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- Bookstore
- June 22, 2003
- Apple Valley Farm continues 30-year tradition with fresh faces — and fresh paint
- June 22, 2003
- About 40 minutes beyond Lawrence, just outside Perry, sits Apple Valley Farm which, since the early 1970s, has been a staple of summer theater in the area.
- What are you reading?
- June 22, 2003
- Andirons’ looks have evolved
- June 22, 2003
- The fireplace was the center of the home in 18th-century America. The only warm place in a New England house was near the fire. Homes were not well-insulated, and cold wind penetrated doors, windows and even chinks in logs or siding. The fireplace also served as the kitchen stove.
- Kemper Museum unveils new, improved Web site
- June 22, 2003
- The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art has unveiled a new, more comprehensive Web site at www.kemperart.org.
- Cat fanciers converge on fairgrounds
- June 22, 2003
- Harrison lay quietly in his cage and calmly waited to be examined by two more judges. The 12-pound, year-old Maine coon cat showed no signs of stage fright as he competed Saturday for the first time in the Kansas City Midwest American Cat Fanciers Assn. Show at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper St.
- Departing board members sound off
- June 22, 2003
- Three Lawrence school board members — a lawyer-turned-publisher, a retired physics professor and a homemaker educated in Catholic schools — soon will go their separate ways.
- St. John’s Fiesta Mexicana attracts families, food-lovers
- June 22, 2003
- Part of Kentucky Street sounded, smelled and tasted like the other side of the border Friday and Saturday as St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church had its 22nd Annual Fiesta Mexicana.
- Bishops reaffirm pledge in handling abuse cases
- June 22, 2003
- Ending a turbulent week marred by public disputes, America’s Roman Catholic bishops professed confidence Saturday that their reforms for dealing with clergy sex abuse were on track.
- Iraq weapons dispute rallies Kansans around Bush
- June 22, 2003
- Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback chastised fellow lawmakers and the Bush administration on Friday for focusing on Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction rather than on stabilizing Iraq.
- Road course proves awkward for Rudd
- Defending champion to be challenged by 11 turns on NASCAR course
- June 22, 2003
- Stock cars were never meant to go road racing.
- Smart players avoid road to Sioux City
- June 22, 2003
- The fax machines at NBA headquarters in New York were buzzing as 5 p.m. approached Thursday. That was the deadline for entry into a different NBA draft lottery — the race for those applicants who don’t want to be this year’s Marcus Taylor.
- Arts notes
- June 22, 2003
- ¢ Lied Series tickets go on sale Monday ¢ Nelson-Atkins to open French painting exhibit ¢ J-W hungry for readers’ July Fourth recipes
- Tucked into a backyard corner, Lawrence couple’s water garden is a surprise retreat
- H2Oh!
- June 22, 2003
- A country garden sits in the middle of a brome field in nearby Lawrence. Fences enclose the garden, and the surrounding countryside provides the perfect backdrop for this wonderful retreat.
- Double standard
- June 22, 2003
- Briefcase
- June 22, 2003
- ¢ Verizon test-marketing ‘flexible’ phone device ¢ Malpractice concerns ail doctors, survey finds ¢ Name that company
- County proposes jump in mill levy
- June 22, 2003
- Douglas County commissioners are preparing to fill their budget hole by digging deeper into county residents’ wallets.
- Frustrating case
- Although a number of Kansans are angry about a drunken driving charge against a state legislator, it appears the case was handled properly.
- June 22, 2003
- It’s easy to understand why some area residents are upset by what they see as mishandling of a drunken driving charge against a Kansas legislator.
- Robert Lee Odneal
- June 22, 2003
- Services for Robert Lee Odneal, 73, Tonganoxie, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Quisenberry Funeral Home in Tonganoxie. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery in Basehor.
