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Audio clips

• CU coach Jeff Bzdelik
• KU coach Bill Self
• Sherron Collins talks about his floater with 24 seconds left against Colorado

Births

• Brit and Lisa Kring, Lawrence, a girl.

Couples

• Anniversary: Braden
• Engagement: Rodgers and Ziesenis
• Engagement: Myers and Pierce
• Wedding: LaFaver and Englebrake
• Wedding: Helm and Strunk
• Wedding: Sibley and Contoski
• Wedding: King and Blackstock
• Wedding: DuBois and Reed

Obituaries

• Anita Mae Pence, Perry
• Frances Allene Harshman Olson, Lawrence
• Doris Benton, Lawrence
• Judith Ann Norris, Lawrence
• Doris Lee Dillahunty Lindsey, Eudora
• Margaret Susan Cooper Jaillite, Cortez, Colo.

On the street

• Do you agree with President Barack Obama calling the $18.4 billion in Wall Street bonuses last year “shameful?”

Photos

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Photo galleries

Podcasts

• Press Conferences & Post-Game Interviews: CU coach Jeff Bzdelik
• Press Conferences & Post-Game Interviews: KU guard Sherron Collins
• Press Conferences & Post-Game Interviews: KU coach Bill Self

Polls

Who was KU's MVP against Colorado?

Poll results

Response	Percent
Cole Aldrich		47%
Markieff Morris		19%
Brady Morningstar		19%
Sherron Collins		8%
Other		4%
Total	228

At the beginning of the conference season, did you think the Jayhawks would start Big 12 play 5-0?

Poll results

Response	Percent
Yes		58%
No		41%
Total	127

Videos

• The same pipe after it has been lined with Cured-In-Place-Piping.
• The view of a damaged, clay sewer pipe before the …

All stories

Police looking for suspect in early-morning armed robbery

By Brian Lewis-Jones

01:19 a.m., January 31, 2009 Updated 12:06 a.m. in print edition on B3

A masked man with a gun robbed a Lawrence gas station early Saturday morning. Police were dispatched to the BP gas station near 31st and Iowa streets at 1:03 a.m. The 27-year-old clerk reported that a 6-foot-4 black man entered the store quickly and displayed a handgun. The suspect grabbed the clerk, took him behind the counter and demanded money.

Man beaten for wallet near 10th and Massachusetts streets

By Brian Lewis-Jones

01:06 a.m., January 31, 2009 Updated 05:28 a.m. in print edition on B2

Lawrence police officers are investigating a strong-armed robbery Saturday morning that left one man badly beaten.

Old Home Town - 100 years ago

January 31, 2009 in print edition on B6

From the Lawrence Daily World for Jan. 31, 1909: “Prof. W.H. Carruth has founded a university scholarship for students of Lawrence High School for the purpose of German studies. … Reports keep coming in about the damages and losses from the gale that hit here the night before last.

8 not enough? Woman with octuplets sparks ethics debate

By Thomas Watkins and Lauran Neergaard - Associated Press Writers

January 31, 2009 in print edition on A10

How in the world does a woman with six children get a fertility doctor to help her have more — eight more? An ethical debate erupted Friday after it was learned that the Southern California woman who gave birth to octuplets this week had six children already.

People in the news

January 31, 2009 in print edition on D7

• Rapper DMX sentenced to 90 days for felonies• Springsteen: Wal-Mart deal was a mistake• Kilmer to be king of Bacchus in parade• Singer Winehouse’s home burglarized• Attorney wants Zellweger’s diary• Britney Spears granted restraining order

Scouting news

January 31, 2009 in print edition on D5

Members of Cub Scout Pack 3077 participated in the Annual Pinewood Derby Race on Jan. 10 at Sunflower School. Scouts built and raced pinewood Derby cars which weighed 5 ounces each. A total of 496 races were completed in just over three hours.

