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- Supreme Court allows doorstep sales, proselytizing without permits
- June 17, 2002
- (Updated Monday at 11:52 a.m.) The Constitution protects the right of missionaries, politicians and others to knock on doors without first getting permission from local authorities, the Supreme Court ruled Monday.
- Loya jirga to summon Karzai to try to break logjam
- June 17, 2002
- (Updated Monday at 11:35 a.m.) KABUL, Afghanistan Frustration mounted at Afghanistan’s loya jirga on Monday as the historic meeting approached its scheduled close with no sign of an agreement on how to form a legislature for the country.
- Raiders win third straight contest
- June 17, 2002
- Lawrence’s Raiders didn’t brood after dropping two games on Friday at the College World Series American Legion baseball tournament. The Raiders instead became focused, winning their next three games, including Sunday’s 10-5 decision over Omaha Northwest.
- Renegades qualify for USSSA World Series
- June 17, 2002
- The Lawrence Renegades won the USSSA 18-and-under Fathers Day Tournament Sunday with a 10-0 victory over the Indy Blaze and and a 16-7 victory over the Topeka Shockers. Seth Johnson pitched a no-hitter against Independence with five strikeouts and no walks.
- Ongoing volunteers needed
- June 17, 2002
- Agency: United Way of Douglas County Address: 2518 Ridge Court
- Kansas University athletic director settles dispute with former employer over transfer of funds
- June 17, 2002
- By Chuck Woodling Kansas University athletic director Al Bohl has apparently returned all or part of the salary bonuses he received while serving as AD at Fresno State.
- Aide was first black head coach at FSU
- June 17, 2002
- By Gary Bedore Steve Robinson believes he’s helped pave the way for other black coaches at Florida State University and the Atlantic Coast Conference. At least he hopes that’s the case.
- People
- June 17, 2002
- Dutch remix could revive Elvis Skater graduates from junior high Graham to preach in Cincinatti UCLA honors Kirk Douglas
- s diversity, author says
- June 17, 2002
- By Dave Ranney Rusty Monhollon remembers waking up June 5, 1968, to find out that Robert F. Kennedy had been assassinated. “I was 10 years old, and I was devastated,” said Monhollon, who grew up in Rossville. He also remembers his cousin being sent to Vietnam, causing his mother and aunt to worry like they’d never worried before.
- CART trims costs by going to single engine-maker
- June 17, 2002
- Cosworth will manufacture engines exclusively for the CART series over the next two years in a move to control costs for the racing teams.
- Rain postpones Outlaw finale at Topeka
- June 17, 2002
- Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series officials postponed the 97 Country Outlaws Nationals feature racing program Saturday when rain made O’Reilly Auto Parts Motor Speedway unsafe for racing, at Heartland Park.
- I-70: First Late Model win for Jenny White
- June 17, 2002
- After two laps of qualifying and a respectable fifth-fastest time of 17.209, Topeka’s Jenny White started inside row two for the 40-lap NASCAR Weekly Racing Series feature event Saturday night at I-70 Speedway.
- World Cup: United States advances to quarterfinals with 2-0 win over Mexico
- June 17, 2002
- Brian McBride and Landon Donovan scored as the United States beat Mexico 2-0 on Monday to reach the World Cup quarterfinals - its best showing in 72 years.
- Satellite Radio 400: Kenseth holds off late run
- Jarrett second at Michigan Speedway
- June 17, 2002
- Jack Roush propped his arm up on his crutches and shifted ever so slightly. If there was any discomfort, driver Matt Kenseth’s victory made it all go away. Kenseth became the first three-time winner of the Winston Cup season, holding off a charge from Dale Jarrett to beat him to the finish line Sunday at Michigan International Speedway Roush’s home track.
- Roles have changed for athletic directors
- June 17, 2002
- Nearly four decades ago, as a young track coach at Kansas State, DeLoss Dodds had an eye for speed. Nothing he saw in those days impressed as much as haste with which his boss, the athletic director, made it to the golf course each afternoon.
