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12:00 a.m.
Mike West and Katie Euliss of Truckstop Honeymoon. Their band will be one of three dozen performing at the fourth annual Festy Fest this weekend. The Next Fest Thing
By Phil Cauthon
May 20, 2010
This, the fourth annual Festy Fest, promises to be significantly bigger than before. In the past, the event was solely promoted by word of mouth, but this year organizers made it more “official” by selling tickets through The Bottleneck and advertising…
6:00 a.m.
Joel Hernandez, 22, wipes away tears as he apologizes to the Leek family for his role in the death of their 20-year-old daughter, Rachel Leek, on Oct. 16 as she was riding her bicycle. Hernandez was driving drunk, hit Leek, then fled the scene. He received a sentence of six months in jail followed by one year of probation. Beside him is his attorney, Al Lopes, at the sentencing hearing Thursday in Douglas County District Court. Drunken driver who killed Lawrence woman on bicycle sentenced to 6 months in jail
By Janet Reid
May 20, 2010 in print edition on 1A
A Douglas County judge has sentenced a Lawrence man to six months in jail for drinking and driving and killing a 20-year-old Lawrence woman in October.
10:00 a.m.
Kansas University Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little briefs the Kansas Board of Regents on KU's proposed tuition and fee increase. Statehouse Live: Universities lay out tuition, fee increases
By Scott Rothschild
11:23 a.m., May 20, 2010 Updated 5:53 p.m. in print edition on 1A
Leaders at regents universities Thursday said they need tuition and fee increases to deal with budget cuts from the Kansas Legislature, increased costs and student demands.
2:00 p.m.
Quail Run first-grader Olivia Ryan, center, pulls a soiled paper towel from a mixture of water, vegetable oil and cocoa mix as her classmates Olivia Ferguson, left, and Patricia Thomas watch Thursday in Mary Pendry’s class. Quail Run students get a chance to experience difficulty in cleaning oil from water, animals
By George Diepenbrock
May 20, 2010 in print edition on 3A
As work continues on cleanup from the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, some Quail Run School first-graders learned just how difficult a task that officials from BP and federal and state governments have in front of them.
6:00 p.m.
Mike Schard and Kyle Case of Standard Beverage Corporation of Lawrence unload and stack the first cases of bottled beer from Free State Brewing Company at Cork and Barrel, 23rd and Iowa streets. The local microbrewery first started trying to bottle beer two years ago and has finally reached the point where it can supply stores in Lawrence. Liquor stores in Topeka, the Kansas side of Kansas City and Wichita should start seeing the beer in the next month. Free at last: After months of anticipation, bottles of Free State beer on sale Friday
By Phil Cauthon
May 20, 2010
“Barring a flood or tornado, Free State bottles will be for sale Friday morning.” So said owner Chuck Magerl after the last of 1,600 cases of Free State Brewery’s first bottled beer was picked up for distribution to Lawrence liquor stores Thursday afternoon…

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Kevin Yoder files for GOP primary in 3rd District race
Associated Press
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B2
Kansas state Rep. Kevin Yoder has filed for the Republican nomination in the state’s 3rd Congressional District.
Transportation Department revives shelved maintenance projects
Associated Press
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B10
The Kansas Legislature’s approval of a new transportation program has revived dozens of road projects that had been stalled by budgets problems.
New principal named at Lawrence’s Langston Hughes Elementary School
Topeka administrator to take charge of elementary school
By Janet Reid
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A1
A Topeka elementary school principal who lives in Lawrence has been named the new principal at Langston Hughes Elementary School.
Festy Fest going on without permit from Leavenworth County
By Elvyn Jones
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B4
The Festy Fest Bluegrass Festival in southwest Leavenworth County is going on despite the possibility of fines from Leavenworth County for code violations.
Lawrence attorney lobbies against Brownback amendment, for greater protections for soldiers getting car loans
By Scott Rothschild
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B3
A Lawrence attorney who has represented soldiers who have alleged they were cheated by a Kansas automobile dealer said Friday there needs to be increased oversight of dealers who assist in loan financing.
Cordley students get a taste of farm-fresh cooking with special lunch
By Sarah Henning
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B1
They didn’t put on chef’s hats, but as the children of Cordley School gathered for lunch Friday, they ate a meal of their own making.
