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Do you have a child who is named after someone famous?

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No
 
 51%
I don’t have children
 
 29%
Yes
 
 19%
Total 1329
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12:00 a.m.
(L to R) Emily Boullear, Tiffanie Reed, Lauren Pearce, and Victoria Partridge will be zombie models at "Fashion Monsters 3: Adorn of the Dead." Beauty and Brains: Zombie models shuffle down the runway at Fashion Monster
By Gavon Laessig
October 1, 2009 in print edition on 1C
Some fashion models have drawn comparisons to walking cadavers, and they’ve been accused of promoting eating disorders. 

The models at the upcoming Fashion Monster show will actually take those charges as compliments…
6:00 a.m.
Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor defends Dayton guard Marcus Johnson's shot during the first half Sunday, March 22, 2009 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. KU police connect crimes to sports brawl
By Jesse Fray
12:00 a.m., October 2, 2009 Updated 2:13 p.m. in print edition on 1A
Kansas University police now are associating two crimes with a public fight that broke out between members of the football and men’s basketball teams.
10:00 a.m.
John Hawkes portrays Lawrence artist Stan Herd in the film “Earthwork.” The feature is slated to premiere at the Austin Film Festival at the end of the month. Journey to the center of the ‘Earthwork’: Locally made feature film readies for national premiere
By Jon Niccum
October 2, 2009 in print edition on 1C
Crop circles. That is the conclusion most people unfamiliar with the film “Earthwork” jump to when writer-director Chris Ordal begins to describe the plot.
2:00 p.m.
Toni Martin, Lawrence, right, runs through the Sixth Street Hy-Vee store, leading NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer, driving the grocery cart, center, on a two-minute, 33-second shopping spree Thursday. Hy-Vee and General Mills matched the $1,000 in merchandise collected by Martin and Bowyer and donated $500 each to ECKAN Just Food and LINK. Turbocharged shopping spree
By George Diepenbrock
October 2, 2009 in print edition on 3A
Clint Bowyer knows all about navigating tight turns on the track. But instead of a stock car, the NASCAR driver from Emporia was steering a shopping cart on Thursday at Hy-Vee, 3000 W. Sixth St.
6:00 p.m.
Members of a delegation from Eutin, Germany, sister city to Lawrence, pick out art pins created by teens employed at Van Go Mobile Arts, Seventh and New Jersey streets, during a visit to the center Thursday. From left are Hella Scheewe, Marion Vollertsen and Anke Ditscher. The delegation’s visit to Lawrence is in celebration of the 20-year anniversary of the sister city relationship between Eutin and Lawrence. German delegation visits to celebrate sister-city milestone
By Will DuPree
October 2, 2009 in print edition on 4A
Twenty years have passed since Eutin, Germany, became Lawrence’s sister city, and now a delegation of Eutin residents is here to celebrate the partnership.

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Free State rolls, 49-0
J-W Staff Reports
08:19 p.m., October 2, 2009 Updated 10:05 p.m.
The Free State High football team rolled over SM Northwest, 49-0, Friday at FSHS.
Lions fall to 0-5 with 26-23 setback
J-W Staff Reports
08:09 p.m., October 2, 2009 Updated 10:34 p.m.
Lawrence High (0-5) fell to Olathe South (3-2), 26-23, in a high school football game at LHS Friday night.
Confessed robber sentenced to probation
By Jesse Fray
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B2
A judge sentenced a man to probation for robbing four Kansas University students at gunpoint in January as they were waiting for food in a Burger King drive-through lane, prosecutors confirmed Friday.
Leader in development of antiviral drugs to speak at KU
Pharmaceutical industry CEO has helped develop antiviral drugs
By Andy Hyland
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B1
The chief executive of a biopharmaceutical company is the 2009 Takeru Higuchi Memorial lecturer, and will deliver two speeches on the Kansas University campus on Thursday. 10-8
Three men arrested in robberies of delivery drivers
By Jesse Fray
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B3
Lawrence police arrested three men Friday accused of robbing two delivery drivers at gunpoint in the last week, police said.
Fire near historic Constitution Hall had firefighters worried
By George Diepenbrock
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B2
A fire Thursday afternoon damaged a Lecompton duplex and displaced at least one resident.
Former Junction City mayor convicted of bribery
Associated Press
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B5
The former mayor of Junction City has been found guilty of bribery after he admitted taking money from a developer.
Law officers urge precaution against rapes
String of attacks has occurred during past school breaks
By George Diepenbrock
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A1
Kansas Attorney General Steve Six, as well as Riley County and Lawrence police, warn Kansans and students to be cautious and vigilant this month on fall break as a serial rapist investigation continues.
Slain Sedgwick County deputy hailed as hero at packed funeral
The Associated Press
October 2, 2009
A slain Kansas sheriff’s deputy was remembered at his funeral as a hero and a proud family man.
