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Is it inappropriate for Kathleen Sebelius to have her inaugural service in a Catholic Church because she is pro-choice?

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These Wyandotte County Sheriff's photos show, from above, Neil E.
Edgar, 47, Christy Edgar, 46, and Chasity L. Boyd, 19. The three
are charged with murder in the death of 9-year-old Brian Edgar, the
adopted son of Neil and Christy Edgar

Brian Edgar is shown in a photo taken in March 1999 for Kansas
Families for Kids. Brian's body was brought early Monday to KU Med
in Kansas City, Kan., by his adoptive father, Neil Edgar. Neil and
Christy Edgar and an acquaintance, Chasity L

Brenda van Dam, mother of Danielle van Dam, center, talks about the
sentencing of David Westerfield as attorney Gloria Allred, left,
and husband Damon van Dam, right, participate at a news conference
after the San Diego Superior Court hearing

President Bush visits with soldiers after speaking to about 4,000
troops and their families at Fort Hood, Tex. Bush said Friday that
it wasn't too late for Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to avert a
war

Astrologer to the stars Sydney Omarr is shown at his Los Angeles
home in September. Omarr, 76, died Thursday at a hospital in Santa
Monica, Calif

Frank Louis, 25, a graduate student from Glen Ellyn, Ill., puts
together a model for Dan Rockhill's Studio 804. The Kansas
University class is designing and building a home for Tenants to
Homeowners Inc

A proposal to resolve a standoff surrounding North Korea's nuclear
program is said to be in the making by South Korean President-elect
Roh Moon Hyun, despite the strain in relations between the two
Koreas

Attorneys like Juanita Carlson of Lawrence who represent indigent
people in criminal cases recently learned the state may not pay
them in February and March because of budget shortfalls

