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Blog entries

• Shop Talk with Jenn and Julie: Big Week for Coupons! Stock Up Now!
• Shop Talk with Jenn and Julie: Keeping teen dudes in duds doesn’t have to cost a lot of dimes
• Going Into Overtime: Recap: Everything in its right place for KU heading into postseason

Obituaries

• Leonard Edwin Dodson Sr., Lawrence
• Howard K. Lawrenz, Olathe
• Alfred Lee Rake, Basehor

On the street

• Have you ever had a vanity license plate?

Photos

Photo galleries

Videos

• Temperatures will stay relatively warm overnight and we should see …
• A woman was taken to KU Hospital Sunday afternoon after …
• The new Basehor elementary school got things going Sunday with …
• A Kansas City, Kan., man was arrested early Sunday after …
• The Lawrence school board will present the options for budget …
• A fire early Saturday morning caused more than $150,000 of …
• A local man got a second chance at life when …
• Volunteers spent the day Saturday at Eudora Elementary School packing …
• Mark Boyle is back in action on the courts as …
• Sherron Collins and company closed out the regular season with …
• A reeling women’s basketball team continued its difficult schedule right …
• The Basehor-Linwood girls basketball team beat up on Baldwin during …
• The Basehor-Linwood boys basketball team will not repeat as state …
• The Firebird boys couldn’t find their offense and saw their …
• The nationally ranked Jayhawks baseball team won three of four …
• A woman was transported by air ambulance to Kansas University …
• A view from the 6News Towercam.
• A view from the 6News Towercam.
• One person was arrested early Sunday morning after firing shots …

All stories

One seriously injured in east Lawrence hit-and-run

LifeStar helicopter dispatched to scene; driver arrested on multiple charges

By Asher Fusco

05:05 p.m., March 7, 2010 Updated 05:35 p.m. in print edition on A3

One person was seriously injured Sunday afternoon in a car-pedestrian hit-and-run accident in the 1200 block of Almira.

KU men will not hold open practice at Big 12 Championship

J-W Staff Reports

March 7, 2010

Kansas will not participate in an open practice on Tuesday at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., because it is a top four seed in the upcoming Big 12 Championship.

Four Jayhawks named All-Big 12; Cole Aldrich chosen as Defensive Player of the Year

Xavier Henry included on conference All-Rookie team, Aldrich included on All-Defensive squad

LJWorld.com staff reports

11:00 a.m., March 7, 2010 Updated 12:31 p.m.

The Big 12 Conference announced Sunday its All-Big 12 award winners for the 2010 season.

One arrested after shots fired at car

By Joe Preiner

March 7, 2010 in print edition on A4

An 18-year-old man was arrested early Sunday morning after firing shots at a vehicle in the 2300 block of Iowa Street.

Tigers lick their wounds

By Jesse Newell

March 7, 2010 in print edition on C4

Sure, Kansas University has lost only twice this season and will be the new No. 1 in the polls Monday.

Best of the worst: ‘Transformers,’ Bullock win Razzie awards

By David Germain - Associated Press Writer

March 7, 2010 in print edition on A2

“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” was picked as last year’s worst picture at Saturday’s Razzies, and Sandra Bullock won worst actress for “All About Steve” — on the eve of her expected Academy Awards triumph for another film.

Thiry leads KU women’s golf team

J-W Staff Reports

March 7, 2010 in print edition on C6

Junior Grace Thiry fired a 73 Saturday to help the Kansas University women’s golf team maintain its fifth-place standing after Round Two of the Duramed/Rio Verde Collegiate.

Free State boys fall in sub-state final, 49-39

By Eric Sorrentino

March 7, 2010 in print edition on C1

After the Free State High boys basketball team fell to Shawnee Mission South, 49-39 in Saturday’s sub-state final, FSHS players briefly watched the Raiders hoist the trophy at midcourt, then exited to the locker room with a collective feeling of disappointment.

Top home-school texts dismiss evolution

By Dylan Lovan - Associated Press Writer

March 7, 2010 in print edition on A3

Home-school mom Susan Mule wishes she hadn’t taken a friend’s advice and tried a textbook from a popular Christian publisher for her 10-year-old’s biology lessons.

Board to talk through budget options

By George Diepenbrock

March 7, 2010 in print edition on A1

As Bob Kidder and other Wakarusa Valley School parents have spent the past months examining the Lawrence school district budget, they say one thing is clear.

