Also from April 27
Births
Blog entries
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
When was the last time you updated your resume?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| It’s been more than a year | 34% | |
| In the past month | 21% | |
| I don’t have a resume | 18% | |
| In the past three months | 13% | |
| In the past year | 12% | |
| Total | 680 | |
Videos
- Temperatures are going to once again be near 40 degrees …
- Construction has finally begun on a new sports stadium in …
- A state coalition spoke out Tuesday against more budget cuts. …
- The Community Defense Act will be voted on Wednesday and …
- The city commission voted Tuesday to give final approval for …
- Short-term parking meters will be installed in downtown Lawrence. Current …
- The work is just beginning for the Lawrence school district …
- A Topeka teen who was involved in an accident after …
- Rep. Tom Sloan is running for reelection as a state …
- Two men charged with beating a teen as he walked …
- Kansas was no match for the offensive firepower Wichita State …
- Lawrence High shut out Olathe East Tuesday to claim its …
- Spring practice has ended for KU football, but questions still …
- District leaders will be waiting Wednesday to hear what their …
- The difficult economy is increasing the need for effective area …
- John and Karen Pendleton have taken on the family farm …
- Windy conditions return for Wednesday, with mostly sunny skies and …
- A mix of sun and clouds for Tuesday. The day …
- The roads are a little wet this morning after some …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Up in the air: Percolator gallery hosts wind-themed show ‘Out of Thin Air’- April 26, 2010
- Paper airplanes, balloon-launched Twinkies and kazoos are all elevated to high art for the latest interactive art exhibit at the Percolator art space, “Out of Thin Air”…
10:00 a.m.
Study: Habitual parking violators downtown rack up thousands in unpaid fines- April 26, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- They really do mean habitual. As city commissioners consider whether to scale back a new $50 parking ticket given to habitual parking violators, a new report out of City Hall sheds light on how often some people get a parking ticket.
2:00 p.m.
Hillcrest Elementary wins $10,000 KU Athletics award- April 26, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- Students at Hillcrest Elementary School celebrated Monday when they learned their school won a district-wide competition.
6:00 p.m.
Getting into focus: LHS senior flourishes in filmmaking- April 27, 2010 in print edition on 6A
- Luke McDaneld’s filmmaking has garnered the attention of his peers, as well as local and national media for the Lawrence High “lip dub.” McDaneld was behind the idea and the camera for the lip dub, where students lip-sync to a chosen song all in one single, unbroken shot…
All stories
- Administrators say much work remains to transition sixth, ninth graders
- Grade-level changes challenging, but administrators praise board’s decision
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A1
- One day after board members voted to modify the makeup of every Lawrence school starting in 2011-2012, administrators said they still have plenty of work to do to implement the change.
- Experienced hand set to lead this year’s United Way campaign
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A3
- After helping guide development in western Lawrence and teaming up to lead an $8.1 million capital campaign for Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Beverly Smith Billings is embarking on another project: one for building community.
- Law enforcement, other advocates get special training in Lawrence for dealing with sexually abused children
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The scene might have been mistaken for grown-up playtime as a roomful of law enforcement officers, prosecutors and social workers held up dolls and talked.
- Republican lawmaker to challenge Jenkins’ re-election bid
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on B10
- A Republican state lawmaker is challenging Kansas Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins in the 2nd Congressional District.
- Kansan Kris Kobach helped write controversial Arizona immigration law
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A1
- The new immigration law in Arizona, which has caused an uproar among civil rights groups, has a Kansas connection.
- Sloan seeking ninth term in Kansas House
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Rep. Tom Sloan, R-Lawrence, has filed for re-election.
- Douglas County sites seek spots on ‘8 Wonders of Kansas History’ list
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Black Jack Battlefield and Constitution Hall are among finalists for designation as among the “8 Wonders of Kansas History,” a project of the Kansas Sampler Foundation.
- Group seeking volunteers to deliver meals to seniors
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Douglas County Senior Services is seeking volunteer drivers for its senior meal delivery.
- Kansas Legislature to consider support of cosmic ray research project in Colorado
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A7
- A resolution before the Legislature states that the project would bring educational benefits to the region.
- Kansas Senate set to consider strict new regulations for adult-oriented businesses
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A5
- The owner of three Topeka adult entertainment businesses says if the Kansas Legislature approves a bill restricting strip clubs and other similar establishments, he would likely go out of business.
