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Apple has been named the world's most valuable brand by global agency Millward Brown. Do you own an Apple product?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes, I own a few | 51% | |
| No, I don’t like Apple products | 21% | |
| Yes, I own one | 20% | |
| No, but I want one (or more) | 6% | |
| Total | 797 | |
How many more recruits do you think Bill Self will sign before the spring period ends?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 54% | |
| 1 | 23% | |
| 3 or more | 15% | |
| 0 | 5% | |
| Total | 1235 | |
Videos
Lead stories
10:00 a.m.
Tips to cook for 2 (or just 1)- May 9, 2011
- Possibly more daunting than cooking for a cattle-call 10-person dinner? Cooking for a family of one. Or one and a baby. Or two adults.
- Video: Cooking for One
2:00 p.m.
All stories
- Man who accidentally shot himself still in serious condition
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A4
- Derek J. Erwin, 23, rural Tonganoxie, who accidentally shot himself in the head Wednesday night, remained in serious condition Monday at Kansas University Hospital in Kansas City, Kan., hospital officials said.
- State legislators make little progress on 2012 budget as end of session nears
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A1
- There was a lot of maneuvering on the state budget Monday but no progress as the 2011 session entered its final days.
- Lawrence native helps subdue unruly airline passenger
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A3
- Bill Nieder, Olympic gold medalist in the shot put, Lawrence native and graduate of Kansas University, told the Journal-World on Monday that he was on the Sunday night flight from Chicago to San Francisco on which a man caused an uproar, screaming “God is Great!” in Arabic and pounding on the cockpit door.
- Sprint Foundation gives $1 million to KU Cancer Center
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A5
- A $1 million gift from the Sprint Foundation will establish a professorship in blood-related cancers at the Kansas University Cancer Center.
- KU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences now requiring re-admitted students to meet current graduation requirements
- May 9, 2011
- Officials at Kansas University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences said they were happy to help 93-year-old Margaret Shirk earn a degree that she never applied for seven decades ago.
- Expect delays at intersection of Kasold, Clinton Parkway on Tuesday morning
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A2
- Traffic lights at Clinton Parkway and Kasold Drive will be shut down for three hours Tuesday morning.
- Officers searching for person in southwestern Leavenworth County following car chase
- 06:08 p.m., May 9, 2011 Updated 09:14 p.m.
- Multiple agencies were searching Monday afternoon for a suspect in a car chase in southwestern Leavenworth County.
- Family of foxes takes up home near Lecompton Historical Society
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A1
- A new family of seven has taken up residence near the Lecompton Historical Society. Their home is made of stone, which provides comfortable shelter. Most evenings, the children come out to play.
- Former associate athletics director Ben Kirtland seeks 57 months in prison
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A1
- Ben Kirtland wants to be sentenced to 57 months in prison, asks to be held responsible for paying $1.2 million in restitution to his former employer, and supports being ordered to pay another $85,090 to the IRS for unpaid taxes on ill-gotten gains from a ticket-stealing-and-selling conspiracy conducted from within Kansas Athletics Inc.
- Charges filed against Franklin County men accused of Lawrence armed robbery
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A4
- Douglas County prosecutors Monday alleged two Franklin County men were armed with an Uzi during a February robbery of a Lawrence resident.
- Kansas Bioscience Authority OKs $425,000 for Lawrence’s Pinnacle Technology
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A5
- A Lawrence company will receive nearly $425,000 from the Kansas Bioscience Authority over three years for a project involving brain and neurological biosensors.
- Man drowns in Wyandotte County lake
- May 9, 2011
- Kansas City, Kan., officials say a man drowned during a family picnic at Wyandotte County Lake Park.
- Salina to unveil 19 outdoor downtown sculptures
- May 9, 2011
- Downtown Salina is about to have its own outdoor sculpture garden.
- Union Pacific freight train carrying grain derails in Ellis County
- May 9, 2011
- Union Pacific Railroad is investigating to determine why 13 cars from a freight train derailed in central Kansas.
- Fed abandon appeal in Kansas tobacco tax case
- May 9, 2011
- The federal government is dropping its case against a Kansas tobacco wholesaler and several others accused of trying to avoid paying $25 million in cigarette taxes to Indian tribes and the state of Oklahoma.
- Add some all-American favorites to your wardrobe
- May 9, 2011
- This season, American fashion is in the spotlight.
