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S AGENDA
By Joy Ludwig
March 28, 2001
jludwig@ljworld.com www.ljworld.com/section/ourgovernment
LHS TRACK
March 28, 2001
J-W Staff Report Topeka — Lawrence High’s boys and girls track and field teams won a season-opening dual meet against Topeka West on Tuesday at Highland Park.
LOCAL BRIEFS FOR WEDNESDAY
March 28, 2001
HINU player named NAIA all-academic
FSHS BASEBALL BOX
March 28, 2001
Olathe North 19, Free State 0 Free State ab r h bi
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By Joel Mathis
March 28, 2001
jmathis@ljworld.com Lawrence city commissioners gave preliminary approval Tuesday to an ordinance requiring registration of rental properties in single-family zoned areas — with barely a peep from landlords who opposed the legislation.
FREE STATE TENNIS DROPS NARROW LOSS TO SM SOUTH
By Levi Chronister
March 28, 2001
lchronister@ljworld.com A 4-5 loss wouldn’t make many tennis coaches happy, but Free State High’s Jon Renberger was pleased with that result Tuesday against defending Class 6A state champion Shawnee Mission South.
FSHS BASEBALL NO-HIT IN OPENER
March 28, 2001
J-W Staff Report Olathe — It probably was a good thing Free State High and Olathe North played just one game Tuesday afternoon.
S SURGERY A SUCCESS
By Gary Bedore
March 28, 2001
gbedore@ljworld.com Kansas University basketball signee Keith Langford had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Tuesday.
BISHOP SEABURY SELECTS NEW HEADMASTER
By Tim Carpenter
March 28, 2001
tcarpenter@ljworld.com www.ljworld.com/section/ourschools
ACCIDENTS ON K-10
By Kevin Bates
March 28, 2001
kbates@ljworld.com www.ljworld.com/section/crime_fire;
DOUGLAS COUNTY STATE LAKE SOUNDOFF
March 28, 2001
Why was Douglas County Lake built and what is it stocked with? What can I expect if I go fishing out there? According to Journal-World archives from the 1950s and 1960s, the selection of Douglas County as a site for a new state lake was largely the work of Ray Amer of Pleasanton, the fish and game commissioner of the 18-county First District, as well as members of the Waka-Tauy Wildlife Assn. Archive stories reported that Amer and others felt the area needed a large state lake. Amer discussed the idea with the wildlife group’s members and then recommended the project to the Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission.
WEDNESDAY DATEBOOK
March 28, 2001
TODAY 9 a.m.-noon: Health screening for people 60 and older, Babcock Place, 1700 Mass. Fee charged.
BLOTTER
March 28, 2001
Law enforcement report Burglaries and thefts reported
CITY COMMISSION ALCOHOL APPROVED AT STRIP CLUB ––— CITY CODES WILL BE ENFORCED AT EX-JUICE JOINT, OFFICIALS SAY
By Joel Mathis
March 28, 2001
jmathis@ljworld.com Lawrence city commissioners “reluctantly” approved a drinking establishment license Tuesday for a North Lawrence strip club, but delayed a decision on another controversial bar.
3-28 SHOULD RACE BE A FACTOR IN UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS?
March 28, 2001
Should race be a factor in university admissions?
KEY UPCOMING DATES IN KPL-KGE RATE HIKE REQUEST
March 28, 2001
April 6 — Staff and intervenors provide recommendations whether rates should be increased or decreased and by how much. April 11 — Public hearing at 7 p.m., Wichita City Council chambers, 435 N. Main, Wichita.
SUSAN SEURER OBITUARY
March 28, 2001
Susan Seurer Memorial services for Susan Seurer, 57, Lawrence, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Cremation has taken place.
