Also from September 5
Audio clips
Births
Couples
- Engagement: Brummett and Rumback
- Engagement: High and Ledbetter
- Engagement: Conn and Franklin
- Wedding: McWilliams
- Anniversary: Mayhew
- Engagement: Schrock
- Anniversary: Senecal
- Anniversary: Hedges
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Polls
Whose performance were you most pleased with in KU's 49-3 victory over Northern Colorado?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Todd Reesing | 30% | |
| Toben Opurum | 27% | |
| Jake Sharp | 15% | |
| Kale Pick | 10% | |
| Chris Harris | 10% | |
| Kerry Meier | 3% | |
| Other | 1% | |
| Total | 2420 | |
Who was the biggest first-half surprise for KU?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Harris | 33% | |
| Bradley McDougald | 33% | |
| Tertavian Ingram | 28% | |
| Other | 4% | |
| Total | 90 | |
How many points will KU score against Northern Colorado?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 41-50 | 38% | |
| 51-60 | 29% | |
| 31-40 | 17% | |
| More than 60 | 10% | |
| 0-30 | 4% | |
| Total | 47 | |
After Friday's home opener, what grade would you give the new Lawrence High School football stadium?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| I didn’t attend the game | 52% | |
| Incomplete | 14% | |
| F | 12% | |
| A | 10% | |
| B | 4% | |
| D | 3% | |
| C | 2% | |
| Total | 436 | |
Videos
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Something to write home about: Get Up Kids celebrate 10-year anniversary reissue of pivotal record- September 4, 2009 in print edition on 1C
- No Lawrence band ever put out an album that sold more copies than The Get Up Kids.
6:00 a.m.
New season, new stadium- September 5, 2009 in print edition on 1B
- It was home field advantage Friday night for the Lawrence High School Lions, this time in the literal sense.
- Video: LHS hosts first on-campus football game
- Photo gallery: Shawnee Mission North 17, LHS 14
10:00 a.m.
Five turnovers cost Firebirds in road setback- September 5, 2009 in print edition on 1C
- It takes more than good players to win a football game. It takes playing good football. Free State High flashed enough speed and skill in Friday night’s season-opener at College Boulevard Activity Center to remove doubt as to whether good football players dot the roster. As for playing good football, not for openers, not by a long shot.
- Video: FSHS football falls to Olathe East
- Photo gallery: at Olathe East 29, Free State 20
12:00 p.m.
Bittersweet beginning- September 5, 2009 in print edition on 1C
- As far as losses go, this was about as good as they come. Friday night, in front of an energetic, overflow crowd at Lawrence High’s new, on-campus football stadium, the Lions fell to Shawnee Mission North, 17-14, on a Kyle Goodburn field goal with 30 seconds to play.
- Video: LHS drops home opener
- Photo gallery: Shawnee Mission North 17, LHS 14
- Poll: After Friday’s home opener, what grade would you give the new Lawrence High School football stadium?
2:00 p.m.
When game day arrives, fans undergo their own mental transformation- September 4, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- For the last four years, John-Mark Zini has been a mainstay along with his buddies in the front row at Kansas University football games.
6:00 p.m.
FINAL: Reesing’s four combined TDs lead KU to 49-3 rout over Northern Colorado- 4:08 p.m., September 5, 2009 Updated 11:54 p.m.
- Jake Sharp and Toben Opurum added two TDs each as the Jayhawks made quick work of the Bears.
- Videos: Kansas 49, Northern Colorado 3
- Photo gallery: KU vs. Northern Colorado
- Poll: Whose performance were you most pleased with in KU’s 49-3 victory over Northern Colorado?
- Poll: Who was the biggest first-half surprise for KU?
- Poll: How many points will KU score against Northern Colorado?
- Audio clips: KU-Northern Colorado football
All stories
- FINAL: Reesing’s four combined TDs lead KU to 49-3 rout over Northern Colorado
- 04:08 p.m., September 5, 2009 Updated 11:54 p.m.