- Sen. Roberts plans active campaign
- June 17, 2002
- Pat Roberts is taking nothing for granted when it comes to his re-election campaign. Roberts faces an opponent in the Aug. 6 Republican primary who has run unsuccessfully for the Senate twice before and whose main goal isn’t to defeat Roberts but to get people talking about what he sees as government’s scolding its citizens about their smoking, weight and meat-eating.
- Black coaches weary of waiting for chance
- June 17, 2002
- There are few coaches in the Atlantic Coast Conference like Paul Hewitt. Five, to be exact. The ACC will celebrate its 50th anniversary next season, but the league is still almost devoid of color on the sidelines.
- Passenger hospitalized in K-10 accident
- June 17, 2002
- A Topeka woman was in serious condition at a Topeka hospital after an accident at 5 p.m. Sunday west of Lawrence. Sadie Bigar, 78, was transported by air to Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center.
- Blue Star Banner makes return to military family
- June 17, 2002
- By Bill Snead Steve Miller and his father, Ben, stood on Steve’s front porch near Stull, admiring the small red and white flag with one blue star hanging next to the front door. The Blue Star Service Banner, displayed by families with loved ones serving in the U.S. armed forces, is a tribute to Steve’s son, Army Capt. Cale Miller, stationed at Camp McGovern in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
- How much is enough?
- June 17, 2002
- Karen Hughes, counselor to President Bush, decided that she had had enough of the long hours away from her family and friends. Hughes announced in April that she was leaving Bush’s side at the White House to go home to Texas and spend more time with her husband and 15-year-old son.
- Parents air concerns on special education
- June 17, 2002
- One in six parents of disabled children has considered suing or has threatened to sue the child’s school district to get services, a poll shows. The poll, being released today by the advocacy group Public Agenda, suggests parents feel that while teachers care and are qualified to deal with disabilities, school systems don’t offer special help to children unless families insist.
- FBI seeks more prosecution of terror
- Only half of cases make it to court
- June 17, 2002
- The FBI has been seeking prosecution of international terrorism cases at six times the rate it did before Sept. 11, but more than half of those cases considered by federal prosecutors never made it to court, Justice Department records show.
- World Online Exclusive: Spinning the Web - Online privacy serious business; Part Two
- June 17, 2002
- By Michael Newman Well folks, in my last column I promised to report on my successes implementing some of the privacy and security tools I had mentioned in that opus and true to my word here’s that report. It’s not all roses.
- Briefly
- June 17, 2002
- Beijing: 2,400 Internet cafes closed after fire kill 24 Afghanistan: Bodies of 3 Americans en route to U.S. South Africa: Ship sets sail to aid Antarctic rescue China: Garbage collapse kills 10 workers Havana: Socialist petition surpasses expectations France: Week of strikes planned Zimbabwe: Security laws aimed at political dissenters
- Briefly
- June 17, 2002
- New York City: Rabbi suspends plan for armed patrols Florida: Chemical fumes force evacuation at hotel Florida: Rain may postpone space shuttle’s landing California: Suicide by inmates in county jails rises
- Briefly
- June 17, 2002
- Philippines: 3 Abu Sayyaf rebels killed Israel: U.S. Muslims denied entry Sudan: Suspected al-Qaida returned to Saudi Arabia for trial India: Pakistan talks ruled out
- Briefly
- June 17, 2002
- New York City: Attack in bar called racially motivated St. Louis: Home Depot stores won’t deal with feds Texas: Bush spends holiday fishing, working in yard Washington, D.C.: Survey examines housing concerns
- Unser sheds weight, image
- June 17, 2002
- Once soft and overweight, Al Unser Jr. credits his newly sculpted physique to Formula 1 star Michael Schumacher.
