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- Baseball falls; softball splits; swimmers celebrate
- February 8, 2004
- Kansas University’s baseball team could not rally from a three-run deficit in the ninth inning, falling to Texas-Pan American, 8-6, Saturday night.
- Scouts, others eager to go dogsledding
- February 8, 2004
- Ryan Smith is only 13, but he knew he was creating a long-lasting memory when he went dogsledding on the border of Algonquin Provincial Park.
- On the record
- February 8, 2004
- Former governor urges Kansans to preserve state’s natural areas
- February 8, 2004
- Landowners need to think 150 years ahead to preserve what’s left of Kansas’ natural habitats, the state secretary of wildlife and parks said in a speech Saturday night.
- Kerry: ‘Bush’s days numbered’
- Dean takes second in Michigan, Washington caucuses
- February 8, 2004
- Sen. John Kerry won crushing caucus victories in Michigan and Washington on Saturday, trouncing his Democratic presidential rivals and predicting, “George Bush’s days are numbered.”
- Pro Bowl boasts notable newcomers
- February 8, 2004
- When Anquan Boldin discovered he had been chosen for the same number of Pro Bowls as Steve McNair, the Arizona receiver almost demanded a recount.
- Texas easily trounces Oklahoma State
- February 8, 2004
- Texas has put together another convincing claim to the nation’s top ranking. Now, it’s up to the voters.
- Knight lauds KU’s offense
- February 8, 2004
- There was an outburst Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse, but it had nothing to do with legendary — and mercurial — Texas Tech coach Bob Knight.
- Simien ‘a beast’ on boards
- February 8, 2004
- Wayne Simien grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds Saturday. He thinks he should have had a whole lot more.
- Stanford survives UA
- Buzzer-beating three lifts Cardinal
- February 8, 2004
- Nick Robinson scooped up the ball, glanced at the clock, took a couple of dribbles and let it fly. A roar followed, then he was engulfed by a delirious crowd that included Stanford alumnus Tiger Woods.
- Briefly
- February 8, 2004
- ¢ Spectator killed at snowmobile race ¢ New anti-piracy ad to debut on Grammys ¢ Bush stresses economy’s positives
- Lawrence commuter report
- February 8, 2004
- There are no construction projects scheduled in the region; however, the following projects and events may affect city traffic this week.
- Kansas ponders saying ‘I don’t’ to gay marriage
- February 8, 2004
- On her big day five years ago, Tiffany Muller wore an off-white dress. Before 150 relatives and friends at a Johnson County banquet hall, she and her beloved spoke vows they had written themselves, exchanged rings and cut a cake.
- Smoking ban crusade gets in high gear
- Fierce resistance likely in push to rid public places of cigarettes
- February 8, 2004
- An anti-smoking group that’s been working behind the scenes since fall is about to go public — and ratcheting up the pressure on the city to ban smoking in all public places. The group of about 70 people calls itself Clean Air Lawrence, and it has declared war on secondhand tobacco smoke.
- 40 years after Sullivan, Beatles endure
- February 8, 2004
- It was black and white, and watched all over. In the days when hardly anyone had color television, on Feb. 9, 1964, the Beatles appeared live in the living rooms of 78 million Americans — four out of every 10 — on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”
- Don’t just say ‘I love you,’ put it in writing
- February 8, 2004
- While few have Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s talent to pen poetic love letters that will endure for the ages, there was a time when men and women with little writing skill simply poured out their hearts to each other on paper.
- Technology helps photographer accomplish game-day pace
- February 8, 2004
- One of my main responsibilities at the Journal-World is covering Kansas University football and basketball games. It’s quite a production given the number of pictures we run in the newspaper and online, as well as all the equipment necessary to transmit photos from game sites.
- Valentine’s books give skinny on love
- February 8, 2004
- For those who won’t be “making whoopee” on Valentine’s Day, a new book offers the next best thing — the etymology of the phrase. Sound romantic? Maybe not, but at least it’s educational.
- Leavenworth SFL looks bountiful for bass
- February 8, 2004
- Leavenworth State Fishing Lake near Tonganoxie should be excellent for bass; good for walleye, wiper and channel catfish; fair to good for crappie; fair for redear, but poor for bluegill this year.
- Lions outgun Firebirds
- February 8, 2004
- Not this time, Free State. Too many heroes Saturday. Too much energy in Lawrence High’s deafening gymnasium. And way, way too many swishes from long range when the game reached the critical stages.
