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- Police have suspect in death of 49-year-old Lawrence man
- January 5, 2003
- (Web Posted Sunday at 11:56 a.m.) The victim and the suspect in Lawrence’s first homicide of 2003 had been informally sharing an apartment near 23rd and Iowa Streets, police said Sunday morning.
- People
- January 5, 2003
- ¢ Senators take to big screen ¢ ‘King’s‘ queen to tie knot ¢ Tears flow at singers’ wedding ¢ Hope gives to service families
- Breakfront named for its shape
- January 5, 2003
- Ever think about how furniture is named? Sometimes it’s named for its use. A stool is a type of seat, but a footstool is a stool used just for the feet. A Windsor chair was named for some chairs found near Windsor, England, by King George II in 1728, although this type of stick-construction chair was first made years before.
- Bush seeks $1 billion boost for education
- President says added funds would be directed toward programs for poor children
- January 5, 2003
- President Bush said Saturday that he would ask Congress to increase by $1 billion the federal money devoted to teaching poor children, but Democrats charged that the amount fell short of the White House pledge last year that no children would be left behind.
- New congressional leaders confront same old problems
- January 5, 2003
- Old problems are likely to occupy the new Congress that convenes Tuesday with Republicans in control of the House and Senate.
- Teacher paints murals to liven up school walls
- January 5, 2003
- Students who wander the maze of hallways at Scott County Central schools aren’t trying to cut class. They just want to get a glimpse of what Damon Jennings is doing.
- Local briefs
- January 5, 2003
- ¢ State senator arrested on suspicion of DUI ¢ Entertainment: Open acoustic-music jam attracts players weekly ¢ Water resources: State geological survey to measure western wells
- Baldwin police chief anticipates challenges
- New leader hopes to turn troubled department around
- January 5, 2003
- The people of Baldwin didn’t know it, but during last year’s Maple Leaf Festival, a law enforcement officer from out of town had the city under surveillance.
- Lawrence woman to take hair plaiting national
- Stylist known for Ren Fest scuffle invited to braid tresses at 2004 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
- January 5, 2003
- The way things are going, Debra Jennings might have to change her nickname from Braider Deb to the Skater Braider. Jennings has emerged from a much-publicized tangle with the State Board of Cosmetology to become one of the most coveted sets of hands in the Midwest figure skating circuit.
- War with Iraq poses many threats
- January 5, 2003
- The best-equipped military force in world history should quickly and decisively defeat a war-ravaged, poverty-stricken country on the other side of the world.
- Bookstore
- January 5, 2003
- Briefly
- January 5, 2003
- ¢ Washington: Report says fingerprints tie sniper suspect to slaying ¢ Chicago: Bomb threat causes flight to be diverted ¢ Ivory Coast: Rebels agree to enter talks with government ¢ Iraq: U.N. weapons inspectors broaden search to north
- Chess pro searching for game’s life lessons
- January 5, 2003
- International chess master Josh Waitzkin says his favorite board game is more than child’s play.
- Arts notes
- January 5, 2003
- ¢ Wichita author to share tricks of mystery writing ¢ KU professor’s painting to hang in KC exhibition ¢ Museums: Kemper celebrates recent acquisitions
- On the record
- January 5, 2003
- Notebook: Hinrich torches ‘Roos for 29 points
- January 5, 2003
- Kansas senior guard Kirk Hinrich scored a career-high 29 points off a career-best seven three-pointers in the Jayhawks’ 100-46 rout of UMKC on Saturday at Kemper Arena.
- Watson whole show for ‘Roos
- January 5, 2003
- No Wayne Simien was no problem for Kansas University against undernourished UMKC.
- Abatement investment
- January 5, 2003
- If any company is worthy of an 80 percent tax abatement from the city, Serologicals seems to be the one.
- Ex-probation officer charged with sex crimes
- January 5, 2003
- A former Johnson County probation officer has been accused of soliciting sexual favors from four Missouri women in return for favorable treatment.
