Also from February 21
Audio clips
Births
Couples
- Wedding: Van Blaricum and Jennings
- Wedding: Thein and Watkins
- Wedding: Kliem and Grammer
- Engagement: George and Vick
- Engagement: Boyett and Windle
- Engagement: Conroy and Landau
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Polls
Who gets the game ball after KU's 70-53 victory over Nebraska?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Sherron Collins | 61% | |
| Markieff Morris | 19% | |
| Cole Aldrich | 17% | |
| Other | 2% | |
| Total | 197 | |
Who was KU's first-half MVP against Nebraska?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Sherron Collins | 52% | |
| Cole Aldrich | 34% | |
| Marcus Morris | 12% | |
| Other | 0% | |
| Total | 63 | |
How many turnovers will KU have against Nebraska today?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 16-20 | 43% | |
| 11-15 | 33% | |
| 21-25 | 13% | |
| 10 or fewer | 7% | |
| 25 or more | 2% | |
| Total | 95 | |
The Kansas Legislature is considering a bill to prohibit the sale of cigarette lighters to minors. Do you support the bill?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 49% | |
| Yes | 44% | |
| Not sure | 6% | |
| Total | 1001 | |
Videos
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Three cats die in fire that destroys Lawrence home- 12:33 p.m., February 20, 2009 Updated 3:54 p.m. in print edition on 1B
- Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical crews are battling a heavy house fire at 1946 Clifton Court, which is near 19th Street and Ousdahl Road.
- Video: Occupant injured in blaze
- Photo gallery: Fire at 1946 Clifton Court
- Photo gallery: Reader photos: Clifton Court fire
6:00 a.m.
SLT Bob Billings interchange plan misses out on federal stimulus funding- 9:46 a.m., February 20, 2009 Updated 5:12 p.m. in print edition on 1A
- The South Lawrence Trafficway won’t be getting a new interchange at Bob Billings Parkway any time soon.
10:00 a.m.
Assembly waging giant wars on miniature scale- February 21, 2009 in print edition on 1B
- Mike Fields, or “Col. Van Bombard,” stared down at his advancing enemies, waiting for them to come within range of his Jayhawkers. Once Gary Mills’ Confederate troops crossed into the 2-inch zone, Fields gave the command. His mounted soldiers gunned down three of Mills’ troops. Outnumbered 10 to 1, Fields’ strategy was to delay the Missouri Confederates for as long as possible before today’s battle at Westport.
3:00 p.m.
FINAL: Aldrich and Collins combine for 40 points in KU’s 70-53 win- 1:27 p.m., February 21, 2009 Updated 6:22 p.m.
- KU’s Sherron Collins scored 22 points and Cole Aldrich added 18 as the Jayhawks improved to 11-1 in conference by beating Nebraska.
- Video: Collins, Kansas shuck Huskers
- Photo gallery: KU vs. Nebraska
- Poll: Who gets the game ball after KU’s 70-53 victory over Nebraska?
- Poll: Who was KU’s first-half MVP against Nebraska?
- Poll: How many turnovers will KU have against Nebraska today?
- Audio clips: 2009 KU-NU Feb. 21
6:00 p.m.
Emotion in motion: CJHS troupe works out stories through dance- February 21, 2009 in print edition on 1D
- It’s after school on a Tuesday, and the hallways of Central Junior High School are mostly empty.
- Video: CJHS Dance Crew
All stories
- FINAL: Aldrich and Collins combine for 40 points in KU’s 70-53 win
- 01:27 p.m., February 21, 2009 Updated 06:22 p.m.
- KU’s Sherron Collins scored 22 points and Cole Aldrich added 18 as the Jayhawks improved to 11-1 in conference by beating Nebraska.
- Beef industry buyout falls through
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B8
- A beef industry buyout that regulators were trying to block on antitrust grounds has been called off. National Beef Packing Co., the fourth-largest U.S. beef processor, said Friday that its sale to Brazilian beef producer JBS S.A. has been dropped.
- Rio mayor tries to control chaotic Carnival city
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Rio’s mayor has a plan he believes can tame this chaotic city, which is both beloved and loathed for the cacophony of sins that reach their apex during Carnival, which opened Friday. His method: a “shock of order” campaign in which even the smallest of offenses will be punished.
- Baldwin wins pair
- Bulldogs’ Vander Tuig goes off for 39
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on C7
- Justin Vander Tuig had 39 points as Baldwin High’s boys basketball team beat Spring Hill, 77-67.
