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- Founders drew line on religion
- August 31, 2003
- The United States is not a Christian nation. It seems sensible to begin there, since it’s the crux of the dispute.
- Hispanic vote seen as crucial in California recall
- August 31, 2003
- Hispanic voters, 16 percent of California’s electorate and three times as likely to favor Democrats over Republicans, are poised to play an important — and perhaps deciding — role in the upcoming recall election.
- Pettitte posts 17th victory
- Yankees rough up Martinez, Red Sox, 10-7
- August 31, 2003
- Nick Johnson and Jorge Posada wouldn’t let the New York Yankees’ bullpen give the game away.
- Mock finally gets his chance to start
- August 31, 2003
- Chris Simms was the suave left-hander from the East Coast, the fashion maven with good looks, great genes and huge expectations.
- Indians start season on right foot
- QB Hahn hurls two touchdown passes as HINU shuts out Waldorf College, 12-0
- August 31, 2003
- Now this is a streak Haskell Indian Nations University’s football players don’t mind talking about.
- Waterfowl status reports paint optimistic picture
- August 31, 2003
- Teal hunters are rejoicing at news of a dramatic turn-around in their favorite ducks’ fortunes. Other duck hunters will find ample cause for joy in this year’s waterfowl status reports, too.
- Briefly
- August 31, 2003
- ¢ Monthly newsletter offers travel deals, tips ¢ Families can find fun in Northern California ¢ Performing arts center opens in Poconos
- Tiny Georgia community honors hometown hero
- Plains Historic Inn recalls decades of Carter’s life
- August 31, 2003
- Jimmy Carter has been giving people a reason to come to this small south Georgia farming community for nearly 30 years. Now he’s giving them a place to stay.
- Dredging up business
- Lawrence resident sees potential for government projects
- August 31, 2003
- Lawrence resident Dave Penny is building his business on a simple philosophy — people will want to continue drinking water in the future.
- Do it yourself or not, but rebalance portfolio
- August 31, 2003
- If your investment portfolio lost 20 percent of its value, would you: a) Ignore it. Who reads those account statements anyway? b) Pour money in. It’s a chance to pick up bargains, right? c) Dump the rest of your investments. After all, cash stashed in a coffee can won’t lose value, will it?
- Briefly
- August 31, 2003
- ¢ Senegal soldiers boost peacekeeping force ¢ Crash involving acid leaves five dead ¢ Top rebel commander killed in Kashmir ¢ Floods drown at least 8, destroy dozens of homes
- Arts notes
- August 31, 2003
- ¢ EAT begins new season with staged reading ¢ KU alumna, Laker girl returns to Lawrence ¢ Watkins Museum to offer jewelry class ¢ Lied Center sponsors Kevin Locke residency ¢ Nelson-Atkins plans celebration ¢ Kansas City Symphony opens Theatre in Park ¢ Sandzen Gallery to display Garzio pottery ¢ Writers at Work series to kick off Thursday ¢ Nelson-Atkins to begin lecture series ¢ Sherry Leedy to begin season with three new solo exhibits
- Fields services
- August 31, 2003
- Maurice who? OSU wins without Clarett
- QB Krenzel leads No. 2 Buckeyes to 28-9 victory over No. 17 Washington
- August 31, 2003
- Craig Krenzel dropped back, surveyed the defense and ran 23 yards into the end zone for a score while Maurice Clarett watched from the sideline.
- Trojans trounce Tigers
- USC defense sets up 17 points with three turnovers in easy win
- August 31, 2003
- Southern California used a smothering defense and ball-control offense to turn a much-hyped matchup with sixth-ranked Auburn into an ugly mismatch.
- KU fans endure downpour, loss
- August 31, 2003
- The unrelenting drizzle that soaked Lawrence all day Saturday wasn’t enough to keep thousands of dedicated fans away from Kansas University’s opening game.
- LHS grad rescues classmates from fire
- Apartment blaze in Manhattan reunites Lawrence natives
- August 31, 2003
- A trio of former Lawrence High School classmates had an unexpected reunion Saturday morning in Manhattan, one that turned out to be a lifesaver for two of them.
- Rain adds to freakish day
- Upstart Dent’s rally aside, weird things happening at soggy tourney
- August 31, 2003
- Forget for a moment that Taylor Dent faced a match point against No. 15-seeded Fernando Gonzalez. Or that Dent had to overcome two significant trends in his career: never having won a five-set match or reached the fourth round at a major.
