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Bill would create KU-WSU men’s basketball series
By Scott Rothschild
February 10, 2004
(Updated Wednesday at 6:15 p.m.) TOPEKA - A Wichita legislator would like to see Kansas University play Wichita State in men’s basketball, so he has filed a bill that would do just that.
Classified employees take pay issue to Statehouse
By Scott Rothschild
February 10, 2004
(Updated Tuesday at 10:38 a.m.) TOPEKA — About 50 classified employees from regents universities patrolled the Capitol today, talking to legislators about pay and other work issues.
People
February 10, 2004
¢ A ‘Simple’ road trip ¢ Royal baby boom ¢ Poison Penn remarks ¢ Diana Ross gets 2 days in jail
Briefly
February 10, 2004
¢ Mars rover peeks over rim of crater ¢ High school student shoots, wounds teacher ¢ Kidnapper convicted of trying to buy boy ¢ Escapee tries to buy bolt cutter at Wal-Mart
Briefly
February 10, 2004
¢ Sex offender law ruled unconstitutional ¢ Terror group suspects sentenced to prison ¢ Army plans to give soldiers some stability ¢ Sea lion found 100 miles inland
Briefly
February 10, 2004
¢ Presidential candidate missing since last week ¢ Letter reportedly sought al-Qaida aid ¢ World Food Program suspends N. Korea aid
Stowers plans K.C. expansion
University research boon expected from doubling institute’s size
By Terry Rombeck
February 10, 2004
Life science research in Kansas City got a shot in the arm Monday when the Stowers Institute for Medical Research announced it would double its research space in the city within five years. Jim and Virginia Stowers, who founded the institute in 1994, said they were heartened by efforts in the Kansas and Missouri legislatures to boost life science research at Kansas University and the University of Missouri. That support was a major factor in deciding to expand in Kansas City instead of other biotech hubs, they said.
Kansas’ ‘working poor’ numbers increasing
Tax claims reflect struggling families
By Joel Mathis
February 10, 2004
Margaret Cameron doesn’t want help. Not from the state. Not from private charities. But she doesn’t see much choice. The Lawrence resident works 40 hours a week in the pharmacy of Watkins Memorial Health Center on the Kansas University campus. The roughly $1,200 a month she takes home, however, isn’t enough to support her 8-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter.
Legislators have life science concerns
Wichita Republican says state must protect ‘sanctity of life’ in research
By Scott Rothschild
February 10, 2004
Some Kansas lawmakers are concerned that proposed state-sponsored life sciences research could cross ethical lines. “We don’t want to be growing babies for profit, or body parts,” state Rep. Steve Brunk, a Wichita Republican, said Monday.
Audit: Agency misspent money
By Dave Ranney
February 10, 2004
Consulting fees in the past decade were improperly awarded by Kansas Advocacy and Protective Services to members of its own board, a federal audit has found. Auditors said the agency, charged with protecting the rights of Kansans with disabilities, had no business paying the then-president of its governing board more than $300,000 in consulting fees. Two other board members were paid a total of more than $60,000.
Couple’s gift will help outfit ‘first-class’ Jayhawk band
By Terry Rombeck
February 10, 2004
For years, John and Linda Bliss Stewart tailgated at Kansas University football games and watched the marching band file past them on the way to Memorial Stadium. Now, the Wellington residents are making a major donation toward getting new uniforms for the band.
State and local briefs
February 10, 2004
¢ Sports Illustrated lauds KU’s student section ¢ Group protests sentences in sexual assault cases ¢ KU First gets new goal ¢ KU student’s pants set on fire at Replay
KU alum vies for ESPN job
Reality show offering ‘SportsCenter’ anchor position
By Mark Fagan
February 10, 2004
Kelly Milligan’s true dream job? “If I had my choice, I would want to succeed Denny Matthews — I would love nothing better than to see 162 Royals games a year and describe it all to the folks out there on the radio,” said Milligan, who grew up in Nebraska and Topeka. “Play-by-play is always what I’d wanted to do when I was a kid. And I may be better suited for that than ‘SportsCenter.’
Rosie O’Donnell bids tearful farewell to ‘Taboo’
The Associated Press
February 10, 2004
Minutes after the final curtain fell on “Taboo,” the $10 million Broadway musical that folded after three months of mediocre ticket sales, producer Rosie O’Donnell stood outside the Plymouth Theatre wiping tears from her eyes.
Senator defends Bush decision to depose Saddam
By Scott Rothschild
February 10, 2004
No weapons of mass destruction; no problem.
Brownback explains federal incentives proposal to retain rural populations
By Scott Rothschild
February 10, 2004
U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback doesn’t want to give rural Kansas back to the buffalo.
