Also from October 8
Audio clips
Blog entries
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
- Press Conferences & Post-Game Interviews: Kansas linebacker Joe Mortensen
- Press Conferences & Post-Game Interviews: Kansas offensive lineman Jeremiah Hatch
- Press Conferences & Post-Game Interviews: Kansas coach Mark Mangino
- The Morning Rush: Voter registration soars
- Free Speak: The Free State Podcast: First impressions of Free State
- Room 125: The LHS Podcast: Forgetting the lessons of 'The Breakfast Club'
Polls
Should Kansas University football fans stop yelling an obscene chant after kickoffs?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes. | 54% | |
| They should change the chant to something more family-friendly. | 23% | |
| No. | 21% | |
| Total | 1446 | |
Are you registered to vote in November?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes. | 91% | |
| No. | 7% | |
| I’m not old enough. | 1% | |
| Total | 758 | |
Videos
- A first-of-its-kind food fest came to Lawrence earlier this evening. …
- You may have noticed that the Lawrence sidewalks were a …
- The forecast for Thursday, October 8 calls for a high …
- The Aggies are 21-4 all-time against Kansas and are currently …
- An injury accident on K10 this afternoon backed up rush-hour …
- There’s a new kind of property tax relief for low-income …
- Eric Melgren has resigned as United States attorney for Kansas. …
- Kansas will receive more than $1 million in a settlement …
- Police officers in Lawrence say they’re working to determine how …
- A Lawrence man accused of stabbing a homeless man plead …
- Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader will make a campaign stop …
- Free State High School students got a British perspective on …
- City leaders in Eudora have growing concerns about traffic safety …
- Efforts to save the city’s public transportation system seem to …
- Saturday is an extremely important day for the Jayhawks. After …
- Prosecutors charged a 25-year-old Lawrence man with felony aggravated burglary …
- For almost five games, KU running back Jake Sharp was …
- Emergency crews respond to a rollover accident on Kansas Highway …
- A pleasant but windy fall afternoon will lead to a …
- Sunny and mighty fine weather today, highs pushing into the …
- Peggy Wallert, director of community relations and development for Cottonwood …
- NBC’s Tom Brokaw, moderator of the second of three presidential …
- “With the economy on the downturn and retired and older …
- “Who do you have in mind to appoint as Treasury …
- “How will the economic bailout bill help these tough financial …
- “How can we trust either of you with our money …
- Tom Brokaw asks the candidates to prioritize between healthcare, energy …
- “As president - what sacrifices will you ask every American …
- “How would you - as President - try to break …
- Tom Brokaw asks the candidates for their views on social …
- Ingrid Jackson asks the candidates for their views on environmental …
- “Do you believe healthcare should be treated as a commodity?”
- “How will the all the recent economic stress affect our …
- Tom Brokaw asks the candidates for their proposed doctrine for …
- “Should the United States respect Pakistani sovereignty, or should we …
- “How can we apply pressure to Russia for humanitarian issues …
- “If Iran attacks Israel, would you be willing to commit …
- “What don’t you know…and how will you learn it?”
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Oxford dream granted to Lawrence teen who had heart transplants- October 6, 2008 in print edition on 3A
- By the time Rose Naughtin, second from left above, was 12, she was on her third heart. Today, five years after her second heart transplant, the 17-year-old Free State High School senior is looking forward to college and is reflecting on a dream trip.
6:00 a.m.
Voter registration soars - October 8, 2008 in print edition on 1A
- Interest in the November general election appears to be at a fever pitch. And fewer than two weeks from the Kansas registration deadline, election officials expect the number of registered voters to keep climbing. Since the August primary, more than 2,200 new voters have registered here. “This week, it’s exponentially increased,” Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew said.
- Special coverage: Election 2008
10:00 a.m.
