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Should casinos provide patrons free alcohol if they are gambling?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 62% | |
| No | 37% | |
| Total | 1513 | |
Do you think a 10-institution Big 12 would be the best-case scenario for KU?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 67% | |
| No | 24% | |
| Undecided | 7% | |
| Total | 766 | |
Are you concerned about the number of X-rays you have received in your lifetime?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 78% | |
| Yes | 17% | |
| Not sure | 3% | |
| Total | 765 | |
Videos
- Boosters are hoping they can add more amenities to the …
- Students at this school will go to Kennedy Elementary. The …
- The former KU basketball player gave a lecture today about …
- Rising costs at the landfill may be transferred to Lawrence …
- Howard Pine’s Garden Center in north Lawrence has seen decreased …
- Republican primaries will remained closed to everyone except registered Republicans. …
- One was arrested for aggravated battery and another for a …
- The relay also collected more than 5,000 cans for the …
- Logan Farmer delivers the highs and lows for June 15.
- Tonight we’ll see temperatures in the low 60s with some …
- Topeka officials say that tornado sirens sounded late during severe …
- The school will make more than $20 million from a …
- Ballard used Tyshawn Taylor, Brady Morningstar and Tyrel Reed to …
- The top six plays from area sports in the past …
- Dale Seuferling said that with the new conference arrangement could …
- Rain in Douglas County Sunday night led to Lawrence officials …
- A National Weather Service meteorologist assessed the damage and said …
- Drier and cooler air is filtering into the area, with …
- No major problems are expected this afternoon, although there could …
- The new deal would leave the conference with 10 teams, …
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- The roads are still wet from the overnight rain and …
- Severe weather that passed through Douglas County Sunday night brought …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Sail Kansas: Landlocked sailors thrive in their beloved pastime- June 13, 2010
- Think about sailing, and you might imagine the azure open waters of Key West, Cape Cod or Australia’s Barrier Reef. But, Kansas? Not exactly a mecca for mariners.
10:00 a.m.
Cyclist logs 7,500 miles on single trip — across Africa- June 14, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- Lawrence resident Jason Becker best describes himself as “adventurous.” The former Wichita high school art teacher has worked his entire life to help others and to venture outside his comfort zone. That effort would never be more evident than during his latest excursion.
2:00 p.m.
City draws plan, budget for marking roads- June 14, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- Lawrence city officials are looking to accelerate a program that brightens lane markings on major streets in town, even as a national shortage of marking materials threatens to curtail such work later this year.
6:00 p.m.
Your life is an open Facebook- June 14, 2010
- Since Facebook opened to the public in 2006, the site’s privacy walls have steadily eroded. Much of users’ once-private info is now permanently public and easily shared with third parties—and many users have no idea that’s the case…
- On the street: Are you using social media more or less these days?
7:43 p.m.
Big 12 realignment
- Big 12 Conference lives on
- Posted June 14, 2010
- 10:07 p.m. Update Hey all, one more update for tonight... The Big 12's official website now has confirmed this situation and it also has released ...
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- Self comments on Texas staying in Big 12
- June 14, 2010
- Bill Self had this to say to the Journal-World Monday night about University of Texas officials indicating on the school’s official website that the Longhorns will remain in the Big 12:
- Volunteers needed for Douglas County disaster simulation
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A5
- While most people hope they will never have to be victims of a disaster, Paula Hladky actually volunteers for the experience. Fortunately, Hladky is only a role player and the disaster is only a learning tool.
- KU Endowment Association President says KU going to be ‘OK’
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A1
- No, Dale Seuferling doesn’t have any inside information about the fate of the Big 12 Conference, nor the future partners for Kansas University athletics.
- Trash service costs for Lawrence residents likely to rise with increase in landfill fees
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Taking out the trash may get a little more expensive in Lawrence. City Hall leaders have confirmed that operators with the Jefferson County-based Hamm Inc. landfill are seeking a nearly 30 percent increase in the fees they charge to accept Lawrence trash.
- Brownback proposes Office of Repealer, but doesn’t have specifics on what he’d like repealed
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A1
- U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., who is the leading candidate for governor, says he wants to reduce state regulations, but so far hasn’t offered any details.
- Statehouse Live: Kansas higher ed officials hoping to retain remaining 10 in Big 12
- 03:06 p.m., June 14, 2010 Updated 04:02 p.m.
- “A 10 institution Big 12 Conference appears to be a win-win for all involved,” said Kansas Board of Regents Chair Jill Docking of Wichita.
- Michael Lee added to Oregon men’s basketball staff
- June 14, 2010
- Former Kansas University guard Michael Lee has been hired as the assistant director of basketball operations at the University of Oregon, according the school’s website, GoDucks.com.
