Also from August 18
Births
Blog entries
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
Do you remember what score you got on the ACT?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 59% | |
| No | 24% | |
| I didn’t take it | 16% | |
| Total | 729 | |
Videos
- The annual event was the first for new provost Jeffrey …
- Many freshmen were taking tours to find their class locations …
- Residents say Douglas County commissioners should have tried to keep …
- The man is accused of raping a 6-year-old girl he …
- Three people were inside the building that was recently condemned …
- Included in the items being sold are gold bars and …
- More than 400 Lawrence residents are participating in this week’s …
- The festival, the city’s third, is expected to attract more …
- Health agencies don’t have the added pressure of dealing with …
- Temperatures will climb back up to the 90s tomorrow after …
- The Wizards’ leading scorer helped a local high school soccer …
- Buford will stay at KU to pursue a degree, but …
- Brady Tanner will travel to Greece for Team USA as …
- Junior Tim Biere is KU’s starting tight end and is …
- State officials said that there could be as many as …
- A gas line behind Arensberg shut down a portion of …
- A financial expert is predicting revenue gaps for schools.
- A federal grant was denied to help pay for the …
- The hospital is working to prepare for the changes coming …
- A light southeast wind will develop later today and strengthen …
- Watch out for some patchy fog this morning that will …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Preschoolers take dip into academic pool- August 16, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- In Donna Lang’s room at Kennedy School, there are no homework assignments, no math problems and not even any desks.
- Video: Young students get start at new school
- Video: School Days
6:00 a.m.
Water usage, ER visits, ice cream sales among stats that jump during heat wave- August 17, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- Yes, it’s been hot; a lot hotter than last year.
10:00 a.m.
Lawrence to pursue Special Olympics bid- August 18, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- Landing these games will involve some serious business.
2:00 p.m.
Missing tortoise’s 10-day adventure included backyard escape, crossing highway- August 17, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- It wasn’t a prison break from Alcatraz. But considering he’s a tortoise, Arzula’s escape from Emily Stoker’s backyard is pretty impressive.
6:00 p.m.
A lesson in food- August 18, 2010 in print edition on 1C
- When he’s not teaching in the classroom, Stu Shafer is teaching in the fields
- Video: Farming with Stu Shafer
All stories
- Dalton Howard: Everyman in a million
- August 18, 2010
- Dalton’s life serves as a reminder that beyond the spotlight’s glare and commercial success on a grander scale there are diamonds of artistry and humanity right here among us.
- Ottawa woman’s story to be featured on TLC this weekend
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A4
- When 34-year-old JoAnne Fluke was born prematurely, doctors thought she would only live for 72 hours. But she defied the doctors’ prognoses and was home two weeks later. Born with a rare birth defect in which the bottom half of her spine is missing, Fluke has tiny webbed legs that she can’t use or control and her body is shorter than a 10-month-old child. Overcoming what would be a tremendous obstacle to some, Fluke has a ferociously independent spirit with a full-time career and a passion for dance.
- Lawrence police seeking applicants for Citizens’ Academy
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A6
- More than a decade ago, as a relatively new owner of The Wheel — a bar near the Kansas University campus — Rob Farha wanted to learn more about the Lawrence Police Department.
- Family celebrating 150 years of farming in Douglas County
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A1
- In 1860, Phillip Metsker and his two brothers transformed 240 acres of prairie grass into farmland. Today, another Phillip Metsker, the settler’s great-grandson, grows corn and soybeans while also working full-time as district manager for Taylor Seed Farms.
- Minor injury accident snarls traffic on K10 between Lawrence and Kansas City
- August 18, 2010
- Two vehicles are involved in what was initially described as a rollover accident on Kansas Highway 10 between Lawrence and Eudora.
- Chief of Kansas Court of Appeals announces retirement
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A4
- The chief judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals plans to retire in January when his current term ends.
- Douglas County Community Foundation celebrating 10 years of charitable giving
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Since 2000, the Douglas County Community Foundation has contributed funds to everything from accessible health care to historic restoration.
- Another gas line break reported at former Arensberg location
- 02:46 p.m., August 18, 2010 Updated 03:57 p.m. in print edition on A5
- A downtown construction site that has been plagued with problems reported another one Wednesday afternoon: the site’s third gas line break in less than two months.
- 2010 Douglas County Fair results
- August 18, 2010
- The following are the results from the 2010 Douglas County Fair.
- Power restored to hundreds following brief outage
- 02:44 p.m., August 18, 2010 Updated 03:02 p.m. in print edition on A3
- According to Westar Energy’s website, over 750 customers lost power Wednesday afternoon. Power was restored just before 3 p.m.
