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- Lawrence prepares for 150th birthday
- April 12, 2003
- It’s been more than three years since planning for Lawrence’s 150th birthday began, and committee members are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
- Prosoco cleaning up in Lawrence
- April 12, 2003
- Forget the sluggish economy and a sinking stock market.
- Percussion business attracts customers from across world
- April 12, 2003
- Baldwin’s newest business has got the beat.
- Pearson PLC expands in East Hills park
- Government business booming
- April 12, 2003
- The company’s name may be changing, but the folks at a call center and data-processing operation in southeast Lawrence aren’t about to waver from their expanding history in town.
- Author to discuss book at Lawrence Jewish Community Center
- April 12, 2003
- Leo Bretholz, author of the 1999 memoir “Leap into Darkness: Seven Years on the Run in Wartime Europe,” will speak about his experiences at 7:30 p.m. today at the Lawrence Jewish Community Center, 917 Highland Drive.
- Gasoline: Pump Patrol tracks down lowest prices in Lawrence
- April 12, 2003
- The Journal-World has found Lawrence-area gasoline prices as low as $1.36 at Citgo, Ninth and Iowa streets.
- Lawrence Briefs
- April 12, 2003
- ¢ Roofing tar melts skylight in KU building ¢ Probation office find goes unclaimed ¢ State representative seeks public’s input ¢ Bands to rock out at Haskell festival ¢ Support group meets on breast-feeding
- Society Calendar
- April 12, 2003
- Around and about
- April 12, 2003
- Old home town - 25, 40 and 100 years ago today
- April 12, 2003
- Hopes high for VA redevelopment
- April 12, 2003
- Officials say plans for the Leavenworth Veterans Affairs Medical Center will be the largest public-private preservation project in the history of Kansas.
- Baseball Briefs
- April 12, 2003
- ¢ Rivera to throw in bullpen today ¢ Reds, Hamilton agree to minor-league deal ¢ Former pitcher Ribant pleads innocent to felony
- Briefly
- April 12, 2003
- ¢ Washington, D.C.: House approves energy bill, Alaska oil drilling ¢ Washington, D.C.: EPA to investigate claim against DuPont
- Pharmaceutical firm to relocate to Lawrence
- Deciphera chooses former Oread campus
- April 12, 2003
- A start-up pharmaceutical company with plans to create drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease and various forms of cancer has chosen Lawrence for its corporate headquarters and research facility.
- Fiberglass Jayhawks start strutting stuff at Lawrence sites
- April 12, 2003
- It looked like a Jayhawk — only not quite. The sculpture in front of the Lawrence Arts Center in the 900 block of New Hampshire Street was shaped like a Jayhawk.
- 6News video: First two Jayhawks hit the streets
- April 12, 2003
- 6News reports on the start of the ‘Jayhawks on Parade’ art event in Lawrence.
- Virus in two more Asian nations
- April 12, 2003
- Hong Kong banned quarantined residents from leaving the city as the deadly SARS virus turned up Friday in two more Asian nations, in both cases among foreigners who had recently been to Hong Kong.
- Evelyn Dale Morton
- April 12, 2003
- Owners reveal ‘keys to success’
- April 12, 2003
- Lawrence businesses were asked by the Journal-World to provide “keys to their success.”
- Woodling: One theory on why Williams will stay
- April 12, 2003
- If you’re Roy Williams, happiness is more than a warm puppy. The Kansas University men’s basketball coach has been to the NCAA Final Four two years in a row. He is the winningest active coach in NCAA Division One.
- Firebirds extend streak - Free State 11, Grandview, Mo. 1
- April 12, 2003
- It’s unlikely that Grandview (Mo.) High’s baseball team was expecting to face a murderer’s row against Free State.
- Unbeaten LHS nips Chaminade Prep, 8-7
- April 12, 2003
- For the second time in eight days, Lawrence High’s baseball team overcame a three-run deficit for a win, but this time coach David Petry wasn’t elated.
- Red-hot Royals win eighth straight - Kansas City 1, Cleveland 0
- April 12, 2003
- Kansas City manager Tony Pena is in no rush to find a cure for his flu-ridden Royals.
- Surprising start to Masters
- Weir, Clarke early leaders at Augusta
- April 12, 2003
- Anyone who thought the Masters would return to normal Friday only had to see Tiger Woods lick his finger to chalk up his first birdie — on his 22nd hole.
