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- Bookstore
- May 25, 2003
- D-Day foundation to dedicate 1st plaque with names of fallen
- Researcher has counted more than 4,100 who died in 1944 invasion
- May 25, 2003
- The American flag the government sent home after World War II is still folded in a wooden footlocker that Henry Aubin keeps in his cellar. The Purple Heart is down there somewhere, too.
- They love their Bugs - and their Volkswagen vans, too
- VW enthusiasts have ‘Blast’ in Lawrence
- May 25, 2003
- Their reasons for love of the Bug are as varied as the Beetles that have smitten their hearts.
- Bush taking low-key approach to N. Korea
- May 25, 2003
- The Bush administration is no slouch at dramatizing foreign threats. Ask Saddam Hussein or Osama bin Laden. If you can find them.
- Racism makes for weak excuse
- May 25, 2003
- I know you’re sick of him, but can you stand one more analysis of Jayson Blair?
- Fun vacation not as easy as it sounds
- May 25, 2003
- Summer vacation season is almost here, and if you have kids, you know what that means! It’s time to put them up for adoption.
- ROTC a vital training tool for U.S. military
- May 25, 2003
- The day after Kansas University’s annual commencement, in a ceremony in the Kansas Union Ballroom, 18 special young men and women were commissioned as officers in the armed services of the United States.
- Real Mighty Ducks seek happy ending
- NHL team similar to movie counterparts
- May 25, 2003
- They took their name from a movie about a no-chance hockey team. Now the Anaheim Mighty Ducks are following the script — a likable team with a standup coach making an unlikely run at a hockey championship.
- Cheney SP has cabins
- May 25, 2003
- Cheney State Park west of Wichita now has seven rental cabins available as an alternative camping opportunity.
- Fashion experts: Bend the rules of wearing white — but don’t break them
- May 25, 2003
- White clothing is far more complicated than a simple T-shirt. White garments have more “rules” attached to them than probably any other category of clothes; some of them can be tossed into the summer wind, but others shouldn’t be ignored.
- Review: ‘Moon Over Manhattan’ lacks plot, but delights
- May 25, 2003
- If “Moon Over Manhattan” were a play, it would be a farce. If it were a food, it would be a light-as-a-breeze souffle. But it’s a book, and a deliciously funny one that belongs in your beach bag this summer.
- Dog food feeds plant’s success
- Lawrence facility hopes Del Monte gives it leg up
- May 25, 2003
- Lawrence’s Del Monte Foods plant at 727 N. Iowa doesn’t process fruits or vegetables.
- Communications firms cater to Wichita’s Hispanic market
- Mexican immigrant to expand magazine venture
- May 25, 2003
- Three years ago, Wintilio Ortiz didn’t know anything about publishing — not even how to turn on a computer.
- I bonds more attractive than most investments
- May 25, 2003
- If you’ve been kicking yourself for missing out on the good U.S. Savings Bond deal that expired April 30, don’t feel so bad. For some short-term investors, the new batch of bonds first offered May 1 can be even better.
- Israeli hard-liners vow to stop ‘road map’
- Sharon aides remain confident plan will gain Cabinet’s approval
- May 25, 2003
- Israeli hard-liners vowed Saturday to block a U.S.-backed “road map” for Middle East peace, with one member of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s party calling it “the most dangerous” peace plan ever presented.
