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Polls
If you find out hail is coming toward your car, what do you do?

Poll results

Response Percent
Hail? Who cares.
 
 33%
I’ll pull it inside if I can.
 
 33%
Do whatever I can to find shelter for my car.
 
 33%
Total 120
Videos

Lead stories

12:00 a.m.
Ed and Donna Black are pictured in the backyard of their Lawrence home. Their yard was one of the first in Douglas County to be certified as a “Healthy Yard” by Kansas State University’s new Kansas Healthy Yards and Communities program. Healthy assessment: County program measures condition of your lawn
By Jennifer Smith
May 14, 2009 in print edition on 1C
Good lawn and landscape maintenance practices take some of the work out of gardening, but getting your yard in shape and keeping it in shape is an all-year round job. Just ask Ed and Donna Black, whose yard was one of the first in Douglas County to be certified as a “Healthy Yard” by Kansas State University’s new Kansas Healthy Yards and Communities program.
6:00 a.m.
Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson smiles as his chief of staff and newly appointed lieutenant governor Troy Findley talks with media members Thursday in Gov. Parkinson's ceremonial office at the Kansas Statehouse. Parkinson chooses former Lawrence legislator Troy Findley as lieutenant governor
By Scott Rothschild
1:26 p.m., May 14, 2009 Updated 4:46 p.m. in print edition on 1A
Gov. Mark Parkinson on Thursday picked his chief of staff, Troy Findley, a former Lawrence legislator, to be lieutenant governor.
10:00 a.m.
Jennifer Thomas has taken 12 years, off and on, to graduate from Kansas University. She now has six children, including four of her own and two stepchildren. Jennifer works Thursday with son Matthew, 12, who has cerebral palsy, at his therapy session at OrthoKansas, P.A., 1112 W. Sixth St. Thomas will receive her bachelor’s degree in social welfare this weekend. After 12 years, mother graduates from KU
By Janet Reid
May 15, 2009 in print edition on 6A
She started the journey 12 years ago, facing plenty of uphill battles. So when 30-year-old Kansas University graduate Jennifer Thomas makes the ceremonial walk down the hill Sunday, you can bet there will be a few tears of joy.
2:00 p.m.
Jim McDaniel, environmental health specialist with the Douglas County Health Department, takes water samples during a recent inspection of the pool at the SpringHill Suites By Marriott at the Riverfront Plaza. Many pools in the area have had to spend thousands of dollars to comply with new federal safety regulations. Eudora leaders say the regulations may cause them to delay the opening of their city pool past Memorial Day. Pools spend thousands on drain safety to comply with federal regulations
By Chad Lawhorn
May 14, 2009 in print edition on 1A
Pools across the region are spending thousands of dollars to comply with federal safety regulations, and leaders in Eudora believe the regulations may cause them to delay the opening of their city pool past Memorial Day.
5:44 p.m.
A shopper at Hy-Vee, 3504 Clinton Pkwy., rushes for her car as heavy rain fell in Lawrence on Friday, May 15, 2009 around 4:30 p.m. Tornado watch and flash flood warning expire for Douglas County
LJWorld.com staff reports
7:55 a.m., May 15, 2009 Updated 11:17 p.m.
Live coverage of severe weather as a band of hail-producing storms moves across NE Kansas.

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Four juveniles taken into custody after fleeing police in stolen van
By Brian Lewis-Jones
10:01 p.m., May 15, 2009 Updated 12:58 a.m. in print edition on B2
Lawrence police took four juveniles into custody after they led police on a high-speed pursuit from Lawrence to an area southeast of the Kansas Speedway. The juveniles, aged 17, 14, 13 and 10 years old, were taken into custody about 10:15 p.m. Friday. Lawrence police Sgt. Mark Warren said the juveniles stole the van from The Shelter, a group home at 1615 Lindenwood Lane.
New dean named at KU Medical School in Wichita
By Andy Hyland
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B5
Kansas University’s Medical School has named H. David Wilson as the new dean of the school’s Wichita campus.
Hot-air balloon event canceled at airport’s Saturday birthday celebration
By Chad Lawhorn
May 15, 2009
A hot-air balloon event slated for Saturday’s open house at the Lawrence Municipal Airport has been canceled due to weather concerns.
House speaker says payment to chief of staff was an advance, not a bonus
By John Hanna - Associated Press Writer
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B2
House Speaker Mike O’Neal pulled his chief of staff from a Kansas City law firm. He committed to providing a $90,000 salary, and the state made a payment of $20,000 when his new top aide started. Brent Haden is not the Legislature’s highest paid employee, nor is his salary as O’Neal’s chief of staff as large as his predecessor’s.