FDA recommends ban on pain med Darvon

January 31, 2009 in print edition on A3

Government medical advisers Friday recommended a ban on Darvon, a prescription medicine that’s been used to treat pain for more than 50 years but left a trail of problems such as addiction and suicide. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted 14-12 to recommend withdrawing Darvon after a daylong hearing examining its risks and benefits. The FDA is not required to follow the recommendations of its advisers, but often does so.

Analysis: Stimulus bill not all about stimulating jobs

By Andrew Taylor - Associated Press Writer

January 31, 2009 in print edition on A7

They call it “stimulus” legislation, but the economic measures racing through Congress would devote tens of billions of dollars to causes that have little to do with jolting the country out of recession. There’s $345 million for Agriculture Department computers, $650 million for TV converter boxes, $15 billion for college scholarships — worthy, perhaps, but not likely to put many Americans back to work quickly.

Gluttony reigns at Philly Wing Bowl

January 31, 2009 in print edition on A2

In a gut-busting display of championship eating, a man nicknamed Super Squibb has won Philadelphia’s Wing Bowl by downing 203 chicken wings in about 20 minutes. For his efforts, 23-year-old John Squibb of Berlin, N.J., gets a car, a $7,500 diamond ring and a crown of miniature chickens. And maybe a case of indigestion.

Iraq under security clampdown before key elections

By Brian Murphy - Associated Press Writer

January 31, 2009 in print edition on A9

Iraq imposed a nationwide security lockdown Friday before key regional elections with blanket measures not seen since the deadliest years of the insurgency, underscoring the high stakes for Iraqi leaders desperate to portray stability after nearly six years of conflict.

Eat slowly to lose more weight

McClatchy Newspapers

January 31, 2009 in print edition on D1

People who wolf down their food are more likely to be overweight and suffer from digestive problems.

Bonuses not always a luxury

By Madlen Read and Michael Liedtke - Associated Press Writers

January 31, 2009 in print edition on A8

To President Barack Obama, Wall Street’s $18.4 billion in bonuses is “shameful.” To thousands of bank employees who don’t sit in corner offices, that money helps pay the bills. Outrage over the bonuses reached as high as the White House this week following news that financial firms were rewarding employees even as they were being bailed out with billions of taxpayer dollars.

Gary Bedore’s KU Basketball Notebook

By Gary Bedore

January 31, 2009 in print edition on C6

KU guard Sherron Collins has made 27 consecutive free throws entering today’s game. Only two Jayhawks have had longer streaks — Calvin Thompson (33 in 1984-84) and Wayne Simien (34 in 2004-05).

J-W collects most awards in newspaper contest

By Dennis Anderson

January 31, 2009 in print edition on B4

The Lawrence Journal-World on Friday won 14 Suburban Newspapers of America Awards for 2008, the most in the country for the fourth consecutive year. The Journal-World won seven first-place, four second-place and three third-place awards, and two honorable mentions.

House committee endorses plan on state’s budget deficit

By John Hanna - Associated Press Writer

January 31, 2009 in print edition on B5

A bill for eliminating a state budget deficit cleared a House committee Friday after some members failed to protect public school funding as much as they had hoped. The bill makes $323 million in adjustments to the budget for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30. A little less than half of the adjustments are spending cuts and the remainder are accounting changes and the refinancing of state bonds.

Abortion conversation still stuck

By Ellen Goodman

January 31, 2009 in print edition on B6

It must be the world’s longest-running game of ideological pingpong. In 1984, Ronald Reagan aimed an overhand smash at international organizations, pledging that America would no longer give family planning money to any group that even counseled or referred women for abortions. Ping.

On the record

January 31, 2009 in print edition on B2

Police are investigating the reported rape of a 22-year-old woman in east Lawrence. The woman said an acquaintance raped her about 11 p.m. Sunday in her home, police said. The victim said the man came to her home with a friend, according to the police report.

