Also from June 5
Births
Blog entries
Couples
- Anniversary: Curran
- Anniversary: Seaver
- Anniversary: Wintermantel
- Engagement: Barker and White
- Engagement: Cooper and Minton
- Engagement: Bollig and Sanford
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Videos
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Game or sport? Golf gets put to the test - June 4, 2010 in print edition on 1C
- With the PGA tour in full swing, it’s time to address those supporters who believe golf should be considered a sport. Some not only argue it’s a sport, but they believe it’s the greatest sport. It’s not — it’s a game …
- On the street: Is golf a game or a sport?
6:00 a.m.
Turnpike rebuild east of Lawrence will squeeze traffic to one lane in each direction- June 4, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- Traffic on the Kansas Turnpike just east of Lawrence will squeeze into one lane in each direction beginning next week, as crews start rebuilding the last original section of the pay-as-you-go highway.
10:00 a.m.
Thomas the Tank Engine returns for annual visit to Baldwin City- June 4, 2010 in print edition on 1B
- For the Toland family, 4-year-old Joseph’s love for Thomas the Tank Engine is one of their top priorities.
2:00 p.m.
United they stand? Realignment questions remain unanswered on final day- 12:04 p.m., June 4, 2010 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on 1C
- When taking this week’s Big 12 spring meetings on a day-by-day basis, one might have been able to conclude that a lot was getting done on the ballroom level of the InterContinental Hotel on the Plaza. The reality of it all couldn’t be farther from that view.
All stories
- One hospitalized after fight outside residence Friday evening
- June 5, 2010
- A Lawrence man was hospitalized with fractured bones in his face suffered during a fight outside a local residence Friday evening.
- Police searching for suspect in stabbing
- June 5, 2010
- Lawrence police are searching for a man who allegedly stabbed a Salina man early Saturday morning.
- Two-car accident shuts down lane of Ninth Street
- 02:32 a.m., June 5, 2010 Updated 03:49 a.m.
- Police closed one lane of Ninth Street early Saturday morning after two cars were involved in an accident near the intersection of Emery Road and Ninth Street.
- Kansas Athletics owes KU faculty an apology
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A7
- From 2004 until 2007, I was a member of the Chancellor’s Athletics Advisory Committee at KU; from 2004 until 2006, I concurrently served as chair of the University Senate Athletics Committee. I vividly remember the first meeting of the advisory committee that I attended. Near the end of the event, the committee chair, Mike Maddox, and the athletics director, Lew Perkins, gave a vigorous tongue-lashing to the KU faculty. Some faculty members, they asserted, were reselling basketball tickets on eBay and making profits.
- State to increase CHIP premiums
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on B2
- The Kansas Legislature has directed the Kansas Health Policy Authority to increase premiums for the Children’s Health Insurance Program by $40 per month.
- A garden variety: Group of Lawrence gardeners organizes tour with hopes of spreading their pursuit
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on D1
- As the screws turned on the U.S. economy a couple years ago and people everywhere were fearing the worst, Amber Lehrman and Jessi Asmussen had their minds on food.
- Private employers hold back on hiring
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A3
- A swell in temporary government hiring for the census drove almost all the job market’s gains last month — a huge disappointment to Wall Street and a sign that private employers aren’t yet confident enough in the recovery to start adding workers with gusto.
- Effectiveness of 4-day school weeks tested throughout U.S.
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A3
- During the school year, Mondays in this rural Georgia community are for video games, trips to grandma’s house and hanging out at the neighborhood community center.
- Marines return to roots with Calif. beach storming
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A5
- Brig. Gen. Rex McMillian watched proudly Friday from a scrubby bluff as hundreds of Marines in seafaring tanks hit the Southern California beach in perfect unison with support helicopters buzzing overhead.
- Gaza-bound aid vessel tailed by Israeli warships
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A5
- A Gaza-bound aid ship was just a few dozen miles from the blockaded Palestinian territory early today, and was being tailed by three Israeli naval boats, a pro-Palestinian activist told The Associated Press.
