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Archive for Friday, June 12, 2009

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Births
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On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
The day in photos, June 12, 2009 Rock Chalk Roundball Classic Nature center bird vaccination
Podcasts
Polls
Which is the most annoying bug?

Poll results

Response Percent
Mosquito
 
 39%
Chigger
 
 23%
Tick
 
 11%
Fly
 
 8%
Ant
 
 4%
Bee/wasp
 
 4%
Spider
 
 3%
Other
 
 3%
Total 1146
Videos

Lead stories

12:00 a.m.
Street theater: Downtown Film Festival returns with more outdoor summer cinema
By Gavon Laessig
June 11, 2009 in print edition on 1C
The abandoned lot at Ninth and New Hampshire streets, normally overrun with weeds and ultimate Frisbee players, will soon be filled with people in lawn chairs eating popcorn.
6:00 a.m.
Prairie Park Nature Center naturalist Tasha Schultz, left, and nature education supervisor Marty Birrell prepare to vaccinate Lakota, the center’s male golden eagle. Nine of the center’s birds of prey were vaccinated Wednesday against West Nile virus, which they can get from mosquitoes. The birds are used in the center’s education program and live outdoors, where they are more susceptible than humans to mosquito bites. Wet spring means pests galore
By Jesse Fray
June 12, 2009 in print edition on 1A
If those annoying blood-sucking insects haven’t started bugging you yet, get ready. Local health and bug experts expect a larger number of summer insects this year, as compared with last year.
10:00 a.m.
Students from Missouri State University try to navigate the streets of Lawrence blindfolded as part of a certification program for teachers of the visually impaired and orientation and mobility specialists. Blindfolds teach empathy for visually impaired
By Janet Reid
June 12, 2009 in print edition on 1A
Close your eyes for a minute. Now imagine trying to cross the street at a busy downtown Lawrence intersection, the only thing to guide you being the sound of the cars whizzing by. A group of four graduate students from Missouri State University were in town Thursday, trying to navigate downtown Lawrence — blindfolded.
2:00 p.m.
In this photo looking east down Ninth Street from the intersection of Sunset Drive, city crews ramp up their work Thursday to revamp Ninth from Iowa to Tennessee streets. Currently Ninth Street is closed from Sunset Drive to Emery Road, forcing drivers to use side streets to get around the construction. Portion of Ninth Street now closed
By Mark Fagan
June 12, 2009 in print edition on 3A
Road construction just doubled Brad Finkeldei’s daily commute, and now he’s actively searching for the bright side amid the orange cones, piles of gravel and a few weeks’ worth of scheduled detours near his home. No need to despair — not when safer, smoother travel lay ahead for himself and another 17,000 people who travel Ninth Street each day between Iowa and Tennessee streets.
6:00 p.m.
Carolyn Young’s “Returning to Kansas” was taken in Ruleton, near the Colorado border. It’s among the photos Young is showing in Eutin, Germany. Rate of exchange: Lawrence community shares arts and entertainment with German sister city
By Jon Niccum
June 12, 2009
Carolyn Young was making the arduous drive back to Kansas from Colorado, and she was not happy about it.

