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- Two arrested in South Junior High burglary
- December 13, 2002
- (Updated Friday at 3:40 p.m.) Lawrence police have arrested two people in connection with an overnight burglary at South Junior High School, according to Lawrence public school officials.
- Lewis bound over for murder trial
- December 13, 2002
- (Web Posted Friday at 11:14 a.m.) A Douglas County district judge ruled Friday there is enough evidence for Damien C. Lewis to stand trial for the slayings last summer of an elderly couple at their home in east Lawrence.
- Warm weather expected for weekend
- December 13, 2002
- (Updated Friday at 10:04 a.m.) Don’t be alarmed at that large glowing disk in the sky. “I’m no expert in astronomy, but I do believe that is the sun,” said Matt Makens, 6News meteorologist. “At least that’s what I learned in school.”
- Crowd speaks out against beating
- December 13, 2002
- (Updated Friday at 10:32 a.m.) About 150 people gathered outside a Lawrence bar early Friday to speak out against the beating of a gay man there one week earlier. Jeffrey Medis, 28, was severely beaten after leaving the Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., around 1:45 a.m. Dec. 6. He suffered fractured upper and lower jaws, a broken nose, fractured eye socket, concussion, two teeth knocked out and a gash on his chin that took six stitches to close.
- Big mistake
- December 13, 2002
- To the editor: The federal government and KDOT have announced their latest âÂÂpreferred alignmentâ for this new four-lane freeway that will be 300 feet east of the existing U.S. 59. The existing 59 highway will remain in its present form and in no way be a part of the new four-lane freeway. Both alignment choices, the 300 feet east and the one mile east alignment, consume 1,360 acres. This latest freeway choice will cost us taxpayers $11 million more and also destroy 33 of the homes that now border the east side of the existing 59 highway.
- Westar taps banker as chairman
- December 13, 2002
- A current member of Westar Energy’s board of directors — Charles Q. Chandler IV — has been appointed chairman of the electric utility’s board to replace David Wittig, who resigned last month. Wittig, 47, had been Westar’s president, chief executive officer and board chairman. But he resigned in the face of federal charges that he was part of a scheme to defraud a Topeka bank on a $1.5 million loan. He has pleaded innocent to the charges. The allegations are not related to WestarâÂÂs business.
- Roy LaRue Shobe Sr.
- December 13, 2002
- Memorial services for Roy LaRue Shobe Sr., 95, Denver, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Lawrence. Mr. Shobe died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2002, in Denver.
- Area roundup: Ottawa whips Wray
- December 13, 2002
- Ross Thompson scored 29 points and Lee Baldwin added 19, leading Ottawa High to a 95-56 boys basketball victory over Wray, Colo., on Thursday in the Goodland Invitational.
- Athletes of the week
- December 13, 2002
- City Josie Polk, Lawrence High
- A with The Get Up Kids
- December 13, 2002
- The Get Up Kids have been LawrenceâÂÂs premiere band for some time now, leading the emo-rock charge with their debut album in 1997. By working their asses off on the road, theyâÂÂve inspired rabid fan bases all over the country who pack shows by the thousands to sing along with the Kids — Matthew Pryor [vocals, guitar], Jim Suptic [vocals, guitar], James Dewees [keyboards], Rob Pope [bass], Ryan Pope [drums]. TGUKâÂÂs 1999 âÂÂSomething to Write Home Aboutâ only upped the ante, putting the band on the road with Weezer and Green Day. Of course, any band thatâÂÂs as successful as TGUK is bound to inspire a counter dose of resentment, even (or perhaps especially) in their hometown. Their latest album âÂÂOn A Wireâ — which left behind racing tempos and straining vocals in favor of a mid-tempo, softer sound — proved to be an especially easy whipping boy for the naysayers.
- Lewis bound over for murder trial
- December 13, 2002
- (Web Posted Friday at 11:14 a.m.) A Douglas County district judge ruled Friday there is enough evidence for Damien C. Lewis to stand trial for the slayings last summer of an elderly couple at their home in east Lawrence.
- Warm weather expected for weekend
- December 13, 2002
- (Updated Friday at 10:04 a.m.) DonâÂÂt be alarmed at that large glowing disk in the sky. “IâÂÂm no expert in astronomy, but I do believe that is the sun,” said Matt Makens, 6News meteorologist. “At least thatâÂÂs what I learned in school.”