- Statehouse Live: Coalition calling for tax increase to repair budget
- April 27, 2010
- The budget cuts have hurt schools, prisons, social workers, state hospitals and many other areas, Kansans for Quality Communities officials said at a news conference.
- State officials discourage texting while driving as Legislature considers bill making it illegal
- 08:23 a.m., April 27, 2010 Updated 11:11 a.m. in print edition on A7
- Several bills on the matter are pending as the Legislature returns for the wrap-up session on Wednesday. One would fine violators $100 while another would assess a $60 fine.
- Commerce department creates videos encouraging citizens to consider jobs in Kansas
- April 27, 2010
- The Kansas Department of Commerce has created a series of videos encouraging workers and businesses to consider the state for employment.
- Kidcast: Isaac Smith
- April 27, 2010
- The Kidcast weather segment for April 26, 2010.
- Study: 4 bad habits make us older
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Four common bad habits combined — smoking, drinking too much, inactivity and poor diet — can age you by 12 years, sobering new research suggests.
- Steelers give DB Thornton a chance; Sharp, Onyegbule also invited to NFL camps
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on B1
- When the sixth round of Saturday’s NFL Draft began, former Kansas University defensive back Justin Thornton started to pay more attention.
- Getting into focus: LHS senior flourishes in filmmaking
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A6
- Luke McDaneld’s filmmaking has garnered the attention of his peers, as well as local and national media for the Lawrence High “lip dub.” McDaneld was behind the idea and the camera for the lip dub, where students lip-sync to a chosen song all in one single, unbroken shot…
- FSHS eighth, LHS 16th at golf invitational
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Free State High’s Evan Schmidt and Lawrence High’s Jon Cohen shot identical 82s to lead their teams at the Topeka West Golf Invitational on Monday at Topeka Country Club.
- Free State soccer hammers Gardner
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Hannah Carlson had three first-half goals and added an assist, and Elena Auer and Kylie Loneker combined for the shutout in goal as Free State High’s soccer team blanked Gardner-Edgerton, 7-0, Monday at FSHS.
- Howard gets $125M deal
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Ryan Howard agreed to a $125 million, five-year contract extension that could keep him with the Phillies until 2017.
- Texas signs guard Joseph
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Texas has signed basketball guard Cory Joseph, one of the top guards in the country by some recruiting experts.
- McDermott bolts for Creighton
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Iowa State’s Greg McDermott is leaving the Big 12 to become the new men’s basketball coach at Creighton.
- Campaign manager faces sex charges
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on B10
- Criminal charges have been filed against the campaign manager for 3rd District congressional candidate John Rysavy.
- Couple on trial in ‘pill mill case’
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on B10
- Prosecutors plan to portray a Kansas doctor at his trial as “the candy man” who illegally provided painkillers to drug-addicted patients to boost his bottom line.
- ‘Nova’ examines our relationship to money
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A9
- Are we wired to make money? Or to lose it? “Nova” (7 p.m., PBS, check local listings) examines the role of psychology and emotions in financial markets and the making of bubbles and other market disasters.
- People in the news
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A9
- People in the news for April 27, 2010.
- Horoscope for April 27, 2010
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A9
- This year, you advance a key project or goal. The going might not always be smooth, but it’s worthwhile. A partnership could play a significant role in events and how they unfurl. Others often give you more than enough feedback. If you are attached, allow your sweetie to have more say. Scorpio can be challenging.
- 100 years ago: No trace of South Park robbery suspect
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A7
- There will be little excitement in the coming district court session since there are only 62 cases on the docket and only six of them are criminal, all minor in nature. There are 16 divorce cases pending.
- Wealth gap
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A7
- I have just returned from a driving trip to California. I listened to the radio the entire 4,000 miles and, other than country music, the programming was mostly conservative talk shows. With my being a lifelong liberal, I have intentionally avoided such dreadful and dangerous diatribe but I continued to listen and could hardly believe the flood of hateful rhetoric.
- A sweet deal
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A7
- There must be a sign above the entrance to the legislators’ chamber in Topeka that reads: “Please check your spine and half your brain at the door.”
