Also from February 17
Audio clips
Births
Blog entries
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
Do you like the look of the new KU football uniforms?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 55% | |
| Yes | 32% | |
| Undecided | 12% | |
| Total | 2849 | |
If today were Election Day, who would be your choice for Kansas governor, U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) or state Sen. Tom Holland (D-Baldwin City)?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Holland | 56% | |
| Brownback | 37% | |
| Not sure | 5% | |
| Total | 1936 | |
Videos
- Temperatures will drop slightly from the low 20s to the …
- Lawrence restaurants are donating money to help local schools battle …
- Tonganoxie area students celebrated 100 days of school during the …
- Law enforcement officials weren’t saying much Tuesday about an ongoing …
- A Basehor-Linwood teacher pleaded guilty to having sex with a …
- Eight of the 10 U.S. missionaries being held in Haiti …
- A new bill regarding K2 is currently going through the …
- Tom Holland kicked off his campaign for Kansas governor this …
- Douglas County ranked near the top of the list for …
- Bill Self’s Jayhawks know they are not playing as well …
- The KU baseball team plays its first game Monday in …
- Head Kansas baseball coach Ritch Price addressed the media at …
- Head Kansas baseball coach Ritch Price addressed the media at …
- Head Kansas baseball coach Ritch Price addressed the media at …
- Law enforcement officials stayed tight-lipped Wednesday about a significant investigation …
- Touting his experience as a businessman and legislator, state Sen. …
- Clouds will on the increase through the day on Thursday …
- Expect relatively few delays and mild temperatures for this afternoon’s …
- Officers have closed a portion of North 1500 Road east …
- After a chilly start, temperatures will rise into the upper …
- The Wednesday commute should be uneventful, with temperatures heating up …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Higher ed leaders told to collaborate more - 5:10 p.m., February 15, 2010 Updated 5:11 p.m. in print edition on 3A
- “You can deliver a better product probably at a reduced price by working together,” said state Rep. Joe McLeland, R-Wichita.
6:00 a.m.
For St. John students, it’s no mystery how Ash Wednesday ashes prepared- February 17, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- Students at St. John Catholic School oohed and ahhed Tuesday in front of a fiery cauldron in the school’s parking lot, as the Rev. John Schmeidler prepared to light palms.
10:00 a.m.
Kansas Union brimming with flock of Jayhawks from Lawrence man’s collection- February 16, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- Bud Jennings, longtime Lawrence carpet store owner, has brought his flock of more than 1,000 Jayhawks to the Kansas Union, where they’re on display on the second and fourth floors.
- Video: Jayhawk collection on display
- Photo gallery: Jayhawk memorabilia collection
2:00 p.m.
Noodle wars! The starchy staple is the ingredient of choice for several newer Lawrence restaurants- February 17, 2010
- There’s a surprising weapon in the fight for your Lawrence restaurant dollars, though we wouldn’t advise using it in any battles but the non-physical kind. The noodle.
6:00 p.m.
Tom Holland makes it official, announces candidacy for Kansas governor- 12:59 p.m., February 17, 2010 Updated 3:23 p.m. in print edition on 1A
- Holland said the lead Republican gubernatorial candidate, U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, has been part of a divisive Washington culture where partisan politics and lack of fiscal restraint led to policies that created the recession.
All stories
- Insurance fight over abortion, smoking, erectile dysfunction sent back to committee
- 05:28 p.m., February 17, 2010 Updated 08:31 a.m.
- An amendment by state Rep. Peter DeGraaf, R-Mulvane, would require women to buy extra health insurance to cover abortions.
- Former Basehor-Linwood teacher-coach pleads guilty to sexual relationship with student
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Sentencing is scheduled in April for a former Basehor-Linwood teacher who pleaded guilty Wednesday to inappropriate sexual relations with a student.
- Discounted tickets available for KU sporting events with food donations
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A3
- People who bring nonperishable food items to three designated KU sporting events can receive a $3 ticket to the event.
