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Officials recommend selling aging Landon state office building
By Scott Rothschild
June 28, 2004
(Updated Monday at 11:31 a.m.) TOPEKA - State officials today recommended selling the Landon Building and rebuilding the Docking Building.
Latest suspected mad cow case not from Kansas, says state regulator
By Roxana Hegeman, Associated Press
June 28, 2004
(Updated Monday at 12:24 p.m.) TOPEKA - A suspected new case of mad cow disease does not involve a Kansas animal, the state’s top animal health regulator said Monday.
Skies expected to begin clearing
By Dave Toplikar
June 28, 2004
(Updated Monday at 7:24 a.m.) If you were driving through northeast Kansas this morning, chances are you had to slow down — patches of dense fog greeted commuters in the area. However, the weather forecast for the Lawrence area calls for clearer skies later today.
Briefly
June 28, 2004
¢ Pro-democracy candidate wins presidential election ¢ Libya’s aid sought on Sudan relief effort ¢ Missile strikes retaliate for attacks on army outpost
Hollywood has Kansas casting call
Hundreds turn out in Brookville for chance to be in low-budget Western
The Associated Press
June 28, 2004
About 500 people — at least 100 more than live in this central Kansas town — turned out for a chance to be an extra in a low-budget Western that will be filmed here.
City briefs
June 28, 2004
¢ Police investigating death of infant girl ¢ Lawrence executive joins Kansas Inc. board ¢ Lawrence’s Great Race car still running strong ¢ Town-hall meeting to look at voting act
Gordon dominates Sonoma road course
By Mike Harris - Associated Press Motorsports Writer
June 28, 2004
Jeff Gordon wrapped up a perfect weekend Sunday, starting from the pole and racing to an overpowering victory in the NASCAR race at Infineon Raceway.
Married gays reign in parades
The Associated Press
June 28, 2004
The party still had its traditional leather-clad legions and dramatic drag queens, but Sunday’s gay pride parade featured marchers even more radical — married same-sex couples.
Early start to school year means less time for pool
By Alicia Henrikson
June 28, 2004
The Lawrence Aquatic Center does good business in the summer. Children from Lawrence and surrounding communities can be seen in and around the pool in Buford M. Watson Jr. Park by the hundreds. But this year, the pool will be closed Monday through Thursday beginning Aug. 16.
Horoscopes
By Jacqueline Bigar
June 28, 2004
Jaycees hope to jazz up fireworks show
By Lindsay Hanson
June 28, 2004
Lawrence Jaycees plan to pump up this year’s Fourth of July fireworks display with more money, more power, more music and more time dedicated to the display.
People
June 28, 2004
¢ Documentary the hottest ticket ¢ Mermaids on parade ¢ Guitar sale sets record ¢ Bikinis draw throngs
Character vs. cleverness
By Max Boot - Special to the Los Angeles Times
June 28, 2004
“Survivor: Little Rock” — the reality TV show with only one contestant — is back. Bubba Bill is once again transfixing the nation with the psychodrama that is his life and times. The ex-prez wants us to know that he’s been trying to figure out the source of the “demons” that led him into a dalliance with Monica Lewinsky. Not surprisingly, he’s located the wellsprings of his childish behavior in his childhood. That’s nice for him. But he still doesn’t have a clue why he became every right-winger’s favorite pinata.
Mildred M. Rhoades
June 28, 2004
Eudora Middle School honor roll
June 28, 2004
Eudora Middle School spring 2004 honor roll students
Cards sweep Royals
Bottom of St. Louis order sparks offense in 10-3 win
The Associated Press
June 28, 2004
The bottom of the St. Louis batting order decided it was time to carry Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen for a change.
Cell phone directory faces privacy concerns
Legislation aims to protect consumers
By May Wong - Associated Press Writer
June 28, 2004
Sheila Vreeburg has entrusted her cell phone number to very few people — her family, close friends and her veterinarian. If she could keep it that way, she would.
Bloomba helpful for e-mail searches
By Frank Bajak - Associated Press Writer
June 28, 2004
It pains me to watch people scroll through their e-mail queues, like rummagers through cluttered attics, in search of a particular message.
Washington back
Ex-coach returns for camp
By Chris Wristen
June 28, 2004
In the biography of Marian Washington’s life, a majority of the book likely would be spent on her tenure as Kansas University’s women’s basketball coach.
Titans hook ‘Horns for championship
By Eric Olson - Associated Press Writer
June 28, 2004
After struggling at the start of the season, Cal State Fullerton ended it in championship style.
KU should divulge Perkins’ salary package, A.G. says
By Scott Rothschild
June 28, 2004
Kansas Atty. Gen. Phill Kline says the public should get access to details of the compensation package for Kansas University athletic director Lew Perkins.
