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On the street
Photos
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Polls
How many speeding tickets have you received in Lawrence?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| None | 67% | |
| 1-3 | 27% | |
| 4-6 | 2% | |
| 7 + | 2% | |
| Total | 1235 | |
Videos
- Showers are possible overnight with temperatures in the 60s. Thursday …
- Dolls, necklaces and baskets made by women in Uganda are …
- Federal grants will help institute programs to help educate area …
- Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson has created a task force designed …
- A program that helps local elementary school students stay fed …
- Stephene Moore, a candidate for the state’s 3rd Congressional district, …
- School board president Rich Minder wants to be able to …
- Lawrence and Overland Park both made a list for worst …
- KU running back Deshaun Sands is ready to play in …
- The Piper football team is ready to get back to …
- Former Lawrence High baseball star Landon Moseley has signed with …
- A group of high school graduates from Minnesota celebrated their …
- Rich Minder, president of the Lawrence school board, addresses how …
- Rich Minder, president of the Lawrence school board, discusses the …
- Rich Minder, president of the Lawrence school board, explains the …
- We asked Kansas football players if they have found anything …
- Additional rain chances arrive for your Thursday as a cold …
- Expect the usual delays near the East Lawrence Interchange during …
- It is a wet start to the month with morning …
- This first day of September is a wet one, so …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
New sixth-graders to get more out-of-classroom opportunities with change to middle schools- August 30, 2010 in print edition on 3A
- This year’s fifth-graders will get more opportunities next year to participate in athletics, academic clubs and other organized after-school activities. Thanks, middle schools.
6:00 a.m.
Statehouse Live: Newly renovated Statehouse room needs $250,000 in acoustical work, officials say- 10:53 a.m., August 31, 2010 Updated 4:07 p.m. in print edition on 1A
- Aside from the House and Senate chambers, the old Supreme Court Room is the largest and most ornate meeting room in the Capitol.
10:00 a.m.
KU alumna’s outlook on life a positive influence she left behind- September 1, 2010 in print edition on 5A
- When Stan Loeb tells people about Jessica Roark, he often talks about her positive outlook. But it often just sounds inadequate, he admits.
6:00 p.m.
All stories
- Style Scout: Rexy
- September 1, 2010
- Carpenter, catalyst, agent-of-change, artist, instigator.
- Style Scout: Carolina Mariana Rodriguez
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on C1
- Why haven’t logo shirts died yet?
- Fish in flight: Lawrence photography pros capture odd sight in park
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on C1
- This is no fish story, it’s the real thing.
- Labor Day closings for Lawrence and Douglas County
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A list of offices closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 6.
- Former competitors create Project Lydia to help Ugandan women
- Local residents provide market for handmade goods from Ugandan villages
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A1
- One side of Julie Pash’s living room has turned into a retail display with baskets, beaded necklaces and dolls lining the wall. Her spare bedroom has become a warehouse.
- Opurum OK with switch to LB
- Webb’s role still undecided for Saturday opener
- 03:38 p.m., September 1, 2010 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on B1
- Although Kansas University football coach Turner Gill and offensive coordinator Chuck Long made sophomore Kale Pick the clear-cut choice at quarterback nearly two weeks ago, there seems to be some question about what role red-shirt freshman Jordan Webb will have in the offense.
- KU announces new director of Biotechnology Optimization Center
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Kansas University has announced a new director of a center designed to take drug discoveries to the marketplace.
- Music and equipment sale to benefit KU’s Audio-Reader service
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Music, collectors’ items and audio equipment will be available at the For Your Ears Only sale to benefit Kansas University’s Audio-Reader service.
- LHS, South Jr. High cancel Wednesday tennis due to weather
- 02:14 p.m., September 1, 2010 Updated 02:48 p.m.
- South Jr. High School tennis and Lawrence High School varsity tennis matches for Wednesday have been postponed due to the threat of severe weather.
- National group writes up Lawrence as one of two speed-trap cities in Kansas
- 01:42 p.m., September 1, 2010 Updated 08:59 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Lawrence is one of the worst speed trap cities in North America, according to a national association that believes local governments are unfairly using traffic laws to boost their coffers.
- Campaign Notebook: Kansas Chamber holding fundraiser for Brownback
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A4
- In June, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Holland told the Chamber that he would not seek nor accept the group’s endorsement.
