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Who will win Friday's football matchup between Free State and Lawrence high schools?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Free State High School | 69% | |
| Lawrence High School | 22% | |
| Not sure | 8% | |
| Total | 504 | |
Videos
- The temperatures will be cooling into the upper 30s as …
- Club Axis in Lawrence has closed its doors after the …
- KU officials are discussing a proposal that would allow them …
- A toxicology report confirmed both drivers in the September 12 …
- Leaders from Kansas and Oklahoma are training for a possible …
- Economic experts spoke at a conference about the struggling economy. …
- Tonganoxie city commissioners approved the annexation of seven acres of …
- Turnpike officials wanted to use their new bridge Thursday but …
- The KU men’s basketball team held its media day Thursday. …
- Fresh of its first loss of the season, Kansas looks …
- Lawrence High and Free State took to the court against …
- The Firebirds and Lions will meet Friday to see who …
- The Junior High City Football Championship came down to a …
- Expect mostly cloudy skies and wet conditions, with rain chances …
- Wet roadways will be the main concern on the drive …
- Expect temperatures to start off mild, in the upper 50s …
- Expect wet roads and a few new lane changes and …
- Who knows KU senior Danielle McCray better? Is it her …
- The Lawrence High Lions and Free State High Firebirds introduce …
- Lawrence Journal-World high school sports editor Matt Tait discusses the …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Pop secret: Growers, connoisseurs share favorite recipes for homemade popcorn- October 21, 2009 in print edition on 1C
- Harry Cook never planned on being the “Popcorn Man” to Lawrence’s kernel lovers.
- On the street: What is your favorite flavor of popcorn?
6:00 a.m.
Thousands of vehicles to roll across new bridge today - October 22, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- After spending nearly $60 million, working for more than 16 months and — under light rain Wednesday afternoon — watching the final squeeze of sealant into holes securing one last expansion joint, Rex Fleming is ready to steer 15,000 vehicles onto the Kansas Turnpike’s newest bridge.
10:00 a.m.
Partnership aims to simplify food pantries in county- October 22, 2009 in print edition on 3A
- Leaders in Lawrence’s social service community hope they’ve streamlined Douglas County’s food pantries.
2:00 p.m.
Murphy-Bromelsick House in east Lawrence now open to students- October 22, 2009 in print edition on 3A
- About 30 third-graders from New York School made history on Wednesday. They were the first school group to tour the Murphy-Bromelsick House, a local landmark commemorating the founding of Lawrence and Kansas statehood.
6:00 p.m.
All stories
- Two sisters make Lawrence High football their Friday night attraction
- Dedicated? In half a century, they’ve made nearly every game
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A1
- If Lawrence High School’s playing football, it’s a sure bet that sisters Mary Jo Elston and Imogene Kilgore will be in the stands.
- Dedication ceremony planned for conservation easement
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A4
- The Kansas Land Trust will host the dedication of a land conservation easement in Jefferson County at an event 1 p.m. Nov. 7.
- Club Axis owners surrender liquor license
- Business for sale after judge repeatedly ordered it to stop operating illegally
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A controversial Lawrence nightclub has surrendered its liquor license, closed its doors and been put up for sale, after being repeatedly ordered by a judge to stop operating illegally.
- Army captain comes home to Lawrence to tell students about his war stories
- LHS grad has embraced military, from West Point to Special Forces
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A1
- After graduating from Lawrence High School in 2001, Capt. Sean Patton enrolled at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 2005. He’s completed officer basic training, Ranger training and jump school — as in jumping out of airplanes — before being assigned to his first platoon with the 101st Airborne Division. He was 23.
- Both drivers in K-10 double fatality had about 3 times the legal limit of alcohol
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Both drivers killed in a wrong-way crash last month on Kansas Highway 10 had about three times the legal amount of alcohol in their systems, according to Johnson County coroner reports released Thursday.
- NAACP to celebrate 100th anniversary in November; group hopes to increase membership
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Members of Lawrence’s NAACP branch want to celebrate the past and look to the future as part of an event next month.
- Nature center to host trick-or-treat hike Friday
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Children can participate in a trick-or-treat hike Friday night at Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St., more than a week before Halloween.
