Also from June 21
Blog entries
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
How many Jayhawks do you think will be taken during the lottery (first 14 picks) of Thursday's NBA Draft?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 (Aldrich and Henry) | 64% | |
| 1 (Cole Aldrich) | 24% | |
| 1 (Xavier Henry) | 6% | |
| 0 | 4% | |
| Total | 904 | |
Would you report your neighbor to the city for not mowing his or her lawn?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 53% | |
| No | 46% | |
| Total | 1520 | |
What is your favorite season?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | 55% | |
| Spring | 23% | |
| Summer | 16% | |
| Winter | 4% | |
| Total | 1025 | |
Videos
- Storms will stay to the north of our area for …
- Lawrence residents employ several tactics for staying cool during the …
- A group of area nature lovers gathered outdoors Monday to …
- The newly formed school task force held its first meeting …
- Teacher contract talks lasted more than 3.5 hours Monday as …
- A Lawrence resident was the victim of an armed robbery …
- Federal funding for KU’s work study program is running low. …
- The Kidcast weather segment for June 21, 2010.
- Two new additions have been made to Bonnie Henrickson’s women’s …
- The top six plays from the week’s area sports.
- Solar cars made their way through Topeka Monday on part …
- Expect more storms to fire up through Monday evening. Temperatures …
- Expect a normal evening commute. There may be delays along …
- Expect storms to move across northeast Kansas Monday morning with …
- There’s still a chance for some storms during the morning …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Tour Des Fleurs inspires area gardeners- June 20, 2010 in print edition on 1B
- Spend just a few minutes with Bobbi Strayer in her backyard garden in northwest Lawrence, and her enthusiasm for flowers becomes as crystal clear as the saltwater pool that’s surrounded by the hundreds of plants she loves.
6:00 a.m.
The longest day: Residents make the most of solstice sunshine- June 21, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- OK, sun. You’ve got 14 hours, 54 minutes and 45 seconds to do your business before breaking for the night.
10:00 a.m.
New FCC ban forces venues to update mics - June 21, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- Several churches and theaters are beginning to feel the burden of a ban issued by the Federal Communications Commission.
2:00 p.m.
Plans aim to build on Anschutz’s student services- June 21, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- A $5.5 million plan to renovate two floors of Kansas University’s Anschutz Library would add new furniture and computer equipment, group study and tutoring areas, and a new 50-person classroom space.
6:00 p.m.
All stories
- Four Wichita business owners seek to have Kansas’ new smoking ban deemed unconstitutional
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A5
- Four Wichita-area business operators have gone to court to prevent Kansas from banning smoking in many public places, partly because its new law contains an exemption for state-owned casinos.
- ‘Final Fridays’ event set to promote downtown Lawrence as a destination for the arts
- Civic leaders hope to use festivities as a way to promote downtown as a destination
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Downtown Lawrence leaders hope to paint a prettier economic picture with a new arts district that will be operating by August.
- Students looking for on-campus jobs at KU to face tougher climate as stimulus funds run out
- Work study program provides on-campus employment at KU
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A3
- As stimulus funds for federal work study programs expire, Kansas University students likely will face a tougher on-campus job market next year.
- Police continue to search for Tonganoxie man missing since late May
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Law enforcement officials continue their search for a Tonganoxie man whose family hasn’t seen him since May 26.
- Bonner Springs teens build, donate infant caskets for families in need
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on B8
- This summer project isn’t like the chip-and-dip platters or nightstands students crafted during the school year. A group of teens from Bonner Springs are transforming wood into pine caskets for infants.
- Parkinson set to begin wheat harvest tour
- June 21, 2010
- Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson and state Agriculture Secretary Josh Svaty planned to make their annual wheat harvest tour on Monday.
- Police respond to reported armed robbery near Ninth and Tennessee
- 12:01 a.m., June 21, 2010 Updated 02:14 a.m. in print edition on A3
- A Lawrence resident was the victim of an armed robbery Sunday night in the 900 block of Tennessee Street.
- Brazil bullies Ivory Coast at World Cup
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Luis Fabiano scored a pair of goals and Elano added another as Brazil beat Ivory Coast, 3-1, Sunday to earn a spot in the second round at the World Cup.
- Cycling in Lawrence (the safe way)
- June 21, 2010
- Cycling is a great way to lose weight and get healthy. I’ve been a serious cyclist for a few years now, and as I drive around Lawrence, I’m often appalled at how cyclists behave.
