Also from January 31
Births
- Miranda and Steve Elliott,, Olathe, a boy.
- Kiara and Miguel Ayala, Lawrence, a boy.
- Malinda and Jeremy Graber, Lawrence, a boy.
- Matt and Jessica Keane, Lawrence, a boy.
- Jennifer Baker-Powers and Josh Powers, Lawrence, a girl.
- Eryn Wright and Julie Bayes, Lawrence, a girl.
- Anthony and Meredith Lang, Lawrence, a boy.
- Ben Wilcox and Amy Treat, Lawrence, a girl.
Blog entries
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
What is your method for removing snow from your driveway?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow shovel | 60% | |
| I don’t even bother | 18% | |
| Snowblower | 12% | |
| I pay someone else to do it | 8% | |
| Total | 1144 | |
Videos
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Hundreds turn out for Take Charge Challenge kick-off party at Liberty Hall- January 30, 2011 in print edition on 1A
- Almost 500 people came out to support the Jayhawks and energy efficiency Saturday evening for the Take Charge Challenge kick-off party at Liberty Hall.
6:00 a.m.
City utility bill ‘adjustment’ charge draws ire from Lawrence resident- January 30, 2011 in print edition on 1A
- Kelly Elsten thinks there’s something odd with the city utility bills she and other Lawrence residents pay. And she thinks she’s found out about it the hard way.
10:00 a.m.
KU’s search for new athletic director cost just more than $6,200- January 31, 2011
- The bill for expenses related to Kansas University’s recent athletic director search totaled just more than $6,200.
- Source document: KU athletics director search expenses
2:00 p.m.
Historian Richard Norton Smith discusses Ronald Reagan’s legacy at Dole Institute of Politics lecture- January 30, 2011
- Organizers were scrambling Sunday afternoon just minutes before presidential historian Richard Norton Smith began his talk about Ronald Reagan’s presidency.
- Video: Richard Norton Smith
6:00 p.m.
Sons of Union Veterans member Bob Wandel works to uncover buried Civil War history in local cemeteries- January 30, 2011
- Bob Wandel is often a lone figure wandering around Oak Hill Cemetery. He sometimes recognizes other people when he’s out there, people who are walking their dogs or going for a run. But no one is doing what he’s doing — remembering, many times a week, the people who are buried there, and searching for those who have done great things.
- Video: Saving history
- Photo gallery: Documenting the Civil War
All stories
- Board of Zoning Appeals to hear concerns about downtown Dillons project
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on A3
- A plan to rebuild the aged Dillons grocery store on south Massachusetts Street soon may be facing the equivalent of getting stalled in the checkout line.
- Lawrence task force envisions closing and consolidating schools
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on A3
- One or two elementary schools would close next year, and another four would be consolidated into two new or expanded schools by 2016, under the latest vision from members of a task force studying the future of Lawrence’s elementary schools.
- Kansas Chamber urges Legislature to keep increased state sales tax, reduce corporate taxes
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on A7
- Conservatives have made repeal of the increase one of their priorities.
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital treats 20 for falls on ice
- January 31, 2011
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Room staff was busy Monday treating people who fell on icy sidewalks and parking lots.
- Three Moves: Personal trainer offers tips to tone great glutes
- January 31, 2011
- If there’s one body part that’s a pain in the rear end for nearly any woman it’s her, well, rear end.
- McLouth school district hires Hiawatha administrator as next superintendent
- 02:58 p.m., January 31, 2011 Updated 03:53 p.m. in print edition on A7
- The McLouth school district has hired a Hiawatha administrator as its next superintendent.
- Baby taken to hospital as precaution after two-vehicle accident on K-10 east of Eudora
- 01:15 p.m., January 31, 2011 Updated 02:47 p.m. in print edition on A4
- A vehicle taking a 4-month-old Lawrence baby to an Overland Park Hospital Monday morning was involved in an accident on icy Kansas Highway 10 near the Johnson County-Douglas County line.
