Also from November 7
Audio clips
- Brad Thorson talks about the offensive line's goal against Kansas State
- Chris Harris talks about trying to re-focus his teammates after the KSU loss
- Jacob Branstetter evaluates his own performance against Kansas State
- Kerry Meier discusses KU's offensive struggles against Kansas State
- KU coach Mark Mangino full press conference
- Todd Reesing: "Guys are pretty frustrated ..."
- Todd Reesing talks about what he thinks has been the cause of his struggles lately
Births
Couples
- Engagement: Hathaway and Fredricks
- Engagement: Scannell and Neufeld
- Anniversary: Henson
- Anniversary: Burgess
- Wedding: Watson and Grillot
- Wedding: Tevis and Fulbright
- Wedding: Wymore
- Wedding: Harvey and Rauktis
- Wedding: Gaines and McNish
- Wedding: Young and Cagle
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Polls
Will the KU football team make a bowl game this season?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 76% | |
| Yes | 18% | |
| Undecided | 5% | |
| Total | 2336 | |
Should Reesing be KU's quarterback in the second half?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 49% | |
| Yes | 43% | |
| Undecided | 7% | |
| Total | 106 | |
What is the best unit in today's game?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| KU’s offense | 55% | |
| KU’s defense | 19% | |
| Kansas State’s defense | 14% | |
| Undecided | 5% | |
| Kansas State’s offense | 5% | |
| Total | 56 | |
Videos
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Western union: ‘Only Good Indian’ explores cultural history through revisionist drama- November 6, 2009 in print edition on 1C
- Lawrence film director Kevin Willmott spent the week in Alaska, where his latest work, “The Only Good Indian,” opened at theaters as part of Native American Heritage Month.
6:00 a.m.
Preserving penmanship in the Computer Age- November 7, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- Susan Niedenthal has taught third grade for 15 years at Deerfield School.
- On the street: Do you have good penmanship?
11:20 a.m.
FINAL: Daniel Thomas runs for 183 yards in KSU’s 17-10 victory over KU- 10:06 a.m., November 7, 2009 Updated 4:20 p.m.
- Three first-half turnovers proved costly for KU in fourth straight loss.
- Photo gallery: KU vs. Kansas State
- Poll: Will the KU football team make a bowl game this season?
- Poll: Should Reesing be KU’s quarterback in the second half?
- Poll: What is the best unit in today’s game?
- Audio clips: 2009 KU-KSU football
4:00 p.m.
City police welcome 6 graduates after 23-week ‘grueling academy’- November 7, 2009 in print edition on 1B
- Six new law enforcement officers were officially welcomed Friday night into the Lawrence Police Department during a swearing-in ceremony.
7:00 p.m.
Sacred landmark: Capital campaign drives changes at ECM in its 50th year at KU- November 7, 2009 in print edition on 1D
- Standing outside of the Ecumenical Christian Ministries building, it looks much the same as it has to passers-by for the past 50 years, all salmon brick, smooth lines and a groovy presence.
- Photo gallery: Ecumenical Christian Ministries
All stories
- House narrowly passes health care bill
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A1
- In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.
- LIVE: State Soccer: Washburn Rural defeats Free State, 3-0
- Firebirds finish 16-5, school’s best record of all-time
- 01:54 p.m., November 7, 2009 Updated 03:55 p.m.
- The Free State High boys soccer lost to Washburn Rural, 3-0, in today’s Class 6A state championship game at Blue Valley District Soccer Complex.
- FINAL: Daniel Thomas runs for 183 yards in KSU’s 17-10 victory over KU
- 10:06 a.m., November 7, 2009 Updated 04:20 p.m.
- Three first-half turnovers proved costly for KU in fourth straight loss.
- Obama finding it harder to blame Bush for job woes
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A4
- For months he had warned it was coming, but that didn’t ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent.
- Authorities: Man stole car to face theft charge
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge.
- Role reversal
- FSHS forces — not commits — five turnovers this time
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Turnover turnabout is fair play.
- Firebirds to play for soccer title
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Shortly after his team’s 2-0 victory against Dodge City in the Class 6A state semifinals on Friday, Free State High boys soccer coach Jason Pendleton conducted an informal poll of his players.
- CritiTech leader has stake in lab building
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B1
- New details emerged Friday about a multimillion-dollar city-county proposal designed, in part, to keep a promising pharmaceutical company from leaving Lawrence.
