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- Lawrence stories included in book that blasts the U.S. Postal Service
- October 17, 2004
- Neither snow, nor rain nor workplace gloom will keep the nation’s post office employees from getting the mail delivered on time.
- Briefly
- October 17, 2004
- ¢ Voters say Kerry wrong to cite gay daughter ¢ Poll: Security issues dominating attention ¢ Even little campaigning uncertain for Clinton
- Bush, Kerry battle on possible draft, flu shot deficit
- October 17, 2004
- President Bush turned the tables Saturday on Sen. John Kerry, declaring “the best way to avoid the draft is to vote for me,” and pledged to oppose mandatory military service. The Democrat stuck to domestic issues, blaming Bush for a shortage of flu vaccines.
- Stars join politics more than ever
- October 17, 2004
- “If you want to send a message,” movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn once said, “call Western Union,” referring to the company’s telegram service.
- People
- October 17, 2004
- ¢ De Niro rebuffs the Italians ¢ Nightclubs named for Hilton ¢ Friars stick it to Trump ¢ Jackson rocks vote on birthday
- Investigation: U.S. lacked Iraq plan
- Commanders also wanted 100,000 more troops
- October 17, 2004
- In March 2003, days before the start of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, American war planners and intelligence officials met at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina to review the Bush administration’s plans to oust Saddam Hussein and implant democracy in Iraq.
- Nursing homes cater to residents’ cultures
- October 17, 2004
- First, Jane Ngo noticed that her mother’s few words of English were gone. Then it was her mother’s memory of where she lived, even as she stood just steps from her door.
- Wilderness area aimed at disabled to be built on paper company land
- About 150 acres in Adirondacks set aside
- October 17, 2004
- After devoting his life to preserving Adirondack wilderness, Tim Barnett can’t hike through a fragrant balsam glade or paddle across a misty mountain lake.
- Prep work: Doing chores during fall season makes for green spring
- October 17, 2004
- Now that the shorter, cooler days of fall have arrived, the garden will begin to shut down and many plants will go into hibernation for the winter months.
- Economics and the election
- Where Bush, Kerry stand on personal finance issues
- October 17, 2004
- President Bush and Democratic nominee John Kerry have distinctly different ideas about issues that affect your pocketbook.
- Job losses, national debt weigh on voters’ minds
- Americans discuss whom they support
- October 17, 2004
- For voters across America, the state of the economy determines whether they’ll find a new job, be able to pay their bills and keep their businesses growing.
- AIDS resurging under U.S. radar
- October 17, 2004
- Cynthia Davis, one of Los Angeles’ best-known AIDS activists, wrote to the leaders of 300 black churches inviting them to a summit last weekend on the worsening problem of HIV and AIDS in minority communities.
- Kansas, the Cotton State?
- Water concerns, profit margin drive trend toward different crop
- October 17, 2004
- In the heart of Kansas wheat country there is a cotton boom going on. And in some towns, the iconic presence of the grain elevator is being overshadowed by newcoming cotton gins or warehouses.
- Bookstore
- October 17, 2004
- Chart your course for Lawrence ArtWalk 2004
- October 17, 2004
- Media’s ethical lapses abuse public trust
- October 17, 2004
- A question for supporters of George W. Bush. Have you heard that CBS is planning to air Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 9/11” next week? And that, in order to get around equal time guidelines, they’re going to classify it as news programming?
- ‘Classic rock’ compounds traffic torture
- October 17, 2004
- Our traffic problems are getting worse, according to a recent study by the Institute of Discovering Things That Make You Go “Duh.”
- Aggies gig Cowboys
- No. 23 Texas A&M routs No. 16 OSU, 36-20
- October 17, 2004
- As if Reggie McNeal didn’t do enough on his own, he also got a big assist from Terrence Murphy.
- No. 17 Badgers stun No. 5 Boilermakers
- October 17, 2004
- With less than three minutes to play and Wisconsin trailing Purdue by three points, Badgers cornerback Scott Starks suddenly had the game sitting at his feet.
- Turkish drivers reported kidnapped
- October 17, 2004
- A group identifying itself as the Islamic Brigade in Mosul claimed to have kidnapped two Turkish drivers on a highway near Mosul, the group said in a video released Saturday.
- Scenery, arts and crafts booths big draws at Maple Leaf Festival
- October 17, 2004
- Nathan Jamison hadn’t been back to the Maple Leaf Festival since he graduated from Baldwin High School in 2000.
