Also from November 9
Audio clips
Births
Blog entries
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On the street
Photos
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Polls
Have you read Truman Capote’s book, “In Cold Blood”?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 59% | |
| No | 40% | |
| Total | 748 | |
Videos
- The temperatures will begin cooling down tonight, dipping into the …
- Researchers at Kansas University are working to extract oils from …
- Despite a policy violation, the Lawrence school board still approved …
- A plan to add another sidewalk and street lights to …
- The city of Lawrence is planning on implementing a project …
- At least five downtown businesses were burglarized during the weekend. …
- The passenger on the motorcycle involved in Friday evening’s accident …
- A KU student who accidentally ingested a toxic chemical last …
- The Lawrence-Douglas County health department has seen a record number …
- Lori Carson explains how fixing a running toilet yourself can …
- Kidcast for November 9, 2009 with Emma Perez.
- Local KU personality and campus presence White Owl was arrested …
- The Jayhawks lost their fourth straight game Saturday to the …
- Several freshman Jayhawks had trouble adjusting to the speed of …
- The Free State gymnastics team took home a share of …
- The best plays from area sports in the past week.
- Light, scattered showers could greet commuters this afternoon, but no …
- A quiet afternoon could yield to a few showers from …
- Clouds will probably move back into the area Monday with …
- There is a slight chance for rain this morning with …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Baldwin City resident finds his voice through karaoke ‘hobby’- November 8, 2009 in print edition on 1B
- “Joe! Joe! Joe!” The crowd goes wild and yells Joe Bathke’s name in rhythmic chants.
- On the street: Do you like to Karaoke?
6:00 a.m.
Algae’s energy potential blooms- November 9, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- Kansas University researchers are working to turn microbes from treated sewage into a commercially viable biofuel, fluid that one day could be used to power the nation’s cars, trucks, airplanes and other modes of transportation.
10:00 a.m.
Lawrence aviation company ships plane to help protect endangered animals in Kenya- November 9, 2009 in print edition on 3A
- It may seem like a long way to the savannas of Africa, but a Lawrence aviation company is proving it’s closer than you might think.
2:00 p.m.
No end in sight for budget problems- November 9, 2009 in print edition on 3A
- The state budget is in the worst shape it has been in at least 20 years.
6:00 p.m.
PB&J in the U.S.A.- November 9, 2009
- Is peanut butter and jelly our national sandwich? The numbers seem to indicate as much.
- On the street: How do you like your peanut butter sandwiches?
All stories
- KU grad student who accidentally ingested chemical is released from LMH
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A5
- A graduate student who accidentally ingested a toxic chemical at a Kansas University lab last week was released from the hospital during the weekend, a university spokeswoman said Monday.
- Five downtown Lawrence businesses report burglaries over the weekend
- 05:26 p.m., November 9, 2009 Updated 09:52 p.m. in print edition on A6
- Lawrence police are investigating a handful of weekend burglaries in downtown Lawrence.
- Commissioner wants street work to be done by local unemployed people, but federal regulations disagree
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on B9
- Lawrence City Commissioner Mike Amyx would like the rebuilding to be a 1930s-style works program project that draws its labor force directly from the local unemployment ranks.
- Marine Corps to celebrate 234th birthday at Dole Institute
- Corps was founded on this date in 1775
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A7
- The Marine Corps already had 146 years of tradition to look back on in 1921 when Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune drafted an order to be read each year on Nov. 10.
- Education commission challenges elected leaders to enhance funding for Kansas schools
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A3
- State budget cuts to public schools are unacceptable and elected leaders need to raise enough revenue to properly fund education, a commission said Monday.
- ‘White Owl’ held in jail in connection with protective order case
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A7
- Students and staff at Kansas University may have noticed the recent absence of the white-bearded man who hangs out on Wescoe Beach to make noise and wave at people.
- Reed re-injures right ankle but still might play against Pitt State Tuesday
- November 9, 2009
- Kansas junior guard Tyrel Reed re-sprained his right ankle at practice over the weekend, but KU coach Bill Self said the guard still might play Tuesday in the Jayhawks’ exhibition finale against Pittsburg State.
- Topeka man in serious condition after accident west of Baldwin City
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A4
- A Topeka man was reportedly reaching for something in his truck when he crashed Sunday morning west of Baldwin City, Douglas County Sheriff’s officials said.
- Roeder confesses to shooting abortion doctor
- 02:24 p.m., November 9, 2009 Updated 04:45 p.m. in print edition on A6
- Defiant and unapologetic, a man accused of shooting a Kansas abortion provider confessed to the slaying Monday, telling The Associated Press that he killed the doctor to protect unborn children.
