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Polls
After KU's loss to Texas, should the Jayhawks still be considered the favorites to win the Big 12?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 72% | |
| No | 23% | |
| Undecided | 4% | |
| Total | 746 | |
Do you support the proposal to cut state employee pay by 7.5 percent?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 74% | |
| Yes | 19% | |
| Employee pay should be cut, but not by that much | 6% | |
| Total | 2760 | |
Videos
- Tim Flory and the other three members of the Crimson …
- Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission Chairwoman Sabrina Standifer of Wichita defends …
- Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission Chairwoman Sabrina Standifer explains how mitigating …
- Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission Chairwoman Sabrina Standifer says Lew Perkins’ …
- Kansas Rep. Pete DeGraaf, R-Mulvane, who pushed for the 7.5 …
- Jane Carter, executive director of the Kansas Organization of State …
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Home on the range: Origins of famous American folk-song grew from historic Kansas cabin- January 24, 2011
- As the sun dips below the skyline and the bone-chilling cold of a long winter’s night settles over Brewster Higley’s cabin, all signs of the 21st century disappear.
6:00 a.m.
Lawrence Community Shelter’s numbers way up with cold weather- January 25, 2011 in print edition on 1A
- Falling temperatures have created rising numbers for the Lawrence Community Shelter, so much so that on many nights the homeless shelter is operating out of three downtown locations.
10:00 a.m.
Study of Lawrence school district highlights strengths, challenges on which to build- January 25, 2011
- Leaders of the Lawrence school district embrace the strengths and welcome the challenges documented in an intensive study of district operations — regarding achievements of students, performances of teachers and even visibility of the superintendent.
2:00 p.m.
Statehouse Live: Brownback’s budget cuts raise concerns about special education funding- January 24, 2011 in print edition on 1A
- The disclosure came as legislators started analyzing the details of Brownback’s proposed budget cuts for the current fiscal year that are contained in House Bill 2014 before the House Appropriations Committee.
All stories
- Funeral plans set for Thomas Robinson’s mother
- Scholarship fund created to benefit younger sister
- 06:39 p.m., January 25, 2011 Updated 01:12 a.m. in print edition on B4
- Funeral services for Lisa Robinson, the mother of Kansas basketball player Thomas Robinson, will be at 11 a.m. EST on Thursday at the Antioch Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.
- New LED streetlight program for downtown Lawrence not as far along as trade publication reports
- City considering using federal grant to replace some downtown lights
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A5
- City officials are exploring the feasibility of a project to install LED streetlights in Downtown Lawrence.
- Slate set for Eudora school board election
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on C6
- Five candidates are competing for four available seats on the Eudora school board, while a sixth candidate is the sole person in line to fill out an unexpired term.
- Six people file for three open positions on Eudora City Council
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on C6
- Six people will compete for three Eudora City Council positions this spring.
- Lawrence architect Sven Alstrom beats deadline, files for city commission
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on C6
- A Lawrence architect who has been an advocate in the Centennial neighborhood became the fifth and final candidate for April’s Lawrence City Commission elections.
- Lawrence man pleads guilty in November covenience store robberies
- January 25, 2011
- A 29-year-old Lawrence man pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon to two counts of aggravated robbery in connection with two November convenience store robberies.
- McLouth superintendent hired to lead Holcomb district
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on C6
- McLouth school superintendent Jean Rush has been hired to lead a district near Garden City.
- Former KU AD Lew Perkins fined $4,000 over exercise equipment allegation
- 02:17 p.m., January 25, 2011 Updated 05:23 p.m. in print edition on A1
- His attorney, Todd Thompson, released a statement from Perkins. “As the consent decree states, I never acted with any intent to violate any laws or ethical rules,” Perkins said.
