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Janeal Krehbiel, leads members of the Southwest Junior High School
Bel Canto Choir. The choir was rehearsing Wednesday at the school.
Choir is just one of many activities offered at the school

Frank Kimmel, left, and Ryan Newman speed past the start-finish
line during last year's BPU 200 race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas
City, Kan

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Curtis Strange holds the Ryder Cup during a
United States team photo session on Wednesday at The Belfry in
Sutton Coldfield, England

Anaheim pitcher Ramon Ortiz, right, smiles at pitching coach Bud
Black, center, during Wednesday's game at the Ballpark in
Arlington, Texas. Angels teammates Bengie Molina, front, Troy
Glaus, left, and David Eckstein, back right, look on

Kansas City manager Tony Pena, right, uses his hat as he tries to
snag a foul ball hit by the Royals' Carlos Beltran while bench
coach Bob Schaefer watches. Kansas City lost to Detroit, 7-6 in 12
innings, Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo

Bowling Green's Michael Malone breaks up a pass to Mark Simmons in
the second half of Saturday's game at Memorial Stadium

Kansas freshman Mark Simmons, center, is chased by a group of
Nevada-Las Vegas defenders. The Jayhawks' wide receiver has
overcome an early injury to become KU's third-leading receiver

Americans from the International Christian Academy wave U.S. flags
as they drive in a French military convoy from Bouake, Ivory Coast

A member of the 11th U.S. Marine expeditionary unit out of Camp
Pendleton, Ca., cleans his rifle aboard the USS Mount Vernon before
landing in Shuwaikh, Kuwait. Troops are preparing for their first
joint training exercise in more than a year

A visitor views some of the paintings in The Barnes Foundation's
diverse collection in Merion, Pa

Paul Trosclair watches as water rises in his yard in Yscloskey, La.
Southeast U.S. residents have been heading inland before Tropical
Storm Isidore hits

Riverside School third-grader Nick Allen adjusts the microphone for
his mother, Missy, who says the Lawrence school board should
reconsider many of the suggested changes and closings to junior
high and elementary schools in Lawrence

Friends of the Kaw is ready to fight Johnson County Water District
No.1's effort to dam the Kansas River near DeSoto. This view of
sandbars shows a low Kansas River from just west of the river
bridge at DeSoto

A firefighter works to contain a grass fire that burned just south
of the Clinton Lake dam. The blaze, which burned across 20 acres,
was contained before any area homes were threatened