- Briefly
- April 12, 2003
- ¢ Texas: Airport employee wounded when gun in luggage goes off ¢ Yemen: Suspects in Cole bombing escape from Yemeni prison ¢ Berlin: Police shoot bus hijacker, free hostages unharmed
- Briefly
- April 12, 2003
- ¢ Sierra Club to discuss Kansas’ wildlife refuges
- New CEO to take over lobbying duties
- April 12, 2003
- Changes in the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce staff have led to a different way of lobbying for the city’s interests.
- Golden named Athena honoree
- April 12, 2003
- Two things stand out in Joan Golden’s office: a bulging datebook and a dozen or so pictures of her family.
- KU student on quest to find girlfriend’s killer
- April 12, 2003
- A Kansas University student is using what he calls a “virtual manhunt” in an attempt to find the man who killed his girlfriend.
- Norma V. Hardman
- April 12, 2003
- NBA Notebook: Paxson pursuing Bulls’ GM job
- April 12, 2003
- John Paxson has been a player, an assistant coach and a broadcaster for the Chicago Bulls. Now he might get to run the team.
- Firms forced to improve efficiency
- April 12, 2003
- Lawrence-area business leaders spent much of 2002 trying to keep up with who was leaving town, but they began to see signs of a turnaround as the year drew to a close.
- GCSAA considers relocating business
- April 12, 2003
- The search for greener grasses continues.
- Mad Greek owners find right formula for luring customers
- April 12, 2003
- What’s the secret to running a successful restaurant in Lawrence?
- Holocaust survivor to share experiences
- April 12, 2003
- Much attention has been paid lately to “The Pianist,” a 2002 film that tells the true story of one Jewish man’s against-the-odds survival during the Holocaust.
- Masters protesters set to picket today
- April 12, 2003
- A year ago, former U.S. Olympic Committee chief executive and Augusta National Golf Club member Lloyd Ward told USA Today columnist Christine Brennan that he would work from within the club to get a female admitted as a member.
- People
- April 12, 2003
- ¢ Zeta-Jones, Douglas top tabloid ¢ Snoop Dogg target of drive-by ¢ Hollywood’s answer: Regis is in ¢ Ceremony to honor eternal Hope
- KU, chamber pleased with new partnership
- April 12, 2003
- It was a scene that might not have happened a few years ago.
- KU relations thrill chamber chairman
- McElwain eager to get CEO on board
- April 12, 2003
- Larry McElwain has served on the board of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce since the 1970s.
- Heck survives ‘year of transition’
- April 12, 2003
- It has been a busy year for Kelvin Heck.
- Chamber to add eight members to board
- April 12, 2003
- Eight new members joined the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce board of directors April 1. They join 19 other area residents who are currently serving on the board. Here’s a brief look at the eight new members.
- Chamber on schedule to reach fund-raising goal
- April 12, 2003
- You’ve got to spend money to make money.
- Voters reject $59 million school bond issue
- District could propose smaller, reconfigured package within year
- April 12, 2003
- The April Fools’ Day lesson: Elementary school consolidation and school bond issues are a mercurial mix.
- Expansion at airport helps drive economic development
- April 12, 2003
- Rick Bryant, the city’s biggest cheerleader for the Lawrence Municipal Airport, has more than ever to cheer about these days.
- Gordon gains pole for Virginia 500
- April 12, 2003
- Jeff Gordon finally beat Ryan Newman.
- New line coach adjusting to KU’s offense
- Warriner spent 16 seasons with run-oriented attacks at service academies
- April 12, 2003
- Ed Warriner was ready for something different. He came to the right place.
- Athletic director’s departure ends unpleasant chapter at KU
- April 12, 2003
- Kansas University is a class institution in that the vast majority of its students, faculty members, administrators, alumni and friends try their best to behave and conduct their affairs in a manner that reflects credit on the school.
- CBS ‘Hitler’ producer steps down
- April 12, 2003
- A production company executive working on a CBS miniseries about Hitler has resigned in the wake of attention stirred by his comments about the project.
- National League Roundup: Expos cruise in Puerto Rico
- Montreal takes 10-0 triumph against New York
- April 12, 2003
- The Montreal Expos warmed to Puerto Rico real fast. Brad Wilkerson and Brian Schneider homered off David Cone, and Tomo Ohka allowed one hit in eight innings as Los Expos rolled past the New York Mets, 10-0, Friday night in the first of 22 Montreal home games in San Juan.
