Also from March 1
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- Statehouse Live: GOP tax plans would increase taxes on low-wage Kansans, decrease taxes for high-income Kansans, report says
- The Newell Post: Will Andrew Wiggins average over/under 18 points next season?
- Town Talk: More on city recreation center bids, and a possible city policy on drone use?
- Town Talk: Plans filed for restaurant/retail on South Iowa site once proposed for Olive Garden
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12:30 a.m.
Federal budget cut coming Friday could cost KU millions in research funding- February 28, 2013
- Mandatory, across-the-board federal budget cuts due to take effect Friday could cost Kansas University about $12.6 million in research funding by the end of September, KU officials estimate. The cuts, called “sequestration,” could threaten medical research, jobs, funding for graduate students and more. By Matt Erickson
6:59 p.m.
City prepares to sign development agreement for Rock Chalk Park recreation center as questions continue- March 1, 2013
- The idea of a $25 million recreation center in northwest Lawrence is about to begin to meet up with the city’s checkbook—even as new questions are arising about how the adjacent Kansas University athletics complex will be managed.
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- FSHS boys 6th at state bowling
- March 1, 2013
- Free State had one individual medalist and placed sixth in the boys team standings, and Lawrence High had two individual medalists at the Class 6A state bowling meet on Friday at North Rock Lanes. For Free State, Eric Goglau had a 626 series (186-204-236) to place 19th. The top 20 individuals earned medals.
- Kansas baseball tumbles to EMU
- March 1, 2013
- John Rubino and Sam Ott delivered back-to-back two-out RBI singles in a four-run seventh inning as Eastern Michigan claimed a 6-4 college baseball victory Friday against Kansas.
- Mark Mangino back in coaching
- March 1, 2013
- After sitting out for three full seasons, former Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino is back in coaching. By Matt Tait
- FSHS girls confident against Ravens
- March 1, 2013
- Free State High girls basketball coach Bryan Duncan had to admit it: Olathe Northwest is the most talented team his Firebirds have faced this season.
- Next stop: state — Khadre Lane sparks FSHS to upset
- March 1, 2013
- Tiring as the life of a high school basketball player can be, Free State junior Khadre Lane discovered Friday after-school naps aren’t always the greatest idea. By Benton Smith
- Outcome again could seal KU women’s fate
- March 1, 2013
- Two weeks ago, the Kansas University women’s basketball team picked up a huge home victory over then-No. 19 Oklahoma at Allen Fieldhouse that looked as if it would be the game that sparked a strong finish. By Matt Tait
- Elijah Johnson expects to stay in ‘attack mode’
- March 1, 2013
- Elijah Johnson’s 39-point scoring spree against Iowa State on Monday night certainly was unexpected, but he says the outburst should boost his confidence the rest of the season — starting today against West Virginia. By Gary Bedore
- Events aim to inform how to be prepared for severe weather
- March 1, 2013
- Douglas County Emergency Management is teaming up with the Topeka National Weather Service and the Kansas Division of Emergency Management to remind area residents about severe weather safety precautions. Activities include the annual statewide tornado drill at 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 5.
- Symposium: Climate change putting stress on Kansas water resources
- March 1, 2013
- Scientists who spoke at a Kansas University symposium said steadily warming temperatures are putting increased demand on the state’s water sources. But farmers and other water users are being slow to adapt to those changes. By Peter Hancock.
- City prepares to sign development agreement for Rock Chalk Park recreation center as questions continue
- March 1, 2013
- The idea of a $25 million recreation center in northwest Lawrence is about to begin to meet up with the city’s checkbook—even as new questions are arising about how the adjacent Kansas University athletics complex will be managed.
- Snow offers short-term relief for farmers, but recovery could take years
- March 1, 2013
- Area farmers say the recent snows in northeast Kansas have barely begun to repair the impact of a multiyear drought. Climate experts say the drought is expected to continue at least through this spring. By Peter Hancock
- Ottawa school superintendent resigns
- March 1, 2013
- Ottawa school superintendent Dean Katt resigned today. Brian Krauss has been named interim superintendent. By Peter Hancock.
