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- Police investigating overnight homicide in south Lawrence
- April 4, 2004
- (Updated Sunday at 2:18 p.m.) Lawrence police detectives are investigating the department’s first homicide of the year — a man whose body was found Sunday morning in a south Lawrence apartment complex. olice have identified the victim as a 28-year-old Lawrence resident who was possibly a guest at a party held overnight at the Jefferson Commons Apartments complex, 2511 W. 31st St. Police are not releasing the name, pending notification of family members.
- Light-scanning technology may detect dirty hands
- April 4, 2004
- With just a flicker of blue light, little Johnny’s mother one day may know for sure whether her son washed his hands before dinner.
- Theater to cast controversial ‘Miss Julie’ in positive light
- April 4, 2004
- It has taken director Paul Stephen Lim two years to bring “Miss Julie” to the stage with English Alternative Theatre.
- Driver in fatality was caregiver, welding artist
- Onetime counselor died in Wellman Road accident
- April 4, 2004
- Stephanie Collins gave up a job as a counselor several years ago to take up an offbeat career as an artist. She also had become a caregiver to a friend, Michael Meyer, 79, and was taking him for a cancer treatment at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Friday morning when they were both killed in a one-vehicle accident, according to her brother, Jack Collins, of Lawrence.
- 2 emergency workers slain in ambush
- Police suspect ex-husband, who later killed himself
- April 4, 2004
- An emergency medical technician and a paramedic were shot and killed early Saturday in an apparent ambush, authorities said. The body of the paramedic’s ex-husband was discovered later in Lee’s Summit, Mo., where he apparently committed suicide.
- Threatened eastside pool looking for life preserver
- Without financial aid, 43 years of summer fun may go down the drain
- April 4, 2004
- Alexis Rainbolt doesn’t know what she would do during the summer without the swimming pool around the corner from her house. “I guess I’d just stay inside and do nothing,” the 8-year-old said. “I love to play with my friends and go off the diving board.”
- Two new patterns offer springtime fun for stitchers
- April 4, 2004
- A couple of new and unusual patterns are worthy of your attention this spring.
- Poet unlocks healing power of verse
- April 4, 2004
- Laughter may be the best medicine. But poetry notches a close second for Lawrence writer Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg. Turning out heaps of verse helped her survive turbulent teenage years, fractured by her parents’ messy divorce. It was also a crucial lifeline during her battle with breast cancer, which began with a diagnosis in March 2002.
- Elaborate egg stands make for special dish
- April 4, 2004
- The Victorians liked to serve each type of food in a special dish. From 1861 to about 1900, George Jones, a prominent English maker of majolica wares, made special dishes for table use.
- Cap Fed dividend drives stock
- Topeka-based bank marks five years on Nasdaq
- April 4, 2004
- It was the story of a Kansas company going to Wall Street, and for a while it looked like it was going to have an ugly ending. Five years ago, Topeka-based Capitol Federal Savings Bank made its debut on the Nasdaq. Its opening day price on April 1, 1999, was $10 per share. And then the stock did something that initial public offerings seldom did in the 1990s — it dropped.
- Horoscope
- April 4, 2004
- Bush, Kerry duel over economic health in radio talks
- April 4, 2004
- President Bush sought Saturday to squeeze more political mileage out of news that American employers added the most workers in four years, while Democratic rival John Kerry chose to highlight the still-flat manufacturing sector and blame it on Bush.
- Analysis: U.S. scrambles for new Iraq exit plan but faces hurdles
- April 4, 2004
- The Bush administration is scrambling to develop a new Iraq exit strategy with help from the United Nations over the next two to three weeks, but the array of political and security challenges is now so daunting that U.S. officials also quietly acknowledge that the U.S.-led coalition may end up in an even worse position if the latest effort fails.
- For divorced parents, military call-up could mean extra complications
- April 4, 2004
- While the aftermath of divorce can be difficult for any parent, those called up from civilian life for military duty in Iraq or elsewhere often face extra headaches ranging from long-distance custody disputes to more onerous child-support burdens.
- Jayhawks win, but lose leader
- KU defeats Cyclones, 5-2; sees Steinbock helped off court
- April 4, 2004
- For a Kansas University tennis team that has been banged up all season, Saturday might have brought the biggest bummer yet.
- Duke’s Beard named national player of year
- April 4, 2004
- For two years, Alana Beard made basketball and studying her life at Duke.