- Reesing’s impact huge
- 12:00 a.m., November 7, 2009 Updated 10:24 a.m. in print edition on C1
- It won’t be until next year, when Todd Reesing is gone, that it will become clear how much of the growth of the Kansas University football program can be attributed to improved recruiting and how much to having a once-in-a-generation quarterback. The answer lies somewhere in the middle.
- Faith Forum: What is the most misunderstood aspect of your job?
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on D1
- • Pastors make mistakes like everyone else • Myths about greed distort perception of Christianity
- Wrong norm
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: In his column (Journal World, Nov. 6) Charles Krauthammer said that the November 2008 U.S. national election was “a one-shot, one-time, never to be replicated,” event.
- Fort Hood suspect described as courteous neighbor
- Some wounded may not survive
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A5
- As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship — common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier.
- Fort victims had different reasons for enlisting
- November 7, 2009
- The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
- If not for heroes, bloodbath could have been worse
- November 7, 2009
- Pfc. Marquest Smith, on his way to Afghanistan in January, was completing routine paperwork about a bee-sting allergy when the sounds erupted.
- Networks shake up Saturday
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on D7
- Three networks try something a little different — on Saturday night, no less, TV’s forgotten evening.
- People in the news
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on D7
- People in the news for November 7, 2009.
- Horoscope for November 7, 2009
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on D7
- Avoid making much ado about nothing. Often this year, you feel like a sailboat in a windstorm. If you are single, you open new doors. Your immediate circle could change as well, and the people you will want to relate to could change. If you are attached, the two of you will schedule some mini trips or one big vacation. Cancer helps you see new vistas.
- In united Germany, love crosses old border freely
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on E6
- In Katrin Roller’s Berlin apartment, it’s the toilet paper holder that stands out — a homemade contraption of rope and a piece of a rolling pin.
- Environmental groups at odds over climate message
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on E6
- A curious debate has broken out among American environmental groups, as the Senate balkily starts to focus on the threat of climate change. Is this REALLY the time to talk about the threat of climate change?
- Gay marriage foes use schools to win
- Opponents say homosexuality would be taught
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on E6
- Gay marriage opponents pulled off another victory at the ballot box this week by using a tried-and-tested argument: Approve it and children will be taught homosexuality in school.
- Tactical terrorism at work
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B7
- The election was two days away, and pollsters were calling it a deadlock between two candidates clearly representing the nation’s left and right wings.
- Leadership in limbo as accord dissolves
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A7
- They can’t both be right.
- Abbas’ move reflects Palestinian despair
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A7
- By saying he wants to step down as president, Mahmoud Abbas has highlighted a deep Palestinian despair rooted in decades of failed peace initiatives and fruitless violence.
- In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A7
- In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor’s offices aren’t swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don’t really need it.
- ‘Honor killing’ victim just wanted to be normal
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Noor Faleh Almaleki just wanted to be a normal American woman.
- Van stolen 35 years ago recovered
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A Volkswagen van stolen 35 years ago in Washington state has been found in a shipping container at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport.
- Democrats clear impasse blocking health care vote
- House to take up legislation today
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Capping months of struggle, House Democrats cleared an abortion-related impasse blocking a vote on sweeping health care legislation late Friday and officials expressed optimism they had lined up the support needed to pass President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority.
- World leaders needed for climate deal
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- After two years of tough U.N. climate talks often pitting the world’s rich against the poor, negotiators said Friday a new global agreement now rides on industrial nations pledging profound emissions cuts next month in Copenhagen.
- Team wins $900K in Space Elevator Games
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A space elevator may not be rocket science but it can be just as complicated — and rewarding.
- Police: 19-year-old led celebrity burglaries
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A young woman broke into the homes of Hollywood celebrities she admired, including Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Audrina Patridge, because she wanted to own their designer clothes and jewelry, an informant told police.
- Lawmaker sculpted in cow manure
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A sculpture of a New Zealand government minister crafted from cow manure sold for New Zealand $3,080 ($2,220) on an auction Web site.
- Woman passes driver’s exam on 950th try
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver’s license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time.
- Repainted Berlin Wall section inaugurated
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The Berlin Wall’s longest remaining stretch has been restored to its state of nearly two decades ago after artists repainted the colorful murals they created in the aftermath of the notorious barrier’s opening.
- Stepfather convicted in death of ‘Baby Grace’
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Two years after the remains of a toddler who came to be known as “Baby Grace” were dumped in Galveston Bay, the child’s stepfather was convicted of capital murder in her beating death.
