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Polls
Have you ever properly recycled a piece of electronic equipment, such as a computer, monitor, television or printer?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes. | 39% | |
| No. | 34% | |
| I didn’t know there was a proper way to dispose of electronic equipment. | 25% | |
| Total | 266 | |
Videos
- The man involved in a deadly hit-and-run accident that killed …
- City leaders are developing new strategies for dealing with Last …
- If voters decide to raise taxes on April 1 to …
- Pain killers are the official cause of a KU student’s …
- A teenager was questioned in connection with a bomb scare …
- One man’s heroic actions on Monday morning gave another man …
- Testimony begins on Tuesday for the retrial for a man …
- The Kansas Board of Regents recently signaled they may want …
- A bit of weather history from a local youth.
- The KU men’s basketball team fell to the Texas Longhorns …
- The Eudora girl’s basketball team took on Gardner-Edgerton Friday night …
- Videocast for February 11
- Raw footage of Lawrence Fire and Medical Crews dealing with …
Lead stories
6:00 a.m.
Another downtown shooting- February 11, 2008 in print edition on 1A
- Carol Roberts heard it again: Bam. Bam. Bam-bam-bam. The Hobbs Taylor Lofts resident has learned what gunfire sounds like since moving in across from Last Call, 729 N.H., in 2005. And early Sunday morning, she heard that sound again when three people were shot outside of the private club shortly before 3 a.m. All three were taken to area hospitals, where at least two remained Sunday night.
- Video: Two Last Call employees, one teen shot
- Video: Shooting outside Last Call
- Photo gallery: Shooting outside Last Call
12:00 p.m.
City growth forces change- February 11, 2008 in print edition on 1A
- The birds already have left. Bill and Darlene Naff still watch for them from their cozy living room atop the hill at Sixth Street and Queens Road. Bill watches from his recliner positioned next to a humming electric heater, and Darlene from a corner chair comfortable for her needlepointing. But the covey of quail, the meadowlarks and the red birds are just gone. It’s no wonder, Darlene says in between stitches. The ponds that used to water both the birds and the neighbor’s wandering white herd of Charolais cattle have been replaced by suburban-style houses and city streets.
4:00 p.m.
Adoption makes family whole- February 11, 2008 in print edition on 3A
- This is a story about love and compassion. More specifically, it is the story of an orphan from Nepal named Tara, for the Buddhist goddess of compassion, and nicknamed Jampa, meaning loving kindness in Tibet. It’s also about her mother, AnnMarie Glodich, who spent nearly six months in Nepal urging government officials to let her take the baby home, and her father, George Thompson, who stayed in Lawrence lobbying senators and ambassadors.
7:20 p.m.
Chalmers’ last gasp three misses long, Texas ousts KU in Austin, 72-69- 4:21 p.m., February 11, 2008 Updated 10:21 p.m.
- AUSTIN, Texas - Putting together a carbon copy of a stellar first half offensively didn’t happen for Kansas University Monday night after halftime. That said, Texas’ huge performance in the final 20 minutes pushed the No. 11 Longhorns past the No. 3 Jayhawks, 72-69, in Austin. The loss drops KU to 23-2 overall and 8-2 in Big 12 game, now behind Kansas State for first place. A.J. Abrams, who scored 14 points for Texas, blocked a crucial Brandon Rush three look in the late minutes, then hit two huge free throws late in the game. Connor Atchley led Texas with 16 points, including a four-of-four three-point showing in the first half.
- Video: ‘Horns hook ‘Hawks
- Photo gallery: KU vs. Texas
All stories
- 6News video: Kidcast
- February 11, 2008
- A bit of weather history from a local youth.
- 6News video: Pain killer causes student’s death
- February 11, 2008
- Pain killers are the official cause of a KU student’s death.
- 6News video: Regents may want change in tuition proposals
- February 11, 2008
- The Kansas Board of Regents recently signaled they may want a change in tuition proposals from state universities.
- 6News video: Jurors convict hit-and-run driver with misdemeanor
- February 11, 2008
- The man involved in a deadly hit-and-run accident that killed a KU student will not face prison time.
- 6News video: City leaders discuss Last Call
- February 11, 2008
- City leaders are developing new strategies for dealing with Last Call in the wake of Sunday morning’s triple shooting.
- 6News video: Commissioners caution school board in raising taxes
- February 11, 2008
- If voters decide to raise taxes on April 1 to generate money for Lawrence schools, the school board plans on using the money on student instruction and support services.
