Also from October 5
Births
Blog entries
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
If given the choice of one or the other, would you rather have your high school have a successful football team or a successful marching band?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Successful football team | 58% | |
| Successful marching band | 41% | |
| Total | 1130 | |
What do you think of KU coach Bill Self's decision to suspend Brady Morningstar for the first semester after Morningstar was arrested on suspicion of a DWI?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| The punishment was about right | 80% | |
| The punishment was too harsh | 10% | |
| The punishment was too light | 8% | |
| Undecided | 1% | |
| Total | 1602 | |
Videos
- The forecast for Tuesday, October 6 calls for a high …
- The area’s top six sports plays from the past week.
- Two of the littlest Jayhawks fans in Lawrence have some …
- A Eudora orchard owner helps someone will be caught red-handed …
- Whether buying or selling real estate, finding the right realtor …
- KU basketball’s boot camp is going well, according to head …
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital has expanded, and will soon have its …
- A Lawrence woman is out of the hospital after running …
- Community leaders are taking a team approach to constructing a …
- A trial in the death of a Lawrence hip-hop artist …
- Eight schools congregated Monday night at LHS for a gymnastics …
- Free State soccer defeated Shawnee Heights Monday night.
- KU is asking students for help on how to address …
- Kidcast for October 5, 2009, by Jillian Dawn.
- Kansas head coach Mark Mangino said in a Monday afternoon …
- Clouds will build into the evening with a few scattered …
- Typical delays are expected for the afternoon and rush hour …
- A Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper working the accident said the …
- Other than a few breaks in the clouds, expect mostly …
- A dry commute combined with some minor road work should …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Sword play: Success of KU production of ‘Macbeth’ draws heavily on fight scenes- October 4, 2009 in print edition on 1D
- Alex Salamat plops down on a seat in the Crafton-Preyer Theatre, sweat beading on his bald head.
- Video: Macbeth fight choreography
6:00 a.m.
Lion pride swells with new inductees- 12:00 a.m., October 5, 2009 Updated 11:34 a.m. in print edition on 3A
- What do a local department store executive and a pioneering scientist have in common? The graduates of Lawrence High School now have a place in their alma mater’s Hall of Honor.
10:00 a.m.
KU couple name kids after football, basketball heroes- October 5, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- Two of the littlest Jayhawks fans in Lawrence have some big KU names to live up to.
- Video: KU couple name kids after football, basketball heroes
- Poll: Do you have a child who is named after someone famous?
2:00 p.m.
Committee addresses alcohol abuse at KU- October 5, 2009 in print edition on 3A
- Kansas University is seeking input from students on how to address alcohol abuse on campus through a committee open to all students enrolled at KU.
6:00 p.m.
Prompt primping: Cut down on the time it takes to get ready and still look good- October 5, 2009
- Kristie Wilson says the days of roller sets and spending an hour and a half getting ready to go out the door are long gone. With two kids at home and another on the way, Wilson, master hair stylist at Salon Di Marco, 733 Mass., has adopted some simple tricks that cut the time she spends on her daily beauty routine. “I think that women now are realizing that looking good makes them feel good, too,” she says. “But sometimes it’s like there’s not enough time in the day.”
All stories
- Kidcast: Jillian Dawn
- October 5, 2009
- Kidcast for October 5, 2009, by Jillian Dawn
- State budget crisis makes it harder for Kansas school districts, teachers to come to agreement
- 20 percent of districts haven’t reached deals
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Teachers in one-fifth of Kansas school districts — including Lawrence — are working this year without new contracts even though school has been in session for weeks.
- Charges of indecent liberties dismissed
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Charges have been dropped against an appliance repairman accused of exposing himself to a 4-year-old girl while on a service call at a Lawrence home.
- City staffers want to set priorities for parks and recreation needs
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Maybe what Lawrence’s parks and recreation system needs most is a new northwest Lawrence recreation center.
- City audit to analyze sanitation department’s finances
- Garbage service had $800K deficit in ’08
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Call it trash day, if you will. City commissioners at their meeting on Tuesday are expected to launch a new city audit that will examine everything from how the city’s sanitation workers are paid to why the trash service had a nearly $800,000 operating deficit in 2008.