- ‘Uprooted’ musician finds voice by going home
- February 8, 2004
- Joanne Shenandoah was born to sing. Her parents knew that from the beginning and chose the Oneida Iroquois name “She Sings” for their sable-haired daughter, who crooned at funerals, weddings and any place else she could find a stage.
- Singh tied for Pebble Beach lead
- Oberholser shares top spot entering final round
- February 8, 2004
- The sun-splashed scenery at Pebble Beach never was more spectacular. Vijay Singh made sure the golf was worth watching, too.
- Red-hot Nebraska thumps Mizzou, 78-62
- February 8, 2004
- It just keeps getting worse for Missouri. Brian Conklin had 17 points, hitting all five of his three-point shots, leading Nebraska to a 78-62 win Saturday over MU.
- Horoscopes
- February 8, 2004
- Bookstore
- February 8, 2004
- The low-carb, no-car weight loss plan
- February 8, 2004
- Remember when everybody wanted to live in Fat City? Remember when Fat City was the imaginary slang capital of the land of plenty? This was the place where your cup runneth over.
- Should we go to Mars or to the dentist?
- February 8, 2004
- Should we go to Mars? I don’t mean PERSONALLY, of course. I, for one, am unable to go to Mars because of a dental appointment. But should humans, in general, go to Mars?
- Briefly
- February 8, 2004
- ¢ President unexpectedly dissolves parliament ¢ 2nd American pays fine for obscene gesture ¢ Officials seek tighter security after blast ¢ Factional fighting flares ¢ President agrees to go ahead with elections
- Briefly
- February 8, 2004
- ¢ WHO: No evidence bird flu mutated to more deadly form ¢ Israeli airstrike kills militant leader, 12-year-old boy ¢ Spirit rover digs into first rock on martian surface ¢ 3 Marines charged with rape
- People
- February 8, 2004
- ¢ Nicholson, Keaton go nude ¢ Sting is MusiCares person of year ¢ Harley dealership suing Shaq ¢ Judd offers advice for coping
- Love for animals drives mobile pet groomer
- February 8, 2004
- Emmy Lou need not travel far for her beauty appointments. Every two weeks, the bichon frise dog scampers to the edge of her front yard and climbs into a mobile pet beauty parlor. There, she finds pet hairdresser Trent Hudspeth, 25.
- Police find difficulties in missing adult cases
- February 8, 2004
- The disappearance of a 38-year-old Lawrence woman nearly two weeks ago reveals the sorts of difficulties police and families often encounter when adults go missing.
- Marching Jayhawks maintain traditions through long history
- February 8, 2004
- A few things about the Kansas University marching band were different back in the days when George Duerksen was a member, in the mid-1950s.
- Jayhawks shred Raiders
- KU explodes for season-best 96 points
- February 8, 2004
- Kansas University’s season-high 96-point scoring explosion might have surprised some of the fans Saturday in Allen Fieldhouse. Not the KU men’s basketball players, however, who figured they were long overdue for a game just like their 96-77 rout of Texas Tech.
- Woodling: Moody highlight for KU
- February 8, 2004
- On a memorable day when media magnet Bob Knight was in town and on a momentous day when athletic director Lew Perkins revealed a staggering $12 million gift to the Kansas University athletic department, I couldn’t help but notice a nobody.
- Bright, indirect light essential to arrangements
- February 8, 2004
- Valentine’s Day is a holiday full of breathtaking flowers and gifts that say “I love you.” While the weather may be grim and dreary outside, nothing warms the heart better than a beautiful floral arrangement. With proper care, many of these flowers will last almost as long as your love for the sweetheart that gave them to you.
- Pet post
- February 8, 2004
- The Motley Fool
- February 8, 2004
- ¢ Name that company ¢ A tarnished constellation
- Briefly
- February 8, 2004
- ¢ Congressman reports to jail to begin sentence ¢ Mechanic held without bond in slaying of girl ¢ Study finds Botox can help excessive sweating ¢ Escaped convict caught after police gunfight ¢ Lawyers group deals with judges’ ethics
- Alvin Stowe
- February 8, 2004
- KU donors deliver $12 million gift
- February 8, 2004
- Kansas University’s Allen Fieldhouse will get a major facelift and additional features, thanks to a $12 million gift from the Ward family of Russell Stover Candies and several anonymous individuals. Announcement of the gift was made Saturday at halftime during the men’s basketball game between KU and Texas Tech.