- Another snow day would force Lawrence school district to make up for lost time
- 12:06 p.m., January 31, 2011 Updated 10:45 p.m.
- Canceling classes once is easy. After that, Lawrence school district officials would be staring at an uncomfortable mandate: either add minutes to remaining school days or lengthen the school year itself.
- Town Talk: City may look at annexing rural neighborhood; annexation of Westar plant unlikely anytime soon; environmental chapter under discussion; a study of the arts planned
- January 31, 2011
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Josh Selby named Big 12 rookie of the week
- January 31, 2011
- Kansas freshman guard Josh Selby has been selected as Big 12 rookie of the week, the conference announced Monday.
- Statehouse Live: Kansas Republicans on House Appropriations back off state employee pay cut
- 10:43 a.m., January 31, 2011 Updated 01:32 p.m. in print edition on A1
- The proposed budget will go to the full House for debate, possibly on Wednesday.
- Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach tells House Elections Committee voter fraud is a bigger issue than thought
- 09:57 a.m., January 31, 2011 Updated 12:12 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach says election fraud in the state is more widespread than previously thought.
- First Bell: Snow day(s) ahead?; drainage work keeps Kennedy sidewalks clear; Teacher of the Year nominations due by Friday
- January 31, 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: Scientists honored with new 150th birthday trading cards; KU Natural History Museum events rekindle old bird debate; dance marathon set for Feb. 19
- January 31, 2011
- Your daily dose of news, notes and links from around Kansas University.
- Closings and cancellations for Monday, Jan. 31, 2011
- 05:45 a.m., January 31, 2011 Updated 03:21 p.m.
- A list of closings and cancellations for Monday, Jan. 31, 2011
- Wanna bet? Duke the favorite to win NCAA basketball championship; Kansas 8/1
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on B1
- A Google of “odds to win the NCAA basketball championship” brought me to vegasinsider.com, which I guess makes me a Vegas insider of sorts. Not surprisingly, Duke has the best odds to win it all for what would be the first successful defense of a national championship since Florida did it in 2007.
- Defense is name of game for Big 12 hoops teams
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on B1
- This is the year of defense in the Big 12 Conference.
- KU students to shovel snow for donation to Habitat for Humanity
- 12:00 a.m., January 31, 2011 Updated 02:13 p.m. in print edition on A5
- In exchange for a donation to Habitat for Humanity, Kansas University student volunteers will shovel snow from local driveways, sidewalks and walkways any morning after snow has fallen.
- Novak Djokovic wins second Australian Open title
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on B2
- Novak Djokovic gave his old friend Andy Murray a sympathetic hug and a few consoling words, then got on with the real celebrations.
- South Junior High honor roll for fall 2010
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on A7
- South Junior High School has announced its first semester honor roll.
- Marriage licenses issued in Douglas County District Court the week ending Jan. 31, 2011
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on A4
- Marriage licenses issued in Douglas County District Court the week ending Jan. 31, 2011.
- Thunder’s Kevin Durant rips Miami’s Chris Bosh
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on B4
- Kevin Durant drew a rare technical foul for jawing with Miami’s Chris Bosh in the first quarter of their game Sunday. And he wasn’t done talking.
- KU’s search for new athletic director cost just more than $6,200
- January 31, 2011
- The bill for expenses related to Kansas University’s recent athletic director search totaled just more than $6,200.
- National briefs: Other lefty triumphs at Farmers
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on B2
- The best Lefty at Torrey Pines on Sunday turned out to be Bubba Watson.
- Divorces granted in Douglas County District Court the week ending Jan. 21, 2011
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on A4
- Divorces granted in Douglas County District Court the week ending Jan. 31, 2011.
- Central Junior High honor roll for fall 2010
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on A7
- Central Junior High School has announced its first semester honor rolls.
- Howdy! Super Bowl comes to Texas
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on B1
- The Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers will really know they’re in Texas when they get to their hotels and see the handmade saddles waiting for them, made especially to mark their visit.
