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Strategic plan charts course to 2015: By Jonathan Kealing; May 13, 2008 in print edition on 3A; By 2015, Kansas University would like all incoming students to have high-quality academic backgrounds, be active in extracurriculars and have a focus on community service. The university would like all graduates to meet certain benchmarks, such as having an interest and capacity for research, being aware of global issues and diversity, and exhibiting strong communication and interpersonal skills.

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Field work ahead: By George Diepenbrock; May 14, 2008 in print edition on 1A; Both sides say it’s a chance to meet two major needs - more athletic venues in Lawrence and a campus to promote child wellness. Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self’s Assists Foundation and the Lawrence school district have had early talks about developing a sports complex.

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Is another coal plant ‘Hail Mary’ in store?: By Scott Rothschild; May 14, 2008 in print edition on 1A; Will there be another “Hail Mary” attempt to get approval of the coal-burning plants project in southwest Kansas? Opponents and supporters of the project said Tuesday that it’s possible. “It’s not totally, totally over yet,” Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson said.

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Lemon aids: By Holly Ramer - Associated Press Writer; May 14, 2008 in print edition on 1C; After nearly a decade in the lemonade business, Josh Thomas is looking forward to handing off some of his responsibilities to a successor. But he’ll probably wait until his brother turns 4, the same age he was when he opened his award-winning stand.

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6News video: School district honors retirees: May 14, 2008; The school district honors more than 35 retirees who - combined - have served more than 750 years in Lawrence schools.
6News video: Fans flock to downtown Lawrence for Wilco concert: May 14, 2008; Music fans from far and wide flock to downtown Lawrence for a unique outdoor concert tonight.
6Sports video: Free State baseball team ready for Thursday’s action: May 14, 2008; The top-seeded Free State High baseball team will try to punch its ticket to state on Thursday.
6News video: Vintage Players travel to local elementary schools: By Lindsey Slater; May 14, 2008; A group of Lawrence seniors bridge a generation and literary gap through fairy tales and nursery rhymes.
6Sports video: Tonganoxie softball season finished: May 14, 2008; The Tonganoxie softball season is over after a 6-5 loss to the Santa Fe Trail Chargers.
6Sports video: KU seniors hit the hardwood with Romary, Keegan on the sidelines: May 14, 2008; Russell Robinson, Sasha Kaun, and Darnell Jackson on the same basketball court with Kevin Romary and Tom Keegan? It may not make much sense, but those KU basketball National Champions hooped it up with the World Company’s sports media giants tonight at Lawrence High School.
6Sports video: LHS baseball team drops Washburn Rural in 6A Regionals: May 14, 2008; The Lawrence High Lion baseball team defeated the Washburn Rural Junior Blues by a final score of 9-1.
6News video: Students rally to clean Potter Lake: By Jesse Fray; May 14, 2008; Students say Potter Lake is nasty, smelly, and unattractive. The lake sits at the center of KU’s campus. Students are rallying together to help clean it up.
6News video: World Harmony Run makes its way to Lawrence: May 14, 2008; It’s a four-month trek that covers 10,000 miles nationwide, and this afternoon the World Harmony Run made its way to Lawrence.
6News video: Rape trial enters third day: May 14, 2008; Science takes center stage as trial for an accused serial rapist enters its third day.
6News video: Man shot in west Lawrence: May 14, 2008; Lawrence police work to piece together details of an early-morning shooting in west Lawrence.
6Sports video: Piper baseball season over after loss: May 14, 2008; The Piper Pirates baseball season is over after an 11-7 loss to the Bishop Ward Cyclones.
6News video: Outdoor Aquatics Center set to open May 24: May 14, 2008; It’s a sure sign that Spring is about to give way to summer - city crews began filling the Outdoor Aquatics Center today.
6News video: Health policy leader fighting for statewide smoking ban: May 14, 2008; The state’s chief health policy leader isn’t giving up on her fight for a statewide smoking ban.
LHS baseball state-bound: By Jason Elmquist; 04:59 p.m., May 14, 2008 Updated 09:11 p.m.; The Lawrence High baseball team is going to state. Lawrence defeated Washburn Rural, 9-1, on Wednesday night at Shawnee County Amateur Baseball Association park in the second round of regionals.
