach Edwards won’t hinge on Sunday’s collapse
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on B1
- Kansas City Chiefs president and general manager Carl Peterson has resigned, effective at the end of the season.
- Suspect still at large in Friday bank robbery
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A3
- Lawrence police have not yet tracked down the man suspected of robbing Midwest Regional Credit Union on Friday morning.
- Fire crews investigating fire at south Lawrence home
- 12:07 p.m., December 15, 2008 Updated 04:24 p.m. in print edition on A5
- Crews from Lawrence Douglas County Fire and Medical are investigating a smoldering chimney and other reports of smoke at a home in the 2600 block of Jordan Lane in south Lawrence.
- Search under way for missing Perry man
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A5
- Law enforcement officers are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing man, after an extensive search for him has been unsuccessful Friday.
- Semi-trailer overturns on 1055 south of Lawrence
- 08:08 a.m., December 15, 2008 Updated 05:17 p.m.
- A semi-trailer truck has overturned on County Road 1055 south of Lawrence, according to several people who drive by this morning.
- Driver escapes U.S. Highway 59 rollover with minor injuries
- 03:32 a.m., December 15, 2008 Updated 05:03 a.m.
- An 18-year-old Waverly man suffered minor injuries in a rollover accident on U.S. Highway 59 early Monday morning. His 1992 Mazda Protege reportedly rolled over as many as three times at mile marker 147 near Pleasant Grove at 3:24 a.m. Sgt. Blake McCall of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department said that the driver suffered a bruised left leg from the incident and declined medical attention.
- Wind chill advisory in effect until 10 a.m.
- 01:50 a.m., December 15, 2008 Updated 04:00 a.m.
- The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a wind chill advisory for Douglas County until 10 a.m. The combination of single-digit temperatures and 20-mph winds from the northwest result in a wind chill of about 15 to 20 degrees below zero, according to the advisory.
- Opposition leader becomes new P.M.
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Parliament chose opposition party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva as Thailand’s prime minister today following months of political chaos, as supporters of the former government tried to blockade lawmakers in the building.The articulate, Oxford-educated politician, who heads the Democrat Party, gathered 235 votes against 198 by former national police chief Pracha Promnok, a loyalist of exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
- Teens going green: Little things make a big difference
- December 15, 2008
- With more and more pollution being released in the environment every day, people are starting to take notice and make changes to their everyday lives in order to shrink their carbon footprint. There are some very easy things you can do to help. Something as simple as turning off a light when you leave the room saves energy.
- The Edge: Music, books, movies and more
- December 15, 2008
- New tunes from the Killers, a cool new game for XBox, and new stuff from J.K. Rowling
- Borrowing to pay debt is wrong strategy
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A7
- Charles Cotesworth Pinckney offered what seemed like a simple austerity measure at the Constitutional Convention of 1787: U.S. senators could serve without pay. The South Carolinian’s idea was quickly dismissed that summer in Philadelphia by the other delegates — wannabe senators, in some cases.
- Man of all trades: Lawrence film standout — and former KU football player — takes act to classroom
- December 15, 2008
- George Clooney, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Free State High special education students have at least one thing in common: They’ve all worked with Keith Loneker. Loneker, 37, has made security rounds at Lawrence High, played librarian for a day at an elementary school and now is a substitute at Free State.
- During Iraq visit, Bush says war is not over
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A2
- On a whirlwind trip shrouded in secrecy and marred by dissent, President George W. Bush on Sunday hailed progress in the wars that define his presidency and got a size-10 reminder of his unpopularity when a man hurled two shoes at him during a news conference in Iraq.
- Rich New Yorkers scratch political itch
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A7
- It is a New York frame of mind. As the presidential campaign began, this city, which fancies itself the final word in worldliness, actually thought its mayor, Michael Bloomberg, could and should be a contender, an opinion he seemed to share and certainly did not discourage.
- Weekly stars
- December 15, 2008
- This week’s birthdays: Now through January you’ll be juggling a lot of different activities and making progress with a few. Then in February one giant endeavor takes your focus and you make quick headway. You could even find yourself with a new title in March. Creative financing helps you overcome blocks and do so in a way that’s more fun than if you had followed your original plan. A relationship gives you raucous days and romantic nights in June and beyond. Family bonds through travel in July.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A7
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Dec. 15, 1908: “A man accused of attempting to assault a local woman on Dec. 7 was given a year in jail, and his sentence was intended as an example. ‘There have been too many of these crimes in Lawrence recently and a warning is needed to the lawless element,’ the judge said upon imposing the sentence.
- K.C. suburb disputes ranking as a dying city
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A5
- Grandview officials are hotly contesting Forbes magazine’s recent designation of the Kansas City suburb as one of “America’s Fastest-Dying Towns.” Grandview City Administrator Cory Smith said he would have liked to see someone from the New York-based financial publication visit Grandview, on the southeast side of the metro area, before the list was published last week.
