Also from December 4
Births
- Meredith and Anthony Long, Lawrence, a boy.
- Larissa Koerber and Junior Marquez, Lawrence, a girl.
- Mark and Shanelle Dupree, Kansas City, a boy.
- Charita Dillon and Julius Green, Lawrence, a boy.
- Adam and Claudia King, Lawrence, a boy.
- Paul and Angel Nuzum, Lawrence, a boy.
- Edith Cordova and Carlos Gomez, Baldwin City, a boy.
- David and Heidi Ernst, Lawrence, a boy.
Blog entries
- First Bell: Push-back on Common Core not unique to Kansas
- Heard on the Hill: KU links: Retired prof discusses tornado safety; business dean in state Chamber video
- Statehouse Live: FreedomWorks urges Legislature to reject Common Core reading and math standards
- Town Talk: Lawrence home sales continue rise in 2013, builders begin to pick up pace on new construction
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
Do you do anything to help the less fortunate during the holiday season?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes, I donate money | 64% | |
| No, I am a Scrooge | 20% | |
| I do not celebrate any holidays at this time of year | 7% | |
| Yes, I volunteer my time | 7% | |
| Total | 357 | |
Lead stories
12:00 a.m.
Alpacas achieve local celebrity- December 3, 2012
- Bob and Claudia Hey, Baldwin City, raise alpacas at their farm, Ad Astra Alpacas farm. Looking like a cross between a llama and a sheep, the alpacas are raised for their wool — and as local celebrities of sorts. By Jenna Stanbrough
6:00 a.m.
Lawrence gathering information about costs to fix taste, odor problems with drinking water- 6:08 p.m., December 3, 2012 Updated 8:11 p.m.
- Leaders at Lawrence City Hall haven’t forgotten about last summer’s problems with geosmin — a non-toxic but also very non-tasty algae by-product — that created an earthy, musty taste and odor in the city’s drinking water supply, and now they are looking at how much it may cost to fix the problem. By Chad Lawhorn
10:00 a.m.
Opinion: Mark Mangino to UK makes sense- December 4, 2012
- It hit me like a hot-air shot onto a cavity delivered through one of those guns dentists like to use to amuse themselves and get a rise out of their patients: Mark Mangino very well could return to coaching soon as an offensive coordinator at a school that has challenges in building a football program similar to those at Kansas University. By Tom Keegan
2:00 p.m.
Lawrence district going its own way on teacher evaluations- December 3, 2012
- A new evaluation system to be used in Lawrence will tie teachers’ ratings to student achievement, but not by using standardized test scores. By Peter Hancock
6:00 p.m.
Lawrence organizations in need this holiday season- December 2, 2012
- During the holiday season, organizations in Lawrence need gifts to distribute, money, and volunteers to help with everything from serving meals to collecting donations. To help Lawrence residents find a way to contribute during the holiday season, the Journal-World has made a comprehensive list that includes local organizations and their needs this year.
All stories
- 12 days of cookies
- December 4, 2012
- If there are 12 days of Christmas, wouldn’t that merit 12 days of cookies? This lineup of a dozen varieties has sugar, spice and everything nice.
- Free State girls basketball drops opener to Topeka Seaman
- December 4, 2012
- Free State High’s girls basketball team never looked comfortable — even after building a 10-point fourth-quarter lead — in its season opener Tuesday and lost, 44-42, at Topeka Seaman. By Benton Smith
- City commissioners express concerns about state sales tax on groceries, concealed carry changes
- December 4, 2012
- Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday night crafted a draft version of the city’s legislative priorities statement, including language that urged the state to tread carefully in making changes to the state sales tax on food purchases, and objecting to potential legislation that would allowed concealed carry permit holders to bring a weapon into city buildings. By Chad Lawhorn
- City ends talks to purchase Abe & Jake’s building for additional city offices
- December 4, 2012
- A rumored expansion of Lawrence City Hall into a renovated building along the Kansas River won’t happen after all. By Chad Lawhorn
- 27-year-old man charged with fleeing and eluding police
- December 4, 2012
- A 27-year-old Auburn, Kan., man was charged Tuesday with numerous crimes after police say he fled from law enforcement Monday afternoon. By Shaun Hittle
- Sportswriter Deford coming to KU in February to receive William Allen White citation
- December 4, 2012
- Sportswriter, author and commentator Frank Deford will receive the 2013 William Allen White Foundation National Citation in February at Kansas University. By Matt Erickson
- ‘In Cold Blood’ killers might be exhumed to determine connection to slain Florida family
- December 4, 2012
- At the end of 1959, two families of four — one in Kansas, the other in Florida — were brutally murdered. Two men were arrested, charged and executed in the Kansas case, and writer Truman Capote captured the horrific tale in his iconic true crime novel, “In Cold Blood.”
