Also from April 12
Births
Blog entries
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Polls
Do you follow who wins Pulitzer Prizes?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 81% | |
| Yes | 16% | |
| Yes, but only the non-journalism honorees | 2% | |
| Total | 536 | |
Which topic are you currently paying more attention to?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Selby’s recruitment | 72% | |
| KU spring football | 27% | |
| Total | 327 | |
Videos
- The temperatures will be cool and the winds a little …
- Students from Langston Hughes Elementary spent some time in the …
- Criminal charges against a Lawrence man at the center of …
- Gov. Mark Parkinson Monday signed a bill into law to …
- Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins is supporting legislature to help members of …
- Kansas is trying to become the most military-friendly state in …
- Parents of Kennedy Elementary students voiced their concerns at Monday …
- Kansas Athletics announced Monday it reached a settlement with local …
- The suspect in a weekend stabbing incident appeared in court …
- Lawrence mayor Rob Chestnut will end his one-year stint as …
- Plans to relocate the homeless shelter in Lawrence to a …
- The Kidcast weather segment for April 12, 2010.
- The Firebirds fought their way back into the game against …
- The Firebirds took it to the Lions in Monday’s city …
- Several KU basketball players earned awards at Monday’s banquet. Sherron …
- The best six plays from the week’s area sports.
- Expect abundant sunshine with a few passing clouds from time …
- It’s a warm and fairly breezy afternoon out there, and …
- Mostly sunny skies and breezy south winds at 10-20 mph …
- It’s going to be an excellent, though slightly windy, start …
- Darren Pousson talks about his diagnosis and treatment for gray …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
The food’s the thing: Scholar puts a sweet twist on the works of Shakespeare- April 11, 2010 in print edition on 1D
- In William Shakespeare’s day, sugar was considered good for you, meat was thought to be easily digested and alcohol - well - the more, the healthier!
6:00 a.m.
KU inaugurates Gray-Little as chancellor- April 11, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- During her installation ceremony Sunday, Kansas University’s 17th chancellor looked to the future, making reference to some specific reforms she’d like to see at KU. Bernadette Gray-Little became KU’s chancellor in August after taking the reins from Robert Hemenway.
- Video: Gray-Little formally installed as KU chancellor
- Video: Gray-Little inaugurated at KU
- Photo gallery: KU Chancellor Inauguration
2:00 p.m.
Rare diagnosis came as a shock to electrician - April 12, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- Darren Pousson is a man like any other in many respects. He has a lovely wife, Pamela, two children, Maylee, 4, and Albany, 2, another child on the way, and a career as an electrician.
- Video: One in a million
- Special coverage: My Cancer, My Story
6:00 p.m.
Back to Earth: Arts Center cast learns environmentally friendly lessons from intergalactic play- April 12, 2010
- Forget about recycling, conserving energy and all that for just a sec. Some Lawrence kids and their dance instructors have a more fun way of saving the Earth: Galactic Princesses and Jedi Knights!
All stories
- Kansas Athletics, Joe-College settle legal issues
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Joe-College won’t have to pay the $127,000 in damages or more than $650,000 in legal fees owed to Kansas Athletics Inc. from a trademark-infringement lawsuit filed to stop the printing and selling of T-shirts.
- Lawrence city commissioners delay key vote on proposal to move homeless shelter
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A4
- City commissioners have delayed a key vote on a proposal to move the community’s homeless shelter to the eastern edge of Lawrence.
- Chestnut’s term as mayor coming to close, experienced hand expected to succeed him
- Mike Amyx expected to serve fourth term as mayor
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Mayor Rob Chestnut is pleased with his one-year term as mayor, which will end Tuesday night.
- KU grad picks up Pulitzer Prize
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A1
- A Kansas University graduate and former editor of the University Daily Kansan won a Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing Monday.
- Gardners to be honored for commitment to Lawrence through Red Dog Days
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A3
- On April 29, the Gardners’ longtime commitment to Lawrence will be recognized with the Jim and Virginia Seaver Award given by Douglas County Senior Services.
- Jenkins expected to face challenge in GOP primary for Kansas’ 2nd District Congressional seat
- 02:57 p.m., April 12, 2010 Updated 03:34 p.m.
- A conservative Kansas legislator said Monday he will announce in a few weeks whether he will challenge freshman U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins in the Republican primary.
- Parade, events in South Park to highlight Saturday’s Earth Day celebration
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A5
- A downtown parade on Saturday will kick off the city’s celebration of Earth Day.