Census forms coming soon to a mailbox near you

By Chad Lawhorn

March 7, 2010 in print edition on A1

Prepare to be counted.

City commission agenda for March 9

New Oread Neighborhood plan to be discussed

Staff reports

March 7, 2010 in print edition on B5

The Lawrence city commission agenda for the March 9, 2010 meeting.

Officials: Marjah chief’s violent criminal record will be probed

By Deb Riechmann and Kirsten Grieshaber - Associated Press Writers

March 7, 2010 in print edition on A7

Afghan government officials are not rushing to oust the man they chose to bring fresh and credible governance to a town just seized from the Taliban, but his newly disclosed violent criminal record in Germany will be investigated further, officials said Saturday.

Iowa Street woes

Less expensive fixes for an important section of Iowa Street just throw good money after bad. It’s time to do the job right.

J-W editorials

March 7, 2010 in print edition on B6

The stretch of Iowa Street from Harvard Road to Yale Road is in deplorable condition after a difficult winter. There is no question that city commissioners should accept the city engineer’s recommendation to move that stretch to the top of the city’s road maintenance priority list.

‘Forty Rules of Love’ tells story of famous Sufi mystic’s life

By Rasha Madkour - Associated Press Writer

March 7, 2010 in print edition on D3

Before he became a world-famous poet and Sufi mystic, a religious scholar named Jalal ad-Din Rumi struggled with a feeling of inexplicable emptiness.

Jest for Grins: Plumber flushes out household wear and tear

By Marsha Henry Goff

March 7, 2010 in print edition on D1

When Jerry, my friend and former geometry teacher, introduces me to someone, he invariably follows my name with, “You should see her toilet!”

Behind the Lens: Changing your film’s ASA is another way to control exposure

By Mike Yoder

March 7, 2010 in print edition on D2

When you photograph with film you have to choose between black-and-white, color negative and color slide film. In addition, each film had multiple speeds, or sensitivity ratings, denoted by an ASA number…

Gary Bedore’s KU hoops notebook

By Gary Bedore

March 7, 2010 in print edition on C5

No. 1-ranked Syracuse’s loss to Louisville on Saturday means Kansas University will move back to No. 1 in the polls on Monday.

Big 12 recap: Cyclones work overtime to clip ’Cats

Associated Press

March 7, 2010 in print edition on C7

Diante Garrett scored five points in overtime, and Iowa State stunned Kansas State on Saturday, snapping a 21-game losing streak to ranked teams.

Villegas up by 3

Associated Press

March 7, 2010 in print edition on C2

Camilo Villegas is the leader after three rounds of the Honda Classic, his total of 11-under 199 putting him three shots ahead of Nathan Green and Vijay Singh.

Marcus’ hard knock proves revealing

By Tom Keegan

March 7, 2010 in print edition on C1

The closeness of a team sometimes reveals itself after one of its members emerges on the right side of a scary situation.

Tiger beatdown

Mizzou-killer Reed sparks KU’s rout

By Gary Bedore

12:00 a.m., March 7, 2010 Updated 09:29 a.m. in print edition on C1

Kansas University combo guard Tyrel Reed pumped his chest twice with his right fist, then stared in the direction of Missouri’s Antlers after cashing his third lethal three-pointer against the rival Tigers on Saturday afternoon in Mizzou Arena.

Obama turns up the heat for health care overhaul

By Philip Elliott - Associated Press Writer

March 7, 2010 in print edition on A2

President Barack Obama is trying to persuade a weary public and wavering Democrats to get behind his frantic, late-stage push on health care, while Republicans dig in and demand starting from scratch after a year’s worth of work.

Key West man wins conch-blowing title

Associated Press

March 7, 2010 in print edition on A2

A sixth-generation Key West resident, who first blew a conch shell as a child, played two shells simultaneously to take top honors Saturday in the island’s 48th annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest.

Ahmadinejad: Sept. 11 attacks a ‘big lie’

Associated Press

March 7, 2010 in print edition on A2

Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday called the official version of the Sept. 11 attacks a “big lie” used by the U.S. as an excuse for the war on terror, state media reported.

Toyota disputes critic who blames electronics

Associated Press

March 7, 2010 in print edition on A2

Toyota Motor Corp. plans Monday to try to undercut suggestions that its electronics systems caused the sudden acceleration problems that led to the recall of more than 8 million vehicles.