- Business briefs
- February 8, 2004
- Family courts seeing more cases of obesity-related medical expenses
- February 8, 2004
- State seeking deer forms
- February 8, 2004
- Now that the January deer hunting season is over, Wildlife and Parks officials are ready to tally the results.
- UNC bounces back, trips Wake
- Tar Heels rebound from Duke loss with 79-73 win
- February 8, 2004
- The expressions on the faces of North Carolina’s players changed completely in 36 hours.
- Backup plan can offer reassurance in lousy times
- February 8, 2004
- I’m thinking of moving to a trailer. The idea began a couple of summers ago when I saw a lot of trim double-wides on old farms in the Finger Lakes. They looked so orderly and self-contained, and the land was so lovely.
- Candy colors
- Designer stresses ‘sophisticated fun’ for interior
- February 8, 2004
- Design is all about color for Jay Jeffers — pungent, unapologetic tones straight out of a box of truffles. At one point, the 10-foot-tall walls in his master suite had been painted a pallid blue.
- Marbury gives Knicks lift
- New York shuts down Miami, 76-64
- February 8, 2004
- The New York Knicks are coping just fine without Allan Houston. Stephon Marbury scored all 16 of his points in the first half, and the Knicks held the Miami Heat to a season-low point total in a 76-64 victory Saturday.
- Suspenseful ‘Paranoia’ contains twists, turns
- February 8, 2004
- Here’s the premise: You’re an underachiever who impersonated your company’s vice president for corporate events and hired a fancy outside caterer for a loading-dock worker’s retirement party.
- FSHS swimmers tie for second at league
- February 8, 2004
- Lack of depth kept the Free State High swimming and diving team from winning the Sunflower League championship Saturday, but the Firebirds had just enough depth to make for a darned entertaining race for second place.
- Poet’s Showcase
- February 8, 2004
- Arts notes
- February 8, 2004
- ¢ ‘150 Years of Lingerie’ strewn about museum ¢ Arts Commission calls for grant applicants ¢ Exhibit by KU alum explores culture clash ¢ Storyteller to recount medieval epic ¢ Arizona clarinetist slated as visiting artist ¢ Baroque ensemble plans concerts ¢ Horn Ensemble to play music of masters ¢ Spencer exhibit examines cultural past ¢ Lawrence student wins fiction contest ¢ Retired med professor to sign books ¢ Lawrence-based mag honored for design ¢ KU scholars part of Washburn book colloquium ¢ Groups needed for band battle
- Bush budget ignores financial reality
- February 8, 2004
- President Bush, in a budget message longer on wishful thinking and political calculation than on realism, set his top goals as winning the war on terror, maintaining domestic safety and spurring economic growth.
- Wrong tax target
- February 8, 2004
- Comfort, luxury coexist in spring lingerie
- February 8, 2004
- Spring lingerie collections promise more colors, more frills and more luxurious fabrics as vintage-inspired, romantic garments fill the racks. And for those who have been suffering through the heyday of the thong and waiting for roomier panties to come back, the wait is over.
- Current prices
- February 8, 2004
- River City Weekly video - Bill Snead
- February 8, 2004
- Journal World senior editor Bill Snead discusses meeting and conversing with Dorothy Rumbaugh, an 85 year old McLouth resident, and her son Gary, who was born 57 years ago with Down syndrome,
- Afghan boy recalls ‘stolen’ year at Guantanamo Bay
- February 8, 2004
- A 15-year-old boy released after spending a year at the U.S. prison for terror suspects in Cuba says he was detained after Afghan militiamen falsely accused him of being a Taliban sympathizer.
- Wages paid to disabled criticized
- Situation has become ‘a sweatshop kind of thing,’ advocates say
- February 8, 2004
- People in Kansas working for nickels, dimes and quarters an hour? Some advocates for the disabled say Kansas and the rest of the nation would not tolerate such a wage for anyone else. Why, they ask, is it tolerated for people with developmental disabilities?
- Briefs
- February 8, 2004
- ¢ Topekans arrested in auto burglaries ¢ Gunshots fired after family argument ¢ Police chief fired for lack of training ¢ Southwest students to give to Lawrence club
- Feathering the Flock
- February 8, 2004
- The Journal-World’s campaign to feather the Marching Jayhawk flock by fall continued to rack up donations last week.
- Bryant back with Lakers, but he won’t play today
- February 8, 2004
- Kobe Bryant rejoined the Los Angeles Lakers in Orlando, but he won’t play today against the Magic.
- Hunting isn’t over
- Snow geese season goes through April 30
- February 8, 2004
- While most hunting seasons are over in Kansas, snow geese season extends through April 30.
