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- Colombia rebels release captives
- December 24, 2000
- Armed rebels released 42 Colombian police and soldiers to a government peace envoy on Saturday, giving some of them their first taste of liberty in years and clearing the path for peace talks with the government.
- Serbian voters back democracy
- December 24, 2000
- Pro-democracy forces claimed sweeping victory Saturday in Serbia’s parliamentary elections, declaring that they now have a mandate to remove the last vestiges of Slobodan Milosevic’s regime in Yugoslavia’s main republic.
- Fatal truck crash touches many lives
- ‘Miracle baby’ survives traumatic birth
- December 24, 2000
- Patrick Boaventura, the “miracle baby” who was born as his mother died in a tractor-trailer crash Tuesday morning, has been reunited with his father at a Louisville hospital.
- Coming soon: the real millennium
- December 24, 2000
- For calendar purists, it’s a one-in-a-thousand chance to get things right. For cities whose parties flopped a year ago, it’s a chance for redemption.
- Share the spirit of Christmas past
- December 24, 2000
- Back in the ‘50s, our little girls had a song on a 45 rpm record that went: “Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat, won’t you please put a penny in the old man’s hat?”
- World Briefs
- December 24, 2000
- Chechen rebels kill 11 soldiers Alleged mob queen arrested in kitchen POWs exchanged from Eritrea war Health officials defend ‘mad cow’ response
- Comic tracks Christmas Eve doings
- Expect laughs as improvisational team tries to predict Santa’s whereabouts
- December 24, 2000
- Colin Mochrie has flown in from Canada to keep track of Santa Claus. The Canadian comic actor was sipping a cocktail in the lobby bar of a chic hotel. He was elegantly dressed in black, apart from his colorful jingle bell socks.
- Horoscopes
- December 24, 2000
- Modesty not family’s value
- December 24, 2000
- Arts Notes
- December 24, 2000
- Gary Smith wins photography award Library displays maps of early New England Exhibit describes Charlemagne’s crowning KU art museum enjoys record year
- Judge slot tops wish list
- County also wants corrections funding
- December 24, 2000
- By Joy Ludwig Heading into the new year, Douglas County officials have a wish list to give the state government. They want the state to fund a sixth district court judge position and to provide adequate funding for community corrections, but they don’t want lawmakers to approve any unfunded mandates.
- Gore backers find different ways to cope
- December 24, 2000
- Donna Brazile is frying fish. “It’s one thing to accept defeat,” she says from her Capitol Hill home. “But people look at you and won’t acknowledge your pain.”
- Mideast may see modest success
- December 24, 2000
- By Jim Hoagland Washington Post Writers Group New hope of a political settlement between Israel and the Palestinians brightens President Clinton’s final Christmas in office. But it is hope that rises out of ashes: Things may finally have gotten bad enough in the Holy Land to begin to improve.
- Even imperfect holidays still hold magic
- December 24, 2000
- By Geneva Overholser Washington Post Writers Group I think there must be people for whom Christmastime is perfect. These would be people who, each year, get their trees at precisely the right moment. Not too early, lest the needles dry before the season ends (though of course they buy only the freshest-cut trees).
- Search widens for brothers
- Whereabouts of suspects in Lawrence shooting still a mystery
- December 24, 2000
- By Mike Belt They walked away free. Now they can’t be found. At 6:51 p.m. on Dec. 8, John McGautha walked out of the Douglas County Jail after posting nothing more than a promise to show up at court four days later on a charge of attempted first-degree murder.
- National Briefs
- December 24, 2000
- Cuba spy messages released Christmas tree fire fatal Wildfire threatens homes Teen, firefighter die in blaze
- Buckeyes squander chances at line
- Ohio State laments 14 missed free throws in loss to No. 9 Kansas
- December 24, 2000
- Not often does a college basketball team earn 42 free throws and lose. Not often does a college basketball team miss the front end of three one-and-one opportunities down the stretch and win.
- Broncos bank Mile High regular-season finale
- December 24, 2000
- The Denver Broncos said goodbye to Mile High in fitting fashion, with one of the best games in their history.
