Also from February 13
Audio clips
Births
Blog entries
Chats
Couples
- Wedding: Simmons and Fawcett
- Wedding: Davison and Regnier
- Wedding: Hoyt and Greene
- Wedding: Mayse and Neill
- Engagement: Koester and Fritzel
- Engagement: Sipe and Brandt
- Engagement: Grieb
- Engagement: Uppal and Gronbeck-Tedesco
- Anniversary: Schulenberg
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Polls
Do you think the U.S. needs health reform?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes. | 81% | |
| No. | 18% | |
| Not sure. | 0% | |
| Total | 53 | |
Which player were you most encouraged by in KU's 73-59 victory over Iowa State?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Xavier Henry | 69% | |
| Elijah Johnson | 19% | |
| Tyshawn Taylor | 10% | |
| Total | 1644 | |
Which player will score the most points in today's game?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Morris | 37% | |
| Craig Brackins | 22% | |
| Sherron Collins | 21% | |
| Cole Aldrich | 14% | |
| Marquis Gilstrap | 3% | |
| Total | 61 | |
Videos
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Brownback: Technology industries can boost economy- February 12, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback pointed to growth in technology industries as a path out of the state’s budget woes Thursday in Lawrence.
6:00 a.m.
A day at Lawrence’s Health Care Access clinic reveals need for affordable medical care- February 13, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- The need for the clinic’s services continues to grow. It served 1,431 patients last year, a 62 percent increase since serving 886 patients in 1992 when it moved to 1920 Moodie Road. On Tuesday, the nonprofit clinic will open in a much-needed bigger location at 330 Maine, across the street from Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s emergency room.
- Photo gallery: A day at Health Care Access
- Poll: Do you think the U.S. needs health reform?
10:00 a.m.
Sacred Journey owner plans protest rally after K2 raid at her Lawrence business- February 12, 2010 in print edition on 1B
- Business owner is raising awareness about the way she’s been treated by the government.
- Video: Local store owner says targeting unfair
- Special coverage: K2 Debate
2:00 p.m.
32-year-old Lawrence resident talks about her battle with heart disease at Go Red For Women luncheon- February 13, 2010 in print edition on 1B
- Lawrence resident Becca Booth talks about almost losing her life to heart disease during the sixth annual Go Red For Women Luncheon. The event raised $28,000 for the American Heart Association.
7:08 p.m.
FINAL: Self picks up 400th career victory in KU’s 73-59 victory over ISU- 5:59 p.m., February 13, 2010 Updated 9:59 p.m.
- Kansas held Iowa State to 34-percent shooting and used a 14-0 second-half run to pull away.
- Video: GameDay Cram Session: Iowa State
- Video: Bill Self postgame press conference - Iowa State
- Photo gallery: KU vs. Iowa State
- Poll: Which player will score the most points in today’s game?
- Poll: Which player were you most encouraged by in KU’s 73-59 victory over Iowa State?
- Audio clips: KU-ISU basketball
- Chat: KU-ISU pregame
All stories
- Thomas Robinson to sit out KU’s game against Iowa State with concussion
- February 13, 2010
- Kansas freshman forward Thomas Robinson will sit out KU’s game against Iowa State on Saturday because of a concussion suffered in Thursday’s practice, KU officials confirmed before the game.
- FINAL: Self picks up 400th career victory in KU’s 73-59 victory over ISU
- 05:59 p.m., February 13, 2010 Updated 09:59 p.m.
- Kansas held Iowa State to 34-percent shooting and used a 14-0 second-half run to pull away.
- Freshmen star in narrow loss to UT
- Davis, Engelman combine for 51 points, but Jayhawks fall short against 14th-ranked ’Horns
- 03:48 p.m., February 13, 2010 Updated 04:59 p.m. in print edition on C1
- Freshman guard Monica Engelman hit a game-tying three-pointer to force overtime, but the Kansas University women’s basketball team couldn’t complete its upset bid Saturday, falling 85-82 in double overtime to No. 14 Texas.
- A day at Lawrence’s Health Care Access clinic reveals need for affordable medical care
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on A1
- The need for the clinic’s services continues to grow. It served 1,431 patients last year, a 62 percent increase since serving 886 patients in 1992 when it moved to 1920 Moodie Road. On Tuesday, the nonprofit clinic will open in a much-needed bigger location at 330 Maine, across the street from Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s emergency room.
- 32-year-old Lawrence resident talks about her battle with heart disease at Go Red For Women luncheon
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Lawrence resident Becca Booth talks about almost losing her life to heart disease during the sixth annual Go Red For Women Luncheon. The event raised $28,000 for the American Heart Association.
- Two arrested after family altercation
- February 13, 2010
- Two Lawrence men were arrested after a family altercation early Saturday morning in the 3700 block of Brush Creek Drive.
