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- Dennis Hopper brave for being self, Sebelius says at convention
- July 29, 2004
- (Web Posted Thursday at 11:03 a.m.) Dennis Hopper? Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday invoked the name of the actor,1960s icon, star and director of “Easy Rider” when delivering Kansas’ 41 delegate votes to Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry during the party’s national convention.
- Kansas GOP primary open to only Republicans
- July 29, 2004
- (Updated Thursday at 10:34 a.m.) Kansas Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh said Thursday the Republican Party primary will be open to only Republican voters.
- Chance for rain throughout the day
- July 29, 2004
- (Updated Thursday at 9:08 a.m.) If you’re headed out to the county fair this afternoon, you might not get fair weather. “We will have the spotty chance for a shower throughout the day today,” said Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist. “That heavy rainfall is staying down to the south of us.”
- Briefly
- July 29, 2004
- ¢ Muslim security force proposed for Iraqis ¢ General’s lawyer denies prison abuse claim ¢ NATO seeks consensus on Iraqi mission
- Briefly
- July 29, 2004
- ¢ Sergeant in carjacking says he was following orders ¢ Gracia Burnham testifies about year of abduction
- Briefly
- July 29, 2004
- ¢ 9-11 families plan watchdog list ¢ Falwell target of new politicking complaint ¢ Poll shows John Ramsey has shot at legislature ¢ Appeals court upholds ban on sex toy sales
- Stirn services
- July 29, 2004
- Briefly
- July 29, 2004
- ¢ Backhoe likely culprit in rupture of gas line ¢ Apartment fire blamed on unattended candle ¢ State wants to track all West Nile in humans ¢ Magnifiers offered to newspaper readers
- K.C. firm cites low-carb trend for losses
- July 29, 2004
- American Italian Pasta Co. on Wednesday reported a third-quarter loss, blaming the continued popularity of diets low in carbohydrates.
- Collison holds court at camp
- Former KU standout preaches fundamentals
- July 29, 2004
- Nick Collison probably didn’t even hear the words that were spilling out of his mouth Wednesday afternoon.
- Self can’t wait to open drills
- July 29, 2004
- Kansas University’s men’s basketball players will have more than classes to look forward to on Aug. 19 — the first day of the fall semester.
- Briefly
- July 29, 2004
- ¢ New stamps feature American Indian art ¢ Anti-abortion group fights campaign finance ¢ Lawsuit challenges American’s detention ¢ Body identified as missing teen
- Jayhawk gets face lift
- July 29, 2004
- Briefly
- July 29, 2004
- ¢ Mosque bombing kills 6 ¢ French Jews relocate at Sharon’s urging ¢ More changes planned in Sudan resolution
- Contract loss hinders call center’s growth
- Affinitas offers 40 employees alternative jobs
- July 29, 2004
- Growth plans for a Lawrence call center that recently announced plans to hire 100 employees have suffered a setback.
- Boeing posts $607M profit, raises outlook
- Defense business helps bolster firm’s earnings
- July 29, 2004
- Boeing Co. reported a better-than-expected $607 million profit for the second quarter and raised its earnings estimates for the rest of this year and next, buoyed in part by an improving outlook for the long-stagnant commercial airplane business.
- Laws regarding copying music need fine tuning
- July 29, 2004
- My teenage daughter was singing as she walked into the kitchen.
- Kansas City region’s activity flat
- July 29, 2004
- The Kansas City region of the Federal Reserve reported economic activity that generally was flat or weaker than previous surveys, Fed officials said Wednesday.
- Olsen twins’ image survives eating-disorder treatment
- July 29, 2004
- There are two Mary-Kates in crisis.
- Edwards deftly argues case for John Kerry
- July 29, 2004
- John Edwards cannot donate the optimism, which seems to run deep in his marrow, to John Kerry. He cannot graft his electric smile or transfer his energy onto the top of the ticket.
- James C. Hattabaugh
- July 29, 2004
- Freshmen dandy, Mangino maintains
- July 29, 2004
- Don’t ask Mark Mangino which freshmen he expects to contribute to Kansas University’s football team this fall.