All stories

Former KU athletic director dies
By Gary Bedore
10:00 p.m., June 12, 2009 Updated 01:06 a.m. in print edition on A1
Bob Frederick, who played and coached basketball at Kansas University and served as athletic director for 14 years, died Friday night at Kansas University Hospital at the age of 69.
Power restored to all of Douglas County
Two power outages leave nearly 6,000 with no power for part of Friday
05:48 p.m., June 12, 2009 Updated 02:17 a.m. in print edition on B2
Power was restored to all Westar Energy customers by 2 a.m. Saturday morning, according to Westar Energy’s Web site, after two power outages on Friday.
Animal shelter full after taking dogs for breeder in poor health
J-W Staff Reports
04:18 p.m., June 12, 2009 Updated 04:15 a.m. in print edition on B1
State health officials are asking people to adopt dogs as soon as possible from the Lawrence Humane Society shelter at 1805 E. 19th St.
KU pitcher Shaeffer Hall signs with Yankees
Left-hander will forgo senior season at KU
J-W Staff Reports
June 12, 2009 in print edition on C1
Kansas pitcher Shaeffer Hall has signed a professional contract with the New York Yankees and will not return for his senior season at KU.
Wal-Mart cuts back hours at recycling center
By Mark Fagan
04:02 p.m., June 12, 2009 Updated 03:36 a.m. in print edition on B3
Wal-Mart is cutting hours at its community recycling center in Lawrence, as the world’s largest retailer welcomes assistance from City Hall to help stem losses amid a collapse in revenues from recycled materials.
Overflow homeless shelter at church closing after tonight because of liability concerns
By Chad Lawhorn
03:56 p.m., June 12, 2009 Updated 04:14 a.m. in print edition on B1
More than 40 people may be turned to the streets this weekend as homeless service leaders struggle to deal with the sudden closing of a downtown overflow homeless shelter.
Kansas Health Policy Authority chairman puts challenge to Legislature
By Scott Rothschild
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A4
The state’s health policy agency may be in for some big changes. And Joe Tilghman, board chairman of the Kansas Health Policy Authority, said Friday if that means getting rid of the board, so be it.
Snyder tells crowd of K-State’s boosters he was Sebelius’ first choice to be her Lt. Gov.
By Josh Funk - Associated Press Writer
01:56 p.m., June 12, 2009 Updated 03:30 a.m. in print edition on B4
Kansas State coach Bill Snyder prefers football to politics. Snyder told a crowd of football boosters in Winfield, Kan., this week that he was asked to be former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ running mate in 2006. He said he seriously considered the job but eventually decided not to delve into politics.
State budget cuts could result in health coverage backlog for 50,000 Kansans
By Scott Rothschild
12:21 p.m., June 12, 2009 Updated 02:25 p.m. in print edition on A1
State budget cuts made in the last legislative session could result in a backlog of up to 50,000 Kansans seeking health coverage, officials said Friday.
Court receives restitution payment in former KU student’s animal cruelty case
By Jesse Fray
11:22 a.m., June 12, 2009 Updated 04:18 a.m. in print edition on B1
A former Kansas University international student convicted of two counts of animal cruelty has paid restitution to those who investigated his cases, Douglas County District Court records said.
Lawrence police begin ticketing those trespassing on Bowersock Dam
By Jesse Fray
10:08 a.m., June 12, 2009 Updated 04:30 p.m. in print edition on B1
Lawrence police Friday morning were ticketing people who were trespassing on Lawrence’s Bowersock Dam.
Kansas officials not surprised by swine flu pandemic declaration
Associated Press
June 12, 2009
Kansas health officials aren’t surprised that swine flu has been declared a pandemic.
American league roundup
The Associated Press
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B6
Scott Podsednik hit an RBI single off Joel Zumaya with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, giving Chicago a victory over Detroit. The start of the game was delayed nearly three hours by showers. The Tigers almost made it an even longer day when Curtis Granderson hit a tying, two-run homer off closer Bobby Jenks with two outs in the top of the ninth.
Resident looks to shed 68.3 label
Triathlete, struck by bad luck in ‘08, determined to finish race
By Dugan Arnett
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B4
Faced with the prospect of his upcoming high school reunion, the average American man might be inclined to get a haircut. Or buy a new tie. Or undergo a spray-tan. Jon King decided to become an Ironman.
Global game growing
By Bill Mayer
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B1
It’s still called the National Basketball Association, but International Basketball Association would be a more fitting name considering the league long ago went global. Young basketeers trying to make the jump to the pros after one year in college must beat out not only collegians such as Blake Griffin, Tyreke Evans and Stephen Curry, but international stars such as Spain’s Ricky Rubio.
