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Archive for Saturday, January 2, 2010

Also from January 2

Audio clips
Births
Couples
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
KU vs. Temple The day in photos, January 2, 2010
Podcasts
Polls
In which phase of the game was KU better against Temple?

Poll results

Response Percent
Defense
 
73%
Offense
 
19%
Undecided
 
6%
Total 1858
Who was KU's first-half MVP against Temple?

Poll results

Response Percent
Sherron Collins
 
71%
Marcus Morris
 
12%
Xavier Henry
 
9%
Cole Aldrich
 
6%
Other
 
0%
Total 32
How do you feel heading into today's game against Temple?

Poll results

Response Percent
Somewhat confident
 
41%
Somewhat scared
 
22%
Neither scared nor confident
 
16%
Extremely confident
 
10%
Extremely scared
 
9%
Total 163
Videos

Lead stories

12:00 a.m.
Students enter the Kansas Union from the parking garage using the walkway, which connects the two buildings. Challenges await KU in 2010
January 1, 2010 in print edition on 1A
In 2010, “change” will be the word at Kansas University. As Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little finishes her first semester leading the university, she said she’s looking forward to the changes that the next year will bring.
10:00 a.m.
Students in a 9th grade biology class at Southwest Junior High School participate in a virtual classroom. Lawrence school Supt. Randy Weseman said statewide budget cuts could lead to layoffs or reductions in services. School budget is No. 1 concern
January 2, 2010 in print edition on 1A
At the beginning of 2009, the Lawrence school district was about to start a search for a new superintendent.
2:00 p.m.
Sonja and Dale Garrett, of Auburn, welcomed their second child, a baby girl, at 4:22 a.m. Friday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She is Lawrence’s first baby of the year. New Year’s baby surprises family with early arrival
12:00 a.m., January 2, 2010 Updated 7:38 a.m. in print edition on 3A
The first baby born in Lawrence in 2010 wasn’t supposed to be the “baby of the year.”
4:20 p.m.
Kansas forward Marcus Morris warms up before tipping off against Temple, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2009 at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pa. FINAL: KU overwhelms Temple, 84-52
3:08 p.m., January 2, 2010 Updated 7:32 p.m.
The Jayhawks held the Owls to 25-percent shooting in the runaway victory.
8:30 p.m.
Mark Grinstead is among the employees at the Lawrence Humane Society who are carrying concealed weapons on the job. The shelter is the only one in the state that investigates all cruelty and neglect cases in its county, and workers occasionally encounter disgruntled people who have threatened workers’ safety. Humane Society workers now armed
January 2, 2010 in print edition on 3A
Workers at the Lawrence Humane Society have started carrying concealed guns to work, and they say it’s for a very good reason.