- Winningest coaches to clash in ArenaBowl
- Tampa Bay’s Marcum, Arizona’s White only Arena League leaders to accumulate more than 100 victories
- June 22, 2003
- Tim Marcum gestured toward the championship banners hanging from the rafters and spoke in a calm, deliberate voice devoid of emotion, yet oozing with confidence.
- Laimbeer mellows as coach of WNBA’s Shock
- June 22, 2003
- Bill Laimbeer glared across the court at Michael Cooper.
- Tracy runs fastest lap in rain
- CART driver attains second pole of season; Musgrave wins NASCAR truck race
- June 22, 2003
- Paul Tracy won his second pole of the CART season, surprising himself with a lap of 120.565 mph on a rainy Saturday at Portland International Raceway.
- Central Junior High honor roll
- June 22, 2003
- Central Junior High School has announced the names of students who have been listed on the school’s honor roll for the spring semester.
- Southwest Junior High honor roll
- June 22, 2003
- Southwest Junior High School has announced the names of students who have been listed on the school’s honor roll for the spring semester.
- Bulding a house of paper
- June 22, 2003
- There aren’t many apartments in town like that of artist Juniper Tangpuz.
- Persecuted artist creates landscapes, memory book
- June 22, 2003
- Like countless other intellectuals and artists during China’s 1965-1976 Cultural Revolution, Mu Xin was persecuted for his “counterrevolutionary” thoughts and was condemned to solitary confinement in an underground air raid shelter filled with dirty water.
- 2003 player capsules
- June 22, 2003
- A thumbnail look at possible first-round selections for the NBA draft to be held Thursday in New York.
- Intrigue in 2003 starts at No. 4
- James, Milicic, Anthony appear to be Nos. 1-2-3 for Cavs, Pistons, Nuggets
- June 22, 2003
- “With the first relatively surprising pick of the 2003 NBA draft, the Toronto Raptors select … .” Wouldn’t it be fitting if commissioner David Stern walked to the podium at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night and uttered those words?
- Artist follows new light after success
- Stargazing inspires innovative artwork of reflective cubes, lasers, strobes
- June 22, 2003
- Commercialism has been good to Hiro Yamagata.
- Writer’s real life mirrors fiction
- June 22, 2003
- Jacquelyn Mitchard leans against two pillows on her unmade king-size bed, its cream colored sheets visible under a light green and peach comforter.
- Media events part of anti-DUI effort
- June 22, 2003
- Sherriene Jones walked the thin line of tape well enough, and counted by thousands to 31-thousand in a half-minute. Still, her eyes gave her away as she tried to watch an officer’s moving pen.
- Media critics are right — or maybe not
- June 22, 2003
- We are worried, here in the newspaper business (motto: “What, YOU never make misstakes?”). We’re hearing that you readers have lost your faith in us. Polls show that, in terms of public trust, the news media now rank lower than used-car salespeople, kidnappers, tapeworms, Hitler, and airline flight announcements. (We are still slightly ahead of lawyers.)
- Sosa says no to media
- June 22, 2003
- Dusty Baker refuses to call Sammy Sosa’s decision to stop talking to reporters for the next two to three weeks a media boycott.
- Will NCAA approve Humphries appeal?
- After ditching Duke for Minnesota, basketball recruit wants to be eligible immediately
- June 22, 2003
- Something to keep an eye on is what happens to basketball recruit Kris Humphries at Minnesota. Humphries, a prep All-American, originally signed with Duke, but changed his mind during the spring and Duke released him from his scholarship. He since has signed with Minnesota.
- Goaltender tapped first
- Penguins trade for top pick, select Fleury
- June 22, 2003
- The Pittsburgh Penguins can only hope they have half the success with their latest No. 1 pick as they did with their last.
- Agassi vows to use time wisely
- World’s top-ranked player taking Grand Slam events more seriously
- June 22, 2003
- There was a time when Andre Agassi could do without the All England Club, its traditions and, especially, its courts.