- The au pair experience: Two Lawrence families open homes to international help
- June 21, 2010
- Attorney and mom Gina Spade believes she hit the mother lode of child care when she discovered au pairs.
- States face skirmishes over beach access
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on B10
- Some Jersey shore beach towns have plenty of ways to keep outsiders off their sand: Limit on-street parking, prohibit food and drink, and have no public bathrooms.
- Kidcast: June 21, 2010
- June 21, 2010
- The Kidcast weather segment for June 21, 2010.
- Hurricane and disaster preparation tips for pets
- June 21, 2010
- The latest prediction for the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June through Nov. 30, calls for 14 to 23 named storms, half of which could become hurricanes.
- Oklahoma holds on, tops South Carolina, 4-3
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Caleb Bushyhead homered and drove in the winning run, and Jeremy Erben and Ryan Duke worked out of bases-loaded situations in the eighth inning to lead Oklahoma to a 4-3 victory over South Carolina in the rain-plagued College World Series on Sunday night.
- ’Toy Story 3’ opens play at No. 1
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A9
- Movie fans have not outgrown the “Toy Story 3” gang.
- 25 years ago: Lawrence’s oldest barber passes away
- June 21, 2010
- Harry Courtney, Lawrence’s oldest barber, had passed away earlier in the week at age 83. He was born in 1902 and had been barbering since the age of 13. After moving to Lawrence in the 1920s, Courtney had set up shop in the Eldridge where he remained for nearly 60 years, winning the respect of other local barbers and a loyal customer base.
- Domestic violence center needs movers, painters
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A4
- The Willow Domestic Violence Center is moving to a new office space on Moodie Road, southwest of 19th Street and Haskell Avenue.
- Lawrence man taken to hospital after being stabbed
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A Lawrence man was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital Sunday afternoon after he reported being cut by another man.
- Wildfire forcing hundreds to evacuate
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Firefighters in aircraft and on the ground battled the second serious wildfire to threaten buildings in two days Sunday as officials urged hundreds of residents to flee their homes and a huge plume of smoke spread over parts of this forested mountain city.
- Americans taking frustrations out on census workers
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A2
- This is the scary season for the nation’s census takers.
- Israel to allow goods into Gaza
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Israel pledged Sunday it will immediately allow all goods into Gaza except weapons and items deemed to have a military use under its decision to ease its three-year-old blockade of the Palestinian territory.
- Colombia KU graduate now president
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A1
- A former defense minister from a powerful political clan who oversaw a major weakening of leftist rebels won Colombia’s presidency Sunday, routing an eccentric outsider in a runoff.
- Cactus go 1-1 at Fort Scott
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on B3
- The Lawrence Cactus lost a one-run game in the opener, then hammered another Lawrence team in Game Two on Sunday at the Fort Scott Classic.
- Braves sweep Royals
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Eric Hinske’s two-run double broke an eighth-inning tie and Chipper Jones had three RBIs to help the Braves win their fifth straight game, 8-5 over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.
- Abodes on the water
- June 21, 2010
- “It’s like going on vacation every weekend.” That’s how Patty and Doug Gerdel describe life on their 38-foot, twin-engine Nautaline houseboat docked at Perry Lake marina.
- Remove carpet without making a mess
- June 21, 2010
- Removing carpet can be a relatively easy job, as long as it has not been glued to the floor.
- 40 years ago: Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant cuts back its workforce
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A7
- The Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant announced that they were cutting back on their work force by 147 employees. Lt. Col. Joseph Mallia told the Journal-World that the plant was not producing as much rocket propellant fuel as previously, as the need for it in Vietnam appeared to be declining.
- 100 years ago: Licenses for young drivers now permitted in town
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A7
- From the Lawrence Daily World for June 21, 1910: “At last night’s council meeting Mayor Bishop vetoed the much maligned automobile ordinance and introduced a less stringent measure which the body passed. It prohibits boys under 16 years from driving motors, but provides for a license to be issued minors between 16 and 18 years of age.”
- Working together
- Kansas school districts are hurting, but filing a new lawsuit may be the wrong response.
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Gov. Mark Parkinson hit the nail on the head with his comments regarding plans by a coalition of Kansas school districts to file a new lawsuit claiming that the state isn’t meeting its constitutional obligation to public education.
