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Polls
Do you think the cost of a KU football win will decrease next year?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| It will decrease — there’s nowhere to go but up. | 66% | |
| No | 28% | |
| Not sure | 5% | |
| Total | 114 | |
What do you think KU's record will be in its 18-game Big 12 schedule?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 16-2 | 43% | |
| 17-1 | 24% | |
| 15-3 | 14% | |
| 18-0 | 13% | |
| 14-4 | 4% | |
| 13-5 | 0% | |
| 10-6 or worse | 0% | |
| 12-6 | 0% | |
| 11-5 | 0% | |
| Total | 1522 | |
Lead stories
12:05 a.m.
Tonganoxie teens launch book drive to benefit Children’s Mercy Hospital- December 24, 2012
- Tonganoxie High School seniors Wyatt Maurer and Tyler O’Briant launched a book drive for patients at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Both have spent time at Children’s Mercy as patients and are members of the hospital’s Teen Advisory Board.
6:00 a.m.
Lawrence schools preparing for next digital revolution- December 25, 2012
- Free, open source textbooks hold possibility of lowering education costs, and shaking up a highly profitable industry. By Peter Hancock
12:00 p.m.
Two Lawrence residences attract HGTV attention- December 25, 2012
- Randy Walker’s “Museum of Odd” and Nick Schmiedeler’s “Kansas Rust Cottage” are scheduled to be featured on HGTV’s “Home Strange Home,” a show that describes itself as a “sneak peek into some of the strangest, wackiest and most unusual homes across America.” By Sara Shepherd
6:00 p.m.
Former player Greg Gurley settling into ‘dream job’ as KU radio analyst- 9:35 p.m., December 25, 2012 Updated 11:37 p.m.
- Former Kansas University guard Greg Gurley is enjoying his first season as veteran broadcaster Bob Davis’ sidekick on broadcasts of KU men’s basketball games. “That’s my plan. I love what I do. It’s a dream job,” former Kansas University basketball guard Gurley said of working as color announcer for KU men’s games on the Jayhawk Radio Network. “Both are dream jobs,” added Gurley, who doubles as second-year director of development for the Williams Fund.By Gary Bedore
All stories
- How former Jayhawks fared in Dec. 26 NBA games
- December 26, 2012
- A look at how former Kansas University players fared in Wednesday’s NBA games.
- Two city preps land Shrine Bowl invites
- December 26, 2012
- Lawrence High senior quarterback Brad Strauss and Free State High lineman Cody Stanclift on Wednesday were named to the East roster of the Kansas Shrine Bowl.
- Jayhawks return from holiday break
- December 26, 2012
- Kansas University’s basketball team gathered for practice Wednesday night after a refreshing 3 1/2-day holiday break. By Gary Bedore
- High hopes for Jake Heaps
- QB establishes himself during year off
- December 26, 2012
- Kansas football coach Charie Weis, beginning his second offseason in charge of the Jayhawks, recruited Jake Heaps out of high school and has known for a while what kind of quarterback Heaps would be, but fans and opponents have yet to truly see what Heaps can do. By Matt Tait
- Opinion: Ben McLemore inspired by Paul Pierce, LeBron James
- December 26, 2012
- His spectacular plays and high-rising ways leave basketball fans enjoying watching Kansas University freshman Ben McLemore compete as much as he enjoys playing the game. By Tom Keegan
- Area drummer triumphant onstage after loss of leg
- December 26, 2012
- In August of 2005, 28-year-old Billy Brimblecom went through surgery to remove his left leg. Earlier that year, doctors had identified the source of the pain Brimblecom had been experiencing in the leg for several years: Ewing’s sarcoma, a cancer of the bone. Brimblecom had always attributed the pain he would feel off and on to an earlier car accident. But worsening pain had motivated the trip to the doctor’s office, where multiple tests, including a biopsy, led to the discovery of the cancer. “They said, ‘Here’s what we’ll do. We’re going to try to do everything we can to remove the cancer,’” Brimblecom, a professional drummer and actor, recalled. But doctors warned that losing his leg, “in an effort to save your life,” was also a possibility. By Melissa Treolo
- Cost of $8 million per win makes KU football ‘worst team for the money,’ Forbes says
- December 26, 2012
- How much is a KU football victory worth? Well, according to an analysis by Forbes, KU spent about $8 million on its football program for each of its victories over the past three seasons, making it least cost-efficient program in the country. Athletic director Sheahon Zenger, though, says KU is investing in its football future. By Matt Erickson and Matt Tait.
- Water main breaks reported
- December 26, 2012
- Cold weather, dry soil makes underground pipes more fragile. By Peter Hancock
- Weather chills early post-holiday shopping
- December 26, 2012
- Cold snap keeps many people home from day-after sales, but area retailers remain hopeful. By Peter Hancock
- Internal candidate named new executive vice chancellor at KU Medical Center
- 01:35 p.m., December 26, 2012 Updated 08:50 a.m.
