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- The forecast for Monday, August 3 calls for a high …
- A non-profit organization takes in injured animals and nurses them …
- Air ambulances can help save lives because of their speed …
- Bishop Seabury Academy is improving its athletic facilities thanks in …
- City Commissioner Lance Johnson wants to discuss the idea of …
- A car-motorcycle accident late Saturday morning claimed the life of …
- The Douglas County Fair’s open horse show attracted riders young …
- The Kansas City T-Bones defeated the Gary Southshore RailCats, 5-2.
- A view from the 6News Towercam.
- A view from the 6News Tower cam.
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Feeding the masses: Lawrence restaurants offer discounts to church crowd- August 1, 2009 in print edition on 1D
- Sundays often are a day of rest, and Tracie Morris wouldn’t mind taking that idea literally. But it’s hard to take a break with a family of six under her roof, all hungry after a morning spent at the Indian Avenue Baptist Church, 146 Indian Ave. “Sundays are a day I don’t like to cook if I don’t have to,” Morris says.
6:00 a.m.
Douglas County Fair offers plenty of offbeat events- July 31, 2009 in print edition on 3A
- The Douglas County Fair is officially underway at Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 21st and Harper streets.
- Video: 4-H participants prepare for fair
- Poll: Will you attend this year’s Douglas County Fair?
- On the street: What are you most looking forward to at this week’s Douglas County Fair?
10:00 a.m.
Practice makes proficient- August 2, 2009 in print edition on 1B
- It’s a place where a Kansas University physical therapy student can hear a lecture about torn ACL tendons in the morning, and then have the chance to help patients recover from them that same evening.
5:30 p.m.
Bishop Seabury plans sports upgrades- August 2, 2009 in print edition on 1B
- Athletic fields at Lawrence’s public high schools aren’t the only ones getting a summer makeover.
8:30 p.m.
Orthopedic specialists put Lawrence on the cutting edge- August 2, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- As the population ages, the need for doctors who can take care of aching bones and joints is rising.
- Photo gallery: Lawrence orthopedic specialists
All stories
- One transported to hospital after two-car accident at 900 Iowa
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A4
- One male victim in a car accident early Sunday morning was taken by ambulance to Lawrence Memorial Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
- Wheel Genius: Road work planned this week
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B4
- Road work from around the area
- NRA fails to sway senators on Sotomayor
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A4
- The National Rifle Association’s threat to punish senators who vote for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has been met with a shrug by Democrats from conservative-leaning states and some Republicans who are breaking with their party to support her.
- Health care reform needs more than narrow win
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B7
- Here are some numbers that you need to remember as you watch President Barack Obama and Congress wrangle over a blizzard of figures at the heart of a proposed dramatic overhaul of the way Americans receive their health care: 372-33, 77-6, 307-116 and 70-24.
- Horoscope for Aug. 2, 2009
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on D5
- Focus on the quality of your life. Even if you go to work every day, think of ways to make yourself more content. A change in fields wouldn’t be surprising. Be smart with money. If you are single, you easily could meet that special someone in your day-to-day travels. If you are attached, your life gets more interesting if you allow a great ebb and flow of feelings. Capricorn can be pushy!
- Behind the Lens: Flickr fast answer to family demands
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on D2
- I’ve spoken at length before in a column or two about my disdain for playing the role of the official family photographer. Far too often, the family photo enthusiast is saddled with the burden of documenting the big reunion or grandma’s 133rd birthday, and if you aren’t speedy about making them viewable, you’re likely to hear some serious whining.
- Crabtree a no-show at camp
- Ex-Texas Tech star, San Francisco still working on contract
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on C6
- Michael Crabtree was a no-show at San Francisco 49ers training camp Saturday.
- City survey issued to assess arts scene
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on D1
- The Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission wants your opinions.
- KU men’s basketball schedule finalized
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Kansas University’s 2009-10 men’s basketball schedule has been finalized following Saturday’s release of the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase matchups.
- Peavy joins White Sox
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on C5
- Jake Peavy woke up from a nap and had about 40 minutes to make a decision on his future.
- Twins demote Buscher
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on C5
- The Minnesota Twins made room for new shortstop Orlando Cabrera by optioning infielder Brian Buscher to Triple-A Rochester.
- St. Louis adds Greene
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on C5
- The St. Louis Cardinals activated shortstop Khalil Greene from the 15-day disabled list, and optioned right-hander Mitchell Boggs to Triple-A Memphis.
