Archive for Tuesday, December 29, 2009

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Audio clips
Births
Obituaries
On the street
Photo galleries
KU vs. Belmont Lawrence snowmen The day in photos, December 29, 2009
Podcasts
Polls
Which of these four freshmen do you think will increase their minutes most as the season progresses?

Poll results

Response Percent
Thomas Robinson
 
 41%
Elijah Johnson
 
 26%
C.J. Henry
 
 19%
Jeff Withey
 
 11%
Total 2931
Who do you believe is KU's player of the decade?

Poll results

Response Percent
Nick Collison
 
 29%
Mario Chalmers
 
 21%
Kirk Hinrich
 
 19%
Sherron Collins
 
 12%
Wayne Simien
 
 8%
Brandon Rush
 
 4%
Drew Gooden
 
 2%
Cole Aldrich
 
 1%
Other
 
 0%
Total 4005
Will you call the city to report property owners who haven't shoveled their sidewalks?

Poll results

Response Percent
No, It’s not that much of a hazard.
 
 65%
No, I’ll talk to the owner first.
 
 21%
Yes.
 
 13%
Total 1005
Videos

Lead stories

12:00 a.m.
Saved energy = saved money: Lawrence experts suggest which home tax credits to tackle
By Phil Cauthon
December 28, 2009
Odds are, somewhere in your house is a black hole that’s sucking down a constant stream of wasted energy. And wasted money.
6:00 a.m.
Lawrence resident Carol Hurst gets to work shoveling the walkway to her house Monday on Tennessee Street. Hurst, like many other Lawrencians, spent the day clearing, digging and tossing away the snow. City to begin issuing tickets on Tuesday for unshoveled sidewalks
By Chad Lawhorn
2:44 p.m., December 28, 2009 Updated 3:58 p.m. in print edition on 1A
The first tickets issued under the city’s stricter sidewalk snow shoveling ordinance may come as early as Tuesday morning.
10:00 a.m.
City workers on Monday, December 28, 2009, add to a pile of snow removed from Lawrence's streets. Holiday snowstorm will prove costly to city
By Chad Lawhorn
December 28, 2009 in print edition on 1A
By at least one measure, Lawrence’s Christmas Blizzard was as powerful as about nine storms combined.
2:00 p.m.
A roadside fruit vendor in Nairobi, Kenya, prepares his goods for sale on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. John and Cindy Korb of Tonganoxie will leave next week for Kenya, where they will serve for 3 1/2 years doing mission work. Tonganoxie couple taking retirement as an opportunity to move somewhere warmer: Kenya
By Shawn Linenberger
December 28, 2009 in print edition on 3A
Tonganoxie’s John and Cindy Korb will be using their retirement to move to a warmer locale, but the destination will come by anything but the routine retirement migration.
7:34 p.m.
Kansas guard Brady Morningstar puts up a shot during warmups prior to tipoff against Belmont, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009 at Allen Fieldhouse. FINAL: Aldrich’s defensive effort helps KU to 81-51 victory over Belmont
By Jesse Newell
6:23 p.m., December 29, 2009 Updated 10:54 p.m.
KU’s junior center recorded 11 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks, as the Jayhawks held the Bruins to 31-percent shooting.