- Douglas County Sheriff’s Department still seeking suspect in Saturday’s chase
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Douglas County sheriff’s deputies have not been able to locate a man who on Saturday wrecked a car, ran from officers and was later seen getting into a car traveling down Interstate 70
- Wreck shuts down U.S. 59 for nearly three hours Monday afternoon
- Driver failed to stop at stop sign, taken by air ambulance to trauma center
- 11:40 a.m., October 5, 2009 Updated 06:49 p.m. in print edition on A3
- A Lawrence driver was taken by air ambulance to the hospital Monday after running a stop sign and crashing into a tanker truck, a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper said.
- Jenkins: Congress far from agreement on health-care reform
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A3
- U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R-Kan., on Monday reiterated her opposition to a government-run public option for health insurance.
- Statehouse Live: Renewable energy conference set to start
- 10:58 a.m., October 5, 2009 Updated 04:18 p.m.
- Annual renewable energy conference will occur over next two days
- KU-CU to be broadcast on FSN at 6 p.m.
- October 5, 2009
- The Kansas-Colorado football game on Oct. 17, in Boulder, Colo., will be at 6 p.m., televised by Fox Sports Network, according to the Big 12 Conference.
- Conference on Kansas tourism slated for later this month
- October 5, 2009
- A three-day conference on Kansas tourism is scheduled to begin Oct. 18 in Overland Park.
- Sebelius to speak at Kansas City electronic health records conference
- October 5, 2009
- U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is coming to Kansas City to speak at a conference dedicated to moving patient records from paper to computers.
- Rockin’ and rollin’
- Gearheads, Deadheads not so similar
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on B1
- A NASCAR race and a Grateful Dead concert share some similarities, but not many.
- Induction touches Owens
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Former Kansas University basketball coach Ted Owens, who was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in August, on Sunday was enshrined into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in an emotional ceremony in Wichita.
- Pump patrol
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.16 at several stations.
- The Edge
- October 5, 2009
- • ‘No Time to Wave Goodbye’ (book) • ‘Black Gives Way to Blue’ (music) • ‘Love Unstoppable’ (music)
- Stars of new movie talk about their own ‘Fame’
- October 5, 2009
- The new movie “Fame” takes place in a high school and features lots of catchy music and dancing by students — a formula that has been pretty successful at the movies recently.
- Dental delight: Hygienist now embraces profession she once feared
- October 5, 2009
- When dental hygienist Cris Griffith, 49, smiles and reassures a frightened patient, it’s hard to imagine her straight, sparkling teeth were the source of much childhood angst.
- 40 years ago: Miss Black Lawrence crowned
- October 5, 2009
- Renae Graves, 17, Lawrence High senior, was crowned Miss Black Lawrence 1969, and Vanessa Collins, 18-year-old LHS senior, was named Miss Black Personality.
- Lion pride swells with new inductees
- 12:00 a.m., October 5, 2009 Updated 11:34 a.m. in print edition on A3
- What do a local department store executive and a pioneering scientist have in common? The graduates of Lawrence High School now have a place in their alma mater’s Hall of Honor.
- Happy camper: Free State grad camps in 50 states
- October 5, 2009
- When her daughter was just 7 weeks old, Kathi Firns-Hubert and her husband, Barney, fastened the newborn into her car seat and took her camping.
- KU soccer falls
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Texas sophomore Kylie Doniak’s successful penalty kick in the 78th minute broke a 1-all tie and gave the Longhorns a 2-1 Big 12 soccer victory over No. 19 Kansas University.
- Two-tire gamble pays for Stewart
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Tony Stewart took just two tires on a late pit stop, and he went on to win the Price Chopper 400.
- KU couple name kids after football, basketball heroes
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Two of the littlest Jayhawks fans in Lawrence have some big KU names to live up to.
- Haas fires 64, wins Senior Players
- Three bogeys, final-round 70 doom Watson
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on B2
- Jay Haas took advantage of Tom Watson’s uncharacteristic bogeys and passive play to steal the final Champions Tour major of the year.
