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- ‘Gigli’ is a career disgrace for all those involved
- August 1, 2003
- Hollywood’s most overexposed couple are now responsible for making the most underdeveloped movie in recent memory.
- U.S. to pay $30 million to Iraqi tipster
- Saddam’s daughters take refuge in Jordan
- August 1, 2003
- The Bush administration approved a $30 million payment Thursday to the informant who led U.S. troops to Saddam Hussein’s two sons, while two of the ousted dictator’s daughters took refuge in Jordan in a sign of further pressure on remnants of the defeated regime. Two more U.S. soldiers were killed by insurgents, meanwhile, bringing to 51 the number of Americans to die in combat since May 1, when President Bush declared major combat over.
- Two armed robberies reported early Thursday morning in city
- August 1, 2003
- Two unrelated armed robberies happened within 45 minutes of each other early Thursday morning. Shortly before 3 a.m., a drive-through customer robbed the McDonald’s at 1309 W. Sixth St. The robber ordered food, then pulled up to a store window holding a handgun and covering his face, said Sgt. Mike Pattrick, a Lawrence Police spokesman.
- Wheel and deal on deadline
- Ponson dealt to Giants, Yankees get Aaron Boone
- August 1, 2003
- The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox escalated their arms race with a flurry of trades Thursday while the San Francisco Giants made the biggest deal of the day, getting Baltimore ace Sidney Ponson.
- Royals add another reliever
- Pitching-poor Kansas City acquires Devil Rays’ Levine for cash
- August 1, 2003
- Fighting for their first playoff berth since 1985, the Kansas City Royals acquired right-handed reliever Al Levine from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Thursday for cash.
- System to screen passenger data; privacy worries arise
- August 1, 2003
- The government announced Thursday it will begin testing a revised nationwide system for checking personal information on every airline passenger, a post-Sept. 11 security initiative that has raised concerns about snooping and possible false identification of people as terrorists.
- 6Sports video: White Sox defeat Royals after 11 innings
- August 1, 2003
- After Chicago’s sweep over Kansas City, they’re one game away from the lead.
- KSU lock to win North
- August 1, 2003
- Gracious man that he is, Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder apologized to the media Thursday for making us communicate with him via a satellite TV hook-up. Later, however, Snyder made a veiled suggestion that perhaps the media should apologize to him. Why? Because the conference writers and broadcasters made the Wildcats their preseason choice to win the Big 12 North Division championship.
- Briefly
- August 1, 2003
- ¢ Shelter offers homeless place to stay during day ¢ K.C.K. resident killed in accident on ¢ Lawrence retiree to sing at Royals game
- Hoax suspect surrounded by web of lies
- Topeka resident surrenders after claiming to be missing girl
- August 1, 2003
- Ever since Donna Lynette Walker was a child, friends say, she has delighted in disrupting the lives of those around her: She made crank calls in disguised voices, concocted hard-luck stories and conned people out of money. But even investigators familiar with Walker’s record are baffled by what they say was her latest hoax.
- Advocates push funding for young-child programs
- August 1, 2003
- A group of high-powered politicos said Thursday it would hold the Legislature’s feet to the fire to triple funding of Smart Start Kansas, an early-childhood program. “It’s kind of put up or shut up,” said Tim Emert, a former Senate Republican leader from Independence.
- Protect freedoms
- August 1, 2003
- People
- August 1, 2003
- ¢ Kidman gets an apology ¢ Date set for June’s farewell ¢ Venice film fest attracts Allen ¢ Bosworth knows fame is fickle
- Dancers celebrate record-setting party
- August 1, 2003
- Kool & the Gang’s “Celebration” played early in the morning at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, marking what 41 marathon dancers hope is a new record for the longest dance party.
- Governor declares drought warning
- Four counties deemed disaster areas
- August 1, 2003
- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius issued a drought warning Thursday for 53 counties as Kansas continues to bake under hot, dry conditions. The warning covers all of western Kansas and the northern tier of counties. The remaining 52 counties of central and eastern Kansas are under a drought watch. Sebelius also has declared four counties disaster areas because of drought conditions, seeking federal assistance.
