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The day in photos, March 6, 2009 LHS girls vs. FSHS
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Do you support the death penalty?

Poll results

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12:00 a.m.
Jason and Dorothy Malsbury had refinanced their home to get a better rate. They were at home Friday with their two sons Noah, center, and Zachary, and good friend Kenny Brumley, far right. Family weighs refinancing options
By Mike Belt
March 5, 2009 in print edition on 6A
Jason and Dorothy Malsbury started thinking about refinancing their Lawrence home a year ago. Their mortgage interest rate was a little over 6 percent and they thought they could get a better deal because of their good credit rating. “We thought we could get a nice, low rate, but that wasn’t the way banks were working at the time,” Dorothy Malsbury said.
6:00 a.m.
Sandy Stenger and granddaughter Gaby Canedo, 6, examine the fur on a polar bear in the panorama room at the KU Natural History Museum in this 2009 file photo. The Natural History Museum, like other museums on campus, has seen an upswing in visitors during the economic recession. KU museums see increased attendance in tough economic times
By Jesse Fray
March 5, 2009 in print edition on 3A
Attendance is booming at Kansas University museums during the economic recession, and for more than one reason, museum officials said. There are those like Mindy Dick, of Lawrence, who are taking advantage of the affordable educational opportunities the museums offer. The Natural History Museum and Spencer Museum of Art are both free — contribution based — institutions.
10:00 a.m.
Gwen Klingenberg. Bringing neighborhoods’ voices to the front is candidate’s focus
By Chad Lawhorn
March 5, 2009 in print edition on 3A
Perhaps it was a crummy Lawrence apartment in 1979 that set the wheels in motion for Gwen Klingenberg to immerse herself in the business of City Hall. “It was so bad that we had to go to a nearby gas station to use the bathroom,” Klingenberg said. “But it was the only thing I could afford.” And back then, Klingenberg was just another 20-something who didn’t know much about how to speak up and draw attention to an issue in Lawrence.
2:00 p.m.
Willem Anemaat is president of Lawrence-based DAR Corp. He wants to build a new hangar at the Lawrence Municipal Airport so his company can start building prototype aircraft. Lawrence Municipal Airport could become home to aircraft design and manufacturing company
By Chad Lawhorn
11:35 a.m., March 5, 2009 Updated 6:04 p.m. in print edition on 3A
Lawrence-based DAR Corp. confirmed Thursday that it wants to create a new operation at the airport that would allow the company to start designing and building prototype aircraft.
6:00 p.m.
Billy Spears Band Class in session: Kansas Music Hall of Fame honors latest crop of inductees
By Jon Niccum
March 6, 2009 in print edition on 1C
In the early 1990s, Lee McBee was performing at a Texas press conference for the Benson & Hedges blues series when an unexpected guest joined him onstage.

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Gas station uses turbine to power pumps
By Janet Reid
March 6, 2009
A Lawrence gas station plans to use the power of wind to fuel its pumps.
Longtime Jayhawk fan, 96, cherishes her game days
‘Ms. Steady’ recalls memories of stellar players, ‘Phog’ Allen
By Aly Van Dyke
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B1
While fans sat on the edge of their seats for the better part of yesterday’s game, one remained calm, ever confident in the Jayhawks’ ability. She’s been watching them play for 68 years, after all. Marjorie “Marge” Smith may not be the loudest KU fan, but at 96 years old, she’s arguably the most dedicated.
Lawrence High boys fall, 53-52
J-W Staff Reports
March 6, 2009
Shawnee Mission East’s Marcus Webb banked in a three-pointer with 3.4 seconds left, lifting the Lancers to a 53-52 victory over the Lawrence High boys in the second round of Sub-State on Friday in Lawrence.
Wichita Congressman criticizes Sebelius’ nomination for HHS job
Associated Press
March 6, 2009
Kansas Congressman Todd Tiahrt criticizes President Obama’s nomination of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as U.S. secretary of health and human services.
Size of next year’s projected state budget deficit grows
Associated Press
March 6, 2009
The size of Kansas’ projected budget deficit grows to $682 million for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
Legislation would require finances classes
By Jesse Fray
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A1
Susan Siler teaches classes on personal finance at Lawrence High School, to help students learn how to manage credit card debt, create budgets and save money before they graduate.
Lawrence man’s illness confirmed as salmonella
By Karrey Britt
05:08 p.m., March 6, 2009 Updated 06:21 p.m. in print edition on B1
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department announced late Friday that one case of the Salmonella Saintpaul bacterial infection has been identified in Lawrence.
