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Archive for Thursday, April 23, 2009

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KU vs. Missouri 2009 Earth Day
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Polls
Which KU men's basketball team is more talented?

Poll results

Response Percent
2007-08 Jayhawks (National Champions)
 
 65%
2009-10 Jayhawks
 
 34%
Total 1240
Is the goatee still hip or is it square?

Poll results

Response Percent
Square
 
 63%
Hip
 
 36%
Total 817
Do you own a weather radio?

Poll results

Response Percent
No
 
 50%
Yes
 
 49%
Total 320
Videos

Lead stories

12:11 a.m.
Members of Eric Mardis' Thin Lizzy Tribute, from left, Eric Mardis, Paul Schmidt and Kory Willis, play St. Patrick’s Day at Replay Lounge, 946 Mass. A vibrant local music scene is one of several aspects of Lawrence’s unique character. The character of Lawrence: Leaders strive to maintain quality despite economy
By Jon Niccum
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.
6:00 a.m.
Volunteer Connor Donevan, a Kansas University senior, helped preschoolers Chandler McDuffy, 4, center, and Chloe Weins, 4, with the annual planting of a rain garden to celebrate Earth Day on Wednesday. The garden is in front of the Ambler Student Recreation Center at KU. Lawrence students celebrate Earth Day with green projects
By Lindsey Slater
April 22, 2009 in print edition on 5A
Students all over the Lawrence school district get a little greener to celebrate Earth Day.
11:00 a.m.
KU recruit Xavier Henry, right, and brother C.J. take in the Late Night festivities in this 2005 file photo. C.J. was admitted to KU on Tuesday. Xavier Henry calls news conference for 11:15 a.m. Thursday to announce college choice
By Gary Bedore
11:18 a.m., April 22, 2009 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on 1B
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.
11:35 a.m.
KU recruit Xavier Henry, right, and brother C.J. take in the Late Night festivities in this 2005 file photo. C.J. was admitted to KU on Tuesday. Xavier Henry announces he’s coming to KU
By Gary Bedore
11:32 a.m., April 23, 2009 Updated 12:34 p.m.
Top basketball recruit Xavier Henry is coming to Kansas University.
6:00 p.m.
Sean Passmore recently started the Bling Drop-off Store near Ninth and Massachusetts streets. He charges a commission to sell goods for people on online auction sites such as eBay. Small businesses, big dreams: Experts say now is a good time for your startup
By George Diepenbrock
April 21, 2009 in print edition on 1C
Michael Neth is hoping to cook up some good news. Amid economic turmoil, Neth and his business partners have decided to take matters into their own hands.