- Jake Sharp and Toben Opurum added two TDs each as the Jayhawks made quick work of the Bears.
- Briscoe, three others to miss UNC game
- September 5, 2009
- Kansas University junior receiver Dezmon Briscoe is expected to miss tonight’s season-opening game against Northern Colorado, the Journal-World has learned
- Police, OnStar track down leaving-the-scene accident suspect
- Missouri man arrested on OUI, other charges
- 05:02 a.m., September 5, 2009 Updated 09:30 p.m.
- Lawrence Police made an arrest Friday night in connection with a leaving-the-scene vehicle accident with some help from the suspect’s OnStar navigation system.
- Economic woes taking toll off field
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on C2
- The preseason polls are in, and traditional football powers such as Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, Southern California, Alabama and Ohio State are firmly entrenched.
- Reesing’s top 10: A subjective look at some of the Kansas QB’s best plays
- September 5, 2009
- Ed Warinner’s response was the only appropriate one: laughter. The question: When you think about memorable Todd Reesing plays, which are the first to come to mind? It’s a question akin to asking Don Rickles to name his favorite put-down. So many from which to choose.
- Kansas football Q&A
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Questions you always wanted to ask about today’s Kansas University football opener against Northern Colorado (6 p.m. kickoff, Sunflower Broadband Channels 2, 145) but forgot to ask…
- Web monitoring software gathers data on kid chats
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Parents who install a leading brand of software to monitor their kids’ online activities may be unwittingly allowing the company to read their children’s chat messages — and sell the marketing data gathered.
- Jayhawks hoops players voice support for football team
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on C1
- There’s a pretty good football team lurking in Kansas University’s basketball locker room.
- Mood in Washington sets stage for heated health debate
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B1
- The heated debate on the national health care plan being pushed by President Obama and the consequences of the significant drop in Obama’s own popularity or approval seem to be setting the stage for some serious, contentious and ugly scenes in Washington and throughout the country.
- Pump patrol
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B1
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.34 at several locations.
- Senior fear campaign is a new low
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B6
- When exactly did the Republicans start operating one of those marketing scams that target the elderly?
- Green day: Music festivals environmentally friendly
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on D7
- A new music festival in New Orleans is pushing its environmental cred as much as its music, touting lights and sound systems powered by the sun, paperless tickets and an investment in a landfill to offset emissions.
- Trade group rules for Boeing in dispute with rival Airbus
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B5
- In a victory for Boeing Co., the World Trade Organization sided with the American aviation giant Friday in finding that European countries had provided billions in illegal subsidies to chief competitor Airbus.
- Thousands more police sent to Syrian border
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Iraq has deployed thousands of reinforcements along its border with Syria to prevent insurgents from crossing the desert frontier, as the government said Friday it has provided Syria with evidence linking Iraqis there to bombings.
- 100 years ago: Chancellor returns for new school year
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B6
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Sept. 5, 1909: “Chancellor Frank Strong, who for the last two months has been at Estes Park, Colo., has returned in the best of health and predicts an outstanding 1909-10 year for the university he heads. He says enrollment may set records and that the school is in ‘excellent condition’ to meet all the new challenges.”
- 25 years ago: Commission looks at priority list
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B6
- A priority list from the City Commission said that the major items on the agenda for the time being should be downtown development, historical preservation, simplification of zoning ordinances, development of a corporate research park and encouragement to attract new industries and expand existing businesses and industries. Observers said these had been on the list for some time and that action would be welcomed to bring some of them to reality.
- 40 years ago: Baldwin children injured in bus accident
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Four Baldwin school district children were slightly injured when the brakes failed on a school bus in which they were riding.
- Royals’ bullpen blows it again
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on C6
- Los Angeles had three hits and one big gift from Kansas City’s bullpen.
- K.C.’s Hillman to return
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on C6
- Kansas City manager Trey Hillman hasn’t put a whole lot of thought into job security, certainly hasn’t lost any sleep over it. He’s been too busy trying to get the Royals headed in the right direction.