- Franklin Co. boy injured in farm accident
- 12:00 a.m., February 13, 2010 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on A4
- A 5-year-old boy is in good condition after being backed over by a piece of farming equipment last week in Franklin County.
- ‘Survivors’: The end of the world as we know it?
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B5
- A post-Apocalypse drama for people who think, “Survivors” (8 p.m. today, BBC) does not flinch or disappoint.
- Will Bill Clinton slow down after heart scare?
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Right until he was wheeled into an operating room for a heart procedure, Bill Clinton was on the phone, talking about Haiti earthquake relief.
- Recreation Calendar
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on C6
- Physical fun happening in the area for February 13, 2010.
- Malone among hall finalists
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on C2
- Two-time NBA MVP Karl Malone, six-time champion Scottie Pippen, and two U.S. Olympic champions are finalists for the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame.
- Wilt Chamberlain’s sister shares old stories
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on C1
- Wilt Chamberlain, home from school for the summer, had brought a guest, Elzie Lewis, to stay with his family in Philadelphia. They arrived in the middle of the night. Introductions would have to wait.
- Kentucky basketball victories tainted
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on C1
- Kentucky with its tainted history has registered 2,011 victories to sit atop the college basketball heap. Now North Carolina (1,997) and Kansas (1,993) are neck and neck in an exciting race to the 2,000 level.
- 40 years ago: New post office station to open in March
- February 13, 2010
- The new Lawrence Jayhawk Post Office station was scheduled to be open for full-time duty abut March 1, postmaster Jack Harris said.
- 25 years ago: City votes to not help fund study of possible Lecompton Interchange
- February 13, 2010
- The city commission decided against helping the chamber of commerce fund a study of options for a Kansas Turnpike interchange west of Lawrence near Lecompton. The cost would be $15,000 and it appeared Douglas County would go ahead on its own.
- 100 years ago: Signs of building boom ahead
- February 13, 2010
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Feb. 13, 1910: If all signs do not fail, the coming of spring in Lawrence will witness an unprecedented boom in real estae of all kinds. Building are being planned, contracts are being let and local carpenters and contractors should be busy all summer. One noted contractor says this may be the biggest building boom in our history.
- One is just enough
- May hits free throw in overtime to lead Firebirds to win
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on C1
- Josh May finished with just one point in the Free State boys basketball team’s matchup with Olathe Northwest on Friday night.
- Free State girls 49, Olathe Northwest 31
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on C1
- The Free State girls basketball team wasted little time in disposing of visiting Olathe Northwest in the opening game of Friday’s boys/girls double-header.
- Lawrence High boys fall to Olathe East, 81-56
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on C4
- Lawrence stuck with Olathe East for most of three quarters, but the Hawks’ perimeter prowess was too much to overcome.
- Lawrence High girls win at buzzer
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on C1
- The Lawrence High girls basketball team led Olathe East for exactly one second on Friday night. Thanks to Jordyn Tolefree, one second was all the Lions needed.
- Polite pups: Obedience class helps tame chaotic canines
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on D1
- It’s the first day of school, and the students are skittish. Some cling to their mommies. Others cower in the corner. Some snarl suspiciously at their drooling, panting or barking peers…
- Offices, services to close Monday
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B8
- Some government offices and public services in Lawrence and Douglas County will be closed Monday in observance of Presidents Day.
- People in the news
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B5
- People in the news for February 13, 2010.
- Horoscope for February 13, 2010
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B5
- A new beginning becomes possible in an important area of your life. You see situations in a new way, and you feel much more together and directed. If you are single, you could find others to be more difficult. If you are attached, you discover the importance of letting your sweetie have more of a say. Leo can be full of fire.
- President dissolves ‘unity’ government
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Ivory Coast’s president has dissolved the government and disbanded the election commission, throwing into doubt the political reconciliation process in a divided country that was about to hold elections.
- Japan worried Toyota woes could hurt U.S. ties
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on A7
- As pressure intensifies for Toyota’s chief to testify before Congress about the automaker’s safety lapses, Japanese political leaders and experts worry that the problem — if handled poorly — could damage ties between the two nations.
- Haitians join for day of mourning
- Tension among religions grows after quake
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Christian and Voodoo leaders put aside their differences for a moment Friday, joining hands under a canopy of tropical trees as some earthquake survivors on crutches and in wheelchairs mourned the more than 200,000 Haitians killed by an earthquake one month ago.
- Insurance rates soar in Kan., other states
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on A6
- Consumers in at least four states who buy their own health insurance are getting hit with premium increases of 15 percent or more — and people in other states could see the same thing.
