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Kansas, Duke, Maryland, Cincinnati lead the field of 65
By MICHAEL MAROT, AP Sports Writer
March 10, 2002
(Web Posted Sunday at 5:29 p.m.) Duke was seeded No. 1 for the NCAA tournament for a record fifth straight year Sunday, joined atop the regional brackets by top-ranked Kansas, Maryland and Cincinnati.
U.S. war commander cites progress in Afghan battle
By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer
March 10, 2002
(Web Posted Sunday at 5:09 p.m.) The U.S. commander of the war in Afghanistan said Sunday that American forces have made new advances against the last known major pocket of al-Qaida resistance but have yet to find any sign of Osama bin Laden or other leaders of the terrorist network.
Oklahoma topples Kansas
World Online staff
March 10, 2002
(Updated Sunday at 5:22 p.m.) Oklahoma toppled No. 1 Kansas, 64-55, in Sunday's championship game of the Big 12 men's basketball tournament at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo. Update: Kansas will play 16th seed Holy Cross (18-14) on Thursday in St. Louis in the first round of the NCAA Final Four Tournament.
Army says major fighting in Operation Anaconda over
By Paul Haven, Associated Press Writer
March 10, 2002
(Web Posted Sunday at 8:10 a.m.) The major fighting is over in the weeklong operation to clear al-Qaida and Taliban forces from eastern Afghanistan, the Army said Sunday. Wave after wave of helicopters flew into the Bagram air base north of Kabul, disgorging tired, mud-covered soldiers back from front after eight days of fighting.
World Briefs
March 10, 2002
Northern Ireland: Protestant leader seeks unification referendum Nigeria: Prayer meeting stampede kills 12 Sicily: Hope for survivors of boat wreck fades
World Briefs
March 10, 2002
• Northern Ireland: Protestant leader seeks unification referendum • Nigeria: Prayer meeting stampede kills 12 • Sicily: Hope for survivors of boat wreck fades
William D. Shoemaker
March 10, 2002
Services for William D. Shoemaker, 63, Lawrence, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Pleasant Grove. Masonic rites will be before burial at the mortuary. Mr. Shoemaker died Saturday, March 9, 2002, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2002
Last week's answer A different March Madness Healthy, wealthy and wise Priced for perfection The P/E ratio
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2002
• Last week's answer • A different March Madness • Healthy, wealthy and wise • Priced for perfection • The P/E ratio
Softball tourney delayed
March 10, 2002
Kansas University's Holiday Inn Invitational softball tournament on Saturday was postponed to today because of cold and windy conditions. The tournament will resume today at Jayhawk Field.
Racing Briefs
March 10, 2002
Lusk takes title in ARCA race Test rider killed Panizzi leads Corsica
Protected?
March 10, 2002
On the record
March 10, 2002
On the record
March 10, 2002
Law enforcement report Emergency calls
Nation Briefs
March 10, 2002
WASHINGTON: Bush urges journalists to honor slain colleague NEW YORK: Financier's aides sought pardon after 2000 election BOSTON: Logan Airport security report deletes infighting references LONDON: Reports of Cabinet rift over Iraq attack are denied
Nation Briefs
March 10, 2002
Houston: Pathologist details painful child deaths ATLANTA: Former black radical convicted of murder Georgia: Marine helicopter goes down in Atlantic Virginia: Two tour buses collide, dozens are injured Kentucky: Vatican lists objections to conference on gays
Museum support
March 10, 2002
Local briefs
March 10, 2002
Annual jamboree raises funds for park memorial About 300 people Saturday stopped by New York School for the March Madness Trade & Sale Jamboree, which featured crafts by about 20 artists and craftspeople. Prints, charcoal sketches, handmade soaps and painted bird baths were on display in the school gym, along with baked goods and used books and records. The East Lawrence Neighborhood Assn. sponsored the event, and the money raised will be used for neighborhood projects such as the Hobbs Park Memorial, said Liz Brosius, neighborhood association board member and co-organizer of the event. Brosius said the neighborhood association sponsored the event to bring the community together. “We want to further being good neighbors, address the problems and celebrate some of the wonderful things that are in our neighborhood,” she said. ______________________________________ Community service: Blood center beginning 'March Madness' drive College basketball fans will be able to prove they really bleed the colors of their favorite school during the Community Blood Center's March Madness blood drive. Donors who give blood during the second annual drive, which runs from Monday through March 16 and is sponsored by Topeka radio station V-100, will receive a free commemorative T-shirt and have a chance to win $5,000 in merchandise from Brandsmart. The donor who comes closest to naming the national basketball champion and the combined score of the national championship game will win the grand prize. To schedule an appointment, call the Lawrence donor center at 843-5383. Donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. ______________________________________ University Daily Kansan: Court denies newspaper attorney fee reimbursement The University Daily Kansan will not be reimbursed its attorney fees in its lawsuit to get the Kansas Highway Patrol to turn over the report from a fatal accident. A state court ruled in 2000 that the patrol should have released the accident report from the Sept. 16, 2000, car accident that killed Felicia Bland. But the court also said the UDK, the Kansas University student newspaper, would not receive attorney fees because no evidence showed the patrol acted in bad faith by withholding the report. The Kansas Supreme Court agreed Friday, ruling against the UDK's appeal. A teen-ager, Sean Scott, was later convicted of drunken driving in Bland's death. Other criminal and civil cases pending from the wreck are pending.
Local briefs
March 10, 2002
• Annual jamboree raises funds for park memorial About 300 people Saturday stopped by New York School for the March Madness Trade & Sale Jamboree, which featured crafts by about 20 artists and craftspeople. Prints, charcoal sketches, handmade soaps and painted bird baths were on display in the school gym, along with baked goods and used books and records. The East Lawrence Neighborhood Assn. sponsored the event, and the money raised will be used for neighborhood projects such as the Hobbs Park Memorial, said Liz Brosius, neighborhood association board member and co-organizer of the event. Brosius said the neighborhood association sponsored the event to bring the community together. “We want to further being good neighbors, address the problems and celebrate some of the wonderful things that are in our neighborhood,” she said. ______________________________________ • Community service: Blood center beginning 'March Madness' drive College basketball fans will be able to prove they really bleed the colors of their favorite school during the Community Blood Center's March Madness blood drive. Donors who give blood during the second annual drive, which runs from Monday through March 16 and is sponsored by Topeka radio station V-100, will receive a free commemorative T-shirt and have a chance to win $5,000 in merchandise from Brandsmart. The donor who comes closest to naming the national basketball champion and the combined score of the national championship game will win the grand prize. To schedule an appointment, call the Lawrence donor center at 843-5383. Donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. ______________________________________ • University Daily Kansan: Court denies newspaper attorney fee reimbursement The University Daily Kansan will not be reimbursed its attorney fees in its lawsuit to get the Kansas Highway Patrol to turn over the report from a fatal accident. A state court ruled in 2000 that the patrol should have released the accident report from the Sept. 16, 2000, car accident that killed Felicia Bland. But the court also said the UDK, the Kansas University student newspaper, would not receive attorney fees because no evidence showed the patrol acted in bad faith by withholding the report. The Kansas Supreme Court agreed Friday, ruling against the UDK's appeal. A teen-ager, Sean Scott, was later convicted of drunken driving in Bland's death. Other criminal and civil cases pending from the wreck are pending.