- Review: Prairie Wind Dancers leap poetically into new works
- April 4, 2004
- The Prairie Wind Dancers quite literally set poetry in motion Friday evening at their annual new works concert.
- Review: ‘Scottish Rant’ moves, inspires
- April 4, 2004
- The unmistakable sound of the bagpipes announced the arrival of The City of Washington Pipe Band to begin Scottish Rant Friday night at the Lied Center. Their entrance through the house in full Scottish regalia delighted the audience. Members of the pipe band were joined by the Bonnie Rideout Trio: Bryan Aspey, guitar; Matthew Bell, percussion; and Bonnie Rideout, three-time U.S. Scottish fiddle champion.
- His worlds come together
- Tom Ford honored for merging fashion, entertainment
- April 4, 2004
- There are worse places to find yourself at a crossroads than on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, which is exactly where Tom Ford is as he leaves the world of fashion and, possibly, enters the world of entertainment.
- Briefly
- April 4, 2004
- ¢ Insurgents kill four Iraqis in separate attacks on police ¢ Gunman attacks settlement; Arafat brushes aside threats ¢ White House science adviser denies conservative agenda
- More sensitivity
- April 4, 2004
- Knit happens
- April 4, 2004
- Lumpy leg-warmers, chunky sweaters and scarves inspired to great, mummy-friendly lengths. For some of us, the mere mention of “knitting” will forever conjure up images of Christmas mornings past, filled with ill-fitting monstrosities and smiles of faux excitement.
- Why not outsource education, CEO jobs?
- Options for offshoring, savings are endless
- April 4, 2004
- Outsourcing, offshoring … whatever you call it, shipping American jobs overseas is big news. It’s a juicy campaign issue that has Democrats salivating and Republicans bleating, “Hey, what’s the big deal?”
- Doctors prescribe cash, not insurance
- Patients, physicians say they save money, spend more time on health care
- April 4, 2004
- When Chuck O’Brien visits his doctor, they talk about his aches and pains, his heart problems and his diet, but never about his health insurance. That’s because his doctor only accepts cash.
- Kansas rally falls run short
- April 4, 2004
- Making contact at the plate wasn’t the problem for Kansas University’s baseball team during its 5-4 loss to Oklahoma on Saturday night at Hoglund Ballpark.
- Community service turns lives around, spruces up county
- April 4, 2004
- The sound Raymond Williams hears all day every day at work is that of more than 50 dogs barking inside cages. They let out high-pitched yelps and deep, throaty woofs. The sound never stops, and it echoes off the concrete-block walls all around him.
- Nader claims his campaign will help Democrats this time
- April 4, 2004
- When Ralph Nader is amused about something, a crooked smirk creases his somber face, the shoulders beneath the pin-striped suit start to quiver, and the abrupt, shrill laugh that escapes his mouth can best be described as a strangulated giggle.
- Ark City meatpacker causing big stir across U.S.
- Plan to test for mad cow makes waves in industry
- April 4, 2004
- While government regulators try to reassure domestic consumers and international customers the U.S. meat supply is safe, a fledgling Kansas meatpacker is willing to prove it. Its survival might depend on it.
- State and local briefs
- April 4, 2004
- ¢ Witness’s refusal leads to dropped murder charge ¢ LHS assistant principal to retire at year’s end ¢ Discussion to center on online news reporting ¢ Breakfast to benefit epilepsy research ¢ Pump Patrol seeks deals
- Correction
- April 4, 2004
- A one-vehicle accident that killed two people Friday morning occurred about 600 feet north of the intersection of Wellman Road and 46th Street, in Jefferson County. The location was incorrect in a story in Saturday’s Journal-World.
- Next Tyco trial likely to favor prosecution, experts say
- April 4, 2004
- A second trial of two former Tyco International executives accused of looting the company of $600 million will be a shorter, streamlined affair that favors the prosecution, legal experts say.
- Point guard’s heroics key to Vols’ Final Four run
- April 4, 2004
- Throughout their journey to the Final Four, the Tennessee Volunteers have had plenty of close calls.
- Schenscher Tech’s new catalyst
- April 4, 2004
- Go ahead and call him “Big Bird.” Luke Schenscher is definitely getting the last laugh at the Final Four.
- KU reserve comes through in pinch
- April 4, 2004
- Kansas University softball coach Tracy Bunge didn’t have to tell Sandy Smith twice go to up and pinch-hit. “I grabbed my bat. I was excited,” Smith said. “I love hitting.”
