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Births
- Gertie and William Nash, Ottawa, a girl.
- David Lee and Hui Zhao, Lawrence, a girl.
- Rebecca Robertson and Stephen Lee Jr., Oskaloosa, a girl.
- Nicholas Blair and Sarah Cowan, Lawrence, a boy.
- Shanna Lyles and Denzel Turner, Lawrence, a girl.
- Malcolm Sims and Michaela Rodriquez, Lawrence, a girl.
- Bethany Brown and Ethan Miller, Lawrence, a girl.
- Erin Shafer, Lawrence, a girl.
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Polls
Do you think remote control traffic lights will improve traffic in Lawrence?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 46% | |
| No | 39% | |
| I don’t know | 13% | |
| Total | 511 | |
Videos
- The skies will be clearing and weather breezy overnight and …
- A federal jury found the co-owner of Yellow House guilty …
- Members of the local Jewish community worked together on the …
- The dean of KU’s school of business is stepping down …
- A former KU employee pleaded guilty to child porn charges …
- A high school student at Holton is in custody after …
- Two people were injured in an accident on K-10 Wednesday …
- A search team discovered the body of a woman in …
- A $500,000 project will help traffic flow better on some …
- A festival held on the KU campus celebrated the full …
- Wayne Simien will be added to the KU Hall of …
- After a stellar junior season, KU football’s Jake Laptad is …
- KU took the first set but then was squashed by …
- The Free State girls tennis team took on competition from …
- A Kansas State senior won the title of fastest texter …
- Storm chances return to the forecast for Thursday as another …
- This afternoon’s commute will feature cloudy and windy conditions.
- A Lawrence man was taken to an Overland Park hospital …
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- Federal jury finds co-owner of Yellow House guilty of 16 charges in stolen-property case
- 05:24 p.m., September 22, 2010 Updated 05:58 p.m. in print edition on A3
- A federal jury in Kansas City, Kan., on Wednesday convicted a Lawrence woman of taking part in a scheme to purchase stolen goods and later sell them on eBay out of the Yellow House Store, 1904 Mass.
- $500,000 project will give Lawrence remote control traffic lights
- Fiber optic cable to connect signals
- 04:57 p.m., September 22, 2010 Updated 05:29 p.m. in print edition on A1
- It is a tool that every commuter would drool over. A $500,000 project will begin next month that will allow city engineers to control about a dozen Lawrence traffic signals via remote control.
- KU students build traditional hut to celebrate Jewish holiday Sukkot
- Symbolic hut will house events including prayers, lunches
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A3
- Hundreds of Jews on the Kansas University campus are celebrating a week-long holiday with a special hut they built outside the student union.
- Search team discovers body in vehicle recovered from Clinton Lake; no foul play suspected
- Missing woman’s family has been contacted, but positive identification has not been made
- 04:24 p.m., September 22, 2010 Updated 07:45 p.m. in print edition on A1
- An underwater search team Tuesday afternoon recovered a woman’s body that was inside a vehicle recovered from Clinton Lake, sheriff’s and coroner’s officials said Wednesday.
- Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence Arts Center welcome three artists-in-residence
- September 22, 2010
- Specializing in drawing, printmaking and sculpture, the artists in residence this fall at the Spencer Museum of Art and the Lawrence Arts Center cover a wide spectrum of skills, while all working toward the same goal: extracting a response that is both emotional and thoughtful from the viewer.
- Statehouse Live: Comment period, one more hearing set for coal-burning plant
- 03:47 p.m., September 22, 2010 Updated 04:55 p.m. in print edition on A5
- Public input is being sought on a proposal by Hays-based Sunflower Electric Power Corp. to build the plant near Holcomb.A second public comment period and one more public hearing have been set for the proposed 895-megawatt coal-burning power plant in southwest Kansas.
- Report: Mangino hired by Minnesota
- September 22, 2010
- Out of football for a little more than nine months, former Kansas University head coach Mark Mangino apparently is back in the game.