Lawrence police urge caution during weekend celebrations
By Jesse Fray
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A4
Lawrence police are encouraging people to use good judgment while celebrating the completion of finals and this weekend’s graduation at Kansas University.
No news is great news for local GM dealers
By Mark Fagan
12:17 p.m., May 15, 2009 Updated 04:58 p.m. in print edition on A1
The good news arrived — or rather didn’t arrive — Friday at Dale Willey Automotive in Lawrence. The FedEx driver didn’t have a letter from General Motors addressed to Dale Willey, the GM dealership’s owner.
Lawrence native Troy Findley sworn in as lieutenant governor of Kansas
Former Lawrence legislator to continue as chief of staff
By Scott Rothschild
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B1
Gov. Mark Parkinson said Friday that his new lieutenant governor, Troy Findley, was calm before President Barack Obama popularized “no drama Obama.”
Bookstore rivalry leads to alleged threat
By Jesse Fray
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B5
A bookstore rivalry was interrupted by Kansas University police Thursday, after someone in a limousine threatened to kill a bookstore worker, police said.
KU students plan garage sale in an effort to keep discarded goods out of landfills
By Aly Van Dyke
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B1
When it came time for sophomore Steve Frost to get rid of his entertainment center, he didn’t think about selling it and pocketing the cash or throwing the center out on the curb.
Former Oklahoma great Tisdale dies at 44
Murray Evans - The Associated Press
May 15, 2009
Wayman Tisdale, a three-time All-American at Oklahoma who played 12 seasons in the NBA, has died after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 44. Tisdale died about 8 a.m. Friday at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, hospital spokeswoman Joy McGill said.
Airport birthday bash planned for Saturday
By Aly Van Dyke
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A1
The Lawrence Municipal Airport is celebrating its 80th anniversary from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday on airport grounds north of the Kansas Turnpike.
Weather forces school to cancel field trips
J-W Staff Reports
May 15, 2009
Sunflower Elementary School has canceled all field trips scheduled for Friday, according to Principal Jason Jones.
Tornado watch and flash flood warning expire for Douglas County
LJWorld.com staff reports
07:55 a.m., May 15, 2009 Updated 11:17 p.m.
Live coverage of severe weather as a band of hail-producing storms moves across NE Kansas.
Separate fights send one person to the hospital, three to the jail
By Brian Lewis-Jones
May 15, 2009
After a series of derogatory remarks, a fistfight and a foot chase, officers arrested three people on battery charges in the 1100 block of Tennessee. Lawrence Police Sgt. Susan Hadl said four women and one man were driving in the alley between Tennessee and Ohio streets about 1:40 a.m.
Net Worth: Awkward Family Photos exposed
Net Worth
By Jon Niccum
May 15, 2009 in print edition on C1
There are few more disliked social obligations than taking a family photo. For some reason, it brings out the worst in everyone: parents, kids, pets, the weather.
Rec calendar
J-W Staff Reports
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B8
Various sports activities in the Lawrence area.
Some fail to take steroids seriously
By Rick Morrissey - Chicago Tribune
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B2
Roger Clemens broke his long silence Tuesday, and if I’m quoting him correctly, he said, “Blah, blah, blah.”
‘Angels’ blessed by escapism
By Christy Lemire - AP Movie Critic
May 15, 2009 in print edition on C1
Blessedly, “Angels & Demons” is more entertaining and less self-serious than its predecessor, the dense and dreary yet enormously successful “The Da Vinci Code.”
Free State softball drops twinbill to SM North
By Chuck Woodling
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B5
Shawnee Mission North beat Free State, 13-1 and 11-0.
Kleinmann headed to ‘enemy territory’
By Gary Bedore
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B5
Matt Kleinmann will continue his education at Washington University in — gasp! — Missouri.
The little things count, too
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B1
Devin Forio wasn’t the hitting star. For the second night in a row, Aaron Rea filled that role. He wasn’t the game’s pivotal pitcher. Dorian Green was for the second game in as many nights. Forio doesn’t play the role of hero. That’s fine. Because of the way he plays baseball, he’s never the goat.
Pump patrol
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A3
The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.09 at BP, 19th Street and Haskell Avenue.