Panel considers repeal of hypnosis ban
By Bill Draper - Associated Press Writer
February 10, 2004
Faced with the possibility of breaking state law or losing $1,500 from customers who wanted to see a hypnotist at his restaurant, Kansas Walker chose to take his chances. The show had to go on.
Massachusetts Legislature divided on gay marriage
The Associated Press
February 10, 2004
An Associated Press survey of Massachusetts lawmakers shows a Legislature deeply divided over a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in the state where the nation’s first legally sanctioned same-sex weddings could take place as early as May.
Minority applications down at U. of Michigan
The Associated Press
February 10, 2004
Seven months after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the University of Michigan’s undergraduate affirmative action policy, the number of applications from blacks, Hispanics and American Indians is down 23 percent from the same time last year.
Kantronics officials hope product signals turnaround
Lawrence bus system testing devices
By Chad Lawhorn
February 10, 2004
When the Internet exploded into people’s everyday lives, officials at Lawrence-based Kantronics Inc. were hit with some of the shrapnel. Business at the manufacturer of specialized radio modems began to decline in the 1980s as the Internet began to thrive. Before the Internet arrived, radio modems were one of the best ways to share information between computers.
Secretary admits she relayed tip to Stewart
The Associated Press
February 10, 2004
Martha Stewart’s secretary broke down in sobs Monday on the witness stand as she described thanking the homemaking mogul for a gift of plum pudding just before relaying a broker’s prediction that ImClone Systems stock would drop.
Commodities
February 10, 2004
Nickerson teen tries to fill void left by father’s death
By Nancy Foster - The Hutchinson News
February 10, 2004
In the hallways, he blends in with other students. They joke and talk with him as he walks by their lockers. He jokes back and smiles. By all outward appearances, Burt Smith is another 17-year-old student at Nickerson High School, about 10 miles northwest of Hutchinson.
Groundwater levels decreasing, but at slower rate than last year
By Roxana Hegeman - Associated Press Writer
February 10, 2004
Groundwater levels in central and western Kansas dropped again last year amid the ongoing drought, but fell at a slower pace as dry conditions eased in some parts of the state, the Kansas Geological Survey said Monday.
Fitzgerald leaving Pitt for NFL
Heisman runner-up gives up final two seasons of eligibility
The Associated Press
February 10, 2004
Larry Fitzgerald finally made the decision everyone expected: to enter the NFL draft.
OSU in league of its own
Cowboys ambush Kansas in battle of league leaders
By Gary Bedore
February 10, 2004
Bill Self’s homecoming started out as a happy one. “For about 2 1/2 minutes … until we were behind 6-0,” Self, the former Oklahoma State player and assistant coach, said after his alma mater’s basketball team hammered his Jayhawks, 80-60, Monday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Woodling: Sooner State brutal for KU
By Chuck Woodling
February 10, 2004
Oklahoma is not OK with Kansas University’s men’s basketball team. Big 12 Conference schedule makers require the Jayhawks to make just one trip per season to the Sooner State, and that has been one trip too many the last two seasons.
Wood: Lawrence’s three-point bombers collecting records
By Ryan Wood
February 10, 2004
And David Grover thought HIS team chucked treys at a ridiculous pace. Grover, the longtime Ottawa High boys basketball coach, merely waves a white flag in Lawrence High’s direction. When it comes to three-point shooting, so does every other team in Kansas state history.
On the record
February 10, 2004
Author: Lincoln took pride in Emancipation Proclamation
By Mike Belt
February 10, 2004
The Emancipation Proclamation is the most misunderstood and least appreciated of President Abraham Lincoln’s documents, according to a historian whose book on the subject goes on sale this week.
Government ends search for new cases of mad cow
The Associated Press
February 10, 2004
The Agriculture Department is ending its search for additional cases of mad cow disease even though officials have not found several animals suspected of having eaten the potentially infectious feed believed to have caused the only known U.S. case.
Bush touts economic gains during trip to Missouri
The Associated Press
February 10, 2004
His voice rising to a shout, President Bush lashed out at Democratic rivals who want to roll back his tax cuts as he defended his economic priorities Monday in a presidential primary state where his record has been harshly criticized.
Board seeks more information on school calendar proposals
By Sharita Hutton
February 10, 2004
After hearing several calendar-change ideas Monday night from the Lawrence Education Assn., the Lawrence school board asked the group to gather more information on how such changes would save the district money.
Agnes Marie Oberzan
February 10, 2004
Stowe services
February 10, 2004
Services for Alvin E. Stowe, 60, Lawrence, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Dearld S. Robinson
February 10, 2004
Robert F. Oliphant
February 10, 2004
Behavior specialist trains new doctors on interaction
By Sharon Montague - The Salina Journal
February 10, 2004
Dr. Elizabeth Koerner, a first-year resident in the Smoky Hill Family Practice residency program, turned her head and covered her face with her hands. She didn’t want to watch the videotape showing her examining Darrell Hills, a Salina real estate developer.
