Also from November 19
Audio clips
- C.J. Henry talks about his emotions after getting to play in his first official basketball game in four years
- KU coach Bill Self full press conference
- Mangino defends program on 'Hawk Talk'
- Sherron Collins talks about KU's offensive effort against Central Arkansas
- Tyshawn Taylor talks about committing no turnovers after having 7 giveaways against Memphis on Tuesday
Births
Blog entries
- Shop Talk with Jenn and Julie: New Grocery Deals and a Free e-Recipe Book
- Conference chatter: ChatterTV week 12 picks: K-State or Nebraska for North title?
- Lawrence Weather Watch: Take a look at this morning’s fog from Lawrence and across the area
- Shop Talk with Jenn and Julie: Family stands divided over sweet potatoes
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Polls
Which KU freshman was most impressive against UCA?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| C.J. Henry | 39% | |
| Thomas Robinson | 36% | |
| Xavier Henry | 16% | |
| Elijah Johnson | 6% | |
| Total | 2460 | |
Who was KU's first-half MVP against Central Arkansas?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Tyrel Reed | 66% | |
| Sherron Collins | 33% | |
| Thomas Robinson | 0% | |
| Marcus Morris | 0% | |
| Other | 0% | |
| Total | 3 | |
Should a "Botax" be imposed on vanity procedures such as breast implants, face lifts, tummy tucks and Botox injections?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 58% | |
| No | 37% | |
| Not sure | 3% | |
| Total | 697 | |
Which KU player would you most like to see have a good game tonight?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Tyshawn Taylor | 42% | |
| Thomas Robinson | 34% | |
| Tyrel Reed | 13% | |
| Elijah Johnson | 6% | |
| Other | 2% | |
| Total | 143 | |
Videos
- The forecast for Friday, November 20 calls for a high …
- KU piled it on Thursday night against Central Arkansas, in …
- Some area sixth graders received a nice surprise Thursday during …
- A KU student pushed the button that demolished a portion …
- Mark Mangino attended his weekly radio show, attempting to debunk …
- Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino responded Thursday to allegations …
- The independent counsel whose investigation led to the impeachment of …
- A panel of Kansas University students has rejected a proposed …
- There’s a new face leading the Lawrence Arts Center.
- Charges were filed Thursday against a Lawrence man accused in …
- Patrick Carney, owner of Chicago Explosive Services, the firm hired …
- Winds will become calm tonight, under clear skies, allowing lows …
- Traffic on US-59 in North Lawrence was backed up temporarily …
- KU junior Jessica Sadler pushes the button that detonates the …
- Two views of Thursday morning’s demolition of a section of …
- The Kansas Turnpike detonated a second section of the old …
- Today will be much warmer with lots of sunshine by …
- Today’s forecast calls for dense fog across Douglas County, so …
- KUSports.com online editor Jesse Newell and Journal-World sports editor Tom …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Smoker ready to extinguish habit- November 18, 2009 in print edition on 3A
- Ten-year-old Katie Pina wants her mom to stop smoking.
6:00 a.m.
Lawrence schools preparing for another round of budget cuts- November 18, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- The Lawrence school district is preparing for two more rounds of cuts from the state in coming months that could bring the total budget shortfall to 10 percent of its operating budget.
10:39 a.m.
KU student pushes button that demolishes a portion of the Kansas Turnpike bridge- 9:30 a.m., November 19, 2009 Updated 2:26 p.m. in print edition on 1A
- Another part of the bridges that carried the Kansas Turnpike over the Kansas River for 50 years came down today.
- Videos: Second turnpike bridge demolition
- Photo gallery: Turnpike bridge blast sequence
2:19 p.m.
Tonganoxie child, 2, making remarkable recovery after traumatic accident- November 18, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- Since late September, Brooklyn Sickman has been at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., recovering from injuries she received when a 300-pound barn stall gate fell on her head.
6:00 p.m.
Poet & anti-poet: The duality of Lawrence writer Jim McCrary- November 19, 2009 in print edition on 1C
- “Like all art, most poetry is awful,” says Jim McCrary, referring as much to his own work as anyone else’s. “The poet’s corner in the newspaper. You know what I mean.”
7:00 p.m.
All stories
- Mangino denies validity of former player allegations
- 07:08 p.m., November 19, 2009 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on B1
- Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino responded Thursday to allegations that he has made a habit of verbally abusing players during his eight-year tenure in Lawrence.