Regents direct universities to undertake background checks on new employees: Policy change takes effect in September; By Jonathan Kealing; May 14, 2008; The Kansas Board of Regents Wednesday afternoon directed all six state universities to implement background checks of new employees by September.
Man injured in early-morning shooting: J-W Staff Reports; May 14, 2008; According to police, a Lawrence man in his 30s was shot early Wednesday morning near the intersection of Sixth Street and Kasold Drive.
Protection One Inc.’s revenues, losses increase: By Mark Fagan; May 14, 2008; Protection One Inc., a national electronic-security company based in Lawrence, recorded both higher revenues and increased losses during the first quarter, changes the company said were attributable largely to results from a merger.
China deploys troops, resources to earthquake-shattered areas: By Audra Ang - Associated Press Writer; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A2; Soldiers hiking over landslide-blocked roads reached the epicenter of China’s devastating earthquake Tuesday, pulling bodies and a few survivors from collapsed buildings. The death toll of more than 12,000 was certain to rise as the buried were found.
Rules issued by Bush administration limit consumer lawsuits: By Pete Yost - Associated Press Writer; May 14, 2008 in print edition on C10; Faced with an unfriendly Congress, the Bush administration has found another, quieter way to make it more difficult for consumers to sue businesses over faulty products. It’s rewriting the bureaucratic rulebook.
Clinton trounces Obama in W.Va.: Associated Press; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A7; Hillary Rodham Clinton coasted to a large but largely symbolic victory in working-class West Virginia on Tuesday, handing Barack Obama one of the worst defeats of the campaign yet scarcely slowing his march toward the Democratic presidential nomination.
Study: More than half in US on chronic medication: By Linda A. Johnson - Associated Press Writer; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A7; For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows.
US should look within for energy solutions: By Cal Thomas; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A10; With gas prices topping $4 a gallon in some regions of the country, now may not be the best time to say something positive about “big oil,” but here goes anyway.
‘Jayni’s Kitchen’ serves up taste of california: J-W Staff Reports; May 14, 2008 in print edition on C1; Join “Jayni’s Kitchen” this week for “California: Berkeley and Beyond.”
People in the news: May 14, 2008 in print edition on B10; ¢ Spears accident caught on video¢ LaBeouf: Drinking, shopping don’t mix¢ Rapper sentenced to 8 years in prison¢ Barrymore pursues hit-and-run driver
‘Extreme’ choices for your next computer: By Consumer Reports; May 14, 2008 in print edition on B11; If there’s a phrase that characterizes the latest crop of desktops and laptops, it’s “going to extremes.” Consumer Reports recently tested the thinnest, smallest and largest laptops it has ever tested, along with laptops and desktops of unprecedented processing speed.
High school sports notebook: J-W Staff Reports; May 14, 2008 in print edition on B7; Lawrence High boys basketball center John Schneider has signed a letter of intent with Barton County Community College.
American League Roundup: Rays take top spot in East: Associated Press; May 14, 2008 in print edition on B4; Gabe Gross singled with no outs in the 11th inning to drive in the first run Mariano Rivera has allowed all season, giving Tampa Bay a victory over the New York Yankees and sending the Rays into first place in the AL East.
Tough as nails: Many on bubble in Big 12 before conference tourney; By Eric Sorrentino; May 14, 2008 in print edition on B7; The importance of the regular season, compared to the postseason, seems to vary within each sport. With football, for instance, it can be argued no other sport places as much importance on the regular season. To even have a shot at a conference title and/or BCS berth, teams typically have a margin of error of one loss.
NBA Roundup: Detroit clinches series: New Orleans crushes San Antonio; Associated Press; May 14, 2008 in print edition on B3; The Detroit Pistons missed 64 percent of their shots and had a rookie filling in for an All-Star at point guard. It didn’t matter.
Firebirds, Lions happy to avoid awkward regional showdown: By Matt Tait; May 14, 2008; The wounds from last year’s regional championship loss are still fresh in the minds of the Free State High baseball players.
Commentary: Sox shouldn’t take back seat to Cubs: By Mike Downey - Chicago Tribune; May 14, 2008 in print edition on B2; As of Monday morning the White Sox were only a game out of first place. Was all of Chicago excited? No.
