Also from November 16
Audio clips
Births
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Polls
Which non-starting Jayhawk do you think most deserves a chance to start after his performance Sunday against UMKC?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Markieff Morris | 48% | |
| Travis Releford | 33% | |
| Tyshawn Taylor | 12% | |
| Marcus Morris | 3% | |
| Other | 0% | |
| Total | 1281 | |
Which Jayhawk impressed you the most in the first half against UMKC?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Sherron Collins | 35% | |
| Markieff Morris | 30% | |
| Tyrel Reed | 20% | |
| Other | 6% | |
| Brady Morningstar | 5% | |
| Total | 201 | |
Who will lead the Jayhawks in scoring against UMKC?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Sherron Collins | 60% | |
| Cole Aldrich | 25% | |
| Tyrel Reed | 6% | |
| Brady Morningstar | 5% | |
| Tyshawn Taylor | 3% | |
| Other | 0% | |
| Total | 80 | |
Videos
- A high of 49, and a low of 31.
- The Kansas Turnpike Authority is looking for the community’s help …
- Who did the Kansas University men’s basketball team defeat in …
- The sounds of Christmas filled the air at the holiday …
- A crowd of about 2,000 gathered to see former-President George …
- End is nearly in sight for the downtown Eudora beautification …
- The Haskell women’s basketball team took on Kansas Wesleyan on …
- Selling a home in today’s depressed real estate market is …
- Last year’s magical season is in the past. The Jayhawks …
- The Longhorns soundly defeated KU on the football grid.
- The Cornhuskers beat the Jayhawks Sunday.
Lead stories
12:06 a.m.
- Turnpike seeks roundabout ‘great ideas’
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on 1A
- Attention, city, county and KU leaders: The Kansas Turnpike has a deal for you. As pillars of the community, you have the opportunity to select something - anything, really - to go into the middle of two of the newest, highest-visibility roundabouts this side of the Chi Omega Fountain: one soon to open at exit 202, which feeds onto Iowa Street and toward the main entrance to Kansas University and another to be built in 2010 at exit 204, which empties into North Lawrence.
- Source document: What would you do?
12:00 p.m.
Meet Joe College- November 16, 2008 in print edition on 1A
- Lawrence T-shirt entrepreneur Larry Sinks may live forever through the phrase Muck Fizzou - the borderline profane motto of Tiger-haters the world over that first rolled off Sinks’ tongue in the early 1980s. But Sinks is not taking any chances on immortality. That’s one of the few chances he won’t take. “My saying is that everybody dies, but only a few people live,” Sinks says from the backroom of his Joe College.com store in downtown Lawrence.
2:00 p.m.
Nuclear reaction: Cast, crew of ‘The Day After’ reunite for 25th anniversary of film shot in Lawrence, KC- November 16, 2008 in print edition on 1D
- Twenty-five years ago, terrorism was a footnote, the economy was thriving, and America was overwhelmingly comfortable with its current president. Still, a sense of fear and impending doom blanketed the nation due to the escalating nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. So when a TV movie aired Nov. 20, 1983, the program became one of the most watched and controversial events of the decade.
6:00 p.m.
Caregivers may find adjustment hard once loved one dies- November 16, 2008 in print edition on 1B
- Margaret “Margo” Gordon, 87, smiles as she looks at a large black-and-white photo of her late husband that is framed and sitting on top of her television. He is wearing a bow tie and a grin. It’s her favorite picture of him. She says she frequently talks to him.
- Photo gallery: Margo Gordon
- Chat: Area specialist to chat about caregiving
7:30 p.m.
FINAL: KU defeats UMKC, 71-56- 6:37 p.m., November 16, 2008 Updated 11:43 p.m.
- FINAL, KU wins 71-56. Releford shows a smooth move in the lane, taking a couple dribbles before gliding to the rim for a finger roll. He also picked up a steal on the previous UMKC possession. Aldrich gets on the floor to help KU corral an offensive board, and he gets rewarded a few seconds later, getting an entry pass and drop-stepping for a thunder dunk. Suddenly, KU’s lead is up to 71-52. UMKC hits two more meaningless baskets, and KU comes away with a 71-56 victory to open the year.