- Hornaday races to record 5th straight win
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on C8
- Ron Hornaday Jr. raced to his record fifth straight NASCAR Camping World Trucks victory, easily holding off Brian Scott in a green-white-checker finish Saturday night at Nashville Superspeedway.
- Orthopedic specialists put Lawrence on the cutting edge
- Surgical practice poised for boom as population ages
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A1
- As the population ages, the need for doctors who can take care of aching bones and joints is rising.
- Film crew goes on location in Bonner Springs for music video
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B4
- Los Angeles, New York and Nashville may now have to tip their hats to another city recently added to the long list of popular music-making locations. Music video-making locations, that is.
- Woods moves into Buick Open lead
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on C2
- Tiger Woods drove on adjacent fairways twice on the back nine, hit a cup of beer in a spectator’s hand, got rattled by a bug and was relegated to shaping some shots around trees and under branches.
- Briscoe edges Carpenter
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on C8
- Ryan Briscoe slipped past Ed Carpenter in the final yards to win the IndyCar Kentucky 300 on Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway.
- NFL stance on gambling hypocritical
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on C2
- The gamblers of Philadelphia have to be trembling with excitement at the thought of driving just a few miles this fall to place bets on their beloved Eagles. It may not be long before Delaware lures them all with the promise of new point spreads every week.
- Guess who’s back
- Quarterback’s return has Firebirds thinking big in 2009
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Call him the anti-Kerry Meier. Last year at this time, Free State High’s Camren Torneden was working on his route-running, focusing on looking the ball all the way into his hands and dreaming up ways to extend his yards-after-catch numbers.
- Replacing Gonzalez daunting
- Cast of TEs, WRs, RBs to pick up slack
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Trent Green did it. Damon Huard, too. Even Brodie Croyle in his limited time under center.
- Midwest a recession ‘safe zone’
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Carl Rupp and his neighbors follow the old rancher’s creed: “Keep your money in your pocket.”
- Universities hoping other shoe won’t drop
- Budget cuts already have put higher ed on shaky footing
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A1
- In budget talk, there’s fat, there’s muscle, and there’s bone.
- Collector rings up hundreds of bells
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B4
- One look around Charles Stones’ basement and it becomes readily apparent for whom the bell tolls.
- Suspect accused of shooting at cop, fleeing
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Police in Junction City are investigating after a suspect fired at a narcotics detective and fled from officers in a chase that ended in a crash.
- Hutchinson Prison honored for recycling program
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B3
- A Hutchinson prison has won statewide honors for its recycling program.
- Mark’s on the Move: Center brings labor of love to injured wildlife animals
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B5
- They’re injured, in need of care and represent nearly every native Midwest wild animal species one can think of.
- Colby Couple raise billboard of Jesus on I-70
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B2
- For Tuffy and Linda Kay Taylor, it’s a billboard with a powerful message.
- St. Joseph man stays active as he turns 99
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B2
- John Buhman gave three days’ wages for a boxed supper. Best deal he ever got.
- Missouri student earns 2 perfect scores
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B2
- A Columbia high school student has achieved perfect scores on both the ACT and SAT.
- Free garden tour planned for Friday
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B2
- The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department will be host to a free garden tour at 9 a.m. on Friday at the Union Pacific Depot, 402 N. Second St.
- New headstone honors a near-forgotten Civil War soldier
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B5
- People can now find John A. Beasley.
- Low Medal of Honor count questioned
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Eight years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq.
- High-rise has 32 stories and 200 units — but just 1 tenant
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The Vangelakos’ southwest Florida condominium has marble floors, a large pool overlooking a river and modern furnishings that speak of affluence and luxury. What they don’t have in the 32-story building is a single neighbor.
- 3 American tourists arrested by Iran after crossing border
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Iran state TV confirmed Saturday that it has detained three Americans who crossed the border from northern Iraq, saying they failed to heed warnings from Iranian guards.
- Mr. Clucky may be evicted from condo
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A celebrity rooster and Miami Beach tourist favorite named Mr. Clucky could soon be evicted from the condo he shares with his owner.
- Rookie silences Kansas City’s bats
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Jeff Niemann is not pitching like a typical rookie.
- Cards’ splurge comes well before deadline
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on C5
- It appears the St. Louis Cardinals are finally willing to pay the price for victory.
- 1 dead, 15 injured in stage collapse
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A2
- One person was killed and at least 15 were injured Saturday after a storm whipped through an outdoor country music festival, causing a stage to collapse.
- 6 Christians die in riots with Muslims
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Hundreds of rioting Muslims attacked Christians in eastern Pakistan on Saturday, burning and looting homes in a rampage that killed six Christians, including a child, and wounded 10 others in the latest violence against minorities in the conservative Muslim country.