- Don’t unwittingly encourage lovesick brother-in-law
- May 25, 2003
- Consult lawyer about divorce even when using a mediator
- May 25, 2003
- Briefly
- May 25, 2003
- ¢ Washington, D.C.: Bush makes first campaign fund-raising appeal ¢ Virginia: Sailor falls overboard 900 miles off coast ¢ India: Heat wave kills nearly 200
- Briefly
- May 25, 2003
- ¢ See Yellowstone wildlife from home on Web site ¢ Top Sonoma chefs lead food and wine tours ¢ ‘Saving Mount Vernon’ on display at museum ¢ Grand Canyon institute begins new class season
- Briefly
- May 25, 2003
- ¢ Oklahoma: Cleanup under way in train derailment ¢ California : Resident convicted for removing trees ¢ Arkansas: Inmates sharing cells with recluse spiders
- Arts Notes
- May 25, 2003
- ¢ Drama: EMU Theater to have auditions today ¢ Music: Lawrence’s Rowan starts Heart of America season
- Arts Notes
- May 25, 2003
- ¢ Conductor returns to Sunflower Music Fest ¢ Youth theater to offer summer workshops
- Events mark park’s place in city history
- New York’s famed garden spot celebrates 150th anniversary
- May 25, 2003
- Central Park, an oasis in the city of steel, is celebrating its 150th birthday, and everyone is invited to the party.
- N.Y. Legislature created Central Park
- May 25, 2003
- On July 21, 1853, the New York State Legislature approved a bill designating land in the middle of Manhattan for a great public park.
- The Motley Fool
- May 25, 2003
- Our Mission: To Inform, to Amuse, and to Help You Make Money
- Art of the Prairie gallery to feature work of Lawrence natives, brothers
- May 25, 2003
- Lawrence natives Doug and Barry Coffin will show their contemporary American Indian paintings and sculptures at Art of the Prairie, Bill Kurtis’ new gallery in Sedan, in June.
- Bob Hope approaching 100
- Celebrations galore to mark the occasion
- May 25, 2003
- One hundred years ago on May 29, a son named Leslie Towns Hope was born to a stonemason and his wife in the London suburb of Eltham.
- Hope cheered military
- May 25, 2003
- In the sprint of 1941, when Bob Hope was invited to perform his radio show for airmen at March Field in Riverside, Calif., he was reluctant. He had never done the show outside an NBC studio, and he wasn’t sure how the GIs would react to his humor.
- Overactive adrenal gland can cause dog discomfort
- May 25, 2003
- The adrenal gland of a dog can either underperform or overperform hormonally. The underperformance is called Addison’s disease, also known as hypoadrenocorticism. The opposite problem, characterized by overabundant adrenal cortisol production, is commonly known as Cushing’s disease, or hyperadrenocorticism.
- Odd eggbeaters gain attention from collectors
- May 25, 2003
- For centuries, cooks have tried to find new and better methods of beating eggs. The first eggbeaters were probably just forked sticks. The first rotary-crank eggbeater, similar to the one used today, was patented in America in 1856. More than 1,000 patents were granted during the next 100 years.
- Steel beauties - Like metallic jewelry, sculptures accent downtown
- May 25, 2003
- Myles Schachter’s newest sculpture is an artistic insurrection. The monumental steel and cast iron piece, called “Digital Overload,” towers above the sidewalk in front of the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. One hundred eighty bits of binary code spill out of the center of a metal-doughnut form at its pinnacle.
- Dr. Phil a modern medical rarity
- After nearly 50 years, Tonganoxie physician still makes house calls
- May 25, 2003
- Dr. Phil Stevens, 75, has been patching up and prescribing for the folks of Tonganoxie and the southern half of Leavenworth County since he arrived by bus nearly 50 years ago. Most can’t remember when he wasn’t here, and many can’t imagine life without him.
- Students paint masterpieces on unlikely canvas
- May 25, 2003
- You can bet Diego Rivera’s “Girl With Lilies,” Vincent Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” and Johannes Vermeer’s “The Girl with the Pearl Earring” have never been exhibited anywhere near a garbage can.
- Exhibition honors graduating seniors, retiring art teacher
- May 25, 2003
- The Lawrence High School seniors whose art is hanging through the end of May at Roy’s Gallery have a lot to be proud of.
- Proper training, good management could avert layoffs
- May 25, 2003
- It’s springtime, and with employees getting their annual reviews and contracts running out, the scent of firing is in the air.