- Conference advocates talks with Taliban
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A5
- Afghan President Hamid Karzai got a boost Friday from a national conference of tribal, religious and civic leaders for his plans to approach the Taliban to talk peace. Karzai’s more difficult challenge: convincing insurgent leaders and the Obama administration.
- Ironman attracts athletes of all ages
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on C1
- For the most part, Zach Andregg and Joe Douglas are pretty normal guys.
- KU track freshman Finley honored
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on C3
- Kansas University freshman Mason Finley was named the Midwest Region Field Athlete of the Year on Friday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
- Pless, Renko to be inducted into Kansas Sports HOF
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on C3
- Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Board of Trustees and President/CEO Ted Hayes announced the induction of Kansas University football great Willie Pless and three-sport athlete Steve Renko into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.
- Kendall lifts Royals
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on C5
- Jason Kendall had three hits and three RBIs to help Bruce Chen and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers, 7-3, on Friday night.
- Teen breaks Cleveland’s winless spell
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Who says Cleveland can’t win a championship?
- Expert: More kids may be victims in rape case
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A1
- A Lawrence psychologist said Friday that parents who have had contact with the couple charged this week with sex crimes against two children should be concerned.
- Pump patrol
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on B1
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.46 at several stations.
- EPA seeks thorough review of lab site
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on B1
- A federal review of the proposed sale of a remote island housing an animal disease laboratory must include a study of any impact lab testing had on the environment, as well as consideration of endangered bird species found there, two EPA officials said this week.
- KU, other state universities falling dangerously behind
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Earlier this week, this reporter received a letter from a father who is starting to consider what college or university might offer the best educational opportunities for his high school daughter.
- Man facing capital murder charge
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on B2
- A 58-year-old northeast Kansas man has been charged with capital murder in the death of a woman whose body was found six months after she went missing.
- Girls State set to start Sunday
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on B2
- About 300 high school seniors will converge on Kansas University starting on Sunday.
- Dulcimer builder crafts family gifts
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Earlier this spring, Wilfred “Wif” Leiker met a longtime goal of placing a fitting memorial marker at his younger sister’s grave.
- Teens turn in lost purse with $7,700
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on B3
- In the 12 years that Tim Berggren has been the police chief in Lindsborg, he’s had a lot of wallets and purses turned in to his department. And most of them had one thing in common.
- St. Louis Zoo plans $120 million upgrade
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on B8
- St. Louis’ animal kingdom is about to undergo some major renovations.
- Mo. handler convicted in death of dogs
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on B8
- A St. Louis-area dog handler faces sentencing this summer after being convicted of misdemeanor counts in the deaths of dogs under her care.
- U.S. admits royal birthday blunder
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A2
- But will she be amused?
- Woman rows solo across Pacific
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A2
- A British environmentalist has become the first woman to row alone across the Pacific Ocean, receiving a rock star welcome in Papua New Guinea after finishing a nearly 8,000-mile journey.
- Faith Forum: What would Jesus say about the BP oil spill in the Gulf Coast?
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on D1
- It is our job to serve and preserve God’s green earth.
- What a girl wants
- June 5, 2010
- While sitting at the KU Spring Game, I overheard two young teenage boys discussing the odds for the players on the field. However, unlike the grown men around me, these lads were not weighing the team’s chances of making it to a bowl game. They had more immediate matters in mind. “Those guys have it made,” the first one said to his buddy. “Girls love jocks.”
- Ethnic slur latest flap in gov. race
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A2
- A GOP lawmaker hoping to be the state’s first female governor is getting publicity for all the wrong reasons.
- Gates: N. Korea acting reckless
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The sinking of a South Korean warship is part of a reckless pattern of aggression by North Korea, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Saturday, as the U.S. and its allies turned up the rhetorical heat on the communist country.
- Dutch murder suspect returned
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The young Dutchman long suspected in a U.S. teen’s Caribbean island disappearance was delivered to Peru on Friday to face charges in the murder of a 21-year-old woman found with her neck broken in his Lima hotel room.
- As disaster grows, so does anger
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The smell of oil hangs heavy in the sea air. Children with plastic shovels scoop up clumps of goo in the waves. Beachcombers collect tarballs as if they were seashells.