- Looking for more drama from Obama
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Apparently the nation was in dire peril last week because of President Barack Obama’s inability to display anger.
- Wine-tasting 101: Lawrence experts suggest how to host your own event
- June 21, 2010
- Wine. Food. Friends. Fun. Wine tastings incorporate all of those things and add a heavy note of education, too.
- New dads need extra wellness measures
- June 21, 2010
- Attention, expectant dads: Moms aren’t the only ones who experience health risks before or after birth.
- Snapped in the closet
- June 21, 2010
- When at a wedding, office party or bar mitzvah, sometimes you need to commemorate the occasion. You and your friends, co-workers or chosen people might want a memento of the awesomeness that was your social gathering.
- Tax votes prompt primary challenges
- GOP lawmakers who backed sales tax increase more likely to face opposition
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Republicans in the Kansas House who voted for a tax increase during the recent legislative session are facing primary election challenges at a much greater rate than Republican House members who voted against the tax increase.
- KU’s Aldrich ponders Green Room attire
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Cole Aldrich — who has been allotted six tickets — will be sitting in the 2010 NBA Draft Green Room with his mom, dad, girlfriend, brother and agent, waiting for his name to be called, he hopes in the 14-team lottery, on Thursday night at New York’s Madison Square Garden. What the 6-foot-11 former Kansas University center will be wearing is anybody’s guess.
- Johnson first thanks to ruling
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on B2
- A NASCAR ruling cost Marcos Ambrose his first career Sprint Cup Series victory Sunday when he stalled his car under a late caution at Infineon Raceway and was forced to forfeit his lead to Jimmie Johnson.
- U.S. team handling tests from all corners
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on B2
- The flailing, groping and grabbing have been scrutinized countless times since a referee’s call made all the difference in Friday’s World Cup tie between the United States and Slovenia.
- Nitpicking picks: Scout dishes on KU’s Aldrich, Henry, Collins
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Now, more than ever, scouts who work for NBA teams wear a muzzle. That’s why now, more than ever, Jim Clibanoff, an independent scout several NBA teams use, is a man in demand. He works without a gag order and has no agendas.
- Nations careful about drilling after BP disaster in Gulf
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on B10
- Britain has doubled rig inspections. Bulgaria scrapped plans for a new oil pipeline. Chinese and French oil giants are upgrading equipment and procedures designed to prevent spills.
- Canada’s economy is suddenly the envy of the world
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on B10
- Canada thinks it can teach the world a thing or two about dodging financial meltdowns.
- Fears of lawsuits are leading to overtesting in ERs, doctors say
- Patient demands contribute to extra tests
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on B10
- Fast decisions on life-and-death cases are the bread and butter of hospital emergency rooms. Nowhere do doctors face greater pressures to overtest and overtreat.
- Nations divided over lifting ban on whale hunt
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A10
- A showdown looms this week over the 25-year ban on commercial whaling: Should it be eased, which might mean fewer whales are killed? Or should it remain — leaving Japan, Norway and Iceland to hunt down as many whales as they want?
- Flaming faucets, streams coming to a TV near you
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A9
- One image can change the world. In 1969, the sight of Ohio’s savagely polluted Cuyahoga river catching fire helped galvanize an environmental movement.
- ’U.N.’ of faith groups offers relief during natural disasters
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A9
- For every hurricane, earthquake or flood, there is help: food, bottled water, crews of volunteers nailing shingles to brand new roofs.
- Horoscope for June 21, 2010
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A9
- This year, changes occur out of the blue. Learn to flex and not take anyone or any agreement to be permanent. If you are single, your high charisma attracts many people. Don’t commit unless you are absolutely sure. If you are attached, the two of you will need to flex. Your sweetie transforms in front of your very eyes. You will need to respond and grow accordingly. Cancer is as changeable as you.
- Obama should stick to Afghan timetable
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Torrents of uninteresting mail inundate members of Congress, but occasionally there are riveting communications, such as a recent e-mail from a noncommissioned officer (NCO) serving in Afghanistan. He explains why the rules of engagement for U.S. troops are “too prohibitive for coalition forces to achieve sustained tactical successes.”
- Snack pack tides students over on weekends
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A3
- A program that’s aimed at ensuring that Lawrence school students have nutritional food on the weekend has proven popular, and organizers believe it will expand when school resumes in the fall.