Hughes writing award winners hope to realize publishing dreams

By Terry Rombeck

January 31, 2009 in print edition on D1

Judy Bauer has started this process before. “I’ve started six mystery novels, and they’re all unfinished,” she says. “I’d get to the center part of the story, and I couldn’t manage it anymore.” Now she has extra incentive to get one finished.

Bus crash kills 7 tourists; 10 hurt

January 31, 2009 in print edition on A3

A tour bus overturned on a highway near the Hoover Dam on Friday, killing seven Chinese nationals and injuring at least 10 others, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said. Six fatalities were confirmed at the scene, about 190 miles northwest of Phoenix; a seventh person died at a Las Vegas hospital, said Cmdr. Dean Nyhart with DPS.

Horoscopes

January 31, 2009 in print edition on D7

You will make a big difference in others’ lives this year. Often, a whirlwind of confusion could surround you when seeking out answers and trying to get to the bottom of issues. If you are single, you’ll meet a lot of new people, but don’t commit too quickly — OK? If you are attached, you discover what a banner year you can have when you both agree to disagree.

4-H and FCE news

January 31, 2009 in print edition on D5

The Stull Busy Beavers elected officers in October. New officers are Tori Booth, president; Wyatt Schumann, vice president; Taylor Springer, secretary; Ashley Lesser and Kyle Johnston, treasurer; Dylan Schumann, reporter; Jessye Schumann and Kelsey Wulfkuhle, parliamentarians; Daisy Johnson and Brandon Johnston, historians; Elizabeth Donaldson and Josaphine Houston, song leaders; Tristan Damme and Taylor Russell, recreation; Lexia Jamison, junior president; Coy Leming, junior vice president; Abby Hale, junior secretary; and Madison Wulfkuhle, junior treasurer.

Theology on tap: Lawrence group gathers to discuss faith in casual atmosphere

By Chansi Long

January 31, 2009 in print edition on D1

It’s a Thursday in January. The wind is icy, and the sun has long since sunk into the horizon. Upstairs in a dimly lit room, a dense cluster of Christians clog the stools and tables of Henry’s, 11 E. Eighth St. They’re members of Lawrence Theology on Tap, and they share a love for Scripture and alcohol.

Old Home Town - 40 years ago

January 31, 2009 in print edition on E6

A year-end survey showed the local school system was using an average of only 18 substitute teachers a day. That was considered an unusually low rate for a district the size of Lawrence’s.

Exxon Mobil shatters record for annual profit

January 31, 2009 in print edition on A3

Exxon Mobil Corp. on Friday reported a profit of $45.2 billion for 2008, breaking its own record for a U.S. company, even as its fourth-quarter earnings fell 33 percent from a year ago. The previous record for annual profit was $40.6 billion, which the world’s largest publicly traded oil company set in 2007.

More Regents involvement might benefit state universities

By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.

January 31, 2009 in print edition on B1

A recent news story focusing on the current, somewhat turbulent, situation within the Kansas State University athletic program noted the active role of the school’s president, Jon Wefald, in the success of the KSU Wildcats.

About time

The advantages of researchers at Kansas’ two largest universities working cooperatively goes without saying … or maybe not.

J-W Editorials

January 31, 2009 in print edition on B6

There is no doubt that having the state’s two largest universities working together greatly enhances all kinds of research and commercial activities in Kansas. It seems a bit odd, though, that the top administrators at Kansas State University and Kansas University had to sign a formal agreement this week to work together on obtaining a National Cancer Institute designation for the KU Cancer Center.

Checking up

January 31, 2009 in print edition on B6

To the editor: Kansas University is talking about laying off some employees and eliminating some departments they feel are not really needed anymore. It would serve them well to go through and weed out people who occupy a space only and pick up a paycheck, which are the only things they do well.

Life after ice storm dire, getting worse in spots

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press Writer

January 31, 2009 in print edition on A3

In some parts of rural Kentucky, they’re getting water the old-fashioned way — with pails from a creek. There’s not room for one more sleeping bag on the shelter floor. The creative are flushing their toilets with melted snow.