Journalist freed from Iran arrives in Austria
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A2
Roxana Saberi, the American journalist accused of spying on Iran, has arrived in Austria after her release from an Iranian jail. Saberi, a 32-year-old dual Iranian-American citizen, arrived in Vienna with her parents and a friend early today. Saberi says she plans to spend a few days in Vienna at a friend’s home.
60-year-old Fort Riley major killed in Iraq
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A2
Another Fort Riley soldier has been killed in Iraq. The Pentagon said Wednesday 60-year-old Maj. Steven Hutchison of Scottsdale, Ariz., died Sunday after a homemade bomb went off near his vehicle in Al Farr, Iraq. Hutchison was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division at Ft. Riley.
House Speaker: CIA misled her on waterboarding use
By David Espo - Associated Press Writer
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A7
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi bluntly accused the CIA on Thursday of misleading her and other lawmakers about its use of waterboarding during the Bush administration, escalating a controversy grown to include both political parties, the spy agency and the White House.
Let there be light: Hubble’s new camera hooked up
By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press Writer
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A8
A pair of spacewalking astronauts overpowered a stubborn bolt and successfully installed a new piano-sized camera in the Hubble Space Telescope on Thursday, the first step to making the observatory better than ever.
Mideast tune sounds familiar
By Cal Thomas
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A11
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington next week and if anyone wants an appropriate song to characterize the buildup to his meeting with President Obama it should be the old Sammy Cahn-Jule Styne number “I’ve Heard That Song Before,” which goes, “It seems to me I’ve heard that song before; it’s from an old familiar score; I know it well, that melody.”
After 12 years, mother graduates from KU
She’s not done yet: Law school ahead this fall for ‘CEO of the household’
By Janet Reid
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A6
She started the journey 12 years ago, facing plenty of uphill battles. So when 30-year-old Kansas University graduate Jennifer Thomas makes the ceremonial walk down the hill Sunday, you can bet there will be a few tears of joy.
Free State’s Kilwein to run with KU
By Matt Tait
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B6
There will be no rest for the sidewalks and streets of Lawrence.
Royals cure for Orioles’ ills
Baltimore continues mastery of Kansas City, 9-5
By John Marshall - Associated Press Sports Writer
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B7
The losses piling up, injuries mounting, the Baltimore Orioles needed to find some way, any way, to win on the road. A trip to Kauffman Stadium was all it took.
Chapple named MVP of Jayhawks’ softball
J-W Staff Reports
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B5
Val Chapple was named MVP of the Kansas softball team.
Cyclones’ Staiger staying
J-W Staff Reports
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B2
Iowa State coach Greg McDermott announced Thursday that starting guard Lucca Staiger will return next season, ending a brief flirtation with the idea of returning to his native Germany. Staiger had recently told McDermott that he was debating whether to remain with the Cyclones or pursue opportunities in Germany, but McDermott said Staiger called him Thursday to say he’ll return next fall.
Kansas State names AD
J-W Staff Reports
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B2
John Currie will be Kansas State’s next athletic director, inheriting a department whose major sports programs have fallen behind those of archrival Kansas.
Kansas golfer Powers in FUTURES event
J-W Staff Reports
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B5
KU’s Emily Powers will play in the Mercedes-Benz of Kansas City Golf Championship.
Home-run heroics
Rea’s homer in sixth inning leads Lions past Firebirds
By Matt Tait
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B1
When it comes to the age-old baseball debate — wood or aluminum — Lawrence High senior Aaron Rea could care less. A day after ripping a home run to left field with a wood bat in a victory against Shawnee Mission East, Rea left the yard again on Thursday, this time with an aluminum bat at Kansas University’s Hoglund Ballpark.
KU’s Afenir named Bench semifinalist
J-W Staff Reports
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B5
KU’s Buck Afenir is one of 13 semifinalists for the Johnny Bench Award.
KU baseball team eager to face Kansas State
By Dugan Arnett
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B1
If the Kansas University coaching staff can take solace in one thing heading into the final weekend of the 2009 regular season, it’s that their jobs should be relatively easy-going: No need to spend too much time devising inspirational pep talks or digging too deeply into the bag of motivational tricks.
Lions christen new turf with victory
By Matt Tait
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B1
Shortly after its 1-0 victory against Free State on Thursday at Lawrence High, the LHS girls soccer team was treated to a round of nostalgia courtesy of LHS athletic director and longtime Lion Ron Commons.
Six KU baseball players on all-academic team
J-W Staff Reports
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B5
Kansas University placed six players on the Academic All-Big 12 teams.
