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Also from January 8

Births

• Jacqueline Dunn and Ricky Davis, Lawrence, a girl.
• Catherine Evans, Oskaloosa, a girl.
• Amanda McGinnis and Seth Elias, Lawrence, a girl.

Blog entries

• Conference chatter: Game Blog: Oklahoma-Florida
• Seen it?: Social bookmarking tools arrive at LJWorld.com
• Common cents: Danger, cyberspace ahead
• Dugan’ A., Man: Diving into tonight’s BCS Championship game with a Florida fan
• Culture Crumbs: Top Chef Season 5, Episode 7 — Focus Group
• Schoolhouse talk: Pinckney “Boys in Ties” on Rachael Ray Show tomorrow
• Town Talk: City posts sales tax gains for 2008

Obituaries

• Jay Turnbull, Lawrence
• Phyllis Harlan McEldowney, Overland Park
• Opal Rappard, Raymore, Mo.

On the street

• What do you think about rising fuel costs in Lawrence?
• What was your favorite science project?

Photos

Photo galleries

Podcasts

• Press Conferences & Post-Game Interviews: KU coach Bill Self Thursday press conference
• Press Conferences & Post-Game Interviews: Mario Little discusses MSU and also which of his skills are least affected by injury
• Press Conferences & Post-Game Interviews: KU center Cole Aldrich talks about Michigan State
• The Dog and Pony Show: Bearly Legal
• The Morning Rush: The gasoline rollercoaster likely won't stop anytime soon

Polls

How old was your mother when you were born?

Poll results

Response	Percent
20-25		36%
26-30		27%
31-35		16%
19 or younger		10%
36 to 40		7%
41 and older		1%
Total	1408

Videos

• The forecast for Friday, January 9 calls for a high …
• The Kansas men’s basketball team gets its first shot at …
• Money talk coming out of city hall was gloomy for …
• There may be a new opportunity to brush up on …
• Two years and $2 million later, the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing …
• It’s been two weeks since an inmate at the Douglas …
• Attorneys are ready to proceed next month with a trial …
• The Eudora girls’ basketball team will take on the Baldwin …
• Some local students will head to the nation’s capital next …
• The Salvation Army’s annual holiday fundraiser has surpassed its 2008 …
• A Topeka man involved in a Lawrence shooting incident will …
• Bonnie Henrickson’s team will be on the road this weekend …
• Temperatures are still slightly cooler for the afternoon although there …
• Temperatures will continue to be cool the farther north and …
• Looks like a nice one today with sunny skies and …
• Traffic looks good between Topeka in Lawrence. There aren’t any …

All stories

Students head to Washington for inauguration

By Lindsey Slater

January 8, 2009

Some local students will head to the nation’s capital next week to visit a historic event: the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama.

Eudora Lady Cards will play Baldwin in featured game

By D.J. Whetter

January 8, 2009

The Eudora girls’ basketball team will take on the Baldwin Bulldogs in the HyVee High School Game of the Week.

Man accused of arson will go to trial

By Mark Boyle

January 8, 2009

Attorneys are ready to proceed next month with a trial in a Lawrence arson case.

Regional leaders meet in Lawrence to iron out details of area Civil War heritage plan

By Mike Belt

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A3

The process of developing a management plan to promote Civil War era histories in eastern Kansas and Western Missouri is in its final months.

KU Cancer Center picks up new partner

This one has a big name behind it

By Andy Hyland

January 8, 2009

The Kansas University Cancer Center has announced a new partner in its quest to achieve National Cancer Institute Designation.

Judges must balance compassion and punishment in determining whether to ‘furlough’ an inmate

By Jesse Fray

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A1

District court judges are in a position of power. They decide whether a suspect goes to trial. They decide how long a convicted criminal should spend behind bars. They decide whether a defendant can leave jail on bond.

State leaders: Transportation projects may dry up without Obama stimulus

Associated Press

January 8, 2009

Any Kansas transportation plan will be difficult to enact unless there’s money from the federal economic stimulus plan offered by President-elect Barack Obama.

Civil rights leader to discuss Obama, legislation

By Jesse Fray

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A3

Area civil rights leaders will have an event in Lawrence the day after president-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration.

Salvation Army campaign a success

By Mike Belt

January 8, 2009

The Lawrence Salvation Army surpassed its 2008 Red Kettle Christmas Campaign goal for the first time in years.

A statistical snapshot of U.S.