- More questions than answers
- December 24, 2000
- By Mark Shields Creators Syndicate It is the end of the year. Once again, I am left with more questions than answers. Here are just a few. As always, answers would be welcome. Just when did we officially stop exercising any independent common sense by no longer calling a debauched individual who constantly sleeps with strangers or casual acquaintances “promiscuous,” or even “depraved” but substituted instead a decidedly nonjudgmental “sexually active.”
- Look to the future
- December 24, 2000
- J-W Editorial New Kansas House committees may produce a more thoughtful approach to higher education and other issues looming in the state’s future. Some new committees being formed for the upcoming session in the Kansas House may prove to be beneficial for higher education and other state responsibilities.
- People
- December 24, 2000
- Gillian happy with ‘Mirth’ Santa’s got a brand new bag Douglases win photo lawsuit Bye, bye Bill
- Briefs
- December 24, 2000
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- Take our quiz on the year’s events
- December 24, 2000
- Test your recollection of the news of 2000.
- OKC bomber aims to waive appeal, set execution date
- December 24, 2000
- Some people think Timothy McVeigh wants to become a martyr for anti-government causes. Others believe the convicted Oklahoma City bomber wants to control the only thing he can his execution date.
- Wildcats stun Hawkeyes
- Kelly leads Longhorns over No. 5 Illinois
- December 24, 2000
- It was big day for the Big 12 Conference on Saturday as unranked Kansas State, Texas and Iowa State sent Top 25 opponents tumbling. At Manhattan, Larry Reid had 31 points and seven assists to lead KSU to an 86-78 victory over No. 19 Iowa at Bramlage Coliseum. It was the Wildcats’ first victory over a Top 20 team since KSU beat top-ranked Kansas on Jan. 7, 1994.
- Coaches have no control in NBA
- Gap between players, management growing in volatile pro basketball league
- December 24, 2000
- The NBA’s player-coach relationship continues to crack at its core, and the reverberations can be felt all over America, from me to shining me.
- Motley Fool
- December 24, 2000
- Last week’s question and answer Our friend, the SEC PepsiCo’s play Counter Intel-igence
- Reducing paper is essential to organization
- December 24, 2000
- By Dave Barry Miami Herald Does this sound like you? You never have enough time. You can’t find anything. You’re surrounded by random piles of paper unanswered letters, overdue bills, a ransom note dated last August (so THAT’S what happened to little Jason!). If that describes your life, you need to make a New Year’s Resolution to GET ORGANIZED.
- Christmas trees can make great wildlife habitats
- December 24, 2000
- By Bruce Chladny The Christmas holiday always seems to come and go so quickly. By the time we get the tree decorated and the outside lights to work properly, it’s time to take the lights all down and pack them away until next year.
- Winter greens
- Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean you can’t have a garden
- December 24, 2000
- A vegetable gardener who doesn’t have a greenhouse can still keep in touch with the earth in wintertime. Simply grow parsnips and dig them up through the snow. Brussels sprouts and kale are good winter crops, surviving zero temperatures.
- The name means Christmas
- Cards pour into Noel for holiday postmark
- December 24, 2000
- Robert Brumback may be the only postmaster in the country who actually looks forward to the holiday rush at the post office. “I feel blessed beyond belief to be a part of this each season,” he says. “Really, I do.”
- Missouri siphons Kansas liquor sales
- December 24, 2000
- Bells on cash registers are ringing, making spirits bright this holiday season. Unless, of course, you are in the business of selling spirits in Kansas.
- Dreams of White Christmas come true
- Early arrival of snow, bitter cold has bordered on nightmarish
- December 24, 2000
- Dashing through the snow, the cold, the ice all are visions that make good fodder for Christmas carols. If it were only that pleasant.
- Missouri’s new area code chosen
- December 24, 2000
- The new area code for part of western Missouri is 975, the Missouri Public Service Commission announced Friday. The 975 area code will be assigned to new telephone numbers issued within the boundaries of the current 816 area code.
- Flooding causes at least $4,000 damage to sorority
- December 24, 2000
- The kitchen and dining room of the Chi Omega sorority house, 1345 West Campus Road, were flooded Friday night after the fire-sprinkler pipeline burst.