Cottonwood clients fear loss of paratransit service- October 8, 2008 in print edition on 3A
- Those light-blue signs sprouting in yards in Lawrence - Vote YES Transit! 2 & 3 - feature a drawing of a full-sized bus to get their point across, but folks from Cottonwood Industries are focusing their attention on the T system’s smaller, airport shuttle-sized vehicles as the Nov. 4 election approaches.
6:00 p.m.
All stories
- Kansas running back steps up
- October 8, 2008
- For almost five games, KU running back Jake Sharp was practically invisible. In a matter of 30 minutes, that all changed for the Jayhawks junior.
- Eudora officials concerned with traffic safety
- October 8, 2008
- City leaders in Eudora have growing concerns about traffic safety on the roads around the schools.
- New festival touts local cuisine
- October 8, 2008
- A first-of-its-kind food fest came to Lawrence earlier this evening. The Lawrence Originals, an independent group of locally-owned restaurants were offering up samples of some of their finest cuisine for a hungry crowd in South Park.
- Man obtains false Social Securty card
- October 8, 2008
- Lawrence Police are working to determine how a man obtained a false Social Security card and number, said Sgt. Bill Cory.
- Wednesday, October 8 weather at 10 p.m.
- October 8, 2008
- The forecast for Thursday, October 8 calls for a high of 76 with a low around 46.
- Kansas plays crucial game Saturday
- October 8, 2008
- Saturday is an extremely important day for the Jayhawks. After Mark Magino’s squad hosts Colorodo, six games remain on the ‘08 Kansas calendar. Four of those contests are against teams ranked in the top seven nationally.
- Campaign won’t elaborate on Jenkins missing KPERS meetings
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B10
- Republican congressional candidate Lynn Jenkins has declined to give a specific reason why she didn’t attend the last three meetings of the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System board of trustees.
- Mangino at center of drive to silence obscene chant at KU football games
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A1
- Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino will ask football fans this week to stop yelling an obscene chant after kickoffs.
- Emergency crews responding to rollover accident on K10; traffic slowed
- 05:19 p.m., October 8, 2008 Updated 05:49 p.m.
- Emergency crews from Eudora and Lawrence Douglas County Fire and Medical are responding to a rollover accident on Kansas Highway 10 near Douglas County Road 1057, east of Lawrence.
- Deadline to file for stimulus checks is set for Wednesday
- October 8, 2008
- The deadline for filing for a federal stimulus payment check keeps getting closer.
- Lawrence students make a point to walk to school today
- October 8, 2008
- Lawrence sidewalks were busier than usual Wednesday morning. Groups of Sunset Hill Elementary School students and their parents abandoned cars and walked to school in support of National Walk to School Day.
- ‘Safe Senior’ program provides tax relief for low-income residents
- County workers trained on new property refund program
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B9
- Some low-income Kansas senior citizens will be eligible for more property tax relief in 2009.
- Free State students meet with their English counterparts via the Web
- During video conference, Free State class learns about life across the pond
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A3
- Thanks to technology at Free State High, an advanced-placement senior politics class participated in the Lawrence school district’s first international video conference, when the class discussed pop culture and politics with students from the Mildenhall College of Technology in England.
- Student group devotes time and energy to helping those with Lou Gehrig’s disease
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A1
- Angela Nascimento helps feed and dress 57-year-old Kent Smalter every day.That’s because her partner of 11 years has ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. It’s a neurological disease that causes progressive muscular atrophy.
- Lawrence men charged in recent auto burglaries
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A4
- Two Lawrence men have been charged in Douglas County District Court in connection with recent car break-ins.
- Man pleads guilty to aggravated battery in stabbing at Lawrence shelter
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A3
- A Lawrence man accused of stabbing a homeless man pleaded guilty to one charge of aggravated battery Wednesday morning in a plea deal reached with prosecutors, court records said.
- Federal prosecutor Marietta Parker to become acting U.S. attorney as Eric Melgren accepts judicial post
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A3
- A seasoned federal prosecutor will become acting U.S. attorney of Kansas Thursday, when U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren takes the oath to become the state’s newest federal district judge.