Stoplight at Wal-Mart entrance approved: J-W Staff Reports; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A5; Commissioners at their Tuesday meeting unanimously agreed to move ahead on plans to install a traffic signal at Sixth Street and Congressional Drive.
City, KU to discuss merging bus system: J-W Staff Reports; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A5; Mayor Mike Dever and other city leaders are scheduled to meet with Kansas University leaders today to discuss the feasibility of operating a merged public transit system.
Leaders warn of mail scam: J-W Staff Reports; May 14, 2008 in print edition on B12; Douglas and Leavenworth county residents are urged to be alert for a company selling documents that can be obtained for only a few dollars in the register of deeds office.
New Urbanism zoning wins 1st approval: J-W Staff Reports; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A5; A new type of development option will soon be available in Lawrence.
Lemon aids: New ingredients perk up summer favorite; By Holly Ramer - Associated Press Writer; May 14, 2008 in print edition on C1; After nearly a decade in the lemonade business, Josh Thomas is looking forward to handing off some of his responsibilities to a successor. But he’ll probably wait until his brother turns 4, the same age he was when he opened his award-winning stand.
UN must ease aid barriers in Myanmar: By Trudy Rubin; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A10; What do you do when the world is lined up to help over a million desperate people hit by a cyclone, and Myanmar’s hard-line junta blocks that help?
Lanes of I-435 in KC area to be closed: J-W Staff Reports; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A4; Weather permitting, all eastbound lanes of Interstate 435 at the U.S. Highway 69 interchange in Overland Park will close during overnight hours from Friday through Sunday for bridge construction work, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation.
Fire-eaters could heat up downtown: Street performers would congregate during proposed Busker Fest 2008; By Chad Lawhorn; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A3; You thought the mid-August weekend when Kansas University students returned to Lawrence was crazy enough. Just imagine what it will be like when you add fire-eaters. It looks like there will be no need to imagine.
An Obama-Clinton ticket?: History shows, stranger things have happened; By Dick Polman - The Philadelphia Inquirer; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A11; Obama-Clinton. Don’t rule it out. I’m aware that the Democratic “dream team” scenario is widely scorned by the practitioners of conventional wisdom. But now that Barack Obama has attained the status of near-presumptive nominee, I wouldn’t be shocked to hear a growing clamor for a shotgun marriage, forged for the good of the party.
District recognizes veteran teachers: J-W Staff Reports; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A3; The Lawrence school board this week recognized teachers who have served a quarter-century in the profession.
Economic anxiety highest since 1981: By Jon Cohen and Steven Mufson - The Washington Post; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A6; Nearly seven in 10 Americans are worried about maintaining their standard of living, as concern has spiked higher in just the past five months, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Commodities: May 14, 2008 in print edition on B11; Agriculture futures traded mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery fell 9.75 cents to $7.9575 a bushel; July corn fell 7.5 cents to $6.0725; July oats rose 1 cents to $4.11; July soybeans gained 37 cents to $13.795.
Victim testifies about sexual assault: J-W Staff Reports; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A5; Another woman took the stand Tuesday in Douglas County District Court and described a sexual assault that occurred more than a decade ago.
Nutrition labels on pet food sought: By Queenie Wong - McClatchy Newspapers; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A9; Future pet food labels that indicate the number of calories per serving could help obese animals shed the extra pounds, a veterinarians’ association recommended to the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday.
Vatican: It’s OK to believe in aliens: Associated Press; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A9; Believing that the universe may contain alien life does not contradict a faith in God, the Vatican’s chief astronomer said in an interview published Tuesday.
National League Roundup: Mets’ Maine stymies Nationals: Associated Press; May 14, 2008 in print edition on B4; Ryan Church homered, doubled and drove in four runs against his former team, and John Maine pitched six sharp innings to lead New York over Washington.
Clinton sees biggest boost in net worth: By Greg Gordon - McClatchy Newspapers; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A1; Propelled by her husband’s post-White House earnings, Sen. Hillary Clinton’s average net worth soared from red ink to $30.7 million between 2000 and 2006, the fastest financial climb among members of Congress who arrived without assets, a watchdog group reported Tuesday.
