Also from January 10
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Polls
Have you taken down your Christmas decorations yet?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 64% | |
| I didn’t put any decorations up | 21% | |
| No | 13% | |
| Total | 575 | |
Videos
Lead stories
6:00 a.m.
Brownback rethinking state funding of the arts, officials say- January 9, 2012
- Gov. Sam Brownback is working on ways to provide funding for the arts after his controversial veto last year that made Kansas the first state in the nation to stop funding the arts.
10:00 a.m.
Kansas Republican legislator blasts House Speaker Mike O’Neal- January 9, 2012
- State Rep. Owen Donohoe, R-Shawnee, has issued a blistering attack on House Speaker Mike O’Neal, accusing his fellow Republican of nepotism and abuse of power.
2:00 p.m.
Lawrence City Commission considering enforcing limits on how many unrelated people can live in a single-family home- January 9, 2012
- City commissioners at their Tuesday evening meeting will consider a host of rental regulations to crack down on landlords and renters who disobey the city ordinance that prohibits more than three unrelated people from living in a single-family home.
6:00 p.m.
School consolidation options due from task force next month- January 10, 2012
- At least one member of the Lawrence school board wouldn’t mind receiving an incomplete assignment from an advisory board struggling to recommend ways to consolidate elementary schools.
10:00 p.m.
Delicious/Nutritious: Peary easy desserts- January 9, 2012
- Megan Stuke and Sarah Henning take advantage of an in-season fruit, pears, for this month’s recipe face-off.
- On the street: What is your favorite way to eat pears?
All stories
- City approves tougher rental regulations for single-family homes
- January 10, 2012
- Landlords who create problems for Lawrence neighborhoods may soon have their own problems to deal with, courtesy of Lawrence City Hall.
- Mitt Romney wins New Hampshire primary; Ron Paul runs second
- 07:43 p.m., January 10, 2012 Updated 12:03 a.m.
- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, adding to a first-place finish in last week’s Iowa caucuses and establishing himself as the man to beat for the Republican presidential nomination. Ron Paul finished second, with Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum trailing.
- Sen. Jerry Moran urges Boeing to transfer ownership of plant to attract industry
- January 10, 2012
- U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran is urging The Boeing Co. to transfer its Wichita plant to a local or state development authority to help the city attract new industries.
- Topeka police looking at links between homicide, crimes at shopping area
- January 10, 2012
- A homicide investigation continues into the death of a 39-year-old Topeka man whose body was found last week in northwestern Douglas County on the Upper River Road, Douglas County Sheriff’s and Topeka police officials said Tuesday.
- United Way outlines strategies for helping student performance in Douglas County
- 05:09 p.m., January 10, 2012 Updated 11:20 a.m.
- Efforts to help students succeed in school are getting an infusion of more than $400,000 from the United Way of Douglas County.
- Christmas trees given second life at former landfill north of Lawrence
- January 10, 2012
- The ghosts of Christmas trees past rest in an old landfill several miles north of Lawrence.
- Area events to celebrate life of Martin Luther King Jr.
- January 10, 2012
- The Lawrence community is invited to continue more than a quarter-century of celebrations of the life and times of one of the country’s iconic civil rights leaders.
- Santorum opens primary day in NH with media blitz
- January 10, 2012
- Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, fighting to emerge as the leading conservative alternative to front-runner Mitt Romney, on Tuesday forecast a long nomination battle with “lots of opportunities to rise and fall.”
- Russia concerned about Iran’s uranium enrichment
- January 10, 2012
- Russia expressed regret and concern Tuesday about Iran’s launch of an underground uranium enrichment facility, but urged all parties involved in the nuclear standoff with Tehran to avoid hasty moves.
- Supreme Court weighs policy against curse words on TV
- January 10, 2012
- The Supreme Court debated whether policing curse words and nudity on broadcast television makes sense in the cable era, with one justice suggesting it’s a moot point at a time when broadcast TV seems headed the way of “vinyl records and 8-track tapes.”
- 2nd Lecompton City Council member files for re-election
- January 10, 2012
- Another incumbent wants to continue serving on the Lecompton City Council.