- Immigration crisis justifies Arizona law
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Arizona has decided that if the federal government will not live up to its responsibility to control the border, it will. Gov. Jan Brewer, a Republican, signed a bill that allows police officers to inquire about a person’s immigration status if there is reason to suspect that individual might be an illegal immigrant. The governor correctly noted that the new law “represents another tool for our state to use as we work to solve a crisis we did not create and the federal government has refused to fix.”
- School board asked to restore German classes
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A5
- For the second time this month, several people, including students, parents and Kansas University faculty members, asked board members to restore ninth-grade German in the junior high schools for next year.
- School board approves boundary change
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A5
- Lawrence school board members Monday approved a boundary change for next school year to send students from Kennedy School to New York School.
- Teacher contracts not to be renewed
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A5
- As part of the consent agenda, school board members agreed to not renew contracts to 44 teachers for next year, mostly because of the state budget crisis and $4.6 million in cuts.
- Swimming firm creates charging issue
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A5
- A shake-up in the Lawrence swimming world has city commissioners considering a new relationship with a for-profit company.
- Another delay granted in 2006 murder case
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A Douglas County judge has granted another delay in a 2006 murder case.
- Lawrence woman reports property stolen
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A 32-year-old Lawrence woman reported Thursday the theft of personal property from the 300 block of Woodlawn Manor.
- Furor grows over Arizona’s illegal immigration law
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The furor over Arizona’s new law cracking down on illegal immigrants grew Monday as opponents used refried beans to smear swastikas on the state Capitol, civil rights leaders demanded a boycott of the state, and the Obama administration weighed a possible legal challenge.
- Charges dismissed against Americans
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A2
- A Haitian judge said Monday he has dismissed kidnapping and criminal association charges against 10 American missionaries detained for trying to take a busload of children out of the country after the Jan. 12 earthquake.
- Sioux member named to Indian Affairs post
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Longtime Interior Department official Michael Black has been named director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
- Democrats push bank bill; GOP delays action
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Undaunted by a Senate setback, Democrats appeared increasingly confident Monday they will be able to take advantage of Americans’ anger at Wall Street and push through the most sweeping new controls on financial institutions since the Great Depression.
- Construction halted in eastern part of capital
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Israel’s prime minister has effectively frozen new Jewish construction in east Jerusalem, municipal officials said Monday, reflecting the need to mend a serious rift with the U.S. and get Mideast peace talks back on track.
- Free State tennis duo 3rd
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Free State High’s Dravid Joseph and Andrew Craig teamed to place third at the Topeka High Tennis Invitational on Monday at Kossover Tennis Facility.
- Probe: Goldman aimed to profit from bust
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Goldman Sachs developed a strategy to profit from the housing meltdown and reaped billions at the expense of clients, a Senate investigation has found.
- Night of honors: Bonds, Reesing among those who received awards
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on B1
- For the first time in the history of the Jayhawk Senior and Scholar Athlete Banquet, the ceremony took place at the heart of the Kansas University campus Monday night.
- Pump patrol
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.69 at several stations.
- Top high school hoops players to be in town
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Wichita Heights sensation Perry Ellis headlines a group of blue-chip high school sophomore basketball players who will be competing at the 2010 Jayhawk Invitational, Friday through Sunday at several gyms in town.
- Charges filed after attack on police
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Three Lawrence men were charged in connection with a fight on Ohio street early Sunday morning that included a Lawrence police officer getting hit by a car.
- Davies leads K.C. to victory over Seattle
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Kyle Davies’ pitch count was climbing, and Royals manager Trey Hillman was potentially facing a tough decision.
- Fines justified
- City officials should stick with their new fine for habitual downtown parking violators.
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Statistics concerning enforcement of a new category of habitual downtown parking violators don’t inspire much sympathy.
- Arizona law is xenophobic, ineffective
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Now that Arizona has enacted the most xenophobic anti-immigration law in this country, get ready for the big Hispanic exodus. But it won’t be an exodus back to Mexico or to Central America. It will be a stampede toward Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago and other cities with huge Hispanic populations, where Latinos will be able to live without fear of being stopped by police because of the color of their skin or for speaking Spanish.
- Double Take: Brother inexplicably isolating himself from family
- April 27, 2010 in print edition on A6
- My brother has become less caring and more distant from the family in recent years.
- 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