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Police investigate slaying at Lawrence apartment complex: News Center staff; January 4, 2003; (Updated Saturday at 9:18 p.m.) Lawrence Police have detained a man for questioning in the killing of another man late Friday or early Saturday at a Lawrence apartment complex.
Students construct home with hope: By Terry Rombeck; January 4, 2003; Kevin Gillian sat at a drafting table with a pencil and a few sketches. “It’s hard to believe in five months this will be a house,” he said.
Local Briefs: January 4, 2003; ¢ Heat gun causes fire at house near LHS ¢ Lawrence schools: Police investigate bullet in district building wall ¢ Investigation: KBI determines suicide in missing-person case ¢ SBC: Number for police wrong in new phone directories
U.S. automakers’ sales off 4 percent in ‘02: The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; The top three U.S. automakers posted a 4 percent drop in sales last year after a robust 2001, but all had strong business in December thanks to attractive financing deals and other incentives.
Muslim hip-hop group raps for Allah: The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; This is one hip-hop group that puts The Prophet before profit. Native Deen, named after the Arabic word for “religion” or “way of life,” is a trio of young Muslim men who sing only about their faith.
Religion Briefs: January 4, 2003; ¢ Calvary Temple Assembly of God ¢ Christian Outreach Center ¢ First Southern Baptist ¢ First United Methodist ¢ Lawrence Aglow ¢ St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church ¢ Trinity Episcopal Church ¢ Unity Church of Lawrence
Viva old Las Vegas! strippers say: Effort to clean up Sin City turning adult entertainers into political activists; The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; Between nude dances, when the strippers go backstage to have a smoke and adjust their lingerie, Andrea Hackett rushes into the dressing room with a stack of fliers and a plan to save the sex industry.
Bush rallies troops: Knight Ridder Newspapers; January 4, 2003; President Bush on Friday rallied troops he might send to war, saying U.S. forces would “liberate” Iraq if Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein refuses to comply fully with U.N. resolutions demanding disarmament.
Child killer sentenced to death: Neighbor refuses mother’s plea for apology; The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; The man who kidnapped and murdered 7-year-old neighbor Danielle van Dam was sentenced to death Friday after the little girl’s sobbing mother branded him a “monster” deserving of no mercy.
Police investigation expands into KCK 9-year-old’s death: Church officials say their teachings include discipline, not abuse; The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; As the investigation expanded Friday into the suffocation death of a 9-year-old boy, clergy affiliated with his adoptive parents’ church stressed the case is not related to church teachings as prosecutors have alleged.
Innocence is over too soon: By Karen Heller, The Philadelphia Inquirer; January 4, 2003; Nicholas is 9, Nathaniel is 9, both born the same week. We won’t reveal which one is older. It can be a sensitive subject.
Graves, in transition, announces grant for preserve: The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; The office was cleaned and bags were packed, but Gov. Bill Graves had one last matter to handle Friday, announcing a $2.4 million grant for improvements to the Cheyenne Bottoms wetlands.
Big 12 Women: Wildcats wipe out Westerwinds: Return of All-America candidate sparks Stanford against Oklahoma; The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; Although Kansas State beat Western Illinois, Kendra Wecker was almost sad. Her pass in the second half to Nicole Ohlde was off, and Ohlde missed a chance for a rare dunk in the fourth-ranked Wildcats’ 84-40 victory Friday night.
Arizona dunks Ducks: The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; Arizona wiped out an 11-point deficit and took care of Oregon’s home winning streak, too.
Briefly: January 4, 2003; ¢ Washington: Medicare changes opposed ¢ Afghanistan: U.S. claims hot-pursuit right
Buckeyes take title - Ohio State 31, Miami 24 2OT: By Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; January 4, 2003; Miami’s football dynasty is history. And thanks to a punishing defense, an unflappable quarterback and a collective poise that few teams possess, Ohio State might have embarked on its own dynasty by winning its first national title since 1968.
Findley move leaves Lawrence seeking new representative: Legislator resigns to serve as liaison for Sebelius; By Scott Rothschild; January 4, 2003; The Lawrence delegation to the Kansas Legislature is taking its second hit in about two months.
Frank ‘Jamie’ James Gestl Jr.: January 4, 2003
Smallpox vaccinations to start: Health care workers to be inoculated statewide in February; The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; Voluntary smallpox vaccinations will be offered to about 4,400 health care workers in Kansas beginning in early February, the state Department of Health and Environment has announced.
Briefly: January 4, 2003; ¢ Washington: Prozac OK’d for children ¢ Florida: Rollover victim declared brain dead ¢ Wisconsin: Newspaper ad finds kidney donor for child ¢ Washington: Anti-gun program’s success disputed
