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- It’s going to be humid, cloudy and muggy overnight with …
- Dr. Kim Templeton, an orthopedic oncologist at Kansas University Hospital, …
- A local 12-year-old was doing his part to help raise …
- The Douglas County commission is trying to find a way …
- A local man and KU professor is trying to raise …
- Low-wage and immigrant workers in Lawrence gathered to take part …
- About 500 people descended on The Oread during the weekend …
- About 75 of the best young pianists from around the …
- Community groups participating in the annual CASA fundraiser were asked …
- Conrad Roberts, a former KU golfer, successfully defended his LAGA …
- A Sunday-morning storm left standing water throughout town despite the …
- A view from the 6News Towercam.
- A view from the 6News Towercam.
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Sales tax exceeds liquor tax in Lawrence after statewide increase- July 9, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- It now pays to be thirsty instead of hungry in many Kansas cities.
6:00 a.m.
District uses ‘team cleaning’ to prepare Lawrence schools for fall classes- July 9, 2010 in print edition on 1B
- Lawrence school custodians have enough catch-up work to do every summer. With the buildings practically empty, it’s about the only time they can get their scraping and other intensive cleaning efforts in before students return in August.
10:00 a.m.
Singer to return to Lawrence for LMH fundraiser- July 11, 2010 in print edition on 2B
- Country music star and Lawrence native Sarah Buxton was born at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. So were her mom and little brother.
6:00 p.m.
All stories
- Severe thunderstorm watch for Douglas County expires early
- 11:36 a.m., July 11, 2010 Updated 03:43 p.m.
- A thunderstorm watch has expired early for Douglas County after a stormy morning in Lawrence.
- Ignoring facts isn’t the answer
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B6
- A scene from the near future: Augustus Merryweather IV glanced up at the tapping on his office door. Harvey Carbunkle stood there in bow tie and shirt sleeves, smiling eagerly from behind horn-rimmed glasses. Augustus sighed. He hated this part of the job. It was never fun to let people go.
- Kovel’s Antiques: Pie safes now used to store clothes
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on D8
- Go to an antique show and you might see a pie safe, jelly cupboard or sugar chest.
- Reds’ groundskeeper shares lawn care tips
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on D7
- Each day, Doug Gallant focuses on keeping a nearly 2-acre grassy field looking lush and green for potential critics, who range from star athletes who trod on it to tens of thousands of people who sit near it, to many more around the nation who see it on television.
- Poet’s Showcase: ‘Cliffs Outside of Town’
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on D3
- You lifted me off the ground just
- ‘BlackBerry’ claims too much technology bad for self, society
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on D3
- Back in the 1800s, Henry David Thoreau wrote that the man who constantly and desperately keeps going to the post office to check for correspondence from others “has not heard from himself in a long while.”
- Wild ride: Sonny Barger spreads gospel of two wheels
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on D3
- Sonny Barger is not a religious man. But riding motorcycles is “as good a religion as any and probably better than most,” says the Hells Angels icon. Meditative and transcendent, motorcycling focuses the mind, he says, and requires devotion.
- 25 years ago: Local business helps preschool program
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B7
- After the appearance of an earlier story in the Journal-World (see OHT for June 30, 1985) explaining the financial problems of Children’s Hour, a local preschool program, a Lawrence business stepped up to help.
- KU’s Finley, Scott win at track and field meet in Florida
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on C8
- The Kansas University track and field team had a strong showing on Friday in the NACAC Under-23 Track and Field Championships with sophomore thrower Mason Finley and senior Jordan Scott winning the discus and the pole vault events, respectively.
- Phenix win tournament
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on C8
- The Lawrence Phenix-Fyler Under-18 softball team won the Clay Center B Round Robin Tournament with a 4-0 record on Saturday.
- Cactus flirt with no-hitter in victory
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on C3
- or the second day in a row, a Lawrence Cactus pitcher carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning. Tanner Kilmer pitched 6 1⁄3 innings without giving up a hit, and the Cactus defeated Building Champions of Overland Park, 8-4, on Saturday in the Kansas State Showcase.
- Frenchman takes lead as mountains loom
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on C2
- Sylvain Chavanel recaptured the Tour de France’s lead on Saturday by winning the hot and humid seventh stage as the main title contenders bided their time in anticipation of the upcoming Alpine climbs.
- Reutimann notches 2nd victory
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on C2
- David Reutimann won for the second time in his NASCAR Sprint Cup career, holding off Carl Edwards to take Saturday’s LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.
- Man sentenced for attack on officer
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B3
- A 23-year-old Hutchinson man has been sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison for attacking a police officer and other crimes.
