Also from July 19
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Polls
Should Congress approve President Obama's request to restore the jobless benefits for 2 million people whose benefits are running out?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 54% | |
| No | 40% | |
| Not sure | 5% | |
| Total | 1025 | |
Who is KU's bigger rival in men's basketball?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 70% | |
| Kansas State | 29% | |
| Total | 1713 | |
Do you think the state should be forced to fund public schools at the rate lawmakers approved several years ago to settle a court order?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes. | 62% | |
| No. | 32% | |
| Not sure. | 5% | |
| Total | 830 | |
Videos
- The weather will still be warm overnight with temperatures barely …
- When it gets hot in Kansas, there are some things …
- The Oread Hotel is planning to hold tailgate parties before …
- Several local bicycle enthusiasts claim they were victims of an …
- The Lawrence School Board Monday arrived at a property tax …
- The city is working with some local businesses to reach …
- Lynn Jenkins is facing a tough fight against Dennis Pyle …
- The 6News kidcast weather segment for July 19, 2010.
- The sales figures from lottery tickets in Kansas for the …
- The KU men’s basketball team will be featured in four …
- The best six plays from the past week’s area sports.
- A few clouds will be possible overnight, with lows in …
- It’s going to be a hot drive this afternoon. A …
- Sunny, hot, humid and breezy for Monday. Highs will warm …
- It’s going to be hot and windy today with temperatures …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Public input sought on lean county budget- July 18, 2010 in print edition on 1B
- Scouring Douglas County’s proposed $69 million budget for next year already has trimmed more than $250,000 in expenses from the thick, three-ring binders that elected officials have been lugging around for the past week.
6:00 a.m.
Wetlands program inspires young artists, actors- July 19, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- Poems, drums, songs, dancing, writing and acting. Area youths are getting the opportunity to try out some new ways of expressing themselves as part of Unmask.Unearth, a collaborative project sponsored by the Lawrence Youth Ensemble.
10:00 a.m.
Hands-on training gives teachers a better grasp- July 19, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- For one week, Luke Lang’s task wasn’t to go to work in his Lawrence High School classroom but to operate as a welder for Fannin Fabrication Co. in Topeka.
2:00 p.m.
Garden envy: A (slightly) competitive spirit can produce beautiful results- July 19, 2010
- For years, Renee Babin had garden envy. She’d see beautiful, lush plants dripping with tomatoes or peppers and then skulk back up to her apartment and stew about her lack of a plot to call her own.
- Video: Green with garden envy
- On the street: Do you experience garden envy?
6:00 p.m.
School funding cuts ignore law- July 19, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- The school finance crisis in Kansas continues with no end in sight, and attempts to fix it have been temporary at best.
All stories
- Eight KU students to study abroad on Fulbright research grants
- 04:33 p.m., July 19, 2010 Updated 08:32 a.m. in print edition on A3
- Eight Kansas University students have earned Fulbright research grants.
- Police department to hold academy for Lawrence residents this fall
- 04:25 p.m., July 19, 2010 Updated 07:35 p.m.
- The Lawrence Police Department will hold a citizens’ police academy this fall.
- Lawrence Chamber of Commerce debating sales tax signs for businesses in special districts
- 04:16 p.m., July 19, 2010 Updated 05:02 p.m. in print edition on A1
- The leader of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce said Monday that his group is working to develop a sign for retailers to post that tells consumers how much sales tax is charged inside businesses within a special taxing district.
- Tiahrt TV ad attacks Moran’s stance on immigration
- July 19, 2010
- Kansas Congressman Todd Tiahrt says his main rival for the U.S. Senate supported services for illegal immigrants by voting for a children’s health bill last year.
- WellCommons honored in Knight-Batten competition
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A5
- WellCommons was honored Monday as a “notable entry” in the annual Knight-Batten Award competition.
- Mother of Congressman Jerry Moran dies at 93
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The mother of Kansas Congressman Jerry Moran has died at the age of 93.
