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Do you bag your grass clippings or let them fall?

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Response	Percent
I let the clippings fall		75%
I bag my grass clippings		15%
I don’t have a yard to mow		8%
Total	1093

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New City Hall survey says bars and restaurants dominate downtown businesses, but signs suggest they may be at their limit: By Chad Lawhorn; April 15, 2010 in print edition on 1A; According to a new study out of City Hall, bars and restaurants are now the dominant businesses in Downtown Lawrence, but there are new signs that they won’t take over every nook and cranny of the district.

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Parade of Homes starting earlier as housing market shows signs of improvement: By Mark Fagan; April 15, 2010 in print edition on 1A; Early results are in: Home sales are up. Mortgage numbers are down. And folks who build homes are making one last push to cash in on a federal program that’s helping pump up the market.

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Tea party supporters rally for lower taxes, smaller government: By Nicole Kelley; 11:35 a.m., April 15, 2010 Updated 4:47 p.m. in print edition on 3A; A tea party rally has drawn about 2,000 people to a suburban Kansas City ballpark to voice their disdain for the federal government and taxes.

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Puppetry & tragedy: ‘House of Atreus’ finds fresh way to render savagery of Greek theater: By Phil Cauthon; April 16, 2010 in print edition on 1C; Director Spencer Lott faced a bit of an unusual dilemma. How to portray cannibalism, mutilation and slow-motion murder on stage at the Lawrence Arts Center?