- 6Sports video: Cardinals win without leading scorer
- February 11, 2008
- The Eudora girl’s basketball team took on Gardner-Edgerton Friday night and managed a win despite playing without their leading scorer.
- 6Sports video: ‘Horns hook ‘Hawks
- February 11, 2008
- The KU men’s basketball team fell to the Texas Longhorns in Austin on Monday night.
- 6News video: Murder retrial begins Tuesday
- February 11, 2008
- Testimony begins on Tuesday for the retrial for a man accused in a 2004 murder case.
- 6News video: Man rescues person trapped in house blaze
- February 11, 2008
- One man’s heroic actions on Monday morning gave another man a second chance at life.
- 6News video: Teen questioned in bomb scare
- February 11, 2008
- A teenager was questioned in connection with a bomb scare at a Jefferson County middle school on Monday morning.
- Chalmers’ last gasp three misses long, Texas ousts KU in Austin, 72-69
- 04:21 p.m., February 11, 2008 Updated 10:21 p.m.
- AUSTIN, Texas - Putting together a carbon copy of a stellar first half offensively didn’t happen for Kansas University Monday night after halftime. That said, Texas’ huge performance in the final 20 minutes pushed the No. 11 Longhorns past the No. 3 Jayhawks, 72-69, in Austin. The loss drops KU to 23-2 overall and 8-2 in Big 12 game, now behind Kansas State for first place. A.J. Abrams, who scored 14 points for Texas, blocked a crucial Brandon Rush three look in the late minutes, then hit two huge free throws late in the game. Connor Atchley led Texas with 16 points, including a four-of-four three-point showing in the first half.
- 6News Now: Man rescues person trapped in burning home
- February 11, 2008
- In tonight’s 6News and tomorrow’s Lawrence Journal-World, a man enters a burning house this morning to rescue a victim trapped inside, and the latest on the investigation into the weekend shooting at Last Call.
- Jury finds driver guilty in fatal hit-and-run
- February 11, 2008
- A Douglas County jury today found Joshua Walton, 25, Lawrence, guilty of misdemeanor vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident in the 2006 death of Kansas University student Ryan Kanost, 22.
- Fire breaks out at south Lawrence home
- Witnesses describe harrowing rescue
- 10:41 a.m., February 11, 2008 Updated 11:55 a.m.
- Witnesses describe harrowing rescue.
- Wow: Free State’s Wiebes wild about W’s
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B1
- There’s a special little something circulating throughout the Wiebe family that makes for an interesting story: the 23rd letter of the English language. From father Wade to uncles Warren and Ward, Free State basketball player Weston and younger sister Wren have a special bond that has spanned generations.
- Keegan: Top seed attainable for KU
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B1
- It’s the time of year again when just about every day a game can be found on television that has implications for Kansas University’s soon-to-be third-ranked basketball team.
- UNC escapes Clemson yet again
- Tar Heels need double overtime to shake pesky Tigers
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B5
- Third-ranked North Carolina spent most of Sunday looking nothing like the team that had rolled to lots of easy victories or the tradition-rich program that has tormented Clemson here for so long.
- Army sniper convicted of killing unarmed man
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A10
- A military jury on Sunday convicted an Army sniper of murder and sentenced him to 10 years in prison for killing an Iraqi civilian who wandered into the hiding place where six soldiers were sleeping.
- NBA Roundup
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B6
- Scores from around the league.
- Commentary: Bulls shopping Wallace
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B6
- The Chicago Bulls, starting Tuesday against the New Orleans Hornets, have two home games left before the NBA trading deadline. Will they be the last two for Ben Wallace in a Bulls uniform?
- Nebraska agency, birth mother seek to take baby back from new home
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A5
- An adoption agency and birth mother want to take back a 3-month-old baby boy from a couple who wanted to give him a home, after learning that the adoptive mother was pregnant.
- Lone Star statesman
- Arthur focused on ‘Horns, not trip home
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B1
- Darrell Arthur arrived in the Lone Star State on Sunday on a business trip, not a personal vacation. Thus he can only dream about what it’d be like to hop in his mom Sandra’s car after tonight’s Kansas University-Texas game and make the three-hour drive north to his childhood home in Dallas for some rest, relaxation and home cooking.
- Horoscopes
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B10
- Expect nothing less than a dynamic year where others care and let you know it. Your opinions and feelings demand attention. Nevertheless, a problem could evolve behind the scenes. If you are single, don’t rush the process of getting to know someone better. If you are attached, your relationship will benefit from frequent getaways together.