- Internal candidate Douglas Girod will take over the top job at the Kansas University Medical Center, KU announced Wednesday.
- Two injured in accident on K-10 near eastern edge of Lawrence
- 11:12 a.m., December 26, 2012 Updated 11:58 a.m.
- An accident on Kansas Highway 10 near Lawrence’s eastern boundary late Wednesday morning resulted in a vehicle fire, according to emergency dispatch scanner traffic.
- Legislature facing tough tax choices in 2013
- December 26, 2012
- The influential Kansas Chamber of Commerce and some conservative Republican legislators are considering canceling a scheduled decrease in the state sales tax, but only if lawmakers agree to another cut in the state’s income tax. By John Hanna, AP
- Opinion: Some signs of hope in Afghanistan
- December 26, 2012 in print edition on A7
- In this season of good will, there’s a rare bit of good cheer about the prospects for peace with the Taliban in Afghanistan. The reason seems to be that some Taliban leaders are concluding that they couldn’t win the civil war that might follow U.S. withdrawal of combat troops.
- Tune In Tonight: Kennedy Center Honors brew a whole lotta love
- December 26, 2012
- Always fun, occasionally annoying and even educational, the Kennedy Center Honors (8 p.m., CBS) return for the 35th time. As they do every year, they pay tribute to artists whose works have enriched America’s popular culture and fine arts. The list always contains a name unfamiliar to many, as well as folks so famous that you have to wonder if this national honor is simply the icing on their celebrity cake.
- 40 years ago: Former president Truman dies in KC hospital
- December 26, 2012
- Cars were bumper-to-bumper in Truman’s Independence, Mo., neighborhood.
- 25 years ago: Computer industry now supports ‘controversial’ parallel processing technology
- December 26, 2012
- Until recently, IBM had not supported the commercial possibilities of the technique, saying it was too expensive and too risky.
- Letter: Loss of trust
- December 26, 2012
- The headline article in Monday’s paper tells us how the school board didn’t divert funds from a bond issue for school renovation to the use of athletic fields (entertainment). Well, not right away and only about $5 million. And of course none of the current members were on the school board then.
- Letter: Calendar error
- December 26, 2012
- Just for the record, the Mike Luckovich cartoon syndicated to the Dec. 22 issue of the Lawrence Journal-World adds yet another item to the already sizeable pile of trash on the Maya calendar. The cartoon depicts the Aztec, or Nahuatl “Piedra del Sol,” indeed used for calendaric purposes in the highlands of Mexico around the 15th and 16th centuries, and thus it is not Maya. The geography is off by about 700 miles, and the time is off by more than 1,000 years.
- Letter: Too far
- December 26, 2012
- Yet again, month after month, more regular than rain, Scott Burkhart trots out his one-trick pony. This time, he has gone too far. To exploit the horrific tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School to promote his theology is inexcusable. His lack of compassion for the living is appalling. If and when he can become pregnant himself, he can then tell the world what he believes. Until such time, I would ask him, “At long last, sir, have you no shame?”
- Letter: Vengeful God
- December 26, 2012
- I tried to resist but just couldn’t. And besides, it is the season of Christmas. Once again, Carl Burkhead has resubmitted the same letter to the Journal-World, which says in essence that the world and all of its inhabitants are doomed to eternal damnation if they do not conform to his religious beliefs.
- Letter: Heartless act
- December 26, 2012
- Driving to work last week, I drove over a hill to see a car stopped in the middle of the road. In the moment the car drove away, I saw what I first thought were little birds in the road. As I came closer, I realized they were two very sad looking little Chihuahuas. They were trembling in the cold, clearly lost and confused. When I stopped and opened my car door, they jumped in. When I picked them up to carry them into the shelter, I realized there was fecal matter caked on their tummies and legs. They were skin and bones. Their little ribs and each vertebra were clearly visible.
- Editorial: Good timing
- Three well-known local groups are pursuing a timely effort to meet the community’s physical and mental health needs.
- December 26, 2012
- A partnership to create a new outpatient health care campus for the city that would incorporate mental health treatment appears to be arriving on the scene with remarkably good timing.
- 100 years ago: Salvation Army distributes 76 Christmas dinner baskets
- December 26, 2012
- “Capt. Morris and his assistants worked for two days getting the baskets ready and then they began the distribution at 4 o’clock on Christmas morning.”
- Horoscopes for Dec. 26
- December 26, 2012
- For Wednesday, Dec. 26: This year you often view effectiveness as a goal. Sometimes you could glide right over the deeper meaning of a situation. If you are single, you could meet someone important through your work. If you are attached, the two of you make an excellent team when it comes to practical matters.
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