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Polls
Do you eat tofu?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Sometimes | 31% | |
| I’ve never tried it | 24% | |
| I’ve tried it and hate it | 23% | |
| I eat it often | 20% | |
| Total | 706 | |
Lead stories
6:00 a.m.
Kansas Highway Patrol investigates whether drugs contributed to double-fatality Saturday afternoon on K-10- 11:39 a.m., April 18, 2011 Updated 6:18 p.m. in print edition on 1A
- The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating whether marijuana use was a contributing factor in Saturday’s double-fatality accident on Kansas Highway 10, a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper said Monday.
10:00 a.m.
Town Talk: Parking by the numbers in downtown; a new boardwalk at the wetlands; center turn lane on Sixth Street on the way- April 18, 2011
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County:
- On the street: Have you ever changed your mind about shopping downtown because you couldn’t find a parking spot?
6:00 p.m.
Is Kale Pick the next Kerry Meier?- April 19, 2011 in print edition on 1B
- Kansas University junior Kale Pick is getting pretty used to being compared to other people.
- Video: KU receivers coach David Beaty instructs his wideouts
- Photo gallery: Kansas Football Practice 4-18
All stories
- Lawrence man ordered to face trial on rape, burglary charges
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on A10
- A Douglas County judge Tuesday ordered a Lawrence man to face a trial on rape and aggravated burglary charges in connection with an April 2010 incident at a Lawrence apartment.
- Defense questions eyewitness’s credibility in 2010 South Pointe Apartments shooting trial
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on A6
- A defense attorney questioned the credibility of an alleged eyewitness during the second day of an attempted second-degree murder trial of Dustin D. Walker.
- Lawrence, Baldwin City students to compete in statewide Kansas History Day competition
- April 19, 2011
- Students from several area middle and high schools are set to compete Saturday in the Kansas History Day State Contest in the Memorial Union at Washburn University in Topeka.
- Haskell athlete dies after collapsing during basketball game
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on A7
- The Haskell Indian Nations University community is mourning the death of a 20-year-old male student who died suddenly after collapsing Friday while playing basketball, acting Haskell president Clyde Peacock said in a statement.
- $1 million gift helps create new professorship named for KU pharmaceutical chemistry professor Val Stella
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on A3
- A $1 million gift from Gilead Pharmaceuticals will help Kansas University create a new endowed professorship in its School of Pharmacy that will be named for pharmaceutical chemistry professor Val Stella.
- Congressional staffers head to Fort Riley
- April 19, 2011
- Congressional staff members are spending two days this week at Fort Riley to learn what it takes for the Army to support soldiers and families.
- Agriculture report: Kansas wheat condition continues to deteriorate
- April 19, 2011
- The latest government snapshot of the Kansas wheat crop shows farmers are struggling against dry weather combined with high winds as the condition of the state’s wheat crop continues to decline.
- Andover to mark 20 years since deadly tornado
- April 19, 2011
- It’s nearly 20 years since one of the deadliest tornadoes in Kansas history killed 13 people in one town alone.
- Topeka soldier wounded by sniper awaits surgery
- April 19, 2011
- The wife of a Topeka soldier wounded by a sniper in Afghanistan says pneumonia has forced a delay in surgery to fuse his spine back together.
- Kansas funeral service set for girl killed in Colorado
- April 19, 2011
- A funeral takes place Wednesday in Wichita for an 8-year-old girl who was killed last week in Colorado, allegedly by her father.
- Goddard students earn environmental honors for creating outdoor learning site
- April 19, 2011
- Students at a south-central Kansas high school have won a top federal honor for helping create an outdoor wildlife learning site on a spread of native prairie grass.
- Kansas judge says 85-year sentence for rape is OK
- April 19, 2011
- A Johnson County judge has rejected arguments that it would be unconstitutional to allow an 85-year prison sentence for a man convicted of raping a 92-year-old suburban Kansas City woman.
- Kansas education changes remain unsettled by state legislators
- April 19, 2011
- Legislators have plenty of work ahead of them when they return to the Kansas Statehouse next Wednesday, some chores they must do and others they would like to accomplish.
- K-State releases details of plan to become top-50 public research university by 2025
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on A5
- More than a year after announcing a goal of becoming a top-50 public research university by 2025, officials at Kansas State University have released more details of that aspiration and a timeline for fulfilling it.