- KU Hospital contributes $2 million to Cancer Center
- January 10, 2012
- Kansas University Hospital will contribute $2 million to the KU Cancer Center’s ongoing efforts to achieve National Cancer Institute Designation.
- Eisenhower family wants DC memorial redesigned
- 03:04 p.m., January 10, 2012 Updated 06:26 p.m.
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s family wants to halt the planning of a memorial honoring the 34th president because they object to the design.
- Three honored for work with KU Endowment Association
- January 10, 2012
- Three people with ties to the Kansas University Endowment Association have been honored with awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
- Former youth ministry coordinator sentenced to 30 days in jail for sex crime
- January 10, 2012
- A Douglas County judge Tuesday sentenced a former Lawrence youth ministry coordinator to serve 30 days in jail and three years on probation after he pleaded no contest to having a sexual relationship with an underage girl.
- Bombardier Aerospace announces plan to expand Kansas Learjet operation, creating 450 jobs
- 11:50 a.m., January 10, 2012 Updated 02:18 p.m.
- Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and the head of Bombardier Business Air say an expansion of the company’s Learjet site in Wichita will create 450 new jobs over the next seven to 10 years.
- Kansas Democrats offer school finance plan
- 11:32 a.m., January 10, 2012 Updated 04:53 p.m.
- Democrats are suggesting legislators use some of the state’s expected revenue surplus to restore cuts to Kansas public schools.
- Business lobby, aided by $36,000 from Koch Industries, targets eight Republican incumbents in state Senate for defeat
- 10:57 a.m., January 10, 2012 Updated 07:54 p.m.
- The announcement and filing of campaign finance reports illustrates the effort by Brownback’s supporters to gain control of the Senate.
- Town Talk: New ‘med spa’ business to open in West Lawrence; home sale numbers still lagging; Sister Cities trip to Greece in planning stages
- January 10, 2012
- News and notes from around Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Rivals looking to chip away at Romney in NH
- January 10, 2012
- With Mitt Romney the overwhelming favorite, his five Republican opponents hoped to chip away at his dominance in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary and finish well enough to challenge him again in South Carolina and Florida.
- Guantanamo closure hopes fade as prison turns 10
- January 10, 2012
- Open for 10 years on Wednesday, the prison at Guantanamo Bay seems more established than ever. The deadline set by President Barack Obama to close Guantanamo came and went two years ago. No detainee has left in a year because of restrictions on transfers, and indefinite military detention is now enshrined in U.S. law.
- Special commision’s report on Kansas judiciary to become public later this month
- January 10, 2012
- The Kansas Supreme Court says a special commission’s report on the operations of the state’s judicial branch will be released to the public later this month.
- Ottawa man, 19, arrested on robbery, kidnapping charges; police seeking other suspects
- 09:18 a.m., January 10, 2012 Updated 03:43 p.m.
- Lawrence police early Tuesday arrested a 19-year-old Ottawa man and are looking for three or four other suspects in connection with a robbery reported at 12:30 a.m. in Lawrence, according to Douglas County Jail records.
- Statehouse Live: Kansans For No Income Tax revs up membership drive
- January 10, 2012
- Brownback, a Republican, will announce his tax plan on Wednesday during his State of the State speech. Brownback has said he wants to cut the state income tax, saying that will spur economic growth.
- Kansas inmate sues after losing fingers while jailed
- January 10, 2012
- A former Shawnee County Jail inmate says in a lawsuit that parts of her fingers had to be amputated after jail workers slammed her cell’s food slot on them.
- First Bell: Free State to auction old-time jerseys; Consolidation Working Group receives direction
- January 10, 2012
- Time for another edition of “First Bell,” a look at issues and items involving education in and around Lawrence.
- Ruptured rail car dumps acid in creek
- January 10, 2012
- A ruptured rail car leaked up to 11,000 gallons of sulfuric acid into a creek in east-central Kansas.
- Woman, 2 daughters die in Garden City fire
- January 10, 2012 in print edition on A5
- Fire officials are investigating the cause of a blaze that killed a 26-year-old woman and her two daughters in Garden City.
