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- Horoscopes
- June 20, 2004
- China needs U.S. pressure for change
- June 20, 2004
- Toying with his lunch, Liu Junning is relaxed as he describes the price of advocating democracy in China. In a calm voice, with no hint of fear or bitterness, he describes what happened to him a bit over three years ago when Communist Party authorities objected to an article the young political scientist had published about the need for more reform and competition in the government of this sprawling nation.
- Quebec’s great outdoors
- Canadian city’s cobblestone streets, good eats attract visitors
- June 20, 2004
- Most visitors to this Canadian city known for a European ambience head straight to Vieux Quebec — the old quarter — with its stone fortifications and four centuries of history.
- Bonds get tricky as rates rise
- June 20, 2004
- Let’s take it as a sure thing: Interest rates are going to rise. What, then, should consumers and investors do to get ready?
- Boy’s death typifies health care in Iraq
- June 20, 2004
- A 3-month old Iraqi baby who prompted an outpouring of sympathy around the world after he was photographed lying emaciated in an undersupplied Iraqi hospital has died, doctors said Saturday.
- Hostage’s hometown begins mourning
- June 20, 2004
- For days, childhood friends and residents had prayed for the safe return of Paul Johnson Jr. A day after learning of his beheading by militants in Saudi Arabia, residents responded with grief and fond memories of him.
- Newfound Civil War widow causes stir
- June 20, 2004
- Until this month, Maudie Celia Hopkins was best known for her fried peach pies and applesauce cakes.
- Cubs bank on Barrett
- Ninth-inning double lifts Chicago past Oakland
- June 20, 2004
- Michael Barrett added another highlight to his career season.
- Faces & places
- June 20, 2004
- Race doesn’t define athletic abilities
- June 20, 2004
- I find myself in the unpleasant position of defending Larry Bird. Guy shreds my heart in the ‘84 Finals, his evil Boston Celtics defeating my valiant Los Angeles Lakers, and now, just 20 years later, here I stand between him and the torches and pitchforks of the mob. Still, Larry Legend is getting a bum rap and I can’t stand by and watch that, even if he is a former Celtic.
- Contraptions don’t complete flight plans
- June 20, 2004
- These days we take flying for granted. We walk aboard commercial airplanes, and although we don’t understand how they work, we’re confident that, thanks to the extremely sophisticated technology embodied in these complex machines, some teeny part, possibly in the toilet, will malfunction, and we will be delayed.
- High-tech shirts nice gifts for dad
- June 20, 2004
- Pop quiz: What do I get Dad this year?
- Firm green on No. 7 eats up players
- June 20, 2004
- One of the shortest holes on Shinnecock Hills drew most of the attention Saturday — and almost all of the ire from those playing the third round of the U.S. Open.
- Programs help inmates be better dads
- June 20, 2004
- Two-year-old Kreed Goldsmith calls the big building surrounded by razor wire “Daddy’s house,” because that’s where he gets to visit every few months with his father.
- Town honors slain civil rights workers
- June 20, 2004
- The last thing Jewel McDonald’s parents saw, that night in 1964 when her mother was nearly beaten to death, were white Ku Klux Klan robes fluttering like doves’ wings through the dark as Klansmen ran toward her church.
- ‘It’s like listening to music’
- Topeka man exhibits private Sudlow collection
- June 20, 2004
- When Horace Eubank saw his first Robert Sudlow painting, he had no idea it would spark a passion for the noted Lawrence landscape artist’s work that would last nearly 40 years — and counting.
- Poet wins $100,000 prize
- June 20, 2004
- Like many poets, Kay Ryan values time more than money — a preference that has left her savings account lean.
- Arts notes
- June 20, 2004
- ¢ Lawrence man is among ‘America’s Sweetest Dads’ ¢ It’s a pirate’s life for City Youth Theatre ¢ Historians detail anti-slavery in Lawrence ¢ Two art guilds join forces ¢ Lawrence City Band sends in the clowns ¢ Ad Astra Galleria mounts eclectic new show ¢ Art guild names officers, coordinators ¢ Art guild’s monthly meeting Monday ¢ Kansas Touring Roster open for submissions ¢ Film Institute announces new scholarship program
- Briefcase
- June 20, 2004
- ¢ Lawrence chamber seeks nominations for award ¢ Firm advises job seekers not to take summer off ¢ Name that company
- British comic bringing act stateside
- June 20, 2004
- The comic known as the David Letterman of Great Britain is looking for a fresh start.