All stories

KCC proposes replacing Westar management: From J-W staff and Wire reports; September 26, 2002; (Updated Thursday at 12:29 p.m.) TOPEKA - Westar Energy Inc. should be restructured, state utilities regulators agreed Thursday morning, possibly including replacing the current managers of its electric operations.
KU fall enrollment soars, despite tuition increase: By Terry Rombeck; September 26, 2002; (Updated Thursday at 6:21 p.m.) Kansas University’s fall enrollment posted the largest increase in 16 years, officials announced Thursday.
Chance of rain in Lawrence forecast: By Dave Toplikar; September 26, 2002; (Updated Thursday at 9:31 a.m.) Tropical Storm Isidore might be dumping buckets of rain in Louisiana, but there’s only a slight chance of rain Thursday for the Lawrence area from a different weather system.
Kansas football coach was looking out for son: September 26, 2002; Kansas football coach Mark Mangino is standing firm in his belief that he did nothing wrong following Lawrence High’s game last Friday night. Mangino yelled at game officials as they left Haskell Stadium because he was angry about a hard hit his son, Tommy, the Lions’ quarterback, took during the game against Olathe East.
KU fall enrollment soars, despite tuition increase: September 26, 2002; (Updated Thursday at 6:21 p.m.) Kansas University’s fall enrollment posted the largest increase in 16 years, officials announced Thursday.
Sound off: September 26, 2002; When will the Laidlaw Transit provide bus passes to families who paid in July and August? There are children riding buses who have not paid. Parents who paid on time are unhappy about this. Bob Osborn, general manager of Laidlaw bus depot, said all students on the bus should have received a pass long ago. Those missing a pass should contact Laidlaw at 841-3594.
Planners tighten rule exemptions: September 26, 2002; The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission on Wednesday approved a new rule that could make it harder for developers to get exceptions from the city’s subdivision regulations. The regulations say that such exceptions to the rules Â governing everything from the locations of trees on a lot to the length of a cul-de-sac in a housing development Â should be granted only when the rules cause an “undue hardship” to developers.
On the street: September 26, 2002; Asked on Massachusetts Street What do you think should happen to Mark Mangino after his incident at a Lawrence High football game?
Permit point: September 26, 2002; To the editor: When is the law not a law? When it comes from the Douglas County Zoning and Codes Department. I witnessed on Wednesday, Sept. 18, the Board of Zoning Appeals granted a person a variance who purposely and knowingly built three buildings on the road setback. Did the wise and mighty Zoning Department make him pay for a permit? Did they inspect them to make sure they are safe? Did they tell him that is against the law? NO to all three.
Voting habit: September 26, 2002; Nonvoters give away their government to those who care enough to vote. There’s no better way to establish a lifelong habit than to start teaching it at a young age.
Lawrence briefs: September 26, 2002; Â Two Lawrence residents on Children’s Cabinet Â Concert slated today at Haskell center
Extension denied: September 26, 2002; The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday rejected requests from the Wetlands Preservation Organization to extend the deadline for public comments regarding plans for completing the South Lawrence Trafficway.
Briefly: September 26, 2002; IMF protesters pledge to shut down capital Enron’s ‘tilted-E’ sign goes for $44,000
Area briefs: September 26, 2002; KCK resident charged in fraud scheme Counties receive funds to help abused children Kansas wins EPA grant
Area briefs: September 26, 2002; Â Apartment plans tabled at developer’s request Â VA secretary to speak Â Congressional candidates announce debate schedule Â SRS hears public comments on Bert Nash license renewal
s oldest neighborhoods: September 26, 2002; Two dozen people insisted Wednesday that closure of public schools in Lawrence would be the death knell of blue-collar neighborhoods on the city’s east side. In voices strained by emotion and in words propelled by anxiety, they told representatives of the DLR Group facilities consulting firm that consolidating elementary schools and relocating junior high schools would be a dreadful mistake by the Lawrence school board.
People: September 26, 2002; Oh, yes they did Ex-wife sues Christopher Lloyd Emmy attire up for charity Highway named for Tina Turner
Corrections: September 26, 2002; The Journal-World’s policy is to correct all significant errors that are brought to the editors’ attention, usually in this space. If you believe we have made such an error, call (785) 832-7154, or e-mail news@ljworld.com.
Balance essential to juggling schedules: September 26, 2002; It’s no secret young people are keeping busy these days with school, sports, private lessons, jobs and an array of other extracurricular activities. Faced with jam-packed daily routines, some students run the risk of being chronically overscheduled. They can find themselves with too much to do, and too little time to do it.
Births: September 26, 2002; Kristy and Matt Beadleston, Lawrence, a boy, Wednesday. Tammy Barnes, Lawrence, a girl, Wednesday.