- State regulators to meet at new casino
- January 10, 2012 in print edition on A5
- State regulators will meet later this week at Kansas Speedway to review the operations of a state-owned casino set to open there next month.
- Man, 36, reports stolen tractor
- January 10, 2012
- A 36-year-old Lawrence man reported someone stole his 1941 Massey Harris 101 senior tractor valued at $2,500 some time between Dec. 17 and noon Friday from the 500 block of Maple Street, according to a police report.
- Items stolen in burglary of residence on Atchison Avenue
- January 10, 2012
- A Benelli 12-gauge shotgun, 42-inch Vizio flat-screen television, an iPod Nano and a Nike GPS watch were stolen in a burglary in the 2100 block of Atchison Avenue.
- Laptop stolen, door and table damaged in burglary at Rent-A-Center
- January 10, 2012 in print edition on A5
- A suspect early Thursday morning at Rent-A-Center, 711 W. 23rd St., stole a laptop and damaged a glass door and table in a burglary at the business.
- KU police report burglary, theft of copper pipe and wire
- January 10, 2012 in print edition on A5
- A burglary and theft of copper pipe and wire occurred overnight last week at Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall, 500 W. 11th St., according to a Kansas University police report.
- Woman, 20, dies after crashing car into pond
- January 10, 2012
- A 20-year-old rural Leavenworth woman died Sunday morning after she crashed her car into a pond east of Fairmount, which is about 4 miles north of Basehor.
- School consolidation options due from task force next month
- January 10, 2012
- At least one member of the Lawrence school board wouldn’t mind receiving an incomplete assignment from an advisory board struggling to recommend ways to consolidate elementary schools.
- Heard on the Hill: Tales of the Rock Chalk ‘woo’ go far and wide; co-founder of KU School of Medicine-Wichita dies; journalist Candy Crowley to speak Feb. 10
- January 10, 2012
- Your daily dose of news, notes and links from around Kansas University.
- Thomas Robinson’s game (not head) expanding
- January 10, 2012 in print edition on B1
- Two days after Thomas Robinson freed himself late during a coast-to-coast drive with a behind-the-back dribble, and five days after ESPN’s Dick Vitale chose him as his mid-season college basketball player of the year, teammate Travis Releford talked about an advantage to Robinson flying solo. “We can just take off,” Releford said. “We don’t have to wait for the pass.”
- 25 years ago: Harlem Globetrotters coming to Lawrence
- January 10, 2012
- The Harlem Globetrotters were scheduled to come to Lawrence on Feb. 10.
- 40 years ago: County Register of Deeds transferring old ledgers to microfilm
- January 10, 2012
- The office of the Douglas County Register of Deeds had kept up with technological changes.
- 100 years ago: Kansas hotels must pass state inspection
- January 10, 2012
- “Every hotel must have a certificate issued by the Board of Health or cease to operate.”
- Veritas boys edge past Cair Paravel
- January 10, 2012 in print edition on B3
- The Veritas Christian boys picked up their third basketball victory in four days by eking out a 30-28 win Monday at Cair Paravel.
- Bedlam victory suits Cowboys
- January 10, 2012 in print edition on B3
- Travis Ford waited until about five minutes before the Bedlam rivalry game to have a team manager bring in the special suit jacket he was going to wear. It was the brightest shade of orange, just like the one women’s coach Kurt Budke used to wear when his Cowgirls faced rival Oklahoma.
- Tebow mystery continues
- January 10, 2012 in print edition on B2
- Tim Tebow is still giving the NFL whiplash.
- Steve Stricker seesaws to title; Gary Woodland 24th
- January 10, 2012 in print edition on B2
- Steve Stricker always believed experience would go a long way toward winning the PGA Tour season opener at Kapalua. This wasn’t the kind he was thinking about.
- Talking Tim Tebow: Ex-Jayhawk Chris Harris happy to have quarterback on his side in Denver
- January 10, 2012 in print edition on B1
- The first time former Kansas University defensive back Chris Harris met Tim Tebow, he was too fired up to notice.
- Some rematch: ’Bama rolls
- January 10, 2012 in print edition on B1
- The Rematch of the Century, it wasn’t. For Alabama, it was good enough for No. 1, if not a lot of style points.
