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Polls
Considering Kansas is predominantly Republican, what can local Democrats, members of other parties and unaffiliated voters do to influence the outcome of the 2004 presidential election?
Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Just vote. | 43% | |
| Nothing. Because of the Electoral College, their vote won’t count. | 34% | |
| Go to Missouri to register like-minded voters. | 11% | |
| Contribute money to their favorite candidates. | 9% | |
| Attend rallies. | 1% | |
| Total | 809 | |
All stories
- Development fees being considered for county
- August 16, 2004
- (Updated Monday at 2:57 p.m.) New homeowners in rural Douglas County aren’t paying enough taxes to cover the rising costs of heightened sheriff’s patrols, mounting road upgrades and other public services, John Haase says. And that’s why developers should pay additional fees each time they build a new home at the edge of Lawrence, Baldwin, Eudora, Lecompton or anywhere else in the unincorporated areas of the county, he said today.
- 911 system monthly fee approved
- August 16, 2004
- (Web Posted Monday at 12:13 p.m.) Douglas County residents with land-line phones will continue to spend 75 cents a month to keep their 911 system running. Douglas County Commissioners today extended the monthly fee for another year.
- City breaks 107-year-old low temperature record
- August 16, 2004
- (Updated Monday at 2:41 p.m.) It’s been more than a century since Lawrence had such a cold morning on Aug. 16 — the temperature dropped to 53 this morning, breaking the old low temperature record of 54, set for this date back in 1897. That’s the fifth time this month that the city has either tied or broken a low morning temperature record, said Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist.
- N.Y. bids for 2012 Games
- International hot spots seek hosting rights
- August 16, 2004
- Reasons not to be host to an Olympics seemed to surround finalists for the 2012 games Sunday.
- Critics say Miller promotion goes flat on black rockers
- August 16, 2004
- Miller Brewing is celebrating the “50th Anniversary of Rock ‘n’ Roll” with eight commemorative beer cans that feature Rolling Stone cover shots of Elvis Presley, Blondie and others.
- Industrial sites
- Planning commissioners should take time to look at the big picture for future industrial development in the county.
- August 16, 2004
- Lawrence-Douglas County planning commissioners shouldn’t be hasty in designating all or most of 1,300 acres in southeast Lawrence for industrial development.
- Souvenir gun?
- August 16, 2004
- Fed’s choice surprise in election year
- White House doesn’t protest rate increase
- August 16, 2004
- Going against conventional wisdom, the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates in an election year. And it is Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, a Republican, who is leading the charge even though an incumbent Republican in the White House is facing voter unrest about the state of the economy.
- Woodling: NCAA remains inflexible
- August 16, 2004
- The following intercepted letter was NOT — repeat NOT — sent to NCAA schools that participate in Division I-A football. But that doesn’t mean it couldn’t have been written.
- Horoscopes
- August 16, 2004
- Fall sports start today
- August 16, 2004
- Hundreds of athletes in Lawrence and surrounding towns will begin fall sports practices for the 2004 season today.
- Son of victims remembers horror of BTK stranglings
- August 16, 2004
- When he was 15, Charlie Otero remembers, he watched “In Cold Blood,” a chilling movie about the murder of a Kansas farm family.
- KU still ready to go forward with dinosaur exhibit in K.C.
- ‘Lyle’ awaits trip to Science City
- August 16, 2004
- Plans for a Kansas University dinosaur exhibit at Science City are proceeding despite concerns about funding and attendance at the museum in Kansas City, Mo.
- West Nile season hits full stride in Kansas
- Disease-spreading mosquitoes most active in late summer
- August 16, 2004
- Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus are at the peak of their game in Kansas.
- Equality wrongs make annual ‘rites’ list
- August 16, 2004
- Once more we approach Aug. 26, the anniversary of women’s suffrage, with mixed feelings.