- Here’s to Wooden and a life well lived
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on C2
- He was a coach when coaching meant something else, long before the job became a pathway to riches and fame.
- McDonald’s recalls ‘Shrek’ glasses
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on B4
- A recall of 12 million cadmium-tainted “Shrek” drinking glasses sold by McDonald’s raises questions about the safety of millions of similar cheap promotional products that have been sitting in Americans’ kitchen cabinets for years.
- Fundraiser puts Gulf seafood on the menu
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on B4
- Eat a shrimp, support a Gulf of Mexico fisherman. That’s the thinking behind the “Dine Out for the Gulf Coast” campaign in which restaurants across the country will be putting a little fish philanthropy on the menu.
- BP chief’s gaffes intensify criticism of company
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on B4
- So far, BP’s CEO Tony Hayward has failed in his efforts to stop people from losing faith — or money — in his company.
- Missing moon rock may have been found
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A4
- The rock was part of 135 fragments collected during the Apollo 17 mission and given to the 50 states and several countries.
- Shepherd’s son enters pretrial program
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on C7
- The son of actress Cybill Shepherd has entered a pretrial program in Pennsylvania requiring his attendance at 24 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in the hopes of clearing his record of theft charges.
- Sheryl Crow adopts a second baby boy
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on C7
- Sheryl Crow is the mother of another baby boy.
- Documents: Kagan pushed liberal policies with pragmatism
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Newly released documents portray Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan as a person of strong opinions and sometimes overtly liberal views, but above all a pragmatist who pursued middle-ground solutions on issues ranging from abortion to taking on Big Tobacco.
- Dodgers say lawsuit against Lovitz resolved
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on C7
- The Los Angeles Dodgers say they’ve resolved a dispute with comedian and actor Jon Lovitz over nearly $100,000 in unpaid tickets.
- Man guilty of burglary in Dunst handbag heist
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on C7
- It was a real-life remake, with a different ending.
- Nadal, Soderling reach French Open final
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on C2
- All that stands between Rafael Nadal and a fifth French Open title is the only player ever to beat him at Roland Garros.
- No can-do spirit: Crises fray U.S. optimism
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on D8
- From the Gulf oil spill to the war in Afghanistan, from lost jobs to soaring budget deficits, cascading crises are defying easy resolution and undermining Americans’ faith in the future.
- U.S. must help salvage Turkey’s ties to Israel
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Is Israel trying to help Hamas? Is Jerusalem trying to undermine its strategic position in the Middle East?
- Millionaire’s test rocket reaches orbit
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A3
- A multimillionaire’s test rocket blasted off on its maiden voyage Friday and successfully reached orbit in a dry run for NASA’s push to go commercial.
- Trainer Zito eyes another Belmont victory
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on C2
- No one is in more of a New York state of mind these days than Nick Zito. And why not?
- Pentagon official tapped for intel chief
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A2
- President Barack Obama intends to nominate the Pentagon’s top intelligence official, James Clapper, as the next national intelligence director despite some objections from Capitol Hill, two senior administration officials said Friday.
- Class-action lawsuits on fuel sales OK’d
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on B4
- A federal judge in Kansas City has granted class-action status to two lawsuits claiming companies are short-changing customers by selling them “hot fuel.”
- Texas prep QB commits to KU
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on C3
- Killeen, Texas quarterback Michael Cummings wasted little time becoming the latest player in the Class of 2011 to orally commit to the Kansas University football program.
- KU’s Self laments Wooden’s death
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on C4
- Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self spoke on Friday about the death of former UCLA coaching legend John Wooden.
- 100 years ago: Lawrence High commencement fills opera house
- June 5, 2010
- From the Lawrence Daily World for June 5, 1910: “The entire seating capacity of the two lower floors of the opera house was utilized last evening when the commencement exercises of the Lawrence High school were held. The class orations and speeches were new and bright and had their interest for everyone present.
- 40 years ago: Airplane piloted by Perry man hijacked over Arizona
- June 5, 2010
- Capt. Dale C. Hupe, whose hometown was listed as Perry, Kan., was the pilot of a TWA jetliner that was hijacked over Arizona by a man demanding $100 million. Hupe suffered a bullet wound to his stomach when he and the co-pilot, Donald Salmonson of Overland Park, captured the hijacker in a tense cockpit gun battle. Hupe was reported as recovering after surgery in Washington, D.C.
