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What grade would you assign to the condition of the state?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| D | 37% | |
| F | 33% | |
| C | 16% | |
| B | 8% | |
| A | 4% | |
| Total | 971 | |
Lead stories
1:10 a.m.
Twisted ending: Ben McLemore suffers minor ankle injury in KU rout over Baylor- January 15, 2013
- Kansas guard Ben McLemore, who scored a game-high 17 points off 7-of-13 shooting while playing 34 minutes in the Jayhawks’ 61-44 victory over the Bears, suffered a Grade One sprain of the ankle and is listed day-to-day, coach Bill Self told the Journal-World. By Gary Bedore • Box score
- Photo gallery: KU basketball v. Baylor
6:00 a.m.
Statehouse Live: Republican leaders considering constitutional change to thwart school finance ruling- January 14, 2013
- Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle, R-Wichita, said Monday that state leaders are considering putting a constitutional amendment on the ballot in April that would thwart a court-ordered increase in school funding. By Scott Rothschild.
12:00 p.m.
KU junior, 21, running for City Council seat in Topeka- January 13, 2013
- Matt Bevens, a Kansas University junior, is no stranger to extracurricular activities: He’s on the KU debate team, plays racquetball and runs a business with his father. This semester, he’s adding another one: a campaign for a city council seat in Topeka.
6:31 p.m.
Veterans from Topeka VA nursing-home unit visit athletics hall, other KU landmarks- January 15, 2013
- On a rare full-day outing for the people of the nursing-home unit of the Topeka Veterans Affairs Medical Center, eight veterans got to tour the KU campus, including the Booth Family Hall of Athletics at Allen Fieldhouse. By Matt Erickson
9:47 p.m.
Brownback: Keep state sales tax at current level, cut more income taxes; change judicial selection- January 15, 2013
- Despite dwindling revenues because of tax cuts, and a court order to increase school funding, Gov. Sam Brownback on Tuesday upped the ante, calling for more tax cuts, and changes in the way appellate judges are selected. By Scott Rothschild
- Photo gallery: State of the State address
- Poll: What grade would you assign to the condition of the state?
- On the street: What is the biggest issue facing Kansas in 2013?
All stories
- Extra level for downtown parking garage wins City Commission approval
- January 15, 2013
- City commissioners at their meeting on Tuesday agreed to move ahead with a plan to add an extra level onto the proposed parking garage adjacent to the expansion of the Lawrence Public Library.
- City sends northwest Lawrence retail zoning request back to Planning Commission
- January 15, 2013
- A request to rezone 146 acres at the northwest corner of Sixth Street and the South Lawrence Trafficway for retail and commercial uses will get another review from the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission.
- Proposed city building codes to get further review
- January 15, 2013
- Lawrence city commissioners Tuesday night agreed to ask a city advisory board to further review portions of proposed set of building codes for the city.
- City commissioners approve $800,000 worth of work to support area around Poehler Lofts project
- January 15, 2013
- Lawrence city commissioners unanimously agreed to approve more than $800,000 worth of street improvements and other construction-related expenses to upgrade the area around the recently renovated Poehler Lofts building near Eighth and Pennsylvania streets. By Chad Lawhorn
- Brownback: Keep state sales tax at current level, cut more income taxes; change judicial selection
- January 15, 2013
- Despite dwindling revenues because of tax cuts, and a court order to increase school funding, Gov. Sam Brownback on Tuesday upped the ante, calling for more tax cuts, and changes in the way appellate judges are selected. By Scott Rothschild
- State Board of Education eyes new accreditation standards
- January 15, 2013
- The Kansas State Board of Education is likely to vote next month to change accreditation standards to mirror federal No Child Left Behind waiver. By Peter Hancock
- Area comic book authors get $36,000 kick-start for anthology
- January 15, 2013
- A group of Kansas City-area comic book authors needed $18,500 to complete their dream project, a 200-page anthology about a time-traveling detective. With some help from Kickstarter, they raised almost twice that amount in a month.
- Tipsy Taxi, with ridership still high on New Year’s Eve, looking toward St. Patty’s Day
- January 15, 2013
- Hundreds of people found a free ride home on New Year’s Eve with Tipsy Taxi, and might have the chance to do so again on other holidays.
- Electrical fire destroys home near Lecompton
- January 15, 2013
- The fire that destroyed a house three miles west of Lecompton this morning was caused by a faulty electrical cord, according to a state fire marshal’s report.