Local briefs: September 26, 2002; Firebirds’ golf third at Spring Hill event Baker men cruise
Football, soccer briefs: September 26, 2002; Kansas City to remain in River Falls in 2003 Prioleau inks extension Godfrey back at practice Former CU quarterback seeks move to Wyoming
Jayhawks upend CU: J-W Staff Report; September 26, 2002; Kansas University’s volleyball team shocked No. 23-ranked Colorado, 3-2, on Wednesday at Coors Events Center.
United States women win Worlds: Leslie, Swoopes spark Americans to 79-74 championship victory over Russia; By Martin Fackler - Associated Press Writer; September 26, 2002; The United States women’s basketball team continued its world domination something its male counterparts couldn’t do.
Area briefs: September 26, 2002; Apartment plans tabled at developer’s request VA secretary to speak Congressional candidates announce debate schedule SRS hears public comments on Bert Nash license renewal
Planners tighten rule exemptions: By Joel Mathis; September 26, 2002; The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission on Wednesday approved a new rule that could make it harder for developers to get exceptions from the city’s subdivision regulations. The regulations say that such exceptions to the rules governing everything from the locations of trees on a lot to the length of a cul-de-sac in a housing development should be granted only when the rules cause an “undue hardship” to developers.
Marines in Kuwait to play war games: By Diana Elias - Associated Press Writer; September 26, 2002; With the threat of a U.S.-led war against Iraq looming, U.S. Marines poured off two U.S. warships Wednesday with equipment for a large-scale training exercise with Kuwaiti forces.
Hope for resolution over Iraq stalls: By Glenn Kessler and Colum Lynch - The Washington Post; September 26, 2002; The Bush administration’s push to win quick approval of a U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq has bogged down because of haggling within the administration and allies, including the British, over the language of the proposal, administration officials and diplomats said Wednesday.
Lili could force move of prisoners: U.S. forces, captured terrorist suspects in tropical storm’s path; By Michael Norton - Associated Press Writer; September 26, 2002; Tropical Storm Lili veered away from Haiti late Wednesday as it headed toward Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, where U.S. military officials are holding nearly 600 Afghan detainees.
Rich really can party down: By Jane Eisner - Knight Ridder Newspapers; September 26, 2002; Dear friends: It is with some embarrassment that I write this note, but I let you down, and I must apologize.
States take nonsensical stand on smoking: George Will; September 26, 2002; Let us stipulate that the world would be better without cigarettes. But steadily accumulating evidence indicates that many government tobacco policies, purportedly designed to discourage smoking but not too much, are bizarre. In the 1990s, states sued tobacco companies, ostensibly to recoup costs to them of their residents’ smoking. Put plainly, which is not how states like to have it put, the primary aim was to recoup the cost of treating illnesses related to the legal use of a legal product universally known to pose health hazards. However, smoking may be self-financing, perhaps even a net financial gain to government. Cigarettes are the most heavily taxed consumer product, and one in three smokers dies prematurely, before collecting pensions and medical and nursing-home entitlements they would have received had they lived longer.
Voting habit: J-W Editorials; September 26, 2002; Nonvoters give away their government to those who care enough to vote. There’s no better way to establish a lifelong habit than to start teaching it at a young age.
Decline in customers translates into trouble for Sprint PCS stock: Shares fall to below $2 for first time; Knight Ridder Newspapers; September 26, 2002; Sprint Corp.’s recent disclosure that it expects a net loss in wireless customers this quarter helped send the company’s PCS tracking stock below $2 on Wednesday for the first time. PCS shares fell to $1.89 before closing for the day at $2.02, down 5.16 percent. Trading was heavy with 19.6 million shares trading hands, more than twice the average daily volume of 9.5 million shares.
Stock analyst engages teen ‘experts’: Knight Ridder Newspapers; September 26, 2002; If The Gap is wondering why its stock is down 11 percent from a year ago and why Limited Too’s is up 33 percent, maybe it should go to the source: its teen customers. The Gap? Sparse selection that is too much like last year. Limited Too? Fashionable, inexpensive, nice displays.
Graves back at class: September 26, 2002; Omar Wilkes, a 6-foot-3 guard from Los Angeles, says he’ll pick either Kansas, UCLA or California on Wednesday at a press conference at Loyola High School.
KCC proposes replacing Westar management: September 26, 2002; (Updated Thursday at 12:29 p.m.) TOPEKA - Westar Energy Inc. should be restructured, state utilities regulators agreed Thursday morning, possibly including replacing the current managers of its electric operations.
Co-op still taking bids for Lawrence plant: September 26, 2002; Kansas City, Mo.-based Farmland Industries has been given another 60 days to come up with a plan to emerge from bankruptcy. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jerry W. Venters set Nov. 27 as the new deadline for the agribusiness giant to file its reorganization plan.