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Online pantry donations to debut at Leadership Lawrence graduation
By Annalise Flynn
April 23, 2009
A new way to give back is debuting Friday at the Leadership Lawrence Class of 2009 graduation ceremony.
Sebelius vetoes milk-labeling bill
By Scott Rothschild
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A5
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have required a disclaimer statement on dairy products made without artificial growth hormones.
New KU Credit Union takes different approach to bank service
By Aly Van Dyke
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B11
Nan Scott has been driving across town to her bank, KU Credit Union, 3400 W. Sixth St., for the past 18 years.
March planned for this weekend to raise awareness of premature births
Family supports March of Dimes walk
By Karrey Britt
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A3
Matt Elwell and his wife, Cassandra, will lead the march down Massachusetts Street on Saturday to raise awareness about an organization that is close to their hearts.
City, firefighters begin contract negotiations
By Jesse Fray
03:30 p.m., April 23, 2009 Updated 04:09 p.m. in print edition on A5
Lawrence firefighters have started 2010 contract negotiations with the city, the city announced Thursday.
Lawrence man faces multiple federal drug charges
By Jesse Fray
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A4
Federal prosecutors have charged a 40-year-old Lawrence man with multiple drug counts.
Free State Brewery, WheatFields are ‘8 Wonders’ finalists in Kansas cuisine competition
WheatFields, Free State Brewing Co. among finalists
By Mark Fagan
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B11
Orders are up for some familiar Lawrence dishes — black bean quesadillas, biscuits and gravy and those warm, Friday morning pretzel rolls — to join a menu for statewide culinary recognition.
Jurors begin deliberating in arson case
By George Diepenbrock
12:36 p.m., April 23, 2009 Updated 04:29 p.m. in print edition on B12
The defendant in a Lawrence arson trial Thursday disputed his ex-girlfriend’s version of events that led up to her mobile home catching fire last summer.
Lawrence’s sales tax collections drop as economy weakens
By Chad Lawhorn
April 23, 2009
The city’s finances are starting to show new signs of a weakening economy.
Former U.S. ambassador to Iraq says conditions when he left were better than expected
By Nicole Kelley
12:19 p.m., April 23, 2009 Updated 02:52 p.m. in print edition on A3
Strategic patience and understanding were at the forefront of retired U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker’s speech Thursday to students of the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth.
Senate committee works to balance budget
By John Hanna - Associated Press Writer
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A5
A bill cutting about $125 million from Kansas’ next budget, including $75 million in state aid to public schools, received a Senate committee’s endorsement Thursday.
RNC leader says Obama should withdraw Sebelius nomination if she doesn’t answer more questions on abortion
Associated Press
11:38 a.m., April 23, 2009 Updated 05:02 p.m.
Republican objections to immediate Senate action on President Barack Obama’s health secretary nominee will probably push a final vote to next week.
Xavier Henry announces he’s coming to KU
By Gary Bedore
11:32 a.m., April 23, 2009 Updated 12:34 p.m.
Top basketball recruit Xavier Henry is coming to Kansas University.
Kansas’ minimum wage to change from $2.65 to $7.25 on Jan. 1
By Scott Rothschild
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A5
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Thursday signed into law a bill that on Jan. 1 will increase the Kansas state minimum wage of $2.65 per hour to the federal minimum wage, which will be $7.25 per hour.
Sebelius vetoes legislation to further regulate abortion
By John Hanna - The Associated Press
09:57 a.m., April 23, 2009 Updated 05:50 p.m. in print edition on A1
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius vetoed a bill Thursday that would have rewritten Kansas’ restrictions on late-term abortions, perhaps complicating her effort to win confirmation as U.S. health and human services secretary.
Kaw Valley Quilters’ Guild sets up show
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B8
The 32nd annual Kaw Valley Quilters’ Guild Quilt Show will be Saturday and Sunday. The show will feature free workshops and have quilts for sale. All proceeds will go to local charities.
Peoples Bank plans annual Shredfest
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B8
The Lawrence Peoples Bank, 4831 W. Sixth St., will have its annual Shredfest in the bank’s parking lot from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. People can bring up to five boxes full of documents they wish to shred. The shredded materials will then be recycled by Peoples Bank. The event is free. For more information, call 785-842-4300.
Repayment plans can ease credit card debt
By Michell Singletary - The Washington Post
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B7
It used to be that many folks didn’t worry when money got tight because the minimum payments on their credit cards were so low. If you only had to pay as little as 2 percent of what you owed, you might not make much of a dent in your principal but you could at least keep current. That was then. This is now.
Crown Toyota earns dealership award
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B7
Crown Toyota, 3430 Iowa, has won Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc.’s President’s Award for outstanding sales and service. The dealership has won the award six times.
