Also from September 12
Births
Blog entries
Couples
- Engagement: Lohmeyer and Plummer
- Engagement: Baum and Schmidt
- Engagement: Antes and Boehle
- Engagement: Cobb and Morley
- Engagement: Stansberry and Yoder
- Engagement: Rickard and Moran
- Anniversary: Garcia
- Anniversary: Brumley
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
Who was KU's first-half MVP against UTEP?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Sharp (7 rushes, 52 yards; 6 catches, 29 yards; 2 total TDs) | 46% | |
| Maxwell Onyegbule (two sacks, four total tackles-for-loss) | 27% | |
| Dezmon Briscoe (6 catches, 121 yards) | 18% | |
| Justin Thornton (Interception, three tackles) | 5% | |
| Other | 1% | |
| Jeff Wheeler (1.5 sacks) | 0% | |
| Total | 54 | |
What do you think will be the result of today's game?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| KU wins by 15-21 points | 35% | |
| KU wins by 22-28 points | 29% | |
| KU wins by 8-14 points | 20% | |
| KU wins by more than 29 points | 8% | |
| KU wins by 1-7 points | 2% | |
| UTEP wins | 2% | |
| Total | 34 | |
Videos
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
People ‘full of gray’ on 9/11- September 11, 2009 in print edition on 6A
- Over the last eight years, Lea Orth has watched New York City recover from 9/11.
6:00 a.m.
Volunteers step up to lend a hand on Day of Action- September 11, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- Lawrence’s first Day of Action continues from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday when families and other volunteers will clean up at the Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St. The volunteering event coincided with the national United We Serve initiative, pushed by First Lady Michelle Obama as a memorial to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
10:00 a.m.
KU Athletics turns to social media to get fans closer to games- September 11, 2009 in print edition on 1B
- Are you constantly checking your BlackBerry for Twitter updates? Can’t wait to upload images from that latest get-together on Facebook?
- Video: KU coaches hit the web
2:00 p.m.
Being Reesing: The curious, glamorous, wacky and utterly unbelievable world of one of Lawrence’s most famed residents- September 12, 2009
- At the moment — based on clues such as the above photo and headline — you are likely of the impression that this is a story about Todd Reesing. You would be correct in that assumption, though only to a certain extent. Certainly, you will find this story to contain a great deal of information on Kansas University’s senior quarterback —thoughts from friends and family members, historical context, a collection of anecdotal tidbits.
6:30 p.m.
FINAL: KU’s defense dominates in 34-7 trouncing of UTEP- 5:18 p.m., September 12, 2009 Updated 12:49 a.m.
- KU’s defense swarmed UTEP with six sacks in the Jayhawks’ first road non-conference victory since 2003.
- Photo gallery: KU at UTEP
- Poll: Who was KU’s MVP against UTEP?
- Poll: Who was KU’s first-half MVP against UTEP?
- Poll: What do you think will be the result of today’s game?
- Audio clips: 2009 KU-UTEP
All stories
- FINAL: KU’s defense dominates in 34-7 trouncing of UTEP
- 05:18 p.m., September 12, 2009 Updated 12:49 a.m.
- KU’s defense swarmed UTEP with six sacks in the Jayhawks’ first road non-conference victory since 2003.
- Hostages in Shawnee County escape from suspect of multi-state manhunt
- 11:55 a.m., September 12, 2009 Updated 12:52 p.m. in print edition on B8
- Two newlyweds held hostage in their eastern Kansas home on Saturday escaped unharmed when the man holding them captive fell asleep — after they gave him pillows and a blanket, authorities and family members said.
- Lawrence woman, Olathe man die in K-10 accident
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B2
- A Lawrence woman and an Olathe man are both dead after an early morning, two-vehicle, head-on crash west of De Soto on Kansas Highway 10, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
- One taken to Kansas City hospital after shooting incident
- Two people suffer non-life-threatening gunshot wounds
- 04:23 a.m., September 12, 2009 Updated 06:02 a.m. in print edition on B2
- A man who had been shot was transported early Saturday from Lawrence Memorial Hospital to Kansas University Hospital in Kansas City, Kan.
- Horoscopes
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on D7
- This year, you often feel tired and overwhelmed by everything that is dropped on your plate. Learn ways of letting go of fatigue and at the same time taking better care of your health and well-being. If you are single, you could choose someone quite interesting in 2010; however, this person could be controlling. If you are attached, learn to respect your sweetie and his or her opinions. Both of you can be right. Cancer is a friend.