- Pet Post
- June 20, 2004
- Poet’s showcase
- June 20, 2004
- People
- June 20, 2004
- ¢ Lee gets life achievement prize ¢ Lithgow lends hand to theater ¢ Russia welcomes film celebrities ¢ Actress likes license to ‘poke fun’
- Briefly
- June 20, 2004
- ¢ Two climbers rescued; little hope for third ¢ Paper: Priests shuffled even after abuse scandal ¢ 9-11 survivor among Olympic torch runners ¢ Clinton: Terrorism could make Iraqis’ lives worse
- Briefly
- June 20, 2004
- ¢ 9-11 panel requests evidence of Iraq link from Cheney ¢ Bush touts economic gains; Democrat says more needed ¢ Seven die in Taliban gunfight; mine injures two U.S. troops
- Primary battle
- The outcome of Republican primaries could have a significant impact on the future of Kansas.
- June 20, 2004
- Given the general lack of interest in primary elections in Kansas, it may seem curious that Republicans are fighting in court over whether to allow unaffiliated voters to participate in their primary.
- University’s loss
- June 20, 2004
- Real values
- June 20, 2004
- Jim Crow returns?
- June 20, 2004
- Custody issue overshadows Pledge
- June 20, 2004
- I confess that I was a teensy bit relieved when the Supreme Court found a way to avoid ruling on the Pledge of Allegiance. Having pledged before and after the God clause was added, I didn’t think those two words were any big deal. But I did suspect they were unconstitutional.
- Developing back habits prevents pain
- June 20, 2004
- Good posture should be a lifelong habit, but some older adults find that their posture is not as good as it should be, or used to be. This may be caused by such things as longtime habits of poor posture or by osteoporosis, explains Ann Riat, physical therapist at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan.
- Calendar
- June 20, 2004
- Douglas County Senior Services, 745 Vt., offers activities during the week for residents age 55 and older. Call 842-0543 for more information.
- Water world: Homeowners transform back yard into oasis
- June 20, 2004
- Mark Lehman and Diana Chamberlain’s yard, tucked off a quaint Old West Lawrence brick sidewalk, is one of the more unique outdoor spaces in town.
- Brown patch endangers green lawns
- June 20, 2004
- There is no doubt that the warm spring rains have been good for our gardens, flowers and lawns. They have quenched the thirst of our drought-stricken plants.
- TV show puts vroom into national bike sales
- June 20, 2004
- This isn’t Orange County, N.Y., home of the popular cable television series “American Chopper.” It’s far from it. Big Springs is a Douglas County farming community about 12 miles west of Lawrence. But the success of the Discovery Channel’s American Chopper series has filtered down to this wide spot in the road along U.S. Highway 40.
- Cost of insuring workers in Iraq increasing
- Businesses footing larger bills than expected as dangers multiply
- June 20, 2004
- When Vulcan AMPS LLC dispatched a team of workers to Iraq last fall, managers knew it would be risky. What they didn’t count on was just how much more expensive it would become to insure employees and the company against those dangers.
- KU newcomer recalls top prep Howard
- June 20, 2004
- There still is suspense surrounding the No. 1 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft.
- Amputees bicycling through state as part of trek across America
- June 20, 2004
- James Thayer and two companions will ride into Kansas today, more than two weeks into their quest to bike across the country and well on their way to showing what amputees can do.
- Endangered species sessions on tap
- June 20, 2004
- State meetings to discuss threatened and endangered species are scheduled June 30 at Emporia State University and July 1 in Junction City.
- Area fishing report
- June 20, 2004
- Outdoors briefs
- June 20, 2004
- ¢ Commission to meet Thursday at JCCC ¢ Supercat tourney set Aug. 8 in Atchison
- NASCAR hoping for routine race in Michigan
- June 20, 2004
- NASCAR president Mike Helton would give plenty to see a nice, simple race today at Michigan International Speedway.
- Fullerton pitcher stifles S. Carolina
- June 20, 2004
- Jason Windsor pitched a three-hitter and struck out a career-high 14, leading Cal State Fullerton to a 2-0 victory over South Carolina in the College World Series on Saturday.
- Mickelson falters, but still in the hunt
- June 20, 2004
- Phil Mickelson posed at the seventh tee, an 8-iron above his head as he followed the soaring flight of his ball.
- Cards claim sixth straight victory
- June 20, 2004
- For the second straight game, Albert Pujols upstaged Ken Griffey’s quest for 500 homers.
- Outlaws snare pair with Olathe East
- June 20, 2004
- Although it was accomplished with contrasting styles, the Lawrence Outlaws swept Saturday’s youth baseball doubleheader with Olathe East, improving to 7-6 on the season.
- Raiders go 1-1
- June 20, 2004
- Lawrence’s Raiders lost to Creighton Prep, 6-5, then defeated Roncalli, 7-4, in games against Omaha, Neb., American Legion baseball teams Saturday.