Kansas water director expected to plead innocent to assaulting his sister-in-law: September 26, 2002; The state’s top water official is expected to plead innocent to charges he entered a sleeping woman’s home in May and raped her. The Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office filed five felony charges Tuesday against Alan L. LeDoux, 55, who has served two governors and is well-known in Republican circles in northeast Kansas.
Riverkeeper decries proposition to build structure near DeSoto: September 26, 2002; Johnson County’s growing thirst for water is endangering the Kansas River, Dave Murphy said. A proposed dam on the river near DeSoto to help quench that thirst is “unethical,” said Murphy, Friends of the Kaw riverkeeper.
Wildfire snuffed near Clinton Dam: September 26, 2002; Firefighters from three area townships struggled Wednesday to battle a wind-whipped fire that burned across 20 parched acres just south of the Clinton Dam. Jim Franz, a ranger for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said he was in a boat on Clinton Lake when he saw smoke and reported it about 11 a.m.
Age bias?: September 26, 2002; To the editor: In the Sept. 16 edition, in the article “Museum’s Fate Hangs in Plan for Makeover,” I was dismayed to read Marnie Argersinger’s statement that the Watkins Community Museum “can get a new, young person to take that job…” Is Ms. Argersinger aware that that is age discrimination? Showing a hiring preference based on age is against the law, period.
But tempers flare prior to key trafficway vote: September 26, 2002; Accused of ignoring public comment and turning a deaf ear to American Indian concerns, a divided Douglas County Commission stood its ground and moved ahead with its support for finishing the South Lawrence Trafficway through the Baker Wetlands. During a meeting Wednesday night, Commissioners Bob Johnson and Jere McElhaney approved an interlocal agreement specifying terms for an $8.5 million wetlands mitigation plan designed to account for damage to the wetlands, should the trafficway be built along a 32nd Street alignment.
s 150th birthday festivities: September 26, 2002; Lawrence’s 150th birthday isn’t until Sept. 18, 2004, but the festivities might begin in just nine months. Robert Foster, who serves on the Sesquicentennial Commission, said during a meeting Wednesday that a committee planning a Sept. 18, 2004, parade also would like to plan a July 4, 2003, parade to kick off the birthday events.
s qualifications: September 26, 2002; Democratic attorney general candidate Chris Biggs said Wednesday that he was better qualified than his Republican opponent Â a candidate who, if elected, would use the office to pursue an anti-abortion political agenda. “I feel like I have the total package,” Biggs, the Geary County prosecutor, said in an interview with the Journal-World. “I’m a professional enforcer of the law, and that’s what the attorney general does.”
Annual FSHS-LHS clash hot topic around town: September 26, 2002; In terms of impact, it’s not England-Argentina, or United States-Mexico. Or, for those unfamiliar with some of soccer’s better rivalries, I’ll use local metaphors. It’s not Jayhawks-Tigers or Chiefs-Raiders.
Age bias?: September 26, 2002
Briefly: September 26, 2002; Sailor survives after 3 months adrift Priest arrested; cardinal knew of sexual abuse HMO to shut down; thousands will need plan FCC no longer requires maps for cellular areas
Wetlands pact wins county’s approval: But tempers flare prior to key trafficway vote; By Mark Fagan; September 26, 2002; Accused of ignoring public comment and turning a deaf ear to American Indian concerns, a divided Douglas County Commission stood its ground and moved ahead with its support for finishing the South Lawrence Trafficway through the Baker Wetlands. During a meeting Wednesday night, Commissioners Bob Johnson and Jere McElhaney approved an interlocal agreement specifying terms for an $8.5 million wetlands mitigation plan designed to account for damage to the wetlands, should the trafficway be built along a 32nd Street alignment.
Horsocopes: By Jacqueline Bigar; September 26, 2002
Mismatches dot college schedule: Tennessee figures to smash Rutgers; OU to stomp South Florida; By Richard Rosenblatt - AP Football Writer; September 26, 2002; It’s Bully Week in college football.
Israel-Palestinian talks called off; siege goes on: By Mark Lavie - Associated Press Writer; September 26, 2002; Palestinians called off talks set for Wednesday to end a weeklong Israeli siege of Yasser Arafat’s office in the West Bank town of Ramallah, complaining that Israel would not allow international negotiators to meet Arafat first.
Briefly: September 26, 2002; Collapse traps victims President won’t resign Canada lining up with U.S. on Iraq Subway strike wreaks havoc for commuters
School closing plans panned: Dozens tell consultants proposals would kill city’s oldest neighborhoods; By Tim Carpenter; September 26, 2002; Two dozen people insisted Wednesday that closure of public schools in Lawrence would be the death knell of blue-collar neighborhoods on the city’s east side. In voices strained by emotion and in words propelled by anxiety, they told representatives of the DLR Group facilities consulting firm that consolidating elementary schools and relocating junior high schools would be a dreadful mistake by the Lawrence school board.