- Photo gallery: KU vs. UMKC
- Poll: Which non-starting Jayhawk do you think most deserves a chance to start after his performance Sunday against UMKC?
- Poll: Which Jayhawk impressed you the most in the first half against UMKC?
- Poll: Who will lead the Jayhawks in scoring against UMKC?
- Audio clips: 2008-09 KU-UMKC basketball
All stories
- KTA looks to community for roundabout inspiration
- November 16, 2008
- The Kansas Turnpike Authority is looking for the community’s help in sprucing up Lawrence’s newest roundabout.
- Home selling tips could beat stale market
- November 16, 2008
- Selling a home in today’s depressed real estate market is tough.
- Haskell women fall to Coyotes
- November 16, 2008
- Maria Parker scored 27 points, and Kortney Smith scored 25, but that wasn’t enough to prevent Haskell Indian Nations University from dropping a 66-59 women’s basketball decision to Kansas Wesleyan on Saturday.
- End in sight for Eudora construction
- November 16, 2008
- Construction in downtown Eudora is almost complete.
- FINAL: KU defeats UMKC, 71-56
- 06:37 p.m., November 16, 2008 Updated 11:43 p.m.
- FINAL, KU wins 71-56. Releford shows a smooth move in the lane, taking a couple dribbles before gliding to the rim for a finger roll. He also picked up a steal on the previous UMKC possession. Aldrich gets on the floor to help KU corral an offensive board, and he gets rewarded a few seconds later, getting an entry pass and drop-stepping for a thunder dunk. Suddenly, KU’s lead is up to 71-52. UMKC hits two more meaningless baskets, and KU comes away with a 71-56 victory to open the year.
- Former President Bush accepts Dole prize, encourages public service
- November 16, 2008
- Former President George H.W. Bush encouraged young people to get involved in public service Sunday afternoon at Kansas University as he accepted the Dole Institute of Politics leadership prize. “There can be no definition of a successful life that does not include service to others,” he said.
- Of Montreal rocks Liberty Hall, breaks moped
- November 16, 2008
- Of Montreal, the Athens, Ga., band that played at Liberty Hall Saturday night, left Lawrence on a sour note.
- Summit participants vow action
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on A1
- World leaders battling a dire and deepening economic crisis vowed Saturday to cooperate more closely, keep a sharper eye out for red-flag problems and give bigger roles to fast-rising nations - but kicked many hard details down the road for their next summit after President-elect Barack Obama takes office.
- LBs go out with bang
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C5
- James Holt said Kansas University’s three linebackers wanted to do more than play well for themselves on Senior Day against Texas. They also wanted to leave an example to those who would play after them.
- Kansas football notebook
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C5
- As if playing the nation’s fourth-ranked team wasn’t difficult enough, Kansas was forced to do it without two of its top players Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
- Nuclear reaction: Cast, crew of ‘The Day After’ reunite for 25th anniversary of film shot in Lawrence, KC
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on D1
- Twenty-five years ago, terrorism was a footnote, the economy was thriving, and America was overwhelmingly comfortable with its current president. Still, a sense of fear and impending doom blanketed the nation due to the escalating nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. So when a TV movie aired Nov. 20, 1983, the program became one of the most watched and controversial events of the decade.
- Pennington probable
- November 16, 2008
- Quarterback Chad Pennington was added to the Miami Dolphins’ injury report because of a sore foot, and he’s listed as probable for today’s game against Oakland.
- Old Home Town - 25 years ago
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B7
- Meetings continued about the city’s comprehensive plan to allow construction of a shopping center in the 600 block of downtown. No firm policies had been established as the bargaining continued. Efforts were being made to counsel those, particularly children, who were distressed after watching “The Day After,” a made-for-TV film about the aftermath of a holocaust.
- Best sellers
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on D3
- New York Times best sellers
- Advice and dissent: Obama reaches out to ex-rivals
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on A5
- Presidents typically say they want to be surrounded by strong-willed people who have the courage to disagree with them. President-elect Barack Obama, reaching out to Hillary Clinton and Republicans, actually might mean it.
- 3 killed in crash during police chase
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B2
- A car that was being chased by the Kansas Highway Patrol crashed into another car, killing three people.
- Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C3
- Kansas basketball coach Bill Self doesn’t expect an easy time tonight against UMKC, a squad that dropped its season opener to North Dakota, 61-56, Friday night on the Kangaroos’ campus. “They played us well here last year, and we had a pretty nice team,” Self said. His eventual national champions led by 10 points with 8:41 left before storming to an 85-62 victory.
- Too early to tell whether this is a turning point
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B7
- The deeper one digs into the returns from this last election, the more portentous the results seem. I know the dangers of deciding too soon that any one election is a turning point. I recall vividly how devastated Republicans were after Lyndon Johnson’s landslide victory over Barry Goldwater in 1964. But four years later, Richard Nixon was on his way to the White House.
- Lyons, Carroll lead MU to season-opening win
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C10
- A round up of Big 12 basketball action
- Obama wants playoff
- November 16, 2008
- It’s not exactly at the top of his agenda, but President-elect Barack Obama says there should be a college football playoff to determine a national champion. In fact, he knows exactly what he wants - an eight-team playoff.
- Steelers likely to be sold
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C2
- Steelers chairman Dan Rooney and his son likely will buy a controlling interest in the team from Rooney’s four brothers.
- KU Dance Company to stage fall concert
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on D8
- A variety of dances will be highlighted Thursday and Friday at the University Dance Company’s fall concerts.
- Tell time like 007
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on D2
- It won’t eject you from a plane, but the limited-edition “Quantum of Solace” watch by Omega can plunge 2,000 feet under the sea. The tweaked Seamaster Planet Ocean watch is the latest in a series of Omega watches released in conjunction with James Bond films. “Bond is a very unique character,” says Omega global brand president Stephen Urquhart. “He’s the modern man’s dream”
- No. 1 UNC rolls, 86-71
- November 16, 2008
- A round of Top 25 men’s basketball action.
- Deaths in milk scandal go uncounted
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on A9
- Li Xiaokai died of kidney failure on the old wooden bed in the family farmhouse, just before dawn on a drizzly Sept. 10. Her grandmother wrapped the 9-month-old in a wool blanket. Her father handed the body to village men for burial by a muddy creek. The doctors and family never knew why she got sick. A day later, state media reported that the type of infant formula she drank had been adulterated with an industrial chemical.
- Majolica pottery valuable today
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on D8
- Majolica was made in many countries, the United States, England, France, Spain, Italy, Germany and Sweden. The word majolica has two meanings to collectors. The first of the tin-glazed pottery known as majolica was made in Spain, then Italy in the 15th century. That type of pottery was popular until the 18th century.
- Nuggets’ Martin fined
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C2
- Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin was fined $20,000 by the NBA on Saturday for his actions after being ejected from a game. Martin was penalized for verbal abuse of an official and failure to leave the court in a timely manner following an ejection in a loss at Cleveland on Thursday.
- Equal right
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: With the election of President-elect Obama, it now appears to be more true than ever that “anyone can be president.” Race, religion and/or gender is not relevant to who is best able to lead our country. Yea for equal opportunity and civil rights. However, there is one class of Americans that do not get the same birthright.
- On the record
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B2
- A window was broken and items reported removed from White Chocolate, 1005 Mass. Police received the report about 4 a.m. Saturday.
- Suspect arrested in office shooting deaths
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on A2
- A 47-year-old engineer arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting three of his co-workers had been laid off hours earlier and returned to the office to ask for a meeting with the victims, police said Saturday.
- Ads are everywhere - even on airport baggage carousels
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on E1
- What’s next: Ads on the back of a speeding ticket? In the latest incarnation of sales pitches infiltrating our lives in ways we cannot avoid, Kansas City International Airport now has advertisements affixed to at least two of its baggage carousels. The placements - called ADspressive Graphics - come from ClearChannel Interspace Airports, using a concept from DoubleTake Marketing.
- ‘Swingtime’ concert to benefit Hospice
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on D8
- A program of standards will benefit the Lawrence chapter of Hospice.
- Lt. governor to speak at ECKAN dinner
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B1
- Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp.’s annual dinner Tuesday in Ottawa.
- Iraq’s Cabinet to vote on security pact with U.S.