- GaDuGi SafeCenter fundraiser to feature car show, music
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A Douglas County organization that provides support for victims of sexual abuse will have a car show and music fest fundraiser Oct. 2 at Broken Arrow Park.
- KU business dean steps down in wake of allegations over mishandling of differential tuition
- 02:12 p.m., September 22, 2010 Updated 05:01 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Kansas University announced Wednesday afternoon that Business School Dean William Fuerst will step down at the end of the current academic year.
- Sentencing scheduled for man convicted of child rape
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A3
- A Douglas County judge has scheduled a November sentencing for a man convicted of raping a girl between 2004 and 2007. But before then, District Judge Sally Pokorny will need to rule on an expected defense motion asking for a new trial in the case.
- Campaign Notebook: Democrats say Brownback’s school finance plan will lead to property tax increases
- 10:43 a.m., September 22, 2010 Updated 04:21 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Brownback, who faces Democrat Tom Holland, a state senator from Baldwin City, has said he wants an overhaul of the current school finance system.
- Parkinson says a strong Kansas economy is tied to moderation
- 10:07 a.m., September 22, 2010 Updated 11:09 a.m. in print edition on B8
- Gov. Mark Parkinson says the prosperity of the Kansas economy is tied to the success of core businesses and the leadership of moderate elected public officials.
- Lawrence man taken to Overland Park hospital after accident on K-10 east of town
- 09:56 a.m., September 22, 2010 Updated 09:52 p.m. in print edition on A3
- A Lawrence man was taken to an Overland Park hospital Wednesday morning after a two-vehicle accident on Kansas Highway 10 just east of Lawrence.
- Mitt Romney, NFIB endorse candidates in Kansas races
- September 22, 2010
- Kansas political candidates are touting endorsements from former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and the National Federation of Independent Business.
- Kansas attorney general candidates to face off in first debate
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A4
- The two contenders for Kansas attorney general will face off in their first debate of the campaign in Wichita.
- Lawsuit claims Atlanta pastor coerced teens into sexual relationships
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Two men have filed a lawsuit accusing Bishop Eddie Long of exploiting his role as pastor of an Atlanta-area megachurch to coerce them into sexual relationships when they were young members of his congregation.
- Lawrence bicycle committee reviews old sidewalk law
- 12:00 a.m., September 22, 2010 Updated 04:37 p.m. in print edition on A5
- Lawrence’s Bicycle Advisory Committee met Tuesday night to discuss, among other items, an old law that makes it illegal to ride a bike on some sidewalks.
- Former classmates’ reunion on the menu at Freddy’s
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A5
- What do you say to someone you haven’t seen or spoken to in almost 70 years? If you’re Betty Taylor and Freddy Simon, you don’t say anything. A simple hug will do.
- Lawrence city commission, KU officials happy with cooperative efforts
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A Fortune 500 company is close to signing a deal to locate 15 employees in a new incubator facility jointly developed by Kansas University and local governments, city and KU leaders were told Tuesday.
- Helicopter crash kills 9 NATO troops in Afghanistan
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A8
- A helicopter carrying international troops crashed in a rugged section of southern Afghanistan, killing nine service members in the deadliest such incident in four years for coalition forces.
- Federal Reserve closer to new action to help economy
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A8
- The Federal Reserve, meeting for the last time before an election that hinges on the weak economy, edged closer Tuesday to jumping in to help and suggested it’s more worried about prices falling than rising.
- Economic adviser Lawrence Summers to leave White House
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- President Barack Obama’s top economic adviser, Lawrence Summers, plans to leave the White House at the end of the year, a move that comes as the administration struggles to show an anxious public it’s making progress on the economy.
- Ex-California city manager among 8 arrested in Los Angeles
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- The mayor and former city manager of Bell were led away in handcuffs Tuesday, charged with six other officials with taking more than $5.5 million from the working-class suburb in a scandal that triggered nationwide outrage and calls for more transparency in government.
