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- Horoscopes
- July 29, 2003
- For Tuesday, July 29, 2003.
- Fitting in, finding friends
- The right attitude eases back-to-school jitters
- July 29, 2003
- You’ve got your notebooks, your back-to-school clothes, your shoes for gym class. Even if you’re ready to tackle a heavy classload or wow your basketball coach, it’s normal to feel nervous whether you’re starting seventh grade or cruising into your senior year: You want to fit in, and you want to make friends.
- At last, high school
- Free State sophomore ready to get started
- July 29, 2003
- You know it’s coming when high school counselors pay you and your classmates a visit at the junior high. They hand you that yellow card and tell you to fill out your wanted classes for next year. Everyone at some point in their lives has to make the jump from junior high to high school. For some, it’s the scariest leap they’ll ever make. They’re the ones who are always thinking, “Will the seniors stuff me into a trash can or locker?” or “I don’t know anyone. What if all of my friends ditch me for more cool, more popular people?”
- ‘90 Miles’ follows refugee from Cuba to U.S.
- July 29, 2003
- Cuban refugee Juan Carlos Zaldivar explores his complex feelings about his old country and his adopted homeland in the thoughtful documentary “90 Miles” on “P.O.V.” (9 p.m., PBS). A self-described “teenage communist” who embraced Castro’s revolution and attended an elite Cuban prep school, Zaldivar joined his family in the 1980 exodus known as the Mariel boatlift. Once in Miami, he and his family were embraced by cousins and shocked to see that America was not the land of gangsters, murder and chaos that Castro’s propagandists had described.
- Cincinnati cans GM Bowden, Boone, two coaches
- July 29, 2003
- During the campaign for a sales tax to build a new downtown ballpark, general manager Jim Bowden made a promise to Reds fans.
- Kathleen Rae Ballard
- July 29, 2003
- Services for Kathleen Rae Ballard, 42, Lawrence, are pending and will be announced by Lawrence Funeral Chapel.
- Amid bloodshed, rebels capture Liberia’s second-largest city
- July 29, 2003
- Rebels captured Liberia’s refugee-choked second-largest city Monday, defeating President Charles Taylor’s embattled forces on a new front and depriving him of his last significant port outside the besieged capital.
- U.S. deporting record number of Muslims
- July 29, 2003
- Andre Aniba acknowledges he hasn’t always played by the rules. In 1998, the former pastry chef came to the United States from Tunisia on a three-month tourist visa. He has lived here ever since.
- 6News video: Witnesses testify in beating case
- July 29, 2003
- Four men involved in an incident called by some a hate crime testified Monday that Jeff Medis and his friend threw the first punches.
- 6News video: Bleak budget outlook may lower city’s bond rating
- July 29, 2003
- The city fund balance keeps dropping, putting the city’s bond rating in jeopardy of going down.
- K.C. staffer remains hospitalized
- July 29, 2003
- Todd Weger, a video assistant for the Kansas City Chiefs, remained hospitalized Monday with injuries he sustained in a training camp accident Friday.
- Briefly
- July 29, 2003
- ¢ Six die in house fire, including four children ¢ Evacuations under way as wildfire spreads ¢ Urban League hears Bush’s economic pitch ¢ Lawmakers flee in effort to thwart redistricting
- Rangers slam Mariners, 10-1
- Palmeiro powers Texas with career-high 7 RBIs
- July 29, 2003
- Rafael Palmeiro hit a grand slam and a three-run homer for career-high seven RBIs and lead the Texas Rangers over the Seattle Mariners, 10-1, Monday night.
- Lineman’s job a snap with Kansas City
- July 29, 2003
- Next time the camera closes in on a field goal, pay close attention to the holder. Did he take the snap and hurriedly spin the ball to point the laces away from the oncoming kicker?
- Briefcase
- July 29, 2003
- ¢ Pearson wins contract ¢ Sprint earnings exceed analysts’ expectations ¢ AT&T accuses MCI of dodging payments
- Flat in Florida
- July 29, 2003
- Florence Marie Miller
- July 29, 2003
- Graveside services for Florence Marie Miller, 96, Waverly, will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Waverly Cemetery.
- Boston soaring after winning series
- Red Sox feeling confident after taking two of three games with division-leading Yankees
- July 29, 2003
- They rarely lack for hitting. Their pitching staff is anchored by one of the game’s best. And now the Boston Red Sox have shown that elusive intangible that always seems to escape them as summer turns to fall: The ability to stand up to the Yankees.
- Steinbrenner to Red Sox: Don’t celebrate yet
- July 29, 2003
- The Boss has a message for Boston: Don’t celebrate just yet.