- November 16, 2008
- Iraq’s Cabinet will vote today on a security pact that would keep U.S. forces in the country for another three years, a major step in efforts to balance Iraqi demands for national sovereignty with the security concerns of the two allies
- Lawrence native to sign children’s book
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on D8
- Greg Kincaid, a Lawrence native, will sign copies of his first novel, “A Dog Named Christmas,” during an event Dec. 3 at Borders, 700 N.H.
- Worker holidays targeted
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on E1
- California’s generous offering of holidays for state workers - the equivalent of nearly three work weeks - is among the items Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is looking to trim to help counter a mounting budget deficit. Lincoln’s Birthday and Columbus Day would get the ax under a proposal the governor’s administration estimates will save $114 million during this fiscal year and the next one starting in July.
- Times Square getting its first ‘green’ billboard
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on A2
- This winter, New Year’s Eve revelers will have a close-up view of Times Square’s first environmentally friendly billboard powered entirely by wind and sun.
- Paris inches closer to OU history
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C10
- A summary of Big 12 women’s basketball action.
- Judge: Mo. girl’s suicide can be used in Web hoax trial
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on E10
- Evidence from the suicide of a Missouri girl can be used by prosecutors against a woman charged with helping to create a false Internet identity that was used to harass the teenager, a federal judge ruled Friday. The ruling came just days before the start of the potentially groundbreaking trial of Lori Drew, 49, of O’Fallon, Mo., who has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and accessing computers without authorization.
- Animal rights group targets Lindsay Lohan
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on D5
- U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan has been pelted with a flour bomb on arrival at a Paris nightclub wearing a fur stole. Animal rights activists showered the 22-year-old actress with flour when she went to the VIP Room Theater in the early hours of Saturday with her friend, disc jockey Samantha Ronson. The owner of the nightclub helped Lohan dust off her blue sequined dress and black stole before she posed on the red carpet.
- Pakistan, U.S. reach tacit airstrike deal
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on A8
- The United States and Pakistan reached tacit agreement in September on a don’t-ask-don’t-tell policy that allows unmanned Predator aircraft to attack suspected terrorist targets in rugged western Pakistan, according to senior officials in both countries. In recent months, the U.S. drones have fired missiles at Pakistani soil at an average rate of once every four or five days
- Holidays provide time for long-term care talks
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B4
- Fifty million caregivers provide about 80 percent of long-term care in this country. “You likely will either be a family caregiver or need a family caregiver at some point in your lifetime,” said Deborah Halpern, communications director for the National Family Caregivers Association. “The reality is people have been caring for people since Adam and Eve, but the concept of family caregiving is actually new because people are living longer than they ever have before.”
- Veterinary hire at Humane Society expected to make big difference
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on D2
- Board members at the Lawrence Humane Society think it must have been the luck o’ the Irish that brought veterinarian Jenny O’Driscoll to our city. Scarlett, the half-coonhound/half-German wire-haired pointer O’Driscoll adopted from us, is pretty sure she was the real reason.
- McCoy leads way
- Texas QB picks up 30th victory
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C4
- Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium, Texas junior Colt McCoy tied Vince Young’s school record for career victories by a Longhorns starting quarterback. Fittingly, McCoy bagged win No. 30 - against just seven losses - by using his legs à la Young (30-2 career at UT) and once again led No. 4 Texas in rushing during a 35-7 blowout victory against Kansas University.
- Astronauts inspect shuttle Endeavour for any damage
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on A10
- Space shuttle Endeavour’s astronauts unfurled a 100-foot, laser-tipped pole and surveyed their ship for any launch damage Saturday while drawing ever closer to their destination, the international space station. At least two pieces of debris were spotted Friday night in launch photos, Mission Control reported, and engineers were poring over the images to determine whether anything hit Endeavour.
- Seasons’ changes dramatic
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C1
- Snow fell on the 2008 Kansas University football team Saturday for the first time. The curtain fell on their chances of having a truly memorable season long before that. Exactly when did that happen? Can’t remember. The snowflakes barely were visible, small and short-lived, like the hopes of duplicating a magical 12-1 season that ended in an Orange Bowl victory against Virginia Tech.
- Show off fall colors in your pictures
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on D1
- Here are tips from McClatchy Newspapers for turning autumn vistas into awesome pictures.