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As many as 30 Lawrence teachers may not get new contracts for next school year: Positions would be eliminated as part of budget cuts; By George Diepenbrock; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A1; Lawrence school district administrators on Friday said they expected to not offer contracts next year to up to 30 teachers once they finish evaluating $4.6 million in cuts and staffing needs at schools.
Statehouse Live: State revenue drops; economic recovery weak, officials say: By Scott Rothschild; 05:55 p.m., April 16, 2010 Updated 07:03 p.m.; Gov. Mark Parkinson said a tax increase is needed to shore up the staggering state budget, which has already been cut $1 billion.
Talk at Jordan Brand practice indicates good news coming for KU, Kentucky: Sources say KU no longer recruiting Lamb; By Jesse Newell; 05:10 p.m., April 16, 2010 Updated 08:00 p.m.; Though official announcements won’t come until Saturday, top basketball recruits Josh Selby and Doron Lamb are believed to be heading to different schools.
Free State teacher, coach honored for her efforts to get students, teachers physically fit: Free State instructor wins silver medal in national contest; By George Diepenbrock; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B1; A longtime Lawrence teacher and coach was recently honored by the United States Anti-Doping Agency for her cardiovascular fitness program aimed at helping students and teachers get physically fit.
Another city commissioner raises concerns about proposed shelter location as threat of lawsuit looms: By Chad Lawhorn; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B1; Add the threat of a lawsuit to the list of reasons Lawrence city commissioners may reject a proposal to move the community’s homeless shelter to a site near the Douglas County Jail.
City commissioner says it may be time to discuss whether city should continue to collect lawn trimmings: And city could save by not collecting them; By Chad Lawhorn; 04:26 p.m., April 16, 2010 Updated 05:31 p.m. in print edition on A1; City leaders questions whether picking up yard clippings actually is helping improve the environment.
Lives on the line in budget crisis, advocates for disabled say: By Scott Rothschild; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B1; For Kansans with disabilities, the fight over the state budget is a life and death struggle.
Bert Nash to honor its supporters: By Mark Fagan; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A3; Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center will highlight accomplishments, honor supporters and look forward to the future during next week’s annual Pioneer Celebration.
Southeast Kansas mine on list of dangerous mines around the country: Associated Press; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B5; A coal surface mine near Garland is included on a list of 48 mines that a California congressman says are potentially dangerous.
Two men questioned after firing gun: Staff reports; April 16, 2010; Two men hunting raccoons southwest of Clinton Lake reported being shot at about 10 p.m. Thursday.
Tonganoxie student in a class by himself: Special graduation ceremony conducted for teen with cancer; By Shawn Linenberger; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A4; With a “thumbs up” sign, Tonganoxie High School senior Connor Olson let THS Principal Jamie Carlisle know he was ready to receive his high school diploma.
Teen proved inspirational to KU football players: By Matt Tait; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A4; A couple of Fridays ago, Kansas University linebacker Steven Johnson strolled out to spring practice a little more slowly than normal.
Rising jobless claims emphasize wobbly recovery: By Jeannine Aversa - Associated Press Writer; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B9; A spike in unemployment claims Thursday underscored the bumpiness of the economic rebound: Consumers are spending more. Factories are making more. But layoffs have not tapered off as fast as expected.
Sunflower Broadband adds, shifts HD channels: J-W Staff Reports; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B9; Sunflower Broadband changed some of its high-definition channels Thursday, both by launching new ones and shifting existing ones.
Toyota rushes to do safety tests on all SUVs: By Yuri Kageyama and Dan Strumpf - Associated Press Writers; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B9; Toyota is testing all its sport utility vehicles to reassure buyers of their safety after Consumer Reports warned a large Lexus SUV is susceptible to rolling over.
There’s nothing wrong with a little vanilla: By Garrison Keillor; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A9; Said it before, say it again: It’s a great country, and one of its beauties is freedom of expression, freer now than ever before, and another is a general amiability that you find everywhere, the helpfulness of strangers, the pleasure of small talk. Of course, it’s spring, and the air is brisk, and this makes for public happiness. And I’ve just come from Nashville and Seattle, two mightily congenial cities. The young and restless stroll the downtown honky-tonks and a sweet breeze blows, laden with flowers, and it is darned near idyllic.
Nuclear summit ignores key threats: By Charles Krauthammer - Washington Post Writers Group; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A9; There was something oddly disproportionate about the just-concluded nuclear summit to which President Obama summoned 46 world leaders, the largest such gathering on American soil since 1945. That meeting was about the founding of the United Nations, which 65 years ago seemed an event of world-historical importance.
KU softball splits twinbill: J-W Staff Reports; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B5; Out of the opener early, Kansas University’s softball team won a thriller of a nightcap late.
