Also from April 22
Blog entries
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
Are you interested in seeing President Barack Obama's birth certificate?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 62% | |
| Yes | 37% | |
| Total | 1864 | |
Who do you think will have the best NFL career?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Darrell Stuckey | 35% | |
| Kerry Meier | 31% | |
| Dezmon Briscoe | 27% | |
| Todd Reesing | 2% | |
| Jake Sharp | 2% | |
| Total | 980 | |
Videos
- The board also decided to charge $50 per student to …
- Steve Six spoke to a crowd at a victim’s rights …
- Connor Olsen died today after battling bone cancer. He was …
- David Freeman received an 18-month sentence for a bribery case …
- The city found that sales tax revenue is down 5 …
- People will walk more than 4,000 miles across Kansas to …
- The Tonganoxie school district separates out its trash and recyclables …
- Expect rain overnight and scattered showers through Friday. Douglas County …
- One grant came from New Belgium Brewing Co. while another …
- A black police officer and black teacher tell what 1970 …
- Nick Jordan, who was the GOP nominee in 2008 but …
- They also must design a marketing strategy to sell their …
- State workers celebrated the holiday’s 40th anniversary.
- Stuckey didn’t go in the first round on Thursday, but …
- Coach Turner Gill said the KU defense will play a …
- Bill Self commented on the expansion, saying it would help …
- Last year Thompson was hard to strike out, but after …
- In the fifth overall pick, the Chiefs took Eric Berry.
- Work is under way at the former Blue Heron Furnishings …
- Cloudy skies continue tonight, making for mild overnight lows in …
- You’ll have wet roadways slowing the afternoon commute today, across …
- Mostly cloudy skies for your Thursday, with showers and storms …
- Rainy weather moved the event indoors, but supporters of Cottonwood …
- There is a chance for showers and storms throughout the …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Eating up the landscape: Permaculture proves a yard can wield more than grass- April 21, 2010
- “To me, a lawn is kind of sad,” says Laura Zell. “I feel that as homeowners … we are stewards of this land. And it’s our responsibility to take care of it and to use it the way that it’s supposed to be used. Not necessarily just for aesthetic purposes…”
- Video: Trees for permaculture planting
- Video: Permaculture lawns
- Chat: Jennifer Smith to answer gardening questions
6:00 a.m.
Additional hurdles stand in way of new Lawrence Community Shelter- April 21, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- Bring on the next hurdle. Leaders of the Lawrence Community Shelter were expressing thanks Wednesday for a City Commission vote late Tuesday night that gave preliminary approval for a permit to move the homeless shelter to a warehouse near the Douglas County Jail.
10:00 a.m.
Chancellor’s inauguration costs university $44,000- April 21, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- The bills are mostly all in for the recent inauguration of new Kansas University Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, and they total more than $44,000.
2:00 p.m.
Senate panel adjourns when tax increase comes up- 4:23 p.m., April 21, 2010 Updated 7:41 p.m. in print edition on 1A
- The committee breakdown is indicative of the tough political wrangling ahead for legislators as they deal with an estimated $500 million shortfall after the state budget has already been cut by nearly $1 billion.
6:00 p.m.
All stories
- Eudora school district agrees to cut budget, add $50 enrollment fee
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A5
- The Eudora school board voted unanimously Thursday to make budget cuts and add a $50 enrollment fee for all students in an effort to balance the budget for next year.
- Investigations, operations both continue three weeks after fatal accident at MagnaGro
- MagnaGro remains open 3 weeks after industrial accident
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Three weeks after two men died in an industrial accident at a Lawrence fertilizer manufacturer, investigations continue and the company continues to operate.
- Secretary of State candidate could be fined, accused of breaking campaign finance laws
- April 22, 2010
- A state senator running for Kansas secretary of state is accused of breaking campaign finance laws.
- Challenge grant pushes ECM close to fundraising goal
- Foundation’s grant puts Ecumenical Christian Ministries closer to goal
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Ecumenical Christian Ministries’ Ministry of the Hearth Capital Campaign just got a big boost.
- Lawrence sales tax revenues down 5 percent in first quarter of 2010
- City concerned but optimistic
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Lawrence consumers clamped down on spending in the first quarter of 2010, putting the city on pace for its largest sales tax decline in recent memory.