Local briefs: September 26, 2002; Second statue in series now at Burcham Park D.A. awaits reports in hit-and-run fatality KU cited 28th best value among public universities Volunteers needed for Kids Voting project
Local briefs: September 26, 2002; Â Second statue in series now at Burcham Park Â D.A. awaits reports in hit-and-run fatality Â KU cited 28th best value among public universities Â Volunteers needed for Kids Voting project
Wilkes down to three: Graves back at class; Hinrich impressed with Jayhawks; By Gary Bedore; September 26, 2002; Omar Wilkes, a 6-foot-3 guard from Los Angeles, says he’ll pick either Kansas, UCLA or California on Wednesday at a press conference at Loyola High School.
Annual FSHS-LHS clash hot topic around town: By Mike Miller; September 26, 2002; In terms of impact, it’s not England-Argentina, or United States-Mexico. Or, for those unfamiliar with some of soccer’s better rivalries, I’ll use local metaphors. It’s not Jayhawks-Tigers or Chiefs-Raiders.
Banned Books Week officials report less censorship: By Hillel Italie - Associated Press Writer; September 26, 2002; As the American Library Assn. marks its 21st annual Banned Books Week, the organization is running low on actual bans to report.
Isidore poised for assault on Gulf Coast: The Associated Press; September 26, 2002; Tropical Storm Isidore on Wednesday drenched the Gulf Coast, swamping parts of New Orleans with thigh-deep water and chasing tourists and residents inland as it swirled toward land with a potential 20 inches of rain. By late evening, the center of the sprawling storm was 125 miles south of New Orleans and moving north at 13 mph. Forecasters said Isidore was expected to come ashore along Louisiana’s swampy shoreline early today, but tropical storm force winds sustained winds of more than 39 mph were already hitting the coast Wednesday evening.
Battle brewing over dam proposal: Riverkeeper decries proposition to build structure near DeSoto; By Joel Mathis; September 26, 2002; Johnson County’s growing thirst for water is endangering the Kansas River, Dave Murphy said. A proposed dam on the river near DeSoto to help quench that thirst is “unethical,” said Murphy, Friends of the Kaw riverkeeper.
KU suffers another black eye: By Chuck Woodling; September 26, 2002; Trot out the beefsteak, Mabel, Kansas University’s athletic department has suffered another black eye. First, it was KU athletic director Al Bohl linked to the improper transfer of funds at Fresno State. Then there was the NCAA official letter of investigation of alleged violations during Bohl’s watch at FSU.
U.S. plan eases out tobacco: By Charles Hurt - Knight Ridder Newspapers; September 26, 2002; The federal government is looking for a way to get out of the tobacco business and possibly get U.S. farmers out of it as well.
Daschle accuses Bush of politicizing Iraq debate: Democratic leader makes impassioned speech on Senate floor, demands apology from president; The Los Angeles Times; September 26, 2002; In a blow to White House efforts to unite Congress behind a potential war with Iraq, the Senate’s top Democrat on Wednesday accused President Bush of politicizing the debate and demanded he apologize for questioning the commitment of Democrats to the nation’s defense. “That is outrageous,” Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., said in an angry speech on the Senate floor. He lambasted Bush for saying recently that Democrats were “not interested in the security of the American people.”
Briefcase: September 26, 2002; McDonald’s to open turnpike restaurant Hewlett-Packard reports weak demand, job cuts Food 4 Less chain to be sold by Fleming Farmers Insurance to remain in state
Briefly: September 26, 2002; ‘Friendly fire’ pilot says he, flight leader scapegoats U.S. to send envoy to North Korea Measure would allow hospitals to nix abortions Archbishop offers resignation after allegations of abuse
Mangino: ‘It wasn’t a big deal’: Kansas football coach was looking out for son; By David Mitchell; September 26, 2002; Kansas football coach Mark Mangino is standing firm in his belief that he did nothing wrong following Lawrence High’s game last Friday night. Mangino yelled at game officials as they left Haskell Stadium because he was angry about a hard hit his son, Tommy, the Lions’ quarterback, took during the game against Olathe East.
Smith services: September 26, 2002
Smith services: September 26, 2002; Services for Gussie “Gus” R. Smith, 69, Lawrence, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Mr. Smith died Monday, Sept. 23, 2002, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo.
Road precedent: September 26, 2002; To the editor: The 10th Federal Appeals Court, the same court that killed KDOT’s original wetland paving plans for 31st Street, ruled just last week that Salt Lake City’s Legacy Highway project should never have gotten a Corps of Engineers 404 permit. When the court said Utah’s DOT did not seriously consider alternatives to building through wetlands it sounded all too familiar.
On the record: September 26, 2002
On the record: September 26, 2002; Law enforcement report Burglaries and thefts reported
