Also from January 2
Births
- LaBertha Nelson, a boy.
- Christina and Andy Schmidt, Lawrence, a girl.
- Megan May and Clint Couter, Oskaloosa, a girl.
- Brandy and Cory Flint, Lawrence, a boy.
- Rob and Jean Viloria, Lawrence, a girl.
- Brent and Sarah Sarlls, Eudora, a boy.
- Darin and Susan Mangan, Lawrence, a girl.
- Joshua and Sarah Haney, Princeton, a boy.
- Corey Turner and Kate Wyatt, Lawrence, a boy.
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- Roberson cleared to play in Fiesta Bowl
- January 2, 2004
- (Web Posted Friday at 5:07 p.m.) Kansas State star Ell Roberson was cleared to play Friday in the Fiesta Bowl, the day after a woman accused the Wildcats’ quarterback of sexual assault.
- Astaris to expand North Lawrence operation
- January 2, 2004
- (Web Posted Friday at 9:50 a.m.) Astaris, a North Lawrence company that manufactures phosphates, announced today it will invest $5 million to expand its local operation, creating 10 new jobs.
- State seeks ways to help poor pay their heating bills
- January 2, 2004
- It’s been a mild cold-weather season so far, but state officials are expecting another busy year trying to help to low-income Kansans pay their heating bills. “Certainly, there are increases in the price of natural gas, so it’s likely we are going to see increases in rates as a result of that,” said Dennis Priest, an administrator with the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services. “If we get into a cold spell, it just magnifies that issue further.”
- Crews about to move house built in 1890
- Relocation to make way for KU scholarship halls
- January 2, 2004
- Let the creaking begin. Preliminary work began this week on a project to move a three-story, 2,200-square-foot historic home from one site to another through a Kansas University-area neighborhood. Crews began digging a foundation Monday in a vacant lot at 1033 Ky. that soon will be the site of the transplanted Wilcox-Hunter house, which is moving from its present location at 1309 Ohio.
- Tax debate awaits lawmakers
- January 2, 2004
- There are signs of improvement in the Kansas economy, officials say, after an unprecedented dip in state tax revenue in the past two years. Even so, demands on the state treasury will force Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and lawmakers to face the question of whether to raise taxes during the legislative session that begins this month.
- County to initiate volunteer medical corps
- Group would offer support in health emergencies
- January 2, 2004
- The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department is creating a “medical reserve corps” of volunteers to support hospitals and ambulance crews in case of a health emergency. “If we had to do smallpox vaccinations for the entire county, we don’t have that (personnel availability) in place,” said Charlotte Marthaler, director of policy and planning for the Health Department.
- CBS hitches wagon to Jackson gravy train
- January 2, 2004
- Pop culture rubberneck alert: The once-canceled musical special “Michael Jackson’s Number Ones” (7 p.m., CBS) has been rescheduled and will appear tonight. That’s funny — way back in November, when CBS decided to drop “Ones” from its sweeps lineup, the network solemnly announced, “We will consider broadcasting the special after the due process of the legal system runs its course.”
- State’s cattle producers willing to cooperate with regulations
- January 2, 2004
- Feedlot operator Buck Peddicord knows his success depends on the health of the beef cattle being fattened in his pens. Peddicord and other cattle producers say they would never consider violating a 1997 Food and Drug Administration ban on feeding cattle parts back to cattle, a ban enacted to guard against the possible spread of mad cow disease.
- People
- January 2, 2004
- ¢ Newspaper publishes annual list of who, what are in, out ¢ Role as bank robber sought by Woody Allen ¢ Red-headed Stranger pens anti-war ballad
- Tens of thousands march for Hong Kong democracy
- January 2, 2004
- Tens of thousands of protesters marched peacefully Thursday to push for full democracy in this former British colony, echoing a huge rally in July that threw the government into crisis.
- Ice Age find may yield migration clues
- January 2, 2004
- A people who may have been ancestors of the first Americans lived in Arctic Siberia, enduring one of the most unforgiving environments on Earth at the height of the Ice Age, according to researchers who discovered the oldest evidence yet of humans living near the frigid gateway to the New World.
