Also from March 10
Births
Blog entries
- Town Talk: New city survey shows about 20 percent have concerns with taste of city’s drinking water
- The Newell Post: Cliff’s Notes: Bill Self press conference, 2/4/13
- Heard on the Hill: Our KU news hashtag is: #KUbuzz
- Statehouse Live: Animal rights advocates call for end of carbon monoxide in euthanizing animals
- Heard on the Hill: KU events this week: Marrow drive, watch ‘The Birds’ with a scientist, timeline of timelines
- Town Talk: New microbrewery planned for downtown Eudora
- Rolling along: The REAL Lance Effect
- Meatless Mondays: Meatless Monday recipe of the week: Quinoa with roasted veggies
Couples
- Engagement: Morgan and Heider
Obituaries
Photos
Photo galleries
Lead stories
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Lawhorn’s Lawrence: Group looking for a hand with handball- March 10, 2013
- Max Falkenstien is 88 and he may well be the dean of Lawrence handball He’s played the game for about 70 years. And I just beat him. Perhaps. By Chad Lawhorn
4:19 p.m.
Open access to research, long a focus at KU, now grabbing national headlines- March 10, 2013
- The suicide of a “hacktivist,” a new order from the White House and legislation introduced in Congress have all drawn attention this year to an issue supporters refer to in short as “Open Access.” It has to do with allowing scholars, and the general public, access to academic research that’s been funded by federal dollars. And it’s been a focus at Kansas University for years. By Matt Erickson
All stories
- How former Jayhawks fared in March 10 NBA games
- March 10, 2013
- A look at how former Kansas University players fared in Sunday’s NBA games.
- Top Chef program promotes healthy eating
- AmeriCorps helps expand learning opportunities
- March 10, 2013
- They may not be cutthroat and acerbic like the contestants on the TV show, but the folks participating in Top Chef: Babcock Place are still generating some heat in the kitchen — and learning about healthy eating while they’re at it. By Micki Chestnut
- Jeff Withey, Ben McLemore selected to All-Big 12 first team
- Withey also honored as Big 12 defensive player of year
- 06:06 p.m., March 10, 2013 Updated 12:01 a.m.
- Kansas center Jeff Withey and guard Ben McLemore were selected to the All-Big 12 first team, the league announced Sunday afternoon.
- Opinion: Introverts often are misunderstood
- March 10, 2013 in print edition on A9
- It’s not just a women’s issue. Granted, that’s how many of us are framing last month’s decision by Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo! Inc., to end telecommuting and require all employees to report to the office. It ignited a firestorm of controversy over whether Mayer, a working mother herself, has backstabbed the sisterhood. Columnist Kathleen Parker called it the latest iteration of the “mommy war.”
- Kansas prep basketball roundup: BVNW boys win Class 6A state title
- March 10, 2013
- Blue Valley Northwest capped a perfect season Saturday with a 46-29 win over Blue Valley West to take the Kansas Class 6A high school boys basketball title.
- KU women’s golf in 12th after two rounds at Clover Cup
- March 10, 2013
- Kansas University’s women’s golf team sits in 12th after two rounds, Saturday at the Clover Cup.
- KU rowing opens season at OU
- March 10, 2013
- Kansas University’s rowing team opened its spring season on Saturday at the Oklahoma Invitational.
- Alex Jones pitches KU to two softball wins
- March 10, 2013
- Kansas University junior Alex Jones pitched the Jayhawk softball team to a two victories on Saturday at the Florida Atlantic Invitational.
- Rain, runs pour in as KU baseball earns series sweep of Niagara
- March 10, 2013
- Kansas University pitcher Thomas Taylor struck out six Niagara Purple Eagles in six innings, earning his second victory of the season as KU swept the four-game series with an 11-4 win in the rainy finale on Saturday at Hoglund Ballpark. By Benton Smith
- KU football hosts fun-filled clinic for Special Olympians
- March 10, 2013
- Saturday morning at Anschutz Sports Pavilion, the entire Kansas University football team and its coaching staff joined nearly 100 Special Olympians from across Kansas for a 90-minute skills clinic that mixed football, fun and fits of laughter. By Matt Tait
- KU women’s track second at NCAA Indoor
- March 10, 2013
- Kansas University had two more individual national champions, and the KU women’s track-and-field team repeated as national NCAA Indoor runner-up Saturday.
