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- Hamm pulls request for quarry near Lecompton
- April 13, 2005
- (Updated Wednesday at 5:01 p.m.) Officials with N.R. Hamm Quarry Inc. pulled a controversial request today to put a quarry in near Lecompton.
- Plea entered in crowbar beating case
- April 13, 2005
- (Updated Wednesday at 3:04 p.m.) A Lawrence man who told police he fantasized about hurting people who angered him has entered a plea to beating an acquaintance in the head with a crowbar.
- Governor OKs part of ‘Kansas Military Bill of Rights’
- April 13, 2005
- (Updated Wednesday at 2:07 p.m.) Starting July 1, Kansas residents who are the children or spouses of dead and missing soldiers and prisoners of war will be able to attend a public college or university without paying tuition.
- Thick clouds to break up this afternoon
- April 13, 2005
- (Web Posted Wednesday at 8:40 a.m.) Lawrence was getting murky, cool weather this morning. But there is some hope for sunshine this afternoon, says Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist.
- Free State cruises to 11-0 win
- April 13, 2005
- Free State High’s baseball squad focused on how it could improve its own game after an effortless 11-0 victory over Kansas City Washington on Wednesday at FSHS. The game was called after five innings because of the run rule.
- Woodling: Former QB roughed up in only start for Kansas
- April 13, 2005
- On Halloween eve nearly 23 years ago, Kansas University football coach Don Fambrough turned Mike Bohn into a pumpkin.
- People
- April 13, 2005
- ¢ Jackson accuser’s stepfather testifies about alleged bribes ¢ Britney Spears uses Web site to announce her pregnancy ¢ Rapper says she’s innocent in nail salon fist fight ¢ ‘Catwoman’ tops curves list ¢ Lithgow selected as Harvard commencement speaker
- What next?
- April 13, 2005
- Firebirds hit, miss in sweep
- FSHS softball wins, 11-2 and 3-0, against Pioneers
- April 13, 2005
- No hits were no problem for Free State High’s softball team in a 3-0 victory in the nightcap of its doubleheader sweep of Leavenworth on Tuesday at FSHS.
- OKC federal building bombing’s shocks still felt a decade later
- April 13, 2005
- The bomb spared a family, but 10 years later costs them their home. A survivor of the blast finds peace but not peace of mind. Grass grows on the crater, but there’s still a void in the city’s heart.
- Rally seeks rejection of school-finance bill
- Advocates say Legislature shirked responsibility
- April 13, 2005
- After listening to a host of speakers criticizing the new school finance plan Tuesday, 10-year-old Catherine Norwood of Lawrence summed up her feelings about it.
- Baldwin High School honor roll
- April 13, 2005
- Baldwin High School has announced its third-quarter 2004-2005 honor roll students.
- Arthur Edward Benson, Overland Park
- April 13, 2005
- On the record
- April 13, 2005
- Briefly
- April 13, 2005
- ¢ Death toll climbs in factory collapse ¢ Survey finds islanders happiest in world ¢ Liberals scramble to prevent collapse
- Can conscience override common sense?
- April 13, 2005
- To begin with, I don’t believe that anyone should be compelled to do work they regard as unethical. History is full of heroes who rebelliously followed their consciences. It’s also full of people who shamefully followed orders.
- Chinese premier says Japan should face up to WWII history
- April 13, 2005
- In the strongest stand so far against the Japanese bid for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, China’s premier told Japan on Tuesday to face up to its World War II aggression before aspiring to a bigger global role.
- U.S., Afghan forces kill 12 suspected Taliban members
- April 13, 2005
- U.S. troops and warplanes reinforced Afghan forces that were ambushed on a high mountain pass in a firefight that killed about 12 militants and wounded two American soldiers, officials said Tuesday.
- Call center lays off 70 staffers
- April 13, 2005
- A North Lawrence call center on Tuesday laid off most of its workers, about 70 people. But the company’s new owner apparently is poised to continue operating here.
- Witness describes U.N. nominee as ‘serial abuser’ of subordinates
- April 13, 2005
- The State Department’s former intelligence chief testified Tuesday that John R. Bolton was a “serial abuser” of subordinates who once tried to remove an intelligence analyst because of a disagreement and was “a quintessential kiss-up, kick-down sort of guy.”
