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Births
Blog entries
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Polls
Which Big 12 player will have the most successul NFL career?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech WR Michael Crabtree | 46% | |
| Baylor OT Jason Smith | 18% | |
| Missouri WR Jeremy Maclin | 11% | |
| Texas DE/OLB Brian Orakpo | 10% | |
| Oklahoma State TE Brandon Pettigrew | 8% | |
| Kansas State QB Josh Freeman | 5% | |
| Total | 536 | |
Videos
- The forecast for Thursday, April 23 calls for a high …
- Students all over the Lawrence school district got a little …
- Crews started pouring concrete on a Kansas Turnpike bridge on …
- The Kansas baseball team took down the Missouri Tigers, 7-3, …
- Xavier Henry and his brother, C.J., will finally pick a …
- Kansas head football coach Mark Mangino has reinstated wide receiver …
- A Wednesday morning fire caused $42,000 in damage to a …
- A Lawrence arson suspect told police he was taking a …
- Bids by contractors to rebuild a stretch of the Farmers’ …
- There were no major injuries in incident that began at …
- The Kansas tennis team finds itself in a Border War …
- With more owners not able to afford keeping their pets, …
- Over the past two years, Xavier Henry’s recruitment has captured …
- No major backups for most of the region. The ramp …
- Learning about the environment was on the agenda for Earth …
- Mild temperatures with a few clouds expected for the evening. …
- Here comes the warm stuff: winds will turn to the …
- There might be a few sprinkles for your early-morning drive. …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Sandbar School gives students hands-on lessons about river- April 21, 2009 in print edition on 3A
- The Friends of the Kaw want to make sure kids get a good look at the Kansas River. “We drive over it and look at it,” said Chad Lamer, the group’s president. “But here’s this wonderful opportunity for us to be out and recreate.” The group hosted its first Sandbar School for students of two local elementary schools.
6:00 a.m.
Worried gun owners trigger shortage in bullets, rise in price- April 21, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- Worried gun owners have generated a nationwide shortage of ammunition.
10:00 a.m.
Kansas legislators begin work on $328 million budget hole- 10:51 a.m., April 21, 2009 Updated 2:24 p.m. in print edition on 1A
- In just a few months, the Kansas economy has gone from bad to worse, and the fear is that it could continue to slide, officials said Tuesday.
2:00 p.m.
A picture-perfect day- April 22, 2009 in print edition on 3A
- There weren’t any clicks of the shutters and no one was told to “say cheese.” Instead, Lawrence High School students taught Kennedy School sixth-graders how to do photography without a camera.
6:00 p.m.
The character of Lawrence: Leaders strive to maintain quality despite economy- April 21, 2009
- It’s not just Wall Street and Detroit that are feeling the brunt of economic collapse. Cities all across the country are staring at unemployment levels that have eclipsed 10 percent for the first time in decades. In certain respects, it proves the theory of “trickle-down economics.” Or at least that the bad parts tend to trickle down.
- On the street: What is your favorite aspect of Lawrence?
All stories
- Long high speed chase ends near Kansas Highway 7
- 05:57 p.m., April 22, 2009 Updated 12:24 a.m. in print edition on A1
- Lawrence police arrested two people from Kansas City, Kan., in connection with an automobile accident in Lawrence and a chase that spanned Douglas and Leavenworth counties and ended with no major injuries.
- Earmark critic Lynn Jenkins criticized over earmarks
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A5
- During her successful 2008 campaign for Congress, Lynn Jenkins criticized her opponents for voting for earmarks — those appropriations for specifically requested projects tucked away in large spending bills.
- KUsports.com plans live stream of Xavier Henry press conference
- April 22, 2009
- Touted basketball recruit Xavier Henry appears to be ready to make his decision about where he’ll play college basketball next season.
- Lawrence students celebrate Earth Day with green projects
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Students all over the Lawrence school district get a little greener to celebrate Earth Day.
- Crews pour concrete deck for new Kansas Turnpike bridge
- Some of the biggest work about to begin
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Crews poured the concrete deck Wednesday for a new Kansas Turnpike bridge over North Third Street in North Lawrence, and its driving surface is expected to be applied early next month.
- Parole board taking comments in hearing of arsonist responsible for firefighter’s death
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The Kansas Parole Board will take public comments today in Topeka, before determining whether to grant parole to the man responsible for a 1986 arson that killed a Lawrence firefighter.
