Also from December 3
Audio clips
Births
Blog entries
- Heard on the Hill: KU monarch butterfly emerges in space
- Culture Crumbs: “Top Chef” — Finale, part 1
- Going Into Overtime: The Recap: Kansas 98, Alcorn State 31
- Conference chatter: Big 12 Championship will be considerably closer this year
- Lawrence Weather Watch: 20 years ago’s cold … seems like only yesterday
Chats
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
- Press Conferences & Post-Game Interviews: KU freshman running back Toben Opurum
- Press Conferences & Post-Game Interviews: KU senior cornerback Justin Thornton
- Press Conferences & Post-Game Interviews: KU junior cornerback Chris Harris
- Press Conferences & Post-Game Interviews: KU athletic director Lew Perkins
Polls
What will Mark Mangino's legacy at KU be?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| The Orange Bowl | 73% | |
| The investigation | 12% | |
| The back-to-back bowl games | 11% | |
| The new facilities | 2% | |
| Total | 2623 | |
How many hours do you spend on the Internet each day?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Two to three hours | 35% | |
| Four to five hours | 20% | |
| One hour or less | 16% | |
| More than eight hours | 15% | |
| Six to eight hours | 13% | |
| Total | 739 | |
Videos
- KU Athletics and former football coach Mark Mangino reached a …
- The forecast for Friday, December 4 calls for a high …
- Former KU football coach Mark Mangino resigned Thursday, one day …
- A look at the good and bad times of Kansas …
- Whatever their stance on former KU football coach Mark Mangino’s …
- Three pools of blood were found on the bathroom floor. …
- Robin Dunn has pulled Santa’s sleigh for the last five …
- The Kansas University women’s basketball team held off UCLA, 54-49, …
- Thomas Robinson picked up a nickname Wednesday that he doesn’t …
- Kansas football players met with Athletic Director Lew Perkins Thursday, …
- Mark Mangino resigned as the Kansas head football coach Thursday, …
- Thursday night, KU athletic director Lew Perkins talks to reporters …
- Clear skies linger for tonight, with winds from the west …
- There are a few delays possible around the area this …
- Bundle up and keep the layers on for the next …
- Expect a very chilly start to the morning along with …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
FINAL: Robinson posts first double-double in KU’s 98-31 thrashing of Alcorn State- 5:56 p.m., December 2, 2009 Updated 9:56 p.m.
- KU’s freshman forward finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds, and the Jayhawks tied the third-largest victory margin in Allen Fieldhouse history.
- Video: GameDay Cram Session: Alcorn State
- Photo gallery: KU vs. Alcorn State
- Poll: Which better describes your emotions after the Jayhawks’ victory over Alcorn State?
- Poll: Who will be KU’s leading scorer against Alcorn State?
- Audio clips: 2009 KU-Alcorn State
6:00 a.m.
Musings during massacre- December 3, 2009 in print edition on 1B
- The Alcorn State basketball team shouldn’t feel too bad. After all, even Tiger Woods couldn’t defeat an unbeaten opponent.
- Video: KU basketball dominates winless Alcorn State
- Photo gallery: KU vs. Alcorn State
- Poll: Which better describes your emotions after the Jayhawks’ victory over Alcorn State?
- Audio clips: 2009 KU-Alcorn State
10:00 a.m.
KU officials say budget cuts could affect degree programs- 3:21 p.m., December 2, 2009 Updated 5:15 p.m. in print edition on 1A
- Still awaiting their most recent round of budget cuts, Kansas University administrators told an audience Wednesday to continue to expect difficult cuts in the future.
11:41 a.m.
Online chat
- Lawrence Superintendent Rick Doll to chat
- December 3, 2009
- Lawrence superintendent Rick Doll with chat with LJWorld.com readers on Thursday, Dec. 3 at 11 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
Sunflower students get insight into KU researcher’s work in Antarctica- December 3, 2009 in print edition on 3A
- Sunflower School’s science club got a glimpse into the life of a CReSIS researcher who lives in Antarctica and gathers data on the ice sheets in the southern hemisphere.
6:00 p.m.