- Lawmakers nationally taking a look at legislation to regulate K2
- February 17, 2010
- There may be nothing like the real thing, but some industrious marijuana users have seized on an obscure but easily accessible substance that mimics the drug’s effects on the brain—creating a popular trade in legal dope that has stymied law enforcement authoritiesThe users are buying a product known as K2 — or “Spice,” Genie” and “Zohai” — that is commonly sold in headshops as incense.
- Tom Holland makes it official, announces candidacy for Kansas governor
- 12:59 p.m., February 17, 2010 Updated 03:23 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Holland said the lead Republican gubernatorial candidate, U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, has been part of a divisive Washington culture where partisan politics and lack of fiscal restraint led to policies that created the recession.
- Law enforcement agencies investigating property just east of Lawrence
- Road near property shut down for hours
- 12:25 p.m., February 17, 2010 Updated 05:24 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Law enforcement officials remained tight-lipped Wednesday about a significant investigation at a property just east of the Lawrence city limits.
- KU football uniforms to change in 2010
- Players’ names will not appear on the backs of uniforms
- 12:11 p.m., February 17, 2010 Updated 03:44 p.m. in print edition on B1
- Kansas football fans will see some slight changes in the football uniforms starting in the 2010 season.
- Douglas County among top five healthiest in Kansas
- 12:08 p.m., February 17, 2010 Updated 04:57 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Douglas County is the fourth healthiest county in Kansas, according to a new report released today.
- Intermodal near Edgerton denied $50M federal stimulus grant
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A3
- A $250 million project to build a new intermodal center near Edgerton won’t be getting $50 million from a federal grant program.
- BMX fans hope city of Lawrence will provide park land for bicycle track
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A3
- A big old pile of dirt and a bicycle still can bring out the kid in anyone. Just ask David Ross. The Lawrence carpenter has a feeling that Lawrence could become a town of nac-nac’s, can-can’s and other cool sounding BMX tricks — if the city just had a track.
- Statehouse Live: Senate OKs historic renovation tax credits
- 09:09 a.m., February 17, 2010 Updated 09:10 a.m.
- The proposal would cost an estimated $5.7 million in the next fiscal year, officials said.
- Legislators conclude they need more information before they can make changes to tax credit system in state
- 07:59 a.m., February 17, 2010 Updated 02:15 p.m. in print edition on A4
- Two new audits show in detail the Kansas system for providing tax credits and exemptions to various groups and programs.
- Massage Envy owner talks about losing her 46-year-old sister to heart disease
- February 17, 2010
- Massage Envy owner Amy Gilliland says women need to be more aware of the stress in their lives and the deadly toll it can take.
- Lawrence man arrested after incident involving shotgun
- No one injured in incident that started as a domestic disturbance
- February 17, 2010
- A 22-year-old Lawrence man was arrested on aggravated assault charges early Wednesday after allegedly pointing a shotgun at his neighbor.
- Two arrested on battery charges after IHOP fight
- One suspect was stabbed with a fork in self-defense
- February 17, 2010
- A 32-year-old Lawrence man was arrested and treated at the hospital Wednesday morning after being stabbed with a fork in a fight at IHOP, 3102 Iowa.
- Haskell women’s 20th victory on hold
- February 17, 2010
- Haskell Indian Nations University missed a chance to gain its 20th victory Tuesday night when the Fightin’ Indians fell to Central Christian, 75-65.
- U.S. demands Toyota recall info
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on B9
- The government ordered Toyota to turn over documents related to its massive recalls Tuesday, pressing to see how long the automaker knew of safety defects before taking action. Toyota, concerned about unsold cars, said it would temporarily idle some production in three states.
- People in the news
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on B8
- Film critic Roger Ebert lost his ability to speak nearly four years ago, when he underwent a tracheostomy, a procedure that opens an airway through an incision in the windpipe, after surgery for cancer in his jaw.