- New FCC ban forces venues to update mics
- Wireless regulations reserve frequencies for safety services
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Several churches and theaters are beginning to feel the burden of a ban issued by the Federal Communications Commission.
- Plans aim to build on Anschutz’s student services
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A3
- A $5.5 million plan to renovate two floors of Kansas University’s Anschutz Library would add new furniture and computer equipment, group study and tutoring areas, and a new 50-person classroom space.
- BP changes gears on spill oversight
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A2
- BP’s new strategy to clean up its image and the Gulf Coast is to hand the job from its British CEO, widely criticized for tone-deaf comments and yachting amid the crisis, to one of its top-ranking Americans.
- Mother: Van der Sloot mentally ill
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in the murder of one woman and the disappearance of another, suffers mental problems, his mother was quoted Sunday as saying.
- Tornado damages businesses, arena
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A2
- A tornado that ripped the roof off a sports arena Sunday evening also tore through businesses, damaging a bar and a casino and leaving just the walls of an auto glass shop standing.
- Dozens dead in coal mine explosion
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A2
- At least 46 miners were killed today when an explosion ripped through a coal mine in central China, state media reported.
- The longest day: Residents make the most of solstice sunshine
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on A1
- OK, sun. You’ve got 14 hours, 54 minutes and 45 seconds to do your business before breaking for the night.
- Easy green: Fast summer projects will make your home more energy-efficient — and save you money, too
- June 21, 2010
- What you do to your abode this summer might make it so green that it pays off for dozens of summers to come.
- McDowell unlikely U.S. Open winner
- June 21, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Graeme McDowell stood in the cool early evening air not far from the 18th green at Pebble Beach late Sunday, hugging the silver U.S. Open trophy like it was his first-born.
- Summer hair: Braids, bows and bunny ears
- June 21, 2010
- If haircuts or color feel too drastic for a new summer hairdo, try styling your hair in a simple but different way. Long-lost hair accessories, braids and slick, wet hair make resurgences in summer 2010.
- Lean secrets: Cut fat where you least expect it for a tasty burger
- June 21, 2010
- When it comes to ground meat (or most any meats, for that matter), it’s a simple equation: Fat equals flavor and moisture. It would follow then that a low-fat burger should be dry and tasteless, right? Not necessarily.
- Quick rub delivers massive flavor
- June 21, 2010
- Grilling is fast, easy and leaves almost no cleanup. Especially when you do the entire meal on the grill.
- Language lessons: Honors student, volunteer travels globe
- June 21, 2010
- Kansas University freshman Sarah Stern is passionate about travel, communication, building international relationships, helping others, providing great customer service in her business and part-time job, paying her own way, and — yes — studying hard to graduate from the KU honors program with a B.A. and B.S. within four years.
- Debt: the issue of the decade
- June 21, 2010
- The recent volatility seen in financial markets across the world has been a not-so-subtle reminder of the beginning of the “crisis” in 2008. Although there seem to be glimmers of hope spread throughout mainstream media, an overwhelming issue is just coming to the surface in Europe. T
- A world of laughter …
- June 21, 2010
- All was peaceful at Disney World. Children were laughing, princesses were frolicking, and everywhere we looked, dreams were coming true.
- City, county mull upgrade to emergency radio system May 28, 2012 · 8 comments
- National group seeks repeal of 'Stand Your Ground' law in Kansas May 27, 2012 · 149 comments
- On the street: How did you spend your Memorial Day? May 28, 2012 · 27 comments
- District Attorney Charles Branson to run for third term May 29, 2012 · 1 comment
- Blog: Writing Your Erotica: An Afternoon Lead By Dixie Lubin In The Company Of Other Women May 28, 2012 · 36 comments
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012 · 255 comments
- Remove politics, and redistricting map falls in line May 27, 2012 · 40 comments
- U.S. military sees new appreciation May 28, 2012 · 30 comments
- Study suggests continued population drop in Kansas May 29, 2012 · 1 comment
- Sound Off: How much does the city’s transit system collect in fares compared with how much it costs May 27, 2012 · 130 comments
- Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career June 28, 2009
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012
- 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
- Fraternal reorder: Clubs, lodges face dwindling membership in modern world January 10, 2010
- Lives forever changed by skywalk collapse July 15, 2001
- Famed author takes on Kansas October 7, 2005
