Also from December 30
Births
Blog entries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
Have you ever used a Ham radio?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 47% | |
| Yes | 33% | |
| What’s a ham radio? | 19% | |
| Total | 574 | |
Are you afraid of public speaking?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| It’s not fun, but I wouldn’t say I’m afraid of it | 38% | |
| I don’t mind it at all | 33% | |
| Incredibly — it’s one of my worst fears | 28% | |
| Total | 676 | |
Do you volunteer?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Often — a few times a month | 45% | |
| Hardly ever | 43% | |
| Only on special occassions or holidays | 10% | |
| Total | 267 | |
How long do you normally keep your New Year's resolutions?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| A couple days and I’m through | 55% | |
| I’m good for a few months | 27% | |
| All year long | 17% | |
| Total | 185 | |
Videos
- Eudora’s Allie Johnson is our High School Scholar Athlete of …
- The Lawrence Humane Society has been dealing with a large …
- A strong cold front will move through tomorrow morning and …
- Virginia Acheson, 85, is the hula-hooping queen at Neuvant House, …
- A 24-year-old Lawrence garbage truck worker is run over by …
- Thomas Robinson set a career high in points with 20 …
- Kansas head coach Bill Self discussed KU’s victory over UT …
Lead stories
6:00 a.m.
- Releford carves his niche
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on 1B
- Quietly, while most of the rest of the players frustrate their coach with uneven performances, particularly at the defensive end, Kansas University red-shirt sophomore Travis Releford continues to get better.
- Videos: KU vs. UT Arlington
- Photo gallery: KU vs. UT Arlington
10:00 a.m.
New interactive Lawrence map gives residents a glimpse at city services, ownership data- December 29, 2010
- Some of the same detailed information that municipal engineers, administrators and other decisionmakers use to schedule sewer repairs, plan pavement upgrades and determine development patterns now is available for all to see.
2:00 p.m.
The Journal-World looks back at the top 10 news stories from 2010- December 29, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- At the end of each year, Journal-World staffers compile what they determine to be the top 10 news stories of the past 12 months. The following is their list for 2010:
6:00 p.m.
All stories
- Careless win: Henrickson not happy with 21 turnovers
- 09:12 p.m., December 30, 2010 Updated 12:55 a.m. in print edition on B1
- Following the Kansas University women’s basketball team’s 80-57 victory over Texas Arlington on Thursday, freshman Keena Mays walked into the interview room and picked up a copy of the box score.
- KU’s Junior Faculty Development Program prepares foreign teachers and researchers for extended stay in U.S.
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on A3
- This winter break, while students and faculty have mostly fled Mount Oread, Kansas University officials are using all the empty space to prepare a small group of international scholars for an extended stay in the United States.
- Website picks Lawrence among top 10 college towns in nation
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Another organization agrees — Lawrence is a pretty great college town.
- U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins won’t dip her toes in political waters surrounding upcoming redistricting process in Kansas
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on A3
- U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins knows she’s caught literally in the middle of a redistricting plan that will send about 50,000 Kansas voters into new Congressional districts.
- Humane Society needs help making dog beds
- December 30, 2010
- If you have a sewing machine and can sew a straight line, the Lawrence Humane Society could use your help.
- Kansas tax collections come up $22 million short in December, officials say
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A new report says Kansas collected $22 million less in taxes than expected in December.
- Car fire on 23rd Street blocks traffic
- 03:26 p.m., December 30, 2010 Updated 04:08 p.m.
- A car fire reported Thursday afternoon briefly blocked traffic in both east and westbound lanes.
- Thunder dispatch Aldrich back to D-League Tulsa 66ers
- 02:48 p.m., December 30, 2010 Updated 01:24 a.m. in print edition on B3
- The Oklahoma City Thunder is sending rookie center Cole Aldrich back to the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League.