- Giants down Chiefs, but Manning hurt
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on B1
- The New York Giants beat the Chiefs, 27-16, but Eli Manning hurt his right heel.
- Waves of fund cuts imperil nursing homes
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A1
- The nation’s nursing homes are perilously close to laying off workers, cutting services — possibly even closing — because of a perfect storm wallop from the recession and deep federal and state government spending cuts, industry experts say.
- Autism diet gives relief to some
- Treatment links disorder to allergies
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A1
- At one point in her son’s seven-year life, Anna Latif wondered whether he would ever recognize her as his mother.
- How To Help: Brandon Woods seeks activities leaders
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Brandon Woods at Alvamar needs a volunteer to organize activities for seniors, like baking, hosting a coffee club or playing trivia with them once or twice a week.
- Divorces granted
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Divorces granted by the Douglas County district court.
- Marriage licenses issued
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Marriage licenses issued by the Douglas County district court.
- Billions in U.S. aid didn’t reach army
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The United States has long suspected that much of the billions of dollars it has sent Pakistan to battle militants has been diverted to the domestic economy and other causes, such as fighting India.
- Auburn joins Top 25
- October 5, 2009
- Rejuvenated Auburn jumped into the AP Top 25 for the first time this season, landing at No. 17 after improving to 5-0 under new coach Gene Chizik.
- Chinese premier gets lavish welcome
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A2
- China’s premier was given a gala welcome to Pyongyang on Sunday by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, bolstering indications that the North is preparing to rejoin talks over its nuclear weapons programs.
- Firefighters try to protect mountain town
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Firefighters waged an aggressive ground and air assault Sunday against a wind-fanned wildfire that erupted in the San Gabriel Mountains and threatened a popular resort community.
- Town finally rid of rotten meat; bills linger
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Behind the freezer doors at a meat plant mysteriously abandoned by its owner in Bridgewater, the 44 tons of bison meat managed to hold its own for months, masked by the brutal chill of two South Dakota winters.
- 13M babies worldwide born prematurely
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A2
- They call it kangaroo care: A premature baby nestles skin-to-skin against mom’s bare, warm chest. In Malawi, mothers’ bodies take the place of too-pricey incubators to keep these fragile newborns alive.
- 8 U.S. soldiers killed as Afghan outposts attacked by insurgents
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Hundreds of insurgents armed with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades stormed a pair of remote outposts near the Pakistan border, killing eight U.S. soldiers and capturing more than 20 Afghan security troops in the deadliest assault against U.S. forces in more than a year, military officials said.
- Schools hold class in tents after Indonesia earthquake
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A6
- Hundreds of children went back to class today in schools set up in tents in Indonesia’s earthquake zone to get counseling on the loss of loved ones and homes, as authorities tried to restore normalcy after the disaster.
- Flooding from typhoon kills at least 16 people
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A6
- Typhoon Parma caused widespread flooding and landslides that buried at least two families in the Philippines, then hung threateningly off the coast Sunday drenching the country’s north as well as Taiwan.
- Residents mourn tsunami victims
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A6
- Hundreds of villagers from a Samoan disaster zone gathered at church Sunday for belated funeral ceremonies — mourning victims of the South Pacific tsunami that obliterated entire communities and killed at least 176 people.
- Studies show 1 in 100 children have autism
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A6
- Two new government studies indicate about 1 in 100 children have autism disorders — higher than a previous U.S. estimate of 1 in 150.
- Head of nuclear watchdog sees Iran cooperation
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A6
- The visiting head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog set Oct. 25 as the date for his inspectors to check Iran’s newly revealed uranium enrichment site and struck an upbeat note Sunday, saying Tehran’s confrontation with the West is shifting gears to more cooperation and transparency.
- Mighty caribou herds dwindling
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on B10
- Here on the endlessly rolling and tussocky terrain of northwest Canada, where man has hunted caribou since the Stone Age, the vast antlered herds are fast growing thin. And it’s not just here.
