Also from September 26
Audio clips
Births
Couples
- Engagement: Kennedy and Hastings
- Engagement: Thomas and King
- Engagement: Allton
- Anniversary: Jones
- Anniversary: Tripp
- Wedding: Greer
- Wedding: Brubaker
- Wedding: Miller
Multimedia stories
Mentors: Life's teachers
A community service that rewards both volunteer and benefactor, mentoring ...
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Polls
Who was KU's MVP against Southern Miss?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry Meier (10 catches, 141 yards, 2 TDs) | 42% | |
| Toben Opurum (109 rushing yards, two total TDs) | 21% | |
| Todd Reesing (331 yards, 3 TDs) | 14% | |
| Chris Harris (15 tackles, two tackles-for-loss) | 8% | |
| Jake Laptad (sack at end of game) | 5% | |
| Ryan Murphy (interception) | 5% | |
| Other | 1% | |
| Total | 1036 | |
Who was KU's first-half MVP against Southern Miss?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry Meier (6 receptions, 111 yards, TD) | 32% | |
| Toben Opurum (91 combined yards, TD) | 30% | |
| Todd Reesing (240 yards, 2 TDs) | 26% | |
| Darrell Stuckey (4 tackles, forced fumble) | 9% | |
| Other | 0% | |
| Total | 101 | |
What is your prediction for KU's game against Southern Miss?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| KU wins by 15-21 points | 39% | |
| KU wins by 8-14 points | 31% | |
| Southern Miss wins | 10% | |
| KU wins by 1-7 points | 9% | |
| KU wins by 22-28 points | 4% | |
| KU wins by 29 points or more | 4% | |
| Total | 66 | |
Videos
- A view from the 6News Towercam.
- CASA volunteer Marty Smith met Shane Lewis four years ago …
- Highlights from Saturday’s game featuring KU and Southern Mississippi in …
- The top plays from KU’s 35-28 victory against Southern Mississippi.
- A view from the 6News towercam.
- A view from the 6News Towercam.
- Mark’s on the Move:Mark’s on the Move: Athletic contest to …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Legislative leaders: Higher education budget increase unlikely- September 25, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- Legislative leaders Friday said they doubted higher education would get its requested funding increase.
6:00 a.m.
Furry friends have allergies, too- September 26, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- Scratch. Scratch. Scratch. Fall allergies seem to be worse this season for dogs and cats, thanks to the wet weather and cooler temperatures.
10:30 a.m.
FINAL: KU defense buckles down in fourth quarter of 35-28 win over Southern Miss- 8:51 a.m., September 26, 2009 Updated 3:58 p.m.
- The KU defense shut down Southern Miss late, helping to preserve the seven-point victory.
- Video: Highlights from the KU vs. Southern Mississippi game
- Video: KU football sneaks past Southern Miss, 35-28
- Photo gallery: KU vs. Southern Miss
- Poll: Who was KU’s MVP against Southern Miss?
- Poll: Who was KU’s first-half MVP against Southern Miss?
- Poll: What is your prediction for KU’s game against Southern Miss?
- Audio clips: 2009 KU-Southern Miss
4:00 p.m.
Line forms early among those seeking free dental care from clinic- September 25, 2009 in print edition on 1A
- The need for health care reform was evident Friday morning as people lined up outside Douglas County Dental Clinic in hopes of being one of the lucky ones to receive free dental care.
7:00 p.m.
Spiritual homecoming: New St. Margaret’s rector followed winding road back to Episcopal Church — and Lawrence- September 26, 2009 in print edition on 1D
- Sixteen years ago, Matt Zimmerman was making calls for St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church. Now he calls it home. The Rev. Zimmerman is the church’s newest rector — a fun twist of fate for a man who before the priesthood was ringing up as many people as possible to solicit visitors in the church’s infancy.
All stories
- KU volleyball loses to Baylor
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Kansas University’s volleyball team lost to Baylor in a three-set sweep Saturday afternoon.
