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12:00 a.m.

Turner Gill expected to take over as Kansas football coach: By Dugan Arnett; 4:45 p.m., December 12, 2009 Updated 11:54 p.m.; Lew Perkins’ search for a head football coach spanned nine days, at least two cities and included conversations with at least six coaches from four conferences.

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10:00 a.m.

Secret’s out: Xavier excellent: By Chuck Woodling; December 13, 2009 in print edition on 4C; If you didn’t know it already, you found out for certain on Saturday afternoon.

Photo gallery: KU vs. La Salle
Poll: Which Jayhawk’s stat line were you most happy with against La Salle?
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2:00 p.m.

Santa hears wish lists from youngsters at Douglas County bank: By Christine Metz; December 13, 2009 in print edition on 1B; Barbies, Hot Wheels and Transformers were all on the wish list for the tykes who sat on Santa’s lap Saturday morning.

6:00 p.m.

Governor may change tax code to shore up state budget, bring in more revenue: By Scott Rothschild; December 13, 2009 in print edition on 1A; Gov. Mark Parkinson is playing his cards close to the vest on whether he will recommend a tax increase to help solve a budget crisis that has already resulted in record spending cuts.

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It’s official: Turner Gill announced as KU’s next football coach: J-W Staff Reports; December 13, 2009; Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins announced in a statement Sunday that former Buffalo coach Turner Gill will be the next head football coach at Kansas University.
Eight injured in early-morning rollover on K-10: Two taken to KU Med Center, six to Overland Park Regional Med Center; By Asher Fusco & Joe Preiner; 06:00 a.m., December 13, 2009 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on A3; Eight people were taken to Kansas City area hospitals early Sunday morning, following a one-vehicle crash on Kansas Highway 10, about a half-mile east of the Church Street exit in Eudora.
Shots fired outside the Granada Sunday morning: Gunfire follows fight; 1 injured, no arrests made; By Jonathan Kealing & Joe Preiner; 03:05 a.m., December 13, 2009 Updated 12:45 p.m. in print edition on A3; Lawrence police early Sunday morning responded en masse to what several witnesses described as “several” gunshots in the area of the Granada in Downtown Lawrence.
Global warming e-mails show science not faked — or pretty: By Seth Borenstein, Raphael Satter and Malcolm Ritter - Associated Press Writers; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A2; E-mails stolen from climate scientists show they stonewalled skeptics and discussed hiding data — but the messages don’t support claims that the science of global warming was faked, according to an exhaustive review by The Associated Press.
Unhappy Kansas family plans to sell home ‘Extreme Makeover’ built them: Iraq veteran to move out of state; Associated Press; December 13, 2009; An Iraq veteran and his wife are selling the house that “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” rebuilt for them after a tornado.
Most excellent: Henry scores 31 in rout of Explorers: By Gary Bedore; December 13, 2009 in print edition on C1; Bill Self, who took his prize freshman out of Saturday’s Kansas-La Salle game with five minutes to play, summoned Xavier Henry back onto the Sprint Center court with 3:50 remaining.
Treece residents question government’s slow action: By Janet Reid; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A7; The mines didn’t stop at the state line, but the federal government’s action did. The roughly 100 residents of Treece watched in 2006 as their neighbors immediately to the south in Picher, Okla., were offered money for their homes and land in exchange for relocating to safer ground, due to the threat of cave-ins and contamination from nearly a century of mining in what’s known as the Tri-State Mining District.
‘Out of Asia’: Vietnam historian recalls ‘interesting times’: By Hillel Italie - AP National Writer; December 13, 2009 in print edition on D3; Stanley Karnow, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and longtime foreign correspondent, is trying to think of a good title for a planned memoir. One candidate: “Interesting Times.” Covering the war in Vietnam, from the first Americans killed, in 1959…
Story of Christ’s birth told 500 different ways at Lawrence church: By Christine Metz; December 13, 2009 in print edition on B1; One story was told 500 different ways inside the walls of Centenary United Methodist Church. From a nativity that featured the little town of Bethlehem to one composed solely of dogs (a West Highland white terrier stood yapping in the manger), the 15th annual Festival of Nativities took on many interpretations of the manger scene.