- The Oread provides revised plan to city for KU football tailgating events
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Revised plans for a series of tailgating events around The Oread hotel are coming back to Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday.
- Free State High School’s summer autism program encourages social interaction
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A1
- From an outsider’s point of view, the scene looked pretty chaotic as students and staff from Free State High School’s summer autism program took a trip to a restaurant.
- Several people hurt in multi-vehicle accident on Kansas Turnpike near Shawnee County line
- 11:00 a.m., July 19, 2010 Updated 05:53 p.m. in print edition on A4
- At least three people — and possibly four — were injured Monday morning in an multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 70 east of Topeka.
- Jayhawks to play four Big Monday games
- Jayhawks to face Missouri, K-State, Baylor, Oklahoma St.
- 10:14 a.m., July 19, 2010 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on B1
- Kansas University’s basketball team will make four appearances on ESPN’s Big Monday during the 2010-11 season, the Big 12 Conference announced Monday.
- KU hosting women from Egypt, Morocco as part of U.S. State Department leadership program
- July 19, 2010
- Twenty women from Egypt and Morocco are spending a month at the University of Kansas to learn lessons in leadership.
- Voter registration deadline arrives for Kansas primary elections
- July 19, 2010
- Monday is the deadline in Kansas to register to vote in the Aug. 3 party primaries.
- Puerto Rico seeks statehood support
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A7
- A Republican governor — a very Republican governor — has an idea for solving one of his party’s conundrums. The party should listen to Luis Fortuno, the Reaganite who resides in Puerto Rico’s executive mansion.
- Tax burdens
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A7
- HELLO… Is anyone out there paying attention? Are our real estate taxes really going up again? Does Douglas County think we’re a bottomless pit of wealth? Our economy is in a shambles. People are losing jobs, losing sleep and going without just to make ends meet. Soon, only the rich will be able to afford to own homes in Douglas County. Taxes are more than what mortgage payments once were and climbing at an astronomical rate. Where does it end?
- Tax sales ahead
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A7
- I would like to voice my opinion regarding the proposed tax increase from both the county and school board. To raise our taxes and to do so in such an extreme manner is absolutely ridiculous. Very, very few people can afford this increase. I can only guess that if this was put to a vote of the citizens of Lawrence, it would fail miserably.
- Fighting violence
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Two years ago, on July 3, Jana Mackey, a Lawrence-area women’s rights activist, was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, a man known to have a history of domestic violence. She was a law student at KU, a lobbyist for the National Organization for Women, and a volunteer advocate for sexual assault victims. The impact Jana had on the Lawrence community is readily apparent, and her tragic story only accentuates the necessity of her efforts as a women’s rights activist.
- School audits
- There may be ways for Kansas school districts to cut their expenses, but not by as much as some state legislators would like to contend.
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Audits of a number of Kansas public school districts has provided some valuable information for the districts and for state legislators.
- Renewed opportunity
- Hopefully, the sale of property in northwest Douglas County will get plans to build a new warehouse there back on track.
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Community leaders should be pleased that Thursday’s auction of property near the Kansas Turnpike’s Lecompton interchange appears to have opened new opportunities to move forward on negotiations for a new Berry Plastics warehouse on the site.
- A love story
- July 19, 2010
- This week’s story is a little different from the others. But while it might lack laughs, it should make you feel good all the same.
- Make an outlet for venting by replacing fan
- July 19, 2010
- Replacing an existing bathroom exhaust fan with a quieter, more energy-efficient one can be a relatively simple job.
- Ready to serve: A veteran and tennis player embraces life
- July 19, 2010
- Despite seeing first-hand some of the atomic bomb’s devastating power, losing his wife of 63 years and having to give up tennis, Jay Hines retains a zest for life and a strong belief in the value of freedom and America’s independence.