- NBA Roundup: Bucks grab playoff spot
- Kukoc’s 25 help Milwaukee clinch vs. Raptors
- April 12, 2003
- The Milwaukee Bucks are in the playoffs, but not because of an impressive performance.
- Community leaders share vision for Lawrence
- April 12, 2003
- No one mumbles under their breath that they are from Lawrence.
- New restaurants search for identity
- April 12, 2003
- Lawrence’s restaurant offerings increased in 2002, with a number of new establishments opening in the city.
- Fine-dining options dwindling in city
- Upscale restaurants face challenges
- April 12, 2003
- What is happening to the fine-dining restaurant scene in Lawrence?
- Wells Overlook Park receives overhaul
- April 12, 2003
- Jere McElhaney’s been talking about cleaning up Wells Overlook Park for more than a year now, and the effort already is starting to pay off.
- Demand for jobs high in Lawrence
- Competition ‘stiffer’ in community
- April 12, 2003
- Kevin Yoder admits he was somewhat brainwashed in crimson and blue while attending Kansas University.
- KU technology assists companies
- April 12, 2003
- Ted Turner and Pfizer Inc. may not have much in common when it comes to business. But the media mogul and pharmaceutical parent of Viagra are both capitalizing on technology generated at Kansas University.
- KU programs try to survive cuts
- Budget restraints force university to ‘live a less comfortable life’
- April 12, 2003
- As if state budget woes weren’t enough, Kansas University was hit with another set of cuts this year — from the Kansas University Endowment Association.
- Growing retail space concerns store owners
- April 12, 2003
- The past year didn’t create as much heartache for retailers as was previously expected, but concerns continue to increase over the growing amount of retail space in Lawrence, according to a pair of retail experts who took part in a roundtable discussion for the Journal-World.
- Construction firm targets East Lawrence buildings
- April 12, 2003
- Bo Harris’ plan to revitalize East Lawrence is still on track, although the builder doesn’t want to say much about it yet.
- Home Depot, Best Buy highlight retail development at 31st and Iowa
- April 12, 2003
- The new retail development at the northeast corner of 31st and Iowa streets is attracting interest from a Mexican restaurant, a steakhouse and lots of job seekers.
- City maintains low property tax rate
- April 12, 2003
- Lawrence’s property tax rates are among the cheapest in the state. That doesn’t mean Lawrence residents are paying less property taxes than other Kansans, however.
- Farmland acreage receives ‘a lot of’ interest from buyers
- April 12, 2003
- It’s just sitting there: a lonely plot of more than 400 acres on the east side of Lawrence with a shut-down factory in the middle.
- Slice of a school
- April 12, 2003
- The principal helped kids open ketchup packets. The first-grade teacher pretended her classroom was the ocean. The cafeteria supervisor served heaps of chicken nuggets.
- Sixth St., Wakarusa area popular with developers
- April 12, 2003
- Plans to build a Wal-Mart Supercenter at Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive may be at a temporary standstill after a late-March vote by the City Commission, but the area is still growing despite shrinking space.
- GOP plan would delay tax refunds
- April 12, 2003
- Hundreds of thousands of Kansans would have to wait months for their tax refunds under a plan authored by Republican legislative leaders, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ administration said Friday.
- KU Med defers transplant program
- Adding heart cases would overburden other programs, hospital says
- April 12, 2003
- KU Med will indefinitely delay reviving its heart transplant program, officials said Friday.
- Daily Ticker
- April 12, 2003
- Singer tops again at gospel awards
- April 12, 2003
- For the second straight year, contemporary Christian singer Michael W. Smith earned the top award of best artist at the Dove Awards.
- Stacie L. Neis
- April 12, 2003
- Services for Stacie L. Neis, 37, Eudora, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Paul United Church of Christ, Eudora. Burial will be in Eudora Cemetery.
- Scouting news
- April 12, 2003
- Success in Iraq a one-shot deal for Bush
- April 12, 2003
- Saddam Hussein never expected American foot soldiers to come to Baghdad in three weeks.
- Deficit-ridden states eye service taxes
- April 12, 2003
- Mike Hardesty has spent nearly $1,000 on tattoos, including a dragon on his right arm and a couple of Harley-Davidson designs. He doesn’t like an Ohio plan to start taxing tattoos.
