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Jessica King had a very close call with her car in January after slipping under the wheel with the car still running. King was eight months pregnant at the time. Today, she and her daughter Aiydasia are doing well

Twins from left, Kelby and Kalen Dressler both 8, work on perfecting their baking skills. They will be competing in the non-perishables competition today at the Douglas County Fair

Working her summer job at the Kansas Union, Melissa Maksimowicz, 21, a senior from Wichita, is happy to have a job nailed down before the school year starts at Kansas University

Kelby Dressler 8, tastes her freshly baked cookie. She's been perfecting her baking skills in time for the Douglas County Fair

Van Go bench artist Macio Palacio, left, 16, is congratulated by Best Buy workers Peter Ko, Emily Nelson and Wendy Wayland after the unveiling ceremony of the 11th-annual Benchmark event Friday, July 24, 2009 at Van Go Mobile Arts, Seventh and New Jersey

Sports Dome manager Brad Wilson arranges a new selection of KU shorts in the store, 1000 Mass. Sports Dome sells officially licensed Kansas University merchandise

Raiders runner Tanner Kilmer stirs up the dirt as he slides into home during the sixth inning. The Raiders beat Blue Valley West, 6-1, in their zone tournament Friday at Ice Field

Lawrence High School Senior Leslie Queen, 17, practices her Key Lime Pound Cake for the upcoming cake-baking competition at the Douglas County Fair. Queen is a two-time Grand Champion at the fair

Lawrence High School Senior Leslie Queen, 17, is a two-time cake-baking champion at the Douglas County Fair

Lawrence High School Senior Leslie Queen, 17, is a two-time non-perishables champion at the Douglas County Fair

Lawrence Resident Abby McNaught uses the Holcom Park Recreation Center five times a week because it’s close to her home and has everything she needs for her workouts. Holcom is at 2700 W. 27th St., and the city has no recreation center west of it

Newly engaged Lawrence residents Ben Gleeson and Kate Shipley pose for Mom's camera at the site of their new house. The couple will wed next June, when they will be roughly the average age of first-time married couples in Kansas

Lawrence residents Ben Gleeson and Kate Shipley move into their new house on Illinois Street. The couple will wed next June, when they will be roughly the average age of first-time married couples in Kansas

A photo of the Bermudez family on display at the Santa Fe Depot, Seventh and New Jersey streets in east Lawrence

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Interns at Watkins Community Museum dusting off bits of Lawrence’s past: By Annalise Flynn; July 23, 2009 in print edition on 3A; When you think of intern tasks, making coffee or copies might come to mind. But three interns at the Watkins Community Museum of History have been dusting — for about 100 hours each.

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Not so happy meal: New documentary exposes America’s corporate hold on the food chain: By Jon Niccum; July 24, 2009 in print edition on 1C; When Americans think of the nation’s food industry, they usually conjure images of idyllic pastures filled with grazing cattle and staffed by hard-working farm folk.