- Briefly
- August 31, 2003
- ¢ Health minister predicts heat toll may hit 12,000 ¢ Soldiers take strategic peaks in fierce fighting, bombing ¢ About 1,000 slave workers freed from farms, report says ¢ Judge grants Moussaoui access to al-Qaida operatives
- Briefly
- August 31, 2003
- ¢ Laci Peterson, son buried privately ¢ Green River searchers find human bones ¢ Doctors will pursue malpractice amendment
- Horoscopes
- August 31, 2003
- For Sunday, Aug. 31, 2003.
- Realtors advise home sellers to de-clutter rooms
- August 31, 2003
- Haul Fido and Fluffy off to a kennel, take down the wall of family portraits and send that beloved but battered old recliner to charity.
- A real Indian
- Haskell president shows true colors, lauds strides in tribal college education
- August 31, 2003
- Everyone knows what an Indian looks like, right? Maybe like Iron Eyes Cody from the 1970s anti-littering commercial: long black braids, buckskin clothes, feathers and beads. Or perhaps more like the bare-chested savages scalping white settlers in 1990’s “Dances with Wolves.” Get real.
- Taking it off for charity
- Topeka Civic Theatre supporters bare all for fund-raising calendar
- August 31, 2003
- The Topeka Civic Theatre is calling its new calendar fund-raising project “Much Ado About Nothing.” The operative word is “nothing.” That’s exactly what the calendar models are wearing.
- The Motley Fool
- August 31, 2003
- ¢ Last week’s answer ¢ ETFs ¢ No admittance ¢ That little blue box ¢ Technology provides fast lesson in game of stocks
- Our forces
- Uncertainty about our military strength calls for consideration of ways to boost the ranks.
- August 31, 2003
- A persistent question is whether the United States armed forces need to be expanded. Oddly, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, regarded as a highly hawkish official, claims that new “efficiencies and innovations” will allow our troops to handle their challenges without increased numbers.
- Gen. Clark a questionable political asset
- August 31, 2003
- For some Republicans, Howard Dean’s supremacy among Democratic presidential aspirants — $10 million expected to be raised in the July-September quarter; a 21-point lead in New Hampshire — causes merriment. They think a Dean nomination, featuring opposition to the war, enthusiasm for higher taxes and approbation for same-sex civil unions, would mean four more years of what Dean considers the Bush-Ashcroft Terror.
- Lynn I. McKenzie
- August 31, 2003
- Elizabeth L. Johnson
- August 31, 2003
- 19 arrested in car bombing of Iraq shrine
- Suspects in explosion that killed 85, including ayatollah, all linked to al-Qaida
- August 31, 2003
- Police have arrested 19 men — many of them foreigners and all with admitted links to al-Qaida — in the car bombing of the Imam Ali shrine in the holy Shiite city of Najaf, a senior Iraqi investigator told The Associated Press on Saturday.
- Kansas hunting seasons
- August 31, 2003
- Police keep watchful eye as post-2 a.m. crowd unfolds
- August 31, 2003
- The two young women stumbled out of It’s Brothers Bar & Grill, one leaning heavily on her companion as they made their way south on the sidewalk. Lawrence Police Officer Tony Garcia was standing on the curb in the 1100 block of Massachusetts Street, his arms folded, as they passed shortly after 2 a.m. on a recent Sunday morning.
- Add spin and sports can save schools
- August 31, 2003
- Probably you’ve heard of the spin and no-spin approach to public affairs as spotlighted by broadcasting megamouth Bill O’Reilly. I recently got a double-whammy spin from a pair of Kansas State-oriented sources, who either are terribly correct or borderline delusional. You decide.
- Wildcats pelt KU
- Turnovers costly for Kansas
- August 31, 2003
- The final play of Saturday night’s game at Memorial Stadium epitomized Kansas University’s football season opener. It ended with a turnover.
- Viagra faces new competition
- Analysts expect Cialis, Levitra to expand market
- August 31, 2003
- Viagra, the little blue pill that has revolutionized the sex lives of millions of men, has two potential rivals knocking at the door of the big U.S. market.
