Also from January 7
Audio clips
Births
Blog entries
Obituaries
- Wayne Joseph Caskey, Orlando, Fla.
- Larry F. Walburn, Lawrence
- Phyllis Elaine Ballew, Bald
- Lois Diane Morcom, Lawrence
- Vera Maxine Kreutziger, Baldwin City
- Howard A. Huston, Overbrook
- Dorothy Sturgeon, Kansas City, Mo.
- Anna B. Bjork, Frewsburg, N.Y.
- Ronald I. Hancox, Joplin, Mo.
- John B. Crown, Lawrence
- Exum Langrell, Eudora
- Elizabeth Ann Shipp, Lawrence
- Elizabeth E. House, Lawrence
- Kenneth Roy Sheaffer, Tonganoxie
- Helen M. McBride, Des Moines, Iowa
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Polls
What is your prediction for KU's game at No. 8 Michigan State?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| KU win by 1-5 points | 33% | |
| MSU win by 6-10 points | 23% | |
| KU win by 6-10 points | 15% | |
| MSU win by 11 points or more | 14% | |
| MSU win by 1-5 points | 8% | |
| KU win by 11 points or more | 5% | |
| Total | 378 | |
Lawrence's two high schools are putting artificial turf on their campus football and baseball fields. Are you a fan of artificial turf?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No. | 60% | |
| Yes. | 28% | |
| Not sure. | 10% | |
| Total | 580 | |
Videos
- The forecast for Thursday, January 8 calls for a high …
- Tuesday night, the Kansas men’s basketball team built a big …
- A 37-year-old Topeka man will serve decades in prison for …
- The final major decision for two Douglas County commissioners comes …
- Local junior high students are planning their future by creating …
- Drivers are on guard as gas prices are on the …
- The state welcomed a new supreme court justice on Wednesday. …
- The Lawrence High School boys’ basketball team returns from holiday …
- Emergency crews were called to an accidental shooting Wednesday night …
- Prime seats for KU sporting events are a hot item, …
- Before the Jayhawks could worry about their first Big 12 …
- Mild temperatures and mainly overcast skies expected for the afternoon …
- Roadways are in fine shape for the afternoon. Our only …
- A mixture of sun and clouds should clear out to …
- Traffic looks good to Topeka and Kansas City, and air …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
FINAL: Aldrich scores 24 as KU holds on for 91-84 victory over Siena- 6:04 p.m., January 6, 2009 Updated 11:24 p.m.
- Sophomore center adds 13 rebounds, 4 blocks
- Photo gallery: KU vs. Siena
- Poll: Which KU freshman impressed you the most against Siena?
- Poll: Who is player A?
- Poll: Who is player C?
- Poll: Who is player E?
- Poll: Who is player G?
- Poll: Who is player I?
- Poll: Who is player K?
- Poll: Who is player M?
6:00 a.m.
Education budget cuts very likely, lawmakers say- 12:53 p.m., January 6, 2009 Updated 5:12 p.m.
- Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers said Tuesday that cuts to K-12 and higher education funding were possible as the state faces an estimated $1 billion budget shortfall.
10:00 a.m.
Turf goes down on Free State football fields- January 6, 2009
- Crews at Free State High School took the first steps in revamping athletic facilities Tuesday as they started laying turf on the previously grassy football field.
- Video: New turf laid at Free State
1:14 p.m.
Local veteran reflects on when he brought dog home from war zone- January 6, 2009
- Last fall the story of an American soldier’s attempt to bring home a stray dog she took in while serving in Iraq received considerable publicity. The military doesn’t normally allow that, but this time it relented because of the news coverage and the involvement of an international animal organization.
6:00 p.m.
All stories
- LHS returns from break, preps for Olathe Northwest
- January 7, 2009
- The Lawrence High School boys’ basketball team returns from holiday break on Friday. That’s when the Lions take on Olathe Northwest.
- A grand outing
- McCray joins 1,000-point club
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Danielle McCray scored a team-high 16 points, helping the Kansas women defeat Fairfield, 80-60, in the Jayhawks’ final non-conference game.
- Faculty, athletics department evaluating how faculty receive football season tickets
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A5
- A committee at Kansas University is studying ways to institute a faculty football ticket policy that could allocate seats in a similar fashion to the faculty basketball seats.
