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Polls
Do you support the building of a mosque and Islamic cultural center a few blocks from the site of ground zero in New York City?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No. | 51% | |
| Yes. | 43% | |
| Not sure. | 4% | |
| Total | 1832 | |
Videos
- Tonight we’ll see some patchy fog and tomorrow have temperatures …
- Alan Welles started his walk as a way to lose …
- The building went up with little complaint 30 years ago, …
- A Fairway man was arrested after shooting at a vehicle …
- Police had to use stop sticks to stop the car, …
- The man was discovered in the basement of a home …
- Those who work with the children want to give them …
- Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center manages the team, which …
- Charles Branson wants officers to pursue warrants for blood tests …
- There are 262 new mo-ped spots on campus, but those …
- KU’s Center for Community Outreach put on the event to …
- The construction should be finished in time for the second …
- Rell Lewis injured his knee at practice Saturday, but the …
- Todd Reesing recently released a book on his time playing …
- Musicians gathered in South Park to fiddle and pick in …
- A view from the 6News Towercam.
- A view from the 6News TowerCam.
- Police stopped this SUV in the Checkers parking lot shortly …
- A view from the 6News TowerCam.
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Renewed ministry: Church launches a new name and medical outreach- August 21, 2010 in print edition on 1D
- Fittingly, New Life in Christ church is celebrating its coming-out party with a new ministry.
6:00 a.m.
One-man cleanup effort impresses neighbors- August 22, 2010 in print edition on 1B
- Alan Welles is making Lawrence a better place every day.
10:00 a.m.
Branson pushes for DUI search warrants- August 22, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson knows that without breath or blood test results, it can be difficult to convince a jury to convict someone of driving under the influence.
2:00 p.m.
A day of service for students - August 22, 2010 in print edition on 1B
- Whether it be washing off tables, shoveling dirt or picking up trash, Kansas University students were doing the grunt work to better their community Saturday morning.
6:00 p.m.
All stories
- Temporary facilities to serve Lions for beginning of football season
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A1
- No, the concessions stands won’t be ready. Nor the press box. Or the restrooms. And don’t expect air-conditioned trailers for relief when the Lions of Lawrence High School welcome Leavenworth to open the football season Sept. 3, said Frank Harwood, chief operations officer for the Lawrence school district.
- You needn’t agree with Mike to like him
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B6
- “I’m a conservative, but I’m not mad at everybody over it.” — Mike Huckabee I’m writing this to say just one thing: I like Mike. That would be Michael Dale Huckabee, former Baptist preacher, former governor of Arkansas, former GOP presidential candidate, current Fox News personality, the guy quoted above being flagrantly reasonable during an interview on “The Daily Show.” I like Mike.
- Fairway man arrested after report of gunshots on 23rd Street
- 05:08 a.m., August 22, 2010 Updated 12:13 p.m. in print edition on A5
- A 37-year-old Fairway man was arrested early Sunday morning on two counts of aggravated assault after shots were fired at a car.
- Lawrence man arrested after car chase
- 05:01 a.m., August 22, 2010 Updated 06:05 a.m. in print edition on A4
- A 44-year-old Lawrence man was arrested after police chased his car through downtown and north Lawrence.
- Haskell student arrested on charges of aggravated burglary
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A 22-year-old Haskell student was arrested early Saturday morning after breaking into a house in the 1900 block of Clare Rd.
- Poet’s Showcase: ‘Exotic Haiku’
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B5
- The voluptuous siren
- ‘Displaced Persons’ a tale of postwar survival
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B5
- In the powerful debut novel “Displaced Persons” (William Morrow, $25.99), author Ghita Schwarz, a child of Holocaust survivors, hypnotically spins the tale of a Polish Jew named Pavel who bravely rebuilds his shattered life in the aftermath of World War II.
- Kovel’s Antiques: Modern tea sets come in unusual shapes
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on D8
- Designers working after 1920 created very different looks for many common household objects.
- Dutch elm disease still affecting local trees
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on D8
- Treatment is possible in trees that have just begun to show signs of the disease, but it is also expensive and not guaranteed.
- Heritage rose fans cite beauty, aroma, hardiness
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on D7
- Mike Shoup is a self-described “rose rustler,” but that doesn’t make him an outlaw.
- Decorative-finish expert gets real
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on D7
- The next time you see a wall that appears to be covered in linen, a countertop the exact color of Italian marble or a fixture with a bronzelike glint, touch it.
- The great corrective device: Mamet on ‘Race,’ ‘Theatre’ and talking walrus
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on D3
- Best known for “American Buffalo,” “Glengarry Glen Ross” and other plays, and for the screenplay of “The Untouchables,” Mamet is a brand name for punching, profane dialogue; for stories of betrayals and reversals; for questions about conscience and the meaning of order.