- Looking at early Best of Lawrence results
- January 25, 2011
- Voting began Monday but we’re already noticing some tight races
- Five people seeking three seats on Lawrence City Commission
- 12:50 p.m., January 25, 2011 Updated 04:58 p.m. in print edition on A1
- With this economy there are cutbacks everywhere — even in city commission candidates.
- Sen. Tom Holland to meet with public Saturday morning at Eudora Township Fire Department
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A2
- Sen. Tom Holland, D-Baldwin City, will take part in a “Meet Your Legislator” event from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Saturday at the Eudora Township Fire Department in Eudora, 310 W. 20th.
- Slate of candidates set for April 5 school board election; 10 people seeking four seats
- 10 in running for Lawrence school board
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on C6
- Ten candidates will vie for four available seats on the Lawrence school board.
- Town Talk: Bowersock project still looking for money; Oread issues up for debate tonight
- January 25, 2011
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Eudora man accused again of using vehicle as weapon during argument
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A4
- A Eudora man was arrested Monday on an assault charge, and for the second time this month police accuse him of using his vehicle as a weapon during an argument.
- Kansas ethics committee refuses to postpone former Attorney General Phill Kline’s hearing
- January 25, 2011
- A state panel that will consider a disciplinary complaint against former Attorney General Phill Kline refused a request by his attorneys to postpone the hearing.
- Statehouse Live: Kansas House budget committee approves proposal to cut state employees’ pay by 7.5 percent
- School funding would also be cut
- 08:13 a.m., January 25, 2011 Updated 05:59 p.m. in print edition on A1
- The House budget-writing committee on Tuesday approved a proposal that would cut state employee salary and wage expenditures by 7.5 percent.
- Kansas unemployment rate steady in December 2010
- January 25, 2011
- A new report says the Kansas unemployment rate held steady at 6.8 percent in December and the state saw a slight increase in the number of people holding jobs over the year.
- First Bell: Meeting to illuminate potential for lights at Lawrence High tennis courts; elementary task force to meet early Monday; Free State secures additional lockers, with freshmen on way
- January 25, 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: Law school assistant dean responds to Times article on the law job market; two KU moot court participants complement each other well; KU alum, former KBI director, dies at 82
- January 25, 2011
- Your daily dose of news, notes and links from around Kansas University.
- Study of Lawrence school district highlights strengths, challenges on which to build
- January 25, 2011
- Leaders of the Lawrence school district embrace the strengths and welcome the challenges documented in an intensive study of district operations — regarding achievements of students, performances of teachers and even visibility of the superintendent.
- Winter salads: Warm or cold, lettuce-filled or lettuce-free, these aren’t July’s salads
- Adding seasonal ingredients elevates any cold-weather salad
- January 25, 2011
- There is such a thing as winter salad. In fact, there are several examples of ways to enjoy salad in the winter without feeling like everything you’re eating is coming from the Southern Hemisphere — no offense to Chile and New Zealand, of course.
- Two Chiefs added to Pro Bowl roster
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on B2
- Two more Kansas City Chiefs are headed to the Pro Bowl this weekend.
- Wakarusa Valley School gets new solar-thermal system to help trim utility bills
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A2
- Third-graders at Wakarusa Valley School know it’s frigid outside, that there’s snow on the ground, that the water flowing into their faucets can be downright cold — the frozen surface of nearby Clinton Lake is a giveaway.
- State will continue to fund high school journalism classes
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A7
- Journalism educators lauded a recent decision from the Kansas State Department of Education to allow high school journalism classes to continue to receive state funding.
- Filing deadline for Lawrence City Commission, Lawrence school board is noon Tuesday
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A7
- Last call for candidates. By this afternoon, the list of candidates seeking seats on the Lawrence City Commission or the Lawrence school board will be set.
- Retired engineer Bill Roth files as candidate for Lawrence school board along with Ola Faucher and Rick Ingram
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A7
- A retired engineer is looking to take his problem-solving skills to the Lawrence school board. Bill Roth, a resident of rural Lawrence, filed Monday as a candidate for school board, on which four seats are up for election April 5.
