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Lawrence High School local scholarships Free State High School local scholarships Outdoor tree sculpture on KU campus The day in photos, May 22, 2009 Lawrence High School soccer vs. Washburn Rural
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Polls
Which of these Jayhawks do you think will exceed expectations most in the 2009-10 season?

Poll results

Response Percent
C.J. Henry
 
 40%
Mario Little
 
 32%
Travis Releford
 
 16%
Jeff Withey
 
 11%
Total 550
Does Lawrence need a city ordinance that would legally protect transgendered individuals from discrimination?

Poll results

Response Percent
No
 
 64%
Yes
 
 30%
Not sure
 
 5%
Total 1092
Videos

Lead stories

12:00 a.m.
All In: Chuck Mead returns to Lawrence playing a ‘Journeyman’s Wager’ as a solo artist
By Richard Gintowt
May 20, 2009 in print edition on 1C
After many years as a Lawrence townie, Chuck Mead jumped ship for Nashville. His hillbilly outfit BR-549 signed to Arista Records in 1995 and spent the next decade touring the world and becoming a minor superstar. Mead caught up with us via phone from the road. Included in the podcast are portions of tracks from the new album…
6:00 a.m.
Lachesis muta, or bushmaster Potentially poisonous snake spotted near Haskell; officials urge caution
By Jesse Fray
3:18 p.m., May 21, 2009 Updated 8:15 a.m. in print edition on 1A
Haskell Indian Nations University officials are asking people to use caution on the west side of campus and in locations west of the campus, after a biologist spotted a potentially poisonous snake in the area.
10:56 a.m.
Artist Patrick Dougherty, right, works on a stick house that he’s constructing on the KU campus near Spooner Hall. The project uses 6,000 pounds of maple and dogwood saplings. Artist has designs on KU tree
By Janet Reid
May 22, 2009 in print edition on 1A
What do you get when you take 6,000 pounds of maple and dogwood saplings and put them in the hands of an internationally known sculptor? The answer is taking shape at the corner of 14th Street and Jayhawk Boulevard in front of Spooner Hall on the Kansas University campus.
2:00 p.m.
Paulette Breithaupt, right, kindergarten teacher at Sunset Hill School, is congratulated by Karen Vespestad, director of grants and board services for the Lawrence school district and Breithaupt’s neighbor, after Breithaupt received a $10,000 Bobs’ Award on Thursday at the school, 901 Schwarz Road. Beloved teacher wins $10,000
By Annalise Flynn
May 22, 2009 in print edition on 3A
The gymnasium at Sunset Hill School was packed to capacity on Thursday to celebrate the achievements of a very special teacher. Paulette Breithaupt is this year’s recipient of the $10,000 Bobs’ Award. She was one of the only attendees unaware of the prize.
6:00 p.m.
Nikki King, executive director of Health Care Access, stands in front of what could be the clinic’s new home at 330 Maine. The 3,700-square-foot building is across the street from Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Health Care Access hopes to relocate near Lawrence Memorial Hospital
By Karrey Britt
May 21, 2009 in print edition on 3A
A clinic that provides medical care for uninsured Douglas County residents is in critical need of space and the community’s help.