- Security loophole allowed “onMouseOver” Twitter hack to open popups
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- A new way to cause mischief quickly spread through short-messaging service Twitter on Tuesday morning before the site could fix the problem, as mysterious “tweets” of blocked-out text propagated themselves and caused popup windows to open.
- David Hasselhoff first contestant voted off ‘Dancing With the Stars’
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B9
- He was king of the beach on “Baywatch,” but David Hasselhoff didn’t fare so well on “Dancing With the Stars.”
- Cocaine case delays Paris Hilton from entering Japan
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B9
- Japanese officials kept Paris Hilton at Narita International Airport for a second day today while they decide whether she will be admitted to the country after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor drug charge in Las Vegas.
- Stephene Moore outlines plan to ‘clean up Washington’
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A4
- A Democrat seeking to replace her husband, who is retiring from the state’s 3rd Congressional District, proposed a 10 percent pay cut for members of Congress and criticized her main rival’s time in the Kansas House.
- Pierce looking forward to Shaq pairing
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Paul Pierce is eager to help Shaquille O’Neal catch up to Kobe Bryant. Pierce enthusiastically endorsed the Boston Celtics’ decision to sign O’Neal after Pierce’s No. 34 jersey was retired at Inglewood High School on Tuesday.
- Kansas men’s golf sixth at home invite
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Kansas University’s men’s golf team ended the final round of the Kansas Invitational in a tie for sixth place with Kansas State on Tuesday at Alvamar.
- Missed practices costs Sooners LB Lewis
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Linebacker Ronnell Lewis didn’t play a single snap on defense in Oklahoma’s game, and coach Bob Stoops says it has to do with time he missed in practice.
- Send your photos to Friends & Neighbors
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World wants to publish your photos. We’re interested in pictures from sporting events, school activities or even a relaxing day at the lake or park — anyplace where you and your friends and family gather.
- Horoscope for September 22, 2010
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B9
- This year, you will make a difference if you can flow with new technology and many different opportunities. You seem to be healthier, more optimistic and more driven than in past years. If you are single, you could meet someone in 2011 who is quite significant to your life’s history. If you are attached, the two of you move in a new direction. You find your sweetie changing right in front of you. Don’t hold back; dive in and enjoy the process. Pisces can be most nurturing.
- Residents activate tornado sirens by phone
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B10
- Kansas authorities say a phone glitch is to blame for the mistaken sounding of tornado sirens in recent weeks, causing confusion and even panic among some residents in and around Hutchinson.
- Book: Aides doubt Obama’s strategy
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- President Barack Obama’s top advisers are depicted in a new book as arguing over much of the past 20 months about policy and turf, with some top members of his national security team doubting the president’s strategy in Afghanistan will work.
- Poll: Health care law making us muddle-minded
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Six months after President Barack Obama signed the landmark health care law, the nation still doesn’t really know what’s in it.
- FDA label sought for modified salmon
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Consumer advocates, environmentalists and other opponents of genetically engineered salmon told the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday that it would be irresponsible not to label the fish in the grocery store if it is approved for human consumption.
- Lawrence man arrested after allegedly stealing items, including TV, from girls’ house
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A4
- An 18-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Monday evening on charges of aggravated burglary and three charges of theft.
- Lawrence High volleyball goes 1-2 at SMNW quad
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Lawrence High’s volleyball team went 1-2 at a quad Tuesday at Shawnee Mission Northwest. The Lions fell to St. James, 25-14, 25-8, and Shawnee Mission Northwest, 25-23, 25-23.
- KU-NU volleyball on tape delay
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B3
- The Kansas University at Nebraska volleyball match at 7 p.m. on Wednesday will be televised on tape delay on Metro Sports (Sunflower Broadband channel 37) at 11 p.m. Wednesday.
- KU coaches keeping it simple for QB Jordan Webb
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B1
- The first three weeks of the Kansas University football season have been anything but a smooth ride, particularly for the offense. Young players have been put into prime-time roles, play-calls have been slow to get to the huddle and the offensive line has struggled to move together as one unit.