- Kansas Sampler to open in downtown Lawrence
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on B9
- A big dose of Kansas is coming to Massachusetts Street.
- House appropriations chair envisions budget surplus without raising taxes
- Would invole considerable additional cuts to education
- 02:15 p.m., April 22, 2010 Updated 04:22 p.m.
- A key Kansas House Republican said Thursday his budget committee will produce a 2011 budget that will end in the black without raising taxes.
- Weather-related cancellations
- 12:56 p.m., April 22, 2010 Updated 03:48 p.m.
- The following events have been canceled because of Thursday’s rain.
- NCAA Tournament set to expand to 68 teams, will be carried on a combo of CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV
- All games will be broadcast live; Self likes new format
- 11:36 a.m., April 22, 2010 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on B1
- Bill Self and several of his coaching comrades approve of the NCAA’s decision to expand the NCAA Tournament from 65 to 68 teams, starting next season.
- Lawrence developer David Freeman gets 18-month sentence in bribery case, attorney says client discussed KU Athletics scandal with FBI, IRS
- 10:51 a.m., April 22, 2010 Updated 07:09 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Lawrence developer David Freeman was sentenced to 18 months in prison Thursday morning in a bribery case relating to a Junction City housing project.
- Statehouse Live: Rally shows support for early childhood programs
- Tax increase sought for children’s programs
- 10:01 a.m., April 22, 2010 Updated 05:43 p.m. in print edition on A4
- About 50 people rallied Thursday in support of funding early childhood programs that are on the state chopping block.
- Nick Jordan drops out of 3rd District GOP primary race
- 09:29 a.m., April 22, 2010 Updated 01:33 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Former Kansas Sen. Nick Jordan, R-Shawnee, announced Thursday morning he will bow out of the GOP race for the 3rd District House seat to avoid a contentious primary.
- Lottery considering accepting another round of proposals for casino south of Wichita
- April 22, 2010
- The Kansas Lottery Commission meets Friday to decide whether to accept new proposals for a state-owned casino south of Wichita.
- Patience as a policy has limitations
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Recently, I wrote a column commending President Obama for his long-range vision and for the patience to wait, beyond his own term if necessary, for the rewards to appear.
- On the radar
- Federal officials need to get to work on measures that allow radar systems and wind turbines to peacefully co-exist.
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A7
- The United States shouldn’t have to choose between national defense and wind power. That seems to be the bottom line of a situation involving a huge wind farm in eastern Oregon. Only weeks before construction was to begin on the 845-megawatt, $2 billion wind farm, the U.S. Department of Defense stepped in last week to halt the Federal Aviation Administration’s final permit for the project, saying the wind farm’s giant turbines will interfere with the Air Force’s radar detection system.
- Steelers’ Roethlisberger suspended for six games
- Penalty could be cut to four for good behavior
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was suspended for six games without pay Wednesday for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy and ordered to undergo behavioral evaluation.
- Volcano affects Lawrence travelers
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on B8
- Sophia Schuster just might make her Social Politics class after all — no matter what a belching Earth has to say about it.
- Earth Day programs from silly to somber
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Nickelodeon celebrates the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day with a special episode of “SpongeBob SquarePants” (7 p.m., Nickelodeon).
- Death and comedy: Director and KU grad Neil LaBute discusses his new film, ‘Death at a Funeral’
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on C1
- Neil LaBute, a former Jayhawk, joined us to discuss “Death at a Funeral,” mainstream success and why Tracy Morgan had curry all over his face and hands…
- Economy doesn’t touch cosmetic surgery industry
- April 22, 2010
- Local doctors who do cosmetic surgery have seen little change in profits or demand despite a slumping economy and national downward trend in the industry.
- Farmers weigh benefits of organic certification
- April 22, 2010
- A small Kansas farmer has been weighing whether to become organic certified. Stephanie Thomas has been growing produce organically — without pesticides and fertilizers — for five years.
- Smaller firms strive to offer health perks
- April 22, 2010
- Being a small company doesn’t always make it hard for owners to offer health insurance or retirement programs for their employees.
- Tea party anger has racial tone
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A7
- The numbers are in. Thanks to a new CBS News/New York Times poll, we now have a statistical picture of the “tea party” movement. There are few surprises.