- Wildcats’ ground game to test Buckeyes
- But quarterback’s status in question
- January 2, 2004
- Kansas State considered its Fiesta Bowl matchup with Ohio State the biggest game yet for a once-downtrodden program.
- Bowden sees Vols as model for Clemson
- Unranked Tigers hope to make statement against Tennessee
- January 2, 2004
- Clemson coach Tommy Bowden looks at Tennessee and sees the kind of program he’d like to have — one that consistently wins at least 10 games a season, finishes in the top 10 and challenges for the national title.
- Texas Tech too much for Minnesota
- Red Raiders turn back Gophers’ comeback attempt for 90-73 victory
- January 2, 2004
- Bob Knight experienced a bit of deja vu Thursday in Texas Tech’s 90-73 win over Minnesota.
- Baghdad bombing suggests insurgents shifting targets
- Civilians can expect more attacks; toll rises to eight in restaurant blast
- January 2, 2004
- The New Year’s Eve car bombing of an upscale Baghdad restaurant, which killed eight people, was a sign that opponents of the U.S.-led occupation forces may be shifting to civilian targets, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Thursday.
- Chicago topped nation in homicides in 2003
- January 2, 2004
- Despite a sharp drop in homicides, Chicago has regained a title it didn’t want: America’s murder capital.
- Mad cow case hasn’t created rush toward vegetarianism
- January 2, 2004
- Droves of Britons gave up meat during England’s mad cow outbreak in the 1980s, but since the discovery of an infected cow in Washington state, American vegetarians mostly have trod carefully, trying not to take advantage of a situation that could cost lives and cripple a $40 billion industry.
- Topeka’s mayor-elect to take office Tuesday
- January 2, 2004
- The Topeka City Council’s choice for mayor holds a Kansas University master’s degree and says he looks forward to broadening the capital city’s tax base during his abbreviated term.
- On the record
- January 2, 2004
- Do candidates measure up?
- January 2, 2004
- I heard much ugly laughter when I got the 2000 presidential election wrong. I had told the experts they were wasting their time with tracking polls and ethnic breakdowns and census tract data. I was picking the electoral college winner every four years with nothing more than a telephone call to each campaign office, asking a single question: How tall is your candidate?
- 2003 best of film
- ‘Translation’ tops year’s 10 best flicks
- January 2, 2004
- For most people, December represents the holiday season. For me, it means I’ve got a month left to scramble in order to see every movie released during the year in order to determine if they make the best or worst list. So what do I look for in a movie?
- 2003 worst of film
- Clearly, the worst film was ‘Gigli’
- January 2, 2004
- One of the most common questions I get is, “Have you ever walked out of a movie?” The answer is no. But the reason is because no matter how offensive, annoying or just plain boring the experience can be, I always know in the back of mind that I can seek retribution by placing that dud on my “worst of film” list.
- Lawrence launches Hometown Fest
- January 2, 2004
- At his first major film festival in Palm Beach, Jeremy Osbern got a pretty good idea of what he’ll have to do to make it in the movie biz. “I learned that buzz is everything,” said Osbern, a Kansas University senior in film studies, whose 16-minute short “The Passion” won immediate praise from reviewers at the Palm Beach International Film Festival in April.
- First delivery of new year comes early at LMH
- Baby boy born to Lawrence couple at 1:15 a.m. Thursday
- January 2, 2004
- It didn’t take long for Lawrence to get its first baby of 2004. Dominick Lee Flint was born at 1:15 a.m. Thursday to Brandy and Cory Flint at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
- Terror concerns lead to flight cancellations
- January 2, 2004
- Britain canceled two British Airways flights between London and Washington Thursday amid tightened air security over the holidays that also prompted U.S. officials to forbid a New Year’s Eve flight from Mexico City to Los Angeles and to question passengers for hours who had arrived at Washington-Dulles Airport on a flight from London.
- Hawkeyes end long January drought
- January 2, 2004
- Kirk Ferentz can rest a little easier.