- ‘Eat, Pray, Love’: an inspired menu
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on D4
- Whether you loved Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Eat, Pray, Love” memoir or rolled your eyes over its self-absorbed tone, most of us can agree on one thing: the author knows how to eat.
- Boomer Girl Diary: Ladies and gents, step right up for the Boomer Busker
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on D1
- Those zany street performers really have it made, don’t they? No deadlines. No office politics. No budget cuts. Just put on a clean costume, show up for work and do something amazing.
- Not your typical funeral: Death takes a personalized makeover
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on D1
- Funerals have changed dramatically in the past decade, with people shunning old, one-size-fits-all traditions for more customized and meaningful experiences.
- Critter Care: Prevent a fatal cat disease
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on D2
- A friend of mine at work recently lost his absolutely beautiful and much-loved pale orange kitten to an insidious disease that raises up a particular anger in me, probably because the virus has no known cure and it is therefore, in my estimation, cowardly and unfair and pretty scary.
- Voter verification plans would needlessly expand state bureaucracy
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B7
- I read with great interest the recent Lawrence Journal-World editorial about the small number of voting issues in Kansas and the risky proposals for dealing with them that are being advanced by my opponent, Kris Kobach.
- Voter fraud is a serious problem Kansas needs to address
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Voter fraud is a well-documented reality in Kansas. My opponent’s claim that voter fraud is not a problem is incorrect. He is either woefully ignorant of what his own office reported prior to his arrival, or he is actively misrepresenting the facts.
- Writer in hurry to explain Obama demise
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B7
- A couple of weeks ago, when White House press secretary Robert Gibbs was criticizing “the professional left” for prematurely finding fault with President Obama — an act for which he later sought to make amends — he did not, as far as I can recall, name names.
- Behind the Lens: Prep for fall sports photography
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on D2
- Soccer and football participation for a lot of area youths also means many of you will be trying to photograph your children or favorite players in action on area playing fields.
- Fear may compromise American ideals
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B6
- The debate over the “Ground Zero mosque” has evolved into something much bigger than whether a Muslim center should be built two blocks from hallowed ground. This debate is really about whether Americans still have the self-confidence to stand up for our Constitution’s principles — or whether we’ve become so fearful that we’re eager to junk them.
- Strong message
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B6
- Ever since 9/11, America has been trying to engage in a battle of ideas against radical Islam. America can’t really get involved in a debate within Islam, so that has meant trying to find and support moderate Muslims around the world. This strategy has been supported by liberals and conservatives alike.
- No more ‘no’
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B6
- This is in response to Scott Rothschild’s Aug. 16 article. Moderate Republicans, beware! Will Sam Brownback’s voting record really work for the good of the citizens of Kansas? Does he really have our best interests at heart? Take a good look at his record and think strongly about how our nation got into this mess in the first place.
- 25 years ago: Boy taken to ER after ingesting poisonous mushrooms
- August 22, 2010
- Recent wet weather had spawned a large crop of poisonous mushrooms in Lawrence. A four-year-old boy had been taken to the emergency room with severe vomiting and diarrhea after ingesting chlorophyllum molybdites, an easily-misidentified mushroom known to cause severe gastrointestinal symptoms. In another case, some Kansas University employees had become ill after eating the mushroom. A KU botany professor warned residents not to eat any mushrooms unless they had been positively identified by an expert.
- 40 years ago: KU’s Air Force ROTC program now open to women
- August 22, 2010
- KU’s Air Force ROTC program was opening its ranks to women for the first time in its history. About half a dozen women were expected to enroll in the fall.
- 100 years ago: Chemistry professor resigns for New York position
- August 22, 2010
- From the Lawrence Daily World for August 22, 1910: “Prof. E. E. Landrum, who has been assistant professor of chemistry, teaching quantitative analysis in the University of Kansas for three years, has resigned and will leave next week for New York. Prof. Landrum has accepted a position as chief chemist for the Lisk Manufacturing Co., where his own improved process of enameling will be adopted. “
- Bankruptcies
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on E1
- Douglas County residents or businesses filing for bankruptcy protection recently in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Kansas, according to court records.
- Government: 23,000 affected by Gulf oil drill ban
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on E1
- A six-month ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico would directly put more than 9,000 people out of work and indirectly affect another 14,000 jobs, according to a memo from the nation’s top drilling regulator.
- Around and about in local business
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on E1
- Around and about in local business for August 22, 2010
- Dealing with deadly violence: Businesses forced to plan for unthinkable
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on E1
- A former employee at a Baltimore County automotive repair shop lurked nearby in the days after his firing last year, watching the comings and goings from across the street. Employees feared that he was plotting revenge.
- Branson pushes for DUI search warrants
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson knows that without breath or blood test results, it can be difficult to convince a jury to convict someone of driving under the influence.