- Winner named in close Crawford County race
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B2
- Republican Michael Gayoso of Frontenac is the new Crawford County attorney.
- Across nation, gay activists protest Calif. marriage ban
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on A6
- Gay rights supporters waving rainbow colors marched, chanted and danced in cities coast to coast Saturday to protest the vote that banned gay marriage in California and to urge supporters not to quit the fight for the right to wed. Crowds gathered near public buildings in cities large and small, including Boston, San Francisco, Chicago and Fargo, to vent their frustrations, celebrate gay relationships and renew calls for change.
- Timberlake restaurant sued over pay
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on D5
- A busboy is suing Justin Timberlake, saying the pop star’s Manhattan barbecue joint didn’t pay him a legal wage. Felipe Ramales, 26, said in a federal lawsuit filed Friday that he worked for Timberlake’s Southern Comfort restaurant for about a year before he left in June.
- KU volleyball falls to Nebraska
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C3
- Savannah Noyes has played 115 matches now in a Kansas University volleyball uniform. Saturday night arguably was the most important match of her career. You see, Noyes, a senior from Indianola, Neb., was playing her hometown team for the final time. She used to travel 31â2 hours to Nebraska University’s campus nearly every weekend for two years to compete in club volleyball and became quite familiar with most Nebraska players.
- Bowyer Nationwide champ
- Edwards wins series’ season-ending race
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C2
- Carl Edwards won the season-ending Ford 300 on Saturday night, but came up 21 points short in his attempt to overtake Clint Bowyer for the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship.
- Ruth uniform: $310,500
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C2
- SCP Auctions bought a full Babe Ruth 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers road uniform for $310,500 at auction at the Louisville Slugger Museum. SCP Auctions said Saturday that the uniform, the last professional uniform worn by Ruth, was purchased on behalf of a client who is an avid collector of Ruth memorabilia. Ruth was a first-base coach for the Dodgers during the 1938 season.
- Documentary artist coming to Lawrence
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on D8
- A Chicago-based artist will come to Lawrence next month to find submissions for his project “Before I Die I Want To …”
- Big 12 roundup: Missouri clinches North division
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C7
- Chase Daniel threw for 328 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 12 Missouri clinched the Big 12 North and a spot in the conference title game by crushing Iowa State, 52-20, Saturday night. The Tigers’ opponent is still anyone’s guess, with Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech all still in the mix for the South title.
- Horoscopes
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on D5
- For Sunday, Nov. 16: Use the period up to February 2009 to expand intellectually and break past former mental restrictions. During this time, zero in on what you want. Do be careful, as you might discover you really don’t want that desire once you get it! Reflect often, and adjust to your constantly changing needs.
- Educator recalled as a caring gentleman
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B2
- Orvel Criqui came to Lawrence to work in elementary education, then became principal at the city’s lone junior high school before moving on to open its newest school, South Junior High, back in 1968. And throughout his 31 years working in the Lawrence school district, Criqui did it all with the utmost respect, care and high expectations for students, parents, staff and anyone else responsible for the future of the community, state and country.
- Safe haven statute may see more than age changed
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on A3
- A Nebraska lawmaker with an important role in changing the state’s safe-haven statute says the Legislature might be asked to do more than put an age limit in the law that has led to the abandonment of nearly three dozen children
- Boy, 16, seeks record for solo global sailing
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on A2
- A 16-year-old British boy has set out on an attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.
- Bankruptcies
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on E1
- Douglas County residents or businesses filing for bankruptcy protection during the week ended Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Kansas, according to court records.
- Election prompts ‘hundreds’ of race threats, crimes
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on A7
- Cross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting “Assassinate Obama.” Black figures hung from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on homes and cars. Incidents around the country referring to President-elect Barack Obama are dampening the postelection glow of racial progress and harmony, highlighting the stubborn racism that remains in America.
