Also from September 30
Births
Obituaries
- Elsie Anna Zimmer, Springdale, Ark.
- Bertye Allen Transue, Eudora
- Ramiro E. Gutierrez, Hays
- Jo Ann Salyer, Lawrence
- Jo Ann Pollard, Lawrence
- Warren S. ‘Spook’ Gordon, Eudora and Lawrence
- Helga Finke Wycoff, Lawrence
- John William Weldon, Lawrence
- Jeffery Dean ‘Jeff’ Timmons, Lawrence
- Robert F. Bell, Baldwin City
- Jude Wesley Larson, Eudora
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
Who will win the World Series?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 20% | |
| New York Yankees | 17% | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 17% | |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 15% | |
| Texas Rangers | 9% | |
| Detroit Tigers | 9% | |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 7% | |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 2% | |
| Total | 353 | |
Will you watch Andy Rooney's retirement commentary on "60 Minutes"?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 64% | |
| Yes | 35% | |
| Total | 424 | |
Videos
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Four Lawrence graduates named for induction into Hall of Honor- 3:14 p.m., September 28, 2011 Updated 4:18 p.m. in print edition on 1A
- Two graduates of Liberty Memorial High School and two alumnae of Lawrence High School will be inducted into the schools’ Hall of Honor next month, the Lawrence Lions Alumni Association announced Wednesday.
- Source document: Lawrence Lions Alumni Association Hall of Honor inductees
6:00 a.m.
Police recruits sharpen defensive tactics- September 30, 2011 in print edition on 4A
- As the 13 Lawrence police recruits Thursday morning worked in pairs on mats, honing their defensive tactics, their trainers were teaching them how best to get out of a struggle and apprehend a suspect.
- Video: Lawrence police training
10:00 a.m.
Theatre Lawrence closes successful fundraising campaign for new building- September 29, 2011 in print edition on 1A
- It was fitting that there was drama. Leaders with Theatre Lawrence announced on Thursday that a flurry of last-minute donations pushed its fundraising effort past their $6.2 million goal, ensuring the organization would not lose a pair of key grants that came with a Sept. 30 deadline.
All stories
- Bank of America debit fee is only the latest
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A7
- Angela Malerba, who works in public relations in Boston, carries a debit card because she likes to know when she buys something that she has enough in her account to pay for it. But paying $5 a month to use her own money? That’s too much.
- Crackdown on illegal immigration results in Hispanic parents taking their children out of some school
- 11:56 p.m., September 30, 2011 Updated 10:16 a.m. in print edition on A7
- Hispanic students have started vanishing from Alabama public schools in the wake of a court ruling that upheld the state’s tough new law cracking down on illegal immigration.
- Freelancers try to get foothold in job market
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A1
- Shoppers at Shakespeare and Company, a renowned Paris book shop, have undoubtedly seen Lindsey Yankey’s work. She illustrates banners and signs displayed at the shop, and she created a full-page ad for the store that was published in the New York Review of Books. Yankey, a Lawrence resident, is part of a growing number of people who work for themselves. Some have chosen freelancing for its flexibility; others have been forced into it by a weak job market.
- Pharmaceutical scientists honor KU professor Stella with award
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A2
- A Kansas University distinguished professor of pharmaceutical chemistry is the recipient of the Distinguished Pharmaceutical Scientist award given by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.
- Stick ‘em up: Clyde Barrow bank robbery re-enactment draws a crowd
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A3
- Lawrence Mayor Aron Cromwell learned firsthand Friday evening there are things more menacing than mudslinging political opponents.
- Woman reports damage to Dodge Durango
- September 30, 2011
- A 38-year-old Lawrence woman reported to police that someone damaged her Red Dodge Durango on Thursday evening.
- Kansas University Endowment Association distributes $112.3 million
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A3
- The Kansas University Endowment Association distributed $112.3 million in direct financial support to KU in the 2011 fiscal year, which ended June 30.
- Eudora teachers, district negotiators reach agreement on contracts
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A6
- Eudora teachers would get pay raises for this school year based on their education and years of service, under contract settlement reached by negotiators this week.
- Kansas’ tax collections exceed estimates by about 5 percent
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A2
- A new report says Kansas collected $27 million more in taxes than anticipated in September.
- Leavenworth County hires former state secretary of administration as county administrator
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A6
- The Leavenworth County Commission ended an 11-month search for its second county administrator Thursday with the appointment of an attorney with ties to the county and 35 years of experience in state government.
- AARP seeking volunteers to help prepare taxes
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A2
- AARP Tax-Aide is seeking volunteers to assist with tax preparations next year for low-income and senior residents in Lawrence, Ottawa, Baldwin City and Oskaloosa.
- Colorado reservoir closing on Sunday; water heading to Kansas, Nebraska
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A10
- Bonny Lake State Park is closing Sunday and sending almost all of its water to Kansas and Nebraska.