Early results: Voters reject debt deal

Associated Press

March 7, 2010 in print edition on A2

Still furious over the crippling aftermath of the global financial crisis, Iceland’s voters on Saturday resoundingly rejected a $5.3 billion plan to pay off Britain and the Netherlands for debts spawned by the collapse of an Icelandic Internet bank, according to initial results.

Man arrested after incident with Greyhound bus driver

Staff reports

March 7, 2010 in print edition on B2

Lawrence police arrested a California man Saturday morning on charges of aggravated assault and criminal damage after the man became angered on a Greyhound bus.

Kansas minister, wife blessed 4 times over

Associated Press

March 7, 2010 in print edition on B2

A south-central Kansas minister and his wife have gotten a few more blessings than they reckoned for from the stork.

Lawrence resident John Clifford leaves behind cult film legacy

By Gavon Laessig

March 7, 2010

John Clifford, 91, passed away Tuesday. The life of this Lawrence resident, was brimming with an array of remarkable experiences and accomplishments, including writing the screenplay for “Carnival of Souls” …

DUI amendment stirs up debate

Associated Press

March 7, 2010 in print edition on B2

Some fear a proposed amendment to a drunken driving bill would make it easier for DUI offenders to avoid getting a device that prevents them from starting their vehicles if they have had too much to drink.

KU tennis team falls, 7-0

J-W Staff Reports

March 7, 2010 in print edition on C6

Senior Kunigunda Dorn and freshman Sara Lazarevic won at the No. 2 doubles position, but it wasn’t enough as the Kansas tennis team fell, 7-0, to Tulane on Saturday in New Orleans.

KU relay team meets NCAA standard

J-W Staff Reports

March 7, 2010 in print edition on C6

The Kansas women’s 4x400-meter relay team of Denesha Morris, Taissa Makhmayeva, Shayla Wilson and Taylor Washington ran a season-best time of 3:37.80, which met the NCAA provisional standard, on Saturday.

Baldwin girls fall to Basehor-Linwood

J-W Staff Reports

March 7, 2010 in print edition on C6

Basehor-Linwood High’s girls basketball team used a game-ending 10-2 run and hit eight of 10 free throws in the final 1:16 as the Bobcats pulled away late for a 46-37 victory against Baldwin in the Class 4A sub-state finals Saturday at BLHS.

‘Awesome’ KU football seniors honored

By Matt Tait

March 7, 2010 in print edition on C6

Several underclassmen received their due, but Saturday’s 2009 Kansas University football awards ceremony at the Kansas Union was all about the seniors.

Crow, Osuna effective in Royals’ victory over Rangers

Associated Press

March 7, 2010 in print edition on C2

The Kansas City Royals got a glimpse of their future Saturday and had to like what they saw.

KU softball splits in Illinois

J-W Staff Reports

March 7, 2010 in print edition on C3

Despite an RBI pinch-hit single from sophomore Kelsey Alsdorf in the seventh inning, the Kansas University softball team’s rally fell short as Southern Illinois defeated the Jayhawks, 3-1, Saturday at the Coach B Classic.

KU baseball team prevails against Iowa

By Matt Tait

March 7, 2010 in print edition on C3

The storylines were plentiful Saturday during the Kansas University baseball team’s 8-4 victory against Iowa.

Parole denied for man who helped abduct girl

Associated Press

March 7, 2010 in print edition on B3

Parole has been denied for the man who helped kidnap a 9-year-old Nancy Shoemaker in Wichita in 1990. Another man raped and killed the girl.

Eudora volunteers pack 164,000 meals for Haiti

By Christine Metz

March 7, 2010 in print edition on B1

Wearing hairnets and white aprons, volunteers were part of mini-assembly lines that sprouted on top of lunch tables at Eudora Elementary School on Saturday afternoon.

Aggies ruin Senior Night for KU women, 78-54

By Chuck Woodling

March 7, 2010 in print edition on C1

Carolyn Davis joined the list of injured Kansas University women’s basketball players, and the Jayhawks were thumped again. With Davis shelved due to a concussion suffered during Friday’s practice session, Texas A&M had little difficulty disposing of the demoralized Jayhawks, 78-54, on Saturday in Allen Fieldhouse.

Chamber mulls state issues over breakfast

Lawmakers debate ways to help schools

By Christine Metz

March 7, 2010 in print edition on B1

With another $467 million revenue shortfall looming, legislators at Saturday’s Eggs and Issues event said they don’t expect the state’s budget woes to improve anytime soon.