- Fiscal Fitness: Measuring money is complex
- July 19, 2010
- In the past few articles we have discussed what money is and how it can be inflated. Since 1971, when all ties between currency and precious metals were removed, it has been increasingly difficult to define what money is. So how do we measure it if we have a hard time defining what it is?
- Lashes with flash: Dyeing, extensions and other procedures give the eye area some ooomph
- July 19, 2010
- Some women never leave home without a coat or two of mascara on their lashes. But, after an hour or two in sultry weather, their eyes can resemble Rocky Raccoon after a rainstorm. Not a good look on anyone. Except raccoons, maybe. Enter eyelash tinting, a relatively new trend in cosmetics, that temporarily dyes the eyelashes.
- The stars unite: Upcoming event teaches newcomers about night sky
- July 19, 2010
- While summer storms have dampened the ability to stargaze around Lawrence, late summer and fall are great times for new and veteran stargazers to examine and wonder about the night sky.
- Kid photos on Facebook: dos and don’ts
- July 19, 2010
- Technology has made it easier than ever for parents to document and share every cute kid moment on Facebook. But that doesn’t mean every moment should be shared. Here are some guidelines.
- ‘Jayni’s Kitchen’ new this week
- July 19, 2010
- Join “Jayni’s Kitchen” this week for a new episode, “Sadie Keller’s Summer Favorites.”
- Back-to-school styles suit Material Girls
- July 19, 2010
- August is quickly approaching, and before we know it, the first day of classes will be here. Check out the hottest back-to-school fashions for your kids, tweens and teens.
- K.C. homeowner develops landscaping masterpiece
- July 19, 2010
- Like an artist with a blank canvas, Todd Kunkel unleashed his gardening creativity on the blank slate that was the meagerly planted grounds of his newly built Overland Park home. The result is a landscaping masterpiece recently featured in Kansas City Home and Garden magazine and the subject of this week’s “Home and Away.”
- Garden envy: A (slightly) competitive spirit can produce beautiful results
- July 19, 2010
- For years, Renee Babin had garden envy. She’d see beautiful, lush plants dripping with tomatoes or peppers and then skulk back up to her apartment and stew about her lack of a plot to call her own.
- Create your own back-to-school traditions
- July 19, 2010
- Rebecca Miller Wilson wants her three children to look forward to the first day of school, so she makes a celebration of it.
- Current events cause tangible grief
- July 19, 2010
- Images of the Gulf spill weigh on me, as I know they do on many people, no matter how we distract ourselves.
- Healing bonds: Lawrence massage therapists will teach pediatric practices in Vietnam
- July 19, 2010
- Olivia London-Webb wasn’t supposed to make it through the night. Doctors said she was just too premature to have a chance at a long life. So her mother simply asked for a little bonding time.
- Rebuilding slow to address Afghanistan’s power problem
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on B10
- The goal is to transform Afghanistan into a modern nation, fueled by a U.S.-led effort pouring $60 billion into bringing electricity, clean water, jobs, roads and education to this crippled country. But the results — or lack of them — threaten to do more harm than good.
- Some Gaza women smolder over Hamas’ water-pipe ban
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on B10
- There are few pleasures left for Gaza’s 1.5 million people, squeezed by both a blockade and Hamas efforts to impose its strict Muslim lifestyle. And women here just lost another one.
- Study finds higher cancer rate in test-tube babies
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on B10
- For the first time, a large study suggests a higher rate of childhood cancer among test-tube babies, but researchers say the reason probably has nothing to do with how the infants were conceived.
- Horoscope for July 19, 2010
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A9
- This year, solutions and great ideas seem to bubble forth naturally and weave together. You are a source of ideas for many. As a result, others frequently seek you out for feedback and a different perspective. If you are single, you’ll have your share of admirers to pick from. Don’t settle. Enjoy the process of dating. If you are attached, the two of you become much closer. Scorpio often triggers your imagination.