Lawrence briefs: September 26, 2002; Two Lawrence residents on Children’s Cabinet Concert slated today at Haskell center
Kenneth L. Dickinson: September 26, 2002; Graveside services with military honors for Kenneth L. Dickinson, 69, Nixa, Mo., will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday at the Veterans Affairs National Cemetery, Leavenworth. Mr. Dickinson died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002, at his home.
Historical help: September 26, 2002; To the editor: For the past several weeks there has been an ongoing debate concerning the fate of the Watkins Museum and its director Steve Jansen. We the staff of Vinland Elementary School USD 348 in Baldwin City would like to express our support and appreciation for Mr. Jansen.
Historical help: September 26, 2002
Balance essential to juggling schedules: By Jim Baker; September 26, 2002; It’s no secret young people are keeping busy these days with school, sports, private lessons, jobs and an array of other extracurricular activities. Faced with jam-packed daily routines, some students run the risk of being chronically overscheduled. They can find themselves with too much to do, and too little time to do it.
New product designed to locate lice: Neon Nits helps spot live eggs; By Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon; September 26, 2002; Q: I am going crazy looking for nits. My 8-year-old daughter caught lice at school, and we are having an awful time getting rid of them. The school has a no-nit policy, which means I have to search my daughter’s fine blond hair to comb out every single one. They are very hard to see. Is there any way to get rid of these nits more easily? This entire situation has been very stressful for our family. I can’t afford to leave work, drive to school and take her home because of nits.
Running out of time: Overscheduling often overshadows family activities; By Stephanie Dunnewind - The Seattle Times; September 26, 2002; For many parents, the start of school heralds the hectic season of carpools and carting children from piano lessons to soccer practice to scout meetings. While parents have the best intentions of wanting to give their children opportunities, family time ends up being sacrificed, say the authors of “Putting Family First: Successful Strategies for Reclaiming Family Life in a Hurry-Up World” (Owl Books, $14.)
No place like Kansas: NASCAR teams prepare for second race at Speedway; By Jim Pedley - Knight Ridder Newspapers; September 26, 2002; Last September was a learning experience for all the Winston Cup racing teams at Kansas Speedway.
Ping pong keeps U.S. golfers occupied as Ryder Cup nears: Rivals Woods, Mickelson teammates this weekend in England; By Doug Ferguson - AP Golf Writer; September 26, 2002; Fierce rivals the other 51 weeks of the year, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson spent their first night at The Belfry staring each other down not inside the ropes, but on opposite sides of the net.
KU women’s assistant Woodard to be honored at Hall ceremony: Globetrotters, former Jayhawk men’s coach Brown set for induction; J-W Staff Reports; September 26, 2002; Kansas University women’s basketball assistant coach Lynette Woodard will be among those in attendance when the Harlem Globetrotters are inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend in Springfield, Mass.
Williams’ daughter might give up fight: The Associated Press; September 26, 2002; Ted Williams’ eldest daughter might be forced to give up her fight to remove the Hall of Famer’s body from a cryonics lab because she is struggling to pay her legal bills.
Baseball briefs: September 26, 2002; Brewers bounce brass Rolen, Cards near deal
Cardinals solve Schilling: Slumping Arizona ace allows two big blasts in 6-1 loss; The Associated Press; September 26, 2002; Two fastballs in bad places Wednesday were the difference between a Curt Schilling gem and another late-season disappointment for Arizona.
No berth yet for Angels: Anaheim loses, Seattle wins; AL West still unsettled; The Associated Press; September 26, 2002; The Anaheim Angels missed another chance to get into the postseason on their own. And they didn’t get any help later Wednesday night.
Our Town sports: September 26, 2002; Aquahawks Name Bliss: Scott Bliss has been promoted to head age-group coach of the Lawrence Aquahawks Swim Club. Bliss, an Aquahawks staffer for the last three years, replaces Mike Soderling who was named head coach in July when Brian Barnes left to become an assistant coach at Indiana University.
Minnesota’s Moss charged: Receiver hit with pair of misdemeanor accusations; September 26, 2002; Randy Moss walked out of jail whistling, charged with two misdemeanors instead of a felony for allegedly pushing a traffic officer a half-block with his car.
Tigers rally past KC - Detroit 7, Kansas City 6, 12 innings: Royals tie game in ninth before falling; The Associated Press; September 26, 2002; Chris Truby hit a sacrifice fly in the 12th inning and Detroit defeated Kansas City, 7-6, Wednesday night. Carlos Pena led off the 12th with a single and Randall Simon singled for his fourth hit of the game. Truby then hit a fly ball to right field, enabling Pena to score easily.
Cuban gets married: September 26, 2002; Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, one of the country’s wealthiest bachelors, is off the market.