All stories

FINAL: KU overwhelms Temple, 84-52
03:08 p.m., January 2, 2010 Updated 07:32 p.m.
The Jayhawks held the Owls to 25-percent shooting in the runaway victory.
Accidents reported around Lawrence as snow falls, Turnpike reopens
Maintenance crews started working Saturday in anticipation of 1”-3” accumulation
02:08 p.m., January 2, 2010 Updated 12:29 a.m. in print edition on A1
City street maintenance crews started work Saturday in anticipation of snow showers that could last until late Sunday.
Airport pat-downs often ineffective security stop
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A6
With all the screening technology at U.S. airports, the last line of defense is still the human hand: the pat-down search.
Bowden deserved better from FSU
January 2, 2010 in print edition on B2
Grandpa, always classy and kind, deserved to leave us with more dignity. He requested just a touch of respect at the end. Pleaded for it, in his own humble way. The family fortune? He built that, from nothing. The family name? He not only made it matter but made it his life’s work to represent it with uncommon grace.
Wizards teammates accused
Reports: Arenas, Crittenton pulled guns
January 2, 2010 in print edition on B2
The investigation of Gilbert Arenas and the guns he brought to the Verizon Center took a much more serious turn Friday amid a report that the Washington Wizards point guard and teammate Javaris Crittenton allegedly drew on each other during a locker-room argument over a gambling debt.
People in the news
January 2, 2010 in print edition on C5
People in the news for January 2, 2010.
Van Helsing returns in ‘Demons’
January 2, 2010 in print edition on C5
The world of vampires just got a whole lot uglier. And it’s about time.
100 years ago: Eudora community declared ‘dry’
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A7
From the Lawrence Daily World for Jan. 2, 1910: “Apparently no one drinks in Eudora where the German citizens thereabouts are known as total abstainers.
2010 could be new chapter for nation
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A7
A turn of the calendar page and the ringing in of a new year is usually meaningless to me; my least favorite holiday.
New Year’s baby surprises family with early arrival
Parents haven’t yet named 1st child born in city in 2010
12:00 a.m., January 2, 2010 Updated 07:38 a.m. in print edition on A3
The first baby born in Lawrence in 2010 wasn’t supposed to be the “baby of the year.”
Humane Society workers now armed
Employees carry guns for protection on the job
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A3
Workers at the Lawrence Humane Society have started carrying concealed guns to work, and they say it’s for a very good reason.
Four Tennessee basketball players suspended ‘indefinitely’ after drug, gun charges
High profile players involved
January 2, 2010
Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl indefinitely suspended four Tennessee basketball players, including starting senior forward Tyler Smith, who were charged with gun possession and other counts after a Friday traffic stop.
School budget is No. 1 concern
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A1
At the beginning of 2009, the Lawrence school district was about to start a search for a new superintendent.
KU coach Self: Temple toughest test yet
12:00 a.m., January 2, 2010 Updated 08:46 a.m. in print edition on B1
The Kansas-Temple game was viewed as a homecoming for the Morris twins, nothing more, nothing less, when the Jayhawks’ 2009-10 basketball schedule was released last June 3.
Top 5 social media screwups of 2009
January 2, 2010 in print edition on C1
Today we count down the five worst (and most frequently committed) online faux pas that we witnessed in 2009.
Winter wipeout
The great blizzard of ‘09 snuffs out special Christmastime services
January 2, 2010 in print edition on C1
The phone calls had been coming in as fast and furious as the snow.
Lawrence man arrested after firing gun near residence
January 2, 2010
A 20-year-old Lawrence man was arrested early Friday morning after firing a gun near a Lawrence residence.
Russia sets minimum price for vodka
January 2, 2010 in print edition on C10
The price of the cheapest vodka on the Russian market more than doubled Friday as the government set a minimum price in an effort to fight rampant alcoholism.
Pirate cash suspected cause of property boom
January 2, 2010 in print edition on C10
Property prices in Nairobi are soaring, and Somali pirates are getting the blame.
Flight diverted because of suspicious ornament
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A6
An Orlando, Fla.-bound Northwest Airlines flight from Detroit was diverted to Nashville, Tenn., on Friday morning after a suspicious item was discovered aboard the plane. The item: a Christmas ornament.
Iraqis outraged at Blackwater decision
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A6
Iraqis seeking justice for 17 people shot dead at a Baghdad intersection responded with bitterness and outrage Friday at a U.S. judge’s decision to throw out a case against a Blackwater security team accused in the killings.
Procter & Gamble open to outside ideas, but not kitty Swiffers
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A2
Swiffer kitties? Just attach little dusting pads to your felines’ paws, so they can help keep your floors clean while making their rounds.
Suicide bombing kills 88 in anti-Taliban area of Pakistan
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A2
A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed vehicle in a crowd of people watching a volleyball tournament in northwest Pakistan, killing 88 people in the deadliest attack in the country in more than two months.
Back and forth: Today’s date a palindrome
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A2
Some people are into cars. Some people dig the ocean. Aziz Inan, a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Portland in Oregon, loves numbers.
Mudslide kills at least 19 people at resort
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A2