- Tonganoxie man faces charges in Wisconsin stemming from fight outside bar
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on A5
- A 33-year-old Tonganoxie man faces charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery and first-degree reckless endangerment in Wisconsin stemming from an alleged stabbing outside a bar.
- SRS considering steep cuts in services to Kansans
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on A6
- Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration said Tuesday that a wide range of budget cuts are under consideration in the social service agency, including shutting down a state mental health hospital and one for people with developmental disabilities.
- Lawrence man sentenced to 32 months in prison for hitting victim with nearly full liquor bottle
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on A6
- A Douglas County judge has sentenced a 28-year-old Lawrence man to serve 32 months in prison after he was convicted of aggravated battery for injuring another man in a Haskell Indian Nations University dormitory in 2010.
- Town Talk: City raises Carnegie rental rates by nearly $400; tennis court lighting at LHS at standstill; Downtown Film Festival not likely this summer
- April 19, 2011
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Memorial fund set up for 5-year-old Eudora boy killed in K-10 accident
- April 19, 2011
- A memorial fund has been set up in honor of a 5-year-old boy who died in a car accident Saturday on Kansas Highway 10.
- Operation Roll Out motorcycle ride raises money for military care packages
- April 19, 2011
- Operation Roll Out, an annual motorcycle ride that raises money to send care packages to soldiers, is receiving plenty of help from the community for this year’s ride.
- Lawrence Humane Society’s annual Mutt ’n Strut Charity Walk moves to Watson Park
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on A4
- The Lawrence Humane Society’s annual Mutt ’n Strut Charity Walk will move to a new location this year: Watson Park, Seventh and Kentucky streets.
- Overbrook Citywide Garage Sale to raise money for city’s park project
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on A4
- More than 60 sales await buyers in the Overbrook Citywide Garage Sale on Saturday.
- Will KU basketball team play Wichita State? Zenger’s not so sure after hearing about ‘chickenhawks’ comment
- 11:28 a.m., April 19, 2011 Updated 03:13 p.m. in print edition on A6
- Speaking to Lawrence Rotarians on Monday, Sheahon Zenger, Kansas University athletics director, didn’t hold back when asked whether he would consider playing Wichita State University in basketball.
- KU basketball player Thomas Robinson cited in misdemeanor battery case outside nightclub
- KU coach Bill Self, associate AD Jim Marchiony aware of incident
- 11:09 a.m., April 19, 2011 Updated 03:03 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Lawrence police have cited Kansas University basketball player Thomas Robinson to appear in municipal court on a misdemeanor battery charge in connection with an altercation outside a Lawrence nightclub, city prosecutor Jerry Little said Tuesday morning.
- KU alumna chosen as new dean of School of Business
- 10:45 a.m., April 19, 2011 Updated 04:56 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Kansas University has named an Ohio State University business professor and KU alumna as its next dean of the School of Business.
- Kansas unemployment rate remains about the same
- April 19, 2011
- The Kansas unemployment rate remained steady in March.
- First Bell: Transition efforts scheduled for Wakarusa Valley students, families; board approves ‘transfer preferences’ for 29 Broken Arrow students; Lawrence High entrepreneurs to compete Wednesday
- April 19, 2011
- Time for another edition of First Bell, a rundown of news and other educational items involving schools in the area.
- Heard on the Hill: New boxing champion gives love to KU; KU looking to hire new university registrar; UPenn prof pays homage to a KU Chinese professor and his typewriter
- April 19, 2011
- Your daily dose of news, notes and links from around Kansas University.
- KU fills post of chief information officer
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on A6
- A university administrator from Texas will serve as Kansas University’s next chief information officer.
- KDOT cites 2008 study about cable median barriers for Kansas Highway 10
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on A2
- The Kansas Department of Transportation said a 2008 traffic study did not find Kansas Highway 10 east of Lawrence to be the state’s best candidate for cable median barriers compared with two other four-lane stretches of road near Topeka and Wichita.
- Baldwin City school board puts off discussion on busing
- April 19, 2011
- Cutting busing to all USD 348 students who live inside the city limits of Baldwin City drew the attention of several school district patrons.
