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- SOUNDOFF — DOG FRISBEE
- August 2, 1999
- Under the revised leash law, will it be legal to play Frisbee with your dog in the park? No, unless it is part of a supervised park activity, but that is not a change from current law. The existing city code states: “Any dog upon school grounds, public park areas, and in the central business district must, at all times, be on a leash physically under the control of its owner.”
- BBBS JONATHAN
- August 2, 1999
- A Big Brother is needed for Jonathan, 6. Jonathan enjoys basketball, going to the zoo and just about everything else. If you are interested in being Jonathan’s Big Brother, contact Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Douglas County, 843-7359.
- MONDAY DATEBOOK
- August 2, 1999
- TODAY 9 a.m.: Douglas County Commission, county courthouse, 11th and Massachusetts.
- LIVABLE COUNTRIES SOUNDOFF
- August 2, 1999
- I’ve seen stories ranking the states as most livable and best for raising children. Is there a similar index for countries? Yes, according the Information Please Almanac’s Internet web site, The Human Development Index (HDI), published annually by the United Nations, ranks nations according to their citizens’ quality of life rather than strictly by a nation’s traditional economic figures.
- AUGUST 2 25 YEARS AGO
- August 2, 1999
- Inflation was causing problems here as everywhere else, but a Journal-World survey showed most local businesses were prospering and that the local economy was growing steadily and strongly. The indication was that customers were buying now for fear prices and inflation would be even worse in the months ahead. Lawrence was tantalized by a dark storm front that moved into the area with great promise and then failed to produce any badly needed rain for the parched region.
- AUGUST 2 40 YEARS AGO
- August 2, 1999
- Leo Harris of Kansas City was the new state commander for the American Legion. Only 33 percent of the 90 local youngsters who took part in the Lawrence Recreation Commission’s summer physical fitness program finished in the national “excellent” group, said instructor Jesse Milan. He had hoped for a higher rating but said the good news was that only 17 percent in the group finished below the national average group, a good record in the current trend toward poor physical conditioning for U.S. youngsters.
- GAS LINE BREAK CAUSED EVACUATION OF RESTAURANT
- August 2, 1999
- Restaurant evacuated after gas line break
- EASY STEPS ADJUST WINDOWS START MENU
- August 2, 1999
- I use Windows 95. How do I change the name for the icons which appear on the Start Menu? Also, how can I delete icons I no longer wish to have on the Start Menu? The Start Menu is a folder of shortcuts on your hard drive. If you double click “My Computer,” then the C Drive, then the Windows folder, you’ll find a folder called “Start Menu.”
- INCORPORATIONS, LIENS
- August 2, 1999
- The following incorporation was filed recently in Douglas County: Curry Construction, Inc., 6100 E. 1900 Road, P.O. Box 191, Baldwin.
- WEB SITES HELP PEOPLE COPE WITH ONSLAUGHT OF E-MAIL
- August 2, 1999
- I was recently out of town for about a week, and when I returned and checked my mail slot at the office, there was a stack of mail about 5 inches thick waiting for me. Of the 5 inches, only about a half-inch was of any importance to me. The remainder was junk mail — advertisements in various forms, unsolicited catalogs and marketing materials — and most of it ended up in the trash. My mail slot was not the only one stuffed full; several of my co-workers apparently had been away awhile, as well. I suspect that I wasn’t the only one who shuffled through my mail stack and dumped most of it that day. I couldn’t help but wonder how much easier the mail delivery person’s job would have been if he or she hadn’t had to lug around so much junk mail that would only end up in the Dumpster anyway.
- JUDGE ISSUES GAG ORDER IN CONTROVERSIAL FOSTER-CARE CASE
- August 2, 1999
- A Topeka mother says a judge’s gag order was meant to silence her criticism. The judge denies it.
- NOT A PERFECT WORLD
- August 2, 1999
- Everyone wants what’s best for Lawrence children, but local schools — and school nurses — can’t do it all. Broken Arrow Principal Larry Bakerink pretty well summed it up.
- LAWRENCE AREA CAMPGROUNDS CATER TO RESIDENTS, TRAVELERS
- August 2, 1999
- Area campgrounds cater to all kinds of campers and recreational vehicle travelers.
