Also from September 27
Births
- Eric and Deadre Arigermuller, Lawrence, a boy.
- Matthew and Miriam Berc, Lawrence, a boy.
- Mara Shea Clark and Tobias Moore, Lawrence, a boy.
- Christopher and Karen Bowen, Oskaloosa, a boy.
- Wendy and Tim Canaday, Lawrence, a girl.
- Heidi and Ben Nelson, Lawrence, a girl.
- Luciano Rivera III and Kristina Erskin, De Soto, a girl.
Blog entries
Couples
- Engagement: Kennedy and Hastings
- Engagement: Thomas and King
- Engagement: Allton
- Anniversary: Jones
- Anniversary: Tripp
- Wedding: Greer
- Wedding: Brubaker
- Wedding: Miller
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Videos
- Although it’s been up and running since August, a new …
- The skies will be clear and the temperatures will drop …
- Elementary school children show off their knowledge about the monarch …
- A Lawrence man was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly …
- Mentoring programs work in a variety of ways when helping …
- Some Lawrence residents aren’t satisfied with a normal workout. Some …
- The Kansas Jayhawks’ defense came up big in the fourth …
- The Free State football won a close contest to improve …
- Area high schools gathered to take part in a cross …
- Twins Amanda and Chelsea Reichert practice a routine at Lawrence …
- A view from the 6News Towercam.
- Free State sophomore Bryce Page is passing on the advice …
Lead stories
12:00 a.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.
6:00 a.m.
Murphy has first big day at Kansas- 12:00 a.m., September 27, 2009 Updated 1:39 p.m. in print edition on 1C
- The TV camera lights and the winning smile lit up Ryan Murphy’s face again Saturday, a slice of nostalgia for the former Free State High superstar quarterback and defensive back.
- Video: KU football’s Murphy earning playing time
- Videos: Kansas 35, Southern Miss 28
- Photo gallery: KU vs. Southern Miss
- Poll: Who was KU’s MVP against Southern Miss?
2:00 p.m.
Health fair specializes in low-cost services- September 27, 2009 in print edition on 1B
- While it wasn’t exactly good news, Mechelle Harcar received news that was good to know at Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s Annual Health Fair on Saturday.
6:00 p.m.
All stories
- KU soccer picks up 5-3 victory
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Kansas University’s soccer team defeated Oral Roberts, 5-3, Sunday afternoon at Tulsa, Okla.
- How Keegan voted
- September 27, 2009
- The following is Tom Keegan’s Sept. 27 ballot for the Associated Press college football poll.
- KU football moves up to 16th, 18th in national polls
- 12:18 p.m., September 27, 2009 Updated 01:54 p.m.
- The Kansas football team moved up the national rankings this week, jumping three spots to No. 16 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and two spots to No. 18 in the Associated Press poll.
- Lawrence man arrested after putting gun to victim’s neck
- September 27, 2009
- A Lawrence man was arrested Sunday morning after putting a gun to another person’s neck.
- Today, all eyes on Vick
- QB to make return to NFL today vs. Chiefs
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on C8
- Michael Vick will make his long-anticipated return to the NFL when the Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) host the Kansas City Chiefs (0-2) at Lincoln Financial Field. From the second he comes out for pregame warmups, all eyes will be on Vick.
- Top 25 college football roundup
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on C2
- Jeremiah Masoli answered his doubters by throwing for 253 yards and three touchdowns in Oregon’s thrashing of California on Saturday.
- Tom DeLay gets a break on dancing
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B7
- “Do you love me, now that I can dance?” — The Contours, 1962 Well, no.
- Week of rhetoric is prelude to needed action
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B7
- Party’s over.
- Wheel genius: Road work planned this week
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Among major road projects in the area this week:
- Critter Care: Animals’ hijinks bring smiles to faces of pet owners
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on D4
- The past few weeks, I’ve had a great opportunity to review the many reasons that helping and owning companion animals is such a worthwhile endeavor.
- American ingenuity: Ellroy wraps up ‘Underworld U.S.A.’ trilogy
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on D3
- Gruesome dismemberment, death by fire, by machete, by gunshots in the face.
- Perry overtakes Woods for lead
- 49-year-old fires 64 in third round of Tour Championship
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on C2
- Kenny Perry already has had a week to remember at the Tour Championship.