Briefly: January 4, 2003; ¢ London: BMW introduces new Rolls-Royce ¢ Washington: U.S. not worried about leftist ‘axis’ ¢ Honolulu: Army seeks remains of WWII servicemen ¢ Kenya: President to help search for genocide suspect ¢ Ivory Coast: President vows to cease hostilities with rebels ¢ London: Views on homosexuality upset evangelical groups ¢ Venezuela: Two killed as troops break up protests
Failed co-op to make payments: Bankruptcy trust board approves cutting checks for 3,000 Farmers Cooperative members; By Chad Lawhorn; January 4, 2003; The bankrupt Farmers Cooperative Assn. will be sending out checks totaling more than $600,000 later this month to about 3,000 area farmers.
Ottawa boys bludgeon Baldwin, 78-32: Martin sparks Bulldog girls; By Ryan Wood; January 4, 2003; For eight minutes on Friday, the Ottawa boys basketball team was absolutely awesome. The second quarter of Ottawa’s 78-32 victory over Baldwin was unforgettable for the Cyclones — and very forgettable for the Bulldogs.
Briefly: January 4, 2003; ¢ Virginia: Gunman kills 3, self ¢ New Mexico: Three shot to death ¢ Denver: Mechanic arrested in plane sabotage case ¢ New York: Killing by officer may have been accidental ¢ San Antonio: Four officers injured, suspect dies in gunfight
Around and About: January 4, 2003
Lawrence pastors try to keep Christmas vision going: By Jim Baker; January 4, 2003; The growing anticipation that builds during Advent. The singing of favorite hymns and carols. The loveliness of the Christmas Eve candlelight services. Suddenly, it’s early January, and it’s all over. Christmas has come and gone for another year.
Give your children gift of independence: Slower lifestyle would allow husband, wife to spend more time with family; By Dr. Dobson; January 4, 2003; My 16-year-old son wants to go on a supervised, three-week outing in a nearby national forest. It scares me to think of him being out there somewhere beyond my ability to help him if he got in difficulty. Am I right to turn him down?
Business Briefcase: January 4, 2003; ¢ Home building in nation hits all-time high ¢ Wall Street: Markets up for the week ¢ Telecommunications: Sprint completes sale ¢ Entertainment: Disney sues Blockbuster
Omarr, astrologer to the stars, dies: The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; Astrologer-to-the-stars Sydney Omarr, whose horoscope column in newspapers across the country was one of the first things many readers turned to in the morning, has died at 76.
On the record: January 4, 2003
Area briefs: January 4, 2003; ¢ KU Medical Center wins federal grants ¢ Lawrence chess tourney will feature prodigy ¢ Famed broadcaster to help at inaugural
Kansas to face high-scoring Watson in KC: By Gary Bedore; January 4, 2003; Back in the day, Roy Williams hoisted his share of shots at T.C. Roberson High School in Asheville, N.C.
State warns of pay freeze for attorneys: Fairness issue for indigents raised; By Mike Belt; January 4, 2003; Attorneys in Douglas County and across Kansas who represent indigent people in criminal cases may be working without pay by the end of the month.
Society Calendar: January 4, 2003
People: January 4, 2003; ¢ ‘ER’ actor supports PETA protest ¢ Video of Ross’ arrest under wraps ¢ Tolkien fans celebrate 111th year ¢ ‘Monty Python’ director dies
Woodling: Big 12 lacking spectators: Basketball attendance down at 11 schools; By Chris Cottrell; January 4, 2003; Where have all the Big 12 Conference men’s basketball fans gone? According to the latest league statistics, Kansas is the only school in the league that hasn’t experienced an attendance decline. The Jayhawks, as they have been for years, are filling Allen Fieldhouse to its 16,300 capacity — or very close to it.
Jayhawks making early start against Panthers: Women’s basketball game first of three to be played today at Kemper Arena; By Ryan Wood; January 4, 2003; All those irritating early morning practices might finally serve a purpose for Kansas University’s women’s basketball team.
NBA Roundup: Hornets maul Magic: McGrady’s 40 points not enough as Orlando falls; The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; The New Orleans Hornets had trouble stopping Tracy McGrady, but did well enough against the rest of the Orlando Magic to secure their first victory in six games.
Briefly: January 4, 2003; ¢ Minnesota: Gov. Ventura bids farewell to media ¢ Florida: Reporter suspended for racist e-mail ¢ North Carolina: Elizabeth Dole’s mother hospitalized
Fiesta Bowl Notebook: So long, Sun Devil Stadium: Fiesta Bowl will move to Phoenix suburb of Glendale; The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; The Ohio State-Miami game Friday night almost certainly was the last national championship game at Sun Devil Stadium.
N. Korea demands treaty: United States looks to defuse nuclear crisis; Chicago Tribune; January 4, 2003; North Korea said Friday that the crisis surrounding its nuclear program could be “easily solved” through negotiations with the United States, repeating its demand for a nonaggression treaty but using slightly softer language in the rare forum of a news conference.
New travel rules mean passenger paperwork: The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; The government wants detailed information about every person who comes to or leaves the country by commercial plane or boat, and for the first time will require U.S. citizens to fill out forms detailing their comings and goings.
Journal-World’s TV listing changes start today: J-W Staff Reports; January 4, 2003; The Journal-World today is changing the way it presents television listings. As previously announced, the newspaper has discontinued the TV Week section that formerly was included in Saturday’s newspaper.