- Seasonal flu vaccine hard to find, but more arriving in Lawrence
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B12
- The seasonal flu vaccine has been difficult, if not impossible, to find.
- Baldwin City teen detained for bringing loaded gun and knife to school
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A4
- A 15-year-old Baldwin High School student was detained Thursday for bringing a loaded gun to school.
- FINAL: Morris twins shine in KU’s 94-44 victory over UCA
- 05:43 p.m., November 19, 2009 Updated 09:55 p.m.
- KU’s big-man twin brothers combined to go 8-for-9 from the floor with 20 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks in the Jayhawks’ thumping of Central Arkansas.
- KU students reject university’s proposed new alcohol policy
- Plan would have allowed staff to enter rooms if violation suspected
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A panel of Kansas University students has rejected a proposed policy change that would have allowed senior housing staff to enter rooms upon suspicion of a housing violation.
- Resident hopes to start rickshaw business in downtown Lawrence, pending city approval
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Lawrence resident Shane Powers is hoping to open a rickshaw business in downtown by the spring, if he can convince city leaders to create a new ordinance that allows for such a business.
- Kansas Board of Regents OKs contract to implement $25.6 million in conservation projects
- Regents OK plan to implement $25.6M in conservation projects
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The action allows the issuance of bonds that will be secured through an estimated $2.2 million worth of utility savings per year, officials said.
- Life sciences building at medical center to be named for Hemenway
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Former Kansas University Chancellor Robert Hemenway’s name will front the Life Sciences Innovation Center at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.
- Review finds K-State’s payments were not improper
- 01:31 p.m., November 19, 2009 Updated 04:10 p.m. in print edition on A6
- Kansas State University’s new president says none of the $845,000 in questionable payments identified in a state audit were improper.
- Commission votes against including gender identity in Lawrence’s anti-discrimination policy
- 01:11 p.m., November 19, 2009 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on A6
- The Lawrence Human Relations Commission is recommending that the city not add gender identity as a protected status in the city’s anti-discrimination policy.
- Lawrence man charged in hit-and-run accident that killed bicyclist
- 12:37 p.m., November 19, 2009 Updated 05:35 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Charges were filed Thursday against a Lawrence man accused in an Oct. 16 hit-and-run accident that resulted in the death of a bicyclist.
- Take Care Clinic at Walgreens receives 300 doses of seasonal flu vaccine
- 11:52 a.m., November 19, 2009 Updated 10:18 a.m.
- If you want a seasonal flu vaccine, the Take Care Clinic at Walgreens, 3421 W. Sixth in Lawrence, received about 400 doses today.
- Lawrence city commissioner recovering at LMH following procedure to relieve chest pains
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Lawrence City Commissioner Mike Amyx is recovering at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after undergoing a procedure related to chest pains this morning.
- It’s been 23 hours and Lawrence mom Melanie Birge is still smoke free
- 11:03 a.m., November 19, 2009 Updated 06:51 p.m.
- Lawrence resident Melanie Birge, 42, said she had her last cigarette at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. This morning, she stopped by a convenience store on Sixth Street to pick up some gum and orange juice to help her get through the day and the clerk recognized her from my story about today’s Great American Smokeout.
- Statehouse Live: Diverse opinions expected in school finance discussion; Life Sciences building named after Hemenway
- 10:30 a.m., November 19, 2009 Updated 02:40 p.m.
- Appropriations panel sets up funding review; Regents approve naming KU Med Center research facility
- KU student pushes button that demolishes a portion of the Kansas Turnpike bridge
- 2nd explosion topples 2 sections
- 09:30 a.m., November 19, 2009 Updated 02:26 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Another part of the bridges that carried the Kansas Turnpike over the Kansas River for 50 years came down today.
- Dense fog makes morning commute a challenge
- November 19, 2009
- The National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory Thursday morning for most of Northeast Kansas. Counties affected include Douglas, Leavenworth, Wyandote, Jefferson, Franklin, Shawnee and Johnson, among others.
- ‘Tough, hard’ cuts on way for higher ed
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Preparing for another round of budget cuts, the Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday started to tamp down expectations.
- HINU to honor Parker
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Maria Parker will be recognized tonight when Haskell Indian Nations University’s women’s basketball team entertains Ottawa U. at 7 p.m., in Coffin Complex.
- Black picks Moorhead
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Free State High’s Adriane Black will swim at Moorhead (Minn.) State.
- Bridge detonation to take place today
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A1
- The second of at least three planned detonations of the old bridges over the Kansas Turnpike is scheduled for 10 a.m. today.