- Woods trails Baird by six at Buick Classic
- June 22, 2003
- Tiger Woods playfully slapped a ball at Shigeki Maruyama’s feet and planted himself next to leader Briny Baird on the driving range.
- Theft may justify computer attack
- June 22, 2003
- Orrin Hatch wants to blow up your computer. Well, OK, he didn’t say “blow up” exactly. The actual verb was “destroy.” So I guess he’d be just as happy to see it melted into a steaming plastic heap or dropped from the top of a very tall building. The main point is that your computer ceases to exist.
- Democrats vie for funding survival
- June 22, 2003
- Last year, when Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe was pushing through the presidential primary calendar changes that he hoped would accelerate the choice of the 2004 Democratic nominee, he was asked how many of his party’s potential contenders he thought could meet the stiff financial challenge of the front-loaded contest.
- Retiree affirms choice of Lawrence as home
- June 22, 2003
- Retirement isn’t for everyone. Some can. Some can’t. Many don’t want to. If you happen to be an Eskimo or a yak herder in Tibet there isn’t much choice. You don’t retire, and you don’t move to Sun City. You keep on working or you live with family until you die.
- Ask the parents
- June 22, 2003
- Mayer: Hinrich has edge over Ford
- June 22, 2003
- A year from now I might look even dumber than some readers already think I am. But if I’m picking in the NBA draft, and have to choose between Kansas’s Kirk Hinrich and Texas’s T.J. Ford, it’s Hinrich.
- Cheating has long tradition
- Baseball bends rules in inventive ways
- June 22, 2003
- Now that he’s back from his suspension, how could anybody believe the cork in Sammy Sosa’s bat was anything more than an innocent mistake?
- Black crappie record broken in Nebraska
- June 22, 2003
- A huge 4-pound, 8-ounce black crappie caught from a farm pond has been confirmed as the new Nebraska state record for that species.
- Book pays homage to ‘wacky’ B.R.U.N.C.H. bunch
- June 22, 2003
- If little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice, then the women profiled in Simon Doonan’s “Wacky Chicks” must certainly have been made of sass and vinegar.
- South Junior High honor roll
- June 22, 2003
- South Junior High School has announced the names of students who have been listed on the school’s honor roll for the spring semester.
- Briefly
- June 22, 2003
- ¢ Judges to question Iranian opposition ¢ Nearly 200 still missing after boat capsizes ¢ Archaeologists discover 2,000-year-old liquor
- Boston blunders game away
- June 22, 2003
- The Philadelphia Phillies have been rallying for some thrilling wins lately.
- Arts notes
- June 22, 2003
- ¢ Pioneer life subject of museum program ¢ Lawrence couple’s son wins strings contest ¢ Workshop emphasizes writing’s healing power ¢ Arts center to offer African drum sessions ¢ HAPA event to feature Bowery Dancers ¢ Naturist group sponsors playwriting contest ¢ Artist to explain Satchel Paige tribute
- Europe faces internal, external challenges
- June 22, 2003
- A combination of jet lag, a comfortable padded leather armchair in the Victor Hugo room of the French National Assembly’s annex and the droning on of one more seminar on Europe’s role in the world beckons me toward an oasis of snooze. But the jarring and unexpected sound of unpleasant reality being spoken in French halts my eyelids at mid-droop.
- Dougherty leads in Champions tourney
- June 22, 2003
- Ed Dougherty sank two birdie putts of more than 40 feet late in the round Saturday to take the lead and tie the Farmers Charity Classic record for lowest 36-hole score.
- Walleye lunker caught in Boundary Waters raises eyebrows
- June 22, 2003
- Dave Hall called this week with a question that got my attention. “How much would a 361/4-inch walleye weigh?” Hall asked.