- Agency offering free sessions on ‘Coping with Holiday Grief’
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A5
- A recent divorce, unemployment, or death of a loved one can be difficult to deal with on any day, but especially during the holidays.
- Public invited to Wednesday’s free seminar on Twitter
- November 9, 2009
- If you’ve heard about Twitter but aren’t sure about how to jump in and get the most out of it, a free event Wednesday may be your opportunity to get a little bit of help.
- Lecompton man still in serious condition after motorcycle accident
- 12:14 p.m., November 9, 2009 Updated 03:29 p.m. in print edition on A4
- A Lecompton man was in serious condition Monday at Kansas University Hospital after he was injured in a Friday night accident, a hospital spokesman said.
- Statehouse Live: More jobless benefits available to Kansas; Commission draws line in sand on school funding
- 12:09 p.m., November 9, 2009 Updated 02:55 p.m.
- Labor Department says unemployment benefits extension available; Panel says state leaders must re-focus priorities and fund schools appropriately
- KU football’s final three games will be on ABC
- November 9, 2009
- The Kansas football team’s final three games will be televised on ABC, the Big 12 announced Monday.
- Repairs to slow traffic on South Lawrence Trafficway, Kansas River bridge
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Drivers on the South Lawrence Trafficway will face slowdowns or even stops at two sites designated for repairs Tuesday.
- City hopes to get grant money to make safer path between KU campus and downtown
- Grant would help create well-lighted route between KU campus, downtown
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A1
- City engineers think if they can secure a $150,000 grant that they can address safety concerns about paths between Kansas University and downtown.
- 50th anniversary of slayings memorialized by ‘In Cold Blood’ approaches
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A7
- It’s one of America’s most haunting crime stories: four members of a Kansas family brutally murdered on Nov. 15, 1959, at their rural farmhouse.
- Paris New fair targets divorce market
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on B10
- The city of romance got a lesson in love’s hard knocks Sunday, as thousands flocked to the French capital’s first divorce fair.
- The day the barrier was broken
- Germany marks memory of Berlin Wall falling
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on B10
- With concerts and memorials today, Germans will celebrate the day the Berlin Wall came crashing down 20 years ago.
- Senator calls for investigation of shootings at Fort Hood
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A10
- A key U.S. senator said Sunday he would begin an investigation into whether the Army missed signs that the man accused of opening fire at Fort Hood had embraced an increasingly extremist view of Islamic ideology.
- Latin America not atop Obama’s list
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A7
- One year after the election of President Barack Obama, it’s time to ask whether his ambitious campaign promises about Latin America are being fulfilled, or whether, like others before him, he has placed the region at the bottom of his foreign policy priorities.
- Pump patrol
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.54 at several stations. If you find a lower price, call 832-7154.
- The Edge
- November 9, 2009
- • ‘Bowie: A Biography’ (Books) • ‘Louisa May Alcott’ (Books) • Rod Stewart (Music)
- Horoscope for November 9, 2009
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- Try exercising outside
- November 9, 2009
- If you belong to a gym and have fallen off the fitness wagon, maybe a trip to the park or beach is in order. Not to lie on your back, but to get moving again. So says Dr. Rhonda Fine, a Miami psychologist who advises health nuts and the people who train them on how to get their mojo back.
- Read outside the lines
- Mix it up to be a better storyteller for children
- November 9, 2009
- Sit still, be quiet and listen — those directives just aren’t going to fly with your average preschooler.
- 40 years ago: Law enforcement center east of courthouse proposed
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A7
- The county commission accepted reports on land to the east of the courthouse with an eye to building a judicial and law enforcement complex there. Officials said that it seemed to be the most logical spot for the law-courts operation.
- Picture perfect: Quail Run student wins international photo prize
- Quail Run student wins international photo prize
- November 9, 2009
- Agamani Sen always knew her daughter, Prerona Kundu, had a natural knack with a camera.
- Onlookers flock to site of Cleveland killings as memorials begin to appear
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on B10
- Reggie Turner stopped by a growing memorial to 11 victims of an alleged serial killer because he knew one of the women.
- Student expelled after wearing mini-dress
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A10
- A Brazilian university has expelled a woman who was heckled by hundreds of fellow students for wearing a short, pink dress to class — accusing her Sunday of immorality.
- President vows to keep out corruption
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A10
- The embattled Afghan president pledged Sunday that there would be no place for corrupt officials in his new administration — a demand made by Washington and its international partners as they ponder sending more troops to confront the Taliban and shore up his government.