Lawrence commuters trade four wheels for two on Bike to Work Day
By Christine Metz
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B1
Michael Gordon had one goal Friday morning: To find the bike rack fuller than the parking lot at Allen Press.
Bishop Seabury graduates remember tight bonds as they graduate
Bishop Seabury Academy honors 13 grads
By Christine Metz
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B1
Bishop Seabury Academy senior Shannon O’Shea wasn’t graduating with classmates as much as with brothers and sisters Friday morning.
Police seek the public’s help in identifying suspect in auto burglary
By Janet Reid
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B2
Lawrence police are seeking help from the public, hoping to catch a man who broke into a car in the parking lot of Burger King, 1107 W. Sixth, stealing a purse inside.
Lawrence man charged with rape
By Janet Reid
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B2
The Douglas County District Attorney’s office has filed a rape charge against a 26-year-old Lawrence man.
County hiring helicopter this weekend to survey roofs of buildings for signs of weakness
By Mark Fagan
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B1
That low-flying helicopter you may see — or hear — hovering above public buildings Sunday in Lawrence won’t be searching for an escaped convict.
Bloomington Beach access road remains closed for reconstruction
Beach remains open, will be free to use until construction is complete
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B4
The road leading to Bloomington Beach at Clinton Lake remains closed for reconstruction, and its weather-related delays will force visitors to walk as much as a half mile before they can get down to free recreation.
Westar, Sunflower Electric raise concerns with Legislature’s measure to prohibit Kansas regulating air pollution
Associated Press
10:51 a.m., May 21, 2010 Updated 05:55 p.m.
Two major Kansas utilities oppose a move by Kansas legislators to block limits on greenhouse gases, and Gov. Mark Parkinson’s spokesman said Friday that he is considering their objections.
U.S. Highway 56 east of Baldwin City reopens
Staff reports
10:46 a.m., May 21, 2010 Updated 11:55 a.m.
U.S. Highway 56 east of Baldwin City reopens.
Mark Mangino leaves Lawrence, moves to Florida
By Tom Keegan
May 21, 2010 in print edition on C1
The last of the moving vans wheeled off the premises Tuesday night of the Lawrence home Mark and Mary Jane Mangino, according to friends and neighbors of the couple.
Statehouse Live; Jenkins chides New York congressman over remark
By Scott Rothschild
May 21, 2010
“Rather than pour hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars down a sinkhole in Kansas and open the Pandora’s Box of decommissioning Plum Island, we should abandon NBAF and make use of existing facilities that continue to serve this nation well,” Congressman Bishop said.
Kansas unemployment rate shows major drop in April
Associated Press
May 21, 2010
State labor officials say Kansas businesses added nearly 16,000 jobs in April, with construction showing the biggest gain.
Graduates receive tidbits of fiscal wisdom
By Michelle Singletary
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B9
People often ask me what’s the best financial advice I’ve ever received.
‘Do no harm’ oath gains following among MBAs
By Oliver Staley - Bloomberg News
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B9
When Larry Estrada graduates from Harvard Business School next week, he’ll begin work at Goldman Sachs. He’ll do so only after taking an oath.
Horoscope for May 21, 2010
Associated Press
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B8
This year, attempt to break past self-imposed mental barriers. You might be surprised by how many doors could open up. Understand where you develop your ideas from. Retest them. If you are single, make sure you want to say goodbye to that status. If you are attached, the two of you could start acting like newlyweds with a little more open thought. Virgo often helps you relax.
Stocks dive on world economy worries
By Tim Paradis and Stevenson Jacobs - Associated Press Writers
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A6
Stocks took their deepest plunge in more than a year Thursday as fears grew that Europe’s debt crisis could spread around the world and undermine the U.S. economic recovery.
Senate passes massive Wall Street regulation bill
By Jim Kuhnhenn - Associated Press Writer
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A2
Prodded by national anger at Wall Street, the Senate on Thursday passed the most far-reaching restraints on big banks since the Great Depression.
Oil reaches marshes; BP admits leak bigger than thought
Associated Press
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A1
The spectacle many had feared for a month finally began unfolding as gooey, rust-colored oil washed into the marshes at the mouth of the Mississippi for the first time, stoking public anger and frustration with both BP and the government.
Former Jayhawks in Combine
Collins, Aldrich, Henry reunite in Chicago
J-W Staff Reports
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B3
Three former Kansas University basketball players are holding a reunion of sorts in the Windy City this week.