- Kansas University Cancer Center to submit grant application for National Cancer Institute Designation in 2011
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Roy Jensen doesn’t need to be reminded: Next year is a big one for him. He’s facing a clock that’s ticking down to Sept. 25, 2011.
- SLT opponents appeal federal court ruling
- 12:31 p.m., December 30, 2010 Updated 05:51 p.m. in print edition on A3
- On Thursday, a group of mostly environmental organizations announced that they would appeal a federal court ruling that upheld the decision to align the new four-lane highway through a portion of the Baker Wetlands.
- First Student bus company adds alarms to help prevent students from being left on buses
- December 30, 2010
- A new device could mean the end of sleeping students being left on school buses.
- Convicted Wyandotte County sex offender escapes from state custody, manhunt under way
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on A10
- A man convicted of sex crimes against children is on the run after escaping from the Larned State Hospital.
- Kansas likely to join ranks of states implementing stringent new immigration regulations
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Kansas legislators expect next year to join the growing list of states trying to keep illegal immigrants out and to discourage businesses from hiring them. One of the top legal minds in that movement is about to take office as Kansas’ secretary of state, and he said he’s ready to advise lawmakers.
- City of Lawrence offers field trip Jan. 6 to view bald eagles wintering along river, area lakes
- December 30, 2010
- The public is invited on a field trip to observe bald eagles wintering along on the Kansas River, and at Clinton and Perry lakes.
- Public invited to open house Jan. 8 at renovated Carnegie building
- December 30, 2010
- The city will host an open house on Jan. 8 at the recently renovated Carnegie Building, 200 W. Ninth St.
- Kansas state officials decline to detail why former KDHE secretary Bremby is still being paid, two months after resigning
- 08:45 a.m., December 30, 2010 Updated 01:31 p.m. in print edition on A1
- The former secretary of the Kansas health and environment agency, who was ousted after refusing to issue a permit for a coal-fired plant in western Kansas, has been getting payments from the state since he left office in early November, according to a newspaper report.
- Rep. Kevin Yoder taps Pat Roberts staffer for director position
- December 30, 2010
- A longtime aide to Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts will be the district staff director for incoming Congressman Kevin Yoder.
- Sanitation company worker killed when garbage truck runs over him in rural Leavenworth County
- 08:24 a.m., December 30, 2010 Updated 05:29 p.m. in print edition on A6
- Leavenworth County sheriff’s officers said a garbage collector died Wednesday after falling off a trash truck.
- Heard on the Hill: Readers show KU was once ‘Kansas State University,’ too; Alternative Breaks provide students with productive ways to spend the winter; groups provide entire lists of KU tweeters
- December 30, 2010
- Your daily dose of news, notes and links from around Kansas University.
- Horoscope for Dec. 30
- December 30, 2010
- This year, you must eye the big picture more often. If you do, you’ll achieve your goals more easily. In fact, if you are single, a friendship could become a lot more. If you are attached, the two of you as a couple achieve a long-desired goal. Celebrate! Scorpio remains a dedicated friend and is strong enough to be your friend!
- 25 years ago: 100 cases of Budweiser stolen from beverage company
- December 30, 2010
- Police had their eyes open for a large New Year’s Eve bash after a burglary at McDonald Beverage Inc.
- 40 years ago: Success for in vitro fertilization predicted
- December 30, 2010
- The “startling progress” of Dr. R. G. Edwards and his group of researchers in Cambridge, England, led American geneticist Dr. Bentley Glass to predict a future of “deep-freeze babies.”
- 100 years ago: Gasoline stove explosion leads to fire in Mass Street dwelling
- December 30, 2010
- “When the stove exploded, burning oil was thrown over the wood work of a doorway, setting fire to it. By the time the fire department arrived, the walls were blazing vigorously.”
- Overland Park police putting squeeze on theft ring
- December 30, 2010
- A Missouri woman is charged with possessing property stolen from several Kansas City-area retail stores, and police in Kansas say several family members and friends could be charged next.