- Big dog on the block: U.S. ship packs a global punch
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on E10
- Rear Adm. Rick Wren’s office is near the flight deck, above the two nuclear reactors. When the mood strikes, he can take a short walk to the bridge and look out at his new neighborhood, though most of the time that’s just blue water from horizon to horizon. Wren has a unique command. No country in the world has anything like the USS George Washington.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B7
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Nov. 16, 1908: There continues to be delirium of excitement among students at the university as a result of the 20-5 Jayhawker football victory over Nebraska the past weekend in Lincoln. A monster bonfire was included in the celebration and when the team came back to town it was escorted in triumph down Massachusetts Street.
- Masters finalists set
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C2
- Nikolay Davydenko reached the Masters Cup final with a 7-5, 6-2 victory Saturday over Andy Murray, who seemed exhausted from his upset of Roger Federer a day earlier. Davydenko will meet Novak Djokovic, who earlier rallied to oust France’s Gilles Simon, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.
- Mickelson fires 66
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C2
- Thailand’s Chapchai Nirat shot a 6-under 65 today in the completion of the third round of the Singapore Open to take a three-stroke lead. Nirat had a 10-under 203 total. Lam Chih Bing was second. Phil Mickelson finished his third round today with a 66, putting him at 6 under and four shots behind. South African Ernie Els also was four back.
- Broken link
- The need for remedial classes appears to be a significant burden for the state’s community colleges.
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B6
- Eighteen community colleges may be more than Kansas needs, but in some parts of the state, they provide a vital link to the higher education system. They also face some problems that state universities don’t have and that the state’s K-12 education system should try to address.
- Guilty plea entered in K.C. slayings
- Defendant avoids death penalty
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B3
- Wyandotte County prosecutors are now seeking a life sentence against a man who killed his pregnant ex-wife, her unborn child and the woman’s 8-month-old daughter. Andrew Anthony Guerrero avoided a possible death sentence by pleading guilty Friday to one count each of capital murder and felony murder. Sentencing was set for Jan. 15.
- Medvedev calls for talks with Obama
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on A2
- The Dmitry Medvedev that made his first appearance in the U.S. capital as Russia’s president was not the same man Russians usually see at home.
- Morningstar: Let’s get it started
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C1
- Brady Morningstar - who during his days at Quail Run Elementary, Southwest Junior High and Free State High - often wondered what it’d be like to start a basketball game at Kansas University, had a final 24 hours to prepare for the big moment.
- Holiday job options differ by region
- Applications increase nationwide, but not necessarily in city
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B1
- The holiday season is normally a boon to people looking for part-time, temporary jobs. Those jobs are scarce in some parts of the country because of the deteriorating national economy and the downturn in retail sales.
- Baker triumphs, awaits word on NAIA playoffs
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C3
- His right ear pressed to a cell phone, Baker University football coach Mike Grossner was scoreboard-watching via friends and relatives. Fifteen or so minutes earlier, the Wildcats had disposed of Avila, 43-9, at Liston Stadium, and Grossner was hoping a couple of dominoes had fallen on Saturday afternoon. Momentarily, he flipped his cell closed.
- Conservatives, be candid on spending
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B6
- Conservatism’s current intellectual chaos reverberated in the Republican ticket’s end-of-campaign crescendo of surreal warnings that big government - verily, “socialism” - would impend were Democrats elected. John McCain and Sarah Palin experienced this epiphany when Barack Obama told a Toledo plumber that he would “spread the wealth around.”
- Stevens falls further behind in Senate race
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is in grave danger of losing re-election after Mark Begich widened his lead to 1,022 votes Friday.
- Fairness
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: The Lawrence City commissioners are considering a new ordinance that would prohibit poor people from asking passers-by for money, a practice known as “panhandling.” A city attorney is properly concerned about such an ordinance’s fairness, about whether the ordinance would prohibit all requests for money.
- India celebrates planting flag on moon
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on A2
- India rejoiced Saturday at joining an elite club by planting its flag on the moon as the country’s space agency released the first pictures of the cratered surface taken by its maiden lunar mission
- KU swimming wins
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C3
- Kansas University’s swimming and diving team rolled past Nebraska-Omaha on Saturday afternoon, 171-80. KU did not lose an event on the day, however, the Jayhawks exhibitioned all of their scores and times in
- Saints’ Brees: Chiefs can be a bit deceiving
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C10
- No. 1 vs. No. 32 sounds like the biggest mismatch of the day. The offense that’s gobbled up the most yardage in the NFL this season will face off against the defense that’s given up the most.