- One Baldwin City teen released from hospital; other teen in good condition after rollover accident
- October 8, 2008
- One of the Baldwin High School students injured in a rollover accident Friday has been released from the hospital, and the other has been upgraded to good condition.
- Boyda, Jenkins continue duel over missed meetings
- October 8, 2008
- Republican congressional candidate Lynn Jenkins remains on the defensive about missing meetings of a state pensions board.
- Kansas to receive $1.18 million in Eli Lilly settlement relating to Zyprexa
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B9
- Kansas will receive more than $1 million in a settlement with Eli Lilly and Co., which was accused of improperly marketing an antipsychotic drug, Kansas Attorney General Steven Six announced Wednesday.
- Hinson to join KU men’s basketball staff
- October 8, 2008
- Former Missouri State basketball coach Barry Hinson will join Kansas University’s basketball staff as an administrative assistant, KU coach Bill Self confirmed on Wednesday.
- Federal Reserve slashes interest rates in an effort to prop up faltering economy
- October 8, 2008
- The Federal Reserve and six other major central banks from around the world slashed interest rates Wednesday in an attempt to prevent a mushrooming financial crisis from becoming a global economic meltdown.
- Historic powers take center stage in Dallas
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B4
- The debate may continue for the majority of the season as to who’s the best quarterback in the Big 12 Conference, or which team’s spread offense packs the most exciting punch. There’s little debate, though, when considering the most heated, intense and passionate rivalry in the 12-year history of the conference. Unless Big 12 fans have been waking up on another planet the last 12 years, they know the Texas-Oklahoma Red River Rivalry is historically the most coveted ticket to any game in the conference.
- Keegan: Is sky really falling?
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B1
- The defensive line can’t put steady heat on the passer. The offensive line has trouble blowing open rushing lanes and protecting the passer. The running game often crawls. The secondary gets torched regularly. The remaining schedule is as tough as any in the nation. The sky is falling. The sky is falling.
- AIG leaders’ retreat angers lawmakers
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on C10
- Less than a week after the federal government had to bail out American International Group Inc., the company sent executives on a $440,000 retreat to a posh California resort, lawmakers investigating the company’s meltdown said Tuesday.
- Big 12 notebook
- 12:00 a.m., October 8, 2008 Updated 08:12 a.m. in print edition on B4
- Kansas State should be delighted to face punchless Texas A&M on Saturday. After giving up a total of just 16 points in its first two games (North Texas and Montana State), the Wildcats’ defense has been riddled for 133 points in the last three. K-State ranks No. 94 nationally in scoring defense.
- Grub for the gridiron: KU fans share tailgating tips, tricks
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on C1
- Tailgating is serious business for Mark Gwaltney. Before each Kansas University home game this season, he has been at his spot by 8 a.m., ready to tailgate. The grill is priority No. 1, and by 9 a.m. the meat - on this particular weekend 20 pounds of pork butt - is over the flames, and Gwaltney and his helpers are chowing down a just-grilled breakfast.
- City loosens restrictions on water in county
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A3
- The end of a contentious era between city and rural interests in Douglas County began to come to an end Tuesday night. City commissioners unanimously approved a new contract with Douglas County Rural Water District No. 5 that removes long-standing limitations on how many water meters the district can add each year.
- Christmas already?
- Retailers are hoping for a strong holiday season, but shoppers should try to avoid a financial holiday hangover.
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A9
- Wow, is it Christmas already? It used to be that the Christmas shopping didn’t get into full swing until after Thanksgiving. Now, Christmas merchandise is hitting the shelves at about the same time as Halloween costumes.
- Free State squanders lead
- Up 2-0, Firebirds lose three straight sets to Hayden
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B1
- A cluster of fans began packing up early and filing out of Free State High’s gym Tuesday evening, thinking their Firebirds easily had swept their way to a volleyball victory in two sets. Not so fast.