New vanity tag rule spurs drivers’ creativity

By Mark Fagan

March 7, 2010 in print edition on B1

A new design and a new law are leading to a scramble for messages on personalized license plates in Kansas.

Towns with population of 1 tell Census to get count right

By Nate Jenkins - Associated Press Writer

March 7, 2010 in print edition on A3

The founding fathers must have chuckled at the impossibility of the job when they etched it into the Constitution: Count every man, woman and child along every back road and big-city avenue in the entire country.

Growing low-oxygen zones in oceans has scientists worried

By Les Blumenthal - McClatchy Newspapers

March 7, 2010 in print edition on A3

Lower levels of oxygen in the Earth’s oceans, particularly off the United States’ Pacific Northwest coast, could be another sign of fundamental changes linked to global climate change, scientists say.

Iraq’s parliamentary vote today key test for a democracy in progress

By Rebecca Santana - Associated Press Writer

March 7, 2010 in print edition on A1

Billed as a key test of Iraq’s nascent democracy, Iraqis fear the parliamentary election that began today will lead to a protracted period of uncertainty as the winners and losers try to cobble together a new government — even as American forces prepare to go home.

Nominees sought for peace advocates

Staff reports

March 7, 2010 in print edition on B8

The Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice is accepting nominations for the 2010 Tom and Anne Moore Peace Awards.

Horoscope for March 7, 2010

March 7, 2010 in print edition on D5

This year, you often will feel as if you are in the spotlight. Others look to you for direction. They respect how you handle your work, responsibilities and life. You enter a very special year in which you have the energy and talent to accomplish what you want. If you are single, you easily could meet Mr. or Ms. Right. If you are attached, remember to give your sweetie extra time, too. He or she will appreciate it more than ever. Sagittarius makes heavy demands.

Wheel Genius: Road work set this week

By Mark Fagan

March 7, 2010 in print edition on B5

The intersection of North Second and Locust streets in North Lawrence remains a construction site.

Frito-Lay plans $53M expansion of plant

Associated Press

March 7, 2010 in print edition on B4

For the third time in less than three years, Frito-Lay is expanding its plant in Topeka.

Artists sculpt masterpieces of marbles in Bonner Springs

By Nicole Kelley

March 7, 2010 in print edition on B4

Marble artists from across the country were at the top of their game Saturday, showing off their art for hundreds of people to see.

Aftershocks weaken damaged buildings

By Eva Vergara and Vivian Sequera - Associated Press Writers

March 7, 2010 in print edition on A7

A father’s unanswered cry for his missing son rang out Saturday from the wreckage of a fallen 15-story apartment building that has become a symbol of Chile’s devastating earthquake.

‘Hobbit’ discovered in Indonesia challenges evolutionary theory

Skeleton believed to be new species

By Michael Casey - Associated Press Writer

March 7, 2010 in print edition on A7

Hunched over a picnic table in a limestone cave, the Indonesian researcher gingerly fingers the bones of a giant rat for clues to the origins of a tiny human.

Estimates show grim deficit picture

Associated Press

March 7, 2010 in print edition on A5

A new congressional report released Friday says the United States’ long-term fiscal woes are even worse than predicted by President Barack Obama’s grim budget submission last month.

Obama aggressively pushing health care — but what about jobs?

By Ben Feller - Associated Press Writer

March 7, 2010 in print edition on A5

President Barack Obama’s furious, final push to get a health care bill passed threatens to shove aside the message he promised would top his list this year: creating jobs.

100 years ago: KU sorority plans for new house

Staff reports

March 7, 2010 in print edition on B7

From the Lawrence Daily World for March 7, 1910: “The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority at KU is making plans for a new chapter house to be built on old Fort Thacher at the corner of Louisiana and Ontario streets.

25 years ago: Settlement aim of Catholic Center lawsuit

Staff reports

March 7, 2010 in print edition on B7

All sides involved in the lawsuit over the St. Lawrence Catholic Center expansion project said they were trying to reach an out-of-court settlement before a pending trial. At least one attorney said settlement chances looked good.