- Thrown for a loss
- Kansas denied by UT
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C1
- This was more about pride. At this point, one of two things could have happened. A touchdown would make the score a bit more respectable; helped the Jayhawks end on a high note; proven - at least to those still in attendance - that the Kansas offense can score anytime, anywhere, on any defense in the country.
- A crime?
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: I was disgusted when I read about the Lawrence City Commission’s plans for a city ordinance designed to prohibit verbal solicitation by the homeless, while still allowing for such “tolerant” groups such as the Scouts or the church to do so.
- Excessive pay
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: I have been reading about AIG and awhile back I was reading about Westar and the severance and bonus packages these corporate employees get even if they have been in the positions for a short period of time, and I wonder how this could happen.
- Caregivers may find adjustment hard once loved one dies
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B1
- Margaret “Margo” Gordon, 87, smiles as she looks at a large black-and-white photo of her late husband that is framed and sitting on top of her television. He is wearing a bow tie and a grin. It’s her favorite picture of him. She says she frequently talks to him.
- ‘Star Trek’ director beams down to Rome
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on D6
- Trekkies, perk up your ears, both pointy and regular: We are about to reveal how it all started. Director and producer J.J. Abrams visited the Eternal City on Friday to give a sneak peek of the early years of Capt. James T. Kirk and the other characters who warp around the galaxy in the upcoming “Star Trek” movie.
- NFL should abolish blackout rule
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C2
- The NFL should worry about what’s happening in Detroit. The combination of unwatchable football and an equally horrid financial climate makes Detroit the confluence of negative forces that severely challenges the NFL’s immunity to economic crisis.
- Nebraska, Ganz gash Wildcats
- Senior QB accounts for 365 yards in 56-28 rout
- November 16, 2008
- Nebraska quarterback Joe Ganz helped rout Kansas State with his arm last year, setting school records for yards and touchdowns. Another rout, another big game from Ganz - with a little help from his feet.
- Boomer stirred by Bond gadgets
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on D1
- Why are men so gaga over James Bond movies? I’m sorry. I just don’t get it. Oh, I understand the whole 007 mystique. I comprehend the appeal of the quintessentially cool, modern Renaissance man. A suave and sophisticated chap who can fend off five would-be assailants then, seconds later, mix two perfect martinis (shaken, not stirred), and bed a gorgeous woman before she can fish the olive out of the glass.
- Officials discuss regional transit plan
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B1
- Officials in Jackson, Clay and Platte counties say they will take the lead on a regional mass transit plan in wake of Kansas City’s failed light-rail proposal.
- District braces for future as teachers reach retirement age
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B1
- The millions of people born in the post-World War II years are hurtling toward retirement, putting a strain on Social Security and entire business sectors. And the Lawrence school district is poised to see its own exodus of baby boomers: 38 percent of the district’s nearly 1,000 teachers and administrators are eligible to retire.
- Office parties downsized
- Gloomy economy takes its toll on celebrations
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on E1
- In this brutal season of cutbacks, the office holiday party is getting downsized, too. From American Express to MTV to the Bend, Ore., city government, employers are canceling Christmas celebrations because of the gloomy economy. At some other workplaces, last year’s catered affair is this season’s potluck.
- Sorenstam one back
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B2
- Annika Sorenstam made up five strokes on leader Angela Stanford on Saturday in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational, shooting a 5-under 67 to cut her deficit to just a stroke with one round left.
- ‘The Paris Enigma’ a complex whodunit with international flair
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on D3
- “The Paris Enigma” (Harper/HarperCollins, $24.95) is a whodunit that provokes thought as well as entertainment, on subjects from waterproof shoeshine cream to ancient Greek physics.
- D.C. public school experiment a test for us all
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B7
- So it seems there’s this new couple coming to town (the husband just got a job with the government). Now they are scouting schools for their children and people are wondering whether they’re going to go public or private.
- Turnpike seeks roundabout ‘great ideas’
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on A1
- Attention, city, county and KU leaders: The Kansas Turnpike has a deal for you. As pillars of the community, you have the opportunity to select something - anything, really - to go into the middle of two of the newest, highest-visibility roundabouts this side of the Chi Omega Fountain: one soon to open at exit 202, which feeds onto Iowa Street and toward the main entrance to Kansas University and another to be built in 2010 at exit 204, which empties into North Lawrence.