- Bob Dole honored with first plaque on the Kansas Walk of Honor
- 12:23 p.m., September 30, 2011 Updated 02:45 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Prior to unveiling of the bronze plaque, Dole was praised by leaders for his public service, self-sacrifice, honesty, and sense of duty.
- Enter the Journal-World’s Scary Story Contest
- September 30, 2011
- Calling all aspiring novelists, would-be writers and prepubescent Poes, the Journal-World is encouraging youths to enter its annual Scary Story Contest.
- Sheriff’s officers continue search for a cause in fire that destroyed rural Lawrence home early Thursday
- September 30, 2011
- The cause of a fire that destroyed a house early Thursday morning north of Lawrence is still under investigation, Douglas County Sheriff’s Sgt. Steve Lewis said Friday.
- KU Endowment gives $112.3 million to university during past fiscal year
- September 30, 2011
- The Kansas University Endowment Association distributed $112.3 million in direct financial support to KU in the 2011 fiscal year, which ended June 30.
- KUsports.com staff’s Week 5 college football picks
- September 30, 2011
- The following are the Journal-World staffers’ picks for Week 5 of the college football season.
- Town Talk: City may lower golf fees at Eagle Bend; old Jet Lag Lounge gets new look; Jos. A. Bank begins downtown venture; ‘bank robbery’ tonight
- September 30, 2011
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County:
- Statehouse Live: Repealer hitting the road to gain public input on what laws need to be repealed
- 08:53 a.m., September 30, 2011 Updated 02:32 p.m. in print edition on A1
- Taylor will tour for two weeks, holding meetings where the public is invited to make recommendations.
- $939K in projects proposed for grants; only $350K available
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A4
- Sixteen organizations are competing to secure some of the $350,000 available for creation and development of projects intended to conserve natural and cultural heritage in Douglas County.
- Police recruits sharpen defensive tactics
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A4
- As the 13 Lawrence police recruits Thursday morning worked in pairs on mats, honing their defensive tactics, their trainers were teaching them how best to get out of a struggle and apprehend a suspect.
- Pump patrol
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A5
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $3.25 at several stations.
- TV among items reported stolen in apartment burglary
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A5
- A 24-year-old Lawrence man reported someone stole $3,175 worth of property including a 32-inch Vizio flat-screen TV in a burglary that occurred between 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at an apartment in the 1300 block of West 24th Street.
- Break-in reported at Harper Street Liquor
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A5
- An employee of Harper Street Liquor, 2220 Harper St., reported someone broke the double glass door valued at $500 and stole $500 worth of assorted liquor in a burglary that occurred between 11:40 p.m. and 11:47 p.m. Sunday.
- KU student reports stolen TV, laptop
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A5
- A 25-year-old Kansas University student reported someone stole $2,100 worth of property from him, including a 32-inch black Toshiba LCD TV and a red Fujitsu laptop computer in a burglary that occurred between 12:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday from an apartment in the 1500 block of Lynch Court.
- First Bell: Spirit squads seek Junior Firebirds, Little Lions to support football teams; Ball Hawks sought for women’s hoops at KU
- September 30, 2011
- Time for another edition of “First Bell,” a look at issues and items involving education in and around Lawrence.
- Heard on the Hill: Joe’s Bakery doughnut holes to be available before football game; KU Alumni provides photos of students’ Wescoe sidewalk chalk creations; student veterans group needs your help
- September 30, 2011
- Your daily dose of news, notes and links from around Kansas University.
- Kansas football gears up for Tech
- Juices flowing for Big 12 opener
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Through four weeks and three games of the 2011 season, Kansas University’s football team has faced some pretty good opponents. But starting Saturday, when the Jayhawks (2-1) play host to Texas Tech (3-0) at 11 a.m., the level of talent on the opposite sideline is about to go up.
- FSHS upends LHS at volleyball triangular
- Firebird seniors honored with win
- 12:00 a.m., September 30, 2011 Updated 11:27 a.m. in print edition on B4
- On a boisterous Senior Night at Free State High, the Firebirds used the crowd’s energy to slip past Lawrence High.
- McClinton not limited to football
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on B1
- We got around to talking football eventually, but it’s just that when you only have an hour to spend on the phone with a man who has seen so much, learned so passionately and lived so fully as has Curtis McClinton Jr., sports don’t dominate.
- LHS seeks to fill void at running back
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on B1
- When Lawrence High plays host to Shawnee Mission East at 7 tonight, it will be without one of its main cogs on offense, senior running back Charles Jackson.
- Free State football wary of ‘big’ Indians
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on B1
- Asked about tonight’s opponent, Shawnee Mission North, Free State head football coach Bob Lisher had one word that best described the Indians. “Big,” Lisher said. “It’s the usual Shawnee Mission North team. They’re very big.”
- Net gain: FSHS beats LHS in friendly tennis dual
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on B1
- When their matches finished, a few Free State and Lawrence High tennis players paired up and exchanged pleasantries with each other.