- Briefly
- December 13, 2002
- Energy firms overcharged Calif. $1.8 billion, judge says Boston cardinal, bishops subpoenaed to testify Banks quarantine plasma frozen in West Nile epidemic Judge sentences handyman to death for Yosemite killings
- On the record
- December 13, 2002
- Friends and neighbors
- December 13, 2002
- Meet the author. Christopher Lemmon, 1999 graduate of Lawrence High School, gets an autographed copy of âÂÂLetâÂÂs Rollâ by Lisa Beamer. Lemmon is a junior at Wheaton College. Beamer and her husband, Todd, who was on the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, both graduated from the college in Wheaton, Ill. She was the featured speaker during Homecoming activities at the school. Melissa Lemmon, Lawrence, submitted the picture.
- Parking study postponed
- December 13, 2002
- The parking squeeze at the Judicial & Law Enforcement Center isnâÂÂt tight enough to loosen a budget crunch at the nearby Douglas County Courthouse.
- Researchers head to South Pole
- December 13, 2002
- Santa and his elves work at the North Pole. David Besson and his assistants will spend Christmas at the South Pole. Besson, a Kansas University professor of physics and astronomy, will leave today for Antarctica with two undergraduate students and a former KU student. The team of researchers will study space particles hitting the polar ice cap to learn more about the solar system.
- Judge to decide Sebelius closed-meetings dispute
- December 13, 2002
- A judge Thursday said he would decide within 10 days whether Gov.-elect Kathleen Sebelius violated state law by closing to the public meetings of task forces that reviewed state spending and governmental functions. But Kansas University professor Ted Frederickson, who has been a longtime advocate of open government, says even if Sebelius is within her rights under state law to conduct the secret meetings ” she is most definitely wrong on the spirit of the law.”
- s confession
- December 13, 2002
- A Lawrence Police detective testified Thursday that Damien Lewis confessed to killing an elderly couple five months ago in their east Lawrence home. “He said the main reason he killed them was so they wouldn’t tell on him,” Detective M.T. Brown said.
- charts familiar course
- December 13, 2002
- Do you believe in the curse of the âÂÂStar Trekâ movies? The common perception is that all even-numbered Trek films are good and all odd-numbered are stinky. Luckily, âÂÂStar Trek: Nemesisâ is flick number 10. And though it falls comfortably into this pattern of relative quality, it doesnâÂÂt exactly knock one out of the solar system on an artistic level.
- LHS survives Ponca City
- December 13, 2002
- Someone clued in the referees of the Lawrence High-Ponca City, Okla., game that each team liked to play tough, physical basketball. To the Lionsâ relief, they were just a little tougher, snagging a 50-48 boys basketball victory in the first round of the Blue Valley Shootout on Thursday.
- Jayhawks add home date to 2003 grid slate
- December 13, 2002
- Kansas University has tweaked its 2003 football schedule to add another home game. KU officials have dropped a scheduled trip to San Diego State and replaced the Aztecs with a home game against Jacksonville (Ala.) State, an NCAA Div. I-AA school.
- Crowd speaks out against beating
- December 13, 2002
- (Updated Friday at 10:32 a.m.) About 150 people gathered outside a Lawrence bar early Friday to speak out against the beating of a gay man there one week earlier. Jeffrey Medis, 28, was severely beaten after leaving the Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., around 1:45 a.m. Dec. 6. He suffered fractured upper and lower jaws, a broken nose, fractured eye socket, concussion, two teeth knocked out and a gash on his chin that took six stitches to close.
- Dark and dreary
- December 13, 2002
- Does Kansas University really need to be the black hole it is during the holiday season? An institution of higher education is supposed to be in the forefront of matters social, economic, educational and sometimes even religious. It needs to be careful about thoughtlessly treading on someoneâÂÂs toes. Put another way, a school such as Kansas University has to be more mindful of âÂÂpolitical correctnessâ than most private entities because it is designed to serve and nurture such a broad spectrum of society and receive federal funding.
- Tolle of The Belles crafts a mellower mood
- December 13, 2002
- This may be the year of rock’s revival in the national music media, but in Lawrence The Belles have jumped off that bandwagon. Despite the hype around the so-called “The” bands — see The Hives, The Strokes, The White Stripes and The Vines, whom many music mags credit for reviving rock — The Belles’ new album “Omerta” is in a decidedly mellower mood.