- Collison: Injury ‘wasn’t pretty’
- January 5, 2003
- Nick Collison was mighty concerned about Wayne Simien, so Collison came to the aid of his Kansas University basketball teammate Saturday afternoon.
- Society of Film Critics hails Polanski’s ‘Pianist’
- Production named best picture at group’s annual awards show
- January 5, 2003
- “The Pianist,” Roman Polanski’s moving Holocaust drama, was named best picture Saturday by the National Society of Film Critics, which also named Polanski the best director for the film and Adrien Brody, the star, best actor.
- NBA Roundup: Mavericks stuff Sixers
- Nowitzki scores 29 for Dallas
- January 5, 2003
- Dirk Nowitzki continued his almost-perfect play and Shawn Bradley had another double-double for the Dallas Mavericks.
- 4th-quarter rally led to gains for many investors
- January 5, 2003
- Investors may get the heebie-jeebies just thinking about opening their quarterly mutual fund statements this month. But it’s OK — tear into those fourth-quarter statements, because a pleasant surprise may await. The headlines were scary and the markets were volatile, but most fund investors made money in the fourth quarter.
- Rural life changes perspective on poaching
- January 5, 2003
- Private property is supposed to be the foundation of good citizenship, the instructor of personal responsibility, a stimulus to industry as well as the key to golden prosperity.
- Trapping is best method to fight moles
- January 5, 2003
- It seems lately that the normal in nature has become the rare, and that the unusual has become the common. Being the first of January, we are usually locked in the grip of ‘Ol Man Winter anxiously awaiting the arrival of spring.
- Doubters worry about double-dip recession
- January 5, 2003
- Still hung over from the excesses of the 1990s, the U.S. economy is expected to turn in a lackluster performance in 2003. And that’s the optimistic forecast from business economists.
- KU wins, loses - Kansas 100, UMKC 46
- Simien hurt in blowout of ‘Roos
- January 5, 2003
- Never has a 54-point blowout victory meant so little to Kansas University men’s basketball coach Roy Williams. “You should never say a day is a real downer when you are involved in athletics, but this was one of those. This is a tough scenario,” an emotional Williams said after the Jayhawks routed UMKC, 100-46, on Saturday at Kemper Arena.
- President’s backers fire on Caracas police force
- January 5, 2003
- Gunmen aligned with President Hugo Chavez fired on police officers Saturday after the government accused the Caracas police of killing two people during a melee at an opposition rally a day earlier, the police chief said. Two officers were wounded.
- Briefly
- January 5, 2003
- ¢ Washington, D.C.: Gephardt starts run with dig at president ¢ Pittsburgh: Three SUVs torched in eco-terror incident ¢ New York: Former boyfriend suspected in killings
- Briefly
- January 5, 2003
- ¢ Washington, D.C.: Nominees rebuffed slave reparations ¢ Maryland: Wrongly imprisoned inmate wins pardon ¢ Texas: Bad back sidelines Cabinet member ¢ San Francisco: Infamous kidnapper tries to buy 4-year-old ¢ South Carolina: Infant researcher dies at age 92
- Arts notes
- January 5, 2003
- ¢ Facets of Japan revealed in Spencer photo show ¢ Arts Commission awards Arts in Education Grants ¢ Lawrence artist’s photos hang in Lincoln exhibition ¢ Hays Arts Council calls for photography entries
- Sharing of data to test agency
- January 5, 2003
- As the government this month begins to turn the new Department of Homeland Security into reality, cobbling together 22 different agencies in an effort to prevent the next terrorist attack, one gaping hole remains, according to critics inside and outside the government.
- Recipes for treats available
- January 5, 2003
- Bored with baking the usual cookies? Then you obviously haven’t tried making Flea Fighter Fingers, Plaque-Buster Biscuits, Simple Simon’s Birthday Bones, Tuna Tidbits, or Liver Crisps.
