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- 40 years ago: KU falls to 1-7
- November 7, 2009
- The Kansas University homecoming theme was to barbecue the Colorado Buffaloes, but the notion turned sour when CU won 17-14. The loss left KU with a 1-7 record under Pepper Rodgers. The year before, KU had gone 9-2 and had gone to the Orange Bowl.
- A different path: Unlike his brothers, Kerry Meier picked KU
- November 7, 2009
- When Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino decided to pursue a quiet quarterback from Pittsburg High a few years back, he did so with the understanding that luring the player to Lawrence would not be an easy task.
- Returner Banks key weapon for KSU
- November 7, 2009
- Rest easy, Kansas University football fans, for Mark Mangino has uncovered the secret to stopping Kansas State standout kick returner Brandon Banks.
- KU vs. KSU Head to head
- November 7, 2009
- Today’s Big 12 capsules
- November 7, 2009
- OU, NU D-linemen foresee ‘battle of best’
- November 7, 2009
- Nebraska and Oklahoma have been laying it on the line all season. That would be the defensive line.
- Sacred landmark: Capital campaign drives changes at ECM in its 50th year at KU
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on D1
- Standing outside of the Ecumenical Christian Ministries building, it looks much the same as it has to passers-by for the past 50 years, all salmon brick, smooth lines and a groovy presence.
- Baker announces benefits to fight spread of malaria
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on D1
- Malaria kills more than 1 million people every year and sickens 500 million more. Folks at Baker University are trying to do what they can to stop the top killer of African refugees.
- Faith Forum: What is the most misunderstood aspect of your job?
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on D1
- • Pastors make mistakes like everyone else • Myths about greed distort perception of Christianity
- Christian Scientists seek voice in healthcare debate
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on D8
- Christian Science practitioner Shirley Paulson says witnessing the miraculous consequences of prayer has convinced her that patients should be free to choose the kind of health care that works best for them.
- No. 5 Boise St. survives scare, 45-35
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C8
- Early in the fourth quarter, there was nervous pacing along Boise State’s sideline.
- Cowboys receiver Bryant going pro
- Oklahoma State junior will start training this week
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C8
- Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant is headed to the NFL.
- Texas’ title dreams within reach
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C8
- Two months ago, Texas would have avoided any direct talk of playing for a national title.
- Florida coach Meyer fined $30,000
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C8
- Urban Meyer of Florida became the first coach to be disciplined under the Southeastern Conference’s new policy regarding criticizing officials.
- Reesing’s impact huge
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C1
- It won’t be until next year, when Todd Reesing is gone, that it will become clear how much of the growth of the Kansas University football program can be attributed to improved recruiting and how much to having a once-in-a-generation quarterback. The answer lies somewhere in the middle.
- Haskell football seeks to snap losing streak
- Baker looks to keep rolling
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C5
- Yes, Haskell Indian Nations University still has a football team.
- Hammer named Veritas boys hoops coach
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C5
- Gary Hammer, a former Lawrence High girls basketball coach, has been named coach of the Veritas Christian boys basketball team.
- Haskell women’s hoops sinks St. Gregory
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C5
- Maria Parker scored 19 points, and Justina George added 14 points as Haskell Indian Nations University defeated St. Gregory College, 67-60, on Friday in women’s basketball at the Bacone College Classic.
- CritiTech leader has stake in lab building
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B1
- New details emerged Friday about a multimillion-dollar city-county proposal designed, in part, to keep a promising pharmaceutical company from leaving Lawrence.
- Former House speaker has vital message for America
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Whether or not an individual would vote for former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich as a GOP candidate for the U.S. presidency, like and admire him or not, it is important for all Americans to hear his message.
- State recommends broadband projects
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B2
- Two Lawrence companies are among 22 applicants statewide to win state recommendations for projects that would extend and improve broadband service to rural residents.
- County jails’ precautions keep swine flu at bay
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B2
- Though crowded living conditions make correctional facilities a potential breeding ground for contagious illnesses, Kansas prisons and local county jails have so far been spared a widespread outbreak of H1N1 flu cases.
- Honors bestowed on veteran officers
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B3
- Three veteran police officers were honored for their service during an award ceremony Friday night in Downtown Lawrence.
- New traffic plan for sand facility proposed
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B4
- A Manhattan-based company seeking to build a sand-dredging operation on part of 310 acres north of Lawrence has changed plans for how trucks would access the site.
- Kansas organist rests after 58 years
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Harry Huber spent a summer studying on the same organ that Mozart once played a recital on before turning to his audience and saying, “Truly, the organ is the king of instruments.”
- Old cell phones can be recycled for seniors
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B5
- The community services department of Douglas County Senior Services is recycling old cell phones.