- Pop music for the young at heart
- June 17, 2002
- Chances are you have never heard of “The Langley Schools Music Project,” (7:30 p.m., VH1). But if you watch this half-hour documentary, you will never forget it. Back in 1976, Hans Fenger, a music teacher at a remote school in British Columbia, decided to try a little something different with his 60-voice sixth-grade choir.
- WNBA: Liberty avenges loss to Sting
- Charlotte falls, 54-53
- June 17, 2002
- The New York Liberty remember how the Charlotte Sting wrecked their season last year. Just in case anyone forgot that feeling, a picture of a jubilant Dawn Staley wearing an Eastern Conference champion hat hung in their locker room to remind them.
- Cards sweep Royals - St. Louis 5, Kansas City 1
- June 17, 2002
- Complete games have become commonplace for Woody Williams, now that he’s with the St. Louis Cardinals. Williams pitched a five-hitter and helped himself at the plate with a double and an RBI as the Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals, 5-1, Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
- Bohl returns bonus money to Fresno State
- Kansas University athletic director settles dispute with former employer over transfer of funds
- June 17, 2002
- By Chuck Woodling Kansas University athletic director Al Bohl has apparently returned all or part of the salary bonuses he received while serving as AD at Fresno State.
- Asbestos companies seek insulation from lawsuits
- June 17, 2002
- An avalanche of asbestos lawsuits many filed by people who are not extremely sick is overwhelming courts and threatening companies even though the cancer-causing substance has not been widely used in the United States for almost 30 years.
- ‘Scooby-Doo’ scares up monster debut of $56.4 million
- June 17, 2002
- “Scooby-Doo,” where are you? On top of the weekend box office. The big-screen update of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, starring Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini and a computer-animated Great Dane, took in $56.4 million to debut as the No. 1 film, according to industry estimates Sunday.
- A new sidewalk menace
- June 17, 2002
- By John Balzar Los Angeles Times Let me be the first on my block to squawk about a coming nuisance that will make our weary days more insufferable. If urban life isn’t struggle enough, just wait.
- U.S. Open: Mickelson settles for second place
- June 17, 2002
- Phil Mickelson will tell you he didn’t back down from Tiger Woods. And true, Lefty was the only one with even a glimmer of hope as the storm clouds cleared out Sunday in the U.S. Open.
- College World Series: South Carolina eliminates Nebraska from CWS with 10-8 victory
- June 17, 2002
- Yaron Peters extended his arms and South Carolina’s season with one big swing. Peters hit a tiebreaking two-run homer as the Gamecocks eliminated Nebraska from the College World Series with a 10-8 win Sunday.
- National League Roundup: Pittsburgh plasters Reds, 5-1
- Cincinnati now tied with Cardinals for first in NL Central
- June 17, 2002
- Craig Wilson and Jimmy Anderson pried first place out of the Cincinnati Reds’ desperate grasp. Wilson homered for the third straight game and Anderson pitched a five-hitter Sunday, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-1 victory that ended the Reds’ long stay alone on top of the NL Central.
- Brown sheds theory for practicality
- June 17, 2002
- By George Will Washington Post Writers Group Long ago long before he served two terms as California’s governor and made three runs for the Democratic presidential nomination Jerry Brown, who has won a second term as mayor of this city, was a Jesuit seminarian and, one suspects, a test of the Christian patience of his religious superiors.
- Historically challenged
- June 17, 2002
- Journal-World Editorial George Washington? Who was he? The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that six of 10 high school seniors failed to display even a basic knowledge of U.S. history in a national sample of 29,000 public and private school students.
- Gubernatorial candidates offer views on funding
- June 17, 2002
- In their first head-to-head debate, the state’s four leading gubernatorial candidates discussed education funding, legalized gambling and abortion. Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, the top Democratic candidate for governor, told the 120th annual meeting of the Kansas Bar Assn. on Saturday that the state should stop talking about the need to better fund public schools and tackle the problem.