- K.I.D.S matching-grant tuition program comes under fire
- March 10, 2013
- A House committee is looking at abolishing the Kansas Investment in Developing Scholars (K.I.D.S) program. But advocates say the program provides needed financial support for low-income students. By Nikki Wentling
- Lawhorn’s Lawrence: Group looking for a hand with handball
- March 10, 2013
- Max Falkenstien is 88 and he may well be the dean of Lawrence handball He’s played the game for about 70 years. And I just beat him. Perhaps. By Chad Lawhorn
- Open access to research, long a focus at KU, now grabbing national headlines
- March 10, 2013
- The suicide of a “hacktivist,” a new order from the White House and legislation introduced in Congress have all drawn attention this year to an issue supporters refer to in short as “Open Access.” It has to do with allowing scholars, and the general public, access to academic research that’s been funded by federal dollars. And it’s been a focus at Kansas University for years. By Matt Erickson
- Horoscopes for March 10
- March 10, 2013
- For Sunday, March 1: This year you break down barriers by implementing many of your ideas. Explain your reasoning, and be willing to respond to inquiries. If you are single, decide what type of bond you desire. If you are attached, as a couple you might decide to make one of your long-term desires a reality.
- Pi Day pie contest and variety show planned
- March 10, 2013
- Expect a celebration of math, science, pastry and nerd pride at the Alferd Packer Memorial String Band’s annual Pi Day variety show, set for 7 p.m. Thursday at the Lawrence Arts Center.
- Percolator seeks material for trash bin exhibit
- March 10, 2013
- The Percolator Artspace is looking for community members with photos, objects and experiences to share from the Social Service League’s alleyway trash bin.
- Big impact, big stage: KU Wind Ensemble to perform world premiere of weighty work at Carnegie Hall
- March 10, 2013
- Just write something fast, flashy. Don’t get deep. We’ll pay you a lot of money. Composer Mohammed Fairouz says he turns down many such requests. “In the Shadow of No Towers” is nothing like those. It’s not an everyday selection for the Kansas University Wind Ensemble, either. By Sara Shepherd
- Duo to give free musical performance at art museum
- March 10, 2013
- The Goldenberg Duo will present a free recital at noon Friday in the Central Court at the Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St.
- Tune In Tonight: Brooke Shields enlists in ‘Army Wives’
- March 10, 2013
- More than 30 years in the public eye, Brooke Shields joins the cast of the cable drama “Army Wives” (8 p.m. Sunday, Lifetime) as the popular series enters its seventh season. Over the years, she’s transformed from the precocious child model and actress (“Pretty Baby”) to television star (“Suddenly Susan”), while maintaining a good deal of public affection.
- Opinion: Bullying overreach is ‘inappropriate’
- March 10, 2013 in print edition on A9
- Rodney Francis is insufficiently ambitious. The pastor of the Washington Tabernacle Baptist Church in St. Louis has entered the fray over guns, violence and humanity’s fallen nature with a plan for a “buyback” of children’s toy guns. And toy swords and other make-believe weapons. There is, however, a loophole in the pastor’s panacea. He neglects the problem of ominously nibbled and menacingly brandished breakfast pastries.
- Lawrence school board to hear finance advisory council report
- March 10, 2013
- An advisory group will present the Lawrence school board with financial data comparing Lawrence to similar districts. The report will likely be a factor in debate about the upcoming $92.5 million bond proposal. By Peter Hancock
- Playing dead: Here Come the Mummies bringing funky, ghoulish act to Granada
- March 10, 2013
- Everybody has a dead rock star or two they wish they could have seen before they checked out to that great gig in the sky. Well, a bevy of long-since-buried rockers have been unearthed and will take the stage in Lawrence this week. By Mike Krings
- Off the Beaten Plate: Flaming Cheese at the Mad Greek
- March 10, 2013
- If any food merits being served with a big “opa!” it’s a dish that comes on fire. By Sara Shepherd
- 100 years ago: Proposed change in city government to head April ballot
- March 10, 2013
- “The election will be one of the most important held in Lawrence for years.”
