Also from June 23
Blog entries
Couples
- Anniversary: Laushman and Laushman
- Anniversary: Anderson
- Wedding: Lowderman and Hahn
- Engagement: Walker and Britton
- Engagement: Gleason and Black
Obituaries
On the street
Photos
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- Planners open to comments on transportation
- June 23, 2012
- Area residents who want longer hours for the city’s public transportation system or more sidewalks for pedestrians or wider roads to traverse the city have three more opportunities to weigh in on a new countywide transportation plan.
- Police arrest burglary suspect after brief foot chase
- June 23, 2012
- Lawrence police arrested 29-year-old Darius Pierre Trammel, of Lawrence, for burglary, trespassing, criminal property damage, theft and obstruction of legal process after a call of suspicious activity in a parking lot at the 800th block of West 24th Street about 6 p.m. Saturday.
- Air ambulances save time — and lives as result
- June 23, 2012
- A 4-year-old boy slips into a swimming pool, possibly injuring his head. A truck driver is struck head-on by a semi, ejecting him into a busy rural construction zone of a highway. A stroke victim has minutes to receive treatment with the hope of fully recovering brain function. In these scenarios, people in medical crisis — caused by illness or accident or trauma — were transported by air ambulance from Douglas County to an area hospital. Each was a helicopter ride that may have saved a life.
- Democrats: Chances better with redrawn 2nd District
- June 23, 2012
- Now that Democratic-leaning Douglas County is entirely in the 2nd Congressional District, Democrats say they perceive an opportunity.
- Radio club practices craft for Field Day
- June 23, 2012
- The Douglas County Amateur Radio Club on Saturday had its annual Field Day, when amateur radio members practice their skills by making contacts all over the world.
- History comes to life at Territorial Days
- June 23, 2012
- Clutching a double-barrel 12-gauge shotgun, Charles Dugan stands in a field in Lecompton waiting for the clock to strike 2 p.m. At 2 p.m., Dugan and the similarly armed men huddled around him were to attack Fort Titus, the cabin 100 yards away. Their guns are filled with blanks, of course. But most of the children sitting in the nearby grass don’t seem to know that.
- Lawrence man killed in two-car collision north of Baldwin City on Friday
- 04:45 p.m., June 23, 2012 Updated 04:55 p.m.
- Lawrence resident Jeffrey S. Walton was killed in a two-car collision north of Baldwin CIty on Friday.
- Bonner Springs police seeking information in possible abduction at Lion’s Park Friday
- June 23, 2012
- The Bonner Springs police department is asking the public for more information to help determine whether a child was abducted Friday at Lion’s Park.
- Pump patrol
- June 23, 2012
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $3.47 at several stations.
- Shawnee man cited in altercation between drivers
- June 23, 2012
- Lawrence police cited a 37-year-old Shawnee man with a notice for battery, criminal damage to property, reckless driving and driving with a suspended license after attacking another driver.
- Man arrested after police chase
- June 23, 2012
- Lawrence police arrested Tyrone D. Edwards, a 36-year-old Lawrence man with five outstanding warrants, after a short foot pursuit Friday morning.
- Woman pleads no contest in robbery
- June 23, 2012
- Melanie Spanky Faye Brooks, a 24-year-old rural Eudora woman, is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 8 for crimes connected with a March 5 robbery at the Days Inn, 730 Iowa.
- Man faces 3 counts in bank robbery case
- 12:06 a.m., June 23, 2012 Updated 04:06 p.m.
- A 26-year-old Lawrence man will face trial on two counts of robbery and one count of attempted robbery, a Douglas County District Court judge ruled on Friday.
- 100 years ago: ‘Mimic war’ planned for Lawrence area this summer
- June 23, 2012
- “There is little doubt but that it will be one of the biggest engagements in which militia men have ever taken part during peaceful times.”
