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12:00 a.m.
Cody Slifer, 12, spins for a hook shot during a game of pick-up water basketball Saturday, May 23, 2009 on opening day of the Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center. Clockwise from left are Bruce Whiteman, 11, Alex Knight, 13, Marquez White, 13, Joe Ryan, and at bottom right is Terrell Davis, 13. Swimmers celebrate outdoor pool opening
By Christine Metz
May 24, 2009 in print edition on 1B
Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center’s summer season opened Saturday with a splash by Kardal Hart.
6:00 a.m.
Graduates toss their caps into the air at the conclusion of the Lawrence High School 2009 Commencement at Memorial Stadium. Lawrence High sends graduates out with a modern twist
By Jesse Fray
May 24, 2009 in print edition on 1A
It’s a commencement speech that could end this way only in the 21st century. “Go out and …,” Lawrence High School graduate Alexandra Hyler said, stopping mid-sentence, pausing to send out a mass text message and then telling fellow graduates they would have to check their cell phones or her Facebook page for the rest.
10:00 a.m.
The time-honored tradition of turning the tassel from the left to the right side of their caps was observed for all the graduates including Lydia Belcher (second from right) at the Free State High School 2009 Commencement Sunday at Memorial Stadium. Free State graduates ready for life’s next lessons
By Jesse Fray
May 24, 2009 in print edition on 1A
Free State High graduates threw their dark green caps up in the air Sunday afternoon, gesturing the completion of their high school careers. “I’m really excited it’s over,” said Kayleigh Schneider, Free State graduate.
6:54 p.m.
The LHS forensics national qualifiers are, clockwise from lower left, senior Alex Hyler, sophomore Amelia Weil, sophomore Hannah Lusk and senior Carina Fowler. LHS students to compete at nationals in forensics, debate
By Lindsey Slater
May 25, 2009 in print edition on 3A
When most people hear the word “forensics,” thoughts turn to investigating a crime scene. But that’s not always the case.

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Police seeking man in connection with armed robbery
By Asher Fusco
11:14 p.m., May 25, 2009 Updated 03:20 a.m. in print edition on A6
Lawrence police are seeking a suspect in connection with an armed robbery reported Monday night at Motel 6, 1130 N. Third St.
Health Care Access seeks funding
By Jesse Fray
May 25, 2009
Health Care Access is looking to relocate in the near future.
Lawrence youths start baseball season
By Jesse Fray
May 25, 2009
Lawrence athletics leaders are urging parents to act their age at their children’s baseball games this summer.
New technology helps kids learn to bike
By Mark Boyle
May 25, 2009
Advances in youth bicycle design are helping youngsters learn to ride.
6Sports Top Six
By Andrew Baker
May 25, 2009
The top six local sports plays from the past week.
Kansas baseball team makes NCAA Tournament
Jayhawks will face Coastal Carolina (46-14) in Chapel Hill, N.C., Regional
By Dugan Arnett
11:39 a.m., May 25, 2009 Updated 11:58 a.m. in print edition on B1
The Kansas baseball team earned a bid into the NCAA Tournament as a No. 3 seed and will take on second-seeded Coastal Carolina in the Chapel Hill, N.C., Regional.
Chair exercise volunteer needed
Staff Reports
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A4
Vermont Towers needs someone to lead chair exercises for the elderly from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
What a wild ride!
Castroneves caps roller-coaster month with Indy 500 victory
The Associated Press
May 25, 2009 in print edition on C1
Helio Castroneves won the Indy 500.
Along for the bus ride
Gadgets, chitchat help bide time
By Chad Lawhorn
May 25, 2009
Don’t blame seventh-grader Jordan Rollo for not immediately seeing the trap that had been set for him.
Graphic novels pack a literary punch
By Diane Evans - McClatchy Newspapers
May 25, 2009
A young co-worker has been trying hard to turn me into a reader of the graphic novel.
Free State’s Hulls All-Sunflower picks
J-W Staff Reports
May 25, 2009 in print edition on B3
Rosie and Maggie Hull were named to the All-Sunflower League softball team.
Supreme Court pick could face filibuster over ‘feelings’
By Philip Elliott - Associated Press Writer
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A2
The Senate’s No. 2 Republican on Sunday refused to rule out a filibuster if President Barack Obama seeks a Supreme Court justice who decides cases based on “emotions or feelings or preconceived ideas.”