- Gunman kills 3 at gay club in Tel Avivas
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Israeli police say a gunman entered a youth club for gay teens in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night and sprayed the interior with automatic rifle fire, killing three people and injuring 11.
- Pittsburg eliminates Raiders legion team
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Dreams of a state title for the Lawrence Raiders AAA Legion team ended with a 14-11 loss to Pittsburg on Saturday in the double-elimination tournament.
- Obama trying to recover from first ‘major debacle’
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A4
- The success of President Barack Obama’s ambitious agenda — from health care and climate change to education — could depend on how quickly he recovers from the sharp drop in support among white voters after criticizing a white policeman’s arrest of a black Harvard scholar.
- Points leader Busch settles for second
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on C8
- The inaugural Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway came down to a two-man battle between points leader Kyle Busch and top series regular Brad Keselowski.
- Airport terminal evacuated because of bomb threat
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Air travelers at New York’s LaGuardia Airport found themselves in a mess of delays and missed connections Saturday after a homeless man carried a fake bomb into its central terminal, authorities said.
- Father guilty in prayer death case
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A central Wisconsin man accused of killing his 11-year-old daughter by praying instead of seeking medical care was found guilty Saturday of second-degree reckless homicide.
- Obama: Innovation key to future
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Future economic prosperity depends on building a new, stronger foundation and recapturing the “spirit of innovation,” President Barack Obama says.
- Cuba to cut spending in tight economy
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Raul Castro announced Saturday that Cuba will cut spending on education and health care, potentially weakening the building blocks of its communist system in a bid to revive a foundering economy.
- 23 show horses poisoned with oleander
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A3
- San Diego County ranch owner says 23 show horses have been poisoned by someone who fed them highly toxic oleander leaves.
- Migrant slipped into UK aboard agents’ bus
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The government says an illegal immigrant sneaked into the U.K. by smuggling himself aboard a bus full of British border agents.
- Official: Gitmo inmate died of asphyxiation
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A Guantanamo detainee whose death has been blamed on suicide apparently died of asphyxiation, a Yemeni official said Saturday.
- Man shot during pro-Zelaya march dies
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A Honduran educator who was shot in the head while protesting the coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya died Saturday after being in a coma for two days, a teachers union leader said.
- Kansas Amateur final set
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Leawood’s Matt Ewald will face Wichita’s Dodge Kemmer in a 36-hole final at 7:30 a.m. today for the Kansas Amateur title at Kansas City Country Club.
- Bishop Seabury plans sports upgrades
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Athletic fields at Lawrence’s public high schools aren’t the only ones getting a summer makeover.
- Chiefs football notebook
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on C6
- When the Kansas City Chiefs released Connor Barth just before the start of training camp, it appeared the competition for kicker was over. The job was rookie Ryan Succop’s. Not so fast.
- Apology from Roethlisberger not needed, teammates say
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on C6
- Ben Roethlisberger quickly moved to make sure his problems don’t become those of the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Cyclist census may help secure federal funding
- Volunteers, city planners plan to scour community in September
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Lawrence and Douglas County planners, KU students and other volunteers are being drafted to chart two-wheeled travel in the River City.
- Practice makes proficient
- KU students work with patients at free clinic
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B1
- It’s a place where a Kansas University physical therapy student can hear a lecture about torn ACL tendons in the morning, and then have the chance to help patients recover from them that same evening.
- Back-to-school deadline looms for projects at athletic fields
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B1
- The start of classes is approaching, and contractors are working quickly to complete new athletic fields at the Lawrence’s two public high schools.
- Popularity, Web snafus nearly broke ‘cash for clunkers’
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A8
- This was one government stimulus plan that yielded quick results. Maybe too quick.
- American-Dutch gay couples wed in Amsterdam
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A6
- The mayor of Amsterdam presided over the weddings of five American-Dutch gay, lesbian and transgender couples on a boat during the city’s Gay Pride festival Saturday, challenging the United States to legalize gay marriage as well.
- Iran begins first trial of postelection crisis
- Defendants accused of plotting revolution
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A6
- Iran began its first trial of the postelection crisis on Saturday, a mass court case against more than 100 activists and protesters accused of plotting a “velvet revolution” to topple clerical rule.
- U.S. troops now a ‘coalition of 1’ in Iraq
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on A6
- The war in Iraq was truly an American-only effort Saturday after Britain and Australia, the last of its international partners, pulled out.