- Gary Bedore’s Kansas basketball notebook
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on C6
- Lance Stephenson, a 6-foot-5 senior shooting guard from Lincoln High in Brooklyn, N.Y., is expected to attend today’s KU-Nebraska game as part of his official recruiting visit.
- Obama rejects idea for vehicle mileage tax
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A5
- President Barack Obama on Friday rejected his transportation secretary’s suggestion that the administration consider taxing motorists based on how many miles they drive instead of how much gasoline they buy. “It is not and will not be the policy of the Obama administration,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters.
- Dow drops more than 6% for week
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Wall Street ended another terrible week Friday, leaving major indexes down more than 6 percent as investors worried that the recession will persist for at least the rest of the year and that government intervention will do little to hasten a recovery.
- Faith Forum: Does God care if someone switches religions?
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on D1
- Does God care if someone switches religions?
- LHS girls 55, Leavenworth 31
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on C1
- There was nothing pretty about the first half of the Lawrence High girls basketball team’s 24-point victory against Leavenworth on Friday night. The second half more than made up for that.
- Giving back
- He now makes his home in Washington, D.C., but Bob Dole hasn’t forgotten his Kansas roots.
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Former Sen. Bob Dole continues to contribute to his home state in many ways. Among the latest gifts, announced this week, was $150,000 to support spinal research at Kansas University Hospital and the KU Medical Center. Talking about the gift, Dole said he believed that those who had gone up life’s ladder should reach back and help others make the climb.
- KU basketball game to help cancer centers
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B4
- Kansas University women’s basketball and Kansas Athletics hope to raise awareness and funds for the fight against breast cancer during Sunday’s game against Iowa State. The Jayhawks will wear pink-and-blue uniforms during the game that starts at noon at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas Athletics will donate $1 for every fan in attendance, with the money being divided between Lawrence Memorial Hospital and KU Cancer Center.
- KU softball snaps skid
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Kansas University’s softball team beat Brigham Young, 3-1, in the Cathedral City Classic.
- Fundraiser to benefit counseling center
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Headquarters Counseling Center and Maceli’s have teamed up to raise money for the center, which helps adults and children rebound from difficult situations. The center’s volunteers and staff provide counseling, education and information services 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Pool tournament to aid father with 6 children
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B3
- A pool tournament to benefit the family of Brian Iron Whiteman will be Sunday at Cross Town Tavern, 1910 Haskell Ave. The tournament will start at 2 p.m. There is a $10 entry fee and all proceeds go to the family. Iron Whiteman’s wife, Jennifer, died Feb. 11. The couple had six children.
- Rotary Club to laud members for gifts of $1K or more
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Every Monday at noon, a group of 125 people gather in a Holidome ballroom to listen to speakers and receive updates on local service programs. However, the next Lawrence Rotary Club meeting will be a little different, as the focus will shift momentarily to seven club members who will be recognized for their contributions.
- Church to mark 150 years of diocese
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B3
- In Lawrence today, the newest church in the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas will help celebrate the 150th anniversary of the diocese’s founding. St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 5700 W. Sixth St., will play host to a celebration and service at 4 p.m. for all of the diocese’s congregations in northeastern Kansas, including the Kansas City area.
- Bald eagle nest found near Wichita
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Wildlife officials have confirmed a bald eagle is nesting along the Arkansas River in Sedgwick County, raising hopes the birds could be living in the area year-round. Wildlife officials confirmed the existence of a nest after birder Jeff Calhoun of Derby spotted a bald eagle flying near the river carrying a stick.
- Clinton pushes climate, finance in China
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A3
- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was pressing senior Chinese officials today to cooperate on climate change, the world financial crisis and security threats like North Korea — ahead of long-standing concerns about human rights.
- Congressman says Southern governors slighting blacks over stimulus
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The highest-ranking African-American member of Congress on Friday accused Southern governors who oppose economic stimulus spending of indifference to the plight of poor blacks who might benefit from the federal money. House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., amplified earlier statements that the governors’ hesitation in accepting stimulus money had insulted him because “these four states are in the heart of the black belt.”
- Cherry-flavored malaria drug launched
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis is launching a new cherry-flavored malaria drug that it says children will be less likely to spit out. The child-friendly version of its Coartem malaria pill dissolves in water, as well as breast milk, and tastes like fruit juice.