- Broader ban
- August 16, 2004
- The week ahead
- August 16, 2004
- Dodgers ruin Prior’s solid outing
- August 16, 2004
- Steve Finley sees similarities between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks team he won a World Series title with three years ago.
- Bush surveys hurricane damage
- Death toll is at least 16
- August 16, 2004
- Residents left homeless by Hurricane Charley’s 145 mph winds dug through their ravaged homes Sunday, sweeping up shattered glass and rescuing what they could as President Bush promised rapid delivery of disaster aid.
- Ailing pope says Mass at French shrine to Mary
- August 16, 2004
- A sick man among the sick, Pope John Paul II struggled through Sunday Mass at a French shrine that draws desperate people seeking miracle cures. The 84-year-old pontiff gasped, trembled and asked aides for help during the 2 1/2 hour service in sizzling heat.
- Jackson, nemesis to square off in court
- District attorney to take stand today in evidence-suppression hearing
- August 16, 2004
- Michael Jackson’s family will be standing by him today for a courtroom confrontation with the man who wants to put him in prison — a district attorney who investigated a child-molestation case against Jackson that was abandoned a decade ago when the accuser took an undisclosed settlement.
- Questions surround VNA’s efforts to open hospice house in Lawrence
- August 16, 2004
- Alice Jo DeFries winced when she read recently that Linda Sosa had come to Lawrence from Japan to care for her terminally ill brother.
- Singh prevails in three-way playoff
- August 16, 2004
- The only birdie Vijay Singh made all day was the only one that mattered.
- People
- August 16, 2004
- ¢ Nicky Hilton marries in Vegas ¢ Glover, poet jump ship from Haiti commemoration ¢ Fame accepted unwillingly by Evanescence singer ¢ ‘Alien vs. Predator’ gobbles up weekend box office competition
- Briefly
- August 16, 2004
- ¢ Gasoline prices drop steadily ¢ Film crew says it found last U.S. defector in N. Korea ¢ Congressional candidate calls Pakistani a terrorist in
- Briefly
- August 16, 2004
- ¢ Lawmaker urges against blocking CIA nomination ¢ Wildfire forces at least 300 to evacuate ¢ Army sent to calm pre-election fighting ¢ Bomb kills 16 during parade ¢ Rwandan troops arrive to assist in Darfur
- Loss denies Phelps record
- South Africa stuns U.S. in 400-meter freestyle relay
- August 16, 2004
- Michael Phelps surely didn’t bargain for this. His quest to win eight gold medals is over, doomed by America’s worst showing in the 400-meter freestyle relay. Gary Hall Jr. is ticked off. And now comes the toughest race of all against the Thorpedo.
- Registration issue
- August 16, 2004
- Early start
- August 16, 2004
- Wrong action
- August 16, 2004
- The march toward free trade
- August 16, 2004
- On Bob Zoellick’s office wall hangs a portrait of George McClellan, the Union general who was Napoleonic in self-regard but not in martial spirit and who is remembered primarily for his reluctance to fight. “I asked for a good portrait of a Civil War general,” says Zoellick. “I should have asked for a portrait of a good general.”
- Fear of dissent
- August 16, 2004
- Libraries clarify
- August 16, 2004
- Good Samaritan collapses, dies after rescue
- August 16, 2004
- An Ellsworth County corrections officer had a fatal heart attack Sunday morning after pulling a woman from the burning wreckage of her pickup truck, authorities said.
- Former hostage expresses sympathy for some of her captors in Philippines
- August 16, 2004
- When Gracia Burnham returned to the Philippines, her three children asked whether she would return.
- Briefcase
- August 16, 2004
- ¢ Segway dealerships opening in Chicago ¢ Gateway confirms layoffs in Kansas City
- Fort Riley soldier dies
- August 16, 2004
- A 24-year-old soldier from western Pennsylvania was killed in Iraq when an explosive device detonated near his mounted reconnaissance patrol vehicle, the Department of Defense said Sunday.