- Colleges set new rules after Baylor player’s slaying
- Basketball coaches likely to keep closer tabs on athletes during offseason in wake of Dennehy’s murder
- July 29, 2003
- New Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self has never had a rule preventing players from owning guns. “I never have, but I will (now),” Self said Monday night.
- Pirates’ Suppan super
- Pitcher tosses complete-game in blanking Cardinals
- July 29, 2003
- Pittsburgh’s Jeff Suppan changed speeds effectively to shut out St. Louis Monday.
- Manuel Cardenas Sr.
- July 29, 2003
- Services for Manuel Cardenas Sr., Lawrence, are pending and will be announced by Warren-McElwain Mortuary.
- Officials say more airliner hijackings planned
- July 29, 2003
- U.S. officials said Monday that they had learned of credible threats of airline suicide hijackings by terrorists planned for later this summer.
- Whimsical purchase breeds a herd of a hobby
- July 29, 2003
- When Dalene Reinecker’s husband, Rex, went to a cattle auction in 1996 in Oakley, she never expected that a year later she’d be grooming and showing llamas.
- State and local briefs
- July 29, 2003
- ¢ Teenager reports indecent exposure ¢ AT&T Wireless leases space on county tower ¢ Health officials report new West Nile cases ¢ KU pianist to preview performance for contest
- Judge removes tourney restriction
- Ruling frees Kansas to play in Guardians
- July 29, 2003
- College basketball teams no longer are restricted to playing in just two exempt tournaments in a four-year period.
- Briefly
- July 29, 2003
- ¢ Saudi foreign minister visits Bush about 9-11 ¢ Thousands mourn slain councilman ¢ Lawyer suspended for sexual contact
- Manning mulling career options
- Ex-Jayhawk might try coaching
- July 29, 2003
- Danny Manning says he has fielded several phone calls from NBA front office officials this summer. No big surprise there.
- Then and now
- Where were all these courageous demonstrators when Saddam Hussein and the Taliban were in command?
- July 29, 2003
- Television cameras have a way of attracting crowds, particularly when smaller groups of people can cluster around and appear to be far more numerous than they really are.
- Iraqis must control their own future
- July 29, 2003
- Furiously threading his prayer beads between thumb and forefinger, Ahmed Ibrahim spewed vituperation at the young American soldier in front of him. Fortunately for all, the heavily armed paratrooper could not understand the curses being hurled at him in high-velocity Arabic.
- Abused children need care
- July 29, 2003
- Many children in foster care are not victims of abuse or neglect. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius recently announced that the child abuse and neglect hot line was being brought “in-house” starting Aug. 19. This is good news for children who are victims of abuse or neglect. But what if the “house” is full? That is, what if there are not enough foster homes to provide a safe home for these children because the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services uses so many of these homes for children who are not victims of abuse or neglect?
- Protest response
- July 29, 2003
- Unfairly penalized
- July 29, 2003
- Kansas wildlife show effects of prolonged drought
- July 29, 2003
- This spring, the gently rolling terrain of the Smoky Hill River basin in Gove and Logan counties was awash in the orange hue of Indian blanket wildflowers.
- Businesses expand into student union
- Westside Deli & Market, Footprints to tap into KU market with stores on campus
- July 29, 2003
- Kansas University’s campus living room is about to get some new residents. A pair of Lawrence businesses have won contracts to open stores in the Kansas Union before classes begin Aug. 21.
- ‘Great market’ for county housing continues in June
- July 29, 2003
- More houses were sold in Lawrence and Douglas County this June than a year ago, but the number was down from the monthly record racked up in May, according to the latest data from the Douglas County Appraiser’s Office.
- Banks to pay $250 million in Enron case
- Citigroup, J.P. Morgan settlement to help victims of accounting fraud
- July 29, 2003
- J.P. Morgan Chase and Citigroup reached settlements with the federal government Monday for their roles in the manipulation of Enron’s finances, agreeing to pay nearly $250 million that will go to victims of the energy trader’s massive fraud.
- Commodities
- July 29, 2003
- Self-esteem pointers can help students go back confident
- July 29, 2003
- The writers at www.teenhealth.org know a few things about feeling insecure — and going back to school can heighten those feelings, even when you have no reason not to feel great about yourself. Here are some tips to remind yourself why you’re terrific just as you are:
- Diversions
- July 29, 2003
- ¢ Readers share favorite Harry Potter character ¢ J-W Teen Advisory Board ¢ Teen fashion forum ¢ Tell us about your vacation
- Canadian businesses make home in Kansas
- July 29, 2003
- Kansas’ central location, recruitment efforts by its Department of Commerce and other factors are attracting Canadian businesses to the Sunflower State.