EPA orders KDOT, salvage business to prevent discharge of pollutants
LJWorld.com staff report
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B5
In a long-running dispute, the EPA has ordered a truck salvage business and the Kansas Department of Transportation to prevent discharges of pollutants from the facility into nearby Rock Creek.
Statehouse Live: State will eat costs of letters in SEIU flap
By Scott Rothschild
09:48 a.m., October 2, 2009 Updated 11:12 a.m.
The dispute centered on open records request to the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services and labor union.
Multiple fire crews extinguish Lecompton house fire
By Janet Reid
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A4
Multiple fire crews were dispatched Thursday to a house fire in Lecompton.
KU police connect crimes to sports brawl
By Jesse Fray
12:00 a.m., October 2, 2009 Updated 02:13 p.m. in print edition on A1
Kansas University police now are associating two crimes with a public fight that broke out between members of the football and men’s basketball teams.
Israel trying to dodge prosecution on war crimes
By Amy Teibel and Paisley Dodds - Associated Press Writers
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A8
Stung by a damning U.N. report alleging war crimes in Gaza, Israel is taking extraordinary steps to fend off potential international prosecution of its political and military leaders, hiring high-powered attorneys, lobbying Western governments and launching a public relations blitz.
U.S. officials voice cautious optimism after talks with Iran
By Paul Richter - McClatchy Newspapers
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A1
The United States and other world powers said they made progress Thursday in high level talks with Iran, taking fragile but potentially historic first steps toward addressing the Islamic government’s drive for nuclear capacity.
Eateries set to open on downtown block
By Mark Fagan
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B9
Eateries new and old are stirring up activity in the 700 block of Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence, while interest in other sites continues to simmer.
Hospital honors
An important new ranking confirms the progress being made at Kansas University Hospital.
J-W Editorials
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A9
All Kansans should be extremely pleased with Thursday’s announcement that KU Hospital in Kansas City has been ranked second, among 96 eligible hospitals in the nation, in quality and safety.
Quiz show dedicated to paying off debt
By Kevin McDonough
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B8
Forget “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” Now it’s who wants to get out of debt.
‘Whip It’ a playful whirlwind of girl power
By Christy Lemire - AP Movie Critic
October 2, 2009 in print edition on C2
Drew Barrymore has forged a persona as both an actress and producer with movies that exude a playful sense of girl power, so it only makes sense that “Whip It,” her first feature as a director, would share that same sort of vibe.
Violent hits take their toll
By Bill Mayer
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B1
So far, Kansas’s Todd Reesing, Texas’s Colt McCoy and other Big 12 quarterback compatriots don’t appear to have much cause for concern. Florida’s Tim Tebow does, along with countless former professional football players, in particular high-profile QBs such as Troy Aikman, Trent Green and Steve Young.
Reesing named semifinalist
J-W Staff Reports
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B5
Kansas University senior quarterback Todd Reesing was named Thursday as a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame announced.
Firebirds soccer tripped by SM West
J-W Staff Reports
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B5
The Free State High boys soccer team fell, 1-0, at Shawnee Mission West on Thursday.
Free State’s Brahler wins individual title
J-W Staff Reports
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B5
Free State High’s Grace Brahler placed first individually at the Olathe South Golf Invitational on Thursday.
Chiefs struggling along O-line
Doug Tucker, The Associated Press
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B5
Take a football stadium crammed with 90,000 people. Now pick out the only five guys with their backs to the ball during a play.
West Virginia races past Colorado
The Associated Press
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B6
Noel Devine’s best performance helped West Virginia overcome a second straight game of turnover troubles.
Police looking into east Lawrence burglaries
Staff Reports
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A4
Lawrence police are investigating two burglaries reported late Wednesday night near 17th Street and Barker Avenue.
Police conduct death investigation
Staff Reports
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A4
Lawrence police conducted a death investigation Thursday afternoon in the 500 block of Ohio Street.
Seasonal flu vaccine suppliers face delays
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A4
Waiting for the swine flu vaccine? Well, you might have to wait a bit longer for a seasonal flu shot, too.
Parade a new event at annual EudoraFest
Saturday’s gathering includes a car show
By David Oakes
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A4
Eudora will celebrate its heritage Saturday during the 13th annual EudoraFest.
German delegation visits to celebrate sister-city milestone
By Will DuPree
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A4
Twenty years have passed since Eutin, Germany, became Lawrence’s sister city, and now a delegation of Eutin residents is here to celebrate the partnership.
Senator wants to stop funding of tanker
Associated Press
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A4
A Senate Republican who backs Northrop Grumman Corp.’s bid for a disputed $35 billion Air Force tanker contract wants to withhold funding until the service resolves a company gripe with the competition.