- Lawrence woman arrested on assault, criminal damage, disorderly conduct charges
- Arrest made in connection with September 15 incident
- September 27, 2009
- A 19-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested Saturday on charges of aggravated assault, criminal damage of property and disorderly conduct.
- KU ‘prepared to play’
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on C5
- On Wednesday, in the aftermath of an ugly two-day stretch in which members of his team engaged in multiple confrontations with members of the school’s men’s basketball team, Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino insisted that the incidents would do little to shake the focus of his team heading into a weekend matchup with unbeaten Southern Mississippi.
- Library’s fall book sale to feature silent auction
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on D1
- Thousands of books are hitting the for-sale shelves this week as the Friends of the Lawrence Public Library organizes its fall book sale.
- Scholars study Springsteen during weekend event
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on D2
- Hold still, Bruce — this won’t hurt a bit!
- Police investigate toddler’s death
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Dodge City police are investigating the death of a toddler.
- Shawnee County leaders do milk battle
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Two Shawnee County commissioners engaged in a different sort of battle this week.
- Mo. woman has high hopes for special spud
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Mary Apple has high hopes for the heart-shaped potato she gave President Obama this month.
- Where’s Palin? Giving a speech for big bucks
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A7
- ormer Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin emerged from a two-month absence from public view with a private talk, heavy on foreign policy, to a group of investors in Hong Kong.
- Scientists unravel brain’s wiring
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A8
- Using a powerful microscope, Karel Svoboda, a brain scientist at the Janelia Farm Research Campus in Ashburn, Va., peers through a plastic window in the top of a mouse’s head to watch its brain’s neurons sprout new connections — a vivid display of a living brain in action.
- For baby boomers, staying active a painful fountain of youth
- ‘Boomeritis’ cases more common
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Bob Willette clocks 110 miles each week on his road-racing bike, mostly while he commutes the 26-mile round trip to work.
- Man marries 4 women at same time
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A10
- Milton Mbhele showed up for his wedding Saturday in a white limousine — with four brides.
- On health care, lawmakers beware wrath of seniors
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A10
- Beware the wrath of the nation’s seniors.
- U.S., allies will demand ‘unfettered access’ from Iran
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The U.S. and its five allies trying to stop Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons program plan to tell Tehran in a key meeting on Thursday that it must provide “unfettered access” to its previously secret Qom enrichment facility within weeks, a senior administration official says.
- Congresswoman’s husband dies on climb
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The husband of U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney has died on a mountain climbing expedition in the Himalayas, aides to the congresswoman said Saturday.
- A not so itsy-bitsy spider bugs the pope
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A2
- President Barack Obama had his fly. Now Pope Benedict XVI has his spider.
- Medical copter crashes, killing 3 on board
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A medical helicopter that crashed in coastal South Carolina, killing all three crew members on board, had run into bad weather and was trying to land at a nearby airport, federal safety investigators said Saturday.
- Opurum rises to occasion
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on C5
- At 6-foot-2 and 235 pounds, Toben Opurum knows he usually has physics on his side.
- Firebirds hang on for victory, 22-15
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Free State hung on for a 22-15 victory over Shawnee Mission West.
- Good to the last stop
- Defensive stands preserve victory
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Mark Mangino was standing behind a podium Saturday, and he was talking about his defense, and he was doing this in a rather un-Mangino-like fashion.
- USM’s Davis: Setback ‘kills me’
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on C4
- Unheralded Southern Miss. sophomore quarterback Austin Davis matched All-America candidate Todd Reesing yard for yard — and touchdown for touchdown — on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
- Group aims to help black youths in everyday life
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A4
- In Room 113 at Free State High School, a group of about 20 boys — all black — waited for their seminar class to begin.
- CASA volunteer helps mother, son reunite
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Marty Smith was first introduced to 8-year-old Shane Lewis four years ago.
- How they scored: KU vs. USM
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on C4
- The scoring plays from KU vs. Southern Mississippi.
- Game balls and Gassers
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on C4
- Game balls and Gassers for KU vs. Southern Mississippi.
- Twins beat K.C., remain 2 back
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on C8
- The Twins beat the Royals, 11-6.
- Houston knocks off Tech
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on C6
- Case Keenum ran four yards for a touchdown with 49 seconds left to give Houston a comeback victory over Texas Tech on Saturday night. The Cougars trailed 21-10 in the first half, but held Tech’s high-powered offense to one second-half score.