- Governments, services to close for holiday
- December 24, 2000
- Government offices and public services in Lawrence will be closed Monday for Christmas. They also will be closed in most area towns, with some offices closed Tuesday as well. All city, county and state offices will be closed for Christmas, as will federal offices and the federal courts.
- Snow may wreck holiday plans
- Road crews on call to answer Old Man Winter
- December 24, 2000
- By Joy Ludwig While most Douglas County employees will spend the holidays with their families, a few employees will be on call for snow patrol. Keith Browning, the county’s Public Works director, said his department will be keeping an eye on the weather to see whether it will snow again.
- On the record
- December 24, 2000
- Douglas County seeks state aid for disease-prevention efforts
- Community now pays about 46 percent of $1.8 million budget
- December 24, 2000
- By Joy Ludwig As director of the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department for 27 years, Kay Kent knows an ounce of prevention goes a long way. Conducting immunization clinics is just one effort aimed at prevention; others include environmental health, communicable disease control and Women, Infants and Children (WIC) programs. She said the programs all promote healthy lifestyles and are a good investment of public dollars.
- Winter’s bitter bite nips at school calendars
- Across Kansas, children miss class because of extreme weather conditions
- December 24, 2000
- It’s 4:30 a.m. Dec. 13 and snowing. Supt. Gary Price takes to the Pittsburg streets in his sport utility vehicle to test the conditions and make the decision 2,600 students long to hear: It’s a snow day. No school.
- Legislators see need to examine election laws
- Extensive changes not expected
- December 24, 2000
- Kansans can take comfort in not facing the Florida fiasco of hanging chads, haranguing politicians and wondering whether voting had been a waste of time. Kansas election laws are in good shape, preventing what played out in Florida before George W. Bush finally became the nation’s next president, Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh said.
- First family issues holiday greetings
- December 24, 2000
- In a video greeting for the nation, President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton thank Americans for “the privilege of serving” them for the past eight years.
- In radio speeches, both Clinton and Graves praise compassion
- December 24, 2000
- President Clinton and Republicans both struck messages of compassion Saturday, saying they’re doing what they can to help needy Americans. Clinton announced measures to help the homeless and those trying to buy homes, while the GOP said President-elect Bush is committed to “mobilizing the armies of compassion” to help the needy.
- Iranian intelligence agents on trial for allegedly killing four dissidents
- December 24, 2000
- Seventeen defendants, including several former intelligence agents, went on trial Saturday for the 1998 slayings of four dissident intellectuals a case that came to reflect Iran’s power struggle between reformists and hard-liners.
- Judge tosses LAPD cops’ corruption convictions
- December 24, 2000
- Saying the courts shouldn’t remedy the worst scandal in Los Angeles Police Department history with an unfair verdict, a judge overturned the convictions of three police officers convicted last month of conspiracy and other charges involving framing gang members.
- Diminutive actor Billy Barty dies at 76
- December 24, 2000
- Billy Barty, a 3-foot-10 character actor whose career spanned seven decades, died Saturday of heart failure. He was 76.
- Holiday travel congestion eases
- December 24, 2000
- Snow and cold in the Midwest delayed some travelers Saturday and a few airline flights were canceled because of labor disagreements, but the pre-Christmas rush had eased noticeably from the tie-ups caused by storms during the week.
- Bush demands loyalty from Cabinet
- December 24, 2000
- President-elect Bush has chosen seven Cabinet members with eclectic views and backgrounds, but has demanded a loyalty to his agenda that should result in a united front as he takes on Washington, Bush advisers said last week.
- United Nations deal trims American dues
- December 24, 2000
- The U.N. General Assembly formally voted Saturday to reduce America’s dues, eliminating a major source of friction between the United States and the United Nations.
- U.S.-brokered Mideast talks fail
- December 24, 2000
- Israeli and Palestinian negotiators failed Saturday to overcome their differences on Jerusalem and other tough issues, setting back President Clinton’s drive for a peace accord before leaving office.