- Heisman winners disagree on 2002’s best
- December 13, 2002
- Tim Brown doesn’t think this year’s Heisman race is much of a competition. Danny Wuerffel says it’s too close to call.
- Billups erupts for 21 points
- Former Colorado guard burns Bulls in Detroit’s win
- December 13, 2002
- Chauncey Billups lay sprawled on the floor, left in the dust by Jay Williams’ wicked dribbling skills.
- Free State routs Tulsa S&T
- December 13, 2002
- You can’t beat a good bargain, and Free State High’s boys basketball squad found a freebie Thursday. The Firebirds (2-0) used effective — and abundant — free-throw shooting to blow past Tulsa Science and Tech, 76-43, in the first round of the KVOE Tip Off Classic in Emporia.
- Lions, Firebirds advance
- LHS survives Ponca City
- December 13, 2002
- Someone clued in the referees of the Lawrence High-Ponca City, Okla., game that each team liked to play tough, physical basketball. To the Lions’ relief, they were just a little tougher, snagging a 50-48 boys basketball victory in the first round of the Blue Valley Shootout on Thursday.
- 6Sports video: Tulsa learns to be wary of what they wish for
- December 13, 2002
- The Jayhawks broke the Golden Hurricane’s winning streak.
- Restoration Foundation to support Capitol projects
- December 13, 2002
- Gov. Bill Graves announced Thursday the formation of the Statehouse Restoration Foundation, which is designed to support educational and fund-raising initiatives once the limestone building is returned to its original grandeur.
- Government’s listing of estrogen compounds as carcinogen causes confusion for women
- December 13, 2002
- Cathy Rentsch has been taking estrogen every day for 25 years, and she has no intention of stopping anytime soon. Sure, she’s heard about the concerns surrounding the hormone, which just this week was added to the federal government’s list of known human carcinogens. But with all the things that might cause cancer in the world, Rentsch figures the small risk is easily overwhelmed by the benefit.
- Abilene bar owner accused of using dead woman’s ID
- December 13, 2002
- An Abilene bar owner is accused of using the name of a dead woman to obtain liquor licenses, credit cards and property.
- Daily ticker
- December 13, 2002
- Lawrence actress becomes homegrown ‘Hot Chick’
- December 13, 2002
- A fresh-faced Kansas girl moves to Hollywood to make it big. It’s a cliche that’s been around longer than talking pictures, but for Paige Peterson the pipe dream has become grounded in reality.
- Peltier sentence reduction denied
- December 13, 2002
- A federal appeals court Thursday rejected American Indian activist Leonard Peltier’s request for reductions in the two consecutive life sentences he got in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents, saying the appeal came far too late. An attorney for Peltier has argued that ballistics evidence not considered by his client’s sentencing judge could have led to two concurrent life sentences, not the back-to-back ones Peltier has been serving since his 1977 conviction and sentencing.
- America’s food fight is just beginning
- December 13, 2002
- I don’t believe there’s any magical mathematical equation between the speed of the food and the circumference of the waistline. After all, you can gain weight eating slow food as well as fast food. You can bulk up with haute cuisine as well as Big Macs. And you can, alas, trust me on this. So, I was inclined to scoff at the Conspiracy Theory of Obesity. This is the idea that McDonald’s dunnit. That Burger King and Wendy’s and their speed-eating cohorts are responsible for the Incredible Expanding American.
- Iraqi general: Suspicions ‘groundless’
- December 13, 2002
- A senior Iraqi general contended Thursday that the new round of U.N. weapons inspections had disproved “groundless” allegations by Western intelligence agencies that 10 Iraqi sites may be engaged in banned weapons production.
- Dockworkers caucus strongly endorses contract proposal
- December 13, 2002
- A delegation of leaders from the West Coast dockworkers union overwhelmingly endorsed a proposed contract Thursday that would end the labor dispute that shuttered ports this fall.
- Q&A with The Get Up Kids
- December 13, 2002
- $350,000 in state budget cuts force agency to pare payroll
- December 13, 2002
- It’s going to get tougher for 1,100 people with physical disabilities served by Independence Inc. to live at home. The Lawrence organization dedicated to keeping people with disabilities in the community and out of institutions is preparing to lay off eight of its 31 staffers to deal with a $350,000 reduction in state financing.