Lawrence commuter report
March 10, 2002
Lawrence commuter report
March 10, 2002
The following events and construction projects may affect commuter traffic this week in the region: Kansas Highway 7, near Lone Elm Road in Olathe, closed for bridge replacement and roadway reconstruction.
Kindred services
March 10, 2002
Fashion briefs
March 10, 2002
Celebrities, lipstick raise money for AIDS President's niece tapped by Tommy Jeans Sandals a step ahead in spring fashion
Douglas County Commission
March 10, 2002
Agenda highlights • 9 a.m. Monday • Courthouse, 1100 Mass.
Arts notes
March 10, 2002
• Dancers create works inspired by word 'blue' • Lawrence artist starring in 'Spinning Into Butter' • KU Women's Chorale to present winter concert • Lawrence artist fashions multipanel paintings • KU alumnus wins creative writing award
Arts notes
March 10, 2002
• Pavarotti tickets still available • Children's Literature Festival set in Ottawa • St. Pat's parade, trolley tours slated in Atchison • String players join organist for concert • Expert on Egypt to speak at museum
Hazard pay?
March 10, 2002
Journal-World Editorial When they go to work in the morning, school personnel shouldn't have to worry about suffering bodily harm. An incident this week that resulted in a broken wrist for a Lawrence elementary school principal offers a snapshot of some of the complex issues teachers and administrators are called upon to deal with in the modern school environment.
What’s new
March 10, 2002
Mom invents a muzzle for naughty closed captions Handspring's hybrid marries function with sleek stylings Study: Gambling sites bet heavily on advertising
Cold can’t stop Shamrock Shuffle
Participants run 5K to benefit Infant-Toddler Coordinating Council
By Matt Merkel-Hess
March 10, 2002
By Matt Merkel-Hess Not even blustery conditions and a temperature of 20 degrees could keep runners, joggers and walkers from participating in the 13th annual Shamrock Shuffle Saturday morning. About 200 people participated in the 5-kilometer event on an out-and-back course on the river levee between Johnny's Tavern, 401 N. Second St., and the Interstate Highway 70 overpass.
Road numbering system has method to madness
March 10, 2002
By Mark Fagan Joe Lewis doesn't have any idea where 1250 E. 902 Road is. Even when he's playing 18 holes on it. “I live in the city,” said Lewis, making the turn at Eagle Bend Golf Course, at the aforementioned location at the southwestern edge of Lawrence.
Music supporters plan opposition to program cuts
By Mindie Paget
March 10, 2002
By Mindie Paget It's too late to send a slew of letters or stage a calling campaign. So, with precious little time to get organized before Monday night's Lawrence school board meeting, a group of about 20 parents, boosters, band directors and other concerned residents who call themselves the Coalition Against Dropping Sixth-Grade Band and Orchestra met Saturday afternoon to devise a plan to keep the instrumental program off the budget chopping block.
Funeral aid for poor endangered
By Scott Rothschild
March 10, 2002
By Scott Rothschild Proposed state budget cuts would touch some Kansans even in death. Under a budget plan before the Legislature, a funeral assistance program for the poor would be eliminated for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
Life has new focus six months after Sept. 11
City sees renewed patriotism, interest in world affairs
By Tim Carpenter
March 10, 2002
By Tim Carpenter Six months ago, terrorist attacks on the East Coast galvanized Americans, pulling them together like nothing had for decades. “December 7 did it for us,” said Lawrence retiree Mary Gauthier, who vividly recalls the attack on Pearl Harbor that carried the United States into World War II.
Cafe suicide bomb kills 12
Israel destroys Arafat’s office
By Greg Myre, Associated Press Writer
March 10, 2002
A Palestinian suicide bomber transformed a crowded garden cafe into a mass of maimed bodies and upturned, blood-covered furniture Saturday night, killing at least 12 people in an attack across the street from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's walled compound.
Jayhawks advance to tournament title game
March 10, 2002
Kansas University pLAYERS, from left, Drew Gooden, Aaron Miles, Jeff Boschee and Wayne Simien watch the Jayhawk reserve squad mop up late in KU's 90-50 rout of Texas Tech. Kansas will face Oklahoma in the Big 12 Tournament championship game at 2 p.m. today.
Decisions, decisions: Pods muddle bracket outlook
By Wendell Barnhouse, Knight Ridder Newspapers
March 10, 2002
Prepare for the invasion of the pods. No, it's just the NCAA Tournament, version 2002 not a science-fiction, body-snatching thriller. When the NCAA announces its men's field at 5 p.m. today, the bracket will look the same.
OU stomps Texas, sets sights on KU - Oklahoma 67, Texas 51
By Robert Sinclair
March 10, 2002
By Robert Sinclair Following Oklahoma's Big 12 tournament semifinal victory over Texas, OU's Aaron McGhee and Daryan Selvy were asked how the Sooners should play against Kansas University in today's Big 12 title game.
Weir, Wetterich tied at Honda
Twenty-five other golfers within four strokes of top spot
March 10, 2002
The greens were soft, the palm trees were steady and the TPC at Heron Bay was perfect for scoring Saturday. Mike Weir and Brett Wetterich were tied for the lead at 14 under when the third round of the Honda Classic was halted because of darkness. Weir completed 10 holes and Wetterich 11.
NBA Roundup: Sixer surge brightens Brown
Iverson sparks Philadelphia past Hawks, 112-91
The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
Just because Larry Brown thinks the 76ers are playing well doesn't mean the Philadelphia coach is looking ahead. Allen Iverson scored 28 points and Speedy Claxton added 18 as the Sixers beat the Atlanta Hawks, 112-91, Saturday night for their sixth win in seven games.