- Self book turn-on tell-all
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on B1
- Bill Self’s book, “Bill Self: At Home in the Phog,” is quite a good read — racy, even, by sports-book standards.
- Vaults guarding Earth’s flora
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on B10
- The underground bunker can block nuclear fallout, withstand a direct hit by a jetliner, and is cooled to a deathly chill. The ultramodern facility in the tranquil English countryside looks like a perfect lab for a James Bond villain, but it doesn’t hide anything sinister. The only thing kept here are seeds, lots of them — more than a billion, in fact.
- Britain promises more anti-terror aid
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A2
- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged more counter-terrorism help to Pakistan on Sunday, revealing that three-quarters of terror plots investigated in Britain linked back to al-Qaida supporters in the country. Brown traveled to Afghanistan, India and Pakistan over the weekend to visit British troops and bolster cooperation between India and Pakistan in the wake of the deadly Mumbai attacks that killed more than 160 people.
- Jayni’s Kitchen
- December 15, 2008
- This week on Jayni’s Kitchen, Jayni Carey and Executive Chef Robbi Jenkins cook up recipes from Three Fires Steakhouse. Also on the menu are chorizo stuffing, honey mustard stir-fried baby green beans and ambrosia fruit salad.
- Slash your energy bills: Small steps add up on utility savings
- December 15, 2008
- These small steps will add up on utility savings.
- Legislators focus on ousting governor
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Officially, Illinois lawmakers will gather soon to consider a special election to replace Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate — but it was already clear Sunday that ousting disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich was at the top of many to-do lists.
- Keith Loneker still is defying expectations
- December 15, 2008
- I first encountered Keith Loneker in 2002 when he brought me in to help with a project involving his new record label/studio. The imposing former NFL offensive lineman and Lawrence resident was putting together a bio for a fledgling hip-hop artist, and we gathered to discuss what needed to be included.
- Parenting can be an emotional roller coaster
- December 15, 2008
- In grad school there were days when the pressure would be about perfect if you needed something unhinged. You might think that those of us with children, on top of the academic stress, would have it worse than those who didn’t. In some ways it was harder, but in others it was our salvation.
- White House: No deal yet on auto loans
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A2
- The White House tossed out no lifeline for the teetering auto industry Sunday, although President George W. Bush reiterated that he was considering using money from the $700 billion financial bailout fund to provide loans to the carmakers.
- Stop grinding your teeth (results not pretty)
- December 15, 2008
- Most people occasionally grind or clench their teeth during periods of stress and anxiety. Bruxism — the medical term for grinding, gnashing or clenching of teeth — may seem like a minor bad habit, but left untreated, it can lead to costly dental work and chronic jaw pain.
- Turnout in presidential election hits 40-year high
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Enthusiasm among blacks and Democrats for Barack Obama’s candidacy pushed voter turnout in this year’s elections to the highest level in 40 years. Final figures from nearly every state and the District of Columbia showed that more than 131 million people voted, the most ever for a presidential election. A little more than 122 million voted in 2004.
- Bush’s trip highlights war unwon
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A10
- President George W. Bush’s whirlwind visit to Iraq was his ostensible victory lap for what often looked like a personal crusade. The president leaves behind a war that even he and his own generals acknowledge is not yet over — and a devastated country whose divisions are far from healed.
- Library Top 10
- December 15, 2008
- Here are the top-10 most-requested books at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., for the week of Dec. 1 to Dec. 7.
- Lori Carson visits lavish Vaile Mansion
- December 15, 2008
- Join “Home and Away” host Lori Carson this week for a holiday visit to the opulent Vaile Mansion in Independence, Mo.
- Doggone cold: Pets need plenty of exercise in winter
- December 15, 2008
- Dramatic changes in the weather can have a big impact on our daily routines. If you doubt that, just ask your dog. The answer you receive will most likely be a vigorously wagging tail as he or she runs for a leash, then the door. The reality is, most pets feel cooped up when the first couple of rounds of snow falls.
- AIDS Project needs toys for holidays
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A4
- Jubilee Café is in dire need of volunteers over the holiday season, while KU students are on break. Anyone available to serve or cook breakfast for Lawrence’s homeless population is asked to come to First United Methodist Church, 946 Vt., on Tuesday or Friday mornings from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.
- Kids, adults agree: Grades aren’t the whole package
- December 15, 2008
- There are those students who strive for the perfect score: a 4.0. There are others who think a single letter or number will dictate how smart they are. For high school teachers and counselors, the feeling is a combination of both.
- Police: Submarines used to haul cocaine
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on B10
- Squat, bull-necked and sullen-looking, Enrique Portocarrero hardly seems a dashing character out of a Jules Verne science fiction novel. But law enforcement officers here have dubbed him “Captain Nemo,” after the dark genius of “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.”