- Owner of MagnaGro on house arrest until probation violation hearing
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A3
- A Lawrence man who owns MagnaGro International is out of federal custody and under house arrest.
- Rivalry energizes Lawrence High Lions, Free State Firebirds
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on B1
- The Lawrence High boys basketball team energetically warmed up for practice Monday. Fade-away half-court shots were attempted. Alley-oop dunks were converted.
- Lawrence man reports break-in, theft of $2,260 worth of items in the 1100 block of Louisiana Street
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A4
- A 21-year-old Lawrence man called police Jan. 18 and reported someone had broken into his apartment in the 1100 block of Louisiana Street and stolen $2,260 worth of items, including a television and about 100 DVDs.
- Lawrence man reports break-in at apartment, theft of $1,620 worth of items in the 2900 block of Bob Billings Parkway
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A4
- A 19-year-old Lawrence man called police Jan. 20 to report that someone had broken into his apartment in the 2900 block of Bob Billings Parkway and stolen $1,620 worth of items, including a television, about 15 DVDs and other electronics.
- Olathe woman reports stolen 1998 Nissan Altima in the 1100 block of North Third Street
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A4
- A 25-year-old Olathe woman reported Jan. 22 that her gold 1998 Nissan Altima had been stolen from the 1100 block of North Third Street in Lawrence.
- Lawrence man reports stolen property worth $1,153 in the 1600 block of East 21st Street
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A4
- A 41-year-old Lawrence man reported Jan. 23 that $1,153 worth of property had been stolen from his home in the 1600 block of East 21st Street.
- Kansas basketball falls to 6th in AP poll; UT 7th
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on B2
- Ohio State is again the runaway No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll, receiving all but two first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel.
- New-look Buffs: Cory Higgins, Colorado put their trust in first-year coach Tad Boyle
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on B1
- When Colorado senior guard Cory Higgins first heard the news last April, he wasn’t particularly fond of the development.
- LJWorld.com’s Green Edition lets you view newspaper online as it appears in print
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A3
- The Journal-World is going green by offering a virtual newspaper.
- LHS bowlers finish third in Olathe
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on B4
- Lawrence High’s girls and boys bowling teams finished third against Olathe South and Olathe East on Monday at Olathe Lanes East.
- K-State slips past Baylor
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on B10
- Jacob Pullen and Will Spradling had 17 points apiece, and slow-starting Kansas State held on Monday night for a ragged, foul-plagued victory over Baylor.
- Jayhawks in the NBA
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on B2
- Here’s a look at how former Jayhawks fared in NBA action on Monday, Jan. 24, 2011.
- Jayhawk football adds speed with linebacker Tunde Bakare
- January 25, 2011
- The Kansas University football team’s continued quest to add speed this offseason may have just landed its biggest burner.
- Gov. Sam Brownback defends decision to close Kansas Neurological Institute
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A7
- Gov. Sam Brownback on Monday defended his proposal to shut down the Kansas Neurological Institute, a residential facility that cares for approximately 150 people with profound disabilities.
- AARP offers help on tax preparation
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A2
- AARP will again this year offer volunteer-run income tax assistance, including free income tax preparation and electronic filing.
- KU hoops notebook: Jayhawks prepare for Colorado
- January 25, 2011
- CU’s shift from the Big 12 Conference to the Pac-10 next season will halt one of the strangest occurrences in sports: Jayhawk basketball fans’ migration to Coors Events Center for the annual KU-Colorado hoops game.
- Brownback encourages KU, K-State to pursue efforts to keep state’s bioscience industry flourishing
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A2
- Improving the status of the state’s two flagship universities are key in keeping the state’s bioscience industry thriving, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback said.
- State options few
- Gov. Sam Brownback and many governors across the country are faced with cutting spending, raising taxes, or both.