- KU’s Perkins calls recent fights most complicated issue he’s dealt with
- September 26, 2009
- Speaking with members of the media prior to today’s football game against Southern Mississippi at Memorial Stadium, Kansas University athletic director Lew Perkins shed little light on the details of the past week, but insisted it was a matter being handled with the utmost importance
- FINAL: KU defense buckles down in fourth quarter of 35-28 win over Southern Miss
- 08:51 a.m., September 26, 2009 Updated 03:58 p.m.
- The KU defense shut down Southern Miss late, helping to preserve the seven-point victory.
- Delivery driver robbed at gunpoint
- Money, personal property taken
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B2
- A Jimmy John’s delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint in the 900 block of Ohio street early Saturday morning.
- Obama, allies warn Iran to ‘come clean’ on nukes
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Backed by other world powers, President Barack Obama declared Friday that Iran is speeding down a path to confrontation and demanded that Tehran quickly “come clean” on all nuclear efforts and open a newly revealed secret site for close international inspection.
- School nurse shortage hinders flu efforts
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A7
- As schools grapple with a resurgence of swine flu, many districts have few or no nurses to prevent or respond to outbreaks, leaving students more vulnerable to a virus that spreads easily in classrooms and takes a heavier toll on children and young adults.
- Woods takes top spot
- Tiger one up at Tour Championship
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on C2
- Tiger Woods, who didn’t have the best day on the greens, wound up in the Tour Championship lead Friday at East Lake with a 2-under 68, one shot ahead of Padraig Harrington and Sean O’Hair.
- KU vs. So. Miss. Head to head
- September 26, 2009
- Bank robber found ministry through crime
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B8
- A slug from a .357-caliber Magnum ended Ken Cooper’s 13-year career as a bank robber and started him on the path toward redemption and a network of five prison ministries. Cooper describes the moment when he encountered a sheriff’s deputy as he walked out of his last score in 1982.
- Spiritual homecoming: New St. Margaret’s rector followed winding road back to Episcopal Church — and Lawrence
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on D1
- Sixteen years ago, Matt Zimmerman was making calls for St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church. Now he calls it home. The Rev. Zimmerman is the church’s newest rector — a fun twist of fate for a man who before the priesthood was ringing up as many people as possible to solicit visitors in the church’s infancy.
- Club news
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on D3
- University Bridge Club announces results of its Sept. 19 meeting, with hosts Richard Quinn and Jo Anne Kready.
- Around and about
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on D3
- Kayla and Cribb Altman IV, Dallas, announce the birth of their daughter, Halston Anne Altman, on Sept. 14, 2009, at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.
- Parker headed to Emporia State
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Lawrence High senior Haley Parker first saw coaches from Emporia State University at her basketball games when she was an eighth-grader at South Junior High.
- Kashmir deal vital to regional peace effort
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Some of the harsh choices Americans face on Afghanistan might have been avoided had secret efforts by Pakistan and India to end their dispute over Kashmir not been derailed in 2007.
- Multitasking really just multidistracting
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B6
- There was a time when I considered myself a champion multitasker.
- From dark screens to ‘National Parks’
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on D7
- How’s this for programming? Nothing.
- People in the news
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on D7
- People in the news for September 26, 2009.
- Horoscope for September 26, 2009
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on D7
- This year, you might want to do something very different or more upbeat. Your home and personal life take an even higher priority. If you are single, you’ll meet people through family after December. If you are attached, the two of you can communicate better, if you so choose. Expect changes in 2010 within your domestic life. Capricorn could be judgmental.
- Alcohol-sniffing anklet saves money but stirs privacy fears
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on E8
- The government has buried its nose in Bari Lynne Williams’ personal business. Almost literally.
- Burning down your house? IRS nixes tax deductions
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on E8
- The battered house on Sherwin Road was put to good use before the fire department burned it to the ground.
- Honduras tries to vote itself out of coup
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on E8
- Honduras’ interim leaders are betting the country can vote its way out of a coup, even as presidential candidates struggle to campaign amid nationwide curfews and political turmoil.
- Fanged frog, 162 other species found in Mekong
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on E8
- A gecko with leopard-like spots on its body and a fanged frog that eats birds are among 163 new species discovered last year in the Mekong River region of Southeast Asia, an environmental group said Friday.
