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Do you approve of President Barack Obama's nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

Poll results

Response Percent
Yes
 
 53%
No
 
 34%
Not sure
 
 12%
Total 1018
Have you ever participated in or donated to Relay for Life?

Poll results

Response Percent
Yes
 
 68%
No
 
 29%
No, but thinking about it this year
 
 2%
Total 410
Videos

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12:00 a.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.
6:00 a.m.
Hannah Scott, 7, Topeka, plays with a relative’s dog, Kaden, while her family sets up at the Cedar Ridge campground at Clinton Lake State Park. 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.
10:00 a.m.
Lawrence City Hall at Sixth and Massachusetts streets. City shells out $126M in 2008
By Chad Lawhorn
May 26, 2009 in print edition on 1A
It’s your checkbook. You ought to at least look at the register every once in awhile.
2:00 p.m.
The American Legion Post 14 Honor Guard listens during the Memorial Day services at the Veterans' Plot at Oak Hill Cemetery on Monday. Ceremonies honor area’s veterans
By Annalise Flynn
May 26, 2009 in print edition on 4A
It was a cloudy morning as onlookers gathered Monday at Lawrence cemeteries to remember the fallen heroes of the U.S. military.
6:00 p.m.
Darci “Jinx” Rodecap is involved in theater at Free State High School. The senior is the May ArtStar, an award sponsored by Jayhawk Dental and The World Company. Stage name: Free State senior’s theater talents qualify her as May ArtStar
By Terry Rombeck
May 26, 2009 in print edition on 1C
Darci “Jinx” Rodecap has always been impressed by the types of shows she’s been a part of at Free State High School.

