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Polls
Did you attend the inaugural Final Fridays in Lawrence?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 65% | |
| Not this one — but I plan to go next time | 18% | |
| Yes | 15% | |
| Total | 591 | |
Who wears No. 88?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Erick McGriff | 37% | |
| Chris Omigie | 31% | |
| Tertavian Ingram | 25% | |
| Andrew Turzilli | 5% | |
| Total | 359 | |
Who wears No. 69?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Trevor Marrongelli | 47% | |
| Brad Thorson | 30% | |
| Jeremiah Hatch | 14% | |
| Riley Spencer | 6% | |
| Total | 209 | |
Who wears No. 93?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Quintin Woods | 35% | |
| Darius Parish | 27% | |
| Richard Johnson Jr. | 19% | |
| Kevin Young | 17% | |
| Total | 204 | |
Who wears No. 44?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Olaitan Oguntodu | 63% | |
| Phillip Strozier | 18% | |
| Dakota Lewis | 14% | |
| Steve Mestan | 4% | |
| Total | 206 | |
Who wears No. 31?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Foster | 56% | |
| Isiah Barfield | 21% | |
| Anthony Davis | 18% | |
| Tyler Patmon | 4% | |
| Total | 222 | |
Who wears No. 5?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Brown | 43% | |
| Keeston Terry | 39% | |
| A.J. Steward | 12% | |
| Chris Harris | 5% | |
| Total | 280 | |
Who wears No. 1?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Lubbock Smith | 56% | |
| Prinze Kande | 28% | |
| A.J. Steward | 9% | |
| Greg Brown | 6% | |
| Total | 295 | |
Who wears No. 36?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Sands | 64% | |
| D.J. Beshears | 20% | |
| Christian Matthews | 7% | |
| Corrigan Powell | 7% | |
| Total | 301 | |
Who wears No. 72?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Tanner Hawkinson | 82% | |
| Jeff Spikes | 9% | |
| John Williams | 4% | |
| Duane Zlatnik | 3% | |
| Total | 331 | |
Who wears No. 86?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Biere | 86% | |
| Bradley Dedeaux | 8% | |
| Erick McGriff | 4% | |
| Trent Smiley | 1% | |
| Total | 371 | |
Who wears No. 49?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Drew Dudley | 50% | |
| Justin Springer | 41% | |
| Dakota Lewis | 6% | |
| Trent Smiley | 2% | |
| Total | 410 | |
Who wears No. 25?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bourbon | 57% | |
| Toben Opurum | 29% | |
| Dexter McDonald | 9% | |
| Steven Foster | 4% | |
| Total | 482 | |
Who wears No. 81?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Johathan Wilson | 92% | |
| Bradley McDougald | 5% | |
| Chris Omigie | 1% | |
| Rod Harris Jr. | 0% | |
| Total | 528 | |
Who wears No. 16?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Harris | 72% | |
| Alonso Rojas | 12% | |
| Jacob Branstetter | 10% | |
| Calvin Rubles | 4% | |
| Total | 606 | |
Who wears No. 7?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Kale Pick | 92% | |
| Jordan Webb | 3% | |
| Rell Lewis | 2% | |
| Reece Petty | 1% | |
| Total | 964 | |
Videos
- Tonight we’ll have a slight chill with temperatures dipping to …
- Fresh on Wednesdays were made possible by a $4,000 grant …
- The art event is scheduled for the last Friday of …
- The 6News team heads to Tonganoxie High School for its …
- Ron Olin will retire from the Lawrence police force next …
- The theatre is moving from its current location, at 15th …
- Local kids enjoyed the weather during this week’s Main Street …
- Stride for Stone 5K will raise money in honor of …
- Graduation took many of the starters away from the Tonganoxie …
- The team has a nine-girl rotation they hope will propel …
- The family wants to visit every state, but so far …
- The alley, between Ohio and Louisiana streets and 12th and …
- The sign, stolen from the Lawrence Amtrak station, was found …
- KU played Eastern Kentucky and won 3-0. Their next game …
- West Haven Baptist collected 80 buckets of medical supplies for …
- Breezy south winds will continue through the weekend and early …
- There should be no weather-related delays on this nice clear …
- A strong area of high pressure continues to dominate the …
- We’re going to start this Friday morning cool and sunny, …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Redemption motivates KU volleyball, soccer squads- August 26, 2010 in print edition on 1B
- Putting lost opportunities behind them and focusing on a chance for redemption in 2010 was the theme of Wednesday’s fall Olympic sports media day at Kansas University.
6:00 a.m.
Great train station robbery: Lawrence sign stolen- August 27, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- Lawrence police are investigating the disappearance of the neon “Lawrence” sign from the roof of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Depot in east Lawrence.
