Also from March 10
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Polls
Are you generally satisfied with how the Lawrence School Board handled the $5 million in budget cuts members had to make?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 62% | |
| No | 37% | |
| Total | 564 | |
Videos
- The forecast for Thursday, March 11 calls for a rainy …
- Lincoln’s police and landlords joined forces with the University of …
- Lawrence businesses will soon have a new, statewide smoking ban …
- Tonganoxie schools earned a statewide honor for energy innovation and …
- For the first time in three years, the Free State …
- The Basehor-Linwood girls basketball team fell to top-ranked Concordia, 45-38, …
- One day after Lawrence school board members approved a budget …
- The owner of an east Lawrence daycare is improving after …
- Lawrence police are investigating an armed robbery reported at Scooter’s …
- The KU men’s basketball team will lock up with Pat …
- A large group of parents and community members were pleased …
- The chemicals in K2 have officially been deemed illegal by …
- KU baseball shut out Tabor on Wednesday afternoon at Hoglund …
- Lawrence Police officers work at the scene of a reported …
- KUSports.com online editor Jesse Newell and Journal-World sports editor Tom …
- Showers and storms will return as early as the afternoon, …
- Temperatures are in the mid-50s,, and the afternoon’s commute should …
- Expect mostly cloudy skies for your Wednesday, with a few …
- The roads may be a little bit damp this morning …
Lead stories
12:01 a.m.
Sketchy comedy: Standup revue is filled with a bunch of Sketch Bags- March 9, 2010
- Did you hear the one about illegal narcotics in Mexico? How about the one about redneck stereotypes? Maybe the one about prostitution?
6:00 a.m.
Police aren’t the only ones in Lincoln battling underage drinking, out-of-control parties- March 9, 2010 in print edition on 1A
- As Matt Pederson stood inside the main area of his well-kept campus fraternity, he gasped when he learned two Kansas University students died last year in alcohol-related incidents.
10:00 a.m.
School board approves plan to close budget gap without closing schools- 7:16 p.m., March 9, 2010 Updated 8:17 p.m. in print edition on 1A
- In a surprise announcement, Lawrence school board president Scott Morgan Tuesday evening proposed a plan to get the district through next school year by cutting $5 million without closing any elementary schools.
2:00 p.m.
Saturday’s Tonganoxie St. Patrick’s Day Parade will have a touch of pink- March 9, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- Most of Tonganoxie will be going green for Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Leprechaun Games.
6:00 p.m.
All stories
- James leads Texas past Iowa State, 82-75
- 10:57 p.m., March 10, 2010 Updated 12:56 a.m.
- Damion James had 28 points and 16 rebounds, and Texas pulled away from plucky Iowa State on Wednesday night, beating the Cyclones 82-75 in a hard-fought Big 12 opening-round game.
- Areas of Eudora without power Wednesday evening
- 10:42 p.m., March 10, 2010 Updated 11:06 p.m.
- Parts of Eudora were left without power Wednesday night after a vehicle hit an electric pole.
- KU’s student government threatens to pull funding for student newspaper
- Legal expert says Student Senate’s action would be illegal
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The student funding for Kansas University’s student newspaper came under attack from student government leaders on Wednesday.
- Oklahoma State shoots down OU, 81-67
- 08:12 p.m., March 10, 2010 Updated 06:58 a.m.
- Watching his team during its shootaround before the Big 12 tournament, Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford was concerned. The normally loose group of players were quiet, spending nearly 20 minutes saying barely a word.
- Details begin to emerge on making school board’s budget cutting plan work
- Officials gathering data to determine how many jobs will be trimmed
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A3
- One day after Lawrence school board members approved a budget cut plan without closing any schools for next year, administrators got to work on the details.
- Armed robbery reported at Scooter’s Coffeehouse
- 05:56 p.m., March 10, 2010 Updated 09:07 p.m.
- Lawrence police are investigating an armed robbery reported at Scooter’s Coffeehouse, 2005 W. Ninth Street, about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday.
- Nebraska upsets Missouri, 75-60
- March 10, 2010
- Brandon Richardson scored 19 points and No. 12 seed Nebraska took command with an early 16-1 run and shocked No. 5 seed Missouri 75-60 Wednesday in an opening-round upset at the Big 12 tournament.