- Black Hills, Westar share proposals
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Local energy providers are sharing new plan proposals.
- Boyfriend accused of killing toddler pleads not guilty to charges
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B2
- A south-central Kansas man accused of killing his girlfriend’s 19-month-old son pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges.
- Boy’s bar mitzvah project doubles as CASA fundraiser
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Twelve-year-old Ben Novorr’s bar mitzvah project fizzled Saturday afternoon.
- APA warns against unethical interrogation
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Psychologists in the United States have been warned by their professional group not to take part in torturing detainees in U.S. custody.
- Lawmakers float idea of raising Social Security benefits age to 70
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Young Americans might not get full Social Security retirement benefits until they reach age 70 if some trial balloons that prominent lawmakers of both parties are floating become law.
- Democrats’ patience with Obama could be waning
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The moment has been long in coming, but it may finally have arrived.
- Working on historic church brings villagers together
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A3
- In the center of this northern New Mexico village stands a sun-baked adobe church made famous by the paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe and the photographs of Ansel Adams and Paul Strand.
- Space agency gets close look at asteroid
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The European Space Agency has taken the closest look yet at asteroid Lutetia in an extraordinary quest some 280 million miles in outer space between Mars and Jupiter.
- Spy swap mystery: Bail jumper who vanished
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The United States and Russia swapped 14 spies with precision, but one piece of the puzzle remains: The alleged spy who disappeared after posting bail in Cyprus.
- In swap, spies pawns in a practiced game
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A2
- In the rapid-fire spy swap, the United States and Russia worked together as only old enemies could.
- 58,000 stray dogs killed in 3 months
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Teams of veterinarians and police shooters have killed some 58,000 stray dogs in and around the Iraqi capital over the past three months as part of a campaign to curb an increasing number of strays blamed for attacks on residents.
- 7th suit filed over immigration law
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A2
- A seventh challenge to Arizona’s tough new immigration crackdown says training materials designed to teach police officers how to enforce the law give “vague and ill-defined factors” as reasons to question someone’s legal status.
- Grim Sleeper suspect arrested before
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The man charged with 10 murders in the Los Angeles “Grim Sleeper” case was arrested at least 15 times over four decades but never sent to state prison despite recommendations of probation officers, including one who urged he receive a maximum sentence because it was a bad sign that a man in his 50s still committed crimes, court and jail records show.
- Obama: More PTSD help for vets
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The government is taking what President Barack Obama calls “a long overdue step” to aid veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, making it easier for them to receive federal benefits.
- Royals can’t stop streaking White Sox
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on C1
- Paul Konerko got a standing ovation to start the third inning and tucked it away as another memorable moment in his 12-year career with the Chicago White Sox.
- KU defensive line coach: Pass rush still needs improvement
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on C1
- Buddy Wyatt knows that what he’s about to say is going to surprise a few people.
- Baker golfer in lead at LAGA city tournament
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on C1
- Baker University sophomore-to-be Mason Dick was one of the lucky ones Saturday at Eagle Bend Golf Course.
- N.M. man’s prosthetic leg set on fire after losing drinking bet
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A6
- A 47-year-old Dona Ana County man’s friends set his prosthetic leg on fire after he lost a drinking bet, causing him to suffer severe burns to his buttocks and lower back.
- Woman questioned again and again over ID mix-up
- Customs agents confuse mother with possibly wanted man
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A6
- Sylvie Nelson’s border crossings are anything but routine. Customs agents sometimes order her out of her car. Twice, they handcuffed her in front of her young children. Once, agents swarmed her car and handcuffed her husband, too.
- Struggling states seeking more aid from Washington
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A6
- Governors hamstrung by the sluggish economic rebound in their states and bound to balance their own budgets are pressing anew for Washington to step up with more help — some say even if it means adding to the nation’s red ink.
- Festival aids nonprofit catering to those with disabilities
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Marilyn Bittenbender and her husband, Kelvin Heck, entered The Oread on Saturday night on the lookout for Frog’s Leap.
- Employees share wage theft stories at worker justice clinic
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B1
- They clean our dishes, cook our meals and grow our food.
- All-Star voting yields odd results
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on C2
- Welcome to the All-Star Game of the Internet Age.
- Utility rates likely to rise with energy efficiency plans
- State commission to review companies’ proposals
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Along with the price of using energy, utility bills across the state could soon include the cost of conserving it.
- Writer pays tribute to educators
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B8
- Alex Heard didn’t realize until many years later how much he learned while attending high school in Garden City.
- Oil unleashed temporarily in attempt to contain it
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Robotic submarines working a mile underwater removed a leaking cap from the gushing Gulf oil well Saturday, starting a painful trade-off: Millions more gallons of crude will flow freely into the sea for at least two days until a new seal can be mounted to capture all of it.