- Junior High students plan for cities’ future
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A3
- In 150 years, cities probably won’t look the same they do now, so local eighth graders are designing their vision of the future.
- Sebelius cites longtime professional relationship in picking Biles for Supreme Court
- Lawrence judge passed over again; governor first to appoint majority
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday that she had three excellent nominees to the Kansas Supreme Court, including Douglas County District Court Judge Robert Fairchild, but she selected Dan Biles, a Shawnee attorney, because of her personal and professional relationship with him.
- KU preparing for recycling competition
- January 7, 2009
- Though recycling numbers at Kansas University are strong, recycling officials hope to increase the levels with additional programs in the spring semester.
- Sebelius again passes on Fairchild for next Supreme Court justice
- Shawnee attorney Dan Biles gets the nod
- 11:06 a.m., January 7, 2009 Updated 02:08 p.m.
- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius appoints a law partner of the Kansas Democrat Party’s chairman to the state Supreme Court.
- Lawrence man sentenced to more than six years in child pornography case
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A 51-year-old Lawrence man was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography, officials said Wednesday.
- Bank power
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A9
- To the editor:Why is it that the American people don’t learn from their leaders and their history?
- Faithful friend
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A9
- To the editor:To some people, he would not be considered a dog of good breeding or high status.
- Faith restored
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A9
- To the editor:The Jan. 4 article “Young lobbyist takes case to city” by Chad Lawhorn was almost stunning in its impact on persons of my age group (older).
- Civilian relationships may be key in Iraq
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A8
- Dear President-elect Obama:Among the first challenges you’ll face when you take office is how to handle the Iraq drawdown.
- Stadium redo
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A9
- To the editor:Before we wrap up another successful football season under Coach Mangino, let’s ask Lew Perkins what he is doing to create a first-class football facility.
- Pump patrol
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $1.69 at several stations.
- Don’t get used to cheap oil, analysts say
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on C8
- All that money you’re saving these days at the gas pump? You might want to put it in the bank.
- 2009 cutoff date set for EQIP, WHIP funding
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on B9
- The cutoff date for Environmental Quality Incentives Program and Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program applications in Kansas to be considered for Fiscal Year 2009 funding will be Jan. 30.
- On the record
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Lawrence police arrested a 24-year-old Lawrence man late Monday on charges of aggravated burglary and robbery. An 18-year-old woman reported to police at 10 p.m. that someone used force to steal a video game system and a game, valued in total at $370, according to a police report.
- K.C. boasts new attractions in 2009
- January 7, 2009
- Kansas City is hoping to entice visitors this year with some new attractions and important milestone anniversaries.
- Airlines fly into new year with wave of sales
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on C8
- A wave of fare sales has spread across the airline industry in the early days of the new year as the weak economy continues to put pressure on carriers to fill seats even after they drastically reduced capacity and some expressed willingness to cut more.
- Deep brain stimulation effective for treating Parkinson’s
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A10
- Patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease who received deep brain stimulation showed greater improvement in movement and quality of life after six months than those treated with medication, a new study shows.
- Slew of stars from 1980s on small screen
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Just when she thinks she’s put the baffling legal roller coaster of season one behind her, Patty receives a telephone call that changes her life on the second season premiere of “Damages” (9 p.m., FX). Glenn Close’s “Big Chill” co-star William Hurt joins the cast.
- Richardson-linked donor gave to Obama
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A7
- A prominent businessman caught up in a grand jury probe whose political donations ended any role for New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson in the Obama administration also was a generous contributor in support of the president-elect.
- Social Security revamps online application
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on C8
- The Social Security Administration, envisaging the near-future prospect of 10,000 baby boomers applying for benefits every day, has put together a new online service that will allow people to get their benefits without ever traveling to a Social Security field office.
- Retailers fear fallout from big sales
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on B9
- Shoppers are getting used to those 75 percent off sale signs, and that’s bad news for merchants who worry they will also have to quickly slash prices on spring goods to attract customers.
- Prime ribs: Unusual rubs spice up winter treat
- January 7, 2009
- Looking for an easy way to feed a crowd? Break out the baby backs.
- Area legislators to discuss session
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Kansas legislators who represent the Lawrence area will discuss the upcoming legislative session during a public forum Thursday at the Dole Institute of Politics.