- Weather postpones shift of traffic lanes on Kansas Turnpike
- Rain slows transfer of traffic traveling west through Lawrence onto structure
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Kansas Turnpike officials are ready to steer traffic onto a new Kansas River bridge.
- Statehouse Live: Douglas County DUI case going to Kansas Supreme Court
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Court being asked to decide whether .08 breath result is enough to support conviction
- Withey out four to six weeks with knee injury
- October 22, 2009
- Kansas freshman center Jeff Withey will miss four to six weeks of practice after suffering a knee injury earlier this week in practice, KU coach Bill Self said at Thursday’s Big 12 media day at the Sprint Center.
- KDHE applies for federal grants to encourage doctors to switch to electronic records
- October 22, 2009
- The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has applied for $9 million in federal grants to encourage physicians to switch patient records to computers.
- Participants reflect on past LHS-FSHS high school football showdowns
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Past participants recall previous LHS-Free State football showdowns.
- Facing McCray
- Big 12 coaches admire KU star
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Texas A&M coach Gary Blair thinks Kansas University’s women’s basketball team has its own Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Their names are Danielle McCray and Sade Morris.
- U.S. health care tab would grow under overhaul
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A10
- The nation’s medical costs will keep spiraling upward even faster than they are now under Democratic legislation pending in the House, a report from government economic experts concluded Wednesday.
- Philadelpia making return trip to Series
- October 22, 2009
- Ryan Howard and the defending champs are back in the World Series — proving last year was no fluke and looking even more dangerous this time around.
- K.C. owner Clark Hunt feels more comfortable
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Shortly after his father died three years ago, Clark Hunt realized he wasn’t fully prepared to be an NFL owner.
- Texas coach Brown: McCoy’s thumb OK
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Texas coach Mack Brown said quarterback Colt McCoy has thrown the ball well in practice despite a bruised thumb on his right hand.
- State economy seen as weak despite dip in jobless rate
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B10
- Kansas officials remained pessimistic Wednesday about the economy, even though the state Department of Labor reported that unemployment dropped in September.
- Pump patrol
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.47 at several stations.
- Most pet owners willing to go mouth-to-muzzle
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on C10
- Most pet owners would leap into action for an injured pet, even if it meant risking dog breath by going mouth-to-snout.
- Google, MySpace, Facebook make forays into music
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Internet power players Google, MySpace and Facebook are adopting strategies to better compete in a music industry that is rapidly shifting online.
- NFL rebuff of Limbaugh well deserved
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A8
- We are gathered here today in sympathy with our brother, Rush Limbaugh.
- 25 years ago: KU freshman killed in Turnpike accident
- October 22, 2009
- Voter registration in Douglas County hit an all-time high of 38,799, County Clerk Patty Jaimes reported. The breakdown included 16,166 unaffiliated voters, 14,028 Republicans, 9,865 Democrats, 22 Libertarians.
- Kansas volleyball sweeps
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B4
- Kansas University junior Melissa Manda dug up a team-best 19 digs, and senior Melissa Grieb added a season-high 14 on Wednesday as the KU volleyball team swept its second straight opponent — Texas Tech.
- Lawrence-Free State volleyball showdown on tap tonight
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B4
- Last year, Free State had its way with Lawrence High during three regular-season volleyball meetings before falling to LHS at sub-state, where it mattered most. This year, their meetings have been tighter and, because of that, tonight’s regular-season finale for both teams figures to be a high-energy affair.
- FSHS soccer nets record victory
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B4
- The Free State High soccer team added another victory to its memorable season Wednesday night, defeating Shawnee Mission East, 1-0, at SME.
- Collins: Jayhawks similar to ’08 squad
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B4
- Sherron Collins, who played a sixth-man role on Kansas University’s 2008 national championship basketball team, agrees with those who believe the 2009-10 Jayhawks ultimately could match the accomplishments of that wildly successful squad.
- Bradford’s decision put on hold
- Injured Sooners quarterback needs more time
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Just when it seemed as if Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford was ready to make a decision about his future, the injured Oklahoma quarterback decided he needed more time to think about it.