All stories

Kansans mixed on Obama’s Supreme Court nomination
By George Diepenbrock
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A8
Reaction from Kansas was mixed Tuesday after President Barack Obama nominated a New York federal appellate judge, Sonia Sotomayor, to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Tonganoxie cafe that inspired ‘Bus Stop’ has new owner
By Shawn Linenberger
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A6
A historic Tonganoxie venue that is said to have inspired Kansas playwright William Inge’s “Bus Stop” appears to have a new owner.
In an effort to protect your tap, a natural solution
‘Ecologically, this will be a functioning wetland’
By Scott Rothschild
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A1
Near a tributary in western Douglas County, an effort is under way to replicate nature to protect Clinton Lake and the water coming out of Lawrence faucets.
Chautauqua comes to Ottawa this year
By Brianne Pfannenstiel
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A3
Franklin D. Roosevelt, famous for his New Deal during the Great Depression, will be offering advice about revitalizing the current economy when Chautauqua comes to Ottawa June 3-7 and Hesston June 10-14.
KU freshman Jason Wren died of alcohol poisoning, autopsy confirms
By Jesse Fray
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A10
A Kansas University freshman found dead in his fraternity house in March had alcohol more than four times the legal limit in his blood and died from alcohol poisoning, an autopsy report released Tuesday said.
Despite state budget problems, statehouse renovations still going forward
Associated Press
01:44 p.m., May 26, 2009 Updated 04:26 p.m.
Despite financial problems and budget-cutting, a renovation of the Kansas Statehouse is not on the chopping block.
McKinney names new assistant state treasurer
Associated Press
May 26, 2009
A former aide to Kansas’ governor and lieutenant governor is the new assistant state treasurer.
Health care rally set for Saturday in Topeka
By Karrey Britt
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A3
It’s estimated that 340,000 people — about 13 percent of Kansans — do not have health insurance. About 13,000 of them live in Douglas County. Nationwide, 46 million are uninsured.
KU breaks ground for new School of Pharmacy
By Andy Hyland
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A1
Kansas University, state and federal leaders came together Tuesday to celebrate a major KU School of Pharmacy expansion in Lawrence and Wichita. The expansion has gone through a number of battles in the Kansas Legislature to acquire funding, after bonding authority had to be diverted from gaming revenue that dried up.
Four more swine flu cases diagnosed in Kansas
May 26, 2009
Kansas now has 74 cases of swine flu.
Kobach announces candidacy for Kansas secretary of state office
By George Diepenbrock
11:33 a.m., May 26, 2009 Updated 05:15 p.m. in print edition on B10
A former Kansas Republican Party chairman has officially announced his candidacy to run for secretary of state in 2010.
Topeka officials investigating what caused a truckload of garbage to catch fire
Associated Press
May 26, 2009
Fire officials in Topeka are investigating what caused a garbage truck’s load to catch on fire, forcing the driver to dump it in a pharmacy parking lot.
Obama introduces N.Y. appeals judge as his Supreme Court nominee
Sonia Sotomayor would be first Hispanic on nation’s highest court
Associated Press
07:51 a.m., May 26, 2009 Updated 10:25 a.m.
President Barack Obama tapped federal appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court on Tuesday making her the first Hispanic in history picked to wear the robes of a justice.
Double Take: Reader worried about friend who has turned to cutting
By Dr. Wes Crenshaw and Kelly Kelin
May 26, 2009 in print edition on C1
I have a friend that has recently started cutting herself. She did it last year for a couple of weeks and started again about a week ago. She isn’t suicidal, so right now I’m just trying to find reasons for her to stop. Unfortunately, the reasons I found were all about infections, but I was hoping to learn what the ill effects of cutting are and how to get her to stop.
City shells out $126M in 2008
Vendors near and far benefited from spending
By Chad Lawhorn
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A1
It’s your checkbook. You ought to at least look at the register every once in awhile.
Dugan Arnett’s KU baseball notebook
By Dugan Arnett
May 26, 2009 in print edition on B3
Kansas coach Ritch Price might tweak his rotation for the upcoming NCAA regional.
‘A bad day at work’
Verlander sharp; Tigers pound out 19 hits
By Doug Tucker - Associated Press Sports Writer
May 26, 2009 in print edition on B1
The Tigers routed the Royals, 13-1.
A Twitter-based show may be headed for TV
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A2
Twitter, the Web site that asks what everybody’s doing, says it wants to be doing a TV series.
Cancer-stricken boy, mom return
By Patrick Condon - Associated Press Writer
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A2
A 13-year-old cancer patient and his mother, who fled Minnesota last week to avoid court-ordered chemotherapy for him, returned voluntarily Monday, and the boy was examined by a doctor.
Taliban to Swat civilians: Come back
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A2
The Taliban on Monday urged civilians to return to the Swat Valley’s main city, promising they would not attack security forces battling for control out of concern for the safety of trapped residents.
Pelosi visits China; protestors seek help
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A2
