Also from September 10
Births
Blog entries
- Wheel Genius: A Jayhawk’s lament: A Tiger on my tires
- Lawrence Weather Watch: On this day, 49 years ago
- The Lawrence Marketplace Blog: Lawrence Twestival - Come Join the Fun and Support a Great Cause
- Conference chatter: ConferenceChatterTV week 2 picks
- Lawrence Weather Watch: Some of our neighbors got hit with a lot of rain
Chats
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
How much do you spend on a typical barber or salon visit, including tip?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| $11 to $20 | 33% | |
| $31 o $50 | 14% | |
| $1 to $10 | 14% | |
| $21 to $30 | 12% | |
| $51 to $100 | 10% | |
| Nothing | 8% | |
| More than $100 | 4% | |
| Total | 1350 | |
Videos
- The forecast for Friday, September 11 calls for a high …
- Following a tragedy six months ago, Tonganoxie gathered today to …
- Dick Wilson, 77, has participated in hundreds of races during …
- KU football is ready to play an angry UTEP team …
- More than 41 years after his death, KU ROTC cadets …
- Lawrence High football slipped for the second straight week.
- The Friday night lights didn’t treat the Free State football …
- A lucky Lawrence fifth grader put her name in a …
- Tomorrow night, 6Sports heads to Kansas City for a matchup …
- Volunteers studied the numbers of pedestrians and cyclists in Lawrence …
- The Lawrence Transit System reported a 37 percent spike in …
- A west Lawrence retirement community is set to have a …
- Shawn Linenberger discusses what he loves about Tonganoxie.
- We’ll watch the partly cloudy skies continue tonight, with lows …
- Art Hancock discusses what he loves about Tonganoxie.
- Jamie Carlisle discusses what he loves about Tonganoxie.
- Connie Putthoff and Kathy Peak discuss what they love about …
- Jeannine Hartsock discusses what she loves about Tonganoxie.
- Donna Drinnon discusses what she loves about Tonganoxie.
- Donald Harden discusses what he loves about Tonganoxie.
- Domino Grizzle discusses what she loves about Tonganoxie.
- Stan Geyer discusses what he loves about Tonganoxie.
- Cristina Rubio discusses what she loves about Tonganoxie.
- Helen McBroom discusses what she loves about Tonganoxie.
- Bill Peak discusses what he loves about Tonganoxie.
- Larry Maxey, a retired KU professor of music, describes why …
- Bart Rudolph, transportation planner for the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Office, …
- Bart Rudolph, transportation planner for the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Office, …
- Expect a dry morning with temperatures edging into the low …
- We are looking at a dry start with some patchy …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Chocolate connection: LHS grad’s company yields sweet benefits for people of Madagascar- September 9, 2009 in print edition on 1C
- Most anyone who dabbles in food will tell you that good ingredients are the foundation for good food.
6:00 a.m.
Rapist in string of attacks likely spying on women first, officials say at sexual assault forum- 1:12 p.m., September 9, 2009 Updated 1:49 p.m. in print edition on 3A
- New details emerged Wednesday about a serial rapist whom law enforcement has connected to 13 attacks in Lawrence and Manhattan dating back to 2001.
- Video: Officials caution KU students about serial rapist
- Special coverage: Sexual Assaults in Lawrence: Not an uncommon crime
10:00 a.m.
City’s 1954 centennial pageant inspires new vision - September 10, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- Clenece Hills can picture the type of party that the community could throw atop Sesquicentennial Point to celebrate the state’s 150th birthday in 2011.
- Video: State starts planning birthday party
- Photo gallery: 1954 centennial pageant
11:01 a.m.
Online chat
- New Lawrence superintendent Rick Doll to chat
- September 10, 2009
- New Lawrence public schools superintendent Rick Doll will take your questions on Thursday, September 10 at 11 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
Meet the Tweeple- September 9, 2009 in print edition on 1C
- Judging solely by the sheer volume of silly variations on its name, Twitter has arrived as a full blown cultural force…
All stories
- Teen who was severely injured by medical gas returns for diploma
- September 10, 2009
- Traditionally, homecoming week at Tonganoxie High School is packed with events to fill students with school spirit. But this year, one particular homecoming event filled the school to the brim with Chieftain pride: Austin Stone was coming back to get his diploma.
- Volunteers count walkers, bikers around Lawrence
- Data to fuel support for projects
- September 10, 2009
- An army of volunteers spent several hours Thursday charting, mapping and otherwise quantifying the frequency of walkers and bicyclists moving throughout Lawrence.