- Notebook: Hill’s ailing ankle not healing
- Orlando getting antsy about when $90 million man will play again
- January 5, 2003
- At this point in the game, Grant Hill knows that Tom Petty is wrong, the waiting really isn’t the hard part. It’s the not knowing that’s the most difficult.
- Mutual funds sank in all sectors in 2002
- January 5, 2003
- If you tried to pick the right sectors in the market last year, well, you tried. Bonds ruled. Stocks sank. Almost all stocks, that is. That made it harder than ever for investors to find corners of the stock market in which to ride out the downturn. This year, the task may be equally tough.
- Flower power
- January 5, 2003
- Once the calendar rolls over to a new year, gardeners across the country begin to seek out new flower and vegetable varieties for their gardens. Bedding plants are always in demand. This year, four of them have been distinguished as All-America Selections (AAS) winners. The National Garden Bureau has provided information on what’s new in 2003.
- Rumsfeld wields iron fist at Pentagon
- Defense secretary not afraid of making changes, ruffling feathers
- January 5, 2003
- When the 4-inch-thick review of worldwide U.S. military intelligence first landed on his desk, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was incredulous. And then he started asking questions no one could answer.
- Owners choosing cremation to keep companion animals near
- January 5, 2003
- Sharon Stimpfle still weeps when she reminisces about Sebastian, her Doberman pinscher, and the seven happy years he gave her. “Sebastian was a soul mate. He was the best friend I ever had,” Stimpfle said of her 98-pound bundle of joy. She was teaching him how to dance and spin and weave between her legs.
- Arts notes
- January 5, 2003
- ¢ ‘American Pastoral’ to be shown at Kemper ¢ Boat show to include boats and reptiles
- Horoscopes
- January 5, 2003
- Fantastic finish leads Ohio State to national title
- January 5, 2003
- For 3 1/2 seconds, Miami was national champion once again. Then the flag came flying, the celebration was halted and one of college football’s greatest games kept going.
- Jayhawks hold off Panthers - Kansas Women 66, Georgia St. 58
- January 5, 2003
- The Kansas University women’s basketball team’s inconsistencies certainly came out in the second half of its battle with Georgia State on Saturday. But so, too, did its resiliency.
- Mayer: Even with Simien, KU not as good as last season
- January 5, 2003
- Things had taken on a much healthier perspective once hyper fans finally faced the truth: This Kansas basketball team even up to Saturday was not as good as the one of a year ago.
- New York students predict future of French luxury
- January 5, 2003
- The future of French luxury products, the granddaddies of the luxury category, lies with today’s youth. So why not ask big-spenders-to-be what they’d like to see on store shelves? Or, better yet, ask them to create models of items they’d want to buy.
- Researchers reveal little-known medical facts about King James
- January 5, 2003
- King James I is best known for rounding up dozens of translators to produce the King James Version of the Bible. James, who ruled England from 1603 to 1625, wrote meditations on matters spiritual, as well as plenty of letters, poems — even a colorful attack on smoking called a “Counterblast to Tobacco.”
- Horses teach lessons to young offenders
- January 5, 2003
- The boys at the Judge James V. Riddel Boys Ranch have a new horse for Christmas. Now they’ll have to take care of him — and that’s exactly the point.
- Lawrence Commuter Report
- January 5, 2003
- Graves steps up
- Junior to start for Simien
- January 5, 2003
- When Wayne Simien crumpled to the Kemper Arena floor because of a dislocated shoulder on Saturday, Jeff Graves’s fall conditioning suddenly meant a lot more.
- Porter services
- January 5, 2003
- Jewelry includes ‘Wright stuff’
- Conservancy selling earrings, necklaces, bands made of concrete from Fallingwater
- January 5, 2003
- Fans of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright can now wear a tiny piece of his masterpiece Fallingwater around their necks, on their wrists or dangling from their ears.