Top 25 Roundup: Recker rescues Iowa with another last-second shot
The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
Luke Recker couldn't have asked for anything more. He beat the clock and his former team. Recker made a 15-foot runner from the right corner as time expired his second straight game-winning shot to give Iowa a 62-60 victory over No. 23 Indiana in the Big Ten semifinals Saturday.
N.C. State trips Terps
The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
Maryland coach Gary Williams has gotten used to losing in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. The second-ranked Terrapins last captured the ACC tourney 18 years ago and were riding a 13-game winning streak before Saturday's 86-82 loss to North Carolina State in the semifinals.
KU Basketball Notebook: Boschee caught snoozing
By Gary Bedore
March 10, 2002
By Gary Bedore Jeff Boschee was in dire need of a catnap on Saturday afternoon at Kemper Arena. “It's hard to stay in the game. I was thinking about what I'm going to eat at the steakhouse tonight,” Kansas University's senior guard said of his daydreams on the bench during the final eight minutes of KU's 90-50 Big 12 semifinal rout of Texas Tech.
Knight: KU simply ‘much better’
By Chuck Woodling
March 10, 2002
By Chuck Woodling Texas Tech looked like an octopus Saturday all arms and no legs. “It's pretty simple,” Tech coach Bob Knight said. “We were beaten by a much better team, and we were tired from the beginning.”
Miles sets assists record
By Robert Sinclair
March 10, 2002
By Robert Sinclair It should come as no surprise that a freshman point guard set the Big 12 tournament record for assists on Saturday afternoon. The shocker might be the fact that it was Kansas University's Aaron Miles and not acclaimed T.J. Ford of Texas who set the standard.
Big 12 Women’s Tournament: Sooners belt Bears, 84-69
The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
Oklahoma had won or shared three straight Big 12 Conference regular-season titles and still wasn't satisfied. But not anymore.
Women’s selection day not always made-for-TV
The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
Women's basketball teams around the country will gather in front of TV sets today in a scene that has become as much a part of March as the arrival of spring. They'll eat pizza, sip soft drinks and watch the NCAA Tournament selection show.
OHS girls place third
J-W Staff Reports
March 10, 2002
Senior Lindsey Dieterich scored a game-high 22 points to spark Ottawa to a 69-33 romp over Circle to place third at the Class 4A state girls basketball tournament on Saturday at the Bicentennial Center.
KU’s Russell wins at NCAA Indoor
J-W Staff Reports
March 10, 2002
Kansas University's Scott Russell won the weight throw at the NCAA Indoor with a toss of 80 feet, 111*4 inches on Saturday to lead the Jayhawks to an eight-place finish in the team stadings.
Jayhawks stun Oklahoma State
By Andy Samuelson
March 10, 2002
By Andy Samuelson A day after surviving a close match with Texas Tech to pick up its first Big 12 victory of the season, Kansas University pulled off its biggest stunner of the season on Saturday when the Jayhawks rocked Oklahoma State, 6-1, at Alvamar Racquet Club.
Rooms & roots
March 10, 2002
Collection figures to impress Drain prevents overwatering
Nightcrawlers can go bump in the yard
By Bruce Chladny
March 10, 2002
By Bruce Chladny April showers not only bring May flowers but also bumps in the lawn. As you are out in the landscape inspecting and preparing for spring, you might find numerous small mounds of soil popping up all over the place.
Bush signs stimulus package
The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
President Bush signed a long-sought economic stimulus package on Saturday, saying he hopes it will spur business investment and create jobs six months after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Elderly can track nutrition on Web
March 10, 2002
With a view toward improving the nutritional health of the elderly, a coalition of more than 25 organizations led by The American Academy of Family Physicians, The American Dietetic Assn. and The National Council on Aging has created the Nutrition Screening Initiative, maintaining a Web site at www.aafp.org/nsi
Mexican drug cartel ‘dismantled’
The Los Angeles Times
March 10, 2002
Declaring one of the world's most powerful drug gangs “dismantled,” Mexican authorities announced the capture of Tijuana drug mobster Benjamin Arellano Felix on Saturday while confirming the death of his brother Ramon in a police shootout last month.
WWII veterans may receive diplomas
By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press Writer
March 10, 2002
Leroy Spaulding joined the Army in 1941, expecting his hitch to be only a short detour from finishing high school. The attack on Pearl Harbor changed those plans dramatically.
Insurance covers nursing home costs
March 10, 2002
A few years ago, a friend of mine had to enter a nursing home. Medicare won't cover her care, which costs her more than $45,000 a year! I have watched her lose her entire life saving just to pay nursing home bills. My husband and I have worked very hard for our money, and I'm afraid that our retirement plans could be spoiled quite easily.
Astronomer’s contributions noteworthy
By Syd Kronish, For The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
The exploration of space has been one of the most intriguing pursuits of modern man. One man has forever changed humanity's understanding of the universe Edwin Powell Hubble (l889-1953), eminent American astronomer.
Readers prove that Dennis the Menace dolls do indeed exist
By Ralph and Terry Kovel, King Features Syndicate
March 10, 2002
Hank Ketcham introduced Dennis the Menace as a cartoon character in 1951. Recently, we wrote that we had never seen a stuffed Dennis doll. We've now heard from dozens of readers who have seen or owned one.
Showcase celebrates a decade of dance
By Jan Biles
March 10, 2002
By Jan Biles The Choreographer's Showcase marked its decade-long anniversary Friday and Saturday nights with concerts that embraced performance art, ballroom, ballet, belly dancing, jazz and modern dance.
Douglas County Commission
March 10, 2002
Agenda highlights 9 a.m. Monday Courthouse, 1100 Mass.
Blue Cross goes to court to appeal sale rejection
The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas officials have gone to court over the state's rejection of a proposed sale to an Indiana corporation. Blue Cross filed a petition Thursday in Shawnee County District Court appealing Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius' decision to deny the sale of the company to Anthem Blue Cross Inc. of Indianapolis.
Sex offender gets trial delay to be castrated
The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
A man accused of being a sexual predator will have his trial delayed so that he can be castrated. Herbert L. Fox, 65, was scheduled to go to trial Monday in Johnson County District Court. But he received a delay Friday until after his surgery, scheduled for March 25.
Teen-ager suspected in Web site hackings
The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
Authorities think an Overland Park man is “Artech,” a computer hacker suspected of getting into more then 50 Web sites in 1999 and 2000. Matthew T. Kroeker, 18, appeared in Johnson County District Court Friday on 11 felony counts of computer crime.