- KU’s Robinson ‘pioneer’ in Florida State athletics
- Aide was first black head coach at FSU
- June 17, 2002
- By Gary Bedore Steve Robinson believes he’s helped pave the way for other black coaches at Florida State University and the Atlantic Coast Conference. At least he hopes that’s the case.
- School superintendents brace for more financial challenges
- June 17, 2002
- Those annual “what I did on summer vacation” essays may take a much more solemn tone this year if school administrators write them. Delays in state aid payments, new budget tightening and unsettling staffing situations are not typical activities on superintendents’ “must-do” lists, they say.
- Lawrence school board
- June 17, 2002
- Agenda highlights 7 p.m. today 110 McDonald Drive
- World Cup: Senegal, Spain reach quarterfinals
- Sweden, Ireland ousted during Sunday’s soccer games
- June 17, 2002
- Senegal and Spain worked overtime Sunday to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup. Actually, the Spaniards had to go beyond that, beating Ireland 3-2 in a penalty-kick shootout after a 1-1 tie.
- AL Briefs
- June 17, 2002
- Ramirez to spend more time in Pawtucket Gutierrez placed on DL with strained groin
- Turmoil, ideals of Sixties led to today’s diversity, author says
- June 17, 2002
- By Dave Ranney Rusty Monhollon remembers waking up June 5, 1968, to find out that Robert F. Kennedy had been assassinated. “I was 10 years old, and I was devastated,” said Monhollon, who grew up in Rossville. He also remembers his cousin being sent to Vietnam, causing his mother and aunt to worry like they’d never worried before.
- Islam attracts Hispanics drawn by ancient heritage
- June 17, 2002
- Ibrahim Gonzalez, raised as a Catholic, says he didn’t convert to Islam rather, he says, he reverted. Like a small but growing number of Hispanics, the New York-born Puerto Rican has found a spiritual home in a faith with a long history in Spain, stretching to the rule of Muslim Moors from the 700s to the 1400s.
- Democrats offer strong field
- June 17, 2002
- Democrats began this year looking downtrodden, even for the party traditionally out of power in Kansas politics. While Republican circles buzzed with word of potential candidates for statewide office, Democratic ones were relatively quiet.
- Blue Star Banner makes return to military family
- June 17, 2002
- By Bill Snead Steve Miller and his father, Ben, stood on Steve’s front porch near Stull, admiring the small red and white flag with one blue star hanging next to the front door. The Blue Star Service Banner, displayed by families with loved ones serving in the U.S. armed forces, is a tribute to Steve’s son, Army Capt. Cale Miller, stationed at Camp McGovern in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
- Horoscopes
- June 17, 2002
- Suffering pope makes suffering monk a saint
- June 17, 2002
- Pope John Paul II, who himself once turned to Padre Pio seeking a cure for an ailing friend, raised the mystic Italian monk to sainthood Sunday to the cheers of some 200,000 pilgrims sweltering in temperatures near 100 degrees.
- Lawrence city commission
- June 17, 2002
- Agenda highlights 6:35 p.m. Tuesday City Hall Sunflower Broadband Channel 25
- ‘Lives of Altar Boys’ delves into teen life
- June 17, 2002
- “The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys” is not about pedophile priests, as the title might suggest. It’s a coming-of-age movie that’s sweet without being saccharine, which is a hard balance to strike, especially for first-time filmmakers.