State commission drops ethics fine against GOP activist
Associated Press
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B12
The state ethics commission has dropped a $7,500 fine against a conservative Republican activist who spoke publicly about a complaint he filed against a state senator. The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission’s decision Wednesday in the case of Kris Van Meteren came after an attorney general’s opinion said gag orders tied to ethics cases violated a complaining party’s First Amendment rights.
Sony reports first annual loss in 14 years
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A2
Sony Corp. reported its first annual net loss in 14 years and forecast a bigger loss this year, saying the pressure from sliding sales, competition in gadget prices and a strong yen was expected to continue. The Japanese electronics and entertainment company said Thursday it lost 165 billion yen ($1.72 billion) in the January-March quarter, compared to a 29 billion yen profit for the same period the previous year.
Virus spurred high blood pressure in mice
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A2
Provocative new research suggests that a common virus might play a role in high blood pressure. The work, by Harvard scientists, so far is only in mice — and the usually symptomless infection is so widespread that proving an effect in people will be tough. Still, it’s the latest clue that infections may somehow affect a number of the factors that lead to heart disease, from stiffening arteries to obesity.
Researchers scale back forecast of sea level rise
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A2
The global sea level will only rise about 10 feet if the West Antarctic ice sheet collapses. While that may not sound so great to residents of coastal cities like New York or Los Angeles, it’s only about half the previously predicted rise. Researchers led by Jonathan L. Bamber of the University of Bristol in Britain report their recalculation of the hazard in today’s edition of the journal Science.
N.Y. Times: Obama selects CDC director
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A2
The New York Times is reporting that President Barack Obama has selected Dr. Thomas Frieden to lead the country’s top public health agency. Frieden is expected to be named today as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 48-year-old Frieden has served as New York City’s health commissioner for the past seven years.
Ginger capsules ease chemo nausea
By Marilynn Marchione - Associated Press Writer
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A2
Ginger, long used as a folk remedy for soothing tummyaches, helped tame one of the most dreaded side effects of cancer treatment — nausea from chemotherapy, the first large study to test the herb for this has found.
Proposal would require all to have health coverage
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Erica Werner - Associated Press Writers
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A2
House Democrats are crafting a plan that would require all Americans to carry health insurance and would help families making less than $88,000 pay the premiums. Employers, too, would have to help foot the bill. It’s the latest development in President Barack Obama’s push to fix the ailing U.S. health care system by getting the government more deeply involved.
Private schools choose new leaders
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A5
Some new faces will lead two of the private schools in Lawrence. Veritas Christian School has selected Kelli Huslig as the new administrator to replace Jeff Barclay. Huslig is currently serving as the interim administrator for the school. She’s been working at Veritas since 2007 and has more than 10 years of teaching experience.
Free Lipitor, Viagra, 70 other drugs for jobless
By Linda A. Johnson and Matthew Perrone - Associated Press Writers
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A9
The recession might be a little less painful for some Americans who won’t lose their prescription medications if they lose their jobs. Pfizer Inc. said Thursday it will give away more than 70 of its most widely prescribed drugs, including Lipitor and Viagra, for up to a year to people who have lost jobs since Jan. 1 and have been taking the drug for three months or more.
House approves $97B in war funds
By Andrew Taylor - Associated Press Writer
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A9
Despite Democrats’ rising anxiety about Afghanistan, the House on Thursday easily passed a $96.7 billion measure filling President Barack Obama’s request for war spending and foreign aid efforts there and in Iraq. Some 51 Democrats broke with Obama, who is sending thousands more troops into Afghanistan, but all but a handful of Republicans stood behind the president to produce a 368-60 tally.
N.Y. air crash raises safety concerns
By Joan Lowy - Associated Press Writer
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A9
After three days of testimony about pilot fatigue, failed flying tests and cockpit warning systems, the uncle of a victim of crashed Flight 3407 summed up his frustration: “No one had to die. The behavior was beyond unprofessional.”
On the record
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A4
• Two 20-year-old Lawrence men were arrested Thursday afternoon, each accused of one count of aggravated assault and two counts of criminal damage to property. • Douglas County Sheriff’s officers arrested an 18-year-old Baldwin City man early Thursday morning. The man was accused of two counts of theft, two counts of burglary, criminal use of a financial card and possession of stolen property.
Final events of year set for area schools
By Lindsey Slater
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A4
Soon, the lazy days of summer will be enjoyed by all Lawrence school children. The school year at Lawrence public schools, Bishop Seabury Academy and Veritas Christian School is coming to a close. Bishop Seabury students will be on summer break first, with the last full day of school being today. But high school students will have to return for finals Monday to Wednesday.