10:00 a.m.
Home sales rebound in Lawrence, thanks to federal tax credit- August 26, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- New reports show there were signs of a rebound in the Lawrence housing market during the first half of 2010.
2:00 p.m.
Lawrence Police Chief Ron Olin takes job at KU Athletics- 10:22 a.m., August 27, 2010 Updated 1:57 p.m. in print edition on 1A
- Lawrence’s retiring police chief will begin work next month at Kansas Athletics as the director of security/internal controls.
6:00 p.m.
Young red-tailed hawk released back into wild after recovering from injuries- August 26, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- Young red-tailed hawk released back into the wild.
All stories
- Kansas Supreme Court reverses decision in 2008 Douglas County DUI case
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B1
- The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday reversed a Douglas County judge’s decision in a DUI case.
- Bringing faith home: A pastor’s path winds its way to Lawrence, Trinity Episcopal
- August 27, 2010
- It’s not often that a member of the clergy can say he once worked on a dude ranch, but the Rev. Rob Baldwin sure can.
- Brandon Rush suspended five games for violation of NBA drug policy
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on C1
- Brandon Rush of the Indiana Pacers was suspended for five games by the NBA on Friday for violating the league’s drug agreement.
- Head lice head back to school, too
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Now that school’s back in session, a few teachers are finding that they could be taking roll for inevitable-yet-unwelcome visitors in their classrooms. Head lice.
- Person of interest in Great Bend teen’s death taken into custody
- 12:02 p.m., August 27, 2010 Updated 02:12 p.m.
- Law enforcement officials have taken a person of interest into custody in the death of a 14-year-old girl.
- Lawrence Community Theatre to kick off fundraising campaign for new building on West Sixth Street
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Plans to move the Lawrence Community Theatre to a new site near Sixth and Wakarusa soon will take center stage.
- Lawrence school official: Change in Medicaid policy will cost district $350,000
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A1
- A change in federal policy on Medicaid funding will cost the Lawrence school district $350,000 in providing care for the district’s most fragile students, officials said Friday.
- Lawrence Police Chief Ron Olin takes job at KU Athletics
- 10:22 a.m., August 27, 2010 Updated 01:57 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Lawrence’s retiring police chief will begin work next month at Kansas Athletics as the director of security/internal controls.
- KU football roster quiz: Are you ready for the season?
- August 27, 2010
- Shortly after he arrived, Kansas football coach Turner Gill announced that his players would no longer have their names on the backs of the uniforms. The question now is, with just over a week to go before the first game, are you ready for that switch?
- Sunset Hill School to get new books after online drawing
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Sunset Hill School will be getting $500 in new books next week, thanks to a few seconds invested last week on a computer.
- Campaign Notebook: State rejects independent candidate bid in 3rd Congressional district
- 08:07 a.m., August 27, 2010 Updated 02:44 p.m.
- The State Objections Board on Friday rejected an attempt by a Eudora man to be placed on the ballot in the 3rd Congressional District.
- Kansas Rural Center’s annual meeting to focus on young people and farming
- August 27, 2010
- Getting young people involved in farming and ranching is the topic of a presentation to be given during the Kansas Rural Center’s annual meeting on Saturday.
- Benedictine honors Mother Teresa on 100th birthday
- August 27, 2010
- A northeast Kansas college is honoring Mother Teresa on what would have been her 100th birthday by naming a remodeled nursing building for her.
- 100 years ago: Roosevelt to be asked to dedicate fountain during visit
- August 27, 2010
- Plans were formulated this morning to have former President Roosevelt participate in the dedication of the new Humane Society fountain next Wednesday. Col. Roosevelt does not know anything about these plans but it is believed he will graciously condescend to fit into the place assigned him by the committee.
- 40 years ago: Broken Arrow School running over capacity
- August 27, 2010
- Broken Arrow School was reported to have “burst its straining seams” at the beginning of the school year. Sixty-three fifth and sixth graders were having their classes in South Junior High classrooms. They were having no interaction with the junior high students, and they were going back to Broken Arrow for meals and recess.
- 25 years ago: Hall family donates $3 million to KU humanities programs
- August 27, 2010
- Kansas University Chancellor Gene Budig announced that the Hall family of Kansas City was donating $3 million to enrich KU humanities programs. The gift from the Hall Family Foundation, a private organization created by the family that founded Hallmark Cards, would bring to $5.5 million the funds raised for the humanities programs.