- Police: Teacher made up assault story
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B5
- Garden City police say a teacher made up a story about being stabbed in the leg, beaten and robbed in his classroom.
- Kansas assets
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B6
- University researchers, like those honored this week, play a vital role in the future of Kansas.
- Smooth clinics
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: On Oct. 21, the first public H1N1 influenza A clinic in the state of Kansas was held on the campus of Haskell Indian Nations University.
- Wrong norm
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: In his column (Journal World, Nov. 6) Charles Krauthammer said that the November 2008 U.S. national election was “a one-shot, one-time, never to be replicated,” event.
- Insurance for all
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: As far as I can tell from news reports, health care “reform” is mostly “more of the same.” Twelve million of our citizens will be left without health insurance.
- Role reversal
- FSHS forces — not commits — five turnovers this time
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Turnover turnabout is fair play.
- Firebirds to play for soccer title
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Shortly after his team’s 2-0 victory against Dodge City in the Class 6A state semifinals on Friday, Free State High boys soccer coach Jason Pendleton conducted an informal poll of his players.
- Ex-Jayhawk Holt seeing hard work pay off
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C1
- Maybe he was still in a state of shock, or maybe the reality hadn’t quite sunk in yet, but when former Kansas University linebacker James Holt phoned friends and family this week to let them know he’d been added to the San Diego Chargers’ active roster, he apparently did so with a noticeable level of passivity.
- KU freshmen overcome first-game jitters
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C3
- Kansas University’s freshmen basketball players — as one might expect — experienced some Opening Night jitters last Tuesday in Allen Fieldhouse.
- FSHS gymnastics eyeing title
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C5
- After finishing less than two points shy of a state championship at last year’s state meet, the Free State High gymnastics team is back and has its sights set on moving its way to the top.
- Free State soccer to face Washburn Rural
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on C6
- It’s been said that in order to be the best you have to beat the best.
- City police welcome 6 graduates after 23-week ‘grueling academy’
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B1
- Six new law enforcement officers were officially welcomed Friday night into the Lawrence Police Department during a swearing-in ceremony.
- Preserving penmanship in the Computer Age
- Teachers afraid cursive might become a lost art
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A1
- Susan Niedenthal has taught third grade for 15 years at Deerfield School.
- Pump patrol
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B1
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.57 at several locations. If you find a lower price, call Pump Patrol at 832-7154.
- Around and about
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on D3
- News from around and about for November 7, 2009.
- FCE News
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on D5
- FCE and 4-H news for November 7, 2009.
- Club news
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on D5
- Club news for November 7, 2009.
- 100 years ago: Chancellor voted president of state teachers organization
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B6
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Nov. 7, 1909: A great honor was conferred upon university chancellor Frank Strong yesterday when he was elected president of the state teachers organization. He was chosen at a local meeting of more than 3,000 teachers and it is a good indication of his popularity and high standing with teachers.
- 25 years ago: Flory defeats Glover for DA seat
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B6
- A record 32,542 Douglas Countians had turned out for the Nov. 6 elections, 81.5 percent of registered voters. The previous mark had been 29,121 in 1980. Poll workers in many cases labored into the wee hours of the morning before they completed their tabulations.
- U.S. must send clear message to Karzai
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B6
- The re-election of President Hamid Karzai creates new headaches for the Obama administration. But it also presents opportunities to be seized.
- Much has changed since unemployment last hit 10 percent
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B4
- The last time unemployment climbed past 10 percent, “The A-Team” was one of the top 10 TV shows and Michael Jackson was about to release “Thriller.”
- Ford to introduce inflatable seat belt
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B4
- Ford is introducing an inflatable seat belt for back-seat passengers that it hopes will reduce injuries in front and side crashes.
- Price war breaks out on DVDs
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B4
- First it was books. Now it’s DVDs.
- New Mexico city preparing for collapse of giant cavern
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A1
- The bright yellow signs on U.S. 285 are the first indication that things aren’t right in Carlsbad.
- Perot pledges $6.1 million to Fort Leavenworth Army college
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B8
- Texas billionaire and two-time presidential candidate Ross Perot has pledged $6.1 million to a private foundation to pay for programs at Fort Leavenworth’s Command and General Staff College.
- Firearm possession leads to charges
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B8
- A man convicted in a 2008 Lawrence gunfire incident has been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, federal prosecutors said.
- 1 killed, 5 wounded in office shooting
- Suspect in attack had money woes
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A man so broke that he said he didn’t have the money to visit his son 30 minutes away opened fire Friday at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said.
- Former P.M. on mission to humiliate government
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Thailand’s fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has spent much of the past three years roaming the globe, shopping for diamonds in Africa, golfing at Asian resorts — and humiliating the government from a distance.