- Briefcase
- August 31, 2003
- ¢ Most layoffs occur in final months of year ¢ Users deal with bugs ¢ Name that company
- Bookstore
- August 31, 2003
- Dream of flight persists
- August 31, 2003
- Sometimes when I’m asleep, I know I’m dreaming. Then I look around for a cliff or rooftop to leap from. If I jump from high places in my dreams, I don’t fall. I fly.
- 80-year-old wonders how to know when to give up driving
- August 31, 2003
- I, like everyone else I know, was horrified by the story of the elderly man in California who ran his car through a busy farmers market unable to stop. I’m 80, and I think my driving skills are still quite good. I don’t drive at night except in emergencies. The tragic story, however, has really been haunting me. How do I know when I need to seriously consider giving up the keys (and a major part of my independence)?
- Internet virus starters rarely face jail time
- August 31, 2003
- Although nearly 63,000 viruses have rolled through the Internet, causing an estimated $65 billion in damage, criminal prosecutions have been few, penalties light and just a handful of people have gone to prison for spreading the destructive bugs.
- Notebook
- August 31, 2003
- Jayhawks split pair at tourney
- August 31, 2003
- The Kansas University volleyball squad split two matches Saturday at the Best Western Inns and Suites Invitational.
- Painted vases fetch high prices
- August 31, 2003
- Art pottery is probably the most popular collectible seen at shows and shops today. Samuel Weller opened a small pottery in Fultonham, Ohio, about 1873. He made unpainted flowerpots and other plain wares. He soon found that by decorating the pots with house paint, he could sell them to housewives in nearby Zanesville. His firm flourished, and he moved into larger and larger plants, still making painted flowerpots, jardinieres, hanging baskets, umbrella stands and other pottery.
- Here come the liberals
- Fall season brings lots of books from the left
- August 31, 2003
- If you wanted to write a book about the books coming out this fall, you could call it “Liberals Fight Back.”
- More troops won’t fix Iraq
- August 31, 2003
- There is something surreal about the debate over whether to throw more troops at Iraq.
- Briefly
- August 31, 2003
- ¢ Toga party marks ‘Animal House’ 25th ¢ Baby llama euthanized after slashing at zoo ¢ Math test regraded that most had failed
- Wildcats sink Troy State
- Weather doesn’t slow Kansas State in 41-5 rout
- August 31, 2003
- Some teams celebrate victories by soaking the coach. No. 7 Kansas State prepared for one by soaking the ball.
- He’s back: Bonds homers in win
- Giants’ slugger forced to leave late in game because of rapid heart rate
- August 31, 2003
- Barry Bonds looked up and pointed toward the sky, just as he does after every home run.
- People
- August 31, 2003
- ¢ Impostor rips off hip-hop singer ¢ Rossellini plays the villain ¢ Sharif laments present, not past ¢ Victories move Timberlake to sing
- Stamps continue to honor music men
- August 31, 2003
- What do Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, Francis Scott Key and Leopold Stokowski have in common?
- Faucet fascination
- For instant pizzaz, change fixtures in bathroom, kitchen
- August 31, 2003
- At one time, lavatory and kitchen faucets served a functional purpose — to turn water on and off. But now, they have become works of art that draw attention at first glance.
- Hollow trees can create hazard
- August 31, 2003
- It seems many of the mature trees around town have started to show signs of drought stress. After inspecting several of the distressed trees, it is apparent that there is another, more serious problem, arising. Many of the mature trees that I have looked at lately, are hollow — a condition that can create a hazardous situation.
- ‘I don’t do square’
- McLouth fabric artist borrows quilting techniques, not geometry, to stitch wearable art garments
- August 31, 2003
- Sherry Leftwich borrows techniques from quilters. And her garments bear echoes of the time-honored patchworks. But her artistic impulses have guided her down a more winding path.
- North to Alaska
- My dad and I have been fishing together since I was too small to reel in my own fish. A few weeks ago, we realized a decades-old dream: to fish on Alaska’s Kenai River.
- August 31, 2003
- My dad and I have been fishing together since I was too small to reel in my own fish. A few weeks ago, we realized a decades-old dream: to fish on Alaska’s Kenai River.
- Behind the lens: Alert eye catches steamy ‘wild art’
- August 31, 2003
- KU theater reprises ‘Picnic’
- August 31, 2003
- The University Theatre will kick off its fall season with a revival of the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, “Picnic” by Kansas native William Inge.