- Terror suspect’s lawyer says feds lack evidence
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Claims that an Afghan immigrant was on the verge of unleashing a terrorist attack on New York City on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks are missing a key element: explosives or the chemicals allegedly used to make them, the man’s attorney said.
- LHS boys 4th; Wedge 2nd
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Lawrence High’s boys cross country team placed fourth on Saturday at the Jayhawk Invitational at Rim Rock Farm.
- Veritas volleyball splits two matches at home
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on C3
- The Veritas volleyball team split two matches Saturday at home.
- FSHS volleyball places second
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Free State High’s volleyball team took second place Saturday at the Seaman Invitational.
- Company in K.C. area fashions prison toilets
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B2
- A Kansas City-area company is promoting a more efficient toilet for prisons.
- Marine reunites with military dog
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B2
- He saw a squirrel the other day in his new back yard in Derby and chased it up a tree.
- Suicide bombs kill 16, wound about 150
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Two suicide attacks killed 16 people and wounded more than 150 in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, showing Taliban militants are still able to strike despite heightened military operations and the slaying of their leader last month.
- A special view on Game Day
- KU holds seat for fan fighting cancer
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B1
- When Denise DeBrine and her son Jackson heard they were going to get upgraded to the “cushy seats” at Saturday’s Kansas University football game, DeBrine was expecting the ones that folded out with pads.
- Free State gymnastics team takes second
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Led by Drue Davis’ all-around title, the Free State High gymnastics team took second place on Saturday at the Free State Invitational.
- Inmate charged with threatening governor
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B3
- An inmate scheduled for release next month has been charged with sending a threatening letter to Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson.
- City folk mingle with country alpacas at weekend event
- Couple open ranch every year to show off unusual side business
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Macel Koerth walks through a group of young female alpacas, which are being weaned away from their mothers.
- Health fair specializes in low-cost services
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B1
- While it wasn’t exactly good news, Mechelle Harcar received news that was good to know at Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s Annual Health Fair on Saturday.
- Kansas tennis led by doubles teams
- September 27, 2009
- The Kansas tennis team finished day two of the Jayhawk Invitational with an undefeated doubles performance Saturday at First Serve Tennis Center.
- FSHS soccer rolls
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on C3
- The Free State boys soccer team defeated Topeka High, 4-1, on Saturday at FSHS.
- Smoking ban benefits come swiftly
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Research is backing up what health professionals have long thought was true: Smoking bans are heart healthy.
- County sets criteria for getting piece of $11.7M bond pie
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Douglas County commissioners announced last month that the county could dole out $11.7 million in bonds to help finance private projects.
- Program provides ‘sisters’ with second family
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Toni Pennisi and De’Ja McGee were lounging on Pennisi’s couch Thursday evening when De’Ja proudly let slip that she had earned six A’s and two B’s.
- Mentor, friend assists inmate in adjusting to life outside prison
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A3
- After spending nearly 30 years of his life in prison, Robert Bigelow was looking at time on the other side — freedom.
- Perkins upset about fights
- KU athletes’ brawls ‘a black eye on our university and the state of Kansas’
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Following a particularly embarrassing week for the Kansas University athletic department, in which police responded to multiple incidents involving fighting between members of the school’s football and men’s basketball teams, KU athletic director Lew Perkins has found himself in the middle of a national story that has placed a harsh light on an otherwise promising sports season.
- Mentors: Guides and friends
- Boys and Girls Club offered teen surrogate older brother
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Most days after school, Free State High School sophomore Bryce Page can be found in the middle of the hullabaloo that is the Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence.
- Merkel ignores threats before election
- Flights banned over Oktoberfest
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A9
- Ignoring threats by Islamic militants, Chancellor Angela Merkel and her main rival held their final political rallies Saturday before Germany’s national election, focusing on the key domestic issues of jobs and economic recovery.
- Koreans separated for 5 decades reunite
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A9
- Lee Dong-un cried and held the hands of his 60-year-old North Korean daughter Saturday during their first meeting in more than half a century.
- Endangered gorillas join Facebook, MySpace
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on E8
- He’s hairy, his table manners are atrocious, and he wants to be your friend on Facebook.
- Should government control the Internet?
- Senate explored ways to give president power to shut down compromised sites
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on E8
- There’s no kill switch for the Internet, no secret on-off button in an Oval Office drawer.
- 100 years ago: KU sees influx of graduate students
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B7
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Sept. 27, 1909: “An unusually large number of students who have done some work at other institutions of higher learning have enrolled at Kansas University this year.