Soldier’s son’s song: just ‘Keep ‘em Safe’
By Rail Gallego and Heidi Vogt - Associated Press Writers
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A5
Forward Operating Base Airborne, Afghanistan — At least a couple of times a week, U.S. Army Capt. Alfonso Johnson opens his laptop at his base in Afghanistan and plays a rap video — a clip with his young son singing of his fears his father will die in combat.
Republican Party at risk of splitting along factional fault lines
By Douglass K. Daniel - Associated Press Writer
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A1
The conservative vs. moderate split threatening to rupture the Republican Party played out across the airwaves Sunday, with Colin Powell and Tom Ridge denouncing shrill and judgmental voices they say are steering the GOP too far right.
His calling
Project abroad leads to career in medicine
By Eileen Roddy
May 25, 2009
“When some of my friends were very young they already knew what they wanted to be when they grew up. Not me,” says Dr. Matt Harms, 42, a hospitalist at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Fossils and paintball wars with newlyweds
By Kevin McDonough
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A11
The History Channel, the home of “Life After People,” asks us to contemplate life before people with “The Link” (8 p.m., History), a documentary look at the fossilized remains of a primate believed to be 47 million years old.
Those were the days
By Tom Keegan
May 25, 2009 in print edition on B1
Former Kansas University baseball coach Floyd Temple reflects on his tenure and likes what he’s seen out of current coach Ritch Price.
7 ways to pay for college
By Ashley Grimaldo - MCclatchy Newspapers
May 25, 2009
Before crunching numbers and working out a fine-tuned college payment plan, first consider why you want to go in the first place. Generation X and Y were born in a unique era — most of us went or plan to go to college because “that’s what you do after high school.” We didn’t enroll with an end goal. Ask professional students what they actually plan on doing with their diploma, and nearly 90 percent have no clue (and think that’s just fine). What we see is an entire work force convinced that degree equals job.
Deodorants go green
By Brian Frederick
May 25, 2009
With the growth of the green movement, people are examining all aspects of their lives to find changes they can make to protect their health and the environment. Health and body care products are no exception, and many people are turning to green deodorants as a safe and effective means of combating body odor.
Addictive love harmful to productive living
By Deanna Nelson
May 25, 2009
Addiction. It may conjure up images of drugs, alcohol, or gambling. But author Brenda Schaeffer says many of us are addicted to love, and that addiction can wreak havoc on our lives. In a new edition of her book “Is It Addiction or Is It Love?” Schaeffer explores the dangers of love addiction and how to recognize the symptoms in your own relationships.
Seafood great on the grill
The Associated Press
May 25, 2009
Grilling generally is a healthy cooking method, because little or no fat is needed. But the intense, dry heat can quickly turn food tough and leathery, especially if you start with something lean.
Grilled Eggplant and Red Pepper with Mint-Cumin Dressing
May 25, 2009
For great grilled vegetables that are tender inside and crispy and smoky outside, moderate heat is key. Go too high and the outside will burn while the insides remain unpleasantly crunchy.
Pump patrol
May 25, 2009
The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.27 at several locations.
Texas beats Tigers for Big 12 crown
Associated Press
May 25, 2009 in print edition on B3
Texas repeated as Big 12 baseball champions with a 12-7 victory over Missouri in the title game.
Royals finally break through, avoid sweep by Cards
By R.B. Fallstrom - Associated Press Sports Writer
May 25, 2009 in print edition on B1
The Royals avoided a sweep with a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals.
U.K. to review women’s combat team
By David Stringer - Associated Press Writer
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A2
Britain’s female soldiers could soon battle enemy forces in face-to-face combat, if a ban on women serving in the most dangerous warfare roles is lifted for the first time.
Police: Victim in Sikh temple shooting dies
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A2
Sikhs wielding knives and a handgun attacked two preachers at a rival temple in Vienna in a brawl that left one of the victims dead and at least 15 others wounded, police said. A related clash later broke out in northern India.
‘Bloody intersection’ secured by troops
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A2
The Taliban left so many mutilated bodies at the crossing — some hanging from trees with threatening notes — that Pakistanis in the Swat Valley’s main town took to calling it “bloody intersection.”
Atlantis, crew land after Hubble mission
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A2
Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned safely to Earth on Sunday, detouring from stormy Florida to sunsplashed California to end a 13-day mission that repaired and enhanced the Hubble Space Telescope.
Woman is city’s 2nd swine flu death
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A2
A woman died over the weekend of swine flu, becoming the city’s second victim and the nation’s 11th.