- Lennon and McCartney versus Marx and Lenin
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A9
- It was 20 years ago today that citizens of Berlin tore down the Berlin Wall, marking a symbolic end to the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the West.
- Indians struggle to combine cultural, American identities
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A9
- To 12-year-old Suzannah Pabla, piercing her nose was a way to connect with her roots in India. To Suzannah’s school, it was a dress-code violation worthy of a suspension.
- Horoscope for November 9, 2009
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A9
- This year, others will note you are far more available than in the past. You could be concerned about many different projects, as well as your community. If you are single, meeting someone of interest happens with ease. If you are attached, if the two of you can commit to a project or some form of community involvement, you will grow closer. Leo pushes you into the limelight.
- House health care bill is likely to stall in Senate
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate.
- Hikers see day 100 of Iranian imprisonment
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A2
- One hundred days into their imprisonment in Iran, the three Americans arrested on a hiking path that crossed the Iran-Iraq border released public statements through their families Sunday.
- Transit strike ends
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Gov. Ed Rendell says a transit strike that shut down Philadelphia’s buses, subways and trolleys for nearly a week is over.
- Students craft world-record sushi roll
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A2
- It began with ninjas and it ended with tofu, and somewhere in the middle hundreds of amateur sushi rollers set a new world record.
- Electoral law passes, sets up national vote
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Iraq’s parliament ended weeks of debate Sunday and passed a long-delayed law paving the way for the planned January election to go forward, sidestepping a crisis that could have delayed the U.S. troop withdrawal.
- Police: Suicide bomber in rickshaw kills 3
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A suicide bomber in a rickshaw detonated his explosives near a group of police constables in northwest Pakistan’s main city of Peshawar on Monday, killing three people, police said.
- Hurricane Ida takes aim at U.S. Gulf Coast
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded Sunday toward the Gulf Coast with 105 mph winds, bringing the threat of flooding and storm surges.
- New ad campaign pushes chocolate milk in schools
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A1
- The creators of the “Got Milk?” campaign are getting ready to make a big push to keep chocolate milk on kids’ minds and on school lunch menus, a plan that has some educators and obesity activists none too pleased.
- Kurt Busch triumphs at Texas
- Johnson’s Sprint Cup points lead takes hit after wreck
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on B2
- Jimmie Johnson’s drive to history took a hard hit against a wall, and Kyle Busch ran out of gas trying to complete an unprecedented NASCAR trifecta.
- Suddenly, Kansas vexed by run
- K-State’s Thomas latest to run roughshod over KU
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Well, the Kansas University football team’s defense seems finally to have figured out how to stop the pass. Problem is, now it’s having all kinds of problems against the run.
- KU ’09 like ’07? Hardly
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on B1
- A popular opinion heading into this football season espoused the belief that this Kansas University team would be just as good as the 2007 version, but would not be able to duplicate its 12-1 record because that team played a softer conference schedule than this one. It sounded reasonable enough at the time, but it has played out wrong on both counts.
- Gorillas expect exquisite test
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Pittsburg State basketball coach Gene Iba’s farewell tour begins with two of the toughest tests imaginable: exhibition games at Kansas State and No. 1-ranked Kansas.
- KU rowers 1-2 in Novice Single
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Kansas University rowing sophomore Paige Stephens and junior Cassie Sparks finished 1-2 in the Novice Single division Sunday at the Head of the Hooch.
- Up-and-down Jags get up for Chiefs, 24-21
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on B1
- David Garrard threw for 264 yards, including a 61-yard touchdown pass to Mike Sims-Walker, and the Jaguars rebounded from a lopsided loss at Tennessee with a 24-21 victory against Kansas City on Sunday.
- History undercuts fears of global warming
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A7
- Intelligent people agree that, absent immediate radical action regarding global warming, the human race is sunk.
- 100 years ago: Grape consumption up in Lawrence
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A7
- On account of the shortage of other kinds of fruit, Lawrence people have been consuming astonishing amounts of grapes during the past month. The Helm Commission Co. today got in their fourth complete car load of grapes for local consumption. Shipments are coming in from all over the county, particularly Michigan and New York.
- Patience
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A7
- Kansas school districts have a valid point about state funding reductions, but now isn’t the right time to pursue it.
- No end in sight for budget problems
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The state budget is in the worst shape it has been in at least 20 years.
- Hidden Valley Camp sets cleanup day
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A5
- The annual Hidden Valley Camp fall workday will be Sunday.
- Donor wants to fund Free State soccer shelters
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Another anonymous donation could be on its way to Free State High School if the Lawrence school board accepts the proposal to build soccer shelters at the site.