- Horoscope for June 23
- June 23, 2012
- For Saturday, June 23: This year you will use your intuition to guide you. Some of you might start a spiritual study and/or choose to travel. If you are single, you could make the acquaintance of someone unusual, who also could be an eye-opener. If you are attached, you need to judge less and be more open to your sweetie’s thought process.
- Behind the Lens: Subject-driven photo projects unique, interesting
- June 23, 2012
- As a newspaper photographer, my subject matter is often assignment-driven and specific. While it can be interesting and rewarding, I, like many photographers, also enjoy pursuing personal photo projects.
- 25 years ago: Search for discarded radioactive material turns up empty
- June 23, 2012
- A search had not been made at the landfill itself.
- Leroy library to host reception for former LHS coach BIll Freeman
- June 23, 2012
- A reception is scheduled for former Lawrence High School football and track coach Bill Freeman from 1-3 p.m. Sunday at the Leroy city library.
- 40 years ago: Looking for dinner on the cheap? Try Burger Chef!
- June 23, 2012
- Their ad proclaimed that “You Can’t Cook Hamburgers at Home for These Prices!”
- Obama oversteps on immigration order
- June 23, 2012 in print edition on A6
- “With respect to the notion that I can just suspend deportations (of immigrants brought here illegally as children) through executive order, that’s just not the case, because there are laws on the books that Congress has passed.” — President Obama, March 28, 2011 Those laws remain on the books. They have not changed. Yet Obama last week suspended these very deportations — granting infinitely renewable “deferred action” with attendant work permits — thereby unilaterally rewriting the law. And doing precisely what he himself admits he is barred from doing. Obama had tried to change the law. In late 2010, he asked Congress to pass the DREAM Act, which offered a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants. Congress refused.
- The roots of Egypt’s fight for power
- June 23, 2012 in print edition on A6
- Last month, while visiting Egypt, I did a fascinating interview with a former Muslim Brotherhood leader named Mohammed Habib, who quit the group because its leaders had made dirty deals with Egyptian generals in the past.
- Lifetime movie a mixed bag
- June 23, 2012
- Stars best known for sitcom work take on a deadly serious topic with decidedly mixed results. Courteney Cox (“Cougar Town”) directs and stars in “Talhotblond” (8 p.m. Saturday, Lifetime), a harrowing tale of Internet deception that leads to obsession and murder.
- City approves Menards store next to Home Depot at 31st and Iowa streets June 18, 2013 · 65 comments
- On the street: What is your favorite Shakespearean play? June 19, 2013 · 2 comments
- Letter: Two is enough June 19, 2013 · 22 comments
- Blog: Student residents forced out of KU apartment building because of drought-related damage June 19, 2013 · 3 comments
- Kobach considering filing charges against protesters who came to his home June 17, 2013 · 119 comments
- Blog: City to consider using gated, pay-as-you-leave system for new downtown parking garage June 19, 2013 · 8 comments
- Senate Democratic leader asks attorney general whether Supreme Court's voter decision affects Kansas June 18, 2013 · 9 comments
- Opinion: Dick Vitale loves life, wife and Andrew Wiggins June 19, 2013 · 5 comments
- Blog: State seeking proposal to develop resort at Clinton Lake State Park June 18, 2013 · 29 comments
- U.S. Supreme Court strikes down voter registration law similar to the one in Kansas June 17, 2013 · 76 comments
- City approves Menards store next to Home Depot at 31st and Iowa streets June 18, 2013
- Opinion: Dick Vitale loves life, wife and Andrew Wiggins June 19, 2013
- Transfer Hunter Mickelson to sit out, soak it up for a year June 19, 2013
- Police investigate string of almost 20 auto burglaries in west Lawrence June 18, 2013
- Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center to host "Beach Bash" June 18, 2013
- KU dean blasts negative national report on teacher preparation programs June 18, 2013
- Report says schools underfunded $657 million in FY 2015 June 17, 2013
- Local teen recovers from massive stroke June 4, 2013
- Location of Superman's hometown sparks geographic divide June 17, 2013
- Questions for working adults going back to school include finances, time management January 5, 2013