- Invites for health summit sent out
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on A6
- In a make or break move, President Barack Obama on Friday challenged three dozen Republicans and Democrats to participate in a one-of-a-kind televised summit this month to thrash out a deal on health care.
- Every state but Hawaii dusted with snowfall
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on A5
- Forget red and blue — color America white. There was snow on the ground in 49 states Friday. Hawaii was the holdout.
- Official: Obama to give nuke plant loan
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on A5
- President Barack Obama next week will announce a loan guarantee to build the first nuclear power plant in the United States in almost three decades, an administration official said Friday.
- Frisbee inventor dies
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Walter Fredrick Morrison, the man credited with inventing the Frisbee, has died. He was 90.
- Dems offer mixed signals on jobs bill
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on A4
- House Democratic leaders sent mixed signals Friday on a new jobs bill supported by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and a senior Republican senator predicted his party will block action on the Senate floor.
- Prof. charged in deadly campus shooting
- 3 slain in incident
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A biology professor at the University of Alabama’s Huntsville campus was charged with murder late Friday in the shooting deaths of three fellow biology professors at the campus.
- Administration weighs 9/11 military trial
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The Obama administration, after weeks of controversy over its proposal to hold a civilian terror trial in New York, gave ground Friday and revived the possibility of using a military tribunal to try professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
- U.S. launches attack on Taliban-held Afghan town
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- U.S. Marines and Afghan troops faced rocket and heavy machine-gun fire from insurgents entrenched inside a Taliban-held town today, as a long-expected offensive began to re-establish government control.
- Millions on the move for Lunar New Year
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Train and bus stations overflowed and airports were packed today as tens of millions of Chinese rushed home to be with their families for the start of the Lunar New Year holiday and the Year of the Tiger.
- Is it ‘Chiie’ or ‘Chile’? Mint issues bad coins
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- An engraver fired by Chile’s mint for an error that led to the release of 1.5 million coins featuring the country of “CHIIE” said Friday that his bosses deliberately covered up the mistake.
- USDA sharpens rules for organic milk, meat
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- What makes milk or meat organic? After a drawn-out debate, the Agriculture Department has significantly narrowed the definition to livestock that spend a third of the year grazing on pasture.
- Berkshire completes acquisition of BNSF
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Warren Buffett’s company completed its largest acquisition ever Friday when it bought Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
- McCain faces toughest re-election challenge
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Defeated just two years ago as the Republican presidential candidate and with his bonafides as a true conservative again being challenged, John McCain finds himself in a struggle to get even his party’s nomination for another term in the Senate.
- Poll: Anti-incumbent sentiment is strong
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Extremely high anti-incumbent feelings toward Congress are shaping potentially brutal midterm elections that typically see losses for the party that controls the White House, a poll found.
- Club news
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on D4
- Club news for February 13, 2010.
- Scouting news
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on D3
- Scouting news for February 13, 2010.
- 4-H News
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on D3
- 4-H news for February 13, 2010.
- Winter Olympics: briefly
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on C8
- News from the 2010 Winter Olympic games.
- Opening festive despite death
- Canadian, Georgian contingents greeted warmly
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on C8
- In time-honored tradition, the show went on.
- Lawrence High runner Wedge earns another honor
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on C5
- Roy Wedge has long been known as the best cross country runner in Lawrence. But now he has an award that says he’s the best in the state.
- Gary Bedore’s Kansas basketball notebook
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on C4
- Kansas University’s Marcus Morris and Iowa State’s Craig Brackins had a running dialogue during the Jayhawks’ 84-61 victory over the Cyclones on Jan. 23 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Will they chat it up again during today’s 7 p.m., rematch in Allen Fieldhouse?
- Bobcats sweep HINU
- No. 21 Haskell women fall victim to comeback
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on C3
- Haskell Indian Nation University’s women’s basketball team fell to College of Ozarks, 62-58, on Friday at Coffin Complex.
- Seabury suffers heartbreaker at Elwood
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on C3
- Seabury cut an eight-point fourth-quarter deficit to two points, but couldn’t come any closer in a 70-66 high school boys basketball loss to Elwood on Friday night.
- KU women to face Texas
- Freshman Davis stepping up for injury-plagued Jayhawks
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on C3
- When the Kansas University women’s basketball team lost two of its top players to season-ending injuries within a three-week span, it became quickly apparent that the Jayhawks’ hopes of survival would depend largely on the remaining players’ ability to account for the loss of production.
- Kansas softball loses pair
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on C3
- Kansas University’s softball team started the 2010 season and the the tenure of new coach Megan Smith with a pair of losses Friday in the Marriott Hobby Invite.