- Kayak tours taking off
- Minnesota firm features trips as far as Mongolia
- January 5, 2003
- One moment, Steve Piragis and his paddling partner were sitting calmly in a kayak just off Ellesmere Island in Canada’s Northwest Territories. The next, they were lifted two feet off the water atop a surfacing walrus.
- Out of the bottle
- Musician unleashes quirky talent for variety show benefit
- January 5, 2003
- Tom Krause can get a concert pitch A out of an empty bottle of Boulevard Pale Ale. Hy-Vee Spring Mint Antiseptic Mouth Rinse rings an A in the octave above, he has discovered. “I put wax in the ones that I can’t find the notes for. My goal is to find every note without wax,” Krause said. “Eventually, I’ll make that knowledge available to the public.”
- Congress loses fervor for term limits
- January 5, 2003
- Nothing better captures the difference between the Republicans who took over Congress eight years ago and those who control it now than their attitude toward term limits.
- Actress finds tragedy, terror, even humor in modern ‘Medea’
- January 5, 2003
- When Fiona Shaw talks about acting, it pays to listen. “I am a great believer in language and the rhythm of language,” says the Irish-born actress, now giving the best performance on a Broadway stage this season, “and in the rhythm of the play.
- Style briefs
- January 5, 2003
- ¢ Bazaar offers tips for a modern wardrobe ¢ Dry skin can be prevented ¢ Dark days for hair in 2003
- Business briefs
- January 5, 2003
- Park it in any season
- Yosemite offers warm winter welcome
- January 5, 2003
- The valley sparkled, lighted by the kind of sunshine that only a frigid January can bring. Aided and abetted by snow crystals and a sky free of mist, the sun scattered brilliance and shadow across granite escarpments that never fail to captivate. I walked through piney woods, made the first tracks across a few broad meadows and felt still more privileged than I do when I visit Yosemite in summertime.
- No. 10 Sooners sink No. 14 Spartans
- Oklahoma uses defense, 21 points from Ere to win in All-College Classic
- January 5, 2003
- In a matchup of two rugged defensive teams, No. 10 Oklahoma made just a few more plays than 14th-ranked Michigan State.
- Canceling private mortgage insurance can save bundles
- January 5, 2003
- What if you think your mortgage payment is too high, but you don’t think you can reduce it enough to justify the fees you’d be charged for refinancing? Are you stuck?
- Orwell’s relevance goes beyond ‘1984’, author argues
- January 5, 2003
- If there’s any question of George Orwell’s legacy, one need only read the newspaper. Recently, politicians have used “Orwellian” to describe the government’s proposed Operation TIPS, which would encourage U.S. citizens to report suspicious activity; the possible fingerprinting of visitors to the United States; and even laws intended to curb “soft money” donations to political campaigns.
- New York novel writer discovers native tongue
- January 5, 2003
- Julia Glass arrives at a Greenwich Village cafe in a whirl of colors — turquoise scarf, shimmering purple peasant blouse, jade green glasses. It is a fitting outfit for the former painter and author of the visually lush “Three Junes,” the winner of the 2002 National Book Award.
- Juries’ job is justice, not entertainment
- January 5, 2003
- Seventy-five years ago, physicist Werner Heisenberg postulated the uncertainty, or indeterminacy, principle: It is impossible to measure simultaneously the velocity and position of a subatomic particle, because measuring the velocity moves the particle in unpredictable ways.
- Smithsonian’s education value is lost in crowd
- January 5, 2003
- It was the day after Thanksgiving, and we were in Washington, D.C., and if we belonged to an intelligent species — bears, for example — we would have spent the day in the fetal position, moaning.
- Old home town - 100 years ago today
- January 5, 2003
- State completes stocking of fish
- January 5, 2003
- In November, Wildlife and Parks completed its 2002 stocking of fish raised in state hatcheries at Farlington, Meade, Milford and Pratt.
- Couple left with little but hope
- Residents searching for help after fire destroys home
- January 5, 2003
- The phone in their room at the Lawrence Holidome works, but David Sears and Anita Owens don’t use it. Instead, calls are made — and a quarter saved — at a nearby gas station.