- Returning troops increasingly reporting job, benefit complaints
- August 16, 2004
- Increasing numbers of National Guard and Reserve troops who have returned from war in Iraq and Afghanistan are encountering new battles with their civilian employers at home. Jobs were eliminated, benefits were reduced, and promotions were forgotten.
- Jailed Palestinians begin hunger strike
- August 16, 2004
- Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails began a hunger strike Sunday for better conditions, but Israel’s internal security minister rejected their demands, saying the changes they want would make it easier for jailed militants to organize attacks on Israelis.
- Koskie delivers for Twins
- 10th-inning blast powers Minnesota past Cleveland
- August 16, 2004
- The Indians fell short of moving within a percentage point of the AL Central lead. They got the Twins’ attention though.
- Glass in 57th place at PBA Senior event
- August 16, 2004
- Lawrence’s Bob Glass was in 57th place after the first round of the PBA Senior Jackson Open on Sunday at Airport Lanes.
- Raiders’ bats hot in Omaha
- Pitching Lawrence’s downfall at regional
- August 16, 2004
- Booming bats weren’t enough for the Lawrence Raiders.
- Passing game key for Mizzou
- August 16, 2004
- Brad Smith already is receiving Heisman Trophy consideration for his sensational running ability.
- Stewart overcomes illness to win
- Upset stomach can’t stop driver in Sirius at the Glen event
- August 16, 2004
- Tony Stewart knew he was in trouble shortly after the start of the race, but overcame an upset stomach to win Sunday at Watkins Glen International.
- Bryant’s final pretrial hearing today
- Sexual-assault trial scheduled to start Aug. 27, but speculation of dismissal mounting
- August 16, 2004
- With Kobe Bryant’s sexual-assault trial scheduled to begin in less than two weeks, speculation is mounting that prosecutors are looking for a way to dismiss the charge after a series of setbacks.
- U.S.‘humiliated’ in Athens opener
- August 16, 2004
- Their shots clanged off the rim, smacked the side of the backboard or missed completely.
- Wilkes’ brother picks Cal
- August 16, 2004
- Two members of the Wilkes family will be playing for the University of California men’s basketball team during the 2005-06 season.
- Heaggans wants job back
- Kansas junior hopes for return to special-teams role
- August 16, 2004
- Greg Heaggans’ junior season hasn’t even started, and the Kansas City Schlagle graduate already owns Kansas University’s single-game, single-season and career records for kick-return yardage.
- To-do list
- August 16, 2004
- ¢ Outdoor concert features Lawrence City Band ¢ Quantrill’s Raid observed by unusual rock festival ¢ Former KU standout to compete in Olympics ¢ KU begins fall classes
- Renaissance man serves drama, rock opera, coffee
- Andy Stowers has made Lawrence home for creativity
- August 16, 2004
- During the day, Andy Stowers is a barista at the Java Break. But at night, he takes the stage.
- On the record
- August 16, 2004
- Museum gift shop needs help
- August 16, 2004
- Watkins Community Museum of History needs volunteers to work in Miss Lizzie’s Gifts, the museum gift shop. Volunteers will welcome and assist visitors to the shop, make sales and display the merchandise. The museum is also in need of new greeters. Volunteers can sign up for short shifts once a week, or more if they wish. These are also volunteer opportunities for teenagers after school and on Saturdays.
- Area briefs
- August 16, 2004
- ¢ Boil water advisory lifted in Carbondale ¢ ‘Jayhawk Welcome’ for grad students Friday ¢ Antique tractor ride to visit Williamsburg
- Jayhawks returning to nest
- Influx of students surges through city
- August 16, 2004
- Sunday was move-in day at Kansas University’s residence halls as several thousand students poured into Lawrence, bringing traffic congestion to Daisy Hill, the city’s main streets and the aisles of many stores.