- Jayhawks name captains for 2010 football season
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University football coach Turner Gill has announced the captains for the 2010 season and all five are seniors.
- Lawrence students’ ACT scores exceed national average
- 02:21 p.m., August 18, 2010 Updated 04:17 p.m. in print edition on A3
- While average scores on the ACT college entrance exam fell slightly nationwide this year, the scores for high school graduates in Kansas increased and continued to outpace the nation.
- Tonganoxie couple fined for hosting teen parties with alcohol
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B8
- In what the judge and prosecutor agreed was a cautionary tale for changing times, a Tonganoxie husband and wife were fined $2,000 each and received one-year suspended sentences for hosting parties at which alcohol was available to minors.
- City’s request for grant to upgrade train depot rejected
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Plans for the city to assume ownership and restore the Santa Fe Depot in east Lawrence have been dealt a blow.
- Walk-ons C.J. Henry, Chase Buford leave KU basketball team
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Kansas guards C.J. Henry and Chase Buford have left the KU men’s basketball team, KU coach Bill Self announced Wednesday.
- Danielle McCray, Sade Morris sign professional contracts
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Former Kansas women’s basketball players Danielle McCray and Sade Morris have signed contracts with international teams to continue their basketball careers.
- Free screenings open for preschoolers
- August 18, 2010
- The Lawrence school district is offering free developmental screenings regarding preschoolers’ walking, talking, hearing, vision, thinking and play skills.
- KU men’s basketball players visit hospital patients
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University’s men’s basketball players visited patients at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., on Wednesday morning, a day before the start of first-semester classes.
- Official paints a tight financial picture for Kansas public schools
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A top financial expert in the Kansas Department of Education is predicting another difficult funding year for public schools.
- Campaign Notebook: Libertarians unveil school choice plan
- 09:48 a.m., August 18, 2010 Updated 09:48 a.m. in print edition on A5
- The Kansas Education Liberty Act authorizes non-profit organizations to grant scholarships to students to attend a private or public school of their parents’ choice.
- Performers to entertain on Downtown Lawrence streets during this week’s Busker Fest
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A5
- El Gleno Grande will be doing a horse act without a horse. Mentoc the Mentalist will bend a spoon with nothing but his mind. And Mama Lou Strongwoman will rip through a phone book before you can tear even a single page.
- Farmhand sentenced in Oskaloosa murder
- August 18, 2010
- A 36-year-old man has been sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for killing a northeast Kansas farmer who gave him a place to stay.
- Off-duty jailer on administrative leave after shooting
- August 18, 2010
- An off-duty Wabaunsee County jailer is on administrative leave after shooting a man who appeared to be having car trouble.
- Parole violators arrested in statewide sweep
- 08:17 a.m., August 18, 2010 Updated 11:59 a.m.
- A recent four-day effort to locate Kansas parole absconders has resulted in the arrest of 21 people who had broken contact with state officials.
- Ratings insight
- A closer look at the U.S. News and World Reports college rankings provides some notable insights.
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Slipping in the rankings is never good news, so Kansas University’s drop in the U.S. News and World Reports college listing released Tuesday is disappointing. It’s interesting, however, to look beyond KU’s decline from 98th in last year’s rankings to 104th in the new list to some of the factors that might have been at play.
- Fidel Castro seeks return to spotlight
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Here’s the question being asked by almost anybody who is following the latest news from Cuba — what on earth is Fidel Castro up to?
- Parks & Rec class teaches basics of food preparation
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on C3
- I read on the community page of the Lawrence Parks & Recreation 2010 Summer/Fall Activities Guide about the Cooking 101 class. Is it just for beginning cooks?
- A lesson in food
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on C1
- When he’s not teaching in the classroom, Stu Shafer is teaching in the fields
- Equal rights
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A7
- I find it depressing that homophobia is viewed as a valid moral stance, that it is seen as the “other side” of any debate. No other form of bigotry is so encouraged in our society and media today. We would be outraged today if media pundits harped about the immorality of black people, of the danger posed by black people raising children, the horrors of children learning about black people throughout history.
- Lives saved
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A7
- In “Unnecessary attack” (Journal-World, Aug. 12), John A. Bond made four statements about the military situation with Japan in 1945 and why we should not have dropped the atomic bombs. He failed to mention that multitudes of Americans and Japanese (military and civilians) would have been killed if the bombs had not been dropped.
- Cut the fat
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A7
- I just don’t believe our local leaders are up to date in today’s world. Every day we are bombarded with facts showing product sales, sales tax revenues, consumer spending and consumer confidence are all down. Businesses are laying off because of slow sales, bankruptcies are up, foreclosures are up — on and on. Do you suppose this is because the consumer has little or no extra money to spend?