- Pump patrol
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on A4
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.99 at several stations.
- Douglas County Early Childhood Council seeking newsletter writer
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on A4
- The Douglas County Early Childhood Council is seeking a volunteer to join its quarterly meetings, then create and distribute a newsletter following each meeting using Constant Contact.
- U.S. factories uphold edge despite China’s industrial force
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on A7
- U.S. factories are closing. American manufacturing jobs are reappearing overseas. China’s industrial might is growing each year.
- As chaos reigns in Egypt, foreigners advised to leave
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on A7
- Foreign governments stepped up their warnings Sunday about travel to Egypt, with several urging their citizens to evacuate as soon as possible amid uncertainty over where the Arab nation is headed after nearly a week of mass protests.
- Liquor fight
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on A8
- “A new coalition that includes chains such as Walmart, HyVee and Quiktrip is pushing to change Kansas laws regulating where beer and hard liquor are sold in the state.” (Journal-World, page 1A, Jan. 27).
- Real answers
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on A8
- Gov. Brownback wants Mike O’Neal to define “suitable education.” Brownback says “we have faced repeated legal action because no one knows what a suitable education actually means.” Brownback is willfully ignorant of the Kansas Constitution.
- Obama recovery challenges GOP
- January 31, 2011
- There is snow on the roof of the red covered bridge, the whoosh of cross-country skiers in the fields, a bustle in the village despite temperatures in single digits. The other night the moon glistened, and so did the ice below. This seems a world apart.
- Sound decision
- Hiring experienced officers for open slots in the Lawrence Police Department was a good business decision.
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on A8
- Experience often is among the key factors companies consider when hiring new employees.
- As smart meter use grows across Kansas, so do options for easy use
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on A1
- For many Kansas electric cooperatives — the energy providers that serve the state’s most rural areas — smart meters are old news.
- Central Kansas boy, 7, killed after being run over by tractor
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on A10
- A 7-year-old central Kansas boy has died after being run over by a tractor while helping his family feed cattle.
- Kansas Highway Patrol trooper shot during traffic stop
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on A10
- A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper was in stable condition at a Hays hospital after being shot in the shoulder during a routine traffic stop.
- D.C. trip touched Kansas’ Hinson
- Assistant honored to accompany Robinson to mother’s funeral
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Kansas University director of basketball operations Barry Hinson, who had just spent five days with grief-stricken Thomas Robinson, shared a final thought with the sophomore power forward Friday afternoon in the parking lot outside Allen Fieldhouse.
- 100 years ago: Automobiles damaged in fire at downtown garage
- January 31, 2011
- “Damage to the building of perhaps $100 accompanied by a loss on the contents of approximately $5,000 was the peculiar result attendant upon a fire in the Rutter Garage, 14 E. Henry street this morning.”
- A refresher course on toddlers
- January 31, 2011
- Apparently I had blocked out about eight years of my life from the recesses of my brain. But a few days with my nephew, Charlie, and all those memories of the eight straight years I spent turning my toddlers into preschoolers came flooding back. For those of you blessed to have survived this point and, like us, do not remember what it was like, here is a refresher…
- It’s ’70s week with Sinbad
- January 31, 2011
- Black History Month and pop-culture nostalgia converge on “Way Black When” (9 p.m., TV One), a three-week retrospective organized by decade, with a new host every week.
- Horoscope for Jan. 31
- January 31, 2011
- This year, you often feel like someone puts the kibosh on your ideas or plans. Travel could be difficult, as could dealings with foreigners. If you are single, you could meet someone who might not be what he or she seems. If you are attached, as a couple you will gain from weekends away from your responsibilities. Libra seems to be more difficult than in the past.
- Slice of Life: Body in motion
- January 31, 2011
- When you watch the extraordinary gracefulness and presence exuded by Kansas University dance professor Patrick Suzeau, 59, as he glides across the stage, it’s hard to believe he was once a pudgy child who didn’t encounter dance until he was 15.