We need time

By Alee Phillips - Lawrence

March 7, 2010 in print edition on B6

I’m concerned some people have misunderstood Save Our Neighborhood Schools. I can’t speak for everyone, but I know many of us aren’t interested in keeping our children’s schools open at the expense of other children in the district. We do believe our community needs to discuss how we want to educate our children. Moving sixth grade out of elementary schools would significantly change the academic and structural needs of our physical schools. It seems short-sighted to close elementary schools before we discuss what the future educational landscape should look like.

Around and about in local business

Staff reports

March 7, 2010 in print edition on E1

New from around and about in local business.

Keeping credit checks in check

Potential employers hold financial history against applicants

By Kathleen Miller - Associated Press Writer

March 7, 2010 in print edition on E1

It’s hard enough to find a job in this economy, and now some people are facing another hurdle: Potential employers are holding their credit histories against them.

Mortgages

Staff reports

March 7, 2010 in print edition on E1

The Douglas County register of deeds recorded 60 mortgages in the weekly period ended Thursday. Breakdown by dollar value:

Bankruptcies

Staff reports

March 7, 2010 in print edition on E1

Douglas County residents or businesses filing for bankruptcy protection during the week ended Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Kansas, according to court records:

Apple iPad launch is slightly delayed

Associated Press

March 7, 2010 in print edition on E1

The much-anticipated iPad tablet computer from Apple Inc. will start hitting U.S. store shelves on April 3, slightly later than originally planned.

Sell the ad building

By Megan Helm - Lawrence

March 7, 2010 in print edition on B6

After attending the school board public meeting last Tuesday night, I was more than outraged. How dare the administration and school board consider closing schools when they haven’t even considered closing their own building. Mr. Minder said they had never had the conversation. They had never even talked about it. I think it’s time they started.

Effort lauded

By Patti Garrett - Lawrence

March 7, 2010 in print edition on B6

Mark Jarboe needs a little more information regarding the St. Patrick’s Day Parade that he found on the Lawrence.com Web site (Public Forum, March 4).

Fall of no-pretense Rangel sad to see

By David Broder - Washington Post Writers Group

March 7, 2010 in print edition on B6

This is not the way Sandy Levin would have wanted it. The Michigan Democrat became acting chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee last week after its former chairman, Charlie Rangel of New York, stepped down — temporarily, he says — because he was censured by the House ethics committee for going on a corporate-financed junket.

Wonders of nature survive long, cold winter

By George Gurley

March 7, 2010 in print edition on A7

Four dogs raced over the hilltop like frenzied waves breaking on a shoal. One slowed and began prancing, his nose held high, sniffing the stratums of air for the information he sought. Suddenly, he located the scent, peeled off and locked on point. The others wheeled and froze, honoring him.

Trends don’t predetermine presidential success

By David Shribman - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

March 7, 2010 in print edition on B7

Had John McCain been elected president and had a general malaise settled on American politics, you might have imagined picking up a newspaper like the Financial Times and seeing a headline like this one: “America Needs a Pep Talk.”

Poet’s Showcase: ‘Pleasant Moments’

John Clifford/Special to the Journal-World

March 7, 2010 in print edition on D3

A happy smile on the face of a child

‘Real people doing real things’: John McPhee’s collection of essays contains pieces of his own history for a change

By Susan Salter Reynolds - Los Angeles Times

March 7, 2010 in print edition on D3

There’s a fault line opening in John McPhee. After 28 books and countless essays, he is giving us, bit by bit, a more personal sense of who he is.

Fallon talks about going on the road, Conan’s exit and pants on the ground

By Neal Justin - Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

March 7, 2010 in print edition on D7

mmy Fallon’s idea of celebrating a one-year anniversary consists of hopping an early-morning flight to Minneapolis, bumming around town for the afternoon and hitting the stage in the evening.

Kovel’s Antiques: Famous china frequently copied

By Terry Kovel

March 7, 2010 in print edition on D8

Great designs are often copied. The china used in the White House by President Lincoln, President Hayes and others were made in sets for White House dinners, and copies with a different back stamp were immediately sold to the public.

Seed money: Invest now in a healthy, green lawn this summer

By Jennifer Smith

March 7, 2010 in print edition on D8

Spring is finally on its way, and with it comes the time to fill in the last few bare spots in the lawn or do the overseeding that you didn’t have time for last fall…

Magic tables: Fans swear by special sites to watch basketball

By Cathy Hamilton

March 7, 2010 in print edition on D1

Mojo is as mojo does, and in college basketball postseason, die-hard KU fans will go to any length to get their mojo working to ensure victory for the team…