Also from January 1
Births
Blog entries
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Polls
What do you need to fix in 2009?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Everything | 23% | |
| My finances | 18% | |
| My health | 16% | |
| My love life | 11% | |
| My house | 10% | |
| Nothing | 8% | |
| My job | 7% | |
| My car | 4% | |
| Total | 744 | |
Videos
- Today’s forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a high …
- Alexa Elizabeth Bain was born at 2:26 Thursday afternoon to …
- The Jayhawks welcome No. 14 Tennessee to Lawrence on Saturday.
- Nebraska scored 16 unanswered points in the second half to …
- Dogs and cats are being abandoned at a rate the …
- Two bowl victories and a national basketball championship make the …
- This year’s top stories include tax hikes, coal fights, tragedy …
- The Kansas University women’s basketball team hosted the annual Bonnie …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
FINAL: Briscoe’s 201 receiving yards lead KU to 42-21 Insight Bowl win- 1:00 p.m., December 31, 2008 Updated 8:26 p.m.
- Reesing throws for 313 yards; Meier adds passing, receiving touchdowns
- Photo gallery: KU vs. Minnesota
- Poll: Who do you think will score KU’s first touchdown against Minnesota?
- Audio clips: 2008 Insight Bowl
- Special coverage: 2008 Insight Bowl
6:00 a.m.
Parents and children celebrate new year- January 1, 2009 in print edition on 3A
- Lawrence residents celebrated the coming of 2009 late Wednesday night.
10:00 a.m.
The top stories of 2008- January 1, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- As one new year begins, the Lawrence Journal-World takes a look back at some of the most newsworthy events that shaped 2008.
2:00 p.m.
Gophers easy prey for Hawks- January 1, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- It wasn’t the Orange Bowl, but in dominating Minnesota 42-21 Wednesday night in the Insight Bowl played at Sun Devil Stadium, Kansas University’s football team looked worthy of a BCS bowl game.
- Video: Jayhawks throttle Gophers
- Video: Historic win shows big steps for KU
- Photo gallery: KU vs. Minnesota
- Audio clips: 2008 Insight Bowl
- Special coverage: 2008 Insight Bowl
2:00 p.m.
Most clicked on stories of 2008 run gamut of time, topic- December 27, 2008
- The top 10 stories of the year on LJWorld.com covered the gamut of time and topic, but proved there’s really no rhyme or reason to what you, our audience, like to read about.
6:00 p.m.
All stories
- Ganz sparks NU comeback
- January 1, 2009
- Nebraska quarterback Joe Ganz was sprawled out on the ground, trainers huddled around him, teammates, coaches and fans wondering whether he would be able to continue playing.
- USC pastes Penn State
- January 1, 2009
- Overwhelming from the start, Southern California put on a championship performance.
- 6 Weather Morning Forecast for January 2, 2009
- January 1, 2009
- Today’s forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a high of 51 and a low of 20.
- KU plays host to 300 area youngsters
- January 1, 2009
- The Kansas University women’s basketball team hosted the annual Bonnie Henrickson Holiday Hoops Clinic Thursday.
- KU looking to Aldrich for leadership
- January 1, 2009
- The Jayhawks welcome No. 14 Tennessee to Lawrence on Saturday.
- No surprise: KU is the star of 2008’s top sports stories
- January 1, 2009
- Two bowl victories and a national basketball championship make the Jayhawks the number one sports story of the year.
- K-State QB expected to enter NFL draft
- January 1, 2009
- Kansas State quarterback Josh Freeman was expected to announce that he’s skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft. A person with knowledge of Freeman’s decision Thursday told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly, the school planned to make a formal announcement Friday.
- Chancellor pick
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A6
- To the editor:Kansas University again is searching for a chancellor. When the search started for Hemenway, the same old worn-out methods were used, just as now.
- Iraq faces more challenges but greater sovereignty in ’09
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A1
- With the arrival of 2009, Iraq has achieved, at least on paper, something it hasn’t enjoyed since American troops entered the country almost six years ago: sovereignty. The country is free of a United Nations mandate that allowed the U.S. to run Iraqi affairs.
- KU football notebook
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on B7
- News and notes from KU’s Insight Bowl victory.
- Great expectations
- We don’t expect much from 2009, so maybe we’ll be pleasantly surprised.
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A6
- There’s no doubt that the world is greeting 2009 with what politicians and coaches refer to as “lowered expectations.”
- Investigation continues into armed robbery
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Lawrence police were investigating an armed robbery Wednesday night at a gas station in southern Lawrence.
- Jobless claims data paint bleak picture
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The number of laid-off workers continuing to draw unemployment benefits bolted to 4.5 million in late December, and even more Americans are expected to join the ranks of the jobless in 2009.
- Some liquor stores to open today
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Some liquor stores in Lawrence will be open today for the New Year’s Day holiday.
- Jamaica songwriter of Marley tunes dies
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A11
- Vincent Ford, a songwriter credited with composing the Bob Marley reggae classic “No Woman, No Cry,” has died in Jamaica. He was 68.