By Michael Smerconish - The Philadelphia Inquirer

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A7

Ringing in the new year offers an opportunity for self-assessment. How am I doing? How’s my family? What are my goals and ambitions? Where am I in the big picture of life? All of that leads to new year’s resolutions.It’s also an opportunity for an accounting of who we are as a nation — including both the serious and the less important aspects.

Fighting rages despite cease-fire proposal

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A2

Israel resumed its Gaza offensive Wednesday, bombing heavily around suspected smuggling tunnels near the border with Egypt after a three-hour lull to allow in humanitarian aid. Hamas responded with a rocket barrage.Despite the heavy fighting, strides were made on the diplomatic front with the U.S. throwing its weight behind a deal being brokered by France and Egypt.

Gasoline prices may head skyward

By Kristen Holmes

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A1

Lawrence motorists are noticing a rise in the price at the pump. “Last week, it was $1.49 and now suddenly it’s $1.60,” said Nurit Gillath, who has been visiting her son at Kansas University for the past two weeks.And look out, a gallon of gas could hit $4.

Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook

By Gary Bedore

January 8, 2009 in print edition on B3

Kansas University coach Bill Self during an 810-AM radio interview Wednesday was asked about the consistent play of sophomore wing Brady Morningstar, who averages 7.7 points, 2.9 assists and 2.7 rebounds a game. “Kansas won a national championship with a guy named (Jeff) Gueldner. To me, Brady is a lot like Jeff … makes shots when he’s open, guards the other team’s best perimeter player for most of the time,” Self said.

Pump patrol

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A3

The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $1.67 at several stations.

Change paves way for plan near I-70

County’s long-range document now includes disputed development

By George Diepenbrock

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A3

The final major decision in office for two Douglas County commissioners did not come without controversy Wednesday night. Citing economic development needs, commissioners Bob Johnson and Jere McElhaney, both Republicans who will leave office Monday, approved an amendment to the county’s long-range planning document to include a proposed development plan northwest of Lawrence.

Change overdue for costly U.S. tax code

By Michelle Singletary - The Washington Post

January 8, 2009 in print edition on B7

It’s the most exasperating time of the year — tax time. While President-elect Barack Obama and Congress debate over what could be $300 billion in tax cuts, one can only hope they will also address the mind-numbing provisions of the tax code. U.S. taxpayers and businesses spend an amazing 7.6 billion hours a year complying with tax-filing requirements, according to data compiled by the National Taxpayer Advocate’s office.

Path to Congress has interesting twists

By David Broder

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A9

On the opening day of Congress, the elevator deposited me on the fifth floor of the Longworth House Office Building, where, as I expected, the parties celebrating the hard-fought November election victories had spilled out of the offices and filled the corridor with revelry worthy of New Year’s Eve.

Camera helpful for gathering, documenting garden ideas

The Associated Press

January 8, 2009 in print edition on C2

Here are some ideas for using your camera in the garden.

Old Home Town - 25 years ago

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A6

A revised schedule for downtown redevelopment to be reviewed by the Downtown Im-provement Committee on Jan. 16 called for an election on bonds to help finance the project.

Rail player: Lawrence resident’s passion for trains spans decades

By Jennifer Oldridge

January 8, 2009 in print edition on C1

Our 4-year old son is like any other young boy, enthusiastic about cars and planes.

Now’s the time to transplant houseplants

By Jennifer Smith

January 8, 2009 in print edition on C1

Late winter to early spring is often considered prime houseplant-transplanting time.

Cameras can be an important garden tool

The Associated Press

January 8, 2009 in print edition on C1

Advances in digital cameras are making garden photography a snap, not only in the quality of images but also in their usefulness.

Climate is urgent issue

By John Bersia

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A7

Like a monster movie, climate change casts an ominous, larger-than-life shadow. The American Museum of Natural History’s special exhibition (www.amnh. org/exhibitions/climatechange) depicts it well. After witnessing such dramatic images of searing heat, melting ice, unusually powerful storms, rising seas and other devastating occurrences, it would be impossible for anyone to ignore or minimize the seriousness of the situation.

Our town sports

January 8, 2009 in print edition on B4

KU Baseball Camps: Kansas University baseball has several winter camps in January, February and March. For information, call Kevin Frady at 864-7907.

Boston College football coach fired

January 8, 2009 in print edition on B2

Boston College fired Jeff Jagodzinski on Wednesday, days after he was warned of dismissal if he interviewed for the coaching job with the New York Jets.