Obama unlikely to meet all of his goals
By Carl Leubsdorf
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A8
Measuring presidents’ performance is tricky, especially while they’re in office. Judgments of Ronald Reagan during his tenure, for example, gave considerable attention to the budget deficit that vanished by the time he died. George W. Bush looked much better midway through his first term than after his second.
NYC jail employees disciplined after convict stages son’s bar mitzvah there
By Karen Matthews - Associated Press Writer
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A2
The young boy read from the Torah during his bar mitzvah, his guests enjoyed a catered kosher spread and the proud father returned to his cell. The party for the son of a convicted scam artist was held at a New York City jail, and city taxpayers paid overtime for some of the jail staff to help out.
The laughter of youth
By Garrison Keillor
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A9
This world belongs to the young and the daring, the avid, the adventurous, and that’s why one follows the saga of corporate bailouts with a certain trepidation. We’re mortgaging the future and we are rescuing the stubborn and stupid. The cost of a good college education for the young and daring is stupefying, meanwhile the federal deficit yawns, tax increases lie ahead, job losses per month are like a major city getting wiped out, and India and China are doing what we used to do better.
Museum gunman may reflect growing racial turmoil in U.S.
By Jesse Washington - Associated Press Writer
June 12, 2009 in print edition on C10
Crazies. Lone nut jobs. Isolated loonies. Those are frequent descriptions of people like James von Brunn, the 88-year-old white supremacist who is charged with opening fire at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and killing a black guard.
Free State Studios short earns Emmy nomination
J-W Staff Reports
June 12, 2009
“Now That You’re Dead,” a Free State Studios/SenoReality short film, is nominated for a regional Emmy in the Arts/Entertainment Program category.
Fisher clutch for L.A.
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B5
Kobe Bryant is one win from an NBA title to call his own. Derek Fisher got him there.
100 years ago: Electric line work begins
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A8
From the Lawrence Daily World for June 12, 1909: The first carload of ties for the new electric line arrived this morning and this afternoon the work of distributing them along the street on the route of the line began. Several more carloads of ties will be needed to complete the work. Rails should begin arriving soon.
Briggs Auto dealer expands market
By Mark Fagan
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B9
There’s a new Nissan and Subaru dealer in town. Briggs Auto Group on Thursday bought the former Bossier Nissan Subaru dealership at 2300 W. 29th Terrace. Briggs retained all 17 employees from Bossier, a dealership that had been in town since December 2006.
Birds help Indians
The Associated Press
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B3
Coco Crisp thought he had a chance to get to Shin-Soo Choo’s line drive. Instead, a bird beat him to it.
National League Roundup
The Associated Press
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B6
Aaron Cook pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning, and Colorado won its eighth straight game. Ian Stewart homered and scored three times for the Rockies. Colorado won three in a row at Miller Park after completing a four-game sweep at St. Louis earlier this week.
Howard’s record night ends in heartbreak
The Associated Press
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B5
The “Superman” capes were left crinkled up under the seats after a record-setting performance by Dwight Howard couldn’t prevent more Magic misery in the NBA finals.
KU volleyball team’s schedule release
J-W Staff Reports
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B3
Ten NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago highlight the Kansas University volleyball team’s 2009 schedule.
Ex-Tennessee forward joins KU women’s staff
J-W Staff Reports
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B3
Former University of Tennessee forward Alex Fuller has been named graduate student manager for the Kansas women’s basketball team, head coach Bonnie Henrickson announced Thursday.
Historic action against smoking
By Jim Abrams - Associated Press Writer
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A1
The Senate struck a historic blow against smoking in America Thursday, voting overwhelmingly to give regulators new power to limit nicotine in the cigarettes that kill nearly a half-million people a year, to drastically curtail ads that glorify tobacco and to ban flavored products aimed at spreading the habit to young people.
KU’s Hayes qualifies for hurdles semifinals at NCAA championships
J-W Staff Reports
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B3