Old Fashioned Christmas Parade set for this weekend- December 2, 2009 in print edition on 3A
- Saturday’s Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade is set to be the biggest in its 16-year history and the parade has picked up two major sponsors for the event, said Phil Bradley, parade chair.
7:56 p.m.
The end of an era: Mangino out at Kansas- 6:36 p.m., December 3, 2009 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on 1B
- Mark Mangino has resigned as head football coach at Kansas University, the athletics department announced Thursday night.
- Videos: Mangino resigns from Kansas
- Photo gallery: Mark Mangino resigns
- Photo gallery: Mark Mangino through the years
- Poll: What will Mark Mangino’s legacy at KU be?
- Audio clips: Mark Mangino resignation
- Special coverage: Kansas football coach Mark Mangino
All stories
- Jayhawk women turn back Bruins in ugly fashion
- 09:15 p.m., December 3, 2009 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on B1
- The Kansas University women’s basketball team held off UCLA, 54-49, on Thursday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
- Briscoe expected to enter NFL Draft
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on B4
- Kansas University junior receiver Dezmon Briscoe is expected to announce Friday his decision to forgo his senior season and enter the 2010 NFL Draft.
- Who’s hot: Sizing up the possibilities for KU’s next football coach
- 08:41 p.m., December 3, 2009 Updated 08:49 p.m. in print edition on B4
- The wait is over and Kansas University can get on with building its football program.
- A timeline of Mark Mangino’s tenure at KU
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on B4
- A timeline of Mark Mangino’s time at KU.
- The end of an era: Mangino out at Kansas
- 06:36 p.m., December 3, 2009 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on B1
- Mark Mangino has resigned as head football coach at Kansas University, the athletics department announced Thursday night.
- Democratic candidate for Kansas governor was part of multimillion-dollar lawsuit that alleged securities fraud
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Thomas Wiggans, who recently returned to Kansas and is running as a Democrat for governor, was part of a $12.75 million settlement in a lawsuit that alleged securities fraud against the company he led.
- Aggravated assault, kidnapping charges against 20-year-old in connection with October incident
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Prosecutors on Thursday charged a second man in connection with an alleged October kidnapping incident at a Kentucky Street apartment.
- Detective describes bloody crime scene, signs of struggle as mother tried to flee alleged baseball bat attack
- 02:07 p.m., December 3, 2009 Updated 05:29 p.m. in print edition on A3
- Three pools of blood were found on the bathroom floor. Blood spots stained the walls. A toenail was found in the middle of the bedroom. It’s among evidence Lawrence police detectives said they found inside the house where Arthur Davis III and his son and daughter are suspected of trying to kill the children’s mother.
- Health department receives 500 doses of seasonal flu vaccine
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A4
- The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department has received 500 doses of seasonal influenza vaccine. It is the department’s final shipment.
- Citing budget cuts, state suspends hotel safety and sanitation inspections
- Department of Agriculture’s spending plan was recently cut by $303K
- 01:21 p.m., December 3, 2009 Updated 06:11 p.m. in print edition on A3
- State safety and sanitation inspections of hotels, motels and other overnight lodging operations will be suspended because of budget cuts, officials reported Thursday.
- KDHE suspends license of De Soto day care provider
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A4
- The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued an emergency order of suspension against Cheryl J. Schuler Day Care Home, a licensed child care center operated by Cheryl J. Schuler, located at 8820 Waverly in De Soto.
- Legislature committee vice chairman resigns from seat in legislature
- December 3, 2009
- A Wichita Republican who is vice chairman of the House Appropriations Committee is resigning his seat in the Legislature.
- KU announces Mangino’s resignation; won’t discuss amount of contract settlement
- Coach, athletics reach buyout deal
- 11:55 a.m., December 3, 2009 Updated 09:30 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino, whose future with the school has been the subject of much speculation over the past three weeks, resigned Thursday night.
- Smoker reaches out to Lawrence resident through anonymous letter
- December 3, 2009
- A smoker — who wanted to be anonymous — wrote a compelling letter to Lawrence resident Melanie Birge after reading her story in the Journal-World. The story was about Birge’s struggle to stop smoking and her determination to quit for good on the Great American Smokeout, which was Nov. 19.