Decision to increase funding for CLO to undergo independent review
By Scott Rothschild
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B3
An independent review is planned for a controversial funding increase to a group that provides services to Kansans with developmental disabilities.
City commission candidates to appear at forum in North Lawrence
By Chad Lawhorn
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B1
Lawrence City Commission candidates will take questions from the public at an upcoming North Lawrence neighborhood forum.
Lawrence group seeks legal protection for transgender people
By Chad Lawhorn
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A1
A Lawrence group is asking the city to change its anti-discrimination law to protect people who consider themselves transgender.
Sebelius, legislative leaders to lobby in Washington for NBAF, cancer center
By Scott Rothschild
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B3
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and legislative leaders will travel to Washington, D.C., next week to lobby for funding for the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility, and national designation for the Kansas University Cancer Center.
Law enforcement asks for your help with Missouri Amber Alert
By Jesse Fray
March 6, 2009
Kansas law authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 4-year-old girl whose mother was found dead in Kansas City, Mo.
Lawrence Memorial Hospital to present free colorectal cancer program
By Karrey Britt
March 6, 2009
In recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Lawrence Memorial Hospital is hosting a free educational program.
Harris Construction Co. closes Lawrence office, plans to partner with K.C. company
By Mark Fagan
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B5
Harris Construction Co. Inc.’s Lawrence office is now closed, with some of its employees and leaders partnering with a St. Louis-based company in Kansas City, Mo.
Twitter improves access to nation’s court system
By Roxana Hegeman - Associated Press Writer
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B1
In a victory for news technology in federal courts, a judge is allowing a reporter to use the microblogging service Twitter to provide constant updates from a racketeering gang trial this week.
City batting cages now open
By Cody Howard
March 6, 2009
The batting cages at the Clinton Lake Softball Complex, 5101 Speicher Rd., are now open.
Phase 1 of southern Kansas wind farm up and running
Associated Press
March 6, 2009
BP Wind Energy marks the start of full commercial operation of phase I at the Flat Ridge Wind Farm in southern Kansas.
New justice sworn in to Supreme Court
By Carl Manning - Associated Press Writer
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B4
The Kansas Supreme Court is getting a new member.The Kansas Supreme Court has a new justice, an attorney widely respected for his work for state agencies but who’s been in the spotlight because of his ties to the state Democratic Party’s chairman. Dan Biles, 56, of Shawnee, was sworn in Friday by Chief Justice Robert E. Davis as the 74th justice, replacing former Chief Justice Kay McFarland, who retired in January.
651,000 jobs lost in February as nation’s unemployment soars to 8.1 percent
Both numbers are worse than had been expected
Associated Press
March 6, 2009
The nation’s unemployment rate bolted to 8.1 percent in February, the highest since late 1983, as cost-cutting employers slashed 651,000 jobs amid a deepening recession.
Ex-Jayhawk Gooden joins Spurs
J-W Wire Reports
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B2
Drew Gooden arrived at his sixth team in seven years Thursday with the hope that he finally found a permanent home.
Old Home Town - 100 years ago
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A8
From the Lawrence Daily World for March 6, 1909: “The Kansas basketball team beat Nebraska 28-22 in Kansas City last night and plays two more games to decide the area championship. One victory will assure KU of the regional title. … The anti-cigarette law is in effect and now even the university chancellor must help enforce the law that says one has to be 21 to smoke. Minors will be carefully watched and arrests are sure to be made.”
Old Home Town - 40 years ago
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A8
The pari-mutuel betting issue again was brought to life in the Kansas Legislature — with little chance of passage, again, analysts said.
Old Home Town - 25 years ago
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A8
Insurance executive Robert Charlton died at age 68 due to complications from diabetes. He was a World War II military flier who long had been active in major events in Lawrence. Survivors included his wife, State Rep. Betty Jo Charlton, D-Lawrence.
A.G. lends a hand at shred-a-thon
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A3
Cars lined up in front of Wal-Mart, 3300 Iowa, Thursday to give their old credit card bills, checks and bank statements to Kansas Attorney General Steve Six. The shred-a-thon was part of National Consumer Protection Week events hosted by the Attorney General’s office.
Sweet revenge
By Matt Tait
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B1
There was no comeback this time. Unlike in the previous two meetings, when the team that jumped out to the early lead went home with a loss, the Lawrence High girls basketball team roared early and cruised late on the way to a 52-35 victory against Free State in the first round of sub-state Thursday night at FSHS.