- Meat Loaf Aday keeps ‘Breakfast Club’ away
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on D7
- Ally Sheedy, forever associated with the Brat Pack films of the 1980s, returns to the small screen in “Citizen Jane” (8 p.m., today, Hallmark).
- Spreading the wealth
- Veritas scampers for 10 TDs in 76-8 bludgeoning
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on C1
- At this rate, Veritas Christian’s football team will outscore its basketball team.
- City, state not aligned on Kasold repairs timetable
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B4
- City officials want to start rebuilding a stretch of Kasold Drive this spring, but there’s a scheduling roadblock. At least for now.
- KU hoops barbecue on tap
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Guests at tonight’s Bubbles and Barbecue benefit for Community Living Opportunities’ Midnight Farm will be treated to brisket, chicken and sausage, Kansas University hoops style.
- Headache triggers
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: I was pleased to begin the article, “Right in the head” on headache causes and cures, especially after seeing one culprit — caffeine — caught in bold-face type.
- Menaces
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B6
- When illnesses threaten, the world looks to university researchers for help.
- Around and about
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on D5
- News from around and about for September 12, 2009.
- Scouting news
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on D3
- Scouting news for September 12, 2009.
- KU vs. UTEP Head to head
- September 12, 2009
- Faith Forum: Does faith have a role in the health care debate?
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on D1
- • Faith a grid for interpreting events • Jesus Christ was interested in sick
- Poor reporting
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: Ginny Clark’s letter of Sept. 10 must be quoted in order to reply: “When reading the article about Charlie Perry’s sunspot research (Sept. 7), I have to admit I was completely flabbergasted.
- Rock Chalk chant ‘8 Wonders’ finalist
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B4
- Rock Chalk. Jayhawk. Vote for KU.
- Simple conservation practices save money on water bill
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on D1
- We use water for a wide variety of kitchen tasks, in addition to boiling water to cook food, including washing dishes either by hand or in a dishwasher, defrosting food and filling cups for drinks. And usually, the water runs the entire time during these tasks.
- People in the news
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on D7
- People in the news for September 12, 2009.
- Annie Leibovitz buys back copyrights to her photos
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on D7
- Annie Leibovitz has won an extension on a $24 million loan in a financial dispute that threatened her rights to her famous images, the two sides said in a joint statement Friday.
- Hurricane season hasn’t come to blows — so far
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on E6
- It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.
- Cab capitalism: Cuba allows new private taxis
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on E6
- Jose Obdilio Duran’s ’57 Chevy has holes in its mottled floor, a passenger window that can’t be rolled up and no inside panels on its doors.
- GM offers buyers money-back guarantee
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B5
- For years, General Motors Co. and its Detroit rivals have argued that their cars are as good as or better than those made by Japanese brands, but consumers either didn’t believe them or didn’t hear the message.
- Woodlands may drop plans to resume racing
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B5
- The top official at a horse- and dog-racing park in Kansas City, Kan., told state regulators Friday that he’ll convert the property to another use if legislators don’t give track owners more revenues from slot machines next year.
- Helicopter disabled after hitting birds
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Jackson County authorities say a LifeFlight helicopter was forced to land early Friday morning after it ran into a flock of birds.
- Record crops possible for corn, soybeans
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Kansas farmers are expecting plentiful crops as fall harvest nears.
- Suspect in homicide at large in Kansas
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Kansas authorities are searching for a possible suspect in a Colorado homicide.
- Fort Riley honors fallen on 9/11 anniversary
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B8
- A wreath, a 21-gun salute and 13 new names read aloud at the Fort Riley Army post marked the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on Friday.
- Health care talks focus on illegal immigrants
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Senators closing in on a comprehensive health care bill have whittled away all but the most contentious issues and one of those loomed large Friday: coverage for illegal immigrants.
- Heckling of president is rare in U.S. history
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A4
- Some 150 years ago, a congressman from South Carolina, angered by a speech on slavery, entered the Senate chamber and beat a senator from Massachusetts into unconsciousness with a metal-topped wooden cane.
- Coast Guard river exercise shakes up D.C. on 9/11 anniversary
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A morning of remembrance turned into one of flashbacks, fear and media missteps Friday when a Coast Guard exercise — unfolding near Pentagon ceremonies marking the Sept. 11, 2001, anniversary — was mistaken as an attack.
- Nation marks Sept. 11 with volunteerism
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The selfless spirit that helped mend a stricken nation eight years ago was renewed.
- Flu season comes early; most are swine variety
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Influenza is circulating unusually early this year with cases in all 50 states — nearly all the swine flu variety, government health officials said Friday.