- Liberians cheer incoming peace force
- West African leaders prepare to deploy troops, oust embattled president
- August 1, 2003
- Pushed by the United States, West Africa’s leaders broke a deadlock Thursday and announced the first troops of a long-promised peace force would be deployed to Liberia’s bloodied capital within days. Tens of thousands of Liberians spilled into Monrovia’s streets, celebrating the arrival of an advance military team.
- Dawn Elizabeth DeSha
- August 1, 2003
- Lawson sparks Sacramento past L.A.
- Guard scores career-high 24 points, cashes six three-pointers in 83-75 victory
- August 1, 2003
- Kara Lawson’s father taught her how to shoot. When William Lawson made his first visit to Sacramento, his daughter showed him what she learned.
- Bucs, Jets to spar in Japan
- Tampa, N.Y. squads excited to kick off 2003 season in Tokyo
- August 1, 2003
- Warren Sapp has only been in Japan for a day but already he likes what he sees.
- Briefly
- August 1, 2003
- ¢ Yugoslav war crimes tribunal gives first life sentence ¢ North Korea set to accept U.S. proposal for talks ¢ U.S.-Mexican crackdown targets large drug ring ¢ Senate passes energy bill
- Business-friendly
- August 1, 2003
- City officials should try to make a habit of the positive impression they left with those redeveloping the former Kmart property. There’s some good news and some bad news in the comments of a representative of the firm developing the former Kmart building on South Iowa Street.
- Discovery of remains won’t stop project
- Security guard to patrol sight; widening of U.S. 71 to continue
- August 1, 2003
- A security company was hired to protect a highway construction site in southwest Missouri after construction crews uncovered American Indian remains along U.S. Highway 71, said Kent Boyd, a state highway department spokesman.
- Penske drivers pumped
- Newman, Wallace eager to win for owner
- August 1, 2003
- Ryan Newman and Rusty Wallace each have lists of reasons why they would love to win Sunday’s Brickyard 400. Both start with giving team owner Roger Penske another trip to Indy’s Victory Lane.
- ‘American Wedding’ consummates series
- ‘Pie’ trilogy ends with hilarious finale
- August 1, 2003
- You would think that Jim Levinstein (Jason Biggs) would be humiliation-proof by now. On his way to sexual enlightenment, he’s suffered about as much as one Jewish kid from Michigan can. “These things KEEP happening to me,” he says in “American Wedding,” resigned to the mounting indignities.
- Seattle’s Nelson spouts off
- Pitcher blasts front office after win over Tigers
- August 1, 2003
- Jeff Nelson couldn’t hold himself back after the Seattle Mariners let the trade deadline pass without doing anything major.
- Briefly
- August 1, 2003
- ¢ Israeli-Palestinian couples split under law ¢ Broker wins bullying suit against executive ¢ Government to change ‘electronic’ divorce law ¢ Putin participates in Orthodox pilgrimage
- Briefly
- August 1, 2003
- ¢ Gephardt to receive Teamsters endorsement ¢ USDA change to add frozen pizza options ¢ Survey: Support grows for First Amendment ¢ Conjoined twins survive abdominal surgery
- Horoscopes
- August 1, 2003
- Bike path fan
- August 1, 2003
- Northwest Lawrence nursing home has new owner
- August 1, 2003
- An assisted-living business in northwest Lawrence that had been part of a financially troubled company has a new owner and name. Alterra Sterling House of Lawrence, 3220 Peterson Road, has been purchased by Windsor Senior Services of Wichita. The care home’s name has been changed to The Windsor of Lawrence.
- 6News video: Two armed robberies in Lawrence
- August 1, 2003
- The two robberies keep Lawrence police busy.
- Health clinic for needy struggling to stay open
- State grant buys two weeks for GraceMed
- August 1, 2003
- A Wichita clinic that has served the needy for 24 years will be able to stay open for at least two more weeks after the state came through with the first payment of a new grant.
- Briefcase
- August 1, 2003
- ¢ Giuliani to create Wall Street fund ¢ Government suspends contracts with MCI ¢ Disney profits rise; theme parks struggle ¢ Exxon Mobil profits increase for quarter
- 6Sports video: Danny Manning’s future uncertain
- August 1, 2003
- The ex-Jayhawk has many options ahead of him, from playing in the NBA again to coaching opportunities.