All stories

KU football’s Parish arrested on four charges
By Dugan Arnett
December 29, 2009 in print edition on B3
Kansas University offensive lineman Darius Parish was released from the Johnson County jail Sunday night after being charged with one count of making a criminal threat, one count of criminal trespassing and two counts of criminal damage.
FINAL: Aldrich’s defensive effort helps KU to 81-51 victory over Belmont
By Jesse Newell
06:23 p.m., December 29, 2009 Updated 10:54 p.m.
KU’s junior center recorded 11 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks, as the Jayhawks held the Bruins to 31-percent shooting.
Work continues to get Lawrence streets back to normal
Street maintenance supervisor tells City Commission what’s been done, still to come
By Chad Lawhorn
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A4
The city’s snow plow supervisor assured city commissioners Tuesday that his crews were still battling to remove the snow from Lawrence’s streets.
City of Lawrence backs off issuing tickets over unshoveled sidewalks — until next week
City decides against issuing tickets this week
By Chad Lawhorn
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A1
Stressed snow shovelers now have a little extra time.
Bids for brick street, bike path projects in Lawrence come in below estimates
By Chad Lawhorn
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A3
In their last meeting of the year, Lawrence city commissioners received a nice parting gift, courtesy of the federal stimulus and local contractors.
Health Care Access raises $450,000 needed to relocate
By Karrey Britt
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A1
The Lawrence community has reason to celebrate. Health Care Access — which provides medical care for the uninsured in Douglas County — has raised the $453,000 that it needed to move into a bigger, more convenient location at 330 Maine, across from Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s emergency room.
New Kansas Turnpike interchange in Leavenworth County a first of its kind
By Shawn Linenberger
07:51 a.m., December 29, 2009 Updated 05:00 p.m. in print edition on A3
The Kansas Turnpike’s first fully automated interchange is now open. Tuesday morning, a car carrying three men headed through the interchange, which is eight miles east of Lawrence.
Kennedy Center lauds 5 for the ages
By Kevin McDonough
December 29, 2009 in print edition on B6
An annual post-Christmas treat for 32 years, “The Kennedy Center Honors” (8 p.m., CBS) is the closest thing America has to an official academy, a pantheon of the performing arts.
Antibiotics at farms ‘the big, bad wolf’
By Margie Mason and Martha Mendoza - Associated Press Writers
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A6
The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between a jealous boar and a sow in heat.
Growing pains: Slow starts for LHS basketball teams not indicative of new leadership
By Matt Tait
December 29, 2009 in print edition on B1
Their teams have stumbled out to a combined start of 1-11, and they won’t get a chance to improve that record until early January.
Lawrence man reports stolen vehicle
Staff reports
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A4
A 60-year-old Lawrence man reported Thursday the theft of a vehicle from the 300 block of Sharon Drive.
Disney looking for next superhero
Acquisition of Marvel Comics to be completed this week
By Ryan Nakashima - Associated Press Writer
December 29, 2009 in print edition on B7
Moviegoers have shown a willingness to be entangled by Spider-Man’s web over and over again.
Parents seek right message on alcohol
Beth Harpaz/Associated Press Writer
December 29, 2009 in print edition on C1
Should parents let their teenagers have Champagne at home on New Year’s Eve?
Double Take: Breakups — Suggestions on how to make the split for good
Wes Crenshaw and Samantha Schwartz
December 29, 2009 in print edition on C1
My relationship with my boyfriend isn’t going very well. We fight all the time, and both of us have found ourselves talking to other people, but somehow we end up back together.
Five juveniles arrested after armed robbery near KU campus
By Jesse Fray
12:00 a.m., December 29, 2009 Updated 03:57 p.m. in print edition on A5
Five juveniles were arrested in connection with a Monday night armed robbery reported near the Kansas University campus, police said.
Kidcast: Brenna Brown
December 29, 2009
The Kidcast weather segment for December 28, 2009.
People in the news
Associated Press
December 29, 2009 in print edition on B6
People in the news for December 29, 2009.
Charlie Sheen’s wife says he threatened her with a knife
By Dan Elliott - Associated Press Writer
December 29, 2009 in print edition on B6
Charlie Sheen’s wife told police the actor pinned her on a bed, put a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her in a Christmas Day fight in Aspen that began when she said she wanted a divorce.
Horoscope for December 29, 2009
December 29, 2009 in print edition on B6
This year, others find you to be unusually mercurial and changeable. You do accomplish more, as you are lighter, easier to communicate with and don’t need the same answers and commitments as others. If you are single, you often feel at odds with your responsibilities and what you would like to do. If you are attached, the two of you simply need to lighten up and enjoy more. Sagittarius reads you cold.
Ponzi collapses quadrupled in ’09
By Curt Anderson - Associated Press Writer
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A2
It was a rough year for Ponzi schemes.
Privacy issues delay better scanners
Associated Press
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A2
High-tech security scanners that might have prevented the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a jetliner have been installed in only a small number of airports around the world, in large part because of privacy concerns over the way the machines see through clothing.
Obama promises to take steps to thwart terrorists
By Philip Elliott - Associated Press Writer
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A2
President Barack Obama on Monday vowed to use “every element of our national power” to keep Americans safe and said the failed Christmas Day plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner was “a serious reminder” of the need to continually adapt security measures against changing terrorist threats.
Memo aims to resolve intelligence disputes
Associated Press
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A2
The White House issued a classified order this month to resolve mounting frictions between the nation’s intelligence director and the CIA over issues including how the agency conducts covert operations, U.S. officials said.
Toll in suicide attack on Shiites rises to 33
Associated Press
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A2
The death toll from an overnight suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession in Pakistan’s biggest city rose today to 33, in violence blamed on extremists trying to hamper the fight against militants by sparking a sectarian war.
Briton executed despite appeals for clemency
Associated Press
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A2