- Roddick poised for Wimbledon
- American could pose biggest threat to Federer
- June 20, 2004
- Andy Roddick has what it takes to be a transcendent tennis star. He boasts a record-breaking, highlight-reel-worthy 150 mph serve that makes opponents whiff and spectators gasp. He backs that up with a ferocious forehand, while the rest of his game is steadily improving under Brad Gilbert’s tutelage.
- Lakers may have much different look
- O’Neal: ‘If they’re going to continue to go in the same direction, I don’t want to be a part of this’
- June 20, 2004
- The NBA trade market has one huge addition: Call him The Big Commodity.
- Goosen survives as Shinnecock Hills bares fangs
- June 20, 2004
- The brittle grass played like concrete. Then the wind showed up at the U.S. Open, and Shinnecock Hills was scarier than ever.
- Sibling rivalry: Barnoskies make sport family affair
- June 20, 2004
- Of all things, the triathlon is what the Barnoskie family has in common. It’s unique, and it’s a testament to the remarkable athletic genes being passed around the family tree. The spotlight now is on Katie and Marcus Barnoskie, a teen sibling duo making waves (and tracks) in the triathlon, one of sport’s most grueling challenges.
- Kansas campers get taste of ‘Bonnie-ball’
- June 20, 2004
- When Bonnie Henrickson was hired as Kansas University’s women’s basketball coach in March, she promised to bring a more offensively-minded style of basketball to KU.
- U.S. team awaits all-stars
- KU grad Musser ‘excited’ about softball challenge
- June 20, 2004
- Christi Musser picked an interesting time to make a comeback. Musser, a 24-year old Kansas University assistant coach, played her last game of college softball for the Jayhawks two years ago, but she’ll suit up for the Kansas All-Stars today when they play host to the U.S. Olympic team for a sold-out exhibition at 3 p.m. at Hummer Park in Topeka.
- Milton stymies Royals
- June 20, 2004
- Eric Milton made a case to be picked for the All-Star game.
- Mayer: KU’s Self has stayed above fray
- June 20, 2004
- Bill Self is a smooth, intelligent operator, far beyond being able to coach basketball darn well and recruit top-flight talent for Kansas University. He’s also doing a marvelous balancing act to keep the focus on a gleaming Jayhawk future despite the furor over ticket assignments for Allen Fieldhouse.
- Casino plan near Branson considered risky business
- Residents want to retain wholesome image
- June 20, 2004
- The town of Branson’s main industry is wholesome, family entertainment. Think Andy Williams and The Osmonds.
- Husband blames mental illness for slayings
- June 20, 2004
- When her daughters’ toys came tumbling out of the closet, Charlene Dorcy didn’t rush to pick them up.
- Neal L. Slocum
- June 20, 2004
- White bread may make eaters rounder
- Research shows eating refined grains adds fat to American waistlines
- June 20, 2004
- Many Americans are like a loaf of bread — soft, with one side round. Their choice of bread may be part of the reason.
- Sources: Enron’s Lay likely to be indicted
- June 20, 2004
- Kenneth Lay, Enron Corp.’s founder and former chairman, could be indicted on charges stemming from its 2001 collapse by the end of June, sources close to the case told The Associated Press on Saturday.
- On the record
- June 20, 2004
- Rescue effort results in second fatal crash
- June 20, 2004
- Minutes after a fatal crash at a southeast Kansas intersection, two more people died when a rescuer speeding to the scene collided with a car.
- Lawrence briefs
- June 20, 2004
- ¢ Former resident running for Jo. Co. sheriff ¢ State group honors District Court reporters
- Bradbury protests title of new film
- Moore asked to change name of ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’
- June 20, 2004
- Ray Bradbury is demanding an apology from filmmaker Michael Moore for lifting the title from his classic science-fiction novel “Fahrenheit 451” without permission and wants the new documentary “Fahrenheit 9/11” to be renamed.
- Area briefs
- June 20, 2004
- ¢ Commission to help plan freeway to Ottawa ¢ Summit promotes voting among young adults ¢ Ryun campaign opens headquarters in Topeka
- County may permit firework displays
- June 20, 2004
- County commissioners say they’re willing to let people shoot fireworks out in the county any time of year — as long as they follow the rules.
- Music festival picks up steam
- June 20, 2004
- The sound of music reached a crescendo Saturday at Clinton State Park as more bands took the stage and more people came to enjoy the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival.
- Unity march, Underground Railroad tour honor Juneteenth
- June 20, 2004
- A show of unity Saturday morning launched another day of activities in Lawrence’s Juneteenth celebration of the end of slavery in the United States.
- Neighbors oppose evidence warehouse
- City proposes eastside storage facility for police
- June 20, 2004
- A proposal to turn an abandoned East Lawrence concrete plant into a police evidence warehouse is drawing opposition from neighbors of the site.
