Also from January 18
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Polls
Should the city of Lawrence spend $1.9 million to extend sewer service to the Lawrence Municipal Airport to make the area more attractive to developers?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 58% | |
| Yes | 35% | |
| Not sure | 6% | |
| Total | 1035 | |
Videos
- Two KU students who were in Haiti during the earthquake …
- It’s still foggy and because there isn’t a lot of …
- State leaders are considering banning the sale of tobacco products …
- A local business was the victim of an armed robbery …
- Local residents gather on the Kansas University campus to celebrate …
- Many area residents spent the day volunteering their time in …
- Opposition to the proposed ban on chemicals in K2 are …
- A Lawrence man was arrested after leaving the scene of …
- There is a fight at the state capitol over legislative …
- Lori Carson dishes out some tips on how to effectively …
- KU’s women’s team needed someone to run the point and …
- The Basehor girls basketball team couldn’t muster enough points to …
- The best six plays from the past week’s area sports.
- Highs today will warm into the lower 40s with light …
- Drivers will have to deal with low visibility in most …
- The foggy conditions continue once again this morning. Expect areas …
- It’ll be another foggy morning as you head out to …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Pinewood Derby whittles scouting skills- January 17, 2010 in print edition on 1B
- One looked like a school bus. Another like the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. Yet another was optimized using Internet blueprints. Some were just plain fast.
6:00 a.m.
Move to ban K2 heightens buzz- January 18, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- Customers trying to buy the herbal mixture K2 left the local store Sacred Journey empty-handed Friday morning.
- Video: Residents oppose K2 ban
10:00 a.m.
Transit plans on a roll - January 18, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- Transit officials are gearing up for a second round of coordination between bus systems serving Lawrence and Kansas University, striving once again to boost convenience, trim waste and, eventually, add more riders.
2:00 p.m.
The pronunciation’s the thing in KU staging of Shakespeare- January 18, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- As it turns out, Shakespeare’s question wasn’t so much “To be or not to be?” as much as it was “To bay or not to bay?”
6:00 p.m.
Winter survival kit: Tips for making it through the gray days until spring- January 18, 2010
- Nicole Van Velzen is determined to make 2010 her Year of Happiness. The 30-year-old Lawrence resident generally considers herself a happy person. But she thinks she can do even more to put herself in a perpetually good mood…
All stories
- Armed robber hits Great Harvest Bread Co.
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Suspect entered business through rear door just after closing time.
- Coalition calls for further study before legislators ban K2
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A3
- A group has called for more research into the effects of a product that is sold as incense but one that some say produces a marijuana-like high when smoked.
- Economic impact of luring retirees topic of Lawrence community meeting
- January 18, 2010
- The potential economic impact of attracting retirees to Douglas County will be the topic of a community meeting. It will Jan. 27 at the Community Health Building.
- Lawrence City Commission to take up question of extending sewer services to airport
- City to consider $1.9 M sewer plan
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A3
- City commissioners on Tuesday will be asked to move forward on their latest economic development bet at the Lawrence Municipal Airport.
- Kansas Regents considering banning tobacco sales on campuses
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A1
- The Kansas Board of Regents is considering whether to enact a policy to ban the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products on university campuses.
- KU poised to receive donated building in Fairway to use for cancer clinical trials
- January 18, 2010
- Kansas University will seek authorization Thursday for a transfer of property from the KU Endowment Association that is part of an $18 million gift from the Hall Family Foundation to the KU Cancer Center.
- KU asking regents for permission to build ‘green technology’ lab
- Stimulus funds, research dollars will finance construction
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A4
- The Kansas University Center for Research will seek authorization on Thursday for construction of a $21.6 million “green technologies” engineering laboratory.
- Free dental services offered to uninsured, low-income children
- January 18, 2010
- Douglas County Dental Clinic wants to help “Give Kids A Smile.” The clinic, 316 Maine, will be offering free dental services for children, ages 18 and under, on Feb. 5.
- Mild concussion sidelines Thunder’s Collison
- January 18, 2010
- Oklahoma City center Nick Collison is sitting out Monday’s game against Atlanta after sustaining a mild concussion in the win over Miami.
- Texas No. 1 for second straight week
- January 18, 2010
- Texas is number one for a second week in The Associated Press and USA Today college basketball polls.
- Mining waste from Oklahoma headed for Kansas highways
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A10
- Mining waste from the Tar Creek Superfund site in northeastern Oklahoma is to be used on highways in Kansas.
- Panel to review Kansas’ death penalty law
- January 18, 2010
- Legislators have scheduled hearings this week to review the cost and effectiveness of Kansas’ death penalty law.
- Grandmother accuses SRS of ‘losing’ 2-year-old
- January 18, 2010
- Long before someone beat 2-year-old Damion Thomas to death in Wichita in 2008, the state saw signs he was at risk.
- KU communications professor named a finalist for presidency at University of Evansville
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Diana Carlin, Kansas University professor of communication studies, is a finalist for the presidency of the University of Evansville in Indiana.