- Military officers prepare to mark eighth anniversary of 9/11 attacks
- September 10, 2009
- Army Maj. Jon Brierton remembers exactly where he was and what he was doing eight years ago when two planes hit the World Trade Center.
- Local student wins $5,000 for her school
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Jessica Ellebracht and Quail Run School are winners thanks to Hy-Vee’s Smiles for Education drawing.
- Local man plans weekend event for those affected by childhood cancer
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A4
- A chance meeting in Lawrence between two people has turned into what organizers hope is a fun-filled Saturday for families in the region who have been affected by childhood cancer.
- Parkinson puts major KPERS changes on the table
- Gov.: Pension woes may force changes
- 02:53 p.m., September 10, 2009 Updated 01:01 a.m. in print edition on A4
- Gov. Mark Parkinson says funding problems for the state pension fund may force changes in its benefit plans, even for current participants.
- Only one proposal remains for KCK casino
- September 10, 2009
- Kansas Speedway and a competitor are joining forces to push a single proposal for a state-owned casino at the NASCAR track in northeast Kansas.
- 2009 Main Street Live: Tonganoxie turns out for live 6News broadcast
- Basehor, Lawrence, Eudora up next
- September 10, 2009
- Wednesday night, more than one hundred Tonganoxie residents turned out for a live broadcast of 6News’ 6 p.m. broadcast.
- T ridership way up with launch of coordinated bus route with KU
- 37% increase attributed to combined route between city, university
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A total of 48,313 riders took the Lawrence Transit System’s fixed-route buses last month, up 37 percent from 35,349 in August 2008, said Bob Nugent, the city’s transit administrator. The total had been 32,744 a year earlier.
- NAACP chapter hosts cooking contest
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Several Lawrence-area men will try their hands in the kitchen this weekend in an effort to raise scholarship money for local students.
- Grand jury indicts two Lawrence residents on firearms
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A4
- A federal grand jury has charged two men with illegally possessing firearms in Lawrence, the United States attorney’s office said Thursday.
- Military vehicle gets stuck in North Lawrence construction zone
- 10:41 a.m., September 10, 2009 Updated 10:58 a.m.
- A convoy of military vehicles got stuck in North Lawrence Thursday, leading to traffic back-ups coming into town from the Kansas Turnpike and out of downtown and into North Lawrence.
- Statehouse Live: State officials promote Kansas Lifeline telephone program
- 09:09 a.m., September 10, 2009 Updated 02:07 p.m.
- Program is aimed at providing phone service for low-income Kansans.
- Uncertainty reigns in Iran
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A9
- The political situation inside Iran remains murky, to put it mildly, in the aftermath of last June’s turbulent election. But some clues can be found in the recent purge of the country’s intelligence service.
- Oudin’s run halted at U.S. Open
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B2
- Melanie Oudin’s magical U.S. Open is over. Even the comeback kid couldn’t overturn this deficit.
- Pilot curbside recycling plan gains traction
- Program could offer service for up to 2,000 homes in 2010
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A city-run curbside recycling program may be coming to a curb near you in 2010.
- Journalists to discuss news media, politics
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B10
- The Dole Institute of Politics will host two journalists for a discussion of politics and the news media later this month.
- Challenges not new to Calif. candidate
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A8
- Becoming governor next year will be a daunting challenge for California’s Republican insurance commissioner, but Steve Poizner has surmounted other obstacles, as when he volunteered to teach without pay in an East San Jose high school.
- Chiefs coy about Cassel
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B2
- Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel practiced for the second time this week, wearing a brace on his left knee as he went through individual drills Wednesday.
- Self makes pair of in-home visits
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self made in-home recruiting visits with a pair of high school players on Wednesday: Josh Selby, 6-foot-2 from Lake Clifton High in Baltimore, and Roscoe Smith, 6-8 from Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va.
- KU men’s basketball tickets available
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B5
- A limited number of Kansas University men’s basketball season tickets are on sale, KU associate athletic director Jim Marchiony announced Wednesday.
- Rangers may have their own curse
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B2
- Now that the Pittsburgh Pirates have laid claim to the longest streak of losing seasons among the big four sports, the autopsies are in.rs and front office dopes. If you’re lucky, some even buy into it.
- Cy guy?