- Scots finally pleased to describe themselves
- Dogs Die in Hot Cars reveals inspiration behind the ‘worst band name in the history of music’
- April 13, 2005
- The story behind the name of Scotland’s Dogs Die in Hot Cars is shrouded in mystery. The five-piece pop-rock act has spread some crazy tales about its origin — from the first words on the Scrabble table to a moment of inspiration when the members were inhaling helium balloons — but the truth behind the band name always has been kept under wraps.
- Truman tossed 1955’s first pitch
- K.C. big-league baseball celebrating 50th anniversary
- April 13, 2005
- Fifty years ago Tuesday, former President Harry Truman threw out the first pitch when Kansas City entered the major leagues as the new home of the Athletics, the storied American League franchise that won five World Series under Connie Mack.
- Free State early bird rules pool
- Morning workouts help Mishler, FSHS in home triangular
- April 13, 2005
- Free State High swimmer Kelsi Mishler probably goes through more physical activity in her first hour of the morning than most people do in a day.
- Sebelius signs bill expanding rape shield law
- April 13, 2005
- A bill designed to make it less likely that alleged victims will have their sexual histories scrutinized during court proceedings was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
- KU acclaim
- Whether it’s a $19 million research grant or one former student who cares enough to come back and say thanks, Kansas University gives us many reasons to be proud.
- April 13, 2005
- Not that Lawrence or Kansas need more reasons to be proud of Kansas University, but a couple of events in the last several days offered snapshots of what KU means both to the state and to individual students.
- Trade deficit hits new high
- Democrats say Bush’s free trade policies not working
- April 13, 2005
- The U.S. trade deficit reached a record monthly high of $61.04 billion in February as imports of oil and textiles surged while American exports barely budged.
- Nine million expected to seek tax extensions
- Experts warn procrastinators to avoid simple mistakes
- April 13, 2005
- Like your grade school teacher, the Internal Revenue Service won’t believe the dog ate your homework — or your tax return. But harried taxpayers can get another four months beyond Friday’s deadline for getting their returns in.
- AARP claims drug costs ‘spiraling’
- Agency: Brand prices up 7.1 percent in 2004
- April 13, 2005
- Wholesale prices for brand-name prescription drugs jumped an average of 7.1 percent in 2004, the largest increase in five years and more than twice the overall rate of inflation, the AARP said Tuesday.
- Lions turn tables
- LHS twice rallies to topple O-North, 14-13
- April 13, 2005
- Lawrence High pitcher Will Falk’s confidence was unwavering Tuesday evening at Ice Field.
- Firebirds earn first soccer victory, 3-1
- April 13, 2005
- Free State Junior High posted its first girls soccer victory Tuesday afternoon. OK, Free State isn’t a junior high, but with as many freshmen as coach Jason Pendleton is using the Firebirds definitely are an inexperienced high school team.
- Sebelius signs GOP health plan
- Governor’s proposals stalled in Legislature
- April 13, 2005
- With the crucial part of her health care plan stalled in the Legislature, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is signing into law less ambitious proposals drafted by others.
- Local briefs
- April 13, 2005
- ¢ Candles snuffed on presidents’ birthdays ¢ Lower bond denied in hit-and-run fatality ¢ Fine arts advocate to speak on economy ¢ Event encourages women’s heart health
- New city commissioners sworn in Tuesday
- April 13, 2005
- A new mayor took over the reins of the Lawrence City Commission, and three commissioners took the oath of office during a changing of the guard Tuesday night at City Hall.
- Photo: Seahawks tumble, 4-0
- April 13, 2005
- Horoscopes
- April 13, 2005
- Commodities
- April 13, 2005
- Contract knots
- April 13, 2005
- Sunny forecast
- April 13, 2005
- Clinic clarification
- April 13, 2005
- Scientific crisis
- April 13, 2005
- Lovely blooms
- April 13, 2005
- Scientists point of KU pride
- April 13, 2005
- This past Monday, Kansas University held a news conference to announce that the National Science Foundation had awarded $19 million to the university to establish a new research center to study the polar icecaps. This was the second NSF center to be established at KU within the past three years. The earlier center was established in 2003 to do research in catalysis. The establishment of the two centers at one university is a remarkable achievement. There are only 25 of these centers funded by the NSF. Thus, KU accounts for 5 percent of the centers nationwide.