- Soaps celebrate holidays with traditional togetherness
- December 24, 2000
- There’s no place like Pine Valley for the holidays. Unless it’s Llanview. Or Oakdale. Or Port Charles. For decades, soaps have been the national St. Nick, getting us all in the spirit with their glittering, snow-filled sets, glamorous holiday parties and touching yuletide scenes.
- Madonna’s ‘secret’ wedding takes hours to leak out
- December 24, 2000
- The secret took hours to leak out: Madonna and Guy Ritchie are husband and wife. “It did happen,” the Rev. Susan Brown confirmed Saturday, at last answering the question that kept the media camped outside Skibo Castle in a freezing fog Friday night.
- Authorship of holiday favorite disputed
- On the night before Christmas, doubts stirring about famous poem
- December 24, 2000
- This much holds as true as the red in a sprig of holly: the 19th-century poem known as “The Night Before Christmas” is where America’s notions of Santa Claus spring the jolly old man, his chimney dive with a bundle of toys, his sleigh aloft with Dasher and Dancer and company.
- Victor Borge dead at 91
- Pianist mixed comedy with classical sounds
- December 24, 2000
- Victor Borge, the comical musician or musical comedian depending on your point of view who taught audiences around the world that classical piano could be fun, died Saturday at his home in Greenwich, Conn. He was 91.
- Resident discovers peace in ‘acceptance’ of disease
- December 24, 2000
- By Dave Ranney It’s Christmastime and Mary Cordaro, 80, has every right to be downright miserable. She has Parkinson’s disease. Her speech is slurred. Her shoulders twitch. Her hands shake. “I cannot carry a glass of water,” she said. “It goes everywhere.” She can walk across the room, but it’s a challenge.
- KU presence a ‘gift’ to city
- Lawrence has twice the statewide average of gifted students
- December 24, 2000
- By Tim Carpenter Alex Head’s introduction to Lawrence’s gifted education program came in the third grade. It wasn’t elaborate. Just a few extra problem-solving assignments to supplement Quail Run School’s regular curriculum. But it was enough to keep elementary school challenging.
- Cheney emerges as key player
- V.P. helping pick Cabinet, aiding transition for D.C. outsider
- December 24, 2000
- In the brief time that George W. Bush has been president-elect, the presence and performance of his No. 2 man, Dick Cheney, has prompted a debate about the scope of Cheney’s power within the new administration.
- Black voters distrust Bush, poll contends
- December 24, 2000
- George W. Bush faces an uphill challenge in his attempt to win the confidence of African Americans, as nearly three in four blacks hold an unfavorable view of the president-elect, according to a University of Chicago poll released Thursday.
- Nashville nips Rangers on penalty shot in overtime
- December 24, 2000
- Making hockey history was nice but getting home for Christmas was more important to David Legwand. Legwand scored the NHL’s first goal on an overtime penalty shot to give Nashville a 3-2 victory Saturday over the New York Rangers.
- Free agency changed game 25 years ago
- Average salary has soared to $1.9 million since new era started with Messersmith
- December 24, 2000
- Alex Rodriguez was still in diapers on Dec. 23, 1975, when the sports world changed forever. On that afternoon, arbitrator Peter Seitz set free Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally, sending baseball spinning toward the era that has made Rodriguez and hundreds of other players multimillionaires.
- Hinrich receives shiner on left eye
- Guard poked during scramble
- December 24, 2000
- Kirk Hinrich looked like a guy who’d gone 12 rounds with Mike Tyson late Saturday afternoon at Value City Arena. Hinrich sported a black left eye and scratches on his face, courtesy of an Ohio State player who poked Kansas’ point guard while lunging for the basketball in the first half.
- Bills turn back Seahawks
- December 24, 2000
- Doug Flutie showed he still has a lot to offer to the Buffalo Bills. Flutie completed 20 of 25 passes for 366 yards and three touchdowns as the Bills snapped their longest losing streak since 1985 with a 42-23 victory over Seattle on Saturday night.
- Giants earn NFC home-field edge
- New York jolts Jacksonville, 28-25, for fifth straight victory
- December 24, 2000
- Still have doubts about the New York Giants? They don’t, not after earning the top seed in the NFC for the playoffs. he Giants (12-4) gained the home-field advantage for the entire postseason and a first-round bye by coming from behind in the fourth quarter for the second straight week in a 28-25 win over Jacksonville (7-9) on Saturday.