Sex offender charged for failing to register

January 31, 2009 in print edition on B3

A Lawrence man was charged in federal court for failing to register as a sex offender, prosecutors said Friday. Federal prosecutors said Lucian Carlos Simmons, 32, was required to register and update his registration under the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act when he came to Kansas in November 2007.

It’s a catastrophe for the apostrophe on British signs

By Meera Selva - Associated Press Writer

January 31, 2009 in print edition on E6

On the streets of Birmingham, the queen’s English is now the queens English. England’s second-largest city has decided to drop apostrophes from all its street signs, saying they’re confusing and old-fashioned. But some purists are downright possessive about the punctuation mark.

Charges filed in restaurant robbery

January 31, 2009 in print edition on B1

Prosecutors filed charges Friday against the man accused of robbing four Kansas University students in a Burger King drive-through. Nicholas White, 20, of Kansas City, Kan., was charged with four counts of aggravated robbery. The crime occurred at 2:15 a.m. Sunday at the restaurant, Sixth and Missouri streets.

Blagojevich silence spoke volumes

By Eric Zorn - Chicago Tribune

January 31, 2009 in print edition on E6

Rod Blagojevich’s tragic reign as governor of Illinois came to a spectacular and stirring end here Thursday in a day filled with one historical moment after another. Tragic? Yes, in the sense that Blagojevich is a truly gifted man with corresponding truly enormous flaws. You saw his late-morning closing argument, right? It was a brilliant speech, as far as it went. Passionate. Eloquent. Even moving in places.

Is ‘smart’ the new ‘in’ thing?

By Kevin Horrigan - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

January 31, 2009 in print edition on B7

Last week, Robin Roberts of ABC News interviewed Beyonce shortly after the world-famous singer and sex symbol performed for Barack and Michelle Obama’s first dance at one of the inaugural balls. Beyonce, so happy she was almost in tears, told Roberts that Obama’s victory has changed her life. “He makes me want to be smarter; he makes me want to be more involved,” she said.

HBO woos witless with the vulgar

By Kevin McDonough

January 31, 2009 in print edition on D7

Rather early in her comedy special “Lisa Lampanelli: Long Live the Queen” (9 p.m., today, HBO), the insult comic ponders the fact that this is her first HBO showcase, a performance perch that puts her in a comedic pantheon with the late George Carlin. I thought about that, too, wondering why HBO felt it necessary to cultivate or encourage Lampanelli’s mediocre, derivative and tiresome act.

Morris back for Kansas women

Junior’s return from concussion good news for reeling team

J-W Staff Reports

January 31, 2009 in print edition on C8

When Kansas University travels to Texas A&M, Sade Morris should be back after missing two games because of a concussion.

Engineers union opposes Boeing offer

By Roxana Hegeman - Associated Press Writer

January 31, 2009 in print edition on B4

The union representing engineers at Boeing Co.’s military aircraft plant here urged its members Friday to reject the firm’s so-called final offer. Bob Brewer, Midwest director for the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, said the union hopes to get workers to reject the contract and get the company back to the negotiating table.

Goodell: Profit claim false

January 31, 2009 in print edition on C2

Though confident of reaching a new labor agreement before the 2010 season, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell criticized a union report that said the league was highly profitable, and therefore the current revenue-sharing system still works.

Economy’s new plunge is worst in quarter-century

By Jeannine Aversa - Associated Press Writer

January 31, 2009 in print edition on A3

Battered by layoffs, debts and dread of worse to come, shoppers clutched ever tighter to their wallets in the final three months of 2008 and thrust the economy into its worst downhill slide in a quarter-century. Americans cut spending on everything from cars to computers, and it’s only getting worse so far in the new year.