- Leavenworth woman sentenced to one year, one day in prison for disability fraud
- March 1, 2013
- A 38-year-old Leavenworth woman has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for disability fraud, according to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom. Ian Cummings
- Lawrence resident pleads guilty to organizing $16M drug trafficking ring
- March 1, 2013
- A 33-year-old Lawrence man pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges Friday in connection with a $16.9 million marijuana distribution conspiracy allegedly organized by Lawrence residents arrested last summer. Ian Cummings
- Lawrence attorney’s law license suspended for one year
- March 1, 2013
- A Lawrence attorney has been suspended from the practice of law for one year, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday. By Scott Rothschild
- Lawrence Chamber endorses school bond proposal
- March 1, 2013
- The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce board of directors voted to endorse the proposed $92.5 million bond issue for local schools. Voters will decide on the bond issue April 2. By Peter Hancock
- Basehor man sentenced to 8 years in prison for murder-for-hire scheme
- March 1, 2013
- A 38-year-old Basehor man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for attempting to pay someone $1,800 to kill his wife. Ian Cummings
- Lions girls’ season ends amid familiar woes
- March 1, 2013
- Behind a dominant first-quarter that featured seven Lawrence High turnovers and a 16-0 Olathe South run, the Falcons easily advanced to Saturday’s sub-state title game with a 47-32 victory. By Matt Tait
- Area basketball roundup: Ottawa boys hold off Eudora comeback
- March 1, 2013
- Eudora High’s Andrew Ballock scored 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, when he hit three three-pointers, but it wasn’t enough for the Cardinals (10-12) to score what would have been a major upset in a 4A substate semifinal against host Ottawa on Thursday night.
- Veritas boys, girls lose at KCAA state
- March 1, 2013
- Veritas Christian’s boys basketball team couldn’t overcome a slow start and fell to Wichita Sunrise, 52-44, on Thursday in the first round of the KCAA state tournament.
- FSHS boys undaunted as underdogs in sub-state final
- March 1, 2013
- The lowest seed remaining in any of the Class 6A boys basketball sub-state brackets, No. 7 seed Free State High — one win away from the program’s first state-tournament berth in six years — could enter today’s 7 p.m. championship game at No. 3 Olathe East embracing the underdog role. By Benton Smith
- After stagnant sub-state start, Firebirds girls share ball to advance
- March 1, 2013
- With five seniors in its seven-player rotation, maybe old age caught up with Free State High’s girls basketball team Thursday night. Even a few minutes worth of memory lapses, though, couldn’t keep the Firebirds from cruising past Olathe North for a 57-44 sub-state victory at FSHS. By Benton Smith
- Opinion: Ottawa’s Ojeleye a star
- March 1, 2013
- There comes a time when hearing about something just isn’t enough anymore. You have to go see for yourself. That time arrived Thursday night, time for a drive south to watch the giant — Ottawa’s Semi Ojeleye — sharing a small high school gymnasium with boys. Column by Tom Keegan
- KU swimming last after second day of Big 12 meet
- March 1, 2013
- Kansas University senior Brooke Brull and freshman Meredith Brownell helped the last-place KU swimming and diving team put up some points on Thursday at the Big 12 Championships.
- Kansas tennis routs UMKC, 7-0
- March 1, 2013
- Kansas University’s tennis team routed UMKC, 7-0, on Thursday at Jayhawk Tennis Center.
- Horoscopes for March 1
- March 1, 2013
- For Friday, March 1: This year no one can deny the fact that you are able to tackle a problem and work through it. When it comes to personal issues, you are able to look within yourself and find a solution. If you are single, someone quite different barrels into your life when you least expect it. If you are attached, as a couple, you might want to plan a trip away from your normal stomping grounds.
- 100 years ago: March comes in like a lion
- March 1, 2013
- “This morning the thermometer stood at the zero mark and bid welcome to the new month.”
- Letter: Token effort
- March 1, 2013
- How comforting that our governor gives money to the homeless on Mass Street and spends 20 minutes asking how he can help (Journal-World, Feb. 25)! It serves as an outlet for the considerable spare change in his pocket as a result of his tax policies.