- Kansas City’s Zack Greinke front-runner in closely contested race
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B1
- The five candidates for the AL Cy Young worth examining with a few weeks left in the season, listed in alphabetical order: 1. Zack Greinke (Royals), 2. Roy Halladay (Toronto Blue Jays), 3. Felix Hernandez (Seattle Mariners), 4. C.C. Sabathia (New York Yankees), 5. Justin Verlander (Detroit Tigers).
- U.S. warns Iran nearing nuclear capabilities
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The United States warned Wednesday that Iran is close to having the capabilities to produce a nuclear weapon, and joined major European powers in urging Tehran to “turn the page” and engage in dialogue to prove its atomic program is peaceful.
- Kerry supports naming interim Mass. senator
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The governor should be allowed to name an interim replacement to the late Edward Kennedy’s vacant Senate seat because it would help ensure health care overhaul legislation gets passed, Democrats told a packed Statehouse public hearing Wednesday.
- OPEC leaves output targets unchanged
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A2
- OPEC is leaving its production quotas unchanged, opting to take a cautious approach in a market awash in crude and a global economy still in the early stages of recovery.
- Hurricane Linda forms, Fred weakens
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Hurricane Linda has formed far out over the Pacific while Hurricane Fred weakened to a Category 2 storm in the Atlantic.
- DeGeneres to replace Abdul as 4th ’American Idol’ judge
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Ellen DeGeneres is dancing her way into the fourth judge’s seat on “American Idol.”
- 3 European leaders call for U.N. Afghan conference
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Three European powers called Wednesday for a new international conference on Afghanistan, hoping to accelerate and improve training of local forces and lay out a timetable in which Afghans can take back full control of their war-battered country.
- Commodities
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B9
- Agriculture futures were mixed Wednesday.
- Obama’s mortgage relief program growing
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B9
- The Obama administration’s $50 billion mortgage relief program is picking up speed after a sluggish start: Nearly one in five eligible homeowners have been offered help so far.
- Agencies warn of ‘life settlement’ risks
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B9
- Even in the best of times, some investors are always looking for that golden, seemingly risk-free investment that will net them fabulous returns.
- U.S. survey: Recession may be over
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B9
- Economic activity is stabilizing or improving in the vast majority of the country, according to a new government survey, adding to evidence that the worst recession since the 1930s is over.
- Computer reported stolen
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A4
- A 25-year-old Lawrence woman reported Tuesday burglary and theft.
- Men arrested on multiple burglary charges
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A4
- A 19-year-old Lawrence man and an 18-year-old Lawrence man were arrested Wednesday on multiple charges of burglary of a vehicle and theft.
- Two arrested for burglary, criminal damage, theft
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Two 36-year-old Lawrence men were arrested Wednesday on charges of burglary of a dwelling, theft and criminal damage of property.
- Butler sparks Royals, 5-1
- First baseman’s three doubles doom Verlander
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Billy Butler doubled three times for a club-record fourth time this season to help the Kansas City Royals beat Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers, 5-1, for their first three-game winning streak since July.
- New superintendent to chat online today
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A4
- First year Lawrence public schools Superintendent Rick Doll will chat live with LJWorld.com readers at 11 a.m. today.
- Herpetologist leaves rich, detailed legacy
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Ecologist, naturalist and herpetologist Henry Fitch died this week, leaving his exhaustive work on a 590-acre patch of evolving pasture-turned-woodland northeast of Lawrence to live on for generations.
- Our Town Sports
- September 10, 2009
- Trail Hawks Run: The Lawrence Trail Hawks will host their first Shoreline Shuffle 5K Trail run Sept. 26 at Clinton Lake’s North Shore Trails. The Shoreline Shuffle begins and ends at Shelter Four, Campground One, in Clinton Lake State Park. The race begins at 9 a.m., with race-day registration and check-in starting at 7:30. Pre-registration by mail earns entrants a discount. The race entry form is available online at ultrastory.com, or by e-mailing unews@ultrastory.com. For information, call Gary Henry at 785-766-0293.
- Lions, Firebirds win rain-shortened tennis matches
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Lawrence High beat Shawnee Mission South, 3-1, and Free State blanked Olathe South, 4-0.
- Firebirds don’t want to dig 0-2 hole
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B1
- It has been well documented that starting the 2008 season with a 1-2 record did nothing to hinder the Free State High football team from advancing to the Class 6A state title game.
- Lawrence High football seeks to rebound
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Last week, it was about fanfare. This week, it’s about football.
