Also from March 28
Blog entries
- Social Media Blog: Facebook Deals: A golden ticket?
- Tale of the Tait: Can KU actually beat Nebraska?
- Shop Talk with Jenn and Julie: Free Return Address Labels
- The Newell Post: Breakdown: Colorado’s attempt to pick on Toben Opurum backfires
- Shop Talk with Jenn and Julie: $5/$5 at Hallmark
- Conference chatter: Who should be next coach at Colorado after Dan Hawkins? ChatterTV Big 12 week 11 picks
Chats
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
Do you exercise your pet on a regular basis?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| We go for a walk or play every day | 37% | |
| Not as often as I should | 28% | |
| I don’t own a pet | 21% | |
| A few times a week | 12% | |
| Total | 442 | |
Videos
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Commission candidates voice opinions on city’s trash services- March 27, 2011 in print edition on 3B
- Every day may soon be trash day at Lawrence City Hall.
6:00 a.m.
McLouth senior Trevor Roberts who lost part of his leg after football injury will get special prosthetic to help with running- March 28, 2011 in print edition on 1A
- If you ask Trevor Roberts if the road was difficult, you’ll get a quick shrug and a smile. He’s over it.
6:12 a.m.
On this day, VCU just better- March 28, 2011 in print edition on 1A
- For the Kansas University basketball team, Selection Sunday had so little sizzle and absolutely no suspense. On a more eventful day, a statement uttered by KU coach Bill Self might have been swallowed in all the March madness buzz, but it hung in the air. It felt as if he knew what he was saying.
- Videos: KU vs. VCU
- Photo gallery: Kansas vs. VCU
10:00 a.m.
Online chat
- Lawrence Police Chief Tarik Khatib live chat
- March 28, 2011
- New Lawrence Police Chief Tarik Khatib will join us for a live chat with LJWorld.com users Monday, March 28, at 10 a.m. Submit your questions in advance below.
10:32 a.m.
Online chat
- Lawrence Police Chief Tarik Khatib live chat
- March 28, 2011
- New Lawrence Police Chief Tarik Khatib will join us for a live chat with LJWorld.com users Monday, March 28, at 10 a.m. Submit your questions in advance below.
11:30 a.m.
Hispanic leaders say ‘tide is turning’ on anti-immigration legislation- March 28, 2011 in print edition on 1B
- Hispanic advocates are hailing the rejection of an Arizona-like immigration bill in Kansas and in other states as a sign that the country may be ready for a constructive debate on immigration.
6:00 p.m.
Stepping Stone Ranch gives rescued horses a stable chance to recover- March 28, 2011 in print edition on 1B
- Over the past several months, the Lawrence Humane Society has rescued eight horses or ponies. Horses are expensive to keep, said Kayse Aschenbrenner, the director of animal welfare at the humane society. So, when owners come upon rough economic times, it becomes difficult to cover vet bills, food and boarding fees. And, people have more difficulty selling horses than they do during a good economy.
- Video: Pony up for horse rescue
All stories
- Obama cites ‘responsibility’ in defending Libya intervention
- March 28, 2011
- Vigorously defending American attacks in Libya, President Barack Obama declared Monday night that the United States intervened to prevent a slaughter of civilians that would have stained the world’s conscience and “been a betrayal of who we are” as Americans.
- Topeka woman pleads no contest to conspiracy charges in connection with shooting on Redbud Lane
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on A4
- An 18-year-old Topeka woman Monday pleaded no contest to two counts of conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery for her role in an October shooting outside a Lawrence apartment complex.
- Lawrence school board members vote to close Wakarusa Valley School
- 09:51 p.m., March 28, 2011 Updated 12:43 a.m. in print edition on A1
- Wakarusa Valley School soon will celebrate its 50th birthday, but it won’t be open for its 51st.
- KU receives $4 million to support cancer center efforts
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on A1
- The Kansas University Cancer Center announced a $4 million boost in private donations on Monday that will support the center’s efforts to achieve National Cancer Institute designation.
- Research spending increases at KU
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on A2
- Kansas University reported that it spent $224.6 million in federal research dollars in 2010, an 8.4 percent increase over 2009.
- Drive to save cabin on the range
- March 28, 2011
- Orin Friesen has launched a campaign to raise money for Brewster Higley’s cabin in Smith County where the frontier doctor wrote in 1872 what eventually became the Kansas state song.
- Hamm Quarry worker fatality still under investigation
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on A2
- The Kansas Highway Patrol on Monday was still investigating a Friday afternoon accident when a Hamm Inc. employee near Perry was killed he was run over by a semitrailer in the parking lot, trooper Shawn Taylor said.