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Tentative agreement reached on Lawrence police and fire union contracts for 2010: By Chad Lawhorn; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A1; City leaders were optimistic Friday that they had averted a major budget battle with city employees.
Victim in Thursday night crash in good condition: By Jesse Fray; 05:27 p.m., July 24, 2009 Updated 04:41 a.m.; The victim in the Thursday night crash that caused a natural gas leak at the is in good condition according to Kansas University Hospital in Kansas City.
Police release names of teens involved in Wednesday crash: By Jesse Fray; July 24, 2009; Police on Friday released the names of the children injured during a Wednesday afternoon crash.
Crawford’s departure creates opportunity at RB: By Eric Sorrentino; 05:20 p.m., July 24, 2009 Updated 06:34 p.m. in print edition on C1; With the recent news that Jocques Crawford has left the Kansas University football team, a door officially opened with a path that leads to being Jake Sharp’s backup. OK, so it might not be the most glamorous job on the team — being the backup and all — but filling the spot will be extremely important.
Paranormal investigators coming to KU’s Sigma Nu house Saturday night: By George Diepenbrock; July 24, 2009; Staring Saturday night at a Kansas University fraternity house, Bill Joeckel will attempt to solve a mystery that has haunted his curiosity for five years.
KU to announce Tuesday new clinical trial in Wichita: By Karrey Britt; July 24, 2009; Kansas University Cancer Center leaders on Tuesday plan to announce the opening of a clinical trial of Nanotax, a cancer treatment drug, in the Wichita area.
Jocques Crawford leaves KU football team: RB Crawford seeks ‘more playing time’; By Dugan Arnett; July 24, 2009 in print edition on C1; Kansas University running back Jocques Crawford has left the team and will transfer to a lower-division school, KU coach Mark Mangino announced Friday.
Edgerton stands to gain from Gardner’s double-take on BNSF intermodal facility: By Elvyn Jones; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A1; Earlier this year in a farsighted move, Edgerton hired its first city administrator so the community could take advantage of opportunities from a planned Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail hub in Gardner.
North Second and Locust closures on hold for at least a week: By Mark Fagan; 12:10 p.m., July 24, 2009 Updated 01:46 p.m.; Crews from R.D. Johnson Excavating Co. Inc. continue to move forward with their plans for a $2.63 million overhaul of North Second and Locust streets, a project expected to force lane closures into early December.
Summer program provides lunches to hungry children, teens: By Brianne Pfannenstiel; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A3; A line of hungry children begins to wrap around the side of the South Park Recreation Center as lunchtime approaches. Kids clamor for position near the front, waiting for their free lunches from the Lawrence Summer Food Program.
KU’s Briscoe, Stuckey named to media’s preseason all-Big 12 team: J-W Staff Reports; July 24, 2009 in print edition on C3; Kansas wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe and safety Darrell Stuckey were both named to the media’s preseason All-Big 12 team Friday.
State emergency management agency plans disaster preparedness summit: Associated Press; July 24, 2009; The Kansas Division of Emergency Management holds a summit meeting next week on the role of human service agencies during a disaster.
Watson 3 back at Senior British: July 24, 2009 in print edition on B2; Four days after his heartbreaking playoff defeat to Stewart Cink at Turnberry, Tom Watson shot a 3-under 67 on Thursday to begin his pursuit of a fourth Senior British Open title. The 59-year-old Watson, who almost became the oldest major champion at the British Open last weekend, was three shots behind leader Fred Funk.
Buehrle tosses perfect game: By Andrew Seligman - Associated Press Sports Writer; July 24, 2009 in print edition on B1; The 105th pitch of Mark Buehrle’s day broke in toward Gabe Kapler, who turned on it and connected. Buehrle looked up and knew — his perfect game was in jeopardy.
Fed plan would help clarify mortgage terms: By Jeannine Aversa - Associated Press Writer; July 24, 2009 in print edition on B9; The Federal Reserve on Thursday approved proposals designed to make it easier for Americans with mortgages, or shopping for them, to better understand how the loans work.
Car giant remains viable: Debt reduction leads Ford to Q2 profit; By Kimberly S. Johnson and Tom Krisher - Associated Press Writers; July 24, 2009 in print edition on B9; Helped by a lightened debt load, Ford Motor Co. posted a surprise second-quarter profit of $2.3 billion Thursday, following the worst loss in company history a year earlier.
Breast Center chosen for study: KU facility joins six other sites nationally; By Karrey Britt; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A1; The Breast Center at Kansas University Cancer Center has been selected as one of just seven sites nationally for a major clinical research study.
Legislator elected VP of national group: July 24, 2009 in print edition on A3; State Rep. Melvin Neufeld, R-Ingalls, is the new vice president of the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Executive Committee.
Horoscopes: July 24, 2009 in print edition on B8; For Friday, July 24: This year, you will be able to make a difference, no matter which direction you turn. How you deal with pressure and your ability to communicate could be the two defining indicators of this year. If you are single, meeting people comes naturally this year; choosing the right person is another issue. If you are attached, the two of you will grow together if you keep communication flowing and agree to disagree. Cancer makes a great healer.
Not so happy meal: New documentary exposes America’s corporate hold on the food chain: By Jon Niccum; July 24, 2009 in print edition on C1; When Americans think of the nation’s food industry, they usually conjure images of idyllic pastures filled with grazing cattle and staffed by hard-working farm folk.