- GM moves quickly to shed Saab in crisis
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Just three days after telling the U.S. government that it might dump its Swedish-based Saab brand, General Motors Corp. placed the struggling unit into reorganization Friday. Crisis, it seems, has forced the U.S. auto behemoth to move faster than ever to shed unprofitable brands, leaving European governments to decide whether they’re worth saving.
- Rebel planes shot down over capital
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Defying the government’s efforts to destroy them, Sri Lanka’s rebels sent two planes on a surprise raid over the capital Friday night before anti-aircraft fire shot both of them out of the sky, the military said. One plane crashed into a government office building in the heart of Colombo, killing the pilot and a bystander and wounding more than 40 others.
- Bomb kills 28 at Shiite leader’s funeral
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A suicide bomber attacked the funeral of a slain Shiite Muslim leader in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 28 people and triggering deadly rioting, officials said. Rising sectarian attacks threaten to further destabilize nuclear-armed Pakistan just as it faces intense international pressure to crack down on Islamist militants.
- Socks, the Clintons’ cat in the White House, dies
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Socks, the White House cat during the Clinton administration who waged war on Buddy the pup, has died. He was around 18. Socks had lived with Bill Clinton’s secretary, Betty Currie, in Hollywood, Md., since the Clintons left the White House in early 2001.
- Obama warns mayors on stimulus
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Invoking his own name-and-shame policy, President Barack Obama warned the nation’s mayors on Friday that he will “call them out” if they waste the money from his massive economic stimulus plan. “The American people are watching,” Obama told a gathering of mayors at the White House.
- Analysis: Obama’s plans eclipsing New Deal spending
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A2
- In sheer size, the economic measures announced by President Barack Obama to address “a crisis unlike we’ve ever known” are remarkable, rivaling and in many cases dwarfing the New Deal programs that Franklin D. Roosevelt famously created to battle the Great Depression.
- Tanked soldier takes 2 heavily armed joyrides
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Police say one joyride in a light tank wasn’t enough for a drunken British soldier in Germany. Police in Celle say the 18-year-old stole a small light tank early Friday and rumbled out of his base toward nearby Bergen — but drove off the road after 500 yards.
- Drag queen chosen as homecoming queen
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A2
- George Mason University senior Ryan Allen dresses in drag and doesn’t mind being called a queen — homecoming queen, to be exact. Allen, who is gay and performs in drag at nightclubs in the region, said he entered the homecoming contest as a joke, competing as Reann Ballslee, his drag queen persona.
- Schwarzenegger signs bills to close deficit
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A2
- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state’s legislative leaders spent more than three months — and one final, agonizing week — to find a way to plug California’s $42 billion budget hole. As painful as that process was, they now face a potentially tougher challenge: persuading voters to agree with their solution.
- Task force says auto restructuring needed
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The leaders of President Barack Obama’s auto industry task force said Friday the industry urgently needs an overhaul. The task force, led by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and White House economic aide Larry Summers, met for the first time to review a multibillion-dollar bailout package given to General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC and requests for billions in more funding.
- Gov.: Burris should resign from U.S. Senate
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A2
- U.S. Sen. Roland Burris kept out of sight Friday as longtime friend Gov. Pat Quinn joined the roster of fellow Democrats calling for his resignation following new disclosures about his controversial appointment, while the White House urged the senator to take the weekend to consider his future.
- Advocacy groups abuzz about Sebelius
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B2
- As speculation swirls around Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ potential appointment to the Cabinet as Health and Human Services secretary, advocacy groups are weighing in. Among the loudest: opponents and supporters of abortion rights.
- On the record
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B2
- • 21-year-old man arrested on charges of rape of a child • 36-year-old Lawrence man arrested for purse-snatching • Two Lawrence men were arrested on charges of robbery • 37-year-old man from Lawrence on charges of vehicle burglary, theft, battery and criminal damage
- A-Rod’s misdeeds pale in comparison
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on C2
- Jim Leyritz went to jail Friday. Did you see that? Did it make the cover of your Sports Illustrated? Did they mention it on NPR, interrupting all that stimulus and bailout talk? Didn’t think so. Jim Leyritz, the former Yankee and Angel who slammed a World Series-turning home run in 1996, went to jail in Fort Lauderdale because he was drinking. That violated his bond.