- Getting dog to grin is no joke to author
- August 31, 2003
- Jenny Langbehn’s dog, Carlito, is a diminutive Chihuahua mix with an outsized attitude.
- Veterinarian prefers surgical neutering over shots
- August 31, 2003
- What is your opinion of the new shot that can be used to neuter dogs? I prefer to avoid surgery if possible but want to know if this drug would be as effective as surgery.
- Faces and places
- August 31, 2003
- Seth Movsovitz, of Comfort Keepers in Lawrence, completed a comprehensive course on priority senior issues. The course is conducted by the Society of Certified Senior Advisors.
- Team to perform stroke screenings
- August 31, 2003
- Lawrence residents who want to know their risk of stroke can be screened starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 6001 W. 15th St.
- Calendar
- August 31, 2003
- Douglas County Senior Services, 745 Vt., offers activities during the week for residents age 55 and older. Future seniors are allowed to participate if space permits. Call Senior Services at 842-0543 for more information.
- Sensitivity issue
- August 31, 2003
- Small fees
- August 31, 2003
- Record reveals Leavitt weakness
- Should Senate reject Bush’s choice to head EPA? — Yes.
- August 31, 2003
- Several months ago I attended a conference here with the sole purpose of hearing Bill McKibben, the featured speaker. McKibben is the author of “The End of Nature,” which foretold back in the 1980s the global warming mess of today. I went to hear what the sage was going to predict for the world now and found him sharing a panel with Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt.
- Leavitt is firm hand EPA needs
- Should Senate reject Bush’s choice to head EPA? — No.
- August 31, 2003
- Mike Leavitt deserves to be confirmed as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency — not so much because he’s a consensus-builder but because in trying to be one as governor of Utah he learned that environmental organizations can never, ever be satisfied.
- Note to telemarketers: Don’t call us, we’ll call you
- August 31, 2003
- There’s just over a year to go before the 2004 presidential election, and everybody in the nation is extremely excited. Except, of course, the public. The public, shrewdly, pays no attention to presidential politics until all of the peripheral dorks have been weeded out, and it’s time to make a selection between the two main dorks left over.
- UFW support accepted, separatism rejected
- August 31, 2003
- Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante accepted the endorsement of farmworkers in California’s gubernatorial recall election Saturday, and fended off criticism of his past involvement with a Mexican-American student group that opponents have labeled racist.
- Soldier gets back watch that he lost in World War II
- August 31, 2003
- Jim Hoel is very glad to have his watch back, even though it’s stopped working since he last saw it — during World War II.
- Bryant case can’t elude race factor
- August 31, 2003
- A sexual assault charge against a glamorous all-star in any sport would catch Americans’ attention. But with Kobe Bryant, a black man, facing an accusation from a white woman, many Americans are viewing the case through the filter of race as much as sex or celebrity.
- News shows
- August 31, 2003
- Here are the guest lineups for today’s TV news shows
- Prairie art gallery commissions Kansas-inspired stained glass
- August 31, 2003
- Randy Rayer’s projects have included work for the White House and Hollywood celebrities’ homes. And though his latest project will only be viewed by those visiting the small southeast Kansas town of Sedan, Rayer said the opportunity rated with the others.
- Harley riders hog the road in Milwaukee
- August 31, 2003
- Ten thousand Harley-Davidsons, their riders wearing anything from Hog masks and feather boas to black leather, roared through the city Saturday on a parade celebrating the company’s 100th anniversary.
- Police suspect remains are missing brothers
- August 31, 2003
- Four people were arrested early Saturday after possible human remains were discovered in a rural area outside Wichita, authorities said.
- Former Kauffman directors complain of CEO’s ‘excesses’
- August 31, 2003
- Three former directors of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation have raised concerns about the leadership of the foundation’s president, whom the three had a role in hiring.
- Bush, opposition offer different takes on economy
- August 31, 2003
- With more than 9 million Americans unemployed, President Bush and his Democratic opposition Saturday used the Labor Day weekend to showcase the good, the bad and the ugly of a stubbornly sluggish economy.
- Tropical Storm Grace heads toward Texas
- August 31, 2003
- A tropical storm that formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday was forecast to hit Texas’ central coast today, but meteorologists said they did not expect it to be severe.