- Sebelius to visit troops in Bosnia
- Kansas group also will include legislators, adjutant general
- July 29, 2003
- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius will travel next month to visit Kansas troops on peacekeeping duty in Bosnia.
- Specialty license plates less popular than anticipated
- July 29, 2003
- Kansans can express a lot of opinions on their license plates. They can support their favorite college sports teams, for example, or identify themselves as veterans or Shriners. They can even take a stand against child abuse.
- Funny in film
- Bob Hope a screen legend
- July 29, 2003
- Bob Hope was a fixture of American humor for so many decades that it’s easy to forget he was among the innovators of screen comedy in the sound era. His topical jokes and cheeky habit of stepping out of character to address the audience influenced generations of funnymen from Jerry Lewis to Jerry Seinfeld and from Bill Cosby to Bill Murray.
- County lets flag display fly on
- Church wins approval for lighted tribute with patriotic pitch
- July 29, 2003
- Charla True didn’t need a band, a sheet of music or even a pitch pipe to prompt her into belting out “The Star-Spangled Banner” before more than 50 people Monday morning at the Douglas County Courthouse.
- Carnival operators prepare for a fair amount of fun
- July 29, 2003
- Wendell Thach likes to make people sick. “If I don’t make at least one person sick a day, I’m not doing my job,” Thach said Monday afternoon as he and co-worker Phillip Rhoads finished setting up the Super Loop. The Super Loop is one of about 20 rides set to open today with the Reed Expositions Midway carnival at the Douglas County Free Fair. The carnival will operate through Saturday at the fairgrounds east of 21st and Harper streets.
- Hope found humor everywhere he went
- Performer visited Lawrence area 3 times
- July 29, 2003
- Even Bob Hope couldn’t pass up an easy joke about the Kansas University football team. In Lawrence for an October 1982 performance at Allen Fieldhouse, the iconic comic was introduced at halftime of that day’s tilt at Memorial Stadium.
- U.S. troops capture Saddam’s bodyguard
- ‘Prime target’ found during predawn raid in Tikrit
- July 29, 2003
- U.S. soldiers captured one of Saddam Hussein’s bodyguards during a raid early today in the former dictator’s hometown, where hours earlier troops found enough anti-tank mines and gunpowder for a month of attacks on American forces.
- Bike paths may suffer under funding plan
- Federal proposal would make state spending optional for walkways, recreational trails, historic buildings
- July 29, 2003
- The city’s bike paths have been good for Dan Hughes’ business. “I talk to people all the time who say, ‘I live in such-and-such a place and there’s a path two blocks from me. That’s where I’m going to ride,’” said Hughes, owner of Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Shop, 802 Mass.
- Long-term fix needed for KPERS funding
- Low contributions, bad market leave system in lurch
- July 29, 2003
- The system that provides pensions to tens of thousands of Kansans needs a long-term funding fix, according to a new report to the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System. Glenn Deck, executive secretary of KPERS, quickly noted Monday that no one’s benefits were in danger.
- Witnesses: Fight not hate crime
- July 29, 2003
- Jeff Medis now knows who slugged him during an early-morning scuffle last winter outside the Replay Lounge. It was a blow that left him with a broken nose, broken upper and lower jaws, a fractured eye socket, a concussion and a gash on his chin that took six stitches to close.
- Meal fees increasing 5 cents at schools
- July 29, 2003
- Overcoming hunger pangs will cost Lawrence public school children an extra nickel this year. The price of the basic school meal at breakfast and lunch will increase 5 cents when classes start in August. Breakfast will be $1 at elementary schools and $1.15 at secondary schools, while lunch climbs to $1.65 for elementary students and $1.90 for secondary students.
- Area briefs
- July 29, 2003
- ¢ Deputy’s shooting death a suicide, officials say ¢ Police investigating molestation report ¢ Flaming car may have been stolen from lot ¢ Lawrence legislators to study Internet tax law
- Benson placed on DL
- July 29, 2003
- Pittsburgh pitcher Kris Benson went on the 15-day disabled list Monday, a week after he took himself out of the rotation because his right shoulder was bothering him.
- Hunt gambled on Stram
- Hall of Famer owner’s third choice
- July 29, 2003
- Had Lamar Hunt persuaded either of his first choices to coach the newly founded Dallas Texans, football might have taken a different path.
- Turnpike expansion to begin soon
- July 29, 2003
- The state plans to widen the Kansas Turnpike between Lawrence and Topeka, giving thousands of daily commuters an extra lane in each direction.
- Police watchdog appealing his 30-day jail sentence
- July 29, 2003
- A man who considers protesting Lawrence Police activities to be his full-time job might have to spend some time behind bars.