Puppetry & tragedy: ‘House of Atreus’ finds fresh way to render savagery of Greek theater: By Phil Cauthon; April 16, 2010 in print edition on C1; Director Spencer Lott faced a bit of an unusual dilemma. How to portray cannibalism, mutilation and slow-motion murder on stage at the Lawrence Arts Center?
Net Worth: Streamys celebrate tops in Web TV programming: By Jon Niccum; April 16, 2010 in print edition on C1; In the entertainment industry, there are awards for everything.
Kansas targets quiet about decisions: By Jesse Newell; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B1; Doron Lamb wasn’t about to spoil the surprise.
Horoscope for April 16, 2010: Associated Press; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B8; This year, you will see many sudden opportunities. You could be very excited by several of them. Something you want could drop into your lap. If you are single, someone could be quite enchanting but not all you think. It will pay to be a little bit of a cynic when dating. If you are attached, the two of you will make more special time just each for other. Taurus can be an anchor but sometimes a stick-in-the-mud.
Kansas’ Davis honored: J-W Staff Reports; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B3; Kansas University freshman basketball forward Carolyn Davis was named a third-team freshmen All-America by “Full Court Press.”
Baseball make-up date set: J-W Staff Reports; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B3; Kansas University’s baseball team will meet Benedictine College in a make-up game at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hoglund Ballpark. Admission is free.
Kukuk, FSHS cruise: By Eric Sorrentino; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B1; Junior southpaw Cody Kukuk delivered, striking out Warrensburg (Mo.) High’s Jacob Huffman on a 91 mph fastball to squash any chance of a rally. Free State went on to win, 9-2, on Thursday at the River City Festival at Hoglund Ballpark.
Pump patrol: April 16, 2010 in print edition on A3; The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.65 at Presto, 602 W. Ninth St.
NCAA tweaks wedge rule: By Matt Tait; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B3; Kickoff returns in college football could have a new look beginning with the 2010 season.
KU Class of 1960 returns to campus: By Andy Hyland; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A7; As members of Kansas University’s Class of 1960 gathered on campus on Thursday for their 50-year reunion, talk would inevitably turn to Wilt Chamberlain.
KU elects new student body president: By Andy Hyland; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A4; Kansas University students have elected Michael Wade Smith, a junior from Goodland, as their next student body president.
KU athletic department certified by NCAA: J-W Staff Reports; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B3; The NCAA Div. I Committee on Athletics Certification announced Thursday that it has certified Kansas University’s athletic department as part of the organization’s ongoing athletics certification process.
Threats to Cavs, Lakers abound: The Associated Press; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B6; Maybe Kobe Bryant is too beaten up to last through three playoff rounds against the rest of the West.
Rec calendar: Staff reports; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B2; Rec calendar for April 16, 2010
Woods reveals plans to play next: Tiger will compete at Quail Hollow beginning April 29; Associated Press; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B2; Out of golf for five months until the Masters, Tiger Woods is waiting only two weeks to tee it up ag
Volcanic ash halts flights across Europe: By Jill Lawless - Associated Press Writer; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A8; An enormous ash cloud from a remote Icelandic volcano caused the biggest flight disruption since the 2001 terrorist attacks as it drifted over northern Europe and stranded travelers on six continents. Officials said it could take days for the skies to become safe again in one of aviation’s most congested areas.
Quake survivors sleep in cold outdoors: By Anita Chang - Associated Press Writer; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A7; Rescuers probed the rubble for sounds or movement today in a rush to find anyone buried alive more than 48 hours after an earthquake hit western China, killing at least 760 people.
Filming of Seagal’s ‘Lawman’ suspended: Associated Press; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B8; Production of a television show featuring reserve deputy and movie star Steven Seagal will be suspended “for the time being” as Seagal faces sexual harassment allegations, a suburban New Orleans sheriff said Wednesday.
Daniel Radcliffe sings in ’How to Succeed’: Associated Press; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B8; Daniel Radcliffe is returning to Broadway, this time to sing and dance.
Etheridge, partner announce separation: Associated Press; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B8; Rocker Melissa Etheridge and her partner, actress Tammy Lynn Michaels Etheridge, have announced their separation.
NBC springs rare TV movie on a Friday audience: By Kevin McDonough; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B8; Network made-for-TV movies have become as rare as hen’s teeth. Or a CBS show without bloodshed.
Stabbing victim in fair condition: Staff reports; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A4; A 34-year-old Lawrence man, who police said was stabbed Sunday morning in the 900 block of Ward Avenue, was listed in fair condition Thursday afternoon at a Kansas City-area hospital.
On to Mars: Obama declares, ‘I expect to be around to see it’: By Seth Borenstein and Erica Werner - Associated Press Writers; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A2; President Barack Obama boldly predicted Thursday his new plans for space exploration would lead American astronauts on historic, almost fantastic journeys to an asteroid and then to Mars — and in his lifetime — relying on rockets and propulsion still to be imagined and built.