- 40 years ago: County commission calls of $3.5M bond election
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B7
- n a surprise action, the County Commission called off a special $3.5 million bond election which had been scheduled for late November or early December to finance a joint city-county judicial and law enforcement center.
- 25 years ago: Planning commission opposes communications tower
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B7
- Led by a marked increase in the number of freshmen, Kansas University’s official fall headcount showed an increase of 124 students over the total for the previous fall.
- Woman gives birth to wrong-embryo baby, lauded as ‘guardian angel’
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on A4
- An Ohio woman who gave birth to a baby boy after a fertility clinic implanted her with the wrong embryo is a “guardian angel,” the boy’s biological parents said Saturday.
- Mortgages
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on E1
- The Douglas County register of deeds recorded 72 mortgages in the weekly period ended Monday. Breakdown by dollar value:
- Bankruptcies
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on E1
- Douglas County residents or businesses filing for bankruptcy protection during the week ended Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Kansas, according to court records:
- Lawsuits will target Madoff family members
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on E1
- The New York trustee overseeing the liquidation of jailed financier Bernard Madoff’s assets says he plans to sue Madoff’s two sons, his brother and a niece to recover money for victims.
- Rewriting investment rules
- Recession forces reconsideration of longtime financial beliefs
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on E1
- Stocks always rise over the long haul.
- Take a stand
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: In your article of Sept. 23, titled “Case for health care reform is pressed at City Hall,” the City Commission expressed great hesitancy at taking a stance on health care reform, citing concern about jurisdiction.
- Empty threats
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: How come when it comes to dealing with Iran, North Korea and the just-concluded G-20 Summit, the Obama administration has made threats that “they had better comply to our wishes or else”?
- Mark’s on the Move: Athletic contest to sweep South Park
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Treadmill running, elliptical machines, bench presses and squats are traditional forms of exercise that many people are familiar with.
- National security team functioning well
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B6
- For President Obama, last week was rather like a major exam on his skills as a diplomat and architect of foreign policy.
- Cooperative effort
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on B6
- Local law enforcement and hospital officials need to work together to meet the need for rape exam services here in Lawrence.
- Arts Notes: Bill Evans to tap into Lawrence
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on D4
- Internationally known tap dancer Bill Evans will be in Lawrence Oct. 4 to perform a solo concert.
- For baby boomers, staying active can be a painful fountain of youth
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on D2
- Bob Willette clocks 110 miles each week on his road-racing bike, mostly while he commutes the 26-mile round trip to work.
- Easy to grow: Plant garlic now for best results
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on D8
- Growing your own garlic is something new and old gardeners alike can sink their teeth into.
- Behind the Lens: Book project can capture love of photography
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on D1
- We get a lot of nice comments from readers regarding this column.
- Horoscope for September 27, 2009
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on D5
- Focus on family, security and possible investments this year. Review your priorities, and act only then. If you are single, don’t consider any budding relationship committed until it is. If you are attached, honor your differences, and be ready to ride the wave of change. Encourage your partner to do the same. Capricorn serves as an anchor.
- Common ground: Arts center highlights varied student works in new exhibit
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on D1
- Ben Ahlvers looks around the Lawrence Arts Center, a little exhausted by the work it takes to help hang 400 pieces of art, and he makes an observation.
- ‘Sewing spool’ furniture considered folk art
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on D8
- Recycling isn’t a new idea. Our ancestors reused bits of cloth for quilts, made clothing out of flour bags, and used old cigar boxes to make chip-carved picture frames and boxes. Their rule was “waste not, want not,” so it’s not surprising that the bare wooden spools left after thread was used seemed too practical to ignore.
- Murphy has first big day at Kansas
- 12:00 a.m., September 27, 2009 Updated 01:39 p.m. in print edition on C1
- The TV camera lights and the winning smile lit up Ryan Murphy’s face again Saturday, a slice of nostalgia for the former Free State High superstar quarterback and defensive back.
- Poet’s Showcase: ‘Reaching Out’
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on D3
- Physical aches and suffering lend themselves reluctantly
- ‘Man Who Loved Books Too Much’ stole them
- September 27, 2009 in print edition on D3
- Over a period of about 10 years, beginning in the late 1990s, book collector John Gilkey of Modesto, Calif., acquired an impressive array of rare first editions by authors including Mark Twain, Beatrix Potter and Vladimir Nabokov.
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