The Topeka Capital-Journal back issues from March 2009:
Sebelius worthy of salute
Mar 01, 2009 ... Quietly and reverently, the crowd Friday at the TopekaRoadRunners hockey game watched as two Kansas National Guardenlistees were sworn in at center ice during the first intermission. Actually, make that mostly quietly and reverently. When theenlistees were asked to repeat the ...
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Mar 01, 2009 ... CHICAGO -- Paul Harvey, the news commentator and talk-radiopioneer whose staccato style made him one of the nation's mostfamiliar voices, died Saturday in Arizona, according to ABC RadioNetworks. He was 90. Harvey died surrounded by family members at a hospital inPhoenix, ...
Pheasants Forever receives big donation
Mar 01, 2009 ... Conservation groups all over the country strive to conservevaluable natural resources, whatever they may be. Ducks Unlimitedworks to help ducks and other wetland species. The Rocky MountainElk Foundation's main focus is obviously elk. And Pheasants Forever(PF) focuses on preserving ...
Scoreboard
Mar 01, 2009 ... Calendar College MEN'S BASKETBALL Missouri at Kansas, 1 p.m. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Texas A&M at Kansas State, noon SOFTBALL Washburn vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 11 a.m. and Rockhurst, 3 p.m., atPittsburg Today's line NCAA ...
Kansas rape victims have testing options
Mar 02, 2009; ... By Francesca Chambers THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Consider this scenario of the aftermath of a rape. The victim arrives at a hospital for treatment. She istraumatized. She is stressed. The idea of meeting with policeofficers would be too much to go through immediately after ...
BUSINESS WATCH
Mar 02, 2009 ... Staying classy Business surrounding septic tanks aren't always associated withbeing classy, but it is a tradition A-1 Septic Tank Cleaning haskept up for more than six decades. Thanks to "Big Blue," a Peterbilt340, the business has received some well-deserved ...
Cast a vote
Mar 02, 2009 ... The political hopes of eight Topekans will be dashed Tuesday whenvoters go to the polls for the primary election. That may sound more than a little cold and cruel, but themunicipal primary is a rite of spring every other year in Topeka andits sole purpose is to narrow the field of ...
Republicans banking on stimulus failure
Mar 02, 2009 ... Let us now praise five Republicans who are placing the country'seconomic interests ahead of their party's political interests. Thelist includes two governors, Charlie Crist of Florida and ArnoldSchwarzenegger of California, and three senators, Susan Collins andOlympia Snowe of Maine and ...
Sand pit talks on county agenda
Mar 02, 2009; ... By Tim Hrenchir THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Kansas Sand and Concrete is asking Shawnee County to increasefrom 30 to 35 the daily number of trips that trucks may make to andfrom its controversial sand extraction pit in western ShawneeCounty. The company also asks that those ...
it's your business
Mar 02, 2009 ... CALENDAR Wednesday, March 4 Lawrence Apple Users' Group 2.0, 7 p.m., Van Go Mobile Arts, 715New Jersey, Lawrence. Topic: "Watching TV on Your Mac." Information:www.laugks.org or Dave Greenbaum, (785) 218-9676 or dsg@mac.com. Agritourism conference The Kansas ...
Sebelius situation a first
Mar 02, 2009; ... By Bob Beatty SPECIAL TO THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL When Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is officially introduced today assecretary of Health and Human Services, she will be the firstsitting Kansas governor to join a presidential Cabinet. Her departure to Washington will result in a ...
Needing a home
Mar 02, 2009 ... Cat Association of Topeka Howie is a friendly guy who started shy but has found that helikes people. He is quite a talker who has a friendly meow foreveryone. For an introduction, stop by the Cat Association ofTopeka, 1719 S.W. Gage, call 272-4735 or go ...
Speak up in D.C., Sebelius
Mar 02, 2009; ... By Jan Biles THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Secretary of Defense Robert Gates provided a clue Sunday morningto the style of leadership Gov. Kathleen Sebelius will face in theObama administration if she is confirmed as secretary of theDepartment of Health and Human ...