- Bear attacks man inside his home
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A man was attacked by a large black bear in his Aspen home in the latest in a string of violent encounters with the animals this summer in the mountain community.
- NAACP seeks police changes after killing
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The NAACP is renewing a push for federal standards on police use of force after the shooting of an unarmed black man by two white police officers inside a church while day care children watched.
- Deadly riots erupt in capital for 2nd day
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A7
- Rioters angry over political and land issues clashed with government forces for a second day Friday, and at least six people were killed in Uganda’s capital and an outlying area.
- Driver dons masks to elude tickets
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A7
- A driver has racked up dozens of speeding tickets in photo-radar zones on Phoenix-area freeways while sporting monkey and giraffe masks, and is fighting every one by claiming the costumes make it impossible for authorities to prove he was behind the wheel.
- Reports on gender test spark outcry
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A7
- Caster Semenya had heard the taunts and whispers — that she was different from other girls.
- Arrogant elites spur town-hall anger
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Who wrote the following: “We must learn to welcome and not to fear the voices of dissent.
- Obama must articulate Afghanistan plan
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B6
- When President Obama’s special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, was asked last month to define “success” in those countries, he said, “We’ll know it when we see it.”
- World’s oldest-known person dies at 115 years old
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Although she liked her bacon crispy and her chicken fried, she never drank, smoked or fooled around, Gertrude Baines once said, describing a life that lasted an astonishing 115 years and earned her the title of oldest person on the planet.
- Senator: Train Afghan forces faster, don’t send more troops
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The Senate Armed Services chairman Friday added to mounting pressure on the White House to avoid escalating the war in Afghanistan by calling for faster training of Afghan security forces instead of sending more U.S. troops into combat.
- Ex-president Chen given life term for graft
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A Taiwan court sentenced former President Chen Shui-bian to life in prison after convicting him on graft charges Friday, a spectacular fall from grace for a man who rode to power on promises to end decades of corruption and deepen the island’s de facto independence.
- Pakistan arrests Swat Taliban leaders
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Pakistan arrested the spokesman for the Taliban in the Swat Valley and four other senior commanders, the military said Friday, in the latest of several victories against militants in the country’s northwestern region close to Afghanistan.
- U.S.: 6 nations accept Iran’s offer to talk
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The United States and five partner countries have accepted Iran’s new offer to hold talks, even though Iran insists it will not negotiate over its disputed nuclear program, the State Department said Friday.
- Warhol portraits stolen; $1M reward offered
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A multimillion dollar collection of Andy Warhol portraits of Muhammad Ali and other sports superstars was stolen from a Los Angeles home, police said Friday.
- Man demands to drink beer before arrest
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Authorities in the Florida Panhandle say they arrested a convenience store shoplifter who demanded to drink the 12-ounce beer he had stolen before being taken into custody.
- Yale offers $10K reward in missing student case
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Investigators searching for a Yale graduate student who disappeared days before her wedding reviewed security-camera footage and checked the blueprints of the building where she was last seen as the university offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to her whereabouts.
- Abortion protester killed outside high school
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A5
- A man carrying grudges against several people set off on a shooting spree Friday morning, authorities said, killing an abortion protester outside a high school because he didn’t like the activist holding a sign with graphic images of a fetus in front of students.
- Space shuttle lands after detour
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts took a cross-country detour and landed safely in California on Friday after stormy weather prevented them from returning home to Florida for the second day in a row.
- Marines take risks with deadly game
- Serviceman dies after comrade points gun at him, asks ‘Do you trust me?’
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Lance Cpl. Patrick Malone was relaxing on his bunk at an Iraqi combat base when a direct superior interrupted his late-night movie.
- Jordan inducted into hall
- Robinson, Stockton, Sloan, Stringer enter
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on C2
- Michael Jordan, maybe the greatest of them all, has taken his place alongside basketball’s other greats.
- Chiefs still have uncertainties at key positions
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Forty-eight hours before the Kansas City Chiefs launch their season in Baltimore, coach Todd Haley indicated he may have several positions besides quarterback where the starters were not set in stone.
- Toledo thumps Buffs
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on C6
- Toledo’s Aaron Opelt took apart Colorado’s defense through the air and on the ground, throwing four touchdown passes and running for two more as he rolled up 428 yards of offense in Toledo’s 54-38 victory over the woeful-looking Buffaloes.