- Briefly
- June 22, 2003
- ¢ Bay Area’s rapid rail finally extends to airport ¢ Senator won’t replace governor if he’s recalled ¢ Boy, 11, accused of shooting father after argument
- Browsing the Internet during work? Watch out
- Lawrence company profits from Web-filtering capabilities
- June 22, 2003
- Hey, you. Yeah, you - the fantasy football player who is using the company computer to try to win your own version of some pathetic Super Bowl. A small Lawrence-based technology company has its eye on you.
- Youth theater an intense but rewarding experience
- June 22, 2003
- It’s the day before opening night, and the purple curtains are drawn tight in the Lawrence Arts Center theater.
- Company pampers Florida pets
- June 22, 2003
- Four-year-old Wilbur Bettes had a birthday party to remember.
- Simple techniques eradicate slime mold
- June 22, 2003
- The mild days of spring are slowly giving way to the heat of summer.
- Events to accompany ‘Magnificent Age’
- June 22, 2003
- Several lectures, films and other events are scheduled to complement the upcoming exhibit, “A Magnificent Age: French Paintings from the Walters Art Museum,” at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. All events are in Atkins Auditorium at the Nelson, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo., unless otherwise noted.
- Stamp to honor Korean War Memorial
- June 22, 2003
- Korean War veterans have been called the “almost forgotten heroes” of the 20th century. But many remember the people who served and sacrificed in this hard-fought war half a world away. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the armistice that ended hostilities there.
- Horoscopes
- June 22, 2003
- For Sunday, June 22, 2003
- Brown: Ins, outs of buying vacation homes
- June 22, 2003
- Once to Margarita to windsurf, another time to Puerto Rico, and then to Aruba. A couple of times to the Finger Lakes to boat, fish and tour wine country. Two trips to the Outer Banks. … My family and I had a bunch of great vacations during the past few years.
- Economy takes toll on baby boomers
- Unemployed encounter particular cruelties while searching for work
- June 22, 2003
- Mary Jones Pelt got the bad news a year ago. She had worked in accounts receivable at Boar’s Head Provisions Co. Inc. for 17 years, but the maker of luncheon meats was moving from New York to Florida.
- Faces and places
- June 22, 2003
- James Martin has been promoted to associate director by Professional Engineering Consultants, which has an office in Lawrence. Martin’s new responsibilities will coincide with his duties as manager of the Water/Wastewater Division of the company’s Topeka office. His responsibilities include project development, design, management and overseeing quality control. Martin has worked for the company six years. He received a master’s degree in environmental health engineering from Kansas University.
- The Motley Fool
- June 22, 2003
- Founded in 1873 in Illinois, I’m based in Manhattan today. I’m the world’s largest bookseller, operating roughly 900 bookstores in 49 states under my own name and the B. Dalton name. I run a very busy online storefront, too, with some 750,000 titles in stock. I also own the majority of GameStop, America’s largest video-game and entertainment-software specialty retailer, featuring 1,231 stores. In the 1970s, I was the first to discount books and advertise on TV. In the 1980s, I bought the Scribner’s and Bookstop chains. In the 1990s, I pioneered super-bookstores and went public. Who am I?
- Tourism in the nation’s capital on the mend
- June 22, 2003
- In the nation’s capital, there’s a welcome sight.
- City Lights book store celebrates 50 years
- June 22, 2003
- Browsing through sections marked “muckraking,” “anarchism” and “stolen continents” may be unnerving to an unsuspecting book buyer, but it’s exactly what draws patrons to City Lights Books.
- Health spas blend wellness, pampering
- Retreats cater to baby boomers seeking help with preventive care
- June 22, 2003
- Mention the word spa and many folks are inclined to think: guilty pleasure.
- Star fragrance is born at aromatic awards
- June 22, 2003
- For anyone who’s counting, singer-actress-fashion- magnate Jennifer Lopez is now a star in another industry: Glow by J.Lo perfume was named the celebrity fragrance star of the year at the annual Fragrance Foundation awards.
- Survey gauges hair habits
- June 22, 2003
- Women around the country are just about equally stressed about their tresses, but, depending on location, their specific hair concerns vary.