All stories

Rodeo riders wow crowd in Tonganoxie
By Mark Boyle
May 22, 2009
The motto at the Shrine Rodeo in Tonganoxie this year? “We ride so kids can walk.”
For one LHS student, graduation didn’t come easy
By Lindsey Slater
May 22, 2009
Seniors at Lawrence’s two high schools graduate on Sunday. For one Lawrence High student, it wasn’t easy getting there.
Quintrell Thomas will transfer to UNLV
J-W Staff Reports
May 22, 2009 in print edition on C5
Former Kansas forward Quintrell Thomas has decided to transfer to UNLV, lasvegassun.com reported Friday night.
Free State swimmers soar at Day 1 of state
Firebirds in position to challenge for Class 6A state title Saturday
By Matt Tait
May 22, 2009 in print edition on C1
The Free State High girls swimming team saw three school records fall on Friday and put itself in position to challenge for the state championship on Saturday.
Jenkins announces support for federal funds to improve 6th Street, SLT intersection
By Chad Lawhorn
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B3
Plans to add a pair of traffic signals and expand the interchange ramps at the intersection of Kansas Highway 10 and West Sixth Street received a boost Friday.
Free State High School Senior Recognition Scholarship List 2009
By Jim Baker
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A8
The Lawrence Free State High School Senior Recognition Scholarship List 2009, as provided by the school.
Lawrence High School Senior Recognition Scholarship List 2009
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A9
The Lawrence High School scholarship recipients, as provided by the school
7-year-old bicyclist in stable condition after being hit by pickup
By Jesse Fray
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B1
A 7-year-old girl who was hit by a car while riding her bicycle Thursday night in Baldwin City is in stable condition, a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper said.
Duplex catches fire; residents uninjured
By Janet Reid
03:19 p.m., May 22, 2009 Updated 09:48 p.m. in print edition on B1
Residents of a duplex in southwest Lawrence escaped uninjured after their home caught fire Friday afternoon. Firefighters with Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical were called to the duplex in the 3300 block of Glacier Drive around 3 p.m.
Police on lookout tonight for drunken drivers
By Jesse Fray
May 22, 2009
Lawrence police will be looking for impaired drivers and other driving violations tonight, during a special saturation patrol.
More snake searching yields no results
By Jesse Fray
02:55 p.m., May 22, 2009 Updated 04:11 p.m. in print edition on A1
A search for a potentially poisonous snake spotted this week at Haskell Indian Nations University produced no results, the school’s safety officer said Friday.
Douglas County corrections officer recognized for preventing suicide
By Jesse Fray
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B3
A Douglas County corrections officer was recognized recently for preventing an inmate from committing suicide at the jail last year, the agency said.
Energy bill now state law
By 2020, utilities must provide 20% of power through renewable sources
By Scott Rothschild
11:21 a.m., May 22, 2009 Updated 11:38 a.m. in print edition on A1
Gov. Mark Parkinson signed into law a renewable energy bill that was part of a deal to allow construction of an 895-megawatt coal-burning power plant in southwest Kansas.
Wyandotte County casino applicant withdraws, cites economy
By Nicole Kelley
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B5
Golden Heartland, one of three applicants seeking to manage a state-owned casino in Wyandotte County, has withdrawn from the competition.
Health officials say swine flu is circulating at Fort Riley
Associated Press
May 22, 2009
Kansas health officials say the swine flu virus is circulating at Fort Riley, based on the number of cases in Geary and Riley counties.
Project underway to smooth, improve Ninth Street
By Mark Fagan
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A1
Ninth Street is about to get an overhaul designed to preserve the road, keep drivers from running into one another and — perhaps most noticeable of all — smooth out the irritating rumble strip that runs downhill toward downtown Lawrence.
Kansas jobless rate falls slightly in April
By Scott Rothschild
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B5
The unemployment rate for April was 6.1 percent, slightly down from the revised rate of 6.4 percent for March, but still much higher than one year ago, the Kansas Department of Labor reported Friday.
Obama fights for command of debate
By Jennifer Loven - Associated Press Writer
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A6
President Barack Obama fought Thursday to retake command of the emotional debate over closing Guantanamo, denouncing “fear-mongering” by political opponents and insisting that maximum-security prisons in the U.S. can safely house dangerous terror suspects transferred from Cuba.
Hard cases, hard decisions at Guantanamo