- House gives first-round approval to passenger rail legislation
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A4
- The Kansas House gave tentative approval Wednesday to a measure laying the foundation for expanded passenger rail service through the state.
- House approves bill to allow multiple districts to work out consolidation agreements
- Previous law had only allowed mergers
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A4
- The Kansas House has approved legislation that would allow consolidation talks among multiple school districts.
- Price wars in Lincoln bars still a problem to be solved
- March 10, 2010
- There’s a price war going on along O Street, allowing students to get smashed for just 10 bucks a night.
- Landlords, police, university team up to handle underage drinking, overindulgence at house parties
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A1
- House parties were getting out of control, binge drinking was among the highest of all the nation’s college towns, and Lincoln police had thrown in the towel on the alcohol problem.
- Sharp steals show at KU Pro Day
- KU running back runs best 40 and lifts most weight
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on B1
- The Kansas University football program held its annual Pro Timing Day on Wednesday at Anschutz Pavilion.
- Douglas County sirens won’t sound during Thursday tornado drill
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Douglas County Emergency Management won’t activate the county’s outdoor warning sirens during the statewide tornado drill at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
- Parkinson plans three events for smoking ban
- 02:19 p.m., March 10, 2010 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on A5
- Governor will sign the bill into law during a ceremony Friday in the Statehouse.
- Texas Tech opens Big 12 tournament with 82-67 victory
- 02:15 p.m., March 10, 2010 Updated 03:40 p.m.
- Texas Tech coach Pat Knight called one timeout to urge his team to play better defense. They didn’t, so he had to call another to get his point across. Finally, the Red Raiders got the hint.
- Legislature sends bill to Parkinson’s desk to adjust unemployment taxes
- March 10, 2010
- The Kansas House has sent Gov. Mark Parkinson a bill adjusting the taxes paid by businesses into the state’s unemployment trust fund.
- Parkinson signs into law ban on K2
- 01:32 p.m., March 10, 2010 Updated 01:32 p.m. in print edition on A3
- House Bill 2411 amends the Kansas Uniform Controlled Substance Act to include several synthetic cannabinoids.
- KU Cancer Center gets $700K to recruit top-notch researcher
- March 10, 2010
- Kansas Bioscience Authority approves funding to bring cancer scholar to KU.
- State smoking ban will prohibit some outdoor smoking at Lawrence businesses
- New law makes it illegal to smoke within a 10-foot radius of a doorway
- 12:13 p.m., March 10, 2010 Updated 06:07 p.m. in print edition on A1
- A recently approved statewide smoking ban likely will make it illegal to smoke in many of the sidewalk dining and drinking areas in downtown.
- FINAL: Texas holds off Iowa State, 82-75
- 11:19 a.m., March 10, 2010 Updated 10:35 p.m.
- Missouri upset by Nebraska; Texas Tech defeats CU, 82-67.
- Haskell women lose in first round of NAIA D-II tournament
- March 10, 2010
- Shawnee (Ohio) State erupted in the second half and pinned Haskell Indians Nation University, 79-40, in the opening game of the NAIA Div. II women’s basketball tournament Wednesday morning.
- Douglas, Leavenworth counties in line for more fuel tax revenue under bill approved by Senate committee
- 09:35 a.m., March 10, 2010 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on B10
- A Senate committee has approved a measure designed to correct problems that arose when the state made errors in the distribution of fuel tax revenue.
- Panel rejects tax hike for disabled services
- Tax credit aimed at renovation of historic properties advances
- 09:34 a.m., March 10, 2010 Updated 11:26 a.m. in print edition on A3
- The actions come as legislators confront a $500 million revenue shortfall in the next fiscal year, and amid criticism from Gov. Mark Parkinson on tax cuts that the Legislature has approved in the past and continues to propose.
- Kansas group plans TV ad in coordination with National Problem Gambling Awareness Week
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A new television ad is in the works from a group aiming to raise public awareness of gambling addictions.
- KU, MU campus leaders to meet during Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City
- March 10, 2010
- The top officials from the universities of Missouri and Kansas planned to break bread as the Big 12 basketball tournament gets under way in Kansas City.