Great response

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A6

To the editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank our Lawrence emergency response team. In November 2008, our clinical staff called 911 to report a client having a medical emergency. The Lawrence emergency response team entered our building in under 3 minutes. Their immediate response, assessment and treatment skills and also their professionalism were very impressive and appreciated.

New York the new Las Vegas?

The Associated Press

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A1

Watch out, Las Vegas: New York City wants to become the new No. 1 place to tie the knot. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has given City Hall’s famously gritty marriage bureau a gleaming makeover, with fewer lines, more space to take photographs, video screens to monitor wait times and wedding chapels with gauzy curtains and walls painted in muted tones.

Should Madoff be in jail?

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A2

A debate has been raging in New York over the fact that Bernard Madoff remains free on bail, spending his days in his luxury Manhattan penthouse despite being accused of the largest financial fraud in history. Investors, editorial writers, and the general public have all expressed outrage, and prosecutors argue Madoff should be thrown behind bars because he could flee or hide his assets.

Warming cause

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A6

To the editor: As measured at mountain tops around the globe, the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere over the last 10 years has increased from about 370 parts per million up to about 385 parts per million, or from 0.037 percent to 0.0385 percent. A very minor amount indeed!

Study: C-sections before due date cause complications in newborns

By Sarah Avery - McClatchy Newspapers

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A2

Delivering babies by Caesarean section just a few days too early increases the risk of respiratory problems and other complications in newborns, doctors at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and other centers report today.

Russia stops gas supply to Europe

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A2

Russia cut off all gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine on Wednesday, playing hardball in a weeklong standoff that has left more than a dozen countries struggling to cope with dwindling energy supplies in the depths of winter.

Incoming state House speaker’s wife chosen to work for caucus

By Carl Manning - Associated Press Writer

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A4

Incoming House Speaker Mike O’Neal’s wife will work for the chamber’s Republican caucus, but he said Wednesday that he had nothing to do with her hiring. Peter Freund, chief of staff for Majority Leader Ray Merrick, said he hired Cindy O’Neal as caucus liaison at $27,000 a year.

Legislators hear pleas to avoid cuts

By Mark Fagan

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A3

The state’s looming $1 billion budgetary hole already is cutting into financial requests headed to the Kansas Legislature. Representatives from more than a dozen agencies, associations and advocacy organizations made their annual pitches Wednesday to members of Douglas County’s legislative delegation, and their usual requests for more money often were replaced with pleas for financial maintenance, or even monetary mercy.

‘Dark Knight’ sweeps awards

By Derrik J. Lang - Associated Press Writer

January 8, 2009 in print edition on B7

Holy, People’s Choice Awards, Batman! “The Dark Knight” soared away with every trophy it was nominated for Wednesday at the 35th annual fan-favorite CBS ceremony. The caped crusader flick won five awards, including favorite cast, superhero, action movie and on-screen matchup for Christian Bale’s Batman and the late Heath Ledger’s Joker.

Couple find joy in adoption from China

The Associated Press

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A4

A little over three years ago, Sophie and Gary Hisle had all but given up on having a child of their own. Fertility treatments had failed, and being approved for adoption in Kansas seemed unlikely because of their ages — Sophie is 40; Gary, 70. Then the Richland couple read an essay that appeared in a Kansas newspaper on Aug. 14, 2005.

Search continues for missing boy

The Associated Press

January 8, 2009 in print edition on B8

Investigators looking for a boy who disappeared from a Butler County, Kan., home a decade ago searched another house Wednesday and planned to scour a wooded area along a river this weekend. Butler County Sheriff Craig Murphy refused to say how the home searched on Wednesday was connected to the disappearance of then-11-year-old Adam Herrman in 1999.

Senate Democrats retreat on Burris

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A2

Senate Democrats beat a hasty retreat Wednesday from their rejection of Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama’s successor, yielding to pressure from Obama himself and from senators irked that the standoff was draining attention and putting them in a bad light. Burris said with a smile he expected to join them “very shortly.”

For garden shots, try macro lens

By Dean Fosdick - For the Associated Press

January 8, 2009 in print edition on C2

Gardeners learn quickly that a fascinating world performs freely at their feet.

Football closing talent gap

By Tom Keegan

January 8, 2009 in print edition on B1

Quietly, football coach Mark Mangino and his fleet of hard-working assistants are assembling a recruiting class that could enable Kansas University to shrink the talent disadvantage against the trio of Big 12 South teams Mangino hasn’t yet beaten.