Series focused on area’s plight: By Janet Reid; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A7; Thad Allender and Mike Belt set out three years ago to tell the story of how years of mining had affected southeast Kansas.
People in the news: Associated Press; December 13, 2009 in print edition on D5; People in the news for December 13, 2009.
Horoscope for December 13, 2009: December 13, 2009 in print edition on D5; This year, you often will assume a low profile. For you, this type of behavior is most unusual and different. Others might check in more often as they demonstrate concern about this new attitude. You could feel touched but still closed off. Evaluate what is going on with you, and many of you will try to push past a newfound shyness or caution. If you are single, you will meet many people, but more often than not, the person who gives you a case of the butterflies could misrepresent who he or she is. Take your time getting to know someone you are dating. If you are attached, share more of your vulnerabilities, and both of you will come out much better. Scorpio reads you cold.
Antarctic nations plan tough shipping controls: Associated Press; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A2; Countries that manage Antarctica plan tough new controls on ships visiting the southern oceans and the fuels they use to reduce the threat of human and environmental disasters as tourist numbers rise, officials said Saturday.
Body found on Mount Hood; 2 still missing: Associated Press; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A2; Crews on Saturday found the body of a climber missing on Oregon’s Mount Hood but two others were still missing more than a day after the three set out to climb the west side of the 11,000-foot peak, a sheriff’s spokesman said.
Militants attack jail, 31 inmates freed: Associated Press; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A2; Scores of suspected Islamic militants knocked down a concrete wall and barged into a jail in the volatile southern Philippines today, freeing 31 inmates in a nighttime attack that sparked a gunbattle in which two people were killed, officials said.
Obama, Medvedev discuss weapons treaty: Associated Press; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A2; President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev talked Saturday about ongoing negotiations for a successor to an expired nuclear weapons treaty. The Kremlin said the two sides are making “substantial progress.”
Voters elect city’s first openly gay mayor: Associated Press; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A2; Annise Parker made history Saturday by becoming Houston’s first openly gay mayor, seizing 53.6 percent of the vote in the city’s hotly contested election.
TCU stuns No. 10 Texas A&M: Associated Press; December 13, 2009 in print edition on C6; Facing one of the country’s top scoring teams, TCU got the defense it needed at just the right time.
Ponca City tops LHS boys: J-W Staff Reports; December 13, 2009 in print edition on C8; Lawrence High dug a first-quarter hole and couldn’t climb out in a 54-44 boys basketball loss to Ponca City, Okla., on Saturday in the Blue Valley Shootout.
Secret’s out: Xavier excellent: By Chuck Woodling; December 13, 2009 in print edition on C4; If you didn’t know it already, you found out for certain on Saturday afternoon.
Free State girls take third: By Matt Tait; December 13, 2009 in print edition on C8; The Free State High girls basketball team finished off the tournament with a victory against Shawnee Heights in the third-place game.
Boy receives bone donation from brother: By Karen Shideler - The Wichita Eagle; December 13, 2009 in print edition on B5; When Kyle Adams got his learner’s permit, his parents asked whether he wanted to be an organ and tissue donor, should anything ever happen.
City commission agenda for Dec. 15: Rezoning request to be reconsidered; December 13, 2009 in print edition on B5; The city commission agenda for the December 15 meeting.
Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook: By Gary Bedore; December 13, 2009 in print edition on C4; Kansas University’s Marcus and Markieff Morris visited with La Salle guard Rodney Green before and after the Jayhawks’ 90-65 victory over the Explorers on Saturday.
La Salle awestruck: By Jesse Newell; December 13, 2009 in print edition on C5; La Salle coach John Giannini wasn’t afraid to play the comparison game with Kansas University after his team’s 90-65 loss Saturday at the Sprint Center.
Taylor again solid — as sub: ‘I’ll do whatever role my team needs me to’; By Matt Tait; December 13, 2009 in print edition on C5; Saturday afternoon, for just the fourth time in his college career, Kansas University sophomore Tyshawn Taylor started a game on the bench.
Authorities target customers of child prostitution: Bill Draper — The Associated Press; December 13, 2009 in print edition on B4; Kristy Childs was in sixth grade the first time she helped a man undress for sex. Now the Justice Department is starting to go after those who pay to have sex with children.