- Governor signs into law bill aimed at domestic violence
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on B10
- The measure was supported by the parents of Jana Mackey, a Kansas University law school student who was murdered in 2008 by her former boyfriend.
- KU to report on medical school expansion efforts
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Kansas University officials on Thursday will give the Board of Regents a report on plans for a four-year campus of the KU School of Medicine at Salina and Wichita.
- Charges against botanical plant distribution warehouse owner — a K2 distributor — are dropped
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on B10
- The Jefferson County Attorney’s office has dismissed all criminal charges against the owner of a botanical plant distribution warehouse that was at the center of the K2 controversy.
- Town Talk: City appoints retail task force
- April 12, 2010
- The city has a new task force designed to improve the city’s retail industry.
- School children in Kansas and Missouri to help EPA test water quality
- April 12, 2010
- Government scientists and elementary school students will start testing water quality this week in ponds and streams in Kansas and Missouri.
- Statehouse Live: Rally to be held to advocate for social service funding
- April 12, 2010
- The purpose of the event is “to educate the public and legislators on the issues that are causing people to lose vital services,” according to a release from the Prairie Independent Living Resource Center.
- Jenkins proposes tax incentives for small businesses that hire soldiers, reservists
- 08:25 a.m., April 12, 2010 Updated 12:01 p.m.
- U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins wants to encourage businesses to hire military reservists and National Guard members.
- Woods: ‘I’m not there’
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on B3
- And somehow, some way, after a five-month break from the game, Tiger Woods finished in a tie for fourth place Sunday.
- Hip to be Foursquare
- Location-based networking service is the latest craze in social media
- April 12, 2010
- I know, I know … you’re sick of hearing about social media platforms. Twitter makes you nauseous, and you consider Facebook, at best, a necessary evil. Never mind Google Wave, Google Buzz and whatever Google-stein monster they’ll be stitching together next in the bandwagon laboratory.
- Actress Dixie Carter dies
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A9
- Dixie Carter, who was already a Broadway and television veteran when she found perhaps her perfect part as the wiser and wittier half of a pair of Southern sisters who ran an Atlanta interior decorating firm in “Designing Women,” has died, her publicist said Sunday.
- 100 years ago: Typhoid fever reported in Kansas
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A7
- From the Lawrence Daily World for April 12, 1910: “The story of an impure spring for water came to light when eight cases of typhoid fever occurred in an eastern Kansas town that state officials have declined to identify.
- Another detour set for North Lawrence
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Another detour may be coming this week to North Lawrence, but drivers and neighborhood residents needn’t worry about a long-term commitment.
- Royals rally, but fall to Red Sox, 8-6
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on B1
- The Boston Red Sox survived two scares on Sunday — a possible serious injury to left fielder Jacoby Ellsbury and a Kansas City Royals rally.
- All right, Lefty! Mickelson gets his storybook ending
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Phil Mickelson soaked up a scene he knows all too well as he climbed the steep hill toward the 18th green at Augusta National to claim another green jacket. Only when he rapped in one last birdie for a three-shot victory did this Masters get even better.
- Cleaning services help cancer patients, families
- April 12, 2010
- It’s difficult keeping a home clean under any circumstances, but when cancer hits a household, the burden can be overwhelming. That’s when Cleaning for a Reason comes to the rescue.
- ‘Senior prom’ has new meaning at retirement communities
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Ah, ba ba ba, ba Barbara Ann Ruby Sherman starts tapping her hand on her knee. A smile flashes across her face. “Barbara Ann” continues to play.
- Know thy lawn: Apply fertilizer at the right time
- April 12, 2010
- Excessive fertilization is detrimental to your lawn, wastes money, causes pest problems and is bad for the environment. Knowing how and when to fertilize your yard is essential in creating a healthy lawn.
- CU’s Bzdelik to meet with Wake Forest
- Buffaloes coach expected to accept potential offer
- 12:00 a.m., April 12, 2010 Updated 08:48 a.m. in print edition on B2
- Colorado University basketball coach Jeff Bzdelik met with his team and told it he had neither accepted nor been offered the coaching position at Wake Forest.
- Back to Earth: Arts Center cast learns environmentally friendly lessons from intergalactic play
- April 12, 2010
- Forget about recycling, conserving energy and all that for just a sec. Some Lawrence kids and their dance instructors have a more fun way of saving the Earth: Galactic Princesses and Jedi Knights!
- Lawrence man arrested after pellet gun incident
- April 12, 2010
- A 38-year-old Lawrence man was arrested early Sunday morning after an incident involving a pellet gun.