- Activists on both sides of gay-marriage issue ready for Mass. elections
- April 4, 2004
- Gay rights supporters are training activists to become door-to-door campaigners. Conservatives are planning a legislative guide for voters.
- Back taxes force seniors from homes
- April 4, 2004
- Joan Ivey worries about her mounting tax bills. After borrowing money to keep her home from auction last year, the 69-year-old worked out a payment plan on her unpaid taxes of more than $8,000.
- Skin deep: Teens tussle with how acne affects relationships
- April 4, 2004
- Zits. Pimples. Teenager bumps. Acne. A condition by any other name is still pretty tough to deal with during that all-important phase of development called adolescence.
- Woodling: Budig keeping busy
- April 4, 2004
- Gene Budig, we are told, ” … takes the reader from the bleachers to the dugout to the boardroom for fresh, inside views of the issues and questions which dominate baseball today.” If those sound like the words you might find on the dust jacket of a book, you win the prize.
- Veterans starting out front in Texas
- April 4, 2004
- Move over “Young Guns,” some of those old NASCAR drivers aren’t done yet. Bobby Labonte and Bill Elliott, seasoned veterans and past champions, will start on the front row today in the Samsung/RadioShack 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
- Survey finds gays in K.C. report unhealthy habits
- Smoking, drinking, unprotected sex are among disclosed behaviors
- April 4, 2004
- A survey of more than 1,000 gays, lesbians and bisexuals found a population that is generally healthy practicing unhealthy habits such as smoking, unprotected sex and missed medical tests.
- Bookstore
- April 4, 2004
- The Motley Fool
- April 4, 2004
- ¢ Name that company ¢ Stocks vs. funds
- Poet’s Showcase
- April 4, 2004
- People
- April 4, 2004
- ¢ Osbourne daughter in rehab ¢ Actor seeks to help Iraqi schools ¢ ‘Idol’ reject releasing album
- Briefly
- April 4, 2004
- ¢ Police defend probe of faked disappearance ¢ Some evacuees near fire allowed to return home ¢ Second fugitive arrested in trooper shooting ¢ Shooting suspect’s family warned police
- Arts notes
- April 4, 2004
- ¢ ‘Pirates of Penzance’ to dock at Lied Center ¢ LOYO exhibit names juror, calls for entries ¢ Artwork in Kemper show reads like storybook ¢ KU alumna returns to perform with son ¢ CornerBank show features landscapes, watercolors ¢ Illustrator to share insights at Hallmark Symposium ¢ Lied Center names development director ¢ Sultry, passionate RUBY to play at Kansas Union ¢ Bag Lady event to benefit cancer patients ¢ Olathe teen vocalist receives $10,000 award ¢ Prairie Fire Fest heats up Flint Hills
- Great-great-grandmother, 92, takes in six children to keep family together
- April 4, 2004
- Lucille Bouges has been rearing children, hers and other people’s, for the better part of 70 years. Most everybody around here calls her “Mother.” Bouges is 92 now and thought maybe she was finished bringing up babies.
- Senior calendar
- April 4, 2004
- Facility fees
- Charging fees back and forth will do little to benefit city and school coordination of recreational facilities.
- April 4, 2004
- It’s certainly understandable, given the current fiscal crunch, that the Lawrence school district would be considering setting fees for the use of its buildings. But it would be unfortunate if fees cut off access to school buildings by community groups — and especially the city’s Parks and Recreation Department.
- Despite trials, baseball is a survivor
- April 4, 2004
- On his first day of school after coming to Missouri from the Dominican Republic, Albert Pujols, then 16, went to the school office and in two words expressed everything on his mind: “Where baseball?” He found the field, and soon professional baseball found him.
- Secondhand smoke a public health issue
- April 4, 2004
- April 5-11 is National Public Health Week and while many steps have been taken to improve public health, several significant challenges remain. One such challenge is addressing the dangers of secondhand smoke.
- Hard reality
- April 4, 2004
- 9-11 panel earns credibility, confidence
- April 4, 2004
- In the storm of controversy over the antiterrorism records of the Bush and Clinton administrations, the one thing for which everyone can be grateful is the quality of the referee who is handling the fight. The 9-11 commission, formally titled the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, is proving to be everything one could hope for in this delicate but critical role.
- Fence-building a space-altering experience
- April 4, 2004
- Fences have an image problem. They signify self-containment and exclusiveness. They’re the antithesis of hospitality and openness. Fences say: “Keep Out.” They express the anti-social and possessive aspects of our nature.