Kansas AD’s salary No. 2 in nation

J-W Staff Reports

January 8, 2009 in print edition on B1

Kansas University athletic director Lew Perkins makes $900,000 a year, making him the second-highest-paid AD in the country, according to Bloomberg.com.

You may not recognize Kauffman

By Doug Tucker - Associated Press Sports Writer

January 8, 2009 in print edition on B2

Standing in mud and dust, often straining to be heard above the rat-a-tat-tat of concrete drills, Kansas City Royals officials said Wednesday they’re confident that Kauffman Stadium will be ready for opening day.

Obama tackles stimulus spending, deficit reduction

By Jennifer Loven - Associated Press Writer

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A2

Pointing with concern to “red ink as far as the eye can see,” President-elect Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to tackle out-of-control Social Security and Medicare spending and named a special watchdog to clamp down on other federal programs — even as he campaigned anew to spend the largest pile of taxpayer money in history to revive the sinking economy.

‘Hope’ portrait goes to Smithsonian

By Brett Zongker - Associated Press Writer

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A8

Even before he takes office, President-elect Barack Obama’s image will become part of the permanent collection at the National Portrait Gallery, the museum announced Wednesday. The gallery acquired the iconic red, white and blue collage by Los Angeles street artist Shepard Fairey, depicting Obama with the word “Hope.”

Sebelius decries Gitmo detainee policy

By John Milburn - Associated Press Writer

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A4

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday that she opposes any effort to move some 250 suspected terrorists being housed at Guantanamo Bay to Kansas and calls the entire detainee process “a huge black eye” for the United States.

‘He’s Just Not That Into You’ author offers ‘Wake-up Call’

By Kevin McDonough

January 8, 2009 in print edition on B7

The new series “Greg Behrendt’s Wake-Up Call” (9 p.m., SOAPnet) offers a variation on the “Can-this-marriage-be-saved” column of yesteryear. “Wake-Up” will air six episodes in which Behrendt, the author of “He’s Just Not That Into You,” offers insight and tough love to couples whose relationships have hit a bad patch. In the debut, he tackles Hannah and Chris, an attractive twosome suffering from Hannah’s ambitions and exacting standards.

Mississippi has highest teen birth rate in U.S.

The Associated Press

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A1

Mississippi now has the nation’s highest teen birth rate, displacing Texas and New Mexico for that lamentable title, a new federal report says. Mississippi’s rate was more than 60 percent higher than the national average in 2006, according to new state statistics released Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The teen birth rate for that year in Texas and New Mexico was more than 50 percent higher.

Old Home Town - 100 years ago

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A6

From the Lawrence Daily World for Jan. 8, 1909: “There remains uncertainty about the future of the electric line here. A local group says a Kansas City group is unreliable and the KC group says local people lack the funds and experience. … Word is that area railroads are about to raise their fare rates from 2 cents to 2.5 cents per mile.

KU Hospital’s burn center reverified

January 8, 2009 in print edition on B7

The Burnett Burn Center at Kansas University Hospital has received a three-year reverification from the American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons. It is the only facility in the region certified by both national organizations.

Melamine byproduct in more U.S. infant formula

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A2

The Food and Drug Administration says the industrial chemical melamine and a byproduct cyanuric acid have now been detected in four of 89 containers of infant formula made in the United States, doubling previously reported positive results. The contamination is extremely minute, at levels federal regulators say are safe for babies.

Low sales cripple Chrysler further

By Tom Krisher and Ken Thomas - Associated Press Writers

January 8, 2009 in print edition on B7

Even by the standards of battered automakers, Chrysler is in dire shape. Its sales in December were down a stunning 53 percent, far worse than Ford or General Motors, and analysts say it probably won’t survive the year as an independent company — despite $4 billion in government loans and the possibility of more.

Defense claims misconduct in state abortion clinic case

By Roxana Hegeman - Associated Press Writer

January 8, 2009 in print edition on B8

A pretrial hearing for Dr. George Tiller concluded Wednesday with the state defending its prosecution of the Wichita abortion provider and defense lawyers linking the criminal charges to “outrageous conduct” by two former attorneys general.