- Sound off
- December 13, 2002
- IâÂÂd like to know where a local drop-off area is for the Marine Corps Toys-For-Tots program. There are several places around Lawrence where Toys-for-Tots boxes can be found. Here are just a few: Wal-Mart, 3300 Iowa; Office Depot, 2525 Iowa; and KLWN-KLZR radio stations, 3125 W. Sixth St. If necessary, a few toys can be dropped off at the Marine Corps Recruiting Office, 2223 La. The recruiter there will see that they get to a drop-off collector. Donated toys should be new and unwrapped.
- On the street
- December 13, 2002
- Asked at McCollum Hall What are your Stop Day plans?
- Spring Hill sinks Baldwin
- December 13, 2002
- Holly Gault usually doesnâÂÂt have a whole row of fans at Spring HillâÂÂs girls basketball games.
- Lewis to stay with ‘Skins
- Washington coordinator will seek top job in NFL
- December 13, 2002
- Washington Redskins defensive coordinator Marvin Lewis said Thursday he broke off talks with Michigan State University about becoming the school’s head football coach largely because he remains intent upon pursuing a head-coaching job in the NFL.
- Chiefs sign guard Alford
- December 13, 2002
- The Kansas City Chiefs signed guard Darnell Alford to a one-year contract on Thursday and placed guard Victor Allotey on injured reserve.
- Researchers head to South Pole
- December 13, 2002
- Santa and his elves work at the North Pole. David Besson and his assistants will spend Christmas at the South Pole. Besson, a Kansas University professor of physics and astronomy, will leave today for Antarctica with two undergraduate students and a former KU student. The team of researchers will study space particles hitting the polar ice cap to learn more about the solar system.
- Westar taps banker as chairman
- December 13, 2002
- A current member of Westar Energy’s board of directors — Charles Q. Chandler IV — has been appointed chairman of the electric utility’s board to replace David Wittig, who resigned last month. Wittig, 47, had been Westar’s president, chief executive officer and board chairman. But he resigned in the face of federal charges that he was part of a scheme to defraud a Topeka bank on a $1.5 million loan. He has pleaded innocent to the charges. The allegations are not related to Westar’s business.
- U.N. teams probe nuclear complex
- December 13, 2002
- A strengthened corps of U.N. inspectors broadened its scrutiny of Iraq’s military-industrial complex on Wednesday, probing deeper into a nuclear research center and a desert uranium mine, and making a spot inspection of a new missile factory.
- Local briefs
- December 13, 2002
- Body found inside store Nativity scene recovered 3 arrested in drug case KU chosen top pick in Hispanic magazine
- Horoscopes
- December 13, 2002
- NFL briefs
- December 13, 2002
- Moss pleads guilty on two counts ‘Skins release Jackson Jets know Urlacher is quite dangerous Carolina’s Peete wants to keep playing
- Oakland should win in Miami sunshine
- December 13, 2002
- After being eliminated from the playoffs in the Massachusetts snow last season, the Oakland Raiders want to spend the playoffs at home.
- Testimony in murder hearing reveals suspect’s confession
- December 13, 2002
- A Lawrence Police detective testified Thursday that Damien Lewis confessed to killing an elderly couple five months ago in their east Lawrence home. “He said the main reason he killed them was so they wouldn’t tell on him,” Detective M.T. Brown said.
- Judge to decide Sebelius closed-meetings dispute
- December 13, 2002
- A judge Thursday said he would decide within 10 days whether Gov.-elect Kathleen Sebelius violated state law by closing to the public meetings of task forces that reviewed state spending and governmental functions. But Kansas University professor Ted Frederickson, who has been a longtime advocate of open government, says even if Sebelius is within her rights under state law to conduct the secret meetings ” she is most definitely wrong on the spirit of the law.”
- Animals adjust to big-city life
- Creatures great and small take stage in ‘Christmas Spectacular’
- December 13, 2002
- Backstage at Radio City Music Hall, past the Rockettes’ dressing rooms, three camels, six sheep, two donkeys and a horse keep a woman awake each night.
- Wall Street investment banker to lead national economic team
- December 13, 2002
- President Bush, rejecting protests from supply-side conservatives, named Wall Street investment banker Stephen Friedman on Thursday to head his National Economic Council, completing the top selections for his revamped economic team. Friedman, 64, will replace Lawrence Lindsey, who was ousted along with Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill last week when Bush decided he needed a stronger team to deal with the lackluster economy and sell Congress on a new round of tax cuts.