- Artificial discs may offer an alternative
- October 17, 2004
- Kathy Cregan no longer watches cups or plates slip from her weakened fingers or loses sleep from searing pain when she rolls over. She can trim a shrub, romp on the floor with her dogs and move her glance easily from desktop to computer screen.
- Semiannual exams provide early detection
- October 17, 2004
- An annual physical exam by a doctor and semi-annual visit to the dentist are generally considered the cornerstones of good, quality health care for people.
- Portable phonographs scarce, increasing in value
- October 17, 2004
- Plastic radios made in the 1930s and ‘40s have been best sellers since the 1980s, but few collectors have noticed the phonographs from the same period.
- Gallery Walk scheduled on eve of annual tour
- October 17, 2004
- The next Downtown Friday Gallery Walk has been scheduled for the evening before the 10th annual Lawrence ArtWalk.
- Briefly
- October 17, 2004
- ¢ Conde Nast readers share travel favorites ¢ Children’s museum begins expansion
- Briefly
- October 17, 2004
- ¢ Crazy Horse kin want strip club renamed ¢ Two U.S. soldiers killed; vote count resumes ¢ Israel says incursion struck blow to militants ¢ Thousands mourn for 15 killed in bus accident ¢ Pope gets thanks on 26th anniversary ¢ Congress party wins election in key state
- Business caters to dressing pets in costumes
- October 17, 2004
- Man’s best friend saved Cheryl Rubenstein’s business.
- The noble pursuit of futile ends
- KU grad’s sculptures recognize human desire to predict the unpredictable
- October 17, 2004
- Sculptor Marc Berghaus knows how your mind works. He knows because it’s how his mind works, too.
- Rape case details provide sentencing insights
- October 17, 2004
- On Dec. 3, 2003, a young man convicted of having sex with a child under 14 — that’s rape under Kansas law — stood up in Douglas County District Court and asked a judge for leniency.
- Faces and places
- October 17, 2004
- Experts call for bus checks
- October 17, 2004
- After the nation’s deadliest bus accident in more than five years, regulators and industry experts say more enforcement of existing standards could improve the safety of people who ride tour buses to casinos and other destinations.
- Speculation intensifies on sale of Boeing plants
- October 17, 2004
- A British aerospace firm has confirmed it is one of four companies still involved in talks to purchase the Boeing Co.’s commercial airplane plants in Kansas and Oklahoma.
- Frances Elizabeth Blake
- October 17, 2004
- Musical memorial
- Lawrence Chamber Orchestra starts season with new director, new music dedicated to old friend
- October 17, 2004
- Kansas University music professor Charles Hoag knew Bunker Clark as an intelligent, funny guy with a playfully antagonistic spirit that, frankly, drove some people bonkers.
- Philharmonic chooses Lawrence as one of six cities on first North American tour
- Prague orchestra performance at Lied Center to feature award-winning violinist
- October 17, 2004
- The Prague Philharmonia has grown from modest beginnings to become one of the major classical orchestras of the world.
- Six exercises for preventing pain, strengthening back muscles
- October 17, 2004
- Four out of five adults have suffered from back pain at some time in their lives. Many live with it every day. It’s one of the top five reasons people go to the doctor or stay home from work. It costs the economy billions.
- Horoscopes
- October 17, 2004
- ‘Legal nightmare’ may strike election
- October 17, 2004
- Anticipation of a close, exciting presidential election is mounting, so here’s an election-night scenario that rivals the “hanging chad” madness of 2000 in Florida:
- Poet’s Showcase
- October 17, 2004
- Parkinson’s disease doesn’t stop fiddle player
- Leroy Haslag says tremors ease when he practices
- October 17, 2004
- Daily tasks like tying his shoes, buttoning his shirt or brushing his teeth aren’t easy for Leroy Haslag. But Parkinson’s disease hasn’t kept him from playing his beloved fiddle.
- Calendar
- October 17, 2004
- Douglas County Senior Services, 745 Vt., offers activities during the week for residents age 55 and older. Call Senior Services at 842-0543 for more information.
- Freight train derailment damages homes, spills materials
- October 17, 2004
- A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed early Saturday, damaging at least four homes and forcing more than 200 people to evacuate, officials said. No serious injuries were reported.
- Business interests
- Supporting higher education is an essential part of creating a positive business climate in Kansas.
- October 17, 2004
- When Kansas Citizens for Higher Education came to Lawrence Wednesday, they were largely preaching to the choir. Most of the people at a Lawrence Chamber of Commerce luncheon and an afternoon meeting attended mostly by Kansas University administrators were easily convinced that Kansas needs to do more to fund higher education in the state.