- Candidate takes issue with poll
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A1
- In the Kansas governor’s race, Democrat Tom Holland’s campaign is crying foul over a recent Rasmussen poll that showed Republican Sam Brownback way ahead.
- Fisher has meeting with Heat, Riley
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on C6
- Derek Fisher might be why Miami’s new trio of superstars left money on the table.
- Magic may match Bulls’ offer for Redick
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on C6
- Orlando Magic general manager Otis Smith plans to take “the full seven days” to decide whether to match an offer sheet the Chicago Bulls made for restricted free agent J.J. Redick.
- Huge mural of LeBron will be taken down
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on C6
- LeBron James is being dropped off a building. And his jerseys, at least the ones not on fire, are almost being given away.
- Netherlands, Spain to clash today with World Cup title on line
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on C5
- After all the bluster about Brazil and the awe inspired by Germany, the World Cup comes down to two of the all-time underachievers playing for their first title.
- Germany edges Uruguay for third
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on C5
- In pouring rain on a ragged field, Germany and Uruguay staged a match entertaining enough to be for the World Cup title. Too bad it was only for third place.
- Woman’s stoning verdict to be reviewed
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A7
- The lawyer for an Iranian widow sentenced to be stoned to death for an adultery conviction expressed cautious optimism Saturday after Iran said it will review the decision, which has drawn international condemnation.
- Photos of smiling Fidel Castro posted on Web
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A7
- New photographs of a smiling, tracksuit-clad Fidel Castro greeting workers at a scientific think tank were posted on the websites of two Cuban journalists Saturday, offering a rare glimpse of the reclusive revolutionary leader in a public forum.
- Haiti hospital woes show challenges of recovery
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A7
- It was a simple problem with a novel solution.
- Attacks kill 6 U.S. troops, 12 Afghans
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A7
- A wave of attacks killed six U.S. troops and at least a dozen civilians Saturday in Afghanistan’s volatile south and east, as American reinforcements moving into Taliban-dominated areas face up to the fierce resistance they expected.
- Toyota lashed out at instructor during big recall
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A8
- It’s the kind of publicity any university might dream about: An instructor uncovers a possible flaw that’s causing some of the world’s most popular cars to accelerate suddenly. His ground-breaking work attracts interest from Congress and reporters worldwide.
- 2 men killed in crash near Dodge City
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B4
- Two men have been killed in a collision in southwest Kansas.
- Bond set for man accused in wife’s death
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B4
- A judge has set bond at $2.5 million for a central Kansas man accused of killing his wife.
- Zoo on short leash after inspections
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B4
- A push in recent years by the federal government for more frequent enforcement of zoos with repeat violations has resulted in a rash of inspections at the Topeka Zoo at a rate far greater than the state’s other facilities, say the zoo’s director and animal advocacy groups.
- Liberal groups aim to match tea party’s energy
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A5
- If imitation is the highest form of flattery, the “tea party” movement must be honored.
- New rules, big changes coming for financial world
- Legislation would affect banks, lenders, borrowers
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on A5
- Big changes are in store for the financial world from a government crackdown more than a year in the making.
- Church announces release of 12 prisoners
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on E8
- Cuban church officials on Saturday released the names of 12 more political prisoners who will be freed and sent into exile in the coming days under a landmark agreement with President Raul Castro’s government, bringing to 17 the total number of jailed dissidents who have accepted asylum in Spain.
- Amazon river dolphins being slaughtered for bait
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on E8
- The bright pink color gives them a striking appearance in the muddy jungle waters. That Amazon river dolphins are also gentle and curious makes them easy targets for nets and harpoons as they swim fearlessly up to fishing boats.
- Total eclipse in their hearts: Fans chase event around globe
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on E8
- When the moon blots out the sun’s blinding rays today, a sliver of the Earth’s surface will be plunged into eerie darkness.
- U.S. escapes much blame in bloodbath probe
- South Korea ends investigation into human rights abuses
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on E8
- In a political about-face, a South Korean commission investigating a century of human rights abuses has ruled that the U.S. military’s large-scale killing of refugees during the Korean War, in case after case, arose out of military necessity.
- Mortgages
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on E1
- The Douglas County register of deeds recorded 80 mortgages in the weekly period ended Thursday.
- Bankruptcies
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on E1
- Douglas County residents or businesses filing recently for bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Kansas, according to court records:
- Around and about in local business
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on E1
- News from the local business scene for July 11, 2010.