- Bridal advice: Skip the guns and butterflies
- April 4, 2004
- It’s wedding season again. You can tell because the average bridal magazine currently weighs more than the average bride. Bridal magazines are massive because they carry enormous amounts of advertising designed to convince the bride-to-be that her wedding will be a hideous disaster if it costs less than a nuclear aircraft carrier.
- Family briefs
- April 4, 2004
- ¢ Moms and dads make mealtime confessions ¢ Turn your trash into treasured toys ¢ Book tells children history of Passover
- ‘Healthy tan’ an oxymoron
- April 4, 2004
- More than a century ago, when the upper classes began to take their vacations in sunny locales and returning with noticeable darker coloring, the myth of the “healthy tan” began to spread.
- Pop-up book helps ease misery of menopause
- April 4, 2004
- Now, for the boomers who refuse to grow up, is a pop-up activity book to help ease the misery of that ultimate grown-up subject: menopause.
- Exercise essential for pets
- April 4, 2004
- Exercise is critical for physical and mental/emotional health. Properly exercised dogs are less likely to exhibit behavioral problems. When I do a behavioral consultation on a dog with separation anxiety, one of the most important prescriptions for recovery involves an exercise program.
- Physically fit pooches turn to athletic adventures
- April 4, 2004
- America’s fitness trend has gone to the dogs. Today, we aren’t just staying in shape ourselves; we’re also getting our pets off the couch and into organized sports activities.
- Business briefs
- April 4, 2004
- Vacationers set sail on schooners
- Old-fashioned tall ships provide getaways for ocean enthusiasts
- April 4, 2004
- As a child growing up in the north Alabama city of Sheffield, Carol Bramlett had a recurring dream about a sailboat. The boat had a name: Joshua. She began building the boat in 1993 at a boatyard in south Mobile County. Nine and a half years later, her dream came true in the form of a 72-foot-long double-masted wooden schooner.
- Travel briefs
- April 4, 2004
- ¢ Fun can still be found in summer at Vail ¢ Mobile PC magazine ranks wired hotels ¢ Survey shows changes in U.S. travel plans
- Royals blast Astros’ Miller
- Kansas City victorious in spring finale, 9-5,
- April 4, 2004
- The Kansas City Royals roughed up Wade Miller for six runs in three innings of a 9-5 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday.
- Cards deal for Cedeno
- April 4, 2004
- The New York Mets traded outfielder Roger Cedeno to the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday for backup catcher Chris Widger and infielder Wilson Delgado.
- Michigan anglers miffed
- Two-month walleye closure boon for Ohio
- April 4, 2004
- Walleye fishing in western Lake Erie will be a mixed bag this spring.
- Youth essays due May 3
- April 4, 2004
- The annual Governor’s Fishing Classic is scheduled June 3-4 at Coffey County Lake near Burlington and a youth essay contest is being conducted as part of this year’s event.
- Florida anglers couldn’t find museum, aquarium to take albino catfish
- April 4, 2004
- Some people put rubber duckies in their bathtubs, others floating aromatherapy candles. For two days, James A. Holt had a catfish in the guest bathtub of his Orlando home.
- Colorado reports two deaths during 2003 hunting seasons
- April 4, 2004
- Colorado had one of the safest hunting seasons on record in 2003, according to state wildlife officials.
- Self pleased with first season at Kansas
- Jayhawks peaked at right time after losing four straight on the road in Big 12 Conference play
- April 4, 2004
- Bill Self begins an evaluation of his first season at Kansas University with a disclaimer: “No matter where you finish, you are always disappointed if you don’t win it,” KU’s men’s basketball coach said, referring to the national championship.
- Tech, UConn to play for title
- Last-second shot propels Jackets
- April 4, 2004
- Look where Georgia Tech is now. Not bad for a team hardly expected to do anything this season. Will Bynum sent the Yellow Jackets further than they’ve ever gone, putting them into the championship game by shaking loose for a layup with 1.5 seconds left to beat Oklahoma State, 67-65, Saturday.
- Late 12-0 run lifts Huskies into national final
- April 4, 2004
- With a stunning end to a game that looked lost, Connecticut proved it could win the close ones, too.
- Kenseth claims Busch victory
- Polesitter Busch takes second in O’Reilly 300
- April 4, 2004
- Matt Kenseth took the lead from Bobby Hamilton Jr. just before a caution flag with six laps left, and went on to win the NASCAR Busch series race Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway.