LEADER INSPIRES CANCER QUILT ––— DISEASE BECOMES LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR GIRL SCOUT TROOP
By Terry Rombeck
March 28, 2001
trombeck@ljworld.com www.ljworld.com/section/health
S CLOSE
March 28, 2001
Local markets As of Tuesday’s close, courtesy of Farmers Cooperative Assn. South Elevator — Wheat, NA; soybeans, $4.20; milo, $1.72; corn, $1.79. Midland Elevator — Wheat, NA; soybeans, $4.20; milo, NA; corn, $1.79. North Elevator — Wheat, $2.72; soybeans, $4.20; milo, $1.72; corn, $1.79.
S MOTHER DIES
By Chuck Woodling
March 28, 2001
cwoodling@ljworld.com Surely no one in Lawrence ever experienced higher highs or lower lows than Sue Seurer.
SENIOR PROJECT IS HISTORY LESSON ––— OSKALOOSA STUDENT COMPLETES MURAL ON HIGH SCHOOL WALL
By Joy Ludwig
March 28, 2001
jludwig@ljworld.com Oskaloosa — If Oskaloosa’s history wasn’t colorful before, it is now.
LHS-OLATHE SOUTH BASEBALL BOXES
March 28, 2001
Olathe South 4, Lawrence 2 OLATHE SOUTH ab r h bi
WED KU ALUMS ON TV TONIGHT
By Jan Biles
March 28, 2001
jbiles@ljworld.com www.ljworld.com/section/kunews
FSHS GIRLS SOCCER
March 28, 2001
J-W Staff Report Techumseh — Free State High junior Morgan Matthews is picking up where she left off last season.
S GOLF
March 28, 2001
J-W Staff Report Stevinson, Calif. - Kansas University’s men’s golf team survived cold, windy conditions to claim the Stevinson Ranch Invitational crown for the second consecutive year Tuesday at Stevinson Ranch Golf Club.
KU-ARKANSAS BASEBALL BOX
March 28, 2001
Arkansas 6, Kansas 5 KANSAS ab r h bi
GOLDEN NELSON OBITUARY
March 28, 2001
Golden Nelson Pomona — Services for Golden W. Nelson, 82, Pomona, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Pomona United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Pomona.
GERALDINE WILLIS OBITUARY
March 28, 2001
Geraldine Willis Mass of Christian Burial for Geraldine P. Willis, 77, Lawrence, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
BESSIE MILLER OBITUARY
March 28, 2001
Bessie Miller Services for Bessie L. Miller, 84, Topeka, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Burial will be in Washington Creek Cemetery.
KANSAS-UMKC SOFTBALL BOX II
March 28, 2001
Kansas 7, UMKC 2 UMKC ab r h bi
KANSAS-UMKC SOFTBALL BOX I
March 28, 2001
Kansas 2, UMKC 0 UMKC ab r h bi
National briefs
March 28, 2001
Sheep killed, tested for mad cow disease Democrats back judges’ background checks Foundations charitable giving jumps 18%
National briefs
March 28, 2001
U.S. vetoes Mideast observers AIDS drugs to be sold at cost Spy case punishment mulled
National briefs
March 28, 2001
U.S. eyes treatment of WWII Italians Funding promised to black colleges Postal cuts planned
Mourning returns to Hea
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
For the first time in nearly six months, All-Star center Alonzo Mourning was bumping and banging, driving and dunking.
LAWRENCE ORGANIZATIONS OPPOSE DEVELOPMENTS
By Joel Mathis
March 28, 2001
jmathis@ljworld.com www.ljworld.com/section/growth;
126 STUDENTS ABSENT FROM SOUTHWEST AFTER THREAT
By Tim Carpenter
March 28, 2001
tcarpenter@ljworld.com Nearly one-fifth of students at Southwest Junior High School were absent Tuesday in response to a death threat found scrawled on a restroom wall.
BUSINESS BRIEFCASE FOR WEDNESDAY
March 28, 2001
ACQUISITION Johnson & Johnson
CRESTON NELSON OBITUARY
March 28, 2001
Creston Nelson DeSoto — Memorial services for Creston Dale Nelson, 70, DeSoto, will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto. Cremation is planned.