- Picasso suit may leave L.A.
- June 22, 2003
- A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ruled that a legal battle over the ownership of a $10-million Picasso painting looted by the Nazis should be waged in Chicago, rather than Los Angeles, where the lawsuit in the case was filed.
- Kauffman Foundation pledge to benefit K.C. arts center
- June 22, 2003
- The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has pledged $26 million to support a proposed Metropolitan Kansas City Performing Arts Center.
- Senior diet not necessarily required for older dogs
- June 22, 2003
- My dog Emily is 10 years old. Her doctor advised switching her to a senior diet, but she really loves her food. Is it necessary to change her diet just because she’s an older pet?
- Lincoln Center reaffirms Orchestra agreement
- June 22, 2003
- In the latest twist in the saga of the New York Philharmonic’s controversial plan to move from Lincoln Center to Carnegie Hall after the 2005-06 season, the Lincoln said Tuesday it plans to make sure the orchestra “adheres in all respects” to the terms of its existing tenancy agreement, which extends to 2011.
- Iran vows nuclear cooperation — with caveat
- Tehran reserves option of enriching uranium but denies plans to build bomb
- June 22, 2003
- Iran will cooperate more with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, the country’s atomic chief said Saturday, but he suggested Tehran would ignore one agency request by maintaining plans to enrich uranium — a key step in making atomic bombs.
- Fifth ‘Harry Potter’ blockbuster breaks e-commerce record
- June 22, 2003
- Amazon.com shipped out more than a million copies of the new Harry Potter book, making Saturday the largest distribution day of a single item in e-commerce history.
- Israel demands dismantling of militant Hamas organization
- June 22, 2003
- Israel’s foreign minister said Saturday that no progress could be made on a U.S.-backed peace plan unless the Palestinian Authority decided to dismantle the violent Hamas group.
- Nigeria pipeline explosion kills at least 105 villagers
- June 22, 2003
- Fuel gushing from a vandalized pipeline exploded in southeastern Nigeria, killing at least 105 villagers as they scavenged gasoline, Red Cross authorities and witnesses said Saturday.
- Americans face criminal charges in capture of cosmetics heir
- June 22, 2003
- Three U.S. bounty hunters, a TV producer and an actor will face criminal charges for leaving Mexican police out of the dramatic capture of cosmetics heir and convicted rapist Andrew Luster in this resort city, a local prosecutor said.
- Adults who live far from elderly relatives struggle to provide care
- June 22, 2003
- My husband’s mother lives more than 150 miles away. She is growing frail, and we worry about her a lot. She will not consider moving closer to us — wants to stay in her house of 60 years, and we don’t blame her. But my husband is an only child, and although she’s still competent at 80 and taking care of herself, we are really feeling a heavy weight of responsibility. We are at a loss in knowing how to approach this whole issue. Can you give us some advice?
- Workshops to teach history preservation
- June 22, 2003
- MyStory, a series of workshops to teach people how to tell their stories and record their experiences, will begin July 8.
- Calendar
- June 22, 2003
- Douglas County Senior Services, 745 Vt., offers activities to residents age 55 and older. Call Senior Services at 842-0543 for more information.
- New law adds penalties for driving under influence
- June 22, 2003
- Starting July 1, a new law will permit judges to order a convicted person’s vehicle impounded for up to a year.
- K.C.K. archdiocese settles lawsuit with teen abused by priest in Lawrence
- June 22, 2003
- A lawsuit filed by a 19-year-old man who was sexually abused by a priest was settled for “substantially less than $1 million,” a lawyer for the Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas said.
- ‘I’ll give it all to you’
- With a gag order rescinded, police detail events that led a murderer to confess
- June 22, 2003
- In a file cabinet at the Lawrence Police Department’s detectives division sits a binder that lists all of the leads police chased last summer while they were investigating the murders of Pete Wallace and Wyona Chandlee, both 71.