- Being Reesing: The curious, glamorous, wacky and utterly unbelievable world of one of Lawrence’s most famed residents
- September 12, 2009
- At the moment — based on clues such as the above photo and headline — you are likely of the impression that this is a story about Todd Reesing. You would be correct in that assumption, though only to a certain extent. Certainly, you will find this story to contain a great deal of information on Kansas University’s senior quarterback —thoughts from friends and family members, historical context, a collection of anecdotal tidbits.
- Cleveland lifts Eudora, 27-6
- Oskie hammers Immac; Tongie tumbles late
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on C7
- Evan Cleveland sparked Eudora football to a 27-6 victory over De Soto.
- Former President Bush helped protect U.S. after Sept. 11
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Democrats have had a field day criticizing President George W. Bush.
- Interagency network Forum to address older-adult issues
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B1
- The Lawrence Interagency Network on Aging will conduct its annual Fall Legislative Forum on Oct. 7 at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
- Community Blood drive to start next Saturday
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Community Blood Center, the local provider of blood services, will conduct a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. next Saturday at First Southern Baptist Church, 4300 W. Sixth St.
- Firm asks to extract sand north of city
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B1
- A Manhattan-based company is asking Douglas County for permission to create a sand-dredging operation on part of 310 acres north of Lawrence near the Midland Junction.
- FSU handling of NCAA troubling
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on C2
- Can hardly wait until the media finally get to see the official transcripts of Florida State University’s appeal of the NCAA penalties that resulted from the school’s infamous academic cheating scandal.
- Olivo, DeJesus boost Royals
- September 12, 2009
- Despite another masterful performance, Zack Greinke ended up with a no-decision.
- KU volleyball sweeps
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on C3
- A balanced offense and solid defense helped Kansas University’s volleyball team to a 3-0 sweep (25-15, 25-16, 25-20) of North Texas on Friday in the first match of the Arkansas Tournament.
- Jayhawks’ soccer tripped
- Kansas drops first game of season
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on C3
- The No. 13 Kansas University soccer team dropped its first game of the season, 2-1, to the University of Denver on Friday at the Colorado College Invitational.
- Jenkins’ stand
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: I was sickened to see a very large piece of political propaganda from Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, in the guise of a constituent survey, appear in my mailbox, at taxpayer expense.
- Difficult test awaits Baker football
- Haskell tries to rebound
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Baker University will tangle with a familiar football nemesis today. Meanwhile, Haskell Indian Nations University will meet an unfamiliar foe.
- 100 years ago: Municipal water systems growing in popularity
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B6
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Sept. 12, 1909: “There is a great wave of sentiment in Kansas for municipal ownership of water systems. Lawrence is not currently among them since its private water system ownership seems to be doing all that is necessary. … Wells-Fargo has offered to carry express items to all who suffered flooding from the recent eight-inch rain.”
- Seabury football falls
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on C3
- The Seabury football team suffered a 54-6 setback at Topeka Cair Paravel on Friday night.
- Club newsstaff
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on D5
- Club news for September 12, 2009.
- Military news
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on D3
- Military news for September 12, 2009.
- FCE news
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on D3
- FCE news for September 12, 2009.
- 25 years ago: New airport terminal approved
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on B6
- The city commission on a split vote ratified the contract to construct a new terminal at Lawrence Municipal Airport. Commissioners Mike Amyx and Nancy Shontz opposed approval of a $567,421 contract. Total cost of the job was to run about $770,000 due to the cost of a new water line to the site.
- 40 years ago: Students ‘induct’ new chancellor
- September 12, 2009
- Student leaders were to handle the traditional new student induction ceremonies at Kansas University in the fall of 1969 since the chancellor, Laurence Chalmers, was also a “freshman” and was to be “inducted” along with all the other newcomers to the campus.
- Miner familiar with KU aide
- September 12, 2009
- The other day, UTEP receiver Jeff Moturi called up a member of the Kansas University coaching staff to talk trash.
- Zimbabwe band headlines benefit
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on D1
- Support International (www.supportintl.org) is hosting a benefit featuring Bongo Love from Zimbabwe, along with local acts Irietions and SUNU. The Lawrence-based nonprofit organization seeks to help dig wells and boreholes in developing areas so that the people can have access to clean drinking water, and to raise public awareness about the issues of global water crisis, poverty, hunger and disease in the world’s poorest countries. The show begins at 8 p.m. at The Granada, 1020 Mass.
- Evangelical: A Lawrence group attempts to break through the perceptions of a polarizing word
- September 12, 2009 in print edition on D1
- Evangelical: A derivative of the Greek “evangelion” meaning the gospel or the good news. Sounds simple and straightforward. The connotations in the America of 2009? Anything but.
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