Chautauqua observes Sabbath with Plymouth re-enactment
Audience of 400 hear early-Lawrence preacher and wife relive abolitionist days
By Mike Belt & Lindsay Hanson
June 28, 2004
Like a good Kansan from 150 years ago, Chautauqua went to church Sunday morning.
City doubts growth data
Census numbers show Lawrence expansion slowing
By Joel Mathis
June 28, 2004
City planning officials say Lawrence is growing faster than indicated by last week’s U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
City to consider regulations on chaining dogs
Agenda highlights ¢ 6:35 p.m. Tuesday ¢ City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets ¢ Sunflower Broadband Channel 25 ¢ Meeting documents online at www.lawrenceks.org
June 28, 2004
Commissioners will consider an ordinance that would limit how long dogs can be left on chains in yards.
City briefs
June 28, 2004
¢ Sunday showers cause no flooding in Lawrence ¢ Victim in hospital after fight outside strip club ¢ KU School of Education honors state official
Briefly
June 28, 2004
¢ Rock slide kills 1 on Mount Katahdin ¢ Mountain lion attack costs hiker an eye ¢ ‘Fire-safe’ cigarettes now required by law
Get-away car
June 28, 2004
Another terror
What about the agony of people forced to down hijacked airliners in an attempt to save many other innocents?
J-W Editorials
June 28, 2004
In the flood of data from hearings about the four aircraft involved in the 9-11 tragedies, not enough attention is being paid to what a wrenching choice American fighter pilots may have to make in the event of new suicide attacks involving commercial aircraft.
Saudis must ‘just say no’ to terrorism
By Jim Hoagland
June 28, 2004
Note to Abdullah S. I’m not sure you have really thought through the 12-step recovery program that you and Saudi Arabia must develop to deal with the addicts of terrorism and utopian Wahhabist Islam in your midst. You still focus on their behavior. Concentrate first on the only thing you can truly control and immediately change — your behavior.
Women still face work barriers
By Ellen Goodman
June 28, 2004
And now for a small story from the Latter-day Annals of Working Womanhood. Fresh out of college in 1963, I got my first job at Newsweek magazine. In those days, women were hired as researchers and men were hired as writers … and that was that.
Timely repairs
June 28, 2004
China tries to balance change
By David Broder
June 28, 2004
Mao Yushi, an elderly retired economist, has started his own charitable foundation, with gifts from some of the government and Communist Party officials he helped train over the years. He uses it to finance microcredit — loans of a few hundred dollars or less — to villagers who want to start their own businesses and to train several hundred young women a year from rural areas so they can get jobs as hotel housekeepers in the burgeoning cities.
Closed K.C.K. landfill draws scrutiny
The Associated Press
June 28, 2004
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says a closed landfill doesn’t comply with state laws for dealing with solid waste and poses a danger to people’s health.
Area marks bicentennial of Lewis and Clark journey
By Heather Hollingsworth - Associated Press Writer
June 28, 2004
Less than seven weeks into its two-year journey, the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery stopped upstream from this river town and fired the keel boat’s cannon to celebrate the 28th birthday of the fledgling nation it was exploring.
On the money
By Chuck Myers - Knight Ridder Newspapers
June 28, 2004
A dilapidated, empty home might just be a gold mine in waiting.
Roddick, Federer reach round of 16
Henman gives Brits hope of first Wimbledon champ since 1936
The Associated Press
June 28, 2004
Andy Roddick and Roger Federer reached the round of 16 at Wimbledon while thousands of fans lined up to be part of the third “People’s Sunday” in 127 years.
Uranium storage plan raises security concerns
The Associated Press
June 28, 2004
Construction of an above-ground storage complex for bomb-grade uranium will begin in August despite auditors’ concerns about the design, federal officials said.
Two D.A. opponents share close quarters
Attorneys both use office space in converted house
By Eric Weslander
June 28, 2004
The cozy, two-story home at 11th and New Hampshire streets might seem a little too cozy to its occupants at times this summer.
Delligatti services
June 28, 2004
Evalyn Hannon Beery
June 28, 2004
Wet weather washes final round of city event
By Ryan Greene - Journal-World Sports Writer
June 28, 2004
Mother Nature might have rained on Adam Stanley’s parade a little bit Sunday morning at the Lawrence Amateur Golf Assn.’s City Championship, but she could not keep him from walking away with a relatively easy victory.
Royals put Affeldt on DL
The Associated Press
June 28, 2004
The Kansas City Royals put pitcher Jeremy Affeldt on the 15-day disabled list Sunday and recalled pitcher Justin Huisman from Triple-A Omaha.