- Group sees record donations
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B1
- The Bishop’s Round-Up for Hunger started out as a project for adults, whether it was boxing up donated foods or getting the materials to agencies in need. Now it’s all about the kids.
- Johnson fast in practice
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C2
- Things were definitely looking up for Jimmie Johnson on Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he is hoping to put the finishing touches on a record-tying third straight NASCAR Sprint Cup championship in the season finale.
- KU takes 7th, 8th
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C3
- Led by top-30 performances from Donny Wasinger and Lauren Bonds, the Kansas men’s and women’s cross country teams finished eighth and seventh, respectively, at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Saturday.
- Meet Joe College
- Entrepreneur draws ire of KU Athletics
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on A1
- Lawrence T-shirt entrepreneur Larry Sinks may live forever through the phrase Muck Fizzou - the borderline profane motto of Tiger-haters the world over that first rolled off Sinks’ tongue in the early 1980s. But Sinks is not taking any chances on immortality. That’s one of the few chances he won’t take. “My saying is that everybody dies, but only a few people live,” Sinks says from the backroom of his Joe College.com store in downtown Lawrence.
- Hungry L.A. fires reduce hundreds of homes to ash
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Southern Californians endured a third day of destruction Saturday as wind-blasted wildfires torched hundreds of mobile homes and mansions, forced tens of thousands of people to flee and shut down major freeways.
- A gem emerges from night of ‘Diamonds’
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on D7
- While the Beatles were recording “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” for “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” in 1967, Henry Grossman was with them in the studio on Abbey Road, shooting in black-and-white for Time. The recording started at 8 p.m. and lasted until after midnight, so Grossman had time to take many pictures.
- ‘Despereaux’ measures
- DiCamillo’s children’s books celebrate bravery
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on D3
- Kate DiCamillo recalls the first time she pumped gas in 10-degree weather, without gloves. “I remember sitting in the car, looking at my hands thinking, ‘I’ve permanently damaged myself,”’ she says.
- McCain may face support, opposition from both parties
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on A4
- His hopes for the presidency dashed yet again, John McCain returns to the Senate as the Republican iconoclast his GOP colleagues find hard to embrace and one his Democratic peers would love to win over.
- Four uses for vinegar
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on D1
- Woman’s Day shows why vinegar is not just a tangy dressing for your lettuce and tomato, with four reasons to pull that bottle from out of your cupboard.
- Wounded war orphan in nightmarish limbo
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on E10
- Nobody knows what to do with him now. The small child with a bullet-shattered wrist was crying alone in a house full of corpses when he was found last week by a stranger fleeing a gunbattle between rebels and pro-government militias in eastern Congo. The man carried the boy from the village of Kiwanja to a tiny hospital several miles away and the two- or three-year-old toddler spent the night screaming and his days silent, medical staff said.
- Toddler awaits transplant
- Eudora 3-year-old battles congenital heart defects
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on B5
- Visitors to the Eudora home of Chris and Amanda Ellis are greeted by brightly colored children’s toys. It’s obvious from the small princess dresses that little girls live here. But one of those little girls - 3-year-old Isabelle - hasn’t been at home for two months. She’s in St. Louis, awaiting a heart transplant.
- Alabama remains perfect at 11-0
- LSU erases Troy’s 28-point lead by scoring 30 points in fourth
- November 16, 2008 in print edition on C7
- Javier Arenas ran back a punt 80 yards for one touchdown and set up a score with another long return, helping No. 1 Alabama roll to a 32-7 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday night.The Crimson Tide (11-0, 7-0 SEC) didn’t need a dominant offensive performance to turn back a team that had given ‘Bama fits the past two years.
- NBA Roundup
- November 16, 2008
- ¢Warriors 121, Clippers 103¢Cavaliers 105, Jazz 93¢Blazers 88, T’wolves 83¢Celtics 102, Bucks 97, OT¢Nets 119, Hawks 107¢76ers 110, Thunder 85¢Bulls 104, Pacers 91¢Rockets 91, Hornets 82
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