Fort Hays State sees higher enrollment in teacher education programs: Associated Press; December 13, 2009 in print edition on B3; Debbie Mercer believes the economy at least has something to do with the steady increase of students enrolling in education programs at Fort Hays State University.
Turner Gill tapped to lead KU football: By Dugan Arnett; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A1; Buffalo’s Turner Gill will be named head coach of the Kansas University football team, the Journal-World learned Saturday.
Santa hears wish lists from youngsters at Douglas County bank: By Christine Metz; December 13, 2009 in print edition on B1; Barbies, Hot Wheels and Transformers were all on the wish list for the tykes who sat on Santa’s lap Saturday morning.
Long impressed by Turner Gill, Kansas A.D. makes smart hire: By Tom Keegan; December 13, 2009 in print edition on C1; We were standing on the 11th tee box at Lawrence Country Club a couple of summers ago when Kansas University athletic director Lew Perkins asked me if I remembered what place Turner Gill finished in the Heisman Trophy voting.
General public welcomed at Saturday H1N1 vaccine clinic: By Christine Metz; December 13, 2009 in print edition on B1; Young and old came by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department on Saturday morning to receive the H1N1 flu vaccine.
Wheel Genius: Road work set for this week: By Mark Fagan; December 13, 2009; A round-up of road work in Lawrence, Douglas County and northeast Kansas includes U.S. 59 project, work on E 1500 Road.
Observers predict crowded field for 3rd District seat: GOP Chairwoman: Competition will help the party; By George Diepenbrock; December 13, 2009 in print edition on B1; In the three weeks since Rep. Dennis Moore announced he wouldn’t run again in 2010, the names of several potential candidates have floated around the 3rd District.
Governor may change tax code to shore up state budget, bring in more revenue: By Scott Rothschild; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A1; Gov. Mark Parkinson is playing his cards close to the vest on whether he will recommend a tax increase to help solve a budget crisis that has already resulted in record spending cuts.
Ex-Husker QB Frazier sold on Turner Gill: ‘He’s not the kind of guy to fly off the hinges and yell and scream’; By Asher Fusco; December 13, 2009 in print edition on C3; Tommie Frazier had no shortage of kind words to say Saturday in support of Turner Gill, his former quarterbacks coach.
Warren sparks OU over Utah: KSU drills No. 18 UNLV for sixth straight victory; The Associated Press; December 13, 2009 in print edition on C6; By overtime, Willie Warren was exhausted. He’d been knocked to the floor nearly a dozen times. His shot wasn’t falling and a hostile crowd was on its feet.
Chiefs quite a change for Cassel: By Doug Tucker - Associated Press Sports Writer; December 13, 2009 in print edition on C2; Not everybody gets handed the keys to a team that won 18 games the year before.
Navy extends streak against Army: Associated Press; December 13, 2009 in print edition on C2; Navy has made sports’ most patriotic rivalry a lopsided one. The Mids beat Army, 17-3, on Saturday for their eighth straight win in the series. The loss eliminated the Black Knights’ shot at playing in their first bowl game since 1996.
Expanded Medicare will not provide seamless coverage: Democrats discuss plan to allow aging baby boomers into program; By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Associated Press Writer; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A4; Think Medicare is a great deal? Better ask grandma first.
Book helps reconcile Jesus, Santa: By Linda Leicht - Springfield News-Leader; December 13, 2009 in print edition on B8; Each night, 7-year-old Zachary Schmidt gets one chapter closer to Christmas.
November foreclosures down from peak: Associated Press; December 13, 2009 in print edition on B8; Home foreclosures in this aircraft manufacturing-dependent city appear to have slowed amid government and industry efforts to cut mortgage payments, but some experts anticipate many loans will ultimately end in foreclosure next year anyway.
Republicans denied on spending filibuster attempt: By Andrew Taylor - Associated Press Writer; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A3; The Democratic-controlled Senate on Saturday cleared away a Republican filibuster of a huge end-of-year spending bill that rewards most federal agencies with generous budget boosts.
Miege routs FSHS boys: By Matt Tait; December 13, 2009 in print edition on C8; Each member of the Roeland Park Bishop Miege boys basketball team did not have three or four hands. It only looked like it.
Veritas boys take fifth: J-W Staff Reports; December 13, 2009 in print edition on C8; Ethan Kay led three Veritas Christian players in double figures as the Eagles beat Central Christian, 49-30, in the fifth-place game of the Bluebird Classic boys basketball tournament on Saturday.