PBA's Malott takes step toward P.O.Y.
Mar 02, 2009 ... The Capital-Journal Wes Malott bolstered his PBA player-of-the-year hopes bydefeating Ronnie Russell, 248-195, Sunday to win the Etonic MarathonOpen in Indianapolis. Malott, 32, survived the unique, 54-game tournament contested onsix different PBA Tour lane conditions to win ...
Money, time shouldn't prevent good health
Mar 02, 2009 ... Week 40: Choices we make. There are big picture and small picture choices that we makeevery day in regards to our health and well-being. We are given thepower to choose which groceries we will buy for our family and mealchoices we will give them, whether we exercise or not, wear a ...
Texas A&M spoils Lehning's day
Mar 02, 2009; ... By Cole Manbeck THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL MANHATTAN -- Deb Patterson just wanted to remember the moment.The Kansas State coach grabbed a camera and began to snap picturesof Shalee Lehning and the people around her as Lehning's No. 5jersey was raised to the rafters of Bramlage ...
Victory prompts 'overrated' chant
Mar 02, 2009; ... By Asher Fusco THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL LAWRENCE -- For a minute or so Sunday afternoon, Allen Fieldhouseappeared a college basketball twilight zone. Thousands of Kansasfans chanted "overrated" at the No. 11 Missouri Tigers while the No.15 Jayhawks gave credence to their fans' ...
Parkinson successor an 'important appointment'
Mar 02, 2009; ... By Rick Dean THE CAPITAL JOURNAL It could be little more than a two-year temp job, one with built-in lame-duck status. It could be a springboard into the Kansasgovernor's office -- or possibly even a seat in the U.S. Senate. The job in question is the Kansas ...
Transit official shares woes
Mar 02, 2009; ... By James Carlson THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Frustration over a cash-strapped Topeka Metropolitan TransitAuthority boiled over this week when the agency's head voicedconcerns with the amount of money the state's senators have securedin recent years for new buses. Janlyn ...
Community events
Mar 02, 2009 ... Community events - Keep America Beautiful-Topeka/Shawnee County will kick off the2009 Great American Cleanup campaign at 7 p.m. Tuesday at CrestviewShelter House, 4901 S.W. Shunga Drive. The meeting is open to thepublic and will be an opportunity for individuals, ...
Osage City fights blaze
Mar 02, 2009; ... By Phil Anderson THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL OSAGE CITY -- Vickie Buenger and her family were watching theKansas-Missouri basketball game on television Sunday afternoon whenthey heard sirens from a fire truck go past their home, then stopabout a block to the west. "We're ...
Topeka crews battle 3 blazes
Mar 02, 2009; ... By Phil Anderson THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Topeka fire crews had a busy -- and frigid -- Sunday as theyfought three blazes in different parts of town. The first fire was reported about 7:15 a.m. at 615 S.W. Tyler, atwo-story, native-stone home that had been undergoing ...
Speak up in D.C., Sebelius
Mar 02, 2009; ... By Jan Biles THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Secretary of Defense Robert Gates provided a clue Sunday morningto the style of leadership Gov. Kathleen Sebelius will face in theObama administration if she is confirmed as secretary of theDepartment of Health and Human ...
Transit official shares woes
Mar 02, 2009; ... By James Carlson THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Frustration over a cash-strapped Topeka Metropolitan TransitAuthority boiled over this week when the agency's head voicedconcerns with the amount of money the state's senators have securedin recent years for new buses. Janlyn ...
Osage City fights blaze
Mar 02, 2009; ... By Phil Anderson THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL OSAGE CITY -- Vickie Buenger and her family were watching theKansas-Missouri basketball game on television Sunday afternoon whenthey heard sirens from a fire truck go past their home, then stopabout a block to the west. "We're ...