- Noodle wars! The starchy staple is the ingredient of choice for several newer Lawrence restaurants
- February 17, 2010
- There’s a surprising weapon in the fight for your Lawrence restaurant dollars, though we wouldn’t advise using it in any battles but the non-physical kind. The noodle.
- Even light physical activity has big health benefits
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on C3
- After reading your column last week, I decided that it was time for me to get more active. I’ve read all kinds of suggestions on how much I should exercise. What’s the current recommendations?
- Biden plagiarizing Iraq war
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A9
- Plagiarism, as defined by dictionary.com, is “the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one’s own original work.”
- Election tradeoff
- Even if legislation under consideration could boost turnout for local elections, the tradeoffs may not be worth it.
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A8
- There are pros to a bill that would combine local elections with balloting for state and national offices, but they seem to be outweighed by the negative aspects of the proposal.
- KU baseball picked second in Big 12
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on B3
- The Kansas University baseball team has been picked to finish second in the Big 12 Conference by the league’s coaches in the preseason poll, released by the conference office Tuesday.
- 10 teams that can win it all: No. 5, Purdue
- Boilermakers solid — except from 3
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on B5
- The numbers say that Purdue is strong enough both offensively and defensively to be dangerous come March.
- Greatest KU games: No. 5
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on B4
- Few games in Kansas University basketball history have as many meaningful and memorable storylines as the one that took place on April 5, 2008, between KU and North Carolina.
- Seabury boys basketball team tops Flint Hills Christian
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Reed Grabill and Bill Gibbs both scored 21 points and the Seabury Academy boys basketball team defeated Flint Hills Christian, 56-37, on Tuesday.
- KU men’s golf team takes fourth in Houston
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Nate Barbee and Bryan Hackenberg shot rounds of par or better to lead the Kansas men’s golf team to the second-best team score of the final round and a fourth place finish at the Rice Intercollegiate on Tuesday at Westwood Golf Club.
- Veritas boys basketball team wins, 66-34
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Ethan Scott scored 18 and Nate Scott 11 in Veritas Christian School’s 66-34 boys basketball victory over KSD on Tuesday night.
- Lawrence High boys lose at buzzer to Shawnee Mission South
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Stop me, if you’ve heard this one. The Lawrence High boys basketball team plays hard for 25-30 minutes, scraps and claws its way to stay in the game and even enjoys moments of playing with a lead before falling at the end because of inexperience and a few unlucky bounces.
- Lions a triple threat: Lawrence High girls basketball team tallies 11 three-pointers in victory
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Lawrence High girls basketball coach Nick Wood once played in a game where his team made 33 three-pointers in a 60-point victory.
- Free State boys basketball team a ‘train wreck’ in first half against Shawnee Mission West
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on B1
- About half a quarter is what it took — by Chuck Law’s estimation — for his Free State High boys basketball team to take itself out of Tuesday’s game against host Shawnee Mission West.
- Taliban leader’s arrest raises hopes
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The capture of the Afghan Taliban’s No. 2 commander by a joint CIA and Pakistani team dealt a fresh blow to insurgents under heavy U.S. attack and raised hopes that Pakistani security forces are ready to deny Afghan militant leaders a safe haven.
- Marines link up in Taliban stronghold
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Marines moving by land from the north linked up with U.S. units that have faced nearly constant Taliban attack in the four days since they were dropped by helicopter into this insurgent stronghold in southern Afghanistan.
- U.S. troops at lowest level since Iraq invasion
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The number of American soldiers in Iraq has dropped below 100,000 for the first time since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion in a clear signal the U.S. is wrapping up its nearly seven-year war to meet a deadline for leaving the country, the U.S. military said Tuesday.
- Millions wasted on census, but not on ads
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Were those pricey Super Bowl ads a waste? Maybe not, but paying $3 million to census employees who didn’t do any work surely was.
- Chilly weather can’t stop Mardi Gras
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Pete Fountain, clarinet in hand and looking dapper in a white tuxedo and fedora trimmed in gold, kicked off Mardi Gras with his “Half Fast Marching Club” the way they have for 50 years: with beads and jazz.