- Kansas softball clips Baylor
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on B3
- An errant Baylor throw in the fifth inning allowed Kansas University freshman Alex Jones to cross home plate and score what ultimately became the game-winning run as the KU softball team defeated No. 23 Baylor, 2-1, to pick up its first Big 12 Conference victory of the season on Sunday.
- UT baseball rips KU
- Homers carry ‘Horns to 10-4 victory
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Texas veterans Kevin Lusson and Kevin Keyes both homered Sunday as the sixth-ranked Longhorns swept the three-game Big 12 series with Kansas University with a 10-4 victory over the Jayhawks at Disch-Falk Field.
- Watchers of Calif. gray whales fear dip in population
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on B10
- Gazing past the rolling whitecaps in the middle of San Diego’s whale-watching season, boat captain Bill Reese was dismayed by what he wasn’t seeing.
- Study: Flying smoother in 2009
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A10
- Some things did go right for airline passengers last year: Planes were more likely to land on time and bags less likely to get lost.
- Obama takes non-nuclear pledge to world leaders
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A10
- President Barack Obama’s pledge to one day rid the world of nuclear weapons runs up against global realities this week when representatives from 47 countries try to craft an agreement on keeping nuclear weapons out of terrorist hands.
- Has Gosselin turned ‘Dancing’ into a farce?
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A9
- Kate Gosselin has room for improvement on “Dancing with the Stars” (7 p.m., ABC). And that’s the understatement of the year.
- ‘Titans’ clashes with ‘Date Night’
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A9
- Steve Carell and Tina Fey are in a box-office clash with the gods of Mount Olympus.
- Horoscope for April 12, 2010
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A9
- This year, break patterns and open up to innovative thinking. Many times you could be shocked by your choices. A new life cycle begins in January 2011. If you are single, you might have an unusual amount of suitors. If you are attached, you become more assertive than in the past. A fellow Aries knows how to “light your fire.”
- FDR parallel
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A7
- When Franklin Delano Roosevelt ignored the advice of our best military minds and relocated the Pacific Fleet to Hawaii, he placed American servicemen at risk. When on Dec. 7, 1941, the predictable occurred, Roosevelt ignored his own complicity in the deaths of nearly 3,000 servicemen and gave his “day of infamy” speech.
- Growing lessons
- A new garden project should produce many lessons for students at a local junior high school.
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Just like seeds planted in the spring, the new garden project at West Junior High School is filled with possibilities.
- Day of Caring has room for more
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A4
- The Roger Hill Volunteer Center still needs 100 more volunteers for its biggest service day of the year on Saturday, April 24: Day of Caring!
- Poles grieve over deaths as government seeks to move ahead
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Poland’s government moved swiftly Sunday to show that it was staying on course after the deaths of its president and dozens of political, military and religious leaders, even as tens of thousands of Poles expressed their grief over the plane crash in Russia that shocked the country.
- Evasion becomes tactic in Toyota cases, inquiry shows
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Toyota has routinely engaged in questionable, evasive and deceptive legal tactics when sued, frequently claiming it does not have information it is required to turn over and sometimes even ignoring court orders to produce key documents, an Associated Press investigation shows.
- Ousted leader: I’m not to blame for deaths
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Kyrgyzstan’s deposed president on Sunday defended the legitimacy of his rule and urged the United Nations to send peacekeepers to help stabilize the strategically vital Central Asian nation.
- Member of unit linked to ‘Dirty Dozen’ dies
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A2
- John “Jack” Agnew, one of the original members of a U.S. Army unit that operated behind enemy lines in World War II and is often credited with having loosely inspired the movie “The Dirty Dozen,” has died at age 88.
- Protesters stage funeral procession
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Anti-government protesters paraded coffins through the Thai capital today following a weekend of savage street fighting that left 21 killed and fears of further violence unless the activists and government reach a political compromise.
- Vote to decide fate of indicted president
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Sudan conducted its first multiparty elections in a quarter century Sunday, which will determine whether President Omar al-Bashir wins another term despite his indictment on charges of war crimes in Darfur.
- Pump patrol
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.67 at several stations.
- Plant farm offers gardening courses
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Henry’s Plant Farm is offering free gardening workshops this month at the farm, just west of Lawrence at 248 N. 1700 Road.
- Golfers to raise funds for clinic
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Golfers can help put smiles on the faces of low-income Douglas County residents by participating in a tournament that benefits the Douglas County Dental Clinic.
- KU professor keeps health board seat
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Kansas University associate professor Ray Davis has been reappointed to the board of the Kansas Health Policy Authority.