Area roundup: Tongie boys edge Holton
De Soto, Perry-Lecompton fall in semifinals
J-W Staff Reports
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B5
The Tonganoxie High boys basketball team is one win away from a Class 4A state tournament berth after defeating Holton (12-10), 63-54, in a sub-state semifinal Thursday night.
Senior walk-ons to share spotlight
By Gary Bedore
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B1
Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self says, yes indeed, senior walk-ons Brennan Bechard and Matt Kleinmann will be in the starting lineup for Saturday’s Senior Day contest against Texas.
Libertarian Party to have convention
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A4
The Libertarian Party of Kansas will have its annual convention Saturday at Emporia State University. The party will elect a new executive committee and review business items. The convention is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Emporia State Union in the Heritage room.
Pump patrol
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A3
Gas prices were found as low as $1.76 at BP, 19th Street and Haskell Avenue.
People in the news
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B8
• Chris Brown appears in court on felony charges • Robin Williams needs heart surgery • Charlie Chaplin’s son Sydney Chaplin dies • Ex-Beatles reunite to headline concert • Lauren Conrad leaving MTV’s ‘The Hills’ • Michael Jackson plans last London gig
Sign creators ‘motivated to do something huge’
By Dugan Arnett
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B1
One of the things that Andrew Stanley — co-creator of the John Brown poster that surfaced recently at Kansas University’s Allen Fieldhouse — has learned in his career as an amateur sign-maker is that, on many occasions, bigger is indeed better.
County real estate values fall
By George Diepenbrock
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B10
As if you needed another reminder about hard economic times. Douglas County property owners received their valuation notices this week, and according to the appraiser’s office, the average residential value decreased about 2 percent. “We’re just seeing the effects of the economy,” said Steven Miles, an appraisal manager II. “In the Midwest, we’ve been a little bit more stable than other parts of the country.”
Mayrovich, Kuzhil qualify for NCAAs
J-W Staff Reports
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B3
Kansas University swimmers senior Maria Mayrovich and sophomore Iuliia Kuzhil will represent the Kansas swimming and diving team at the 2009 NCAA Championships on March 19-21 in College Station, Texas.
Five Jayhawks named to academic team
J-W Staff Reports
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B3
Kansas University women’s basketball players Ivana Catic, Rebecca Feickert, Kelly Kohn, Katie Smith, and Marija Zinic were named to the 2009 Academic All-Big 12 team, the conference office announced Thursday.
KU softball to make home debut
By Chuck Woodling
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B3
During four weekends on the road, Tracy Bunge witnessed a disturbing trend in her Kansas University softball team. “We played very well against ranked opponents,” Bunge said, “but not well against teams not ranked. It’s very frustrating.”
Ruling may affect home sales nationwide
By David W. Myers
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B9
I agreed to purchase a house last November. The report by the inspector noted that there were water stains on the ceiling above the kitchen, but I closed on the deal. It recently rained, and water leaked from the ceiling and damaged the floor. Can I sue the seller or either of the agents for failing to tell me about the problem?
New jobless claims unexpectedly drop
By Christopher S. Rugaber - Associated Press Writer
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B9
The number of new jobless claims and the total number of people receiving unemployment benefits both dropped more than expected last week, though they remain at elevated levels and are unlikely to fall substantially in the coming months.
Baby bottle companies to stop using BPA
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B9
Connecticut’s attorney general announced Thursday that six companies have stopped manufacturing baby bottles containing Bisphenol-A, a chemical some studies suggest may be harmful to infants. Attorneys general from Connecticut, Delaware and New Jersey sent letters last October to 11 companies, asking them to end their use of the chemical.
Career Center to offer day for educators
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B9
The University Career Center at Kansas University will be host to its 28th annual Education Interview Day from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Kansas Union Ballroom. The event is free and open to all qualified education professionals interested in interviewing for K-12 career opportunities.
KABC to meet, offer caregiver training
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B9
The board, members and staff of Kansas Advocates for Better Care will meet from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. April 3 at the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department for its annual membership meeting and training. “Building Blocks for Caregiving” training is made possible through the Harriet Nehring Education Fund at KABC.
WomenBuild to raise money for Habitat
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B10
Habitat for Humanity WomenBuild will have a silent auction April 3 to help raise money for a local resident in need. The auction lasts from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will be at Body Boutique, 2330 Yale Road. Restaurant gift cards, theme baskets and a basketball signed by the Kansas University’s women basketball team are among the items up for sale.