- Area busy with weekend activities
- April 12, 2003
- Museums, galleries, convention centers and theaters are bustling with activity this weekend. At Lawrence Community Theatre, “Over the River and Through the Woods” opens for a three-week run. Here’s a look at what else is happening:
- Briefly
- April 12, 2003
- ¢ Gaza Strip: British peace advocate shot in the head ¢ Washington, D.C.: U.S. drops resolution criticizing China rights ¢ Afghanistan: Franks reassures troops of U.S. commitment ¢ South Korea: Government launches stealth spy warship
- Governor’s staff hears students’ sex class views
- Sebelius urged to veto budget amendment
- April 12, 2003
- Three Kansas University students from professor Dennis Dailey’s human sexuality class met Friday with members of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ staff.
- KU coach’s son thinks ‘Pops’ undecided
- Younger Williams: ‘I don’t think he has any idea’ what to do about UNC job
- April 12, 2003
- Scott Williams says no contracts have been signed, no secret deals have been reached.
- Study shows arts impact business
- April 12, 2003
- The arts. Business. Seldom are the two mentioned in the same breath.
- Progress 2003: Discussion with John Kiefer and Maria Martin pt. 1
- April 12, 2003
- Kiefer is the owner of Kief’s Audio-Video and Martin is the owner of Southwest & More and the co-director of Downtown Lawrence Inc. They discussed the future of retailing in the face of large chain stores and growing competition.
- Leadership Lawrence program helps people invest in community
- April 12, 2003
- In the past 20 years, Leadership Lawrence has built itself quite a resume.
- Service-sector memberships increase
- April 12, 2003
- If chamber of commerce membership trends are any indication, Lawrence is weathering poor economic times better than most communities across the country.
- Booklet documents evolution of chamber of commerce
- April 12, 2003
- Through most of Lawrence’s history, the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, and similar groups, has been at the center of nearly every major local debate, decision and event.
- Real Estate CEO named citizen of years
- April 12, 2003
- Bob Stephens says if Lawrence wants to continue to be a great town, its young people have to get — and stay — involved.
- United Way launches Spirit of Caring awards
- April 12, 2003
- In the hopes of encouraging corporate citizenship, the Chamber of Commerce and United Way this year introduced the Spirit of Caring awards and named three local businesses are recipients.
- Retired Hallmark director wins volunteer award
- April 12, 2003
- Where there’s a ribbon to be cut, there Bob Bowline will be.
- Former superintendent honored for public service
- April 12, 2003
- A former Lawrence public schools superintendent with a passion for public education is the recipient of this year’s Buford M. Watson Jr. Public Service award.
- Turnpike plan calls for adding two lanes
- April 12, 2003
- In four years, drivers are expected to have more room to spread out on the Kansas Turnpike between Lecompton and Topeka.
- Trafficway project still ‘behind the curve’
- April 12, 2003
- Finishing the South Lawrence Trafficway remains little more than a vision on paper, as project opponents, transportation officials and federal regulators brace themselves for another few years of indecision.
- Stull Road slated to reopen in May
- April 12, 2003
- A commuter link between Lawrence and Topeka is about to reopen, fresh off a $1.4 million overhaul to improve safety and make its upkeep more efficient.
- Lawrence Transit System gains passengers
- April 12, 2003
- Lawrence public transportation is picking up speed.
- Commuter rate concerns officials about ‘brain drain’
- April 12, 2003
- More evidence that Lawrence is becoming a bedroom community exists in new census data that show nearly twice as many people leave Douglas County to go to work than come into the county, and the number of outbound commuters has grown by 73 percent since 1990.
- Diversity, culture attract retirees to Lawrence
- Developments cater to seniors
- April 12, 2003
- After 35 years in the Wichita crude oil industry, Bill Hougland had no trouble deciding where to retire. The Kansas University alumnus and former Jayhawk basketball player and his wife, Carolie, were moving back to Lawrence.
- Bishop Seabury prepares to move to new facility
- April 12, 2003
- Years of anticipation for students and faculty members of Bishop Seabury Academy will finally be put to rest when the 2003-2004 school year begins.
- Nonprofit agency provides relief to city’s needy
- April 12, 2003
- The organization that has helped thousands of people keep their homes is enjoying a new one of its own.
- Four-year degree programs help boost Haskell numbers
- April 12, 2003
- A year ago, Haskell Indian Nations University officials announced plans to cancel summer classes.
- Health plaza to add Oncology Center
- April 12, 2003
- For years, cancer patients living in Lawrence and Douglas County had to travel to Topeka or Kansas City to get radiation therapy.