- There’s a glitch for every gold at the Vancouver Games
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A2
- From fire to ice, nothing seems to be going right at the Olympics.
- Even Congress is sick of Congress; moderates get out
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The moderate middle is disappearing from Congress.
- Testing curbs some genetic diseases
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Some of mankind’s most devastating inherited diseases appear to be declining, and a few have nearly disappeared, because more people are using genetic testing to decide whether to have children.
- KU sets financial aid event
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A6
- Area high school students who want to learn more about financial aid for college can get help at an event this weekend on the Kansas University campus.
- 3 Fire Medical staff promoted
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A6
- Three Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical workers have climbed the ranks and are being promoted to new positions within the agency.
- Scholarship honors Clutter murder victim
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on B10
- A scholarship is being offered to honor one of the victims of a southwest Kansas killing that was chronicled in Truman Capote’s novel “In Cold Blood.” The Herb Clutter Memorial Scholarship is named for the father of a family that was killed in 1959 at their Holcomb farmhouse.
- Lottery chief: Deal reached on casino
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on B10
- Plans for a casino south of Wichita appeared to be back on track Tuesday, less than two weeks after Kansas Lottery officials had worried that the possibility of an American Indian-run casino opening nearby would scuttle the project.
- Lawrence High bowlers victorious
- February 17, 2010
- Lawrence High seniors Tanner Kilmer and Danielle Husted had first-place finishes to lead Lawrence High’s boys and girls bowling squads to victory in a quadrangular Tuesday at Royal Crest Lanes.
- KU’s Self: Bob Knight not right this time
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Hall of Famer Bob Knight, the winningest coach in college basketball history, angered some Kansas University fans Monday when he said senior Sherron Collins ought to be benched to start the second half of the KU-Texas A&M game.
- Sutton faces four felony charges
- February 17, 2010
- The attorney for former Oklahoma State coach Sean Sutton entered a not guilty plea to four felony drug-related charges Tuesday and said his client is in a treatment center.
- Vehicles damaged over weekend
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Two vehicles parked at the same address were reportedly damaged over the weekend.
- KC woman reports burglary, theft, criminal damage
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A 27-year-old Kansas City, Mo., woman on Saturday reported a burglary, theft and criminal damage.
- Business reports burglary, theft
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Concrete RescueLLC, 315 Industrial Lane, was reportedly the victim of a burglary and theft over the weekend.
- Man reports Feb. 4 theft
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A 73-year-old Lawrence man reported Monday he was the victim of a theft that took place earlier this month.
- Commodities
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on B9
- Agriculture futures advanced Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
- Tune in to the best deals on HDTVs
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on B9
- Believe it or not, TV prices continue to fall, and special promotions may result in even better deals. Consumers may find larger sets with screen sizes from 46 to 50 inches for as low as $600, according to Consumer Reports, which recently rated more than 130 LCD and plasma televisions.
- Fed loan guarantees may boost nuclear power’s return
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on B9
- More than $8 billion in new federal loan guarantees to build two nuclear reactors in Georgia could be the first step toward a nuclear renaissance in the United States, three decades after the Three Mile Island nuclear accident halted all new reactor orders.
- City OKs bus deal with KU
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A3
- A new jointly operated bus maintenance facility is the next stop for the city and Kansas University in their efforts to make their two bus systems operate more as one.
- For St. John students, it’s no mystery how Ash Wednesday ashes prepared
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Students at St. John Catholic School oohed and ahhed Tuesday in front of a fiery cauldron in the school’s parking lot, as the Rev. John Schmeidler prepared to light palms.
- Pump patrol
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.31 at several stations.
- Horoscope for February 17, 2010
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on B8
- For Wednesday, Feb. 17: This year, others could be reactive to your style. You will start looking at different ways of making money or enhancing your income. If you are single, check out new people carefully. If you are attached, try to enlist your significant other in your projects more often.