- More sequels are on the horizon
- August 1, 2003
- America is turning its back on veterans
- August 1, 2003
- Not a day goes by that I don’t hear from a desperate disabled career military veteran. They served 20 years or more in some of the most grueling conditions — underpaid, under-appreciated and now, in their twilight years, forgotten. Forgotten by the very politicians who promise them the world during election time only to hide and search for political cover once in office.
- Liberal roadblock
- August 1, 2003
- Vaccine safety
- August 1, 2003
- Absurd laws
- August 1, 2003
- Daily ticker
- August 1, 2003
- Economic growth spurt boosts outlook for year
- August 1, 2003
- The U.S. economy grew faster than expected this spring, boosting hopes for stronger growth in the second half of this year. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the gross domestic product, the total production of goods and services in the United States, increased at a 2.4 percent annual rate in the April through June quarter.
- Google girds for heavyweight challenge
- Yahoo, Microsoft aim to catch up with search engine
- August 1, 2003
- In five mind-blowing years, Google has blossomed from a nerdy college experiment to a mainstream sensation so ubiquitous that its goofy name is now synonymous with looking things up. Millions of people turn to the Internet search engine every hour, trusting Google to speed through its index of 3 billion Web pages to find just about anything imaginable.
- HealthSouth executives to plead guilty to fraud
- August 1, 2003
- Two more HealthSouth Corp. executives agreed to plead guilty Thursday to charges that include filing false tax returns in a scheme to pump up the health service company’s earnings.
- State lottery sales hit record $202 million
- August 1, 2003
- A new marketing strategy designed to keep games fresh and payoffs healthy helped send sales of the Kansas Lottery to record levels, officials said Thursday.
- OPEC to keep oil output steady
- August 1, 2003
- OPEC members have agreed to hold oil output steady and to wait until September before making any changes in their production quotas, the cartel announced Thursday.
- Anthem reports $177 million profit
- Health insurer awaits Kansas ruling
- August 1, 2003
- Rapidly growing health insurer Anthem Inc. reported a 67 percent jump in second quarter earnings Thursday and came in ahead of Wall Street expectations on the strength of membership gains.
- Nasdaq posts feat not seen in 8 years
- August 1, 2003
- Wall Street advanced Thursday on news that the economy grew at a much stronger than expected pace in the second quarter.
- State to decide teacher workload
- Union, school district await ruling on number of planning periods
- August 1, 2003
- A state hearing officer is weighing arguments in a dispute between the Lawrence school board and the district’s teachers union about workload assignments for high school English faculty. Both sides of the conflict now are awaiting the decision of the Kansas Department of Human Resources hearing officer. A ruling is expected in October, but either side could file a lawsuit challenging that outcome.
- 6News video: Thousands of Lawrence residents on the move
- August 1, 2003
- Furniture that does not get moved ends up in the hands of used dealers. Also, moving itself is a hardship, with blood, bruises, heat, and queen-size bedframes going up and down stairs.
- 6Sports video: Defensive line gets beefed up
- August 1, 2003
- Coach Mangino signed new defensive ends to bolster his line. Also, Bill Whittemore says that his knee feels just fine.
- 6News video: Same-sex couples under fire
- August 1, 2003
- The couples celebrate their unions despite lack of legal recognition.
- 6News video: Increased use of cell phones decrease franchise fees
- August 1, 2003
- The city collects fees from local phone companies, but the cell phones get around such fees.
- 6News video: Judge tells city to approve or deny Wal-Mart permit
- August 1, 2003
- The decision is complicated, but it makes certain the city cannot ignore making a decision in the matter.
- Terror futures plan leads to Pentagon resignation
- August 1, 2003
- Defense officials said Thursday that retired Adm. John Poindexter, a central figure in the Reagan administration’s Iran-Contra scandal, would resign his current job at a Pentagon research agency after a controversy erupted about its plan to set up a futures trading market designed to help predict possible terrorist attacks.