- Fire at Mass Street Hookah causes $42,000 in damage
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A5
- A Wednesday morning fire caused $42,000 in damage to a structure in downtown Lawrence, fire officials said.
- Officer testifies suspect in arson claimed to be five miles from ex-girlfriend’s home
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B8
- A Lawrence arson suspect told police he was taking a walk when he received phone calls that his ex-girlfriend’s mobile home was on fire five miles away, a Lawrence police detective testified Wednesday.
- New retention agreement ready to keep Perkins here past June 30
- Bonus would equal more than $3 million
- 02:46 p.m., April 22, 2009 Updated 08:02 a.m. in print edition on A1
- Kansas Athletics will be on the hook for more than $1.5 million to cover Lew Perkins’ personal income taxes in addition to his $2.05 million bonus if Perkins remains as athletic director through June 30, according to estimates from a certified public accountant.
- Report indicates Lawrence Community Shelter outgrowing location, among other stats
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A5
- As the Lawrence Community Shelter looks for a new location to expand, a new report is showing more signs that the shelter is quickly outgrowing its downtown location.
- Cleaning a street more involved than you might think
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A1
- The city’s street cleaners each cost $175,000, reach top speeds of 3 miles an hour and rely on either $275 brooms or a vacuum that’s 400 times more powerful than the Hoover in your closet at home. Their mission: Suck up some of the 660 tons of sand, and perhaps a pinch of salt, left behind on Lawrence’s once-frozen streets, now thawed for the spring.
- House budget panel considering cutting human service funding 5 percent, education 3.3 percent
- 01:39 p.m., April 22, 2009 Updated 05:17 p.m.
- The House budget-writing committee on Wednesday was considering a plan to cut human service funding by 5 percent and education 3.3 percent.
- Briscoe reinstated to KU football team
- 01:37 p.m., April 22, 2009 Updated 09:27 p.m. in print edition on B3
- Wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe has been reinstated to the Kansas football team, KU coach Mark Mangino announced Wednesday.
- KTEC invested in company that reports it is struggling financially
- 11:47 a.m., April 22, 2009 Updated 01:10 p.m. in print edition on B7
- A state economic development agency has invested nearly a quarter of a million dollars in a company that according to the firm’s annual report is struggling and may seek bankruptcy.
- Kansas leaders fear potential lawsuit against moving bio-defense facilty to Manhattan will delay project
- 11:35 a.m., April 22, 2009 Updated 10:51 a.m. in print edition on A3
- Top Kansas officials on Wednesday criticized a Texas group that plans to file a lawsuit over the selection of Kansas as site for the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility.
- Xavier Henry calls news conference for 11:15 a.m. Thursday to announce college choice
- Many sources say top-rated recruit will choose Kansas
- 11:18 a.m., April 22, 2009 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on B1
- Xavier Henry will hold a news conference at 11:15 a.m., Thursday, at Putnam City High School’s gymnasium to announce his college choice, Putnam City athletic director A.D. Burtschi said Wednesday morning.
- Greensburg’s plan for rebuilding includes windfarm large enough to power community
- 10:57 a.m., April 22, 2009 Updated 03:06 p.m.
- The work to rebuild tornado-ravaged Greensburg as a “green” community will include a wind farm that could power the entire south-central Kansas town.
- Texas officials prepare to file suit over decision to locate NBAF in Manhattan
- 10:55 a.m., April 22, 2009 Updated 03:06 p.m.
- A group of Texas research facilities has filed a notice in federal court in Washington saying they intend to sue the Department of Homeland Security over its selection of a Kansas site for a new biodefense lab.
- State employees likely to face higher health insurance premiums
- April 22, 2009
- The Kansas Health Policy Authority says health insurance premiums for state workers will probably rise for at least the next two years.
- Firefighters investigate smoke at downtown business
- April 22, 2009
- Firefighters from Lawrence Douglas County Fire & Medical responded to a structure fire in the heart of Downtown Lawrence Wednesday morning.
- Henrys say prom will keep them from visiting Kentucky
- A decision to attended Kansas is said to be near, but no confirmation as yet
- April 22, 2009
- Marc Maggard of Truebluekentucky.com on Tuesday night was reporting on his Web site that “Xavier Henry and C.J. Henry will commit to Kansas.” Nobody in the Henry family or sources around the Memphis, Kentucky or KU programs indicated this was the case as of late Tuesday night.