- Agency: Gulf seafood tested so far is safe for eating
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on E1
- Shrimp, grouper, tuna and other seafood snatched from the fringes of the oil in the Gulf of Mexico are safe to eat, according to a federal agency inspecting the catch.
- Lasting spirit: Mother’s legacy lives on through garden
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on D8
- Daylily blooms may only last a day, but they are tied to a lifetime for rural Douglas County gardener Beth Kelley. Many of Kelley’s daylily plants were her mother’s, and she is reminded of her mom each summer when the hardy perennials bloom.
- Behind the Lens: Documenting the Pony Express
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on D2
- Journal-World photographer accompanies this year’s 150th anniversary ride.
- Predatory past
- Before the sex abuse scandal rocked the Catholic Church, there was the case of Bryan Bush, a young youth leader who preyed on boys and crossed paths with a local pastor
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on D1
- It’s been more than 20 years since Tom Brady received the letter that still shocks him to this day.
- Boomer Girl Diary: My secret suburban life as a spy — the Golden Years
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on D1
- I’ve been thinking about a second career.
- Relief through movement: Studies back new therapies to ease pain
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on D4
- For more than a decade, Cheryl Clark has lived with the chronic pain that accompanies fibromyalgia. After years of suffering with severe flulike aches and pains, she finally found some relief — but it didn’t come from a pill or a shot. It came from exercise.
- Party poopers
- A pivotal access point for the Kansas University campus is a poor place to stage game-day street parties.
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B6
- Lawrence city commissioners were right to at least temporarily put the brakes on The Oread hotel’s plan to hold a series of “street parties” in connection with Kansas University home football games this fall.
- Meeting won’t advance peace process
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B6
- The love fest between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday made me recall the adage “All politics is local.”
- GOP candidates are helping Democrats
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B7
- As November’s elections come into sharper focus, Democrats may have a secret weapon in their bid to keep their Senate majority: Republican candidates.
- No health insurance?
- There are still a few things that might help you cope
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on E1
- The health care overhaul passed earlier this year will help many uninsured get coverage starting in 2014. But until then, Americans who lose employer coverage may find buying insurance on their own unaffordable.
- People in the news
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on D5
- People in the news for July 11, 2010.
- Horoscope for July 11, 2010
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on D5
- This year, you get a new beginning. A New Moon in your sign promises hope, energy and charisma. The combo can be very powerful. If you are single, it becomes clear you don’t need to remain that way. Many people would like to be yours. If you are attached, discuss with your sweetie what more you might want from your bond. A fellow Cancer’s mood swings as much as yours.
- Roy Rogers auction offers a Trigger and a Bullet
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on D5
- The smell of horses and hay permeated the marble-floored galleries at Christie’s in Manhattan Friday as potential bidders previewed items including the preserved remains of movie cowboy Roy Rogers’ famous horse Trigger.
- 100 years ago: Marble fountain arrives in Lawrence
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Thirty-three years ago Henry Whaley left his home to make his fortune in the world.
- 40 years ago: Senior housing site chosen
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Seven lots at the corner of 17th and Massachusetts had been chosen for the construction of a housing project designed specifically for senior citizens.
- Obama losing style points with U.S. populace
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B7
- In the campaign he was perhaps the greatest Geiger counter of the age. When compassion was called for, he was compassionate. When inspiration was needed, he was inspiring. When determination was required, he was determined. He had a perfect ear and perfect pitch.
- Wrong yardstick
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B6
- The recent article in the Journal-World concerning Kansas University’s graduation and retention rates compared those rates with other Big 12 schools. What I can never understand is why other Big 12 schools are used as a meaningful yardstick in anything other than athletics. As the recent shenanigans with conference realignments underscores, college athletic directors are primarily concerned with what alternative would bring the most revenue to their programs. When Colorado and Nebraska depart the Big 12, does this mean they will no longer be considered schools with which to compare KU for academic excellence?
- Singer to return to Lawrence for LMH fundraiser
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Country music star and Lawrence native Sarah Buxton was born at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. So were her mom and little brother.
- Upgrades needed
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B6
- Quick and to the point. As a very close neighbor to the Oread, I have from the beginning liked the idea of a hotel next to campus. It has been over 40 years past due.
- Journal-World welcomes photo submissions to Friends and Neighbors
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B5
- Summer is here, and that means cameras will be capturing vacation scenes, sports team gatherings, family reunions and just plain summertime fun.
- Wheel Genius: Road work planned for this week
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B5
- A list of road construction projects set to take place during the week of July 11, 2010.
- City commission agenda for July 13, 2010
- Landfill operators to discuss proposed rate increases
- July 11, 2010 in print edition on B5
- This is the city commission agenda for the meeting scheduled for July 13, 2010.
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