- Relay for Life teams raise more than $172,000 for American Cancer Society
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A5
- Hundreds of walkers took a giant step forward in the fight to find a cure for cancer.
- CASA playhouse going on tour before July fundraiser
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A4
- As a reminder that every child needs a safe and permanent home, the Douglas County CASA playhouse will go on tour.
- Man arrested in connection with Sunday morning stabbing
- June 14, 2010
- Lawrence police have arrested a suspect in connection with a weekend stabbing that sent one man to Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
- Kansas Democrats to have open primary again
- June 14, 2010
- Kansas Democrats are once opening their primary elections to unaffiliated voters.
- Food-stamp shopping: Could your family eat on $68.88 a week? One parent gives it a try
- June 14, 2010
- How much do you spend on groceries each week? $100? $150? $200? Ever spend just $68.88 for the entire week? How about that amount for a family of four? That’s $17.22 to cover 21 meals per person.
- Flash flood warning expires, watch in effect for Douglas County
- 12:00 a.m., June 14, 2010 Updated 02:55 a.m.
- The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Douglas and surrounding counties.
- Big 12 not dead yet
- Source says league could survive, with Oklahoma in North
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on B1
- A source close to the situation told the Journal-World late Sunday night that the Big 12 Conference appears to have moved closer to an agreement with its remaining schools to keep the league together and that Oklahoma University will move to the North Division.
- Obama ineffective in handling oil spill
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Neither the executive branch of the U.S. government nor BP can be proud of the way they have handled the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. President Barack Obama’s escalating tough talk against BP, in particular, is a weak political maneuver that only magnifies his administration’s inaction on the big questions that have arisen from the oil spill.
- Medical radiation use highest in U.S.
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A10
- We fret about airport scanners, power lines, cell phones and even microwaves. It’s true that we get too much radiation. But it’s not from those sources — it’s from too many medical tests.
- HBO profiles life and death of Iranian protester
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A9
- “For Neda” (8 p.m., HBO) recalls the turmoil in Iran’s streets that followed the overtly rigged re-election of president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
- WWII B-24 pilot finally gets to thank his rescuer
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A1
- In a desk drawer at home in east Wichita, Harold Strub keeps a seaplane log book.
- Throw-back Celtics take 3-2 lead on L.A.
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on B1
- It’s looking a lot like 2008 again, with Paul Pierce carrying the Boston Celtics to victory in the NBA finals and leading them to the brink of yet another title.
- Van Go students build art projects for annual What Floats Your Boat auction
- Annual fundraising auction is Saturday
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Instead of spending the afternoon relaxing at the pool, 15-year-old Van Go student Anna Taylor finds a comfortable spot on the floor to begin her next art project.
- 40 years ago: Shoplifter bites proprietor, leaves with sunglasses
- June 14, 2010
- Eleanor Womack, proprietor of The Campus Mad House, 411 W. 14th, attempted to stop a shoplifter, who bit her on the arm and then escaped with a pair of sunglasses valued at less than three dollars.
- Gunmen storm central bank
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A10
- Insurgents wearing military uniforms stormed Iraq’s central bank Sunday during an apparent robbery attempt, battling security forces in a three-hour standoff after bombs exploded nearby in a coordinated daylight attack that left as many as 26 people dead.
- ‘Karate Kid’ kicks off at No. 1
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A9
- “The Karate Kid” has won a 1980s showdown at the box office against “The A-Team.”
- 25 years ago: Firefighters, city reach agreement after 9-hour mediation
- June 14, 2010
- Lawrence firefighters and the city had reached a tentative agreement after a nine-hour negotiation session attended by federal mediators. The mediators had been brought in after talks had reached an impasse on June 1.
- 100 years ago: Minors banned from driving in town
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A7
- From the Lawrence Daily World for June 14, 1910: “A minor under 18 years of age can no longer drive a motor car, cycle or any vehicle propelled by steam, electricity, etc., on the streets of the city of Lawrence. So says an ordinance passed by the city council last night.
- Founding principles
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A7
- I would respectfully like to respond to Brent Garner’s letter of June 11. What frightens me more than the idea that our educational systems are failing to promote our “founding principles and documents” is the way these documents are being wielded as weapons in our current political environment. Mr. Garner’s argument is the flip side of a point that was made poignantly in the Non Sequitur comic strip just a few days ago.
- Volunteer victims needed for disaster drill
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Douglas County Emergency Management is participating in a large-scale disaster exercise along with several other city and county response agencies and is looking for victims/actors to make the event more realistic.
- 2 hurt in separate fights
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Lawrence police on Sunday morning investigated two separate violent incidents in the city.