- Bad ideas
- April 13, 2005
- Christian love
- April 13, 2005
- Native view
- April 13, 2005
- Seal support
- April 13, 2005
- Settlement construction forges ahead despite criticism from President Bush
- April 13, 2005
- Bulldozers cleared rubble and cranes hoisted equipment Tuesday in the largest West Bank settlement a day after criticism from President Bush that clouded a Texas summit with Israel’s prime minister. Israel says the work is taking place within existing boundaries and does not constitute expansion.
- Colorado to introduce Bohn today
- Former Kansas University QB taking AD post with Buffs
- April 13, 2005
- San Diego State athletic director Mike Bohn, a former Kansas University quarterback, has agreed to return home to take the same post within Colorado’s troubled department, the university announced Tuesday.
- DiMarco now owns rare distinction
- Masters runner-up first player to lose playoffs in back-to-back majors since Watson in 1978-79
- April 13, 2005
- Chris DiMarco had a satellite truck parked outside his house and a long list of television and radio interviews to do, the kind of treatment usually afforded a Masters champion.
- Dodgers rally past Giants
- Bradley delivers big hit in Los Angeles’ 9-8 victory
- April 13, 2005
- Milton Bradley was right where he wanted to be — at the plate with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning of a close game.
- Sosa blasts first homer for Orioles
- Slugger’s first AL shot since 1992 helps Baltimore turn back Devil Rays
- April 13, 2005
- A week without a home run raised questions Sammy Sosa knew he eventually would answer with his bat.
- Webmaster posts gay-marriage ban rant on town’s home page
- April 13, 2005
- Until Kansas passed a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, the official Web site for Atwood promoted free land the northwest Kansas town was offering developers.
- New mayor wants South Lawrence Trafficway settled
- April 13, 2005
- Boog Highberger, Lawrence’s new mayor, describes himself as both idealistic and pragmatic. He’ll likely need both qualities if he hopes to accomplish the task he’s put at the top of his to-do list during his one-year mayoral term.
- Rim Rock Farm donated to KU
- Famed cross country course preserved for long run
- April 13, 2005
- Bob Timmons has spent more than three decades perfecting his Rim Rock Farm by adding ponds, trees and bridges that have made the cross country course one of the best in the nation.
- Rundle says he’s proud to be city’s first gay mayor
- April 13, 2005
- Lawrence City Commissioner Mike Rundle stepped down as mayor Tuesday night and acknowledged for the first time that he might have been the city’s first gay mayor.
- FDA advisers oppose lifting silicone breast implant ban
- April 13, 2005
- Thirteen years after most silicone-gel breast implants were banned, federal health advisers on Tuesday narrowly rejected a manufacturer’s request to bring them back to the U.S. market, citing lingering questions about safety and durability.
- Red Lake High reopens after shootings
- April 13, 2005
- More than two-thirds of the students stayed away Tuesday as Red Lake High reopened for the first time since a teen gunman killed seven people at the school.
- Bush delivers pep talk to troops
- April 13, 2005
- President Bush on Tuesday marked the second anniversary of Baghdad’s fall by thanking soldiers who played a major role in toppling Saddam Hussein and telling them their work in Iraq is far from over.
- Rumsfeld makes tour of iraq
- April 13, 2005
- On a whirlwind tour of Iraq Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld urged the government on Tuesday to avoid politicizing the Iraqi military.
- Three charged in plot to attack U.S. financial centers
- April 13, 2005
- Three men with suspected al-Qaida ties, already in British custody, were charged Tuesday with a years-long plot to attack the New York Stock Exchange and other East Coast financial institutions.
- Scientists rush to destroy flu samples
- World Health Organization urges quick disposal of 1957 pandemic strain
- April 13, 2005
- Thousands of scientists were scrambling Tuesday at the urging of global health authorities to destroy vials of a pandemic flu strain sent to labs in 18 countries as part of routine testing.
- New pope to face towering debt
- April 13, 2005
- The next pope will not only have to care for the souls of his 1.1 billion-member flock worldwide, but also the church’s accounts, hit by the falling dollar, sex abuse settlements and a growing diplomatic mission.