- Radioactive-waste disposal at critical stage
- August 16, 2004
- A settlement last week over where to dump Kansas’ radioactive waste settled nothing and leaves Kansas and the nation with dwindling options for disposal of low-level waste, officials said.
- Nebraskan has no regrets on dumping dump
- August 16, 2004
- U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson does not regret state officials’ decision six years ago to deny a license for a low-level nuclear waste dump in northeast Nebraska, he said Saturday.
- Lawrence native weathers hurricane
- Meteorologist caught in full fury of storm
- August 16, 2004
- A Lawrence native and meteorologist considers himself lucky to be alive after surviving the power of Hurricane Charley as it hammered Port Charlotte, Fla.
- U.S. troops, Shiite militia resume fighting in holy city
- August 16, 2004
- Combat resumed Sunday in Najaf, as U.S. forces edged into the narrow streets surrounding the shrine of Imam Ali and militiamen fired mortars and rocket-propelled grenades from around the holy site that serves as their firebase.
- State sets deadline for trafficway foes
- Transportation Department says it can’t wait indefinitely for lawsuit filings
- August 16, 2004
- Opponents of plans to complete the South Lawrence Trafficway have until the end of the summer to file their lawsuit.
- Arthur services
- August 16, 2004
- KU office gets new name, director
- Center for Campus Life now the Student Involvement and Leadership Center
- August 16, 2004
- After only a year under the name Center for Campus Life, the Kansas University office that advises student organizations is getting a new name and a new director.
- Venezuelans swarm polls in Chavez recall vote
- Results expected today; polling firm predicts ouster
- August 16, 2004
- Millions of Venezuelans eager to cast ballots on whether to recall President Hugo Chavez overwhelmed polling stations across this polarized nation Sunday, prompting organizers to extend voting into this morning.
- N.J. governor’s party pushing for earlier resignation
- August 16, 2004
- High-level New Jersey Democrats said Sunday that pressure was building among members of Gov. James McGreevey’s own party for him to step down before his announced Nov. 15 resignation date.
- Poll shows Kerry lead at 2-1 with younger voters
- August 16, 2004
- Mounting concerns about the war and the sluggish economy have sent President Bush’s popularity plummeting among young adults in the past four months, complicating his bid for re-election and challenging Republicans to increase their efforts to win over new or lightly committed young voters.
- Warm blast of kiddie surrealism
- August 16, 2004
- OK, it’s not a primetime show, but “LazyTown” (9:30 a.m., Nickelodeon), the strange new action-packed kid’s show from Iceland, demands attention.
- Royals take series from A’s
- August 16, 2004
- The Kansas City Royals are as baffled as Oakland that they stole two of three from the AL West leader — with A’s aces Mark Mulder and Barry Zito on the mound, no less.
- Wichita diocese sets up group for abuse victims
- August 16, 2004
- Saying that sexual abuse by clergy crosses denominational lines, the Catholic Diocese of Wichita is setting up an ecumenical group for victims of such abuse.
- Lawrence rocks
- August 16, 2004
- First Person video: Andy Stowers, part 3
- August 16, 2004
- Barista by day, actor, playwright, director and producer by night, Andy Stowers is a man of the stage. Recently Stowers spoke with Greg Hurd about his work in Lawrence theater.
- First Person video: Andy Stowers, part 4
- August 16, 2004
- Barista by day, actor, playwright, director and producer by night, Andy Stowers is a man of the stage. Recently Stowers spoke with Greg Hurd about his work in Lawrence theater.
- First Person video: Andy Stowers, part 1
- August 16, 2004
- Barista by day, actor, playwright, director and producer by night, Andy Stowers is a man of the stage. Recently Stowers spoke with Greg Hurd about his work in Lawrence theater.
- First Person video: Andy Stowers, part 2
- August 16, 2004
- Barista by day, actor, playwright, director and producer by night, Andy Stowers is a man of the stage. Recently Stowers spoke with Greg Hurd about his work in Lawrence theater.
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