- Striking writers set to vote on contract plan this week
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A2
- The Writers Guild of America moved swiftly Sunday toward a resolution of its three-month-old strike, with guild leaders deciding to recommend a tentative contract to members and ask them to vote on a quick end to the walkout.
- Playground on bus aims to comfort kids during stressful times
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on C8
- Cody McElrath staked out a spot to line up his miniature cars with two playmates, then exclaimed “let’s ram them.” Nearby, three girls played games or colored, looking up occasionally to watch an animated video.
- Obama wins Maine caucuses
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A8
- Barack Obama defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton in Maine presidential caucuses Sunday, grabbing a majority of delegates as the state’s Democrats overlooked the snowy weather and turned out in heavy numbers for municipal gatherings.
- On the money: Maximizing income tax deductions
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B11
- Do you get the most out of your deductions? Probably. But many taxpayers overlook some special deductions for individuals and families.
- Baker birthday
- Area residents should be proud of Baker University’s many accomplishments during its 150-year history.
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A11
- One of Douglas County’s most distinguished institutions will celebrate its 150th birthday on Tuesday. In 1858, when the Kansas governor signed the charter for Baker University in Baldwin City, he established the first university in Kansas. The university was founded by Methodist ministers and still is a private university affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
- There’s talk, and then there’s body language
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B11
- Q: Dear J.T. & Dale: My first annual performance review was more than seven months late. When we finally sat down, it was a satisfying review, and I received my increase. It’s now almost two months past my second anniversary, and this time my manager said that I was valued and that I would be receiving double the increase I received last time - although, since it’s not in the budget, it would take a while.
- Expanding databases threaten privacy
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A11
- In the beginning was the fingerprint. It was in the 19th century that scientists realized the ridged whorls on the tip of the finger constituted a unique marker that could be used to tell one person from another. And eventually, the FBI built a massive database of fingerprints.
- Dogs to strut their stuff at annual show
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B10
- Some traditions hold. The writers’ strike may take the luster off the Golden Globes and quell Oscar fever. Game shows and reality nonsense may inherit the network schedules. But nothing can stop the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (7 p.m., USA), now in its 132nd year.
- Conservation district sets producer meetings
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B11
- Douglas County Conservation District will conduct meetings for area producers to to discuss district programs and services with Jim Weaver, program coordinator. All meetings will start at 9 a.m.:
- Growth strategy
- Gardening industry hopes cool tools hook boomers
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B11
- Baby boomers don’t get old. They just develop arthritic knees. In response, the gardening industry has grown savvier. It’s fast producing lawn and garden tools that boomers can use in their graying years - but that don’t look so, well, elderly. These are cool tools that are efficient, don’t harm the environment, and play to the self-mythology of an activist, can-do, forever-youthful generation.
- Lawrence restaurant gets national attention
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B11
- Local Burger and its owner, Hilary Brown, continue to garner national notice for the restaurant operation in downtown Lawrence. Local Burger ranked No. 10 on Bon Appetit’s list of best eco-friendly restaurants, in the magazine’s Feb. 2 issue.
- Funeral chapel gets new crematory
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B11
- Lawrence Funeral Chapel, a Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, recently completed installation of its new crematory at 3821 W. Sixth St.
- ‘Produce’ celebrates one year of art
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on C1
- It’s been a year, and the art still is fresh. The Fresh Produce Art Collective is celebrating its one-year anniversary tonight with a new show featuring 37 artists.
- How to turn pre-fab fun into something special
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on C1
- As party planning guides go, this one rivals any you’ll find for organizing a major social event: Its 94-page book includes menu ideas, decorating tips, thoughts on creating the perfect gift bag. There are suggestions for spa treatments your guests can enjoy, and the kit comes packaged in a shiny box with invitations, matching envelopes and a guest book.
- Old Home Town - 25 years ago
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A11
- A bill introduced in the Kansas House would allow two Lawrence city commissioners to meet privately to discuss city business without violating the Kansas Open Meetings Law. Three city commissioners here favored the change, two did not. The law would, in effect, move the quorum figure to four rather than three, allowing two to meet in private.
- Old Home Town - 40 years ago
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A11
- Bessie Bennett announced she was a candidate for re-election as county treasurer in the fall elections. A Republican, she was the first here to announce a candidacy for any office.
- Child care needed at Centro Hispano
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A4
- Centro Hispano seeks child care assistance for its women’s group, which meets every other Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Snacks and activities are provided.
