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- Tonight will be warmer than in nights past, and the …
- The spice store in downtown Overland Park offers a wide …
- About 40 police officers in Lawrence carry the weapons.
- The $7.5 million building will provide lab space to businesses …
- The school board is considering not allowing high school students …
- The Kansas Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control put on the …
- The 23-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly hitting her boyfriend …
- Davenport Winery relies on the help of volunteers to get …
- A sign that reads “Lawrence” that was stolen from the …
- A view from the 6News TowerCam.
- A view from the 6News TowerCam.
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Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Volunteers counsel callers at risk- August 28, 2010 in print edition on 2B
- A person dies by suicide about every 15 minutes in the United States, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
6:00 a.m.
Out to lunch no more? Board considers closing campuses- August 29, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- The freedom to leave campus to grab burritos at Taco Bell, curly fries at Arby’s or Fruit ’n Yogurt Parfaits at McDonald’s could be taken away next year from high school students in Lawrence.
- Video: School board could close campuses during lunchtime
- On the street: Should the Lawrence high schools close their campuses during lunch?
10:00 a.m.
Helping hands pick up work at winery- August 29, 2010 in print edition on 1B
- Ron Garrison’s goal Saturday morning was to not cut his fingers as he clipped clusters of Fredonia grapes hanging off vines at Davenport Orchards and Winery.
- Video: Volunteers pick grapes for local winery
- Photo gallery: Davenport Orchards and Winery volunteer picking
2:00 p.m.
Incubator opens to high-tech businesses- August 29, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- Bear with me, this story isn’t about West Lafayette, Ind. It is about Lawrence’s future. But Lawrence’s crystal ball, these days, might be found in the home of the Purdue Boilermakers.
6:00 p.m.
Police find mere threat of using Taser is effective- August 29, 2010 in print edition on 1B
- In the two and a half years Lawrence police have been carrying bright yellow Tasers, the potentially painful and debilitating shock the devices can unload has become well-recognized by local suspects. And they want no part of it.
All stories
- Piper native and KSU alum takes home Emmy for best supporting actor in a comedy series
- August 29, 2010
- Piper native Eric Stonestreet of “Modern Family” won the Emmy Award for best supporting actor in a comedy Sunday for his portrayal of a gay dad and partner who’s a boisterous spirit.
- KCK schools crack down on immunization rules
- August 29, 2010
- The Kansas City, Kan., School District is cracking down and strictly enforcing a state law that requires children to be immunized in order to attend classes.
- Lawrence woman arrested on charges of aggravated battery
- August 29, 2010
- A 23-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested early Sunday morning on charges of aggravated battery and criminal damage to property.
- Arts notes for Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010
- August 29, 2010
- A roundup of arts news this week.
- Kovel’s Antiques: Kitchen pantry items created in 19th century
- August 29, 2010
- The foods we favor have changed as technology has changed. A method of preserving food in glass containers was developed in the late 17th century. Canned food became available by 1813. Fresh salads were not a winter food until the early 1900s, when refrigerated train cars could carry lettuce from California to the East Coast. Peas, beans, corn and more were brought to snowy states during winter months after Clarence Birdseye developed frozen food in 1923.
- New Hillary Clinton style challenges notions about shorter hair for older women
- August 29, 2010
- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton serves as further proof that women do not have to kowtow to expectations, rules of thumb or other quietly bullying cultural assumptions. She is a role model for women who are past the ingenue phase of their lives. She is making a fashion statement.
- Annual, perennial combinations brighten garden at Community Health Facility in Lawrence
- August 29, 2010
- Lawrence garden full of wonderful colors all season long.
- Newport News, Va., cottage garden featured in Better Homes & Gardens
- August 29, 2010
- When Linda and Joe Hertzler bought their home in Williamsburg, Va., six years ago, the property needed tons of TLC.