A street-level view of Katrina
Kevin McDonough
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A7
Just days after Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005 and long before the flooding ceased or credible help arrived, Kimberly Rivers Roberts stood before a documentary filmmaker’s cameras and promised something nobody had ever seen. She seemed to be boasting and hustling the crew and their audience as she upstaged her husband, Scott.
Old Home Town - 40 years ago
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A7
Fire caused more than $200,000 in damage at the Yuk club in the Hillcrest Shopping Center and damage to the adjacent Duckwall variety store amounted to nearly $100,000. An arson probe was begun immediately because of suspicious circumstances in the fire.
Overdue repairs
J-W Editorials
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A7
Tackling delayed maintenance and improvement projects at America’s national parks is a good use of federal stimulus money. The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Wednesday that it would use $750 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on more than 750 park projects across the country.
People in the news
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B6
• ‘Project Runway’ to air Aug. 20 on Lifetime • ‘Millionaire,’ Regis return to nights on ABC • MTV preparing to film Montag, Pratt nuptials • Farrow sets 21-day limit on Darfur fast • Aykroyd visits New Orleans project site
Horoscopes
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B6
For Thursday, April 23: This year, you make a difference in your immediate circle. Others treat you with newfound respect. Be careful with projects and responsibilities, as a loved one or child could need extra time. You will meet a lot of people, though Mr. or Ms. Right isn’t likely to appear until close to your next birthday.
Cougars’ territory expanding into Midwest
By James A. Carlson - Associated Press Writer
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A8
Anna Lashley can’t forget her surprise when she looked out her kitchen window three years ago just south of Milwaukee and spotted what she believes was a cougar.
Percentage of Americans who moved declines sharply
By Hope Yen - Associated Press Writer
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A8
The number of Americans who moved declined sharply last year, reaching the lowest percentage in 60 years as people grappled with fewer jobs and tighter credit. Roughly 11.9 percent of the nation’s population — or 35.2 million people — moved to a new home, down from 13.2 percent the previous year, according to census data released Wednesday.
How their gardens grow: Lawrence Green Thumb club marks 50th year
By Terry Rombeck
April 23, 2009 in print edition on C1
It was 1959.
College basketball roundup
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B2
• Tennessee forward declares • Title-game rematch set • Curry to announce Thursday
Democrats push for torture hearings, ignoring Obama
By Larry Margasak - Associated Press Writer
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A2
Brushing aside the president’s suggestions, congressional Democrats pushed ahead firmly on Wednesday toward investigations into the Bush administration’s harsh interrogation of terror suspects including hundreds of instances of waterboarding and other abusive practices.
Obama is off to a promising start
By David Broder
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A7
As we approach the 100-day mark for the Obama administration, you will hear and see a wide variety of grades for the new president’s performance. Remember this. What has happened so far is no more than the overture to the first act of this opera. The big stuff is still to come. The soprano has not opened her mouth for her signature aria. That will be health care reform.
Obama calls for new era of energy exploration
By Philip Elliott and Mike Glover - Associated Press Writers
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A8
President Barack Obama, standing Wednesday in the shell of a once-giant Maytag appliance factory that now houses a wind energy company, declared that a “new era of energy exploration in America” would be a crucial to leading the nation out of an economic crisis.
Free State wins wacky tennis dual
By Matt Tait
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B1
Free State edged Liberty, Mo., 5-4 in a tennis dual.
Bomb’s away at ‘The K’
First baseman repays coach’s loyalty with homer that sinks MU
By Jesse Temple
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B1
Preston Land’s sixth-inning home run helped Kansas University beat Missouri, 7-3, at Kauffman Stadium.
Fashion show to benefit agencies
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A5
The Douglas County Medical Alliance will have its fourth annual fashion show Wednesday. Doctors, nurses and other volunteers will model clothes from various downtown shops to raise money for Health Care Access and Van Go Mobile Arts. All proceeds from the ticket sales will benefit the programs.
Vigil to show support for bill on autism
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A5
A flashlight vigil is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday to show support for an autism bill before the Legislature. The vigil, which will be one of several vigils statewide, will take place at Ninth and Massachusetts streets.
Road work expenses a pleasant surprise
By Mark Fagan
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A3
Keith Browning normally might worry if his math calculations don’t add up. But when his $2.7 million prediction for rebuilding a stretch of the Farmers’ Turnpike missed the mark by $1.1 million, the public works director for Douglas County couldn’t hide his glee.