- U.S. welcomes 2004 with parades, plunges
- January 2, 2004
- The New Year marched in with Mummers in Philadelphia — including paraders dressed as Saddam Hussein and Martha Stewart — while a huge crowd gathered for the Rose Parade marveled at petaled spectacles including water-squirting elephants and a bubble-blowing octopus.
- Lock-in scores with youths
- January 2, 2004
- Friends and neighbors
- January 2, 2004
- Trojans wrap up Wolverines
- January 2, 2004
- Grass stains soiled John Navarre’s knees, thighs, hips and backside, and blood was on his passing hand.
- Violence mars Haitian bicentennial
- January 2, 2004
- Clashes between protesters and police marred celebrations Thursday marking Haiti’s 200th anniversary of independence as embattled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide vowed to save his country from poverty and turmoil.
- King services
- January 2, 2004
- Trojans triumphant
- USC stakes claim to title with 28-14 victory
- January 2, 2004
- Point made. Top-ranked Southern California all but grabbed a piece of the national championship Thursday, laying out its case by dominating No. 4 Michigan with a 28-14 victory in the Rose Bowl.
- Woodling: Jayhawks appear vulnerable in quest for third straight Big 12 title
- January 2, 2004
- Everything you wanted to know about Big 12 Conference basketball with the season opener (Kansas at Colorado) just three days away … Can Kansas roll a turkey and make it three conference championships in a row?
- University proffers list of offending phrases
- January 2, 2004
- Calling all metrosexuals: Get rid of that bling-bling — or at least find another word for it.
- It’s easy to see why Self left Illinois for KU
- Nothing against Illini, but Kansas classifies as hoops heaven
- January 2, 2004
- There’s no easy way to break this to Illini Nation, so I’ll just get right to it: If I had the opportunity to coach basketball at the University of Kansas, I would leave Urbana-Champaign for Lawrence faster than a Dee Brown end-to-end break.
- Horoscopes
- January 2, 2004
- Al-Qaida difficult to define
- January 2, 2004
- What is al-Qaida?
- Briefly
- January 2, 2004
- ¢ Activist David Bale dies ¢ Oil spill threatens wetlands ¢ Two tickets split lottery prize
- Briefly
- January 2, 2004
- ¢ KDOT to mark 75 years ¢ City offers vouchers for energy-saving light bulbs ¢ Student reads Spanish for Audio-Reader
- Israelis, Palestinians join for extreme Antarctic expedition
- January 2, 2004
- Eight Israelis and Palestinians left Thursday on an expedition to climb an unnamed, unconquered mountain in Antarctica, vowing to show they can work together under difficult, dangerous conditions.
- Volkswalkers feel spring in their steps
- New Year’s Day trek draws 65 participants
- January 2, 2004
- Taking advantage of springlike weather, 65 people strolled along the Kansas River and then downtown Lawrence during the fifth annual New Year’s Day Volkswalk. Because of the balmy conditions, Sandy and Paul Liechti were shedding layers of clothing as they completed the 10-kilometer trek.
- Economic legs
- January 2, 2004
- The state’s economy could use another leg to stand on. If agriculture, aviation and oil and gas are the three legs holding up the Kansas economy, state leaders certainly are doing the right thing by looking to life sciences to provide additional economic support.
- U.S. policy in Mideast awaits next chapter
- January 2, 2004
- The year 2003 reminds me of the movie serials I used to watch as a kid at Saturday matinees, where you waited eagerly for the final installment that would tell you how it all came out. In the last 12 months, we’ve viewed several episodes of “Iraq: The U.S. War to Remake the World.” But the serial is far from over. The heart of the story — why the lead character, George W. Bush, chose to go to war — remains unclear, since subsequent installments keep revising the reasons.
- U.S. history with Saddam revealed
- January 2, 2004
- So now it looks as if our Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was rather friendly with Saddam Hussein — a.k.a. The Monster — back in the 1980s, when Rumsfeld was working for the Reagan administration. This according to newly declassified documents that were never intended to see the light of day.