- Sticky issues in overhaul threaten entire bill
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A2
- They are the sticking points that would gum up the Wall Street overhaul.
- Relief well wasn’t started for 12 days
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A2
- In the chaotic days after the oil rig explosion, BP engineers and federal regulators desperate to plug the blown-out well scrambled to complete plans for a pair of deepwater relief wells that represent the best chance to end the disastrous spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Businessman Jimmy Dean dies
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Jimmy Dean, a country music legend for his smash hit about a workingman hero, “Big Bad John,” and an entrepreneur known for his sausage brand, died on Sunday. He was 81.
- Ghana first African World Cup winner in 2010
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on B2
- The first World Cup in Africa has its first African winner.
- Funky mailboxes join Van Go auction lineup
- June 14, 2010
- Beautiful, unique and usable — that’s how Cathy Ledeker, art director for Van Go, describes the cluster of colorful mailboxes recently assembled by her artists.
- With right tools, concrete cracks simple to repair
- June 14, 2010
- When patching a concrete floor, it is important to choose the right product. Cracks less than a half-inch wide should be filled with a liquid concrete sealant or a concrete caulk product. Larger cracks and holes should be filled with a sand aggregate concrete mix, and holes more than 1 inch deep should be filled with a gravel aggregate mix.
- Big step forward
- The city’s acquisition of the former Farmland property finally is moving forward.
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Finalizing the city’s acquisition of the former Farmland Industries site at the east edge of Lawrence opens some exciting economic development possibilities for the community.
- ‘Top two’ system weakens parties
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A7
- An impromptu transcontinental race has begun, with nothing less at stake than the future of the American political and governmental system.
- Your life is an open Facebook
- Lawrencians reconsider posting their personal lives online following Facebook’s privacy changes
- June 14, 2010
- Since Facebook opened to the public in 2006, the site’s privacy walls have steadily eroded. Much of users’ once-private info is now permanently public and easily shared with third parties—and many users have no idea that’s the case…
- Wedding gifts simplified
- June 14, 2010
- For his June 11 wedding, Lawrence’s Grant Catloth and his Atchison-based fiancée, Anna Hausmann, drove around to all the major housewares shops: Pottery Barn, Macy’s, Restoration Hardware and Crate & Barrel.
- Greener golf: Lawrence managers review energy impact at clubs
- June 14, 2010
- The increased awareness of environmental sustainability has spread throughout nearly every aspect of life and business, including one of the most impactful environmental and economic areas of many communities: golf courses.
- As Big 12 teeters on brink, Missouri scrambles
- June 14, 2010
- Missouri curators met behind closed doors Sunday night for the fourth time in as many days as the school turns its attention to saving the Big 12 Conference after its apparent bid to join the Big Ten failed.
- Kansas might get its way
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on B1
- After a few nerve-wracking weeks of seconds that felt more like minutes and minutes that felt more like hours, Kansas University stood Sunday night where it had at the beginning: wanting to stay in the Big 12, where its hottest rivalries can continue, travel remains reasonable and recruiting regions stay the same. For the first time in what seems like a long time, it felt Sunday as if Kansas would get its way.
- City draws plan, budget for marking roads
- Thousands extra needed to do job; county ready to roll on its roads
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Lawrence city officials are looking to accelerate a program that brightens lane markings on major streets in town, even as a national shortage of marking materials threatens to curtail such work later this year.
- Cactus washed, too
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on B3
- The Lawrence Cactus youth baseball games scheduled for Sunday at the Sam Ellis Memorial tournament were rained out.
- Raiders rained out
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on B3
- The Lawrence Raiders had their games washed out on Sunday at the Nill Bros-Louisville Slugger Classic at 3&2 fields.
- Yes, realignment all about money — so what?
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on B2
- The world of college football has gone crazy in the last week.
- ‘Red’ big winner at Tonys
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A9
- “Red,” the anguished two-man drama about painter Mark Rothko and the timeless tug of war between art and commerce, was a big winner Sunday at the 2010 Tony Awards, receiving the best play prize and five other honors.
- Horoscope for June 14, 2010
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A9
- This year, increasing your security becomes a very high priority. Understand that an element of the unexpected runs through your life, especially professionally. You can harness this energy and use it. If you are single, your charming ways and wit draw many potential suitors. If you are attached, communication is the path to a better relationship. Know that there is more to communication than just words. Leo makes you laugh.
- Israel should be expelled from U.N.
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A7
- It seems the ruling power in Tel Aviv has been afflicted with a variant of mad cow disease; otherwise, how could it be so cruel to unleash such a beastly raid on the “Mavi Marmara,” the Turkish flagship of a flotilla carrying medical and humanitarian supplies to the hapless people of Gaza Strip?