Lawrence School Board
Board expected to OK late-arrival days
March 10, 2002
Agenda highlights 7 p.m. Monday 110 McDonald Drive
WTC survivors still struggling
‘Lucky ones’ who escaped continue to deal with horrific memories
The Washington Post
March 10, 2002
The most mundane occurrence can resurrect the horror. The floor shudders in the PATH station from subway cars whooshing underneath, and Sue Sisk, getting off a train from New Jersey, can barely stand it: That's exactly what she felt when the plane hit her tower.
News shows list guest lineup
The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
Exhibit draws on newspaper relics
The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
Fifty newspaper illustrations from the days when bow ties and shirt garters were popular with pressmen and typesetters are on display at the New Britain Museum of American Art. The drawings, on show through the end of this month, are from the private collection of the late newspaperwoman Judith Vance Weld Brown, whom many consider the grande dame of Connecticut newspapers.
Cancun revels in spring breakers
The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
Saturday, when she stepped off the plane from Philadelphia, Tanishka Nadal had ambitious plans for spring break: “I want to have fun, but not tacky fun. Not like some college-girl-gone-wild.”
OKKids to be held on May 4
March 10, 2002
Lawrence-based Kansas Wildscape Foundation has designated May 4 as its second annual Outdoors Kansas for Kids Day. Kansas Wildscape and its program partners plan to have more than 10,000 children hiking, canoeing, fishing, biking, hunting and bird watching on OKKids Day at Kansas' state parks, at many city and county parks, and at other sites throughout the state.
Five fish weighing nearly 16 pounds worth $700,000 in tourney
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
March 10, 2002
David Dudley took a big gamble and it paid off with the biggest check of his young career. Dudley, of Manteo, N.C., caught five fish weighing 15 pounds, 15 ounces last weekend to win the $3.64 million Ranger M1 bass tournament out of Mobile, Ala.
Royals turn back Indians, 6-5
Tribe coach waits on Red Sox
The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
While Grady Little awaited word on whether he'll become Boston's new manager, he spent Saturday in charge of a Cleveland Indians split squad that lost 6-5 to Kansas City.
MONTERREY GRAND PRIX: Fernandez locks in pole position
The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
Adrian Fernandez is making all the right decisions so far at the Monterrey Grand Prix. Fernandez, among the biggest sports stars in Mexico, was one of only a handful of drivers to complete a lap in Saturday's rain-washed qualifications.
MBNA AMERICA 500: Controversy mars NASCAR season
First three weeks have featured race-altering decisions
The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
After what's happened so far this season, the question around NASCAR garages is this: What's next? The first three races were marked by race-altering decisions by the sanctioning body, with the MBNA America 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on today's schedule.
What are you reading?
March 10, 2002
Business briefs
March 10, 2002
Briefcase
March 10, 2002
Taxpayers should be careful when choosing preparers Economy: Small businesses are hoping for more timely payments Motley Fool: Name that company Demographics: Moms opting to stay home
Decisions show Bush still counting votes
By David Broder, Washington Post Writers Group
March 10, 2002
By David Broder Washington Post Writers Group If you need a favor from this administration, you'd better be from a big state that figures importantly in the president's calculus for re-election. That, at least, is the lesson that many politicians and political observers are taking from a pair of controversial decisions President Bush has announced in the past few weeks.
Hazard pay?
Journal-World Editorial
March 10, 2002
Journal-World Editorial When they go to work in the morning, school personnel shouldn't have to worry about suffering bodily harm. An incident this week that resulted in a broken wrist for a Lawrence elementary school principal offers a snapshot of some of the complex issues teachers and administrators are called upon to deal with in the modern school environment.
Typical 401(k) investors accepts plan’s defaults, study finds
By Jeff Brown
March 10, 2002
If we didn't have to deal with politics or lobbying by corporations and financial service companies, how would we design the ideal 401(k) plan? For starters, I've suggested in some recent columns that 401(k)s should be made more like IRAs, giving participants unlimited investment options.
Real estate market picks up
Lawrence professionals say buyers, sellers are on even keel
March 10, 2002
By Chad Lawhorn The Lawrence real estate market is back, and maybe was never really gone, area real estate professionals said this week. An expected slowdown after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks did rear its head in the weeks immediately after the toppling of the World Trade Center towers, but most Lawrence real estate professionals said it didn't take area residents long to get back to their normal buying ways.
Aquatherapy aids animals
By Jim Baker
March 10, 2002
By Jim Baker Bo Patton is all wet and loving it. Bo, a 9-year-old, 130-pound golden retriever owned by Joy Patton of Lawrence, spends a couple hours each week in a great big tub of warm water with Sandy Brown of TheraPeT Pet Rehabilitation.
Business briefs
March 10, 2002
Faces and places NewsTV Crews Inc., a television and research business based in Lawrence, has announced the creation of a new sales division. The addition marks a new period of growth for the company, whose clients include ABC's “Primetime,” ESPN, and NBC's “Dateline.” Jamie Raven, a Lawrence native, has been named head of the division.
Friends and neighbors
March 10, 2002
Friends and neighbors
March 10, 2002
Brownie Troop No. 584 entertained parents and got “Try-its” for a Christmas party last year. The girls, Sunset Hill School students, are, from left, back row, Shelby Watson, Kayla Gore, Alexis Junge, Lexis Adams and Jordan Collins, and, front row, Brianna Spence, Mikkayla Kunkle, Cheyanna Chesnut and Hannah Murphy. Linda Kiernan submitted the picture. 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.
Arts notes
March 10, 2002
Special ed teacher receives arts award Organist to give recital, master classes KU art faculty, alumni receive recognitions
Arts notes
March 10, 2002
Pavarotti tickets still available Children's Literature Festival set in Ottawa St. Pat's parade, trolley tours slated in Atchison String players join organist for concert Expert on Egypt to speak at museum
Arts notes
March 10, 2002
Dancers create works inspired by word 'blue' Lawrence artist starring in 'Spinning Into Butter' KU Women's Chorale to present winter concert Lawrence artist fashions multipanel paintings KU alumnus wins creative writing award
N.J. family returns after weeklong detention in Cuba
March 10, 2002
A New Jersey family detained in Cuba for a week without explanation returned to the United States on Saturday. Luis Lopez, 46, was held with his wife, mother and daughter after Cuban authorities seized their passports and visas on March 1.