- 100 years ago: Thirsty horses appreciative of new fountain
- August 18, 2010
- The driving horse of John Ise, humane officer, was the first to drink from the new granite fountain after water was turned on yesterday. It was closely followed by others and before the day closed the buggies in the neighborhood had learned of the new watering place and were trotting on frequent visits to the little round founts at the base of the big fountain.
- 40 years ago: Chancellor answers questions at Douglas County KU alumni session
- August 18, 2010
- A meeting of Douglas County Kansas University alumni culminated in a question-and-answer session in Woodruff Auditorium with Chancellor Laurence Chalmers. More than 500 people in attendance, about two-thirds townspeople and one-third KU faculty and staff, witnessed the gamut of questions, which were less hostile than Chalmers had experienced in 27 other alumni visits in Kansas over the summer.
- 25 years ago: New students reminded of drinking law
- August 18, 2010
- As a new wave of students came to town, they were reminded of the new state law under which a person must have turned 19 before July 1 to legally drink beer with a 3.2 percent alcohol content. One ramification of the new law was that a number of students who had been able to drink legally the previous semester could not during the fall 1985 semester. Incoming students were also reminded that using an altered, borrowed or false ID was a Class B misdemeanor, with a maximum penalty of six months in jail plus a $1,000 fine.
- Bomber kills 61 Iraqis hoping for jobs
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on C10
- Young men from some of Iraq’s poorest areas waited all night outside an army recruitment center, only to become easy prey Tuesday for a suicide bomber who killed 61 in the crowd.
- Athletes’ head injuries can mimic ALS
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on C10
- Scientists funded in part by the NFL say they have found evidence connecting head injuries in athletes to a condition that mimics Lou Gehrig’s disease.
- Are risks from WikiLeaks overstated by government?
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on C10
- Although the Pentagon warns that WikiLeaks could have blood on its hands for publishing classified U.S. war documents that name Afghan sources, history shows that similar disclosures have not always led to violence.
- Finding affordable, top-performing computers, printers
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on C10
- If you’re shopping for a computer now, there’s good news. Changes to desktops, laptops and netbooks this summer are mostly cosmetic.
- Matt Tait’s KU football notebook
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Kansas University football coach Turner Gill announced Tuesday that linebacker Jacoby Thomas, a red-shirt freshman from Texarkana, Texas, had been removed from the team for academic reasons.
- Number of teens with hearing loss on the rise, report warns
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Teenagers aren’t necessarily tuning out adults; they simply might not be able to hear them.
- The high cost of collecting critters
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B7
- “Confessions: Animal Hoarding” (8 p.m., Animal Planet) sets out to prove that the peculiar affliction transcends class and economic station.
- Survey of viewers shows extent of TV time-shifting
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B7
- If you’ve never time-shifted a prime-time television series — watched it later on a DVR, over the Internet or ordered it on demand — you’re now in the minority.
- Horoscope for August 18, 2010
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B7
- This year, you often pull back or fall into a near dream state, allowing your imagination to take over. What frequently comes up could be exciting and point to new, dynamic solutions. If you are single, the question is: Who is right for you? You will have multiple suitors this year. If you are attached, you’ll discover that romantic excitement in your relationship once again. Enjoy. Sagittarius appreciates your humor and ability to laugh.
- Baldwin Junction under reconstruction
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A4
- From now until early October, drivers should expect road changes near the U.S. Highway 59 and U.S. Highway 56 intersection.
- Former Kline aide to be admonished
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A former Kansas deputy attorney general will receive an informal admonition for failing to correct information given to the state Supreme Court during investigations of abortion providers.
- Burlingame man in fair condition after accident
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A 27-year-old Burlingame man is in fair condition after being involved in an accident west of Baldwin City on Monday.
- Electric vehicle grant to move forward
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A5
- Commissioners agreed to apply for a federal grant that may help both the city and the county add more electric vehicles to their fleets.
- Debate rages over debt
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A8
- The national debt is rising to levels that have never been seen in the United States during peacetime. Everyone agrees that it must come down. The question is how fast. Too fast could weaken the already weak economy. Too slow could do the same thing.
- Deep discounts aren’t enough for shoppers
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A8
- A dollar for a 40-ounce bottle of ketchup? Yawn. Four bucks for a 12-pack of Coke? No sale.
- Dole Institute sets fall lineup
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The Dole Institute of Politics will honor Women Air Service Pilots who flew during World War II as part of its upcoming fall programming.
- Mystery surrounds KDHE crash
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Nearly two weeks after a major state agency’s computer system failed, there is no official word on the cause.
- Obama’s stand on mosque insensitive, GOP says
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A6
- Republican candidates around the country seized on President Barack Obama’s support for the right of Muslims to build a mosque near ground zero, assailing him as an elitist who is insensitive to the families of the Sept. 11 victims.