- Devices track kids, relieve parents’ fears
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on B10
- With a computer or cell phone and an electronic tracking device, you can locate a missing pet, follow the path of a stolen car, find a skier buried in an avalanche and rescue a hiker lost in the woods.
- ‘Sherri’ sitcom takes ‘D List’ approach
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A9
- Sherri Shepherd stars in “Sherri” (6 p.m., Lifetime), a sitcom about Sherri Shepherd, of all things. The actress plays herself, an actress forced by the transient nature of her work on “The View,” “30 Rock” and other venues to keep a “day job” that allows her to crack wise with a trio of other women working in her paralegal firm.
- Will women viewers turn away from Letterman?
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A9
- David Letterman should probably care what women think about him — and not just his wife.
- Horoscope for October 5, 2009
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A9
- For Monday, Oct. 5: This year, partnerships play a big role in your life. Often, you need to back off and take a look at what is going on. Most of the time, you will defer to others rather than create an uproar. If you are single, a new person proves to be most significant to your life’s history. If you are attached, refuse to be petty and fight over trivial matters.
- Socialists victorious in landslide election
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A10
- Greece’s Socialists trounced the governing conservatives in a landslide election Sunday, with voters angered by scandals and a faltering economy ousting Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis halfway through his second term.
- Committee addresses alcohol abuse at KU
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Kansas University is seeking input from students on how to address alcohol abuse on campus through a committee open to all students enrolled at KU.
- Events aim to get Lawrence residents walking, talking
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A3
- You’ve heard the advice over and over as part of the talk about health care reform: Americans need to get moving and eat right because chronic health conditions are costing our nation billions of dollars each year.
- Deals abound for consumers with ability to spend
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A10
- There has never been a better time to be a consumer. America is on sale. The Great Recession has caused massive job losses and hardship for millions, but it has also fostered a shoppers’ paradise. Anyone who still has the means to spend can find unheard-of deals.
- Pawsible Dream benefit is Friday
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Lawrence Humane Society will host the 15th annual Pawsible Dream Benefit at 6 p.m. Friday at the Lawrence Holidome, 200 McDonald Drive.
- Similar stands
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A7
- To the editor: Cal Thomas’ claim (Journal-World, Oct. 1) that American Muslims wish to deceive us in order to bring about our downfall leads us on a merry chase through Thomas’ nightmare landscape of Latin dictators, homegrown bombers and hidden Iranian nukes.
- Lazy assumptions
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A7
- To the editor: Cal Thomas, you’re missing the point.
- U.S. must drop foreign policy delusions
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A7
- Last Thursday, the president’s “engagement” with Iran began. This Wednesday, the U.S. war in Afghanistan will enter its ninth year. And U.S. foreign policy is entering a White Queen phase.
- Miraculous
- Few presidents have left us as many national treasures as did the amazing Theodore Roosevelt.
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A7
- The new Ken Burns television series on our national park system is another prize-winner from a remarkable producer of major productions. While the long-running PBS piece may bore some and contain material that others consider repetitive, the end product is something that should make all of us proud of what so many people in the past did to give us such treasures today.
- ‘Zombieland’ doesn’t scare fans, has $25M opening
- October 5, 2009
- The undead were alive and well at movie theaters as Woody Harrelson’s horror comedy “Zombieland” opened on top with $25 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
- Accused Andrews stalker normal man, neighbors say
- October 5, 2009
- Neighbors said Sunday that it’s the apparent normality of the 47-year-old man who lived in a suburban Chicago town house that’s made his arrest for allegedly stalking and secretly taping ESPN reporter Erin Andrews in the nude so upsetting.
- Soap vs. sanitizer: Effective hand-washing vital during cold and flu season
- October 5, 2009
- Soap vs. sanitizer: One provides suds, while the other gives off a sheen. And when it comes to disease prevention, clean hands are better than the alternative. That’s one reason why the Lawrence school district provides hand sanitizer dispensers in almost all of its classrooms and encourages students and staff to use them.