By Devlin Barrett - Associated Press Writer
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A6
The U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has lots of hard cases. But the hardest of them all, says President Barack Obama, will be those who cannot be put on trial or freed. For them, the U.S. is crafting some sort of detention policy that reminds civil liberties groups of the Bush-era policies they despise.
Nuggets, L.A. tied up
Denver claims 106-103 victory
Associated Press
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B8
Denver squeezed past the Lakers, 106-103, to even their playoff series at a game apiece.
‘Night at the Museum’ sequel reliant on effects
By Colin Covert - Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
May 22, 2009 in print edition on C1
“Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” is a cute, kid-friendly, wacky comedy, with monkeys.
Leadership opening
The departure of three top administrators clears the way for a new chancellor to make significant changes and improvements at Kansas University.
J-W Editorials
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A10
What an opportunity. The incoming Kansas University chancellor will have a tremendous and unique opportunity to bring about many positive changes and improvements for the university.
Artist has designs on KU tree
By Janet Reid
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A1
What do you get when you take 6,000 pounds of maple and dogwood saplings and put them in the hands of an internationally known sculptor? The answer is taking shape at the corner of 14th Street and Jayhawk Boulevard in front of Spooner Hall on the Kansas University campus.
Beloved teacher wins $10,000
By Annalise Flynn
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A3
The gymnasium at Sunset Hill School was packed to capacity on Thursday to celebrate the achievements of a very special teacher. Paulette Breithaupt is this year’s recipient of the $10,000 Bobs’ Award. She was one of the only attendees unaware of the prize.
Royals’ bullpen torched in defeat
Greinke stays at 7-1 with no-decision
By Doug Tucker - Associated Press Sports Writer
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B7
In a battle of bullpens, fate favored the guys with all the blown saves.
K-State loses two guards
Staff Reports
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B2
Kansas State’s basketball team is losing two of its backup guards to other colleges next season. Coach Frank Martin said Thursday that junior Buchi Awaji and sophomore Fred Brown have been released from their athletic scholarships and will transfer to other colleges.
Thousands mourn Tisdale
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B2
With his casket carried in a horse-drawn carriage, Wayman Tisdale was remembered Thursday as a basketball star and gifted musician by thousands of mourners swaying to gospel tunes.
A Texas-sized trap
Jayhawks’ offense stagnant in 9-3 setback to Longhorns
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B1
On Wednesday, in a Big 12 tournament-opening loss to Kansas State, the story of the game had been the Kansas University baseball team’s inability to execute with runners on base, as KU stranded 12 runners in a one-run setback. In a 9-3 loss to top-seeded Texas on Thursday, however, the Jayhawks struggled in merely getting runners on base.
Tasmanian devils listed as endangered
Associated Press
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
The Tasmanian devil, a snarling fox-sized marsupial made notorious by its Looney Tunes cartoon namesake Taz, was listed in Australia as an endangered species today because of a contagious cancer that has wiped out most of the wild population.
NYC terror case latest of many homegrown plots
By Michael Hill and Jim Fitzgerald - Associated Press Writers
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
The four men were ex-convicts who envisioned themselves as holy warriors, ambitious enough to concoct a plot to blow up synagogues and military planes, authorities said. But they were amateurs every step of the way. They had trouble finding guns and bought cameras at Wal-Mart to photograph their targets. One was a convicted purse snatcher, another smoked marijuana the day the plot was to be carried out.
2 kids inside home as parents killed
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
An intruder dressed in black and wearing a motorcycle helmet barged into a Southern California beach home and stabbed a pregnant woman and her husband to death as their two children were in other rooms, authorities said Thursday.
U.N. seeks $543M for Pakistan war refugees
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
The United Nations is appealing for $543 million to ease what it describes as the “incredible suffering” of refugees from Pakistan’s war against Taliban militants. The U.N. launched the appeal Friday in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
BankUnited fails, will cost FDIC $4.9B
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