- Local briefs
- June 17, 2002
- St. John’s Mexican Fiesta to feature food, music Mexican music will rock the church grounds during the St. John’s Fiesta from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 1234 Ky. Live entertainment, hot dogs, nachos, popcorn, refreshments and T-shirts will be available both nights. Games and authentic Mexican food will be available Saturday only. Friday’s entertainment will feature the St. John’s Fiesta Dancers and La Ma Band from Topeka. Saturday’s entertainment will feature Mariachi Habanero, St. John’s Fiesta Dancers and Iluciorteand from Emporia. Admission is free. Outside food and beverages will not be allowed on church grounds. _____________________________________________ Museum: Series tells of Lawrence’s 20th-century history Area history buffs can attend a series of Tuesday presentations titled “Life on Mississippi Street and in Lawrence, 1919-1945.” Sponsored by the Friends of Watkins Community Museum of History, the programs are: June 18 Depression Years, 1932-9141. June 25 War Years, 1941-1945. Preceded by a light meal from 6 p.m. to 6:25 p.m., each hour presentation will be at 6:30 p.m. at the museum, 1047 Mass. The programs are based on “Life on Mississippi Street,” written by Doris Brewster Smith, daughter of Raymond and Fay Brewster. Raymond Brewster was a chemistry professor at Kansas University. Copies of each volume of “Life on Mississippi Street” will be for sale at reduced prices. Those wanting to attend and eat the box lunch are asked to make reservations by the Sunday before each program. For reservations, call 841-4109. Walk-ins at 6:30 p.m. also are welcome. _____________________________________________ Education: Workshop designed to teach childhood nutrition, fitness School and community leaders are invited to a workshop Tuesday in Lawrence designed to improve physical education and nutrition for children. The Kansas LEAN-21 Leadership Workshop is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, Building 21, 2210 Harper St. Teachers, school administrators, school board members, school food-service staff, health-care professionals, child-care providers, business and community leaders are encouraged to attend. Sponsors include the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the Kansas State Department of Education and the Leadership to Encourage Activity and Nutrition Coalition, known as LEAN-21. Participants will receive the LEAN-21 school health project manual, “Step Up and Step Out for Children.” They’ll also get the “Class Act” classroom physical activity guidebook and “Changing the Scene,” a nutritional information kit. _____________________________________________ Community: 4-H club plans blood drive The Kanwaka 4-H Club and Community Blood Center will be hosts to a blood drive from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. June 24 at Kanwaka Hall on Highway 40. The first 25 donors will receive a free T-shirt provided by Kanwaka 4-H Club. Donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. Identification is required to donate. A cholesterol check will also be available. For more information, or to sign up, call Terrie Price, 843-7892 or 865-9080. _____________________________________________ Gasoline Prices: Pump Patrol seeks best deal The Journal-World has found a gasoline price as low as $1.24 at Citgo, Ninth and Iowa streets. If you find a lower price, call us at 832-7154. Be prepared to leave the name and address of the business and the price.
- Ongoing volunteers needed
- June 17, 2002
- Lakeside: Karrick claims back-to-back wins
- June 17, 2002
- From an inside row-four starting position, Basehor’s Tim Karrick would only need the first two circuits of Lakeside Speedway’s dirt surface to take the lead from pole-sitter Steve Hawks.
- City softball results: 6/16
- June 17, 2002
- Here are the results of city softball league action from Sunday, June 16.
- Hewitt grills Henman on grass
- Top-seeded player snares third straight Queen’s Club crown
- June 17, 2002
- Top-seeded Lleyton Hewitt won his third consecutive Queen’s Club grass-court championship after overcoming Tim Henman 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday. Hewitt, the world’s No. 1 player, is the first player to win three straight Queen’s Club titles since John McEnroe completed the feat in 1981.
- Racing Briefs
- June 17, 2002
- Bodine crowned Kroger 300 champ Audi sweeps top spots at 24 Hours event
- CART Series: Da Matta bags third victory
- June 17, 2002
- Cristiano da Matta won his third race of the young CART season, holding off Bruno Junqueira in the G.I. Joe’s 200 on Sunday. Da Matta, who drives for Newman-Haas, has won five of the last eight races dating to last season. All three of his 2002 victories have come on road courses.
- De Ferran gains rain-plagued IRL victory
- June 17, 2002
- Gil de Ferran earned his first Indy Racing League victory Sunday and put a stop to a string of misfortunes. Leading all but eight laps will do that.