- Alcohol initiative honors student’s memory
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Two powerful speakers with one powerful message will come to Kansas University on Friday, hoping to change some students’ attitudes about alcohol.
- Rare diagnosis came as a shock to electrician
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Darren Pousson is a man like any other in many respects. He has a lovely wife, Pamela, two children, Maylee, 4, and Albany, 2, another child on the way, and a career as an electrician.
- Finally, Tiger can get on with his life
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Tiger Woods was too disappointed to appreciate it, but the disappointment itself was his best sign. It was something normal. It pointed out that Woods did not get what he wanted out of the Masters, but that he got what he needed.
- Recovery to move at sluggish pace
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A1
- The pillars of Americans’ financial security — jobs and home values — will stay shaky well into 2011, according to an Associated Press survey of leading economists.
- Boeing battle transcends partisan politics
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A1
- If you’re tired of partisan politics, check out the fight over which company gets the $35 billion Air Force refueling tanker contract.
- Kansas basketball banquet on tap
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University’s men’s basketball players and coaches will break bread with family members and fans tonight at the Holiday Inn Holidome and Convention Center.
- KU’s Gill to lead pledge against drugs
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University officials announced recently that during halftime of the Jayhawks’ April 24 Spring Game, football coach Turner Gill plans to lead a group of youths and their parents in a pledge against the use of drugs.
- Lawrence buildings get visionary makeovers
- April 12, 2010
- Can creative design and architecture change lives? Make a lasting impact? The forces behind a couple of local commercial renovations are convinced they can.
- Think color, tailoring for your spring outerwear
- April 12, 2010
- Before jacket weather has come and gone, here are some new ideas for spring 2010.
- Creative retooling makes leftovers special on ‘Jayni’s Kitchen’
- April 12, 2010
- On the menu: Greens ‘n Grains, a way to turn cooked whole grains into a salad meal; Kerri’s Cheater Chili, in which leftover meatloaf or burgers get a second chance; and Hashta la Pasta, a surprising new twist on yesterday’s pasta.
- Nothing is as good as reality
- April 12, 2010
- Jack Jones is a convicted murderer on Arkansas’ death row. He was supposed to be killed March 16, but there was a last-minute stay based on a legal challenge to the execution protocol. So now he waits until the method of execution is settled and a new date is set.
- Lawrence elementary school lunches
- April 12, 2010
- Pinckney fundraiser raises 70,0000 pennies
- April 12, 2010
- Students at Pinckney School, 810 W. Sixth St., recently found an unusual way to raise money for Habitat for Humanity.
- Language lessons: ESL volunteer program expands into LHS
- April 12, 2010
- We often don’t appreciate the complexities of the different languages we speak until we try to learn a new language or teach our own native language to someone else.
- A passion for patterns: Lawrence resident’s stained-glass hobby spans 20 years
- April 12, 2010
- Remember how fun it was to make masterpieces using paint-by-numbers kits? You know, where you’d create a detailed painting by filling in the pattern with just the right colors? There’s an adult version. Sub the paints for glass, and you’ve got the grown-up’s paint-by-numbers: stained glass.
- ‘Fairytale’ concert hard to top
- April 12, 2010
- Christmas finally arrived for our two oldest daughters when we took them to the Taylor Swift concert last weekend.
- Budget food shopping
- April 12, 2010
- When it comes to shopping, Sarah Frazelle pays attention. The Lawrence resident peruses ads and checks pre-unit prices, suspicious of markdowns and sales.
- Many returns: LHS graduate runs longtime tax service
- April 12, 2010
- Frazzled by taxes? Stressed out trying to get them completed by Thursday? Then you’ll find it hard to contemplate that people like Randy Kahn actually enjoy working on taxes. He does it professionally; in fact, he’s been doing it for well over 30 years.
- A 60-mile walk for Mom
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A7
- “I’m walkin’, yes indeed.” — Fats Domino” On April 15, it will be 22 years since she died. I remember getting home from photocopying some paper I needed to complete my taxes, only to find my wife facing me with eyes so stricken and bereft that I didn’t need to hear the words. I knew.
- Taxes will be on the table in 2011
- April 12, 2010 in print edition on A7
- With every passing day, it is becoming clearer that next year the issue of paying for the government will be back at the center of political debate.
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- Sound Off: How much does the city’s transit system collect in fares compared with how much it costs May 27, 2012 · 127 comments
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- 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
- Fraternal reorder: Clubs, lodges face dwindling membership in modern world January 10, 2010
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