Taxpayers have right to monitor GM

By George Will

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A6

In America’s ever-more-democratic society, egalitarianism seeps into everything, even the supposedly severe meritocracy of sport. So every 7-year-old who has soccer shoes laced up by a parent gets a trophy just for showing up, and almost every college football team that is not dreadful is “bowl eligible.”

Retailers to report December sales figures

January 8, 2009 in print edition on B7

Just how grim was the Christmas season for the nation’s retailers? The bad news comes today — at least officially — when major chain stores report December sales figures. If preliminary estimates are correct, the holiday season will go down as one of the worst in more than 40 years.

Mexicans told to swallow gum

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A2

The country that gave the world chewing gum is getting gummed up: The average square yard of Mexico City sidewalk has 70 blobs of discarded chew. Now Mexico is responding with innovations ranging from expensive sidewalk steam-cleaners to natural chewing gum that breaks down quickly. It’s even telling its citizens (gulp!) to swallow their gum.

Transparency

China and Russia should make people in the American media grateful about how good they have it.

J-W Editorials

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A6

China made all types of promises to land the 2008 Olympic Games, many of them focusing on a more open society and greater transparency with the media. So much for keeping its word. From Beijing, Tini Tran of the Associated Press recently wrote: “With the glare of the Olympic spotlight gone, China has resumed blocking access to the Internet sites of some foreign media, reversing itself on earlier promises to expand press freedom as part of its bid to win the games. …

Misleading count

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A6

To the editor: Readers of the Journal-World, please realize that you are receiving a one-sided view of the Israeli military actions in Gaza. For example, articles printed in the Journal-World keep mentioning the civilian deaths on each side. The number of Palestinian deaths is higher than the number of Israeli deaths, but there is a reason for the difference, which is never cited in the articles.

Man sentenced to at least 20 years in killing of rural Lecompton man

By George Diepenbrock

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A5

A Douglas County judge on Wednesday ordered Allen Dale Smith, 37, to serve a lengthy prison term for his part in the April 2005 shooting of Clarence David Boose, 77, in a rural Lecompton home. “Mr. Smith indicated that through his actions and his activities that during this span of time that he truly was a danger to the community,” District Judge Michael Malone said.

De Soto girls pound Washington

J-W Staff Reports

January 8, 2009 in print edition on B3

De Soto’s girls basketball team routed Kansas City Washington, 61-38.

Flower power for fitness

January 8, 2009 in print edition on C2

Does gardening count as a moderate workout? In the fitness world, it’s an ongoing debate. Yes, say some people: The walking, bending, digging and pruning is strenuous enough to gain fitness benefits. No, say others: More vigorous movement is needed.

Sebelius’ stamp on state will endure

By Scott Rothschild

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A8

Regardless of whether Gov. Kathleen Sebelius finishes her term of office, runs for the U.S. Senate or goes to work for President-elect Barack Obama, her stamp on the laws of Kansas will be felt far into the future. On Wednesday, Sebelius named attorney Dan Biles to the Kansas Supreme Court to became the first governor in state history to have appointed a majority to that seven-member court.

Tie-wearing boys on national TV today

By Lindsey Slater

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A1

Lindsey Slater discusses the national follow-up on a story about some stylish Pinckney students.

On the record

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A4

A 21-year-old man Wednesday night was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital after he was accidentally shot in the leg, said Sgt. Damon Thomas, a Lawrence police spokesman.His injuries were not life-threatening, police said.

People in the news

January 8, 2009 in print edition on B7

• Bobby Flay taking a taste of radio• Joe the Plumber now war correspondent• Pitt says he was faithful to Aniston

Marcus Morris on rise

Freshman wants to be full-game player

By Gary Bedore

January 8, 2009 in print edition on B1

Marcus Morris had a good first half against Siena and hopes to put two good halves together.

Horoscopes

January 8, 2009 in print edition on B6

This year you might experience more tension than in the past. How you handle stress could determine your success or your failure. Single Caps will experience meeting a lot of people through your day-to-day life. If you are attached, the two of you need to develop a common interest or hobby.

Douglas County Bank honors employees

January 8, 2009 in print edition on B7

Douglas County Bank recognized 22 employees for their years of service. Mary Grob, vice president, loan services, was honored for 35 years. Grob began working at the bank while she was a student at Lawrence High School, through an office education program, and has been in various positions since.

Billy Self, not the KU coach Bill Self, is in Douglas County Jail

By Jesse Fray

January 8, 2009 in print edition on A3

Coach’s namesake is in jail facing misdemeanor charges