Boeing spars with union as decertification vote nears
By Roxana Hegeman - Associated Press Writer
February 10, 2004
Tensions at The Boeing Co.’s Wichita plant are intensifying with the vote on decertification of its second-largest union just days away.
Pakistan tries to regain nuclear credibility
By Jim Hoagland
February 10, 2004
“Nobody could touch him,” says Mian Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri, Pakistan’s foreign minister. The regret in his voice is palpable. “Imagine an American government doing this to Charles Lindbergh, or Albert Einstein, at the height of his popularity. Dr. A.Q. Khan is that kind of national hero in Pakistan.”
SEC priorities
February 10, 2004
Tax equity
February 10, 2004
Edwards, Clark try to prevent Kerry from winning in South
Knight Ridder Newspapers
February 10, 2004
Sen. John Kerry stumped for votes in Tennessee and Virginia Monday, hoping to build his growing lead for the Democratic presidential nomination today by defeating two Southern rivals near their home turf.
Teams vie to achieve first private spaceflight
The Associated Press
February 10, 2004
Organizers of a competition to achieve the first privately funded manned spaceflight say 27 teams have entered and they expect to award the $10 million prize by the end of the year.
Doctors urged to discuss fitness at every checkup
The Associated Press
February 10, 2004
Don’t be surprised at your next checkup if the doctor measures your waist and writes a prescription for exercise: They are among the recommendations in a new “call to action” for primary-care physicians.
Cubs lobbying city for more night games
The Associated Press
February 10, 2004
Night games at Wrigley Field would increase under a plan expected to be approved by Chicago officials this week.
Mangino eager to have Watkins at 100 percent
By David Mitchell
February 10, 2004
Mark Mangino would like to see more of Travis Watkins. More specifically, Kansas University’s football coach would like to see more of Watkins on the field, and a lot less of the Jayhawks’ co-captain on the sideline.
Former KU coach headed to minors
By Ryan Wood
February 10, 2004
Former Kansas University baseball coach Bobby Randall has accepted a job as an assistant coach for the Indianapolis Indians, the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Jayhawk briefs
February 10, 2004
¢ Ex-Jayhawk Gruber claims U.S. title ¢ KU’s Bookman honored as athlete of week ¢ KU baseball canceled
OSU guard Lucas puts on show
By Chuck Woodling
February 10, 2004
Preferential seating for parents of players is against NCAA and Big 12 Conference rules. So Kansas University athletic director Lew Perkins complained to Oklahoma State officials about John Lucas Sr. sitting on press row during the Cowboys’ 80-60 win over KU Monday night.
Nuggets earn gritty victory
The Associated Press
February 10, 2004
This felt like playoff basketball — fitting for two teams that are fighting for a spot in the postseason.
Sizzling Singh burning path to top
With 12 consecutive top-10 finishes, big Fijian closing in on Woods for No. 1
By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press Golf Writer
February 10, 2004
Vijay Singh is starting to hear his name associated with some of golf’s greatest players.
Big 12 coaches agree: Baylor up, MU down
The Associated Press
February 10, 2004
Oh, how expectations can lift the lowly and bring down the mighty. Baylor goes into the week with two Big 12 Conference wins, leaving Scott Drew as a real candidate for coach of the year. Missouri, meanwhile, has won four Big 12 games and looks like a train wreck of a team, which may have coach Quin Snyder wondering if he’ll keep his job.
House panel hears about methamphetamine problem in Kansas
The Associated Press
February 10, 2004
Methamphetamine use in Kansas remains epidemic, endangering children and filling the state’s prisons, Johnson County Sheriff Currie Myers told a House committee on Monday.
Highlights from the Kansas Legislature
The Associated Press
February 10, 2004
Analysis: Democrats’ rapid race may set speed trap
By Ron Fournier - Associated Press Writer
February 10, 2004
In an anti-Bush voting spree, Democrats are racing through their front-loaded election calendar to crown a presidential nominee — making John Kerry all but unstoppable in the delegate chase.
AWOL report still dogging Bush
By Peter A. Brown - The Orlando Sentinel
February 10, 2004
The presidential campaign is already so nasty that the Democratic establishment is taking its cues from filmmaker Michael Moore.
Pakistani’s ‘nuclear Wal-Mart’
By Trudy Rubin
February 10, 2004
This week’s most mind-blowing revelations about weapons of mass destruction had nothing to do with Iraq.
Horoscopes
By Jacqueline Bigar
February 10, 2004
Fox scrubs up for TV return
The Associated Press
February 10, 2004
Michael J. Fox couldn’t resist the lure of television comedy or an executive producer’s pleas.