Bulls’ Rose NBA’s rookie of year
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B2
Derrick Rose, who led his hometown Bulls to the playoffs and restored hope to a franchise in disarray, was the runaway pick as the NBA’s rookie of the year.
Bannister stymies Indians
The Associated Press
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B1
Brian Bannister and two relievers pitched the Royals to a 2-0 victory over the Indians.
Next food target: salt
Associated Press
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A1
First, it was a ban on artery-clogging trans fats. Then calories were posted on menus. Now the New York City health department is taking on salt. City officials are meeting with food makers and restaurants to discuss reducing the amount of salt in common foods such as soup, pasta sauce, salad dressing and bread.
Rice delivered OK to waterboard
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A2
As national security adviser to former President George W. Bush, Condoleezza Rice verbally approved the CIA’s request to subject alleged al-Qaida terrorist Abu Zubaydah to waterboarding in July 2002, the earliest known decision by a Bush administration official to OK use of the simulated drowning technique.
Youth volunteering dips for first time since 9/11
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A2
Volunteering has helped define a generation of young Americans who are known for their do-gooder ways. Many high schools require community service before graduation. And these days, donating time to a charitable organization is all but expected on a young person’s college or job application.
DOT chief rejects secrecy on bird data
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A2
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is scrapping a proposal by the Federal Aviation Administration that would make secret its data on when and where birds and airplanes collide. Transportation Department spokeswoman Jill Zuckman said Wednesday that LaHood believed the public had a right to the information. The nearly 50 public comments in response to the proposal were overwhelmingly
FDA joins inquiry into deaths of polo horses
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A2
The Food and Drug Administration joined state and local investigators Wednesday after a polo captain revealed that 21 horses that mysteriously died in Wellington may have been given a substance banned in the United States.
Police investigate death of Freddie Mac official
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A2
The chief financial officer of Freddie Mac, one of the mortgage giants at the heart of the nation’s financial meltdown, was found dead in his basement early Wednesday morning in what police said was an apparent suicide.
Harvard minister to be visiting scholar
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A5
The Rev. Peter J. Gomes of Harvard University has three upcoming events scheduled associated with his serving as the visiting scholar in religion on Sunday and Monday at Kansas University. The visiting scholar program brings a renowned theologian or historian for a series of public lectures and workshops.
Commodities
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B7
Chicago Board of Trade: Agriculture futures were mixed Wednesday. Wheat for May delivery rose 7.25 cents to $5.1675; May corn slipped 0.5 cent to $3.735; May oats fell 2 cents to $1.8225; and May soybeans jumped 8 cents to $10.46. Beef and pork futures also traded mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
United helps fliers offset carbon footprint
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B7
United Airlines on Wednesday unveiled a new Web-based tool to help passengers offset the greenhouse gas emissions produced during their flights.
Dry cleaner installs new nontoxic system
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B7
Eco-Logic Dry Cleaners, 2540 Iowa, Suite A, has installed a GreenEarth Cleaning system to replace the petroleum-based chemicals used in old-fashioned dry-cleaning systems with a nontoxic, silicone-based process. The process, which is billed as leaving clothes softer, brighter and smelling fresher, can be used safely on many fabrics and trims, from suede to sequins.
Kansans seek to prevent Medicare cuts
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B7
Judy Bellome, CEO for Douglas County Visiting Nurses, Rehabilitation and Hospice Care, attended a National Home Care Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. Bellome and Jane Kelly, Kansas Home Care executive director, met with Kansas Sens. Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback to help prevent cuts to Medicare Home Health.
AD suggestion
Linda Kelly
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A7
To the editor: On the same opinion page with a letter making the latest comparison of the athletic director’s bonus of $750,000 with the lack of $250,000 to keep the school district’s mental health program, is the following comment about Boone Pickens: “His is a healthy example of the kind of good citizenship that too often is in short supply when addressing critical situations.”
Disrespectful
M.G. Roy
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A7
To the editor: Regarding the article written by Associated Press reporter Ben McConville about Scotland’s Susan Boyle (Journal-World, April 17): The miracle of this woman’s effect on millions of people worldwide renders her worthy of our deepest respect.
Russian survival
Ray Finch
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A7
To the editor: Being a conservative pundit must be hard work. Besides pontificating on things moral and religious (like wearing jeans), he must maintain old hatreds and prejudices.
Legacy funding