- Mandela a leader in AIDS fight
- December 13, 2002
- Wearing a T-shirt with the words “HIV-positive” emblazoned across the front, former Nelson Mandela declared war on AIDS Thursday, and urged people to practice safe sex or abstain completely.
- Study regenerates heart in zebrafish
- Finding may lead to new cardiac therapy
- December 13, 2002
- A small striped fish common in aquariums and laboratories may lead the way to helping ailing human hearts repair themselves.
- Tolle of The Belles crafts a mellower mood
- December 13, 2002
- This may be the year of rock’s revival in the national music media, but in Lawrence The Belles have jumped off that bandwagon. Despite the hype around the so-called “The” bands — see The Hives, The Strokes, The White Stripes and The Vines, whom many music mags credit for reviving rock — The Belles’ new album “Omerta” is in a decidedly mellower mood.
- Lawrence briefs
- December 13, 2002
- KU Stop Day today Driver injured when car strikes city transit bus ‘Kansas Nutcracker’ receives grant Baked goods sale to help families in need
- First road win sweet for Kansas
- December 13, 2002
- Nobody dumped a cooler of Gatorade on Kansas University basketball coach Roy Williams on Wednesday night. Yet a mild celebration did break out in the visitorsâ locker room at TulsaâÂÂs Reynolds Center after the Jayhawksâ first road victory of the 2002-03 season.
- First road win sweet for Kansas
- December 13, 2002
- Nobody dumped a cooler of Gatorade on Kansas University basketball coach Roy Williams on Wednesday night. Yet a mild celebration did break out in the visitors’ locker room at Tulsa’s Reynolds Center after the Jayhawks’ first road victory of the 2002-03 season.
- Boston bid bolstered
- December 13, 2002
- The prospective owners of the Boston Celtics have bolstered their bid by adding a local real estate development firm before Tuesday’s meeting with an NBA ownership committee.
- Michigan struggling to shine
- Wolverines off to one of worst starts in college basketball this season
- December 13, 2002
- Coach Tommy Amaker didn’t create the mess at Michigan, but he’s stuck with the cleanup job.
- Wildcats escape Phoenix
- No. 7 KSU survives Wisconsin-Green Bay, 80-75
- December 13, 2002
- Kevin Borseth’s program at Wisconsin-Green Bay is no longer one of the best-kept secrets in women’s college basketball.
- Huskers name interim AD
- December 13, 2002
- Nebraska picked Joe Selig as its interim athletic director on Thursday.
- Sebelius responds to hearing
- December 13, 2002
- The statement from Gov.-elect Kathleen Sebelius following a hearing in Shawnee County District Court over alleged Kansas Open Meetings Act violations: “I believe in open, accountable government. I always have, and I always will. I believe an informed electorate is critical to good, effective government. And I believe that shining the light of day on the meetings of government decision-makers helps voters understand issues and make smart choices at the ballot box.
- Friends and neighbors
- December 13, 2002
- Organizations say Graves lacked authority to deny payments to local governments
- December 13, 2002
- Organizations representing Kansas cities and counties will sue the state over Gov. Bill Graves’ decision to slash $48 million in aid to local governments. Boards of the Kansas Association of Counties and the League of Kansas Municipalities voted unanimously Thursday to pursue the lawsuit, saying Graves doesn’t have authority to withhold the money.
- Entertainment Calendar
- December 13, 2002
- NIGHTLIFE | Music | Theater | Misc. | Museums | Galleries FRIDAY
- Briefly
- December 13, 2002
- ¢ Helicopter crash kills five U.S. soldiers ¢ Oil workers protest firing of strike leaders ¢ Iran considers building second nuclear plant ¢ Putin decree calls for Chechen referendum
- Parking study postponed
- December 13, 2002
- The parking squeeze at the Judicial & Law Enforcement Center isn’t tight enough to loosen a budget crunch at the nearby Douglas County Courthouse.
- World Online Arts & Entertainment Calendar
- December 13, 2002
- Spring Hill sinks Baldwin
- December 13, 2002
- Holly Gault usually doesn’t have a whole row of fans at Spring Hill’s girls basketball games.
- Prep phenom James worthy of hype
- Akron, Ohio, player explodes for 31 points in nationally televised contest against top-ranked Oak Hill
- December 13, 2002
- LeBron James didn’t try to put on a one-man show. He did anyway.