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, CHILD W/ CHENO, BOSCHEE
March 28, 2001
JACOB EDMISTON, 14MONTHS, got an up close look at Kansas University men’s basketball players when the team landed at Forbes Field, Topeka, after returning from an NCAA Tournament game. At top, Jacob is held by KU senior center Eric Chenowith and below he’s held by junior guard Jeff Boschee. Jacob is the son of Rob and Darla Edmiston, Lawrence, and the grandson of G. Wayne Parks, Lawrence. The photos were taken and submitted by Jacob’s brother, Seth, 14. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number and caption information, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044. For More Friends and Neighbors go to www.lawrence.com/publish/postem/friends.
LHS SWEPT IN BASEBALL OPENER
By Steve Rottinghaus
March 28, 2001
srottinghaus@ljworld.com The new Class 6A 2000 state championship baseball banner hanging from the center-field fence at Ice Field must have seemed miles away for Lawrence High on Tuesday night.
Baker baseball splits with Graceland
March 28, 2001
Baker University split a doubleheader with Graceland on Tuesday, dropping the first game 5-3 and winning the second 6-2.
HINU player named NAIA all-academic
March 28, 2001
Marzha Fritzler, a senior basketball player at Haskell Indian Nations University, has been named an NAIA Academic All-American.
Jayhawks sweep, extend winning streak
KU wins opener with UMKC, 2-0; takes nightcap, 7-2, for fourth straight win
By Chuck Woodling
March 28, 2001
By Chuck Woodling It’s much easier to hit a softball without having a migraine headache. Ask Christi Musser.
Royals’ Randa a keeper
Third baseman accepts contract under the going rate
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
Joe Randa is one baseball player who won’t let money get in the way of happiness.
Rental property registration clears another city hurdle
By Joel Mathis
March 28, 2001
By Joel Mathis Lawrence city commissioners gave preliminary approval Tuesday to an ordinance requiring registration of rental properties in single-family zoned areas with barely a peep from landlords who opposed the legislation.
On the record
March 28, 2001
Surgery a success for KU signee Langford
Texas high school standout expected to recover in two weeks following arthroscopic procedure on left knee
By Gary Bedore
March 28, 2001
By Gary Bedore Kansas University basketball signee Keith Langford had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Tuesday. The 45-minute procedure was a huge success, says Langford’s mother, who has been told her son should have a speedy recovery.
Quilt honors cancer patients
Leader’s battle becomes learning experience for Pinckney girl Scout troop
By Terry Rombeck
March 28, 2001
By Terry Rombeck Pam Wagner faced her Girl Scout troop last August and told them the bad news: The breast cancer she had battled four years had returned. “I just looked at their faces and they just looked scared,” she recalled.
Campaign reform advances
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
The Senate signaled support for the soft money ban at the heart of campaign finance legislation backed by Sen. John McCain on Tuesday amid fresh indications that President Bush would sign the measure if it reaches his desk.
‘Crack baby epidemic’ disputed
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
The “crack baby” phenomenon is overblown, according to a study that suggests poverty and the use of cigarettes, alcohol and other drugs while pregnant are just as likely as cocaine to cause developmental problems in children.
Coalition to fight rezoning requests
Home Depot, Dial draw opposition from trio of groups
By Joel Mathis
March 28, 2001
By Joel Mathis Three organizations have joined forces to oppose a pair of developments the groups contend should not be allowed under city-county development guidelines.
Parents heed threat at Southwest Junior High
One in five students stays home from school on day that violence was threatened in note
By Tim Carpenter
March 28, 2001
By Tim Carpenter Nearly one-fifth of students at Southwest Junior High School were absent Tuesday in response to a death threat found scrawled on a restroom wall. Discovery on Monday of the message, which threatened violent acts Tuesday with a handgun against unspecified people, kept 19 percent, or 126, of the school’s students away from classes Tuesday.
Race-based admissions ruled illegal
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
Dealing another setback to affirmative action, a federal judge ruled Tuesday that the use of race in admissions at the University of Michigan law school is unconstitutional.
Disney adds to reduction
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it would eliminate 4,000 full-time jobs, or about 3 percent of its global work force. The media and entertainment giant cited the “increasingly pressing challenges of the softening economic environment.”