Kansas University’s Keith Hayes earned a spot in today’s 110-meter hurdles semifinals to lead the Jayhawks on day two of the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Thursday at John McDonnell Field.
Jayhawks’ Thompson earns more awards
J-W Staff Reports
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B3
Kansas University sophomore Tony Thompson was honored with three more awards this week, including selection to two All-America teams.
MU to test for sickle cell
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B2
University of Missouri athletes will face mandatory sickle cell tests in a change spurred by the 2005 preseason death of a 19-year-old football player. The change comes less than three months after the school agreed to pay $2 million to the family of reserve linebacker Aaron O’Neal. The redshirt freshman collapsed and later died during a voluntary summer workout.
Nature center’s birds of prey vaccinated
By Jesse Fray
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A1
It was shot day for the birds at Lawrence’s Prairie Park Nature Center. This week, nine of the center’s education birds were vaccinated against West Nile Virus, which can be lethal for many birds.
Portion of Ninth Street now closed
By Mark Fagan
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A3
Road construction just doubled Brad Finkeldei’s daily commute, and now he’s actively searching for the bright side amid the orange cones, piles of gravel and a few weeks’ worth of scheduled detours near his home. No need to despair — not when safer, smoother travel lay ahead for himself and another 17,000 people who travel Ninth Street each day between Iowa and Tennessee streets.
Wet spring means pests galore
By Jesse Fray
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A1
If those annoying blood-sucking insects haven’t started bugging you yet, get ready. Local health and bug experts expect a larger number of summer insects this year, as compared with last year.
Blindfolds teach empathy for visually impaired
By Janet Reid
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A1
Close your eyes for a minute. Now imagine trying to cross the street at a busy downtown Lawrence intersection, the only thing to guide you being the sound of the cars whizzing by. A group of four graduate students from Missouri State University were in town Thursday, trying to navigate downtown Lawrence — blindfolded.
Pump patrol
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A3
The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.43 at Presto, 602 W. Ninth St. If you find a lower price, call Pump Patrol at 832-7154.
Appraiser’s office has interim leader
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A3
A longtime employee of the Douglas County appraiser’s office has agreed to lead the department until a permanent replacement is named. Steven Miles, an appraisal manager who has worked there for 18 years, will be the interim leader after appraiser Marion Johnson retires from the department today, County Administrator Craig Weinaug said.
Fans collected for summer distribution
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A3
Here’s a chance to help less fortunate people beat the heat this summer: From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sunflower Broadband Channel 6News and Westlake Ace Hardware will collect fans for the Lawrence Salvation Army. The fans will be distributed throughout the summer to people without air conditioning.
Commodities
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B9
Chicago Board of Trade: Agriculture futures mostly rose Thursday. Wheat for July delivery slipped 1.25 cents to $5.9475, while July corn added 5.25 cents to $4.41. July oats gained 3 cents to $2.445. Soybeans for July delivery rose 21 cents to $12.67.
Co-owning can be dicey if 1 wants out
By David W. Myers
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B9
My twin brother and I inherited our parents’ home after they died in the 1990s, and we have been renting it to tenants for the past several years. The mortgage was paid off in 2001. I would now like to sell the place and use my share of the proceeds to start a business, but my brother wants to hold on to it and keep renting it out. We hold title to the property as joint tenants, so I cannot simply sell my half-interest to someone else. What can I do?
Coca-Cola Corp. pulls Coke Zero in Venezuela
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B9
Coca-Cola Corp. said Thursday it had temporarily stopped selling its Coca-Cola Zero brand in Venezuela after the country’s health ministry banned it, claiming the no-calorie soft drink contains harmful ingredients. Coca-Cola is temporarily halting production of the soft drink in Venezuela, where it had been available for two months.
Banks soon to repay borrowed billions
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B9
Banks will be able to start repaying federal bailout money on Wednesday, according to two people familiar with the talks between the banks and the government. Morgan Stanley, and possibly JPMorgan Chase & Co., are among the institutions expected to return their federal funding next week, these people said on Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the talks are confidential.