The federal seizure of struggling Florida thrift BankUnited FSB is expected to cost the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. $4.9 billion, representing the second-largest hit to the FDIC’s insurance fund since the financial crisis began felling banks last year.
GMAC receives $7.5B in new Treasury aid
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
Auto lender GMAC Financial Services will receive $7.5 billion in additional government aid to keep loans flowing to would-be buyers of GM and Chrysler vehicles and shore up its capital position — marking the second time the government has stepped in to prop up the lender.
Ex-soldier spared death sentence for murders
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
An ex-soldier convicted of raping and killing an Iraqi teen and murdering her family was spared the death penalty Thursday after jurors couldn’t agree on a punishment for the brutal crime. Steven Dale Green, 24, of Midland, Texas, will instead serve a life sentence in a case that has drawn attention to the emotional and psychological strains on soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Dad in chemo dispute pleads for son’s return
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
The father of a 13-year-old cancer-stricken boy who went on the run with his mother to avoid chemotherapy treatment pleaded Thursday for the return of his son, asking his wife to “do what’s best for Danny.” “If you’re out there, please bring Danny home so we can decide as a family what Danny’s treatment should be,” Anthony Hauser said in a brief statement to his wife, Colleen.
On the record
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A4
A 29-year-old Lawrence man reported aggravated battery near Eighth and Tennessee streets on Wednesday. According to police reports, the incident happened about 10 a.m. Wednesday morning. The victim was reportedly attacked with a blunt object. Alcohol was involved, according to the report.
Man sentenced in Craigslist rape cases
By Bill Draper - Associated Press Writer
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A4
A Wichita, Kan., man convicted of raping women who advertised in the “erotic services” section of Craigslist was sentenced Thursday to 29 years in prison. David Lee Gage, 51, was convicted in Sedgwick County, Kan., last month of three counts of rape, two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy, one count of aggravated robbery and one count of aggravated assault.
Wood named LHS girls hoops coach
By Matt Tait
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B1
After taking nearly 20 applications, conducting seven in-person interviews with candidates and waiting more than three weeks more to pick a new girls basketball coach, it turns out that Lawrence High administrators did not have to look far after all.
Vick needs NFL, but path unclear
By Tim Dahlberg - Associated Press Sports Columnist
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B2
Michael Vick hit the highway on his first day of semi-freedom, setting off on a 1,176-mile road trip from Kansas to his Virginia home, where he will make the transition from prisoner to his new career as day laborer/Humane Society crusader.
Search for chancellor nearing the end
Panel has talked with candidates who could succeed Hemenway
By Andy Hyland
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A4
The search committee for the next Kansas University chancellor is wrapping up its work, according to Reggie Robinson, president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents. In a brief update to the regents on Thursday, Robinson said the committee has had discussions with specific candidates and should soon forward candidates’ names to regents, who will make the final determination about KU’s next chancellor.
FSHS swimmers focused on 1st
Lawrence relying on experience at state meet
By Matt Tait
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B7
With nearly everyone returning from last year’s state runner-up, the Free State High girls swimming and diving squad is prepared to take that final step
Plan suggests raising suburban residents’ taxes
By David W. Myers
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B11
A plan that would require people who live in the suburbs to pay a larger share of the cost of fixing our nation’s crumbling infrastructure is gathering support in some real estate circles. Is it true that Congress is considering a bill that would raise taxes on people who live in the suburbs in order to pay for new roads and improvements, public-transportation projects and the like?
‘Puffer’ machines scrapped at airports
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B11
The government is scrapping a post-Sept. 11 airport screening program because the machines did not operate as well as intended and cost too much to maintain. The so-called “puffer” machines were deployed to airports in 2004 to screen randomly selected passengers for bombs after they cleared the standard metal detectors. The machines take 17 seconds to check a passenger and can analyze particles as small as one-billionth of a gram.