- Apple cuts copy protection, prices
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on C8
- Apple Inc. is cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online store to as little as 69 cents and plans to make every track available without copy protection.
- 4-H Skill-a-thon set for Jan. 19
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A4
- There’s no school on Jan. 19 in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. So the Douglas County 4-H program is offering hands-on activities for youths.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A8
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Jan. 7, 1909: “Kansas University has the best yell on earth. This has been said so often and has been proved every time that it has been pitted against the peace disturbers of other schools. The Rock Chalk Jayhawk yell of Kansas has been heard around the world and is found everywhere. In the far off Philippines, it has been used as a warrior’s cry in real battle. Prof. E.H.S. Bailey is regarded as the father of the yell and he should be proud of the way it has covered the earth … “
- Man charged in 2008 kidnapping
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson has filed charges against a man suspected of playing a part in a February 2008 kidnapping in southern Lawrence.
- CIA pick unlikely to face Senate challenge
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A7
- President-elect Barack Obama had to do a little fence-mending Tuesday with the new Congress controlled by his own party — apologizing to a key Senate Democrat for failing to consult on his decision to name veteran Washington hand Leon Panetta CIA director.
- IRS shows mercy to delinquent taxpayers
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A1
- As the nation sinks deeper into recession, the IRS is offering to waive late penalties, negotiate new payment plans and postpone asset seizures for delinquent taxpayers who are financially strapped, but make a good-faith effort to settle their tax debts.
- Indian navy agrees to $2.1B deal with Boeing
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The Indian navy has agreed to buy eight reconnaissance and anti-submarine planes from Boeing Co. in a $2.1 billion deal that signals the developing nation’s drive to upgrade its military hardware.
- Tulsa offense rushes past Ball State, 45-13
- January 7, 2009
- Tulsa knocked off Ball State in the GMAC bowl Tuesday.
- SmartCode gives developers more design options
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A3
- By mid-summer, Lawrence will have a new set of development rules that will allow for old-style neighborhoods that will be designed more like what was in vogue in 1939 than 2009.
- Freedom’s Frontier invites resident input
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on B10
- Lawrence area residents have a chance Thursday to say how they think the region’s Civil War-era history should be portrayed.
- Brees named top offensive player
- January 7, 2009
- Drew Brees understood what breaking a record set by Dan Marino would mean to the New Orleans Saints.
- Firebirds flat vs. Platte County
- January 7, 2009
- The Free State High girls basketball team was drubbed by Platte County on Tuesday night.
- First-rate deals lurk at secondhand shops
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on B9
- The slumping economy might spell trouble for retail, but resale is booming.
- Stevia offers no-cal sweetener option
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Type in “aspartame” or “sucralose” into a search engine, and you’re bound to come up with all sorts of hits linking the two artificial sweeteners to some sort of malady. Never mind that the Food and Drug Administration says they are safe.
- Horoscopes
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Sometimes this year you feel out of sync. Though you are even and stable, you discover the plusses of adapting a more light and intellectual attitude. If you are single, you could meet someone at the least anticipated moment. If you are attached, the two of you create a key financial goal. Gemini demonstrates a totally different approach to life, love and work. Observe.
- Southwest Airlines’ growth slows to crawl
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on B9
- Southwest Airlines Co. grew at its slowest rate in two decades in 2008, reporting Tuesday that its traffic and capacity grew only slightly last year.
- Oklahoma State crushes Centenary
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Andrea Riley scored 31 points to lead Oklahoma State.
- Just-right sauce caps off tasty gnocchi dish
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on C2
- Re-creating a restaurant meal is not easy. For one, a lot of chefs don’t give up their secrets. And chances are that when a chef uses an ingredient like chicken, beef or veal stock in a recipe, it’s been made from scratch at the restaurant. Making stock (the strained liquid of cooking meat and vegetables in water) is not always convenient for the home cook. And there are some good brands of stock readily available in most stores anyway.https://admin.6newslawrence.com/news/story/add/#
- Gupta considered for surgeon general post
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- President-elect Barack Obama has approached CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, about becoming the country’s next surgeon general, the cable network said Tuesday.
- Mystery ailment killing West Coast pelicans
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Pelicans suffering from a mysterious malady are crashing into cars and boats, wandering along roadways and turning up dead by the hundreds across the West Coast, from southern Oregon to Baja California, Mexico, bird rescue workers say.