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, long a fierce critic of Beijing, toured China’s financial capital on Monday on a visit focused on environmental issues rather than human rights, though her presence emboldened protesters.
Hillary Clinton makes surprise Yale return
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A2
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made a surprise return to her alma mater on Monday, picking up an honorary degree from Yale University 36 years after earning her law degree from the Ivy League school.
French court tries Church of Scientology
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A2
The Church of Scientology could be dissolved in France if it is convicted in a trial that opened Monday in a Paris court, where the group and seven of its French leaders stand charged of organized fraud and illegal pharmaceutical activity.
Obama observes Memorial Day by laying wreaths at Arlington
By Darlene Superville - Associated Press Writer
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A2
President Barack Obama avoided a racial controversy on his first Memorial Day in office by sending wreaths to separate memorials for Confederate soldiers and for blacks who fought against them during the Civil War.
World condemns nuclear test
Experts: Sanctions unlikely to deter N. Korea
By Paul Richter and Geraldine Baum - Chicago Tribune
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A1
North Korea’s announcement of a nuclear test was met Monday with worldwide condemnation, with the U.N. Security Council declaring the underground blast a “clear violation” of past resolutions and saying it would meet today to discuss possible steps against the regime.
Ceremonies honor area’s veterans
By Annalise Flynn
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A4
It was a cloudy morning as onlookers gathered Monday at Lawrence cemeteries to remember the fallen heroes of the U.S. military.
Bomb blast shatters Starbucks windows
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A6
An early morning explosion, caused by a small bomb and reminiscent of other mysterious blasts around the city in the last few years, destroyed a sidewalk bench and shattered windows in a Starbucks coffee shop.
Billions from stimulus going to green jobs
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A6
Some of the $4 billion from President Barack Obama’s $787 billion economic stimulus plan that was budgeted to renovate public housing will be spent to create so-called “green jobs” by making the dwellings more energy efficient.
Nuggets win, even series
The Associated Press
May 26, 2009 in print edition on B3
Denver evened its NBA playoff series with a 120-101 victory over the Lakers.
Cavaliers should be concerned
By George Dmaz - The Orlando Sentinel
May 26, 2009 in print edition on B2
The battered psyche of the Cleveland Cavaliers has been reduced to this: They are playing the “too much respect” and “guarantee” cards simultaneously.
Reutimann wins Coca-Cola 600
Driver gets first Sprint Cup win in rain-delayed race
The Associated Press
May 26, 2009 in print edition on B2
It took 75 races and three rain delays for David Reutimann to earn his first Sprint Cup Series victory.
Drivers arrested for being under influence
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A5
Law enforcement officers booked 10 people into Douglas County Jail for drinking and driving during Memorial Day weekend, according to jail records.
Wichita police investigating sex trafficking in young girls
Gangs blamed for exploiting at-risk children
Associated Press
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A5
Wichita police say the cases of teenage girls being forced into sexual slavery are increasing in the city.
Unpaid tickets haunt Topeka woman
Hundreds of parking citations add up to $31,000 debt
Associated Press
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A5
The day after Christmas 2001, Cathy Marcotte walked out of work at Southwestern Bell in downtown Topeka, across the street to her car and scooped seven parking tickets off the windshield. She shoved the stack in her glove box next to tens of others.
Kansas chiropractor accused of fraud
Associated Press
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A5
A suburban Kansas City chiropractor’s license has been suspended while the state medical board investigates allegations of patients who say they were solicited and underwent painful exams.
Mountain lion killed after zoo escape
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A4
Officials at a central Kansas zoo are trying to figure out how a 150-pound mountain lion escaped from its enclosure.
Cancer benefit takes on hunger
By Karrey Britt
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A3
Every year, about 4,000 luminarias line a track in Lawrence.
Turnpike work to limit interchange access
By Mark Fagan
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A3
Soon after the travel-packed Memorial Day weekend draws to a close, the Kansas Turnpike will shutter half of its East Lawrence interchange.
Pump patrol
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A3
The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.27 at several locations.
Lincoln, Ike events planned at Dole
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A3
The Dole Institute of Politics has announced the lineup for its 2009 Summer Series.
Komodo dragon attacks terrorize Indonesia village
By Irwan Firdaus - Associated Press Writer
May 26, 2009 in print edition on C8
Komodo dragons have shark-like teeth and poisonous venom that can kill a person within hours of a bite. Yet villagers who have lived for generations alongside the world’s largest lizard were not afraid — until the dragons started to attack.