Parkinson successor an 'important appointment'
Mar 02, 2009; ... By Rick Dean THE CAPITAL JOURNAL It could be little more than a two-year temp job, one with built-in lame-duck status. It could be a springboard into the Kansasgovernor's office -- or possibly even a seat in the U.S. Senate. The job in question is the Kansas ...
it's your business
Mar 02, 2009 ... CALENDAR Wednesday, March 4 Lawrence Apple Users' Group 2.0, 7 p.m., Van Go Mobile Arts, 715New Jersey, Lawrence. Topic: "Watching TV on Your Mac." Information:www.laugks.org or Dave Greenbaum, (785) 218-9676 or dsg@mac.com. Agritourism conference The Kansas ...
Texas A&M spoils Lehning's day
Mar 02, 2009; ... By Cole Manbeck THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL MANHATTAN -- Deb Patterson just wanted to remember the moment.The Kansas State coach grabbed a camera and began to snap picturesof Shalee Lehning and the people around her as Lehning's No. 5jersey was raised to the rafters of Bramlage ...
PBA's Malott takes step toward P.O.Y.
Mar 02, 2009 ... The Capital-Journal Wes Malott bolstered his PBA player-of-the-year hopes bydefeating Ronnie Russell, 248-195, Sunday to win the Etonic MarathonOpen in Indianapolis. Malott, 32, survived the unique, 54-game tournament contested onsix different PBA Tour lane conditions to win ...
Victory prompts 'overrated' chant
Mar 02, 2009; ... By Asher Fusco THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL LAWRENCE -- For a minute or so Sunday afternoon, Allen Fieldhouseappeared a college basketball twilight zone. Thousands of Kansasfans chanted "overrated" at the No. 11 Missouri Tigers while the No.15 Jayhawks gave credence to their fans' ...
Letter to the editor
Mar 02, 2009 ... No on incumbents I'm glad Shawn Leisinger is running for the District 1 CityCouncil seat. I like Bob Percival in District 9 and believe he hasintegrity. I wish I could say I'm impressed with our incumbents on theballot, but I am not. They have ignored the cash basis law and ...
Other voices
Mar 02, 2009 ... Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, N.Y., Feb. 16: Though President Barack Obama won swift approval of $787 billionin spending to help prop up the economy, a White House celebrationwas likely short-lived. Given the stiff Republican resistance he faced, Obama would bewise to ...
DAILY RECORD
Mar 02, 2009 ... Births St. Francis Chad and Krista Hurla, Maple Hill, boy, March 1. Joshua Payne and Alicia Cortez, Topeka, girl, March 1. Stormont-Vail Enrique Gama and Charlene Wilson, Delia, girl, Feb. 27. Pets The following animals have been brought to ...
DAILY RECORD
Mar 02, 2009 ... Births St. Francis Chad and Krista Hurla, Maple Hill, boy, March 1. Joshua Payne and Alicia Cortez, Topeka, girl, March 1. Stormont-Vail Enrique Gama and Charlene Wilson, Delia, girl, Feb. 27. Pets The following animals have been brought to ...
Bloggers welcome at new CJOnline
Mar 03, 2009 ... Please, make yourself at home. We welcome you to visit our newly remodeled Web site at http://beta.cjonline.com. The door's open, so come on in. Care for acappuccino? OK, we're not serving drinks, but we are making it easier thanever for CJOnline users to blog on our ...
Illinois governor steps into troubled waters
Mar 03, 2009 ... In his first few weeks in office, President Barack Obama hascaught very few good breaks. But last week he had one. When heentertained the nation's governors at his first formal state dinner,he did not have to figure out what to do about Rod Blagojevich. The scandal-plagued leader ...
County changes sand pit procedure
Mar 03, 2009; ... By Tim Hrenchir THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Shawnee County commissioners went against a recommendation oftheir planning commission Monday by increasing from 30 to 35 thedaily number of trips that trucks may make to and from Kansas Sand &Concrete Inc.'s sand extraction ...
March matters for Cats' MartinMarch matters for Cats' Martin
Mar 03, 2009; ... By Austin Meek THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL STILLWATER, Okla. -- The last meaningless March that Frank Martinremembers was seven years ago, when he was an assistant coach atNortheastern. The Huskies finished 7-21 that season, Ron Everhart's first asNortheastern's head coach, ...