- Farmland quarrel baffles developer
- Businessman, county at odds on how to refurbish industrial site
- June 20, 2004
- Under a course being charted by elected officials, Douglas County residents may be asked to spend millions of dollars to buy and redevelop Lawrence’s defunct Farmland Industries Inc. fertilizer plant site.
- Council brings Chautauqua to Lawrence to help celebrate sesquicentennial
- History revived: Bleeding Kansas coming to life
- June 20, 2004
- A century ago, a city the size of Lawrence would never have been included on the chautauqua circuit.
- 20 die in U.S. attack on terrorist safe house
- June 20, 2004
- In a bloody surprise attack, the U.S. military launched precision weapons into a poor residential neighborhood of Fallujah on Saturday to destroy what officers described as a safe house used by fighters loyal to Abu Musab Zarqawi and perhaps at times by the fugitive terrorist leader himself.
- Kansas artist Aaron Douglas regains local, national spotlight
- June 20, 2004
- Art history may be repeating itself, at least in the case of Aaron Douglas.
- Martin: Juneteenth calls for celebration of many freedoms
- June 20, 2004
- Maybe you’ve heard June 19 is a holiday but don’t know why.
- Small camera proves old adage true
- June 20, 2004
- The proverb “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” is a good way to describe the satisfaction I had with my small, nonprofessional, digital camera that I carried with me for my recent Biking Across Kansas trek.
- Goff: Every father is special to his children
- June 20, 2004
- Once upon a time, I’m told, fathers went to work at dawn, came home at dusk, put on their slippers, ate dinner with their families and spent the rest of the evening smoking their pipes and reading their newspapers. Well, I never knew any fathers like that and seriously question whether they ever really existed in large numbers.
- ‘Romance Romance’ is in the air
- June 20, 2004
- John Staniunas touts an unusual selling point for “Romance Romance,” a musical that opens the Kansas Summer Theatre season Friday night.
- Events scheduled for ‘Bleeding Kansas: Where the Civil War Began’
- June 20, 2004
- Scholars awaken history with portrayals
- June 20, 2004
- Don’t call them actors. The scholars portraying historical figures in “Bleeding Kansas: Where the Civil War Began” have spent exponentially more time studying their characters than the average star of stage or screen.
- 2004 Kansas Chautauqua biographies
- June 20, 2004
- ¢ John Brown (David Matheny) ¢ David Rice Atchison (David Dickerson) ¢ Frederick Douglass (Charles Everett Pace) ¢ Clarina Nichols (Diane Eickhoff) ¢ Abraham Lincoln (Richard Johnson) ¢ Stephen A. Douglas (Fred Krebs)
- Kids in their father’s art class only embarrassed periodically
- Parenthood is a balancing act when you’re a dualing dad
- June 20, 2004
- No one had to tell second-grader Haley Fischer that being in her father’s art class at Prairie Park School would be different than hanging out with him at home.
- For Christian band The Flynns, rocking out is a family affair
- Parenthood is a balancing act when you’re a dualing dad
- June 20, 2004
- t’s not like Isaac Flynn gets to be in Mom and Dad’s band just because he’s their son. He rocks.
- Review: ‘Separation Anxiety’ offers alternative to typical ‘chick lit’
- June 20, 2004
- Karen Brichoux’s first novel, “Coffee and Kung Fu,” was heralded by Cosmopolitan and People magazines as a stellar summer beach read. Her book covers feature hunky guys in tight jeans and catchy slogans written in hot pink.
- Bookstore
- June 20, 2004
- What are you reading?
- June 20, 2004
- Saudis seek body of beheaded American
- June 20, 2004
- Saudi security agents searched homes in the capital and surrounding deserts Saturday for the body of slain American hostage Paul M. Johnson Jr., while Saudi officials hailed as a victory their slaying of his executioner, the top al-Qaida figure in the kingdom.
- Lawrence commuter report
- June 20, 2004
- The following construction projects and events may affect commuter traffic in the region this week
- Attempt set for first private, manned rocket
- June 20, 2004
- The stuff of pulp science fiction and children’s adventure books could become reality this week high over the Mojave Desert, when an innovative rocket plane points its nose toward space.
- The Motley Fool
- June 20, 2004
- ¢ Last week’s question and answer ¢ Teens and credit ¢ Who’s who? ¢ Kraft rethinks portions
- Briefly
- June 20, 2004
- ¢ Sunshine causes ice hotel to close ¢ Dogpaddling allowed on some beaches ¢ Underwater music attracts snorkelers
- Former cable TV host continues his clowning
- June 20, 2004
- Every kid at one time or another has tried to imagine what a clown’s home looks like. Day-Glo red, green, purple, yellow and orange confetti running from every faucet. House plants squirting water in your eye. Fluorescent balloons floating and bobbling through every room.
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