Job club formed to help community
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A2
A club called Career Connections has been started to help people who have recently lost their job. The club was started by Susan Wade, director of the Career Development Center at Baker University, and her husband, John Wade, a Kansas University psychologist.
Octopus gets inside lunchbox at New England Aquarium
Associated Press
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A2
What is 7 feet long, weighs 30 pounds, has eight arms and fits in a box slightly larger than a milk crate? Truman the octopus. Truman squeezed into a clear, acrylic box while trying to snag his lunch at the New England Aquarium in Boston. Aquarium workers often place food inside locked boxes for the intelligent animals to crack open. It’s what the aquarium calls an “enrichment activity,” but it didn’t go as planned Thursday.
Chu: Yucca no longer option for nuclear waste
By H. Josef Hebert - Associated Press Writer
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A6
Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Thursday the proposed Yucca Mountain site in Nevada no longer is an option for storing highly radioactive nuclear waste, brushing aside criticism from several Republican lawmakers. Instead, Chu said the Obama administration believes the nearly 60,000 tons of waste in the form of used reactor fuel can remain at nuclear power plants while a new, comprehensive plan for waste disposal is developed.
Army reports 18 more suspected suicides
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A2
After an alarming spike in soldier suicides in January, the Army said Thursday there were another 18 suspected suicides last month. The increase continues a four-year rise in an Army under stress from two wars. “It’s a very high number, it’s very disturbing,” Col. Thomas Languirand, head of the Army suicide prevention program, said of February’s toll. “We’re taking every effort we can think of” to try to bring it down.
Catholic hospitals threaten to resist Obama abortion bill
By Tim Townsend - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A2
A proposed bill promising major changes in the U.S. abortion landscape has Roman Catholic bishops threatening to close Catholic hospitals if the Democratic Congress and White House make it law. The Freedom of Choice Act failed to get out of subcommittee in 2004, but its sponsor is poised to refile it now that former Senate co-sponsor Barack Obama occupies the Oval Office.
Judge: Man not responsible for beheading
Associated Press
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A2
A Canadian judge ruled Thursday that a man accused of beheading and cannibalizing a fellow Greyhound bus passenger is not criminally responsible because of mental illness. The decision means Chinese immigrant Vince Li will be treated in a mental institution instead of going to prison. The family of victim Tim McLean said Li got away with murder.
Mortgage woes break records
By J.W. Elphinstone - Associated Press Writer
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A2
Foreclosures are spreading by epidemic proportions, expanding beyond a handful of problem states and now affecting almost 1 in every 8 American homeowners. It’s an economic role-reversal: The economy, driven down by the collapse of the housing bubble, is causing the housing crisis to spread.
GM’s auditors raise the specter of Chapter 11
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A2
Of all the words in General Motors Corp.’s 402-page annual report, none is more jarring than two written by the company’s auditors: “substantial doubt.” The doubt, according to Deloitte & Touche LLC, is about whether GM can overcome its staggering losses and generate enough cash to stay in business, or remain a “going concern” as accountants would say.
Wal-Mart raises annual dividend 14 cents
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A2
Wal-Mart Stores is increasing its annual dividend 15 percent to $1.09. For the fiscal year ending Jan. 31, 2009, the world’s largest retailer will raise its annual dividend 14 cents from the 95 cents it paid out last year. The first quarterly dividend payment of about 27 cents will be paid on April 6 to shareholders of record as of March 13.
Judge assails cases doubting citizenship
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A2
A federal judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit questioning President Barack Obama’s citizenship, lambasting the case as a waste of the court’s time and suggesting the plaintiff’s attorney may have to compensate the president’s lawyer.
Gupta withdraws from surgeon general search
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A2
CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta won’t be the next surgeon general, the Obama administration confirmed Thursday. Gupta, 39, a neurosurgeon with star appeal, was seen as President Barack Obama’s first pick for the job. He would have brought instant recognition to the office of surgeon general, a post that has lacked visibility since the days of C. Everett Koop during Ronald Reagan’s presidency.
Scandals no big deal to many fans
By Sam Donnellon - Philadelphia Daily News
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B2
Back when he patrolled center field with a wad of chew and Lord knows what else in his system, Lenny Dykstra was a fan favorite. He could stroll disdainfully past autograph-pleading fans, roll his car over after a bachelor party and explain away his morphing from a Punch-and-Judy hitter to Popeye’s twin brother with a wink and a teeth-blackened smile.