Chrysler targets 800 dealers in reorganization
By Tom Krisher and Kimberly S. Johnson - Associated Press Writers
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A8
In tiny Millerstown, Pa., the owner of the only car dealership in town found out Thursday he was on Chrysler’s hit list — one of 789 across the nation that the troubled automaker wants to eliminate. “It’s really, really a blow,” Jeff Potter, whose family owns the dealership, said after hearing the news from a customer who spotted the closing list on the Internet. “When you talk about being here 34 years, it’s my life.”
Lt. gov. has deep Lawrence roots
By Scott Rothschild
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A1
Born and raised in Lawrence, Troy Findley is a 1990 graduate of Kansas University and a 1982 graduate from Lawrence High School. Prior to entering public service, Findley worked in the grocery and retail industry and for UMB Bank in Lawrence. He and his wife, Jennifer, have a 2-year-old son, Zachary, and now live in Topeka.
Tax credits pondered for lawn equipment
By David W. Myers
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B11
Is it true that Congress is considering a bill that would provide tax credits to people who buy so-called green lawn mowers, grass trimmers and other types of garden equipment? Yes. In late April, three Vermont legislators introduced a measure that would provide a 25 percent tax credit of up to $1,000 to taxpayers who purchase a variety of power garden tools — from mowers to tillers — that use “little or no fossil fuel.”
Jobless claims rise, shaking recovery
By Christopher S. Rugaber - Associated Press Writer
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B11
A bit of sour news Thursday — in the form of increased jobless claims and higher wholesale prices — suggested the economy is moving in fits and starts even as the recession eases. Analysts said the pace of unemployment claims should ease after auto industry layoffs are completed. Inflation, meanwhile, remains under control, and any threat of a dangerous bout of falling prices seems remote.
April video game sales decline 17 percent
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B11
A market research group says U.S. video game retail sales declined for the second month in a row in April. A big culprit is last year’s launch of the blockbuster “Grand Theft Auto IV,” which hit store shelves on April 29, 2008 and raked in more than $500 million within a week. That and the launch of Nintendo’s “Mario Kart Wii,” another very popular game, was hard to follow up this year.
School of Business honors alumni
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B11
Joe C. Morris, Leawood, founder and past chairman of the Capital Corp., and Bill Taylor, Overland Park, past partner at Ernst & Young LLP, received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Kansas University’s School of Business at a banquet April 16. The award was created in 1998 to honor outstanding graduates from the School of Business.
Lawrence Chamber to conduct seminar
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B11
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and Kansas International will be host to a breakfast seminar at 7:30 a.m. today at Alvamar Country Club, 1809 Crossgate Drive. A presentation on the financial crisis will be given by William Barnett, the Oswald distinguished professor of macroeconomics at Kansas University. Cost to attend is $10 for students and $15 for adults.
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ child star’s home torn down
By Erika Kinetz - Associated Press Writer
May 15, 2009 in print edition on C10
The 10-year-old child star of “Slumdog Millionaire” was awakened Thursday by a policeman wielding a bamboo stick and ordered out of his home. Minutes later it was bulldozed along with dozens of other shanties in the Mumbai slum he calls home.
Blago inspires ‘Bleep’n Golden’ hair care
May 15, 2009 in print edition on C10
Just when we thought we’d heard “bleep’n” everything. A Chicago-area company is marketing hair products inspired by ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The shampoo and conditioner carry the brand name “BLAGO It’s Bleep’n Golden!” The owner of Delta Laboratories Inc. of Elk Grove Village says the idea came to him one night.
Study shows cocaine in the air in 2 cities
May 15, 2009 in print edition on C10
Air pollution has long been a fact of life in Spanish cities, but scientists now say it is not just smog that chokes people as they walk to work or stroll through the park. A new study has found the air in Madrid and Barcelona is also laced with at least five drugs — most prominently cocaine.
British village with 21 cottages sold
May 15, 2009 in print edition on C10
The leafy English village of Linkenholt with its 21 cottages and a manor house has found a buyer. Real estate agent Tim Sherston said Thursday that the village, pictured above, which had a £23 million asking price and was for sale as a whole, is off the market. But he could not say who the buyer was nor how much was paid because of a confidentiality agreement.