- KU soccer wins, 3-1
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on C6
- Kansas University senior Monica Dolinsky scored her first goal of the season and added an assist, while sophomore Emily Cressy and freshman Whitney Berry also scored in the Jayhawks’ 3-1 soccer victory over Long Beach State on Friday at Jayhawk Soccer Complex.
- Former Kansas football player Shanklin dies
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on C6
- Former Kansas University football player Donnie Shanklin died Aug. 30 in his hometown of Amarillo, Texas, at the age of 62.
- Seabury upends KSD, 62-40
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on C5
- Seabury Academy’s football team defeated Kansas School of Deaf, 62-40, on Thursday at KSD. Seabury, which was led by the play of Reed Grabill, next will meet Cair Paravel on Friday in Topeka.
- Veritas Christian flattens Flint Hills
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on C5
- Veritas Christian School’s football team pounded Flint Hills Christian, 86-48, on Friday at Flint Hills’ field.
- Bittersweet beginning
- Stadium debut generates buzz, but Lions fall in opener
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on C1
- As far as losses go, this was about as good as they come. Friday night, in front of an energetic, overflow crowd at Lawrence High’s new, on-campus football stadium, the Lions fell to Shawnee Mission North, 17-14, on a Kyle Goodburn field goal with 30 seconds to play.
- Katzfey shines in debut; Eudora rolls
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on C5
- Eudora beat Spring Hill, 28-0, in their football season openers
- Five turnovers cost Firebirds in road setback
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on C1
- It takes more than good players to win a football game. It takes playing good football. Free State High flashed enough speed and skill in Friday night’s season-opener at College Boulevard Activity Center to remove doubt as to whether good football players dot the roster. As for playing good football, not for openers, not by a long shot.
- Man charged with 8 mobile home deaths
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A man who told authorities “My whole family’s dead!” in a frantic 911 call was charged Friday with killing the eight people attacked in his family’s mobile home in coastal Georgia.
- Gibbs: Furor over school speech is ‘silly season’
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The White House on Friday dismissed as pointless the furor over President Barack Obama’s plan to deliver a televised back-to-school speech to the nation’s students.
- Ex-soldier sentenced for Iraqi rape, killings
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A former soldier received five consecutive life sentences Friday for his role in the rape and murder of an Iraqi teenager and the slaying of three of her family members.
- Chavez calls Israeli government ‘genocidal’
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told the Israeli people not to support their government, which he described as “genocidal” on Friday, the second day of his trip to Syria.
- Cougar fears keep popular park shut
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A2
- With a cougar possibly on the prowl, Seattle’s largest park remained off-limits to holiday weekend revelers as state wildlife agents tried to trap the elusive animal.
- Man fires cannon, hits neighbor’s house
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A Pennsylvania history buff who recreates firearms from old wars accidentally fired a 2-pound cannonball through the wall of his neighbor’s home.
- Environmental group topples radio towers
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Two radio station towers near Seattle that have generated intense local opposition were toppled early Friday in an act of sabotage that bore the initials of the radical Earth Liberation Front.
- Recovery difficult as U.S. jobless rate hits 26-year high
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A2
- At least it’s not all bad anymore.
- Woman won’t regrow record-long fingernails
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A4
- A Salt Lake City woman who held a Guinness World Record for her long fingernails before they broke off in a car crash says it was the most dramatic event of her life.
- Report shows bungling of Madoff probe
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A4
- The official at the Securities and Exchange Commission who later would marry Bernard Madoff’s niece told investigators this year that if he had carefully reviewed a complaint about the disgraced financier’s business, he would have investigated more deeply, a new report shows.
- Tires reported damaged Thursday
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B2
- A 42-year-old Lawrence man reported criminal damage Thursday.
- Auto theft reported Thursday
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B2
- A 21-year-old Lawrence man reported an auto theft Thursday.
- Man arrested on theft, burglary, battery charges
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B2
- A 47-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Thursday on charges of theft, burglary of a vehicle and aggravated battery.