- Family members visit Ark. flood site
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A6
- Anxious family members toured the campground Sunday where their loved ones were staying when they were swept away by a flash flood, allowed to see for themselves the steep terrain that made escaping the rising water in darkness so difficult.
- Kagan approval would affect tobacco case
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A6
- Elena Kagan’s nomination to the Supreme Court has complicated the government’s effort to force the tobacco industry to pay nearly $300 billion.
- Cyclist logs 7,500 miles on single trip — across Africa
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Lawrence resident Jason Becker best describes himself as “adventurous.” The former Wichita high school art teacher has worked his entire life to help others and to venture outside his comfort zone. That effort would never be more evident than during his latest excursion.
- BP deploys deep-sea sensors to better measure oil spill
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A2
- BP mounted a more aggressive response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday as it started deploying undersea sensors to better measure the ferocious flow of crude while drawing up new plans to meet a government demand that it speed up the containment effort ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit to the coast.
- Soldiers free rebel hostages
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Colombian soldiers freed two high-ranking police officers and an army sergeant who were among the longest-held rebel captives during a raid Sunday in the South American nation’s southern jungle.
- Leader urges response to sinking
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A2
- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak stressed today the need to bolster military readiness and sternly respond to North Korea over the deadly sinking of a warship, or risk more such provocations.
- Top Arab diplomat visits Gaza
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The Arab world’s top diplomat declared support Sunday for the people of blockaded Gaza in his first visit to the Palestinian territory since Hamas violently seized control of it three years ago.
- Report: Agency arms, trains Taliban
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Pakistan’s main spy agency continues to arm and train the Taliban and is even represented on the group’s leadership council despite U.S. pressure to sever ties and billions in aid to combat the militants, a research report concluded.
- Truck sales indicate economy is picking up
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on A1
- If you want a hint about the economic recovery, follow that truck.
- Hamlin destroys field at Michigan
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Denny Hamlin continued his hot streak, dominating Sunday’s NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway to pick up his second straight victory and fifth of the season.
- Greinke gets 2nd win
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Zack Greinke struck out 12 in a five-hitter, ending a personal four-start skid and leading the Kansas City Royals to a 7-3 victory over Cincinnati on Sunday.
- Reed reveals broken big toe
- Kansas guard played through pain in NCAA Tournament
- June 14, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Tyrel Reed didn’t say anything about it at the time. But it turns out Kansas University’s 6-foot-3 guard from Burlington played two games in last year’s NCAA Tournament with a broken big toe on his left foot.
- Area meteorologists plan to cook up a storm
- June 14, 2010
- • Pizza with Spinach, Prosciutto and Feta Cheese • Homestyle Chicken Parmigiana • Bread Pudding with St. Cecilia Sauce
- Public invited to solstice yoga, tai chi
- June 14, 2010
- The Kansas Land Trust, a nonprofit organization that protects and preserves lands of ecological, scenic or other significance, invites the public to participate in the first of its Easement Experiences.
- Drama ministry: Baldwin City playwright embraces history, faith
- June 14, 2010
- International playwright, composer, former TV host, professor and pastor Don Mueller, 83, says his body and memory aren’t working at optimum level these days, but he still gets excited about helping others. He accompanies performers at the Swingtime concerts held several times a year in Lawrence to raise money for charities like Hospice Care in Douglas County and Doctors without Borders.
- Cleaning in case of emergency
- June 14, 2010
- “Why do you always clean the house before we leave on vacation?” my husband inquired as I dusted behind the refrigerator.
- Health care overhaul will bring expanded coverage to expectant moms
- June 14, 2010
- By the time women reach 44 years old, roughly 85 percent have given birth. Yet even though pregnancy and childbirth are such commonplace events, health insurance coverage and support services to keep mothers and babies healthy are often seriously deficient.
- Change yourself, not your circumstances
- June 14, 2010
- There’s a famous poem by Rainer Maria Rilke which ends with: You must change your life. There’s no room for ambiguity here. That’s exactly what the German says, almost word for word (in German the verb comes at the end).
- Play stations: Parks and Recreation crafts another activity-packed summer
- June 14, 2010
- Thanks to the Lawrence Parks and Recreation department, hundreds of local children won’t be vegging out in front of Nickelodeon this summer.
- Summer fashion: a glimmer
- June 14, 2010
- Keep it cool and stylish this summer with these 2010 trends.
- Author to share from ‘Day After’ book
- June 14, 2010
- Lawrence native Steven Church will present a reading and signing of his latest book, “The Day After The Day After: My Atomic Angst,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
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