Also from July 11
Couples
- Engagement: Gadberry and Laughlin
- Engagement: Chalmers and Ray
- Wedding: Casas
- Wedding: Rife
- Anniversary: Budd
- Anniversary: Harper
- Anniversary: Cooper
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
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Lead stories
6:00 a.m.
North Lawrence residents say city is leaving them with inadequate fire protection- July 10, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- A pending road project that is expected to snarl traffic in North Lawrence is creating concern and animosity about how fire and medical crews will respond to emergencies in the area.
10:00 a.m.
A fee to use the public library? - July 11, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- As City Hall contemplates a new fee for sidewalk maintenance and higher fees for parks and recreation services and downtown parking, here’s a new one to consider: A public library user fee.
2:00 p.m.
Holiday cheer rings into July with Salvation Army’s summer campaign- July 11, 2009 in print edition on 1B
- It’s a sight that caught many people off guard.
6:00 p.m.
All stories
- Lawrence Amateur Golf Association’s City Tournament Sunday tee times
- July 11, 2009
- Lawrence Amateur Golf Association’s City Tournament Sunday Tee Times At Alvamar Public
- KU guard Buford arrested Saturday for OUI
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on C5
- Kansas University basketball player Chase Buford was arrested early Saturday on charges of operating a vehicle under the influence.
- KU’s Taylor to play for gold medal
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on C5
- Tyshawn Taylor scored nine points as the U.S. men’s U-19 team held on for an 81-77 victory over Croatia in the semifinals of the 2009 FIBA World Championships on Saturday morning in Auckland, New Zealand.
- Free State High School honor roll 2008-09
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on B4
- Free State High School has announced its second semester 2008-09 honor rolls. To be eligible for the honor roll, a student must obtain at least a 3.5 grade point average.
- Oldest worker in U.S. dies
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Waldo McBurney, who was designated as America’s oldest worker and gained fame in his later years as a competitive runner and beekeeper, has died.
- Obama’s visit to Ghana slave fort steeped in symbolism
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A2
- From the rampart of a whitewashed fort once used to ship countless slaves from Africa to the Americas, Cheryl Hardin gazed through watery eyes at the route forcibly taken across the sea by her ancestors centuries before.
- Trade with K.C. right thing for Seattle
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on C2
- Seattle columnist Steve Kelley says the Mariners got the best of a recent trade with the Royals.
- Mickelson to skip British Open
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on C2
- PGA star Phil Mickelson announced Friday that he won’t be playing in the British Open.
- Woman killed in Ottawa shooting
- Man arrested in connection, victim identified as 19-year-old woman
- 12:00 a.m., July 11, 2009 Updated 11:25 a.m. in print edition on B2
- Ottawa police arrested a 24-year-old Ottawa man in connection with a shooting that resulted in the death of a 19-year-old Ottawa woman.
- Gentle giants
- Jayhawks pay visit to local youngsters
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on C1
- A group of local youths had a ball playing with Kansas University football players at Langston Hughes Elementary School.
- Goosen fires 63 to take over top spot at Scottish Open
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on C6
- South Africa’s Retief Goosen is the Round 2 leader at the Scottish Open.
- Kerr birdies way to Open lead
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on C6
- Cristie Kerr shot a 1-under on Friday to take the lead at the U.S. Women’s Open.
- Kickapoo, Iowa tribes get stimulus for water
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on B3
- The Kickapoo and Iowa tribes in Kansas will get federal stimulus money to improve access to safe water.
- Lawrence High School honor roll 2008-09
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on B4
- Lawrence High School has announced its second semester 2008-09 honor rolls. Students on the honor roll must have at least a 3.5 grade point average.
- May trade deficit drops unexpectedly
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on B5
- The U.S. trade deficit fell to the lowest level in more than nine years in May as exports posted a small gain while the weak American economy pushed imports down for a 10th straight month.
- Suggested keys to GM’s future success
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Even after emerging from bankruptcy protection, the new General Motors still faces some of the same troubles that haunted the old one, which piled up more than $80 billion in losses during the past four years and still needs government aid to survive.
- A fee to use the public library?
- City manager’s suggestion gets cool reception
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A1
- As City Hall contemplates a new fee for sidewalk maintenance and higher fees for parks and recreation services and downtown parking, here’s a new one to consider: A public library user fee.