Bush signs stimulus package
March 10, 2002
President Bush signed a long-sought economic stimulus package on Saturday, saying he hopes it will spur business investment and create jobs six months after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Exhibit draws on newspaper relics
March 10, 2002
Fifty newspaper illustrations from the days when bow ties and shirt garters were popular with pressmen and typesetters are on display at the New Britain Museum of American Art. The drawings, on show through the end of this month, are from the private collection of the late newspaperwoman Judith Vance Weld Brown, whom many consider the grande dame of Connecticut newspapers.
Road numbering system has method to madness
March 10, 2002
By Mark Fagan Joe Lewis doesn't have any idea where 1250 E. 902 Road is. Even when he's playing 18 holes on it. “I live in the city,” said Lewis, making the turn at Eagle Bend Golf Course, at the aforementioned location at the southwestern edge of Lawrence.
Participants run 5K to benefit Infant-Toddler Coordinating Council
March 10, 2002
By Matt Merkel-Hess Not even blustery conditions and a temperature of 20 degrees could keep runners, joggers and walkers from participating in the 13th annual Shamrock Shuffle Saturday morning. About 200 people participated in the 5-kilometer event on an out-and-back course on the river levee between Johnny's Tavern, 401 N. Second St., and the Interstate Highway 70 overpass.
City sees renewed patriotism, interest in world affairs
March 10, 2002
By Tim Carpenter Six months ago, terrorist attacks on the East Coast galvanized Americans, pulling them together like nothing had for decades. “December 7 did it for us,” said Lawrence retiree Mary Gauthier, who vividly recalls the attack on Pearl Harbor that carried the United States into World War II.
Funeral aid for poor endangered
March 10, 2002
By Scott Rothschild Proposed state budget cuts would touch some Kansans even in death. Under a budget plan before the Legislature, a funeral assistance program for the poor would be eliminated for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
Music supporters plan opposition to program cuts
March 10, 2002
By Mindie Paget It's too late to send a slew of letters or stage a calling campaign. So, with precious little time to get organized before Monday night's Lawrence school board meeting, a group of about 20 parents, boosters, band directors and other concerned residents who call themselves the Coalition Against Dropping Sixth-Grade Band and Orchestra met Saturday afternoon to devise a plan to keep the instrumental program off the budget chopping block.
K.C. plans renovation for Truman Sports Complex
March 10, 2002
Unlike their counterparts in other cities, the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals don't want state and local governments to build them new stadiums. They want money to make the ones they have more comparable with newer stadiums in their competitors' cities.
Oklahoma topples Kansas
March 10, 2002
(Updated Sunday at 5:22 p.m.) Oklahoma toppled No. 1 Kansas, 64-55, in Sunday's championship game of the Big 12 men's basketball tournament at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo. • Update: Kansas will play 16th seed Holy Cross (18-14) on Thursday in St. Louis in the first round of the NCAA Final Four Tournament.
s Tournament: Sooners belt Bears, 84-69
March 10, 2002
Oklahoma had won or shared three straight Big 12 Conference regular-season titles and still wasn't satisfied. But not anymore.
Price leads Oklahoma to Big 12 tourney win over No. 1 Kansas
March 10, 2002
Hollis Price scored 23 points, including two clutch 3-pointers that turned back a second-half rally by No. 1 Kansas, and No. 4 Oklahoma won its second straight Big 12 tournament with a 64-55 victory on Sunday.
Squonk utilizes puppetry, music, special lighting effects in shows
March 10, 2002
Squonk Opera will present “Bigsmorgasbordwunderwerk” at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Lied Center. The 11-member group uses light and shadows, hypnotic music, inventive puppetry, humor, dance and stirring visual effects to weave its surreal experience.
s 2002 varieties aim to please
March 10, 2002
By Carol Boncella Gardeners are always on the lookout for new plants, and this year is no different. The National Garden Bureau offers a glance at new varieties for 2002, which are featured in mail-order seed catalogs.
Kansas, Duke, Maryland, Cincinnati lead the field of 65
March 10, 2002
(Web Posted Sunday at 5:29 p.m.) Duke was seeded No. 1 for the NCAA tournament for a record fifth straight year Sunday, joined atop the regional brackets by top-ranked Kansas, Maryland and Cincinnati.
U.S. war commander cites progress in Afghan battle
March 10, 2002
(Web Posted Sunday at 5:09 p.m.) The U.S. commander of the war in Afghanistan said Sunday that American forces have made new advances against the last known major pocket of al-Qaida resistance but have yet to find any sign of Osama bin Laden or other leaders of the terrorist network.
Readers prove that Dennis the Menace dolls do indeed exist
March 10, 2002
Hank Ketcham introduced Dennis the Menace as a cartoon character in 1951. Recently, we wrote that we had never seen a stuffed Dennis doll. We've now heard from dozens of readers who have seen or owned one.
Camera fished from pond now takes surrealistic photos
March 10, 2002
By Bill Snead Farrell Eaves calls it his magic camera. It takes the darnedest pictures. Sometimes it creates pastel auras or adds symmetrical streaks the color of rainbows. Sometimes drips or blobs of color will magically appear that change a well-composed snapshot into art.
OU stomps Texas, sets sights on KU - Oklahoma 67, Texas 51
March 10, 2002
By Robert Sinclair Following Oklahoma's Big 12 tournament semifinal victory over Texas, OU's Aaron McGhee and Daryan Selvy were asked how the Sooners should play against Kansas University in today's Big 12 title game.
Ceramics artists, educators visiting shows in Lawrence
March 10, 2002
By Jan Biles More than 120 educators and artists are expected to arrive in Lawrence this week to check out a number of ceramics exhibits. The bus tour is part of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts conference Wednesday-Saturday at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center and Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Museum support
March 10, 2002
To the editor: I am writing in regard to the situation at the Watkins Community Museum.
N.C. State trips Terps
March 10, 2002
Maryland coach Gary Williams has gotten used to losing in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. The second-ranked Terrapins last captured the ACC tourney 18 years ago and were riding a 13-game winning streak before Saturday's 86-82 loss to North Carolina State in the semifinals.
Iverson sparks Philadelphia past Hawks, 112-91
March 10, 2002
Just because Larry Brown thinks the 76ers are playing well doesn't mean the Philadelphia coach is looking ahead. Allen Iverson scored 28 points and Speedy Claxton added 18 as the Sixers beat the Atlanta Hawks, 112-91, Saturday night for their sixth win in seven games.