- Lawsuit dismissed after settlement reached in 2009 alcohol poisoning death at Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A5
- A Douglas County judge on Friday formally dismissed a 2009 lawsuit over the alcohol poisoning death of a Kansas University Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity pledge after the parties reached a confidential settlement last month.
- Statehouse Live: Kansas Senate committee approves bill to stop legislative pay if session goes into OT
- 01:58 p.m., May 9, 2011 Updated 02:46 p.m.
- As budget negotiations between the House and Senate stalled, a Senate committee on Monday recommended approval of a bill that would stop pay to legislators after Thursday.
- Man injured in accident about midnight Saturday near Baldwin City listed in serious condition; officers investigate alcohol as factor in crash
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A4
- Alcohol and inattentive driving are listed as contributing factors in a one-vehicle accident that injured a 61-year-old Baldwin City man late Saturday night north of Baldwin City, according to an accident report.
- Much of western Kansas under high fire threat
- May 9, 2011
- The National Weather Service says high winds, dry land and low humidity are increasing the possibility of severe fire in much of western Kansas.
- 21 Kansas counties asked to make Flint Hills time capsules
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A10
- If everything goes as planned, people living in Kansas 50 years from now will have a way to understand what life was like in the Flint Hills in 2011.
- Remains of Neosho Rapids boy, 11, killed in December 2010 boating accident found near John Redmond Reservoir
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A6
- After more than five months of waiting, the mother of an 11-year-old boy who disappeared after a boating accident on an eastern Kansas reservoir said she is relieved and grateful that her son’s body has been found.
- KU police investigate battery early Sunday morning at McCollum Hall
- 10:43 a.m., May 9, 2011 Updated 12:13 p.m. in print edition on A5
- A Kansas University student at McCollum Hall was treated at the hospital early Sunday with minor injuries after a battery incident in the student’s dorm room, according to the KU Public Safety Office.
- Kansas governor orders flags lowered for Rep. Rocky Fund
- May 9, 2011
- Gov. Sam Brownback has ordered that flags across Kansas be flown at half-staff in honor of Rep. Rocky Fund, who died April 28 after a battle with cancer.
- Town Talk: A look into the world of city fees; event would make Mass. Street parking free for a day; Bob Billings Parkway set for major construction
- May 9, 2011
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- First Bell: Tonight, school board members to consider athletics upgrades for LHS, learn about a ‘District Improvement Plan,’ and meet in executive session on personnel matters
- May 9, 2011
- Time for another edition of First Bell, a look at news and other educational items involving schools in the area.
- Heard on the Hill: Recently retired KU architect Warren Corman to serve as homecoming grand marshal; ESU president to return to faculty post; KU business dean finalist ends up at KSU
- May 9, 2011
- Your daily dose of news, notes and links from around Kansas University.
- U.S. wants access to bin Laden widows
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A7
- The United States wants access to Osama bin Laden’s three widows and any intelligence material its commandos left behind at the al-Qaida leader’s compound, a top American official said in comments broadcast Sunday that could add a fresh sticking point in already frayed ties with Pakistan.
- Pentagon examining explosive expenses of health care coverage
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A7
- A military built for fighting wars is looking more and more like a health care entitlement program.
- Obama: ‘Getting our man’ outweighed risks of raid
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A7
- President Barack Obama ordered the commando raid that killed terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after deciding the risks were outweighed by the possibility “of us finally getting our man” following a decade of frustration, he said in a Sunday broadcast interview.
- Kennedy School looking for volunteers other than parents to help with annual carnival
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A4
- Kennedy School is in need of volunteers for this Saturday’s annual carnival.
- Women’s group takes a stand to raise awareness for children’s rights
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A3
- After standing in silence for five minutes with about a dozen other people in South Park Sunday, Lawrence resident Karl Schorno was in a reflective, man-of-few-words mood.
- Horse owner hopes to start program for kids at Moriah Training Center
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A3
- Over coffee during a recent morning in her horse barn west of Tonganoxie, Valerie Francis admitted with a little embarrassment she didn’t know exactly how many horses she owns.
- Results from KUsports.com All-Decade Team voting: First Round, Point Guards
- May 9, 2011
- Results from KUsports.com All-Decade Team voting: First Round, Point Guards
- 25 years ago: Deer breaks into downtown office building
- May 9, 2011
- On this spring morning, Lawrence police officers discovered what first appeared to be a burglary.