China brushed aside international appeals today and executed a British man convicted of drug smuggling who relatives said was mentally unstable and unwittingly lured into the crime.
Authorities keep bodies of slain protesters
Associated Press
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A2
Iranian authorities said Monday that they were holding the bodies of five slain anti-government protesters, including the nephew of the opposition leader, in what appeared to be an attempt to prevent activists from using their funerals as a platform for more demonstrations.
American detained after illegal entry
Associated Press
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A2
North Korea said Tuesday it has detained an American who entered the country illegally, after activists claimed that a 28-year-old from Arizona went to the communist nation on a mission to call attention to the regime’s human rights abuses.
Fewer police officers died on job in ’09
Associated Press
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A2
Law enforcement deaths this year dropped to their lowest level since 1959, while the decade of the 2000s was among the safest for officers — despite the deadliest single day for police on Sept. 11, 2001.
Bulldogs bulldoze Ags
Associated Press
December 29, 2009 in print edition on B3
Brandon Boykin’s teammates were giving him all kinds of kudos after his school record-setting kickoff return for a touchdown sparked Georgia’s victory over Texas A&M in the Independence Bowl.
KU hoping to win 50th straight at home
By Gary Bedore
December 29, 2009 in print edition on B1
Cole Aldrich has played in 45 games in Allen Fieldhouse during his three-year college basketball career. He’s won ’em all.
Police create YouTube channel
Associated Press
December 29, 2009 in print edition on B8
The Wichita Police Department is using social networking tools to try to catch criminals and recruit new officers.
Friends testify Topeka teen admitted to killing stepfather
By John Hanna - Associated Press Writer
December 29, 2009 in print edition on B8
Two witnesses testified Monday that a 19-year-old man admitted he shot his stepfather, who was found slain in his bed with a bullet through his head.
’Defense of others’ mulled in abortion case
Associated Press
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A5
A Kansas judge will hear further arguments on whether a man who has confessed to shooting a Wichita abortion provider may present evidence on the “use of force in defense of another.”
Lawrence man reports electronics stolen
Staff reports
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A4
A 27-year-old Lawrence man reported Thursday the burglary and theft of property from a residence in the 3400 block of West 10th Place.
LINK to serve New Year meal
Staff reports
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A4
LINK needs servers to volunteer their time to the New Year’s Day lunch.
Rural Center presents farm profits workshop
Staff reports
December 29, 2009 in print edition on B7
The Kansas Rural Center will host a farm profits workshop from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 9 at the Lawrence Holidome Conference Center, 200 McDonald Drive.
Accounting firm promotes tax manager
Staff reports
December 29, 2009 in print edition on B7
Yvonne Brownell, CPA, has been promoted to tax manager at Mize, Houser & Company, P.A., effective Jan. 1.
Depot Redux chairwoman honored
Staff reports
December 29, 2009 in print edition on B7
Carey Maynard-Moody, chairwoman of Depot Redux, has been selected as one of eight “2009 Distinguished Kansans” by the Topeka Capital-Journal.
100 years ago: Former KU coach not playing by rules
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A7
From the Lawrence Daily World for Dec. 29, 1909: “Recent disclosures that recent football players at Michigan were not even enrolled in school casts more bad light on coach Fielding Yost.
Portable gifts
By Anne L. Haehl - Lawrence
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A7
The Christmas edition (Pulse, Dec. 25) quoted someone repeating the story of how if there were three wise women, they would have brought soup and diapers.
Holiday miracle
By Dianne Ensminger - CEO, Ballard Community Services
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A7
To the editor: This year more than any other we witnessed a “miracle on Elm Street.”
Amtrak option
By Carey Maynard-Moody - Lawrence
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A7
To the editor: Reading about the holiday travel woes of the Jayhawks’ Morris brothers (“Many happy returns”, Dec. 28) reminded some of us of a secret that Lawrence-based travelers rarely consider.
Private option
By Bob Rollins - Lawrence
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A7
To the editor: Dr. Bruner and Mr. Burkhart recently had letters in the paper taking opposing positions on the public option in the health care debate. I would like to add my two cents’ worth.
25 years ago: Gas drops below 90 cents per gallon
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A7
Gov. John Carlin was hoping for a 10 percent hike in teacher pay in the state the coming year but skeptics abounded.
Near disaster reveals security flaws
By Cal Thomas - Tribune Media Services
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A7
Had it not been for a malfunctioning detonator, nearly 300 people traveling on a Christmas Day flight might have perished.
Good investment
J-W Editorials
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A7
Efforts to promote bioscience businesses in Kansas are paying off.
Pump patrol
Staff reports
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A3
The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.36 at several stations.
Audiologist donates hearing aids to tumor patient
Money collected in Facebook fundraiser will help others
By Andy Hyland
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A3
Bonnie Cherry will get the hearing aids she needed, and it looks like she won’t be the only one, either.
American expression: Bishop Seabury senior’s artistic range flourishes in U.S.
By Lindsey Slater
December 29, 2009 in print edition on C1
Ceramics. Jewelry. Sculpture. Painting. Sketching. Song and dance. Piano. Bishop Seabury Academy senior Jasmine Tse dabbles in all sorts of art and excels at each one of them. But she’s not one to brag…
40 years ago: National Guard vacancies not filling
December 29, 2009 in print edition on A7
William Moore was to retire as dean of the Kansas School of Religion here in June.
Cutler’s OT bomb lifts Chicago
Favre’s fourth-quarter heroics not enough for Minnesota
Associated Press
December 29, 2009 in print edition on B2
Brett Favre cranked up and made one more impossible throw, zinging a touchdown pass in the fading seconds. Too bad for the Minnesota Vikings, that merely put them into overtime.
Even good money managers can do better
By Michelle Singletary - The Washington Post
December 29, 2009 in print edition on B7
Despite a still funky economy, many people are doing well.
McCray dominates highlights
By Chuck Woodling
December 29, 2009 in print edition on B1
A surprisingly large crowd, stunning performances by Danielle McCray, a long-time coach’s departure and unprecedented territory for Haskell Indian Nations University.
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