- Luciano Pavarotti to return to Met in Puccini’s ‘Tosca’
- May 25, 2003
- Luciano Pavarotti plans to return to the Metropolitan Opera in March 2004 for three performances of Puccini’s “Tosca” that are being billed as his farewell to the house in staged opera.
- More cadets punished for assaults than thought
- May 25, 2003
- An investigation into sexual assaults at the Air Force Academy has found that twice as many male cadets were punished as previously reported, a spokesman for the investigating committee said Saturday.
- Marine reunites with son who had heart transplant
- May 25, 2003
- When Marine Maj. Hal Sellers left for the war in Iraq, there were no guarantees that he would come home, or that his infant son, Dillon, would be there if he did.
- Pain remains after church poisoning
- Small community mourning loss of innocence
- May 25, 2003
- The police tape is gone, the satellite trucks have decamped and town hall is no longer a fingerprinting lab, but this once-placid farming community remains deeply unsettled four weeks after 16 churchgoers were poisoned by arsenic-laced coffee.
- Students outside mainstream still enjoy a good prom
- May 25, 2003
- They dance for hours. Boys pinball around the crowd while girls sway in donated gowns. Many slow dance and side step under the mirror ball. Others are wheeled to the edge of the dance floor and move their hands to the music.
- Briefly
- May 25, 2003
- ¢ Cemetery ceremonies to honor fallen soldiers ¢ Leavenworth county: Topekan dies, passenger injured in ATV rollover ¢ Crime: Authorities seek help in solving tool thefts
- McCartney rocks Red Square
- Musician relishes first Russian concert
- May 25, 2003
- Paul McCartney kept the Russians waiting. Until the demise of the Soviet Union. Then more than another decade. And finally an extra 20 minutes Saturday.
- ‘Gunsmoke’ star first for Trail of Fame
- May 25, 2003
- An effort to capitalize on Dodge City’s western history will be set in stone when actor Dennis Weaver becomes the first inductee in the Trail of Fame.
- Pedregon, Dixon, Anderson tops
- May 25, 2003
- Tony Pedregon earned his fifth No. 1 qualifying position of the Funny Car season Saturday with a track-record run in the O’Reilly Summer Nationals.
- What are you reading?
- May 25, 2003
- Officials question legislative methods to fund schools
- State’s fiscal policy said on ‘slippery slope’
- May 25, 2003
- As the school year comes to a close, educators find themselves right back where they started: looking for leadership from state government.
- Briefly
- May 25, 2003
- ¢ High-scoring students to attend KU event
- Stanley Cup: Rested Ducks eager to play
- Anaheim travels to New Jersey for Game 1
- May 25, 2003
- Jiggy and Marty in the nets. Former teammates slamming each other into the boards. Brother against brother.
- Eastern Conference Finals: Nets sweep into Finals
- New Jersey wins Game 4, 102-82, over Detroit
- May 25, 2003
- Before there was a celebration, there was an almighty hush. Jason Kidd lay on the court grabbing his ankle, a towel stuffed in his mouth to help him fight the pain.
- Western Conference Finals: Nowitzki doubtful with ligament sprain
- Mavs’ forward not ruled out for Game 4
- May 25, 2003
- Dirk Nowitzki’s knee injury is not as bad as the Mavericks feared, although Dallas listed him as doubtful for tonight’s Game 4 against the San Antonio Spurs.
- WNBA Roundup: Sparks rain on Sun’s debut in Connecticut
- May 25, 2003
- Using a casino for a homecourt, women’s professional basketball returned to Connecticut after a five-year absence Saturday. Unfortunately for the fans, the first opponent was defending champion Los Angeles.
- Urbanites can take kids fishing, too
- It’s not that hard to introduce children to joys of wetting a line
- May 25, 2003
- You’ve got children, little angling experience and some basic questions — we’ve got answers
- Briefs
- May 25, 2003
- Pileups mar holiday travel
- May 25, 2003
- A series of pileups in Maryland and an overpass collapse in Nebraska shut down portions of two major interstates Saturday at the start of Memorial Day weekend, one of the busiest travel holidays of the year.