Horoscopes: May 14, 2008 in print edition on B10; Often, sudden events and unexpected developments force you to take another look. You frequently could reverse course, surprising even yourself. If you are single, you could meet someone very special through your work or public commitments.
Commission to hear annexation request: J-W Staff Reports; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A3; A developer’s request for annexation into the city of Lawrence goes before the Douglas County Commission tonight.
Change in pact to ease potential affiliations: By Jonathan Kealing; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A5; The Kansas University Hospital Authority board endorsed a technical alteration to its affiliation agreement with KU Medical Center and KU Physicians Inc. in order to advance discussions on the planned Cancer Partners Advisory Board.
Old Home Town - 100 years ago: May 14, 2008 in print edition on A10; From the Lawrence Daily World for May 14, 1908: “Efforts of local ministers to assist in setting up a Law and Order League moved along last night as three ministers were named to help organize the project.
Votes on oil supply are symbolic: By H. Josef Hebert - Associated Press Writer; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A7; Congress voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to challenge President Bush to temporarily halt the daily shipment of thousands of barrels of oil into the government’s emergency reserve.
Panda preserves reportedly safe: Associated Press; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A2; All the pandas at the world’s most famous panda preserve were reported safe late Tuesday, more than a day after China’s worst earthquake in three decades closed off the remote, mountainous area.
Old Home Town - 25 years ago: May 14, 2008 in print edition on A10; Douglas County was gearing up for a May 30 official reopening of Lone Star Lake for recreational use - the first open season in three years at the lake 14 miles southwest of Lawrence.
Longtime broker takes job in Prairie Village: By Mark Fagan; May 14, 2008 in print edition on B11; Mark Buhler, a longtime leader in Lawrence’s real estate community, former Douglas County commissioner and onetime state senator, this week started work in Johnson County.
Bonds re-indicted: By Paul Elias - Associated Press Writer; May 14, 2008 in print edition on B5; Barry Bonds was charged in a new indictment Tuesday with 15 felony counts alleging he lied to a grand jury when he denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs and that he hampered the federal government’s doping investigation.
Is another coal plant ‘Hail Mary’ in store?: By Scott Rothschild; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A1; Will there be another “Hail Mary” attempt to get approval of the coal-burning plants project in southwest Kansas? Opponents and supporters of the project said Tuesday that it’s possible. “It’s not totally, totally over yet,” Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson said.
Bombs kill 80 in western city: May 14, 2008 in print edition on A2; A series of bombs exploded across the ancient city of Jaipur on Tuesday, killing at least 80 people and transforming busy markets, a jewelry bazaar and a Hindu temple into scenes of carnage.
Doctors back Ditka group: May 14, 2008 in print edition on B2; Mike Ditka gained some important support in his bid to help players who are now ailing in retirement.
Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook: By Gary Bedore; May 14, 2008 in print edition on B6; Kansas University coach Bill Self and Tennessee’s Pat Summitt tonight will receive the Winged Foot Award at the New York Athletic Club.
Kansas University’s seniors will have one more hometown go-round: By Tom Keegan; May 14, 2008 in print edition on B1; These days, two groups of basketball players dominate the brains of obsessed fans of Kansas University hoops.
Students rally after thief takes donations: Veritas community raises $1,700 to aid overseas youth; By Mark Boyle; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A3; Annette Tiegreen says her second-graders are excited to help out other children around the world, namely those enslaved in Thailand.
KU student dies of ‘acute illness’: J-W Staff Reports; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A5; Christopher Wempe, a 20-year-old Kansas University student in the School of Engineering, died Monday in Lincoln, Neb.
Teen exercise protects against breast cancer: By Lauran Neergaard - Associated Press Writer; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A1; Get your daughters off the couch: New research shows exercise during the teen years - starting as young as age 12 - can help protect girls from breast cancer when they’re grown.
LHS baseball moved: J-W Staff Reports; May 14, 2008 in print edition on B6; The Lawrence High School baseball regional game scheduled for 2 p.m. today against Manhattan has been moved from Washburn University to the Shawnee County Amateur Baseball Association park in Topeka.
Knicks introduce D’Antoni: May 14, 2008 in print edition on B2; The New York Knicks introduced Mike D’Antoni as their new coach Tuesday, hoping his high-scoring brand of basketball will turn around a team with seven straight losing seasons.