- Ben McLemore ‘sore’ after ankle sprain, but may not miss next game
- 05:09 p.m., January 15, 2013 Updated 12:09 a.m.
- Kansas men’s basketball star Ben McLemore is responding well to treatment after spraining his right ankle against Baylor, coach Bill Self said Tuesday. By Gary Bedore
- Veterans from Topeka VA nursing-home unit visit athletics hall, other KU landmarks
- January 15, 2013
- On a rare full-day outing for the people of the nursing-home unit of the Topeka Veterans Affairs Medical Center, eight veterans got to tour the KU campus, including the Booth Family Hall of Athletics at Allen Fieldhouse. By Matt Erickson
- Writing assessments to be voluntary for districts
- January 15, 2013
- The Kansas State Board of Education agrees that districts don’t have to give writing assessments this year as the state gears up for new standards in 2013-14. By Peter Hancock
- Drug charges filed against Lawrence day care owner
- January 15, 2013
- Douglas County prosecutors have filed numerous drug charges against the owner of a North Lawrence day care searched in October by police. By Shaun Hittle
- Problems with World Company websites resolved
- January 15, 2013
- The World Company websites experienced some technical problems today, beginning around 8 a.m. Users of the sites most likely encountered error messages when attempting to accessing the sites. By Shaun Hittle
- Lawrence man arrested for rape, indecent liberties with a child
- January 15, 2013
- A 41-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Monday on suspicion of several sex crimes involving a juvenile, including several counts of rape, aggravated indecent liberties with a child and aggravated criminal sodomy.
- Bill Self to be inducted into Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame
- 11:58 a.m., January 15, 2013 Updated 04:06 p.m.
- Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self is one of seven people in the 2013 induction class for the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor Todd Lamb announced Tuesday.
- Statehouse Live: State agriculture secretary calls for repeal of laws restricting corporate farms
- January 15, 2013
- Secretary of Agriculture Dale Rodman on Tuesday called for the repeal of Kansas corporate farming laws. Scott Rothschild
- Opinion: After victory, KU’s ‘scout’ deserves honor
- January 15, 2013
- When Baylor called a play Monday night, Kansas looked more sure about the moving parts than the guys running it. Credit a senior-laden team, a veteran coach with an effective system in place and long-time assistants who know how to scout, writes Journal-World sports editor Tom Keegan.
- Autopsy: Chiefs’ Belcher drunk
- January 15, 2013
- Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when he shot his girlfriend nine times and then killed himself in front of his coach and general manager, an autopsy released Monday showed.
- New Chiefs GM Dorsey gets ‘dream job’
- January 15, 2013
- John Dorsey called becoming the general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs the “perfect storm.” The word “serendipity” may have been more appropriate.
- Seabury girls fall
- January 15, 2013
- Bishop Seabury Academy took a four-point lead into halftime, but two single-digit quarters after the break doomed the Seahawks to a loss in the Tonganoxie Invitational.
- FSHS bowling sweeps meet
- January 15, 2013
- Free State High swept boys and girls titles at a bowling meet Monday hosted by Maranatha Academy.
- FSHS senior Kennedy Kirkpatrick not badly hurt
- January 15, 2013
- Getting diagnosed with a partially torn medial collateral ligament doesn’t seem like a pleasant way to spend one’s afternoon, but Free State High girls basketball senior Kennedy Kirkpatrick was overjoyed Monday when she received that news. By Benton Smith
- ‘Special kind of crazy’ thief steals disabled dog’s wheelchair
- January 15, 2013
- An Ottawa family wants to know what kind of person would steal the wheels right out from under a disabled 10-year-old dog.
- Notebook: Bill Self likes ‘showcase’ that ESPN’s Big Monday brings
- January 15, 2013
- Kansas coach Bill Self likes playing on ESPN Big Monday even with a quick turnaround. By Gary Bedore
- Twisted ending: Ben McLemore suffers minor ankle injury in KU rout over Baylor
- January 15, 2013
- Kansas guard Ben McLemore, who scored a game-high 17 points off 7-of-13 shooting while playing 34 minutes in the Jayhawks’ 61-44 victory over the Bears, suffered a Grade One sprain of the ankle and is listed day-to-day, coach Bill Self told the Journal-World. By Gary Bedore • Box score
- Letter: Draft opposed
- January 15, 2013
- No disrespect to Mr. Hoeflich or Col. Overstreet, but I think reinstating the draft would be a bad idea. I would agree if our country was invaded, such as was the case in the bombing of Pearl Harbor, then, yes, a national draft would be in order.