- Jayhawk women falter down stretch, fall to Huskers
- February 8, 2004
- Kansas University’s women’s basketball team let a nine-point lead slip away, and Nebraska rallied for a 59-48 victory Saturday over the Jayhawks at Devaney Sports Center.
- Notes on what’s new in fashion
- February 8, 2004
- By now, you’ve probably heard that candy-scented and flavored beauty products are big right now. Vanilla and chocolate shower gels, lip glosses and colognes are just about everywhere. And why not — they smell great and pack zero calories.
- Style notes
- February 8, 2004
- ¢ Bobbi Brown supports V-Day ¢ Hilfiger teams with Beyonce
- What are you reading?
- February 8, 2004
- Ex-Westar executives win delay of trial
- Defendants still seek to move case out of Kansas
- February 8, 2004
- Two former Westar Energy Inc. executives who are charged with spending millions of dollars in company money will face trial in September instead of March, a federal judge ordered.
- WSU aviation research institute worthy of federal funds, congressmen contend
- February 8, 2004
- Sen. Sam Brownback pledged Friday to fight for funding for Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research, even as he works to balance the federal budget in seven years.
- Husband jailed in torture case
- February 8, 2004
- A 33-year-old Ottawa woman was held captive for 15 hours by her husband, who stabbed her in her genitals, bludgeoned her multiple times with a brick and intentionally vomited on her, says the woman who helped her escape.
- Raising Gary: A mother’s love and a lot of faith
- Defiant mom helps son overcome odds
- February 8, 2004
- Through the years, Dorothy Rumbaugh hasn’t asked for a whole heck of a lot. She’s been more giver than taker. She’s devoted much of her life to caring for her son Gary, born 57 years ago with Down syndrome. After living in Oskaloosa a number of years, the two now share an old farmhouse in McLouth.
- Rumsfeld defends Iraq war as new strife flares within NATO
- February 8, 2004
- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, defending the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq to a skeptical international audience, said Saturday he was confident Saddam Hussein’s removal eventually would spread “seeds of freedom” through the Middle East.
- U.N. team to settle Iraq election question
- Governing Council says findings won’t be binding
- February 8, 2004
- A U.N. team began its mission in Iraq on Saturday to study prospects for early legislative elections opposed by the United States but demanded by the powerful Shiite Muslim clergy.
- Bush says CIA director’s job secure despite intelligence flaws
- February 8, 2004
- President Bush said Saturday that CIA Director George Tenet’s job was not in jeopardy despite election-year questions about the accuracy of prewar intelligence on Iraq.
- Kansas Democratic Party shuffles staff
- February 8, 2004
- The Kansas Democratic Party is making some staff changes, and most of them involve Lawrence residents.
- Vampire bat saliva may offer new stroke treatment
- February 8, 2004
- Considering the lack of good treatments for strokes, it probably is no surprise that researchers will consider just about anything. But still, vampire bat saliva?
- Accident kills driver of pickup
- February 8, 2004
- Carl Trybom was startled Saturday morning when he heard a “loud boom” somewhere outside his house north of Lawrence.
- Elizabeth J. Pooler
- February 8, 2004
- Police move to retake Haitian city from protesters
- February 8, 2004
- Police clashed Saturday with rebels who have occupied this city for two days, and the insurgents promised to keep fighting until Haiti’s embattled president steps down.
- Lawrence High triple-trouble for Free State
- February 8, 2004
- It was a third-round knockout, and Lawrence High wins again.
- Area roundup: Wellsville pops Paola
- February 8, 2004
- Zach Pearce scored 18 points to lead three players in double figures as Wellsville knocked off Paola, 59-53, Saturday night in boys basketball. Gary VanHorn scored 15 for the Eagles (6-9), and Ryan Oshel added 13. Wellsville travels Tuesday to Osawatomie.
- York sweeps Haskell
- Fightin’ Indian men clipped, 78-76; women come up short, 60-54
- February 8, 2004
- Haskell Indian Nations University men’s basketball coach Jamie Morrison does not believe referees determine the outcome of games, but Saturday night he thought they came close.
- Mayer: Jayhawks need to be tough in brutal Big 12
- February 8, 2004
- Basketball analyst Len Elmore looked carefully at the tremendous rash of college upsets this season. He concluded that the main thing the underdog victor featured was toughness in the clutch. The victims, Elmore noted, lacked it. Despite superior personnel they got dumped.