- Bone marrow drive to aid ‘Lion King’ star
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A9
- A bone marrow drive for an 11-year-old “Lion King” star with leukemia has turned out to be one of the hottest matinees on Broadway.
- Zsa Zsa Gabor to have surgery for broken hip
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A9
- Zsa Zsa Gabor will have surgery to replace the hip she broke when she fell out of bed in her Bel Air home, her publicist said Sunday.
- Auctioneer: Lucille Ball awards go to daughter
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A9
- Heritage Auction Galleries says a deal reached Saturday will return the awards to Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill, Ball’s daughter with first husband Desi Arnaz.
- ‘Inception’ earns a dreamy $60.4M
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A9
- Leonardo DiCaprio and Christopher Nolan’s “Inception” is anything but a sleeper as the thriller opened big with $60.4 million and a No. 1 finish at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.
- Altruism stumbles with ‘Do Something’
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A9
- Can television foster social change? It’s difficult for a network to exhort anyone to go make a change when the real purpose of any network is to get you to stay on your couch and watch television. And few networks are as dedicated to indolent, guilty-pleasure channel surfing as VH1.
- U.S. to unveil large aid package for Pakistan
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A10
- The U.S. will today announce hundreds of millions of dollars worth of civilian aid projects for Pakistan, American officials said, in an attempt to demonstrate that Washington has broadened its relationship with the country, away from just anti-terror cooperation to helping the people of Pakistan.
- Fear of ‘resegregation’ rattles North Carolina
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A10
- In the annals of desegregation, Raleigh is barely a footnote.
- Wetlands program inspires young artists, actors
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Poems, drums, songs, dancing, writing and acting. Area youths are getting the opportunity to try out some new ways of expressing themselves as part of Unmask.Unearth, a collaborative project sponsored by the Lawrence Youth Ensemble.
- Former Lawrence attorney to be sentenced
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Scott Bloch, the former head of the Office of Special Counsel under President George W. Bush, faces a federal judge this week to determine his sentence for criminal contempt of Congress.
- Kids recovering from bus crash
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Most of the nine children injured in a bus crash in eastern Kansas have been released from the hospital.
- Pump patrol
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.52 at several stations.
- Grant’s Farm studied as possible national park site
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A5
- Grant’s Farm, owned by the Busch beer family, has long been a popular attraction in St. Louis County. Soon, it could become a national park.
- Submit your photos to Friends & Neighbors
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A5
- Summer is here, and that means cameras will be capturing vacation scenes, sports team gatherings, family reunions and just plain summertime fun.
- Farnborough airshow reflects health of global aircraft market
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A5
- Boeing Co.’s long-anticipated 787 jet touched down on British soil Sunday, tipping its wings to the crowd and building buzz at the Farnborough International Airshow, the industry’s premier event.
- BP, feds clash over Gulf oil well
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A2
- BP and the Obama administration offered significantly differing views Sunday on whether the capped Gulf of Mexico oil well will have to be reopened, a contradiction that may be an effort by the oil giant to avoid blame if crude starts spewing again.
- Germans throw huge party on autobahn
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Germany’s autobahns are renowned for average speeds well in excess of 80 miles an hour.
- Surprise S.C. Senate candidate makes first speech
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A2
- In his first campaign appearance, South Carolina’s surprising U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene avoided any major gaffes Sunday as he hit his three major themes of jobs, education and justice.
- Handling of car dealers criticized
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The Treasury Department failed to consider the economic fallout when it told General Motors and Chrysler to quickly shutter many dealerships as part of government-led bankruptcies, a federal watchdog found.
- Train collision kills at least 56
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A2
- A speeding express train collided with a passenger train at a station in eastern India early today, mangling the carriages and killing at least 56 people, railway police said.
- Aftershocks shake Alaska region
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A2
- A series of strong aftershocks in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands region followed a powerful earthquake that shook the remote area, but officials say there are no reports of damage or injury. There also is no threat of a tsunami from any of the quakes.