- Regulators shut down bank in Missouri
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B2
- Regulators have shut down First Bank of Kansas City in Missouri, pushing to 85 the number of bank that have failed this year under the weight of the soured economy and rising loan defaults.
- Mo. Supreme Court declines light-rail case
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B2
- The Missouri Supreme Court has declined to consider Clay Chastain’s lawsuit against the Kansas City Council for repealing a light-rail initiative.
- Teen in slaying case won’t be tried as adult
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B2
- A Wyandotte County teen accused of killing a man at the urging of a woman won’t face adult charges.
- Sports Hall of Fame to close for move
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B2
- The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame will close on Sunday to get ready for an eventual move to the Wichita Boathouse.
- KU to offer events for Constitution Day
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B2
- The Dole Institute of Politics will be host to several Constitution Day events in the coming weeks.
- Possible hazing leads to suspensions
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B2
- Two Beloit football players have been indefinitely suspended from the team while allegations of hazing against a freshman player are investigated.
- Mo. teen who fired shot in school sentenced
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B2
- A southwest Missouri boy who was 13 when he fired an assault rifle inside a Joplin middle school was sentenced Friday to 10 years in state custody.
- Oregon RB suspended
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on C2
- Running back LeGarrette Blount won’t play for Oregon again this year. The school suspended him on Friday for the remainder of season after he slugged Boise State defensive end Byron Hout. Blount threw the punch Thursday night following the 16th-ranked Ducks’ 19-8 loss to No. 14 Boise State.
- Jayhawks split at home
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on C6
- The Kansas University volleyball team split its two matches Friday at the Jayhawk Invitational.
- White House will release visitor logs
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A3
- President Barack Obama said Friday that his administration will start releasing the names of people who visit the White House, reversing a long-standing policy transcending both Democratic and Republican presidents.
- KU men’s golf team receives academic honor
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on C6
- The Kansas University men’s golf team was recently named to the Golf Coaches Association of America 2008-09 All-Academic Team.
- Amazon will replace Orwell books on Kindles
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Amazon.com Inc. is offering free books or $30 to Kindle customers whose copies of the George Orwell novels “1984” and “Animal Farm” were deleted from their electronic reading devices in July.
- Oops! Police slash research hemp
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Dutch police who mowed down what they thought were illicit marijuana plants were red-faced Thursday when it emerged they’d ruined a research group’s giant, officially sanctioned field of harmless hemp.
- Liberals pressure Obama for government-run health care
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A3
- House liberals pleaded with President Barack Obama on Friday to push for creation of a government-run health care program as the Senate’s chief negotiator said he won’t wait much longer for Republicans to compromise amid dwindling chances for a bipartisan bill.
- NATO probing deadly airstrike in Afghanistan
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A3
- NATO launched an investigation Friday into a predawn airstrike in which an American fighter jet bombed two hijacked fuel trucks in northern Afghanistan, killing scores of people and prompting accusations that many of the dead were civilians.
- U.S. harshly criticizes Israel on settlements
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Alarmed by Israeli plans to build new housing units in settlements and dimming prospects for American peace efforts, the Obama administration on Friday put out a rare and harsh public rebuke of its main Mideast ally.
- Agriculture industry defends itself over grisly chick video
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Paul Lasley cringed when he heard about an undercover video showing unwanted chicks being tossed alive into a grinder at an Iowa hatchery.
- Kemper awards given at KU Medical Center
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Kansas University Medical Center officials have announced that two professors earned Kemper Awards on the Kansas City, Kan., campus.
- Teenager with disabilities blossoms as Eagle Scout
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Lucas Wondra has Down syndrome and communicates with a few words, sign language and a PDA with a speaker and voice software. But when it comes to the Boy Scouts, he concedes no disability.
- Astronauts relish international food court
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A6
- When it comes to grabbing a bite to eat, the international space station is living up to its first name.
- Firefighter murder case picks up
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A6
- Investigators worked around-the-clock Friday as they sought to build a murder case stemming from a huge wildfire that claimed the lives of two firefighters. California’s governor offered a $100,000 reward in the arson case.