A poet compiles literary responses to Sept. 11
March 10, 2002
Instead of a jetliner taking deadly aim at the World Trade Center towers, Pennsylvania's state poet pictured a hawk “with winglights … like eyesight.” “His arcs are perfect as geometry./His eyes hunger for something about to panic,” Samuel Hazo wrote in a new anthology, “September 11, 2001: American Writers Respond” (Etruscan Press of Easton, Md., 496 pages, $19 paperback and $29 hardback).
Paint can transform paneling
March 10, 2002
Last things first: If you look at the materials list for this project, you notice that the last item required for painting paneling is your spouse's permission. Guys love paneling — and the darker, the better.
s defaults, study finds
March 10, 2002
If we didn't have to deal with politics or lobbying by corporations and financial service companies, how would we design the ideal 401(k) plan? For starters, I've suggested in some recent columns that 401(k)s should be made more like IRAs, giving participants unlimited investment options.
Decisions show Bush still counting votes
March 10, 2002
By David Broder Washington Post Writers Group If you need a favor from this administration, you'd better be from a big state that figures importantly in the president's calculus for re-election. That, at least, is the lesson that many politicians and political observers are taking from a pair of controversial decisions President Bush has announced in the past few weeks.
Elderly can track nutrition on Web
March 10, 2002
With a view toward improving the nutritional health of the elderly, a coalition of more than 25 organizations — led by The American Academy of Family Physicians, The American Dietetic Assn. and The National Council on Aging — has created the Nutrition Screening Initiative, maintaining a Web site at www.aafp.org/nsi
Nightcrawlers can go bump in the yard
March 10, 2002
By Bruce Chladny April showers not only bring May flowers but also bumps in the lawn. As you are out in the landscape inspecting and preparing for spring, you might find numerous small mounds of soil popping up all over the place.
 roots
March 10, 2002
• Collection figures to impress • Drain prevents overwatering
Protected?
March 10, 2002
To the editor: Regarding schooling sex ed. In this article, Shannon Reid says in reference to condoms, “If used correctly, condoms … provide protection from MOST sexually transmitted diseases.” I'm afraid it's general comments like this that give our youth a false sense that condoms are virtually 100 percent effective in protecting sexually transmitted diseases.
Cutting options
March 10, 2002
To the editor: I found it interesting that in your article of Feb. 26 concerning the school district budget, the major cuts considered were teachers and nurses, the most important people whom directly affect our students.
s new formula for tournament will enable top seeds to stay closer to home
March 10, 2002
The suits at the NCAA offices have received plaudits from all corners of the nation in the wake of their decision to restructure the early rounds of the 2002 men's basketball tournament.
Arab plan may push Mideast peace
March 10, 2002
By Trudy Rubin Knight Ridder Newspapers One of the smartest political analysts I know, who happens to be deputy speaker of the Israeli Knesset, sums up the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in five words.
Five fish weighing nearly 16 pounds worth $700,000 in tourney
March 10, 2002
David Dudley took a big gamble and it paid off with the biggest check of his young career. Dudley, of Manteo, N.C., caught five fish weighing 15 pounds, 15 ounces last weekend to win the $3.64 million Ranger M1 bass tournament out of Mobile, Ala.
OKKids to be held on May 4
March 10, 2002
Lawrence-based Kansas Wildscape Foundation has designated May 4 as its second annual Outdoors Kansas for Kids Day. Kansas Wildscape and its program partners plan to have more than 10,000 children hiking, canoeing, fishing, biking, hunting and bird watching on OKKids Day at Kansas' state parks, at many city and county parks, and at other sites throughout the state.
Power struggle surfaces in Yugoslavia
March 10, 2002
A power struggle in Yugoslavia deepened Saturday after President Vojislav Kostunica's party announced it would boycott key ruling coalition meetings.
World Briefs
March 10, 2002
• France: Mont Blanc tunnel reopens Alpine link • Madagascar: Minister's resignation bolsters coup-plotter
Teen-ager suspected in Web site hackings
March 10, 2002
Authorities think an Overland Park man is “Artech,” a computer hacker suspected of getting into more then 50 Web sites in 1999 and 2000. Matthew T. Kroeker, 18, appeared in Johnson County District Court Friday on 11 felony counts of computer crime.
Sex offender gets trial delay to be castrated
March 10, 2002
A man accused of being a sexual predator will have his trial delayed so that he can be castrated. Herbert L. Fox, 65, was scheduled to go to trial Monday in Johnson County District Court. But he received a delay Friday until after his surgery, scheduled for March 25.
Blue Cross goes to court to appeal sale rejection
March 10, 2002
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas officials have gone to court over the state's rejection of a proposed sale to an Indiana corporation. Blue Cross filed a petition Thursday in Shawnee County District Court appealing Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius' decision to deny the sale of the company to Anthem Blue Cross Inc. of Indianapolis.
OHS girls place third
March 10, 2002
Senior Lindsey Dieterich scored a game-high 22 points to spark Ottawa to a 69-33 romp over Circle to place third at the Class 4A state girls basketball tournament on Saturday at the Bicentennial Center.
s selection day not always made-for-TV
March 10, 2002
Women's basketball teams around the country will gather in front of TV sets today in a scene that has become as much a part of March as the arrival of spring. They'll eat pizza, sip soft drinks and watch the NCAA Tournament selection show.
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March 10, 2002
In Carol Goodman's debut novel “The Lake of Dead Languages” (Ballantine, 390 pages, $23.95), Jane Hudson returns to her alma mater, the Heart Lake School for Girls, to teach Latin 20 years after she graduated.
Tribe coach waits on Red Sox
March 10, 2002
While Grady Little awaited word on whether he'll become Boston's new manager, he spent Saturday in charge of a Cleveland Indians split squad that lost 6-5 to Kansas City.
Twenty-five other golfers within four strokes of top spot
March 10, 2002
The greens were soft, the palm trees were steady and the TPC at Heron Bay was perfect for scoring Saturday. Mike Weir and Brett Wetterich were tied for the lead at 14 under when the third round of the Honda Classic was halted because of darkness. Weir completed 10 holes and Wetterich 11.
Racing Briefs
March 10, 2002
• Lusk takes title in ARCA race • Test rider killed • Panizzi leads Corsica
Showcase celebrates a decade of dance
March 10, 2002
By Jan Biles The Choreographer's Showcase marked its decade-long anniversary Friday and Saturday nights with concerts that embraced performance art, ballroom, ballet, belly dancing, jazz and modern dance.
s Russell wins at NCAA Indoor
March 10, 2002
Kansas University's Scott Russell won the weight throw at the NCAA Indoor with a toss of 80 feet, 111*4 inches on Saturday to lead the Jayhawks to an eight-place finish in the team stadings.