High court candidate seen as bridge builder: By Greg Stohr - Bloomberg News; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A2; As dean of Harvard Law School, Elena Kagan won over conservative colleagues by supporting Jack Goldsmith, a former lawyer under President George W. Bush, for a faculty position. The hiring helped ease ideological strife on the campus.
Gay couples to get hospital visitation rights: Associated Press; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A2; President Barack Obama late Thursday ordered most hospitals across the country to grant the same visitation rights to gay and lesbian partners that they do to married heterosexual couples.
Obama orders a review of troubled coal mines: Associated Press; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A2; President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered a sweeping review of coal mines with poor safety records and called on federal officials to strengthen laws “so riddled with loopholes that they allow unsafe conditions to continue.”
Powerful bombings rock Kandahar: Associated Press; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A2; Two powerful bombings rocked the southern Afghan city of Kandahar Thursday, killing three foreigners and three Afghan soldiers, according to President Hamid Karzai’s half brother. Meanwhile, four German soldiers were killed in fighting in the north.
Pope breaks silence on abuse, urges repentance: Associated Press; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A2; Pope Benedict XVI broke his recent silence on the clerical abuse scandal Thursday, complaining that the church was under attack but saying that “we Christians” must repent for sins and recognize mistakes.
President signs $18B jobless benefits bill: Associated Press; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A2; Just hours after Congress passed an $18 billion bill to restore unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployed, President Barack Obama made it the law of the land.
Ex-CIA chief agreed with tape destruction: Associated Press; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A2; Former CIA Director Porter Goss agreed with a 2005 decision to destroy interrogation videos showing waterboarding, but nobody told White House counsel Harriet Miers, who was “livid” when she found out afterward, according to internal CIA e-mails released Thursday.
Arts auction reaps more than $100,000: Staff reports; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B10; The Lawrence Arts Center’s annual Benefit Art Auction generated more than $100,000, money that will be used to help sustain exhibitions at the cultural hub in downtown Lawrence.
Habitat to dedicate new home Saturday: Staff reports; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B10; Lawrence Habitat for Humanity will dedicate a new home on Saturday.
Parents wary of moving 6th-graders: By George Diepenbrock; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A1; Some Lawrence parents on Thursday night questioned whether sixth-graders were mature enough to handle moving into schools with seventh- and eighth-graders.
Our Town Sports: April 16, 2010 in print edition on B6; Abby Vestal scored five tries and completed nine conversion kicks as KU Women’s Rugby Club rocked Kansas State, 78-5, Saturday in Manhattan.
Jayhawks’ Aldrich selects agent: J-W Staff Reports; April 16, 2010; Kansas University senior center Cole Aldrich has selected Excel Sports Management president Jeff Schwartz to represent him, Sports Business Daily reported on Thursday.
Lions softball drops two to O-North: J-W Staff Reports; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B5; Lawrence High’s softball team fell to Olathe North, 2-0 and 4-0, on Thursday at Olathe District Activities Center.
FSHS soccer falls: April 16, 2010 in print edition on B5; The Free State soccer team lost, 2-0, Thursday night against Shawnee Mission South.
LHS soccer falls, 6-0, to Olathe Northwest: J-W Staff Reports; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B5; Olathe Northwest broke open a close game with five second-half goals en route to a 6-0 high school soccer victory Thursday against Lawrence High.
Fireballer frustrates LHS, 16-3: By Eric Sorrentino; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B1; Lawrence High’s baseball team knew before its game against Lee’s Summit (Mo.) West on Thursday that Ryan Hafner was going to throw harder than most of the pitchers the Lions would face all year.
Baker’s Hannon wins decathlon: By Gary Bedore; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B1; Baker University junior Aaron Hannon on Thursday became the first Wildcat in school history to win an event at the Kansas Relays.
Kansas multis plentiful: By Bill Mayer; April 16, 2010 in print edition on B1; But even if the scholarly Conner Teahan somehow should become the No. 1 quarterback, then earn a starting spot on next season’s KU basketball team, he’d still be far in arrears of numerous earlier Jayhawk multi-sportsters.
KU’s loss: In his short tenure at Kansas University, Scott Weiss had a big impact on the KU bands.; J-W editorials; April 16, 2010 in print edition on A9; Kansas University’s loss of band director Scott Weiss certainly is the University of South Carolina’s gain.
Another garbage patch: Plastic soup seen in Atlantic: By Mike Melia - Associated Press Writer; April 16, 2010 in print edition on C8; Researchers are warning of a new blight at sea: a swirl of confetti-like plastic debris stretching over a remote expanse of the Atlantic Ocean.
Obamas earned $5.5M in 2009: By Steven Thomma - McClatchy Newspapers; April 16, 2010 in print edition on C8; President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, made $5.5 million last year — much of it from sales of his two books and his $400,000 annual salary — and contributed $329,100 of it to charities, according to tax returns released Thursday.
Want to get audited? Apply for homebuyer credit: By Stephen Ohlemacher - Associated Press Writer; April 16, 2010 in print edition on C8; Here’s a good way to get audited by the Internal Revenue Service this year: claim the new homebuyer tax credit.

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