Warner Bros. submits bid for Midway Games
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B11
Warner Bros. has submitted a $33-million bid to buy Midway Games, creator of the “Mortal Kombat,” “Wheelman” and “Spy Hunter” video game franchises. Midway spokesman Geoff Mogilner said the company, which is winding its way through an auction process, expected other bidders to emerge in the next 30 to 45 days. He did not release the names of other potential buyers.
New company offers design, layout services
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B11
Partners Lana Grove and Amber Fraley now offer graphic design, writing and layout services through their new Lawrence-based business, Creative Janes, which opened March 1. The business offers more than 30 years of combined experience in the fields of writing, layout and graphic design and specializes in professional print materials such as brochures, logos and newsletters.
GM, Auto Workers reach tentative deal
By Tom Krisher - Associated Press Writer
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B11
The United Auto Workers struck a deal with General Motors and the federal government Thursday to cut labor costs, close factories and change the way retiree health care is funded. The agreement could ease one of GM’s biggest problems: The cost of its work force. But the automaker is still struggling with a crushing debt that may drive it into a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.
Troops seize 16.5 tons of drugs
By Fisnik Abrashi - Associated Press Writer
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A8
American and Afghan forces seized 16.5 tons of drugs and killed 34 militants during a three-day operation against a key insurgent stronghold in southern Afghanistan, a U.S. military statement said Thursday. The seizure was one of the biggest by foreign troops in Afghanistan since 2001 and an indication of a nexus between the insurgency and the drug trade that fuels it.
3 U.S. soldiers, dozens of Iraqis killed by bombings
By Robert H. Reid - Associated Press Writer
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A8
Bombers struck in Baghdad and a northern city Thursday, killing three American soldiers and nearly two dozen Iraqis in a new spasm of violence that has taken at least 66 lives in two days. A spate of attacks since April seems aimed at stoking sectarian tension and undermining public confidence only weeks before U.S. combat troops are due to leave Baghdad and other cities, handing security responsibility to Iraq’s security forces.
Residents lauded for service
By Christine Metz
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B12
From working to boost the city’s recycling efforts to laying the foundation for an organization that raises thousands of dollars for the Lawrence Public Library, this year’s recipients of the Kiwanis Substantial Citizen Award have done much for the community.
New French law on Internet piracy prompts privacy fears
By Deborah Seward - Associated Press Writer
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A9
A thousand French Internet users a day could be taken off-line following approval of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s pet project — an unprecedented law to cut the Internet connections of people who repeatedly pirate music and movies.
Many college students stressed, some depressed
By Nancy Benac and Trevor Tompson - Associated Press Writers
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A9
Stress over grades. Financial worries. Trouble sleeping. Feeling hopeless. So much for those carefree college days. The vast majority of college students are feeling stressed these days, and significant numbers are at risk of depression, according to an Associated Press-mtvU poll.
Kansas exports hit $12.5B, setting record
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A5
Exports of Kansas products were nearly $12.5 billion last year, setting a record despite the nation’s economic slump, the state Department of Commerce reported Thursday. Exports in 2008 were 22 percent higher than in 2007, when they hit almost $10.3 billion.
Bill on cockfighting signed by governor
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A5
Gov. Mark Parkinson signed a bill Thursday that will make cockfighting a felony in Kansas and strengthen laws against drug trafficking and assaulting law enforcement officers. The changes will take effect July 1.
Autopsy inconclusive on body in river
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A7
An autopsy performed Thursday on a headless, armless skeleton found along the Des Plaines River yielded inconclusive results, leaving questions about whether the badly decomposed body was one of two women whose disappearances have drawn national media attention.
N.M. mom charged with killing son on playground
By Heather Clark - Associated Press Writer
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A7