Jayhawks stun Oklahoma State
March 10, 2002
By Andy Samuelson A day after surviving a close match with Texas Tech to pick up its first Big 12 victory of the season, Kansas University pulled off its biggest stunner of the season on Saturday when the Jayhawks rocked Oklahoma State, 6-1, at Alvamar Racquet Club.
Decisions, decisions: Pods muddle bracket outlook
March 10, 2002
Prepare for the invasion of the pods. No, it's just the NCAA Tournament, version 2002 — not a science-fiction, body-snatching thriller. When the NCAA announces its men's field at 5 p.m. today, the bracket will look the same.
Oklahoma tough test for Kansas
March 10, 2002
By Chuck Woodling Eleven times this season Kansas University's men's basketball team has scored 100 or more points. Eight more times the Jayhawks have reached the 90-point plateau. Not today, though. Not when Kansas tangles with Oklahoma in a classic match of two No. 1 — one certain (KU) and the other probable (OU) — NCAA Tournament seeds for the championship of the Big 12 Conference tournament.
on boards
March 10, 2002
By Gary Bedore The lights were out. The TV was turned off. Hyatt Hotel roommates Drew Gooden and Michael Lee chit-chatted in opposite double beds just after midnight, talking basketball before getting a good night's sleep prior to Saturday afternoon's Kansas-Texas Tech Big 12 semifinal at Kemper Arena.
Army says major fighting in Operation Anaconda over
March 10, 2002
(Web Posted Sunday at 8:10 a.m.) The major fighting is over in the weeklong operation to clear al-Qaida and Taliban forces from eastern Afghanistan, the Army said Sunday. Wave after wave of helicopters flew into the Bagram air base north of Kabul, disgorging tired, mud-covered soldiers back from front after eight days of fighting.
Bookstore
March 10, 2002
Hardcover fiction 1. “The Summons” by John Grisham
Fitzpatrick services
March 10, 2002
Graveside services for Laura J. Fitzpatrick, 97, Elverson, Pa., will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Clinton Cemetery. Mrs. Fitzpatrick died Wednesday, March 6, 2002, at Coventry Nursing Home, Pottstown, Pa.
Fitzpatrick services
March 10, 2002
Permit runaround
March 10, 2002
To the editor: Something to ponder:
World Briefs
March 10, 2002
France: Mont Blanc tunnel reopens Alpine link Madagascar: Minister's resignation bolsters coup-plotter
People
March 10, 2002
Oscar winner seeks break New medium for McCartney Time to reintroduce comedy Election restaged; results stand
Nation Briefs
March 10, 2002
• CHICAGO: Report: McDonald's close to fry settlement • WASHINGTON: Inmates win ruling on sacramental wine • Nebraska: Buffet takes blame for investment losses • New York: 'Star Wars' trailer to be unveiled tonight
Miles sets assists record
March 10, 2002
By Robert Sinclair It should come as no surprise that a freshman point guard set the Big 12 tournament record for assists on Saturday afternoon. The shocker might be the fact that it was Kansas University's Aaron Miles — and not acclaimed T.J. Ford of Texas — who set the standard.
KU Basketball Notebook: Boschee caught snoozing
March 10, 2002
By Gary Bedore Jeff Boschee was in dire need of a catnap on Saturday afternoon at Kemper Arena. “It's hard to stay in the game. I was thinking about what I'm going to eat at the steakhouse tonight,” Kansas University's senior guard said of his daydreams on the bench during the final eight minutes of KU's 90-50 Big 12 semifinal rout of Texas Tech.
Horoscopes
March 10, 2002
For Sunday, March 10, 2002, those with birthdays today: You have an unusual opportunity to break past rigid thinking and add to your status both professionally and publicly. Still, you will need time to process ideas and get to the bottom of your natural resistances. Often, you will want to be alone. Romantic pitter-patter becomes part of the norm this year, especially in the next five months. If attached, share more with your sweetie. Aquarius understands you. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You'll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
witness inside building says
March 10, 2002
Scaffolding from the landmark John Hancock Center fell more than 40 stories onto a busy downtown street and crushed cars Saturday, killing three people and injuring at least seven. High winds may have caused a 25-foot section of scaffolding to fall from the 43rd floor, fire officials said.
star Jim Broadbent in spotlight as awards season hits full stride
March 10, 2002
Jim Broadbent, an Oscar nominee for his role in “Iris,” has been called a reluctant movie star. He gently demurs. “Oh, no. I feel quite eager,” Broadbent says with a smile, and not a trace of the stammer he brought to playing John Bayley, husband of the late novelist Iris Murdoch.
Lawrence professionals say buyers, sellers are on even keel
March 10, 2002
By Chad Lawhorn The Lawrence real estate market is back, and maybe was never really gone, area real estate professionals said this week. An expected slowdown after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks did rear its head in the weeks immediately after the toppling of the World Trade Center towers, but most Lawrence real estate professionals said it didn't take area residents long to get back to their normal buying ways.
Campers want to get away, but not without creature comforts
March 10, 2002
It hit me the other day when the first-grade teacher asked students what they'd buy if they had a hundred dollars. My 6-year-old daughter, Tess, replied: “I'd buy Lotto tickets so my daddy could win so he wouldn't have to work on weekends and he could play with me more.”
Americans miss the point of food pyramid
March 10, 2002
By Dave Barry Miami Herald The Surgeon General has released yet another report warning Americans that we're fat. That's what your modern Surgeon General does: Issue warnings. He sees danger lurking everywhere.
Cancun revels in spring breakers
March 10, 2002
Saturday, when she stepped off the plane from Philadelphia, Tanishka Nadal had ambitious plans for spring break: “I want to have fun, but not tacky fun. Not like some college-girl-gone-wild.”
who escaped continue to deal with horrific memories
March 10, 2002
The most mundane occurrence can resurrect the horror. The floor shudders in the PATH station from subway cars whooshing underneath, and Sue Sisk, getting off a train from New Jersey, can barely stand it: That's exactly what she felt when the plane hit her tower.
s new
March 10, 2002
• Mom invents a muzzle for naughty closed captions • Handspring's hybrid marries function with sleek stylings • Study: Gambling sites bet heavily on advertising
Area Briefs
March 10, 2002
Ammunition plant board seeks to fill vacancy Club offers pharmacy robot presentation
Area Briefs
March 10, 2002
• Ammunition plant board seeks to fill vacancy • Club offers pharmacy robot presentation
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March 10, 2002
By Chuck Woodling Texas Tech looked like an octopus Saturday — all arms and no legs. “It's pretty simple,” Tech coach Bob Knight said. “We were beaten by a much better team, and we were tired from the beginning.”