- Baldwin grad Mason shifts positions
- July 29, 2004
- If anything, Saturday’s Kansas Shrine Bowl will be an intriguing exhibition of Micah Mason’s football versatility.
- Twins complete Sox sweep
- Morneau’s home runs taken away in 5-4 win
- July 29, 2004
- Justin Morneau circled the bases twice, and both times apparent home runs by the Minnesota rookie disappeared when umpires huddled and reversed their original calls.
- Ortiz wins 100th career game
- Braves’ pitcher outduels Pittsburgh’s Perez, 1-0
- July 29, 2004
- Oliver Perez earned substantial praise from both dugouts.
- Kerry must play to strength
- July 29, 2004
- This is no place to go hunting for the endangered species of the 2004 election. A real, live, undecided voter is even harder to find than a self-confessed pessimist in this resolutely upbeat Democratic convention.
- Edwards pledges optimism, unity
- July 29, 2004
- John Edwards praised John Kerry Wednesday night as a man tested by war for national command and promised cheering Democratic National Convention delegates that their ticket will “build one America” no longer divided by income or race.
- Virtual school tops enrollment goal
- July 29, 2004
- Lawrence public school officials had a goal of enrolling 30 students in the inaugural year of the district’s virtual charter school.
- Court: Lawyer shortage violates rights
- July 29, 2004
- The state’s highest court ruled Wednesday that a shortage of defense lawyers caused by low pay was violating the constitutional rights of some poor defendants, and said cases must be dismissed against suspects who go without a lawyer for more than 45 days.
- Search continues for missing jogger
- July 29, 2004
- Police labeled Lori Hacking’s disappearance a criminal investigation two days after she vanished, using that term to obtain a court order sealing details of a search warrant in the case.
- U.S. joins prosecution in USS Cole bombing
- July 29, 2004
- A Yemeni court on Wednesday granted the U.S. government the right to join the prosecution team in the trial of six men accused of plotting the 2000 attack on the American destroyer USS Cole.
- Political passions seem displaced
- July 29, 2004
- When John Kerry speaks tonight he may promise, again, to cut corporate taxes and increase the size of the military by 40,000 people. Both ideas are sensible — and tactical. They are supposed to blunt Republican charges that he stands on one side of a vast ideological chasm separating the parties. Democrats make similar, and similarly silly, charges about this election as the hinge on which American and world history will turn.
- Horoscopes
- July 29, 2004
- Executive evaluation
- Grading the performance of NASCAR Chairman and CEO
- July 29, 2004
- Like the savvy executive he is, Brian France declined to grade himself on the first 10 months of his tenure as NASCAR chairman and CEO.
- Quiet weekend at Loudon was a welcome change
- July 29, 2004
- It’s 7:30 Monday morning, and Lake Winnipesaukee is shimmering. Despite patches of blue sky, the sun is still looking for a hole in the clouds. The birds are chirping, but not so loudly that it would wake up anybody who’s not already stirring.
- Daily ticker
- July 29, 2004
- Briefcase
- July 29, 2004
- ¢ Oil soars to new high ¢ Applebee’s earnings up ¢ Real estate speculation fuels rise in Kmart stock
- Federal Reserve reports economic slowdown
- July 29, 2004
- The Federal Reserve reported Wednesday that the U.S. economy cooled off in June and July as consumer spending, especially on autos, slowed significantly after a big surge in early spring.
- ‘Blue Collar’ too blue for time slot
- July 29, 2004
- Make no mistake about it, “Blue Collar TV” (7 p.m., WB) is a major departure for its network. Whether it represents a new direction or a sign of desperation remains to be seen.
- Catherine Zeta-Jones testifies about stalking
- July 29, 2004
- Catherine Zeta-Jones took the stand Wednesday and read from 19 letters containing death threats written by a woman charged with stalking the Oscar-winning actress.