- Canada policy fuels gay marriage debate in U.S.
- June 22, 2003
- Gay-rights activists in the United States liken their mood to that of Germans as the Berlin Wall crumbled. Neighboring Canada has just decided to legalize same-sex marriage, and the activists have high hopes that Massachusetts’ supreme court will take a similar step within a few weeks.
- Papers may bear clues to banned weapons
- Seized Iraqi documents include references to nuclear program
- June 22, 2003
- U.S. soldiers, acting on a tip, seized top-secret code equipment and piles of Iraqi intelligence documents in a raid Saturday on a community center. The find, including references to a nuclear program, is being sent to senior intelligence analysts to look for information on Iraq’s banned weapons programs.
- Restoration project helps city jump on bandwagon
- Circus vehicle to be part of sesquicentennial events
- June 22, 2003
- Nothing heralded a circus’ arrival like a band playing a whimsical march. In the circus’ heyday — when they were always performed under big-top tents — circus bands would travel through town aboard a wagon, leading a high-stepping parade of performers and animals to announce their arrival.
- Troops return from Mideast
- June 22, 2003
- Seventeen members of a McConnell Air Force Base unit have returned home after five months in the Middle East.
- FDA approves new asthma drug
- June 22, 2003
- Patients with serious asthma caused by allergies are getting a new weapon to block the attacks, with approval of the drug Xolair by the Food and Drug Administration.
- Resident can sue city over religious sign ban
- June 22, 2003
- Sybil Peachlum has been fighting York City Hall for a decade over a lawn sign with an anthropomorphized peach holding a newspaper with the headline, “Peachy News. Jesus is Alive.”
- Decision to derail train draws fire
- June 22, 2003
- Railroad workers came under fire Saturday for diverting two dozen runaway freight cars without warning, causing the cars to derail and destroy trackside homes.
- Gosvener services
- June 22, 2003
- Services for Shirley E. Gosvener, 60, Lawrence, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
- Arizona wildfire claims 6,300 acres — so far
- June 22, 2003
- The metal guardrails on the road leading to town are warped from the intense heat. Streets signs are blistered, the names on them illegible.
- St. Joseph, Mo., bids for Boeing plant
- June 22, 2003
- St. Joseph’s bid for a Boeing 7E7 final assembly plant is on the modest side financially, but local officials say the city has some other things going for it.
- K.C. leaders visit Texas to discuss airline future
- June 22, 2003
- A contingent of Kansas City leaders will travel to Fort Worth, Texas, this week to discuss the future of American Airlines’ overhaul base at Kansas City International Airport.
- Local reaction to the Canadian gay marriage decision: Any U.S. changes won’t be immediate
- June 22, 2003
- Just as it was nationally, local reaction to Canada’s new policy to recognize marriages between homosexuals elicited mixed emotions in Lawrence.
- Niebrugge services
- June 22, 2003
- Services for Elizabeth Hazel Niebrugge, 93, Baldwin, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. John’s United Church of Christ north of Worden. Burial will follow in St. John’s Cemetery.
- Lawrence datebook
- June 22, 2003
- On the record
- June 22, 2003
- Lawrence briefs
- June 22, 2003
- ¢ Political science prof named associate dean ¢ Associate nursing dean receives national award ¢ Geological Survey recognizes students ¢ ‘Upward Bound’ powwow draws 200 youngsters ¢ Weather service touts lightning safety week ¢ Student conservation internships available
- Prince William goes casual for 21st
- June 22, 2003
- Prince William turned 21 on Saturday, proving himself to be the model of a modern royal: He wears jeans, loves fast motorbikes, does his own grocery shopping and holds tight to his independence.
- ‘Seven Year Itch’ author Axelrod dies
- June 22, 2003
- Playwright George Axelrod, who anticipated the sexual revolution with “The Seven Year Itch” and “Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?” and later wrote screenplays for such films as “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and “The Manchurian Candidate,” died Saturday. He was 81.