- Iowa State sweeps KU
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Kansas University’s volleyball team fell to No. 8-ranked Iowa State, 25-17, 25-20, 25-20, on Wednesday.
- Drama takes away from game
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Anyone else dream of those times when athletic teams got ready to compete, coaches and players discussed what was shaping up, played games and then talked about what happened, win or lose?
- Obama met with half brother while in China
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A6
- President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he met briefly with a half brother who lives in China and who recently wrote a semi-autobiographical novel about the abusive Kenyan father they share.
- Our Town Sports
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B2
- KSA Blaze Second: Kansas Soccer Academy Blaze finished second in the Boys Heritage Invitational U-13 Bronze Division last weekend in Overland Park. Team members are Damen Abbott, Kyle Berkley, Jakob Burdett, Garrett Cruce, Finn Dobbs, Austin Dominguez, Carson Gilliland, Jake Jimenez, Brennan Occhipinto, Randall Schmidt, Chas Sedlock, Matthew Siler, Sam Stephens and Kyle Vogelsang. The coach is Matt Donnelly.
- Rain expected to bring record harvest
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Elevators in parts of Kansas are bursting with what is expected to be a record harvest of fall grains.
- Tracy, Scioscia honored
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B2
- Jim Tracy of Colorado won the NL Manager of the Year award on Wednesday — and earned a new contract, too — while Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels was selected for the AL honor.
- Jet makes emergency landing in Wichita
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B8
- One passenger was slightly injured Wednesday night after an Allegiant Air MD-80 lost one of its engines and had to make an emergency landing in Wichita.
- Criminal damage to Cadillac reported
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A4
- A 22-year-old Lawrence woman reported Monday criminal damage to a vehicle.
- Police suspect foul play in disappearance
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Bel Aire police say they suspect foul play in the disappearance of an 82-year-old man who hasn’t been seen since March. William L. Howell was last seen March 5 at the Bel Aire Recreation Center.
- Fund established for historical society
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A4
- The Martha Parker Curator Endowment Fund has been established for the Clinton Lake Historical Society.
- Kansas State chooses new provost, senior VP
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Kansas State University has chosen a dean from Colorado State University to be its new provost and senior vice president.
- Roof repairs needed at county courthouse
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Douglas County officials are working to make roof repairs an engineer says were originally left out of the construction process more than 100 years ago when the Douglas County Courthouse was built.
- Music store leaves Lawrence location
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Hume Music has closed its Lawrence store in the Orchards Shopping Center, 1410 Kasold Drive.
- HHS: Mammograms still vital in saving lives
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Women should continue getting regular mammograms starting at age 40, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday, moving to douse confusion caused by a task-force recommendation two days earlier.
- Byrd longest-serving Congress member
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Sen. Robert C. Byrd became history’s longest-serving member of Congress on Wednesday, earning a formal salute from the Senate and President Barack Obama for his nearly 57 years of service.
- Doctor says 16 killed in bombing
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A doctor says 16 people have been killed in an explosion outside a courthouse in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar.
- Shuttle docks at space station, unloads parts
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday for a weeklong stay, and the astronauts quickly unloaded a huge platform full of spare parts needed to keep the outpost running for another decade.
- Leggo my Eggo! Waffles in short supply
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Kellogg Co. says there will be a nationwide shortage of Eggo frozen waffles until next summer because of interruptions in production at two of the four plants that make them.
- Obama, Holder predict conviction in 9/11 case
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A2
- From opposite ends of the globe, President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder firmly rejected criticism Wednesday of the planned New York trial of the professed Sept. 11 mastermind and predicted Khalid Sheikh Mohammed would be exposed as a murderous coward, convicted and executed.
- Pump patrol
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.42 at several stations.
- Mo. to freeze higher education tuition
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Tuition and academic fees will be frozen for the second straight year at Missouri’s public four-year colleges and universities, Gov. Jay Nixon announced Tuesday.
- McDonald’s goes upscale in NYC
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B7
- Danish Modern furniture. Flat-screen TVs. Free Wi-Fi. You want fries with that?
- Physician attends cosmetic meeting
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B7
- Dr. Carla Phipps attended the fourth annual Cosmetic Academy Meeting, Nov. 6-9 in Tucson, Ariz.
- Stephens Real Estate appoints director
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B7
- Pat McCandless has been appointed director of personnel development at Stephens Real Estate Inc., where he has been a member of the company’s real estate team since March 2007. McCandless serves as a sales agent.