- Braille training needed, expert says
- School for Blind superintendent says Lawrence must teach own teachers
- July 29, 2003
- The best way to solidify Braille instruction in Lawrence public schools is for the district to enroll some of its veteran teachers in a university program specializing in that subject, superintendent of the Kansas School for the Blind said Monday.
- President vows to punish troops
- July 29, 2003
- President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered an independent probe into a failed military mutiny.
- Storms cause flooding in Midwest
- July 29, 2003
- Marsha West knew it was time to get out of her house when she saw a refrigerator float down her street, the water so high it nearly reached the top of her mailbox.
- Mickelson, Garcia win ‘Battle’
- Pair beats Woods-Els tandem in made-for-TV event
- July 29, 2003
- Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia saved their best golf for the bright lights.
- Gun found near Dennehy body site
- Texas authorities say 9mm pistol recovered probably isn’t murder weapon, though
- July 29, 2003
- Investigators recovered a 9mm pistol near the body of Baylor University basketball player Patrick Dennehy, but they believe he was killed with another gun that has yet to be found, a law enforcement official said Monday.
- City’s debt could affect bond rating
- July 29, 2003
- Lawrence is built on debt. More than $100 million worth is outstanding right now, with more than $70 million of that in general obligation bonds backed only by the city’s tax base. That debt financed a new fire station in east Lawrence, recreation facilities, stormwater projects and dozens of roads.
- Police investigate burned child
- July 29, 2003
- Wichita police on Monday were investigating whether a 3-year-old boy who had been burned on his genital area was a victim of child abuse.
- On the record
- July 29, 2003
- Democrats said in worst shape since FDR
- July 29, 2003
- The Democratic Party is approaching the 2004 elections in its weakest position since Franklin Roosevelt forged the enduring Democratic coalition 70 years ago, a prominent pollster warned Monday.
- China fireworks factory blast kills at least 29
- July 29, 2003
- A blast ripped through a fireworks factory in northern China, killing 29 people and injuring at least 141, state media said early today.
- 6News video: Bike paths may lose funding under new plan
- July 29, 2003
- A proposal currently in Congress would end the requirement that states earmark a portion of their federal funds for community enhancements.
- Vatican plans materials urging against gay marriage
- July 29, 2003
- The Vatican hopes to rally public opposition to gay marriages in a worldwide campaign spurred by its alarm over growing legal acceptance of same-sex unions in Europe and North America.
- 6News video: Lighted flag display OK’d
- July 29, 2003
- County commissioners voted to allow Heritage Baptist Church to continue lighting the six floodlights that illuminate a 600-square foot flag.
- 6News video: KPERS funding needs fix
- July 29, 2003
- A new report indicates long-term funding for the state pension plan is in trouble.
- 6Sports video: Royals add left-hander to bullpen
- July 29, 2003
- Kansas City acquired Graeme Lloyd from the Mets in exchange for Jeremy Hill.
- 6Sports video: Camp offers future Royals chance to shine
- July 29, 2003
- A youth baseball camp Saturday in Lawrence worked on the fundamentals.
- 6Sports video: KU recruit shines in Shrine Bowl
- July 29, 2003
- Running back John Randle put on an MVP performance with 144 rushing yards and three touchdown runs.
- Briefly
- July 29, 2003
- ¢ Premier’s party claims victory in election ¢ Protesters smash shops during WTO meeting ¢ Israel recognizes status of ‘black Hebrews’ ¢ Premier resigns after close-call election
- Kansas City adds Lloyd to revamped bullpen
- First-place Royals making moves in time for key showdown with second-place White Sox
- July 29, 2003
- Kansas City spent most of the season without a left-hander in its bullpen. Now the Royals have two.
- Patrons line up to help with Protection library move
- July 29, 2003
- Comedian amused troops from WWII to Persian Gulf
- July 29, 2003
- Bob Hope’s one-liners gently poked fun at presidents, blunted the sting of combat for American soldiers from World War II to the Gulf War, and ultimately made him the most revered of American comics.
- Bush adviser’s credibility questioned after 9-11 report
- July 29, 2003
- The congressional report on pre-Sept. 11 intelligence calls into question answers that National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice gave the public last year about the White House’s knowledge of terrorism threats.
- People
- July 29, 2003
- ¢ Nary an intern left uncovered ¢ Quality, not quantity airtime ¢ Close call for horror star ¢ Reality dating with a bite
- Daily ticker
- July 29, 2003
- Briefly
- July 29, 2003
- ¢ Three hospitals accused of skewing transplant priority ¢ Stepfather agrees hanging likely suicide, not lynching ¢ AIDS cases increase for first time since ‘93
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