- Blood Center seek donors at new site
- April 12, 2003
- The Community Blood Center moved to a new location at 1410 Kasold Drive, but even with a new building and improved location, blood supplies still wane.
- Technology aids dispatchers
- April 12, 2003
- When Melinda Hegeman was hired as an emergency dispatcher 15 years ago, she had two weeks of training.
- Police department unveils neighborhood crime map
- April 12, 2003
- Computer system improvements are opening a new world for compiling, accessing and studying crime statistics in Douglas County.
- Arts Center officials relish new facility
- April 12, 2003
- This month marks a year since the first graceful feet sauntered across the dance studio floor, the first tiny hands finger-painted in the preschool classrooms and the first hungry eyes scanned the gallery walls at the new Lawrence Arts Center.
- Patient capitalizes on aquatic therapy
- April 12, 2003
- Aquatic therapy is just what the doctor ordered for Richard Armstrong.
- Former Medicaid recipient forced to pay for assistance
- April 12, 2003
- Brad Linnenkamp is finding it harder to live with his cerebral palsy after being dropped from a Medicaid waiver program.
- Homegrown businesses learn to adjust to big chains
- April 12, 2003
- A walk down Massachusetts reveals a mixture of businesses almost as diverse as the many people milling around in Lawrence’s downtown.
- Downtown developers remain optimistic
- Moore, Shmalberg hope remainder of 2000 project will be completed
- April 12, 2003
- For most of the past four years the redevelopment of the 900 block of New Hampshire street went according to plan for two Lawrence developers.
- Longtime organization focuses on marketing local shops
- April 12, 2003
- Downtown Lawrence faces a challenge.
- Searching for solutions
- Agribusiness Network designed to help farmers share concerns
- April 12, 2003
- There’s new hope in the Douglas County agriculture industry these days. And it’s not coming from a new weather forecast or predictions of higher commodity prices.
- Market owner focuses on enterprise
- Pendleton coordinates program to help farmers capitalize on value-added products
- April 12, 2003
- Farmer Karen Pendleton has added another job to her resume — coordinator of Guided Exploration of Value-Added Enterprises in Kansas.
- Area farmers turn to soybeans, corn
- Drought drains hopes of successful harvests; low prices create challenges
- April 12, 2003
- Kansas may be the Wheat State, but Douglas County is anything but.
- Organic foods business receives boost
- Lawrence firm expects U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase sales
- April 12, 2003
- New U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations governing the organic food industry should be a boost to Lawrence’s Pines International.
- Commissioners devising plan for air-quality testing
- April 12, 2003
- As the concentration of ozone rises in the air above Douglas County, so do concerns about the strangling effects that air pollution could have on the area’s economy.
- Researchers focus on wireless devices
- April 12, 2003
- Joe Evans wants your cell phone to get to know your laptop.
- Panelists detail challenges
- Office market, growth among concerns for local experts
- April 12, 2003
- Is Lawrence housing overpriced? Do Lawrence developments create too much controversy? What’s the outlook for the rest of 2003?
- Real estate agents seek tenants for industrial buildings
- April 12, 2003
- Area real estate professionals are optimistic they’ll soon find tenants for two large industrial buildings that will be left vacant by a pair of companies leaving Lawrence.
- Regional Technology Center gaining high-tech momentum
- April 12, 2003
- Despite a mediocre past and an uncertain future, the Lawrence Regional Technology Center tries to help high-tech companies produce well-paying jobs.
- Loan opportunities attract banks
- Branches expanding in Douglas County
- April 12, 2003
- A slow economy in 2002 didn’t put an end to the rapid expansion of new banks and banking locations in Lawrence and Douglas County.
- Mortgage rates at 40-year low
- April 12, 2003
- Although the 2002 numbers suggested Lawrence residents were ignoring 40-year low mortgage rates a few months ago, with the start of 2003 they seemed to finally be taking advantage of a buyer’s market.
- Parking garage starting to lure downtown drivers
- Lawrence Arts Center adds to high demand
- April 12, 2003
- It took some time, but drivers are using the city’s downtown parking garage in the 900 block of New Hampshire.
- Rental units planned for northwest area
- April 12, 2003
- The northwest corner of Kasold Drive and Peterson Road could become one of Lawrence’s largest rental communities.