- Coca-Cola 600: Ganassi shoots for sweep
- May 25, 2003
- Chip Ganassi straddled his chair backward, settling in for a chat with NASCAR’s top leaders. In Winston Cup just over two years now, Ganassi is beginning to feel at home.
- Wilson pitches K.C. past Oakland - Royals 3, Athletics 1
- May 25, 2003
- Kris Wilson gave the Kansas City Royals exactly what they wanted and needed. Mike Sweeney and Joe Randa hit home runs, and Wilson combined with three relievers to help the Royals beat Oakland, 3-1, Saturday, snapping a seven-game losing streak to the Athletics.
- Martha K. Wittenberg
- May 25, 2003
- Briefly
- May 25, 2003
- ¢ Columbus, Kansas: Jurors convict mayor of battery on reporter
- Briefly
- May 25, 2003
- ¢ Free Fishing Days set for June 7-8
- Emporia seeks Veterans Day honor
- City wants congressional recognition for role in Nov. 11 holiday
- May 25, 2003
- It’s Memorial Day weekend for communities across the nation, but in Emporia, the focus is on Veterans Day.
- Briefly
- May 25, 2003
- ¢ Garden City: Murderer sentenced in online friend’s death
- News shows announce guest lineups
- May 25, 2003
- Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:
- Anthony would be better No. 1 pick
- Ex-Syracuse standout would have more immediate impact than high school superstar James
- May 25, 2003
- At the risk of blasphemy, I don’t take LeBron James. If I have the No. 1 pick and can somehow trade it while still getting Carmelo Anthony, that’s what I do.
- Seeking redemption
- Tulsa Washington signee Brown eager to put senior year behind him
- May 25, 2003
- Most freshmen never get on the field during their first season in a major-college football program. Mark Brown laughs at the prospect of sitting out the 2003 season at Kansas University.
- Ashleys snare pair of firsts
- Jackson wins 200 free, Robinson claims 500
- May 25, 2003
- Free State High freshman Ashley Robinson won the head-to-head Ashley matchup in the 500-yard freestyle, but that didn’t matter.
- Briefly
- May 25, 2003
- ¢ Morocco: Three more arrested in suicide bombing ¢ Afghanistan: Demonstrators protest at U.S. Embassy ¢ Vietnam: 51 people injured in lightning strike ¢ South Africa: Baghdad lion cubs to be relocated
- People
- May 25, 2003
- ¢ ‘Lizzie’ breaks up with Disney ¢ Jackson ¢ Doubles, anyone? ¢ Ike turned away from Japan
- What’s the gripe about catch and release?
- May 25, 2003
- I remember standing on Halfway Bridge over the Kawishiwi River with Ely’s Tobey Maki in about 1981.
- The perfect setting for a murder mystery
- May 25, 2003
- When Harlan Coben looks around his hometown, with its sprawling soccer fields and perfect lawns, he sees more than just another New Jersey suburb.
- Briefly
- May 25, 2003
- ¢ Olathe: Identity thief receives prison sentence
- As property taxes soar, incomes lag
- Officials argue added services offset rising homeowner costs
- May 25, 2003
- Since Karen and Jeff Ridgway bought their central Lawrence home a decade ago, its value has increased by two-thirds. Their property tax bill has risen by a third — from $1,248 to $1,625.
- Lawrence High student made unique connection in Big Brothers program
- May 25, 2003
- Jake Butler and Brett Fuller didn’t know if their match would burn out quickly. After all, many Big Brothers Big Sisters matches end after a year or two. Some make it to five years.
- Free State High student could have finished long ago, but stayed for peers
- May 25, 2003
- Kim Rosen has a plan for her friend Dominique Duncan. “I’m waiting for her to win the Nobel Prize in math,” Rosen said. “She’ll become famous and take all of her friends on a cruise.”
- Planning to take priority before growth
- May 25, 2003
- Lawrence city commissioners will move to revamp development codes to ensure the city can better guide growth.