- MLK speech was lesson in unfounded fear
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on B7
- I did not stick around to see Glenn Beck’s extravaganza at the Lincoln Memorial, not out of protest but because I had work to do in Philadelphia. But I was more than satisfied by my memories of the earlier event at that site I’d covered for the old Washington Star, when the theme was civil rights and the speech of the day turned out to be the historic “I Have a Dream” oration by Martin Luther King Jr.
- Pre-k experience
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Regarding the Journal-World article, “Preschoolers take dip into academic pool,” I would like to clarify one of the statements made in the article. When it was noted that I said children were “learning how to sit and listen and stay on task,” I was referring to the circle/story time the children were engaged in.
- Grateful driver
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Wow! Sections of new concrete are replacing damaged areas on Inverness Drive rather than replacing the entire roadway. Concrete!
- Families key element in social change
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on B6
- Various figures denote vexing social problems. They include 10,000 (the number of new baby boomers eligible for Social Security and Medicare every day), 10.2 percent (what the unemployment rate would be if 1.2 million discouraged workers had not recently stopped looking for jobs), $9.9 trillion (the Government Accountability Office calculation of the gap between the expected revenues and outlays for state and local governments during the next 50 years), $76.4 trillion (the GAO’s similar estimate of the federal government’s 75-year fiscal shortfall).
- Never again?
- What steps are state officials taking to make sure the “never event” at KDHE never happens again?
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on B6
- Anyone who works with computers knows there’s no such thing as what state officials referred to last week as a “never event.”
- Chief consultant
- The soon-to-be-former Lawrence police chief and Kansas Athletics may be a good match.
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on B6
- Police Chief Ron Olin has run a tight ship at the Lawrence Police Department. Perhaps he can help Kansas Athletics do the same thing.
- Will Palin make presidential bid?
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on B6
- From Alaska to Georgia, Sarah Palin has pursued a familiar political path this year, endorsing Republican candidates and picking up political chits.
- 25 years ago: City asked to look at party noise, beer sales at fraternities
- August 29, 2010
- The city continued to hear from residents who lived near fraternities. Many Lawrencians were pushing the city commission to regulate beer sales and noise at parties. Reactions from the fraternities were mixed.
- 40 years ago: 2 men arrested after Overland Park police discover 150 pounds of dynamite in home
- August 29, 2010
- Two 20-year-old men were arrested in Overland Park, Kansas, after police found 150 pounds of dynamite in the home of one of the men. The arrests were made after police received a tip that the explosives were to be used to destroy the city hall and other Overland Park buildings. The dynamite was believed to have been stolen from the Hayes Quarry and Concrete Company of Paola.
- 100 years ago: Annual picnic at Cady’s Grove approaches
- August 29, 2010
- Every passing day increases the interest in the fifth annual picnic of the C.P.A. people at Cady’s Grove. Indications point to an enormous crowd and uncommonly jolly time. For those Lawrence people who possess motor boats, the old landing at the edge of Cady’s Grove offers an excellent manner of reaching the picnic grounds. There will be music, speaking, athletic events, and a rattling good ball game between neighboring teams.
- Police find mere threat of using Taser is effective
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on B1
- In the two and a half years Lawrence police have been carrying bright yellow Tasers, the potentially painful and debilitating shock the devices can unload has become well-recognized by local suspects. And they want no part of it.
- Helping hands pick up work at winery
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Ron Garrison’s goal Saturday morning was to not cut his fingers as he clipped clusters of Fredonia grapes hanging off vines at Davenport Orchards and Winery.
- Labor Day means vacation for many Americans
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on B1
- The economy still might be in the dumps, but that won’t keep Americans from filling up their gasoline tanks to hit the road for one last trip this summer.
- Pump patrol
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on B1
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.49 at several stations.
- Why so many Americans could be hostile toward Islam
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Nearly a decade after Sept. 11, less than a third of the country feels favorably toward Islam. Most Americans reflexively oppose an Islamic cultural center near ground zero, and the lower the Christian president’s approval ratings, the higher the percentage of people who think he’s Muslim.