- Alcohol may have contributed to injury accident, police say
- 05:02 a.m., April 22, 2009 Updated 06:18 a.m.
- A 28-year-old man suffered cuts to his face after a single-vehicle accident in the 500 block of Lawrence Avenue Wednesday morning, police said. Lawrence Police Sgt. Susan Hadl said the man, a Lawrence resident, was driving his 2000 Toyota southbound at 2:05 a.m. Wednesday when he struck the curb and lost control of the vehicle.
- Some counties also turning down stimulus money
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A9
- Governors have made headlines for refusing at least some of President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus package, but at the local level, cash-strapped cities and counties have been less vocal about turning down money. But not always.
- People in the news
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B10
- • Judge nixes Costa Rica trip for ex-Ill. governor • Hawking’s family expects full recovery • Blogger, Miss California take sides on ‘Today’ • Darfur genocide inspires actress hunger strike • Paula Abdul says her ‘Idol’ contract is up
- Horoscopes
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B10
- Listen to your inner voice this year. Often, when you detach, you could be confused by the outcome. Update your perspective; understand your preconceived views. If you are single, you could easily hook up with someone who is emotionally unavailable. If you are attached, the two of you will gain through a workshop in communicating, a massage class or another mutual experience.
- Prospectors hope new gold rush will pan out
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A12
- There’s still gold in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, and a new rush is under way to find it. Not since the Great Depression have so many hard-luck people been lured by prospecting, hoping to find their fortune tumbling down a mountain stream. The recession and high gold prices are helping to fuel the latest gold craze, especially among workers who have lost jobs.
- Shelter delays closing date
- Salvation Army site to stay open until June
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A piece of county-owned property near 13th and Massachusetts streets has been targeted as a possible site for a temporary homeless shelter, city commissioners learned at their meeting Tuesday night.
- Scottish singer redefines beauty
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A11
- For two days I contemplated the phenomenon that is Susan Boyle. As nearly everyone must know by now, Boyle is the Scottish singer who blew away the judges, the audience — and by the millions of YouTube hits — much of the world with her performance on the “Britain’s Got Talent” television program.
- Security report a mistake
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A11
- The April 7 release of the Department of Homeland Security’s report on potential threats from right-wing extremist groups was a serious mistake for the new Obama administration. As the report itself makes clear at the very beginning, the DHS has no evidence to suggest that any extremist group is currently planning to take violent action in the United States nor, indeed, does DHS even have evidence of preliminary preparations for such activities in the future.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A10
- From the Lawrence Daily World for April 22, 1909: “It appears the Union Pacific has agreed to all the requests locally for improved flood control help. … There is growing evidence that the post office is endeavoring to curtail rural routes and the out-of-the way boxes might not be served in the future.”
- Farming methods
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A10
- To the editor: I would like to refer the writer Ann Wilson, of “Meat costs” (Public Forum, April 17) to an article in Mother Earth News, April/May 2009 issue. It is titled “The Amazing Benefits of Grass-Fed Meat.” No, maybe we are not in the “old days,” but with a real push by the people, our environment can return to farming/ranching methods that return a balance to man and nature.
- Kansas softball splits
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B3
- After collecting eight hits and six runs in winning the first game of a doubleheader against Tulsa, Kansas University’s softball team was shut out in the nightcap.
- Leadership Lawrence graduates 2009 class
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B11
- The graduation ceremony for the 26th class of Leadership Lawrence will be at 7:30 a.m. Friday at Alvamar Country Club, 1809 Crossgate Drive. The 31 members of the Class of 2009 will present their class project and the Don Volker Award winner, named for the founder of Leadership Lawrence. This year’s honoree will be the late Lt. David K. Dillon, of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department.
- Weekend dog show set in Tonganoxie
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The United Kennel Club Conformation Dog Show will be Saturday and Sunday at the Leavenworth County Fairgrounds 4H Building, 405 W. Fourth St. in Tonganoxie. The show is sponsored by the Heartland Toy Fox Terrier Association.
- Forgotten market: Lawrence resident collects recipes from J-W archives
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Recipes today just aren’t like they used to be. Sure, you can get a recipe nearly anywhere these days: a book, the Internet, the back of a soup can. But can you get a recipe like Mrs. Martin’s Canned Chicken? Before you run off to the store for the poultry cousin of Chicken of the Sea, check out the first few lines of Mrs. Martin’s meal.