- Judicial performance commission recommends retention of Douglas County judges
- 11:18 a.m., September 1, 2010 Updated 01:50 p.m. in print edition on A3
- The Kansas Commission on Judicial Performance is recommending Douglas County’s chief judge and the county’s two newest judges be retained in their positions as voters go to the polls in the Nov. 2 general election.
- Survey of Midwest states suggests major recession fears
- 10:15 a.m., September 1, 2010 Updated 11:48 a.m.
- More than a third of supply managers in nine Midwest and Plains states surveyed for a regional business index expect a recession in 2011.
- Governor wants review of all state agencies’ computer systems
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The computer disruption that rocked the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for most of August is prompting a general review of computer systems in all state agencies.
- Six: State’s DNA sample backlog reduced by over 70 percent
- 08:23 a.m., September 1, 2010 Updated 01:18 p.m. in print edition on A4
- Kansas Attorney General Steve Six says the state’s backlog of DNA sampling is being reduced thanks to $1 million in new state funding.
- Lawrence lawyer among those applying for Kansas Supreme Court vacancy
- 08:19 a.m., September 1, 2010 Updated 04:33 p.m. in print edition on B8
- A lawyer from Lawrence is among the 13 people who have applied to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court.
- Parkinson wants to raise awareness of hunger issues in Kansas
- 08:17 a.m., September 1, 2010 Updated 11:29 a.m. in print edition on A1
- Barb LaClair, who has served as chair of the Kansas Food Security Task Force, said many Kansans are “struggling to put food on the table.”
- Power restored after more than 450 lose service in Douglas County
- 04:48 a.m., September 1, 2010 Updated 08:56 a.m. in print edition on A4
- More than 450 Westar Energy customers in Douglas County lost power for about three hours Wednesday morning.
- Overland Park man victim of strong-arm robbery
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A3
- A 31-year-old Overland Park was victim of strong-arm robbery Tuesday night in the 1000 block of North Third Street.
- Mexico needs U.S. help but not troops
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A7
- The escalation of drug-related violence in Mexico — including the mass execution of 72 migrants last week — is moving a small but growing number of U.S. foreign policy hawks to call for a radical solution: send in the U.S. Army.
- U.S. economy isn’t recovering
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A7
- President Obama may have experienced his Walter Cronkite moment over the economy. Responding to Cronkite’s reporting from Vietnam four decades ago that the only way to end the war was by negotiating with the North Vietnamese, President Lyndon Johnson was reported (though never confirmed) to have said, “If I’ve lost Cronkite, I’ve lost Middle America.”
- Off track
- Deteriorating tracks in Kansas are an indication that the nation isn’t trying hard enough to increase Amtrak ridership.
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Especially when national Amtrak ridership is at a record-setting pace, it’s disappointing to learn that tracks serving the Southwest Chief in Kansas are in such poor shape that passenger trains have been ordered to lower their speed as a safety measure.
- 40 years ago: 841 joins Lawrence telephone exchanges
- September 1, 2010
- The existing Lawrence telephone exchanges of 842 and 843 were to be joined by the new 841 exchange. The reason given by the local phone company manager was that “we simply ran out of numbers.”
- 25 years ago: Jayhawks win season opener in Hawaii
- September 1, 2010
- Although Kansas University’s football team had been perceived as being decimated by the recent grades-related loss of two senior tailbacks, the Jayhawks posted a thrilling 33-27 win in their season opener against Hawaii at Aloha Stadium. Senior quarterback Mike Norseth completed 21 of 29 passes for 318 yards with no interceptions.
- 100 years ago: Lawrence welcomes Teddy Roosevelt
- September 1, 2010
- When Teddy reached Lawrence, he received the first intimation that he would be expected to dedicate a fountain. As he was hastily bustled into a waiting auto by the local reception committee he turned to the governor questioningly, ‘What’s the plan, governor, am I to make a speech?’ ‘Yes-s,’ replied the governor hesitatingly, ‘they have a little affair planned and want you to say a few words. Had to do it you know.’
- Air Force sergeant may have knowingly exposed others to HIV
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on B8
- The military has arrested an Air Force sergeant and accused him of having unprotected sex with partners he met at “swinger” parties in central Kansas even though he knew he was HIV positive, according to a military affidavit.
- Women to bear 72% of British austerity cuts
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on C10
- As Britain prepares for the deepest budget cuts in generations to tackle a crippling mound of public debt, the government is facing a pressing legal question: Is its austerity plan sexist?