- Independence Inc. gets grant for new phones
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B7
- Independence Inc. has received a grant for $18,145 from the Sunflower Foundation Capacity Building Grants to purchase and install a new telephone system.
- Commodities
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B7
- Agriculture futures fell Wednesday.
- Fed proposes guidelines on gift card fees
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B7
- I have a love/hate relationship with gift cards.
- Horoscope for November 19, 2009
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B6
- For Thursday, Nov. 19: This year, you will make a difference no matter what your choices are. Your passion runs high; how you focus this intensity is, of course, your call. You will want to change your pattern in your daily life. If you are single, the person you might meet in your day-to-day travels will be very different, as this year is one of transformation. If you are attached, the two of you will experience closeness with frequent distancing. Part of the cause is that you are changing, thus your significant other’s reactions will vary.
- Offensive fee
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A7
- To the editor: My wife and I are senior citizens who moved to Lawrence five months ago and we really enjoy the community.
- Whiter Sosa is an embarrassment
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A7
- Dear Sammy Sosa: Are you happy with yourself now? Are you more confident and self-assured? When you look in the mirror, do you like yourself better, now that you are white?
- Forced insurance raises constitutional issue
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A7
- In 2006, long before there was an Obama administration determined to impose a command-and-control federal health care system, a young orthopedic surgeon walked into the Goldwater Institute here with an idea.
- A sad story
- It’s unlikely KU coach Mark Mangino’s reported actions would be drawing as much attention if he and his team hadn’t just lost five games.
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A7
- The current firestorm surrounding Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino is a sad development: sad for Coach Mangino, sad for the university, sad for Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little and sad for members of the football team.
- Poet & anti-poet: The duality of Lawrence writer Jim McCrary
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on C1
- “Like all art, most poetry is awful,” says Jim McCrary, referring as much to his own work as anyone else’s. “The poet’s corner in the newspaper. You know what I mean.”
- Fine goes on Bills’ IR
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Former Kansas University tight end Derek Fine was placed on injured reserve Wednesday by the Buffalo Bills after being diagnosed with a torn knee meniscus.
- Not-so-gentle reign
- Former, current players offer look at Mangino’s style
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B1
- For Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino, the hits just keep on coming.
- KU hoping to move ball better against UCA
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B1
- University of Central Arkansas’ basketball players and coaches boarded the bus at 8 a.m. Wednesday for a long, but relaxing, seven-hour drive from Conway, Ark., to Lawrence — site of tonight’s Kansas-UCA game.
- CT scans rule out heart attacks faster
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A CT scan — a kind of super X-ray — provides a faster, cheaper way to diagnose a heart attack when someone goes to the emergency room with chest pains, a new study suggests.
- Official: Repealing tax exemptions would help finance state services
- Exemptions since ’95 have taken $10.9B from state treasury, leader says
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A top official in Gov. Mark Parkinson’s administration on Wednesday said Kansas needs to repeal some tax exemptions to provide the revenue needed to fund crucial state services.
- People in the news
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Get lost, Hugh Jackman. This year’s “Sexiest Man Alive” is once again Johnny Depp.
- ‘Terror in Mumbai’ difficult to watch
- November 19, 2009 in print edition on B6
- As chilling as any horror movie, “Terror in Mumbai” (7 p.m., HBO) recalls a cold-blooded assault on India’s largest city that left 170 dead and more than 300 wounded.
- 40 years ago: Football team bringing 1-8 record into Missouri game
- November 19, 2009
- The Kansas football team had suffered a homecoming loss to Colorado and a 15-31 defeat at Oklahoma to fashion a disappointing 1-8 record and set the stage for a Nov. 22 visit by Missouri. The year before, Pepper Rodgers’ Jayhawks had a 9-2 record and had played in the Orange Bowl against Penn State.
- 25 years ago: Gazebo donated to Central Park
- November 19, 2009
- As part of the celebration of the 55th anniversary of its chartering, the Lawrence Sertoma Club donated a new gazebo sitting at the top of a grassy knoll in the southeast corner of Central Park. Gene Shaughnessy, a Sertoma spokesman, said, “This is something we felt would help complete the landscaping and upgrading that the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department is doing in the park. “
- 100 years ago: Former KU professor commits suicide
- November 19, 2009
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Nov. 19, 1909: A member of the chemistry department of the University of Illinois took poison and killed himself yesterday because he could not endure the petty annoyances of married life. The crying of a baby apparently so wrought on his mind that he left home three times a day rather than be disturbed at meals by the child.
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