- Lawrence aviation company ships plane to help protect endangered animals in Kenya
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A3
- It may seem like a long way to the savannas of Africa, but a Lawrence aviation company is proving it’s closer than you might think.
- Donor increases ophthalmology gift
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A Kansas University alumnus recently boosted his support for an ophthalmology professorship by $250,000.
- Free childhood screenings offered
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Lawrence Early Childhood Special Services will provide free developmental screenings for children from 3 to 5 years old.
- That’s better
- Jayhawks widen gap with ESU
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on B1
- This Kansas University women’s basketball team is clearly better than two years ago … at least if you compare exhibition games against Emporia State.
- Algae’s energy potential blooms
- KU researchers seeing green in alternative biofuel project
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Kansas University researchers are working to turn microbes from treated sewage into a commercially viable biofuel, fluid that one day could be used to power the nation’s cars, trucks, airplanes and other modes of transportation.
- New method makes meth more mobile
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A3
- After years of steady declines, methamphetamine production in Douglas County soon could rise, thanks to a new way to create the addictive drug.
- Schools consider new funding lawsuit
- November 9, 2009 in print edition on A1
- School districts across the state are joining forces for a possible legal showdown with the Legislature over funding.
- No-knead bread
- November 9, 2009
- For physician Jeffrey Hertzberg and baker Zoe Francois, the journey to no-knead bread began innocently enough.
- Eight tips to prepare your home for winter
- November 9, 2009
- Are you ready for winter? Here are eight steps that may help you catch one or two things you forgot to do last month.
- Hospice dog leaves legacy of love, hope
- November 9, 2009
- As a therapy dog, Baxter comforted hundreds of hospice patients in their final hours. This year, old age caught up with Baxter.
- Tips for submitting strong college exams
- November 9, 2009
- The “Why Us?” essay. Sounds simple enough; just tell them why you want to go there. Here’s a fairly typical essay prompt: “Tell us why Big Blue U is a good fit for you.”
- North Lawrence home reflects designer’s modernist style
- November 9, 2009
- The strikingly innovative, modern home near the levee trail in North Lawrence is one of the latest creations by builder and designer Scott Trettel.
- Lawrence elementary school lunches
- November 9, 2009
- Scooting & scuffing
- Tips on whether to repair or replace the season’s most stylish accessories
- November 9, 2009
- A warm pair of boots is a fashionable-yet-sensible choice when facing the wintertime elements.
- PB&J in the U.S.A.
- November 9, 2009
- Is peanut butter and jelly our national sandwich? The numbers seem to indicate as much.
- Capes, cloaks are chic coverups
- November 9, 2009
- Recently, the hugely popular “cape” has had a major resurgence, popping all the way up to the top shelf in the realm of fashion, its high spot catching everyone off-guard.
- 4 big money mistakes you should avoid
- November 9, 2009
- Who hasn’t made a financial mistake or two in their life? For some of us it was more than an occasional late fee or random urge to overspend that brought us to our financial knees.
- Center hoping to attract girls to play chess
- November 9, 2009
- It was a sunny fall day, the kind of day your mom insists you spend outside, running around, laughing and making noise. But for 30 girls, in grades one to eight, it was a day for concentration, strategy and competition.
- Library top 10
- November 9, 2009
- Here are the top-10 most-requested books at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., for the week of Oct. 26 through Nov. 1.
- Risk-taker: Former restaurant owner puts mark on culinary map
- November 9, 2009
- Lawrence resident Mary Martinez’s lifelong spirit of adventure and spontaneity started early. She was born at 4:15 a.m. in the back seat of a yellow cab as it hurtled toward a Manhattan hospital in 1939.
- Report reflects America’s declining affair with marriage
- November 9, 2009
- The institution of marriage in the United States has steadily declined in strength over the past four decades, according to a report released last month by a panel of scholars and advocates.
- Alternative waste
- Moms choosing to use cloth versus plastic diapers
- November 9, 2009
- When Tammy Gulotta Chambers chose cloth diapers for her kids, on the outside it may have seemed like she was delving into the past. But in reality, she was thinking of the future.
- 25 years ago: Astronaut shares space stories with KU audience
- November 9, 2009
- Spending six days aboard the space shuttle Discovery was like “a not very sophisticated camping trip,” astronaut Steve Hawley told a crowd at the Kansas Union. Hawley, speaking in Kansas for the first time since his shuttle trip in August, discussed the accomplishments of the mission and the delicate adjustments necessary for living in space. Discovery’s flight in late August and early September was the first to deploy three commercial satellites in one mission and the first to carry a commercial payload specialist.
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