- Kansas in education competition for up to $175 million in federal funding
- State could reap $175 million over four-year period
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A1
- As Kansas hacks away at public school funding, it is also in a fierce competition with other states for a slice of a $4.35 billion federal grant called “Race to the Top.”
- Stuck! An interview with Steve Balderson to preview his latest film
- December 3, 2009
- This podcast takes a road trip to Wamego, home to DIY cult filmmaker Steve Balderson. He gives us a personal tour of his hometown and sometime muse, and discusses the “in’s and out’s” of shooting an indie flick in Kansas …
- Statehouse Live: Democratic gubernatorial candiate Wiggans settles lawsuit that alleged fraud; Cuts mean no hotel safety, sanitation inspections; National report predicts more hardships for states
- 10:59 a.m., December 3, 2009 Updated 04:46 p.m.
- State reports that it will suspend lodging inspections because of reduced revenue; New study details what states have done to cut spending during the recession.
- Lawrence Habitat for Humanity to start construction Saturday on 72nd home
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A6
- The Lawrence Habitat for Humanity will celebrate the start of construction on its 72nd home in Lawrence with a nail-driving ceremony at 9 a.m. Saturday at the home’s location at 215 N. Comfort Lane. The public is invited to attend.
- Kansas lawyer could become Nigerian king
- December 3, 2009
- Adebayo Ogunmeno is a lawyer in Kansas City, Kan., but he is considering a second career: being a king.
- Pump patrol
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.47 at several stations.
- Pump patrol
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.47 at several stations.
- Experts size up jobs summit
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on C10
- When President Barack Obama convenes a jobs summit today, he and all the brainstorming economists and CEOs, small business owners and labor leaders face a dire predicament.
- Polls reflect U.S. racial divide
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A7
- You’d think it would be a simple question: How popular is Barack Obama?
- Education effort
- It’s great to see members of the Kansas Board of Regents taking a more active role in selling the need for better higher education funding across the state.
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A7
- Members of the Kansas Board of Regents deserve applause for their recent efforts to sell the state on the need to support higher education in Kansas.
- Robinson mocked
- Free-throw woes prompt nickname
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on B4
- Thomas Robinson picked up a nickname Wednesday that he doesn’t want to keep: Shaq-Rob.
- Gary Bedore’s Kansas basketball notebook
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Kansas University freshman guard C.J. Henry participated in warmups but did not play because of a sore right knee, the same knee that has given him problems off and on since the start of the season.
- Musings during massacre
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on B1
- The Alcorn State basketball team shouldn’t feel too bad. After all, even Tiger Woods couldn’t defeat an unbeaten opponent.
- KU quarterback Reesing to travel to NYC as Campbell Trophy finalist
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing will be honored as one of 16 finalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy at the annual National Football Foundation Awards Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on Tuesday.
- KU’s Warinner was a finalist for assistant award
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Kansas University offensive coordinator Ed Warinner was named a finalist for the American Football Coaches Association’s National Assistant Coach of the Year, the university announced.
- Woods offers apology
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on B2
- Tiger Woods said he let his family down with “transgressions” he regrets “with all of my heart,” and that he will deal with his personal life behind closed doors. His statement Wednesday follows a cover story in Us Weekly magazine that reports a Los Angeles cocktail waitress claims she had a 31-month affair with the world’s No. 1 golfer.
- Braves: ‘It’s disheartening’
- Alcorn State pounded, but it put up a fight
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on B5
- They walked in with eyes wide and hopes high and left holding sack lunches and a 98-31 loss.
- KU shows no mercy
- Collins fired up by snub
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Sherron Collins didn’t feel the least bit sorry for Alcorn State’s basketball players during Kansas University’s 98-31 battering of the Braves on Wednesday night in Allen Fieldhouse.
- FSHS divers finish 1-2
- LHS wins season-opening meet
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Free State High’s Tyler and Evan Smith have spent most of their lives twisting and turning above gymnastics mats while striving for scores that rarely reached higher than 7.0.