- Terrorist interrogation tapes found
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The CIA has videotapes, after all, of interrogations in a secret overseas prison of admitted 9/11 plotter Ramzi Binalshibh.
- Blagojevich jury deadlocks on all but one charge
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Rod Blagojevich’s bravado was back. After waiting quietly for a jury to deliver its verdict, the disgraced former governor returned to his defiant claims about being the victim of runaway prosectors.
- Piracy charges thrown out
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A2
- A judge on Tuesday dismissed piracy charges against six Somali men accused of attacking a Navy ship off the coast of Africa, concluding the U.S. government failed to make the case their alleged actions amounted to piracy.
- Cuba travel restrictions may be eased
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The Obama administration, in a test of the Castro regime’s appetite for reform, is considering easing travel restrictions to Cuba, U.S. and congressional officials said Tuesday.
- ACT scores dip in 2010
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Average scores on the ACT college entrance exam have inched downward this year, yet slightly more students who took the test proved to be prepared for college, a report out today says.
- Kansas AD Lew Perkins will still live in Lawrence
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Kansas University athletic director Lew Perkins said Tuesday he plans on making Lawrence his home following his retirement in September of 2011.
- Norton wins KGA Senior title
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Two-time Kansas Amateur champion Bryan Norton of Mission Hills won his first KGA Senior Amateur Championship on Tuesday at Crestview Country Club.
- Deja vu as Favre returns to Minnesota
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Brett Favre is back in Minnesota, right on schedule.
- Golf star calls herself a Wichitan
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B2
- This is one for the chamber of commerce.
- OU guard Whitney Hand suffers another setback
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Guard Whitney Hand is expected to miss the first half of Oklahoma’s season after a setback in her recovery from a right knee injury that kept her out of the Sooners’ run to the Final Four last season.
- Nebraska volleyball No. 2 in coaches poll
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Nebraska will start the season ranked No. 2 behind Penn State in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll.
- Sooners’ Box out 3-6 weeks
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Linebacker Austin Box could miss the start of Oklahoma’s season because of a back injury that is expected to sideline him for three to six weeks.
- Batter who hit famous ‘Shot’ dies at 86
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Bobby Thomson, whose “Shot Heard ’Round the World” at the dramatic climax of the 1951 season still is arguably the most famous home run in baseball history, died Monday night in Savannah, Ga. He was 86.
- Kansas ‘D’ lacks depth
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B1
- White House press secretary Robert Gibbs might have the toughest job in America, but Kansas University defensive coordinator Carl Torbush can’t be too far behind.
- Pleasant surprise: O-lineman Zlatnik seizing opportunity at left guard
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B1
- When Kansas University coach Turner Gill took over the KU football program last December, many talked about his luxury of returning a talented and experienced offensive line.
- Henry, Grizzlies remain in contract stalemate
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Xavier Henry slipped on a blue Memphis Grizzlies jersey with his name and the No. 13 on it. Still to be determined is if he will wear it in games.
- Charles’ role with Chiefs to be determined
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B1
- He’s the first man in NFL history to rush for more than 1,100 yards in fewer than 200 carries and the first Kansas City Chief with four touchdown runs of 40 yards or more.
- Lawrence to pursue Special Olympics bid
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Landing these games will involve some serious business.
- Pair of downtown pep rallies approved
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A5
- The 1000 block of Massachusetts Street will be closed two times this fall for KU football parties.
- Algae, heat to blame for dead fish in Topeka park
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on B8
- High heat and algae apparently combined to kill up to 1,000 fish at a city park in Topeka.
- City commission unsure about portable toilets
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A5
- City commissioners aren’t wild about the idea of potty permits.
- Gulf water surface cleaner, but questions lurk
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Researchers are warning that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is a bigger mess than the government claims and that a lot of crude is lurking deep below the surface, some of it settling perhaps in a critical undersea canyon off the Florida Panhandle.
- Sheriff: South Carolina mom killed kids, dumped car
- August 18, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Investigators didn’t buy it when a woman said her two young sons drowned after her car plunged into a river.
- 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 · 35 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 · 18 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
- KU’s Elijah Johnson cautious at camp May 29, 2012
- Friends mourn Lynn Bretz, former voice of KU May 28, 2012
- Hilltop executive director Pat Pisani stepping down May 28, 2012
- Kansas football scouring country May 29, 2012
- Experts: Remedial college classes need fixing May 28, 2012
- Famed author takes on Kansas October 7, 2005
- Retreat offered for writers May 28, 2012
- Town Talk: UPDATE: Thellman files for re-election to county commission; News of salvage yards, curbside recycling and a pig May 25, 2012
