Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Old train a vintage ride down memory lane- September 4, 2011 in print edition on 3A
- For some, riding on a vintage train car was a fun Saturday activity. For two men, it was coming home. “This was my life,” said Eldon Denney, 81.
6:00 a.m.
Living with parents can cut costs, but may take toll on social development- September 5, 2011 in print edition on 1A
- As students settle into new digs across town, Kansas University student Rebecca Cannon is staying put at her mother’s home in Topeka.
10:00 a.m.
Youths do well through doing some good for the environment- September 5, 2011 in print edition on 1A
- At just 13 years of age, Jackson Barth already knows about waking up early some mornings feeling less than enthusiastic about going to work.
2:00 p.m.
Animal control officers are advocates for pets- September 5, 2011 in print edition on 3A
- About 4 p.m. on a recent weekday, animal control officer Linda Durkes stops at a home in North Lawrence where earlier she’d noticed a pit bull chained up outside with little water. She’s back, to see how long the dog has been left outside.
- Video: Lawrence Animal Control
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- Choir participation seen as way to promote positive change in prisoners
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A3
- Prison is a place to serve time for a crime, to right what has been wronged, to … learn to sing in a choir?
- Recent earthquakes lead to insurance questions, even here
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A3
- When the Earth shakes in Colorado or along the East Coast, the financial reverberations can be felt in insurance offices Lawrence.
- Labor unions adjust to new reality
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A7
- In the early days of the Obama administration, organized labor had grand visions of pushing through a sweeping agenda that would help boost sagging membership and help revive union strength.
- Unemployed face tough competition: underemployed
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A7
- The job market is even worse than the 9.1 percent unemployment rate suggests. America’s 14 million unemployed aren’t competing just with each other. They must also contend with 8.8 million other people not counted as unemployed — part-timers who want full-time work.
- 2 Mexicans deny terrorism, face 30 years for tweet
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A7
- Think before you tweet.
- Negotiations over loyalist town in Libya have failed, rebels say
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A7
- Negotiations over the surrender of one of Moammar Gadhafi’s remaining strongholds have collapsed, and Libyan rebels were waiting for the green light to launch their final attack on the besieged town of Bani Walid, a spokesman said.
- Youths do well through doing some good for the environment
- Brothers’ recycling business benefits them, charities, environment
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A1
- At just 13 years of age, Jackson Barth already knows about waking up early some mornings feeling less than enthusiastic about going to work.
- Obama campaign faces sour economic climate
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A6
- President Barack Obama faces a long re-election campaign having all but given up on the economy rebounding in any meaningful way before November 2012. His own budget office predicts unemployment will stay at about 9 percent, a frightening number for any president seeking a second term.
- Tea party forcefully shaping 2012 Republican presidential race
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A6
- The tea party is forcefully shaping the race for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination as candidates parrot the movement’s language and promote its agenda while jostling to win its favor.
- Labor Day now more about play than work
- Holiday declared by Grover Cleveland to appease unions
- 12:55 a.m., September 5, 2011 Updated 12:30 p.m. in print edition on A1
- It’s Labor Day — a time to fold up the white clothing and fire up the grill one last time. But, of late, beyond the words printed on the calendar, “Labor” Day doesn’t seem to have too much to do with “labor” at all.
- 35,000 worldwide convicted for terror
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A6
- At least 35,000 people worldwide have been convicted as terrorists in the decade since the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. But while some bombed hotels or blew up buses, others were put behind bars for waving a political sign or blogging about a protest.
- Cities, states back off bonds amid budget concerns
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A4
- Uncertainty about where their next dollar is coming from has chilled the municipal bond market, meaning cities and states will be breaking ground on fewer public works projects, canceling or delaying projects worth tens of billions of dollars and providing yet another blow to economic-recovery efforts.
- Pump patrol
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A5
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $3.55 at several stations.
- How to Help: Bike MS throwing a festival, inviting volunteers
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A5
- The National MS Society is bringing Bike MS to Lawrence for the first time, on Sept. 17-18.
- Reading residents brace for post office closure
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A5
- Residents in the tiny eastern Kansas town of Reading have spent more than three months picking up the pieces after an EF-3 tornado ripped through the community, killing one person and wiping out more than half of the city’s 101 homes, nearly all of its businesses and the post office.
- Animal control officers are advocates for pets
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A3
- About 4 p.m. on a recent weekday, animal control officer Linda Durkes stops at a home in North Lawrence where earlier she’d noticed a pit bull chained up outside with little water. She’s back, to see how long the dog has been left outside.
- Group to discuss closing schools
- Meeting on consolidation scheduled for Wednesday
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A3
- Members of the Central and East Lawrence Elementary School Consolidation Working Group are set to gather Wednesday evening for the first of 11 scheduled meetings to come up with a plan for closing some schools, upgrading others and otherwise compiling a long-term plan to guide the Lawrence school district’s K-5 education for years to come.
- Living with parents can cut costs, but may take toll on social development
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A1
- As students settle into new digs across town, Kansas University student Rebecca Cannon is staying put at her mother’s home in Topeka.
- Slice of Life: Family on Wheels
- September 5, 2011
- Cycling hobby takes a serious turn.
- Mass Street Chic: Have fun with some funky ideas for fingernail art
- September 5, 2011
- If you find yourself with a bit of time on your hands this week, devote it to yourself. And, if you’re up for something new, try out some of these fun, funky nail art ideas.
- Mind Matters: Refocusing treatment as ‘addiction’ is redefined
- September 5, 2011
- Changes in the definition of “addiction” by The American Society of Addiction Medicine have categorized it as a brain disorder, instead of a personality or psychological process.