- Hutchinson woman pleads no contest in boyfriend’s death
- December 30, 2010
- A Hutchinson woman pleaded no contest to second-degree murder in the 2007 stabbing death of her boyfriend.
- Wichita council appproves $300,000 settlement for family involved in police crash
- December 30, 2010
- The Wichita city council has approved a $300,000 settlement with the family of a man who died last year in a collision with a police car.
- Authorities: Salina man likely froze to death
- December 30, 2010
- Saline County authorities say a man whose body was found in a field days after he went missing apparently froze to death.
- New Year’s Eve 2010 in Lawrence
- 12:00 a.m., December 30, 2010 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- What to do and where to do it in Lawrence on the last day of the year.
- U.S. coal exports feed carbon footprint
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on A8
- Cowlitz County in Washington state is across the Columbia River from Portland, Ore., which promotes mass transit and urban density and is a green reproach to the rest of us. Recently, Cowlitz did something that might make Portland wonder whether shrinking its carbon footprint matters. Cowlitz approved construction of a coal export terminal from which millions of tons of U.S. coal could be shipped to Asia annually.
- Americans should rethink DREAM Act
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on A8
- The DREAM Act, a bill that would have put some undocumented immigrants who arrived in this country before they were 16 on a path to citizenship, failed to pass the Senate in part because Republicans are in full anti-immigrant mode. But it also failed because not one American leader urged us to seriously consider what it means to be American in the 21st century.
- Education value
- How much could the state actually save by consolidating or eliminating some university degree programs?
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on A8
- The efforts of the Kansas Board of Regents and other higher education officials to prove the value of higher education to the state’s economic health are a positive trend.
- Style Scout: Ben Hartman
- December 30, 2010
- Clean lines, always utilitarian—and nothing flashy.
- Style Scout: Hannah Zoe Zingre
- 12:00 a.m., December 30, 2010 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- How would you describe your style? Thrifty librarian.
- Natural gas, oil could replace coal mining in southeastern Kansas
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on A2
- For the most part, the coal mining has stopped in southeast Kansas. The land still bears the echoes of strip mining for fossil fuels.
- VFW seeks to diversify, reach out to young vets
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The Veterans of Foreign Wars’ post in Leavenworth traditionally was dominated by aged ex-servicemen.
- Releford carves his niche
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Quietly, while most of the rest of the players frustrate their coach with uneven performances, particularly at the defensive end, Kansas University red-shirt sophomore Travis Releford continues to get better.
- Henrickson: Jayhawks have work to do
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Nearly all of the numbers have gone the Kansas University women’s basketball team’s way this season.
- Darrell Wyatt linked to Texas?
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on B5
- KU wide receivers coach Darrell Wyatt, who also serves as the Jayhawks’ co-offensive coordinator, has been linked to a similar vacancy at the University of Texas on various Internet message boards for the past few weeks.
- Juco offensive-line recruit Bo Adams won’t come to KU after all
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University recruit Bo Adams, an offensive lineman from Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa, said Wednesday that his efforts to transfer to KU were blocked by the NCAA clearinghouse, making Adams’ move to KU unlikely.
- NFL hits Favre with $50,000 fine
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Down to the last few days of the season and maybe Brett Favre’s career, the NFL ended a slow-paced investigation of tawdry allegations against the quarterback with a $50,000 fine and a rebuke for not being candid.
- QB Gabbert’s future at MU uncertain
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on B2
- In his last remarks at a postgame news conference following Missouri’s 27-24 football loss to Iowa in the Insight Bowl on Tuesday night, junior quarterback Blaine Gabbert glanced ahead at MU’s prospects next season.
- Kansas’ Elijah Johnson puts in his time
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Kansas University guard Elijah Johnson is used to being subbed out when he gets tired.
- Mavericks awed by fieldhouse
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on B3
- When UT Arlington junior Bo Ingram first walked into Allen Fieldhouse, he was hit with a small-scale version of the video that Kansas University runs before its games.