- Travis Releford scores Big 12 honor
- January 10, 2012 in print edition on B1
- Travis Releford, who is known as Kansas University’s defensive stopper, put up some wildly impressive numbers on offense last week.
- New sex education standards released
- January 10, 2012
- Young elementary school students should use the proper names for body parts and, by the end of fifth grade, know that sexual orientation is “the romantic attraction of an individual to someone of the same gender or a different gender,” according to new sexual education guidelines released Monday by a coalition of health and education groups.
- Iran sentences ex-Marine to death in CIA case
- January 10, 2012
- A former U.S. Marine interpreter arrested while on a trip to visit his Iranian grandmothers has been sentenced to death as a CIA spy, state radio reported Monday, in a case likely to become a new flashpoint in the escalating tensions between Tehran’s defiance over its nuclear program and Washington’s efforts to impose more crippling sanctions.
- GM likely to recapture global auto sales lead
- January 10, 2012
- General Motors Co. is on track to retake the title of world’s top-selling automaker, riding strong sales in the U.S. and China to beat Volkswagen and Toyota.
- Horoscope for January 10
- January 10, 2012
- You could feel touched by the many gestures of good will this year. A key relationship will deepen, encouraging greater trust and caring. If you are single, you will meet someone quite significant. Greet a sudden change with optimism — in the long run, you will see many benefits. You could opt for changes around your home and family. Some of you will add to your household, remodel your home or change residences. The new factor will reflect where you are in life. Leo understands you nearly too well.
- Romney claim
- January 10, 2012
- Not only is Mitt Romney’s accusation that President Obama is practicing “crony capitalism” ludicrous; it is really frightening. OMG. Romney is accusing the president of being a Republican.
- Hate talk
- January 10, 2012
- Last week, House Speaker Mike O’Neal forwarded to fellow Republicans an email that refers to President Obama and a Bible verse that says “Let his days be few and brief.” If that same email had been forwarded from a Pakistani exchange student to other Near Eastern exchange students, the FBI would place them at the top of their potential terrorist list.
- U.S. must re-enter space race
- January 10, 2012
- President Obama’s decision in 2010 to cut NASA’s budget and abandon the Constellation program, established by the Bush administration, which was charged with returning Americans to the moon by 2020 and creating an “extended human presence on the moon,” has created a vacuum, which China will attempt to fill.
- Welcome news
- The state’s involvement in attracting the API Foils corporate headquarters to Lawrence reflects a welcome shift in economic development strategy.
- January 10, 2012
- The recent announcement that API Foils will move its corporate headquarters from New Jersey to Lawrence’s East Hills Business Park is welcome news.
- Ahmadinejad’s Latin ‘tour of tyrants’
- January 10, 2012
- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be visiting Latin America this week for the fifth time since 2007 — as often as U.S. presidents over the same period with an itinerary that includes more countries than they did. He must have powerful reasons to spend so much time in the region.
- Local food, made easy: Feaster’s Bistro aims for effortless farm-to-table dining
- January 10, 2012
- A Baldwin City restaurateur hopes to show just how easy — and affordable — a locally sourced plate of food can be obtained, nothing but taste required.
- With ‘Shipping’ A&E races to the bottom
- January 10, 2012
- Do shows like “Shipping Wars” (8 and 8:30 p.m., A&E) celebrate free enterprise? Or give it a bad name?
- Horoscope for Jan. 10
- January 10, 2012
- You could feel touched by the many gestures of good will this year. A key relationship will deepen, encouraging greater trust and caring. If you are single, you will meet someone quite significant. Greet a sudden change with optimism — in the long run, you will see many benefits. You could opt for changes around your home and family. Some of you will add to your household, remodel your home or change residences. The new factor will reflect where you are in life. Leo understands you nearly too well.
- Title game stale leftovers, but Tide played like champs
- January 10, 2012 in print edition on B5
- Like an old nightmare, the Alabama Crimson Tide defense just kept coming and coming after No. 1-ranked LSU. And speaking of old nightmares, Tigers, how’s about that Jordan Jefferson?
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