- Style Scout: J.B. McNerney
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on C1
- My fashion influence is whatever season just ended since I only buy clothes from the sale rack…
- Recriminations erupt in ash-fueled aviation crisis
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A6
- Airlines toted up losses topping $2 billion and struggled to get hundreds of thousands of travelers back home Wednesday after a week of crippled air travel, as questions and recriminations erupted over Europe’s chaotic response to the volcanic ash cloud.
- Oil rig explodes off La. coast
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The Coast Guard by sea and air planned to search overnight for 11 workers missing since a thunderous explosion rocked an oil drilling platform that continued to burn late Wednesday, more than a day since it sent a fireball into the night sky. Seventeen people were injured, four critically.
- Outstanding volunteers lauded
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Volunteers from all over the area Wednesday packed the Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., as United Way’s 25th annual Wallace Galluzzi Volunteer Awards took place.
- ‘Oceans’ brings vastness of sea up close
- April 22, 2010
- This stunningly beautiful documentary is the second in a series from the new Disneynature label, which gave us “Earth” exactly one year ago on Earth Day. Whereas that film followed wildlife across the globe, “Oceans” takes a plunge deep into its waters, with jaw-dropping results…
- Kansas’ football offense worthy of worry
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on B1
- First-year Kansas University football coach Turner Gill has revealed little about his football team during recent sessions with the media, which makes Saturday’s spring game, set to kick off at 1 p.m. in Memorial Stadium, a must-watch.
- Feel a draft? Kansas products eagerly await fate in NFL Draft
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Although it’s unlikely the first round of this year’s NFL Draft — 6:30 tonight in New York City — will feature NFL commissioner Roger Goodell calling the name of any former Jayhawks, there are a few Kansas University players who should field phone calls from the NFL during the next three days.
- Style Scout: Haley Trezise
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on C1
- I’m always trying to sneak out of the house without putting on a bra; they’re terribly uncomfortable…
- Gordon’s blast lifts Royals
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on B5
- Alex Gordon ended a “horrible” day with one sweet swing, a 10th-inning homer that gave the Kansas City Royals a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
- KU softball adds Texas prep pitcher
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Kansas University softball coach Megan Smith announced the signing of Kristin Martinez to a national letter of intent with KU.
- Americans shifting to U.S. cars, poll finds
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on C3
- Buy American? That’s suddenly a good idea again to more car buyers.
- Douglas County buys road salt early
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on B8
- Douglas County commissioners agreed Wednesday to buy 3,000 tons of salt to prepare for next winter’s anticipated snow-clearing efforts.
- People in the news
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on B7
- People in the news for April 22, 2010.
- Horoscope for April 22, 2010
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on B7
- This year, express your anger in an appropriate manner. You could be overwhelmed by events in your personal and/or domestic life. If you are single, you will experience the possibility of a meaningful relationship through a friendship. If you are attached, the two of you enjoy socializing. Do more of it. Leo can be testy.
- 100 years ago: Two walking cross-country
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Lea Arthur and Walker Semple, aged 26 and 24, passed through here this morning on their way to San Francisco. They are walking from Pittsburgh, Pa., to San Francisco on a thousand-dollar wager and are due to reach the California city by July 4 in time to see the great boxing bout between Jeffries and Johnson.
- 40 years ago: Petitions circle for black cheer squad members
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Petitions continued to circulate for assurance of at least two blacks on the seven-member cheerleader squad at Lawrence High School. Tension persisted at the school after clashes between minority and white pupils.
- 25 years ago: Three honored for prairie preservation
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Three Kansans were honored for their efforts to preserve the state’s tallgrass prairie land. They were former U.S. Rep. Larry Winn Jr. of Overland Park, E. Raymond Hall of Kansas University and attorney and former legislator Charles Stough.
- Ash cloud’s silver lining: bluer skies
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A6
- As volcanic ash cast a shadow over millions of lives, Londoners and other city dwellers across Europe were treated to a rare spectacle of nature: Pristine, blue skies brighter than any in recent memory.
- Brain games don’t reduce dementia risk
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Playing memory, reasoning or other brain games won’t make you smarter or mentally stronger, researchers said.