- People
- December 13, 2002
- Omaha gets a taste of Tinseltown Ex-husband takes on Tiegs ‘Vice’ star unloads vehicles
- Briefly
- December 13, 2002
- Miami student youngest U.S. Rhodes scholar NASA will send teacher to space station Hospitals to release quality data online Stepfather gets life for locking girl in closet
- Holiday shows none too cheery
- December 13, 2002
- I never thought I’d write these words, but I sure do miss old-fashioned Christmas specials like Kathy Lee Gifford’s annual self-promotion spectacular and Martha Stewart’s icy exercise in holiday perfectionism. This year’s Christmas-themed programs are a decidedly uneven lot. And three of them make their debut tonight.
- Briefly
- December 13, 2002
- Cousin accidentally shoots hunter to death Tours at Cedar Crest temporarily suspended College names president Dairy selling operations
- Jayhawks add home date to 2003 grid slate
- December 13, 2002
- Kansas University has tweaked its 2003 football schedule to add another home game. KU officials have dropped a scheduled trip to San Diego State and replaced the Aztecs with a home game against Jacksonville (Ala.) State, an NCAA Div. I-AA school.
- On the record
- December 13, 2002
- Law enforcement report Burglaries and thefts reported
- Lawrence briefs
- December 13, 2002
- KU Stop Day today Driver injured when car strikes city transit bus âÂÂ’Kansas Nutcrackerâ receives grant Baked goods sale to help families in need
- Big mistake
- December 13, 2002
- Dark and dreary
- December 13, 2002
- Does Kansas University really need to be the black hole it is during the holiday season? An institution of higher education is supposed to be in the forefront of matters social, economic, educational and sometimes even religious. It needs to be careful about thoughtlessly treading on someone’s toes. Put another way, a school such as Kansas University has to be more mindful of “political correctness” than most private entities because it is designed to serve and nurture such a broad spectrum of society and receive federal funding.
- 6Sports video: LHS girls’ hoops squad is new, improved
- December 13, 2002
- James Sido gives the scoop on a Lady Lions team that is looking to make a big impact this year.
- Favre’s pass injures receiver Ferguson
- December 13, 2002
- The Green Bay Packers may have solved their punt and kick return predicament through attrition.
- Rams place Warner on IR
- December 13, 2002
- There will be no last chance to make a good impression for Kurt Warner, placed on injured reserve Thursday by the St. Louis Rams.
- Cowboys’ fans fading
- NHL’s Stars, NBA’s Mavericks gaining favor of Dallas faithful
- December 13, 2002
- When Wanda Plumlee’s husband starts planning for New Year’s Eve and wedding anniversaries, he doesn’t have to worry about making reservations for a fancy dinner.
- Schools need solution for drunk fans
- December 13, 2002
- News item: A Harvard study shows sports fans in colleges binge on beer, wine and booze more than students who aren’t fans.
- Dorsey no sucker for awards
- Miami QB would like to win Heisman, but national title first on his to-do list
- December 13, 2002
- The Maxwell Award sat in a corner of Ken Dorsey’s house for six months, collecting dust and taking up space next to the cat’s litter box. Dorsey didn’t even care.
- Montana’s Glenn new Wyoming grid coach
- December 13, 2002
- Joe Glenn was hired as Wyoming’s football coach Thursday after leading successful Division I-AA and Division II programs in Montana and Colorado.
- IU’s Ferentz top coach
- December 13, 2002
- Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz is traveling more and enjoying it.
- Penn State tailback honored
- December 13, 2002
- Penn State’s Larry Johnson ran away with the Maxwell and Doak Walker awards Thursday.
- Fiesta Bowl coaches discuss lopsided 13-point spread
- Miami’s Coker, Ohio State’s Tressel confident in their squad’s ability
- December 13, 2002
- Larry Coker never has lost a game as Miami’s head football coach, and his top-ranked Hurricanes are 13-point favorites to make him a winner again in the Fiesta Bowl against Ohio State.
- Saints’ assistant considers ‘Bama
- Crimson Tide makes offer to alum Riley
- December 13, 2002
- Alabama’s coaching search is in a holding pattern, with New Orleans Saints assistant coach Mike Riley reportedly mulling an offer to return to his alma mater.
- Kings’ Cleaves, Turkoglu return to squad practice
- Pollard not expected back any time soon
- December 13, 2002
- Hedo Turkoglu and Mateen Cleaves joined Peja Stojakovic at practice Thursday with the Sacramento Kings, whose injury woes could lessen significantly in the next week.