- 25 years ago: New state law limits malpractice awards
- April 19, 2011
- While questioning its constitutionality, Gov. John Carlin reluctantly signed into a law a new bill.
- A TV night of screaming bores, raging boars
- April 19, 2011
- If television were an arbiter of reality, half the people on earth would be preparing for their wedding and the other half would be wondering what to wear for the big occasion.
- Horoscopes for April 19
- April 19, 2011
- This year, you see many options through your associates and a key partner. You know when enough is enough and when a change is necessary. If you are single, you express a willingness to relate on a one-on-one level. A very interesting suitor appears on the horizon. If you are attached, learn to detach. Your sweetie needs to be dominant. Scorpio understands you well.
- 40 years ago: Governor presses legislature to restore funding
- April 19, 2011
- Gov. Robert Docking was hopeful, but not optimistic, that the Kansas Legislature would restore funding for higher education and welfare in the state.
- 100 years ago: Workers on tornado cleanup accidentally destroy house
- April 19, 2011
- “Men trying to replace the home of Harry Richards on its foundation yesterday, finished the work which last week’s tornado began.”
- Tax challenge
- Online shopping is having a significant impact on retail businesses — and local sales tax collections.
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on A8
- Sometimes numbers can serve as a crystal ball. Here are two numbers that ought to worry Lawrence leaders responsible for providing basic services to the community:
- Mistrust marks U.S.-Pakistan dealings
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on A8
- The unhappy marriage of convenience between the United States and Pakistan survived another squabble last week.
- Divisive plan?
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on A8
- In his April 15 Saturday Column, Mr. Simons calls the president divisive.
- Praise for teachers
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on A8
- I must respond to the letter written by Barbara Paris regarding teachers (Public Forum, April 16). Ms. Paris bashed teachers as overpaid, poorly dressed, lacking in skills and education, and “not deserving of respect.” Well.
- Tofu how-to: Taming the blankest of blank slates
- April 19, 2011
- To the novice, tofu can seem too open, too ambiguous and too, well, different to use properly.
- Alabama prep Trevor Lacey to visit
- Bill Self has successful in-home recruiting visit
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self had a successful in-home recruiting visit Monday night with Trevor Lacey, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound senior guard from Butler High in Huntsville, Ala.
- Lions’ Logan Henrichs takes eighth
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on B3
- Lawrence High golfer Logan Henrichs recorded a 78 to medal and finish eighth on Tuesday at the Shawnee Mission East Invitational at Kansas City Country Club, the first leg of the Sunflower League Invitational.
- Jayhawks in the NBA
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on B3
- Here is how former Jayhawks fared in NBA action Monday, April 18, 2011.
- Former KU volleyball coach Isgur dies
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on B3
- Former Kansas University volleyball coach Jack Isgur died on Friday.
- Indians take opener
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on B2
- Round one in the showdown between unlikely AL Central leaders went to Cleveland.
- Kenyans sweep Boston:
- Mutai runs fastest marathon; Kilel holds on
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on B2
- Kenya’s Geoffrey Mutai ran the fastest 26.2 miles in history to win the Boston Marathon on Monday. Then his claim to a world record was swallowed up by the hills.
- OSU forward off to North Texas
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on B2
- Oklahoma State forward Roger Franklin is transferring to North Texas to be closer to home.
- Is Kale Pick the next Kerry Meier?
- Former QB Pick following Meier’s path to receiver
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University junior Kale Pick is getting pretty used to being compared to other people.
- RB Darrian Miller drawing attention
- April 19, 2011 in print edition on B1
- So far, Kansas University football coach Turner Gill has decided to bar the media from watching his team’s intrasquad scrimmages, which has resulted in keeping the buzz about the 2011 season at barely audible levels and has kept ticket sales from reaching levels they might otherwise reach.
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- 100 years ago: First 'moving picture' to be made of Lawrence May 28, 2012 · 7 comments
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- U.S. military sees new appreciation May 28, 2012 · 19 comments
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012 · 250 comments
- Tax gamble May 26, 2012 · 78 comments
- Sound Off: How much does the city’s transit system collect in fares compared with how much it costs May 27, 2012 · 127 comments
- 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
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012
- 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
- Famed author takes on Kansas October 7, 2005
- Retreat offered for writers May 28, 2012