- People in the news
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on D7
- • Conan says goodbye to NYC with old friends
- Kevin Bacon takes a chance
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on D7
- Clearly made with love and respect, the cable original “Taking Chance” (7 p.m., today, HBO) is a challenging film in almost every way. Based on a true story set in 2004, the film stars Kevin Bacon as Marine Col. Michael Strobl, a Desert Storm veteran filled with guilt about working in a cubicle while so many fellow Marines are facing dangers in Iraq.
- Arthur’s team stripped
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on C2
- Dallas South Oak Cliff High is forfeiting its 2005 state boys basketball championship after an independent investigation determined that grades for three players were improperly changed from failing to passing, Dallas ISD superintendent Michael Hinojosa said Friday.
- Will Ledger go down as this generation’s James Dean?
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on D7
- It was a decade ago, and director Gil Junger was seeking fresh talent for his upcoming movie, “10 Things I Hate About You.” He’d already seen 250 or 300 kids. In walked a young Australian TV actor looking for work. After a quick line reading and a bit of improv, “I was stunned,” Junger says now.
- Horoscopes
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on D7
- This year, focus on what you want. You often sell yourself short. Remain optimistic and positive, no matter what happens. If you are attached, you might want to be understanding of what your significant other experiences. If you are single, you could meet your next sweetie through your friends.
- State shuts center for troubled teens
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B4
- The state has shut down a northern Kansas treatment center for troubled adolescents after inspectors found emergency exit doors locked on three occasions. The White Rock Academy in Esbon on Thursday was ordered closed after state officials twice told operators to remove the locks, which violate the state fire and safety code. The academy has until Monday to make other arrangements for its 24 residents.
- Seabury concludes regular season with win
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on C5
- Mike Harding figures he has his mitts on the tail of a comet and hopes he never has to let go.
- Poised for postseason
- OT victory shows Lions ready for sub-state
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on C1
- If Friday night was Lawrence High’s last true test before the postseason, the Lions appear to be ready.
- Free State battles back in loss to SM West
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on C1
- If there are indeed varying degrees of disappointment during a 17-game losing streak, Friday night’s not-quite performance must rank somewhere near the toughest to swallow for this Free State High boys basketball team.
- City Commission agenda: Use of churches as shelters discussed
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B4
- City commissioners will consider new regulations regarding the ability of churches to serve as temporary homeless shelters. Commissioners originally were ready to approve an ordinance that would allow churches to temporarily serve as homeless shelters, as long as the churches only served families with children. That would accommodate a new program — Family Promise — that is operating in the city.
- Israeli leader calls for unity government
- Netanyahu seeks to avoid clashes with Obama administration
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A7
- Benjamin Netanyahu appealed to his moderate rivals Friday to join a unity government — a tricky alliance that would let the hawkish Israeli leader avoid relying on an unstable grouping of right-wingers almost sure to collide with the Obama administration and each other.
- What’s with the stock market? Investors grow weary
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A1
- The shock that accompanied the market meltdown last fall has been replaced by something else: a resignation that it may take months or even years for the stock market to recover. The worst week for stocks since early October underscored a loss of hope that government actions to stabilize the economy and the markets will pay off any time soon.
- A trio of good games
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Good things come in threes, such as small, medium and large cups of coffee. On a national scale, most things good in sports in February and March happen on the basketball court, unless watching grown men stretch away the sins of winter and then play meaningless exhibition games in Arizona and Florida floats your boat.
- Jeers don’t concern Cookie
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Cookie Miller expects to hear some boos and jeers in Allen Fieldhouse today. “I know it’s going to be something. I’m just looking forward to it. It doesn’t matter what it is,” Nebraska’s 5-foot-7 sophomore point guard said of the reception he’ll receive from Kansas University fans during today’s 3 p.m. battle between the Jayhawks (21-5 overall, 10-1 Big 12) and Cornhuskers (16-8, 6-5).
- A shortage of inspectors during salmonella outbreak
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Tight state budgets have led some of the biggest farm states to leave dozens of food inspection jobs vacant at a time when hundreds have been sickened by a nationwide salmonella outbreak tied to a filthy peanut processing plant.
- Bailout for homeowners stirs up strong feelings
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Banks got bailed out. So did automakers. So why not struggling homeowners? The question has struck a raw nerve across the country, with critics saying the Obama administration’s latest housing rescue rewards people who bought homes they couldn’t afford. Others counter that the taxpayer-financed plan will slow spiraling home prices and avert a deeper economic disaster.
