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Archive for Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Also from March 12

Births
Blog entries
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
KU women vs. Nebraska KU football Pro Day & press conference 2008 All-Area Boys Basketball
Podcasts
Polls
Have you ever been unemployed, and if so, for how long?

Poll results

Response Percent
I’ve never been unemployed.
 
34%
I once was unemployed for up to three months.
 
22%
I once was unemployed for three to six months.
 
12%
I once was unemployed for six months to a year.
 
10%
I once was unemployed for more than a year.
 
10%
I’m currently unemployed.
 
9%
Total 366
Videos

Lead stories

6:00 a.m.
Bob Lominska has tapped into several silver maple trees on his property to get maple syrup. After drilling into his trees and hanging buckets, Lominska has collected around 5 gallons of raw sap so far this season. Maple market
March 11, 2008 in print edition on 1C
Bob Lominska is a farmer, so he knows about tending the land. But he also has an appreciation for what he calls “edible landscapes” - wild food sources that require little or no maintenance. As a child, Lominska found these wild food sources on the south shore of Long Island, where he gathered blueberries and wineberries and went fishing, crabbing and clamming.
7:00 a.m.
Major C. Edwards Jr., left, and Durell Jones face murder charges in the October 2006 shooting death of Anthony "Clacc" Vital. 2 charged in shooting death
March 12, 2008 in print edition on 1A
Douglas County authorities believe they’ve closed the book this week on a murder investigation that began 17 months ago with the discovery of a body on a private country lane. Two men, already in custody awaiting sentencing in federal cases, were charged in Douglas County with the murder of Lawrence hip-hop musician Anthony “Clacc” Vital, 28.
12:00 p.m.
Friends Lauren Courtney and Mark Miles use a computer at the Lawrence Workforce Center, 2540 Iowa, to look at job listings in the Lawrence area Tuesday. The  city's unemployment rate is 4 percent, about a half percent less than statewide average and about a full percent less than national average. Job rate here still better than nation’s
March 12, 2008 in print edition on 1A
Suzi Dorei spent Tuesday afternoon at the Lawrence Workforce Center polishing her resume and navigating her way through online job postings. As concerns grow about a worsening economy, Dorei said she’s also had to lower her expectations about how to make ends meet.
4:00 p.m.
The KU bench celebrates late in the game. Stayin’ alive
March 12, 2008 in print edition on 1B
Same old Kansas University women’s basketball team. Too many turnovers. Too many fouls. Too many : Wait a minute. The Jayhawks won.
11:45 p.m.
Kansas' LaChelda Jacobs, right, drives on OSU's Taylor Hardeman. Jacobs had 15 points in the Jayhawks' 82-62 loss Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo. Municipal massacre
March 12, 2008 in print edition on 1B
Forget, heck. For Oklahoma State’s women’s basketball team, revenge was sweet. With visions of 2007 still dancing in their heads, the Cowgirls hully-gullied Kansas, 82-62, in a Big 12 Conference Tournament quarterfinal Wednesday night at Municipal Auditorium.