A rain-soaked slab of hillside collapsed on three houses and an upscale waterfront lodge after new year celebrations on an island resort in the city of Angra dos Reis, near Rio de Janeiro, killing at least 19 people, authorities said.
House fire kills 5, including 3 children
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A2
Authorities say five people, including three children, were killed in a New Year’s Day house fire in northern Missouri.
Mine deaths hit record low of 34 in 2009
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A2
The number of miners killed on the job in the United States fell for a second straight year to 34, the fewest since officials began keeping records nearly a century ago.
Opposition leader defiant after threats
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A2
Iran’s opposition leader on Friday pledged to remain defiant in the face of new threats — including calls by hard-liners for his execution — and said he would sacrifice his life in defense of the people’s right to protest peacefully against the government.
Police shoot man attacking cartoonist
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A2
A Somali man wielding an ax and a knife was shot by police as he attempted to kill an artist who drew a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad that sparked outrage in the Muslim world, Denmark’s head of intelligence said today.
Seminoles’ Bowden goes out a winner
January 2, 2010 in print edition on B6
There was no way Warrick Dunn would miss this.
KU women’s hoops hosts holiday clinic
January 2, 2010 in print edition on B4
More than 300 children and parents attended the Kansas University women’s basketball Holiday Hoops Clinic on Friday afternoon.
Red Raiders sluggish in victory
January 2, 2010 in print edition on B3
Pat Knight finally got Texas Tech to buckle down on defense, just in time to avoid a costly loss.
Club news
January 2, 2010 in print edition on C3
Club news for January 2, 2010.
Scouting news
January 2, 2010 in print edition on C3
Scouting news for January 2, 2010.
Douglas County among disaster areas
January 2, 2010 in print edition on B8
Lt. Gov. Troy Findley on Thursday signed a state disaster declaration for much of Kansas, including Douglas County, because of the record holiday snowstorm.
Local officers stay busy with New Year’s arrests
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A4
Even though area law enforcement agencies did not use special patrols on New Year’s Eve, officers made an above-average number of arrests.
Democrats play to GOP fears about Brownback
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A4
Democrats in Kansas have pinned their hopes for winning the governor’s race this year on exploiting discomfort among moderate Republicans about the conservative politics of U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, the presumed GOP nominee.
New Year’s Day college football bowl roundup
Seminoles’ Bowden goes out a winner
January 2, 2010
Bobby Bowden’s final victory and Tim Tebow’s record-breaking day highlight the 2010 New Year’s Day bowl games.
Legislative delegation to meet with groups
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A5
Area organizations are invited to present their concerns at a hearing before the Douglas County legislative delegation.
Laid-off worker wins $1M lottery prize
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A5
A laid-off aircraft manufacturing employee has won a $1 million lottery prize.
College athletics financing needs ‘serious, sensible reform’
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A3
A headline last month read, “College football needs fiscal reform,” and the story reported the concerns of William E. Kirwan, chancellor of the university system of Maryland, and R. Gerald Turner, president of Southern Methodist University.
Gary Bedore’s KU Basketball Notebook
January 2, 2010 in print edition on B4
Kansas University’s fabled treadmill has been situated just off the northwest corner of the Allen Fieldhouse court for two-a-day practices this week.
Lion’s leap
LHS grad Green enjoying breakout freshman season
January 2, 2010 in print edition on B1
Former Lawrence High standout Dorian Green has spent most of his life around basketball. The days in the driveway, high school stardom and an AAU education all led him to Colorado State University, where he currently starts for the 9-5 Rams as a true freshman.
Horoscope for January 2, 2010
January 2, 2010 in print edition on C5
This year, you break past imposed restrictions with the help of a key partner and/or associate. No matter how you look at a situation, it can be transformed. If you are single, you desire the closeness of a relationship more than ever. If you are attached, your relationship will benefit from weekends away and dinners together where sharing happens with ease. Leo understands you, nearly better than you do!
25 years ago: Frost accompanies snowfall
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A7
Jack Frost painted Lawrence with a heavy hand, leaving a thick covering of hoarfrost to go with the 7-inch snowfall of Jan. 1.
Napolitano displays quiet competence
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A7
Most Americans got their first prolonged look at Janet Napolitano, the secretary of homeland security, last weekend.
Stranded
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A7
Americans have had some serious transportation problems of late, but at least they weren’t buried in a tunnel beneath the English Channel.
Dec. 1st month without U.S. deaths in Iraq; forces renamed
January 2, 2010 in print edition on A1
December was the first month since the Iraq war began in which there were no American deaths, a milestone hailed by military officials Friday as they inaugurated a new name for the U.S. force at the start of the year that will see the war wind down in earnest.
Religious leaders suggest what you should resolve to change in 2010
January 2, 2010 in print edition on C4
Going into a new year, it’s easy to make resolutions that are too tough on yourself — and hardly realistic.
Faith Forum: What kind of New Year’s resolutions do faith leaders make?
January 2, 2010 in print edition on C1
Two local religious leaders give their opinions on New Year’s resolutions.