- Crabtree ready for debut
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B2
- The San Francisco 49ers ran interference for Michael Crabtree on Wednesday. Crabtree grabbed the playbook from his locker and took off to get to work before San Francisco’s afternoon practice. The team wants its rookie wide receiver and top draft pick to get all his football studying done before doing any interviews about his highly anticipated NFL debut Sunday at Houston in his home state.
- Mangino: Special teams not up to snuff
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University’s football special teams are better than they were last year, but coach Mark Mangino’s still not satisfied.
- Biden woos Poland
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A10
- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden sought reconciliation Wednesday with America’s staunch allies in eastern Europe, starting with Poland, which eagerly signed on to a revamped U.S. missile shield.
- Democrats go after antitrust exemption
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A10
- Democrats launched a drive at both ends of the Capitol on Wednesday to strip the insurance industry of its decades-old exemption from federal antitrust laws, part of an increasingly bare-knuckled struggle over landmark health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama.
- Official: Flight hijacking thwarted
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Security guards thwarted an attempted hijacking Wednesday on an EgyptAir flight from Istanbul to Cairo by overpowering a man who threatened crew members with a knife, a security official for the airline said.
- Taser tells police to avoid shooting at chest
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Stun-gun maker Taser International has started telling police agencies to avoid firing the devices at suspects’ chests, explaining that there’s an “extremely low” risk of ill effects on the heart and that doing so will make defending lawsuits easier.
- Defense ministers: N. Korea still a threat
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said today that North Korea continues to pose a grave threat to international peace and pledged to maintain a nuclear deterrent in the region.
- Chiefs add D-tackle
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B6
- The Kansas City Chiefs have signed free-agent defensive tackle Kenny Smith to their 53-man roster.
- Envoy backs uranium deal, but will Tehran?
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A top Iranian negotiator praised a plan Wednesday that would ship most of his country’s uranium abroad for enrichment and limit its ability to build a nuclear weapon. There was no guarantee, however, that Tehran’s leaders would accept the idea.
- Youth sports worthy of a bailout
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B2
- If the high school and youth sports programs in your town aren’t already having trouble paying their bills, they will soon.
- Wedge knows his stuff
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Roy Wedge might not look the part, but he is the most popular boy at Lawrence High, could be on the verge of becoming its most accomplished athlete and is among the brainiest students in the building. Did I mention he was voted Homecoming King?
- Judge orders retrial in Travolta extortion case
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The trial of two people accused of trying to extort John Travolta following the death of his son in the Bahamas has ended in a mistrial after a lawmaker suggested the still-deliberating jury had acquitted one of the defendants.
- Woman in torture case now says she lied
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Megan Williams’ shocking accusations initially strained the imagination: Seven white people beat her with sticks, forced her to eat feces, raped her and taunted her with racial slurs over several days in a ramshackle trailer in West Virginia.
- Nebraska mulling options at QB
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Cody Green is a bit conflicted. The freshman wants to win the Nebraska starting quarterback’s job for Saturday’s game against Iowa State.
- U.S. pressures Karzai on Afghan power-sharing deal
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The United States built pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday, signaling that a troop increase could hinge on a successful runoff election and that the Obama administration would be receptive to a power-sharing deal between Karzai and his chief rival.
- Primate fossil called only a distant relative
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A7
- Remember Ida, the fossil discovery announced last May with its own book and TV documentary? A publicity blitz called it “the link” that would reveal the earliest evolutionary roots of monkeys, apes and humans.
- U.N.: Afghan opium most lethal drug worldwide
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A7
- Afghan opium kills more people every year than any other drug on the planet, claiming up to 100,000 lives annually, according to a United Nations report released Wednesday.
- Man accused of plotting to kill U.S. politicians
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A7
- A Massachusetts man and two friends tried and failed to get into terrorist training camps and then plotted to kill two prominent U.S. politicians and randomly shoot people at American shopping malls, authorities said Wednesday.
- Production of swine flu vaccine is several weeks behind schedule
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A1
- The federal government originally promised 120 million doses of swine flu vaccine by now. Only 13 million have come through.