All stories

Municipal massacre
Cowgirls get even for last year
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B1
Forget, heck. For Oklahoma State’s women’s basketball team, revenge was sweet. With visions of 2007 still dancing in their heads, the Cowgirls hully-gullied Kansas, 82-62, in a Big 12 Conference Tournament quarterfinal Wednesday night at Municipal Auditorium.
6News video: Where have all the bills gone?
March 12, 2008
The Kansas legislative session is at its halfway point, and at least one controversial bill may go up in smoke.
6Sports video: ISU shocks top seeded KSU women
March 12, 2008
The Iowa State women’s basketball team knocked off the top seeded KSU Wildcats in the women’s Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday.
6Sports video: 2009 tourney to start early
March 12, 2008
The Big 12 made the decision months ago to start the 2009 Big 12 Tournament a day earlier.
6Sports video: Rush’s field goal percentage lagging
March 12, 2008
KU guard Brandon Rush has the lowest field goal percentage of the five Jayhawk starters at 41 percent.
6News video: Microburst reaches two year anniversary
March 12, 2008
It was two years ago, Lawrence residents were cleaning up from one of the most destructive storms in the city’s history.
6News video: Advance voting begins for school budget
March 12, 2008
Advance voting began on Wednesday for the Lawrence school board’s request to raise their local option budget.
6News video: Students strive to clean up lake
March 12, 2008
Potter Lake is among the most picturesque and peaceful spots in Lawrence, but that beauty is often marred by litter. A pair of KU students wants to help clean up the trash the lake accumulates.
6News video: Students learn lessons from drunken driving
March 12, 2008
Eighty five people die in alcohol related car crashes each day, and that same number of Free State High School students didn’t talk or interact with friends on Wednesday.
6Sports video: KU women’s title hopes dashed by Cowboys
March 12, 2008
The KU women’s basketball team’s hopes for a Big 12 Tournament title came to an end after falling to Oklahoma State on Wednesday.
6Sports video: A&M too much for Mizzou women
March 12, 2008
Texas A&M defeated Missouri in the women’s 2008 Big 12 Tournament
6Sports video: KU football starts spring practice
March 12, 2008
The KU football team started spring practice on Wednesday.
6News video: Last Call eviction case delayed
March 12, 2008
Attorneys for the group attempting to evict the owner of the former downtown Lawrence night club, Last Call, from his New Hampshire street location have asked for a delay in the case.
6News video: KU student cycling across country for charity
March 12, 2008
Many people enjoy a nice bike ride every now and then, but how about one that spans the entire country? One Lawrence woman is doing just that, and for a good cause.
Woman sat on boyfriend’s toilet seat for two years, authorities say
March 12, 2008
Deputies say a woman in western Kansas became stuck on her boyfriend’s toilet after sitting on it for two years.
Slattery to challenge Roberts for U.S. Senate seat
04:12 p.m., March 12, 2008 Updated 08:09 p.m.
State Democratic officials say former Congressman Jim Slattery of Topeka has reconsidered his political future and will challenge Senator Pat Roberts this fall.
6News Now: Advance voting begins on local-option budget
March 12, 2008
In tonight’s 6News and tomorrow’s Lawrence Journal-World, advance voting begins today on the school board’s request to increase the local-option budget, and the forecast promises rain.
Douglas County phone system back in operation
March 12, 2008
The phone lines to Douglas County government and court offices are working again today, County Administrator Craig Weinaug said.
Top Chef’ offers heat, not light
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B8
I am always mystified by viewers who can make the migration from the just completed “Project Runway” to “Top Chef” (9 p.m., Bravo). There’s simply no comparison.
Horoscopes
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B8
You will draw many to you next year. Your attractiveness mixes well with your caring. Others sense who you are. Communication can flourish if you keep your ideas about different subjects together. If you are single, you might want to leap into a relationship. If you are attached, work together to manifest your goals.
United Way leader retiring
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B10
Johannah “Jo” Bryant plans not to plan a thing during her retirement from the United Way of Douglas County. Well, there is one item on her agenda - joining her 2-year-old grandson in a “Coloring Outside the Lines” class at the Lawrence Arts Center.
Old Home Town - 100 years ago
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A9
From the Lawrence Daily World for March 12, 1908: “Colorado is a state where women vote.
U.S. must help Afghans fight extremists
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A9
Americans are beginning to understand that the struggle against Islamic extremists hinges heavily on the fate of Afghanistan. That country got shortchanged by our focus on Iraq and is slipping back under Taliban control.
Different techniques head off nature’s interlopers in the garden
March 12, 2008 in print edition on C2
At long last, the forecast calls for spring. This week we were to have consecutive days with temperatures in the 60s and just a slight chance of precipitation. For gardeners, who come by their thrills easily, this is exciting news.
KU men’s golf 10th
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B6
Kansas University’s men’s golf team placed 10th at the Cajun Classic at Oakbourne Country Club. Brad Hopfinger tied for 17th.
US commander in Mideast resigns, citing media reports
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A2
The top U.S. commander in the Middle East, whose views on strategy in the region have put him at odds with the Bush administration, abruptly announced his resignation Tuesday, calling reports of such disagreements an untenable “distraction.”