- What’s new
- June 17, 2002
- Browser makes one last stab at beating Microsoft Chip integration grows more sophisticated
- RIM’s newest BlackBerry takes your calls and e-mails
- June 17, 2002
- In business, communication is key. Whether it’s staying on top of the latest market alerts via e-mail or getting a quick briefing on a potential client’s likes (and dislikes), those who can get information while on the go are ahead of the game.
- Nikon’s hot pick
- New digital camera is designed for less tech savvy
- June 17, 2002
- My home shows how your average Gen-X techie lives. There’s a new Dell computer with high-speed cable Internet and CD burner. The entertainment system is crowned by a DVD player. I have a cell phone and a Palm handheld. Next up: a digital camera.
- Women’s Tours: West triumphs in playoff
- June 17, 2002
- Lori West gained back in a playoff what she had given away. West three-putted the final three holes of regulation in losing a two-stroke lead, then rolled in a 3-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole Sunday to win the Hy-Vee Classic.
- Senior Tour: Morgan wins BellSouth
- June 17, 2002
- When Gil Morgan finds a golf course that he likes, he plays very well. Morgan won his first title of the year and 21st of his senior career Sunday, shooting a 5-under 67 for a three-stroke victory in the BellSouth Senior Classic.
- A wake-up call on rights
- June 17, 2002
- By Bill Ferguson Knight Ridder Newspapers The men who wrote our Constitution labored to ensure that government’s reach into our personal affairs would be strictly designated and severely limited. I think it’s fair to say that our country was founded on the principle of personal freedom.
- Garcia falters in final round
- June 17, 2002
- El Nino pulled an El Foldo. Sergio Garcia, who relished the opportunity of going head-to-head with Tiger Woods Sunday in the final round of the U.S. Open, waggled and stumbled his way to a disappointing 4-over-par 74 on the Black Course at Bethpage State Park.
- NL Briefs
- June 17, 2002
- Giants activate Martinez, demote Goodwin Astros activate reliever, purchase utility player Rockies put Ortiz on DL with strained hamstring Furcal hit in elbow, later leaves game
- Old Home Town - 25, 40 and 100 years ago today
- June 17, 2002
- Security threats
- June 17, 2002
- Sidewalk hazards
- June 17, 2002
- Passive faculty?
- June 17, 2002
- Interleague Roundup: Mets trip Yankees, 3-2
- Vaughn bashes key home run off lefty in eighth
- June 17, 2002
- Mo Vaughn made up for a season’s worth of struggles with one dramatic swing. Vaughn hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to give him 1,001 RBIs and lift the New York Mets to a 3-2 victory over the Yankees on Sunday night.
- Renegades qualify for USSSA World Series
- June 17, 2002
- The Lawrence Renegades won the USSSA 18-and-under Fathers Day Tournament Sunday with a 10-0 victory over the Indy Blaze and and a 16-7 victory over the Topeka Shockers. Seth Johnson pitched a no-hitter against Independence with five strikeouts and no walks.
- Raiders win third straight contest
- June 17, 2002
- Lawrence’s Raiders didn’t brood after dropping two games on Friday at the College World Series American Legion baseball tournament. The Raiders instead became focused, winning their next three games, including Sunday’s 10-5 decision over Omaha Northwest.
- KC officer hit by car
- Policeman remains in critical condition
- June 17, 2002
- A man who was trying to elude police lost control of the car he was driving and slammed into a police officer, knocking the officer over a 6-foot fence topped with razor wire. The officer, whose name was not released, was in critical condition after undergoing surgery Saturday. He suffered extensive head injuries and broken bones, police said.
- Honor roll
- June 17, 2002
- Eudora Middle School announces students who made honors and had perfect attendance during the third quarter of the 2001-2002 school year. Students who made the Straight-A Honor Roll earned all A’s.