- Officials say gunmen kill 17 at party
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Gunmen stormed a party in northern Mexico on Sunday and massacred 17 people, authorities said.
- Attacks kill anti-al-Qaida fighters
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A2
- At least 50 people were killed Sunday in attacks west of Baghdad, including a double suicide bombing against Sunni paramilitary members waiting to receive their paychecks outside a military base.
- Vatican to consider St. Louis case for miracle
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A St. Louis woman believes her recovery from cancer was a miracle, and now the Vatican will have the chance to decide if the cure can be attributed to a French priest, who’s in line for possible canonization.
- Volunteers needed at counseling center
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Agency: Headquarters
- Raytown man arrested on charges of rape
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A 46-year-old Raytown man was arrested Sunday on charges of raping a 22-year-old Lawrence woman.
- Marriages
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Marriage licenses issued
- Divorces granted
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Divorces granted
- School funding cuts ignore law
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A1
- The school finance crisis in Kansas continues with no end in sight, and attempts to fix it have been temporary at best.
- Hands-on training gives teachers a better grasp
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A1
- For one week, Luke Lang’s task wasn’t to go to work in his Lawrence High School classroom but to operate as a welder for Fannin Fabrication Co. in Topeka.
- Microneedles may make getting flu shots easier
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on A1
- One day your annual flu shot could come in the mail.
- A’s muscle up, sweep Royals
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Adam Rosales, Kevin Kouzmanoff and Jack Cust each went deep, and Vin Mazzaro pitched into the eighth inning to help the A’s beat the Kansas City Royals, 9-6, and finish a three-game sweep.
- FSHS golfers sign
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on B3
- In a ceremony at Lawrence Country Club, Free State High graduates Connor Klutman and Evan Schmidt both signed with Coffeyville Community College, where they will play golf.
- One bad round costly for McIlroy
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on B3
- One bad round. One completely, utterly awful round. Take that away, and Rory McIlroy’s walk up the 18th fairway Sunday at the British Open might have been triumphant.
- French rider triumphs at 14th stage of Tour de France
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on B2
- With the Pyrenees all too ready to punish riders, overall leader Andy Schleck and defending champion Alberto Contador sized each other up, matching wits and pedal strokes in a high-altitude waiting game at the Tour de France.
- Pac-10 must figure out new alignment
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Once the collegiate Earth was done shaking in June and the Pac-10 was denied the biggest annexation since the Louisiana Purchase, the landscape cleaved neatly and gave the league Colorado and Utah.
- Armstrong refutes LeMond’s claim
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Lance Armstrong dismissed as “nonsense” a reported claim by Greg LeMond that the seven-time Tour de France champion tried to pay someone $300,000 to say LeMond used a banned drug.
- KU hot on trail of Kansas prep Perry Ellis
- Kansas basketball coaches fixtures at games of Wichita star Ellis
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Wichita Heights High junior forward Perry Ellis — who is well on his way to becoming the first McDonald’s All-American from the state of Kansas since Wayne Simien in 2001 — is drawing a lot of attention on the July recruiting circuit.
- It’s WUHST-hy-zen: Obscure South African claims claret jug
- July 19, 2010 in print edition on B1
- The unknown guy with the unpronounceable name finished off the unexpected task Sunday at golf’s ancestral home, and it wasn’t even close.
- Lisher worthy all-star
- 12:00 a.m., July 19, 2010 Updated 08:14 a.m. in print edition on B1
- Just as his brother Brett did four years before him, Free State High center Michael Lisher will play in the Kansas East-West Shrine Bowl Football Classic that pits graduated high school all-stars from Topeka and all points east against the those from the rest of the state.
- Lawrence marathoner’s new baking projects an exercise in endurance
- July 19, 2010
- I always think it’s funny when my mom asks me, “You didn’t make that from scratch, did you?” It’s normally when I bake something for a family gathering. I understand her concern. She doesn’t want me to go to too much trouble or stress myself out.
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