Thelma Coy
March 28, 2001
Here’s what’s cookin’
Exhibitors unveil new kitchen tools, gadgets and more
By Sandy Hu, For Associated Press Special Features
March 28, 2001
If you’re an avid cook, there’s nothing more satisfying than anticipating the next hot trends in kitchen equipment. A good place to glimpse the future is at the International Housewares Show held annually in Chicago.
Imports dominate Consumer Reports’ top auto picks
By Terril Yue Jones - Los Angeles Times
March 28, 2001
As new vehicle segments and engine technologies come onto the market, improving almost every make and model, Japanese and German brands still dominate that respected American benchmark of automotive quality, Consumer Reports’ annual survey of new and used cars.
State’s jobless rate dips in February; signs of cooling seen
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
The state’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in February and followed normal, seasonal trends, but signs are emerging that the Kansas economy is slowing.
BIRTHS
March 28, 2001
* Mark and Jill Nesbitt Daly, Lawrence, a boy, Tuesday. * Kirk and Brittney Jensen, Lawrence, a girl, Tuesday.
KANSAS UNIVERSITY SWIMMING HELD HOSTAGE, ATHLETES SAY –- FORMER SWIMMERS BITTER ABOUT FINANCES
By Dave Ranney
March 28, 2001
dranney@ljworld.com www.ljworld.com/section/kunews;
BREITHAUPT NAMED EIGHTH LEGACY AWARD WINNER
March 28, 2001
Sunset Hill teacher named Legacy Award winner A kindergarten teacher at Sunset Hill School on Tuesday received an award honoring Lawrence teachers making a big impact in the lives of students.
3-28 KRUMM COLUMN
March 28, 2001
I hate to pay the higher price for 90-percent-lean ground beef when I’m just going to use it in chili or spaghetti sauce. How can I make a healthful choice, yet save money at the same time? It’s OK to buy 70-percent- to 80-percent-lean ground beef for use in recipes that call for crumbled ground beef. Just use this process to reduce fat content by 50 percent.
SWEET BRIEFS
March 28, 2001
w/AP photo There’s help for those squeamish about sushi
KANSAS SOFTBALL SWEEPS KANGAROOS
By Chuck Woodling
March 28, 2001
cwoodling@ljworld.com It’s much easier to hit a softball without having a migraine headache. Ask Christi Musser.
KU BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
By Gary Bedore
March 28, 2001
gbedore@ljworld.com Kansas senior center Eric Chenowith will play in the National Assn. of Basketball Coaches Roundball Challenge, set for 8 p.m., Friday at the Target Center in Minneapolis, host city of the Final Four.
ACIL WINN OBITUARY
March 28, 2001
Acil Winn Services for Acil Winn, 92, Lawrence, are pending and will be announced by Warren-McElwain Mortuary.
3-28 GWYN
March 28, 2001
When I lived in the Bay Area some 20-plus years ago, after having been raised in Kansas, I was exposed for the first time in my life to real Italian cooking. Just as a fast-food taco bears only a superficial relationship to what people really eat south of the border, Chef Boyardee — the only Italian cook most Midwesterners knew — had been a poor ambassador for his native cuisine. I recall being unprepared for the amount and variety of seafood that San Francisco Italians incorporated into their cooking. It made perfect sense, given the availability of fresh seafood in both San Francisco and Italy, but it didn’t fit the spaghetti-and-meatball stereotype we Midwesterners had been fed.
People
March 28, 2001
Julia’s smile costs dentist Billy Crystal: Oscar fan ‘Soprano’ star’s second childhood Bob Marley redux
Double trouble
Lions drop opening twinbill to Olathe South
By Steve Rottinghaus
March 28, 2001
By Steve Rottinghaus The new Class 6A 2000 state championship baseball banner hanging from the center-field fence at Ice Field must have seemed miles away for Lawrence High on Tuesday night. Olathe South swept the defending state champion Lions, 4-2 and 8-6. The resilient Falcons rallied in the late innings of both games while temperatures dipped in the 30s.