- Statehouse Live: Regents to discuss banning cigarette sales on campuses
- 10:11 a.m., January 18, 2010 Updated 10:12 a.m.
- Discussion on Thursday will focus on smoking and tobacco sales
- Bierocks: Old World culinary icons live on in Kansas
- January 18, 2010
- You’d think most Kansans would know about bierocks. After all, Kansas and Nebraska are bastions of America’s bierock tradition, and bierocks play a significant role in Kansas’ culinary heritage. But say “bierock” to a Kansan, and the general response is silence, or something about the music at a frat party.
- Haitians pray, cry for help in ruins of earthquake
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Prayers of thanksgiving and cries for help rose from Haiti’s huddled homeless Sunday, the sixth day of an epic humanitarian crisis that was straining the world’s ability to respond and igniting flare-ups of violence amid the rubble of Port-au-Prince.
- 100 years ago: Church service advertised
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A5
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Jan. 18, 1910: “At a meeting of the Presbyterian Brotherhood last night it was decided to advertise the Sunday evening church services (a new approach to seeking attendance).
- Capitol briefing: News from the Kansas Statehouse
- Both candidates stumble at starting line
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A3
- During the first week of the 2010 legislative session, Democrats stepped on their message about producing a budget plan, while Republicans flubbed an attempt to take the high road on spending cuts.
- Presidential priorities pose challenge
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A5
- As the anniversary of Barack Obama’s historic inauguration approaches, he struggles with the classic questions that surround the American presidency: Too much? Or too little?
- Winter skin strategies: Lawrence experts offer suggestions to beat dryness, itching
- January 18, 2010
- It’s called “winter itch,” and it’s not a name for the hankering you feel to escape to a balmy beach in the Bahamas.
- Group Dine-amics: Local dining clubs foster friendship, feasting and economy
- January 18, 2010
- While the nostalgia of meatloaf and macaroni and cheese undoubtedly nourishes our souls, globalized Midwestern palates increasingly dig sashimi and pisco sours…
- Cozy bed and breakfast established in former governor’s residence
- January 18, 2010
- Chris Wildy never considered herself a risk-taker until six years ago when the former nurse rolled the dice, converted a former governor’s residence into a bed and breakfast, and became an innkeeper.
- Dress chic despite the cold
- January 18, 2010
- Sick of winter weather advisories? Tired of leaving your favorite suede boots at the back of your closet — or worse yet, angry because you ruined them in the snow, like me? Dressing warmly and fashionably is a tricky matter; however, with a bit of creativity, dressing cute even in the snowy cold becomes a cinch.
- Fiscal Fitness: Financial blunders that we make
- January 18, 2010
- There was no class in school that taught us to make wise decisions with finances, so most of us have learned through trial and error. It is important to identify the mistakes to avoid repeating them, so here are some of the most common financial blunders.
- Replace your cabinet hinges with five simple steps
- January 18, 2010
- Replacing old and worn cabinet hinges is simple, when you find hinges that are the same size and shape. If the new hinges do not match up to the old ones, the job becomes a little more complicated.
- Two Jayhawks in mourning
- Aldrich, Collins lost grandparents prior to victory over Texas Tech
- 12:00 a.m., January 18, 2010 Updated 01:22 p.m. in print edition on B1
- Last weekend was a tough one for Kansas University basketball players Cole Aldrich and Sherron Collins.
- Tour of duty: Young reservist puts work ethic on front line
- January 18, 2010
- “My parents instilled a strong work and service ethic in me,” says Marine reservist Sgt. Michael (Mick) Waisner, 25.
- Winter survival kit: Tips for making it through the gray days until spring
- January 18, 2010
- Nicole Van Velzen is determined to make 2010 her Year of Happiness. The 30-year-old Lawrence resident generally considers herself a happy person. But she thinks she can do even more to put herself in a perpetually good mood…
- Trivial matters: Live games at Lawrence bars, restaurants gain momentum
- January 18, 2010
- You would think that alcohol and general knowledge quizzes would go together about as well as cough syrup and heavy machinery, and — frankly — you would mostly be right…
- Kansas slugger real deal
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on B1
- This lean young man’s name is Tony Thompson. Nothing about him screams Paul Bunyan. Everything about this 6-foot-4, 220-pound native of Reno, Nev., screams major-league-baseball prospect.
- ‘Life’ formulaic but better than expected
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A7
- The most unexpected thing about the new melodrama “Life Unexpected” (8 p.m., CW) is that it’s actually good.
- ‘Avatar’ passes ‘Star Wars’ in U.S. sales
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A7
- James Cameron’s “Avatar” had a $41.3 million weekend to shoot past “Star Wars” as the No. 3 movie on the all-time domestic box office charts. Next stop, “The Dark Knight.”
- ‘Avatar’ wins best drama
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A7
- The science-fiction blockbuster “Avatar” won best drama at the Golden Globes and picked up the directing honor for James Cameron on Sunday, raising the “Titanic” filmmaker’s prospects for another Academy Awards triumph.