Salvation Army collections down: Holiday-season fund-raising drive $39,000 short with three weeks to go; By Joel Mathis; January 4, 2003; The Salvation Army is nearly $39,000 short of its holiday fund-raising goal, a deficit that could threaten the agency’s assistance to Lawrence’s poor in 2003, its administrator said Friday.
Serologicals gets favorable rating for tax-abatement prospects: By Joel Mathis; January 4, 2003; The biotechnology company that wants a 10-year, 80 percent tax break to build in Lawrence has received the most favorable rating in the city’s tax abatement history.
Engagements: January 4, 2003
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Military News: January 4, 2003
Scouting News: January 4, 2003
Movie about Enron deserves shredding: By Kevin McDonough, Tune In; January 4, 2003; Here’s one last lesson we can learn from the Enron debacle: never try to turn an accounting scandal into a television drama.
Lions scuttle Vikings - LHS 84, KCNE 21: Lawrence girls roll in first game of 2003; By Mike Miller; January 4, 2003; With four games in an eight-day span coming up, Lawrence High’s girls basketball team needed what some might call a warm-up game coming off the holiday break.
6News video: Salvation army short of goal: January 4, 2003; 6News reports on the money shortage being felt at the Lawrence Salvation Army.
6sports video: Broken noses plauging KU: January 4, 2003; 6Sports reports on the two KU men’s basketball players currently dealing with broken nose.
Free State football to play in Memorial Stadium next season: J-W Staff Reports; January 4, 2003; After playing four games in the last three years at Kansas University’s Memorial Stadium, Free State High’s football team will play all of its games there next season.
Spiritual leaders to honor MLK: January 4, 2003; Lawrence’s 18th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration will be Jan. 16-20. The theme is “Love is Sharing, Caring and Working Together.”
Author of ‘Ditch Digger’s Daughter’ to speak at service: J-W Staff Reports; January 4, 2003; Yvonne S. Thornton will be the keynote speaker at the commemorative service at 11:15 a.m. Jan. 20 at the Lied Center, the final event of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration.
Mormon president honored: The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; The Salt Lake Tribune has chosen Mormon church president Gordon B. Hinckley as the newspaper’s Utahn of the Year.
Dallas seminary mourns loss of president: January 4, 2003; The Dallas Theological Seminary is mourning the loss of the Rev. John F. Walvoord, a longtime president and chancellor of the evangelical Christian school who died Dec. 21. He was 92.
Opposition leads developer to scuttle corporate dairy plans: The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; Faced with growing opposition, investors have decided to pull out of a proposed 3,500-cow corporate dairy in McPherson County.
Labor unions urge boycott of Coors beer: The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; Locked-out union members at a Graphic Packaging Corp. plant in Kalamazoo, Mich., called for a boycott of Coors beer, the primary product of one of Graphic Packaging’s major customers.
Daily Ticker: January 4, 2003
Thousands protest White House’s position on Iraq: Knight Ridder Newspapers; January 4, 2003; Thousands of chanting anti-war demonstrators in the kingdom of Bahrain, the key Persian Gulf base for the U.S. 5th Fleet, marched through the streets Friday in the capital Manama, reflecting growing outrage by Arabs with Washington’s threat to wage war on Iraq.
Lott takes Rules position: The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; Pushed from his position as Republican leader, Trent Lott will take over the Senate Rules Committee next week when he returns to Washington, feeling no “vengeance in my heart” against senators who called for his removal.
Carl Duane ‘Butch’ Porter: January 4, 2003
Regional Briefs: January 4, 2003; ¢ Merriam: Burglary suspect found hiding in 50-foot tree ¢ Kansas City, Mo.: Victim’s identity sought after fatal jump
Report clears ex-secretary of Treasury in Enron case: The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin did not violate the law by seeking government intervention on Enron’s behalf as the company tumbled toward bankruptcy, a staff report by a Senate committee says.
Atchison church with ties to emancipation era seeks landmark status: The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; A church whose congregation originally consisted mainly of newly freed slaves has been nominated to be added to the National Register of Historic Places.
United cuts jobs, closes offices: The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; Bankrupt United Airlines said Friday it would lay off nearly 1,700 more employees, or about 2 percent of its work force, and shut down all of its U.S. ticket offices to slash costs.
Nor’easter threatens heavy snow: The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; A powerful storm moving up the East Coast dumped a dangerous mix of freezing rain and snow across much of the Northeast on Friday, snarling traffic and giving thousands of schoolchildren an early start on the weekend.
Truth applauded: January 4, 2003
Citizens speak: January 4, 2003
Tax breaks: January 4, 2003
Old home town - 40 and 100 years ago today: Courtesy Watkins Community Museum; January 4, 2003