- 10 teams that can win it all: No. 2, Duke
- This Duke team not overrated
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on B5
- Each week in this space, KUSports.com online editor Jesse Newell will take a statistical look at one of the 10 teams that has the best chance of taking this year’s NCAA title.
- Electrical problem in house pinpointed as cause of Tuesday night fire west of Lawrence
- 04:48 a.m., March 10, 2010 Updated 11:48 a.m. in print edition on A4
- An electrical malfunction caused a fire Tuesday night in a vacant home west of Lawrence, fire crews said Wednesday morning.
- State unemployment rate climbs upward in January
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A5
- The Kansas unemployment rate jumped to 7.1 percent in January, up from 6.2 percent in December, officials reported Wednesday.
- Career politicians vulnerable to corruption
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Before Rep. Nancy Pelosi became speaker of the House, she promised during the Bush administration that if voters allowed Democrats to regain a congressional majority Democrats would establish “the most ethical Congress in history.” Pelosi pledged to “drain the swamp” of corruption in Washington.
- Greatest KU games No. 2: Danny and the Miracles
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on B4
- Twenty-two years. A long time. Bodies are thicker and hair is thinner. Memories tend to grow wispier, too.
- Former Jayhawks aim to impress NFL scouts at Pro Day
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on B1
- NFL scouts already evaluated Darrell Stuckey, Dezmon Briscoe and Kerry Meier at the combine last month in Indianapolis, but there’s a different group of Kansas University football players waiting for their turn under the microscope.
- People in the news
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on B7
- People in the news for March 10, 2010.
- For the love of bacon: The former breakfast food is sizzling in many delicious mediums
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on C1
- Hungry? How does a handful of bacon gumballs sound? Or maybe you’d prefer to finish your meal with a bacon mint? Or nosh on a bacon and maple syrup lollipop?
- Chicken-rice bowl a hit at WIC nutrition program
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on C3
- My daughter told me that she sampled a rice bowl at the “Simply Cooking” WIC nutrition program that you presented last month. Could I have a copy of the recipe?
- Independent living
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A7
- I appreciated the article about Independence Inc. in Sunday’s paper. I don’t believe the community is fully aware of the important services they help provide. As a former employee of Independence Inc., my eyes were opened to the world of people with disabilities.
- Taxing utilities
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A7
- There have been many things I have told myself to write a letter about (such as why does a town this size need three sister cities), but this issue has been the deciding one: taxing us on our utilities.
- Bidding tradeoff
- The exit of a bidder for a new Air Force tanker is good news for Boeing and Kansas but maybe not so good for U.S. taxpayers.
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Monday’s announcement that Northrop Grumman had decided not to bid on a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract virtually guarantees that contract will go to Boeing Co.
- Robinson’s talents benefit Kansas
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A7
- The announcement last month that Reggie Robinson, who has served most recently as president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents, will join the faculty of the Washburn law school and direct a new public policy program there is a major triumph for Washburn.
- KU baseball routs Saint Mary, 10-0
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on B1
- There were no plans for a banquet, no champagne in the winning clubhouse.
- Map project to study aquifer in western Kansas
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on B8
- A geologic mapping project to begin this summer in Haskell County will provide a better and more accurate look at the availability of aquifer water in the region, university researchers say.
- Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid.
- Poll: Financially pinched, young adults lose faith
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Young adults are financially anxious, worried that they can’t meet their educational, housing and health care needs, according to a new poll that exposes a growing pessimism about achieving the American Dream.
- Israel, Syria pursue nuclear power
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Is the Middle East about to go officially nuclear?
- Massa admits to nonsexual groping
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Former Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned from Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, offered contradictory explanations for his behavior Tuesday, acknowledging he groped a male staffer in a nonsexual way but later denying any groping.
- Minority births soon to outnumber white births
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S., part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become the U.S. majority over the next 40 years.
- Jobless aid measure clears Senate hurdle
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Legislation to give additional months of unemployment benefits to people who have been out of a job for more than half a year cleared a key hurdle Tuesday that guarantees it will soon pass the Senate.
- Davis day-to-day for KU women
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on B5
- Bonnie Henrickson is keeping her fingers crossed that freshman standout Carolyn Davis will be cleared to play in the Big 12 tournament.