- News shows
- June 22, 2003
- Here are the guest lineups for today’s TV news shows.
- Cardinals’ Hart on display in 8-1 rout of Royals
- June 22, 2003
- Back at Busch Stadium, Woody Williams was stingy again. Williams rebounded from two subpar starts with eight strong innings, and went 2-for-3 with an RBI double in St. Louis’ 8-1 victory over Kansas City Saturday night.
- West wins Native American All-Star game
- Martinez garners MVP honors in 30-7 win
- June 22, 2003
- Right off the bat, Michael Martinez made his intentions known. “He came up here and said, ‘I’m gonna be MVP,’” Carl Madison said.
- Tables turn on Raiders in 11-0 loss
- Lawrence plays today in Wood Bat semifinal
- June 22, 2003
- Lawrence’s Raiders received a taste of their own medicine Saturday night against Arkansas City at the Al Ice Memorial Wood Bat Classic at Hoglund Ballpark.
- Owls walk off with 4-3 win
- Rice rallies in 10th against Stanford to win first game of championship series
- June 22, 2003
- Chris Kolkhorst was dazed as he scored the winning run for Rice in the first game of the College World Series championship series.
- Bookman blazes past Greene
- Jayhawk, Kansas City native both advance to finals in 200
- June 22, 2003
- Kansas University sprinter Leo Bookman defeated Olympic gold medalist Maurice Greene head-to-head Saturday in the 200-meter dash qualifying at the USA Track and Field Championships.
- Renegades win 12th straight
- June 22, 2003
- At this rate, Lawrence’s Renegades might not lose another youth baseball game all summer.
- Lewis bloodies Klitschko
- Cut over left eye costs Ukranian boxer in bid to beat champ
- June 22, 2003
- Lennox Lewis was exposed as an aging fighter Saturday night by Vitali Klitschko, but retained his heavyweight title after a bad cut stopped the big and tough challenger after six brawling rounds.
- Tyson arrested on assault charges
- Former heavyweight champion suffers only scratches in brawl in New York hotel
- June 22, 2003
- In an unscheduled preliminary to Saturday night’s heavyweight championship fight in Los Angeles, three spurned autograph seekers took on Mike Tyson in a Brooklyn hotel lobby early Saturday morning. Big mistake — everybody lost.
- Gov’s Classic success
- June 22, 2003
- Thirty-three boats of participants landed more than 750 fish at the annual Governor’s Fishing Classic earlier this month at Coffey County Lake.
- Frog season approaching in Missouri
- June 22, 2003
- Frog legs rank alongside caviar, escargot and oysters Rockefeller as delicacies for cultured palates.
- About 70,000 wiper fingerlings stocked into Clinton Reservoir
- June 22, 2003
- Wildlife and Parks officials, led by Lawrence district fisheries biologist Richard Sanders, stocked approximately 70,000 fingerling wipers into Clinton Reservoir last week
- Lynx back on track with win over Fever
- June 22, 2003
- Katie Smith scored 19 points as the Minnesota Lynx snapped a two-game losing streak with a 66-58 victory Saturday night over the Indiana Fever.
- Teske extends lead to four strokes at Rochester LPGA
- June 22, 2003
- Rachel Teske shot an even-par 72 Saturday and extended her lead to four strokes after three rounds of the Rochester LPGA.
- ACC officials pondering expansion possibilities
- Virginia Tech could replace B.C. or Syracuse
- June 22, 2003
- Atlantic Coast Conference university presidents, after their fourth conference call in less than two weeks to discuss expansion, appear to be at an impasse and now are considering another possible solution, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
- Arizona beats Reds, finally over .500
- June 22, 2003
- Chad Moeller didn’t miss when he saw his chance for redemption.
- Sheriff in for the long haul
- Truck driver turned to law enforcement job 41 years ago
- June 22, 2003
- Jack Mendenhall’s job as Rush County sheriff began so long ago that Miranda rights for suspected lawbreakers hadn’t even been born, he said.