- Humanities count
- January 2, 2004
- Oscar ballots mailed
- January 2, 2004
- Oscar nomination ballots are in the mail.
- Breweries cater to carb-conscious
- Industry capitalizing on biggest trend since light beer
- January 2, 2004
- Cutting calories used to be enough for U.S. beer makers to lure Americans watching their waistlines. Now they have to count carbs, too. But they’re not complaining.
- Make finances your No. 1 resolution
- January 2, 2004
- Each new year I wonder if it’s worth it to make another list of resolutions that are bound to be broken before Valentine’s Day. But you know, it is worth the effort. We all could do better. We should eat less junk food and drink more water and spend more quality time with our friends and family. And there are many people who desperately need to get their financial lives in order.
- Airlines offer some of the best fares of the year
- January 2, 2004
- U.S. airlines have launched their annual after-holiday sales, but at least one expert questioned the wisdom of such pricing for the airlines. “These are extraordinarily attractive fares,” said Joseph Schwieterman, a transportation expert at DePaul University in Chicago. However, he added that it was becoming more difficult for major airlines to lure customers with such sales.
- On the money
- January 2, 2004
- Frustrated with a holiday gift that doesn’t operate properly? While manufacturers and retail outlets stand behind their products with repair or return policies, some do not. When this happens, the best thing to do is consult the Internet.
- Huskers to talk to Nutt
- Arkansas coach on Nebraska wish list
- January 2, 2004
- Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles said Thursday that Nebraska officials planned to speak with Razorback coach Houston Nutt about the Cornhusker coaching vacancy.
- Missouri’s bowl loss disappointing
- Mistakes by Tigers against Arkansas unfortunate in big game, spoil otherwise fine season
- January 2, 2004
- It is a mystery sometimes to watch the way Missouri’s football team manages to make life so hard for itself.
- Georgia pops Purdue in overtime
- January 2, 2004
- Kregg Lumpkin stood along the sideline, head drooping. The freshman was disconsolate about the stunning fumble that cost Georgia a chance to wrap up the Capital One Bowl.
- Terps trip Mountaineers
- January 2, 2004
- The rematch turned out to be a replay.
- Roberson allegation upsets Snyder’s routine
- January 2, 2004
- Kansas State coach Bill Snyder’s carefully crafted pregame routine was undone Thursday by a Kansas woman’s allegation that she was sexually assaulted by quarterback Ell Roberson early that morning.
- Last hurrah for trio that rebuilt Okie State
- January 2, 2004
- Rashaun Woods, Josh Fields and Tatum Bell lifted Oklahoma State out of the quagmire of mediocrity .
- Musharraf wins vote from diminished parliament
- January 2, 2004
- Pervez Musharraf won a vote of confidence Thursday that supporters hailed as the final step on the general’s journey from dictator to democrat. Opponents derided the proceedings — which will keep the Pakistani leader in power as president until 2007 — as a tattered fig-leaf barely obscuring his continued military rule.
- Powell outlines intent to spread democracy
- January 2, 2004
- Secretary of State Colin Powell says the Bush administration will continue to focus on building democratic societies in Afghanistan and Iraq in 2004, but is “resolved as well to turn the president’s goal of a free and democratic Middle East into a reality.”
- KU-Villanova notes
- January 2, 2004
- U.S. controls on terror money questioned
- January 2, 2004
- The top senators on the powerful Senate Finance Committee are openly questioning a key federal agency’s ability to block terrorist money, citing examples in which U.S. officials failed to freeze the money of people identified as terrorist financiers by American allies.
- Afghan council mired in power struggle
- January 2, 2004
- Afghanistan’s constitutional convention came off the rails Thursday, as panicked officials adjourned the gathering in the face of a boycott by opponents of President Hamid Karzai. The delay was the most severe setback yet to this war-ravaged nation’s attempt to put its vision of a secure future on paper, and raises real concern that the historic gathering will end in failure.