- Mayor: Taking copter to U2 show not so ’green’
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A4
- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg admits that taking a helicopter to the U2 show might not have been the most environmentally friendly way to travel.
- Publisher withdraws from 3rd District race
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B4
- A week after entering the race for Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District, newspaper publisher Steve Rose said Friday he was dropping out because of health problems.
- KSU inaugurates its 13th president
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B4
- Kansas State University has inaugurated Kirk H. Schulz as its first new president in 23 years.
- EPA gets approval to move residents from polluted town
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B4
- Residents of Treece, Kan., moved a step closer to being moved out of their lead-polluted town this week when the U.S. Senate approved an amendment to allow the Environmental Protection Agency to buy out and shut down the community.
- Airlines add $10 surcharge for travel around busy holidays
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Several big airlines this week have added $10 surcharges for most of their tickets for travel on three busy days around Thanksgiving and New Year’s holidays.
- Study: Teens with own cars crash more
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Parents beware: Giving in to teens’ demands for their own cars can have dangerous consequences, new research suggests.
- Bin Laden warns of ‘retaliation’
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Osama bin Laden demanded that European countries pull their troops out of Afghanistan in a new audiotape Friday, warning of “retaliation” against them for their alliance with the United States in the war.
- VA to issue emergency checks for GI benefits
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The Veterans Affairs Department said Friday it would begin issuing emergency checks of up to $3,000 to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans whose payments under the new GI Bill have been delayed.
- Manson follower Susan Atkins dies
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Susan Atkins, a member of the Charles Manson “family” who admitted ruthlessly stabbing pregnant actress Sharon Tate to death in the cult’s 1969 murder spree, has died in prison less than a month after a parole board turned down a bid for compassionate release.
- Bill passed to prevent government shutdown
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The House passed legislation Friday to head off a government shutdown next week by temporarily extending spending on most federal programs at current levels, while boosting lawmakers’ office budgets by more than 8 percent.
- House pushes for sweeping audit of Fed
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A2
- House lawmakers want to pry open the books of the famously secretive Federal Reserve with legislation that would subject the central bank to a sweeping congressional audit.
- Iraq detains 109 staff in jailbreak investigation
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A7
- More than 100 prison officials and guards have been detained after 16 prisoners, including five al-Qaida-linked inmates awaiting execution, made a stunning jailbreak in Saddam Hussein’s hometown, a police commander said Friday.
- China indicts 21 people in July ethnic violence
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A3
- China issued its first indictments Friday in connection with July’s bloody rioting between minority Muslim Uighurs and majority Han Chinese, the country’s worst outbreak of ethnic violence in decades.
- House Dems consider insurance tax
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A3
- House Democrats are considering a tax on high-cost insurance plans to help pay for health care overhaul that tops President Barack Obama’s domestic agenda.
- Biden swears in Kirk, successor to Kennedy
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Former Democratic Party chairman Paul G. Kirk Jr. stepped in Friday as the temporary replacement in the Senate for his longtime friend, the late Edward Kennedy.
- In 2 bomb cases, FBI let sting operation play out
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A3
- As Hosam Maher Husein Smadi prepared to remotely detonate what he believed was a powerful bomb underneath a Dallas skyscraper, his comrade-in-arms, who was actually an undercover FBI agent, offered him earplugs, authorities say.
- 5 troops killed as debate grows
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Five U.S. troops died in attacks in southern Afghanistan, military officials said Friday, adding to this year’s record death toll as American public support is dwindling for operations in the country that once hosted Osama bin Laden.
- Prosecutor: Terror plot focus was 9/11 anniversary
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A3
- An Afghan immigrant was on the verge of unleashing a terrorist attack on New York City on the Sept. 11 anniversary but was scared off after drawing suspicion from police, prosecutors said Friday as they provided new details about how far along the plot was.
- Guantanamo might not close by Jan.
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A6
- The White House acknowledged for the first time Friday that it might not be able to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay by January as President Barack Obama has promised.
- Obama: G-20 brought economy back from brink
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A6
- World leaders on Friday issued sweeping promises to fix a malfunctioning global economic system in hopes of heading off future financial meltdowns.
