Also from January 16
Births
Blog entries
Obituaries
- Charles Marion Hatcher, Langley
- Alvin H. Schild, Lawrence
- June Rasch, Lawrence
- Earl Wilber Goodrich, Lawrence
- Frances J. Typer, Lawrence
- Lucien Paul Gabrick Sr., Lawrence
- Madison A. Self
- M. Irene Rose
- Steven Craig Hoskins, Monaca, PA
- C. Ruth “Shorty” Haun, rural Meriden
- Evelyn Jane Harris
- Helen D. McAlpine, Topeka
- Irene Rose, Lawrence
- Kenneth W. Bagwell
- Virginia Jean Budenosky, Tonganoxie
- Lee Allen King, Oskaloosa
- Albert E. “Bert” Hitchcock
On the street
Photos
Polls
Do you plan on doing anything to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 79% | |
| Yes | 12% | |
| Not sure yet | 7% | |
| Total | 445 | |
Lead stories
12:00 a.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?
6:25 p.m.
Statehouse Live: Brownback’s budget calls for no increase next year in school funding; abolishing mortgage interest tax deduction - January 16, 2013
- Gov. Sam Brownback’s budget proposal was released today, and a first glance shows no increase in base state aid per pupil for public school students in the next fiscal year, which starts July 1. By Scott Rothschild
- Source document: Governor’s budget overview
All stories
- Sporting KC cites loss of trust for change
- January 16, 2013
- The loss of trust — not money or a tarnished reputation — led Sporting KC to sever ties with the cancer charity founded by Lance Armstrong, according to a team official.
- Brownback proposes eliminating mortgage deduction
- January 16, 2013
- Republican Gov. Sam Brownback surprised some fellow conservatives Wednesday by reviving a failed proposal to eliminate Kansas’ popular deduction for interest paid on home mortgages to help close a budget shortfall while further reducing state income tax rates. By John Hanna, The Associated Press
- Abortion opponent seeks to shield jail visits
- January 16, 2013
- An anti-abortion activist accused of sending a threatening letter to a Wichita doctor training to offer abortions asked a federal court on Wednesday to forbid the government from prying into her jailhouse ministry with the man convicted of killing Dr. George Tiller. The Associated Press
- Derby helps single mom rebound
- ‘She needed to be part of this team’
- January 16, 2013
- When Mary Strafuss’ marriage fell apart last spring, she and her two daughters were left alone in their Shawnee home, where they entered what Strafuss described as some dark and confusing times. Then, a few months ago, Strafuss’ 14-year-old daughter, Meara Roach, showed her mom a black-and-blue way out of the tunnel: roller derby. By Rob Roberts
- County OKs quarry plans
- January 16, 2013
- Vote clears the way for the next phase of Big Springs Quarry operation in western Douglas County. By Peter Hancock
- Lawrence organizations, individuals plan several events for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- January 16, 2013
- Local schools, churches and businesses are coming together to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.By Rebekka Schlichting
- Amyx and Lawrence attorney to seek terms on City Commission; primary election set for Feb. 26
- January 16, 2013
- With two more candidates emerging on Wednesday, the race for the Lawrence City Commission will require a primary election, and it appears it also will feature a debate over the proposed $25 million recreation center. By Chad Lawhorn
- Cromwell won’t seek re-election to Lawrence City Commission
- January 16, 2013
- City Commissioner Aron Cromwell confirmed that he will not seek re-election to the commission.By Chad Lawhorn
- Lawrence man charged with eight sex crimes involving girl, now 11
- January 16, 2013
- A 41-year-old Lawrence man was charged Wednesday with eight felony sex crimes involving a girl who is now 11.
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital looks at changes to charity care policy
- January 16, 2013
- The way financially strapped patients receive a discount on medical care at Lawrence Memorial Hospital soon may change. By Chad Lawhorn
- Alumnus makes $500,000 gift to KU’s national-power debate team
- January 16, 2013
- As an investment firm executive, Kansas University graduate David Pittaway says his time on the accomplished KU debate team has helped him in his career and given him something to brag about. Now he’s helping to ensure its continued success with a $500,000 gift to create an endowed professorship for the team’s head coach, announced Wednesday. By Matt Erickson
- Base state aid per pupil would stay the same next year under Brownback plan
- January 16, 2013
- Public schools will receive no increase in base state aid in the next school year and a small increase in the one after that under a plan unveiled Wednesday by Gov. Sam Brownback. By Scott Rothschild
- Brownback’s budget proposal provides a portion of funding for new medical education building at KU Med
- January 16, 2013
- Kansas University received some of what it wanted under Gov. Sam Brownback’s budget plan that was unveiled Wednesday. By Scott Rothschild
- State education board eyes new social studies standards
- January 16, 2013
- The Kansas State Board of Education is expected to vote in March on standards guiding history, government and social studies education in Kansas that place more emphasis on ethnic diversity. By Peter Hancock
- Eudora city administrator resigns, takes similar job in Minnesota
- 03:03 p.m., January 16, 2013 Updated 03:54 p.m.