People with AIDS more likely to develop cancers, research shows
By Darryl Fears - The Washington Post
May 21, 2010 in print edition on C10
When science turned AIDS several years ago from a fatal disease to a chronic illness that often can be managed with drugs, patients and doctors breathed a sigh of relief.
Powerful lesson
By Hillcrest sixth-graders
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A8
On May 6, Hillcrest sixth-graders once again opened Italian restaurants. These restaurants showed everyone that 12-year-olds can do more than people think! As sixth-graders, we often think we aren’t capable of much, but our restaurants showed us otherwise.
New test looks promising
By Marilynn Marchione - Associated Press Writer
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A7
Researchers may finally be closing in on a way to screen healthy women for ovarian cancer — a disease that rarely shows symptoms until it’s too late to cure.
Officers killed during traffic stop
By Chuck Bartels - Associated Press Writer
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A6
Two police officers doing anti-drug work were fatally shot by two men with AK-47s along a busy Arkansas interstate on Thursday, and the suspects later died in a shootout that injured the local sheriff and a deputy in a crowded Walmart parking lot, authorities said.
Urlacher blasts Sayers
Associated Press
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B1
Brian Urlacher doesn’t have an issue with criticism unless it comes from within the Bears family. Such is the case regarding Hall of Famer Gale Sayers recently questioning quarterback Jay Cutler’s ability, putting coach Lovie Smith on the spot and implying Urlacher was getting too old.
Net Worth: Humor found in site that fosters demotivation
By Jon Niccum
May 21, 2010 in print edition on C1
In this era of economic futility, corporations are often asked to resort to cruel tactics with their employees.
See Heere run, catch and bunt
By Tom Keegan
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B1
Watch Brian Heere run so fluidly, tracking a deep fly with the crack of the bat, crashing into the center-field fence for another web gem. Now watch him at the plate, killing a bunt in no-man’s land, burning down the line for a base hit. Now look at the scoreboard and see his batting average, which starts with a “.4.”
Comedic Forte: ‘MacGruber,’ ‘SNL’ star approaches career as soldier of fortune
By Chuck Barney - Contra Costa Times
May 21, 2010 in print edition on C1
ill Forte has learned that life can deliver you to some pretty weird and unexpected places. When the “Saturday Night Live” star appeared in the first goofy “MacGruber” sketch, he never, in his most deranged dreams, envisioned his clueless, mullet-headed, bomb-diffusing character at the center of a big-screen summer action movie…
Rec calendar
Staff reports
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B6
Recreational activities and opportunities for May 21, 2010.
Jayhawk in 40th at golf regional
J-W Staff Reports
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B3
Kansas University’s Nate Barbee shot a 4-over-par 76 Monday and was tied for 40th after the first round of the NCAA Southwest Golf Regional. Barbee is competing in the three-round event as an individual.
Kansas golfer honored
J-W Staff Reports
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B3
Kansas University golfer Meghan Gockel was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District At-Large team. The senior is now eligible for Academic All-America honors, which will be announced June 10.
Big Ten could learn lesson from ACC
By Caulton Tudor - The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B2
Various Big Ten Conference officials spent the weekend insisting that the league’s spring meetings, which began Monday and concluded Wednesday in Chicago, would be anticlimactic on the expansion front.
Jets’ Holmes profiled?
Associated Press
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B2
New York Jets wide receiver Santonio Holmes believes a flight attendant singled him out last month because he was a former Pittsburgh Steelers player.
Lions baseball team not short on talent
Coach hopes LHS can execute in regional tourney
By Dugan Arnett
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B1
Yes, the Lawrence High baseball team entered the 2010 season with some rather lofty expectations. And, yeah, after starting the season ranked 33rd nationally by Baseball America, a .500 regular season isn’t quite what the defending Class 6A state champions had in mind.
Birds of a feather: From Firebirds to Jayhawks, three have stuck together
By Matt Tait
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B1
In every group of friends there exists a certain dynamic that surfaces after years of spending time together. Typically, someone emerges as the leader, while another acts more like a younger sibling or class clown, and the rest fill the spaces in between.
Study shows divorce rates no higher among parents of children with autism
By Jeannine Stein - Los Angeles Times
May 21, 2010 in print edition on C10
Having a child with autism can strain even the strongest marriage, but parents of autistic children may be no more likely to divorce than other parents, according to a new study.