- Military call-up to separate Eudora twins
- May 25, 2003
- When the twin sisters followed their father’s footsteps to join the U.S. Army Reserve, they didn’t give much thought to the notion their service could split them up. It soon will.
- In cemeteries and at lakes, holiday weekend takes hold
- May 25, 2003
- As thousands of area residents began the holiday weekend with trips to the lake, picnic outings or some other leisurely endeavor, Dorothy Sarlls chose a more somber destination.
- 6News video: First little brother set to graduate
- May 25, 2003
- 6News reports on the first Big Brother tandom in Lawrence twelve years after the two were paired up.
- Nellis services
- May 25, 2003
- John F. “Jack” Himpel Sr.
- May 25, 2003
- LeRoy E. Transmeier
- May 25, 2003
- Lawrence Commuter Report
- May 25, 2003
- Court rules generic drugs can look like originals
- May 25, 2003
- Drug companies that make generic knockoffs of brand-name medications may also, under some circumstances, copy the way pills look, a federal appeals court ruled.
- Recall rules
- May 25, 2003
- There doesn’t appear to be any grounds to recall members of the Lawrence school board.
- Column lauded
- May 25, 2003
- No parole
- May 25, 2003
- Immigrant who died in trailer buried
- May 25, 2003
- Mateo Salgado Perez bought his way onto a sweltering trailer with hopes of being reunited with his wife, Emilia, and their seven children in Houston.
- Profits still guide U.S. tobacco policies
- May 25, 2003
- The Florida appeals court did not confine itself Wednesday to overturning the class-action $145 billion judgment against the tobacco industry.
- Ailing teen to receive diploma
- May 25, 2003
- Graduating from high school is a major accomplishment for anyone. But Brooke Barker’s family can be forgiven for thinking it’s even more of an accomplishment for her.
- Federal approval would fund new lake
- Project intended to help combat drought in northwest Missouri
- May 25, 2003
- If the federal government approves funding, Caldwell County residents may have a 362-acre lake for recreation and to ease water shortages in the area.
- Serena eyes fifth straight major
- French Open championship was beginning for Williams
- May 25, 2003
- So much has changed for Serena Williams since the last time she arrived at Roland Garros to play in a French Open.
- Villanueva still wavering on decision
- May 25, 2003
- McDonald’s All-America basketball forward Charlie Villanueva had hoped to select a college before heading to Florida today for a week of workouts in front of NBA scouts.
- American League Roundup: Red Sox strike early, often
- Garciaparra stretches hitting streak to 24 games
- May 25, 2003
- The Boston Red Sox are doing all they can to ditch their reputation as comeback kids.
- National League Roundup: Glavine rocked in return to Atlanta
- Braves rough up former teammate in 10-4 triumph against Mets
- May 25, 2003
- Nothing seemed right about Tom Glavine’s return to Turner Field — not his uniform, not the smattering of boos from the crowd, and certainly not his performance.
- Tests reveal tendinitis in Bonds’ right knee
- Results welcome news for slugger
- May 25, 2003
- Barry Bonds is not expected to play in the rest of San Francisco’s four-game series with Colorado after tests revealed tendinitis in his sore right knee.
- Martinez may miss another week
- May 25, 2003
- Pedro Martinez is not expected to pitch for another week, Red Sox team doctor Bill Morgan said Saturday after the Boston ace experienced slight discomfort in his right side while playing catch.
- Groundskeeper ejected over tarp
- May 25, 2003
- Bill Butler wanted to protect his field. Instead, a tarpaulin dispute turned heated and he became part of baseball lore — a groundskeeper who got ejected.
- Heightened security complicates Gordon’s plans
- May 25, 2003
- Robby Gordon’s plans to race in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 hit a logistical snag, with heightened security complicating his travel arrangements.
- Giguere visits Leno
- May 25, 2003
- The one thing Jay Leno didn’t expect from Jean-Sebastien Giguere was a perfect smile.