- Henrickson demands better defense against UCLA
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University’s women’s basketball team will play host to UCLA on Thursday at Allen Fieldhouse.
- Fort Hood suspect faces further charges
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A2
- An Army psychiatrist who may face the death penalty after the mass shooting at Fort Hood was charged Wednesday with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder relating to the scores of soldiers and two civilian police officers injured in the attack, military officials said.
- Officials: Iraq likely to postpone election
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Iraq’s scheduled January elections may be postponed by more than a month because of a dispute over an election law, officials said Wednesday, a delay that could threaten the planned U.S. withdrawal of combat troops.
- State lawmakers reject gay marriage bill
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A2
- New York lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a bill that would have made their state the sixth to allow gay marriage, stunning advocates who suffered a similar decision by Maine voters just last month.
- Stem cell lines approved for tax-paid research
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Scientists can start using taxpayer dollars to do research with 13 batches of embryonic stem cells and the government says dozens more cell lines should be available soon, opening a new era for the potentially life-saving field.
- Google allows publishers to strengthen ‘pay walls’
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A2
- In a move that could help improve relations between Google Inc. and the media industry, the Internet search company is offering publishers a way to build more solid “pay walls” around their online stories while still appearing in search results.
- Congress, Obama spar over paying for Afghan plan
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Amid soaring budget deficits, President Barack Obama is running into congressional qualms over how to pay for his troop buildup in Afghanistan. Military strategy aside, the $30 billion cost is causing concern on both sides of the aisle.
- Dubai mega-tower, tallest in world, ‘last hurrah’ to age of excess
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A2
- When work began in 2004 to build the world’s tallest tower, Dubai’s confidence also was sky high with a host of mega-projects on the drawing board or rising from the sands.
- Sunflower students get insight into KU researcher’s work in Antarctica
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Sunflower School’s science club got a glimpse into the life of a CReSIS researcher who lives in Antarctica and gathers data on the ice sheets in the southern hemisphere.
- State delegation reacts to tanker bid
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Sen. Sam Brownback and Rep. Todd Tiahrt said Wednesday the Pentagon shouldn’t revise the bidding process for a contract to build a new Air Force refueling tanker.
- Owner to rebuild cabin at Lakeview
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Her family’s 113-year-old cabin can and will be replaced, but Fran Olin won’t ever recover her antique horse bits, father’s photograph or grandmother’s wedding nightgown lost in a blaze Tuesday morning.
- Second arrest made in connection with October incident
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A4
- A 20-year-old Wichita man was arrested Wednesday on charges of aggravated assault and kidnapping in connection with an October incident.
- State to revise plans for Wichita-area casino
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A4
- A proposal for a state-owned casino near Wichita has been put on hold while the developers revise their proposal to better compete should an Indian tribe open a casino nearby.
- County agrees to buy fuel for fixed price
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A4
- The Douglas County Commission gave approval Wednesday to buy half the county’s fuel for a fixed price for 2010.
- Sex sting brings 15-year sentence
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A4
- A federal judge in Missouri has sentenced an Ottawa man to serve 15 years in prison without parole as part of a child sex trafficking sting operation earlier this year.
- Event to benefit utility aid program
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A5
- ECKAN will be host to the fourth annual Mayors & Players Turn It On! event from 5 p.m. to midnight Friday at Johnny’s Tavern West, 721 Wakarusa Drive.
- College takes video games to next level
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A6
- The University of California, Irvine has long sought to be known for pre-eminence in engineering, medicine and business. But now the university is embracing a new discipline: video games.
- Cookie-cutter houses: Festival sells gingerbread buildings for charity
- December 3, 2009
- In this troubled economy, the housing market is crumbling. No, really — it’s literally crumbling. Because it’s made of cookies. Well, technically gingerbread and graham crackers, but it’s a delicious collapse nonetheless. And when the bubble bursts, it’ll get frosting all over everything. Mmmmm …
- Amputee can control robotic hand with thoughts, experts say
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A1
- An Italian who lost his left forearm in a car crash was successfully linked to a robotic hand, allowing him to feel sensations in the artificial limb and control it with his thoughts, scientists said Wednesday.