- West Junior High honor roll
- June 22, 2003
- West Junior High School has announced the names of students who have been listed on the school’s honor roll for the spring semester.
- People
- June 22, 2003
- ¢ Nelly and sister looking for bone marrow donors ¢ Vinton pulls up stakes for Florida ¢ Richie truly happy about star ¢ Arnold won’t terminate career
- Democrats attack Bush’s economics
- June 22, 2003
- At a forum focused on the economy and job creation, five Democrats running for the White House said Saturday they favored tougher trade rules and universal health coverage.
- Briefly
- June 22, 2003
- ¢ Ex-teacher sentenced to two years in prison ¢ Prosecutor to review cases of police officers ¢ Search continues for boy father admits killing
- Lawrence commuter report
- June 22, 2003
- The following events and construction projects may affect commuter traffic in the region this week.
- Local briefs
- June 22, 2003
- ¢ Fish fry event to benefit ARC of Douglas County ¢ Rhodes scholar to delay study to serve in Iraq ¢ Zoning code revisions to be posted on Web ¢ Affirmative action rally to coincide with decision
- Group strives to unify performing arts in Midwest
- June 22, 2003
- This year marks the first summer season for the Baldwin-based Heart of America Performing Arts group.
- Video warns of more attacks
- June 22, 2003
- A masked militant, speaking in a video filmed in a mud hut, warns of new al-Qaida suicide attacks and says Osama bin Laden’s terror network carried out deadly bombings in Saudi Arabia and Morocco.
- Lucinda Williams tries to enjoy fruits of her labor
- June 22, 2003
- It’s morning for Lucinda Williams. Actually, it’s 4:30 in the afternoon. But that’s early when you were drinking with Ryan Adams and other pals until 6 a.m.
- In cutting-edge fashion world, Philly company goes old-school
- June 22, 2003
- Peter Capolino spins wool and memories together to bring the history of sports to a whole new generation.
- An age of magnificence
- New exhibition of 19th-century French paintings illustrates collecting tastes of middle class in 1800s
- June 22, 2003
- Edouard Manet’s “The Cafe-Concert” shows a handful of people in a crowded Parisian cafe on the Boulevard Rochechouart.
- Martin: Good writing just as crucial as sound thinking
- June 22, 2003
- A couple months back, I saw this headline: “Group calls for focus on writing.”
- Briefly
- June 22, 2003
- ¢ Airline group names world’s top airports ¢ Vegas pirate battle will get a bit racier ¢ Bikini boot camp offered in Tulum, Mexico
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- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012 · 244 comments
- Sound Off: How much does the city’s transit system collect in fares compared with how much it costs May 27, 2012 · 126 comments
- Experts: Remedial college classes need fixing May 28, 2012 · 10 comments
- Brownback signs bill blocking use of Islamic law May 25, 2012 · 256 comments
- God, marriage May 25, 2012 · 188 comments
- Brownback signs tax cuts, predicts boon; critics see budget-buster May 22, 2012 · 331 comments
- Remove politics, and redistricting map falls in line May 27, 2012 · 28 comments
- Blog: Writing Your Erotica: An Afternoon Lead By Dixie Lubin In The Company Of Other Women May 28, 2012 · 29 comments
- Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career June 28, 2009
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012
- Experts: Remedial college classes need fixing May 28, 2012
- Friends mourn Lynn Bretz, former voice of KU May 28, 2012
- Arlington guide unearths trove of history May 27, 2012
- Remove politics, and redistricting map falls in line May 27, 2012
- Remnant Rehab: Cheaply frame fabric art May 28, 2012
- Plan calls for dissolving Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac February 12, 2011
- Four area teenagers taken to hospital after wreck on County Road 458 May 25, 2012
- Degree in petroleum engineering becomes more sought after May 27, 2012