- Spring bulbs
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on C1
- Do not attempt to mulch or cover emerging spring bulbs. Their top growth should be visible as February proceeds. The plants will slow naturally during cold spells, and the well-protected flower buds will not be harmed by freezes.
- Atlantis’ astronaut well, helps with spacewalk
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A8
- Shuttle Atlantis’ sick German astronaut looked and sounded well Sunday as he helped a crewmate prepare for a spacewalk that should have been his.
- Mayor responsive, but remains critical
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A8
- Kirkwood Mayor Mike Swoboda opened his eyes Sunday and squeezed his friend’s fingers. “It was one of the best feelings I’ve ever had,” said family spokesman Tom Noonan.
- Flapjacks flip Fargo into record book
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A8
- This feast was for the record books, and it only took 34,818 pancakes to get there.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A11
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Feb.11, 1908: “Company H, 20th Kansas Volunteers, the Lawrence company of the famous Kansas regiment that served so nobly in the Philippines during the Philippine campaign, has decided to revive a movement to erect a monument upon its lot in the local cemetery and to push the matter to realization as soon as possible.
- Personal choice
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A11
- To the editor: I am like Craig Tucker in his Jan. 29 letter to the editor in that the increase in “Christian” letters to the editor disturbs and frightens me. His letter made me realize that the established churches must not be meeting the spiritual needs of their members or that the money-changers that Jesus evicted are back in full force in the temples.
- Baker University marks 150 years this week
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A3
- Baker University, Kansas’ oldest university, turns 150 years old Tuesday. That day just happens to be Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, although he was born 49 years before Baker’s creation. “I don’t know if it was by coincidence or not,” said Steve Rottinghaus, Baker University public relations director. “Baker and Abe Lincoln do share the same birthday.”
- Roy Scheider, the police chief in ‘Jaws,’ dies at 75
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B10
- Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his role as a police chief in the blockbuster movie “Jaws,” died Sunday. He was 75.
- Adoption makes family whole
- After months in Nepal, mother returns to Lawrence with new daughter
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A3
- This is a story about love and compassion. More specifically, it is the story of an orphan from Nepal named Tara, for the Buddhist goddess of compassion, and nicknamed Jampa, meaning loving kindness in Tibet. It’s also about her mother, AnnMarie Glodich, who spent nearly six months in Nepal urging government officials to let her take the baby home, and her father, George Thompson, who stayed in Lawrence lobbying senators and ambassadors.
- Presidents’ locks going on display
- Compiling ‘hair album’ in 19th century wasn’t considered odd
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A1
- It might be the strangest way to spend Presidents Day. For the first time, The Academy of Natural Sciences is displaying a scrapbook that has locks of hair from the first 12 U.S. presidents. It will be on view Saturday through Feb. 18.
- Auto thefts in KC rise
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A4
- Auto thefts in some areas around Kansas City have been on the rise despite a national trend downward in the first half of 2007. Police attribute many of the thefts to organized groups, including a juvenile gang.
- University Floral helping with Habitat
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B11
- University Floral, Lawrence, is donating a percentage of sales of flowers for Valentine’s Day arrangements to assist in building a Habitat for Humanity home in Lawrence.
- Firefighters dig through burned Camden market
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A8
- Firefighters dug through the wreckage of London’s famed Camden market Sunday trying to determine what sparked a massive blaze that caused extensive damage to the market and area buildings.
- President wounded, leader’s car fired on
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A8
- Rebel soldiers shot and wounded East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta and opened fire on the prime minister today as part of a failed coup in the recently independent nation, officials said.
- Not just their parents’ election: Kids are liking race, too
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on C8
- “I voted for Barack Abooma!” bragged Davita Randall the other day. One should perhaps forgive the mispronunciation. After all, she and her brother Davin, also an “Abooma” enthusiast, are only in kindergarten.
- Latest incident provides city ammunition in forcing closure of ‘public nuisance’
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A1
- The latest violence at Last Call has left local residents fed up and demanding a solution. “This is a steady barrage of bad elements and incidents that are happening there, and they need to go,” said Phyllis Bia, whose Giant Flea store is right next door to Last Call, 729 N.H. “Prior to this and what happened on K-10, right then I knew that this had really gone so far, they need to get rid of it. There’s no way of cleaning it up.”
- On the record
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A4
- A 58-year-old Lawrence man was injured in an accident early Saturday morning on U.S. Highway 59. Larry R. Powers was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital after his 1998 Town & Country van was struck by another vehicle crossing into the northbound lane of U.S. 59.