Future leaders unite
Mar 03, 2009; ... By Taylor Atkins THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL In the midst of heated talks on global warming and drugtrafficking Monday morning, a new resolution caught the eye of theModel United Nations General Assembly. Zimbabwe, a country with thousands suffering from HIV, AIDS andcholera, ...
WU's Bright, Mainz earn All-MIAA honorsIchabods' Eggins grabs second- team award
Mar 03, 2009; ... By Ken Corbitt THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Janice Bright is known for her offensive ability and JessicaMainz for her defensive skills on the Washburn women's basketballteam. Bright is the leading scorer in the MIAA and earned first teamall-conference honors Monday, while ...
Wright wants state license
Mar 03, 2009; ... By Taylor Atkins THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Former Topeka Mayor Doug Wright formally requested Monday that hebe granted a Kansas teaching license. Wright, a convicted felon who served time at the Lansing stateprison for theft, testified before the Kansas State Board ...
Mayor's race highlights primary
Mar 03, 2009; ... By Mike Hall THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Shawnee Countians outside the city limits of Topeka are getting a"bye" from their civic obligation to vote today. Today is primary election day for city and school districtoffices in Kansas, but in Shawnee County only the voters in ...
Cause of fire still unknown
Mar 03, 2009; ... By James Carlson THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Damage from a fire that ripped through a downtown Osage Citybuilding Sunday could be as much as $1 million, city manager NickHernandez said Monday. He stressed it was a "really preliminary" figure. Meanwhile, officials with ...
Extra checks in mail soon
Mar 03, 2009; ... By Mike Hall THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL About 12,000 people in Shawnee, Jackson, and Wabaunsee countiescan look forward to a little extra money in May from the SocialSecurity Administration. Kristine Warren, Topeka district manager for Social Security,said people receiving ...
markets
Mar 03, 2009 ... Listen in The Internet news talk show "Jim Cates @ CJOnline'' can be heardlive from 8 to 10 a.m. weekdays. To access the show, go toCJOnline.com and click ...
Corrections
Mar 03, 2009 ... The Capital-Journal is committed to accuracy in its news reports.Readers are invited to contact us at tomari.quinn@cjonline.com or295-1212 if a correction is needed. The Capital-Journal regrets anyerrors. - A headline for a story Monday about Gov. Kathleen Sebelius'nomination to ...
Police reports
Mar 03, 2009 ... Police calls Felony cases reported to the Topeka Police Department. 3000 blk. S.W. 10th, burg., 5 p.m. 2/28-3:26 p.m. 3/1. 6200 blk. S.W. 6th, burglary, theft, 6-9:16 p.m. 3/1. 1300 blk. S.W. Clay, crim. damage, 8:44-9:44 p.m ....
City department wins EPA, HUD award
Mar 03, 2009 ... The Capital-Journal The city of Topeka's department of housing and neighborhooddevelopment has been selected as a recipient for an award from theEnvironmental Protection Agency and the Department of Housing andUrban Development. During a March 31 ceremony in ...
Police arrest man in bar shooting
Mar 03, 2009; ... By Phil Anderson THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL A 22-year-old man being sought in connection with a Friday nightshooting at a northside bar has been arrested, Topeka police saidMonday. The arrested man, Howard Dale Burchfiel, of Topeka, was takeninto custody by police in ...
TOP 25/BIG 12 ROUNDUP
Mar 03, 2009 ... Texas trounces Baylor QAUSTIN, Texas -- Dexter Pittman scored 16 points, sending No. 25Texas to a 73-57 win Monday against Baylor, the Longhorns' 24thstraight win against the Bears. A.J. Abrams and Justin Mason each scored 14 points for theLonghorns (20-9, 9-6 Big 12), who ...
New team memberObama introduces Sebelius as HHS secretary
Mar 03, 2009; ... By Tim Carpenter THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Gov. Kathleen Sebelius accepted a challenge Monday from PresidentBarack Obama to lead the government's largest health agency andassist with overhauling the nation's health care system in the midstof a recession. The Kansas ...