LHS girls finish fourth: J-W Staff Reports; December 13, 2009 in print edition on C8; Haley Parker scored 13 points, but the Lawrence High girls basketball lost to Bellevue West, 56-47, in the third-place game of the Lady Saints Classic on Saturday.
Iran puts conditions on nuclear fuel swap: Country agrees to U.N. demand; By Barbara Surk - Associated Press Writer; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A3; After weeks of conflicting responses, Iran abruptly said Saturday that it is ready to exchange uranium for nuclear fuel — the key demand of a U.N.-sponsored initiative to defuse global fears over its nuclear program.
Wooden gun linked to Dillinger sells for $19K: Associated Press; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A3; An auction house says a wooden gun that John Dillinger’s relatives believe was hand-carved and used by the one-time “Public Enemy No. 1” to escape jail has sold for $19,120 at auction.
Sperm whale pod beached on shore; 5 die: Associated Press; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A3; A pod of sperm whales beached on Italy’s southern coast and at least five died in what experts said Saturday was a rare and puzzling mass beaching for such a large species.
Obama blasts banks for opposing overhaul: Associated Press; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A3; President Barack Obama singled out financial institutions for causing much of the economic tailspin and criticized their opposition to tighter federal oversight of their industry.
Poor being turned away from free cancer screenings: By Valerie Bauman - Associated Press Writer; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A3; As the economy falters and more people go without health insurance, low-income women in at least 20 states are being turned away or put on long waiting lists for free cancer screenings, according to the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network.
Alabama RB Ingram wins Heisman: The Associated Press; December 13, 2009 in print edition on C10; Mark Ingram dabbed his eyes, took a deep breath and tried to steady himself. All set, he accepted the Heisman that completes Alabama’s trophy case.
Lawrence High wrestler escapes with a victory: By Jeff Deters; December 13, 2009 in print edition on C8; Lawrence High sophomore Reece Wright-Conklin wasn’t worried when he was just inches away from being pinned by Gardner-Edgerton’s Todd Curtis during the 160-pound championship match Saturday at the Eudora Tournament of Champions.
KU women expecting tough test from Creighton: By Chuck Woodling; December 13, 2009 in print edition on C8; Back-to-back wins by virtually the same score were polar opposites as far as Bonnie Henrickson is concerned.
Protesters damage chancellor’s home: Associated Press; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A6; Eight people were under arrest Saturday after protesters broke windows, lights and planters outside the home of the chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley.
Americans held in Pakistan straddled different worlds: By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press Writer; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A6; They had grown up in the same Virginia neighborhood and been friends for years.
Nearly 1,000 detained at rally urging bold pact: As many as 100,000 join protest march; By John Heilprin - Associated Press Writer; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A9; Tens of thousands of protesters have marched through the chilly Danish capital and nearly 1,000 were detained in a mass rally to demand an ambitious global climate pact, just as talks hit a snag over rich nations’ demands on China and other emerging economies.
U.S. presidency more a marathon than a sprint: By David Shribman - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; December 13, 2009 in print edition on B7; Here comes a statement of the obvious: Despite his eloquent Nobel lecture in Oslo last week, the president is struggling.
Bowl game system not a federal concern: By George Will - Washington Post Writers Group; December 13, 2009 in print edition on B7; Two Saturdays ago, the nation was one tick of a Texas clock away from a cultural crisis.
‘Wellness’ walks: By Clifton Pye - Lawrence; December 13, 2009 in print edition on B6; To the editor: The idea of getting into an SUV and driving to a “wellness” center makes no sense.
Giving heart: By Terri Caruthers - Baldwin City; December 13, 2009 in print edition on B6; To the editor: I met an angel on Wednesday.
Redistricting looms: J-W Editorials; December 13, 2009 in print edition on B6; Kansas is gearing up for another, probably contentious, round of redrawing congressional and legislative district lines.
The next hot job market: keeping tabs on financial firms: Associated Press; December 13, 2009 in print edition on E1; People who could help financial firms make a quick buck held some of the fastest-growing jobs two years ago.