- Welcome redevelopment
- July 29, 2004
- Converting dilapidated Oread Neighborhood houses for new uses preserves the city’s history and historic charm.
- Just say no
- July 29, 2004
- Short-sighted plan
- July 29, 2004
- True freedom
- July 29, 2004
- Tiahrt’s son laid to rest
- July 29, 2004
- Hundreds of mourners came Wednesday to funeral services for the teenage son of Republican Rep. Todd Tiahrt.
- Police halt ice cream program for safe drivers
- July 29, 2004
- A program in which police had an ice cream reward instead of a ticket for motorists they pulled over has been halted after just three days for a little fine-tuning.
- Wichita residents urged to plan city’s future
- July 29, 2004
- Community leaders here have given residents a tall order: Plan Wichita’s future.
- Former opponents rally behind Kerry-Edwards ticket
- July 29, 2004
- Al Sharpton won the hearts of delegates to the Democratic National Convention with a rousing and raucous speech Wednesday night, saying his failed quest for the White House was proof that kids could grow up poor and make it in America.
- Gravesite’s sentry to return to post
- Missing statue found in rural ditch
- July 29, 2004
- The dog is back.
- Land use question pits housing vs. industry
- July 29, 2004
- Lawrence needs land for industrial sites and for affordable housing. But both can’t go in the same location.
- Moving days in Lawrence yield crop of tossed-away treasures
- July 29, 2004
- Every year in late July or early August, when most apartment leases in Lawrence expire and college students move into new places to call home, the harvest begins.
- Open seat brings crowded field to state Senate race
- Four Republicans, two Democrats to vie in primaries for right to replace Bob Lyon in 3rd District
- July 29, 2004
- Forget taxes and education. The hottest topic in the Kansas 3rd District Senate race may be trees.
- 115 die in Iraq turmoil
- Two U.S. soldiers among dead
- July 29, 2004
- In the deadliest attack since Iraq’s interim government took power from U.S.-led occupation authorities, a car careened off a busy street Wednesday and into a crowd of Iraqis applying to join the police force, exploding with a roar and killing at least 68 people.
- Fair officials caution 4-H’ers to beware of shutterbugs
- Board warns that animal rights activists may take photos to claim abuse
- July 29, 2004
- On the surface is the appearance of easy, old-time fun: Whirling carnival rides, mobs of people, gobs of cotton candy, children primping and scrubbing barnyard animals.
- Dean E. Crawford
- July 29, 2004
- Mary Catherine Summers
- July 29, 2004
- Greene experimenting
- U.S. Olympic sprinter working on start
- July 29, 2004
- Just weeks before the start of the Athens Olympics, defending 100-meter champion Maurice Greene is still tinkering with his start.
- U.S. basketball team aims to run, gun
- Blessed with strong wing players, Americans to try to use athleticism to advantage
- July 29, 2004
- The U.S. Olympic basketball team has only had a few days of practice, and it already has an idea what it will be.
- A hot commodity
- Coaches, fans flock to see Hansbrough
- July 29, 2004
- Division One college basketball coaches flock to see Tyler Hansbrough play basketball, but AAU tournaments and high school games might be as close as any one of them gets to coaching him.
- Call-ups hurt Haskell
- July 29, 2004
- Kansas University’s football team isn’t the only one affected by U. S. Army Reserve call-ups.
- Raiders short-handed for state
- July 29, 2004
- Considering all the Lawrence Raiders have lost this year, taking a “nothing to lose” approach to today’s American Legion Class AAA state baseball tournament might be the respectable way to go.
- Outlaws motivated to play other city team
- July 29, 2004
- Today, the Lawrence Outlaws will make their first-ever appearance in the American Legion Class AAA state baseball tournament.
- Ricin found in baby food
- July 29, 2004
- Authorities found ground-up castor beans with trace amounts of the poison ricin in two jars of baby food that had been tampered with, officials said Wednesday.