- Letter: Campus litter
- March 1, 2013
- My dogs and I enjoy a stroll around the Campanile and Potter Lake and have walked there frequently for six or seven years, but I was disturbed during my walk recently as I witnessed all the broken plastic sleds and pieces littering the hillsides, along with cardboard and trash can lids.
- Letter: Too costly
- March 1, 2013
- Can we really afford the Rock Chalk rec center? We are paying for a multimillion-dollar library and garage and are having trouble funding our children’s education.
- Letter: A good gig
- March 1, 2013
- I want to run for Congress. It’s a good gig. I will be paid $174,000 a year, the legislative calendar for 2013 requires me to work only 126 days, I will get wonderful health care, and all I have to do is go and vote no.
- Letter: Welcome help
- March 1, 2013
- Thank you so much to the retired fireman who stopped to help us (retired citizens) shovel our blocked driveway could get our trash container out to the street.
- Tune In Tonight: Note to NBC—air reruns!
- March 1, 2013
- “Gold Rush” (7 p.m., Discovery) ends its third season with the three teams finding (spoiler alert!) gold. The end of moose season does not end quite so successfully on “Yukon Men” (8 p.m., Discovery). But the moose might be OK with that. The antics on “Bering Sea Gold” (9 p.m., Discovery) include a joke gone awry and the need for a new dredger.
- Royals’ Shields effective
- March 1, 2013
- James Shields’ spring training debut for the Kansas City Royals went by so quickly, he wound up in the bullpen to increase his pitch count.
- How former Jayhawks fared in Feb. 28 NBA games
- March 1, 2013
- A look at how former Kansas University players fared in Thursday’s NBA games.
- Editorial: Inane measure
- A gun measure being considered in the Kansas Legislature is more than just a waste of legislators’ time.
- March 1, 2013
- No matter what your personal beliefs about firearms, automatic rifles, concealed carry, high-capacity magazines, background checks and other gun-related issues, there seems to be something preciously inane about a measure that’s being shepherded through the Kansas Legislature.
- 40 years ago: Registrar reports enrollment drop at KU
- March 1, 2013
- Final Kansas University spring enrollment figures were released today.
- 25 years ago: Four new babies to celebrate unusual birthday
- March 1, 2013
- The year 1988 was a Leap Year, and four babies had made their debut at LMH.
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- Republican tax plans would increase state revenue, analyses say May 22, 2013 · 33 comments
- City commissioner wants state to revoke nightclub's liquor license May 21, 2013 · 84 comments
- Blog: Plans filed for restaurant/retail on South Iowa site once proposed for Olive Garden May 23, 2013 · 20 comments
- Opinion: Why gay role models matter May 23, 2013 · 17 comments
- Weekday graduations get mixed reviews from parents and families May 22, 2013 · 19 comments
- Local Board of Realtors collecting items today for tornado survivors in Oklahoma City area May 23, 2013 · 6 comments
- Blog: FreedomWorks urges Legislature to reject Common Core reading and math standards May 21, 2013 · 37 comments
- Blog: GOP tax plans would increase taxes on low-wage Kansans, decrease taxes for high-income Kansans, report says May 23, 2013 · 12 comments
- Former Lawrence resident Sri Srinivasan confirmed for prestigious D.C. Court of Appeals May 23, 2013 · 2 comments
- Kobler to lead shift toward 'technology-rich' classrooms May 23, 2013
- Off the Beaten Plate: Black Forest Crepe at A.B.'s May 23, 2013
- No consensus on McLemore's draft position after lottery May 23, 2013
- 100 years ago: 'The vulturous Kaw triumped' over Billie Bob Atkinson May 23, 2013
- Hillcrest teacher honored with annual 'Bobs' Award' May 22, 2013
- Two men face charges in Sunday morning shooting May 22, 2013
- House Republican leaders propose 1.5 percent cut to higher education for each of next two fiscal years May 21, 2013
- Former Lawrence resident Sri Srinivasan confirmed for prestigious D.C. Court of Appeals May 23, 2013
- KU student killed in crash on U.S. Highway 59 May 17, 2013
- Free State students and parents share emotions at graduation May 22, 2013