- Missouri, NCAA wrapping up investigation
- April 4, 2004
- The NCAA and the University of Missouri were able to “lay some issues to rest” in their investigation into the school’s men’s basketball program, but some other matters remain unresolved, the professor leading university’s probe said.
- Mississippi murder warrants charge Kansans
- April 4, 2004
- Mississippi authorities have issued arrest warrants for a Kansas couple now charged with murder in the deaths of Hattiesburg residents Vernon Hulett and Linda Heintzelman.
- K.C. settles police excessive force suit
- April 4, 2004
- The settlement of a federal lawsuit against a police officer accused of using excessive force exposes flaws in how the Kansas City Police Department handles personnel, a lawyer said.
- Hundreds link up to try to create supercomputer
- April 4, 2004
- Hundreds of technophiles Saturday wired their computers together in an attempt to generate computing power on a par with the world’s strongest supercomputers.
- Troubled nursing home awaits its fate
- Without federal reinspection, Lake View Manor likely to be forced to close its doors
- April 4, 2004
- The owners of Lake View Manor have asked federal officials for a third chance to show the troubled nursing home’s shortcomings have been fixed. Without it, the home likely would be forced out of business, and more than 30 residents would be without a place to live.
- City to consider permanent fix to speeding on Harvard Road
- April 4, 2004
- The days of speedy driving down Harvard Road are about to come to an end. The Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday is expected to give approval to a traffic calming plan to install “traffic circles” and “speed cushions” along Harvard to deter drivers who use the road to avoid traffic along Sixth Street between Wakarusa Drive and Monterey Way.
- Baldwin chamber promoting downtown beautification
- April 4, 2004
- Overhead power lines dangle like cobwebs from power poles, potted flowers thirst for water and concrete sidewalks crumble alongside the original brick streets of Baldwin’s downtown business district. Sandy Cardens can’t take it anymore.
- Arboretum taking shape with help of Rotarians
- April 4, 2004
- Lawrence Rotary Club members got out their shovels Saturday and showed off their green thumbs as they added more shrubs to a developing arboretum east of the Clinton Lake dam.
- Franklin County sheriff gets grant for officers
- April 4, 2004
- A federal grant to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department will result in the hiring of two new school resource officers in the county.
- Terror suspects blow themselves up as police converge
- April 4, 2004
- At least three suspects in the Madrid railway bombings blew themselves up Saturday as police prepared to storm their apartment. One special forces agent was killed in the explosion and 15 police officers were wounded.
- Texas mother who stoned sons to death acquitted by reason of insanity
- April 4, 2004
- A woman who claimed God ordered her to bash in the heads of her sons was acquitted of all charges by reason of insanity Saturday after a jury determined she did not know right from wrong during the killings.
- Kappelman services
- April 4, 2004
- Grant E. Love
- April 4, 2004
- Lawrence commuter report
- April 4, 2004
- Arkansas City relies on Creekstone Farms
- April 4, 2004
- Rural Cowley County has lost more than 2,500 jobs in the past 15 years as some of its biggest employers closed down in rapid succession.
- Grandma gets prison for kidnapping
- April 4, 2004
- An Overland Park woman who fled with her granddaughter 13 years ago was sentenced Friday to a year in prison.
- Jayhawks roll down Kansas River
- KU rowing squad dominates home regatta against Tulsa, Drake
- April 4, 2004
- Kansas University’s rowing team has yet to row in placid conditions this season, and Saturday’s home regatta against Tulsa and Drake was no different.
- Former coach Temple appreciates Jayhawks’ gesture
- April 4, 2004
- Floyd Temple might have retired as Kansas University’s baseball coach more than two decades ago, but the KU skipper of 28 years was back where he belonged — on the baseball field — Saturday night at Hoglund Ballpark.
- Firebirds roll, 8-0; Lions split
- April 4, 2004
- Max Ellenbecker tossed a three-hit shutout, and Jake Hoover drove in three runs as Free State High’s baseball team defeated Shawnee, Okla., 8-0, Saturday in the Four-State Festival.
- Sports briefs
- April 4, 2004
- ¢ FSHS tennis third at Emporia invite ¢ SM West cruises against LHS, 9-1 ¢ Fightin’ Indians claim 11 scholar athletes
- Gophers’ success built on trust
- Minnesota aiming to end Connecticut’s reign
- April 4, 2004
- Pam Borton could see it in their faces, she could sense it in how they talked.