Local resident joins Tastefully Simple
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B9
Jennifer Davis, Lawrence, has become an independent consultant with Tastefully Simple Inc., a national direct-sales company featuring easy-to-prepare gourmet products. Davis offers the company’s gourmet foods and beverages to guests at home taste-testing parties. Guests receive samples, easy meal ideas, recipes and serving suggestions.
People in the news
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B8
• Chastity Bono announces sex change • Jazzy Jeff: Kansas City incident not about race • Criminal vandalism charges for Alba unlikely
Welcomed return
Jackson scores 30 in charity game at FSHS
By Dugan Arnett
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B1
He has performed in packed NBA arenas from New York to Los Angeles, suited up for the recently completed Eastern Conference Finals and played alongside the most exciting player on Earth.
Langford reports accurate
J-W Staff Reports
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B4
Various international Internet Web site reports of Keith Langford playing basketball in Russia next season are accurate, Langford’s agent, Michael Whitaker told the Journal-World on Thursday.
Raiders lose 2 at Mizzou Classic
J-W Staff Reports
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B3
The Lawrence Raiders dropped their first two games at the Mizzou Classic on Thursday.
No Carradine suicide, expert says
By Anthony McCartney - Associated Press Writer
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B8
The forensics expert hired by David Carradine’s family has concluded that the “Kung Fu” actor did not commit suicide, but said that more information was needed from Thai investigators before the cause of death could be determined.
Horoscopes
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B8
For Friday, June 12: This year, if you hit an obstacle, pull back. You could discover that your thinking isn’t as clear as you might like, or that there was some misinformation. If you are single, don’t rush into a live-in arrangement. If you are attached, the two of you might need to work through a problem, but you will get through it if you want to.
Condescension marks Obama rhetoric
By Charles Krauthammer
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A8
When President Obama returned from his first European trip, I observed that while over there he had been “acting the philosopher-king who hovers above the fray mediating” between America and the world. Now that Obama has returned from his “Muslim world” pilgrimage, even the left agrees. “Obama’s standing above the country, above — above the world.
25 years ago: Van Camp plant announces closure
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A8
Officials at the Lawrence Stokely-Van Camp food processing plant announced the plant would close Sept. 30. Bought the past Septemer by Quaker Oats Co., the operation employed 124 people, 20 of whom were immediately laid off. John Rafferty of Quaker said the program would not affect the local Quaker Oats Co. pet foods division plant at 700 N. Iowa. Plans for the property were not announced.
Financial adviser hosts investment seminar
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B9
Edward Jones financial adviser Dru Hull, Lawrence, will be host to a free 60-minute educational seminar titled “Focus on Fixed Income,” at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community, 4851 Harvard Road.
Fee fairness
Fees and increased fines being considered by Lawrence city officials are a reasonable way to ease the city budget crunch.
J-W Editorials
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A8
Like local property taxes, Lawrence residents will be paying the bulk of the new fees being proposed by the city staff, but at least those fees will be paid by the people who actually use the services they will help fund. Parks and recreation officials seem to be zeroing in on a sane approach to increased fees.
Registration opens for Rock Chalk … Run!
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A4
It’s one day early, but runners can still finish in a 5K or 10K race on Saturday in the same spot where 2,000 triathletes will end up as part of the Ironman 70.3 Kansas on Sunday. The Rock Chalk … Run! at 8 a.m. at Clinton State Park will raise funds for the Health Care Access clinic, which provides medical care to the uninsured in Douglas County.
Mickelson fires 68 in Tour return
June 12, 2009
Phil Mickelson wasted no time firing up fans with birdies on the opening two holes. Then came a sliced tee shot into the water and a nearly four-putt green. He birdied two of the last three holes. A typical round for one of golf’s most unpredictable stars.
Don’t blame Favre for being indecisive
Rick Morrissey
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B2