- U.S. casualties in Iraq number 282
- August 31, 2003
- As of Saturday, Aug. 30, 282 U.S. soldiers have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq, according to the Department of Defense.
- Israeli strike kills two militants, child
- Palestinians call for revenge
- August 31, 2003
- Israel killed a leading Hamas militant and his assistant in a helicopter missile strike Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks that have sent militants into hiding and left a U.S.-backed “road map” peace plan in tatters.
- Lawrence commuter report
- August 31, 2003
- The following events and construction projects may affect commuter traffic in the region this week.
- Rex D. Guenther
- August 31, 2003
- Emma Joyce Borchert
- August 31, 2003
- Judith Kaye Vellucci
- August 31, 2003
- Scientists say FBI probe could have chilling effect
- August 31, 2003
- The National Academy of Sciences is warning that the FBI’s treatment of a respected Texas scientist could intimidate other researchers, hindering the study of diseases, such as plague, that are spread by toxins.
- Nations get OK to import cheap drugs
- August 31, 2003
- Heeding urgent appeals from African countries beset by AIDS, the World Trade Organization agreed Saturday to let impoverished nations import cheap copies of patented medicines needed to fight killer diseases.
- Tourism drops 50% because of SARS
- August 31, 2003
- The number of overseas visitors to Beijing dropped by more than 50 percent during the first half of this year because of the SARS outbreak, the official Xinhua News Agency said Saturday.
- Offices to close for holiday
- August 31, 2003
- Government offices and public services in Lawrence will be closed Monday for Labor Day. City offices in surrounding towns, including Ottawa, Tonganoxie, Baldwin, McLouth, Oskaloosa, DeSoto and Eudora, also will be closed.
- Lawrence briefs
- August 31, 2003
- ¢ New manager named for volunteer center ¢ Trinity posts new site ¢ Herpetology photos sought for contest
- On the record
- August 31, 2003
- Saudi extremists reportedly fighting in Iraq
- August 31, 2003
- Despite official denials, there have been signs for months that Saudi Muslim extremists have traveled to Iraq to take on U.S.-led forces.
- Convention’s message: It’s all right to be Muslim in America
- August 31, 2003
- The questions since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have ranged from benign to offensive, Kareem Irfan said.
- 9 die in submarine sinking
- August 31, 2003
- A mothballed Russian submarine being towed to a scrap yard sank in a gale in the Barents Sea on Saturday, killing nine of the 10 crew, the defense minister said.
- Spartans’ Smoker moves up charts
- August 31, 2003
- Jeff Smoker became Michigan State’s career leader in yards passing and total offense Saturday against Western Michigan.
- Sun hold on to complete sweep of Sting
- August 31, 2003
- Taj McWilliams-Franklin scored 16 points and Katie Douglas added 13 as the Connecticut Sun beat the Charlotte Sting, 68-62, Saturday, completing a sweep of the best-of-three Eastern Conference semifinal series.
- Watson one back at Tradition
- Ahern takes lead at Champions Tour’s final major of year
- August 31, 2003
- Jim Ahern birdied three of the final four holes for a 4-under 68 Saturday to take a one-stroke lead after the third round of Jeld-Wen Tradition, the final major this season on the Champions Tour.
- U.S. earns Olympic berth
- Americans turn back Puerto Rico, 87-71, to qualify for Games, but not without a fight
- August 31, 2003
- The United States qualified for the Olympics without throwing any punches, getting hit by any debris or blowing a huge lead — but just barely in all three cases.
- State hunting, furharvester regulations expected to be available soon
- August 31, 2003
- Copies of the Kansas Hunting and Furharvesting Regulations Summary and the Kansas Hunting Atlas will be available soon.
- Dove hunters urged to check for bands
- Surveys indicate slight, steady decline
- August 31, 2003
- Texas dove hunters can expect another good to excellent hunting season this fall. That’s the educated guess of Jay Roberson, Texas Parks and Wildlife dove program leader.
- Kansas offense, QB rusty in rain
- August 31, 2003
- Mark Mangino put on a happy face Saturday night, raining — no pun intended — bouquet after bouquet after bouquet on his players. “We took another step toward our goal,” the Kansas University football coach gushed following the Jayhawks’ soggy 28-20 loss to Northwestern at Memorial Stadium.