Mississippi bishop’s resignation accepted: The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; The pope has accepted the resignation of Bishop William Houck of the Jackson, Miss., diocese, for reasons of age, the Vatican said Friday.
Anniversaries: January 4, 2003
Driesell retiring in 41st season: Georgia State coach to step down immediately; January 4, 2003; Lefty Driesell is stepping down as Georgia State’s basketball coach after 786 victories at four schools.
NFL Playoff Picks: Colts, Jets must put friendships aside: Wild-card teams set for their most important meeting since 1969 Super Bowl; By Dave Goldberg, Associated Press Football Writer; January 4, 2003; Chad Pennington and Peyton Manning are friends. So are Herman Edwards and Tony Dungy. Indeed, the coaches of the Jets and Colts talked before the playoff matchups were set about how much fun it would be to play each other.
Basketball Notes: Nash’s nose not broken; junior expected to play: By Gary Bedore; January 4, 2003; Bryant Nash’s nose isn’t broken after all. “It’s a non-displaced fracture which means it’s better than a broken nose, I guess,” Kansas basketball coach Roy Williams said Friday after X-rays came back on the KU junior forward’s nose, which was smashed by a UNC Asheville player in the Jayhawks’ 102-50 win on Thursday night.
Gooden apologizes for pouting incident: Memphis Commerical Appeal; January 4, 2003; Memphis Grizzlies rookie Drew Gooden has apologized for refusing to join a team huddle out of frustration over playing time.
Ref’s late call breaks Hurricanes’ hearts: The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; As Craig Krenzel’s fourth-down pass fell to the ground in the end zone, Miami players charged onto the field in celebration. They were certain they were national champions again with a 24-17 victory over Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl on Friday night.
BCS to mull changes: The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; The Bowl Championship Series will form a committee to discuss changes that eventually could lead to a college football playoff.
College Football Briefs: January 4, 2003; ¢ Louisville’s White to enter NFL draft ¢ Missouri’s Smith named freshman All-American ¢ Boise State receiver charged with obstruction
Judge tosses Westar lawsuit over contract with attorney: By Scott Rothschild; January 4, 2003; A state judge has dismissed a lawsuit Westar Energy filed against a Topeka attorney about legal fees. The dispute was about a five-year contract between Westar and attorney Donald Barry for legal services.
It’s tea for 120 at the Lawrence Public Library: January 4, 2003; Dressed in her finest clothes, Sarah Showalter, 8, adjusts her hat while she waits for other party guests to arrive at the annual children’s tea party at the Lawrence Public Library. Friday’s party included treats and entertainment from members of the Plymouth Congregational Church bell ringers choir. Sarah attended the party to sweeten both her palate and her manners.
6sports video: LHS girls rout Lady Vikings: January 4, 2003; 6Sports reports on the Lawrence High girls basketball victory over the KC Northeast Lady Vikings in the Metro Sports Shootout.
6News video: Serlologicals looking for abatement: January 4, 2003; 6News reports on Serologicals’ request for a tax abatement.
6News video: Representative to take on new role: January 4, 2003; 6News reports on Troy Findley’s new position working with Governor Kathleen Sebelius.
Weddings: January 4, 2003
Delegation changes: J-W Editorials; January 4, 2003; Local voters had their say on their state representatives, but precinct committee members will have the last word.
Hoaxes aside, cloning soon will be reality: By Ellen Goodman, Washington Post Writers Group; January 4, 2003; All in all, it’s probably not the best PR move for an atheist cult to dub its first offspring Eve. It might look as if they think they’re God.
Report: Officials kept nuclear plant open despite safety issues: The Associated Press; January 4, 2003; The Nuclear Regulatory Commission could have shut down a nuclear power plant several months before an acid leak was discovered but wanted to avoid hurting the plant owner financially, according to a report by the agency’s watchdog.
Central Africa art comes alive at Nelson: J-W Staff Reports; January 4, 2003; Theater productions, a magic show and tours of the “Art of the Lega: Meaning and Metaphor in Central Africa” exhibition at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo., are all on this weekend’s entertainment plate.
Economic stimulus package doubled: Pelosi leads criticism of president, GOP; The Washington Post; January 4, 2003; President Bush has nearly doubled the size of the economic stimulus package he will propose next week in an effort to jumpstart the economy ahead of his re-election bid, administration officials said Friday.
Spirituality: January 4, 2003; ¢ Disney World cancels Christian services ¢ Reform synagogue group to consider name change ¢ Denial of zoning waiver for mosque questioned
Keeping the spirit alive: Martin Luther King Jr. event to celebrate progress; By Jim Baker; January 4, 2003; The recent Trent Lott episode, in which the U.S. senator from Mississippi seemed to speak wistfully of the days of segregation, appeared to outrage most Americans. ut it didn’t necessarily come as a shock to many African Americans — the Rev. William Dulin among them.

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