Amazon being hit by climate chaos
Global warming suspected cause of floods, drought
By Alan Clendenning - Associated Press Writer
May 26, 2009 in print edition on C8
Across the Amazon basin, river dwellers are adding new floors to their stilt houses, trying to stay above rising floodwaters that have killed 44 people and left 376,000 homeless.
‘I love nerds’: For spelling bee participants, dorky is the new cool
By Joseph White - Associated Press Writer
May 26, 2009 in print edition on C8
Lauren Kirk had a hamburger in hand, a new friend by her side. On Monday afternoon, she was one of the cool kids.
Troops in Iraq, Afghanistan honor fallen
By Chelsea J. Carter and Heidi Vogt - Associated Press Writers
May 26, 2009 in print edition on C8
American troops on Memorial Day honored their fallen on two battlefields, one war winding down and another ramping up. In Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military remembered the toll so far on the troops — more than 4,900 dead — with the outcome still unclear.
Group claims success in K.C. recall effort
May 26, 2009 in print edition on B8
A group seeking to force Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser out of office says it’s collected enough signatures to force a recall election.
Wichita police: No calls about mystery child
May 26, 2009 in print edition on B8
Wichita police are trying to get more information about a young boy who came into a convenience store alone.
51-year-old drowns after boat capsizes
May 26, 2009 in print edition on B8
A northeast Kansas man drowned when his boat capsized in a Pottawatomie County pond.
Four Kansas counties now ‘minority-majority’
Associated Press
May 26, 2009 in print edition on B8
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates four counties in Kansas have reached “minority-majority” status.
Global milk glut squeezes dairy farmers
By Christopher Leonard - Associated Press Writer
May 26, 2009 in print edition on B7
A collapse in milk prices has wiped away the profits of dairy farmers, driving many out of business while forcing others to slaughter their herds or dump milk on the ground in protest.
Economist predicts lessons from recession
By Harriet Brackey - Sun Sentinel
May 26, 2009 in print edition on B7
This economic downturn is different. It’s much longer than the average, which was 10 months for all the previous recessions since World War II.
New credit card restrictions may lead to annual fees
By Michelle Singletary
May 26, 2009 in print edition on B7
Credit card users who crow that they seldom are charged interest on purchases because they pay their bills on time may not be able to crow much longer.
GOP suffers from identity crisis
By Harold Meyerson - Special to The Washington Post
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A7
The dizzying downward spiral of the Republican Party continues apace. On Thursday, the Pew Research Center released a survey showing that the percentage of Americans who answer to the name Republican is down to 22 percent — about as low as a party can go in a two-party system.
Author links free speech, corruption
By George Will
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A7
For several decades, most of the ingenuity that liberal academics have invested in First Amendment analysis has aimed to justify limiting the core activity that the amendment was written to protect — political speech.
Healthy opportunity
J-W Editorials
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A7
Health Care Access is all about helping others; now it’s time for the community to return the favor.
Magazine names best new hotels
May 26, 2009 in print edition on C1
The Fontainebleau in Miami and 12 other U.S. properties were included on a list of the best 45 new hotels around the world, chosen by editors from Travel + Leisure magazine. The Fontainebleau, a glam hotel that hosted the likes of Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley in its heyday in the 1950s and ’60s, reopened in November following a $1 billion renovation.
Avoid a teen party disaster
Beth Harpaz - Associated Press Writer
May 26, 2009 in print edition on C2
I don’t know what teen parties are like where you live, but there are plenty of party horror stories out there. Of course, for every problem party, there are many successful events. With the season on for proms, graduations and other end-of-school celebrations, not to mention beach parties, barbecues and outdoor gatherings, here are some tips for keeping teen parties safe and fun.
Roommates can make or break college experience
McClatchy Newspapers
May 26, 2009 in print edition on C1
Potluck or predetermined: Which is right for you? In roommate parlance, potluck describes the situation where students fill out a questionnaire and let the college assign a roommate. Predetermined means rising freshmen identify their own roommates. Which is better? Both predetermined and potluck options offer pros and cons.
Stage name: Free State senior’s theater talents qualify her as May ArtStar
By Terry Rombeck
May 26, 2009 in print edition on C1
Darci “Jinx” Rodecap has always been impressed by the types of shows she’s been a part of at Free State High School.
Lawrence golfers confident for state
By Matt Tait
May 26, 2009 in print edition on B1
Lawrence High hopes to make some noise at the state golf tournament.
Lions move up kickoffs
By Chuck Woodling
May 26, 2009 in print edition on B1
Lawrence High football games will kick off at 7 p.m. — not the traditional 7:30 — this fall, and other notes.
Vendors that received more than $100K
May 26, 2009 in print edition on A4
Here’s a look at the vendors that received more than $100,000 in payments from the city in 2008.
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