GOP elects first black national party chairman

January 31, 2009 in print edition on A2

The Republican Party chose the first black national chairman in its history Friday, just shy of three months after the nation elected a Democrat as the first African-American president. The choice marked no less than “the dawn of a new party,” declared the new GOP chairman, former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele.

Distress beacon change could strand boaters

By Glen Johnson - Associated Press Writer

January 31, 2009 in print edition on E6

Like callers dialing 911 and getting no answer, boaters could end up stranded — or worse — if they haven’t upgraded their emergency distress beacons by this weekend. But the improved technology will speed rescues and spare agencies from many false alarms.

Tax issues emerge in Daschle nomination

January 31, 2009 in print edition on A2

Former Sen. Tom Daschle, picked by President Barack Obama to lead his health reform efforts, recently filed amended tax returns to report $128,203 in back taxes and $11,964 in interest, according to a Senate document obtained by The Associated Press.

Dazzling display

Firebirds cruise into championship game

By Matt Tait

January 31, 2009 in print edition on C1

Well, that seemed familiar. From the fast start and offensive explosion right down to the purple hue of the opponent’s jersey, the Free State High girls basketball team turned in its second straight dominant performance Friday, blitzing Valley Center, 53-26, to earn a berth in today’s championship game of the Firebird Winter Classic.

Air Force training doctors to use acupuncture

By Kamala Lane - Associated Press Writer

January 31, 2009 in print edition on E6

Chief Warrant Officer James Brad Smith broke five ribs, punctured a lung and shattered bones in his hand and thigh after falling more than 20 feet from a Black Hawk helicopter in Baghdad last month. While he was recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, his doctor suggested he add acupuncture to his treatment to help with the pain.

Refreshed LHS girls roll past Derby, 49-37

By Chuck Woodling

January 31, 2009 in print edition on C3

On the white icing of the chocolate cupcakes were these words in red lettering: “IT STARTS HERE.”

Broken nose won’t keep Aldrich out

Kansas center might sport protective mask for today’s matchup against Colorado

By Gary Bedore

January 31, 2009 in print edition on C1

Born and raised in hockey country, Cole Aldrich would love to wear a bulky, colorful goalie mask to protect his broken nose in today’s 3 p.m. home game against Colorado.

Seabury blows past Veritas, 46-39

By Jesse Temple

January 31, 2009 in print edition on C5

Skyler Malone had 11 points and 13 rebounds as Seabury beat Veritas, 46-39, in the schools’ first-ever basketball meeting.

Haskell president confirms she’s going to Washington

By George Diepenbrock

January 31, 2009 in print edition on B8

Linda Sue Warner, president of Haskell Indian Nations University, confirmed Friday she will attend a meeting next week in Washington, D.C., that includes federal officials and the Haskell Board of Regents. Regents have voiced concerns publicly since Warner took over the university in 2007.

Somali lawmakers elect president

January 31, 2009 in print edition on A2

Somalia’s parliament elected a moderate Islamist leader as the country’s new president early today, handing over the elusive task of stabilizing a country racked by violence and anarchy for nearly 20 years. Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed was elected in neighboring Djibouti after the last president — a former soldier, rebel and warlord named Abdullahi Yusuf — resigned in December after failing to pacify the country during his four-years as president.

Club news

January 31, 2009 in print edition on D3

The Wednesday Afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club’s game on Jan. 21 was directed by Chris Lane. North-South winners were Chris Lane and Mona Bell, first in A and B; Betty Collier and Lester Dalton, second in A and B; Mark Osborn and Polly Schoning, third in A and B; Ann Thompson and Dick Shaffer, fourth in A and first in C; and Gary Joyce and Suzanne Wassmer, second in C.

Dillons employee retiring after 20 years

January 31, 2009 in print edition on B4

Dillon Stores has announced that Beverly Crain will officially retire on March 7, after 20 years of service with Dillons. Her last day of work will be today. Crain was hired in 1988 as a deli clerk for Store No. 59 in Olathe. She is now a checker at the store at 1015 W. 23rd St. in Lawrence.