- No. 25 College of Charleston stunned
- December 13, 2002
- Central Florida came out aggressive and never let No. 25 College of Charleston back into the game.
- Athletes of the week
- December 13, 2002
- Area roundup: Ottawa whips Wray
- December 13, 2002
- Ross Thompson scored 29 points and Lee Baldwin added 19, leading Ottawa High to a 95-56 boys basketball victory over Wray, Colo., on Thursday in the Goodland Invitational.
- Red Sox acquire Walker
- Boston lands second baseman to replace Sanchez
- December 13, 2002
- Todd Walker became Boston’s regular second baseman Thursday when he was obtained from the Cincinnati Reds in Theo Epstein’s first trade as the general manager of the Red Sox.
- 6Sports video: Lions win in back-and-forth game
- December 13, 2002
- Lawrence High traded the lead with Ponca City until the finish.
- 6News video: Prosecutors lay out evidence in Damien Lewis hearing
- December 13, 2002
- This is the first capital murder case in Douglas County since the death penalty has been reinstated.
- 6News video: Independence, Inc. will lay off some employees
- December 13, 2002
- The agency worries that budget cuts will affect their ability to provide services.
- Teams finish first phase of review
- Groups may resume work in public after Sebelius’ inauguration
- December 13, 2002
- Five teams Gov.-elect Kathleen Sebelius appointed to review state government finished the first phase of their work Thursday, which one team leader described as an information-gathering effort. Sebelius formed the teams a month ago to fulfill her often-repeated campaign promise to conduct a top-to-bottom review of state agencies to find efficiencies and savings. Together, the five teams had 18 meetings.
- Roy LaRue Shobe Sr.
- December 13, 2002
- New rules require better gas mileage for SUVs
- December 13, 2002
- The Bush administration announced a modest increase Thursday in fuel economy requirements for sport utility vehicles, minivans and small trucks, beginning with the 2005 model year.
- Smallpox vaccine program set to begin
- December 13, 2002
- Middle-aged Americans probably remember it as little more than a ho-hum trip to the family doctor, but the resumption of large-scale smallpox vaccinations after a 30-year hiatus promises to be anything but simple.
- ‘Faith-based’ plan put into action
- December 13, 2002
- Sidestepping Congress, President Bush took action Thursday to help churches and other religious groups better compete for federal dollars to provide social services.
- Lott’s remarks ‘offensive,’ Bush says
- Senate leader again apologizes; Democrats call for resignation
- December 13, 2002
- President Bush said Sen. Trent Lott’s endorsement of half-century-old segregationist politics “is offensive and it is wrong,” orchestrating a partywide bid Thursday to defuse the controversy that threatens Lott’s leadership post and Bush’s own political prospects. “He has apologized, and rightly so,” said the president, drawing a lengthy standing ovation from a multiracial crowd in Philadelphia.
- Local briefs
- December 13, 2002
- Body found inside store Nativity scene recovered 3 arrested in drug case KU chosen top pick in Hispanic magazine
- $350,000 in state budget cuts force agency to pare payroll
- December 13, 2002
- It’s going to get tougher for 1,100 people with physical disabilities served by Independence Inc. to live at home. The Lawrence organization dedicated to keeping people with disabilities in the community and out of institutions is preparing to lay off eight of its 31 staffers to deal with a $350,000 reduction in state financing.
- N. Korea to restart nuclear reactor
- White House calls move ‘regrettable,’ but reacts with caution
- December 13, 2002
- North Korea said Thursday it would restart work at three abandoned nuclear power plants that could produce fuel for atomic bombs, reviving the threat that brought the United States to the brink of war against the government in 1994. The announcement brought alarm from capitals in the region and Washington. Japan’s prime minister called for calm, and the South Korean government convened its security chiefs for what it said was a looming “crisis on the Korean peninsula.”
- Funding endorsed for K.C. arts center
- December 13, 2002
- A Performing Arts Center that has been in the planning stages for six years got a boost when a Kansas City Council committee endorsed a proposal to provide at least $45 million in city funds. The council’s Finance and Audit Committee on Wednesday also directed City Manager Bob Collins to put together a financing package designed to enhance Bartle Hall and the Performing Arts Center.
- Cities, counties to sue state
- Organizations say Graves lacked authority to deny payments to local governments
- December 13, 2002
- Organizations representing Kansas cities and counties will sue the state over Gov. Bill Graves’ decision to slash $48 million in aid to local governments. Boards of the Kansas Association of Counties and the League of Kansas Municipalities voted unanimously Thursday to pursue the lawsuit, saying Graves doesn’t have authority to withhold the money.