Suspects linked by drugs, law troubles
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A8
Major Edwards Jr. and Durell Jones had one thing in common: illegal drugs. Both men ran afoul of the law during the last few years because of their drug activities, according to federal court papers.
Obama wins Mississippi primary
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A6
Barack Obama coasted to victory in Mississippi’s Democratic primary Tuesday, the latest in a string of racially polarized presidential contests across the Deep South and a final tune-up before next month’s high-stakes race with Hillary Rodham Clinton in Pennsylvania.
Journal-World All-Area Boys Basketball first team
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B4
A listing of the best area boy’s high school basketball players, as selected by the Journal-World.
Stayin’ alive
Jayhawks power past Nebraska
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B1
Same old Kansas University women’s basketball team. Too many turnovers. Too many fouls. Too many : Wait a minute. The Jayhawks won.
Sebelius blasts GOP health care cuts
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A3
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Tuesday expressed frustration with Republican lawmakers who rejected a plan to give poor families subsidies to help them buy insurance.
KU runner honored
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B6
Kansas University junior Nickesha Anderson was named the Midwest Region Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year on Tuesday.
Dickson gets P-L on track
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B4
Before Jeff Dickson arrived at Perry-Lecompton High, the boys basketball team knew how to do one thing well - lose. Whether that came in the form of consecutive losses to archrivals, last-place finishes in the Kaw Valley League or, the worst, finding a way to come up short despite being long on talent, the Kaws had made losing an art form.
Job rate here still better than nation’s
Price of gasoline becoming big factor for commuters
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A1
Suzi Dorei spent Tuesday afternoon at the Lawrence Workforce Center polishing her resume and navigating her way through online job postings. As concerns grow about a worsening economy, Dorei said she’s also had to lower her expectations about how to make ends meet.
City mulls plant action
Staff directed to work on new bid for former Farmland site
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A3
City commissioners are ready to rattle the dice - if not yet quite ready to roll them - on purchasing the environmentally contaminated Farmland Industries site.
People in the news
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B8
¢ Spears to appear on CBS sitcom¢ Clooney pressures sponsor over Darfur¢ John Cho prepares for ‘Star Trek’ frenzy¢ Janet Jackson too ill for ‘SNL’ performance¢ Latin music stars to perform for peace
Greinke yields three homers in victory
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B2
With 47 home runs in the last two years, Eric Byrnes has become one of Arizona’s top power hitters.
Residents rally with Sebelius against coal plants
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A1
For her 14th birthday, Sarina Farb said she wanted to work against the proposed coal-fired power plants.
Predator treatment questioned
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A1
Lawmakers on Tuesday expressed concern about the effectiveness and increasing cost of the state’s sex predator treatment program.
Old Home Town - 25 years ago
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A9
Lawrence High was to play Shawnee Mission South for the Kansas big school basketball championship. Starters for the Lion team, which eventually won the school’s first title since 1948, were Chris Piper, Eric Lienhard, Robb Zinn, Kevin Armitage and Paul Johnston.
New ‘Jayni’s Kitchen’ to feature St. Patrick’s Day fare
March 12, 2008 in print edition on C1
Join “Jayni’s Kitchen” this week for “Traditional Irish Menu” with guest Sorcha Hyland.
Nutrition: It’s a Matter of Fact
March 12, 2008
Q: I teach Foods and Nutrition at a junior high and was wondering if you’ve heard what the theme is the National Nutrition Month this year?
Sad scandals
The willingness of high-profile elected officials to engage in scandalous sexual behavior still baffles many observers.
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A9
Elected officials are human, but it nonetheless is disappointing and somewhat shocking when they make choices and engage in behavior that dishonor themselves and their families and raise questions about their fitness to serve the public.
Coal damage
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A9
To the editor: What are the tax implications for Melvin Neufeld and his group of coal burners? Their main concern seems to be how much money can be generated taking cleanliness out of our air in order to produce electricity for Colorado. What about water?
Helpful officer
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A9
To the editor: Rather than a complaint, I would like to give a word of appreciation to a female Lawrence police officer. Around 7 p.m. on or about March 5, it was pouring down rain outside and a car stalled at the intersection of 23rd and Louisiana streets.
Honors rolling in
Several Jayhawks named to postseason teams
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B1
Kansas University’s Darrell Arthur, Mario Chalmers, Darnell Jackson and Brandon Rush on Tuesday were named to the 10-player United States Basketball Writers Association All-District Six team.
Free trade?
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A9