- Homebuilding totals up slightly at start of 2003
- April 12, 2003
- After hitting a 12-year low for new homes started last year in Lawrence, numbers are up in the first few months of 2003.
- Engineering firm moves to Wakarusa Centre
- April 12, 2003
- An engineering firm from Topeka became in March the first tenant at west Lawrence’s massive Wakarusa Corporate Centre.
- School, government officials plan strategy for southern growth
- April 12, 2003
- Randy Weseman looks south of the Wakarusa River and sees the future of Lawrence — even if it’ll take another 20 or 30 years to get there.
- Churches move to city’s west edge
- Land costs, space lure congregations to seek new locations for their ministry
- April 12, 2003
- A major shift is under way among Lawrence churches, and it’s not spiritual — it’s geographic.
- Progress 2003: Discussion with John Kiefer and Maria Martin pt. 2
- April 12, 2003
- Kiefer is the owner of Kief’s Audio-Video and Martin is the owner of Southwest & More and the co-director of Downtown Lawrence Inc. They discussed the future of retailing in the face of large chain stores and growing competition.
- Pitt renews search for coach
- Prosser signs 10-year deal to remain at Wake Forest
- April 12, 2003
- Pitt is right back where it was 10 days ago — the man it wanted to head its basketball team prefers to coach somewhere else.
- Ninth-inning blast lifts Kansas past Tech
- April 12, 2003
- Kansas third baseman Travis Metcalf broke an 8-8 tie in the top of the ninth inning with a solo home run over the left-center field wall to give the Jayhawks a 9-8 win against Texas Tech Friday night at Dan Law Field.
- Big 12 homer leaders to meet in softball series
- April 12, 2003
- Big 12 Conference co-home run leaders Selena Collins of Texas A&M and Jessica Moppin of Kansas will go head-to-head twice this weekend at Jayhawk Field.
- Web sites provide prayer outlet
- April 12, 2003
- Her Arizona home is thousands of miles from the streets of Baghdad, but Christa Wiggans believes she spans that distance daily with prayers for American troops and their cause.
- Singles should consider this marital advice
- April 12, 2003
- Give me some practical suggestions for the selection of a husband. I want to get it right and don’t think I should depend just on looks or personality. What are the factors I should consider before saying, “I do”?
- Senate approves new tax breaks
- April 12, 2003
- The Senate has passed a scaled-back version of President Bush’s “faith-based initiative,” granting new tax breaks for charitable donations but blocking efforts to open government programs to religious organizations.
- Williams fanatic uses Chicago sports forums to beg coach to stay
- April 12, 2003
- At a time like this, sweet nothings will have to wait. Brian File, a Kansas University alumnus set to marry Allyson Guttery on May 25, is celebrating his last few days as a bachelor this weekend in Chicago with about 40 friends.
- U.S. says chaos in Iraq just a phase
- April 12, 2003
- The people of Baghdad’s Karadeh neighborhood, fed up with thievery, took the law into their own hands: They grabbed Kalashnikov rifles, set up roadblocks and checked passing cars for stolen goods.
- Chamber surpasses fund-raising goal on 125th anniversary
- April 12, 2003
- A private fund-raising campaign has generated more than $1.2 million to support economic development activities in Douglas County, Lawrence Chamber of Commerce officials announced at their annual meeting Friday evening.
- Local Briefs
- April 12, 2003
- ¢ World Expo displays international cultures ¢ Douglas County: 3-year-old boy killed in ATV roll-over accident
- United mechanics agree to contract
- Union tentatively OKs cuts in pay, benefits
- April 12, 2003
- United Airlines reached a tentative contract agreement Friday with its mechanics union, the last labor group to agree to long-term cuts in pay and benefits as part of the carrier’s drastic overhaul in bankruptcy.
- Aquila reaches new credit agreement
- April 12, 2003
- Aquila Inc. announced Friday it obtained a new credit agreement to replace its short-term loans, averting a potential financial crisis for the energy company.
- Business Briefcase
- April 12, 2003
- ¢ Roy’s UNC comment draws sales for business ¢ Earnings: GE profit up 20 percent ¢ Economy: Latest retail sale figures encouraging for investors ¢ Lawsuit: Vanguard sues Citibank, Salomon, alleging fraud
- Hall Center design complete
- April 12, 2003
- It wasn’t even a concept three years ago, but a new building for the Hall Center for the Humanities soon will become a reality.