- Avoid cell phone ‘bill shock’
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on C10
- Today’s multitalented cell phones can easily seduce you into texting, talking or downloading more than you planned. The result can be hundreds of dollars in unexpected penalty fees.
- Cell phone theft victim helps deputies recover stolen property
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on C10
- A man who bought a cell phone online, only to find it was the same one that was stolen from his car, tipped off California sheriff’s deputies, who arrested a man they believe broke into dozens of vehicles.
- Oval Office gets makeover ahead of speech
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on C10
- When President Barack Obama moved into the White House last year, he didn’t rush into the presidential tradition of redecorating the Oval Office.
- Montana drinking and driving culture at a crossroads
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on C10
- Montana has long had a reputation as a place where you could crack open a beer while driving down the interstate just about as fast as you liked.
- Obama: Time to turn page on Iraq
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Claiming no victory, President Barack Obama formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq after seven long years of bloodshed, declaring firmly Tuesday night: “It’s time to turn the page.” Now, he said, the nation’s most urgent priority is fixing its own sickly economy.
- Study: Moderate drinkers tend to live longer than teetotalers
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Sipping two or three glasses of wine, beer or cocktails per day helped older adults live longer than teetotalers in a study that confirmed the health benefits of moderate drinking.
- Eudora resident to sue for ballot access
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A3
- A Eudora man is preparing to file an action against the State Objections Board after it denied his petition to run for Congress.
- Haskell students get pep talk for successful year
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Hundreds of Haskell Indian Nations University students filled the school’s theater Tuesday afternoon for convocation, celebrating the start of a new school year.
- Pump patrol
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.49 at several stations.
- KU alumna’s outlook on life a positive influence she left behind
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A5
- When Stan Loeb tells people about Jessica Roark, he often talks about her positive outlook. But it often just sounds inadequate, he admits.
- Horoscope for September 1, 2010
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on B7
- This year, tension often mounts. Work, professional commitments and community issues seem to fall on your shoulders. Practice saying that you have had enough. Practice asking for help. Your creativity will flourish if you pace yourself. If you are attached, understand the importance of supporting your sweetie in different areas of his or her life. Gemini can shake you up.
- Out-of-this-world ideas on ‘Impossible’
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Is there life on Mars? Much is made of the search for intelligent entities on other worlds.
- Lohan talks talent, drug use in Vanity Fair
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Lindsay Lohan wants your respect.
- Meghan McCain opens up about campaign
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on B7
- John McCain’s daughter says in a new book released Tuesday that Sarah Palin brought drama, stress and uncertainty to her father’s failed bid for the presidency in 2008, but she doesn’t blame the vice presidential nominee for losing the race.
- Foursquare, MTV to reward STD checkups
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on B7
- You can “check in” to restaurants and bars, so how about health clinics while you get tested for sexually transmitted diseases?
- Bollywood making film about Jesus
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on B7
- The first Bollywood movie about the childhood of Jesus will be shot in the Holy Land in the coming months, Indian filmmakers said Tuesday.
- Stock investors brace for another ugly September
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A8
- The economy is weakening, home sales are plunging and stocks are on a long slide. Now comes something even scarier for investors: the beginning of what is traditionally the worst month in the market.
- ‘Unprecedented’ challenge to save Chilean miners
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A8
- The effort to save 33 men trapped deep in a Chilean mine is an unprecedented challenge, mining safety experts said Tuesday. It means months of drilling, then a harrowing three-hour trip in a cage up a narrow hole carved through solid rock.
- High-risk women see benefits in ovary removal
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests.
- Gates calls for patience in Afghanistan
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday called on a war-weary American public for patience in Afghanistan, arguing that after years of neglect the U.S. had finally devoted the necessary resources to a conflict that had long been overshadowed by the Iraq war.
- Tasmanian devil euthanized
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A2
- A Tasmanian devil named Cedric, once thought to be immune to a contagious facial cancer threatening the iconic creatures with extinction, has been euthanized after succumbing to the disease, researchers said today.
- Lack of sleep may spur mental illness
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Sleep deprivation may trigger serious mental illnesses in young people that persist into adulthood, researchers in Australia have found.
- Data: Fewer U.S. kids in foster care
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The number of U.S. children in foster care has dropped 8 percent in just one year, and more than 20 percent in the past decade, according to new federal figures underscoring the impact of widespread reforms.
- CJHS math teacher wins Horizon Award
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Jennifer Clarkson is winner of this year’s Horizon Award, given annually by the Lawrence school district to exemplary novice teachers entering their second year of service.