- Wrong egg may have been used for in vitro
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A8
- The Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital in Takamatsu is believed to have mistakenly implanted a woman with the in vitro-fertilized ovum of another patient in September, the prefectural government announced. The Takamatsu woman, in her 20s, who received the egg was receiving fertility treatments at the hospital and was expecting to be implanted with her own fertilized egg.
- Fertility clinics often break rules, reports show
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on A8
- The California fertility doctor who implanted the octuplet mom with lots of embryos was no lone wolf: Fewer than 20 percent of U.S. clinics follow professional guidelines on how many embryos should be used for younger women.
- Lawrence High School students add artistic touch to Mardi Gras event
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on D8
- The Dance Crew won’t be the only support the Douglas County AIDS Project has from local youths during its fundraiser tonight.
- KU fall 2008 honor roll
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on D5
- Kansas University announces area students who made the fall 2008 honor roll. They are as follows.
- Club news
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on D3
- Over the Rainbow Doll Club met Feb. 12 at the home of Jan Dyer. Members brought their club dolls dressed in Valentine’s outfits created from materials given at the January meeting. During the meeting, Verna Piersee won “Best of Show” and Janet Lukehart won the door prize. Gail Brewster gave the second part of a two-part lesson on dollmaker Robin Woods.
- Around and about
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on D3
- Lawrence students participated in a scholastic chess tournament Feb. 7 at Topeka Collegiate School. In the junior high team section, Southwest Junior High School won first and Central Junior High School won third; and in the K-6 team section, Quail Run School placed second.
- Scouting news
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on D3
- Troop 53 will have its 89th annual chili feed Feb. 28 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 946 Vt. Tickets will be available at the door. Troop 55, chartered by Westside Presbyterian Church, held its annual movie night and camp-in Dec. 27 at the Troop 55 cabin. Scouts watched “Iron Man” and then enjoyed an intermission of pizza, chips, cookies and soda before watching “Hancock.”
- KU Hospital expands emergency department
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Kansas University Hospital has finished a $1 million project that expanded its Emergency Department by 2,500 square feet. The project added eight new private rooms, so the hospital now has 28 private treatment and diagnostic rooms with additional rooms dedicated to the Level 1 Trauma program and psychiatric evaluation.
- Moody’s upgrades LMH credit rating
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Moody’s Investors Service issued a report Friday affirming Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s A3 long-term bond rating and revised the outlook to positive from stable. Moody’s is one of the country’s top credit-rating agencies, and giving such an upgrade has been rare during the economic downturn. In a recent report, Moody’s said it had downgraded 53 ratings in 2008, the most in the nonprofit hospital sector since 2001.
- Rural economic index hits record low
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B5
- A survey of bankers suggests the rural economy continues to falter in the face of national economic woes and widespread job losses. The problems are reflected in the February report on a monthly survey of the bank executives in 11 Midwest and Plains states. The survey’s overall index dropped to 16.9 from January’s 24.6. It was the lowest reading since the survey first began in 2005.
- Haskell women win eighth straight
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Haskell’s women’s basketball team beat Oklahoma Wesleyan, 74-67.
- Prepaid cell phones can help dial up lower costs
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on E1
- Marty Focazio knew his cell phone calls were costing him a lot, but it was still a bit of a shock when he did the math and learned just how much it was per minute. Using a spreadsheet to tally up the total monthly charges including taxes for all his voice minutes and text messages, he discovered he was paying as much as 42 cents each for his 400 to 500 minutes a month. Not exactly what the provider had touted.
- Nintendo’s handheld player due April 5
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on E1
- Nintendo Co. will launch the latest version of its portable video game system in the United States on April 5, adding two digital cameras and the ability to play with sound recordings. The DSi, which is already available in Nintendo’s home country of Japan, will cost $170 and come in two colors, black and blue. This is the third iteration of the world’s most popular handheld gaming system. The DS Lite, its predecessor, costs $130.
- Tech tips for finding work
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on E1
- If there’s any small solace when starting a job search in this recession, it’s the proliferation of digital technology to help you re-enter the working world. Web sites like Indeed.com and LinkedIn.com have multiplied the number of job openings you can track and the professional contacts you can make. E-mail and smart phones make it easier to pitch yourself and set up appointments.
- Tone of committee questions reflects poorly on Congress
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B1
- If bankers or automobile makers or those making loans for homes or others break the law, they ought to be nailed — particularly when they are using other people’s money. Relative to this philosophy, a very wise man once said, “You ought to spend other people’s money far more carefully than you spend your own money.” Again, if bankers and others have broken the law, they should be punished.