- Fond memories
- October 17, 2004
- Science lacking
- October 17, 2004
- Serious sentence
- October 17, 2004
- Bus professionals
- October 17, 2004
- Bush offers shades of Herbert Hoover
- October 17, 2004
- A young woman interviewed after the first presidential debate told the BBC that she was voting for Bush despite the fact that she thought he had “showed himself to be a complete idiot.” Why, the perplexed reporter inquired. “Because Kerry is inconsistent,” the American responded. “At least Bush is consistent.”
- OSU’s Sutton recovering from falls
- Despite cracked bones, veteran Cowboy coach jokes with fans at season-opening hoops practice
- October 17, 2004
- Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton said Saturday he expects to be recovered from an offseason back injury in time to be on the sidelines when the Cowboys start their campaign to get back to the Final Four.
- Defending champ Els in final
- Westwood to provide opposition at World Match Play
- October 17, 2004
- Ernie Els beat Padraig Harrington, 5 and 4, Saturday to move into the final of the World Match Play Championship and stay on course for a record sixth title.
- Cruise control
- More lines offer specialized voyages to please passengers
- October 17, 2004
- Love chocolate? Imagine sailing to the Caribbean while sipping chocolate drinks, devouring chocolate desserts and listening to pastry chefs espouse the emotional and health benefits that come from eating chocolate.
- State park fee hikes under consideration
- October 17, 2004
- Wildlife and Parks Commission members will take action on several proposals following public hearings Oct. 28 at the Heritage Conference Center in Atchison.
- Missouri deer hotline offered
- October 17, 2004
- Three pronghorns dumped, wasted
- October 17, 2004
- Colorado officials are looking for help in finding the person or people responsible for killing three pronghorn antelope that were dumped south of Hayden.
- Bills receiver wants emphasis on pass
- October 17, 2004
- Receiver Eric Moulds is all for owner Ralph Wilson’s suggestion that the Buffalo Bills open up their passing attack.
- FSHS 4th, LHS 6th at Emporia
- October 17, 2004
- Free State’s volleyball team placed fourth and Lawrence High sixth at Saturday’s Emporia Invitational.
- Giants, Jets rate as top surprises
- October 17, 2004
- Lost in the excitement of the latest renewal of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry and the exploits of A-Rod, Jeter and Mariano is the other story quietly gaining momentum in the New York area.
- Yankees take commanding 3-0 lead
- Boston on brink of elimination after absorbing 19-8 pounding
- October 17, 2004
- The Yankees kept circling the bases, battering Boston’s beleaguered pitching staff. By the time the long, long night ended with a devastating 19-8 rout over the Red Sox, the dreaded New Yorkers were just one game away from a shocking sweep.
- Bonds allegations concern Selig
- October 17, 2004
- Baseball commissioner Bud Selig expressed concern Saturday about fresh allegations that Barry Bonds used performance-enhancing drugs in 2003 and said they were further cause for a tougher policy on steroid use to avoid tarnishing the game.
- No. 9 Texas holds off Missouri, 28-20
- October 17, 2004
- Even Texas coach Mack Brown admits his passing game has hit the skids.
- White gets it right against Wildcats
- OU quarterback tosses four TD passes
- October 17, 2004
- Jason White spent much of the week touting a young Oklahoma teammate for the Heisman Trophy.
- Sluggish Jags await Chiefs
- October 17, 2004
- The Kansas City Chiefs sure know how to start fast. They’re the only team in the league that has scored on its first possession of each game this season.
- Clemens, Houston stay alive
- October 17, 2004
- Roger Clemens isn’t done yet, and neither are the Astros.
- Two city preps Rim Rock runners-up
- Lawrence’s Renfro, Free State’s Schneider pace teams at postseason tuneup
- October 17, 2004
- Lawrence High freshman Kelly Renfro was fast Saturday morning at the Sunflower League cross country meet at Rim Rock Farm. So, too, was Free State senior Danny Schneider.
- KU can’t take fifth
- Jayhawks drop 5-game match with Tigers
- October 17, 2004
- It has been established that a volleyball showdown between Kansas University and Missouri won’t be much of a snoozer.