- KU environmental journalist on ‘Oprah’
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A5
- As countless millions across the world tune into “The Oprah Winfrey Show” today, fans in Lawrence will see a familiar face. Simran Sethi, the Lacy C. Haynes Visiting Professional Chair at Kansas University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications, will be a guest on Winfrey’s Earth Day show. Sethi is also a member of the city’s Sustainability Advisory Board and a chair on the Mayor’s Climate Protection Task Force.
- Steward taking ride on position carousel in stride
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Not surprisingly, the hardest part of A.J. Steward’s transition to the receiver position has been the former quarterback’s ability to master his new responsibilities as a blocker. Of course, it’s not the physicality of the position that has given the 6-foot-4, 229-pound third-year sophomore fits. It’s the little guys tearing across the field that have been making his life difficult.
- Free State softball splits doubleheader
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Fifteen hits in the first game. A dozen safeties in the nightcap. Free State High’s softball team obviously doesn’t need batting practice, and yet the Firebirds settled for a doubleheader split Tuesday afternoon at Holcom Complex.
- Yanks’ stadium a home run haven
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B2
- You don’t need an industrial engineering degree like the one Joe Girardi got from Northwestern to know something funny is going on at the Yankees’ swanky new stadium. But if your livelihood depends on winning games there, as his does, it certainly can’t hurt.
- Is America a landfill of opportunity?
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B10
- Forget everything you know about recycling and Dumpster diving. “Garbage Moguls” (8 p.m., National Geographic) looks at entrepreneurs and innovators who see gold in them thar landfills. Major retailers have embraced their efforts to turn trash into cash.
- Pump patrol
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $1.89 at several stations.
- Free clinic offered on self-defense
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The next free self-defense clinic at the Lawrence Tae-Kwon-Do School, 1846 Vt., will be from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Grand-Master Ki-June Park said participants should bring a cane or a stick for this class. For more information, call 841-5661.
- Draft decision date changing
- Players who declare will have until May 8 to change their minds
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B1
- College basketball underclassmen with their eyes on the NBA Draft will be forced to speed up their decision-making process starting next spring. The NCAA’s legislative council voted Monday to give non-seniors who declare for the draft until May 8 to decide whether to keep their names in the draft hat or return to college.
- Big 12’s first rounders in ‘09 will leave mark
- Sorrentino’s lightning round
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B7
- Projecting which college superstars turn into NFL standouts can be difficult (see Leaf, Ryan; Smith, Akili; Salaam, Rashaan, to name a few).
- A picture-perfect day
- Elementary, high school students explore photography together
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A3
- There weren’t any clicks of the shutters and no one was told to “say cheese.” Instead, Lawrence High School students taught Kennedy School sixth-graders how to do photography without a camera.
- Lawrence swimmers dominate
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Lawrence High won all but two events to claim the team title at a swimming and diving invitational a Knox Natatorium.
- Free State swimming falls to SME
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Free State’s swimming team fell to Shawnee Mission East, 96-90.
- Firebirds win on road
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Cody Kukuk delivered a two-out, two-run double in the second inning, and Free State defeated Shawnee Mission West, 5-3, on Tuesday in high school baseball. Hayden Emerson picked up the win for the Firebirds (9-1), allowing three hits in four innings. Rob Wagner pitched a scoreless fifth, and Ryan Scott pitched the final two innings for his second save.
- Lions sweep Pioneers
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Aaron Rea was 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs scored and two stolen bases in the opener, and Jake Green was 2-for-2 with a three-run homer in the nightcap, and Lawrence High’s baseball team swept Leavenworth, 13-2 and 18-2 in four innings on Tuesday.
- Howard named top NBA defender
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B2
- Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard is the NBA’s defensive player of the year after becoming only the fifth player to lead the league in blocks and rebounds in the same season. The announcement was made Tuesday.
- Polar explorer to speak at KU
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Explorer Will Steger is scheduled to present the lecture “Eyewitness to Global Warming” at Kansas University on Friday. Steger has traveled in the Arctic for more than 40 years, and will present pictures of the effects of climate change. His presentation is scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday at the Spencer Museum of Art auditorium. He also outlines potential solutions through economically and environmentally friendly decisions.