- Letter: Elder care
- January 15, 2013
- Nursing home care of the elderly is so expensive that only very affluent families can afford the price. So, most elderly are forced onto humiliating Medicaid, which provides that one keep $60 a month for personal expenses. However, the state of Rhode Island has a wise law providing salaries to family members who will care for their own elderly at home. This frees them to resign their other job.
- Letter: Who’s lying?
- January 15, 2013
- During the “fiscal crisis” dilemma, the U.S. secretary of defense went on record, saying that the automatic cuts to the defense budget would be catastrophic to our national security. The new appointee to that post flatly states the defense budget is bloated and needs to be drastically cut back.
- 25 years ago: City Commission to discuss routine issues, address controversial amendment
- January 15, 2013
- The Journal-World had received an abundance of letters both in support of and in opposition to the amendment.
- 40 years ago: Social Security to open Lawrence office
- January 15, 2013
- A branch office of the Social Security Administration was to open in Lawrence no later than Jan. 1, 1974.
- Editorial: Pain, gain
- The pain of local road construction is allowing the city to report gains in local street conditions.
- January 15, 2013
- Patience. Planning. Those may be good recommendations for drivers in Lawrence in the months ahead. On tonight’s Lawrence City Commission agenda is a presentation concerning the “pavement management program” planned for this year; in other words, street work. It’s an ambitious plan that’s certain to disrupt familiar traffic patterns for many residents and probably cause frustration for those visiting the city and not expecting detours and delays.
- 100 years ago: Young man scams bank, Mass Street businesses
- January 15, 2013
- “The fellow was in Lawrence Monday and while he was here secured something close to $100 in cash as a result of his day’s work.”
- Opinion: Venezuela ties to Cuba are puzzling
- January 15, 2013 in print edition on A7
- As Venezuelans anxiously awaited news from ailing President Hugo Chavez and his ministers in Cuba in recent days, I received a tweet that stated, “This is the first case in history where a country subsidizes another, and is dominated by the latter.”
- Tune In Tonight: History’s ‘Presidents’ borders on the frenetic
- January 15, 2013
- Try making a documentary without footage. That’s always been the bane of the filmmaker covering a historical period that predates motion pictures. Ken Burns offered a nifty solution with his patented panning and zooming of old photographs in “The Civil War” and other series.
- Horoscopes for Jan. 15
- January 15, 2013
- For Tuesday, Jan. 15: This year you develop a new hobby or interest. Though you might have flirted with the idea of trying this pastime before, it wasn’t until recently that you decided to become informed on the subject. If you are single, you have a unique opportunity to enrich your inner circle and meet someone very different. If you are attached, as a couple, you will socialize more and share more with each other.
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- Blog: GOP tax plans would increase taxes on low-wage Kansans, decrease taxes for high-income Kansans, report says May 23, 2013 · 29 comments
- Senate Republicans approve sales tax increase, cuts in income tax rates, lower food sales tax May 23, 2013 · 60 comments
- 25 years ago: First Kansan wins multistate lottery May 24, 2013 · 1 comment
- Opinion: Why gay role models matter May 23, 2013 · 38 comments
- Former area Boy Scouts react to decision allowing gay scouts May 24, 2013 · 15 comments
- On the street: Should residents or businesses who use too much water be fined? May 24, 2013 · 18 comments
- 59 minors, several local businesses, cited for alcohol violations in state regulator's patrols in May May 23, 2013 · 29 comments
- Long-term plan suggests toll lanes on K-10 corridor May 23, 2013 · 51 comments
- Proposed cuts to corrections system could endanger Kansans, secretary says May 24, 2013 · 13 comments
- Opinion: Benghazi, IRS: Son of Watergate? May 15, 2013 · 116 comments
- Former Lawrence resident Sri Srinivasan confirmed for prestigious D.C. Court of Appeals May 23, 2013
- Wildflower Walk set for Saturday May 24, 2013
- KU baseball tops West Virginia in Big 12 tourney opener May 23, 2013
- Lawrence man pleads guilty to bank robbery; 52-month sentence recommended May 20, 2013
- Affordable Care Act bringing jobs to Lawrence May 16, 2013
- KU softball’s Maggie Hull named Academic All-American May 24, 2013
- KU track qualifies four for NCAA Outdoor Championship May 24, 2013
- Editorial: Hometown pride May 21, 2013
- Basketball notebook: UNC hires son of ex-KU athletic director May 24, 2013
- Opinion: Firebirds’ window for state softball title not shut May 24, 2013