KU’s Hemenway testifies for more state funding
By Scott Rothschild
February 10, 2004
Kansas University officials Monday said Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ budget proposal was a “good-faith effort” but would still result in funding cuts. “The budget proposal is a significant improvement over the past two, and a solid starting point for legislative action,” KU Chancellor Robert Hemenway said in testimony to a Senate subcommittee on higher education.
‘NYPD Blue’ is back on the beat
Kevin McDonough
February 10, 2004
The wait is over for “NYPD Blue” (9 p.m., ABC) fans. The veteran police drama has been on hiatus since November. The series returns with a bang when a kidnapping victim (William Francis McGuire) with a bomb attached to his body handcuffs himself to Detective McDowell (Charlotte Ross). And what would “Blue” be without a few soapsuds? Jennifer Devlin (Chandra West) wants to split up with Detective Clark (Mark-Paul Gosselaar).
Briefcase
February 10, 2004
¢ Tower Records stores spin into bankruptcy ¢ KU graduate to take chair position at Kroger ¢ Topeka Circuit City slated for closure ¢ Ferrellgas strikes deal ¢ Westar declares dividend
Brownback moves to protect Forbes Field from base closings
Senator hopes for return of 1st Infantry Division to Fort Riley
By John Milburn - Associated Press Writer
February 10, 2004
Sen. Sam Brownback said Monday that bringing the 1st Infantry Division’s headquarters back to Fort Riley from Germany would protect Forbes Field in the next round of military base closings.
Mabel Clay
February 10, 2004
IRS reports billions in tax refunds go unclaimed
By Mary Dalrymple - Associated Press Writer
February 10, 2004
Nearly 2 million students, retirees and other taxpayers stand to lose $2.5 billion in refunds if they don’t act quickly to claim the money.
Churches hold sway in liquor issue
By Holly Naylor
February 10, 2004
If downtown’s Replay Lounge is to have a prayer of staying in business after tonight, it must first get past city regulations that give churches preference in deciding where Lawrence bars can operate. Officials say the community has an interest in protecting churches from the harmful effects of alcohol. But at least one critic says Lawrence’s code violates the U.S. Constitution.
High school diplomas deemed insignificant by education group
The Associated Press
February 10, 2004
Once considered a springboard to success, the high school diploma now has little meaning in determining whether students are ready for college or work, a coalition of education groups contends.
In the halls
February 10, 2004
What are some of the dangers of smoking tobacco?
Lawrence briefs
February 10, 2004
¢ Topekans charged in auto burglaries ¢ Burglary reported at scholarship hall ¢ Hallmark grant benefits KU design department ¢ Challenger train to pass through Lawrence again ¢ Televised Opry show features BR549
Food on the table
The time may come when Americans wish they had been more supportive of their food producers.
J-W Editorials
February 10, 2004
America’s dependence on foreign oil has prompted the nation to enter into a number of questionable alliances with oil-producing nations. With that in mind, consider what a predicament the United States could find itself in if it becomes dependent on food produced in other nations.
Battle of bulge
February 10, 2004
No. 4 Pitt, No. 5 UConn clipped
The Associated Press
February 10, 2004
Andre Barrett wouldn’t let Seton Hall lose to No. 4 Pittsburgh Monday night.
Diversions
February 10, 2004
¢ Winning rooms featured ¢ Teen board meeting set ¢ No date? Don’t worry ¢ Friday last day to enter songwriting contest
PeopleSoft rejects rival’s takeover bid
Analysts question management’s rationale
The Associated Press
February 10, 2004
Business software maker PeopleSoft Inc. turned down rival Oracle Corp.’s $26-per-share takeover bid Monday, maintaining a defiant stance likely to keep the bad blood boiling in a battle that started eight months ago.
Smoking prohibited
By Abby Mills
February 10, 2004
Douglas County students are taking aim at tobacco with a new weapon: a bowling ball. Elementary students from Kennedy, Woodlawn and Pinckney schools bowled while learning about the dangers of tobacco use last week at Royal Crest Lanes, 933 Iowa. The event was sponsored by Douglas County Students Against Smoking.
Violent rebel uprising spreads to 11 towns in Haiti
The Associated Press
February 10, 2004
An armed uprising spread Monday to nearly a dozen towns in western and northern Haiti, the strongest challenge yet to President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. At least 42 people have been killed in what the government says is an attempted coup.
Daily ticker
February 10, 2004
KU: Noise not noisome
Jayhawks lament slow start against OSU
By Gary Bedore
February 10, 2004
Oklahoma State’s sellout crowd sure made a lot of noise Monday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena. So much noise, it seemed the din rattled Kansas University’s players, who fell behind by a whopping 18 points just 7 1/2 minutes into an 80-60 loss to the Cowboys.
Senate President Dave Kerr chats online
February 10, 2004
Welcome to our online chat with Kansas Senate President Dave Kerr. The chat took place on Tuesday, February 10, at 1:30 PM and is now closed, but you can read the full transcript on this page.
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