- Meth defendant accused of going to court with meth
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on A7
- A Washington state man who went to court to face a methamphetamine charge is in more trouble after authorities say he showed up with a bag of meth in his pants.
- Country a victim of water extremes
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Thousands of farmers have crowded this once-quiet Pakistani town. They live on the hospital’s lawn, they camp on overpasses. Their fields are destroyed, covered by billions of gallons of brown soupy floodwater.
- Paris Hilton arrested for drug possession
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on D5
- Smoke wafting from a Cadillac Escalade on the Las Vegas Strip ignited Paris Hilton’s latest legal troubles late Friday, when a motorcycle officer who suspected the smell was marijuana stopped the vehicle and police say a bag of cocaine fell out of the 29-year-old socialite’s purse.
- Horoscope for August 29, 2010
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on D5
- This year, you will have an unusual opportunity to express your vision. Others respond well to what you put out there. You not only break through restrictions but also help others. If you are single, an intense and special relationship heads in your direction. Say “yes” to the experience. If you are attached, the two of you grow closer than you have been in a long time. Taurus understands more than you realize.
- Moms go gaga over ‘Twilight,’ too
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on D7
- Jill Etesse was hooked on the “Twilight” books the second she cracked the series opener. She ripped through the saga on paper and rented movie No. 1. Then the madness began.
- As U.S. bases close, Iraqis left behind
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on E8
- Just about every man from the village of al-Faris has worked at the nearby Taji military base. The American money and influence is seen in the new cars, the additions to houses, even the billiards hall with a guitar from an American soldier.
- Chile, divided by quake, unites around miners
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on E8
- Just six months ago, one of the largest earthquakes in a century tore Chile apart, physically ripping the ground, triggering a deadly tsunami and leaving in the wreckage a divided society and government trying to decide whom to blame.
- Can HIV-resistant cells work in humans?
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on E8
- Clad in a yellow gown, blue foot covers, hair net, face mask and latex gloves, Paula Cannon pushed open the door to the animal room. “I hate this smell,” she said, wrinkling her nose.
- Poet’s showcase: ‘Free Fall’
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on D3
- whatever life brings
- KDOT sees interest in transportation plan
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Workshops on the state’s new $8.2 billion transportation program have been well-attended, officials say.
- Why it doesn’t hurt when a shark chomps your arm
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on D3
- Melanie Thernstrom has a congenital neck-and-shoulder problem that has kept her in constant pain for the past 10 years.
- Chronicling the Dust Bowl migrants
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on D3
- Dorothea Lange and her husband Paul Taylor chronicled Dust Bowl migrants in California more the 70 years ago.
- Fall migration includes stop in Kansas
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on B5
- Through a hot and steamy August, masses of visitors from much cooler climates have come to Kansas. Many won’t stay long because their destinations are across the Gulf of Mexico and deep into South America. That’s a lot of wing beats for birds currently on southerly migrations.
- County’s new designation may improve foreign trade
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on B5
- The cost of participating in the global economy can be high for local businesses.
- Katrina a tale of Small Business Administration failure
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Five years after Hurricane Katrina, Jay Young is still haunted by the desperate voices on the other end of the telephone crying and begging for help.
- Priest among over a hundred still missing 5 years after hurricane
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The night sky heaved like a living thing as Fire Chief Joe Perez took another slow cruise in the rescue truck down the two-lane road snaking across this town in the last patch of marsh standing between New Orleans and an angry Gulf of Mexico.
- Obamas have a (mostly) uninterrupted vacation
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on A4
- President Barack Obama wrapped up a 10-day vacation Saturday that was blissfully free of the news emergencies that have interrupted some of his past getaways.
- Incubator opens to high-tech businesses
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Bear with me, this story isn’t about West Lafayette, Ind. It is about Lawrence’s future. But Lawrence’s crystal ball, these days, might be found in the home of the Purdue Boilermakers.