- Assembly waging giant wars on miniature scale
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Mike Fields, or “Col. Van Bombard,” stared down at his advancing enemies, waiting for them to come within range of his Jayhawkers. Once Gary Mills’ Confederate troops crossed into the 2-inch zone, Fields gave the command. His mounted soldiers gunned down three of Mills’ troops. Outnumbered 10 to 1, Fields’ strategy was to delay the Missouri Confederates for as long as possible before today’s battle at Westport.
- Pump patrol
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B1
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $1.75 at several locations.
- Political contributor to deliver KU lecture
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Donna Brazile, a political commentator and Al Gore’s former presidential campaign manager, will speak March 9 at Kansas University. Brazile, a political contributor for CNN, National Public Radio and ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopolous,” will give the Emily Taylor and Marilyn Stokstad Women’s Leadership Lecture administered by KU’s Hall Center for the Humanities.
- Biased view
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: The article “Lower women’s standards” is not just offensive; it is irresponsible. Tom Keegan and the Journal-World have proven what an incredibly small-minded and prejudiced society we live in. In a political year where race and agism won over sexism, it is just one more feather in the cap for the typical obese Caucasian male.
- Dare to read
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: Well, I haven’t addressed this column for a few years now. What should I complain about? What would Abe Lincoln have wanted for his 200th birthday? A little less grumbling? I saw an interesting happening on his 200th birthday at about 11 a.m. Now, I’ve been around long enough that I have seen enough really unusual happenings to fill a full-length book, but none like this one.
- Let them fail
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: How about some good, old-fashioned failure? Instead of rewarding banks that make imprudent loans, car company execs who can’t seem to get it right and consumers who knowingly take out loans they can’t afford, why not let them all fail?
- GM, Chrysler should be allowed to die
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B6
- General Motors made my first car. It was a 1955 two-tone Chevrolet with stick shift and black tires. It had an AM radio and air conditioning, if I hand-cranked the window down in summer. It came with bench seats, the better to have your date close to you. I bought it used (this was before cars were “pre-owned”) in 1961. My Dad co-signed the $750 note, which I paid.
- Economy may realign college priorities
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B6
- I am not one of these people who stay chirpily focused on the silver lining when the clouds gather over my head. So I have been vaguely put off by all those peppy articles lauding the up side of the down economy. You know the ones I mean. Your house may be in foreclosure but, hey, there’s less junk mail these days. You’ve lost your job but the shoe repair business is flourishing.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B6
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Feb. 21, 1909: “Registering one person a minute for more than eight hours yesterday, city clerk Frank Brooks closed the poll books at 10 o’clock last night with the largest voter registration Lawrence has ever known, more than 4,115 after a preliminary count.
- Old Home Town - 25 years ago
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Kansan Gary Hart had a second-place finish in the Iowa caucuses and said he believed he had recognition as the only alternative to former vice president Walter Mondale. “I believe things are shaping up for a good two-person race,” said Hart, an Ottawan. A screening board was being set up to handle the search for a successor to the resigned Carl Knox as local school superintendent. Knox was retiring in the spring.
- Disco Phog?
- Ear-splitting, prerecorded music is hitting a sour note with Allen Fieldhouse fans.
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on B6
- What’s going on within the music department of Kansas University Athletics Inc.? Is someone trying to turn Allen Fieldhouse into a National Basketball Association site? Could it be that KU coaches have asked for the musical change to try to fire up the students to be more active in their support of the KU team and go after the opposing players?
- Pen and stethoscope: Physician Abraham Verghese turned to writing to heal himself and others
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on D2
- Nearly two decades ago, when Abraham Verghese put his career as a physician on hold to try his hand at fiction, he knew he wanted to write an “epic medical novel.”
- Emotion in motion: CJHS troupe works out stories through dance
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on D1
- It’s after school on a Tuesday, and the hallways of Central Junior High School are mostly empty.
- St. Luke AME celebrates in song
- February 21, 2009 in print edition on D1
- In the mood for music? The St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church, 900 N.Y., is hosting its annual Black History Month Musical at 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
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- U.S. military sees new appreciation May 28, 2012 · 35 comments
- Remove politics, and redistricting map falls in line May 27, 2012 · 43 comments
- On the street: How did you spend your Memorial Day? May 28, 2012 · 27 comments
- Tuition victims May 22, 2012 · 54 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