- How they scored
- August 31, 2003
- Wright excels despite cramps
- Running back’s career day carries Wildcats to victory
- August 31, 2003
- Northwestern senior running back Jason Wright tied career highs in rushing yards (196) and touchdowns (four) in the Wildcats’ 28-20 victory over Kansas University on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
- Big plays kept Kansas close
- August 31, 2003
- On a night when so many things went against Kansas University’s football team, several momentum-changing, second-half plays kept the Jayhawks in their season opener.
- Teacher vacancies down across state
- Districts eliminate positions to cope with widespread budget problems
- August 31, 2003
- For the fourth year in a row, there were fewer unfilled teaching positions in Kansas school districts at the start of the school year.
- Dilapidated bridges incite tax talk
- County to consider special $835,000-a-year fund for construction, repair costs
- August 31, 2003
- Douglas County has $11 million worth of work to do on a couple dozen of its aging, weakening and otherwise deteriorating bridges.
- No Child Left Behind stresses board
- District feels heat of federal mandates; superintendent calls tasks formidable
- August 31, 2003
- Pressure from the federal No Child Left Behind Act to raise math and reading scores in Lawrence schools is testing the patience of some district officials.
- Forecast is all wet
- N.E. Kansas placed under flood watch
- August 31, 2003
- After a parched summer, the Lawrence area Saturday continued soaking up much-needed rain. But it might wind up being too much.
- Cryptosporidium cases on hold at 22 in county
- August 31, 2003
- No new cases of cryptosporidium were reported Saturday, but scores of test results are pending, according to the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department.
- City briefs
- August 31, 2003
- ¢ Wild horses, burros to be put up for adoption ¢ Holiday death toll on Kansas roads hits 5 ¢ Sunflower advisory board to offer plant update ¢ Judge won’t stop seizure of machines
- Ravens appoint Boller
- August 31, 2003
- Kyle Boller will start at quarterback when the Baltimore Ravens open the NFL regular season in Pittsburgh next Sunday, winning the job from incumbent Chris Redman.
- Vickers young, good
- 19-year-old wins Winn-Dixie 200
- August 31, 2003
- Teenage teammates Brian Vickers and Kyle Busch finished 1-2 in the Busch Series Winn-Dixie 200 Saturday at Darlington Raceway.
- Royals, Angels rained out
- August 31, 2003
- Rain forced the postponement of Saturday night’s game between the Anaheim Angels and Kansas City Royals.
- ‘Transatlantic’ chugs along smoothly
- August 31, 2003
- In his splendid book “Transatlantic,” Stephen Fox offers a definitive history of commercial navigation across the North Atlantic Ocean, from the introduction of steam power in the 1820s to the early years of the 20th century.
- What are you reading?
- August 31, 2003
- Pet post
- August 31, 2003
- Royals ship Gobble to minors
- August 31, 2003
- Jimmy Gobble learned many things in his first brief stint in the major leagues with the Kansas City Royals.
- Huskers send message: ‘Blackshirts are back’
- August 31, 2003
- Nebraska rushed for more than 250 yards, held Oklahoma State to less than 200 total yards and forced five turnovers.
- Smith, defense lead way for Tigers
- QB throws for 101 yards, two touchdowns
- August 31, 2003
- Illinois couldn’t stop Brad Smith forever.
- Tradition ending at Darlington
- Final Labor Day race at track today
- August 31, 2003
- The sun beat down on the thousands sitting on the aluminum bleachers Saturday at Darlington Raceway.
- Lloyd Tebe
- August 31, 2003
- Female chief makes history in Botswana
- August 31, 2003
- Draped in a ceremonial leopard skin, a former bank manager was installed as the first female paramount chief in Botswana Saturday, one of the few women in traditional African society to hold such a high-ranking position.
- Arnold’s past may turn off women voters
- 1977 Oui interview shows crude talk, lewd behavior
- August 31, 2003
- You don’t have to be one of those Californians who believes the road to recall ran through a looking glass to feel as if the current campaign just gets curiouser and curiouser.
- Canoeist, 84, paddles out to clean up river’s trash
- August 31, 2003
- Since his retirement three years ago, Elmer Eddy hasn’t just relaxed and taken it easy in his home beside the broad and beautiful White Oak River.
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