- Area Roundup: Chieftains sweep Kaws
- January 7, 2009
- Tuesday’s area high school hoops action.
- Natural gas shortages slam European nations
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The Russia-Ukraine natural gas dispute hit Europe with the force of a winter storm Tuesday, cutting or limiting supplies to at least a dozen nations. Tens of thousands of people were left without heat and governments scrambled to find alternate energy sources.
- Heart-to-heart talk helps KU’s Sutherland
- January 7, 2009
- Not long after her Kansas University women’s basketball team returned from winter break, coach Bonnie Henrickson decided it was probably a good time to have a talk with forward Aishah Sutherland.
- Disappearing ‘D’
- Saints score at will, throw scare into KU
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Unranked Siena simply shredded Kansas University’s always-proud defense on Tuesday night in Allen Fieldhouse.
- ‘Sensitivity’ often related to lack of trust
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A8
- Clint Eastwood has had it up to here with sensitivity.
- Gaza truce proposed after Israeli shell strikes near school
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- France and Egypt announced an initiative to stop the fighting in Gaza late Tuesday, hours after Israeli mortar shells exploded near a U.N. school sheltering hundreds of people displaced by the onslaught on Hamas militants. At least 30 Palestinians died, staining streets with blood.
- Old Home Town - 25 years ago
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A8
- The Kansas Department of Corrections an-nounced it was dropping plans to build a prison honor camp at Clinton Lake. There had been strong opposition from residents in the region, and State Rep. John Solbach had led the charge to get the plan off the table.
- Ex-refugee 1st Vietnamese-American congressman
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on C8
- When Anh “Joseph” Cao was 8 and Saigon was about to fall, his mother asked if he wanted to take a trip to the beach.
- Jenkins takes seat in House
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Republican Lynn Jenkins — the newest member of Congress from Kansas — spent her first day on the job trying to find a balance.
- People in the news
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on B8
- A second baby girl for Affleck and Garner; Roman Polanski remains a fugitive; former Stooges guitarist Asheton dead; R&B singer Rihanna will have a more conservative look when she plays in Malaysia; Lohan wants to work it out with Ronson; Ferguson’s wedding plans.
- Saints done in by big run
- First-half surge dooms Siena to 91-84 setback
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on B5
- For 31⁄2 minutes of Tuesday’s road matchup with Kansas University, the Siena men’s basketball team looked like a world-beater.
- States, cities have hands out
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A9
- Like pigs waiting in line to get their snouts in the feeding trough, come many of the nation’s governors — on the heels of the mayors — asking Washington for bailout money.
- Apartment complex schedules open houses
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on B9
- Clinton Place Apartments, which provides affordable housing for the elderly and disabled, will have an open house from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.
- Texas falls to Arkansas
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on B6
- A recap of Big 12 men’s basketball action.
- Thick soup without all the fat
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on C2
- Thinking about how to fill up while on a diet? Think about soup.
- Obama bans earmarks from economic package
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A7
- President-elect Barack Obama says he will bar pork-barrel projects from the massive economic stimulus bill he wants Congress to pass.
- Grand Canyon, Loch Ness compete as natural wonders
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A10
- The Grand Canyon, Mount Everest and Loch Ness will vie with more than 200 other spectacular places in the next phase of the global competition for the New 7 Wonders of Nature, organizers said today.
- New Congress opens amid signs of change
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A7
- As the new Senate opened for business on Tuesday, it offered more story-lines than a nightly telenovela.
- Bird shines in Lions’ loss
- Lawrence High girls suffer 76-68 setback to undefeated Concordia
- January 7, 2009
- Taylor Bird had 33 points, 11 rebounds and five steals in Lawrence High’s 76-68 girls basketball loss to Concordia.
- Veritas girls fall to Cornerstone, 48-20
- January 7, 2009
- Veritas Christian School jumped to a first-quarter lead and trailed by just a point af halftime, but two two-point quarters after the break doomed the Eagles to a 48-20 girls basketball loss Tuesday.
- Spartans’ streak hits 8
- Michigan State stops Ohio State
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on B6
- A recap of Top 25 men’s basketball action.
- Water cops hunt wasteful sprinklers
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The green thumbs who keep lawns lush and flora flourishing in the city have found a new foe among the aphids, white flies and other yard pests — the water police.