Ralph M. Tanner
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A7
To the editor: The news that a so-called legacy scholarship program for children and grandchildren of Kansas University alumni living out of state is being implemented has been touted as a great step forward for the university and the state. There is more to this matter than has been openly discussed in the media, however.
Differing views
Wayne McDaniel
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A7
To the editor: Well, once again, I have had my morning coffee brightened by another screed. Once again, I am so glad this paper is willing to provide people of all views a soapbox, whether those views be those of Carl Burkhead or Jean-Luc Godasse.
Old Home Town - 100 years ago
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A7
From the Lawrence Daily World for April 23, 1909: “It is still ‘tomorrow’ on the electric street car issue and although the parties say they are near an agreement the negotiations continue to drag out. … A Tonganoxie man wearing a diamond ring worth more than $300 fell asleep in a Kansas City saloon and was robbed of his fine diamond while he dozed.
LHS belts out new ‘Showtime’
By Terry Rombeck
April 23, 2009
Katelyn Curnes, a senior at Lawrence High School, rehearses a number at a Tuesday night dress rehearsal for the annual “Showtime” music revue.
Lawn mower maintenance will prolong life of equipment
By Jennifer Smith
April 23, 2009 in print edition on C1
There is only one thing I dread about spring: dragging out the lawn mower.
Trimming evergreens without killing them calls for caution
By Lee Reich - The Associated Press
April 23, 2009 in print edition on C2
You don’t have to look far to find homes whose entrances, windows and very walls are being gobbled up by yews and junipers planted along the foundations. Nothing wrong with evergreens planted near house walls — the plants do soften that transition between the wall and the ground. But when a few years of neglect turns these plants into ominous, billowing masses of greenery, it’s time to take out the pruning tools.
Some owners can’t afford pets
By Annalise Flynn
April 23, 2009
With more owners not able to afford keeping their pets, more animals are being left at the shelter.
KU tennis ready for Big 12 tournament play
April 23, 2009
The Kansas tennis team finds itself in a Border War rematch in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament, taking on Missouri.
Our town sports
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B2
A rundown of local sports action.
Prep high jump mark falls
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B2
A suburban Kansas City high school student has broken a 25-year-old national record for the high jump by going 7 feet, 53⁄4 inches at the Winnetonka Invitational. Grandview High School junior James White, who is only 5-foot-10, set the national high school record for the high jump Tuesday.
Ex-Jaguar charged
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B2
Authorities say former Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Jimmy Smith was pulled over and found with crack cocaine and marijuana in his car. Smith faces multiple drug charges, plus a charge of driving with a suspended license. He was being held at the Duval County Jail with no bond set.
Tigers shelve Thames
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B2
Detroit Tigers outfielder-designated hitter Marcus Thames is expected to be sidelined for more than a month because of a strained ribcage muscle. Thames was placed on the 15-day disabled list. He was injured while taking a swing during batting practice.
KSU forward plans transfer
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B2
Kansas State basketball player Ron Anderson Jr. has received permission from the university to transfer to another school. The 6-foot-8, 255-pound forward averaged 4.4 points and 4.7 rebounds last season.
Global economy in first retreat since WWII
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A1
The global economy is expected to lurch into reverse this year for the first time since World War II with appalling consequences for nations large and small — trillions of dollars in lost business, millions of people thrust into hunger and homelessness and crime on the rise.
FDA to allow Plan B birth control for 17-year-olds
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Associated Press Writer
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A6
Seventeen-year-olds will be able to buy the “morning-after” emergency contraceptive without a doctor’s prescription, a decision that conservatives denounced as a blow to parental supervision of teens but that women’s groups said represents sound science.
Legislature Panel endorses 3.3 percent cut for education
By John Hanna - Associated Press Writer
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A4
A budget-balancing bill that would trim education funding in Kansas by 3.3 percent cleared a House committee Wednesday. The Appropriations Committee’s voice vote sent the bill to the House for debate, which is expected next week.
Pump patrol
April 23, 2009 in print edition on A3
The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $1.89 at several locations. If you find a lower price, call Pump Patrol at 832-7154.
Fundraiser to help Salvadoran farmers
April 23, 2009 in print edition on B8
The Peace Mennonite Church, 615 Lincoln, will be host to a meal May 2 to raise money for Seeds of Hope. Seeds of Hope loans money to poor farming communities in El Salvador for the farmers to purchase beans and fertilizer. The meal, which starts at 6 p.m., is free, but the church will be accepting donations for the fund. For more information, call 785-764-8768.
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