- Appeals court rules Ashcroft can be liable in 9/11 case
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A6
- A federal appeals court delivered a stinging rebuke Friday to the Bush administration’s post-Sept. 11 detention policies, ruling that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be held liable for people who were wrongfully detained as material witnesses after 9/11.
- Be careful what you post! Online etiquette rules still vague
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Stephanie Kahn wanted to bask in her engagement for a few hours before diving into the task of calling aunts, uncles and good friends with the big news.
- New season, new stadium
- Lawrence High School fans exult at first true ‘home’ game
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B1
- It was home field advantage Friday night for the Lawrence High School Lions, this time in the literal sense.
- Foundation accepting grant applications
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B1
- The Douglas County Community Foundation is accepting applications for funding from the Elizabeth Schultz Environmental Fund to support local efforts to preserve and understand nature.
- District welcomes yearly progress report
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Lawrence public schools are well on their way to getting all of their students to be proficient in reading and math by 2014, as laid out in the No Child Left Behind Act.
- China blames Muslim separatists for attacks
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A7
- China’s security chief blamed Muslim separatists Friday for a string of bizarre needle attacks that drew thousands of angry protesters into the streets as officials disclosed five people were killed and 14 injured during demonstrations in this restive city.
- Iran claims U.S. nuclear weapon documents ‘forged’
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A7
- Iran accused the U.S. on Friday of using “forged documents” and relying on subterfuge to make its case that Tehran is trying to build a nuclear weapon, according to a confidential letter obtained by The Associated Press.
- Jews who escaped Nazis as kids re-create train trip
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on A7
- Elderly Holocaust survivors were reunited at a London railway station Friday with the man who saved them on the eve of World War II — a now 100-year-old former stockbroker who rescued hundreds of Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.
- Falling polls reflect a tough summer for liberal left
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B7
- Despite their control of all three branches of government, this has not been a good summer for liberal Democrats.
- Scary weather
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: Heavens to Betsy, those front-page articles are scaring me to death!
- Bad experience
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: After an absence of several months, really almost a year, I was walking my dog down Mass. the other day and was amazed at how many businesses have left the area.
- Public option
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: A public insurance option is critical if there is to be any lasting impression on our current health insurance industry.
- Key searches
- Search committees named this week will seek to fill two of the most important administrative jobs on Mount Oread.
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B6
- It’s great to see Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little moving quickly to fill a couple of key administrative positions at Kansas University.
- High hopes
- Forget about the swine flu, today, it’s all about football fever.
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B6
- It’s hard to recall a time when Kansas University opened its football season with a greater sense of anticipation.
- Prison payday: DNA exonerees find prosperity after release
- Wrongly convicted receive $80,000 for each year spent behind bars
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on E6
- Thomas McGowan’s journey from prison to prosperity is about to culminate in $1.8 million, and he knows just how to spend it: on a house with three bedrooms, stainless steel kitchen appliances and a washer and dryer.
- WWII pilot to search for lost wings
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on E6
- Sixty-five-years ago, 1st Lt. Bernerd Harding huddled in a cellar with a few other airmen captured by German farmers and buried his pilot’s wings, fearful he’d be beaten or shot as an American bomber pilot.
- Horoscopes
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on D7
- For Saturday, Sept. 5: This year, your actions make a difference. Kick negativity out of your life; lose the word “no.” You’ll discover that the end results are far better. If you are single, your allure is unique. If you are attached, with acceptance, the two of you will develop a more exciting bond. Pisces has the same issues as you, but a different approach.
- Labor Day weekend runs gamut from football to ‘Love’
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on D7
- The National Geographic Channel invites viewers on a new critter adventure every Saturday night in September, beginning with “Swamp of the Baboons” (7 p.m., today, National Geographic). Cameras follow a troop of baboons in the Okavango Delta in Botswana and discover a complicated community with its own defined social hierarchies.
- City of Lawrence hosts energy fair/tour
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B5
- The ninth annual Lawrence Energy Conservation Fair and Sustainable Homes Tour will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Community Building, 115 W. 11th St.