- Knicks show resiliency
- New York bounces back for win over 76ers
- April 4, 2004
- A quick turnaround is just what the New York Knicks needed to put a disappointing loss behind them. Stephon Marbury had 20 points and 12 assists to lift the New York Knicks to an 86-75 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.
- Barkley’s choice moot regarding Hall induction
- April 4, 2004
- Charles Barkley created a stink a couple of weeks ago when he told fans of the Phoenix Suns that he wanted to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a Sun, not a Philadelphia 76er.
- Ride ends for Lucas, Cowboys
- April 4, 2004
- The miracle endings ran out for John Lucas. He hit a three-pointer to tie it in the final seconds, but gave up the winning layup to Will Bynum with 1.5 seconds left in Oklahoma State’s 67-65 loss to Georgia Tech in the semifinals Saturday.
- Tech’s gameplan superior
- April 4, 2004
- Georgia Tech came out with a different strategy against Oklahoma State, and the Yellow Jackets kept on adjusting during their 67-65 win Saturday.
- Okafor vital for Huskies
- Center emerges late, lifting UConn to victory
- April 4, 2004
- With their All-America center on the bench in foul trouble, the Connecticut Huskies no longer looked like the team many people expected to win the national championship.
- Fouls doom Devils in heartbreaking loss
- April 4, 2004
- Leading by eight, Duke seemed on its way to another Final Four win under coach Mike Krzyzewski. Instead, the Blue Devils got an ending most foul.
- What are you reading?
- April 4, 2004
- KU religion professor to discuss new book
- April 4, 2004
- Robert Minor, Kansas University professor of religious studies, will talk about and sign his recent book, “Gay & Healthy in a Sick Society: The Minor Details,” from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Oread Books in the Kansas Union.
- Love triangle feeds filly from Philly a dose of reality
- Local cast brings ‘Philadelphia Story’ to stage
- April 4, 2004
- When “The Philadelphia Story” opened on Broadway in 1939, Americans were still “jumping out of windows and selling pencils on street corners and begging for nickels,” says Lawrence director Ron Willis.
- Prairie Fire Fest to heat up Flint Hills
- April 4, 2004
- The fourth annual Prairie Fire Festival is scheduled for Saturday in Cottonwood Falls.
- Kansas City poetry fixture to give one of his last readings in the area
- April 4, 2004
- Friday will be one of the last times area poetry fans will be able to hear Philip Miller read his work — at least in Kansas. The man lauded among writers as a champion of the Kansas City poetry scene is pulling up roots and moving to Pennsylvania with his wife this summer.
- ‘All Roads Lead to Sculpture’
- Women apply teacher’s mantra for group exhibit
- April 4, 2004
- Rachel Schmidt, Kristy Summers, Marie Bower and Katie Reese have a lot in common.
- High school trains future designers, architects, techies
- April 4, 2004
- At a small public high school near downtown Miami, students balance algebra and literature with hemlines and A-frames, allowing future fashion designers and architects to start focusing on prospective careers while still in their teens.
- Celebratory shot nixed after loss
- April 4, 2004
- Ask any Kansas University men’s basketball fan which player is the most exciting to watch on the court and you’ll hear a variety of names.
- ‘Sesame Street’ celebrates 35 years
- April 4, 2004
- We tend to think of “Sesame Street” as older than we are, no matter our age, because we can’t recall a time when it didn’t exist.
- Illuminating the City of Light
- LHS grad’s book tells how to enjoy ‘Paris with Kids’
- April 4, 2004
- Talk about serendipity. Midway through her search for an agent, first-time author Valerie Gwinner stumbled upon a publisher for her book at a most unlikely locale: a Cub Scout campout.
- Africa’s Anglican leader denounces Episcopal Church stance on gays
- April 4, 2004
- The spokesman for bishops who claim leadership of a majority of the world’s Anglican Christians denounced the gay-rights policies of America’s Episcopal Church on Saturday, after a two-day caucus in Atlanta with U.S. conservatives.
- Leiter felled by line drive
- Mets pitcher says he’s fine but could miss first start
- April 4, 2004
- Al Leiter and the New York Mets received a scare when the left-hander was hit in the head by a line drive Saturday.
- Open scheduling reduces waiting time at doctors’ offices
- April 4, 2004
- A trial run at making doctor’s appointments available on short notice has gone so well at the handful of practices in the Raleigh, N.C., area that tried it that fans of the approach have established a collective to teach other practices how to do it.
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