- Students say prayer for protection as schools reopen in Pakistan
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on E10
- The Taliban invaded their school, an explosion damaged it and a Pakistani army offensive forced them to leave it behind.
- Filipinos set aside divisions to honor ex-president
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on E10
- Thousands of Filipinos lined up in monsoon rains Saturday to pay their last respects to former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino, putting aside deep divisions to honor the icon who ousted a dictator and sustained democracy against great odds.
- Dispute with Zen master turns violent
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on E10
- Communist Vietnam’s sometimes edgy relationship with religious freedom is being tested in a dispute over a monastery inhabited by disciples of Thich Nhat Hanh, one of the world’s most famous Zen masters.
- Nigerian official: 700 died in recent violence
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on E10
- A Nigerian military official said Saturday that about 700 people were killed in the northern city of Maiduguri during recent fighting between police and a radical Islamist sect.
- Air Force veteran’s remains returned home after 41 years
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Johnny is coming home.
- Ten’s wine list earns Award of Excellence
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on E1
- Another year, another Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for Ten Restaurant at the Eldridge Hotel in downtown Lawrence.
- Experts’ advice: Don’t carry your mortgage into retirement
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on E1
- Time was when everyone retired debt free, or at least without a mortgage.
- Prop auction ends a 40-year career
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on D5
- When Harvey Schwartz left his job as an aerospace engineer and opened an antique shop, he ignited a passion that led to a 40-year career.
- Multibillion-dollar market
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on E1
- Americans spend more than a 10th of their out-of-pocket health care dollars on alternative medicine, according to the first national estimate of such spending in more than a decade.
- Market will defeat health care reform
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B6
- In the current discussion of our health care problems, two key words keep popping up: “perverse” and “incentives.”
- Health talks moving in right direction
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Here’s an irony for you: The health care bills in Congress are getting better, even as support for them diminishes around the country.
- What’s in a name
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Putting naming rights up for bid can be a dangerous policy for state universities.
- Talented youths
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: Wow! Yet another stunning example of the talents of the youth of our community.
- GOP fringe pulls party toward lunacy
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on B7
- My daughter was born in Los Angeles County on Sept. 4, 1990. I know this because I was there.
- People in the news
- Moore plans Michigan comedy festival
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on D5
- Oscar winner Michael Moore has more big plans for his adopted northern Michigan hometown of Traverse City, where he’s already established a film festival.
- Drop everything: Documentary will explore artistic commune with Lawrence roots
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on D1
- It’s been called the first hippie artist commune, and it had its genesis in a loft in Lawrence.
- Haviland pioneer in new vase technique
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on D8
- The mark “Haviland Limoges” means fine porcelain to most collectors, but in the 1870s Charles Haviland wanted to expand his company’s offerings.
- Frustrated husband trying to outsmart raccoons
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on D4
- “This is the alarm company. May I have your name and password?” As I complied, I grinned in anticipation of the next question: “Is everything all right?”
- Army turns to extreme sports for ailing veterans
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on D4
- Sgt. Sylvia Portillo went first. Secured with elastic cords to a railroad bridge more than 200 feet over a gorge south of Mount St. Helens, Portillo’s mission was to dive over the edge. She pretended to throw up, getting a nervous laugh out of the troops behind her. Then, keeping her own anxiety in check, she bungee-jumped into the lush green below.
- Poet’s Showcase: ‘Movement Into Light’
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on D3
- Weekly feature of a local poet.
- American gothic: Upcoming anthology will celebrate horror writing with a historical two-volume anthology
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on D3
- Remember the fantastic ghost stories of childhood? Reach back far enough and you’ll find those tales spool back to when cavemen sat around the fire at night, whispering stories while the stars fell.
- Bagworm check
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on D1
- Check conifers for bagworms, needle-feeding caterpillars that encase themselves in bags of dead needles.
- Dead pine trees a common sight
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on D8
- Sue Romero and her husband, Rick, pictured a healthy, mature, long-living windbreak when they planted more than 100 Austrian pines at their home just south of Lawrence. Now, 20 years later, the Romeros are removing pines one by one as the trees succumb to tip blight disease and environmental stress. Tip blight is just one of three diseases killing Austrian and Scots pines in the Midwest.
- Tree Frog resonates in any language
- August 2, 2009 in print edition on D1
- MY freshman year in college, I got an A in Latin. I’m talking five credit hours each semester, people! Sure, it was only Latin 101, but my scholastic accomplishment is worth noting due to my previously poor record in Spanish, my otherwise unimpressive GPA and a band named Tree Frog.<
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