Give the gift of financial wisdom: By Eileen A.J. Connelly - Associated Press; December 13, 2009 in print edition on E1; While others are blowing their holiday budgets, you can set an example and send a message by giving a gift with a focus on personal finance.
Mortgages: December 13, 2009 in print edition on E1; The Douglas County register of deeds recorded 77 mortgages in the weekly period ended Thursday.
Bankruptcies: December 13, 2009 in print edition on E1; Bankruptcies for December 13, 2009.
Books for running a home business: Staff reports; December 13, 2009 in print edition on E1; Has the time come for you to become your own boss?
Obama oratory sets historical context: By David Broder - Washington Post Writers Group; December 13, 2009 in print edition on B6; One of the things that sets Barack Obama apart from most politicians is how much can be learned from listening to his speeches.
25 years ago: End comes for biophysics program: December 13, 2009 in print edition on B7; The dean of the KU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences formally requested the discontinuance of the university’s program in radiation biophysics. Dean Robert Lineberry said it was “an unpleasant and difficult situation.” The college had tried for several years to save the program, he said, to no avail.
40 years ago: Mitchell named conference coach of the year: December 13, 2009 in print edition on B7; Jack Mitchell, the football coach at Wichita University, was named Missouri Valley Conference coach of the year. A native of Arkansas City, he eventually became an Oklahoma All-American quarterback after military service, then went from the Wichita coaching job to Arkansas U. He was hired as KU coach on Thanksgiving Day, 1957, with a five-year contract calling for $15,000 a year. In 1966, he left as the last KU coach to depart here with a winning record, 44-42-3.
100 years ago: Local herds to be inspected for tuberculosis: December 13, 2009 in print edition on B7; From the Lawrence Daily World for Dec. 13, 1909: A cow that came from a local dairy farm has been found to have tuberculosis. Local herds are to be inspected and the cow may have to be destroyed even though it recently gave birth to a calf.
Behind the Lens: Children’s photography reveals their perspective as they grow: By Mike Yoder; December 13, 2009 in print edition on D2; Digital technology has made the activity of taking photographs cheaper and more accessible. No longer do you need to worry about wasting film or paying for unwanted prints…
Poet’s Showcase: ‘I Am from Memories’: By Suzanne Sharp; December 13, 2009 in print edition on D3; I am from soft curls, sponge rollersAnd freckled face.
Boomer Girl Diary: Family makes the ultimate sacrifice for a birthday dinner: By Cathy Hamilton; December 13, 2009 in print edition on D1; It was shaping up to be an ordinary birthday.
Some mining town residents staying put: Picher dissolved, but some stay; By Janet Reid; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A1; What was once a bustling mining town on the Oklahoma-Kansas border has been transformed into a literal ghost town. On Sept. 1, the city of Picher officially dissolved its charter. But some residents refused to leave.
Green scene: Wreaths and swags turn home into holiday showcase: By Jennifer Smith; December 13, 2009 in print edition on D8; The first time I bought a wreath made from locally grown Scotch pine branches, I made a common mistake: I hung the wreath between the storm door and exterior door of my house.
Pee-wee Herman makes big comeback: Associated Press; December 13, 2009 in print edition on D6; “The Pee-wee Herman Show,” opening next month in downtown Los Angeles at Club Nokia theater, cost millions to mount. It boasts 11 actors, 20 puppets and marks the show’s first production since 1982. So, why now?
Final families wait out mining town’s last days: By Janet Reid; December 13, 2009 in print edition on A1; Inside a small house in a rural area of southeast Kansas, 6-year-old Haden Woodcock struggles to put on his Cub Scout uniform. It’s a scene that could be playing out in houses all across America, if it weren’t for the open mine shaft just yards from their back door that has expanded into a sink hole, plunging 300 feet into the earth below.
Walk, Patrick, Walk: Author Patrick Dobson walks across the country and tells its story in ‘Seldom Seen’: By Richard Gintowt; December 13, 2009 in print edition on D1; Surely it’s happened to all of us. A breeze strikes just right. A smell stirs the senses. Suddenly, you want to quit your job and walk to Montana. That’s what happened to Patrick Dobson on an otherwise uneventful spring day in May 1994…
Older dreidels hard to find: By Terry Kovel; December 13, 2009 in print edition on D8; Christmas is celebrated on Dec. 25 each year, but the eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah falls on dates determined by the lunar, not the solar, calendar — so the dates are different every year.

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