- 40 years ago: Steady rains lead to flash-flood warnings
- March 10, 2013
- As of noon today, Lawrence had already received 3.8 inches of rain for March.
- 25 years ago: City approves sewer survey
- March 10, 2013
- City commissioners had voted 4-0 this week to pay $238,000 for the study.
- Editorial: Punishment options
- Beyond the moral concerns many people have to capital punishment, Kansas lawmakers and families of victims also are making a dollars-and-cents appeal.
- March 10, 2013
- Sentencing someone to death for a crime is an extremely serious matter. It shouldn’t be easy to either issue that sentence or carry it out. Many people have moral concerns about capital punishment, but there also are concerns about how great a drain those cases are on the state treasury. Legislation introduced last week in the Kansas House raises legitimate questions about whether it makes sense to maintain capital punishment in Kansas or to replace it with sentences of life without parole.
- Lawrence High School Fall 2012 Honor Roll
- March 10, 2013
- Lawrence High School has released its Honor Rolls for the first semester of the 2012-2013 school year.
- Severe weather symposium stresses preparedness
- March 10, 2013
- National Severe Weather Preparedness Week ended Saturday but Douglas County Emergency Management wants the community to continue to be prepared in case of severe weather. Jillian Rodrigue, assistant director of Douglas County Emergency Management, said a big theme this year is to be proactive and make sure communities nationwide are ready in the event of a weather emergency. By Meagan Thomas
- How former Jayhawks fared in March 9 NBA games
- March 10, 2013
- A look at how former Kansas University players fared in Saturday’s NBA games.
- Royals hammer Giants
- March 10, 2013
- Johnny Giavotella and Brett Hayes each drove in four runs, Yordano Ventura pitched three hitless innings, and the Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants, 13-2, Saturday.
- Chiefs making bold moves
- March 10, 2013
- The new group in charge of the Kansas City Chiefs is going right to work, making bold moves to turn around a franchise that went 2-14 last season.
- Opinion: Amid crisis, Europe resists extremism May 21, 2013 · 7 comments
- Planning Commission recommends approval of Menards store for south Lawrence May 20, 2013 · 28 comments
- Two men arrested in connection with Club Magic shooting May 20, 2013 · 37 comments
- Opinion: Benghazi triggers a major credibility crisis May 18, 2013 · 72 comments
- Sound Off: Truck dogs May 19, 2013 · 18 comments
- Letter: Serious issue May 21, 2013 · 12 comments
- Blog: Kansas science and math teachers easily recruited away May 20, 2013 · 15 comments
- Crews dig through night after deadly Okla. twister May 20, 2013 · 24 comments
- Tornado watch issued for Franklin County; hazardous weather possible for Lawrence May 20, 2013 · 1 comment
- Memphis forward Tarik Black transfers to KU May 20, 2013 · 4 comments
- Memphis forward Tarik Black transfers to KU May 20, 2013
- 40 years ago: Outgoing KU chancellor receives tributes from alumni May 21, 2013
- Planning Commission recommends approval of Menards store for south Lawrence May 20, 2013
- They said it ... about Tarik Black May 20, 2013
- Editorial: Hometown pride May 21, 2013
- Legislature makes no progress; Brownback leaves state to tout tax cuts May 20, 2013
- Roy F. Dodge Jr. June 24, 2000
- Midwifery 101: Options for pregnant women May 21, 2013
- Project to build intergenerational retirement community in Lawrence moving ahead April 29, 2013
- Lawrence man pleads guilty to bank robbery; 52-month sentence recommended May 20, 2013