Agency: Underground nuclear test successful
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A2
North Korea announced today that it successfully carried out an underground nuclear test, weeks after threatening to restart its rogue atomic program.
Landfill towers scorch perched hawks
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A12
A towering landfill smokestack offers an irresistible perch for raptors to watch for rodents scavenging in the treeless landscape below. But when flames fed by landfill gas rush upward, the birds are being scorched or burned alive.
Military to comply if gay ban law changes
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A12
President Barack Obama’s top military adviser said Sunday the Pentagon has enough challenges — including two wars — without rushing to overturn a decade-old policy that bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military and incites political and social factions on both sides.
Government blocks access to Facebook
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A12
Iran blocked access to Facebook on Saturday in what opposition candidates said was an effort to sabotage their challenges to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Chauffer for queen faces allegations
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A12
A royal chauffeur was suspended Sunday over allegations he gave undercover reporters a tour of Queen Elizabeth II’s luxury limousines and other sensitive areas of her Buckingham Palace home in exchange for money.
Rebuilding projects loom in Afghanistan
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A12
The job of rebuilding Afghanistan is shaping up as an ominous sequel to the massive, mistake-riddled U.S. effort to get Iraq back on its feet.
Stimulus fund spending on city’s agenda Tuesday
Staff Reports
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A4
City commissioners will tackle several issues when they return from Memorial Day.
Closings planned for Memorial Day
Staff Report
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A4
Government offices and public services in Lawrence and Douglas County will be closed today in observance of Memorial Day.
On the record
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A4
An 18-year-old Topeka man was arrested Sunday morning on charges of criminal use of a firearm, intent to sell drugs and drug possession.
Baseball list of top 50 arguable
By Bill Conlin - Philadelphia Daily News
May 25, 2009 in print edition on B2
When the Phillies took on the Yankees over weekend in the $1.5 billion House That Ruthless Built, the teams included nine of the 50 greatest players in the game today.
Orlando wins physical battle
Magic up, 2-1, on Cavs
The Associated Press
May 25, 2009 in print edition on B5
LeBron James had no shot. Dwight Howard scored 24 points — 14 on free throws — and Rafer Alston added 18 as the Orlando Magic, sick of seeing replays of James’ dramatic Game 2 buzzer-beater, downed the Cleveland Cavaliers, 99-89, on Sunday night to take a 2-1 lead in an Eastern Conference finals getting nastier by the minute.
Ironman 70.3 pumps money into economy
Event next month to bring thousands of competitors, spectators to town
By Mark Fagan
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A3
Just what a slow, sluggish and otherwise laggard economy needs: 2,000 intense, committed and focused competitors to swim 1.2 miles, bike 56 miles and then run another 13.1 miles.
Tireless Hewitt overcomes 55 aces
Karlovic loses, despite setting record at French Open
The Associated Press
May 25, 2009 in print edition on B2
Lleyton Hewitt lunged and whiffed at some serves, his racket hitting only air. He simply stood and watched other balls whirr past.
Nuggets change focus for Game 4
Denver laments ill-advised three-pointers in previous contest
The Associated Press
May 25, 2009 in print edition on B5
The Denver Nuggets don’t just need work on their inbounds plays. If they’re to bounce back from a second last-minute loss to the Lakers, they’ll also have to play to the rim tonight and not the crowd as they did in Game 3.
LHS students to compete at nationals in forensics, debate
By Lindsey Slater
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A3
When most people hear the word “forensics,” thoughts turn to investigating a crime scene. But that’s not always the case.
Roll call keeps veterans’ memory alive
By Gillian Flaccus - Associated Press Writer
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A1
Abts, Richard. Adamski, Walter. Ahlman, Enoch. The names are whisked away by the hot, gusting wind as soon as they are spoken, forgotten in the stream of the next name and the next name and the next name.
Tradebank simplifies businesses’ use of bartering to stretch purchasing power
By Aly Van Dyke
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A3
Matt Llewellyn, owner of 23rd Street Brewery, rewards his employees with limousine rides, free nights at a hotel and gift cards to restaurants.
New irrigation systems save water and time
By Linda Cottin
May 25, 2009
Installing a drip irrigation or micro-watering system is an easy way to save water, as well as time, while improving the overall health of your plants.
Greensburg, part two: A town rebuilding
By Lori Carson
May 25, 2009
Two years after tragedy and hardship struck this town, the green is returning to Greensburg.