- KU hoops notebook
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Displeased with his team’s play overall, Kansas University coach Bill Self was especially bothered by the last play of Wednesday’s game against Texas Arlington.
- Cowboys crush ‘Cats in Alamo Bowl, 36-10
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on B4
- Justin Blackmon caught two touchdown passes, including a 71-yard strike, and No. 16 Oklahoma State finished its first 11-win season with a 36-10 victory over Arizona in the Alamo Bowl on Wednesday night.
- Leshoure, Illinois run all over Bears in Texas Bowl
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on B4
- Mikel Leshoure isn’t sure whether he’ll declare for the NFL Draft or return to Illinois for his senior season. But if Wednesday night’s Texas Bowl ends up being his college send-off, it will certainly be remembered as a good one.
- Maryland cruises in Military Bowl, Friedgen’s finale
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on B4
- Ralph Friedgen soaked in the chants and fought back a few more tears. He gave a parting gift to his alma mater — the highest point total Maryland has ever posted in a bowl game — then followed it with a parting shot at the administration that fired him.
- Our town sports
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on B5
- A roundup of upcoming recreational sports opportunities around Douglas County.
- A good start: Thomas Robinson powers Jayhawks past UTA
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University power forward Thomas Robinson, who had three vicious dunks en route to a career-high 20 points, paid the price for his rim-rattlers Wednesday night in Allen Fieldhouse.
- Pump Patrol
- December 30, 2010
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.82 at Wood Oil.
- BP’s spill costs look manageable
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on A6
- As the Gulf oil spill gushed out of control, BP’s financial liabilities seemed big enough to sink the company. No more.
- Bad gifts may be history
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on A6
- For some, it’s the red reindeer Christmas sweater. For others, it’s the diamond-encrusted dreidel. Whatever your worst gift nightmare might be, Amazon may soon give you a reason to cheer.
- Poll: Most baby boomers expect to outlive Medicare
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on A6
- The first baby boomers will be old enough to qualify for Medicare Jan. 1, and many fear the program’s obituary will be written before their own.
- Bloomberg, Christie feel the heat for poor response after blizzard
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on A7
- With many streets still unplowed, New Yorkers are griping that their billionaire mayor is out of touch and has failed at the basic task of keeping the city running, while New Jersey’s governor is taking heat for vacationing at Disney World during the crisis.
- Eldest daughter of real ‘Sound of Music’ family dies at age 97
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Agathe von Trapp, a member of the musical family whose escape from Nazi-occupied Austria was the basis for “The Sound of Music,” has died, a longtime friend said Wednesday.
- More turning to technology for help controlling impulses
- December 30, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Dan Nainan can’t trust himself to work at his computer without clicking on distractions, so he uses an Internet-blocking program to shut down his Web access twice a day.
- Tune In: A glance back at 2010
- December 30, 2010
- TruTV continues its “Top 20 Most Shocking” (9 p.m., TruTV) with “Practical Jokers Gone Wild 3.”
- National group seeks repeal of 'Stand Your Ground' law in Kansas May 27, 2012 · 148 comments
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012 · 255 comments
- U.S. military sees new appreciation May 28, 2012 · 30 comments
- Blog: Reasonable Gun Laws May 18, 2012 · 40 comments
- On the street: How did you spend your Memorial Day? May 28, 2012 · 26 comments
- Remove politics, and redistricting map falls in line May 27, 2012 · 39 comments
- Sound Off: How much does the city’s transit system collect in fares compared with how much it costs May 27, 2012 · 130 comments
- Tax gamble May 26, 2012 · 81 comments
- God, marriage May 25, 2012 · 193 comments
- Poll: Do you support Gov. Sam Brownback's income tax cuts? May 23, 2012 · 85 comments
- Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career June 28, 2009
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012
- 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
- Lives forever changed by skywalk collapse July 15, 2001
- Famed author takes on Kansas October 7, 2005
- Book helps family heal after tragedy May 28, 2012