Motives of American who swam to Suu Kyi a mystery
By Maria Sudekum Fisher - Associated Press Writer
May 15, 2009 in print edition on C10
John Yettaw left his 10-year-old and three teenagers in southern Missouri, visited his former wife in California last month and told her he had to go to Asia to work on a psychology paper about forgiveness. That was bad enough for his ex-wife, but it got worse.
Myanmar democracy advocate charged by junta
Associated Press
May 15, 2009 in print edition on C10
Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was charged Thursday with breaking the terms of her house arrest just two weeks before she was to go free, a move seen as an attempt by the military junta to silence its chief opponent ahead of next year’s election.
Old Home Town - 100 years ago
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A10
From the Lawrence Daily World for May 15, 1909: “Contracts have been closed for construction of five new, modern houses to be erected in Breezedale, a new plot of ground to be opened up by Charles Sutton, at the south end of Massachusetts Street. The new addition is to contain 112 lots and is to be divided by three wide avenues named Winona, Pawnee, and nearest the Haskell Indian school, Indian.”
Old Home Town - 25 years ago
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A10
A local group announced plans for a 55-acre youth sports complex just southwest of Lawrence near Clinton Parkway. Youth Sports Inc. of Lawrence was arranging with the Corps of Engineers to lease the land and was planning fundraising programs to finance construction. YSI president was Cliff Hadl.
Americans gave tacit OK to torture
By Charles Krauthammer
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A10
Earlier this month, I wrote a column outlining two exceptions to the no-torture rule: the ticking time bomb scenario and its less extreme variant in which a high-value terrorist refuses to divulge crucial information that could save innocent lives. The column elicited protest and opposition that were, shall we say, spirited.
The other side of women’s right to choose
By Ellen Goodman
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A10
As if the Republicans weren’t having enough trouble with defectors, they’ve gone on a purge. There was Dick Cheney on “Face the Nation.” Asked to pick between a GOP like Rush Limbaugh or Colin Powell, the former Veep not only chose Rush but snarkily crossed the general off the party list, saying, “I didn’t know he was still a Republican.”
Student support
A Providence, R.I., proposal for a student “head tax” is unlikely to pass, but it will get some attention because of the current stagnant economy.
J-W Editorials
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A10
Many a collegiate eye will be focused on Providence, R.I., and its mayor’s effort to impose a $150-per-semester tax on each of the 25,000 full-time students at Brown University and three other private colleges in the city. Mayor David Cicilline contends such a fee would raise between $6 million and $8 million a year for Providence, which is facing a $17 million deficit.
Dragon Wagon: High schooler creates one monster of a vehicle
By Jon Niccum
May 15, 2009 in print edition on C1
The Batmobile or Herbie the Love Bug could pull into the parking lot of Martin Nelick’s school, and it’s doubtful they would attract more attention than his own ride.
GOP has right to be cranky
By Garrison Keillor
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A11
Only one out of five Americans is willing to describe himself or herself as a Republican these days, and frankly I am tempted to become one of them. For the variety, and because they need me and because when I heard former Vice President Cheney talk about the meaning of Republicanism the other day — “We are what we are,” he said — I felt drawn to the simplicity and dignity of that.
Farrah tells her cancer story
By Kevin McDonough
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B10
Nothing sells tabloids like morbidity. Next to adultery, rehab or the sight of cellulite captured by powerful telephoto lenses, pictures of celebrities loitering defiantly at heaven’s door are a mainstay of the tawdry rags. This brings us to “Farrah’s Story” (8 p.m., NBC), a two-hour, 12-hanky affair about the actress and her cancer that just happens to show up during the last Friday of May sweeps.
Horoscopes
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B10
This year, others often look up to you as a leader and/or someone in authority. The respect given might feel good, but on another level, it will demand a certain amount of diligence. If you are single, give yourself a year before declaring you are in a relationship. If you are attached, share more of your feelings.
Soldier, dog program to appear on ‘Oprah’
May 15, 2009 in print edition on A3
An Ottawa soldier injured while serving in Iraq will appear on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” today. Kansas National Guard Sgt. Allen Hill received a traumatic brain injury after an improvised explosive device detonated when he was on patrol with the 731st Transportation Company in Iraq in 2007.
People in the news
May 15, 2009 in print edition on B10
• Pearl Jam bassist mugged outside studio • Redford to help train minority filmmakers • Alec Baldwin going to Hanoi with Philharmonic • Wintour does ‘60 Minutes’ interview • Leno’s last ‘Tonight’ guest is Conan O’Brien • Conrad’s ‘Laguna Beach’ rival joins ‘The Hills’
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