Tyson wants taxes back: September 26, 2002; Mike Tyson is expected to go before the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals today to argue that the state should return $5.8 million in income taxes to him.
Chiefs’ Bush cited for DUI: September 26, 2002; Kansas City linebacker Lew Bush was arrested and cited early Wednesday for driving under the influence of alcohol. He was released on $600 bond and ticketed for straddling a lane and DUI, police said.
Simmons a fast learner: Speedy true freshman wide receiver beats odds, avoids red-shirt season; By Gary Bedore; September 26, 2002; Mark Simmons looked like a sure bet for Kansas University’s red-shirt list last August. Not only did the 5-foot-11, 175-pound wide receiver show for preseason football camp with normal freshman jitters, but an ankle the size of an apple.
6Sports video: The Jayhawks practice harder after Coach Mangino’s criticism: September 26, 2002; Coach Mangino is pushing his team to improve their performance in next week’s game.
6News video: Fire threatens Clinton Dam: September 26, 2002; Three townships sent firefighters to contain the blaze. The cause is still unknown.
6News video: Douglas County Commissioners support wetlands compromise: September 26, 2002; Voices were raised at the meeting, which ended with an agreement on a wetlands mitigation plan.
6News video: Emotions were high at school district headquarters: September 26, 2002; Over a hundred people took the chance to speak out against the proposal to close schools.
Rumsfeld says other nations back Bush: By Richard Whittle - Knight Ridder Services; September 26, 2002; Other NATO nations will join in if President Bush opts for war with Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Wednesday after three days of meetings with allied defense ministers.
U.S. schoolchildren evacuated: By Clar Ni Chonhaile - Associated Press Writer; September 26, 2002; Waving U.S. flags and shouting ‘Vive la France!,” American schoolchildren escaped a rebel-held Ivory Coast city under siege Wednesday, as U.S. special forces and French troops moved in to rescue Westerners caught in the West African nation’s bloodiest uprising.
NATO to invite 7 nations to join: By Robert Kaiser - The Washington Post; September 26, 2002; After months of intense but virtually unnoticed diplomacy, the NATO alliance is set to invite seven Eastern European countries to be new members, the biggest expansion in its 53-year history. Invitations will be issued in November at a NATO summit in Prague to Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, according to U.S. and European officials.
Lawmaker questions exemption for Westar: Provision would relax SEC regulation; By Libby Quaid - Associated Press Writer; September 26, 2002; A Kansas lawmaker is raising concerns about a special regulatory break being sought by his state’s largest electric company. Lawmakers are considering whether to add an exemption for Westar Energy Inc. to a much broader energy bill being negotiated by a House-Senate conference committee. A Texas congressman is trying to help Topeka, Kan.-based Westar relax oversight of its operations by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Kenneth L. Dickinson: September 26, 2002
U.S., German relations remain sour: By Robert Burns - Associated Press Writer; September 26, 2002; Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld suggested Wednesday that it was up to Germany to repair damage to American-German relations.
Prince Charles’ letter-writing defended: By Sue Leeman - Associated Press Writer; September 26, 2002; Prince Charles’ office confirmed Wednesday that he has been sharing his opinions and concerns in letters to government ministers, saying it was part of his role as heir to the throne.
Pentagon studies ‘calmative’ chemical weapons: By Matt Kelley - Associated Press Writer; September 26, 2002; The U.S. military is exploring ways to use drugs such as Valium to calm people without killing them during riots or other crowd control situations where lethal weapons are inappropriate.
Teens most likely to have sex at home: By Laura Meckler - Associated Press Writer; September 26, 2002; Parents wondering if their teenagers are having sex might look upstairs or down the hall. New research finds most sexually active teens first had sex in their parents’ homes, typically late at night.
California trailblazer for new laws: By Jessica Brice - Associated Press Writer; September 26, 2002; California has enacted first-in-the-nation laws this year on family leave, auto emissions and stem-cell research.
Extension denied: J-W Staff Reports; September 26, 2002; The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday rejected requests from the Wetlands Preservation Organization to extend the deadline for public comments regarding plans for completing the South Lawrence Trafficway.
Germany unimpressed with dossier on Iraq: By Tony Czuczka - Associated Press Writer; September 26, 2002; Germany refused Wednesday to endorse a British warning about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and said it remained opposed to war, joining France and China in reacting skeptically to a report the United States called “frightening.”
Wildfire worsens outside L.A.: By Paul Chavez - Associated Press Writer; September 26, 2002; A fire raging in wilderness above Los Angeles’ eastern foothills ballooned to 30,000 acres and threatened hundreds of homes Wednesday as it marched across the San Gabriel Mountains.