- Survivor of Arizona sweat lodge ceremony speaks out
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A6
- More than 50 followers of spiritual guru James Arthur Ray had just endured five strenuous days of fasting, sleep-deprivation and mind-altering breathing exercises when he led them into a sweat lodge ceremony.
- Central Lawrence burglary reported Monday
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A4
- A 21-year-old Lawrence man reported Monday burglary and theft of a laptop.
- Sebelius has minor skin cancer removed
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A4
- The office of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says she had a slow-growing form of skin cancer removed from her forehead Tuesday.
- Gift from estate provides $2.5M to KU
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A4
- A Wichita businessman and Kansas University alumnus has left a $2.5 million estate gift to KU for unrestricted student scholarships.
- State GOP criticizes Moore, stimulus
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A4
- The Kansas Republican Party on Wednesday used the state’s new jobless figures to attack U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, D-Lenexa.
- Resident could serve remainder of drug sentence in halfway house
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A4
- A Lawrence woman will likely serve the remainder of her federal prison sentence in a halfway house after she admitted to participating in a crack cocaine trafficking operation.
- Thousands of vehicles to roll across new bridge today
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A1
- After spending nearly $60 million, working for more than 16 months and — under light rain Wednesday afternoon — watching the final squeeze of sealant into holes securing one last expansion joint, Rex Fleming is ready to steer 15,000 vehicles onto the Kansas Turnpike’s newest bridge.
- Charity care on the rise at LMH
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital leaders are concerned about a significant increase in charity care.
- Guilty plea entered in exploitation trial
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B10
- An Arma woman has pleaded guilty to financially exploiting a 97-year-old woman who was in the care of her and her husband.
- Report: Woman robbed of gold mouthpiece
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B10
- Leavenworth police are investigating a report that several women mugged a woman and then forcibly removed a gold and diamond mouthpiece that had been cemented to her teeth.
- Coach poses as girl to get nude pics of boys
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B10
- A 38-year-old elementary school teacher and coach has admitted posing as a young woman on Facebook and talking boys into sending him nude pictures of themselves.
- County approves coal-filtration upgrade
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Douglas County commissioners gave approval Wednesday night to a $380 million project to upgrade the filtration system at Westar Energy’s local coal-fired plant, the Lawrence Energy Center.
- CJHS Fun Run aims to raise $18,000
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Central Junior High is gearing up for its 27th annual Fun Run, a 2.2-mile run around the school campus, several Lawrence blocks and parks.
- KU Med Center honors Hemenway, Sebelius
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Kansas University Medical Center honored two Kansas leaders at its recent annual gala celebration.
- Murphy-Bromelsick House in east Lawrence now open to students
- A view of 19th century Kansas
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A3
- About 30 third-graders from New York School made history on Wednesday. They were the first school group to tour the Murphy-Bromelsick House, a local landmark commemorating the founding of Lawrence and Kansas statehood.
- Partnership aims to simplify food pantries in county
- Just Food organization opens food bank at 11th and Haskell
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Leaders in Lawrence’s social service community hope they’ve streamlined Douglas County’s food pantries.
- Lawmaker to post new ‘rap’ on Web
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A Kansas legislator who drew criticism for a “RedNeck Rap” against Barack Obama says he’ll produce another YouTube video praising the president.
- Pacifier overuse may lead to speech problems
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on C10
- Questions about whether a baby should be given a pacifier or allowed to thumb-suck have existed for generations. The concerns center on whether sucking habits will impact tooth alignment and speech development.
- Centro Cigars to offer grand opening Friday
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B9
- Centro Cigars is conducting a grand opening Friday to mark its new Diamond Crown Cigar Lounge status. Customers can meet Eric Newman, president of the JC Newman Cigar Co., during the event.
- Financial adviser joins Ameriprise office
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B9
- Todd Hayworth has joined the Lawrence practice of Kent Kennedy, of Ameriprise Financial Services Inc., as an associate financial adviser. His office is at 1617 St. Andrews Drive, Suite 205.
- Solar Heat Exchange to give open house
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B9
- Solar Heat Exchange Manufacturing will celebrate the opening of its factory with an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at 204 Lecompton Road in Perry. The factory is west of the rail crossing on the road from Perry to Lecompton.