Sleepover confidential
By Marlo Angell
May 25, 2009
Sure, there’s the first crush, the new bra and maybe the occasional Quinceanera, but what girl doesn’t look back on slumber parties as one of the most memorable rites of passage into adolescence?
Experts discuss what age is appropriate to start baby-sitting
By Michael Holtz & Sarah Henning
May 25, 2009
Courtney Nottingham is 11 and has had plenty of experience with kids. Her mother, Beth, is a day care provider. And though Courtney already had baby-sat a couple of times, she gained more confidence through a Safe Sitters class offered at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Turnstiles turn for ‘Night’ and ‘Terminator Salvation’
Associated Press
May 25, 2009
Ben Stiller’s “Night at the Museum” sequel and Christian Bale’s “Terminator Salvation” are combining for a solid Memorial Day weekend at the box office.
Scottish singer Susan Boyle advances to contest finals
Associated Press
May 25, 2009
Surprise singing sensation Susan Boyle made a new television appearance Sunday, showcasing once again her soaring voice — but refusing to compromise on the frumpy look that made her an Internet sensation.
Casinos serve up bargians to bring customers back
By Oskar Garcia - Associated Press Writer
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A11
It’s back to the buffet, bargains and customer bonuses for Las Vegas casinos.
Horoscope
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A11
For Monday, May 25: This year, ingenuity keys into imagination, allowing for many options and diverse paths. If you are single, your charisma is at one of its peaks this year. Just because someone wants you doesn’t mean that he or she is right. If you are attached, back off of being too me-oriented.
Tuition retaliation?
State funding for higher education is too low, but raising student tuition isn’t the right way to encourage lawmakers to increase that funding.
J-W Editorials
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A9
Raising student tuition is an ineffective way for Kansas University officials and the Kansas Board of Regents to express their displeasure with the Kansas Legislature.
Time to reflect
By Ray Finch
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A9
To the editor: One hundred and fifty years ago, the U.S. was on the verge of tearing itself apart. During the four-year Civil War, more than 600,000 American soldiers died while doing their duty.
Geezers adjust to ‘weizure time’
By Jim Shea - The Hartford Courant
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A9
There used to be a rigid structure to the workday. You started at a certain time and ended at a certain time, and once the sweatshop whistle blew, your time was your own.
I’m still a sucker for a sugar rush
By Meghan Bahn
May 25, 2009
“Can I have a marshmallow?” asked my daughter. Maybe I hadn’t had my coffee yet, I’m not sure. Or maybe I was in a hurry to get out the door. Whatever the case, I just couldn’t think straight, and I knew it. So I replied, “Ask your dad.”
Cutting-edge looks for sleek summer hair
By Caitlin Donnelly
May 25, 2009
Simple, low-maintenance hair is essential for keeping cool in the summertime. There is nothing worse than limp curls or frizzy locks from all of the heat and humidity.
Park it: Relax this summer at one of the area’s free, family-friendly nature sites
By Andy Hyland
May 25, 2009
Memorial Day weekend means heavy traffic at Clinton and Perry lakes on their campsites, trails and boat ramps.
Friend, editor offered cherished advice
By David Shribman
May 25, 2009 in print edition on A9
The call came late at night and the tone of the voice was ominous. We had to meet. Immediately. It could not wait. It had to be the next day.
Horoscopes
By Holiday Mathis
May 25, 2009
This week’s birthdays: You’ll feel younger because you become mentally lighter than you were last year. The change comes almost immediately — things that would have bothered you before no longer hold sway over your life. Over the next seven weeks your relationships improve. You see the world from your loved one’s perspective. As a result, the people in your life feel understood and they seek to understand you, too. Career developments in July put your talent to use. Family additions happen in October.
Lawrence elementary school lunches
May 25, 2009
Planning a summer get-together? Read some music picks to start the party
By Deanna Nelson
May 25, 2009
For local record store employee Aaron Marable, music is more than just something that’s on in the background. It’s a catalyst for communication and connection, and it’s an essential part of a summertime get-together.
Library Top 10
May 25, 2009
Five tips to plan the perfect child birthday party
McClatchy Newspapers
May 25, 2009
Weeknight or weekend, one surefire way to save money on a birthday party is to host it at home. Of course, entertaining a dozen or so kids is not for the faint of heart. Here are five tips to remember if you want to keep yourself sane and your guests happy.
The Edge
May 25, 2009
• ‘Gone Tomorrow’ (Books) • Green Day (Music) • ‘Sanctuary’ (Books)
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