- Women’s groups quiet on Sotomayor
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Women’s groups, euphoric when President Barack Obama chose Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court, have been remarkably quiet in the weeks since on the judge who would be the court’s third woman ever.
- Senate bill finances proposed NBAF lab
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on B2
- A spending bill approved by the U.S. Senate contains $36 million for the construction of a new biosecurity laboratory in Kansas.
- Audit raises questions on computer security
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on B2
- A legislative audit in Kansas has raised questions about the security of state computer networks and whether agencies are vulnerable to cyber attacks like a recent one against U.S. government Web sites.
- Governor hangs on to office after scandal
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A6
- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has had a lot of indirect help holding on to office in the two weeks since his mysterious disappearance and revelations of a sultry yearlong affair with an Argentine woman.
- GM leaves bankruptcy protection
- CEO vows revamped company will perform better for customers
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A6
- General Motors completed an unusually quick exit from bankruptcy protection on Friday with ambitions of making money and building cars people are eager to buy.
- Holiday cheer rings into July with Salvation Army’s summer campaign
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on B1
- It’s a sight that caught many people off guard.
- Too early to handicap 2012
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on B7
- Gov. Sarah Palin’s stunning resignation and Sen. John Ensign’s and Gov. Mark Sanford’s admissions of adultery have sparked fevered speculation — much of it premature — about the next presidential race.
- Palin seems stuck in midlife meltdown
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on B6
- It’s probably dangerous to admit to a moment of empathy. I’ll either get disqualified from ever becoming being a Supreme Court justice or asked to turn in my press card.
- Economic stability tied to ministers’ tenure
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on B6
- When Argentina earlier this week appointed its sixth minister of economy in the past six years, it was hard not to conclude that there should be a new economic indicator to measure countries’ reliability: the length of their economy minister’s time in office.
- The loads
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Adding to the dangers our troops face constantly are the injurious 50- to 80-pound loads created by their uniforms and equipment.
- Athlete decorates on a tight budget
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on D7
- I knew that once former NFL players appeared on “Dancing with the Stars” there would be no way of keeping them down on the Astroturf.
- Horoscope for July 11
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on D7
- This year, you could be opening up to new ideas. Reach out for others at a distance. You might want to travel more in order to expand your knowledge; in some cases, you might become an armchair traveler. If you are attached and/or dealing with many different types of partnerships, learn to walk away from power plays. If you are single, you could meet someone during your travels or in a class. Pisces helps you walk in another’s shoes.
- Suspect in indecent liberties case expected to make plea agreement
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on B3
- A 66-year-old Basehor man accused of soliciting sex acts from elementary school children likely will strike a plea agreement with prosecutors, according to the Leavenworth County Attorney.
- Dispute over flag protest erupts
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A7
- An American flag flown upside down as a protest in a Wisconsin village was seized by police before a July Fourth parade and the businessman who flew it — an Iraq war veteran — claims the officers trespassed and stole his property.
- G-8 not enough: Leaders call for larger, recast group
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A7
- For all the smiles and upbeat talk, the just-ended Group of Eight summit showed how unwieldy the forum has become, run by Cold War-vintage powers while relegating the world’s fastest growing economies — China, India and Brazil — to observers.
- Couple in astronaut case plan to marry
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A Florida attorney says a couple who were rocketed into the public eye because of ex-astronaut Lisa Nowak are getting married.
- Burris out of 2010 run; Senate race wide open
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Embattled Sen. Roland Burris may have relieved Illinois Democrats of their biggest political headache and reduced Republican chances of capturing a valuable Senate seat next year by announcing Friday he won’t run for a full term. Still, his withdrawal sets the stage for a major clash of political forces in 2010.
- Report: ‘Gesture’ could win reporters’ release
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A2
- North Korea might release two convicted American journalists if the United States offers a gesture such as an official apology, a U.S.-based scholar who visited Pyongyang said in interviews published Friday.
- Rising death toll raises doubts on Afghanistan
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Thousands of mourners bowed their heads in tribute Friday to the passing coffins of British soldiers killed in a new offensive in Afghanistan, where the climbing toll has created doubts in Britain about the human cost of the war.