- Cessna to lay off 700
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A4
- Cessna Aircraft announced Tuesday it will cut another 700 jobs, saying it has not seen the growth and recovery that it expected this year.
- Archaeologists find theater box at Herod’s palace
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on C10
- Israeli archaeologists have excavated a lavish, private theater box in a 400-seat facility at King Herod’s winter palace in the Judean desert, the team’s head said Tuesday.
- 3rd woman says Wisconsin D.A. harassed her via texts
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on C10
- A law student said Tuesday that a Wisconsin prosecutor accused of abusing his power to seek relationships with two other women also sent her sexually harassing text messages in 2008 while helping her seek a pardon for a drug conviction.
- 25 years ago: Kansas Chamber of Commerce endorses state lottery
- September 22, 2010
- The Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the state’s largest business organization, gave its endorsement to the controversial issue of a statewide lottery. KU political science professor Allan Cigler said that the endorsement might give the final push for the issue to appear on the Kansas Legislature’s agenda the following year.
- 40 years ago: ‘Moonlight Madness’ overtakes downtown Lawrence
- September 22, 2010
- About twenty-five downtown Lawrence merchants were participating in the “Moonlight Madness” sale from 7 to 11 p.m. The Bell Music Co., Inc., located at 825 Massachusetts, ran an ad for two of its specials, an RCA-6 transistor radio (regularly $5.95) for $3.98, and a reel-to-reel tape recorder, usually $109.95, selling for $49.95. Other stores running ads for the sale included the Town Shop at 839 Mass, McCoy’s Shoes at 813 Mass, Ober’s at 821 Mass, Allison-Thomas Flowershop at 941 Mass, Carey’s Appliance at 728 Mass, and the Ben Franklin at 805 Mass, where you could buy six candy bars for 19 cents or some 36-inch cotton print material for 1 cent per inch.
- 100 years ago: Prize for woman with carpentry skill among awards at annual picnic
- September 22, 2010
- The tenth annual Harvest Home picnic at Lecompton will be held tomorrow. It will be an all day affair and the usual large attendance is expected from Lawrence and Topeka. Many new ideas are revealed in the way of awards. Among them are: Girl between 18 and 25 with largest crop of natural hair, $1; best plate of fried chicken, $1; boy 21 years old with whiskers, 1 box of cigars; best Devils Food cake, the Lecompton Sun for 1 year; lady who can drive 10 8d nails in a hard pine 2x4 the quickest, $1.
- Back on track
- It’s good to see plans moving forward for a local warehouse project.
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A9
- The recently announced plan to build a new Berry Plastics warehouse west of Lawrence is good news for the community. It would have been a shame to see this project by one of Lawrence’s longtime corporate stalwarts lured to a nearby community.
- Authentic faith
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A9
- Nothing but success is offered to the newly formed Velocity Church and its leader, Mr. Justin Jenkins. May this new ministry indeed make a difference in the greater community.
- Business benefit
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A9
- Critics claim that the Obama tax proposal would harm large “small business” and stifle economic growth. Is this true?
- Nostalgia fuels tea party effort
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A9
- The results of the electoral activity of the past few weeks have both shocked some mainstream politicians and made it clear that the nascent “tea party” movement cannot be dismissed simply as a fringe group. In a number of primary elections, including the Republican senatorial primary in Delaware, mainstream Republican candidates were defeated and newcomers, often with the backing of tea party members and former governor Sarah Palin were victorious.
- Vatican bank officials investigated in money laundering case
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A8
- In another blow to the Holy See, Italian authorities have begun investigating the top two officials at the Vatican bank on suspicion of violating money laundering rules and have frozen $30 million in the bank’s assets, news reports said Tuesday.
- Crosstown push: LHS, Free State soccer play to scoreless draw
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B1
- There were great saves, six yellow cards and two relatively rowdy fanbases at the Lawrence High-Free State soccer game Tuesday night.