- Horoscope for January 18, 2010
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A7
- This year, you will be more prone to take risks. Often, you just know how matters are going to end up or what you need to do. If you are single, someone very special will enter your life. If you are attached, do something as a couple. Pisces brings up many good points.
- Obama visits Boston in bid to save Senate seat, health vote
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A2
- His agenda at risk, President Barack Obama fought Sunday to save a struggling Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and the critical 60th vote needed for his health care plan.
- Beaches trapping oil from 1989 Exxon spill
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A2
- An engineering professor has figured out why oil remains trapped along miles of gravel beaches more than 20 years after the Exxon Valdez tanker disaster in Prince William Sound.
- ‘Chemical Ali’ to hang for 1988 gas attack
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Saddam Hussein’s notorious cousin “Chemical Ali” was convicted Sunday and sentenced to hang for ordering the most infamous of his crimes, the attacks against the Kurdish town of Halabja that killed more than 5,000 people in clouds of poisonous gas.
- Lawyer: Airport breach caused by mistake
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A2
- A man returning from Haiti who walked through a restricted door and set off an alarm that led to the evacuation of a terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport simply went the wrong way, his attorney said Sunday.
- More terror plots bring increase in charges
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Federal prosecutors charged more suspects with terrorism in 2009 than in any year since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, providing evidence of what experts call a rise in plots spurred by Internet recruitment, the spread of al-Qaida overseas and ever-shifting tactics of terror chiefs.
- Four football preps commit to Kansas
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on B4
- Following a busy recruiting weekend in Lawrence, the Kansas University football team landed four new commitments to its 2010 recruiting class, according to Rivals.com.
- Favre’s 4 TDs push Vikes past Cowboys
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on B2
- This is what I came back for.” For the adrenaline rush. For the in-your-face touchdown. For another shot at the Super Bowl. Brett Favre wanted all of it, and now he’s got it.
- Jets rookies key stunning victory over Chargers
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Rex Ryan is on a roll. The rookie coach who declared his team Super Bowl favorites after he figured out they were still in the playoffs, is just a game away from being hailed for his psychic powers.
- 25 years ago: Eagles returning to Lawrence
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A5
- Wintering populations of bald eagles had been returning to the Lawrence area and their activities, particularly in feeding, at the Kaw River dam and bridge were steadily drawing enthralled observers.
- Harsh notice
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A5
- To the editor: IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR A WARRANT WILL BE ISSUED FOR YOUR ARREST.
- Smart wind
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A5
- To the editor: During Gov. Parkinson’s State of the State address, he spoke of the need to capitalize on wind energy opportunities, the need to make decisions for Kansas that will be long-term smart, and the chance to make choices now that will astonish future historians when they review how Kansans dealt with pressing issues.
- Move to ban K2 heightens buzz
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Customers trying to buy the herbal mixture K2 left the local store Sacred Journey empty-handed Friday morning.
- Transit plans on a roll
- Public input to be taken on increasing efficiency
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Transit officials are gearing up for a second round of coordination between bus systems serving Lawrence and Kansas University, striving once again to boost convenience, trim waste and, eventually, add more riders.
- Lost time
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A5
- To the editor: Wednesday’s Journal-World featured a picture of Lawrence public school students enjoying a Kansas University women’s basketball game.
- Alcohol awareness
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A5
- Lawrence has a responsibility as a community to send the right messages about underage drinking.
- The pronunciation’s the thing in KU staging of Shakespeare
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A3
- As it turns out, Shakespeare’s question wasn’t so much “To be or not to be?” as much as it was “To bay or not to bay?”
- Panel doesn’t mince words on child obesity
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A1
- An influential advisory panel says school-aged youngsters and teens should be screened for obesity and sent to intensive behavior treatment if they need to lose weight — a move that could transform how doctors deal with overweight children.
- Pump patrol
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.49 at several stations.
- Screenings test child development
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Lawrence Early Childhood Special Services is offering free developmental screenings for children from 3 to 5 years old.
- Model train show a benefit for LINK
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The Lawrence Model Railroad Club and the Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen are sponsoring the ninth annual Train Show and Swap Meet from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds.
- County may be able to ease pain of budget cuts
- Dipping into reserves could provide short-term relief to some social service agencies
- January 18, 2010 in print edition on A3
- As social service agencies grapple with recent rounds of state budget cuts, Douglas County commissioners might be in position to lend a helping hand.
- Lawrence elementary school lunches
- January 18, 2010
- Chili rally: Community shows support for annual New York School event
- January 18, 2010
- Concerns about New York School’s closure helped draw more than 400 people to the school’s 23rd annual Martin Luther King Chili Feed, which was Tuesday.
- That pioneer spirit
- January 18, 2010
- Every winter, as I fight my natural instinct to wait out the wind and snow, curled up fetal under a pile of fleece until April, my thoughts turn to the pioneers from long ago and their little houses on the prairie.
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- U.S. military sees new appreciation May 28, 2012 · 30 comments
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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
- Book helps family heal after tragedy May 28, 2012
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