- Sixers’ Iverson may return sooner than expected, team doctor says
- December 24, 2000
- Allen Iverson might not miss up to a month after all. Iverson partially dislocated his right shoulder in a collision with Chris Childs in the fourth quarter of the Philadelphia 76ers’ 91-71 loss to the New York Knicks Friday night.
- Hawks build confidence
- Atlanta wins third in row for first time this season
- December 24, 2000
- The Hawks are finally starting to believe in themelves. “The team is very confident right now,” Jason Terry said after scoring 21 points, including a tie-breaking basket with 1:27 to play Saturday night as Atlanta beat Indiana, 91-87, for its first three-game winning streak this season.
- Carolina survives UCLA rally
- December 24, 2000
- North Carolina withstood a furious UCLA rally, a raucous road crowd and its own nerves. Behind Joseph Forte’s 29 points, 15th-ranked Tar Heels beat UCLA, 80-70, Saturday after blowing an 18-point lead in the second half. “It’s a big win for this team,” said Jason Capel, who had 12 points and 10 rebounds. “It’s our first really big win of the year, especially on the road.”
- Louisville center cleared to play
- Lasege makes debut in Cardinals’ loss to Dayton
- December 24, 2000
- Muhammed Lasege finally returned to Louisville on Saturday, his first appearance in two seasons while the NCAA ruled on his eligibility.
- Chiefs to conclude disappointing season today
- Falcons have experienced even more frustration than Kansas City this season
- December 24, 2000
- As the Atlanta Falcons prepare to face Kansas City in the season finale today, Jamal Anderson can see why his club is back on skid row. “There’s not a lot of draft picks on this team,” Anderson said. “That usually spells doom, and it has.” Elvis Grbac looks at the Chiefs and sees a club in need of some minor upgrades. Unlike the situation facing Atlanta, Kansas City has real reason to hop
- Free-throw discrepancy doesn’t doom Kansas
- December 24, 2000
- As soon as it ended, two of the three officials who worked Saturday’s Kansas-Ohio State basketball game bolted out of Value City Arena without changing into street clothes. No, they weren’t being chased by irate Kansas fans. The two had flights to catch or so it was said.
- Travel Briefs
- December 24, 2000
- National parks seek photos to grace passes Kansas museum will honor Gore Ace fighter group moving museum plans
- Better baggage management can save plane passengers hassles
- December 24, 2000
- Crowds, cramped flights and a shortage of airline storage space can ruin your trip.
- Williamsburg decked out for holidays
- Decorators spend months dressing up popular historic attraction
- December 24, 2000
- Martha Marquardt carefully examines a magnolia leaf and doesn’t like what she sees. “That’s blemished. I wouldn’t use it,” Marquardt says, tossing the offending leaf into a garbage can.
- Turn those blues into holiday hues
- December 24, 2000
- Symptoms of seasonal depression include mood swings and feelings of low self-esteem; agitation and anxiety; withdrawal and isolation; changes in appetite; lack of energy; and changes in sleep patterns lack of sleep, or too much.
- Season not merry for all
- Seniors prone to loneliness, depression during holidays
- December 24, 2000
- Divorced and with most of his family in England, John Loader is reminded each holiday season how alone he is. His feelings of isolation have deepened since last year, when he suffered a stroke that forced him into a Pasadena retirement home.
- University milestones in the cards
- December 24, 2000
- Four universities in the United States will celebrate significant anniversaries in 2001.
- Financial planning key when older women divorce
- December 24, 2000
- Briefcase
- December 24, 2000
- Wireless company offers answers for nature’s calls Experts push for gifts of safety with scooters Name that company
- Shoppers should use caution when buying online
- December 24, 2000
- First, it was a basket of flowers, then some compact discs and a couple of inexpensive gift certificates. Then I graduated to the big leagues, going online to buy airline tickets, betting that computer or communications failure would not leave my wife, son and me stranded in a foreign country.