- Tips to cook for 2 (or just 1)
- May 9, 2011
- Possibly more daunting than cooking for a cattle-call 10-person dinner? Cooking for a family of one. Or one and a baby. Or two adults.
- Remnant Rehab: Sew up your shopping bag needs
- May 9, 2011
- I decided a reusable, vinyl-lined bag would suit my grocery-shopping needs and be easy to clean.
- Former K-State coach Ron Prince pleased with settlement
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on B2
- Former Kansas State football coach Ron Prince says he is satisfied with a settlement reached with the school that calls for him to receive $1.65 million.
- Walk-off slam sinks KU, 11-7
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on B3
- Oklahoma’s Ricky Eisenberg smashed a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning, pacing the Sooners to an 11-7 victory over Kansas University on Sunday at Mitchell Park.
- KU hires associate AD
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on B3
- Terry Mohajir, senior associate athletic director at Florida Atlantic University, has been hired as Kansas University’s associate athletic director for development and marketing, KU AD Sheahon Zenger announced Sunday.
- Royals positive despite setback
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Even though it ended Sunday with a 5-2 loss to Oakland, there was much about this nine-game homestand for the Kansas City Royals to like.
- NFL’s labor strife has several former Jayhawks in lockout limbo
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Most years, at least a few former Kansas University football players would have been scooped up by NFL teams by now.
- His ’best night’ and its 2012 implications
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A8
- President Barack Obama’s stunning announcement that U.S. forces had killed Osama bin Laden is first and foremost an enormous American victory that eliminates a vicious adversary who both masterminded anti-Western terrorism and symbolized the dark side of Islamic fundamentalism.
- Efficient choice
- Let’s hope KU’s decision to initiate a thorough study of its operations by an outside consulting group proves to be wise.
- May 9, 2011 in print edition on A8
- The plan to initiate a thorough study of how to bring about more efficiency and effectiveness in Kansas University’s effort to provide a superior academic research experience for its students, and for the benefit of the state, is a worthy and timely project.
- Sky sight: Schwegler School students participate in unique project celebrating Kansas’ birthday
- May 9, 2011
- From the ground, it looks like random clumps of dirt, prairie grass and school kids in colored T-shirts. Only artist Daniel Dancer, suspended by a crane up in the air, is able to see the whole picture.
- Young Bikram yoga champion giving demos in Lawrence
- May 9, 2011
- When Baltimore native Griffin Peddicord was in middle school, he was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The diagnosis came after a long search for the cause of his pain.
- 40 years ago: Events of 1970 cause jump in local insurance rates
- May 9, 2011
- On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the million-dollar fire at the Kansas Union, Lawrence residents were still feeling the burn.
- 100 years ago: Lawrence library receives gift of Lincoln portrait
- May 9, 2011
- “A splendid full length portrait of Lincoln, the martyred president, arrived in Lawrence today for presentation to the library.”
- River City Jules: Teachers and laundry lessons
- May 9, 2011
- Teachers, Teacher Appreciation Week might be over, but please know, especially as we face the imminent return of our children to our homes for the summer, our gratitude for your time and talent lives on the other 51 weeks of the year.
- Son in sexting investigation required to take classes
- May 9, 2011
- Dear Dr. Wes and Ben: I went back at the suggestion of another parent and read your columns in January on sexting naked pictures
- Slice of Life: Sandy Praeger values family’s longtime work ethic
- May 9, 2011
- Sandy Praeger, Kansas Commissioner of Insurance, has held many titles, including bank vice president, mayor and senator, but her most cherished title isn’t work-related.
- Everyday Life: Be careful, always and everywhere
- May 9, 2011
- Back in April a man named John Thompson wrote an op-ed in the New York Times about how he had ended up on and then been exonerated from death row.
- Mass St. Chic: Add some all-American favorites to your wardrobe
- May 9, 2011
- This season, American fashion is in the spotlight.
- Fix-It Chick: Start ‘senior-proofing’ in your bathroom
- May 9, 2011
- If you or a loved one is over 65, now is a good time to begin the process of “senior-proofing” your home.
- Allergy sufferers can still get a dog
- May 9, 2011
- Do you suffer from allergies but have kids that are just begging for a dog?
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