- Area briefs
- August 1, 2003
- ¢ LMH Auxiliary awards health care scholarships ¢ Democratic Party posts delegate guidelines
- On the record
- August 1, 2003
- Threshing bee a history lesson in engines of old
- August 1, 2003
- Both steam and gasoline will be used to power events this weekend at the 46th annual McLouth Threshing Bee.
- Judge: City dropped ball in Wal-Mart case
- Official ordered to follow procedure in considering store’s application
- August 1, 2003
- The city of Lawrence failed to follow its own rules when it withheld building permits for a Wal-Mart store and restaurant at Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive, a judge ruled Thursday. So Douglas County District Judge Michael Malone ordered Neighborhood Resources Director Victor Torres to make an official decision on 6Wak Land Investments LLC’s application within seven days. And he ordered the city to pay 6Wak’s legal costs in the case.
- Vatican says officials have duty to oppose legal rights for gays
- August 1, 2003
- The Vatican urged Catholics and non-Catholics Thursday to unite in campaigning against gay marriages and gay adoptions, seeking to stem the widening legal recognition of same-sex unions. Catholic politicians have a “moral duty” to oppose laws granting legal rights to gay couples, and non-Catholics should follow their lead since the issue concerns “natural moral law,” said the Vatican’s orthodoxy watchdog, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
- Sebelius pans statement
- August 1, 2003
- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Thursday weighed in on the Vatican’s new condemnation of same-sex marriages.
- Cell phones selling city treasury short
- August 1, 2003
- Jordan Shelton never needs to check an answering machine when he gets home. He carries a cellular phone — his only phone — everywhere he goes. “Now I can take my phone places,” said Shelton, 29, manager of Vermont Street BBQ. “It’s not stuck in the wall.
- Lita Denise Bateson
- August 1, 2003
- Wanda Hadl Jones
- August 1, 2003
- Employee spending scrutinized
- Topeka councilman questions purchases made by city workers
- August 1, 2003
- A City Council member here is questioning spending last year by city employees using special cards, including $10,232 for coffee and $483 for tickets to a concert by rapper Ludacris.
- Webb, Ward share first place
- Sorenstam lurks one shot back at British Open
- August 1, 2003
- It’s been Annika Sorenstam’s year. It’s always Karrie Webb’s British Open.
- Philly reverses ban on outside food
- Outraged fans can bring grub to games
- August 1, 2003
- Bring-your-own hoagies are back at Philadelphia Eagles games.
- Camp homecoming for Rams’ Niklos
- August 1, 2003
- It’s not just a nod to local fashion when new St. Louis Rams fullback J.R. Niklos wears Western Illinois University apparel after practice.
- NFL briefs
- August 1, 2003
- ¢ Patriots’ Cloud has calf surgery ¢ Eagles agree with top pick McDougle ¢ Clark signs with Colts ¢ Saints ink Sullivan
- 6Sports video: Jayhawks want to rack up conference wins
- August 1, 2003
- KU’s conference record last year was 0-8.
- Surging White Sox complete sweep of Royals
- August 1, 2003
- Sandy Alomar wasn’t expecting the call. When Chicago White Sox manager Jerry Manuel called for Brian Daubach to pinch hit in the 11th inning, Alomar figured he could duck away to the restroom. Then the Kansas City Royals brought in left-hander Graeme Lloyd, and Manuel called for Alomar instead.
- MU’s Smith tops QB class
- League stacked with talent
- August 1, 2003
- Senior quarterbacks Seneca Wallace of Iowa State, Chris Simms of Texas and Kliff Kingsbury of Texas Tech passed for a total of 11,469 yards and 86 touchdowns last season. “Our conference was the best quarterback conference in the country last year,” Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach said Thursday at Big 12 Conference Media Day, “and the best ones graduated.”
- Event slowly growing
- Most area cyclists like to ride, not race
- August 1, 2003
- One might picture a sizable contingent of local riders in a Lawrence bike race.
- KU-Michigan State series shaken up
- August 1, 2003
- Kansas University and Michigan State were supposed to begin a home-and-home men’s basketball series this year.
- Legends split again at USSSA tourney
- August 1, 2003
- The Lawrence Legends did the split again.