- British leader to Afghanistan: Reform or risk losing support
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Washington’s closest ally in Afghanistan, toughened his tone Friday with this harsh message for the Afghan leadership: Clean up your act — for real this time — or risk a cutoff of support.
- Jurors convict man in ‘fat defense’ trial
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A3
- A jury convicted a Florida man Friday of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man’s defense that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs to commit the crime and make a quick getaway.
- Revolutionary War hero named honorary citizen
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A3
- Finally, Gen. Casimir Pulaski became an American citizen on Friday, 230 years after the Polish nobleman died fighting for the as-yet-unborn United States.
- Authorities: Man stole car to face theft charge
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A3
- The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge.
- Stepfather convicted in death of ‘Baby Grace’
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Two years after the remains of a toddler who came to be known as “Baby Grace” were dumped in Galveston Bay, the child’s stepfather was convicted of capital murder in her beating death.
- Repainted Berlin Wall section inaugurated
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- The Berlin Wall’s longest remaining stretch has been restored to its state of nearly two decades ago after artists repainted the colorful murals they created in the aftermath of the notorious barrier’s opening.
- Woman passes driver’s exam on 950th try
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver’s license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time.
- Lawmaker sculpted in cow manure
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A sculpture of a New Zealand government minister crafted from cow manure sold for New Zealand $3,080 ($2,220) on an auction Web site.
- Police: 19-year-old led celebrity burglaries
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A young woman broke into the homes of Hollywood celebrities she admired, including Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Audrina Patridge, because she wanted to own their designer clothes and jewelry, an informant told police.
- Team wins $900K in Space Elevator Games
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A space elevator may not be rocket science but it can be just as complicated — and rewarding.
- World leaders needed for climate deal
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- After two years of tough U.N. climate talks often pitting the world’s rich against the poor, negotiators said Friday a new global agreement now rides on industrial nations pledging profound emissions cuts next month in Copenhagen.
- Democrats clear impasse blocking health care vote
- House to take up legislation today
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- Capping months of struggle, House Democrats cleared an abortion-related impasse blocking a vote on sweeping health care legislation late Friday and officials expressed optimism they had lined up the support needed to pass President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority.
- Van stolen 35 years ago recovered
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A2
- A Volkswagen van stolen 35 years ago in Washington state has been found in a shipping container at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport.
- ‘Honor killing’ victim just wanted to be normal
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A5
- Noor Faleh Almaleki just wanted to be a normal American woman.
- Obama finding it harder to blame Bush for job woes
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A4
- For months he had warned it was coming, but that didn’t ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent.
- In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A7
- In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor’s offices aren’t swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don’t really need it.
- Abbas’ move reflects Palestinian despair
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A7
- By saying he wants to step down as president, Mahmoud Abbas has highlighted a deep Palestinian despair rooted in decades of failed peace initiatives and fruitless violence.
- Leadership in limbo as accord dissolves
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A7
- They can’t both be right.
- Tactical terrorism at work
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on B7
- The election was two days away, and pollsters were calling it a deadlock between two candidates clearly representing the nation’s left and right wings.
- Gay marriage foes use schools to win
- Opponents say homosexuality would be taught
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on E6
- Gay marriage opponents pulled off another victory at the ballot box this week by using a tried-and-tested argument: Approve it and children will be taught homosexuality in school.
- Environmental groups at odds over climate message
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on E6
- A curious debate has broken out among American environmental groups, as the Senate balkily starts to focus on the threat of climate change. Is this REALLY the time to talk about the threat of climate change?
- In united Germany, love crosses old border freely
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on E6
- In Katrin Roller’s Berlin apartment, it’s the toilet paper holder that stands out — a homemade contraption of rope and a piece of a rolling pin.
- Horoscope for November 7, 2009
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on D7
- Avoid making much ado about nothing. Often this year, you feel like a sailboat in a windstorm. If you are single, you open new doors. Your immediate circle could change as well, and the people you will want to relate to could change. If you are attached, the two of you will schedule some mini trips or one big vacation. Cancer helps you see new vistas.
- People in the news
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on D7
- People in the news for November 7, 2009.
- Networks shake up Saturday
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on D7
- Three networks try something a little different — on Saturday night, no less, TV’s forgotten evening.
- If not for heroes, bloodbath could have been worse
- November 7, 2009
- Pfc. Marquest Smith, on his way to Afghanistan in January, was completing routine paperwork about a bee-sting allergy when the sounds erupted.
- Fort victims had different reasons for enlisting
- November 7, 2009
- The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
- Fort Hood suspect described as courteous neighbor
- Some wounded may not survive
- November 7, 2009 in print edition on A5
- As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship — common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier.
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