- Leno decision shows retreat from dramas at 9 p.m. Central
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A9
- NBC’s decision to give Jay Leno a show each weeknight leaves CBS and ABC the only major broadcasters still in the business of making scripted dramas for the last hour of prime-time. Viewing habits are changing, and the well-turned adult drama is one more genre that broadcasters no longer have uniquely to themselves.
- Recent crime report prompts additional self-defense course at KU
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A3
- Kansas University will host an additional women’s self-defense course this week following news of a recent sexual assault in the city. The class is being offered on Thursday and is in addition to the normal series of EmPower workshops presented by the Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center at KU.
- Horoscopes
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A9
- Investigate new options this year, even if you think you are on a set course. Understand that there are many ways to achieve key goals — some easier than others. If you are single, a relationship pops in 2009. If you are attached, you could be surprised by a newfound gentleness that results from your openness.
- Fragrance is key to setting Christmas
- December 15, 2008
- There probably are very few people eating chestnuts roasted on an open fire during the holiday season, but anyone who has walked — even just once — down Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue at Christmastime likely has a pleasant association with that warm, nutty smell.
- Sorenstam ends career with birdie
- Swedish golfer finishes seventh at Dubai Masters
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on B2
- It ended with a birdie, a standing ovation and a seventh-place finish for Annika Sorenstam, leaving the Hall of Fame golfer with no regrets after the final stroke of her career.
- Statement necklaces are simply chic
- December 15, 2008
- Family gatherings, cocktail parties, winter soirees with friends — the holidays, meant for relaxation and tradition, always seem to come with hectic schedules and obligatory (but fun) events. There’s no spare time to dwell on outfits and attire. Luckily, simple, classic style will always win points. But don’t stop there. Without extra stress or consternation, simply decide to be decadent. This winter, spruce up a monochrome wardrobe: Put on some bling.
- Pet post
- December 15, 2008
- Pet Post for Dec. 15, 2008
- Student Senate’s discretionary funding nearly all used up
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A3
- Student groups seeking funding before KU’s Student Senate next semester will be getting a little more scrutiny than those that made requests earlier this year. The senate has already burned through much of its available funds for the year, leaving a relatively small amount remaining for the spring semester.
- Acorn shortage could drive squirrels nuts
- Bushy-tailed rodents won’t starve but will have to work harder to procure enough food
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A1
- In the story of Chicken Little, it was a dropping acorn that sparked the anxiety-ridden fowl to worry the sky was falling. But this fall, it’s been the lack of dropping acorns that has caused some people in Kansas and across the country to scratch their heads and wonder whether there is something to worry about.
- Staff shortage causes autopsy backlog in several Kan. counties
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A4
- A staffing shortage at a Wichita center that performs autopsies for dozens of Kansas counties has caused a backlog that in some cases has delayed death certificates that are required before survivors can collect life insurance.
- Police thwart rally, seize dozens of people
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on B10
- Police thwarted a banned anti-Kremlin protest in central Moscow on Sunday, seizing dozens of demonstrators and shoving them into trucks. Organizers said 130 people were detained around the capital, but police put the number at 90. The opposition movement headed by fierce Kremlin critic and former chess champion Garry Kasparov said the co-leader of the group was one of those seized.
- Old Home Town - 40 years ago
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A7
- Jess Willard, one-time heavyweight boxing champion who once called Lawrence home, died at the age of 86 in California. Willard lived here when he was defeated by Jack Dempsey on July 4, 1919, in a upset battle that stunned local admirers of the “gentle giant.”
- Ex-KU bowler wins
- December 15, 2008
- Former Kansas University bowler Rhino Page won a Professional Bowlers Association title at the Shark Championship on Sunday.
- Kitchen confidential: Local chefs share tips to make Christmas dinner go smoothly
- December 15, 2008
- As the chef at WheatFields Bakery Café, 904 Vt., Lonnie Fisher has plenty of experience preparing meals, but he ensures serving a stress-free holiday feast by planning out details for the dishes beforehand. Writing down specifics about the number of guests, ingredients and recipes will help any holiday meal run smoother.
- Hey, Tebow: Learn lesson a from Leak
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on B2
- Tim Tebow, you are better than that. You are better than complaining about losing the Heisman. You are better than saying maybe you should come back to school to try to join Archie Griffin as the only two-time Heisman winners.
- Healthy variety of birds spotted in annual count
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A1
- Armed with binoculars, an iPod and a checklist of bird species, Nancy Leo, Janeen Walton and Helen Hewins set out Sunday to hunt some of the more than 400 species of birds that call Kansas home during the winter.