Census bureau hopes much of 2020 count will take place online
By Ed O’Keefe - The Washington Post
May 21, 2010 in print edition on C10
How will Americans use the Internet in 2020? Will we all use cell phones? Will we still have snail mail?
5 masterpieces stolen in museum heist
By Angela Charlton and Christina Okello - Associated Press Writers
May 21, 2010 in print edition on C10
A broken alarm system made it as easy as 1-2-3: A masked intruder clipped a padlock, smashed a window and stole a Picasso, a Matisse and three other masterpieces from a Paris museum Thursday — a $123 million haul that is one of the world’s biggest art heists.
A step to artificial life: Manmade DNA powers cell
By Lauran Neergaard - Associated Press Writer
May 21, 2010 in print edition on C10
Scientists announced a bold step Thursday in the enduring quest to create artificial life. They’ve produced a living cell powered by manmade DNA.
Police officer in Riley County arrested
Associated Press
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B10
The Riley County Police Department says one of its officers has been arrested on suspicion of theft and official misconduct.
Shredding event set for Saturday
Staff reports
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B10
The public is invited to shred and recycle old documents Saturday at Douglas County Bank’s downtown branch.
Great recession Jobless claims rise, defying forecasts
By Jeffry Bartash - MarketWatch
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B9
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits shot up 25,000 in the latest week, indicating continued weakness in the U.S. job market, government data showed.
Season enders good, bad, classic
By Kevin McDonough
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B8
CBS announced Wednesday that of its scripted Friday-night dramas, “Numb3rs” and “Miami Medical” are goners.
People in the news
Associated Press
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B8
People in the news for May 21, 2010.
100 years ago: Delay in printing press means late evening papers
Staff reports
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A8
From the Lawrence Daily World for May 21, 1910: “Kansas University lost in the baseball game with the Tigers yesterday afternoon by a score of 5 to 2. The contest was hard fought and it looked good for the Jayhawkers till they began to get wild..
40 years ago: Rescuers search for man in Kansas River
Staff reports
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A8
Searchers continued patrolling the Kansas River, looking for signs of a 20-year-old Lawrence man who was believed to have drowned. His friends informed police that they had been wading in the river when they got caught in the current and carried downstream. Two of them pulled themselves out onto a rock pile in the middle of the river, but the man, who was not a good swimmer, continued to float downstream.
25 years ago: Men charged in 1983 drug raid
Staff reports
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A8
A rural Lecompton man and a Topeka man were facing several drug charges stemming from a 1983 drug raid on a farmhouse. The raid had netted 400 pounds of marijuana and 800 marijuana plants. The charges in Douglas County District Court were filed just before the statute of limitations expired.
Have-nots hurting
By Charley Crabtree - Lawrence
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A8
In his Saturday Column, Journal-World Editor Dolph Simons asks when will the White House, Congress and the courts come to their senses and follow the public’s wishes? How much change is enough?
Not so beautiful
By Lynn Mensch Anderson - Lawrence
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A8
Lawrence used to be one of the prettiest towns in this part of the country.
Diplomatic defiance marks U.S. retreat
By Charles Krauthammer - Washington Post Writers Group
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A8
It is perfectly obvious that Iran’s latest uranium maneuver, brokered by Brazil and Turkey, is a ruse. Iran retains more than enough enriched uranium to make a bomb. And it continues enriching at an accelerated pace and to a greater purity (20 percent). Which is why the French foreign ministry immediately declared that the trumpeted temporary shipping of some Iranian uranium to Turkey will do nothing to halt Iran’s nuclear program.
‘Ghost bike’ plans lose momentum
Staff reports
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A7
Lawrence’s Bicycle Advisory Committee no longer is pursuing plans for placing “ghost bikes” across Lawrence this month, instead choosing to focus on education and information to support the cycling community.
Airport watchers miss 16 linked to terror
By Eileen Sullivan - Associated Press Writer
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A6
At least 16 people later linked to terror plots passed through U.S. airports undetected by federal officials who were on duty to spot suspicious behavior, according to a government report.
Mother sentenced in baby’s beating death
Associated Press
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A5
A Kansas woman has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for the beating death of her 3-month-old son in the infant’s hospital room.
Lab’s move to Kansas begins to lift mystery around N.Y. island
By Frank Eltman - Associated Press Writer
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A4
It has been the subject of novels, a reference in movies and the topic of speculation ever since it became an animal disease lab in the infancy of the Cold War.