- Settlement in the works involving Wren alcohol poisoning lawsuit against fraternity
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on A3
- Attorneys have told a Douglas County judge that a settlement is in the works involving a lawsuit against a Kansas University fraternity over the 2009 death of a pledge who had alcohol poisoning.
- Douglas County prosecutors charge 3 Lawrence residents in connection with burglary, kidnapping
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on A4
- Douglas County prosecutors Monday filed charges against three Lawrence residents in connection with a weekend burglary and kidnapping in the 1400 block of Haskell Avenue.
- Kansas resolution calls on federal government to handle immigration reform
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on A3
- Kansas’ Hispanic legislators on Monday filed a bipartisan resolution that calls on the federal government — not the states — to work on immigration, and states any reforms should be humane, fair and just.
- Federal judge upholds ruling in favor of Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems in age discrimination lawsuit
- 03:22 p.m., March 28, 2011 Updated 07:01 p.m.
- U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren granted summary judgment to the companies last year.
- City of Lawrence mailing out 4,000 surveys to measure quality of service
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on A1
- Several thousand Lawrence residents soon will get to give City Hall a scientific earful.
- Judge sets May trial date for 2 Wichita grocery owners accused of trading cash for food stamps
- March 28, 2011
- A federal judge has set May trials for the owners of two Wichita grocery stores accused of trading cash for customers’ food stamps at a profit.
- Trego County investigating death of 2 people near Ogallah
- March 28, 2011
- Trego County officials say two people were found dead near Ogallah during the weekend.
- New interim president in charge at Haskell Indian Nations University
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on A2
- An administrator who has been at Haskell Indian Nations University for nine months is now the school’s top administrator.
- Union Pacific steam engine to tour Midwest in May
- March 28, 2011
- A Union Pacific steam locomotive based in Cheyenne will make a big tour through the Midwest starting in May.
- Kansas House passes 401(k)-style public pension plan
- March 28, 2011
- The Kansas House has approved a bill that would start a new 401(k)-style pension plan for teachers and government workers.
- Pilot project in Chase, Greenwood counties to manage smoke from annual prairie burning in Flint Hills
- March 28, 2011
- A computer program being tested this spring in two Kansas counties might play a major role in a controversy over whether the annual spring burning in the Flint Hills causes too much smoke and air quality problems in urban areas.
- Kansas House won’t debate bill to lure new casino
- 02:53 p.m., March 28, 2011 Updated 07:00 p.m.
- The Kansas House is refusing to debate a bill aimed at attracting a casino to the state’s southeast corner.
- Kansas Legislature approves bill allowing silencers for outdoor recreation
- March 28, 2011
- The Kansas Legislature has approved a bill that would allow the use of silencers for hunting, fishing and fur harvesting.
- GOP Kansas senators predict approval for SRS Secretary Rob Siedlecki
- 01:58 p.m., March 28, 2011 Updated 12:48 a.m. in print edition on A2
- Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s top social services appointee appeared Monday to be headed toward Kansas Senate confirmation, despite a public warning from the chamber’s top Democrat that it will create “a disaster waiting to happen.”
- Town Talk: City releases 2010 revenue, spending totals; tourney loss hits city’s wallet too; planning commissioners meet tonight
- March 28, 2011
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County:
- Kansas Department of Agriculture warns of fee scam
- March 28, 2011
- The Kansas Department of Agriculture says businesses should be wary of people claiming to be state inspectors who ask to be paid licensing fees.
- Statehouse Live: Kansas House Speaker Mike O’Neal seeks to push education finance provision
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on A4
- A lawsuit has been filed by a group of 63 school districts that alleges the state has violated the Kansas Constitution by inadequately funding education.
- Lawrence native’s jewelry sales aid Japan relief
- March 28, 2011
- Lawrence native Jill Yetman-Michaelson is among designers donating proceeds of their works to Japan relief efforts.
- LHS cancels golf tournaments, tennis matches, track meet due to weather
- 10:15 a.m., March 28, 2011 Updated 01:11 p.m.
- Lawrence High School has canceled athletic events for this week due to weather.
- Three Moves: Mama’s got some help
- March 28, 2011
- When Erin Brown found out she was pregnant, she knew she had to change.
- Renowned parenting expert giving free talk in Eudora
- March 28, 2011
- Susan Stiffelman, AOL’s parenting expert and author of “Parenting Without Power Struggles,” is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. April 4 in the Eudora Middle School auditorium.
- Double Take: Son wants year off before starting college
- March 28, 2011
- I caught an interview on NPR in early March that was so dumb I actually checked the calendar to be sure it wasn’t an early April fools’ joke.