- Tales of survival recounted week after Iranian earthquake
- January 2, 2004
- Mehrdad Vakili remembers his father screaming, “Get out of the house!” as Iran’s devastating earthquake began shaking the walls of the family’s home. The 12-year-old boy ran but was immediately pinned by rubble.
- Briefs
- January 2, 2004
- ¢ Museum plans special Kansas Day events ¢ Former sheriff won’t have to pay restitution ¢ EPA seeks proposals for Earth Day grants
- Higginbotham services
- January 2, 2004
- Fentress services
- January 2, 2004
- News carrier retires after 27 years
- January 2, 2004
- Honorary observance sought for George Washington Carver
- January 2, 2004
- The state should honor agriculture pioneer George Washington Carver with a special observance Monday, the 61st anniversary of his death, a civil rights advocate said.
- K-State’s Roberson accused of sexual assault
- Quarterback’s status for tonight’s Fiesta Bowl against Ohio State to be determined by Snyder
- January 2, 2004
- Kansas State quarterback Ell Roberson was accused Thursday of sexually assaulting a woman at the team hotel, leaving his start tonight in the Fiesta Bowl in question. Roberson told police he had consensual sex with the 22-year-old woman, who is a Kansas State alumna and acquaintance of the quarterback, Paradise Valley police Lt. Ron Warner said.
- Unranked Villanova has respect of Kansas
- January 2, 2004
- It’s been tough for AP voters to take Villanova University’s basketball team seriously since the Wildcats’ loss to Chaminade Nov. 23 in Maui. “They had the one bad loss when they had some starters out,” Kansas coach Bill Self said of the Wildcats, who despite a glossy 8-2 record are unranked entering tonight’s nonconference clash against the No. 13 Jayhawks (7:05 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse).
- Vermeil to remain with Chiefs next year
- January 2, 2004
- The NFL’s oldest coach figures staying around young people is the best way to stay spry. “It’s true,” said 67-year-old Dick Vermeil. “My football team energizes me.”
- 6Sports video: Former KU assistant coach faces powerhouse Iowa
- January 2, 2004
- Zook has taken over the Florida Gators and brought them to a bowl, but his team was pounded by the Hawkeyes.
- 6Sports video: Eudora plays solid defense
- January 2, 2004
- The Cardinals have had problems shooting, but they win through defensive plays.
- 6Sports video: Offense still coming together
- January 2, 2004
- Coach Self says that the Jayhawks need to work on patience and giving the ball to their post players.
- 6Sports video: Roberson might not be on field for K-State
- January 2, 2004
- Police say they have questioned the Wildcats’ quarterback.
- 6News video: Volkwalkers greet the new year
- January 2, 2004
- The annual 10k walk gives a healthy way to sight-see.
- 6News video: First baby of 2004 comes early
- January 2, 2004
- Dominick Lee Flint rings in the new year in the early morning.
- Sara ‘Marie’ Taul
- January 2, 2004
- ‘Canes win rematch with Seminoles
- Miami tops in-state rival for second time this season, fifth straight meeting
- January 2, 2004
- Florida State didn’t want this rematch. Now everyone knows why.
- Kansans with disabilities sue state for aid cuts
- Almost 500 were to lose assistance as ‘04 began
- January 2, 2004
- Three low-income Sedgwick County residents with disabilities are suing the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services for cutting their aid.
- Canceled TV shows have shot at afterlife
- January 2, 2004
- There are three stages of afterlife for a dead TV show, and a program’s fate can be decided by its unaired episodes.
- 2003: Year’s biggest stories involved crime, controversy
- It’s impossible to escape media fascination with Bryant case
- January 2, 2004
- The sports world is supposed to be fun. It’s about athletes competing for glory and fans getting a chance to escape some of the troubles that often plague the rest of the world.
- Donations sought to help complete county veterans memorial
- January 2, 2004
- A long-anticipated memorial to Douglas County’s war veterans is nearing completion, but more money is needed to finish the project. “I think we’re at the point we’ve got the home stretch in front of us,” said Erv Hodges, a former Lawrence mayor and chairman of the Douglas County Patriots Memorial Committee. “I need $25,000 to make everything perfect.”
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