- Douglas County Commission to consider zoning law changes related to tourism
- December 4, 2012
- Proposals would add “agritourism” as a type of land use and set up a process for special event permits. By Peter Hancock
- Chiefs’ Jovan Belcher talked about other ‘girlfriend’ to police
- December 4, 2012
- Police say Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher spent some of his final hours sleeping in his car outside the home of another woman whom he described as his “girlfriend.”
- Thief takes thousands of pain pills from Salina pharmacy
- December 4, 2012
- Police say someone stole more than 12,000 pills of various pain medications from a Salina pharmacy. Lt. Scott Siemsen says the theft occurred at Jim’s Pharmacy during a burglary early Monday. The medicine was valued at more than $16,000. By The Associated Press
- Federal government cracks down on hiring illegal immigrants in Kansas
- 12:01 p.m., December 4, 2012 Updated 04:10 p.m.
- A federal crackdown on Kansas companies that knowingly hire illegal immigrants has ensnared a Wichita firm for employing undocumented workers at its McDonald’s restaurants. By The Associated Press
- Democratic leaders want to limit Kobach’s work outside of Kansas government
- 11:56 a.m., December 4, 2012 Updated 04:12 p.m.
- Democratic leaders say they will introduce two measures in January in an effort to limit Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s power and work outside the office on immigration and other issues. By The Associated Press
- Lawrence man sentenced to 25 months in burglary case
- December 4, 2012
- A 31-year-old Lawrence man was sentenced Tuesday to 25 months in prison for an attempted burglary in Lawrence last summer. By Shaun Hittle
- Topeka man injured in morning accident in “satisfactory condition”
- 06:09 a.m., December 4, 2012 Updated 03:22 p.m.
- A Topeka man is in “satisfactory condition,” according to a Stormont-Vail Hospital spokeswoman, after suffering injuries in a head-on, two-vehicle accident Tuesday morning on the South Lawrence Trafficway, just south of Clinton Parkway. By Shaun Hittle
- School finance ruling delayed until around New Year’s
- 06:00 a.m., December 4, 2012 Updated 06:38 p.m.
- The decision in the pending school finance case could have far-reaching implications for the upcoming legislative session. By Peter Hancock
- Junior setter Erin McNorton an improbable quarterback for KU volleyball run
- December 4, 2012
- Junior setter Erin McNorton began her career as a walk-on, began the season unaware she would start and wound up delivering the third best single season assist total in Kansas University volleyball history while helping lead the Jayhawks to their best season ever.
- City football preps honored
- December 4, 2012
- The honors keep pouring in for the city’s top high school football players in the wake of a fantastic fall.
- KU softball lands juco pitcher
- December 4, 2012
- Beth Wilson, a 6-foot softball pitcher from Heartland Community College in Normal, Ill., plans to transfer next season to Kansas University.
- KU golf lands Florida prep
- December 4, 2012
- Brock Drogosch, a senior at Windermere (Fla.) Prep School, has signed a national letter of intent with Kansas University’s men’s golf team.
- Chiefs picking up pieces
- December 4, 2012
- The Kansas City Chiefs returned to work Monday at their practice facility near Arrowhead Stadium, trying to find a sense of normalcy after two days of unimaginable heartache. It proved nearly impossible to do.