- Eudora addresses personnel issues
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A4
- At a special meeting of the Eudora City Council on Tuesday night, the council came to a consensus that a search needed to begin for an interim city administrator. The position became open April 15 when Cheryl Beatty resigned. Candidates will be culled from a list of former area city administrators. Possible candidates could be announced at Monday’s city council meeting.
- County declares economic emergency
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A South Florida county that rode high through the housing boom earlier this decade, then crashed hard when the foreclosure crisis struck, declared a state of economic emergency on Tuesday. St. Lucie County’s action authorizes $25 million to $30 million for a slate of new construction projects — with the condition they use largely local labor and supplies — in hopes of jump-starting a sorely distressed local economy.
- Russia moves troops closer to capital
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
- At a military checkpoint between Georgia and its breakaway region of South Ossetia, the word “Russia” is hand-painted in pink on a concrete security barrier. “It will be Russia,” said a Russian army lieutenant as the Ossetian soldiers under his command nodded.
- State Senate passes domestic partnership bill
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A bill that would give domestic partners most of the same rights as married couples has passed the Nevada Senate, but the 12-9 vote isn’t enough to survive a threatened veto by Gov. Jim Gibbons. The bill was approved late Tuesday in Carson City and moves on to the Assembly where it’s expected to get favorable treatment. It applies to both gay and straight couples.
- Criminal probe of dead horses opened
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Organ by organ, veterinarians are taking apart 21 prized polo horses to uncover what killed them mysteriously over the weekend during preparations for a match in one of the sport’s top championships. Simultaneously, state authorities have opened a criminal probe to determine whether the deaths were intentional, a result of negligence or simply a terrible accident.
- Humanity’s earliest written works go online
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
- National libraries and the U.N. education agency put some of humanity’s earliest written works online Tuesday, from ancient Chinese oracle bones to the first European map of the New World. U.S. Librarian of Congress James Billington said the idea behind the World Digital Library, wdl.org, is not to compete with Google or Wikipedia but to pique young readers’ interest — and get them reading books.
- Newest ‘Most Wanted’ terrorist is American
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A fugitive animal rights activist believed to be hiding outside the United States has become the first domestic terror suspect named to the FBI’s list of “Most Wanted” terrorists. Daniel Andreas San Diego, a 31-year-old computer specialist from Berkeley, Calif., is wanted for the 2003 bombings of two corporate offices in California.
- PIECE graduates its second class
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B11
- Peer Involvement Enhancing Community Efforts, or PIECE, will graduate its second class from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. April 30 in the Fellowship Hall of the First Christian Church, 1000 Ky. Twenty-three freshmen from Lawrence junior highs schools and Bishop Seabury Academy have completed the nine-month leadership program that gave them the opportunity to learn about their community and receive leadership training.
- Bank names new loan officer, credit analyst
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B11
- Les Dreiling, president of Lawrence Bank, announces that Derek Bailey has been promoted to loan officer and credit analyst. Bailey attended Quail Run, Southwest Junior High School and graduated as the valedictorian from Lawrence High School in 2002. He earned a bachelor of science degree in business with a major in finance from Kansas University in 2006.
- Former ambassador to Iraq sets lecture
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B12
- The former U.S. ambassador to Iraq will deliver a lecture to officers studying at the Army’s Command and General Staff College. Ryan Crocker will deliver his remarks Thursday at Fort Leavenworth to U.S. and international officers studying advanced military ideas. Crocker retired from service earlier this year.
- Brownback objects to new Iraq envoy
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B12
- The Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Barack Obama’s choice to be the next U.S. ambassador to Iraq despite fierce opposition from conservatives who complained about the nominee’s diplomatic record. Senators voted 73-23 to confirm career diplomat Christopher Hill as Washington’s new envoy to Baghdad over the strenuous objections of Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan.
- School districts go to 4-day weeks
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B12
- Some Kansas schools are preparing for additional cuts in state spending by cutting to four-day weeks. The Cunningham school board in south-central Kansas earlier this month decided to adopt the four-day week in an effort to save about $45,000 on busing, utility and labor costs. It’s one of at least 11 districts in the state that have adopted four-day school weeks.
- PBS making popular shows available online
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A9
- The Public Broadcasting Service turns 40 this year, and today it will give itself a gift that just might make it feel young again. The company’s new video portal allows online viewers to stream an array of the company’s best known shows over the Web.