- Republicans question whether Obama deserves vacation
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A1
- For the second straight year, the First Family has landed on this island of quaint seaside towns, second homes and working farms for a late-summer getaway.
- More children have no place to call home: Homeless students a widespread concern
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Fitting in with classmates. Adjusting to a new school. Managing homework and after-school activities.
- Outreach workers go afield to provide support
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A1
- They spend their days looking for the homeless in the Lawrence community.
- RB Rell Lewis injures knee, could miss significant time
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on C1
- Kansas University running back Rell Lewis, a junior from Muskogee, Okla., injured his knee during Saturday morning’s scrimmage and could be sidelined for a significant period of time, KU officials confirmed to the Journal-World.
- Kansas forward Thomas Robinson looking for consistency
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on C1
- Thomas Robinson spent a lot of time at the movies on steamy afternoons during his just-completed summer vacation. His personal, 1-on-1 screenings were held in Allen Fieldhouse, not at Liberty Hall or South Wind 12 Theatres.
- Doctor’s advocate targeted in probe
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B8
- Siobhan Reynolds has spent years crusading on behalf of chronic pain patients — testifying before Congress, suing government drug regulators and speaking out against what she believes is a government crackdown on prescription painkillers that has left many patients needlessly suffering.
- Reform Party candidate charged
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B8
- A Reform Party candidate for Kansas governor has been charged with falsely reporting a domestic disturbance.
- NFL Briefs
- August 22, 2010
- The San Diego Chargers say 35-year-old left offensive tackle Tra Thomas has retired, leaving the team woefully thin at a crucial position.
- 8-year-old hippo gives birth at Topeka Zoo
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B8
- An 8-year-old Nile hippopotamus has given birth at the Topeka Zoo.
- Property owner didn’t leave quietly
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B3
- It was a major project, but the building of City Hall came with no major controversy, those who were around in 1980 remember.
- Country clubs in the rough as members drop
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A few weeds have popped up on the fairways, and summer’s heat has scorched the grass here and there, but the golf course at the Hampshire Country Club is still tidy and scenic, its little waterfall still burbling through the rocks.
- New regulations govern mo-peds on KU campus
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University mo-ped users can say goodbye to rock star parking.
- One-man cleanup effort impresses neighbors
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Alan Welles is making Lawrence a better place every day.
- Downtown revitalization, 30 years later
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B1
- For decades, there was little question what lorded over downtown Lawrence — grain elevators.
- Mosque issue pushes limits of tolerance
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A6
- The word tolerance comes from the Latin “tolerare” — to bear. In our dictionaries, we define it as, among other things, the “freedom from bigotry or prejudice.”
- Horoscope for August 22, 2010
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on D5
- This year, you reach out for new information and different solutions. If you are attached, your willingness to grow and evolve to a new level could challenge a partner. Communication will flourish if you can encourage your sweetie to accept the new you. Your significant other also might start transforming. If you are single, you will have a bevy of friends and potential suitors. You just might not be ready to commit. Enjoy the social whirl. Aquarius comes through for you.
- Jean brought sizzle to Haiti election
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on D5
- In the span of a few weeks, hip-hop star Wyclef Jean turned the world’s attention to a little-known political race in a small, impoverished Caribbean country — with little campaigning, no TV ads and zero debates.
- Memorabilia dealer selling Salinger’s toilet
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A5
- A North Carolina collectibles dealer is hawking a toilet ripped from reclusive author J.D. Salinger’s former home.
- Gulf oil spill bound feds, BP together
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A3
- For months, the U.S. government talked with a boot-on-the-neck toughness about BP, with the president wondering aloud about whose butt to kick.
- Chamber of Commerce emerges as political force
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A3
- At times subtle, at times loud, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is spending record amounts on lobbying and in election battlegrounds, elbowing into the nation’s politics in unprecedented ways for the business community.
- Obama seeks elusive prize in trying to broker Mideast peace deal
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A3
- We’ve been here before and if history is a guide, we’ll be here again.
- Army of U.S. diplomats takes lead in fractious Iraq
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A8
- As the White House eagerly highlights the departure of U.S. combat troops from Iraq, the small army of American diplomats left behind is embarking on a long and perilous path to keeping the volatile country from slipping back to the brink of civil war.
- Dubai camel dairy hopes to milk health food market
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A8
- The camels know the drill by heart.
- Warrant revoked against founder of WikiLeaks
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Swedish authorities revoked a short-lived arrest warrant for the founder of WikiLeaks on Saturday, saying a rape accusation against him lacked substance.
- Robot suits to aid farmers
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Manual labor is becoming more and more difficult for Japan’s aging farmers, prompting a Tokyo professor to devise a high-tech solution: mechanize the bodies of the farmers themselves.