- Street cracks sealed to prevent potholes
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Maintenance crews are preparing to pour prevention into plugging a persistent problem on some of the city’s major city streets in the coming year.
- Report: Al-Qaida blames Obama for Gaza fight
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader lashed out at President-elect Barack Obama in a new audio message Tuesday, accusing him of not doing anything to stop Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip, according to an intelligence monitoring center.
- Cornerstone defeats Veritas boys, 50-38
- January 7, 2009
- John Hicks scored 18 points and Elijah Penny added 10, but it wasn’t enough for the short-handed Veritas Christian School’s boys basketball team against Topeka Cornerstone.
- Orthopedic office receives accreditation
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on B9
- Lawrence Orthopaedic Surgery PA in Lawrence, was awarded a three-year term of accreditation in MRI services as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology.
- Seahawks go to 3-0
- January 7, 2009
- Seabury Academy improved to 3-0 with a victory Tuesday night.
- Savory combinations add life to rib recipes
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on C2
- Chinese chili sauce is what gives these restaurant-style ribs their kick. You can find it in the ethnic aisle of most larger grocers. Not a fan of heat? Substitute ketchup.
- Kansas basketball notebook
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on B5
- News and notes from KU’s victory over Siena.
- Meeting is last for 2 commissioners
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A3
- It’s likely to be one last spirited discussion for the Douglas County Commission of Bob Johnson, Charles Jones and Jere McElhaney.
- Free State boys let another one slip away
- January 7, 2009
- The Free State High boys basketball team fell to 1-5 with a 53-45 loss to Blue Valley West on Tuesday night.
- Burris rejected; Senate bid wins crucial support
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A7
- Roland Burris failed to capture President-elect Barack Obama’s old Senate seat Tuesday in a wild piece of political theater, but the Democrats’ opposition cracked when a key chairwoman said seating him was simply the legal thing to do.
- Judge: Government hiding evidence
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A federal judge on Tuesday accused the Bush administration of hiding evidence in the case of a Yemen man who has been held as a terror suspect at Guantanamo Bay for six years.
- Aldrich prevents ORU II
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Marchello Vealy appeared Tuesday night at Allen Fieldhouse in the body of Siena’s Clarence Jackson, and suddenly the game that was in the bag became the game that threatened the long homecourt winning streak.
- Distasteful choice
- Democrats might be better off simply seating the new senator from Illinois and moving on to more important matters.
- January 7, 2009 in print edition on A8
- Democrats in the U.S. Senate probably are at least temporarily on a solid legal footing in their decision not to accept the man appointed to fill the vacant Senate seat left by President-elect Barack Obama.
- Reed finds range
- Sophomore scores career-high 14
- 12:00 a.m., January 7, 2009 Updated 05:10 p.m. in print edition on B4
- Even when he was slumping, Tyrel Reed wasn’t bumming.
- Become a Master Food Volunteer
- January 7, 2009
- Q: Are you offering a Master Food Volunteer Training in 2009?
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- Lawrence High graduation 4 comments
- City commissioner wants state to revoke nightclub's liquor license May 21, 2013 · 18 comments
- House Republican leaders propose 1.5 percent cut to higher education for each of next two fiscal years May 21, 2013 · 11 comments
- Will of the people May 21, 2013 · 11 comments
- City accepts recreation center bids, but won' t proceed with building until Fritzel provides infrastructure costs May 21, 2013 · 12 comments
- Planning Commission recommends approval of Menards store for south Lawrence May 20, 2013 · 63 comments
- Local organizations aim to support tornado victims May 21, 2013 · 5 comments
- Blog: Kansas science and math teachers easily recruited away May 20, 2013 · 50 comments
- Budget provision would block state funding for Common Core standards May 16, 2013 · 79 comments
- Tarik Black strong, physical May 22, 2013
- LHS student earns perfect ACT score May 21, 2013
- Local organizations aim to support tornado victims May 21, 2013
- Planning Commission recommends approval of Menards store for south Lawrence May 20, 2013
- Budget cuts force Head Start to close Edgewood Homes facility May 21, 2013
- Longo services December 11, 2003
- City accepts recreation center bids, but won' t proceed with building until Fritzel provides infrastructure costs May 21, 2013
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