2016 Olympic race too close to call
Associated Press
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A2
In 30 minutes, it will be over. Years of preparations, arm-twisting, sweet-talking and hopes will be rejected or rewarded today when the International Olympic Committee votes to select the host for the 2016 Games.
Democrats ease impact of health bill
Associated Press
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A2
Fearing a backlash, Democrats smoothed the impact of sweeping health care legislation on working-class families Thursday night and steered President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority toward a crucial Senate advance. The most far-reaching overhaul in decades aims to protect millions who have unreliable coverage or none at all.
Turbocharged shopping spree
By George Diepenbrock
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A3
Clint Bowyer knows all about navigating tight turns on the track. But instead of a stock car, the NASCAR driver from Emporia was steering a shopping cart on Thursday at Hy-Vee, 3000 W. Sixth St.
Climate change threatens national parks, report warns
By Renee Schoof - McClatchy Newspapers
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A8
America’s national parks are at risk of disappearing or being fundamentally changed as seas rise, glaciers melt, trees die and animal habitat changes as a result of climate change, according to a report Thursday from two environmental groups.
LHS senior among award semifinalists
Staff Reports
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A5
Lawrence High School senior Jasmine Sims is among 1,600 semifinalists in the 46th annual National Achievement Scholarship Program, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced Wednesday.
Look who’s calling whom a liar now
White House blog post refutes statements made on Fox News
By Jim Kuhnhenn - Associated Press Writer
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A7
Harry S. Truman banned reporters he disliked from his presidential yacht. Franklin Roosevelt placed his journalistic critics out of earshot at the back of the room during presidential press conferences.
Elizabeth Smart says she was raped daily
By Jennifer Dobner - Associated Press Writer
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A7
Taking the stand for the first time since she was snatched from her girlhood bedroom seven years ago, Elizabeth Smart testified Thursday that her captor raped her three or four times a day, kept her tied up with a cable around her leg, and threatened to kill her if she tried to escape.
Scientists: Before Lucy came Ardi, pre-human ancestor 4.4M years ago
By Robert S. Boyd - McClatchy Newspapers
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A1
Move over, Lucy. A 4-foot-tall female nicknamed Ardi, who lived 4.4 million years ago in Africa, has replaced you as the earliest best known ancestor of the human species.
Commodities
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A9
Agriculture futures fell Thursday. Wheat for December delivery fell 4.75 cents to $4.5275, while December corn slid 3.5 cents to $3.405 and November soybeans dropped 9 cents to $9.18.
Saturn’s doom shocks fans
By Stephen Manning - Associated Press Writer
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A9
Charlie Eickmeyer says he was a fan of Saturn vehicles years before he was able to drive. Today he’s in shock.
Bernanke: New super currency would hurt the dollar
By Ronald D. Orol and Nick Godt - MarketWatch
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A9
Russia and China are advocating the creation of a new super currency, which Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday would weaken the dollar if it were to be established.
Lawmakers mull cuts to realty deductions
By David W. Myers
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A9
Q: Is it true that Congress is thinking about reducing or even eliminating the tax deductions for mortgage-interest payments?
Economy recovering in Midwest, Plains
Associated Press
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B10
The economy appears to be on the mend in nine Midwest and Plains states and may even be growing again, according to a survey of supply managers and other business executives released Thursday.
Twitter backlash arrives in sports
By Tim Dahlberg - Associated Press Sports Columnist
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B2
Perhaps the best thing about Twitter is that it forces people to get to the point, in 140 characters or less.
OU won’t start Bradford
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B2
Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford will not start for No. 8 Oklahoma on Saturday at No. 17 Miami.
Immigrant pleads guilty in state smuggling case
By Roxana Hegeman - Associated Press Writer
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B10
Jorge Elizalde-Juarez raced through central Kansas with 12 illegal immigrants wedged into his Ford Expedition until a Chase County sheriff’s deputy pulled him over for speeding.
KPERS facts
By C.W. Anderson - Lawrence
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A9
To the editor: I write in response to the Sept. 28 story titled “KPERS report sparks war of words.” Reporter Scott Rothschild tried to tarnish the substance of the report because its author is associated with Colorado’s TABOR and Americans for Prosperity.
ACORN simply doesn’t get it
By Leonard Pitts Jr. - Miami Herald
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A9
Isn’t it obvious? If you believe you’re the object of a witch hunt, the first thing you do is stop hanging around with witches.
Autopsy: Jackson was healthy
By Thomas Watkins - Associated Press Writer
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B8
Michael Jackson’s outward appearance was marred when he died with puncture marks to his arms, surgical scars around his body and cosmetic tattoos on his lips and scalp.
Horoscope for October 2, 2009
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B8
For Friday, Oct. 2: This year, you seem to demand a lot out of your daily life and work. You could be prone to some eccentric or far-out ideas, especially concerning work and health. If you are single, you could meet someone through your daily life, though this person could be emotionally unavailable. If you are attached, the two of you will benefit from taking a workshop together.