- Auditions scheduled for prize-winning ‘Doubt’
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Auditions are scheduled for later this month for “Doubt,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama being staged by the Lawrence Community Theatre. There are roles for three women (one of whom should be African-American) and one man.
- Gazprom: Ukraine gas supplies to be cut off
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Russia’s state gas monopoly said it would cut off all natural gas supplies to Ukraine early today after the two sides failed to agree on how much Ukraine would pay in 2009.
- Glitch freezes Microsoft Zune MP3 players
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A11
- Happy New Year from Microsoft Corp.: Your Zune is dead.
- On the record
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A4
- According to Douglas County Jail records as of 9 p.m. Wednesday, inmate Candice Amyx was still not in custody after she failed to return on Christmas Day from a judge’s 12-hour release.
- A marathon of marathons
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A11
- Is New Year’s Day a moment to plan ahead or look backward at marathons of past favorites? Is it a time of virtue and resolutions, lying around and surrendering to bowl games and couch-potato status? There are plenty of temptations, from the “Twilight Zone” (through 4 a.m. Friday morning, Sci Fi) marathon already in progress, to the daylong celebration of “Monk” (5 a.m. through 5 a.m. Friday, USA) and even a “Brady Bunch” (11 a.m. to 5 p.m., TV Land) marathon with a special emphasis on Jan Brady.
- OSU squeaks by Pittsburgh
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on B4
- In the lowest-scoring major bowl game in a half-century, No. 24 Oregon State shut down No. 18 Pittsburgh, 3-0, in the Sun Bowl on Justin Kahut’s 44-yard field goal late in the first half Wednesday.
- LSU hammers Ga. Tech
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on B4
- One year after winning a national championship, unranked LSU found renewed reason to hope for a return to glory.
- Dozens die in nightclub fire in Bangkok
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A fire swept through a high-class nightclub jammed with several hundred New Year’s revelers early Thursday, killing at least 59 people and injuring more than 200, officials said.
- 50th anniversary of revolution marked
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A9
- President Raul Castro will speak today from the same colonial balcony where his now ailing brother Fidel proclaimed victory a half-century ago — marking the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution amid economic uncertainty.
- Cougars end drought
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on B4
- Kevin Sumlin inherited the nearly three-decade postseason winless drought when he became Houston’s coach after last season.
- No. 19 Bears crush JSU
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on B5
- A recap of Big 12 men’s basketball action.
- Dugan Arnett’s quick hits
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Quick hits from Tempe.
- Suspect in robbery in De Soto arrested
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A Shawnee woman suspected in a De Soto liquor store robbery has been arrested and charged in Johnson County.
- Vanderbilt ousts BC
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on B4
- Vanderbilt won a bowl game for the first time in 53 years after Bryant Hahnfeldt kicked a 45-yard field goal with 3:26 left to beat Boston College, 16-14, Wednesday in the Music City Bowl.
- Conservation program benefits industrial farms, report says
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A5
- A federal conservation program originally designed to help small farmers is now disproportionately benefiting industrial livestock operations, according to a new report by a family farm advocacy group.
- Horoscopes
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A11
- Your ability to remain mellow and stable could be undermined this year. Exhaustion often hits when trying to win others’ friendship and good will. If you are single, you’ll discover what a special year you could have if you relax. If you are attached, learn to express your hurt before it evolves into anger, for everyone’s sake. Pisces often draws you out and can make an excellent neighbor.
- U.S. deaths down in Iraq, up in Afghanistan
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A1
- U.S. military deaths in Iraq plunged by two-thirds in 2008 from the previous year, a reflection of the improving security following the U.S. military’s counterinsurgency campaign and al-Qaida’s slow retreat from the battlefield.
- Game balls & gassers
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Heroes and goats from Tempe.
- Parents and children celebrate new year
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Lawrence residents celebrated the coming of 2009 late Wednesday night.
- Bring the compost pile inside with a homemade worm bin
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Are you longing to get your hands in the dirt? I have found something new to bide my time until spring — making my own worm bin.
- Official: Militant confesses to attacks
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A militant arrested in Pakistan has confessed involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks and is giving investigators details of the plot, a senior Pakistani government official said Wednesday.
- State Senate majority leader offers new rules on telephone soliciting
- January 1, 2009
- A legislative leader is proposing new restrictions on companies that raise money for charities in hopes of giving Kansans more protection from unscrupulous telemarketers.
- Praeger leads during uncertain times
- Insurance commissioner at helm of national association during ’08
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A3
- During the recent financial meltdown, Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger has been the national face of the insurance industry.
- State legislators will grapple with budgets
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A8
- Worsening budget shortfalls will prompt many state lawmakers to ask a basic question when they return to work in January: What must government provide its citizens?
- Illinois governor’s Senate appointment shrewd move
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A8
- Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s choice of a veteran black politician to fill President-elect Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat could be a shrewd move, potentially helping win over black lawmakers eyeballing his impeachment and perhaps even jurors in his corruption case.
- Dairy boss delayed reporting melamine
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A former dairy boss in China’s scandal over tainted milk blamed for the deaths of at least six babies and illnesses of nearly 300,000 others has pleaded guilty to charges that could lead to the death penalty, state media reported.