- Despite lower crime rates, topic remains significant
- January 5, 2003
- Serious crime has declined in Kansas in the past decade, but the incoming governor and attorney general both are working on get-tough proposals.
- Single moms losing help with day care
- January 5, 2003
- Christine Davison found out last week she’s about to be dropped from a state-run program that pays part of her child-care bill.
- Tip leads police to body
- Person in custody in apparent homicide
- January 5, 2003
- A police briefing this morning should reveal more details of a killing discovered Saturday in a second-story apartment at Hampton Court complex near 23rd and Iowa streets.
- Banjo clock stamp new issue for 2003
- January 5, 2003
- It’s a simple clock, but it changed the way we told time in America.
- Travel briefs
- January 5, 2003
- ¢ Fewer go to see Statue of Liberty ¢ ‘Wooden Shoe Walk’ a tourism kicker ¢ Consumer Reports ends travel letter
- Outdoor portable heaters can be deadly inside
- January 5, 2003
- All portable heaters are not created equal. That’s a good rule for outdoors persons to remember when attempting to warm up during cold winter days afield.
- Tye Chadwicke Carter
- January 5, 2003
- Rabbit hunting one way to battle winter blues
- Season on bunnies never ends
- January 5, 2003
- For the Kansas outdoorsman or woman, rabbit hunting is a great way to beat the winter blues and put some tasty wild meat on the table.
- Antlerless-only season will end next Sunday
- January 5, 2003
- Many Kansas hunters are taking advantage of the state’s extended January deer season that will run through next Sunday. However, Wildlife and Parks reminds hunters that only white-tailed antlerless deer may be taken during this season.
- Briefcase
- January 5, 2003
- ¢ Corporations, too, need ‘03 resolutions ¢ Complaints: Checklist offers guide for customer service ¢ Opinions: Optimists are few in poll on investing ¢ Internet: Domain firm to settle lawsuit regarding refunds ¢ Motley Fool: Name that company
- It’s official: Ohio State wins title
- Buckeyes receive all 71 first-place votes in final AP football poll
- January 5, 2003
- Ohio State’s fourth national title was its most memorable of all. The Buckeyes needed two overtimes to win their first championship in 34 years, beating Miami, 31-24, Friday night in the Fiesta Bowl.
- Big 12 Roundup: Tigers halt Hawkeyes
- Clemons scores season-high 27 points in 88-82 victory
- January 5, 2003
- Never underestimate the value of banking a shot off the glass — even if it’s an accident.
- King of Beers still among royalty on Wall Street
- January 5, 2003
- The nation’s sputtering economy has other companies scaling back or even scrapping holiday parties, but a resilient Anheuser-Busch couldn’t let its landmark 2002 pass without a blowout fit for the self-styled King of Beers.
- Top 25 Roundup: Top-ranked Tide rolls Xavier
- No. 1 Alabama pulls away from No. 19 Musketeers for 65-58 victory
- January 5, 2003
- The No. 1 ranking might soon be history, but Alabama still pronounced itself ready to defend its Southeastern Conference title.
- What are you reading?
- January 5, 2003
- NFC Wild-Card Playoffs: Falcons shock Packers
- Atlanta hands Green Bay first home playoff loss
- January 5, 2003
- It looked so perfect for Green Bay. Snow falling. Packers in green and gold. Lambeau Field in January.
- AFC Wild-Card Playoffs: Surging Jets pummel Colts
- January 5, 2003
- After what they went through to make the playoffs, what a waste it would have been to exit early.
- Too bad game ended in controversy
- Pass-interference call helped end Miami’s 34-game winning streak in Fiesta Bowl
- January 5, 2003
- They lost the game. Finally, they lost a game. But first they won the game. Isn’t this how it had to end — with controversy, chaos and question marks?