Brett Favre is a serial waffler when it comes to retirement, and small as that sin might be, it’s enough to put him somewhere between Simon Cowell and Michael Vick on the National Register of Villains.
On the record
By Nick Nelson
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A4
A 28-year-old Lawrence man on Wednesday reported his black 2006 Honda CBR 600 motorcycle stolen from his residence in the 1000 block of Tennessee Street. The theft occurred sometime between 8 p.m. Tuesday and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to a Lawrence Police Department offense report. The motorcycle is valued at $7,000.
Johnny’s to open eighth location
By Chad Lawhorn
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A4
West Lawrence, get ready for a taste of North Lawrence. The owners of Johnny’s Tavern, a north-of-the-river tradition since the 1950s, will convert the JB Stout’s location at Sixth and Wakarusa into Lawrence’s second Johnny’s location later this month.
Library searches for stolen pages
Other universities, book sellers around the world notified
By Jesse Fray
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A5
Kansas University officials are conducting a worldwide search as they look to recover thousands of dollars worth of pages stolen from books that date back to the early 1800s. At least six large, rare and valuable books have been vandalized over the last two weeks at KU’s Watson Library. Valuable artwork, maps and other large prints were ripped out of books, the remnants left scattered throughout the library, including a women’s restroom.
Site for nation’s largest solar plant picked
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A2
Utility officials announced plans Thursday to build a giant solar energy plant in the New Mexico desert in what is believed to be the largest such project in the nation. The 92-megawatt solar thermal plant could produce enough electricity to power 74,000 homes, far exceeding the size of other solar plants in the United States.
Former KU pitcher pursuing pro dream
By Chuck Woodling
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B4
Ryan Knippschild sipped on a small styrofoam cup of beer outside the T-Bones’ clubhouse, relaxing and visiting with a couple of friends, after a solid pitching performance.
Police weren’t chasing car before crash
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A2
A car that jumped a curb and crashed into a crowd, killing a woman and three young children, was fleeing a police officer who had tried unsuccessfully to stop the driver but who got stuck in traffic and couldn’t give chase, the police commissioner said Thursday.
ACLU sues to show interrogation link
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A2
The American Civil Liberties Union sued the U.S. government Thursday to try to prove there is a close link between the White House under President George W. Bush and a program of rough interrogation techniques used against suspected terrorists.
4 former Guantanamo detainees released
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A2
Four Guantanamo detainees from arid, predominantly Muslim western China were transferred to this very proper British colony Thursday, marking an unexpected new chapter in their odyssey. Freed after being locked up seven years, the four men were given ties during their flight to the island and their lawyers gave quick lessons in how to knot them. They kept a low profile after landing and declined to talk with journalists.
Afghan violence at peak level last week
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A2
The violence that has surged for two years in Afghanistan reached a new high last week, and more difficulty lies ahead, the commander of U.S. troops in the Middle East said Thursday. Gen. David Petraeus said the number of attacks in Afghanistan over the last week hit the highest level since the December 2001 fall of the Taliban.
Sunflower Girls State conducts inauguration
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B10
At the Sunflower Girls State inauguration ceremony Thursday night, Tara Raghuveer of Mission Woods was sworn in as governor for 2009-2010. The girls also heard a keynote address from Kansas Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh.
News media fall for Obama
By Cal Thomas
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A9
A criticism heard during the early years of the Bush administration was that the media were “in the tank” for Bush, fearing to question his foreign and domestic policies in the aftermath of 9/11 because of his then-high approval numbers and concern that they would be labeled unpatriotic.
Hatred consumed accused shooter
By Brett Zongker and Ben Nuckols - Associated Press Writers
June 12, 2009 in print edition on C10
James von Brunn carried a lifetime of hatred and an aging rifle to the entrance of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, authorities say, and was met with a simple act of kindness: a security guard opening the door for him.
San Francisco makes composting mandatory
By Michelle Locke - Associated Press Writer
June 12, 2009 in print edition on C10