- Are you smarter than a teacher? Free State students pit wits against faculty
- January 31, 2011
- Jason Springer is a bit of a trivia hound. A social studies teacher at Free State High School, Springer sometimes shuttles over to Conroy’s Pub on Wednesdays to play a few rounds of trivia with his friends. On occasion he watches “Jeopardy!”
- What to do if you’re part of a sexting investigation
- January 31, 2011
- Last week we discussed the sexting revolution, especially as it includes sexually explicit digital photography. If it’s too late and those images already exist, here’s how to avoid making that bad situation worse.
- Don a motorcycle or biker jacket for tough, cool style
- January 31, 2011
- With all of the coverage of new spring fashion trends, it is hard to wait for more stores to start stocking their shelves with warm-weather apparel. Luckily, a few trends for spring 2011 are completely wearable in the wintertime, even while snow still covers the ground.
- Install a whole-house water filter
- January 31, 2011
- A whole-house water filter provides sediment-free, clean, tasty water to all the faucets and appliances in your home. In-line single- or dual-cartridge filter systems are relatively easy to install and often cost less than $50.
- 25 years ago: EPA issues statement on secondhand smoke
- January 31, 2011
- A report from the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation said that “passive” or secondhand smoke constituted a real danger to nonsmokers.
- 40 years ago: KU athletic department plans to increase student ticket prices
- January 31, 2011
- The Kansas University athletic department was predicting increases in student season-ticket prices.
- Remnant Rehab: Scarf brightens winter uniform
- January 31, 2011
- I decided to mix it up with a lively, easy scarf that I can wear with or without my coat.
- Friends to follow: Bridge relationships from social networks to real life
- January 31, 2011
- Two years ago, on a cold, snowy day, Ben Smith pulled up a chair in a cafe and waited.
- NFC wins Pro Bowl
- DeAngelo Hall MVP of snoozer
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on B10
- A tropical rainstorm moved in from the Pacific and cleared just before the Pro Bowl began Sunday. What followed was a sloppy show that was not exactly riveting entertainment a week in advance of the Super Bowl.
- Commentary: Lakers may realistically be in trouble
- January 31, 2011 in print edition on B2
- The Los Angeles Lakers have taken regular seasons off before and still won championships, but their loss Sunday to the Celtics shows they have a long way to go to match up with the league’s elite teams.
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- Blog: Plans filed for restaurant/retail on South Iowa site once proposed for Olive Garden May 23, 2013 · 7 comments
- Republican tax plans would increase state revenue, analyses say May 22, 2013 · 20 comments
- Two men face charges in Sunday morning shooting May 22, 2013 · 11 comments
- Hillcrest School kindergarten teacher Ryan McAdoo flashes a big smile while receiving a hug from his May 22, 2013 · 1 comment
- City commissioner wants state to revoke nightclub's liquor license May 21, 2013 · 81 comments
- Blog: Clemson University hires KU professor to lead biology department May 22, 2013 · 3 comments
- Sound Off: Water fountains May 22, 2013 · 6 comments
- 100 years ago: 'The vulturous Kaw triumped' over Billie Bob Atkinson May 23, 2013
- House Republican leaders propose 1.5 percent cut to higher education for each of next two fiscal years May 21, 2013
- No consensus on McLemore's draft position after lottery May 23, 2013
- Hillcrest teacher honored with annual 'Bobs' Award' May 22, 2013
- Free State students and parents share emotions at graduation May 22, 2013
- Opinion: Wayne Selden sizes up recruits May 21, 2013
- KU student killed in crash on U.S. Highway 59 May 17, 2013
- They said it ... about Tarik Black May 20, 2013
- Free State softball confident in championship chances at state May 23, 2013
- City commissioner wants review of city's storm shelter policies in wake of Oklahoma tornado May 22, 2013