- Four hands better than two
- Lions use 2 goalkeepers in same game to form last line of defense
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B4
- Last week, late in a 2-0 victory against Topeka High, the Lawrence High boys soccer team faced what certainly would have been a major dilemma for any other team. As the Trojans charged the net, looking to cut the Lions’ lead to 2-1, senior goalkeeper Sam Wessels attacked the ball and took out the THS forward in the process. Wessels was given a yellow card for the aggressive tackle and was forced to leave the field.
- A nation’s fate unfolds along the ‘Yangtze’
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B9
- An intimate documentary with the soul of an epic, “Up the Yangtze” on “P.O.V.” (9 p.m., PBS, check local listings) packs more story, more drama, more strange, deadpan humor, political insight, heartache and human emotion into its 90-minute running time than many major motion pictures.
- No hatred between Sox, Rays
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B7
- Exactly why the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays tangle so much is hard to tell. Blame it on a high-and-tight pitch here, a hard slide there.
- Commentary: Athletes in trouble not newsworthy
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B2
- The most interesting thing that came out of O.J. Simpson’s latest - and perhaps last - trial wasn’t that he was so arrogant he thought he could barge into a hotel room with men holding guns and walk away without anyone noticing. After years of following Simpson in action, that was almost expected.
- Old Home Town - 25 years ago
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A9
- Robert Docking, one-time Lawrence banker and four-term Democratic governor of Kansas, died in Arkansas City a day short of his 58th birthday.
- Blood on streets as political crisis worsens
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Thailand suffered its worst political violence in more than 16 years as police battled protesters who besieged the Parliament in their struggle to change the country’s system of democracy. At least one person was killed and more than 400 people were injured.
- On the record
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A4
- A 23-year-old Lawrence woman reported the theft of a black 2007 Hyundai Tiburon between 10 p.m. Oct. 2 and 11 a.m. Oct. 3 from the 1300 block of West Seventh Street. The vehicle, valued at $18,008, was recovered Oct. 6.
- Cottonwood clients fear loss of paratransit service
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A3
- Those light-blue signs sprouting in yards in Lawrence - Vote YES Transit! 2 & 3 - feature a drawing of a full-sized bus to get their point across, but folks from Cottonwood Industries are focusing their attention on the T system’s smaller, airport shuttle-sized vehicles as the Nov. 4 election approaches.
- 20 ways to cut costs, stretch your dollars
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on C10
- Harder times appear to be on the way, even if lawmakers succeed in unclogging the nation’s credit system. It’s time to look around our homes and do what we can to cut costs, avoid unnecessary repairs and preserve cash.
- Ethanol plant files for bankruptcy
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B10
- The collapse of the ethanol boom continues as a Pratt-based ethanol producer is the latest to file bankruptcy.
- Lawrence visibly irritated after latest 3-0 home loss
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B7
- You didn’t have to wait long to see what kind of toll the latest loss for the Lawrence High boys soccer team - a 3-0 setback to Olathe Northwest on Tuesday night - had taken on the team. As he walked off the field and headed for the parking lot, senior forward Eddie Okene let out a roaring scream that might have been heard in Downtown Lawrence.
- American shares Nobel Prize in physics
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Two Japanese citizens and an American won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for discoveries that help explain the behavior of the smallest particles of matter.
- After-hours mixer at University Theatre
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A3
- The KU University Theatre, 1530 Naismith Drive, will kick off its 85th season with the Chamber of Commerce After-Hours Mixer from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. today.
- Palin speaks with group of reporters
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A7
- After weeks of limited contact with the news media, Republican vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin ventured to the back of her campaign plane Tuesday and answered several questions from reporters.
- Guilt-free nachos hit the spot
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on C1
- When you’re searching for movie night meals, couch-friendly nachos are an obvious choice.
- No cold remedies for kids under 4, firms say
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Don’t give over-the-counter cold remedies to kids under 4, drug companies said Tuesday. What sniffling little ones need, doctors said, are plenty of fluids and lots of tender, loving care.