- Red Cross promises to meet standards
- Agreement with FDA outlines possible fines
- April 12, 2003
- The Red Cross, accused by the government of “persistent and serious violations” of blood safety rules, promised in a court settlement Friday to meet all safety requirements and pay fines that could reach into the millions if it fails to do so.
- Congress passes budget proposal; tax deal blasted
- April 12, 2003
- Congress approved a record $2.27 trillion federal budget Friday, winning a razor-thin Senate victory after GOP leaders promised to limit new tax cuts to half the amount President Bush has proposed.
- John E. Brogan
- April 12, 2003
- Nellie Humphrey
- April 12, 2003
- Engagements
- April 12, 2003
- Weddings
- April 12, 2003
- Anniversaries
- April 12, 2003
- 4-H and FCE news
- April 12, 2003
- 6News video: The Capitol Report - Battle continues over GOP proposed budget
- April 12, 2003
- Scott Rothschild, Statehouse reporter, speaks with Kansas department of revenue secretary Joan Wagnon on the proposed GOP plan to delay some Kansas tax refunds.
- Club news
- April 12, 2003
- NASA picks Mars rovers’ landing sites
- April 12, 2003
- NASA unveiled Friday the landing sites on Mars where it hopes to land twin rovers next January to look for geological evidence that the red planet was once a warmer, wetter place hospitable to life.
- Study questions VA heart attack care
- April 12, 2003
- Heart attack victims who sought care at Veterans Affairs hospitals had higher death rates than Medicare patients treated at community facilities, according to a VA study released Friday.
- Lawyer says sniper suspect possibly exposed to nerve gas during Gulf War
- April 12, 2003
- Sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad may have been exposed to nerve or chemical agents during his military service in the Persian Gulf War, his attorney told a judge Friday.
- First SARS patient anonymous — and likely to stay that way
- April 12, 2003
- He’s a businessman in his 40s. He has four children and lives in the industrial town of Foshan in southern China.
- 6News video: Boyfriend of murder victim hoping to bring killer to justice
- April 12, 2003
- 6News reports on Phillip Howe, the boyfriend of murder victim Ali Kemp, and his attempts to get area residents to tune into the TV show ‘America’s Most Wanted’ tonight to hear Ali Kemps’ story.
- Glorious, again
- April 12, 2003
- It’s another of those wondrously colorful springs in Lawrence. It’s happening again, and isn’t it wonderful?
- Class supported
- April 12, 2003
- Gifted musicians
- April 12, 2003
- More wrongs
- April 12, 2003
- 6News video: Search for new president narrowed to two
- April 12, 2003
- 6News reports on the Chamber of Commerces’ annual meeting held Friday in Lawrence.
- 6Sports video: Lions get win with four hits in final inning
- April 12, 2003
- 6Sports reports on the Lawrence High baseball game against St. Louis Chaminade Prep in the River City Baseball Festival.
- Iraqi fighters walk away
- Coalition closes grip on northern Iraq
- April 12, 2003
- Barefoot and wearing civilian clothes, the young Iraqi fighters marched Friday — but away from battle, not into it.
- Troops’ cards depict Iraqi most wanted
- April 12, 2003
- Saddam Hussein, of course, drew the ace of spades.
- With Saddam’s ouster, French see U.S.-led war in new light
- April 12, 2003
- With Saddam Hussein vanquished, the French appear to have undergone an attitude adjustment about the U.S.-led war.
- War dead buried at Arlington
- April 12, 2003
- Taps is played here two dozen times a day, the notes as haunting and lonely as death, this hallowed ground’s abiding presence.
- 6Sports video: Firebirds route Grandview
- April 12, 2003
- 6Sports reports on the Free State High baseball game against Grandview Missouri in the River City Baseball Festival.
- Key developments
- April 12, 2003
- Key developments Friday in the war in Iraq:
- 6Sports video: Williams doesn’t seem bothered by UNC rumors
- April 12, 2003
- 6Sports reports on KU mens basketball head coach Roy Williams’ day on the Alvamar Golf Course in Lawrence.
- 6Sports video: Relays set to begin Wednesday
- April 12, 2003
- 6Sports reports on the upcoming Kansas Relays.
- Hospitals prepared for privacy regulations
- April 12, 2003
- For years, hospitals in Kansas and across the nation have been getting ready for Monday — the day health providers must begin complying with new federal regulations that protect patient privacy.