- FDA admits succumbing to political pressure
- Knee repair device approved only after ‘extreme’ lobbying
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A5
- The Food and Drug Administration has taken the unprecedented step of acknowledging that it buckled to “extreme” pressure from Capitol Hill in its approval of a knee repair device last year.
- Bikini baristas accused of prostitution
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Five Washington state baristas charged customers to touch their breasts and buttocks at an espresso stand where servers wear bikinis to draw business, police said.
- 2nd school district avoids bus strike
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B8
- A possible strike of school bus drivers has been avoided in a second Kansas City-area school district.
- NU streak witnessed from start
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on C1
- When I read that Nebraska University would celebrate its 300th straight football sellout tonight, I was hardly surprised. But I was a bit taken aback when I realized I had been in NU’s Memorial Stadium for the start of that streak.
- Gabbert, Alexander torch Nevada
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on C6
- Blaine Gabbert is doing his best to make Missouri fans forget about Chase Daniel.
- Area Roundup: De Soto rallies past Baldwin, 14-7
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on C5
- Dylan Burford caught two huge passes Friday night to help the De Soto football team win its first game of the season.
- Former walk-on Bechard newest member of KU coaching staff
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Former Kansas University basketball walk-on guard Brennan Bechard has joined the Jayhawk coaching staff.
- Salina Fire dog sniffs out arson
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Early in her training, Ashes, the new arson dog at the Salina Fire Department, was sniffing out smoldering embers in the burn room of the department’s downtown training tower.
- Lawrence man reports theft of truck
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B2
- A 48-year-old Lawrence man reported Thursday the theft of a blue 1992 Ford F-150 truck.
- Forum to discuss healthy living
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B2
- Healthy living will be the topic of a community forum Tuesday, Oct. 6.
- Beasley survives stint in rehab
- Miami Heat forward and Kansas State product denies he has substance abuse problem
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on C2
- Michael Beasley said that an offseason stay in a rehabilitation facility was his “lowest hour,” denied that he has a substance abuse problem and apologized Friday to the Miami Heat organization.
- Haskell football hits road to face Bacone
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on C6
- Four returning skill players put a happy preseason face on the Haskell Indian Nations University football program.
- Golf meet rescheduled
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on C6
- The Family Promise Celebrity Golf Classic, rained out last Monday, has been rescheduled for Monday at Lawrence Country Club. Lunch will be at noon, followed by a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Wayne Simien and Christian Moody are honorary co-chairs.
- Four KU tennis players start undefeated
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on C6
- Kansas University junior Maria Martinez, sophomores Erin Wilbert and Ekaterina Morozova, and freshman Sara Lazarevic went undefeated in singles play to open the KU Invitational on Friday at First Serve Tennis center.
- Clinton Lake Museum to conduct barbecue fundraiser
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B1
- The Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum will conduct its annual barbecue dinner and fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Bloomington Park, on the west side of Clinton Lake.
- Kansas soccer shut out, 3-0
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on C6
- The Kansas University soccer team was blanked, 3-0, by Oklahoma State on Friday in the Jayhawks’ Big 12 opener at the Cowgirl Soccer Complex.
- Free State gears up for atypical Saturday kickoff
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Throughout the years, the Free State High football team has become accustomed to altering its schedule in order to play games on Thursday nights. But Saturdays?
- Veritas rolls, 58-8
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on C5
- Quarterback Nick Bennett threw for four touchdowns, while brothers Ethan Scott and Nate Scott scored three TDs apiece in Veritas Christian’s 58-8 football victory over Hutchinson Central Christian on Friday.
- Pump patrol
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Patrol seeks fuel deals
- Teachers, board still at odds on pay
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Contract negotiators for Lawrence teachers and the school board remained about $140,000 apart Friday evening on salaries with other issues still up in the air.
- Furry friends have allergies, too
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Scratch. Scratch. Scratch. Fall allergies seem to be worse this season for dogs and cats, thanks to the wet weather and cooler temperatures.
- Sloppy setback
- Mistakes pile up for Lions in home loss to Lancers
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Shawnee Mission East was winless. So was Lawrence High. This one figured to be close. It wasn’t.