- Lineman has beef with Reesing
- Rookie tackle Hawkinson wants steak … or Chinese
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Having successfully protected the blindside of quarterback Todd Reesing for one week, Kansas University rookie left tackle Tanner Hawkinson would like to make clear that he is not opposed to a complimentary dinner courtesy of the senior signal-caller.
- Police raid ends hijacking in Mexico; 1 arrested
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A7
- A Bolivian religious fanatic briefly hijacked a jetliner from the beach resort of Cancun as it landed in Mexico City on Wednesday, police said. All passengers and the crew were released unharmed.
- County to form food policy council
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A5
- A local food policy council soon will be empowered to find ways to grow Douglas County’s agricultural economy.
- Obama’s disapproval on health care up to 52 percent
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A6
- Public disapproval of President Barack Obama’s handling of health care has leaped to 52 percent, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that underscores the country’s glowering mood as the White House made a renewed pitch for an overhaul.
- Court skeptical of limits on businesses, unions
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A6
- The Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it may let businesses and unions spend freely to help their favored candidates in time for next year’s elections.
- City’s 1954 centennial pageant inspires new vision
- High hopes for ‘the Point’ as state nears its 150th year
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Clenece Hills can picture the type of party that the community could throw atop Sesquicentennial Point to celebrate the state’s 150th birthday in 2011.
- Obama: ‘Time for bickering’ now over for health care
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Shaking off a summer of setbacks, President Barack Obama summoned Congress to enact sweeping health care legislation Wednesday night, declaring the “time for bickering is over” and the moment has arrived to protect millions who have unreliable insurance or no coverage at all.
- Pump patrol
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A3
- he Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.32 at several stations.
- Search panel formed for KU music dean
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B10
- Kansas University officials have named a search committee to find the first permanent dean for KU’s new School of Music.
- LMH to conduct free walking program
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B10
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital is offering a free course “10,000 Steps a Day” to teach participants the basics about beginning a walking program.
- Flight 93 passengers, crew honored with bronze plaque at Capitol
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A10
- It was a day of thank yous and thoughts of what could’ve been, as family members of the passengers and crew of United Flight 93 visited Capitol Hill on Wednesday to honor those who perished aboard that plane eight years ago.
- Businesses unprepared for H1N1 flu
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A10
- Many American businesses are unprepared to deal with widespread employee absenteeism in the event of an outbreak of swine flu, according to a Harvard School of Public Health study released Wednesday.
- Newly fixed Hubble’s deep space photos again amaze
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A10
- A refurbished Hubble Space Telescope is showing Earth the sharpest photos yet of cosmic beauty, complete with heavenly glows.
- Horoscopes
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B8
- For Thursday, Sept. 10: This year, you make a difference in your immediate world, especially professionally. You command a lot of respect because of your ideas teamed with your efficiency, making you a sure-bet winner. If you are single, meeting people isn’t the issue, but meeting the right person could be. Opportunities come forward in 2010. If you are attached, you’ll discover the power of working on the bond and not allowing life to interfere.
- People in the news
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Bruce Springsteen, Robert De Niro, Mel Brooks, jazz musician Dave Brubeck and opera singer Grace Bumbry are this year’s recipients of Kennedy Center Honors, which will be bestowed at a ceremony in Washington on Dec. 6 and telecast on CBS.
- He’s dreamy, but he bites
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Every generation gets the vampire fantasies they deserve. Bela Lugosi’s middle-European 1930s “Dracula” was a perfect symbol of world weary decadence and death from a continent that had just finished one military bloodbath and was about to embark on another. Christopher Lee brought a post-war confidence and physicality to his dark Hammer Studios vampires.
- Polarized nation a poor legacy for children
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A8
- Well, that was close. Surely, we are all relieved that at least some children were protected this week from the diabolical Barack Obama.
- Drawing the lines
- The city should place a higher priority on repainting lane markings on Lawrence streets.
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A8
- City officials seem a bit cavalier about the importance of properly maintaining the lines that mark driving lanes on Lawrence streets.
- Big picture
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A9
- To the editor: When reading the article about Charlie Perry’s sunspot research (Sept. 7), I have to admit I was completely flabbergasted.
- Lighted courts
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A9
- To the editor: Another controversy has arisen regarding lights for the new tennis courts.
- Trust issue
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A9
- To the editor: Why is it that every time there is an industry, in this country, that needs to be fixed, the first thing you begin to hear is the need for the government to step in and fix it?
- Retiree haven?
- September 10, 2009 in print edition on A9
- To the editor: Whenever I read or hear what a wonderful town Lawrence is for retirees, I laugh.
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