- Edwards put on probation
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Sticking with its “boys, have at it” attitude, NASCAR placed Carl Edwards on probation for three races Tuesday for deliberately wrecking Brad Keselowski’s car last weekend in Atlanta.
- Chiefs sign RB Jones
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on B2
- The Kansas City Chiefs have signed free agent running back Thomas Jones, who led the New York Jets to the AFC championship game last season and was the NFL’s third-leading rusher.
- Royals’ Ankiel homers
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Rick Ankiel homered and drove in four runs, and Mitch Maier hit a two-run homer as the Kansas City Royals rallied to defeat an Oakland Athletics split squad, 11-10, on Tuesday.
- Haskell to get early start
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on B2
- One-and-done is the probable scenario for Haskell Indian Nations University’s women’s basketball team today.
- 40 years ago: KU gets new university relations director
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Kansas University announced the appointment of John J. Conard, Greensburg newspaper publisher, KU graduate and former legislator, as director of university relations and development.
- CW hits new low with ‘High Society’
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on B7
- “High Society” (8:30 p.m., CW) seems incomprehensible at first and goes downhill from there.
- Horoscope for March 10, 2010
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on B7
- This year, you start a new life cycle. Dealing with an anger issue needs to be of primary concern. Otherwise, you might ruin what potentially could be a sensational period. If you are single, you will have a valid option to change your status. If you are attached, the two of you can learn to relate on a new level. Aquarius understands you well.
- How to save money on tax preparations
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A8
- If you do your taxes yourself, you’re in the minority, according to Consumer Reports Money Adviser. The IRS estimates that about 60 percent of taxpayers used a preparer last year.
- 100 years ago: Haskell raises money for flood repairs
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A7
- rom the Lawrence Daily World for March 10, 1910: “Sen. Curtis has had success in getting a needed $10,000 increase in the appropriations for Haskell Institute.
- 40 years ago: KU gets new university relations director
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Kansas University announced the appointment of John J. Conard, Greensburg newspaper publisher, KU graduate and former legislator, as director of university relations and development.
- Purchasing cards used improperly
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A5
- Commissioners want more information about how city employees are using city-issued purchasing cards.
- Oread plan to get further review
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A5
- Commissioners agreed to have a study session on the proposed Oread Neighborhood Plan on April 20 at City Hall.
- Iowa Street repairs to move in stages
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A5
- City commissioners unanimously agreed Tuesday evening to shift the city’s street maintenance program in order to do some immediate patching of Iowa Street between Yale Road and the Irving Hill overpass.
- H1N1 clinic tied to tournament game
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Kansas University is having a special H1N1 flu vaccine clinic on Thursday during the first half of the men’s Big 12 Tournament game.
- Hallmark reports revenue drop
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Hallmark Cards, Lawrence’s second largest private employer, reported on Tuesday significantly lower revenues for 2009.
- Pump patrol
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.62 at several stations.
- Miss Lawrence pageant revived
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The Miss Lawrence Scholarship Pageant returns this weekend after a nine-year absence.
- Former senator speaking at Dole
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Former U.S. Sen. Jack Danforth, R-Mo., is scheduled to speak tonight at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics.
- No argument here: KU Debate one of strongest programs in nation
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Kansas University will be sending three teams to compete in the National Debate Tournament for the first time in 17 years.
- Cuts are approved by school board
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Lawrence school board on Monday and Tuesday approved budget cuts of $4.6 million as the district seeks to close its $5 million budget gap before next school year.
- City OKs downtown in-and-out parking meters
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on A1
- The need for speed is making its way to downtown’s parking system.
- KU men’s golf 15th
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Nate Barbee finished in a tie for 28th place and the Kansas University men’s golf team placed 15th at the Louisiana Classics at Oakbourne Country Club.
- KU freshman Henry: Buffs’ Burks deserving of rookie honor
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Xavier Henry — who is having one of the best seasons of any freshman in Kansas University basketball history — didn’t ask for a recount after learning he’d been out-voted for Big 12 frosh of the year.
- Freshman forces: FSHS ninth graders making major impact
- March 10, 2010 in print edition on B1
- The first thing you should know about the five newest members of the Free State girls basketball team is that they are world-class gigglers.
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