LAWRENCE HIGH AFTER PROM PARTY SET FOR MAY 12
March 28, 2001
SCHOOLS Party after prom planned
LHS track wins in Topeka
J-W Staff Reports
March 28, 2001
Lawrence High’s boys and girls track and field teams won a season-opening dual meet against Topeka West on Tuesday at Highland Park.
Strip club gets drinking license
Commission gives ‘reluctant’ OK to Bada Bing; Club 508’s license on hold
By Joel Mathis
March 28, 2001
By Joel Mathis Lawrence city commissioners “reluctantly” approved a drinking establishment license Tuesday for a North Lawrence strip club, but delayed a decision on another controversial bar.
U.S. consumers upbeat about economy
The Los Angeles Times
March 28, 2001
Undaunted by reports of layoffs, consumers became significantly more confident in March, the first time in five months they have grown more upbeat about their economic prospects, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.
Swimming held hostage, alumni say
Former swimmers bitter about finances
By Dave Ranney
March 28, 2001
By Dave Ranney Former Kansas University swimmers trying to revive the axed men’s swimming program lashed out Tuesday at the athletics department’s response to their offer to raise $100,000 for the team.
007 actor stars in le Carre’s spy, action thriller
By David Germain, Associated Press Movie Writer
March 28, 2001
John le Carre’s spy stories stand as smart, sobering counterpoints to the theme-park thrills of James Bond.
Wayans’ show echoes ‘Cosby’
Kevin McDonough
March 28, 2001
Lessons, hugs, cute kids, a bumbling dad who mixes wisdom and silliness. What year is this? “My Wife and Kids” (7 p.m., ABC) shamelessly lifts all of the ingredients that made “Cosby” a mainstay of the 1980s.
Fiery salsa adds zip to scallops
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
One way to make low-fat dishes pleasing to diners is to make sure the dishes are full of flavor. A bonus for the cook, too, is when that flavor is achieved with fresh, uncomplicated ingredients.
Briefcase
March 28, 2001
Johnson & Johnson confirms Alza deal Agere announces offering Palm tops forecast, will trim 250 jobs Woman nominated to regulatory post
S CLOSE
March 28, 2001
Dow Industrials +260.01, 9,947.54
NCAA MEN, WOMEN FINAL FOURS
March 28, 2001
NCAA Men THE FINAL FOUR
City Commission briefs
March 28, 2001
TV viewer admonishes commissioner City to issue bonds for construction Bridge project rejected Barker area costs to be studied
Mother of ex-Jayhawk Seurer dies
By Chuck Woodling
March 28, 2001
By Chuck Woodling Surely no one in Lawrence ever experienced higher highs or lower lows than Sue Seurer. Mrs. Seurer, who died on Monday at the age of 57, was the mother of Frank Seurer, the most prolific passer in Kansas University football history.
Horoscopes
March 28, 2001
Briefly
March 28, 2001
Sunset Hill teacher named Legacy Award winner Jury trials ordered for duo accused of murder Vinland School leads state in ‘Pennies for Patients’
Beware the ‘Fog’
J. Mascis and the Fog, the Bottleneck - 03/27/2001
By Michael Newman
March 28, 2001
By Michael Newman There’s nothing more basic in rock and roll than a power trio breaking a sweat on a small stage in a dark, smoky club. Tuesday night at the Bottleneck in Lawrence, Kansas, J. Mascis and the Fog treated rock fans to an hour and a half of the real thing. Scene makers and any others just out to be seen and mingle were out of luck. The sheer intensity and volume of sound pouring off the stage demanded undivided attention.
Lawrence briefs
March 28, 2001
KU sets final exams Teen pleads innocent to fraternity damages HINU to recognize students in ceremony Library to have spring book sale
Senate OKs budget plan; critics abound
Conservative Republicans join Democrats in voicing opposition
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
The Senate approved a proposed state budget of nearly $9.15 billion Tuesday after hearing it was criticized as both too big and too small. The 22-18 vote sent the spending bill slightly smaller than the budget for the fiscal year that ends June 30 to the House.