- Thorpe shares top spot
- May 25, 2003
- Jim Thorpe shot a 6-under-par 64, and Morris Hatalsky had a 65 on Saturday to share the second-round lead in the Champions Tour’s Columbus Southern Open.
- On the record
- May 25, 2003
- LPGA: Matthew leads Kane by two at Corning
- May 25, 2003
- When the putts stopped falling, Catriona Matthew didn’t panic. Matthew shot a 5-under 67 Saturday, rallying with a birdie at No. 17 after consecutive bogeys to take a two-stroke lead over Lorie Kane into the final round of the LPGA Corning Classic.
- Offices, banks to observe holiday
- May 25, 2003
- All local, state and federal government offices and public services will be closed Monday for Memorial Day in Lawrence and nearby cities and counties.
- Area briefs
- May 25, 2003
- ¢ Lawrence historian named ag hall curator ¢ Patriot Act essay wins writing contest
- New Kansas History Center trail to be dedicated June 7
- May 25, 2003
- The final section of the Kansas History Center Nature Trail will be dedicated at 10 a.m. June 7 as part of National Trails Day.
- Keeping white, white
- May 25, 2003
- When white is bright, it’s stylish and sophisticated; when white turns dingy, it’s just plain dingy.
- Veterinarian recommends special diet to fight allergies
- May 25, 2003
- We believe our dog may have an allergy to her food. She’s been tested for everything possible, and the tests were all negative.
- Decorators give tips to fix furniture blahs
- May 25, 2003
- Interior rearrangers bring a new perspective to your home, but if you have a good eye and a willingness to change, you can try rearranging a room yourself.
- Business Briefcase
- May 25, 2003
- ¢ Couples should discuss money before marrying ¢ Motley Fool
- Hospitals hunker down for SARS outbreak
- May 25, 2003
- Hospital workers in Toronto once again strapped on stuffy masks and gowns Saturday to confront a new possible SARS outbreak that officials said involved 33 suspected cases, weeks after Canada proclaimed itself free of the deadly virus.
- ‘Legends’ stamp to honor Hepburn
- May 25, 2003
- Beauty and elegance, plus a dedication to humanitarian causes, best describe the magnificence of Audrey Hepburn. She was a legend in her time on the screen and stage, never to be forgotten by her fans.
- Study: Kansans remain lax about wearing seat belts
- May 25, 2003
- Kansans’ seat belt usage is getting worse, at least when compared with the rest of the nation.
- Indianapolis 500: Castroneves eyes history
- May 25, 2003
- Helio Castroneves doesn’t even try to be coy. He knows what’s at stake today when he goes for his third straight Indianapolis 500 win.
- Elwell takes 5th at state
- May 25, 2003
- For the third time in four years, Lawrence High’s Scott Elwell finished fifth at the Class 6A boys tennis state tournament.
- Sorenstam ready to turn attention to LPGA
- Annika’s performance at Fort Worth can’t be measured by scores alone
- May 25, 2003
- Annika Sorenstam left the Colonial without a paycheck, although she could hardly call her historic week a total loss.
- Perry ties record at Colonial
- Leader 17 under par after carding 61
- May 25, 2003
- With the focus back on the leaders after Annika Sorenstam missed the cut, Kenny Perry didn’t go unnoticed again as he ran away from the rest of the field Saturday at the Colonial.
- Kenseth ‘whacks way to Busch victory
- May 25, 2003
- NASCAR newcomer Kyle Busch got “Buschwhacked” by Matt Kenseth, who took the lead on the last restart and cruised to victory in Saturday’s Busch Series race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
- Horoscopes
- May 25, 2003
- Quake survivors blame government for relief response
- May 25, 2003
- Furious crowds hurled debris and insults at Algeria’s president Saturday when he visited a town devastated by an earthquake, blaming the government for a death toll that rose to more than 2,000 and shortages of food and water.
- Lester E. Hey
- May 25, 2003
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