- Smart cards seek success
- Online security seen as key to latest U.S. rollout
- December 24, 2000
- Imagine a single card that lets you purchase and download an airline ticket using your PC. That same piece of plastic also could pay for a restaurant lunch, open secure doors at the office or check out books at the library. It even could become your car keys.
- Europe, U.S. step up scrutiny of mergers
- European commissioner’s decision on Sprint and WorldCom raises eyebrows in U.S.
- December 24, 2000
- The Web logo for Europe’s trustbusters is an open-jawed piranha on the prowl. And more and more, their hunting ground stretches across the Atlantic. For the first time, the regulators rejected an entirely non-European merger this summer: WorldCom’s bid for telecommunications rival Sprint, headquartered in Westwood, Kan. They approved Time Warner’s $111 billion union with America Online, but only after forcing major concessions on another deal.
- Publisher donates royalties in Dickens’ name
- December 24, 2000
- In October 1843, a story gripped Charles Dickens. He “wept and laughed, and wept again,” he later said, as he wrote “A Christmas Carol” in a six-week rush.
- High-air balloons rose in popularity in 1800s
- December 24, 2000
- The revolutionary spirit in France in the 1790s included not only the idea of freedom from royal tyranny, but also attempts to fly into the sky. Experiments with hot-air balloons made air travel a reality.
- Diamonds are shining stars of fashion world
- December 24, 2000
- Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but the gems also have endeared themselves to the ever-changing fashion world. And somewhere along the way, the formal image associated with diamonds is giving way to a fresher, more relaxed look.
- Artistic license
- Portraits of painters draw in filmmakers
- December 24, 2000
- The life of American painter Jackson Pollock, who battled inner demons, drank too much, thrilled museum-goers with his loopy paint-spattered canvases and then died behind the wheel in 1956, was full of angst, art and aspiration.
- ‘Moon Pearl’ shines
- December 24, 2000
- “The Moon Pearl” (Beacon Press, 316 pages, $24) by Ruthanne Lum McCunn is a charming novel with characters that are well-drawn and sympathetic. More important, it provides a rare view of the difficulties and liberation from cultural expectations young women experienced in southern China in the 1830s.
- Maupin’s ‘Night Listener’ is a literary whisper
- December 24, 2000
- Many fans of Armistead Maupin’s “Tales of the City” series will be disappointed with “The Night Listener” (HarperCollins, $26), Maupin’s much-anticipated new novel.
- Maradona tells all
- Soccer great moves to publishing heavyweight
- December 24, 2000
- He’s won a World Cup championship and gained international acclaim for his ferocious field attack as one of the greatest soccer players of all time. Now Diego Maradona can add a brisk-selling autobiography to his list of accomplishments.
- Stack overflow problem
- Computers, like humans, overdose on information
- December 24, 2000
- By Joel J. Gold Having survived just barely the 20th century, I am buckling down to learn the skills needed to make it at least through the early years of the 21st. Everywhere the new technology demands programming, passwords, codes and PIN numbers.
- Trends
- December 24, 2000
- Here kitty, kitty! Late-shopping anxiety? Multi-purpose bathrooms Holidays go down the drain Unexpected sign of deafness
- It’s not too late to prepare for winter driving
- December 24, 2000
- Winter weather can be unpredictable. You can leave for work in the morning with the sun shining brightly, and then slide home on ice- and snow-covered highways that afternoon.
- Thomas’ silence betrays supporters
- December 24, 2000
- By Gregory Kane The Baltimore Sun Here’s how the life of a black conservative goes in America as the year 2000 draws to a close. You’ve been called every name in the book Uncle Tom, sellout, traitor, house Negro, handkerchief-head.
- Waste not
- December 24, 2000
- Jayhawks hang on: Kansas 69, Ohio State 68
- Buckeyes’ comeback falls short, giving Gregory successful homecoming
- December 24, 2000
- Home for the Christmas holiday with a victory in his back pocket, Kenny Gregory left Value City Arena Saturday as jolly as ol’ Saint Nick. “I didn’t care if I played great. I didn’t care about my performance. I just wanted the win. All I wanted was a win,” Gregory, Kansas’ senior forward from Columbus, Ohio, said after the Jayhawks’ 69-68 victory over Ohio State.
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