- Veritas victorious
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on B4
- Veritas Christian volleyball lost to Kansas City Metro, 25-20, 25-17, but beat Bishop Seabury, 25-12, 25-16, on Thursday at Seabury.
- LHS soccer falls to SM South, 2-0
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on B4
- Shawnee Mission South’s soccer team blanked Lawrence High, 2-0, on Thursday at the Raiders’ field.
- Jake Walter’s hat trick lifts FSHS soccer
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on B4
- Jake Walter had three goals, leading Free State High’s soccer team to a 4-2 victory over Leavenworth on Thursday night.
- Kansas receivers motivated by … Snickers?
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on B3
- Kansas assistant coach David Beaty has given his receivers two additional reasons to block hard this season: competition and chocolate.
- Jayhawks’ basketball Class of 2012 ranked 19th
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on B3
- Kansas University’s basketball recruiting Class of 2012 is currently ranked No. 19 in the country by Rivals.com, the website reported this week.
- NU fans heading to Wisconsin
- With or without tickets, Husker faithful flocking to Madison for Big Ten debut
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on B5
- Wisconsin officials tout Saturday night’s game against Nebraska as the toughest ticket ever at 94-year-old Camp Randall Stadium.
- Andy Rooney exiting ‘60 Minutes’ Sunday
- September 30, 2011
- With 1,096 essays for “60 Minutes” under his belt, Andy Rooney will deliver his 1,097th on Sunday’s broadcast. And it will be his last as a regular contributor.
- Tennessee AD: SEC will expand beyond 13
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on B5
- Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart says the Southeastern Conference will expand again and officials at each school need to have a number of frank discussions before moving forward.
- Killer cantaloupe, scary sprouts: What to do?
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on C8
- Avoid foreign produce. Wash and peel your fruit. Keep it refrigerated. None of these common tips would have guaranteed your safety from the deadliest food outbreak in a decade, the one involving cantaloupes from Colorado.
- Bank of America to start charging debit card fees
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on C8
- Will a monthly debit card fee soon be the norm?
- Germany keeps alive hopes for euro’s future
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on C8
- Germany kept alive hopes that the 17-nation euro currency can survive the sprawling debt crisis when lawmakers in Europe’s largest economy voted overwhelmingly on Thursday in favor of expanding the powers of the eurozone’s bailout fund.
- Are model airplanes a terrorist weapon?
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on C8
- Model airplanes are suddenly on the public’s radar as potential terrorist weapons.
- Online jungle
- Today’s young people are learning some hard lessons about the dark side of online communications.
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A7
- There’s nothing new about adolescents and young adults being mean to one another, but the modern prevalence of online communications significantly ups the ante when it comes to causing hurt and embarrassment.
- Joint chiefs chair reflects on tenure
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A7
- Talking to Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in his final week in the job, I found myself wondering if we are entering a “post-military” age, when our top officers understand that the biggest problems can’t be solved with military power.
- Clinton gem
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A7
- I hope everyone recognizes what a green and blue gem Lawrence has at Clinton Lake – in both the Army Corps of Engineers’ Overlook Park and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks’ state park.
- Analysis lacking
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A7
- A tragedy becomes even more lamentable when we miss the opportunity to learn from our experience. We tend to remain stuck in a haze of confusion, anger, and other emotions. Thus, we fail to examine circumstances and ourselves objectively and intellectually.
- Smart on crime
- September 30, 2011 in print edition on A7
- Last Tuesday, the Journal-World ran a story about Kansas Department of Corrections Secretary Ray Roberts’ testimony to a legislative committee. As the headline summarized, “Kansas prison system overcrowded and understaffed.” The story reported cuts made to DOC staff, programs to reduce recidivism and educational opportunities (like GEDs) for inmates. “Meanwhile the Legislature continues to approve bills that increase prison sentences, which leads to a ‘stacking effect’ in the system.” The DOC is considering various options, “including releasing inmates early who are at a low risk of reoffending, and keeping them under house arrest and monitoring them by electronic means.”
- 40 years ago: City-county government building defeated at polls
- September 30, 2011
- On election day, Lawrence and Douglas County voters delivered a crushing defeat to the city-county proposal for a combined government center.
- 25 years ago: Fall rains close to setting record
- September 30, 2011
- The month just ending was shaping up to be the second-soggiest September on record in Lawrence.
- 100 years ago: Registrar celebrates two decades of service to KU
- September 30, 2011
- “George O. Foster, registrar at the University, will have served that institution for twenty years Monday morning. Rather a long term of service that.”
- Horoscope for Sept. 30
- September 30, 2011
- You have plenty of spunk this year. Others will see the difference in your attitude, even in your word choices. If you are single, suitors surround you for a good part of the year. Are you interested in any of them? Choose with care. If you are attached, share more. Sagittarius and adventure go together.
- There is a ‘House’ in New Orleans
- September 30, 2011
- Hugh Laurie, the English actor who plays an American doctor on “House,” also sings.
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