- Flooding leaves Pakistan reeling
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A7
- The floods tearing through Pakistan’s breadbasket have further weakened this already unstable country, inflicting more economic pain on its people and threatening a key pillar of the U.S.-led war against Islamist militants — who stand to gain from the misery.
- Wheel genius: Road construction projects planned for this week
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B4
- Wheel Genius for the week of August 22, 2010.
- City commission agenda for August 24, 2010
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B4
- Retail taxing district on 23rd St. to be considered
- Foundation celebrates anniversary
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B2
- A star on the program was worth $500 at Saturday’s 10th anniversary celebration for the Douglas County Community Foundation.
- Search on for stolen van Gogh painting
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Egypt’s culture minister on Saturday retracted his claim that police had recovered a van Gogh painting stolen from a Cairo museum, saying it was based on inaccurate information and that the search for the canvas continues.
- Changes to credit, gift card regulations take effect today
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The final phase of the landmark federal legislation that placed new restrictions on credit card interest rates and fees takes effect today.
- Iran says peaceful intent behind reactor
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Trucks rumbled into Iran’s first reactor Saturday to begin loading tons of uranium fuel in a long-delayed startup touted by officials as both a symbol of the country’s peaceful intentions to produce nuclear energy as well as a triumph over Western pressure to rein in its nuclear ambitions.
- Moving sale at ‘Amityville Horror’
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The owner of the New York house made famous in the 1979 film “The Amityville Horror” is holding a moving sale.
- Teen sets sail in secrecy on solo trip
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- A 14-year-old Dutch sailor departed in secrecy from Gibraltar Saturday on her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world — avoiding the media because, her manager said, she didn’t want the attention.
- P.M. says elections too close to call
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- It could take more than a week to learn who will govern Australia after a cliffhanger election — the closest in nearly 50 years — and the winner may have to woo the support of a handful of independent lawmakers in order to assume power.
- Gunmen fighting police invade hotel
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Heavily armed drug gang members engaged in an intense firefight with police, then fled into a luxury hotel popular with foreign tourists and held about 30 people hostage for three hours Saturday before surrendering.
- ’Bama preseason No. 1
- Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska in top 10
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on C8
- Alabama will start this season where it ended last season. The Crimson Tide is on top.
- Hansen gets nod at QB for Colorado
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on C8
- Tyler Hansen will start at quarterback for Colorado in its opener against Colorado State on Sept. 4.
- Falcons adjusting without receivers
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on C5
- The Atlanta Falcons have lost a key backup receiver to a season-ending knee injury for the second straight season.
- Steelers top Giants
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on C5
- The Pittsburgh Steelers may be fine without the suspended Ben Roethlisberger for the start of the season.
- Chargers tackle retires
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on C5
- The San Diego Chargers say 35-year-old left offensive tackle Tra Thomas has retired, leaving the team woefully thin at a crucial position.
- Betancourt’s grand slam propels Royals, 6-5
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on C6
- Ned Yost is not only a manager, but a prophet.
- Busch sweeps three Bristol races
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on C2
- Kyle Busch made NASCAR history Saturday night with an unprecedented sweep of three national races in one week, completing the trifecta with a victory in the Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- Lebron still hot a topic
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on C2
- I haven’t written or talked about LeBron James for nearly a minute and a half, clearly shirking my journalistic responsibility to contribute to the unabating national media obsession with LeBron and his villainy for having partnered with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to form the dream team Miami Heat.
- U.S. hoops team rallies to defeat Lithuania
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on C2
- Kevin Durant scored 15 points, and the United States overcame a poor shooting start and early nerves to beat Lithuania, 77-61, Saturday in a warmup for the basketball world championship.
- Crimson squad wins KU volleyball scrimmage
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on C3
- Team Crimson edged Team Blue in three closely-contested sets during the Kansas University volleyball team’s Crimson and Blue intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday at Horejsi Center.
- Community charm: Henrickson, Jayhawks tee it up for breast cancer research
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on C1
- If there’s one color, other than crimson or blue, that best suits Kansas University women’s basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson, it’s pink.
- Chiefs edged by Bucs, 20-15
- Tampa Bay’s Freeman (former K-State QB) injures thumb
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on C1
- Josh Freeman’s preseason is over, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers can only hope his injured thumb doesn’t lead to another slow start when the real games begin.
- Outside eyes
- Kansas and Kansas State universities should give serious consideration to expanding their athletic corporation boards.
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B6
- Having a Kansas University faculty member chair the Kansas Athletics board of directors is a good step toward making the board more accountable, but it may not go far enough.
- A day of service for students
- August 22, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Whether it be washing off tables, shoveling dirt or picking up trash, Kansas University students were doing the grunt work to better their community Saturday morning.
- 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