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A8
- Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, as well as governors throughout the nation, are being criticized for calling for major, if not drastic, cuts in many of their state’s large tax-supported programs.
- KU Cancer Center working to fill positions, increase research space before applying to become National Cancer Institute designated facility
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A1
- On the KU Cancer Center’s website, a clock ticks toward the deadline for when the cancer center has to submit its application to become a National Cancer Institute designated facility. As of Monday, there were 243 days left. But even after this year’s September deadline, more work is in store for the cancer center.
- City Manager David Corliss receives high marks on annual review
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A3
- Lawrence City Hall’s top executive received high praise from city commissioners during his annual review Monday, but won’t receive a higher salary.
- Lawrence Community Shelter’s numbers way up with cold weather
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A1
- Falling temperatures have created rising numbers for the Lawrence Community Shelter, so much so that on many nights the homeless shelter is operating out of three downtown locations.
- 25 years ago: Entire salad bar stolen from Lawrence restaurant
- January 25, 2011
- Employees of a Mexican restaurant located at 2600 Iowa were dismayed when their salad bar disappeared.
- 40 years ago: 3-year-old child found wandering on KU campus
- January 25, 2011
- A three-year-old child had been found wandering near Stouffer Place at KU, clad only in pajamas and slippers.
- 100 years ago: KU basketball star no longer eligible to play
- January 25, 2011
- “Tommy Johnson will play no more basketball for the Jayhawkers this season. Johnson’s class work is in a precarious condition.”
- Kansas’ 150th birthday celebration to be low-key due to tight budget
- January 25, 2011
- Kansas’ celebration of its 150th birthday officially begins this week, but it might be hard for many people to notice. Trying budget times have forced the state to celebrate its sesquicentennial with no state funding, no central organization and little marketing to draw attention to the milestone.
- 2-day free dental clinic in Hutchinson sees 1,638 patients
- January 25, 2011
- A two-day free dental clinic held last weekend in Hutchinson set a record for the cost of dental services that were donated.
- Texas woman admits to selling son’s identity to Arkansas City woman
- January 25, 2011
- A Texas woman is due in federal court to answer charges she sold her son’s birth certificate and Social Security card to a Kansas woman.
- Pump patrol
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A4
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $3.01 at Presto, 1030 N. Third St.
- Silver Lake High School debate team reaches Sweet 16 of international competition
- January 25, 2011
- The debate team of a small eastern Kansas high school is in the “Sweet 16” of a prestigious international debate competition.
- U.N. should play a bigger role in Haiti
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A8
- Haiti’s humanitarian disaster and its escalating political mess have made it clearer than ever that the country’s political class needs some kind of adult supervision — either an ultimatum by donor countries to create a government of national reconstruction or a temporary United Nations trusteeship.
- Tunisian difference: a moderate middle
- January 25, 2011 in print edition on A8
- For someone who has covered the Arab world for 40 years, the middle-class Tunisian revolt was exhilarating.
- NOCSAE safety group gathers data from football helmet manufacturers
- January 25, 2011
- The group that sets safety standards for sports equipment has gathered information from manufacturers about football helmets made over the past 10 years.
- ’Pioneers of Television’ recalls the late great Western
- January 25, 2011
- “Pioneers of Television” (7 p.m., PBS, check local listings) looks back at classic Westerns. For a time in the late 1950s, the sturdy genre did not so much dominate the television schedule as devour it entirely.
- Horoscope for Jan. 25
- January 25, 2011
- This year, you often choose to pull back and take the high road. Experiences will open you up to many different perceptions. You gain compassion and acceptance. If you are single, someone quite different could strut into your life any day. If you are attached, the two of you will experience greater closeness as you open up to new outlooks. Scorpio can push your buttons.
- Manhattan airport officials planning for growth
- January 25, 2011
- Manhattan Regional Airport saw significant success in 2010. Airport officials even characterized last year as “historic,” but they’re not getting ahead of themselves yet.
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