- Propylon first tenant in center
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on A1
- A Dublin-based computer technology firm has become the first tenant for Lawrence’s new bioscience and technology incubator.
- Residents cast off grief in symbolic Katrina burial
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Hundreds of mourners dropped notes, cards and letters — many of them stained with tears — into a steel-gray casket on Saturday in a symbolic burial of Hurricane Katrina.
- Obama: Iraq war ending, Baghdad to chart future
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on A2
- President Barack Obama said the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq means “the war is ending” and Baghdad is in position “to chart its own course.”
- Rally cry: Restore America’s values
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Conservative commentator Glenn Beck and tea party champion Sarah Palin appealed Saturday to a vast, predominantly white crowd on the National Mall to help restore traditional American values and honor Martin Luther King’s message. Civil rights leaders who accused the group of hijacking King’s legacy held their own rally and march.
- Attackers wore U.S. uniforms
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on A2
- U.S. and Afghan troops repelled attackers wearing American uniforms and suicide vests in a pair of simultaneous assaults on NATO bases near the Pakistani border, including one where seven CIA employees died in a suicide attack last year.
- Mexicana airlines ceases flights
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Mexicana airlines shut down all flights on Saturday, marking at least a temporary disappearance from the skies of one of the world’s oldest air carriers.
- Numbers: Summer was a scorcher
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on A2
- New numbers confirm what the sweaty brows of Northeasterners have been saying for months: The summer of 2010 was a record-breaking scorcher.
- Trees planted at ground zero
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on A2
- After nearly nine years, life is returning to ground zero in a tangible way.
- Around and about in local business
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on E1
- Around and about for local business.
- Refinancing? Rates on auto loans are also falling
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on E1
- It’s easy to overlook the cost of auto loans with mortgage rates grabbing all the attention.
- Will tough times trigger a selloff of corporate art?
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on E1
- Corporations worried about the bottom line are taking a look at their office walls.
- Bankruptcies
- August 29, 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:.
- Police seize cocaine embedded in bologna
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on A5
- A Massachusetts man has been arrested after a kilogram of cocaine hidden inside a hollowed-out chunk of bologna was delivered to his home.
- Medicare expands coverage to help longtime smokers quit
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on A5
- They’ve lived with the health warnings about smoking for much of their lives and doubtless seen the ill effects on friends, relatives and even themselves, yet about 4.5 million older people in the U.S. keep on lighting up.
- Garden City folks remember tale of ‘Old Bill’
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Folks came far and wide to see him, the man they called “Old Bill.”
- Dighton recalls UFO sightings of 1972
- August 29, 2010
- One can see for miles across the flat High Plains. There are few houses. Few people. And with small towns dotting the landscape, there are few streetlights obstructing the view of a starry night.
- Wheel Genius: Road work planned this week
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on B4
- Road work planned for the week of August 29, 2010.
- Family fun night planned
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on B4
- Imagine Drop-In Childcare is hosting a free family fun night today.
- Staring into the crystal ball …
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on C7
- Enough with the two-a-days, coach-speak, NCAA committee of distractions, poll posturing and depth charts — it’s time for Hawaii and USC to strike up the sand.
- Texas to rely heavily on RBs
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on C7
- The master plan, announced during spring drills, calls for fifth-ranked Texas to pound its way into prominence on the college football landscape this season.
- Former WR helping teammates, victims
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on C7
- Corey Wilson may not be able to run out and catch a pass for Oklahoma. Walking can still be a struggle for the receiver who injured his spinal cord in a car accident last year.
- Nebraska’s Pelini mum on starting QB
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on C7
- Nebraska coach Bo Pelini has hinted he’s picked a starting quarterback, but he isn’t saying who got the nod.
- NFL Preseason Roundup: Baltimore buries New York
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on C7
- Joe Flacco threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns for the pass-happy Baltimore Ravens, whose no-huddle offense befuddled the New York Giants during a 24-10 victory Saturday night.