- Say a prayer
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A10
- To the editor: A few years ago, there was a report of the Veterans Memorial in Kansas City being vandalized. Later, I heard the ones who committed the crime turned themselves in because the act angered a few veterans. Not long ago, there were reports of protesters at funerals of American military personnel. Veterans and their supporters started attending the funerals in larger numbers.
- Candidate thanks
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A10
- To the editor: The Voter Education Coalition is comprised of over 18 community groups representing a diversity of political views whose goal is to promote civil dialogue and broad participation of citizens and candidates through community forums. The coalition would like to extend our gratitude to each of the 15 candidates who recently ran for City Commission or school board.
- Above the law?
- Local bicyclists too often ignore traffic laws and too seldom are held accountable for their actions.
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A10
- For some difficult-to-understand reason, Lawrence police officers are quick to ticket motorists who barrel through stop lights and stop signs but seldom ticket bicyclists for failing to stop at marked intersections or riding through red lights.
- Haskell student competing in Miss Indian World
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Starting Thursday, Lawrence’s Elena Diaz will be competing to be the voice of a nation. Make that several nations. Diaz, 19, a student at Haskell Indian Nations University, will be one of 26 contestants competing in this year’s Miss Indian World Pageant in Albuquerque, N.M.
- Old Home Town - 25 years ago
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A10
- Kansas University athletic officials were planning to use dance class training to improve athletes’ mobility and flexibility and perhaps cut down on injuries. Dance professor Janet Hamburg was due to be in charge of the experiment.
- Secession talk highlights U.S. divisions
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A10
- Have you ever had one of those moments when you gazed across and did not recognize your fellow Americans? I find myself in the middle of one. Not that there is anything new or novel about the sensation. Surely the Prohibitionists felt this way, gazing across at the antic flappers of the gin-soaked 1920s.
- Ethical concern
- A KTEC loan to a company that happens to have the KTEC president and CEO on its board of directors certainly raises some ethical questions.
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A10
- An unsecured loan to a California company may offer some clue as to why Tracy Taylor, president and CEO of the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp., isn’t more forthcoming when asked for details about KTEC activities.
- Make fiber a healthy, simple addition to your diet
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on C1
- What exactly is fiber? Fiber is the part of plant foods that your body can’t absorb or digest. Plant foods include grains, fruits, vegetables and legumes. If the food doesn’t come from a plant, it can’t have fiber in it. Meat, dairy products and fats contain no natural fibers.
- Leaps of faith: Slew of Big 12 players project as first rounders at next level
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B7
- With the 20th pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Aqib Talib, cornerback, Kansas University. It was the only time a Big 12 Conference player heard his named called in the first round. When the 2009 draft takes place Saturday in New York, that likely won’t be the case again.
- LHS snags first win in split
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Lauren Massey had pitched nearly every inning of every game this season for Lawrence High’s softball team — which meant that, despite her best efforts, she also had been saddled with a loss in each of those games. Nine tries. Zero wins.
- Narodowski powers KU baseball
- Junior jacks two HRs in 11-2 victory
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B3
- If he had hit like this two months ago, David Narodowski might still be the Kansas University baseball team’s cleanup hitter. The 5-foot-9 Narodowski contributed two home runs — his first two of the season — as the Jayhawks coasted to an 11-2 victory Tuesday over Baker at Hoglund Ballpark.
- Free State shut out after second-half struggles
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Free State High girls soccer coach Jason Pendleton put a realistic spin on his team’s 3-0 loss to Shawnee Mission East on Tuesday at FSHS. “If you do well on half the test, you still flunk,” Pendleton said. “We did OK on the multiple-choice section today, but now we need to do better on the essay.”
- Sluggish start
- Down 2-0 at half, Lions’ rally falls short
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Lawrence High girls soccer coach Matt Anderson had a feeling the Shawnee Mission West girls would try to use his team as an ailment for a Monday-night loss to Overland Park Aquinas.
- Cost concerns loom over climate debate
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A8
- As Congress begins to debate climate change in earnest, the science is taking a back seat to economics: How much will it cost to slow the Earth’s warming because of man-made pollution — and what’s the cost of doing nothing?
- Police: Med student targeted women on Craigslist
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A8
- Philip Markoff seemed to have a good life: The handsome, clean-cut, 23-year-old medical student was planning a lavish beachfront wedding this summer to a beautiful woman. But authorities say his computer and surveillance video paint a picture of a suspected serial criminal who targeted women offering erotic services through Craigslist.