- Matt Tait’s KU football notebook
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B6
- During the first three weeks of the season, the Kansas University football team already has had two punts blocked, one which was returned for a touchdown in last week’s loss to Southern Miss.
- KU’s Gill praises his staff…a lot
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B1
- It never hurts to see how closely you’ve been studying your favorite football team’s new coach during Tuesday news conferences he uses to communicate to the public.
- Leaving Big 12 costs Nebraska, Colorado millions
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B1
- The Big 12 will become a 10-team league next year after all in the wake of agreements Tuesday that require Nebraska and Colorado to forfeit a combined $16 million in conference payouts.
- Consumer Reports shares these simple steps to help save energy
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on C10
- Americans are committed to boosting their home’s energy efficiencies. Forty-four percent have purchased an Energy Star appliance, while 23 percent have upgraded to a more energy-efficient heating or cooling system.
- Ex-girlfriend says teen who strangled brother idolized TV killer “Dexter”
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on C10
- An Indiana teenager who pleaded guilty to murder confided that he wanted to be just like the TV serial killer Dexter a few weeks before he strangled his 10-year-old brother, his ex-girlfriend testified Tuesday.
- Dementia costs will keep growing, report warns
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on C10
- Alzheimer’s and other dementias will cost 1 percent of the gross domestic product globally this year and that treatment tab will grow, making urgent the need for more research toward a cure, an advocacy group said.
- Make dinner center of your Family Day
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on C3
- I’ve never done this before, but for a change, it’s my turn to ask you, the readers, the question: “What is your family doing for dinner on Sept. 27?”
- Hubris could stymie progress in Brazil
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A9
- There is a consensus among foreign policy pundits that Brazil is the upcoming world emerging power. Maybe so, but only if it can overcome a potentially fatal domestic obstacle — hubris.
- “Don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal blocked by Republicans
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A2
- Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort by Democrats and the White House to lift the ban on gays from serving openly in the military, voting unanimously against advancing a major defense policy bill that included the provision.
- Detectives: Broncos’ McKinley spoke of suicide
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B2
- Denver Broncos wide receiver Kenny McKinley, who is thought to have killed himself with a gunshot to the head, had made previous statements about committing suicide, according to a sheriff’s investigative report released Tuesday.
- College football briefs
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B7
- Linebacker Ronnell Lewis didn’t play a single snap on defense in Oklahoma’s game, and coach Bob Stoops says it has to do with time he missed in practice.
- Sooners face first road test
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B7
- With their own fans surrounding them in the friendly confines of Owen Field, the Oklahoma Sooners have been practically invincible.
- No. 1 hoops prep in Class of 2011 will visit KU
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B3
- Austin Rivers, the No. 1-rated high school basketball player in the Class of 2011, has set a date for an official recruiting visit to Kansas University.
- Dining, drinking — and now shopping — add to downtown Lawrence sidewalk issue
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A3
- First there was sidewalk dining in downtown Lawrence.
- New series offer eye candy, mental floss
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B9
- A thrill ride of a show, “Undercovers” (7 p.m., NBC) demands that we accept several outlandish givens.
- Tea party: energy, money and détente with GOP
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A7
- Tea party activists and the Republican establishment are quickly joining forces for the fall elections as fresh cash and energy flow to the upstarts.
- Study: Teacher bonuses fail to boost test scores
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on A6
- Offering big bonuses to teachers failed to raise students’ test scores in a three-year study released Tuesday that calls into question the Obama administration’s push for merit pay to improve education.
- Royals capitalize on errors
- Kansas City, Butler turn back Tigers, 9-6
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B5
- As Jim Leyland watched his Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night, he couldn’t help thinking about his team’s appearance in the 2006 World Series.
- Kenny McKinley’s suicide difficult to comprehend
- September 22, 2010 in print edition on B2
- We will never know what led Kenny McKinley to take his 23-year-old life Monday evening in Denver. What we do know is that McKinley led a life that left a lasting impression, a life that should not soon be forgotten.
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