Panel: Get all of U.S. online
By David Bauder - Associated Press Writer
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A6
The nation needs to give the same urgency to making sure all Americans have broadband access as the Eisenhower administration did in building an interstate highway system a half-century ago, a report released today concluded.
100 years ago: Hazing of freshmen begins
October 2, 2009
From the Lawrence Daily World for Oct. 2, 1909: The art exhibit at the university is now open and features many pictures by well-known artists, some local. It is one of the finest exhibits the university has ever had and it will last only for three weeks… . More and more of our old settlers are dying and it is hoped that efforts are being made to get more old-timers to talk about their lives for the benefit of our history archives… . As a result of a shirt-tail parade and jollification at Baldwin last Saturday, warrants were sworn out today for the arrests of seven Baker University students. Ringleaders of the disturbance will have to pay $20. Public and private property were destroyed and they will be expected to compensate for that… . Terror reigned among some freshmen at the university last night. The first hazing stunts of the year were being pulled off and many freshmen began scurrying for hiding places. Some who were caught were forced to get into the pond that surrounds the fountain in South Park. They were soaked, then they had to crawl on their hands and knees to get out. Then they were given paddles and had to paddle each other. So far, no reports of serious injuries.
Junior safety/LB a spark for Lions
By Matt Tait
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B1
When the Lawrence High football team began the season, Lions coach Dirk Wedd had no idea what kind of a player junior Jon Pederson would be.
Free State football facing rugged stretch
By Chuck Woodling
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B1
No football team in the Sunflower League has a tougher three-game gantlet on its schedule than Free State High.
Henry brothers weigh in on Boot Camp
By Gary Bedore
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B1
C.J. Henry, who as a professional baseball player attended spring training camps of both the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies, now finds himself in preseason Boot Camp basketball drills at Kansas University. So which is more grueling, C.J.: baseball or basketball?
40 years ago: Chancellor asks for campus calm
October 2, 2009
Kansas University chancellor Laurence Chalmers appealed to all elements, both campus and non-campus, in Kansas to work together to try to end disruptions such as those occurring at college elsewhere. Chalmers said people had to be extra careful about damaging the university system and academic freedom.
25 years ago: Commissioners oppose shopping mall proposal
October 2, 2009
A majority of Lawrence city commissioners opposed a proposal by a Baltimore, Md., firm to rezone land in southwest Lawrence allowing development of a 450,000-square-foot regional shopping mall. An attorney for the firm said he hoped commissioners would review the request carefully from “a standpoint that times have changed and that development of a downtown mall might not be possible. Lawrence leaders had long been working on downtown redevelopment and were not inclined to go with the concept of a “cornfield mall.” Earlier efforts in that direction had been derailed.
For a good cause
Seabury hosts Think Pink Night
By Matt Tait
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B1
There, in bright pink letters plastered on the west wall of the Seabury Academy gymnasium Thursday night was the definition of courage for all to see.
Net Worth: Revelatory music video relies on ‘crowdsourced’ contributions
By Jon Niccum
October 2, 2009 in print edition on C1
Do people still watch music videos?
Journey to the center of the ‘Earthwork’: Locally made feature film readies for national premiere
By Jon Niccum
October 2, 2009 in print edition on C1
Crop circles. That is the conclusion most people unfamiliar with the film “Earthwork” jump to when writer-director Chris Ordal begins to describe the plot.
Ban on texting bus drivers, truckers sought
Associated Press
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A2
The Obama administration said Thursday it will seek to ban text messaging by interstate bus drivers and truckers and push states to pass their own laws against driving cars while distracted.
FSHS volleyball 2-1, LHS 1-2 at quad
J-W Staff Reports
October 2, 2009 in print edition on B5
Free State High went 2-1 and Lawrence High 1-2 at Thursday’s Olathe East volleyball quadrangular.
Poll: Pakistanis oppose helping in war on terror
Associated Press
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A2
An overwhelming number of Pakistanis believe their leaders should not cooperate with the U.S. fight against terrorism, according to a poll released Thursday, amid a spate of American missile strikes aimed at Islamist militants that have also killed civilians.
Bar brawls, bra-gas mask combo inspire 2009 Ig Nobels
By Mark Pratt - Associated Press Writer
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A2
Can’t get milk from a cow? Try calling her Bessie or Buttercup.
Indonesian earthquake toll expected to surpass 1,100
By Irwan Firdaus - Associated Press Writer
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A2
Across this coastal provincial capital, hardest hit by the latest earthquake to devastate Indonesia, mourners, survivors and rescue workers alike clawed through heaps of concrete in searches for thousands still missing.
Pump patrol
Staff Reports
October 2, 2009 in print edition on A3
The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.19 at several stations.
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