No TV good for kids, say parents
Creativity, intelligence often nurtured without the tube
By Anne Wallace Allen, Associated Press Writer
March 28, 2001
The numbers are staggering. In the average U.S. home, the television is on almost eight hours a day. A 1-year-old child watches about six hours a week, and more than half of children 8-to-16 years old have a TV in their bedrooms.
CITY COMMISSION BRIEFS
March 28, 2001
TV viewer admonishes commissioner David Barnhill put to rest any questions Tuesday about whether Lawrence residents watch the city commission on TV.
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By Scott Rothschild
March 28, 2001
srothschild@ljworld.com www.ljworld.com/section/ourregion
KU grads ready for prime time
Alums slated for television appearances tonight on Fox, PBS
March 28, 2001
By Jan Biles Two Kansas University graduates are on prime-time television tonight one in the Fox network’s new reality series, “Boot Camp”; the other singing the lead role in “La Boheme” on PBS.
CD REVIEWS - Shoestring, Dashboard Confessional
By Geoff Harkness
March 28, 2001
Baker softball wins one with Benedictine
March 28, 2001
Baker University dropped the first game of a softball doubleheader with Benedictine, 6-0, before rallying to win the nightcap, 5-3.
Friends and neighbors
March 28, 2001
Devils capture lead in Eastern Conference
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
The New Jersey Devils made it look too easy.
Vikings sign two defensive ends
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
Defensive linemen Lance Johnstone and Fernando Smith agreed to contract terms with Minnesota on Tuesday.
Chenowith, Gregory still playing
KU seniors selected for Roundball Challenge, slam-dunk contest respectively
By Gary Bedore
March 28, 2001
By Gary Bedore Kansas senior center Eric Chenowith will play in the National Assn. of Basketball Coaches Roundball Challenge, set for 8 p.m., Friday at the Target Center in Minneapolis, host city of the Final Four.
Owners discuss NFL realignment
By Dave Goldberg - Associated Press Football Writer
March 28, 2001
For the first time since it decided to add Houston as its 32nd team, the NFL had a candid discussion Tuesday on how to realign into eight four-team divisions.
Olson’s return emotional
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
He married his wife in Minneapolis. They had three of their children there.
Hernandez finishes D-Rays
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
New Royals closer Roberto Hernandez struck out the side against his former teammates Tuesday, finishing a 9-3 victory over Tampa Bay.
Tulsa topples Memphis, 72-64
Golden Hurricane to meet Alabama in final
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
Kevin Johnson and Tulsa spoiled Memphis coach John Calipari’s return to the New York area.
Mitscher services
March 28, 2001
Eva Wright
March 28, 2001
Creston Nelson
March 28, 2001
Leak prompts
J-W Staff Reports
March 28, 2001
A broken sewer main on Kansas University’s West Campus prompted issuance of a health advisory by the Law-rence-Douglas County Health Department.
Local briefs
March 28, 2001
HINU player named NAIA all-academic Baker baseball splits with Graceland Baker softball wins one with Benedictine
Parking issue drives commission discussion
By Joy Ludwig
March 28, 2001
By Joy Ludwig Douglas County commissioners at tonight’s meeting will consider a proposed solution to parking problems near the county courthouse.
FSHS soccer wins opener with Heights
J-W Staff Reports
March 28, 2001
Free State High junior Morgan Matthews is picking up where she left off last season.
KU golf wins
J-W Staff Reports
March 28, 2001
Kansas University’s men’s golf team survived cold, windy conditions to claim the Stevinson Ranch Invitational crown for the second consecutive year Tuesday at Stevinson Ranch Golf Club.
Arkansas rallies past Jayhawks
J-W Staff and Wire Reports
March 28, 2001
Wes McCrotty’s single to left field popped out of the glove of a diving Matt Tribble, and Arkansas scored the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning of a 6-5 baseball victory over Kansas University on Tuesday at Baum Stadium.