- Cemetery closed after more bones found
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Some horrified relatives who searched Friday for loved ones’ plots at the historic black cemetery at the center of a gravedigging scheme near Chicago instead found more bones on the grounds, prompting authorities to close the cemetery and treat it as a crime scene.
- Storms only worry for shuttle launch
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Thunderstorms are threatening to delay NASA’s planned launch tonight of space shuttle Endeavour, already running a month late.
- Prosecutors: Evangelist ’married’ young girls
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Jailed evangelist Tony Alamo “married” the underage girls he allegedly forced into sex, exchanging wedding vows and rings, prosecutors said.
- Cyber attackers used IP addresses in 5 nations
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A3
- South Korea is learning more about the mysterious cyber attacks that targeted the country and its ally the United States, but the ultimate question of who the instigators are remained elusive.
- 5 die when teen driver attempts to beat train
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Fourteen-year-old Jessica Sadler wanted to go to the beach with her boyfriend on a warm summer day, but her mother said no, absolutely not.
- 1 killed in running of bulls, first goring death since 1995
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A3
- For a bull, this one was on the smallish side, at just over a ton. And its name, Capuchino, sounded harmless enough, like coffee with frothy milk.
- Report: ‘Inappropriate’ secrecy hurt surveillance effort
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A3
- “Extraordinary and inappropriate” secrecy about a warrantless eavesdropping program undermined its effectiveness as a terrorism-fighting tool, government watchdogs have concluded in the first examination of one of the most contentious episodes of the Bush administration.
- Teen who mistook hiker for bear gets 30 days
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A4
- A teenage hunter who shot and killed a hiker he mistook for a bear has been sentenced to 30 days in juvenile detention and 120 hours of community service.
- Big IRS bill looms for Jackson estate
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A4
- The Tax Man is in the mirror for the estate of the late King of Pop.
- Update from the Tour de France, stage 7
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on C8
- A Spanish rider in the Tour de France with ties to Lawrence gives his take on stage seven of the Tour.
- Dumpster designers: Creating fashion from recycled goods
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on D5
- Recycled clothing is nothing new.
- Rookie wins stage; Armstrong falls to 3rd
- Italy’s Nocentini takes over yellow jersey after rough climb in Pyrenees
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on C8
- Lance Armstrong fell to third overall after the seventh stage of the Tour de France.
- K.C. trades M’s for shortstop
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on C5
- The Royals acquired shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt from the Mariners.
- Swim club defends self against race accusation
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A4
- The head of a private suburban Philadelphia swim club on Friday defended its cancellation of the memberships of dozens of minority children, saying safety, not racism, was the reason.
- House Democrats want to tax the rich for health care
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Key House Democrats decided Friday to raise taxes on the wealthy to help pay for health care legislation, capping an up-and-down week for President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority.
- Baseball teams fear haunted Milwaukee hotel
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on C5
- Some major-league baseball players admit they’re a little scared to stay in the famed — and supposedly haunted — Pfister Hotel.
- Raiders fall in Kansas State Invitational, 12-7
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on C3
- The Raiders fell, 12-7, to Mac N Seitz in the Kansas State Invitational.
- Bannister good; Lester better
- Pedroia’s RBI double difference in Boston’s 1-0 victory over Royals
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Jon Lester pitched the Red Sox to a 1-0 victory over the Royals.
- Gospel trek: KU graduate faces risks in 11-country mission trip
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on D1
- Geoff Shepard will spend his first year as a college graduate seeing the world — living out of a backpack in 11 countries.
- Hiring a caterer: Get the most for your money
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on D8
- It’s summer party season, and you’re thinking of inviting a couple of dozen friends for a sit-down dinner.
- Faith Forum: What’s your favorite religious book by a secular author?
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on D1
- I return repeatedly to Yaffa Eliach’s “Hasidic Tales of the Holocaust.”
- Shed your dieting mistakes
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on D1
- Can’t afford your own personal trainer?
- West Junior High honor roll 2008-09
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on B4
- West Junior High announces its spring 2009 honor rolls, as provided by the school.
- Golfer relishes tourney
- July 11, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Conrad Roberts is a favorite to win the LAGA City Tournament, but he’s not worried about the pressure.
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