Study examines dangers of phones, walking

McClatchy Newspapers

January 31, 2009 in print edition on D1

We all know that people with cell phones stuck in their heads while driving are hazardous to everyone’s health. Now, psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have determined that children who talk on cell phones while crossing streets increase their change for injuries or death in pedestrian accidents.

Campaign urges safe festivities

By George Diepenbrock

January 31, 2009 in print edition on B1

It’s one of the biggest sports weekends of the year. But as Lawrence residents prepare to celebrate on Super Bowl Sunday, area law enforcement agencies are warning fans to be safe at their parties and on the roads. “Generally we’ll see a spike in the jail population because of things like the Super Bowl, big sporting events where people will host a party,” Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson said.

New governor vows to clean up government

January 31, 2009 in print edition on A2

Gov. Pat Quinn moved quickly Friday to put Rod Blagojevich’s scandal-ridden tenure behind him, signing his first executive order and saying he wants to “fumigate state government.” Quinn’s order officially put the Illinois Reform Commission under the office of the governor. He had created the commission when he was still lieutenant governor, after Blagojevich’s arrest last month on federal corruption charges.

Around and about

January 31, 2009 in print edition on D5

The family of Elaine Taylor will celebrate her 85th birthday Feb. 7 with a card shower. Cards and birthday wishes may be sent to Elaine at 4013 Parkway Court, Lawrence, KS 66047.

Government launches criminal probe in peanut product recall

By Sharon Theimer and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Associated Press Writers

January 31, 2009 in print edition on A2

Federal health officials opened a criminal investigation Friday into the Georgia peanut-processing plant at the center of the national salmonella outbreak. President Barack Obama pledged stricter oversight of food safety to prevent breakdowns in inspections.

Projects await stimulus cash

By Chad Lawhorn

January 31, 2009 in print edition on A1

A troublesome North Lawrence intersection, the old Carnegie Library building and the Lawrence Municipal Airport may be in the best position to receive quick doses of money from any future federal stimulus package.

Can Gaza economy, in tatters, be rebuilt?

By Alfred de Montesquiou - Associated Press Writer

January 31, 2009 in print edition on E6

Not long ago, Yaser Alwadeya’s factory was the largest food maker in the Gaza Strip, producing cookies, ice cream and other treats for residents of the blockaded territory. Today, the sprawling 47-acre complex lies in ruins.

Beisels Tampa-bound

Oskaloosa principal attending Super Bowl

By Dugan Arnett

January 31, 2009 in print edition on C1

The irony of his son’s current situation is not lost on Doug Beisel, principal at nearby Oskaloosa Junior/Senior High.

Football turning corner

By Tom Keegan

January 31, 2009 in print edition on C1

Many a Kansas University football player through the years has said sitting in the Allen Fieldhouse crowd at a basketball game clinched his college choice. The atmosphere won them over.

Tongie sweeps Santa Fe Trail

De Soto boys edge Baldwin; EHS drops pair

J-W Staff Reports

January 31, 2009 in print edition on C9

Tonganoxie’s boys beat Santa Fe Trail, 60-40, and the THS girls won, 46-44.

Tagliabue should be a Hall shoo-in

By Jim Litke - Associated Press Sports Columnist

January 31, 2009 in print edition on C2

Since voters for the NFL Hall of Fame love throwing around numbers so much, maybe they should try these on for size:During Paul Tagliabue’s time in charge, players’ salaries and TV revenues more than tripled, on average, and the cost of most franchises increased fivefold. Better yet, try putting a dollar figure on what the league gained by supplanting baseball as America’s pastime.

Stern’s tenure reaches 25 years, and he’s not done

The Associated Press

January 31, 2009 in print edition on C4

After 25 years of taking the NBA around the globe, David Stern still isn’t ready to stay at home.