- No cracks in this plan to repair plaster walls
- December 15, 2008
- Cracks or holes in plaster walls can be repaired with a little patience and a bag of patching plaster. Premixed joint compound or spackling will not adhere to plaster, and though there are other products on the market that may work, in the end, plaster to plaster is your best bet.
- Magical role: Lawrence native carries on family, town tradition
- December 15, 2008
- Santa Claus is here in town. Lawrence’s homegrown Santa, Larry Freeman, 66, complete with natural white hair and beard, arrived Dec. 6 as part of the Downtown Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade before moving to his regular spot in Weaver’s department store, 901 Mass.
- Chiefs honor ex-left offensive tackle Roaf
- Pro Bowler — and likely future Hall of Famer — gets halftime tribute
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on B3
- Former Kansas City Chiefs standout lineman Willie Roaf was honored during halftime of the Chiefs’ 22-21 loss to San Diego.
- On the record
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A4
- A fire that caused the evacuation of Kansas University’s McCollum Residence Hall on Saturday was accidental, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical Chief Mark Bradford said Sunday.Bradford said the blaze was sparked by smoking materials that were disposed of improperly in a 5-gallon gas can.
- Baker University graduates urged to dream, explore, live
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A3
- As winter winds whistled outside Sunday, longtime Baker University professor Tony Brown encouraged the 230 graduates assembled in the Collins Center to set sail into the future.
- Reasonable move
- For a town that only has a handful of significant snowfalls each year, Lawrence sure is upset about snowy sidewalks.
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A7
- It’s hard to satisfy everyone, but Lawrence city commissioners have come up with a reasonable and more enforceable way to encourage homeowners to keep their sidewalks free of ice and snow. Several weeks ago, the complaint being heard around Lawrence was that the snow removal ordinance, which included a five-day grace period, was too lenient.
- Perk up with low-maintenance indoor plants
- December 15, 2008
- It took Donna Gardner 12 years and dozens of dead plants to learn that fertilizer is hazardous to ferns. It turns out they’re so easy to care for they don’t even like TLC. That’s good news for plant lovers who don’t exactly have green thumbs.
- Jayhawks’ immediate focus: practice better
- Self bemoans Kansas’ inconsistency in drills and in games
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University’s men’s basketball team played Saturday like it practiced this month: poorly.
- Terrorists more tech-savvy than Indian police
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A6
- When the attackers arrived on the shores of Mumbai last month, they had studied satellite images of the city, were carrying handheld GPS sets and were communicating with their handlers via the Internet and satellite phone.Many of the Indian police they encountered did not even have walkie-talkies.
- Icy weather maintains grip on Northeast
- Blizzard hampers travel in Dakotas
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A6
- Joined by people seeking shelter from the bitter cold, parishioners at the Jaffrey Bible Church on Sunday in Jaffrey, N.H., thanked God for a warm place to sleep and for the utility crews struggling to repair power lines snapped by New England’s devastating ice storm.
- In Jesus’ birthplace, Christmas looking cheerful again
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A6
- After eight bleak years, Jesus’ birthplace finally has a Christmas season to cheer about. Hotels are booked solid through January, Manger Square is bustling with tourists, and Israeli and Palestinian forces are working to make things go smoothly.
- Dancing with tigers, and other strange tales
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A9
- The documentary has always made a special place for the genuine eccentric. The medium seems almost defined by them. The tragic dowagers of the Maysles brothers’ “Grey Gardens” and the offbeat pet-cemetery proprietors in Errol Morris’ “Gates of Heaven” established a template.
- Long-term recovery: Lawrence experts say it’s important to let go of embarrassment
- December 15, 2008
- Bonnie Johnston remembers it all too well. She was a little girl shopping with her parents in a dime store. The last words she remembered her parents saying: “Don’t touch anything.” So when Johnston, who lives in Lawrence, picked up a glass insert between some items, and the glass slipped out of her hands and shattered on the floor, she was very embarrassed.
- Colon cancer’s racial disparity grow
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on A1
- The racial gap in colon cancer death rates is widening, a new report says, and experts partly blame blacks’ lower screening rates and poor access to high-quality care. Colon and rectal cancer death rates are now nearly 50 percent higher in blacks than in whites, according to American Cancer Society research being released today.
- A bolt from the blue
- Chiefs let sure victory slip away again
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on B1
- The Kansas City Chiefs squandered a 21-3 third-quarter lead and fell to San Diego 22-21.
- Report: Saudi prince lost $4B this year
- December 15, 2008 in print edition on B10
- The Saudi prince who owns a double-decker “flying palace” and recently raised his bet on Citigroup lost $4 billion in the past year, according to a published report Sunday, showing that even the ultra-rich are getting pinched by the global financial crisis.
- Chill with a good book this winter
- Lawrence library staffers share picks
- December 15, 2008
- Looking to curl up with a good book to stave off the winter doldrums? Here are some suggestions for warm reading from employees at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
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