- Stevens jurors hear audiotape about plot
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A8
- Two close friends of Sen. Ted Stevens schemed to conceal the fact that one was paying for expensive remodeling and repairs done at the senator’s cabin in Alaska, according to FBI audiotapes played Tuesday at Stevens’ corruption trial.
- CU coach lands extension
- Buffs lock up Hawkins through 2012
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B2
- Colorado coach Dan Hawkins and the university have agreed to a contract extension that could keep him with the Buffaloes through 2012. Hawkins is 11-19 in his third year at Colorado, and the Buffaloes are 3-2 this season.
- Free State soccer falls in frustrating fashion
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B7
- Jason Pendleton called the experience “surreal : almost indescribable.” Unfathomable, unbelievable, incredible would have worked, too.
- Fundraiser to help make wish come true
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A5
- A fundraising event Friday night will help grant a local boy’s wish to go to Disney World.
- Placing blame
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A9
- To the editor: Responding to Jim McMurray’s Oct. 3 letter, I totally disagree. How can you put blame of 9/11 any more on Clinton’s watch than on Bush’s watch. Like you said, Bush had been in office nine months. Clinton did not run the CIA or the FBI or any other government security agencies.
- A senior service
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A9
- To the editor: The huge baby boom population is now entering retirement. The fact is an amazing 40 percent of those over 65 in our growing senior community will end up with a disability. This means that many baby boomers will eventually be unable to drive.
- ‘Mail Goggles’ may stem e-mail regrets
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A2
- Here’s the scenario: It’s Friday night, and what began as an innocent happy-hour margarita morphed into a few pitchers. After all, those tacos were salty.
- Budget deficit hits record $438 billion
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A8
- The federal budget deficit hit a new record in the just-completed 2008 budget year under the latest estimates from the Congressional Budget Office.
- Fire department plans open house
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A5
- Fire Prevention Week wraps up Saturday, and from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, the Reno Township Fire Department is inviting the public to its fire house to see extrication demonstrations, view equipment and even take a seat in fire engines.
- Naked man caught after swim at palace
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A2
- A foreign man was spotted swimming naked Tuesday in the moat of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, sparking a police and fire service operation to apprehend him.
- European Union tested by world economic crisis
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on C10
- Wall Street’s woes extend far beyond Main Street and all the way to Law Street - the hulking headquarters of the European Union. But the 27-nation bloc based at Rue de la Loi in Brussels, Belgium, hasn’t taken sweeping joint action to deal with the global financial meltdown.
- Get the best luggage for more crowded planes
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B9
- Checked-bag fees ($15 for the first bag on many airlines; $25 or more for the second) make it tempting to cram your stuff into carry-on luggage. But among the 12 small rolling suitcases CR tested, there were differences in durability, capacity and convenience. And four don’t quite meet the carry-on size limit for many airlines, so you might have to check them after all.
- Judge orders release of Chinese Muslims
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A8
- A federal judge ordered the Bush administration Tuesday to immediately free 17 Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo Bay into the United States, a dramatic ruling that could set the course for releasing dozens of other prisoners at the naval facility in Cuba.
- Stocks tumble amid financial worries
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B9
- The misery worsened on Wall Street Tuesday, with stocks piling on losses late in the session and bringing the two-day decline in the Dow Jones industrials to more than 875 points amid escalating worries about credit markets and the financial sector.
- Fed to buy massive amounts of debt to shore up economy
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A2
- The Federal Reserve moved swiftly to break through a credit clog that is imperiling the economy, saying Tuesday it would buy massive amounts of short-term debt and hinting that it may cut interest rates.
- Commodities
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B9
- Agriculture futures traded mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery rose 8 cents to $6.0325; December corn fell 7 cents to $4.17; December oats lost 0.25 cent to $2.9375; November soybeans added 4 cents to $9.26.
- T vote fallout
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A9
- To the editor: People should understand the financial consequences of the votes on the T. The T costs Lawrence taxpayers just 1.1 percent of the current city budget, and 55.5 percent of the T’s funding last year came from federal and state sources.