Obama to visit Europe at end of the month
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A2
Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are planning to visit Britain, France, Germany and the Czech Republic in their first trip to Europe since the president took office. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the president’s itinerary at a news conference following a meeting of NATO foreign ministers Thursday in Brussels. The White House confirmed other details of the trip later in the day.
It’s all about money
By Bill Mayer
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B1
The legendary Deep Throat told the Woodward-Bernstein Watergate bloodhounds to “follow the money” and they brought down the Dick Nixon presidency. Incredible, isn’t it, how tracing the treasure can explain so many things?
State GOP selects new executive director
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A4
Kansas Republican Party Chairwoman Amanda Adkins has hired Cici Rojas, the president and CEO of the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, to be the state party’s new executive director and run its day-to-day operations.
On the record
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A4
A 35-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested at 4:29 p.m. Thursday on two counts of illegal use of a financial card and two counts of theft. Bond was set at $2,500.
Seabury boys hoops in action tonight
J-W Staff Reports
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B5
The Seabury Academy boys basketball team, runners-up at last week’s regional tournament in Troy, will play next at 7:30 tonight at Riley County High in the first round of sub-state.
Lions to tangle with SM East
By Matt Tait
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B5
Before Wednesday night’s sub-state opener against Shawnee Mission West, Lawrence High boys basketball coach Chris Davis talked to his team about its daytime attire for the postseason. “As long as we’re alive, we’re going shirts and ties,” Davis told the Lions at the end of Tuesday’s practice. “And I want us to wear them out.”
Telescope to hunt for Earth-like planets
Associated Press
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A1
NASA will soon be on the lookout for possible Earths in one faraway corner of the galaxy. A planet-hunting spacecraft, named Kepler after the German 17th-century astrophysicist, is scheduled to rocket away from Cape Canaveral tonight. Excellent launch weather is expected. The telescope will spend 3 1/2 years staring at roughly 100,000 stars, measuring their brightness and any winks in the light that might signify orbiting planets.
17 deer are seen along Sixth Street
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A3
Hearing a report of 17 deer rambling around and along Folks Road, north of Sixth Street, comes as no surprise to Sgt. Steve Lewis of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department. Especially at sunup and sundown, when he spies plenty of others, too. “Just out of my kitchen window two days ago, I saw seven deer jumping over the gravel road I take every day,” Lewis said.
Friday heroines suffer malfunctions
By Kevin McDonough
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B8
For reasons hard to fathom, Fox has turned Friday nights over to the fembots. On two very different fantasies tonight, central characters who are not quite in control of their minds and emotions suffer software malfunctions that put their missions and colleagues at risk. On “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” (7 p.m., Fox), Cameron (Summer Glau), the enigmatic cyborg from the future, suffers technical difficulties at the worst possible moment.
Horoscopes
March 6, 2009 in print edition on B8
Expect to make some big changes in how you are perceived and your security this year. Your willingness to transform and grow to a new level determines the ease through which the transformation takes place. If you are single, suddenly your type changes. You wonder what is going on. If you are attached, remember there are two of you, and even though you are changing, you must remain sensitive to your sweetie.
The rich make us all richer
By Cal Thomas
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A9
Class warfare costs, but not the people at whom the rhetorical mortars are aimed. The drumbeat of anger by the many at the few who travel on private planes and live in big houses is having a negative effect on those who don’t. USA Today recently carried a story about conventions that have been canceled, at least in part, due to the public’s negative reaction to seeing some people having a good time while they are not.
A tribute to brotherly love
By Garrison Keillor
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A9
My brother Philip died in Wisconsin on Friday while I was in Rome, and after I got my ticket changed to fly back for the memorial service, I went into a church off the Piazza Navona and lit candles for his aching family and stood in the piazza beside a fine fountain, with lots of splashing and nudity, the Fountain of the Four Rivers, which made me think of the Mississippi.
Library access
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A8
To the editor: Mr. Voorhees complained in his March 3 letter to the editor that the city doesn’t support library expansion. A recent spate of proposals to expand the library revealed only the self-interests of the city Chamber of Commerce, the downtown merchants association, local developers and the few remaining neighborhoods nearby.
Disturbing view
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A8
To the editor: I was made privy to a conversation between a group of teenagers the other day. They were sharing the stories of “what I am going to do when I grow up.” One young woman was talking about how she saw herself married in her early 20s and then divorced by 30. This did not disturb me as much as what I heard next.