- Eagles see KU as signature opponent
- Know the foe: Southern Miss
- September 26, 2009
- Members of the Southern Mississippi football team don’t expect a whole lot of love when they take on Kansas University at 11 a.m. today at Memorial Stadium — or any other time, for that matter.
- Wild about the Wildcat: Southern Miss. successful with odd offense
- September 26, 2009
- Damion Fletcher wondered what the hold-up was. During his first three years at Southern Mississippi, the running back had heard the rumblings of this “Wildcat” offensive formation, had watched as Darren McFadden and Felix Jones tore through opposing defenses while using it as members of Arkansas’ team two years ago, and was wondering when, exactly, the Golden Eagles would give the formation a try.
- 25 years ago: Prison escapees captured
- September 26, 2009
- Citizens in the area rested more easily after five Kansas prison escapees, three of them convicted of murder, were all caught and returned to their cells.
- Faith Forum: How are you planning to spend Yom Kippur?
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on D1
- I will be celebrating the Jewish day of atonement by … fasting!
- 100 years ago: Men mugged in alleyway
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B6
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Sept. 26, 1909: “Two men who brought a carload of sheep here to sell were robbed last night in a dark alley. They were flush with money from their sales and lost at least $285 as far as they can tell. They met two women and went into the alley for immoral purposes and later they found their billfolds had been taken. … Ten new cases of infantile paralysis have developed in the Norton-Decatur county district and there are at least 50 new cases of the mysterious killing disease which seems to be spreading rapidly.“
- Farm boost
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Agriculture still is an important part of the Kansas economy.
- Basic needs
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Canceled meal deliveries could pose real risks for some homebound Douglas County seniors.
- Violent talk
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: I am shocked that the Journal-World is displaying negativity toward recent events between the football and basketball players.
- Taylor’s loss
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: He stood before the cameras and the mikes of Thursday’s press conference with his own thousand-yard stare.
- Media cynics
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: Actions by some men’s basketball and football student-athletes this week at Kansas University are certainly disappointing for them personally, the athletic department and the university community.
- 40 years ago: Sheriff: No sign of drug syndicate in area
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Sheriff Rex Johnson said there was no indication, despite a high number of drug-related arrests during the year, that there was a drug syndicate operating in the county. Most arrests had involved use or possession of marijuana.
- 4-H news
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on D3
- Tori Booth called the Stull Busy Beavers’ Sept. 14 meeting to order. Roll call was, “What is your favorite subject in school?” Two guests attended, Kirstyn Heine and Delany Deiker, who gave a talk about their trip to Washington, D.C., with Citizenship Washington Focus.
- How to meet people: It’s not as easy as it sounds
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on D5
- It’s hard to hook up. And now that summer is over, the task seems even more daunting. Whether you’re looking for a job, a date or a friend, we gathered tips from the pros on how to cast your net and work it.
- Kansas filmmaker digs into kickball league
- September 26, 2009 in print edition on D1
- After Chris Batte spent a few afternoons attending a friend’s kickball games in Chicago’s Humboldt Park, he decided to document the spirited action for a short film.
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- On the street: How did you spend your Memorial Day? May 28, 2012 · 15 comments
- National group seeks repeal of 'Stand Your Ground' law in Kansas May 27, 2012 · 127 comments
- Sound Off: How much does the city’s transit system collect in fares compared with how much it costs May 27, 2012 · 127 comments
- Remove politics, and redistricting map falls in line May 27, 2012 · 34 comments
- Sound Off: How can I check someone’s criminal record? May 28, 2012 · 3 comments
- God, marriage May 25, 2012 · 192 comments
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012 · 249 comments
- U.S. military sees new appreciation May 28, 2012 · 17 comments
- Heard on the Hill: Chesapeake Energy donation is still on track; State Department hits the brakes on Confucius Institute directive; website ranks KU as best university to work for May 29, 2012 · 3 comments
- Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career June 28, 2009
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012
- Kansas football scouring country May 29, 2012
- 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
- Experts: Remedial college classes need fixing May 28, 2012
- City, county mull upgrade to emergency radio system May 28, 2012
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