- Duvall, Murray and cast elevate ‘Get Low’
- August 27, 2010
- Robert Duvall is an actor who can do stoic Southern characters in his sleep. He has always had a knack for playing the down-home philosopher who chooses his words carefully, and he’s as sturdy and subtle as ever in “Get Low,” a measured drama set in Depression-era Tennessee.
- Political elite heading for comeuppance
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Liberalism under siege is an ugly sight indeed. Just yesterday it was all hope and change and returning power to the people. But the people have proved so disappointing. Their recalcitrance has, in only 19 months, turned the predicted 40-year liberal ascendancy (James Carville) into a full retreat. Ah, the people, the little people, the small-town people, the “bitter” people, as Barack Obama in an unguarded moment once memorably called them, clinging “to guns or religion or” — this part is less remembered — “antipathy toward people who aren’t like them.”
- Fitting symbol
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A7
- How poor a job must we be doing in our public schools, our civics classes, our public square that one of our most basic and cherished freedoms — of religion — can become a political football in 2010!
- Offensive letter
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A7
- I am among thousands of parents to receive a letter from the Kansas State Department of Education, regarding USD 497 being “on improvement.” This letter is offensive. After all, when was the last time anyone from KSDE set foot in our schools?
- Paving patchwork
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A7
- I think our city is ripping us off. I’m speaking of the construction on Inverness Drive. It is being done is a patchwork fashion, sawing “bad” sections out, and replacing them with new concrete. The fallacy is that there is no “good” concrete. Yes, some did not have chunks missing, but it is still 30 or so years old and will surely began to fail just as the “bad” sections did.
- Roundabout rules
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A7
- I’m writing in an effort to spare other people the frustration of drivers not aware of the rules of a roundabout. Taking my children to school the other day I was confronted with one such driver. Being fully in the roundabout I had the right-of-way. The man driving the pickup didn’t agree.
- Haskell challenge
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A7
- There are many special circumstances that contribute to a dismal graduation rate at Haskell Indian Nations University, but recently published data nonetheless provide additional evidence of the need to resolve leadership issues at the school.
- Oil cleanup both bonanza and bust for Gulf Coast
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on C10
- The Gulf oil spill is a bonanza for some and a bust for others.
- Producers: No Auto-Tune on ‘American Idol’
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Simon Cowell has gone from “American Idol” judge to a potential headache for the show.
- Beck plans big rally at Lincoln Memorial
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Glenn Beck says it’s just a coincidence his Restoring Honor rally on Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial will take place on the anniversary and at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Civil rights veterans are skeptical.
- Horoscope for August 27, 2010
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B7
- This year, you will be challenged once more to walk a new path and give up what is no longer workable. Financial changes remain on the horizon, but you will have the wherewithal to handle them. If you are single, date for a while before even considering that a bond is forever. If you are attached, passions ignite. Knowing which fires to quench could be strategic. Aries pushes your buttons but can be helpful.
- Levi Johnston takes back his Palin apology
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Levi Johnston, the father of Sarah Palin’s grandson, says he wishes he hadn’t apologized for telling lies about the former Alaska governor because he’s “never lied about anything.”
- Bristol Palin reportedly joining ‘Dancing’
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Forget the pitbull with lipstick! It looks like her pup is about to learn some new tricks.
- Will Forte leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Will Forte is leaving “Saturday Night Live” after eight seasons.
- Discovery Channel probes endangered cultures
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B7
- How do you top “Survivorman”? “Beyond Survival with Les Stroud” (9 p.m., Discovery) takes the emphasis off Les and his individual feats and allows viewers to share the habits and cultures of exotic and remote indigenous tribes.
- Taliban expansion feared in Afghanistan
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A8
- Eight Afghan police gunned down at a checkpoint. Campaign workers kidnapped. Spanish trainers shot dead on their base.
- Migrants turn to sea to enter U.S. illegally
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A8
- The speedboat is about three miles offshore when a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent cuts the engine to drift on the current in quiet darkness, hoping for the telltale signs of immigrant smuggling — a motor’s whirr or sulfur exhaust fumes.
- Toyota recalls 1.33M Corollas, Matrixes
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A8
- Toyota recalled 1.33 million Corolla sedans and Matrix hatchbacks in the U.S. and Canada Thursday because their engines may stall, the latest in a string of quality problems at the Japanese automaker.
- Pump patrol
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.49 at several stations.
- Accident brings scrutiny to Chile’s mining system
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A6
- While 33 men trapped in a mine cling to hope that they’ll get out alive, the company that put them there says it can’t afford to pay their salaries and may go bankrupt.
- Overcrowded mental hospitals limit admissions
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Overcrowded conditions have forced officials to shut the doors to voluntary admissions at state mental health hospitals on two occasions.