Arsonists sought in wildfire outbreak: May 14, 2008 in print edition on A2; Investigators searched Tuesday for one or more arsonists behind a string of stubborn wildfires that have destroyed at least 40 homes on Florida’s Atlantic coast.
‘Adirondacks’ visits US’ largest park: By Kevin McDonough; May 14, 2008 in print edition on B10; A sure sign of summer, or at least summer programming, arrives with “The Adirondacks” (8 p.m., PBS, check local listings), a two-hour meditation on the largest park in the lower 48 states, presented in high definition where available.
Rebuilding unlikely in tornado-ravaged town: May 14, 2008 in print edition on A2; No government money will be awarded for rebuilding any of the 114 homes leveled by a deadly tornado that tore through one of the nation’s most polluted areas, state and federal officials said Tuesday on a tour of the region.
Median home prices drop in many cities: May 14, 2008 in print edition on A2; Median home prices fell in two-thirds of the cities surveyed during the first three months of this year while sales declined in 46 states compared with a year ago, according to the latest report highlighting the depth of the nation’s housing woes.
Myanmar aid distribution blocked: Associated Press; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A9; Police barred foreign aid workers from reaching cyclone survivors in hard-hit areas Tuesday, while emergency food shipments backed up at the main airport for Myanmar’s biggest city.
Enticing plan: The Lawrence school district is attacking its athletic facility needs with a practical short-term plan and an ambitious long-range goal.; J-W Editorials; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A10; The plan outlined this week by Lawrence Schools Superintendent Randy Weseman is a reasonable strategy to address immediate high school athletic facility needs and set the stage for the long-range possibility of a districtwide sports facility.
KU’s Lee accepts coaching position: Ex-Jayhawk heading to Gardner-Webb; By Gary Bedore; May 14, 2008 in print edition on B1; Michael Lee has landed his first full-time NCAA Div. I men’s basketball assistant coaching position at the age of 25. Lee, a former Kansas University guard who worked as graduate student manager this past season for the national champion Jayhawks, on Tuesday was hired as assistant at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C.
Pump patrol: May 14, 2008 in print edition on A3; The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $3.65 at several locations.
Slow food movement honors local traditions: By Susan Krumm; May 14, 2008 in print edition on C1; According to Kathy Walsten, a nutrition educator in the Department of Human Nutrition at Kansas State University, slow food aims to be everything fast food is not. It’s slow in the making and the eating, and it’s fresh, not processed.
Old Home Town - 40 years ago: May 14, 2008 in print edition on A10; Work was due to begin soon on the new Lawrence municipal swimming pool in Central Park.
Guillen’s two RBIs lift K.C.: Outfielder starting to turn corner, teammates say; Associated Press; May 14, 2008 in print edition on B1; Jose Guillen has turned jeers into cheers. He was booed after going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts to drop his average to .165 on May 5. Since then, Guillen has put together a five-game hitting streak, going 10-for-18, with five doubles, to raise his average to .216.
YMCA may open branch in city: By Mark Fagan; May 14, 2008 in print edition on B11; The YMCA is looking into the possibility of opening a fitness storefront or full-scale community center in Lawrence. Such considerations are in their “infancy,” said Rob Sauve, vice president for facilities and property management at the YMCA of Greater Kansas City.
Field work ahead: School, foundation leaders plan ways to build ‘win-win’ city sports complex; By George Diepenbrock; May 14, 2008 in print edition on A1; Both sides say it’s a chance to meet two major needs - more athletic venues in Lawrence and a campus to promote child wellness. Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self’s Assists Foundation and the Lawrence school district have had early talks about developing a sports complex.
Goodell: Spygate matter closed: NFL commissioner meets with ex-Pats video assistant; May 14, 2008 in print edition on B2; Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh disclosed no new rules violations in the Spygate scandal during his meeting with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell or in the tapes that the league released Tuesday.
On the record: May 14, 2008 in print edition on A4; A 19-year-old Lawrence man reported $1,430 of video game equipment stolen May 5 from the 800 block of Missouri Street. Items reported stolen include an Xbox 360 Elite, Nintendo Wii and numerous Xbox and Wii games.

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