- Seniors: Skit hit home
- Miles says ceremony at Late Night ‘serious’
- October 17, 2004
- Tuxedo-clad Kansas University seniors Keith Langford, Michael Lee, Aaron Miles and Wayne Simien bowed their heads reverently while grasping KU’s 1988 national-championship trophy at the conclusion of a dramatic skit at Late Night in the Phog on Friday at Allen Fieldhouse.
- Eudora High wins title
- October 17, 2004
- Eudora High’s volleyball team, led by tourney MVP Erin Kracl and all-tourney performer Nikki Snider, went 5-0 to win the McLouth volleyball tournament on Saturday.
- Reeves lifts Baker to 19-15 victory
- October 17, 2004
- Running back John Reeves rushed for 155 yards and threw a touchdown pass as Baker University edged Culver-Stockton, 19-15, Saturday for its first football road win of the season.
- KU tennis thumped in Eck Classic
- October 17, 2004
- Kansas University’s tennis team went 1-9 during the second day of the Eck Classic Invitational on Sunday at the Courtney Tennis Center.
- Chesang places third at Pre-National meet
- October 17, 2004
- Kansas University’s Benson Chesang placed third at the NCAA Pre-Nationals cross country meet on Saturday.
- Ventilation, shade essential to bulbs’ care
- October 17, 2004
- Flowering bulbs can add interesting form, texture and color to a landscape. However, different bulbs require different care. If gardeners planted spring or summer flowering bulbs for the first time this year, here is what they need to know about caring for them:
- The Motley Fool
- October 17, 2004
- ¢ Name that company ¢ Rubbing shoulders
- Governor pays lost bet to Sebelius
- October 17, 2004
- Ten months later, Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry finally paid up.
- Man charged in 3 killings extradited
- October 17, 2004
- A man charged in a triple murder in Kinsley in 1998 has been extradited from Mexico, Atty. Gen. Phill Kline said Saturday.
- Iraq church attacks drive Christians to flee
- October 17, 2004
- For the first time in their lives, Widad Mikho and her sister Neshwan will not attend Sunday Mass, too frightened after a series of church bombings across Baghdad.
- Newspapers endorse candidates
- October 17, 2004
- Newspaper endorsements in the 2004 presidential campaign between President Bush, a Republican, and Sen. John Kerry, a Democrat.
- Storm triggers 11 I-95 accidents
- October 17, 2004
- At least 86 vehicles crashed in 11 separate accidents on Interstate 95 Saturday, a string of collisions apparently triggered by sunlight shining off sleet that had just been dumped by a fast-moving storm.
- Protesters cannot be searched, judge rules
- Court: Sept. 11 ‘cannot be the day liberty perished’
- October 17, 2004
- Fear of a terrorist attack is not sufficient reason for authorities to search people at a protest, a federal appeals court has ruled, saying Sept. 11 “cannot be the day liberty perished.”
- Exhausted elderly wait all night for flu shots
- 79-year-old woman dies after collapsing while in line
- October 17, 2004
- Seventy-year-old Homer Fink spent eight hours sitting next to a supermarket Halloween display to get a flu shot that he wasn’t able to get at five other places.
- JFK press secretary Salinger dies at 79
- October 17, 2004
- Pierre Salinger, who served as President John F. Kennedy’s press secretary and later had a long career with ABC News, has died at a hospital in southern France. He was 79.
- KU student’s family dies in Olathe house fire
- Freshman was in Lawrence during early-morning blaze that killed five
- October 17, 2004
- A Kansas University freshman and her brother are the only surviving members of an Olathe family after an early-morning fire killed her parents and three of her siblings.
- Clayton L. Comfort
- October 17, 2004
- Leland George Grammer
- October 17, 2004
- Betty Jane Randel
- October 17, 2004
- Kenneth R. Snow
- October 17, 2004
- Lawrence commuter report
- October 17, 2004
- The following construction projects and events may affect commuter traffic in the region this week.
- Property search upsets family
- October 17, 2004
- The family whose property is being searched amid rumors that bodies may be buried there says it is angry with law enforcement officials and “confused by the activity taking place” on the southwest Kansas farm.
- James Grant Jarrett
- October 17, 2004
- Ruby M. Hatton
- October 17, 2004
- On the record
- October 17, 2004
- Death penalty sought against two Kansans
- October 17, 2004
- A prosecutor says he will seek the death penalty for two Kansans suspected in the murders of two Hattiesburg residents.
- Three plead not guilty in slayings
- October 17, 2004
- Three suspects have pleaded not guilty in the shooting deaths of a St. Joseph couple.