- Gators’ Grossman going pro
- Florida quarterback giving up senior year for shot at NFL
- January 5, 2003
- Rex Grossman decided to leave Florida for the NFL on Saturday, a year to the day his old coach, Steve Spurrier, made the same move.
- Optimists say bull ready to run in ‘03
- Improving earnings, low interest rates help spark upbeat mood on Wall Street
- January 5, 2003
- Investors depressed by three years of losses on Wall Street might take heart in what some analysts are expecting in 2003: A return of the bull.
- Pioneers outhustle FSHS
- January 5, 2003
- Jack Schreiner can live with losing an occasional game, but this was more than he could stand. Leavenworth High handed the Free State boys basketball team its first loss of the season, 60-53, on Saturday, leaving the coach flustered by his team’s lack of effort.
- Forgo vaccine if dog suffers dangerous reaction
- January 5, 2003
- I live in California and my dog is due for another rabies shot. When he had his last vaccine, he almost died from a reaction to the shot. His face, throat and tongue became swollen, and he was hospitalized overnight. I don’t want him to go through this again, but the vaccination is required by law. What should I do?
- Animal stories available by e-mail
- January 5, 2003
- Everyone needs a little inspiration now and then.
- Iraq prepares for war with food handouts
- January 5, 2003
- Deep in the musty, cold halls of what was once one of Baghdad’s finest shopping malls, Fawzi al Dulani toils to provide the first line of defense for Saddam Hussein.
- Gift pets need special attention
- January 5, 2003
- Many homes received the joy of a new pet this Christmas. But all the activity and excitement can prove to be stressful for the new family member. There are several things that you can do to make the transition easier.
- Northeast digs out from snow — again
- Second ‘blockbuster’ storm in a week hits New York, New England
- January 5, 2003
- Snowplow crews and residents across the Northeast shoveled out driveways and sidewalks Saturday after the region’s latest storm buried some areas in up to 2 feet of snow.
- Extradition hearing set in alleged al-Qaida case
- Indian-born U.S. citizen, two Pakistanis charged in drugs-for-weapons plot
- January 5, 2003
- Two Pakistanis and an Indian-born U.S. citizen in Hong Kong face proceedings beginning Monday to extradite them to the United States on charges that they plotted to swap drugs for anti-aircraft missiles to sell to the al-Qaida terror network.
- Work of black KC artists featured in new exhibition at American Jazz Museum
- January 5, 2003
- A new exhibition opening at the American Jazz Museum features works by members of A Light in the Other Room, a collective of Kansas City-based African-American artists.
- Baldwin officers still plan to sue city
- January 5, 2003
- Disgruntled Baldwin Police officers who last year threatened to sue city officials said they welcomed the opportunity to serve under new Chief Mike McKenna.
- Former Reno County sheriff begins six-month jail sentence
- January 5, 2003
- While former Reno County Sheriff Larry Leslie was being booked into jail, some of his former employees were crying down the hall.
- Court rules to reopen murder case
- January 5, 2003
- The Kansas Court of Appeals ruled Friday there was enough evidence to put a Sterling man on trial for the June 2000 death of his ex-wife.
- South Korea engages Russia’s aid in diplomacy
- January 5, 2003
- South Korea honed a compromise proposal Saturday to resolve the standoff over North Korea’s nuclear program, but Pyongyang warned the situation remained “serious and unpredictable.”
- Friend of Sept. 11 hijackers says he understood motivations
- January 5, 2003
- A former college student who befriended two Sept. 11 hijackers says what they did was wrong, but he understood how their hatred for American culture would give them “the courage to do what they did.”
- Two-week Oregon manhunt ends
- January 5, 2003
- A fugitive charged with killing his wife and three children and dumping their bodies in a forest was captured Saturday after a two-week manhunt, prosecutors said.
- The Motley Fool
- January 5, 2003
- ¢ Name That Company ¢ Dell’s not-so-small business ¢ Focus on percentages ¢ Time value of money
- Briefly
- January 5, 2003
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