- Green guide to spring cleaning
- March 28, 2011
- During this year’s round of spring cleaning, think about reaching into your cupboard instead of under your sink when picking cleaning products. Natural cleaning products tend to cost less than traditional commercial products, don’t produce indoor pollutants that can irritate children and pets, and work just as well.
- Pudgy pets: Help animal companions slim down for a longer, healthier life
- March 28, 2011
- According to a February Association for Pet Obesity Prevention study, about 53 percent of cats and 55 percent of dogs were overweight.
- First Bell: Get educated about school board election, in online chat; Free State junior pens ambitious essay; Eudora sets Kindergarten Roundup
- March 28, 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: KU is No. 2 in basketball recruiting spending; new public art display installed near Lindley Hall and Art and Design Building; KU’s Prairie Acre benefits from spring break burning
- March 28, 2011
- Your daily dose of news, notes and links from around Kansas University.
- Burt’s Bees founder wants to donate land for national park
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on C4
- Maine sportsmen were outraged when Roxanne Quimby, the conservation-minded founder of Burt’s Bees cosmetics, bought up tens of thousands of acres of Maine’s fabled North Woods — and had the audacity to forbid hunters, loggers, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles on the expanses.
- Doctors: Facebook can cause teen depression
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on C4
- Add “Facebook depression” to potential harms linked with social media, an influential doctors’ group warns, referring to a condition it says may affect troubled teens who obsess over the online site.
- Medicare increase may mean no Social Security COLA
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on C4
- Millions of retired and disabled people in the United States had better brace for another year with no increase in Social Security payments.
- McLouth senior Trevor Roberts who lost part of his leg after football injury will get special prosthetic to help with running
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on A1
- If you ask Trevor Roberts if the road was difficult, you’ll get a quick shrug and a smile. He’s over it.
- How to help: Pick your project for Day of Caring
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on B8
- Register now for Day of Caring, which is April 16. The United Way Roger Hill Volunteer Center is recruiting at least 350 volunteers for more than 30 volunteer projects at agencies throughout Lawrence and Douglas County.
- AP Analysis: Kansas lawmakers far apart on KPERS solutions
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on B4
- Kansas legislators agree that the state pension system’s long-term funding gap is a serious problem that must be tackled this year, but the dramatically different approaches being taken by the House and Senate could complicate efforts to settle on solutions.
- New rezoning request along Farmers’ Turnpike has different dynamic
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on B3
- New filings at Lawrence City Hall suggest that the area along the Farmers’ Turnpike is continuing to become more about the turnpike and less about the farmers.
- Stepping Stone Ranch gives rescued horses a stable chance to recover
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Over the past several months, the Lawrence Humane Society has rescued eight horses or ponies. Horses are expensive to keep, said Kayse Aschenbrenner, the director of animal welfare at the humane society. So, when owners come upon rough economic times, it becomes difficult to cover vet bills, food and boarding fees. And, people have more difficulty selling horses than they do during a good economy.
- Lawrence DJs are answer to fun-filled trivia night
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on B3
- The pursuit of an entertaining night out with friends in Lawrence is anything but trivial.
- Hispanic leaders say ‘tide is turning’ on anti-immigration legislation
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Hispanic advocates are hailing the rejection of an Arizona-like immigration bill in Kansas and in other states as a sign that the country may be ready for a constructive debate on immigration.
- Capitol Report for March 28: More budget cuts likely in 2012
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on B3
- House Appropriations Chairman Marc Rhoades, R-Newton, and other Republicans promised that next year there would be much deeper budget cuts proposed by Gov. Sam Brownback.
- Concerns pile up in Japan as another quake hits, radiation leaks
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on B6
- Highly radioactive iodine seeping from Japan’s damaged nuclear complex may be making its way into seawater farther north of the plant than previously thought, officials said today, adding to radiation concerns as the crisis stretches into a third week.
- Enforcing no-fly zone, NATO begins to take the reins in Libya
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on B6
- NATO will assume command of all aerial operations in Libya from the U.S.-led force that has been conducting airstrikes against Moammar Gadhafi’s forces, officials said Sunday.
- Francis, Gordon lift K.C. past S.F.
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on A2
- The defending champion San Francisco Giants head back to the Bay Area with some uncertainty in their roster.
- On this day, VCU just better
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on A1
- For the Kansas University basketball team, Selection Sunday had so little sizzle and absolutely no suspense. On a more eventful day, a statement uttered by KU coach Bill Self might have been swallowed in all the March madness buzz, but it hung in the air. It felt as if he knew what he was saying.
- Jayhawks in the NBA
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on A2
- Here is how former Jayhawks fared in NBA action Sunday, March 27, 2011.