- Halliburton awarded oil well fire contracts
- April 12, 2003
- Government work granted without competition to a Halliburton Co. subsidiary to fight oil well fires in Iraq could be worth as much as $7 billion over two years, but just a fraction of that has been spent, the Army Corps of Engineers has disclosed.
- Food plant explosion kills one
- April 12, 2003
- An explosion ripped through a food additive plant Friday, killing a worker and spewing a cloud of ammonia over parts of Louisville.
- Teen’s reappearance stalls murder trial
- April 12, 2003
- Australian teenager Natasha Ryan, who disappeared four years ago and was presumed dead, has resurfaced — midway through the serial murder trial of a man charged in her death.
- Human defenders still needed
- April 12, 2003
- When I was young I was told that the United States and the Soviet Union had enough nuclear weapons in their arsenals to destroy the planet many times over.
- American League Roundup: Sox keep Tigers winless
- Detroit first team to start 0-9 in consecutive seasons
- April 12, 2003
- The Detroit Tigers aren’t proud of what they accomplished. Detroit became the first team ever to lose its first nine games in consecutive seasons, falling 5-0 to the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
- Lions battle to 2OT tie
- April 12, 2003
- For the second straight night, Lawrence High’s girls soccer team found itself in a double overtime battle.
- Free State softball swept
- April 12, 2003
- Olathe North swept Free State High in a season-opening softball doubleheader, 6-0 and 2-0, Friday.
- People and places
- April 12, 2003
- Planting for the future
- Past year’s successes hoped to be seeds that bear fruit
- April 12, 2003
- To hear Lawrence and area leaders talk, the past 12 months have been more about planting seeds than reaping a bountiful harvest.
- Economic leader details definite goals
- Parman wants to create work force program
- April 12, 2003
- Lynn Parman admits she was in the right place at the right time.
- Lawrence population maintains pace
- April 12, 2003
- Lawrence’s population has been growing at a steady, strong clip for decades, and the forecast is that it will continue to do so.
- Ex-KU coach Allen weighs in on Roy
- Iowa State football assistant thinks KU basketball coach Williams will take UNC job
- April 12, 2003
- It’s early, and he’s been wrong before. But in Terry Allen’s mind, Roy Williams isn’t long for Lawrence.
- New chamber chairman calls for strong leaders
- April 12, 2003
- The future of Lawrence will depend upon its leaders, the new chairman of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce says, and those leaders need to be men and women who know how to build bridges within the community.
- While fighting seems near end, suffering continues in Baghdad
- April 12, 2003
- Volunteers buried 17 decomposing bodies wrapped in bloodstained blankets Friday in a mass grave in the yard of an abandoned hospital. A man, hit by a car as he ran from gunfire, lay dying next to the grave, flies crawling over his bloodied body.
- Fan of Faith
- April 12, 2003
- Cuba executes three hijackers
- April 12, 2003
- Three men convicted of hijacking a passenger ferry last week were executed by firing squad Friday, a swift response by Fidel Castro’s government to a recent string of hijackings to the United States.
- ‘Hunter’ back as a kinder, gentler cop show
- April 12, 2003
- Twelve years after its cancellation, the “Dirty Harry”-inspired cop drama “Hunter” returns to NBC’s schedule. Last fall, a “Hunter” reunion film scored pretty decent ratings. Can an “A-Team” revival be far behind?
- On the record
- April 12, 2003
- One third of Kansans to have taxing weekend
- Refund amounts, electronic filings increase
- April 12, 2003
- Get the refund quick — but if you’re going to pay, wait as long as you can. Nothing spells out the mindset of America’s millions as tax day approaches quite like a look at who’s filed and who hasn’t.
- Americans less confident about retirement
- April 12, 2003
- Battered by three years of stock market declines and the weak economy, Americans have become less optimistic about their ability to accumulate enough money to retire comfortably.
- Spirituality
- April 12, 2003
- ¢ Rutgers University group drops federal lawsuit ¢ Mormon president urges war’s end, troops’ support ¢ Scientologists launch bid to end monitoring
- Religion Briefs
- April 12, 2003
- Abolitionist museum at standstill
- April 12, 2003
- Starting a museum focusing on the Underground Railroad is proving to be more difficult than running the Underground Railroad.
- Watkins director ready for challenges
- April 12, 2003
- Rebecca Phipps enjoys working behind the scenes.
- Three newcomers to join board
- April 12, 2003
- Voters listened to Scott Morgan, Lawrence school board president.
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