- Clinton replaces campaign manager
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A8
- Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton replaced campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle with longtime aide Maggie Williams on Sunday, engineering a shake-up in a presidential campaign struggling to overcome rival Sen. Barack Obama’s financial and political strengths.
- Another downtown shooting
- Gunfire sends 3 to area hospitals
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A1
- Carol Roberts heard it again: Bam. Bam. Bam-bam-bam. The Hobbs Taylor Lofts resident has learned what gunfire sounds like since moving in across from Last Call, 729 N.H., in 2005. And early Sunday morning, she heard that sound again when three people were shot outside of the private club shortly before 3 a.m. All three were taken to area hospitals, where at least two remained Sunday night.
- Winehouse grabs 5 Grammys; Hancock wins album of the year
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B10
- Trapped half a world away by the place she promised to never “go, go, go,” a vibrant, exuberant Amy Winehouse dominated the Grammys on Sunday night, winning five awards and delivering a defiant performance of her autobiographical hit “Rehab” via satellite from London.
- City Commission agenda: Leaders expected to create task force
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A4
- City commissioners are scheduled to appoint a new Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Protection. The task force will be charged with reporting greenhouse gas emissions from city operations and recommending ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions “while preserving economic development, transportation options and the ability of responsible producers of energy to provide stable and cost-effective energy supply.”
- 12 ‘green’ homes planned
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B12
- A nonprofit group charged with leading tornado-damaged Greensburg’s environmentally friendly initiatives has announced plans for a dozen “green” demonstration homes.
- Review: Comic twist on ‘Rumpelstiltskin’ yarn broadens appeal to younger audience
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A6
- Kansas University Theatre for Young People manages to spin gold in this unique production of “Rumpelstiltskin.” The macabre Brothers Grimm fairy tale is given a lighthearted retelling by guest artist Moses Goldberg, making it palatable for the youngest of audiences.
- State line big factor in coal plant proposals
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A3
- The question often comes up when discussing the proposed coal-burning power plants in western Kansas: If most of the electricity is for people in Colorado, then why not build the project in Colorado? Or as some have put it: Why should Kansas get all the pollution and almost none of the power? It’s a key question as legislators and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius wrestle over the proposal by Sunflower Electric Power Corp. to build two 700-megawatt plants near Holcomb.
- City growth forces change
- Residents of area west of Lawrence make adjustments as developments move in
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A1
- The birds already have left. Bill and Darlene Naff still watch for them from their cozy living room atop the hill at Sixth Street and Queens Road. Bill watches from his recliner positioned next to a humming electric heater, and Darlene from a corner chair comfortable for her needlepointing. But the covey of quail, the meadowlarks and the red birds are just gone. It’s no wonder, Darlene says in between stitches. The ponds that used to water both the birds and the neighbor’s wandering white herd of Charolais cattle have been replaced by suburban-style houses and city streets.
- Weekly tea time takes an ‘educational’ turn
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on C1
- “Tea at Three on Thursdays” takes place in the lobby of the Traditions area on level 4 of the Kansas Union at Kansas University. It provides an opportunity for students, staff and faculty to gather together to enjoy free tea, cookies and conversation in a comfortable setting.
- Flu strains not a good match for vaccine
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Seasonal influenza is spreading widely throughout the United States, with nearly half the cases caused by strains of the virus that are not directly covered by this year’s flu vaccine.
- Top 25 Roundup: Huskies knock off UCLA
- No. 5 Bruins suffer painful loss - literally - on the road
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B5
- Washington didn’t just beat rugged UCLA. The Huskies beat up the big, bad Bruins - literally socked one of them in the nose.
- Kansas athletes shine at track and field meet
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B7
- Kansas University seniors Kate Sultanova and Egor Agafonov and sophomore Jordan Scott each leads the country in his or her respective event after setting meet records for the KU track and field team this weekend at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational.
- Olmert rules out major invasion of Gaza Strip
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday ruled out a broad military operation in the Gaza Strip, deflecting rising anger after an 8-year-old boy lost a leg in a Palestinian rocket attack.
- KU softball wins UCF tourney title
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B7
- Valerie George allowed just four hits in seven shutout innings, and Kansas University collected six runs off six hits in a 6-0 victory over Central Florida in the championship game of the UCF Softball Invitational on Sunday.
- Kansas tennis splits
- Jayhawks fall to Illini, rout SLU
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B7
- Just four matches into her junior campaign, Edina Horvath is already in what many athletes refer to as “The Zone.” Horvath has yet to lose in either a doubles or singles match this year and improved to 8-0 overall following the home opener for the Kansas University women’s tennis team against Illinois and Saint Louis on Sunday at First Serve.