- Eudora City Administrator John Harrenstein announced his resignation, effective March 1, accroding to a news release issued Wednesday. By Shaun Hittle
- Boil water advisory in effect for water district in Jefferson County
- January 16, 2013
- A boil water advisory has been issued for the Rural Water District No. 10 public water system, which includes the Lakeshore Estates in Jefferson County. By Shaun Hittle
- Mental health exam ordered for woman accused of desecrating body of former Lawrence resident
- January 16, 2013
- A woman accused of desecrating the body of a former Lawrence woman was ordered by an Oklahoma judge Wednesday to undergo a mental health evaluation, according to court records. By Shaun Hittle
- Illinois woman receives one year of probation in case where children were bound and blindfolded in parking lot
- January 16, 2013
- A 43-year-old Northlake, Ill., woman has received one year of probation for charges of child endangerment stemming from a June 13, 2012, incident in which two of her children were found bound by their hands and feet in a Lawrence Walmart parking lot. By Ian Cummings
- Turnpike reopened to eastbound traffic after semitrailer catches fire east of Lawrence
- 10:28 a.m., January 16, 2013 Updated 01:55 p.m.
- Traffic on the Kansas Turnpike at mile marker 217, east of Lawrence, was slowed Wednesday by a semi-tractor trailer on fire.
- Statehouse Live: Brownback’s budget calls for no increase next year in school funding; abolishing mortgage interest tax deduction
- January 16, 2013
- Gov. Sam Brownback’s budget proposal was released today, and a first glance shows no increase in base state aid per pupil for public school students in the next fiscal year, which starts July 1. By Scott Rothschild
- Judge again rules wife of husband convicted in KU ticket scandal cannot keep assets
- January 16, 2013
- A federal judge has again ruled the former wife of a Kansas University official caught in a ticket scalping scandal cannot keep money and property fraudulently transferred to her in the couple’s divorce settlement. By Shaun Hittle
- Kansas lawmakers asked to repeal corporate farm laws
- January 16, 2013
- Kansas’ top agriculture official called Tuesday for the repeal of state laws restricting corporations’ involvement in agriculture, a move that would reverse a policy enacted more than 80 years ago.
- FSHS swimming wins BVSW tri
- January 16, 2013
- Free State won the Blue Valley Southwest triangular with 236 points on Tuesday, beating out host BVSW (145 points) and Blue Valley West (134 points).
- LHS girls bowling first at Topeka Seaman
- January 16, 2013
- Lawrence High varsity girls bowling placed first at the Topeka Seaman quadrangular on Tuesday.
- Area basketball roundup: Tonganoxie girls, boys win at home tourney
- January 16, 2013
- Tonganoxie’s girls basketball team jumped out to an 18-2 lead after one quarter and cruised to a 47-32 win against Eudora in the opening round of the Tonganoxie Invitational on Tuesday.
- Veritas girls lose in second-half collapse at Topeka Cornerstone
- January 16, 2013
- Veritas Christian went scoreless in the fourth quarter and was limited to five points in the second half of a 59-24 high school girls basketball loss to Topeka Cornerstone on Tuesday.
- Weis sets earlier start to KU spring football practice
- January 16, 2013
- Instead of kicking off spring practice in the last days of March, as KU has done for the past several years, Kansas coach Charlie Weis is moving up the Jayhawks from one of the latest starts in college football to one of the earliest. By Matt Tait
- Sporting KC’s home renamed Sporting Park
- January 16, 2013
- The home of Sporting Kansas City has a new name following a disagreement between the Major League Soccer team and the cancer charity founded by Lance Armstrong.
- Free State girls put on passing display in 66-21 rout of KC Washington
- January 16, 2013
- Every member of Free State High’s girls basketball team channeled her inner point guard and extra passes ruled the night Tuesday in the Firebirds’ 66-21 thumping of Kansas City Washington. By Benton Smith
- Chiefs now turn focus to draft
- January 16, 2013
- The wholesale overhaul of the Kansas City Chiefs is nearly complete.
- Letter: Flawed tax code
- January 16, 2013
- The governor has warned that the unanimous ruling of the judicial panel could lead to drastically higher property taxes for Kansans. (“Level of school funding ruled unconstitutional,” Journal-World, Jan. 12.). The governor refuses to acknowledge that his tax policies are at the heart of the issue. He refuses to be accountable!
- Editorial: Quick fix
- What’s the quickest way to improve fourth-grade reading scores? Keep poor readers in the third grade!