K-10 accident resulted in three more
By Kevin Bates
March 28, 2001
By Kevin Bates One accident led to three more Tuesday morning east of Lawrence, causing traffic delays but only minor injuries.
Sideline
March 28, 2001
Mourning, Olajuwon return Villanova names Wright Final Four tickets scarce
U.S. to scrap environmental treaty
The Washington Post
March 28, 2001
The White House recently sought advice from the State Department about how the United States can legally withdraw its signature from a landmark 1997 global warming agreement, signaling its intent to pull out despite efforts by European and Japanese leaders to try to keep the agreement alive, an administration source said Tuesday.
Donations, federal reports don’t match
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
There is a $12 million difference between what members of Congress reported getting from political action committees and what the PACs reported giving for the 1998 elections, a private group reports.
Smoking hikes women’s death rates
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
Tobacco became a leading killer of women in just two generations, said a government report released Tuesday as President Bush’s health secretary endorsed federal regulation of tobacco if Congress gives him the power to do so.
Less sleep, more work tires U.S.
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
A workaholic lifestyle with too little time for sleep is turning America into a nodding off nation, with 40 percent of surveyed adults saying they have trouble staying awake on the job.
Senior project is lesson in history
Oskaloosa student completes mural on high school wall
By Joy Ludwig
March 28, 2001
By Joy Ludwig If Oskaloosa’s history wasn’t colorful before, it is now. Molly Bellinger, an Oskaloosa High School senior, has spent about 150 hours painting it in vivid hues on a wall at the school.
Foot-and-mouth disease traced to infected pig swill
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
Britain’s devastating outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been traced to swill fed to pigs on a northern farm and may have come from meat imported illegally or food smuggled in by a passenger, the agriculture minister said Tuesday.
State unemployment dips in February
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
The state’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in February and followed normal, seasonal trends, but signs are emerging that the Kansas economy is slowing.
Utility faces scrutiny for 19 percent KPL rate hike request
Consumer group says Western Resources has been ‘over-earning,’ calls for rate rollback
By Scott Rothschild
March 28, 2001
By Scott Rothschild Public hearings have been scheduled in Western Resources’ request for a $151 million increase in electric rates; an increase that would raise rates for KPL customers by an average of 19 percent.
SM South survives Free State in opener
Firebirds push defending Class 6A state champions in 5-4 defeat
By Levi Chronister
March 28, 2001
By Levi Chronister A 4-5 loss wouldn’t make many tennis coaches happy, but Free State High’s Jon Renberger was pleased with that result Tuesday against defending Class 6A state champion Shawnee Mission South.
American Greetings to cut 1,500 jobs
Card maker blames Internet, competition
By M.R. Kropko, Associated Press Business Writer
March 28, 2001
Hurt by competition from the Internet and cut-rate greeting cards, American Greetings Corp. said Tuesday it would lay off 1,500 employees, or 13 percent of its full-time work force, and close six plants.
Report lifts market
After-close warnings worry analysts
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
A better-than-expected consumer confidence report sent stocks climbing Tuesday on hopes that Americans’ spending could revive company profits earlier than anticipated. The Dow Jones industrials picked up 260 points, their third straight triple-digit gain.
State briefs
March 28, 2001
Oz park extension sent to Senate State environmentalists reject EPA settlement Last call in House for keg registration
Panel cool to House’s ‘Tools for Tots’ plan
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
Senators were slow to embrace the House’s “Tools for Tots” program Tuesday, raising concerns that the plan requires too much testing and micromanages local school districts.
Anna Hey
March 28, 2001
Ava Lathrom
March 28, 2001
Susan Seurer
March 28, 2001
Bishop Seabury Academy selects new headmaster
By Tim Carpenter
March 28, 2001
By Tim Carpenter The dean and assistant headmaster of a Florence, S.C., private school accepted the job of headmaster at Bishop Seabury Academy. Chris Carter, 35, plans to assume duties July 1 at the Episcopal school east of Lawrence.