- KU to host league rowing title
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B3
- For the first time in school history, the Kansas University rowing team will compete for a league title. KU will play host to the first Big 12 Conference Rowing Championship on May 2 at Wyandotte County Lake in Kansas City, Kan.
- Nine KU golfers earn All-Big 12 Academic
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Meghan Gockel’s perfect 4.0 grade-point average paced six Kansas University women golfers and three KU men golfers on the All-Big 12 Academic first team.
- Kansas aide Raymond to skip WNBA season
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Kansas University women’s basketball assistant Tamika Raymond is taking a leave of absence from pro basketball.
- Helmsley estate trustees allot $1M to dogs
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Real estate baroness Leona Helmsley’s estate gave away $136 million Tuesday to hospitals, foundations and the homeless and left $1 million to animal charities, prompting one advocate to accuse the estate of failing to honor the hotel tycoon’s wishes.
- Banks still in distress, Geithner tells overseers
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
- America’s banks are still broken despite all their bailout billions, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told impatient rescue overseers Tuesday as they pressed him on when things will get better and how much it will cost. A bleak new report estimated U.S. banks and other financial institutions could lose a stunning $2.7 trillion in all.
- Car talk, FSHS style
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Some of the world’s fastest drivers will compete Sunday at Kansas Speedway in the Road Runner Indy Turbo 300. With the roar of the engines just around the corner, I figured it was a good time to try to find out what makes race-car drivers tick.
- Obama opens door to prosecuting top Bush aides
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A1
- President Barack Obama left the door open Tuesday to prosecuting Bush administration officials who devised the legal authority for gruesome terror-suspect interrogations, saying the United States lost “our moral bearings” with use of the tactics.
- Medical gas accident may lead to policy change
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A1
- When you go to the doctor’s office, you know that you may be placing your life in the hands of your physician. But what about the hands of your physician’s builder? In Lawrence and a handful of other area cities, that may be particularly true.
- Some frugal moms use cloth diapers to save money
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on A7
- With the economy in a downward spiral, some parents are sniffing out savings by jettisoning disposable diapers and switching to reusable cloth diapers for their kids. Danielle Tassin has two children in diapers, and the costs were starting to pile up.
- Watch your bottom line on toilet paper
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B11
- Consumers don’t have to pay a lot for strong and soft toilet paper, according to the editors of Consumer Reports. Store brands like Costco’s Kirkland Signature and Walmart’s White Cloud cost roughly half as much as brand-name toilet paper, and scored very good or better for softness and disintegration in CR’s tests.
- Dealership announces new service manager
- April 22, 2009 in print edition on B11
- Tim Copp, Lawrence, has been named service manager at Academy Cars, 1527 W. Sixth St. Copp, a former facilities manager at Kansas University, has over six years of outside auto parts sales with O’Reilly Auto Parts. He brings over 20 years of automotive repair experience to his new position.
- National group seeks repeal of 'Stand Your Ground' law in Kansas May 27, 2012 · 150 comments
- U.S. military sees new appreciation May 28, 2012 · 34 comments
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012 · 256 comments
- Blog: Writing Your Erotica: An Afternoon Lead By Dixie Lubin In The Company Of Other Women May 28, 2012 · 40 comments
- Tuition victims May 22, 2012 · 54 comments
- Remove politics, and redistricting map falls in line May 27, 2012 · 42 comments
- Tax gamble May 26, 2012 · 84 comments
- On the street: How did you spend your Memorial Day? May 28, 2012 · 27 comments
- Study suggests continued population drop in Kansas May 29, 2012 · 5 comments
- Sound Off: How much does the city’s transit system collect in fares compared with how much it costs May 27, 2012 · 131 comments
- Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career June 28, 2009
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012
- Friends mourn Lynn Bretz, former voice of KU May 28, 2012
- KU’s Elijah Johnson cautious at camp May 29, 2012
- Hilltop executive director Pat Pisani stepping down May 28, 2012
- Kansas football scouring country May 29, 2012
- City, county mull upgrade to emergency radio system May 28, 2012
- Lives forever changed by skywalk collapse July 15, 2001
- Hard-luck loss: Blue Valley West walk-off sends Lawrence High baseball home in pitchers’ duel May 26, 2012
- Book helps family heal after tragedy May 28, 2012