- Cowgirls outrun Nebraska, 92-81
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B5
- Andrea Riley scored 24 points, and Shaunte Smith added 20, leading No. 17 Oklahoma State women over Nebraska, 92-81, on Sunday.
- Relaxed Lowery wins Pebble Beach
- Tournament drought stopped in playoff with Singh
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B2
- Having gone more than seven years and 199 tournaments without winning, Steve Lowery had every reason to feel out of his element Sunday.
- Wildfires burn homes, force evacuations
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Wind-whipped wildfires chased churchgoers from worship, forced hundreds of residents to flee homes and closed highways across the rain-starved Carolinas and Virginia on Sunday.
- UT packs tough 1-2 punch
- Augustin, Abrams fill void left by Durant’s departure: ‘They are two of the best around’
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B4
- Last year, Texas had the top point producer in the Big 12 Conference in Kevin Durant. This year, the Longhorns are fueled by the league’s No. 2 and 3 scorers - sophomore D.J. Augustin (19.7) and junior A.J. Abrams (17.9). “They are two of the best (guards) around,” KU coach Bill Self said.
- President threatens to cut off oil to US
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A2
- President Hugo Chavez on Sunday threatened to cut off oil sales to the United States in an “economic war” if Exxon Mobil Corp. wins court judgments to seize billions of dollars in Venezuelan assets.
- Peterson propels NFC to Pro Bowl victory
- Rookie MVP, Owens each score pair of touchdowns in 42-30 victory
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B3
- Adrian Peterson stood in front of the car he’d just won as MVP of the Pro Bowl. He wiggled the keys, leaned against the red roof and soaked in the acclaim. Quite a way to finish off a rookie season.
- Recognizing historic homes
- Subdivisions were marketed exclusively to black buyers
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on C8
- Young, working-class and black, Henry Bolden Jr. was not the kind of person who bought a new house in 1946, even in the North.
- OU’s Coale makes pledge
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B2
- Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale pledged Sunday to donate $1 to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s cancer fund for every student who attends the 10th-ranked Sooners’ final three regular-season home games.
- Blowing snow creates dangerous conditions
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A2
- It was so cold Sunday in the Upper Midwest, and visibility was so poor in blowing snow, that church services were called off in parts of Michigan. At noon, thermometers in one North Dakota town still registered only 20 below zero.
- Lawyer: Clemens will be investigated
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on B2
- One of Brian McNamee’s lawyers said Sunday he believed the Justice Department will open a criminal investigation into Roger Clemens’ denials of doping.
- Refugees flee Darfur after airstrikes
- February 11, 2008
- Up to 12,000 refugees fled Sudan’s Darfur region to neighboring Chad over the weekend following air strikes by the Sudanese military and thousands more may be coming, the U.N. refugee agency said Sunday.
- Study: Finding a mate can be sealed with a kiss
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A2
- A kiss, it turns out, is definitely not always just a kiss. As Valentine’s Day approaches, research has begun shedding light on that most basic of all human expressions of love - the smooch - which has received surprisingly little scientific scrutiny.
- Change what?
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A11
- To the editor: “Change.” “Change we can believe in.” “Change agent.” “Time for change.” “Demand change.” “Stand up for change.” “Change of direction.”
- E-limination
- Recycling electronics easy to do, better for the environment
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on C1
- If you’ve got an old computer and you’re planning to toss it in the trash, you might want to rethink that decision. It can be recycled, although it’s an easier venture in some places in the region than others. Better yet: Sometimes for free.
- Capitol Briefing
- News from the Kansas Statehouse
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A6
- ¢ Senate to take up medical marijuana bill ¢ Topekan announces Ed Board candidacy¢ More funds sought for safety-net clinics¢ Anti-tax advocate Norquist visits Capitol
- Most in poll believe US now suffering from recession
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A8
- Empty homes and for-sale signs clutter neighborhoods. You’ve lost your job or know someone who has. Your paycheck and nest egg are taking a hit. Could the country be in recession?
- Attacks strike new US allies
- Gates arrives in Baghdad, warns Iraqi leaders
- February 11, 2008 in print edition on A10
- Car bombs and gunmen struck new U.S. allies, police and civilians Sunday in northern Iraq, killing more than 50 people. The spate of attacks came even as the American military released a captured diary and another document they say show al-Qaida in Iraq cracking under a Sunni revolt against its brutal tactics.
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