- Road tested
- Salt the Earth busts ass on tour ‘Roman Empire’ style
- August 1, 2003
- After multiple tours across the country, Salt the Earth is finally starting to go places. Though formed just two years ago, the Lawrence four have already performed more shows, logging more more tour miles than many of their veteran peers. That constant work is starting to pay off.
- Bands ‘Drown Out’ big tobacco
- August 1, 2003
- Back in the early ‘90s, I joined a fledgling band comprised of members that had played together previously for a few years. We were preparing to go on our first extended road trip and were piling in a Chevy van en route to several neighboring states.
- The pop culture herd
- August 1, 2003
- Every once in a while, I get this urge to moo. Yes, I’m referring to the sound cows make, particularly cows that are being herded somewhere. I get that urge in amusement park lines sometimes. But mostly, I get it in the summer at the movie theater.
- Anglicans debate gay clergy
- August 1, 2003
- In the voice of the Rt. Rev. Gethin B. Hughes, Episcopal bishop of San Diego, there lingers a trace of Wales, where he grew up in the same small town as Rowan Williams, current archbishop of Canterbury. Williams, titular head of the 79 million members of the Anglican Communion worldwide, must be worrying about some turbulent American priests now in Minneapolis at the Episcopal Church’s triennial convention.
- Zambrano stifles Bonds, Giants
- Sosa slams three-run homer as Cubs shut down San Francisco, 9-4
- August 1, 2003
- Carlos Zambrano escaped a big jam against baseball’s biggest hitter and he wasn’t shy about celebrating.
- K.C. injury irks Vermeil
- Douglas hurts knee during practice with Vikings
- August 1, 2003
- Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dameane Douglas was carried from the field Thursday after Minnesota Vikings cornerback Rushen Jones threw him to the ground during a joint practice.
- Famed driver’s love for Elkhart Lake track saves race
- August 1, 2003
- Mario Andretti has been the hero at the Road America Grand Prix in Elkhart Lake before.
- Arndt sparks Raiders’ offense to rally past Salina
- August 1, 2003
- The Lawrence Raiders’ David Arndt couldn’t have picked a better time to break his 21/2-year home-run slump. The Raiders trailed Salina by four runs in the top of the fourth inning of their opener in the American Legion AAA state tournament at Larks Park Thursday, and visions of another early exit crept into their minds.
- Ex-K.C. coach Stram deserving of Hall nod
- August 1, 2003
- The Kansas City Chiefs dominated the AFL and won a Super Bowl with Hall of Fame talent on offense, defense and special teams. Now it’s time to add their coach to the list.
- Betrayal claim irks Dennehy family
- Accused killer ‘committed crime,’ says stepfather of fallen Bears basketball player
- August 1, 2003
- Slain Baylor basketball player Patrick Dennehy’s family Thursday angrily disputed his accused killer’s belief that he’d been “betrayed” by his one-time friend and teammate, saying that Carlton Dotson’s apparent self-defense claims were contradicted by his own behavior
- More fat to trim in state budget, governor says
- August 1, 2003
- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius won’t rule out proposing a tax increase to finance state government but insisted Thursday that more savings can be found within agencies first.
- Bryant loses bid to skip court appearance
- Judge rules Lakers standout must attend next week’s proceedings
- August 1, 2003
- A bid by Kobe Bryant to skip his first court appearance next week on a sexual assault charge was rejected Thursday by a judge.
- 4-H’ers share joys of animal shows
- August 1, 2003
- For 17-year-old Kasandra Williams, benefits to being involved in 4-H include friends, skills building and darn-good ice cream. The Perry teen was one of six competitors in the goat-milking contest Thursday at the Douglas County Free Fair. She and her family have been raising goats for seven years and brought five of their 15 animals to the fair this year.
- Baseball briefs
- August 1, 2003
- ¢ Coors Field escalators shut down indefinitely ¢ A-Rod, Rangers make up ¢ Former ump Maloney dies ¢ Arena architect dead
- Angst-y android programmed to consume
- August 1, 2003
- “My Life as a Teenage Robot” (7:30 p.m., Nickelodeon) joins a growing list of youth-centric shows about superheroes in the throes of teenage angst.
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