In April 1994, in the immediate aftermath of the Rwandan genocide, relief worker Reinhild Kauenhoven Janzen saw a young child draw a picture of a soldier with a gun, a body on the ground and a small figure standing outside a house watching. The memory was so painful, Janzen said, that the ...
While the five members of the Alferd Packer Memorial String Band were setting up for rehearsal Monday night, Gayle Sigurdson poked her head in the room to say they had been mentioned on National Public Radio. Monday was tax day, and Sigurdson, the wife of band member Steve Mason, heard that ...
Several opportunities are available to hunt Easter eggs Saturday around Lawrence. Saturday will begin with a special egg hunt just for dogs. Registration will be at 8:30 a.m. at South Park, 1141 Massachusetts St. The hunt will begin at 9 a.m. All dogs must have proof of current vaccinations. ...
Life hasn’t drastically changed for Laura Moriarty since her novel “The Chaperone” was turned into a movie; she still worries if she can afford a new roof on her house. But despite everyday concerns, it has been an exciting time for Moriarty, a 48-year-old Lawrence author and University ...
Final touches are being put on Saturday's 19th annual Earth Day Parade and Celebration; however, there is one thing organizers have no control over: Mother Nature. No rain date has been scheduled, which has had Caleb Hull, a Lawrence Parks and Recreation intern who is helping to organize the ...
Marriages James Richardson, 50, Lawrence, and Kelly Larmer, 48, Lawrence. Daniel Bryan Howard, 32, Lawrence, and Ruby Lynn Johnson, 46, Lawrence. William Oley Haas, 52, Lawrence, and Sinthia Maria Saunders, 56, Lawrence. Irshad Cheema, 52, Overland Park, and Misbah Irshad, 50, Toronto, ...
The published works of Devon Mihesuah fill a wide space between two bookends in her office at the University of Kansas. The prolific author juggles her time between being a professor, writing (both fiction and nonfiction), and advocating for healthy eating in the Native American community, ...
A certain column or article from a certain health writer was missing from the Journal-World last week. For that, I apologize — but I also don’t. Here’s why: Neither you nor I nor anyone else has to be everything for everyone all the time. Sometimes, in order to save your sanity, you ...
Parkinson’s is a disease that affects the part of your brain involved with movement. Initial symptoms affect motor skills and can result in tremors, stiffness and slowness of movement. Gradually, it can progress to nonmotor symptoms such as depression or anxiety. This disease progresses, ...
Dennis and Donna Steinman aren’t creating the kind of Conestoga wagons that hardy pioneers used to travel west. Their PlainsCraft Conestoga Wagons are more like the Winnebago of covered wagons; they're intended for those drawn to glamorous camping, or glamping. “I’ve always loved ...
Book lovers can peruse tens of thousands of titles — all priced at less than $2 — at the Friends of the Lawrence Public Library's spring book sale. Sue Hopkins, a Friends of the Lawrence Public Library board member, said that more than 64,000 bookstore-quality books — everything from ...
Travelers between Lawrence and Lecompton, along North 1800 Road, may have noticed an old building slowly losing its battle with time, but thanks to descendants of one of the area's oldest families, new life is being bestowed on the decaying structure. The old building is known as Winter ...
The Lawrence Farmers’ Market will open its 43rd season Saturday with familiar vendors and some new faces selling a variety of products, from locally produced meat to vegan cinnamon buns. While it’s still early for a lot of fresh produce, plenty of greens will be available, according to ...
Albert Bloch was an enigma to many people, including his grandson Scott, who has spent two decades unraveling the mystery of Bloch's life. Some answers are revealed in the documentary film “AB,” which are Albert Bloch's initials. Scott Bloch wrote and produced the film, which will be ...
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz launched a heartland tour in Lawrence on Tuesday, saying he can win the presidential race as an independent candidate by drawing much of his support from disaffected Republicans. Schultz spent part of an invitation-only meeting on the University of Kansas ...
Some people were feeling a sting as they supported the Lawrence Public Library Tuesday. It’s National Library Week, and one of the events planned by the library was “Get Inked for the Library.” Jarod and Holly Hackney, owners of Standard Electric Tattooing, 19 W. Ninth St., scheduled the ...
Some people don’t hold back their feelings when they catch Tanya Green slipping a yellow parking ticket under the windshield wiper of their vehicle. As one of Lawrence’s parking patrol officers, Green has had some nasty words hurled at her while checking the meters around downtown. ...