- Lawrence briefs
- July 29, 2004
- ¢ Advance voting open Saturday at courthouse ¢ ‘River City’ to explore athletics at Haskell
- On the record
- July 29, 2004
- Abusive priest up for parole
- July 29, 2004
- Victims of a defrocked Catholic priest who pleaded guilty to molesting four young men vowed to fight his release from prison.
- Navajo experts on crime seek reconciliation, not retribution
- July 29, 2004
- Two experts in Navajo justice say there’s a better alternative to the white man’s way of punishing criminals, which has filled the nation’s prisons and torn apart countless families, regardless of whether the punishment makes the criminal a better person or helps the victim heal.
- Kansan testifies at kidnapping trial in Philippines
- July 29, 2004
- American missionary Gracia Burnham testified against the Muslim extremists who allegedly abducted her in a heavily guarded court Thursday, recounting her yearlong jungle captivity that ended with her husband dead in a commando rescue mission.
- Cash, Shock edge Mystics
- July 29, 2004
- Swin Cash had 20 points, six rebounds and five assists as the Detroit Shock spoiled Chamique Holdsclaw’s return to the lineup with a 73-65 victory over the Washington Mystics on Wednesday.
- Royals routed by D-Rays
- July 29, 2004
- Mark Hendrickson is earning the confidence of Devil Rays manager Lou Piniella.
- Kerry returns home with ‘band of brothers’
- July 29, 2004
- John Kerry returned home Wednesday to a hero’s welcome from Democrats, his Vietnam crewmates and the man whose life he saved nearly four decades ago, and, echoing Bruce Springsteen, he pledged “no retreat, no surrender” in his quest for the White House.
- Questionnaires from Martin Miller and Charles Branson
- July 29, 2004
- Major Watergate figure dies at 75
- LaRue cited among ‘Deep Throat’ suspects
- July 29, 2004
- Fred LaRue, the shadowy Nixon White House aide and “bagman” who delivered more than $300,000 in payoffs to Watergate conspirators, died of coronary artery disease in a Biloxi, Miss., motel room, where he lived. He was 75.
- FSHS assistant Stoll named LHS baseball coach
- July 29, 2004
- After seven years on the other side of town, Brad Stoll had a haunting realization Wednesday, the night before he was to be introduced as Lawrence High’s new head baseball coach. He had nothing to wear.
- AAA Legion baseball tournament postponed
- July 29, 2004
- Thursday’s first-round games in the Kansas AAA Legion baseball tournament in Chanute were postponed because of wet grounds.
- China accuses American of spying
- July 29, 2004
- A Chinese-born U.S. citizen who lives in New York and runs a U.S.-based trading company has been imprisoned here since last September on suspicion of spying for Taiwan for the last 14 years, official Chinese media reported Wednesday.
- Disgraced judge now serving in transportation security
- July 29, 2004
- A key overseer of the Bush administration’s unsuccessful efforts to create a more comprehensive screening process for airline passengers resigned in disgrace four years ago from the New Hampshire Supreme Court to avoid prosecution over his conduct on the bench.
- DA candidates differ on donations
- July 29, 2004
- Democratic district attorney candidate Martin Miller is using mostly his own money to finance his campaign, while his competitor in next week’s primary, Charles Branson, has received $5,720 in donations, reports show.
- Visit history
- July 29, 2004
- People
- July 29, 2004
- ¢ ‘Hero’ to the rescue ¢ Tom Sizemore going back to court ¢ Rated ‘T’ for teens? ¢ Competition Trump-style
- 9-11 reports don’t address toughest issues
- July 29, 2004
- History professors should give the 9-11 Commission’s final report a solid A as an illuminating chronology pulled together on the gallop. History itself is not likely to be as kind. The report has conceptual holes and works too hard to round off the necessary rough edges of politics and national strategy.
- At least 1,300 dead in South Asia flooding
- July 29, 2004
- Galib Mahmud, in a crisp white school shirt, waded barefoot through waist-deep, filthy floodwaters, carrying a backpack on his head and dangling his black shoes in a string bag as he trekked across the flooded streets of Dhaka.
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