- Software woes strike KU Hospital system
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A5
- A security update from McAfee antivirus software caused some computers at Kansas University Hospital to go down from about 11 a.m. until about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
- KU breaks ground on Edwards Campus site
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A5
- Groundbreaking has been held for a $25 million building that will expand Kansas University’s Edwards Campus by more than half.
- Judge tosses some claims over flag law
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A federal judge has dismissed claims questioning the constitutionality of Nebraska’s flag-mutilation law but said she’ll consider arguments over a state law barring protests within 300 feet of funerals.
- Fraternity to raise money for homeless
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Members of Kansas University’s Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity will be living in a box for 48 hours this weekend to benefit Lawrence’s homeless.
- Perot dedicates center at Fort Leavenworth
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A4
- H. Ross Perot said he’s been asked why immigrants settled in his home state of Texas.
- Putting gas in the tank: GM repays $8.1 billion in government loans
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Fallen giant General Motors Co. accelerated toward recovery Wednesday, announcing the repayment of $8.1 billion in U.S. and Canadian government loans five years ahead of schedule.
- Obama: Value-added tax a possible option
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- President Barack Obama suggested Wednesday that a new value-added tax on Americans is still on the table, seeming to show more openness to the idea than his aides have expressed in recent days.
- Pope promises action in clerical sex abuse
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Pope Benedict XVI pledged Wednesday that the Catholic Church would take action to confront the clerical sex abuse scandal, his first public remarks calling for change since the crisis erupted.
- Court discovers OK Corral papers
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- A missing handwritten transcript from a coroner’s inquest done after the legendary gunfight at the OK Corral has resurfaced in a dusty box more than 125 years after the most famous shootout in Wild West history.
- Tibetan monks ordered to leave quake zone
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Earthquake survivors say the Tibetan monks helped first, bringing food, pitching tents and digging through rubble after disaster hit far western China a week ago, killing and injuring thousands.
- Obama seeks nominee to back women’s rights
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- President Barack Obama, treading carefully in the explosive arena of abortion and the Supreme Court, said Wednesday he will choose a nominee who pays heed to the rights of women and the privacy of their bodies.
- Pump patrol
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.71 at several stations.
- Our Town Sports
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Bunge Lessons: Former Kansas University softball coach Tracy Bunge is offering pitching and hitting lessons for girls ages 8-17. For information, call 691-5005 or e-mail tracybunge@aol.com.
- 1970: Stormy year reshaped many lives
- Witnesses moved on, but still carry past
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on A1
- The unrest and violence that swept through Lawrence in 1970 helped shape the town and the people who lived here.
- Lawrence High’s Jarrett to sign with Ottawa
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Lawrence High’s Jamie Jarrett will sign a letter of intent today at 3:15 p.m. to play softball at Ottawa University.
- Garden party: Campus rain garden celebrates its first birthday on Earth Day
- April 22, 2010 in print edition on C1
- While it’s not much to look at right now, an unassuming corner of the front lawn of the Ambler Student Recreation Center at Kansas University will soon be bursting with vibrantly colored aromatic aster, black-eyed susans and crested iris…
- Workplace wellness: More employers pursue initiatives to keep workers healthy
- April 22, 2010
- Businesses are stepping up efforts to keep employees healthy and productive and help keep insurance costs down.
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital provides $7.1 million in free community services
- April 22, 2010
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital reported last month that it provided $7.1 million in free community services in 2009.
- State legislators receive postcards on health care
- April 22, 2010
- State legislators received 1,000 postcards earlier this month from Kansas residents who are uninsured or underinsured. They depend on safety net clinics for medical care, and those clinics receive significant state funding.
- Longtime doctor offers perspective on changes in health care
- April 22, 2010
- When Dr. Charles Yockey graduated from Kansas University Medical School in 1972, hospital stays averaged more than two weeks, many physicals lasted three days, and his current position would not be created for 25 years.
- Digital records expected to simplify sharing of medical data
- April 22, 2010
- With the help of the federal stimulus package, the state of Kansas is in the process of digitizing state medical records. That means no more reams of papers to fill out or repetitive questions about allergies and prescriptions at every checkup.
- Kansas extends major development tool for 5 years May 28, 2012 · 13 comments
- 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 · 128 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
- Fraternal reorder: Clubs, lodges face dwindling membership in modern world January 10, 2010
- Lives forever changed by skywalk collapse July 15, 2001