- Powers, KU golfers seventh in Lubbock
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B5
- Emily Powers’ third top-10 performance of the season led Kansas University’s women’s golf team to a seventh-place finish at the 14-team McHaney/Morehead Invitational at Rawls Course.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A9
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Oct. 8, 1908: “A cement block factory in Iola has just moved to Kansas City. Why can’t Kansas towns retain the factories that have grown up in them? This happens too often.
- Pump patrol
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.95 at Presto, 602 W. Ninth St.
- Nebraska coach’s confidence intact
- Pelini puts loss to Missouri in past
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B5
- Bo Pelini says his faith in his plan to rebuild Nebraska isn’t shaken after a 35-point loss to Missouri. “I know how to get the job done,” the first-year head coach said Tuesday. “I know exactly where we want to head and how to get there, and I’m committed to doing it. I’m working day and night to get it done.”
- Boyfriend of woman in toilet case wins $20K
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B10
- A Kansas man whose girlfriend was physically stuck to the toilet in their home wins $20,000 in the state Lottery - for the second time this year.
- Comeback within a comeback
- After sitting on bench, linebacker Rivera helped spark rally
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B1
- Philanthropically speaking, Kansas University senior Mike Rivera is a jack of all trades. In his five years in Lawrence, the Shawnee native and three-year starter on the Jayhawks’ football team has served his community in just about every way imaginable. Built houses for Habitat For Humanity. Helped organize Special Olympics bowling outings. Not long ago, he stopped by a classroom of elementary students and read them Dr. Seuss.
- McCain linked to group in Iran-Contra affair
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A7
- Republican Sen. John McCain served on the advisory board to the U.S. chapter of an international group linked to ultra-right-wing death squads in Central America in the 1980s.
- Local financial advisers say no need to panic
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B9
- Investors are finding out this week just how much risk they are willing to take when it involves their money and the stock market. “People have changed their mind about that. They do think about it more,” said Darin Bugbee, financial adviser for Lawrence Financial Group, 3300 Mesa Way.
- Iowa girl abandoned under safe haven law
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A2
- A 14-year-old Iowa girl was abandoned Tuesday in Nebraska under its safe haven law, but the person who left her could face prosecution in the girl’s home state, Nebraska health officials said.
- Late Night taking food donations
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A5
- Admission is free to next week’s Late Night in the Phog basketball event, but everyone attending is asked to bring nonperishable food donations or to donate funds at the door.
- Recent studies add to fructose’s rap sheet
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on C1
- Q: Is high-fructose corn syrup really that bad for us?
- Horoscopes
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B9
- You make the impossible possible this year - if you are willing to walk the untrodden path. You often are not sure about a risk, being somewhat of a cautious sign. If you are single, nobody will deny your appeal. You will get evidence to that fact, like it or not.
- Voter registration soars
- ‘There’s a lot of excitement’ for the Nov. 4 election
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A1
- Interest in the November general election appears to be at a fever pitch. And fewer than two weeks from the Kansas registration deadline, election officials expect the number of registered voters to keep climbing. Since the August primary, more than 2,200 new voters have registered here. “This week, it’s exponentially increased,” Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew said.
- Economic crisis fuels isolationism
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on A9
- Just when the United States desperately needs to open new export markets to address what may become the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, a new poll indicates that Americans are turning increasingly isolationist.
- Putin the judo master now on DVD
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on C10
- Vladimir Putin is out on video as a judo master.
- People in the news
- October 8, 2008 in print edition on B9
- ¢ Esquire names Berry ‘sexiest woman alive’¢ Nick Nolte escapes burning home in Malibu¢ Court denies appeal in Spears’ license case¢ Duchovny checks out of sex addiction rehab¢ It’s a girl for ‘Idol’ singer Paris Bennett¢ ‘Dancing with the Stars’ contestant has surgery
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