- Cowboys enjoy Hilton romp
- Oklahoma State routs Iowa State, 88-67, in Ames
- February 8, 2004
- John Lucas showed once more why Oklahoma State is so happy to have him.
- St. Joe’s remains unbeaten
- February 8, 2004
- Saint Joseph’s won’t celebrate its latest victory for long. Someone scrawled on the chalkboard in the locker room the scores of Dayton’s two wins against the Hawks last season.
- Northwestern’s zone dooms Wisconsin
- February 8, 2004
- Northwestern clamped down on Wisconsin with a matchup zone defense that threw the Badgers’ timing off and kept star guard Devin Harris from taking over the game.
- Pittsburgh comes alive to trip Notre Dame
- February 8, 2004
- Carl Krauser scored 19 points, Julius Page had 17 and No. 4 Pittsburgh overcame a 13-point first-half deficit Saturday to beat Notre Dame, 66-58.
- Aid information
- February 8, 2004
- Really obscene
- February 8, 2004
- MU-KU fan
- February 8, 2004
- Pilotless planes drive high hopes for company
- Lawrence-based KalScott working on government projects
- February 8, 2004
- KalScott Engineering’s shop in southeast Lawrence looks like a deluxe playpen for a remote-control airplane enthusiast. But this is no toy shop. The planes — which look like model aircraft on steroids — aren’t designed to be flown by some 12-year-old or a hobby pilot.
- Companies at odds on offshoring
- Some businesses seek to cut costs by sending tech work overseas
- February 8, 2004
- Like many Americans, Michael Prince worries about the economic impact of “offshoring,” the trend of sending information-technology jobs to countries like India and the Philippines.
- Seniors calendar
- February 8, 2004
- Show to feature rooms that rock
- February 8, 2004
- This week, “Home & Away” will feature the winners of the Journal-World’s “Rooms That Rock” contest. Cathy Hamilton is host of “Home and Away.”
- Fire in the belly
- More people are popping pills to control that burning sensation
- February 8, 2004
- Americans are suffering a bad case of indigestion. Our discomfort has fed a market for heartburn medications that topped $13 billion in sales last year.
- Medicine chest may need first aid
- February 8, 2004
- When a minor mishap strikes, where are you likely to go for first aid? Your trusty medicine chest, of course.
- Sass Services
- February 8, 2004
- Larry Kenneth Huggins
- February 8, 2004
- Lines form early for Old West rodeo classic
- February 8, 2004
- Rob Bell sat inside chute No. 5 atop Inside Out, a ton of snorting Brahma bull carefully chosen for his bad attitude and general dislike of people.
- Baby dies after second head removed
- February 8, 2004
- An infant girl born with a second head bled to death Saturday after complex surgery to remove her partially formed twin, her parents and doctors said.
- Trash the ordinary: Trade commercial trappings for DIY Valentine’s Day gifts
- February 8, 2004
- The average American plans to spend $100 on cards, candy, flowers and jewelry this Valentine’s Day, according to a National Retail Federation survey. But you don’t have to be average.
- Nonprofits compete for affection on holiday
- Valentine’s Day schedule forces sweethearts to play favorites
- February 8, 2004
- A handful of Lawrence nonprofits are hoping the arts fall near the top of your list of great loves this Valentine’s Day. But you’ll have to pick your favorite cause.
- More attorneys focus on animal law
- February 8, 2004
- Starting when he was a puppy chewing on the straps of her shoulder bag, William the Conqueror, a black standard poodle, accompanied Judith Younger almost everywhere.
- Lace-trimmed cards from 19th century expensive
- February 8, 2004
- Remember the valentine box at school? It was probably a shoebox covered with red paper and decorated with lace doilies. You gave a valentine to the teacher and to each child in the class.
- Lifelong artist paints portraits of wildlife
- February 8, 2004
- It might not be the type of art that will make her famous, but Esther Druckenmiller’s wildlife portraits are more than just a leisurely hobby.
- Deeper in debt
- Legislative decisions in the mid-1990s have contributed to what many Kansans may consider an uncomfortable level of state debt.
- February 8, 2004
- The Kansas Constitution bars the state from spending more money than it has — but that doesn’t mean Kansas is debt-free.
- Bush must work to restore credibility
- February 8, 2004
- After this winter of his discontent, the president needs spring training. He is far from midseason form, and his accumulating errors are undermining the premise of his re-election campaign, which is: Wartime demands hard choices and sacrifices, and a president who is steady, measured and believable.
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