- Invasive carp threaten Kansas waterways
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A4
- By the hundreds of thousands, foreign fish push against the current to the side of where water rolls over an old dam in suburban Kansas City.
- Lawrence man arrested on warrant for aggravated battery, aggravated assault charges
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A 24-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Thursday afternoon on a warrant for aggravated battery and aggravated assault stemming from a July 22 incident.
- Salmonella found in chicken feed
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Food and Drug Administration officials say they have found positive samples of salmonella that link two Iowa farms to a massive egg recall.
- Scarcity of jobs puts more at risk of foreclosure
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The jobs crisis is putting more Americans at risk of losing their homes.
- Mystery surrounds North Korean leader’s trip to China
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Mystery surrounded North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il on his strangely timed visit to China while former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was in North Korea winning the release of an imprisoned American.
- Flask found in SUV in fatal crash
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Investigators want to know who may have provided alcohol to the underage driver of an SUV involved in a crash with a Greyhound bus that killed six people, according to documents released Thursday.
- Poverty, mothers’ depression linked
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A2
- More than half of babies in poverty are being raised by mothers who show symptoms of mild to severe depression, potentially creating problems in parenting and in child development, according to a study.
- Flu kills fewer in U.S. than estimated
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Influenza killed an average 23,607 people each year in the last three decades, one-third fewer than the 36,000 estimate previously used to weigh the severity of a flu season, a U.S. study has found.
- Rams edge Patriots
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B5
- Sam Bradford passed his first test as a starting quarterback in the NFL.
- Rec calendar
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B5
- Lawrence Bicycle Club Various rides Tuesday through Sunday. Call Paul Corcoran at 842-5273 or e-mail pcorcoran@sunflower.com.
- Red Raiders’ AD Myers to retire in May
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Texas Tech athletic director Gerald Myers, who brought Hall of Famer Bob Knight to the West Texas campus and got caught up in the contentious final year of football coach Mike Leach’s tenure, is retiring.
- Ex-TTech coach Leach suited for TV
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Mike Leach is ready to give the TV booth a whirl. Why not? He’s a football coach between jobs.
- Missouri suspends RB Washington
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Missouri tailback and team captain Derrick Washington was suspended indefinitely Thursday for unspecified disciplinary reason.
- Newly divorced Woods leads Barclays
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Yes, that really was Tiger Woods’ name atop the leaderboard.
- Several Big 12 freshmen could contribute right away
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B1
- If Bob Stoops had his way, the practice of red-shirting incoming freshmen to save them for later would be scrapped at Oklahoma.
- KU to be final stop for No. 10 hoops recruit
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Top-10 basketball prospect Josiah Turner has reshuffled his list of official campus visits, giving Kansas University a shot to make the all-important final sales pitch.
- Making strides: KU freshmen running backs should compete with Quigley, Sands for time
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B1
- With Kansas University junior tailback Rell Lewis out for the season, sophomore Toben Opurum settled in at linebacker and sixth-year senior Angus Quigley the only back with game experience, only one logical conclusion can be made about this year’s running-back corps.
- Heavy course load: Back pain starts early for children with overly filled backpacks
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on C1
- Kids have always been a pain. But these days, they’re also in pain. “It’s an epidemic,” says Scott Bautch, a chiropractor specializing in occupational health and spokesman for the Arlington, Va.-based American Chiropractic Association. “By the age of 14, kids have the same rate of back pain that adults do.”
- Great train station robbery: Lawrence sign stolen
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Lawrence police are investigating the disappearance of the neon “Lawrence” sign from the roof of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Depot in east Lawrence.
- Olin honored at retirement party
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A3
- It was standing room only Thursday night at a retirement party for Lawrence Police Chief Ron Olin.
- NE Kansas district to vote on electing judges
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B8
- Residents in Leavenworth and Atchison counties will vote in November on whether district court judges will be elected, rather than appointed by the governor.
- MU tailback takes step forward
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Kendial Lawrence, Missouri’s 5-foot-9 No. 2 tailback, can sing the advantages of being a little guy with the ball.
- Man arrested on charge of aggravated battery of Lawrence police officer
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A 22-year-old KU student was arrested early Thursday morning on multiple charges, including aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer, driving while intoxicated and attempting to flee from an officer.
- Imprisoned American released from North Korea jail
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Looking gaunt but relieved, an American freed after nearly seven months jailed in North Korea left Pyongyang today in the company of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
- Hurricane Danielle swells could reach U.S.
- August 27, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Forecasters say swells churned up by Hurricane Danielle could reach parts of the U.S. East Coast by the weekend and that dangerous surf conditions are expected in Bermuda, though the eye will likely move well east of the island.
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