- Home births see a boost
- September 5, 2011
- Midwives like Fran Brier are seeing an increase in home births that may signify an increase in acceptance of birth outside the hospital.
- Gary Woodland two shots back at Deutsche Bank
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on B2
- For all that went wrong for Bubba Watson on the back nine Sunday, at least he still had the lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
- Missouri latest school with digital sports network
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on B2
- The Texas Longhorn Network that pushed rival Texas A&M out the door of the Big 12 has quickly become a model for other conference schools.
- Nadal wins, then deals with painful leg cramps
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on B2
- Rafael Nadal rolled his head back, squeezed his eyes shut, covered his contorted face with his left arm and leaned awkwardly in the leather chair used by players during U.S. Open news conferences.
- Bye week timely for K-State
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on B3
- When Kansas State’s schedule was first announced, Bill Snyder wasn’t exactly pleased to see that the Wildcats would have a week off after just one game.
- Texas A&M rips SMU, 46-14
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on B3
- While almost everyone else has been worried about Texas A&M’s conference affiliation, the Aggies have been concentrating on SMU.
- Freshman lifts KU soccer, 2-1
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Freshman Liana Salazar scored her first collegiate goal in the 81st minute to lift Kansas University to a 2-1 soccer victory over South Dakota State on Sunday at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex.
- Don Fambrough’s passing saddens Ted Owens
- Ex-KU basketball coach heartbroken to hear of Fam’s death
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Former Kansas University basketball coach Ted Owens was heartbroken Saturday after learning that former KU football coach Don Fambrough — his friend of 51 years — had died at the age of 88.
- Young talent exciting
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on B1
- In Northern Illinois, a much tougher opponent awaits Kansas University’s football team Saturday than the McNeese State squad the Jayhawks defeated 42-24 Saturday night in Memorial Stadium.
- Divorces
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A5
- Divorces granted in Douglas County District Court the week ending September 3, 2011.
- Marriages
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A5
- Marriage licenses issued in Douglas County District Court the week ending September 3, 2011.
- Bankruptcies
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A5
- Douglas County residents or businesses filing for bankruptcy protection recently in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Kansas, according to court records:
- River City Jules: Fashion faux pas through the ages
- September 5, 2011
- Everyone has an awkward phase. Julie’s just lasted longer.
- Labor themes not big for entertainment
- September 5, 2011
- Happy Labor Day, the one holiday television always ignores. Then again, appreciating working men and women has never been a big part of TV entertainment.
- Horoscope for Sept. 5
- September 5, 2011
- This year, you manifest a tendency to be a bit of a daredevil. There is very little you won’t try. Other times, words of caution stop you, but not as frequently as you would think. If you are single, you could meet someone quite significant to your life’s history. If you are attached, the two of you need to work on manifesting a key goal. Capricorn reads you cold.
- Turf battle
- Planning commissioners are right to balk at retroactive approval of a local developer’s use of artificial turf as a landscaping material.
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A8
- Lawrence planning officials have a number of legitimate questions about the use of artificial turf as a landscaping material.
- Iraq offers bitter lessons for Libya
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A8
- Last week’s most poignant foreign-news story was a report from a cafe in Baghdad: Ordinary Iraqis were asked to advise Libyans on how to use their new freedom.
- Weed mars prairie enjoyment
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A8
- Every summer, almost every day, I go out in nature with my mind set on murder. Sericea lespedeza is my quarry, an innocuous-looking plant that spreads like a virus. It can out-compete even native grass.
- Fair tax
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on A8
- I find that a lot of the voting public knows very little about the “fair tax,” which is badly needed to replace the Internal Revenue Service with its loopholes and 60,000-plus pages of rules and regulations that favor the wealthy, big business, corporations, Wall Street and those who have access to loopholes that the average taxpayer doesn’t have.
- 100 years ago: Young gardeners compete for $5 gold piece
- September 5, 2011
- “About 20 in all entered into the contest and there were some remarkable results in the work these little folks did.”
- 25 years ago: KU housing gap slowly closing
- September 5, 2011
- The local housing crunch was beginning to sort itself out.
- Heavy heart: Brother’s memory motivates Tunde Bakare
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Studying the box score in Mrkonic Auditorium after Kansas University’s 42-24 victory against McNeese State on Saturday night, junior linebacker Tunde Bakare searched for what he believed should’ve been half a sack on his stat line.
- 40 years ago: KU students paying as much as $50 for semester’s books
- September 5, 2011
- An article described the rising costs of textbooks (and the accompanying outrage of Kansas University students) as the new semester got underway.
- Fall gardening: How to put things away and squeeze in one last crop
- September 5, 2011
- Fall is as much about shutting down for the winter as it is about second chances.
- Go Green: Ecology, agriculture intersect at Prairie Fest
- September 5, 2011
- Hundreds from all over the country and even the world flock to Salina for The Land Institute’s Prairie Fest.
- Double Take: Students, parents need patience adjusting to crowded high schools
- September 5, 2011
- Lawrence will have 2 four-year schools that are better for the changes after the many adjustments students have to make now.
- Fix-It Chick: Install a pet door yourself
- September 5, 2011
- Introduce your pet to its new portal to the great outdoors.
- Texas lawmakers may get involved in Big 12 jockeying
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on B1
- As buzzards begin circling, anticipating the imminent demise of the Big 12, top Texas lawmakers are reaching out to slow the realignment process.
- Chiefs add to practice squad
- September 5, 2011 in print edition on B2
- The Kansas City Chiefs have signed seventh-round draft choice Shane Bannon and seven others to their practice squad.
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