To the editor: Our congressional leaders are outraged! Boeing and Wichita have lost a juicy defense contract. My sources tell me that Boeing gave it away, and Northrop worked the proposal. Perhaps the real issue is why a European consortium is bidding on U.S. defense contracts!
Efforts to cut higher education funding blocked
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A3
An effort Tuesday to delete several of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ proposed funding increases for higher education was blocked, at least for now.
Study: 1 in 4 teen girls has an STD
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A1
At least one in four teenage American girls has a sexually transmitted disease, suggests a first-of-its-kind federal study that startled some adolescent-health experts.
Teen’s work on cancer nets $100K award
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A8
A North Carolina high schooler beat out 1,600 others nationwide to win a $100,000 scholarship Tuesday for developing a model she used to identify stage II colon cancer patients at a high risk for recurrence.
Kansas Chautauqua seeking food vendors
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B9
Organizers of the Kansas Chautauqua are seeking concession vendors to work at the event, set for June 18-22 in Lawrence.
Fed announces further steps to ease credit
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A7
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday ramped up efforts to provide more relief to squeezed financial institutions, a coordinated action with other central banks aimed at easing a global credit crisis that threatens to push the U.S. economy into its first recession since 2001.
US lists rights abuses in China, other nations
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A7
The United States branded China an authoritarian human rights abuser Tuesday, citing alleged torture, state control of basic aspects of daily life, tight controls on religion and harassment of foreign charities.
Google finishes $3.1B takeover of DoubleClick
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A7
Google Inc.’s long-anticipated acquisition of online ad service DoubleClick Inc. is expected to turn the Internet search leader into an even more powerful marketing vehicle that’s fueled by better insights about consumers.
Gas prices rise to national record
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A2
The cost of filling up the family car climbed to a record high Tuesday, adding to the challenges consumers already face with falling home values and rising food prices.
This week in the Big 12 Conference
March 12, 2008
The first game of the Big 12 tournament, which will feature Oklahoma State against Texas Tech at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, will carry a prominent coaching storyline.
Beasley Big 12’s player of year
Missouri’s Carroll tapped league’s top newcomer
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B2
Michael Beasley was 11 years old when he walked into a tryout for an AAU team that featured future college and NBA star Kevin Durant. Neither paid much attention to the other.
Free State senior steps up
Firebirds’ Weston Wiebe unquestioned team leader
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B4
Weston Wiebe’s senior year didn’t end up the way he hoped. Instead of a return trip to the Class 6A state tournament, and possibly another serious run at a state title, Wiebe and the Firebirds bowed out in the first round, the upset victims of a red-hot Olathe North squad.
Gentle Care manager completes program
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B9
Mary L. Berg, practice manager for Gentle Care Animal Hospital, Lawrence, was among 38 veterinarians and hospital managers who recently completed the Veterinary Management Institute, an intensive management program offered through Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management Executive Education Program and the American Animal Hospital Association.
Bubble trouble?
Which teams are in and which are out from the Big 12 Conference
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B5
Big 12 Conference basketball fans have two ways of looking at their teams’ chances of competing in the big dance, which begins March 20. Situation No. 1: Glass half full. Optimistically, the Big 12 has a chance to land as many as six bids to the tournament.
House fails to override veto of torture bill
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A7
House Democrats on Tuesday failed to overturn President Bush’s veto of a bill that would have prohibited the CIA from using waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques on terrorist suspects.
Space shuttle heads to space station
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A2
Endeavour’s astronauts examined their rocket ship for launch damage Tuesday as they pursued the international space station to deliver a giant robot and part of a Japanese lab.
At least 42 killed; 3 more US soldiers die
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A7
Violence killed at least 42 people Tuesday, including 16 bus passengers caught in a roadside bombing in southern Iraq, after the deadliest day for U.S. troops in precisely six months.
Wooden out of hospital
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B2
John Wooden went from the hospital to a rehabilitation center Tuesday, nearly two weeks after the 97-year-old UCLA coaching great broke his left wrist and collarbone in a fall at home.
Phone service cut to county offices
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A5
Shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday, phone lines to most Douglas County offices, the Douglas County sheriff’s main office and all District Court offices failed.
Bombings kill 24, wound more than 200
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A2
Pakistan’s crisis deepened after two suicide bombings killed 24 people and wounded more than 200 Tuesday in Lahore, and pressure grew for more dialogue with militants as a new government prepares to take office.
Douglass on Hall ballot
