Also from December 27
Births
Blog entries
- First Bell: Teacher prep programs coming under high-level scrutiny
- Statehouse Live: Dole tries, fails to persuade Republicans, including Sens. Roberts and Moran, to vote for treaty for disabled
- Heard on the Hill: Mount Oread Scholars program to end after 16 years
- Statehouse Live: Kansas ranks 11th in nation in per capita spending on business incentives, according to New York Times database
- Statehouse Live: Huelskamp booted from House Budget, and Agriculture committees
- The Newell Post: Layup defense and how it affects KU’s perimeter players
- Town Talk: City ends negotiations to purchase Abe & Jake’s building next to City Hall
- Heard on the Hill: New York Times spotlights KU dropout in story about career-minded students ditching college
- Town Talk: Lawrence mayor to pay up on bet after KU loses football game to West Virginia
- Town Talk: Rumor mill running wild about possible changes at Lawrence Athletic Club
Obituaries
On the street
Photo galleries
Podcasts
Polls
Do you think 2013 will be a better year than 2012?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes, I’m feeling optimistic | 43% | |
| No, I have little hope | 30% | |
| It will be about the same | 22% | |
| Do not know | 3% | |
| Total | 261 | |
Lead stories
12:04 a.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
6:00 a.m.
Internal candidate named new executive vice chancellor at KU Medical Center- 1:35 p.m., December 26, 2012 Updated 8:50 a.m.
- Internal candidate Douglas Girod will take over the top job at the Kansas University Medical Center, KU announced Wednesday.
12:00 p.m.
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.
All stories
- Area athletes invited to Shrine Bowl
- December 27, 2012
- Area football players Nick Becker of Eudora High, Dayton Valentine of Baldwin, Marc Walbridge of McLouth and Staton Rebeck of Mill Valley have been selected to represent the East all-star team in the Kansas Shrine Bowl.
- Larry Brown hands-on at latest stop — SMU
- December 27, 2012
- For anyone who thought Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown went to SMU as a figurehead for a struggling program with a pending move to the ever-changing Big East Conference, it quickly becomes clear why he’s back in the game.
- LHS senior Emma Kelly puts ACL pain behind
- December 27, 2012
- Emma Kelly isn’t the only one who remembers the moment exactly. Her Lawrence High girls basketball teammates and coaches do, too. By Benton Smith
- Hutch kicker, offensive lineman to walk on at KU
- December 27, 2012
- Place kicker Michael Mesh and offensive lineman Colby Hamel, a pair of Hutchinson Community College football players, announced recently they would be walking-on to the Kansas University football team for the 2013 season. By Matt Tait
- Happy holidays: Ben McLemore cherishes visit with brother
- December 27, 2012
- The 450 youths in attendance at Kansas University’s 2012 Men’s Basketball Holiday Clinic made it clear that one of their favorite players was red-shirt freshman Ben McLemore. By Gary Bedore
- For some, campground is home, even in winter
- Clinton Park homes range from tents to deluxe campers
- December 27, 2012
- The boats are out of the water at Clinton State Park. Restrooms are locked up for the winter, water has been turned off and, with freezing temperatures and the season’s first snow blanketing the ground, the park’s campgrounds are empty. Except Campground 3. A couple dozen people make their homes there, weathering the elements. Some live there permanently, in well-equipped campers. For others, the campsite is a cold, squalid last resort before homelessness. By Sara Shepherd
- Time running out to save historic Marysville train depot
- December 27, 2012
- Barring a last-minute influx of cash, a historic northeast Kansas train depot could soon be reduced to rubble by a railroad company that has contributed mightily to its community’s prosperity. Union Pacific Railroad is preparing to demolish its 83-year-old depot in Marysville after local preservationists could only come up with less than half of the $132,000 needed to purchase 2 acres of land adjacent to the structure.
- Sand pit mining decision delayed
- December 27, 2012
- Outside consultants find no major problem with a proposal by Penny’s Concrete and Sand to develop an open-pit sand mining operation near Eudora, but errors in the public notice force officials to restart public hearing process. By Peter Hancock
- NIH announces diversity measures after KU professor’s finding that black researchers receive fewer grants
- December 27, 2012
- Earlier this month, the National Institutes of Health announced new measures aimed at creating more diversity in the field of medical research. The move was in direct response to a study led by KU economist Donna Ginther that resulted in some troubling findings: that black researchers were one-third less likely than their white counterparts to receive NIH funding. By Matt Erickson
- Former employee files lawsuit against KU Hospital, alleging discrimination
- December 27, 2012
- A former employee at Kansas University Hospital filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday, alleging employment discrimination that led to her being fired. By Shaun Hittle
- Salvation Army exceeds campaign goal
- 11:06 a.m., December 27, 2012 Updated 11:57 a.m.
- The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign expects to top its goal of $125,000.