- PGA suspends Daly six months
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on B2
- John Daly smashed one tee shot off the top of a beer can during a pro-am. At another tournament, he returned from a rain delay with Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden as his caddie. And his most memorable photo this year came in an orange jail suit, eyes half-closed.
- Israel sends more troops to border
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A9
- Israel sent more troops to the Gaza border Wednesday, rapidly moving forward with preparations for a possible ground offensive as the next stage of its military assault on the coastal territory’s Hamas rulers.
- Sure enough, Meier’s WR pass works
- Former quarterback tosses and catches touchdowns in KU victory
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on B7
- Kerry Meier wasn’t going to back down. The Kansas University receiver said he refused to remain silent after a wide-receiver pass was added to the playbook a month ago.
- Health care expenses may cripple U.S.
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A6
- Health care, says the man most concerned with that 17 percent of America’s economy, can be “a nation-ruining issue.” As Michael Leavitt ends four years as secretary of health and human services, he offers this attention-arresting arithmetic: Absent fundamental reforms, over the next two decades the average American household’s health care spending, including the portion of its taxes that pays for Medicare and Medicaid, will go from 23 percent to 41 percent of average household income.
- KU defense turns grimace to grin
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Just moments earlier, Kansas University had won its third bowl game in four years, 42-21, Wednesday night against Minnesota in the Insight Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium. Defensive coordinator Clint Bowen was sporting that signature grin, the one that lights up his whole face, the one that had been replaced by a clenched jaw in the early stages of the Big 12 season.
- A fresh start: Recruit your family and give the home a scouring
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Every year when I dismantle the holiday decorations, I think about how this is a great time to clean and get organized.
- Driver arrested near White House
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Authorities near the White House arrested a man after he drove up to a security checkpoint in his car and drew the attention of wary police dogs Wednesday night, police said.
- Upbeat revelers ring in 2009
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Hundreds of thousands of revelers rang in 2009 from frigid Times Square as the famous Waterford crystal ball dropped, signaling the end of a historic and troubled year that saw the election of the first black U.S. president and the worst economic crisis in decades.
- Baby born during trans-Atlantic flight
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A2
- There were 124 passengers on Northwest Airlines Flight 59 when it left the Netherlands. There were 125 when it landed in Boston.
- Reesing, Briscoe spark historic win
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on B1
- In the aftermath of the Kansas University football team’s historic 42-21 Insight Bowl victory over Minnesota — which long will be remembered as the day Jayhawks quarterback Todd Reesing and receiver Dezmon Briscoe essentially were unstoppable — the two players made their way to a news conference at Sun Devil Stadium, where dozens of reporters wanted to know how, exactly, they had managed to do what they had just done.
- Burris has résumé chiseled in stone
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A8
- Anyone who doubts Roland Burris’ qualifications to serve as the next senator from Illinois may want to head to Chicago’s Oak Woods Cemetery.
- Lawrence leaders take national positions
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A7
- The end of Sandy Praeger’s term as president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners means another Lawrence resident served at the helm of a national organization.
- Atlanta inner-city school gets $365K from Oprah
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A11
- A letter from Oprah Winfrey last week seemed like the world’s best Christmas present — until teacher Ron Clark noticed an extra piece of paper flutter out of the envelope.
- Resolving to volunteer benefits you and community
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A6
- If you are reviewing the laundry list of possible New Year’s resolutions, I’ve got THE 2009 resolution for you! It has significant benefits and won’t cost you any money. This year, resolve to volunteer at least 100 hours to strengthen our Douglas County community.
- Study of Colorado smoking ban shows major drop in heart attacks
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A smoking ban in one Colorado city led to a dramatic drop in heart attack hospitalizations within three years, a sign of just how serious a health threat secondhand smoke is, government researchers said Wednesday.
- Is recession behind spike in bank robberies?
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A9
- A rash of bank robberies in New York has the city’s police commissioner worried that criminals have turned banks into “virtual cash machines” and some wondering whether tough economic times are fueling the trend.
- Twisters stayed typical in ’08
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A12
- The thought of having nearly 200 tornadoes break out in one state over the course of a year might seem pretty extreme to some. But to Kansas state climatologist Mary Knapp, the 199 twisters that dropped from Kansas skies in 2008 were simply “a little higher than normal, but not terribly high.”
- Gophers’ offense stalls
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on B6
- So, fans wondered, just how much would the Gophers offense really change? Lots.
- The top stories of 2008
- Selections include highs and lows of last year
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A1
- As one new year begins, the Lawrence Journal-World takes a look back at some of the most newsworthy events that shaped 2008.
- Gophers easy prey for Hawks
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on A1
- It wasn’t the Orange Bowl, but in dominating Minnesota 42-21 Wednesday night in the Insight Bowl played at Sun Devil Stadium, Kansas University’s football team looked worthy of a BCS bowl game.
- North Carolina pounds Nevada
- January 1, 2009 in print edition on B5
- A recap of Top 25 men’s basketball action.
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- National group seeks repeal of 'Stand Your Ground' law in Kansas May 27, 2012 · 150 comments
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- On the street: How did you spend your Memorial Day? May 28, 2012 · 28 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