- Pitt trips West Virginia in three overtimes
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on C2
- Gilbert Brown and Ashton Gibbs made two free throws each in the final 30 seconds after No. 25 Pittsburgh staged a frantic rally to tie it in regulation, then weathered three exhausting overtimes and West Virginia’s own comeback to beat the No. 5 Mountaineers, 98-95, on Friday night.
- Rookies claim rare victory
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on C2
- Sacramento’s Tyreke Evans had 26 points and San Antonio’s DeJuan Blair had 22 points and 23 rebounds to give the NBA rookies a rare victory over the sophomores, 140-128, in the Rookie Challenge on Friday night.
- Federal stimulus funds to aid state health records
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B8
- The Obama administration on Friday announced more than $975 million in grants to help states, doctors and hospitals move from paper to computerized record keeping.
- Planned KCK casino clears another hurdle
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B8
- Developers of a proposed state-owned casino in northeast Kansas have cleared another hurdle toward building the $521 million project near Kansas Speedway.
- GOP has room in the wings
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B7
- At first it seemed like a great idea. President Obama, fresh from good reviews for his appearance at the House Republican retreat two weeks ago, invited Republican leaders to Blair House in Washington for negotiations on a health insurance reform bill. But the essence of negotiation is in its definition — “to deal or bargain with another or others.” Or, to quote an old song lyric: “You’ve got to give a little, take a little, and let your poor heart break a little.” We know what the president is willing to take, but what is he prepared to give?
- Hard work still has value
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B6
- It is a large moment for Democrats, learning to stick with a good man through a rough period when the people who crave disillusionment have become disillusioned. It’s like a winter vacation in the Caribbean when it rains buckets and you eat some bad shellfish and a shrieky teenager says you’ve ruined her life forever. You smile, take a shower and organize a volleyball game. You have to work at it. It’s work.
- Attack on Iran would be a big mistake
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B6
- Sarah Palin has suggested that President Obama could improve his re-election prospects by declaring war on Iran.
- Death penalty
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B6
- It’s not easy to kill someone — if you’re trying to do it humanely. The old style, hanging, has to balance between strangulation and decapitation. Introduced to be more humane, the gas chamber can leave prisoners choking for 11 minutes, and the electric chair has set people on fire.
- Defendant convicted of porn model’s death
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B4
- A jury convicted a man of capital murder and rape Friday in the killing of a Kansas college student who led a secret life as an Internet porn model.
- Kan. Guard members returning from Haiti
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Thirty-nine Kansas National Guard airmen are scheduled to return home today from Haiti, where they have been helping with post-earthquake recovery.
- Call center offering jobs to open in Lenexa
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B2
- A company that provides collection services for major U.S. banks says it plans to open a call center in Lenexa that would bring 220 jobs to the city.
- Man shot by KCK police after gunbattle
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Police officers shot and killed a man after a chase that began when the officers witnessed a rolling gunbattle between at least two cars.
- KU student reports laptop, property stolen
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B2
- A 23-year-old Kansas University student reported Friday the burglary and theft of personal property from the 3100 block of Iowa Street.
- Woman reports more than $10,000 of property stolen
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B2
- A 38-year-old Lawrence woman reported the theft of various items from the 100 block of Wagon Wheel Road.
- Reporter appears at inquisition
- Journalist released from confidentiality promise
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B2
- A Kansas judge on Friday rescinded a contempt citation and fine for a newspaper reporter after the journalist testified in a closed inquisition about her jailhouse interview with the suspect in a murder investigation.
- KU searches may offer lessons for other state universities
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B1
- It would be interesting, as well as informative and helpful, to know how much genuine interest there is within the national academic community in the current administrative vacancies at Kansas University.
- Pump patrol
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B1
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.37 at several locations.
- LHS team a finalist in Quest contest
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Lawrence High School has advanced to the finals of the academic Quest competition, a contest between high school teams testing knowledge on topics such as art, literature, history, math and science.
- Garth Brooks: KU coach Self a good man
- OSU alum Garth Brooks talks about college friend’s coaching success
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on C1
- Garth Brooks, the No.1-selling solo recording artist in U.S. history, picked up the telephone from his home in Owasso, Okla., and dialed the number of a Journal-World reporter on Saturday, Feb. 6.
- Faith Forum: Should there be a faith component to Valentine’s Day?
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on D1
- • Holiday good reminder to appreciate God’s gifts • Love and faith go ‘heart and hand’
- Back to court
- There is little chance that Kansas will avoid another long and expensive court battle over funding of public schools.
- February 13, 2010 in print edition on B6
- The Kansas Supreme Court’s decision not to reopen the school finance case it closed in 2006 may have given the Kansas Legislature a reprieve, but there is little doubt the state’s public schools will be back in court soon if lawmakers don’t take some drastic action to improve school funding by the end of the current session.
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