- Magazine announces education competition
- October 17, 2004
- Midwest Living magazine has announced its second annual Midwest Living Magazine Champions in Education program. The program recognizes individuals and groups throughout the Midwest who are making a positive difference in their community schools.
- Only on Tuesdays
- Artists who gather once a week at Senior Center for camaraderie, critiques will be among participants in 2004 Lawrence ArtWalk
- October 17, 2004
- As members of the Downtown Tuesday Painters quietly chat, Carole Peters dips her brush into her watercolor palette and carefully applies paint to her canvas. Her mother, Millie Peters, concentrates intensely on her own painting across the ring of tables.
- Wigs empower breast cancer survivor, inspire dance
- Multimedia collaboration to steer through ‘Dangerous Curves’ with laughter, tears
- October 17, 2004
- Kathy Tate’s first wig matched her own hair. Color, style — it was all the same. Then the lifelong brunette got bold and went blond.
- Behind the lens: Speaking the digital language
- October 17, 2004
- The digital photography revolution has changed photography forever, including the language used to speak about the craft. Below are a few key words used in digital photography.
- Don’t miss chance to vote in Best of Lawrence poll
- October 17, 2004
- What makes Lawrence so special? Is it the live music scene, restaurants, campus, downtown or the parks? Maybe it’s your favorite cup of coffee, art gallery or record store.
- Native rhythms
- Guinean women drummers break long-held tradition to preserve cultural beats
- October 17, 2004
- West Africa’s Les Percussions de Guinee, recognized as one of the most extraordinary drumming ensembles in the world, has always been, by custom, male.
- What are you reading?
- October 17, 2004
- Ridiculous narratives will tickle funny bones
- October 17, 2004
- There’s something funny going on here. In fact, these are three very ridiculous narratives that will tickle the funny bones of virtually anyone, from young children who look and listen, to the adults who beg, borrow, steal or buy them.
- Godzilla overtakes city with local author’s help
- October 17, 2004
- After stomping his way through Japan and onto the silver screen 50 years ago, Godzilla is taking over Lawrence with the help of Bill Tsutsui.
- Arts notes
- October 17, 2004
- ¢ Arts Commission names Phoenix Award winners ¢ KU theater to stage anti-war comedy ¢ Performance artist to visit KU art students ¢ KU students to perform in Tuba-Euphonium Fest ¢ Art Guild to tour snake exhibit
- Pet post
- October 17, 2004
- Analysis: Substance of Boyda, Ryun ads examined
- October 17, 2004
- The second congressional district in Kansas stretches across the entire state from north to south, and includes western Lawrence, much of the Lawrence area and the cities of Topeka and Manhattan.
- Supporters defend judge case by case
- October 17, 2004
- An unfair and inaccurate picture has been painted of a Douglas County judge’s handling of more than a dozen cases, the judge’s supporters said Saturday.
- Helicopter crash, bombing kill six Americans in Iraq
- October 17, 2004
- Two U.S. Army helicopters crashed in Baghdad on Saturday, killing two soldiers, as the military reported that four other American troops had died in car bombings elsewhere in Iraq. Insurgents also firebombed five Christian churches in the capital, causing damage but no injuries.
- New mothers in Haiti face dire odds
- October 17, 2004
- There was no baby shower for Guirlene Mondestin — no swaddling clothes, no cradle, no toys.
- Driving gas guzzler can add up
- October 17, 2004
- Gas at my cheapo New Jersey service station is edging up to $2 a gallon again, thanks to $50-a-barrel oil. And my 9-year-old Sable wagon is in the shop once more, this time for a new brake line.
- Tired Jayhawks fall to A&M
- Aggies claim 187-111 victory over weary KU
- October 17, 2004
- Fall break finally can start for Kansas University’s swimming and diving team. It’s too bad classes resume Monday.
- Raiders, Broncos don’t like each other
- AFC West squads to renew bitter rivalry today in Oakland
- October 17, 2004
- After coaching the Raiders for a little over a year and against them for the bulk of his pro career, Mike Shanahan never has stopped picking up little nuances that make the trips to Oakland easier.
- Commentary: PETA’s latest anti-fish campaign ridiculous
- October 17, 2004
- Go fishing. Take a kid fishing. Go out for a seafood dinner.
- Federal budget headed for a train wreck
- October 17, 2004
- It’s not true that people in Washington can’t agree about anything. Across the policy spectrum, there’s a clear recognition that the present path of budget-making is unsustainable — in fact, ruinous.
- Visual interference
- October 17, 2004
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