- Revolutionary War hero named honorary citizen
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Finally, Gen. Casimir Pulaski became an American citizen on Friday, 230 years after the Polish nobleman died fighting for the as-yet-unborn United States.
- Jurors convict man in ‘fat defense’ trial
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A jury convicted a Florida man Friday of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man’s defense that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs to commit the crime and make a quick getaway.
- British leader to Afghanistan: Reform or risk losing support
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Washington’s closest ally in Afghanistan, toughened his tone Friday with this harsh message for the Afghan leadership: Clean up your act — for real this time — or risk a cutoff of support.
- Former P.M. on mission to humiliate government
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Thailand’s fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has spent much of the past three years roaming the globe, shopping for diamonds in Africa, golfing at Asian resorts — and humiliating the government from a distance.
- 1 killed, 5 wounded in office shooting
- Suspect in attack had money woes
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A man so broke that he said he didn’t have the money to visit his son 30 minutes away opened fire Friday at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said.
- Firearm possession leads to charges
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B8
- A man convicted in a 2008 Lawrence gunfire incident has been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, federal prosecutors said.
- Perot pledges $6.1 million to Fort Leavenworth Army college
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Texas billionaire and two-time presidential candidate Ross Perot has pledged $6.1 million to a private foundation to pay for programs at Fort Leavenworth’s Command and General Staff College.
- New Mexico city preparing for collapse of giant cavern
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A1
- The bright yellow signs on U.S. 285 are the first indication that things aren’t right in Carlsbad.
- Price war breaks out on DVDs
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B4
- First it was books. Now it’s DVDs.
- Ford to introduce inflatable seat belt
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B4
- Ford is introducing an inflatable seat belt for back-seat passengers that it hopes will reduce injuries in front and side crashes.
- Much has changed since unemployment last hit 10 percent
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B4
- The last time unemployment climbed past 10 percent, “The A-Team” was one of the top 10 TV shows and Michael Jackson was about to release “Thriller.”
- U.S. must send clear message to Karzai
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B6
- The re-election of President Hamid Karzai creates new headaches for the Obama administration. But it also presents opportunities to be seized.
- 25 years ago: Flory defeats Glover for DA seat
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B6
- A record 32,542 Douglas Countians had turned out for the Nov. 6 elections, 81.5 percent of registered voters. The previous mark had been 29,121 in 1980. Poll workers in many cases labored into the wee hours of the morning before they completed their tabulations.
- 100 years ago: Chancellor voted president of state teachers organization
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B6
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Nov. 7, 1909: A great honor was conferred upon university chancellor Frank Strong yesterday when he was elected president of the state teachers organization. He was chosen at a local meeting of more than 3,000 teachers and it is a good indication of his popularity and high standing with teachers.
- Club news
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on D5
- Club news for November 7, 2009.
- FCE News
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on D5
- FCE and 4-H news for November 7, 2009.
- Around and about
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on D3
- News from around and about for November 7, 2009.
- Pump patrol
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B1
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.57 at several locations. If you find a lower price, call Pump Patrol at 832-7154.
- Preserving penmanship in the Computer Age
- Teachers afraid cursive might become a lost art
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Susan Niedenthal has taught third grade for 15 years at Deerfield School.
- City police welcome 6 graduates after 23-week ‘grueling academy’
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Six new law enforcement officers were officially welcomed Friday night into the Lawrence Police Department during a swearing-in ceremony.
- Free State soccer to face Washburn Rural
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C6
- It’s been said that in order to be the best you have to beat the best.
- FSHS gymnastics eyeing title
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C5
- After finishing less than two points shy of a state championship at last year’s state meet, the Free State High gymnastics team is back and has its sights set on moving its way to the top.
- KU freshmen overcome first-game jitters
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Kansas University’s freshmen basketball players — as one might expect — experienced some Opening Night jitters last Tuesday in Allen Fieldhouse.
- Insurance for all
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: As far as I can tell from news reports, health care “reform” is mostly “more of the same.” Twelve million of our citizens will be left without health insurance.
- Smooth clinics
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: On Oct. 21, the first public H1N1 influenza A clinic in the state of Kansas was held on the campus of Haskell Indian Nations University.
- Kansas assets
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B6
- University researchers, like those honored this week, play a vital role in the future of Kansas.
- Police: Teacher made up assault story
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Garden City police say a teacher made up a story about being stabbed in the leg, beaten and robbed in his classroom.
- Old cell phones can be recycled for seniors
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B5
- The community services department of Douglas County Senior Services is recycling old cell phones.