- JC Penney Salon has new stylist
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Veronica Lober, formerly a stylist at Salon Di Marco, has joined the team at JC Penney Styling Salon, 3311 Iowa.
- Wild Women of Frontier conducting tryouts
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B5
- The Wild Women of the Frontier will offer open tryouts for women interested in joining. A social will be at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Meriden, 615 E. Wyandotte St.
- U. of Arkansas aims for fisheries doctorate
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Studying fish once seemed so simple: find out where they were biting and keep it under your hat. Now the study of fish has evolved into Ph.D.-level programs that can make fish bigger, tastier and a larger part of the nation’s economy.
- Chamber announces ribbon-cutting events
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on B5
- The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce announces upcoming ribbon-cutting and groundbreaking ceremonies:
- Faith on Facebook: Part-pithy, part-philosophical
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on D1
- Of its 250 million users worldwide, Facebook says, more than 150 million people choose to write something in the religious views box.
- Faith Forum: If you weren’t a preacher, what would your job be?
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on D1
- • Counseling part of healing process • Workers bring morality to jobs
- Around and about
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on D5
- Trina and Michael Dibbini, Salina, announce the birth of their son, Kadin Michael Dibbini, on May 20, 2009, at Salina Regional Hospital. Kadin has a sister, Jada Michelle Dibbini, 2 1/2.
- Club news
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on D5
- The University Bridge Club announces results of its Aug. 29 meeting with hosts Dale and Wanda Kring.
- FCE news
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on D5
- Kanwaka FCE will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the home of Lyn Walther, 794 Hwy. 40, Lawrence.
- Scouting news
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on D5
- Nine Boy Scouts from Troop 53 attended Tetons High Adventure Base in Wyoming July 26-31.
- This year, Sooners counting on defense
- September 5, 2009
- In 2008, Oklahoma had a record-setting offense in a conference known for its high-flying attacks. This season, it has last year’s Heisman Trophy winner, Sam Bradford, returning at quarterback. It also has a coach, Bob Stoops, whose 0-5 record in Bowl Championship Series games since the 2002 season has turned the nickname “Big-Game Bob” into something of a misnomer.
- Lawrence Youth Symphony starts season
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on D1
- The Lawrence Youth Symphony will begin rehearsals on Sept. 12 in the Free State High School band room, 4700 Overland Drive.
- Pelini anxious for Huskers’ opener
- September 5, 2009
- Nebraska coach Bo Pelini is more on edge than usual. The 24th-ranked Huskers are breaking in a new quarterback and young players at several other positions, yet they’re three-touchdown favorites at home against Florida Atlantic today — an opponent that has won back-to-back bowl games and is accustomed to playing in some of college football’s biggest venues.
- Faith at work: Area business owners find success mixing spirituality into brand
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on D1
- Lonnie Blackburn put a smile on his face and left his office. Always happy to assist anyone who comes to his Academy Cars lot, where the motto is “Bad things happen to good people, we can help,” Blackburn was pleased to meet with the man in his showroom asking to speak with the owner.
- Senior LB emerges as face of Tigers
- September 5, 2009
- With apologies to broadcasters Mike Kelly and John Kadlec, the voice of Mizzou football 2009 belongs to the exuberant new face of the program.
- KU vs. UNC: Head to head
- September 5, 2009
- QB followed circuitous rout to UNC
- Know the foe: Northern Colorado
- September 5, 2009
- The questions arrived almost as soon as the new quarterback did: How did you like Florida? What’s Urban Meyer like? What about Tim Tebow?
- Facebook new site for soul-searching
- September 5, 2009 in print edition on D8
- For the longest time, the question just sat there on his screen. Cursor blinking. Waiting quietly, like a patient priest in a confessor’s box. Religious Views: ————.
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- Friends mourn Lynn Bretz, former voice of KU May 28, 2012
- Hilltop executive director Pat Pisani stepping down May 28, 2012
- KU’s Elijah Johnson cautious at camp May 29, 2012
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