- Airlines post losses
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B9
- American Airlines parent AMR Corp. reported Wednesday it lost $359 million in the third quarter, and Continental Airlines Inc. posted an $18 million loss.
- Commodities
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B9
- Agriculture futures advanced Wednesday. Wheat for December delivery rose 25 cents to $5.425, while December corn rose 13.75 cents to $3.9825 and oats for December delivery rose 4 cents to $2.63.
- Students save by staying near home for college
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B9
- The College Board recently issued its annual report on the pricing trends for getting a college education. The cost to attend keeps going up — often faster than inflation. And the amount of loans taken out to pay for tuition, fees, books, and room and board continues to rise.
- Euro trades above $1.50 vs. dollar
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B9
- Europe’s single currency traded above the $1.50 level versus the U.S. dollar for the first time in 14 months on Wednesday, breaking through an important psychological barrier that will create added heartburn for euro-zone officials worried the strengthening currency will crimp opportunities for an export-led economic recovery.
- Krause Dining to end cooking run
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B9
- The residential home of Robert Krause’s culinary creativity is closing early next year, as the internationally known chef turns his focus to a new downtown restaurant and other business ventures.
- Horoscope for Thursday, October 22
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B8
- For Thursday, Oct. 22: This year, you often wonder how situations get tossed into limbo when they looked as if they were clear. Learn to regroup quickly. If you are single, you could meet someone who knocks your socks off. If you are attached, the two of you could find this year to be one of the greater years in your relationship. Just be yourself.
- Host keeps guests at arm’s length
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Last week’s “30 Rock” lampooned the notion of a critic-driven show watering down its content to appeal to a broader audience.
- Valid concerns
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A9
- To the editor: In Sunday’s editorial about the South Lawrence Trafficway, “Top priority,” the writer characterized opponents of the SLT as barking dogs who bother the mailman. The Journal-World Letters Policy clearly states that letter writers must “avoid name-calling.”
- School priorities
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A9
- To the editor: Let me get this right. The Lawrence school district approved funds for two sports stadiums to be built ($400,000 each) and yet Superintendent Rick Doll discusses teachers not having items they need (Journal-World, page 1A, Oct. 19)? What’s wrong with this picture?
- Green policies
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A9
- To the editor: Cities around the world are moving forward to reduce the production of greenhouse gases.
- A bad idea
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A9
- To the editor: I am an East Lawrence 40-year resident who is opposed to the Lawrence Community Shelter relocating to our neighborhood. Anybody who has been in Lawrence more than a year knows full well the impact the LCS and its clientele have on the downtown area and that the problem is only getting worse!
- GOP must reject talk jocks
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A9
- Ever so slowly, sane Republicans and conservatives are finally marshaling the courage to confront the unhinged broadcasters in their midst — and not a moment too soon, given the fact that these loons now seem to be running the asylum.
- COLA substitute makes little sense
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A8
- Three years before Rep. Wilbur Mills, the Arkansas Democrat who then chaired the Ways and Means Committee, had his fling with a stripper named Fanne Foxe, aka “The Argentine Firecracker” (Mills joined her on stage at Boston’s exquisitely named Pilgrim Theater, which specialized in what Time magazine primly called “ecdysiast exhibitions”; this was after he had a fracas with Ms. Foxe that provoked her to jump into Washington’s Tidal Basin across from the memorial to Thomas Jefferson, who really believed that democracies could behave rationally), he decided to seek the Democrats’ 1972 presidential nomination.
- A few too many
- State officials are right to shine the spotlight on allegations of drug trafficking and sexual misconduct by Kansas prison employees.
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on A8
- Allegations, and at least one conviction, related to Kansas prison staff members trading illegal drugs for sex with female inmates certainly demands the full attention of state officials.
- Theater of the Absurd: Those People Improv take the art of being funny very seriously
- Those People Improv take the art of being funny very seriously
- October 22, 2009 in print edition on C1
- There’s always that risk of failure … That’s what makes improv more fun than something scripted, says Alex Nicols of Lawrence’s Those People improv troupe….
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