Lawrence man reports electronics stolen
Staff reports
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A4
A 21-year-old Lawrence man reported Sunday the burglary and theft of personal belongings from the 1000 block of Illinois Street.
Lawrence man reports $17,000 stolen
Staff reports
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A4
A 31-year-old Lawrence man reported Monday the theft of money from the 2400 block of Ousdahl Road.
Bill aims to expand benefits for unemployed
By Stephen Ohlemacher - Associated Press Writer
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A2
People who are out of work for long stretches would get expanded unemployment benefits through the end of the year under a bill Democratic lawmakers plan to pass next week.
White House gate crashers swing by
Associated Press
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A2
Infamous party crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi may not have finagled their way into Wednesday’s state dinner, but they didn’t exactly steer clear of the event either.
Orbiter for 2-year Venus study launched
Associated Press
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A2
Japan launched a new spacecraft today on a two-year mission to study the planet Venus and its climate.
National intelligence director resigning
Associated Press
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A2
National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair is resigning under pressure from the White House, ending a tumultuous 16-month tenure marked by intelligence failures and spy agency turf wars.
U.S. to announce missile launches
Associated Press
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A2
The United States has agreed to notify other nations before it launches most ballistic missile tests or satellites, in a measure that builds on a landmark arms agreement with Russia and is meant to encourage Moscow to reciprocate.
Prospect of Thai elections uncertain
Associated Press
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A2
Thailand will not hold elections as demanded by anti-government protesters until passions from more than two-months of political violence are calmed, a key minister said Friday.
Concerns remain about new shelter for homeless
Director pledges to work on resolving any problems
By Chad Lawhorn
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A3
As plans to relocate the Lawrence Community Shelter to an eastern Lawrence site march forward, the same old concern continues to stand in the way.
Pump patrol
Staff reports
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A3
The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.59 at several stations.
Relay for Life leaders to gather
Staff reports
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A3
Hey, team captains of Relay For Life of Douglas County.
Creative people’s brains similar to schizophrenics’ brains, study finds
By Bloomberg News
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A1
Creative people may think broadly and make unusual associations because they, like schizophrenics, may be less able to filter out information, a Swedish study found.
Bridging the generation gap
Older adults, Baker students share life lessons and wisdom
By Andy Hyland
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A3
Members of one generation reached out to another Thursday afternoon at the Lawrence Senior Center.
LHS, FSHS track and field teams hope to build off league meet
By Dugan Arnett
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B5
Throughout the spring, Jack Hood has been adamant in his stance that, as far as his Lawrence High track and field team is concerned, the outcome is more important than the journey.
Free State swimmers set to defend state title
By Matt Tait
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B1
When the Free State High girls swimming team hops into the pool today at 4:30 p.m. at Hummer Sports Complex in Topeka, they’ll do so as the defending Class 6A state champions.
Royals out of last!
K.C. rips Indians, leaves basement
The Associated Press
May 21, 2010 in print edition on B6
Luke Hochevar pitched his third career complete game, Alberto Callaspo hit a three-run homer and the Royals won for the sixth time in eight games, beating the short-handed and sliding Indians, 9-3, on Thursday to move out of last place in the AL Central.
School vouchers work
By Cal Thomas - Tribune Media Services
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A9
Few organizations are as consistently liberal as the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), especially when it comes to matters of church and state. The ADL devotes an entire page on its Web site (www.adl.org) to church-state separation and wants the “wall” between the two to remain as high and impenetrable as possible, believing that to lower it would have a negative effect on both.
Senators a surprisingly genial lot
By Garrison Keillor
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A9
I was the only reporter who snuck into the Senate Spouses dinner in Washington last week and nobody swore me to secrecy so here goes …
Community effort
Thanks to all the local officials who worked together to improve services for women seeking treatment for sexual assault.
J-W editorials
May 21, 2010 in print edition on A8
It took a public nudge from the Douglas County district attorney to get things moving, but it’s great to hear that Lawrence Memorial Hospital has made significant improvements in the services it provides to victims of sexual assault.
Taboo-busting Silverman answers 20 questions
PopMatters.com
May 21, 2010 in print edition on C2
The satirically taboo-busting, notoriously potty-mouthed Sarah Silverman has written a book about … well, pee — among other things.
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