A mother playing with her children at a park spotted a little black sneaker sticking out of the sand underneath the playground equipment. Figuring a youngster had lost his shoe, she bent down to pick it up. It was strangely heavy.
Gasoline prices rising
Associated Press
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A1
As tens of millions tank up and hit the road for Memorial Day weekend, gas prices are rising fast enough to revive painful memories of the $4-a-gallon summer of 2008. Rest easy: The economic slack created by the recession all but guarantees prices won’t spike the way they did last year, analysts say.
‘Rock, Chalk … run’ to benefit clinic
By Karrey Britt
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A3
The second annual “Rock, Chalk … run!” will be at 8 a.m. June 13 at Clinton State Park. There will be three runs. The 10K race costs $30, the 5K costs $25, and the 1-mile run is free. Runners get to compete on the Ironman 70.3 Kansas course — the day before that event. The “Rock, Chalk … run!” will benefit Health Care Access, a nonprofit clinic that serves uninsured, low-income residents of Lawrence and the Douglas County.
Pump patrol
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A3
The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.27 at Presto, 602 W. Ninth St.
Portion of county road set to reopen
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A3
A five-block stretch of Douglas County Road 1055 that doubles as Sixth Street in Baldwin City will be reopened to traffic at 7 p.m. today, according to Douglas County Public Works. The road had been closed since April 20 while work crews completed the $1 million project to replace a sewer line, as well as add curbs, gutters and sidewalks. The road was then repaved.
Student disciplined over tainted drink
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A3
Administrators have disciplined a junior Lawrence High student for putting a prescription medication into a teacher’s water bottle on Wednesday. LHS Principal Steve Nilhas said students warned the teacher not to drink from the bottle, and administrators then began an investigation. No one was injured in the incident, but administrators were able to identify the male student, Nilhas said.
Report: Former KU professor potential Supreme Court choice
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A3
Some media reports have cited Kansas University alumna Christine Arguello as a potential nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. President Barack Obama is looking for someone to replace the retiring David Souter. Arguello, a U.S. district judge in Colorado, has received a call from people “in direct contact with the White House,” according to an article in the Denver Post.
Old Home Town - 40 years ago
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A10
Kansas City, Kan., basketball star Leonard Gray of Sumner High School signed a letter of intent to come to Kansas University. He would join Wichita all-stater Randy Canfield on the coming KU freshman roster. Optimistic Ted Owens and No. 1 assistant Sam Miranda foresaw a bright future for the two new stars and for the Jayhawks.
Old Home Town - 100 years ago
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A10
From the Lawrence Daily World for May 22, 1909: “E.E. Westfall, representing a company of Lawrence men, has leased more than 2,000 acres near Vinland on which they expect to prospect for gas. … Meanwhile, people living in and near Baldwin have been excited the past week because of the discovery of gas in small quantities on the farm of L.J. Stevenson, three-fourths of a mile northwest of the depot.”
Old Home Town - 25 years ago
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A10
Retiring school superintendent Carl Knox and wife Dorothy were guests at a retirement reception at the Holidome. Lawrence High’s indoor swimming pool was dedicated in Knox’s name, to honor his 22 years of service. Dan Neuenswander of Bartlesville, Okla., had been hired as Knox’s replacement.
Advertising messages bombard children
By Gary Brunk
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A10
An average child in the United States sees about 40,000 commercials a year just while watching television. With more than 40 million kids online daily, and growing, perhaps no tool has become more important to marketers than the Internet.
Obama now adopting Bush policies
By Charles Krauthammer
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A10
If hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue, then the flip-flops on previously denounced anti-terror measures are the homage that Barack Obama pays to George Bush. Within 125 days, Obama has adopted with only minor modifications huge swaths of the entire, allegedly lawless Bush program.
Iran threat is top priority
By Cal Thomas
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A11