- Man to be retried in 2006 Lawrence murder
- December 27, 2012
- The Douglas County District Attorney’s Office has refiled murder charges against a Lawrence man whose 2007 murder conviction was overturned by the Kansas Supreme Court. By Shaun Hittle
- Our Town Sports for Dec. 27
- December 27, 2012
- A weekly roundup of local sporting events, offerings and results.
- 25 years ago: Local bar-owners to help fund free taxi rides on New Year’s Eve
- December 27, 2012
- “We even take people’s keys sometimes.”
- Tune In Tonight: Four chances to catch ‘The Mindy Project’
- December 27, 2012
- It’s been a pretty meager year for network sitcoms. And if NBC’s sneak peek at “1600 Penn” is any indication, 2013 won’t bring much relief.
- Editorial: Election accountability
- A system that would make election commissioners in the state’s four largest counties more responsible to their local constituents makes some sense.
- December 27, 2012
- A report released last week about serious problems Sedgwick County experienced during the November elections may bolster the argument for having county commissioners, rather than the Kansas secretary of state, appoint top election officials in the state’s largest counties.
- Horoscopes for Dec. 27
- December 27, 2012
- For Thursday, Dec. 27, : This year you often will swing back and forth between being intellectual and being highly emotional. Accept that this is unlikely to change any time in the near future. If you are single, this back-and-forth could chase away a potential suitor, but come summer, you are likely to meet someone who enjoys your changeability and accepts you as you are. If you are attached, your sweetie might wonder what is going on.
- Kovel’s Antiques: Santa Claus and his 8 tiny … elephants?
- December 27, 2012
- Santa Claus has changed in appearance throughout the centuries.
- Garden Calendar: Give splitting trees a life-support system
- December 27, 2012
- Maybe you have a tree that is starting to split apart, or one that is still in good order but has some big branches hanging over the house that make you lose a little sleep when ice and wind are in the forecast.
- Style Scout: Grant Holmes
- December 27, 2012
- What would you like to see more of in Lawrence? Lawrence is my oasis. It’s the perfect mix of everything.
- Style Scout: Joelle Zbacnik
- December 27, 2012
- Fashion trends you love: Everything! I like bow ties on girls and guys a lot.
- 40 years ago: FBI investigates Overbrook bank robbery
- December 27, 2012
- The bank’s alarm system was antiquated and had not guarded for entry from above.
- Letter: Look in mirror
- December 27, 2012
- For several days now, I have been reading the ludicrous assertions that guns, inanimate objects, are responsible for all of the tragic deaths in the news recently. How ridiculous can we be?
- Letter: Turkey abuse
- December 27, 2012
- On Dec. 14, the Kansas University Beta Theta Pi fraternity gained unwanted national attention as a result of alleged abuse and killing of a turkey who had been “rented” for a party.
- Letter: Hateful views
- December 27, 2012
- Carl Burkhead’s recent letter regarding the massacre in Connecticut brought several emotions to mind, i.e., horror, disgust, amazement and anger.
- Letter: NRA proposal
- December 27, 2012
- My needle is usually stuck in the vinyl. I keep hearing the same old. However, the National Rifle Association has put forth a most refreshing solution to mass violence.
- Opinion: Immigration an entrepreneurial act
- December 27, 2012 in print edition on A9
- At the end of this year in which election results reinserted immigration into the political conversation, remember that 2012 is the 150th anniversary of “the first comprehensive immigration law.” This is how the Homestead Act of 1862 is described by Blake Bell, historian at the Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice, Neb., one of the National Park Service’s many educational jewels that make the NPS one of just two government institutions (the other is the U.S. Marine Band) that should be exempt from any budget cuts, for all eternity.
- 100 years ago: Downtown merchants begin taking yearly inventory
- December 27, 2012
- “With the passing of the Christmas season comes another that if anything is equally if not more fatiguing — The Annual Invoice.”
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- Blog: Wolf earns big money from government health care programs he criticizes April 16, 2014 · 15 comments
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- Regents leaders remain committed to disciplinary aspects of social media policy April 16, 2014 · 11 comments
- Political analyst predicts Republicans will reclaim U.S. Senate April 15, 2014 · 15 comments
- Blog: In new ad, group backing Brownback praises governor for school bill but doesn't mention repeal of teacher tenure April 14, 2014 · 30 comments
- Lawrence would lose $1.7 million from school finance changes April 14, 2014 · 23 comments
- City urging motorists to avoid 23rd and Louisiana area while crews repair fiber optic line April 23, 2014
- FSHS swimmers fall in SME dual April 23, 2014
- Kansas school boards cautioned about using new powers to hire, fire teachers April 22, 2014
- Brownback signs Medicare, gun bills April 23, 2014
- Firebirds soccer stung in OT of game for friend April 23, 2014
- Strong season pulls KU women's golf closer to NCAAs April 23, 2014
- Prescription drug take-back day set for Saturday April 23, 2014
- State workers' pay an issue for Kansas lawmakers April 22, 2014
- Bite Sighs: Cinnamon rolls with a twist April 23, 2014
- Award-winning Sports Illustrated journalist to speak at KU event April 21, 2014