- January 16, 2013
- It’s hard to argue with Gov. Sam Brownback’s new emphasis on raising reading scores among Kansas youngsters, but both the governor and legislators need to make sure the state is seeking real improvement rather than a short-term fix that will simply make the statistics look better.
- How former Jayhawks fared in Jan. 15 NBA games
- January 16, 2013
- A look at how former Kansas University players fared in Tuesday’s NBA games.
- Letter: Schools, courts
- January 16, 2013
- The unconstitutional funding of Kansas public schools is exactly why Gov. Brownback is trying to change the process of nominating judges. King Sam wants judges who will genuflect at his altar.
- Early Kansas breweries kept even small-town residents in drink, culture
- State prohibition snuffed once-big business
- January 16, 2013
- Early Kansas settlers from Germany were accustomed to a life where celebrations, meals and most Sundays were washed down with fresh beer. To make that possible, even small towns had their own breweries. By Sara Shepherd.
- Opinion: Francis Heller was a KU treasure
- January 16, 2013
- I have reached an age and stage in my career (this year is my 33rd year as a law teacher) when I find myself wondering whether I have lived a good life, a life that made some difference. I confess that I’m not sure whether I have. But when I think about my friend Francis Heller’s life, of all that he did, of all the lives he touched, of all the men and women he helped, I realize that Francis could have had no such doubts.
- Opinion: Control the politicians, not the guns
- January 16, 2013 in print edition on A7
- If laws were enough to deter criminal behavior prisons would be empty. The latest effort to “control” guns in America is as likely to deter someone intent on breaking the law as outlawing lust would affect one’s libido. What’s in a heart can’t be controlled by restricting what’s in a hand.
- 25 years ago: State to consider altering code for sales tax on services
- January 16, 2013
- A bill would update the current definition of “sale” in state law to include the term “license to use.”
- 40 years ago: Military fraternity offers safe escorts for KU women
- January 16, 2013
- Signs with the project’s phone number had been posted at 150 places on campus.
- Tune In Tonight: Remote control holds escape from ‘Ghost Mine’
- January 16, 2013
- It’s getting increasingly difficult to mine comedy from cable series, when so many already seem like parodies. The new series “Ghost Mine” (9 p.m., Syfy) is a perfect example.
- 100 years ago: Local auto club urges state to create roads legislation
- January 16, 2013
- “There was much road enthusiasm in evidence at the meeting last night.”
- Seabury boys lose to BVSW at Tonganoxie Invitational
- January 16, 2013
- Caleb Owino scored 10 points and Marcus Allen added eight in a 67-35 high school boys basketball loss to Blue Valley Southwest on Tuesday in the Tonganoxie Invitational.
- Horoscopes for Jan. 16
- January 16, 2013
- For Wednesday, Jan. 16: This year you become more forthright and direct, especially where your domestic life is involved. To some people, your energy is inconsistent and changes with the snap of a finger. If you are single, you are most likely to meet someone of importance come summertime. If you are attached, your significant other becomes even more dynamic.
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- Opinion: Scandals undermine trust in Obama May 19, 2013 · 29 comments
- Motorcycle accident briefly closes Kansas Turnpike; one person critically injured May 18, 2013 · 13 comments
- Lawhorn's Lawrence: A night of partying in Oread May 19, 2013 · 31 comments
- Faith Forum: Who is your favorite lesser-known Bible character and why? May 18, 2013 · 8 comments
- Opinion: Benghazi triggers a major credibility crisis May 18, 2013 · 47 comments
- Gas prices approach record highs May 18, 2013 · 33 comments
- Opinion: Benghazi, IRS: Son of Watergate? May 15, 2013 · 112 comments
- Police to aggressively enforce seat-belt laws in 2013 Click It or Ticket campaign May 17, 2013 · 28 comments
- Senate approves bill banning use of tax dollars to advocate for gun control May 17, 2013 · 60 comments
- On the street: Would you rather have a lower income tax and higher sales tax, or lower sales tax and higher income tax? May 17, 2013 · 38 comments
- Utah walks off with 1-0 baseball win over KU May 18, 2013
- Opinion: K-State's Snyder coaches life, then football May 12, 2013
- Gas prices approach record highs May 18, 2013
- Two Topeka men shot in Lawrence early Sunday morning; police seeking persons of interest May 19, 2013
- Burgers, bratwurst, gifts and good times: friends tell of homicide victims’ last days May 19, 2013
- Budget provision would block state funding for Common Core standards May 16, 2013
- Kansas Forestry Service, USDA study finds the value of Douglas County trees May 10, 2013
- Mother, son to graduate from KU together Sunday May 18, 2013
- State Board hears opposition to Common Core Standards May 14, 2013
- Trio of Lawrence road projects to begin on Monday May 19, 2013