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B2
Former Kansas University quarterback Bobby Douglass (1966-68) is among 19 players up for election to the College Football Hall of Fame for the first time this year.
Ryan Wood’s KU football notebook
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B3
Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino confirmed Tuesday that three starters would not be participating in spring practices due to injuries: linebacker Joe Mortensen, center Ryan Cantrell and safety Justin Thornton.
Lions name new coach
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B6
Lawrence High announced its new boys soccer coach Tuesday at LHS.
Divorce impact on retirement costly
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B9
Anyone who is getting divorced faces a daunting array of financial decisions, but none is more important than how to divvy up the retirement assets.
Butler cruises to Horizon crown
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B6
Mike Green matched his career high with 24 points, and No. 12 Butler used a big second-half run to beat Cleveland State, 70-55, for its fifth Horizon League championship and first automatic berth in the NCAAs since 2001.
NBA Roundup
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B6
Scores from around the league.
On the record
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A4
A 13-year-old Tonganoxie boy was in fair condition at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday following an ATV accident. The accident occurred about 4 p.m. Monday at 227th and Garrett in Tonganoxie when an ATV driven by Rydge Sample, 13, collided with another ATV, according to a Leavenworth County Sheriff’s report. There were no other injuries in the accident.
K.C. adds Ravens receiver
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B2
The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to terms Tuesday with free-agent wide receiver Devard Darling, shoring up the team’s receiving corps after the release of Eddie Kennison.
NY governor may have spent $80,000 on call-girl ring
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A2
With pressure mounting on Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign over a call-girl scandal, investigators said Tuesday he was clearly a repeat customer who spent tens of thousands of dollars - perhaps as much as $80,000 - with the high-priced prostitution service over an extended period of time.
Commodities
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B9
Agriculture futures traded higher Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery rose 60 cents to $12.23; May corn added 6.75 cents to $5.725; May oats gained 11.75 cents to $4.025; May soybeans climbed 1.25 cents to $14.0775.
Bottom-seeded Missouri stuns Oklahoma, 70-64; UT, ISU advance
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B6
Missouri’s two best players were a combined 9-for-42 from the field, Oklahoma’s Courtney and Ashley Paris combined for 42 points and 43 rebounds, and Oklahoma led every statistic on the stat sheet except one.
Longball helps KU top Tabor
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B1
The only thing missing from John Allman was him calling his shot before hitting a three-run home run in the first inning of the Kansas University baseball team’s 8-1 victory Tuesday over Tabor at Hoglund Ballpark.
Help still sought in shooting case
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A5
The Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office has renewed its request for the public’s help in solving the shooting of a 5-year-old Linwood girl.
Price Chopper signs with Callahan Creek
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B9
Callahan Creek, a Lawrence-based advertising, public relations and marketing company, now is handling advertising and marketing assignments for Price Chopper, a chain of grocery stores based in Kansas City, Mo.
KSHSAA acts against discrimination
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A5
The Kansas State High School Activities Association’s executive committee has approved two proposals to prevent its member and approved schools from discriminating against sports officials.
U.S., N. Korea to meet over nuclear dispute
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A2
Top U.S. and North Korean diplomats will gather in Geneva on Thursday amid signs that the two sides, with China’s help, have structured a diplomatic framework that could resolve an impasse that had blocked a deal to end Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programs.
Bowen doesn’t expect change
March 12, 2008 in print edition on B1
Clint Bowen is no stranger to Lawrence, a place he has called home since he was a child. Still, when the 35-year old was named defensive coordinator of Kansas University’s football team in January, he found the community to be a little bigger than he thought.
Court rejects funeral picketing law
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A5
If Kansas is going to restrict when and where people can picket funerals, legislators are going to have to enact a new law because of a Kansas Supreme Court ruling Tuesday.
2 charged in shooting death
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A1
Douglas County authorities believe they’ve closed the book this week on a murder investigation that began 17 months ago with the discovery of a body on a private country lane. Two men, already in custody awaiting sentencing in federal cases, were charged in Douglas County with the murder of Lawrence hip-hop musician Anthony “Clacc” Vital, 28.
Police chief in pivotal era dies
Dick Stanwix held post during turbulent 1970s
March 12, 2008 in print edition on A3
R. Richard “Dick” Stanwix, the longtime Lawrence police chief who led the department through the tumultuous era of the early 1970s and was known for having a spirit of cooperation in working with other law enforcement agencies, died Tuesday at age 77.