- GUN-RUNNING SUSPECT RELEASED
- August 2, 1999
- IRELAND Gun-running
- QB SMITH REPORTS TO KU, BUT ELIGIBILITY UNSETTLED
- August 2, 1999
- Dylen Smith did, in fact, make it to the Kansas University campus on Sunday to report along with the rest of the newcomers to KU’s football team. Whether he’ll play a down this fall remains to be seen.
- STEWART WINS CITY GOLF TITLE
- August 2, 1999
- Andy Stewart has played some of his best golf during the summer in Lawrence. Stewart, a Kansas University junior-to-be from Independence, fired an even-par 72 on Sunday at Eagle Bend Golf Course, good enough for a one-shot victory over Dan Dolan at Lawrence’s City Championship.
- LOCAL HISTORIAN BRINGS QUANTRILL MASSACRE ACCOUNT TO LIGHT
- August 2, 1999
- Richard Sheridan wants the Rev. Richard Cordley to be heard before Hollywood tells the story of Quantrill’s attack on Lawrence.
- HOSPITALS
- August 2, 1999
- Births Heather Ragland and Chuck Ragland, Garnett, a boy, Saturday.
- MORTGAGE INSURANCE LAWS HELP OWNERS
- August 2, 1999
- Many homeowners are going to save some money, thanks to the new rules on private mortgage insurance that just took effect. It’s easier to cancel coverage you don’t need. For some people, whose coverage has long outlasted its usefulness, premiums will be canceled automatically.
- PARENTING
- August 2, 1999
- Prudence is advised for pregnant women who might want an alcoholic drink.
- LAWRENCE MAN HAS SEEN CITY CHANGE
- August 2, 1999
- Charles Shepard of North Lawrence worked his way through Kansas University and into a teaching position.
- READ LETTERS, LOSE WEIGHT
- August 2, 1999
- I remember very well that summer 30 years ago when I passed up lunch for a solitary session with a set of 18th-century manuscript letters. Only a week before I had been treated to a cholesterol-soaked treat at Weber’s, still an Ann Arbor, Mich., institution, by a cousin visiting from Detroit. She had wanted to see the William L. Clements Library, a special collections library, where I had been spending the summer transcribing letters written by John Wilkes, a roguish English radical and frequent tormentor of George III. So after lunch — steaks and a single discreet martini — I brought her to the Clements on South University and introduced her to the librarian, a thoughtful and sweet-tempered
- BLOTTER
- August 2, 1999
- Law enforcement report Burglaries and thefts reported
- WAKARUSA FIRE DEPARTMENT EYES OPTIONS
- August 2, 1999
- An increased sense of security could be in store for Wakarusa Township residents who rely on fire coverage from a station miles away.
- S RAIN A NICE CHANGE FROM THE HEAT?
- August 2, 1999
- Was the weekend’s rain a nice change from the heat? Sean Washatka,
- AUG 2 100 YRS AGO
- August 2, 1999
- On Aug. 2, 1899, the Lawrence Journal editorialized: “One county in Oklahoma where the worst raod they have is better than the best one in this county is appropriating $1,000 to improve the roads. Douglas county, Kansas is fifty years behind modern civilization in the matter of streets and roads.”
- HOMELESS GROWS
- August 2, 1999
- By Jack Anderson and Douglas Cohn Washington — The discovery of one homeless congressman is an anecdote; the exposure of a dozen, as we recently reported, is a serious concern; but now our uncovering of 21 homeless congressmen is downright alarming. And the number is growing.
- NASCAR HYPE
- August 2, 1999
- To the editor: In response to the article in the July 27 Journal-World headline “Lawrence expected to reap benefits from new speedway” I would offer a bit of a reality check.
- CITY BUDGET REFLECTS COST OF GROWTH
- August 2, 1999
- A 7.6 percent increase in the city’s tax base would have meant a property-tax decrease were it not for a proposed 3-mill levy to support a new bus system.
- HASKELL LOOKS TO THE FUTURE
- August 2, 1999
- Haskell Indian Nations University is expecting enrollment to skyrocket in coming years, in part because of its fledgling degree programs.
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