Trash collectors in San Francisco will soon be doing more than just gathering garbage: They’ll be keeping an eye out for people who toss food scraps out with their rubbish. San Francisco this week passed a mandatory composting law that is believed to be the strictest such ordinance in the nation.
Americans’ net worth going down
By Jeannine Aversa - Associated Press Writer
June 12, 2009 in print edition on C10
The brute force of the recession earlier this year turned back the clock on Americans’ personal wealth to 2004 and wiped out a staggering $1.3 trillion as home values shrank and investments withered. Net worth, or the value of assets such as homes, checking accounts and investments minus debts like mortgages and credit cards, declined 2.6 percent in the first three months of the year, the Federal Reserve said Thursday.
Photo sparks push for new cloud type
By Michael J. Crumb - Associated Press Writer
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A6
Looking out the 11th floor window of her law office, Jane Wiggins did a double take and grabbed her camera. The dark, undulating clouds hovering outside were unlike anything she’d seen before.
Obama confronts health care critics
By Philip Elliott - Associated Press Writer
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A6
President Barack Obama challenged Republican critics Thursday to offer alternative plans for overhauling U.S. health care, declaring he’s “happy to steal people’s ideas” but that doing nothing about out-of-reach costs and uninsured Americans is not an option.
Pakistanis shunning Taliban
By Paul Alexander - Associated Press Writer
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A6
The footage was chilling — a woman crying out in pain, held face-down on the ground, as a man with a long beard flogged her in front of a crowd. It could be the video that changed Pakistan. That two-minute clip, purportedly shot in the Swat Valley where the Taliban held sway until a recent military offensive, has come to represent the militants and their extreme form of Islam.
PETA drops proposed billboard campaign
June 12, 2009 in print edition on A7
On the heels of the slaying of abortion doctor George Tiller, an animal rights group has abandoned plans to run billboards in Wichita that urge people on both sides of the abortion debate to go vegetarian.
Technology association plans June luncheon
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B9
The Lawrence Technology Association June luncheon will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, June 18 at Jade Mongolian BBQ, 1511 W. 23rd St. Cost is $12 for members and $14 for nonmembers. An open forum is planned to discuss the needs of small business owners in the Lawrence and Douglas County area.
Emmy labels prove difficult to pin down
Mary McNamara/Los Angeles Times
June 12, 2009 in print edition on C2
Which is funnier, “Weeds” or “Rescue Me”?
Rate of exchange: Lawrence community shares arts and entertainment with German sister city
By Jon Niccum
June 12, 2009
Carolyn Young was making the arduous drive back to Kansas from Colorado, and she was not happy about it.
Net Worth: Networking zombies need dose of unconnected living
By Jon Niccum
June 12, 2009
Last year I wrote about purging myself from the rash of social networking sites.
Xavier Henry to skip summer school, will report to KU’s campus in August
By Gary Bedore
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B1
Incoming Kansas University freshman basketball player Xavier Henry won’t be attending summer school, coach Bill Self said today on the final day of his five-day camp for youths.
40 years ago: Farmers await drying out
June 12, 2009
Some clearing and warming were due after rainfall of well over two inches in most parts of the community. Farmers continued to express concern about the need for drying out so they could get into their fields and begin working on the wheat.
Reality series troll the Parkway
Kevin McDonough
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B8
Excuse me if I get too Jersey for you, but that seems to be where TV wants to go. Who knew small New Jersey businesses were so entertaining?
‘Pelham’ delivers tight, sterile thrills
Roger Moore/The Orlando Sentinel
June 12, 2009
That 1970s action classic “The Taking of Pelham 123” earns an efficient, if not exactly riveting, treatment from Tony Scott, the lesser of the two hyper-editing Scott brothers.
Clinton Lake officials attest to clean water
By Matt Tait
June 12, 2009 in print edition on B4
Sub-standard water conditions that caused 45 triathletes to become ill following last month’s Boathouse International Triathlon in Oklahoma proved to be an isolated incident and should not be cause for panic, said Ironman 70.3 Kansas race director Ryan Robinson.
Rec calendar
June 12, 2009
Lawrence Bicycle Club Various rides Tuesday through Sunday. Call Paul Corcoran at 842-5273 or e-mail pcorcoran@sunflower.com.
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12th & Haskell Recycle Center, Inc. 785-865-3730

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