- Wichita tribe to regain artifacts from museum
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Members of an American Indian tribe will retrieve some pieces of their past this week from a south-central Kansas museum that has voluntarily decided to return the artifacts.
- Kansas City man injured on Kansas Turnpike
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A 65-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man was injured in an accident Tuesday afternoon on the Kansas Turnpike.
- Royals prevail against Rangers
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on B5
- Willie Bloomquist gambled twice on the base paths in the ninth inning and it paid off.
- Bucs’ Talib suspended
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on B5
- Tampa Bay cornerback Aqib Talib will miss the Buccaneers’ regular season opener after being suspended one game without pay for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
- Seabury volleyball wins two at Elwood
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on B5
- The Seabury Academy volleyball team won matches against Kansas School for the Deaf and Elwood on Tuesday.
- KU volleyball sweeps UMKC
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Kansas University’s volleyball team swept UMKC, 3-0, on Tuesday night at Horejsi Center and improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2005.
- Matt Tait’s Kansas football notebook
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on B3
- After switching Toben Opurum to linebacker and watching Rell Lewis go down with a knee injury, Kansas University football coach Turner Gill was left with four running backs in his regular rotation. Tuesday, at his first weekly news conference of the season, Gill revealed that two of those four were ahead of the game.
- Alabama’s Ingram to miss opener
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Mark Ingram’s run for a second Heisman Trophy has been put on hold, and possibly even derailed, before the Alabama tailback had a chance to gain a single yard.
- Raiders giddy, but can they win games?
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on B2
- The Oakland Raiders Summer of Euphoria was thoroughly enjoyed and lasted for a long time, but it’s September now.
- Nebraska’s Pelini still mum on QB
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on B2
- In football-mad Nebraska, it’s the biggest state secret.
- BYU to go independent in football
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on B2
- BYU is going independent in football after all.
- All eyes on Pick: Gill will be watching QB closely in his first start for KU
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University football coach Turner Gill no doubt will have his eyes in a lot of different places during Saturday’s season opener against North Dakota State. But the one place that figures to get the most fixed gazes from Gill’s direction will be a familiar one.
- Company offers to buy Hutchinson cemetery
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on B8
- One of the largest owners of cemeteries in the United States has made an offer to buy a Kansas cemetery and funeral home that has been under receivership since its owner embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars.
- Hurricane Earl could force U.S. evacuations
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A2
- A powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sideswipe much of the East Coast just ahead of Labor Day, worrying countless vacationers who planned to spend the traditional last week of summer at the beach.
- Kansas collects $38M more than expected
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A1
- Kansas collected nearly $38 million more in taxes than anticipated in August, raising hopes Tuesday that the state can avoid major reductions in its current budget.
- Long’s debut one for the books
- 12:00 a.m., September 1, 2010 Updated 09:16 a.m. in print edition on B1
- Grandparents tend only to see the good in their offspring’s offspring, yet for Kansas University offensive coordinator Chuck Long, one day 28 Septembers ago even his grandmother couldn’t think of anything more encouraging to tell him than to suggest quitting. Long can laugh now about a messy-in-every way college starting debut in his red-shirt freshman season in 1982.
- Contest prize is dinner and a movie
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Who wants dinner and a movie on us?
- Murkowski concedes Senate primary
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Tuesday night conceded the Republican primary election to Joe Miller, the “tea party”-backed challenger who maintained his Election Day lead after thousands of additional absentee and other ballots were counted through the day.
- Recruit Perry Ellis schedules unofficial visit to KU
- September 1, 2010 in print edition on B1
- Wichita Heights junior forward Perry Ellis will make an unofficial visit to Kansas University’s campus on Tuesday.
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- U.S. military sees new appreciation May 28, 2012 · 18 comments
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- God, marriage May 25, 2012 · 192 comments
- Kansas extends major development tool for 5 years May 28, 2012 · 13 comments
- Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career June 28, 2009
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- Friends mourn Lynn Bretz, former voice of KU May 28, 2012
- Kansas football scouring country May 29, 2012
- KU’s Elijah Johnson cautious at camp May 29, 2012
- Hilltop executive director Pat Pisani stepping down May 28, 2012
- City, county mull upgrade to emergency radio system May 28, 2012
- Book helps family heal after tragedy May 28, 2012
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- Retreat offered for writers May 28, 2012