- Missouri higher-ed cuts 2nd highest
- December 13, 2002
- Missouri’s 10 percent budget cuts for higher education this school year rank second among state governments’ cuts to colleges, according to a recent survey.
- Lawsuit over river water use nears end
- December 13, 2002
- Nebraska could be close to settling a lawsuit filed by Kansas over use of water from the Republican River basin.
- After thorny start, promoter cancels Guns N’ Roses tour
- December 13, 2002
- When Guns N’ Roses announced it was going on tour this fall after a nine-year hiatus, fans of the heavy metal band snapped up tickets. Axl Rose was back and there was talk of a new album.
- Nolte gets probation for driving, drug charge
- December 13, 2002
- Actor Nick Nolte pleaded no contest Thursday to one count of driving under the influence of drugs. He was sentenced to three years’ probation, including counseling and drug testing.
- Briefcase
- December 13, 2002
- Retail sales increase Blue Cross president plans to retire in June Intrust Financial Corp. to take company private
- Bankrupt United plans to start low-cost carrier
- December 13, 2002
- Bankrupt United Airlines plans to launch a low-cost carrier next year to compete with Southwest Airlines and others as it attempts to regain financial footing by negotiating pay cuts and trying again for a government loan guarantee, the airline’s chairman said Thursday.
- Sprint expects revenues to drop
- December 13, 2002
- Sprint Corp. boosted its fourth quarter earnings forecast for its long-distance division on Thursday, but said revenues would decline this year and next. The company also said it expected fewer wireless customers in the fourth quarter than previously estimated.
- Dillons files suit against ONEOK for gas explosions
- December 13, 2002
- Dillon Companies Inc. has filed a lawsuit against two companies linked to gas explosions in Hutchinson last year. The grocery store chain recently filed a five-count suit against Tulsa-based ONEOK Inc. and Mid Continent Market Center seeking more than $75,000 in damages for losses allegedly incurred in January 2001.
- American collector buys Potter clues
- December 13, 2002
- An American collector has paid more than $45,000 for a card full of clues to the plot of the long-awaited fifth Harry Potter book.
- Snow, ice storms may be portent of winter to come
- December 13, 2002
- The ice and snow storms that staggered parts of the East last week may portend more wintry conditions to come, federal weather forecasters said Thursday.
- ‘Nemesis’ charts familiar course
- December 13, 2002
- Do you believe in the curse of the “Star Trek” movies? The common perception is that all even-numbered Trek films are good and all odd-numbered are stinky. Luckily, “Star Trek: Nemesis” is flick number 10. And though it falls comfortably into this pattern of relative quality, it doesn’t exactly knock one out of the solar system on an artistic level.
- Generic holiday is offensive
- December 13, 2002
- Diane Boldt of Upper Gwynedd Township, Pa., thinks of herself as a multicultural sort of person. She speaks a smattering of Yiddish, taught to her by her father, who learned it from Jewish colleagues at work. She puts Kwanzaa stamps on her Christmas cards because she likes the idea and loves the colors.
- Democrats weak in Senate
- December 13, 2002
- Even with the holiday cheer on the radio and the colorful displays in the store windows, a dark, wintry gloom is settling on the Democratic Party. Poll results show strikingly positive ratings for the Republicans. President Bush retains strong support.
- Remarks at Thurmond event may force Lott to shuffle on home
- December 13, 2002
- This time he may have to pack his bags and shuffle on home. He may have to lie on his back at night and think of how perfectly things were run in his home state before 1860. We’ll see.
- European Union prepares for historic expansion
- December 13, 2002
- European Union leaders struggled Thursday to resolve last-minute snags to the EU’s largest expansion during a summit aimed at overcoming the legacy of the Cold War by bringing in eight formerly communist nations.
- Research uncovers brain’s music memory
- December 13, 2002
- Sounds from the radio slip into a melody and suddenly your mind skips back to an evening of moonlight and romance and happy times. It happens to everybody, but until now science was unsure just why.
- Lay Catholic group calls on Cardinal Law to resign
- December 13, 2002
- A group of lay Catholics called for Cardinal Bernard Law’s resignation Wednesday, joining a growing chorus of dissent against the leader of the scandal-plagued Boston Archdiocese.
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