- Child’s body image can trigger eating disorder
- October 5, 2009
- Even as we face a childhood obesity epidemic, health experts warn that children are starving themselves more often — and younger than ever.
- American Samoans prepare to bury tsunami victims
- October 5, 2009 in print edition on A7
- Taitasi Suapaia Fitiao is preparing for every parent’s nightmare — burying her young child. Her 6-year-old daughter, Vaijoresa, was ripped from her arms as an enormous wave from Tuesday’s tsunami swept them up. As she floated away, out of reach, Vaijoresa pleaded, “Mom, please.”
- Horoscopes
- October 5, 2009
- Easy steps eliminate camel cricket problem
- October 5, 2009
- Camel crickets are hump-backed crickets with a translucent brown body and long, spiderlike legs and antennae. They are commonly found on basement walls and behind boxes and furniture in dark damp spaces.
- Outerwear outlook: Chic styles for fall
- October 5, 2009
- Chilly weather and rainy days offer plenty of justification for a new coat purchase. Read on for fall coat inspiration.
- Anna Sui launches ‘Gossip Girl’-inspired line
- October 5, 2009
- Anna Sui has made a career out of dressing cute party girls, so fashioning a collection using TV’s “Gossip Girl” as inspiration was hardly a stretch.
- Lawrence elementary school lunches
- October 5, 2009
- Kin in the kitchen: Family runs Lawrence Thai restaurant together
- October 5, 2009
- There’s no doubt Sisi and Parkin Srisutiva are learning the ins and outs of the restaurant business early. They are the daughter and son of Dustin and Jeab Srisutiva, owners of Thai-Siam, 601 Kasold Drive.
- Juggling career & baby
- October 5, 2009
- Megan Pedersen’s daughter, Millie, was about 10 weeks old when Pedersen dropped her off at day care for the first time and headed back to work. “When I dropped her off, I left, and I cried the whole way to work,” Pedersen says. “It was just so traumatic, and she was crying when I left. I just thought it was the most awful thing.”
- Country cuisine
- October 5, 2009
- Life on a small family farm in Kansas might be described by a single word: food. It might be described by that word, but it would leave out the laughter, tears, naivete and discovery of growing up in rural Kansas.
- Prompt primping: Cut down on the time it takes to get ready and still look good
- October 5, 2009
- Kristie Wilson says the days of roller sets and spending an hour and a half getting ready to go out the door are long gone. With two kids at home and another on the way, Wilson, master hair stylist at Salon Di Marco, 733 Mass., has adopted some simple tricks that cut the time she spends on her daily beauty routine. “I think that women now are realizing that looking good makes them feel good, too,” she says. “But sometimes it’s like there’s not enough time in the day.”
- Overcome jealousy in your relationship
- October 5, 2009
- “O, beware… of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster,” wrote William Shakespeare in the 16th century. In 400 years, we don’t seem to have been able to tame or conquer this monster. Nothing will harm your relationship more than jealousy, suspicion or mistrust. Especially when you are apart, you need to find a way to trust each other. When you are not together, your imagination can run wild and make it even more of a problem.
- Get the scoop on prescription meds
- October 5, 2009
- The decision to take medication for depression, anxiety, attention difficulties or other mental health problems can be a challenging one. The media overwhelms us with ads that suggest medications are a sure way out of misery and then horror stories questioning safety and efficacy. Making the decision to take medication or allow medication to be given to a child becomes as daunting as the problem we are trying to cure.
- Home benefits: Act now to take advantage of federal stimulus money for energy improvements
- October 5, 2009
- There appears to be a cauldron of federal stimulus money going to waste these days because large numbers of Americans are more concerned about saving their houses than improving them.
- Library top 10
- October 5, 2009
- Here are the top-10 most-requested books at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., for the week of Sept. 21 through Sept. 27.
- 25 years ago: KU experts expect lively presidential debate
- October 5, 2009
- Kansas University political and debate experts predicted a lively verbal confrontation between President Ronald Reagan and Democratic challenger Walter Mondale. KU debate experts Donn Parson and Karlyn Kohrs Campbell were to be among the analysts.
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