- Bill Self fondly recalls Rick Majerus
- December 4, 2012
- College basketball coaches around the country have been celebrating the life of Rick Majerus, the former Marquette, Ball State, Utah and Saint Louis coach who died Saturday at the age of 64. By Gary Bedore
- Opinion: Mark Mangino to UK makes sense
- December 4, 2012
- It hit me like a hot-air shot onto a cavity delivered through one of those guns dentists like to use to amuse themselves and get a rise out of their patients: Mark Mangino very well could return to coaching soon as an offensive coordinator at a school that has challenges in building a football program similar to those at Kansas University. By Tom Keegan
- KU football by the numbers
- Some of the digits behind Kansas’ fall into the abyss
- December 4, 2012
- Mind-blowing numbers help to illustrate just how deeply a Kansas University football program that went 12-1 and won the Orange Bowl five long years ago has slipped into the abyss. By Tom Keegan
- 40 years ago: KU buildings deck their halls this week
- December 4, 2012
- A Christmas tree was expected to be placed in the rotunda of Strong Hall on December 11.
- 25 years ago: Speaking engagement falls through for local club
- December 4, 2012
- Club members believed that Bob Knight had been committed to speaking at the dinner and had advertised the event accordingly.
- Letter: Health police
- December 4, 2012
- Lawrence resident Jon Jambor urges others to become proactive in promoting healthy lifestyles and suggests ways to do so.
- Letter: Father, son
- December 4, 2012
- Lawrence resident Brad Buecker hopes the community will recognize what Tommy Johnson (Senior and Junior) has given to the community.
- Editorial: Fairer plan
- City officials have come up with a fairer way to assess the cost of additional parking near the Lawrence Public Library.
- December 4, 2012
- The city’s modified plan for financing additional parking at the Lawrence Public Library is a reasonable and fair way to accomplish the goal of add more parking downtown.
- Editorial: Holiday tradition
- Thanks to all who work to stage the popular horse-drawn holiday parade in downtown Lawrence.
- December 4, 2012
- Thanks to those who organized and sponsored the 20th annual Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade Saturday.
- Horoscopes for Dec. 4
- December 4, 2012
- For Tuesday, Dec. 4: Extremes mark your year. Sometimes you go way overboard enjoying yourself. If you are single, hold back a little, as a new person might not understand where you are coming from. If you are attached, your loved one could be taken aback by this change.
- Tune In Tonight: ‘Rudolph’ and ‘Victoria’s Secret’: together again
- December 4, 2012
- CBS maintains its odd holiday tradition of pairing the beloved 1964 stop-motion animated musical “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (7 p.m.) with the ludicrous lingerie special “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” (9 p.m.). For years, I’ve never seen the connection. But I like to point it out.
- Opinion: New victim of black blindness?
- December 4, 2012 in print edition on A8
- Call it black blindness. It is a kind of myopia that afflicts some of us — too many of us — whenever we gaze upon a dark-skinned man. It causes some of us — too many of us — to see things that are not there, and to miss things that are. Sometimes, it is fatal.
- Opinion: Extremists gain strength in Syria
- December 4, 2012 in print edition on A8
- Syrian opposition leaders report an alarming growth within their ranks of fighters from Jabhat al-Nusra, an extremist group linked to al-Qaida.
- 100 years ago: As Christmas approaches, J-W encourages ‘Good Fellow’ program
- December 4, 2012
- “It is planned to see that no one in Lawrence passes a gloomy Christmas because of want and hunger.”
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- Midwifery 101: Options for pregnant women May 21, 2013
- Free State softball draws Derby first May 20, 2013
- They said it ... about Tarik Black May 20, 2013
- Two men arrested in connection with Sunday morning shooting May 20, 2013
- When furniture turned into art: Wendell Castle's KU connection May 19, 2013
- Missouri man dies of injuries after Saturday motorcycle accident May 18, 2013
- Editorial: Hometown pride May 21, 2013