Rain cancels final day of Al Ice Woodbat Classic
J-W Staff Reports
June 28, 2004
Dejvu sometimes can be as miserable as a rainy day. The Lawrence Raiders’ chance at winning the Al Ice Memorial Woodbat Classic, like last year, was washed away when persistent rain canceled the final day.
Jayhawk briefs
June 28, 2004
¢ Future Jayhawk thrives ¢ Jayhawk wins in Missouri
Outlaws reach title game
J-W Staff Reports
June 28, 2004
Lawrence’s Outlaws lost their final pool-play game Sunday, but they still earned a berth in the championship game of the Pittsburg Wooden Bat Tournament.
Family sees Contreras win
Defection backdrop for Yanks’ day-night sweep
The Associated Press
June 28, 2004
The hugs and kisses said it all for Jose Contreras. With his family looking on, he became the dominating pitcher the New York Yankees expected all along.
Pirates rout Reds, 14-4
The Associated Press
June 28, 2004
Jason Bay probably wishes this month can last a while longer.
Oakland recalls pitcher Saarloos
The Associated Press
June 28, 2004
The Oakland Athletics recalled right-handed pitcher Kirk Saarloos from Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday to add depth to their overworked bullpen and to make a spot start this week.
Easier access to records sought
By Scott Rothschild
June 28, 2004
Getting a public record in Kansas can be like running a gantlet. First, there are hundreds of exceptions to the law that requires state and local governments to keep records open to the public.
Video shows captured Marine
NATO agrees to pitch in with training, equipping Iraq security forces
J-W Wire Reports
June 28, 2004
As NATO leaders on Sunday night prepared to approve an agreement to train and equip Iraq’s fledgling security forces, violent opposition to the American occupation of Iraq continued with disclosures of the kidnappings of a U.S. Marine and a Pakistani employee of the American contracting firm Halliburton Inc., and with attacks on Baghdad’s airport and city.
Cassini ready for close-up of Saturn and its rings
By John Antczak - Associated Press Writer
June 28, 2004
Two decades and $3.3 billion in the making, an international exploration of Saturn begins this week when a spacecraft slips through a gap in the planet’s shimmering rings and arcs into orbit.
Taliban target democracy as Afghan election nears
The Associated Press
June 28, 2004
Taliban fighters killed up to 16 men after learning they had registered for Afghanistan’s U.S.-backed national elections, the deadliest attack yet in a campaign aimed at sabotaging the nation’s first free vote, officials said Sunday.
Iran to resume building centrifuges for nuclear program
The Associated Press
June 28, 2004
Iran said Sunday that within days it would resume building centrifuges for its nuclear program in a forceful rejection of severe international castigation.
U.S. explores expanding missile defense system
Knight Ridder Newspapers
June 28, 2004
The Bush administration is exploring the possibility of expanding the nascent U.S. missile defense system into Eastern Europe as a protection against an attack from the Middle East.
On the record
June 28, 2004
Child agency seeks office help
J-W Staff Reports
June 28, 2004
The Douglas County Child Development Assn. needs volunteers to assist in the office with clerical tasks such as assembling literature packets, making copies and organizing mailings. Volunteers are asked to commit at least two hours during business hours, though the organization is flexible and will schedule to fit volunteers’ needs.
TCM showcases actress Patricia Neal
Kevin McDonough
June 28, 2004
Patricia Neal discusses her charmed career and doomed private live with host Robert Osborne on “Private Screenings” (7 p.m., Turner Classic Movies). Barely out of college, Neal took Broadway by storm, winning a Tony award in 1947, the first year they were presented. Her co-star in her first film, “John Loves Mary,” was a Warner Bros. player named Ronald Reagan. Later, she stole the lead role in “The Fountainhead” (1949) from Barbara Stanwyck and then stole the heart of the movie’s leading man, Gary Cooper. The handsome, very married Cooper would be her lover for five years.
Many area games canceled
Only two fields dry enough to be used tonight
World Online Staff
June 28, 2004
Heavy rainfall yesterday and today has left most area fields tonight unsafe for baseball and softball games. All Douglas County Amateur Baseball Assn, Houk/Ice and Heinrich league games have been cancelled.
States reluctant to join education lawsuit
The Associated Press
June 28, 2004
The nation’s largest union boldly pledged a year ago to rally states to sue the Bush administration over education spending under the No Child Left Behind law.
Tips on how to save on gasoline
By Michelle Singletary
June 28, 2004
In a very unscientific poll, I’ve discovered that while many drivers are groaning about the high price of gasoline these days, many don’t have a clue that there are some things they can do to cut their fuel bills.
River City Chronicles: Lawrence has history of radical abolition
June 28, 2004
Historian Matthew Veatch and Kansas University assistant professor of history Jonathan Earle discuss the anti-slavery movement in mid-1850s Lawrence.
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