- KU volleyball moves to 3-0; Garlington MVP
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on C3
- Kansas University’s volleyball team picked up two more victories, and the Jayhawks’ Karina Garlington earned MVP honors Saturday at the Bluejay Invitational.
- Ottawa upends Baker
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on C3
- Ottawa University built a three-touchdown lead, then weathered two fourth-quarter touchdowns by Baker University and held on for a 24-14 victory Saturday in the Victory Sports Network First Down Classic.
- Portland prep picks UK
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on C3
- Kyle Wiltjer, a 6-foot-9 senior power forward from Portland’s Jesuit High, orally committed to play basketball at Kentucky on Saturday night at the Boost Mobile Elite 24 event in California.
- US rolls past Croatia in FIBA opener
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on C2
- Kevin Durant scored 14 points and got the United States started on a dominant second-quarter stretch in a 106-78 victory over Croatia on Saturday in its opening game at the world championship.
- Tiger tumbles, Scotland’s Laird leads at Barclays
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on C2
- His first swing out of the blocks took the air out of The Barclays. The loud cheers that greeted Tiger Woods’ introduction on the first tee Saturday were practically still in the air as he struck his opening 3-wood shot. As the ball sailed out of bounds, the enthusiastic crowd let out a cross between a gasp and a groan. That shot led to a triple-bogey 7, and worse. As the world’s No. 1 golfer said right after he finished shooting 1-over-par 72, “In the end, it probably cost me a chance to win the golf tournament.”
- Walk-off dooms Royals
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on C1
- Asdrubal Cabrera pointed to his wife in the stands as he watched his first game-ending home run sail over the wall.
- Worth the trip: Penzeys Spices
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on D1
- Penzey’s Spices is an olfactory amusement park, taking customers on a scent-sational ride from subtle and sweet to peppery and pungent.
- Dog lover’s wife: “What am I, chopped liver?”
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on D1
- OK, I’ll admit it. I’m jealous of the dog. Paging Dr. Freud! Or, should I say, Dr. Doolittle?
- Behind the Lens: Programs offer photographers a chance to create slideshows on the cheap
- August 29, 2010
- At the Journal-World’s online site we often have added content from photographers and videographers. Typically, this content takes the form of extra photographs in a photo gallery or audio and still image presentations in a video format.
- Church fails to verify priest’s status
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on B3
- New statements from Catholic Church officials fail to verify the status of a former Kansas priest who was “credibly accused” of sexual abuse.
- Safety net: Darrell Stuckey is gone from the Jayhawks’ defensive secondary, but his influence lives on
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on C1
- When Phillip Strozier speaks, his words evoke a sense of direction, clarity and professionalism.
- Amtrak station’s missing sign found, returned
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Now that the 8-foot neon Lawrence sign has returned home to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe depot, the question is what to do with it.
- Out to lunch no more? Board considers closing campuses
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on A1
- The freedom to leave campus to grab burritos at Taco Bell, curly fries at Arby’s or Fruit ’n Yogurt Parfaits at McDonald’s could be taken away next year from high school students in Lawrence.
- In his own words: LOLs with Keith Langford
- Outspoken former Jayhawk recalls ups, downs of college days and beyond
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on C1
- Former Kansas University basketball player Keith Langford recently penned this guest column for the Journal-World.
- Governor wins Democratic primary in West Virginia for U.S. Senate
- August 29, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Popular Gov. Joe Manchin won the Democratic nomination Saturday and will face GOP primary winner and wealthy businessman John Raese in the race to fill the Senate seat vacated by the late Robert C. Byrd.
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- Friends mourn Lynn Bretz, former voice of KU May 28, 2012
- KU’s Elijah Johnson cautious at camp May 29, 2012
- Kansas football scouring country May 29, 2012
- Hilltop executive director Pat Pisani stepping down May 28, 2012
- Fraternal reorder: Clubs, lodges face dwindling membership in modern world January 10, 2010
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