Things are not always as they appear in the Middle East. Appearances can also deceive whenever an Israeli prime minister and a U.S. president get together in Washington. During their two-hour meeting at the White House on Monday, it appeared as though Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu were bosom buddies.
Parliament pain sells papers
By Garrison Keillor
May 22, 2009 in print edition on A11
I come to London for the signage (“Danger: Men working overhead”), and to pick up a tube of Euthymol toothpaste and devour a cup of Mr. Whippy lemon ice and a package of chocolate HobNobs, and to enjoy the roomy taxicabs and the cabbies’ no-hesitation style of driving, their bold U-turns, and to observe the gilded gates and the Mounted Guards and all the storybook tinges of aristocracy so dear to us Americans.
Critics: Ireland slow to protect its children
By Shawn Pogatchnik - Associated Press Writer
May 22, 2009 in print edition on C10
Child-abuse activists warned Thursday that Ireland failed to learn the lessons from decades of unchecked brutality inside Catholic Church-run schools and still offers poor protection to vulnerable boys and girls. This week’s mammoth report into the abuse of thousands of children in Catholic-run schools blamed successive Irish governments for permitting rape and other sadistic practices inside the tax-funded facilities throughout most of the 20th century.
People in the news
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B10
• Patti Blagojevich to join show husband couldn’t • CW network banking on Kutcher, vampires • Actress Lucy Gordon found dead at age 28 • Sean Penn withdraws separation filing • Palin picks memoir collaborator
Starz shines; History dithers
By Kevin McDonough
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B10
What do you do if you are Jerry Seinfeld? Anything you want to do. The sitcom star appears in a spoof of his own image on the second-season finale of “Head Case” (9 p.m., Starz). Alexandra Wentworth stars in “Head Case” as the celebrity therapist Dr. Goode. Her practice allows scores of boldfaced names to cameo on the show and send up the popular notion of self-absorbed Hollywood stars.
Horoscopes
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B10
You could change directions this year, as you realize in some ways you have been self-destructive. A partnership transforms, allowing you to update your views, if not your daily life. If you are single, you might move into a relationship slightly too fast. If you are attached, you often feel out of sync. Let it go.
Michelle Obama misses life without commentary
By Darlene Superville - Associated Press Writer
May 22, 2009 in print edition on C10
First lady Michelle Obama misses life without the constant commentary, but says she does what works for her since there’s always someone who thinks she could have done something better. In the latest issue of Time magazine, Mrs. Obama says it’s difficult to watch her husband, President Barack Obama, burdened by the world’s problems, and that White House life has been the “greatest single benefit” for her family.
Sherpa scales Everest for record 19th time
By Binaj Gurubacharya - Associated Press Writer
May 22, 2009 in print edition on C10
A Nepalese Sherpa guide has once again broken his own record, scaling Mount Everest for the 19th time, mountaineering officials said Thursday. Appa, who like most Sherpas goes by one name, reached the 29,035-foot peak early Thursday, guiding foreign clients and accompanied by several other fellow guides, said Ang Tshering of the Nepal Mountaineering Association.
Survey shows country in midst of centrist era
By Liz Sidoti - Associated Press Writer
May 22, 2009 in print edition on C10
Barack Obama’s presidency has ushered in an era of centrism, with the country experiencing such a boost in independent voters that they now make up the largest proportion of the electorate in 70 years. This fickle group doesn’t have uniform opinions, so its dominance carries potential risks for emboldened Democrats and opportunities for out-of-power Republicans.
Financial figures startling
By Bill Mayer
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B1
Maybe it didn’t surprise you, but a March 23 article in Sports Illustrated by Pablo S. Torre astounded me.
Familiar foe denies Lawrence soccer trip to state
By Chuck Woodling
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B1
One of these years, Lawrence High will make its first appearance in the Class 6A state girls soccer tournament.
Dugan Arnett’s KU baseball notebook
By Dugan Arnett
May 22, 2009 in print edition on B5
Kansas’ David Narodowski hit his second home run of the Big 12 tournament in a second-round loss to Texas.
Left of center: Longtime LAC gallery director leaves to reconnect with life as an artist
By Jon Niccum
May 22, 2009 in print edition on C1
French painter Edouard Manet once said, “Art is a circle. You’re either in or out.”
‘Terminator Salvation’ a robotic effort
By Roger Moore - The Orlando Sentinel
May 22, 2009 in print edition on C1
“Terminator Salvation” is one of the most visually impressive films in the series.
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