- First-seeded ‘Flying Tomato’ is main course
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on B8
- Snowboarding and speed skating take center stage on Winter Olympic coverage (7 p.m., NBC). Look for profiles of Chicago’s skating sensation, Shani Davis, and plenty of time devoted to snowboarder Shaun White.
- Research reveals King Tut died of malaria, broken leg
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Egypt’s most famous pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, was a frail boy who suffered from a cleft palate and club foot. He died of complications from a broken leg exacerbated by malaria and his parents were most likely brother and sister.
- Some city leaders against school closings
- Board discusses options with local governments
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A1
- At least two city commissioners voiced concerns Tuesday to Lawrence school board members about closing elementary schools, a possibility that is on the table as part of the district’s budget crisis.
- Connect the dots
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A9
- OK class, this morning I’d like you to write a short essay explaining the connection between the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the current budget crisis in the Lawrence school district. Yes, it’s all right to mention the delusion of the American people who naively believed that they could fight two wars, cut taxes and generally ignore the laws of economic gravity while blithely pursuing the American dream.
- Respect choices
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A9
- The ill-titled “Community Defense Act” is a bill currently in the Kansas House of Representatives which aims at increasing regulation of adult-oriented businesses across Kansas. The regulations are such that many adult businesses would be seriously hurt or even closed. This bill is misguided and harmful to Kansas communities.
- School challenges
- February 17, 2010
- My husband took the headline in last Thursday’s Lawrence Journal-World (“Lawrence Schools Foundation offering donors chance to help with district’s budget troubles”) as a direct challenge. He began contacting all of the families we know in Lawrence to pledge funds needed to keep our schools open. The response has been overwhelmingly positive; nearly all families that he has spoken with immediately agreed to pledge funds to prevent harmful cuts to meet the district’s budget deficit.
- Valued mentor
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A9
- I read with considerable interest the article on Dec. 8 in the Lawrence Journal-World reporting that Professor Felix Moos was retiring after nearly 50 years at KU. During the 1960s I benefited greatly from a series of associations with Dr. Moos as an undergraduate student in anthropology, as a graduate student, as one of his graduate teaching assistants and as a member of a U.S. Army Reserve Special Forces “A” Detachment of which Capt. Moos was the commanding officer.
- Bayh’s exit is bad sign for Congress
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A9
- The most striking part of Sen. Evan Bayh’s retirement announcement was his on-air job application. He’d be interested in managing a business, Bayh suggested, heading a university, or maybe running a charity.
- Real political reform goes beyond campaign finance
- February 17, 2010 in print edition on A9
- For decades, political reform in the United States has largely meant campaign finance reform. It is a focus the political mainstream prefers, despite the fact that it is akin to addressing an engine with a design defect by regulating the fuel.
- 100 years ago: Night watchman sees decrease in drinking on streets
- February 17, 2010
- Jim Monroe, the local night watchman, says there is less drinking among young men now on the streets of Lawrence after dark. He says the rate has dropped sharply, particularly on Friday and Saturday nights, and he says new laws have contributed to this situation.
- 40 years ago: Student fee for Wescoe Hall expected
- February 17, 2010
- The Kansas University Student Senate was due to get a recommendation that it give approval to a $7.50 semester building fee to help construct Wescoe Hall. The $7.50 would be on top of the current fee slate. There was immediate student protest to such a move.
- 25 years ago: Lawrence one of Kansas’ fastest growing cities
- February 17, 2010
- Lawrence, which had had a 266 percent increase in population since 1940, had been one of the state’s fastest-growing cities, said an Emporia State University study The study examined the growth of 17 smaller Kansas cities, ranging in population from 10,000 to 50,000, from 1940 to 1980. Of the 17 cities in the study, five lost population, five remained about the same and seven grew more than 34 percent. The study said Lawrence’s total population grew from 14,300 in 1940 t 52,738 in 1980 and the local employment growth was rated as “dramatic.”
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