Planning ahead: State funding to plan a new interchange on Kansas Highway 10 should get Lawrence ready to act when additional highway construction funds become available.; J-W Editorials; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A8; It’s good to see planning moving forward for an interchange linking Bob Billings Parkway and Kansas Highway 10 west of Lawrence.
Budding artists create mural: Sixth-graders from Boys and Girls Club spruce up United Way building; By Annalise Flynn; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A3; The United Way building in south Lawrence has a new garden and mural that will please visitors year-round, thanks to some talented artists from the Boys and Girls Club.
Andrews saga long way from over: By Neil Best - Newsday; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A2; The tide finally receded late Tuesday, as Erin Andrews’ four-day reign atop Google’s most-searched list fell behind news about fighter plane orders and eventually other matters of public interest. But the sordid saga of the ESPN reporter being caught nude on camera in a hotel room by a video-savvy creep is a long way from being over.
Winning North realistic for KU football: By Bill Mayer; July 24, 2009 in print edition on B1; Kansas University football fans, players and coaches have hoped, wished and dreamed their Jayhawks could win a Big 12 North title since the league was formed in 1996. But up to their 7-1 conference title tie in the Orange Bowl season of 2007, they never had better than a fourth-place finish to “celebrate.”
Commodities: July 24, 2009 in print edition on B9; Chicago Board of Trade: Agriculture futures were mostly higher Thursday.
First-time buyers win with tax credit: By David W. Myers; July 24, 2009 in print edition on B9; Q: My wife and I would like to purchase our first home. Could you please explain how the new $8,000 federal tax credit for first-time buyers works?
Minimum wage hike could threaten jobs: July 24, 2009 in print edition on A2; A federal minimum wage increase that takes effect today could prolong the recession, some economists say, by forcing small businesses to lay off the same workers that the pay hike passed in better times was meant to help.
Official: 4 killed in helicopter crash: July 24, 2009 in print edition on A2; A commercial helicopter crashed onto a western Maryland highway and burst into flames late Thursday night, killing all four people on board, emergency officials said.
160M doses of swine flu vaccine due in Oct.: July 24, 2009 in print edition on A2; The U.S. may have as many as 160 million doses of swine flu vaccine available sometime in October, even though manufacturers worldwide are having serious trouble brewing shots, federal health officials said Thursday.
U.S. believes missile killed bin Laden son: July 24, 2009 in print edition on A2; U.S. intelligence agencies believe that Osama bin Laden’s son and potential heir in the al-Qaida organization was killed earlier this year by a Predator missile strike in Pakistan.
Lawyer: Gunman files taken inadvertently: July 24, 2009 in print edition on A2; The former head of a Virginia Tech counseling center accidentally packed mental health files of student gunman Seung-Hui Cho along with personal documents when he left his job more than a year before Cho killed 32 people on campus, a lawyer said Thursday.
New service lets Jews tweet a prayer to God: July 24, 2009 in print edition on A2; For centuries, people have stuffed prayers written on scraps of paper into the ancient cracks in the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem. In recent years they could fax or e-mail their prayers — and now they can tweet them, too.
Gov. cuts away at budget with knife: By Judy Lin - Associated Press Writer; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A2; When a tall, muscular man wields a 2-foot-long knife on-camera, it’s usually not for a thank-you video.
N.J. officials, rabbis among 44 nabbed in federal sting: By Geraldine Baum - Los Angeles Times; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A2; People who live in New Jersey can be forgiven if they initially yawned Thursday morning at the news of yet another federal sting that swept up a wide range of public officials, including the young mayor of Hoboken who’s been on the job all of three weeks.
Existing home sales show signs of economic recovery: Associated Press; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A1; The U.S. housing market is finally on the mend after its most far-reaching collapse in 70 years. That could help rebuild consumer confidence and revive the economy.
Blankenship, Heere all-star selections: July 24, 2009 in print edition on B3; Kansas University baseball players Travis Blankenship and Brian Heere were selected to participate in the Southern California Collegiate Baseball Association vs. Pacific West Coast Conference All-Star game, set for 8:15 p.m. Saturday at Palm Springs Stadium.
Rallyin’ Raiders: Ninth-inning comeback lifts Lawrence, 3-2; By Chuck Woodling; July 24, 2009 in print edition on B1; Two outs. Last of the ninth inning. Down by one run. Nobody on base. Chances for a comeback by the Lawrence Raiders appeared to be somewhere between grim and hopeless.
Armstrong announces new team for next year: July 24, 2009; Lance Armstrong and RadioShack are forming a new cycling team that will compete in next year’s Tour de France.
Contador wins time trial: Armstrong moves up one spot into third place; The Associated Press; July 24, 2009; Alberto Contador all but assured his second Tour de France victory Thursday, winning the race’s final time trial while Lance Armstrong struggled with fatigue but moved up one spot to third place.
Truck reported stolen in central Lawrence: July 24, 2009 in print edition on A4; A 55-year-old Lawrence man reported the theft of a vehicle Wednesday.
Lawrence man arrested at Community Drop In Center: Staff Report; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A4; A 37-year-old Lawrence man was arrested on charges of aggravated battery Thursday evening.