Health coverage
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A8
To the editor: With the United States in 37th place on the list of nations that provide adequate health care to its citizens, health care reform opponents trot out the tired and false argument that national health care constitutes socialized medicine.
Newman’s own
The contributions of entertainment icons such as Paul Newman are well worthy of national recognition.
J-W Editorials
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A8
The recent telecast of the motion picture awards ceremony included a segment paying tribute to the notables in the field who had died the past year. Appropriately the final visage was that of Paul Newman, the marvelously talented actor and philanthropist whose activities have done so much for entertainment and humanity. He died of cancer last year at the age of 83.
Scare tactic?
Using an inflated figure on bankruptcies caused by health care costs seems counter to President Obama’s pledge to be open and honest.
J-W Editorials
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A8
Talk about shooting straight with the public and being totally transparent, it is difficult to understand President Obama’s recurring theme that the costs of health care in the United States are causing a bankruptcy to be filed every 30 seconds.
Obama’s deceptive economic plan
By Charles Krauthammer
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A8
Forget the pork. Forget the waste. Forget the 8,570 earmarks in a bill supported by a president who poses as the scourge of earmarks. Forget the “$2 trillion dollars in savings” that “we have already identified,” $1.6 trillion of which President Obama’s budget director later admits is the “savings” of not continuing the surge in Iraq until 2019 — 11 years after George Bush ended it, and eight years after even Bush would have had us out of Iraq completely.
Illinois’ Cook County sheriff sues Craigslist for promoting prostitution
By Don Babwin - Associated Press Writer
March 6, 2009 in print edition on C8
Cook County’s sheriff filed a lawsuit Thursday against Craigslist, saying the popular online classifieds site not only allows the solicitation of prostitution but has actively created “the largest source of prostitution in America.” “They’ve actually catered their site so it facilitates (prostitution), where you can actually and more specifically and quickly get to what you want,” said Sheriff Tom Dart at a news conference an-nouncing the federal lawsuit.
Former pro wrestler with dementia accused in nursing home death
By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press Writer
March 6, 2009 in print edition on C8
During his glory days as a pro wrestler, Verne Gagne shared the spotlight with other burly men in trunks, guys with names like Killer Kowalski, Mad Dog Vachon, The Crusher and Baron Von Raschke. But all of that seemed well in the past until just weeks ago, when authorities say Gagne, 82 and suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, apparently body-slammed a 97-year-old fellow patient at the suburban nursing home where they both lived, causing the man’s death.
Microbicides offer hope for HIV protection
By Mary Engel - Los Angeles Times
March 6, 2009 in print edition on C8
With AIDS vaccine efforts at an impasse, microbicides — virus-blocking gels inserted into the vagina before sexual intercourse — have risen from their own string of setbacks to once again offer hope of preventing HIV infections, at least in women.
Collapse of Guinea-Bissau deepens after leader killed
By Todd Pitman - Associated Press Writer
March 6, 2009 in print edition on C8
The blood-soaked kitchen where Guinea-Bissau’s president was brutally murdered is littered with broken glass, bullet casings and a rusted machete. No crime scene tape cordons off the area, no police stand guard outside. No one has been arrested, and hardly anyone in this sleepy tropical capital seems to care.
Iowans say pig-odor study passes the smell test
By Michael J. Crumb - Associated Press Writer
March 6, 2009 in print edition on A10
On Capitol Hill, a $1.7 million earmark for pig odor research in Iowa has become a big, fat joke among Republicans, a Grade A example of pork. But the people who live cheek by jowl with hog farms in the No. 1 pig-producing state aren’t laughing. They’re gagging.
Class in session: Kansas Music Hall of Fame honors latest crop of inductees
By Jon Niccum
March 6, 2009 in print edition on C1
In the early 1990s, Lee McBee was performing at a Texas press conference for the Benson & Hedges blues series when an unexpected guest joined him onstage.
‘Watchmen’ adaptation more intriguing than thrilling
By Roger Moore - The Orlando Sentinel
March 6, 2009 in print edition on C1
The long-awaited film of Alan Moore’s classic comic book/graphic novel “Watchmen” is a work that’s easier to ponder than enjoy.
Lawrence comic fans prepare for ‘Watchmen’
By Jon Niccum
March 6, 2009 in print edition on C1
The “Watchmen” trailer was first revealed to the public last July as a lead-in to “The Dark Knight.”
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