Sales for Sept. 11-themed books drop considerably: By Hillel Italie - Associated Press Writer; September 26, 2002; Sales for Sept. 11 books have dropped substantially since the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks, although a handful of titles remain best sellers.
Collection needs city audience: Finances force trustees to defy founder’s wishes, desert suburbs; By Michael Rubinkam - Associated Press Writer; September 26, 2002; The cash-strapped Barnes Foundation wants to move its world-renowned collection of Cezannes, Picassos, Renoirs and van Goghs from the suburbs to the city so that it can attract more patrons and shore up its shaky finances.
Graves puts transportation group to work: Governor reconvenes study commission to lobby to keep highway program intact; By John Hanna - Associated Press Writer; September 26, 2002; Gov. Bill Graves is concerned enough about transportation funding that he’s reconvened one of his old study commissions to lobby against potential cuts.
Region briefs: September 26, 2002; Kansas resident tapped to lead S.D. college Pharmacist pleads to defrauding Medicare
Diluted drug cases head to mediation: The Associated Press; September 26, 2002; A judge ordered mediation between two drug makers and the cancer patients who are suing them for Robert R. Courtney’s scheme to water down cancer drugs.
A shorter food chain: Ellen Goodman; September 26, 2002; Around this time of year, I get tomatoes at my favorite local place. A hopeless tomato snob, I only eat the vegetable/fruit about six weeks a year. I don’t know what you call the things that pop up in salads all winter. I call them garnish. Anyway, this local woman grows enough varieties from cherry to beefsteak to satisfy my annual lust. Furthermore, they’re organic. She allows no pesticides. Indeed, the water she uses comes from a well so pure that it was once used to fill the kegs of sailing ships.
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LMH officials to negotiate for land for Tonganoxie clinic: By Caroline Trowbridge - The (Tonganoxie) Mirror; September 26, 2002; It appears the Lawrence Memorial Hospital board of directors is sold on the future of Tonganoxie.
Parade envisioned to kick off sesquicentennial celebration: July 4, 2003, gala would set tone for city’s 150th birthday festivities; By Terry Rombeck; September 26, 2002; Lawrence’s 150th birthday isn’t until Sept. 18, 2004, but the festivities might begin in just nine months. Robert Foster, who serves on the Sesquicentennial Commission, said during a meeting Wednesday that a committee planning a Sept. 18, 2004, parade also would like to plan a July 4, 2003, parade to kick off the birthday events.
A.G. candidate questions opponent’s qualifications: By Scott Rothschild; September 26, 2002; Democratic attorney general candidate Chris Biggs said Wednesday that he was better qualified than his Republican opponent a candidate who, if elected, would use the office to pursue an anti-abortion political agenda. “I feel like I have the total package,” Biggs, the Geary County prosecutor, said in an interview with the Journal-World. “I’m a professional enforcer of the law, and that’s what the attorney general does.”
Wildfire snuffed near Clinton Dam: By Mike Belt; September 26, 2002; Firefighters from three area townships struggled Wednesday to battle a wind-whipped fire that burned across 20 parched acres just south of the Clinton Dam. Jim Franz, a ranger for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said he was in a boat on Clinton Lake when he saw smoke and reported it about 11 a.m.
State official charged with rape: Kansas water director expected to plead innocent to assaulting his sister-in-law; By Dave Ranney; September 26, 2002; The state’s top water official is expected to plead innocent to charges he entered a sleeping woman’s home in May and raped her. The Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office filed five felony charges Tuesday against Alan L. LeDoux, 55, who has served two governors and is well-known in Republican circles in northeast Kansas.
Accounting charge expected to lower Westar earnings: The Associated Press; September 26, 2002; Westar Energy Inc. announced Wednesday that it expected an accounting charge to reduce its earnings during the current quarter. The charge will be about $40 million, or 33 cents per share of common stock, the company said in a statement. It said the charge would reflect how accounting rules apply to $400 million of its $3.2 billion in debt.
Bankrupt Farmland granted filing extension: Co-op still taking bids for Lawrence plant; By Chad Lawhorn; September 26, 2002; Kansas City, Mo.-based Farmland Industries has been given another 60 days to come up with a plan to emerge from bankruptcy. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jerry W. Venters set Nov. 27 as the new deadline for the agribusiness giant to file its reorganization plan.
Vanguard rejects Hooters offer: The Associated Press; September 26, 2002; Bankrupt Vanguard Airlines Inc. has rejected a buyout offer from a group of investors headed by the owner of the Hooters restaurant chain. Vanguard attorney Daniel Flanigan called the offer from Hooters Air “inadequate,” though he would not disclose the terms.
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