- Foundation awarded more than $186,000 to 31 organizations in 2001
- June 17, 2002
- The foundation awards grants to nonprofit and community organizations in Douglas County for programs for youth, education and health services. Organizations interested in applying for funds can write the foundation at Suite 400, US Bank Tower, 900 Mass., Lawrence 66044, or call executive director Sara Corless at 843-8727.
- On the record
- June 17, 2002
- On the money
- June 17, 2002
- The fuzzy economic horizon has made choosing the right investments that much more challenging. Several good books provide good general information about different investment options.
- U.S. Open: Tiger triumphs
- Woods halfway to Grand Slam
- June 17, 2002
- The longest course in U.S. Open history was only a short stop for Tiger Woods on his way to a real Grand Slam. Another runaway victory in golf’s toughest test made it look inevitable.
- Market leaves investors dazed, confused
- Experts offer advice on how to keep the bear off your back
- June 17, 2002
- During the past 30 years of investing, Peter Recker never has been so dumbfounded by the stock market as he is now. By most accounts, things should be better. Stocks, after all, tend to soar a year or so after the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates. And the economy is moving out of a recession into a recovery mode.
- Militant demand Musharraf resign
- Toll rises to 12 in consulate attack
- June 17, 2002
- FBI agents fanned out Sunday over the site of a deadly car bombing outside the U.S. Consulate, seeking clues as investigators tried to reconstruct how the attack took place.
- Differences delay Afghan council
- June 17, 2002
- Arguments among delegates to Afghanistan’s grand council on Sunday delayed by at least a day efforts to choose members of a national assembly. President-elect Hamid Karzai proposed creation of an assembly to the council, or loya jirga, on Saturday.
- Europe veers to right in search for security
- June 17, 2002
- Left-leaning governments across Europe are being kicked out by voters worried about ailing economies, crime, illegal migrants and a fear that traditional policies of state control don’t work.
- Democrats join call for Saddam’s ouster
- June 17, 2002
- Prominent Democrats in Congress called Sunday for removing Saddam Hussein from power, endorsing a classified Bush administration plan that gives the CIA broader power to take action against the Iraqi leader.
- Concert prices strike sour note
- Rising ticket costs amplify fans’ cries of ‘sellout’
- June 17, 2002
- Rock ‘n’ roll flourished in the Aquarian age of free love and low-priced concerts. But the cheap thrills are long gone. Concert ticket prices are skyrocketing especially for bands born in the anti-materialist ‘60s.
- Capitol dome dispute more than a century in the making
- June 17, 2002
- More than a decade has passed since the design for this very public piece of art has been chosen, yet it’s not in place. Close to finishing the Statehouse by placing a statue atop its dome, state officials hesitate. Some balk at the cost of the project, others at the aesthetics.
- West Bank enclosure under way
- Sharon rejects Powell’s Palestinian state plan
- June 17, 2002
- Israeli bulldozers flattened ground Sunday for an electronic fence that is planned to eventually run the entire length of the West Bank a disputed project aimed at protecting Israelis from Palestinian suicide bombers.
- U.S. forestry worker arrested for wildfire
- June 17, 2002
- A U.S. Forest Service employee set the fire that scorched more than 100,000 acres in Colorado and forced thousands to evacuate by burning a letter from her estranged husband in the Pike National Forest, authorities said Sunday.
- Grant program looking to grow
- Community Foundation hopes to give $180,000 to nonprofits this year
- June 17, 2002
- By Mindie Paget Dental care for the uninsured. Continued restoration at the old Democratic headquarters in Lecompton. Recliners for Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s pediatric unit. This diverse collection of needs represents only a small portion of the causes the Douglas County Community Foundation has helped fund since Lawrence philanthropist Hortense “Tensie” Oldfather launched it two years ago.
- A splashy Father’s Day
- June 17, 2002
- Mike Bennett relaxes with his son Patrick, 10 months, and Patrick’s godmother Beth Loney at the Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center, 727 Ky. Fathers got into the pool free Sunday to relax and enjoy Father’s Day with their children and families.
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