Arab leaders back Palestinians
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
Otto Bretz
March 28, 2001
Suicide bombers hit Israel
The Los Angeles Times
March 28, 2001
Two terrorist bombings just hours apart left one person dead and dozens of Israelis injured in Jerusalem on Tuesday, while Jews and Palestinians clashed in the volatile city of Hebron, inflaming tensions to the breaking point.
World briefs
March 28, 2001
China population tabbed at 1.3 billion Militia kidnaps French aid workers
‘Big Brother 2’ is looking for new contestants
The New York Daily News
March 28, 2001
CBS’ search is on for the next round of “Big Brother” shut-ins. The network posted an application and instructions for wanna-be “Big Brother” players yesterday at its Web site, www.cbs.com.
Traveling exhibit explores Star Wars’ myths
The Associated Press
March 28, 2001
Darth Vader: heavy breathing, black helmet, evil. Yoda: small, wise, kind. Characters and images from “Star Wars” have become universally recognized symbols of good and evil.
Drain ground beef to cut cost and fat
By Susan Krumm
March 28, 2001
By Susan Krumm I hate to pay the higher price for 90-percent-lean ground beef when I’m just going to use it in chili or spaghetti sauce. How can I make a healthful choice, yet save money at the same time?
Short & sweet
March 28, 2001
There’s help for those squeamish about sushi New ‘Jayni’s Kitchen’ show gets clever with chicken Root out the perfect radish Bring back family dinner
Seafood and potatoes now that’s Italian
By Gwyn Mellinger
March 28, 2001
By Gwyn Mellinger When I lived in the Bay Area some 20-plus years ago, after having been raised in Kansas, I was exposed for the first time in my life to real Italian cooking. Just as a fast-food taco bears only a superficial relationship to what people really eat south of the border, Chef Boyardee the only Italian cook most Midwesterners knew had been a poor ambassador for his native cuisine.
Woods has sights set on Masters
Practice usually pays for Tiger, who seeks to win many majors again this season
Doug Ferguson - Associated Press
March 28, 2001
One hour before a nine-hole sprint to the finish at The Players Championship, 21 of the 22 players who returned to complete the final round were warming up on the practice range.
Troubling questions on violence
By Selmer Bringsjord, Special to the Los Angeles Times
March 28, 2001
By Selmer Bringsjord Special to the Los Angeles Times Guns and schools. You doubtless insist they don’t mix, but alas, the brute fact is that many of our youth rather vehemently disagree. Lots of young people these days have decided to bring guns to school and to fire them at their classmates and teachers.
ABA plays key judicial role
By Mike Hoeflich
March 28, 2001
By Mike Hoeflich The White House apparently has decided to remove the formal role that has been played by the American Bar Assn. in the selection process for federal judges. For almost 50 years, the ABA took an active consultative role in this process.
Andretti to race Indy 500
Driver seeking elusive victory after five-year absence
March 28, 2001
Michael Andretti has unfinished business at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Old home town - 40 and 100 years ago today
Courtesy Watkins Community Museum
March 28, 2001
Highest bidder
March 28, 2001
Candidate issues
March 28, 2001
Fix the policy
March 28, 2001
Moratorium would shift tax burden
By Jack Anderson and Douglas Cohn, United Feature Syndicate
March 28, 2001
By Jack Anderson and Douglas Cohn United Feature Syndicate Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., has recommended an immediate three-month moratorium on payroll taxes. This news is big, and it will impact all of us well beyond three months. Why? First some facts, then the answer.
What is Bush talking us into?
By Geneva Overholser, Washington Post Writers Group
March 28, 2001
By Geneva Overholser Washington Post Writers Group Is this government by self-fulfilling prophecies of doom we’re having these days, or what? For weeks, we’ve heard President Bush bad-mouth the economy. “Our economy is beginning to sputter,” he told us.
Make it count
J-W Editorials
March 28, 2001
J-W Editorials Next Tuesday’s election gives local voters a chance to have a real impact on the choice of people who will have a real impact on their lives for the next several years. Elections to choose new Lawrence city commissioners and school board members are just a week away.
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March 28, 2001
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