- Kansas organist rests after 58 years
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Harry Huber spent a summer studying on the same organ that Mozart once played a recital on before turning to his audience and saying, “Truly, the organ is the king of instruments.”
- New traffic plan for sand facility proposed
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B4
- A Manhattan-based company seeking to build a sand-dredging operation on part of 310 acres north of Lawrence has changed plans for how trucks would access the site.
- Honors bestowed on veteran officers
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Three veteran police officers were honored for their service during an award ceremony Friday night in Downtown Lawrence.
- County jails’ precautions keep swine flu at bay
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B2
- Though crowded living conditions make correctional facilities a potential breeding ground for contagious illnesses, Kansas prisons and local county jails have so far been spared a widespread outbreak of H1N1 flu cases.
- State recommends broadband projects
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B2
- Two Lawrence companies are among 22 applicants statewide to win state recommendations for projects that would extend and improve broadband service to rural residents.
- Former House speaker has vital message for America
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Whether or not an individual would vote for former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich as a GOP candidate for the U.S. presidency, like and admire him or not, it is important for all Americans to hear his message.
- Haskell women’s hoops sinks St. Gregory
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C5
- Maria Parker scored 19 points, and Justina George added 14 points as Haskell Indian Nations University defeated St. Gregory College, 67-60, on Friday in women’s basketball at the Bacone College Classic.
- Hammer named Veritas boys hoops coach
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C5
- Gary Hammer, a former Lawrence High girls basketball coach, has been named coach of the Veritas Christian boys basketball team.
- Haskell football seeks to snap losing streak
- Baker looks to keep rolling
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C5
- Yes, Haskell Indian Nations University still has a football team.
- No. 5 Boise St. survives scare, 45-35
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C8
- Early in the fourth quarter, there was nervous pacing along Boise State’s sideline.
- Ex-Jayhawk Holt seeing hard work pay off
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Maybe he was still in a state of shock, or maybe the reality hadn’t quite sunk in yet, but when former Kansas University linebacker James Holt phoned friends and family this week to let them know he’d been added to the San Diego Chargers’ active roster, he apparently did so with a noticeable level of passivity.
- Florida coach Meyer fined $30,000
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C8
- Urban Meyer of Florida became the first coach to be disciplined under the Southeastern Conference’s new policy regarding criticizing officials.
- Texas’ title dreams within reach
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C8
- Two months ago, Texas would have avoided any direct talk of playing for a national title.
- Cowboys receiver Bryant going pro
- Oklahoma State junior will start training this week
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C8
- Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant is headed to the NFL.
- Christian Scientists seek voice in healthcare debate
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on D8
- Christian Science practitioner Shirley Paulson says witnessing the miraculous consequences of prayer has convinced her that patients should be free to choose the kind of health care that works best for them.
- KU vs. KSU Head to head
- November 7, 2009
- Sacred landmark: Capital campaign drives changes at ECM in its 50th year at KU
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on D1
- Standing outside of the Ecumenical Christian Ministries building, it looks much the same as it has to passers-by for the past 50 years, all salmon brick, smooth lines and a groovy presence.
- Baker announces benefits to fight spread of malaria
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on D1
- Malaria kills more than 1 million people every year and sickens 500 million more. Folks at Baker University are trying to do what they can to stop the top killer of African refugees.
- OU, NU D-linemen foresee ‘battle of best’
- November 7, 2009
- Nebraska and Oklahoma have been laying it on the line all season. That would be the defensive line.
- Today’s Big 12 capsules
- November 7, 2009
- Returner Banks key weapon for KSU
- November 7, 2009
- Rest easy, Kansas University football fans, for Mark Mangino has uncovered the secret to stopping Kansas State standout kick returner Brandon Banks.
- A different path: Unlike his brothers, Kerry Meier picked KU
- November 7, 2009
- When Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino decided to pursue a quiet quarterback from Pittsburg High a few years back, he did so with the understanding that luring the player to Lawrence would not be an easy task.
- 40 years ago: KU falls to 1-7
- November 7, 2009
- The Kansas University homecoming theme was to barbecue the Colorado Buffaloes, but the notion turned sour when CU won 17-14. The loss left KU with a 1-7 record under Pepper Rodgers. The year before, KU had gone 9-2 and had gone to the Orange Bowl.
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- Friends mourn Lynn Bretz, former voice of KU May 28, 2012
- Hilltop executive director Pat Pisani stepping down May 28, 2012
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