- People in the news
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on B7
- Beyonce has enough Grammy nominations for her and Sasha Fierce.
- Is Google’s dominance for the long haul?
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on B7
- Maria Bartiromo hosts “Inside the Mind of Google” (8 p.m., CNBC), a one-hour profile of the remarkable company best known for its search engine. Never has a company become so profitable so quickly or become so omnipresent as to become a verb in such a short time. “To Google” something has become synonymous with looking it up on the Internet, a daunting mindset for Google’s competitors to overcome. And one of those competitors, Yahoo, passed up on a chance to buy Google back in the day.
- Horoscope for December 3, 2009
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on B7
- For Thursday, Dec. 3: This year, you might often step back and think: What should I do? You feel unusual and sometimes conflicting crosscurrents. Intrinsic to making good decisions is knowing your ultimate goals while remaining open to new types of processing. If you are single, no one can deny your desirability. If you are attached, perhaps you open up a new dynamic in your interactions by losing previous judgments, triggering a new closeness.
- Local Realtor earns ABR designation
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on C10
- LaDonna Stephens, of Stephens Real Estate Inc., has received the Accredited Buyer’s Representation designation from the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council of the National Association of Realtors.
- Emergency manager earns credential
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on C10
- Teri Smith, emergency management director for Douglas County, was one of 46 candidates approved by the International Association of Emergency Managers Certification Commission to receive the Certified Emergency Manager credential.
- Board announces CPA exam candidates
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on C10
- The Kansas Board of Accountancy has announced 53 candidates who have successfully passed the computerized examination in the July/August exam window.
- Commodities
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on C10
- Agriculture futures fell Wednesday. Wheat for March delivery slid 8 cents to $5.76, while March corn fell 8 cents to $4.065 and oats for March delivery lost 4 cents to $2.635.
- Congress should extend COBRA subsidies
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on C10
- Here’s a government gift that should keep on giving. Unless Congress and the president act soon, many unemployed workers and their dependents may lose their health insurance if a federal subsidy isn’t extended.
- High school fans
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A7
- To the editor: My husband and I were very disappointed after returning from Hays this weekend and eagerly opening the Journal-World to read the high school football championship news.
- Afghanistan plan unlikely to succeed
- December 3, 2009 in print edition on A7
- A traveler asks a farmer how to get to a particular village. The farmer replies, “If I were you, I wouldn’t start from here.” Barack Obama, who asked to be president, nevertheless deserves sympathy for having to start where America is in Afghanistan.
- 100 years ago: Western Union starts new telegraph payment plan
- December 3, 2009
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Dec. 3, 1909: Beginning Dec. 1, business institutions that use Western Union Telegraph will have to pay for every five letters as if they constituted a word. The goal is to speed transmission, billing and the accurateness of the service. Operators are urged to be cautious about people who use odd words to cut down on the costs.
- 40 years ago: Auto industry leaders concerned about future
- December 3, 2009
- Leaders of the United States auto industry said they would be entering the 1970s with slumping sales and unwieldy inventories scattered across the nation. Economic experts, including several at Kansas University, said part of the problem was the huge impact that foreign-made cars had been making and were likely to keep making on the U.S. market. American-made vehicles were “getting a bad reputation” from the standpoint of quality and durability, some officials said.
- 25 years ago: Parking meters taking holiday break
- December 3, 2009
- Massachusetts Street parking meters were taking a holiday. The meters were to be on Christmas vacation through December with two hours of free parking guaranteed, according to Ron Johnson, Downtown Lawrence Assn. president.
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- Study suggests continued population drop in Kansas May 29, 2012 · 5 comments
- U.S. military sees new appreciation May 28, 2012 · 34 comments
- National group seeks repeal of 'Stand Your Ground' law in Kansas May 27, 2012 · 150 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 · 41 comments
- Remove politics, and redistricting map falls in line May 27, 2012 · 43 comments
- Tuition victims May 22, 2012 · 54 comments
- On the street: How did you spend your Memorial Day? May 28, 2012 · 27 comments
- Tax gamble May 26, 2012 · 86 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