Music festival set to stay in Manhattan: Associated Press; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A4; A country music festival that draws tens of thousands to Manhattan will stay in the city for at least three more years.
German crew filming show on Santa Fe Trail: Associated Press; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A4; A crew from Germany’s largest public television station is in Kansas filming a documentary about the Santa Fe Trail.
K.C. council to settle lawsuit over mayor’s wife’s comments: By David Twiddy - Associated Press Writer; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A4; City officials agreed Thursday to pay a former mayoral aide $550,000 to settle a lawsuit over comments made by the mayor’s wife, who has faced criticism for her role in her husband’s administration.
Pump patrol: July 24, 2009 in print edition on A3; The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.23 at several stations.
Clinton, North Korea exchange barbs: By Denis D. Gray - Associated Press Writer; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A6; Hillary Rodham Clinton and North Korea exchanged pointed barbs Thursday, with Clinton declaring North Korea “has no friends left” and the communist regime calling the U.S. secretary of state a “schoolgirl.”
Cloning issue renewed after breakthrough: By Thomas H. Maugh II - Los Angeles Times; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A6; News that Chinese researchers have succeeded in growing healthy living mice from mouse skin cells takes scientists a significant step closer to human cloning, experts say, and thus figures to reopen debate about the ethics of such reproductive techniques.
Parsons girl raises $15K to assist overseas orphans: By Brian Holderman - Parsons Sun; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A4; A two-year journey of hope to help others less fortunate in other countries can be rewarding for those willing to put forth a little effort.
Mayor tells his drivers not to idle: July 24, 2009 in print edition on A7; Mayor Michael Bloomberg told his drivers to stop letting his SUVs idle after The Associated Press reported it observed the vehicles with their engines running for long periods of time while parked throughout the city.
New burst of attention for old doubts about Obama: By David Crary - Associated Press Writer; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A7; Six months after Barack Obama’s inauguration, a persistent and noisy legion of doubters won’t let go of an already debunked claim — that he is actually a foreign-born, illegal president.
Neglected National Mall languishes because of inadequate funding: By Brian Westley and Brett Zongker Associated - Press Writers; July 24, 2009 in print edition on C10; Crumbling sidewalks near the Jefferson Memorial are sinking into the Tidal Basin. Reflecting pools are filled with green, smelly water. And millions of visitors have trampled the soil into virtual concrete where grass can’t grow.
Taxpayers may profit from private morgue: Associated Press; July 24, 2009 in print edition on B10; A new privately owned morgue that can hold 100 bodies is scheduled to open next month, and coroners in the Kansas City area say it will likely save taxpayers money while filling a vital need.
Midwest home sales rise 3%: By David Twiddy - Associated Press Writer; July 24, 2009 in print edition on B10; Home sales in the Midwest, which started recovering in the winter, rose almost 3 percent in June — the first annual increase since September, the National Association of Realtors reported Thursday.
Event success: By Thom Alexander; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A8; To the editor: On behalf of the staff, teachers, students and board of directors of the Americana Music Academy, I’d like to send out a very big thank you to the Lawrence community for the success of the Killkenny Festival in South Park on Saturday, July 18.
Retail space: By Kim McClure; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A8; To the editor: The July 14 editorial asks, “What’s downtown going to look like five, 10 or 15 years from now?”
Dumb move: By Dan Fleming; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A8; To the editor: The Lawrence City Commission is always worried about maintaining the viability of downtown.
Health plan all promises and politics: By Charles Krauthammer; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A8; What happened to Obamacare? Rhetoric met reality. As both candidate and president, the master rhetorician could conjure a world in which he bestows upon you health care nirvana: more coverage, less cost.
Legislation calls for caution: By Garrison Keillor; July 24, 2009 in print edition on A9; It’s good to hear that the FCC is back in business, thinking about the Internet and wireless telecommunications and not so much about assessing huge fines to broadcasters who say “poop” on the air.
Two finales and an evergreen: By Kevin McDonough; July 24, 2009 in print edition on B8; Much of tonight’s programming has a thrift-shop feel about it. Recycled offerings abound, as do never-aired and hard-to-sell offerings from the remainder bin and a pre-empted news special guaranteed to remain fresh because it doesn’t have an expiration date.
People in the news: July 24, 2009 in print edition on B8; Walter Cronkite was remembered as a great journalist, sailor, friend and father during services that, despite the grandeur of the setting, felt remarkably comfortable — like the man.
‘The Ugly Truth’ isn’t very pretty: By Christy Lemire - AP Movie Critic; July 24, 2009 in print edition on C2; At the end of the drearily formulaic romantic comedy “The Ugly Truth,” as our two leads are finally admitting they’ve fallen for each other (no spoilers here, folks), Katherine Heigl’s character asks Gerard Butler’s why he’s in love with her.
Net Worth: ‘Unnecessary quotes’ among grammatical goofs mocked on Web: By Jon Niccum; July 24, 2009 in print edition on C1; Most people operating in the journalism field can cite at least one grammatical blunder that ticks them off more than any other.

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