- Sponge painting can meld colors to unify a room
- June 5, 2010
- Sponge painting is a quick and easy way to add depth and interest to any room in your home. It is also a great way to avoid having to pick just the right color for that interior painting project you have been meaning to tackle.
- Seating premium
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A7
- ries of diatribes against Kansas University, finally had something legitimate to complain about in his May 29 Saturday column. Unfortunately he chose to focus on petty complaints, rather than legitimate ones — and failed, yet again, to offer practical suggestions or solutions.
- Potts arrives just in time for ‘Freshman Father’
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on C7
- The sceptered head of the prom king never rests easy. At least in TV movies.
- Horoscope for June 5, 2010
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on C7
- This year, you make all the difference because you will be more upbeat and direct. You will lasso in what you want in the most unexpected manner. You have a lot going for you, and you let others know it in no uncertain terms. If you are single, manage your many admirers as only you can. If you are attached, the two of you click in many ways, but even more so this year. Enjoy. Aries is good energy for you.
- Self voices support for athletic director Perkins
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on C1
- Bill Self stands behind his boss, Lew Perkins, during this trying time for Kansas University’s athletic director.
- FCE News
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on B7
- FCE news for June 5, 2010.
- Around and about
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on B5
- Around and about for June 5, 2010.
- Club news
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on B5
- Club news for June 5, 2010.
- Scientists identify meteor event in Whitman’s poetry
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on D8
- The heavenly display is described in the poem “Year of Meteors (1859-1860),” in which Walt Whitman writes of the tumultuous period leading up to the Civil War.
- 25 years ago: Bond issue for street improvements approved
- June 5, 2010
- City commissioners approved a bond issue for major street repairs and traffic light improvements. The projects were expected to cost more than $524,000. Traffic signals were to be added or improved at 19th and Massachusetts, 15th and Iowa, 11th and Kentucky, 11th and Tennessee, and 23rd and Haskell.
- BP boycott
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A7
- I am going on a long trip back East this summer, and since I will be driving, I will boycott both BP and Exxon in view of the horrific, yet untold, damage they have done to the Gulf Coast as well as to Alaska’s shores. Who can forget that?
- Sad conclusions
- June 5, 2010 in print edition on A7
- This is a sad time for Kansas University athletics, not for the athletes, but for the athletic administration, which more and more appears to be corrupt from top to bottom.
- Republican tax plans would increase state revenue, analyses say May 22, 2013 · 17 comments
- City commissioner wants state to revoke nightclub's liquor license May 21, 2013 · 81 comments
- Blog: Clemson University hires KU professor to lead biology department May 22, 2013 · 3 comments
- Weekday graduations get mixed reviews from parents and families May 22, 2013 · 12 comments
- Two men face charges in Sunday morning shooting May 22, 2013 · 11 comments
- Will of the people May 21, 2013 · 25 comments
- On the street: Do you have plans in place in the event of a tornado? May 22, 2013 · 7 comments
- Sound Off: Water fountains May 22, 2013 · 4 comments
- U.S.' largest tanker base to be in Wichita May 23, 2013 · 6 comments
- Blog: Why are graduations in the middle of the week? May 22, 2013 · 11 comments
- No consensus on McLemore's draft position after lottery May 23, 2013
- House Republican leaders propose 1.5 percent cut to higher education for each of next two fiscal years May 21, 2013
- Hillcrest teacher honored with annual 'Bobs' Award' May 22, 2013
- Free State softball confident in championship chances at state May 23, 2013
- City commissioner wants review of city's storm shelter policies in wake of Oklahoma tornado May 22, 2013
- Opinion: Wayne Selden sizes up recruits May 21, 2013
- Free State students and parents share emotions at graduation May 22, 2013
- They said it ... about Tarik Black May 20, 2013
- 100 years ago: 'The vulturous Kaw triumped' over Billie Bob Atkinson May 23, 2013