- KU tennis’ Morozova upsets ranked player
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on A3
- Kansas University tennis player Ekaterina Morozova knocked off 18th-ranked Nazari Urbina on Sunday afternoon at the Jayhawk Tennis Center, but the Jayhawks lost to No. 25 Texas A&M, 6-1.
- Texas routs Kansas softball
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on A3
- After scoring two runs in the top of the first inning, the Kansas University softball team couldn’t score another as the Jayhawks fell, 10-2 in five innings, to No. 8 Texas on Sunday afternoon.
- A&M sweeps KU baseball
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on A3
- Kansas University’s baseball team was swept for the first time this season on Sunday. Texas A&M center fielder Krey Bratsen, who went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, drove in the winning run with a single in the fifth inning to give the Aggies a 3-1 victory against the Jayhawks at Olsen Field.
- A real tearjerker: Rams put end to Jayhawks’ run
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on A1
- Marcus Morris, who tried but failed to hold back the tears, sat at his Alamodome locker with his head pointed straight down.
- Divorces
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on B4
- Divorces granted in Douglas County District Court the week ending March 27, 2011.
- Marriages
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on B4
- Marriage licenses issued in Douglas County District Court the week ending March 27, 2011.
- No to nuclear
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on B7
- How can the United States responsibly talk of continuing nuclear power in America? According to a newspaper report, due to the continued leaking radiation in Japan, “The crisis is emerging as the world’s most expensive natural disaster on record, likely to cost $309 billion dollars.”
- Stupid move
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on B7
- The last war the United States “won,” was the Second World War, resulting in over 400,000 American combat casualties. America has not won a war since, in the last 65 years, yet we have suffered almost 129,000 combat deaths by inserting ourselves into the civil wars of other countries such as Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan and now, we are on the verge of sticking our noses into Libya’s affairs.
- Obama gives notable speeches in Brazil
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on B7
- In Brazil, Barack Obama talked about colonialism, human freedom and the American Dream. They may have been the most revealing speeches the president has made since he took office.
- Pension plaint
- Public employees should temper their criticism of the kind of 401(k) retirement plans that are the only option for many employees in the private sector.
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on B7
- It is understandable that teachers and other state employees want to fight a proposal in the Kansas Legislature to move their retirement system from a pension plan to a 401(k)-style plan.
- 25 years ago: Lawrence loses ‘Best Tasting Drinking Water’ contest
- March 28, 2011
- Lawrence had lost in a drinking contest recently — but alcohol was not involved. The issue at hand was which city had the best-tasting drinking water.
- 40 years ago: KU prof bets his whiskers on basketball winning streak
- March 28, 2011
- Bill Conboy, a Kansas University professor, had announced earlier that he wouldn’t shave until the KU basketball team’s winning streak was broken.
- 100 years ago: Late ice storm spares most fruit trees
- March 28, 2011
- “It seems almost ridiculous to state that the fruit was not hurt last night and yet that is the consensus of opinion of the fruit men.”
- Tune In: Ex-presidents salute one of their own
- March 28, 2011
- “All Together Now: A Celebration of Service” (7 p.m., NBC) honors former President George H.W. Bush and his promotion of service and volunteerism.
- Horoscope for March 28
- March 28, 2011
- This year, adaptability will mark your success. To observers, it looks like you bring a full gallop to a screeching halt and reverse direction. If you are single, you meet friends and potential lovers through your immediate circle. It is more than possible that Mr. or Ms. Right will appear on the scene. If you are attached, demonstrating more interest and caring only adds to the happiness of the bond. Aquarius is always a friend.
- Fix-It Chick: Spring good time to replace sump pump
- March 28, 2011
- Spring is good time to test your sump pump and replace it, if it is not functioning properly.
- Slice of Life: Linda Lester an integral part of downtown retail
- March 28, 2011
- A positive attitude, independent spirit, strong work ethic and a willingness to take risks have helped cancer survivor Linda Lester achieve her dream of owning her own store, The Etc. Shop.
- River City Jules: Mom’s got freshman fears
- March 28, 2011
- It had been a long time since my last panic attack, but sitting in the parent meeting for incoming high school freshmen brought that old familiar feeling.
- Remnant Rehab: Patchwork bag makes use of charm squares
- March 28, 2011
- I have managed to collect a number of 5-inch charm squares. I don’t know why they are called charm squares, but I find a lot of the patterns I have charming. So I came up with a quick patchwork project to put them to use.
- Loss hits Brady Morningstar, Tyrel Reed particularly hard
- March 28, 2011 in print edition on A4
- When he returned to the locker room following Kansas University’s 71-61 loss to VCU on Sunday, KU senior guard Brady Morningstar knew he had to say something.
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