NBA ROUNDUP
Mar 03, 2009 ... Cavs rallys stuns Heat MIAMI -- This time, the Miami Heat were witnesses, not winners,because of a fourth-quarter comeback. LeBron James scored 42 points, Mo Williams got 17 of his 30 inthe fourth quarter, and the Cavaliers rallied from an 11-pointdeficit in the final minutes ...
Rezoning a hot topic for USD 437
Mar 03, 2009; ... By Travis Perry SPECIAL TO THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 school board membersheard community members Monday evening speak in favor of rezoning aparcel of land in the district to allow for commercial development. The land is located on ...
Police arrest man in bar shooting
Mar 03, 2009; ... By Phil Anderson THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL A 22-year-old man being sought in connection with a Friday nightshooting at a northside bar has been arrested, Topeka police saidMonday. The arrested man, Howard Dale Burchfiel, of Topeka, was takeninto custody by police in ...
Wright wants state license
Mar 03, 2009; ... By Taylor Atkins THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Former Topeka Mayor Doug Wright formally requested Monday that hebe granted a Kansas teaching license. Wright, a convicted felon who served time at the Lansing stateprison for theft, testified before the Kansas State Board ...
New team memberObama introduces Sebelius as HHS secretary
Mar 03, 2009; ... By Tim Carpenter THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Gov. Kathleen Sebelius accepted a challenge Monday from PresidentBarack Obama to lead the government's largest health agency andassist with overhauling the nation's health care system in the midstof a recession. The Kansas ...
Rezoning a hot topic for USD 437
Mar 03, 2009; ... By Travis Perry SPECIAL TO THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 school board membersheard community members Monday evening speak in favor of rezoning aparcel of land in the district to allow for commercial development. The land is located on ...
Marrow donor found for girl
Mar 03, 2009; ... By Phil Anderson THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL A bone-marrow transplant donor has been found for a 12-year-oldTopeka girl with cancer for whom area residents have rallied inrecent months, family members confirmed Monday night. Jessica Seidel, a seventh-grader at Washburn Rural ...
Mayor's race highlights primary
Mar 03, 2009; ... By Mike Hall THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Shawnee Countians outside the city limits of Topeka are getting a"bye" from their civic obligation to vote today. Today is primary election day for city and school districtoffices in Kansas, but in Shawnee County only the voters in ...
Letters to the editor
Mar 03, 2009 ... Inspired leader The past weeks have made me very proud to be a Kansan. I followedthe state budget wrangling with a keen interest, not only from ataxpayer's point of view but also as a local board of educationmember. To know that some in the Kansas House will go to almost ...
HHS beckons
Mar 03, 2009 ... When Gov. Kathleen Sebelius cleans out her desk at the Statehouseand heads to Washington, D.C., to take the reins of the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services, she'll travel with our bestwishes. We offer our congratulations on her nomination as HHS secretarynow. There ...
Daily Record
Mar 03, 2009 ... Births Birth & Women's Center Joshua and Jamie Harman, Lawrence, boy, Feb. 27. St. Francis Mark Vickery, Topeka, and Loren Ray Barnes, Wakarusa, boy, March2. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Pollock, Topeka, girl, March 2. Rich and Misti Boyden, Topeka, girl, ...
IQ linked to census results
Mar 04, 2009 ... Mr. Cole's Axiom: The sum of the intelligence on the planet is aconstant; the population is growing. Does that mean that if we could reduce the number of people onthe planet, the average intelligence per person would rise? It's an academic question. "We" aren't likely to do ...
Global warming continues to be hot topic
Mar 04, 2009 ... Few phenomena generate as much heat as disputes about currentorthodoxies concerning global warming. This column recently reportedand commented on some developments pertinent to the debate aboutwhether global warming is occurring and what can and should be done.That column, which ...
Police news
Mar 04, 2009 ... Police calls Felony cases reported to the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office. 4100 blk. S.E. 93rd, forgery, 8 a.m. 1/21-3:15 p.m. 2/24. 3700 blk. S.E. Howard, auto burglary, 5:30 p.m. 2/23-7 a.m. 2/24. 2500 blk. S.E. Shawnee Heights ...