Nation Briefs
March 10, 2002
• WASHINGTON: Bush urges journalists to honor slain colleague • NEW YORK: Financier's aides sought pardon after 2000 election • BOSTON: Logan Airport security report deletes infighting references • LONDON: Reports of Cabinet rift over Iraq attack are denied
People
March 10, 2002
• Oscar winner seeks break • New medium for McCartney • Time to reintroduce comedy • Election restaged; results stand
‘
March 10, 2002
Declaring one of the world's most powerful drug gangs “dismantled,” Mexican authorities announced the capture of Tijuana drug mobster Benjamin Arellano Felix on Saturday while confirming the death of his brother Ramon in a police shootout last month.
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March 10, 2002
Will Kansas Highway 10 ever be widened? A corridor study conducted by the Kansas Department of Transportation and the Kansas Turnpike Authority a few years ago recommended, based on traffic counts and other factors, that K-10 be expanded from four to six lanes. However, it probably will be at least 10 years before that can happen, said Alan Spicer, KDOT traffic and field operations engineer, because the state did not include the project in its 10-year Comprehensive Transportation Plan passed in 1999.
Births
March 10, 2002
Annie and Brian Olson, Lawrence, a girl, Friday. Steve and Carrie Williams, Lawrence, a girl, Friday.
William D. Shoemaker
March 10, 2002
Thomas Scott Dean
March 10, 2002
K.C. plans renovation for Truman Sports Complex
The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
Unlike their counterparts in other cities, the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals don't want state and local governments to build them new stadiums. They want money to make the ones they have more comparable with newer stadiums in their competitors' cities.
Commuter Q & A
March 10, 2002
Oklahoma tough test for Kansas
By Chuck Woodling
March 10, 2002
By Chuck Woodling Eleven times this season Kansas University's men's basketball team has scored 100 or more points. Eight more times the Jayhawks have reached the 90-point plateau. Not today, though. Not when Kansas tangles with Oklahoma in a classic match of two No. 1 one certain (KU) and the other probable (OU) NCAA Tournament seeds for the championship of the Big 12 Conference tournament.
KU breezes past Tech - Kansas 90, Texas Tech 50
Gooden a ‘beast’ on boards
By Gary Bedore
March 10, 2002
By Gary Bedore The lights were out. The TV was turned off. Hyatt Hotel roommates Drew Gooden and Michael Lee chit-chatted in opposite double beds just after midnight, talking basketball before getting a good night's sleep prior to Saturday afternoon's Kansas-Texas Tech Big 12 semifinal at Kemper Arena.
KU-A&M postponed
March 10, 2002
Kansas University's Big 12 baseball contest against Texas A&M on Saturday at Hoglund Ballpark was postponed because of inclement weather. The Jayhawks and Aggies will play a noon doubleheader today at Hoglund.
Terrorism alert system ready to be unveiled
The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge will soon make public a new terrorism alert system to grade threats by their seriousness and give states and cities more specific information. The new system is said to have several alert levels, with the highest meaning an attack is considered imminent.
Natural newcomers
National Garden Bureau’s 2002 varieties aim to please
By Carol Boncella
March 10, 2002
By Carol Boncella Gardeners are always on the lookout for new plants, and this year is no different. The National Garden Bureau offers a glance at new varieties for 2002, which are featured in mail-order seed catalogs.
Take a midday stroll with Paul Revere
Americans keep coming to patriot’s Boston home
By Ron DePasquale, Associated Press Writer
March 10, 2002
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow launched an obscure Boston patriot into stardom with his 1860 poem “Paul Revere's Ride.” Longfellow exercised some poetic license when he tinkered with the famous “one if by land, two if by sea” ride of April 18, 1775.
For adults only: Select neighborhoods are child-free
By Doug Alden, Associated Press Writer
March 10, 2002
Failure to negotiate health insurance can bring catastrophic consequences
By Jan Warner and Jan Collins, Knight Ridder Newspapers
March 10, 2002
When my husband and I divorced 2 1/2 years ago, the last thing on my mind was health insurance. He worked at a large corporation and the family health benefits were terrific. But, to cut costs, the company has been reducing benefits every year, which caused me to dig deeper and deeper into my budget.
Book celebrates fabulous 50s
Women prove some things do get better with age
By Samantha Critchell, Associated Press Writer
March 10, 2002
Beverly Johnson, the first black model to grace the cover of Vogue, has the advantage of approaching age with hindsight. While many other women approaching 50 fear they are getting old and will no longer be seen as sexy and attractive, Johnson went through those anxieties when she was 26.
Squonk utilizes puppetry, music, special lighting effects in shows
J-W Wire Reports
March 10, 2002
Squonk Opera will present “Bigsmorgasbordwunderwerk” at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Lied Center. The 11-member group uses light and shadows, hypnotic music, inventive puppetry, humor, dance and stirring visual effects to weave its surreal experience.
N.J. family returns after weeklong detention in Cuba
The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
A New Jersey family detained in Cuba for a week without explanation returned to the United States on Saturday. Luis Lopez, 46, was held with his wife, mother and daughter after Cuban authorities seized their passports and visas on March 1.
Plenty of battles still ahead, Rumsfeld says
The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
After one of the most difficult weeks for the U.S.-led campaign in Afghanistan, the Pentagon delivered a harsh message: Be prepared for more of the same. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said a fierce battle to crush al-Qaida and Taliban holdouts in the east of the country could be finished in “seven, eight, 10 days.”
Witness describes al-Qaida cave complex
The Los Angeles Times
March 10, 2002
A man who claims he was abducted and taken to the al-Qaida and Taliban mountain base under siege by the U.S. military estimated Saturday that there were more than 1,000 fighters there and said they have managed to remain relatively secure inside their elaborate caves despite heavy U.S. bombing.
Zimbabweans go to polls; opponents claim fix is on
The Los Angeles Times
March 10, 2002
Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans braved intense heat and long lines Saturday for a chance to vote in this southern African nation's most contested presidential election. Masses of people stood in silence under the shade of hats and umbrellas, or perched on camp chairs and stools.
Why the fuss? nominee wonders
‘Iris’ star Jim Broadbent in spotlight as awards season hits full stride
The Associated Press
March 10, 2002
Jim Broadbent, an Oscar nominee for his role in “Iris,” has been called a reluctant movie star. He gently demurs. “Oh, no. I f