- SWAT team rescues children held hostage
- April 13, 2005
- German police commandos slipped into a house where a knife-wielding man was holding four schoolgirls hostage Tuesday, surprising the suspect and taking him into custody while rescuing his captives after a five-hour standoff.
- U.S. troops raid suspected insurgent group near Syrian border
- April 13, 2005
- U.S. troops battled arms smugglers and fighters near the Iraqi town of Qaim along the Syrian border Tuesday, killing an unknown number of foreign insurgents, the U.S. military said. Local hospital officials reported at least nine people killed in clashes in the same area, and said they believed the dead were civilians.
- ‘Idol’ stars lend names, not talent, to DVD
- April 13, 2005
- In the car with the CD player blasting, or in the shower while humming along to the radio, we’ve all thought for a fleeting moment that we could carry a decent tune or that our voice was that of an angel.
- Network marks beginning of the end
- April 13, 2005
- The Apocalypse-is-just-around-the-corner business has been operating on full throttle for the past 30 years. Hal Lindsay’s book “The Late, Great Planet Earth,” explained correlations between contemporary phenomenon and biblical prophecies and was one of the best selling books of the 1970s.
- New moves
- As Prairie Wind subsides, 940 Dance Company seeking momentum in fresh faces, name
- April 13, 2005
- Spring sunlight filters into the dance studio at the Lawrence Arts Center as lithe athletes in loose workout clothes stretch at bars positioned around the room’s perimeter.
- Timing tomato crop a gamble for growers
- April 13, 2005
- For many vegetable gardeners, April is a month of watching and waiting. It is also a time of intense study as we track the weather forecasts and scrutinize the fine print about daily highs and lows. All of this is designed to answer the question of when it’s finally safe to plant tomatoes.
- Cowboy cuisine: One-pot, slow-simmered fare characterizes foods of the Old West
- April 13, 2005
- Although some people might wonder about a cuisine based on a cranky guy named “Cookie” who could bake biscuits, the cowboy mystique has inspired chuck-wagon competitions, cowboy cookbooks and lots of folks who just want to try their hand at cooking the foods of the Old West.
- Daily ticker
- April 13, 2005
- Cessna to hire 500 employees to meet demand
- April 13, 2005
- Cessna Aircraft Co. plans to hire as many as 500 sheet-metal workers to meet an uptick in business jet sales, another sign that this city’s aviation industry is making a comeback from the slump that led to thousands of layoffs.
- Briefcase
- April 13, 2005
- ¢ Clocky aims to awake oversleepers by hiding ¢ Peoples Bank names Wilkins as president ¢ Wal-Mart to donate $35 million for wildlife
- Pierce posts 27, sparks Celtics’ win
- April 13, 2005
- The Boston Celtics took control of the Atlantic Division.
- Olathe North smothers Lawrence High, 10-0
- April 13, 2005
- After playing for 40:53 Tuesday night at the Youth Sports Inc. fields, Lawrence High’s girls soccer team reached a fork in the road of its 2005 season.
- Free State blanks SM North, 9-0
- April 13, 2005
- Free State High senior pitcher Max Ellenbecker didn’t need much run support against Shawnee Mission North, but he received plenty in a 9-0 victory
- LHS loses two to SMW
- April 13, 2005
- Lawrence High’s softball squad is ready to end its season-opening road trip.
- Oklahoma prep waiting to sign basketball letter
- April 13, 2005
- Putnam City (Okla.) standout basketball guard C.J. Henry will not sign a letter of intent during the late signing period which starts today.
- Ross beats out Miles
- April 13, 2005
- Texas Tech’s Ronald Ross was named winner of the 2005 Collegiate Basketball Award of Excellence presented by Creamland Dairies, the Albuquerque (N.M.) Convention and Visitors Bureau announced Tuesday night. Kansas University senior Aaron Miles, who attended the awards banquet, was a finalist with Utah State’s Spencer Nelson. The award honors college seniors for athletic and academic achievement and community service.
- KU’s Milner honored
- April 13, 2005
- Kansas University junior outfielder Gus Milner has been named the Big 12 Conference baseball co-player of the week. Milner shared the weekly honor with infielder Cameron Blair of Texas Tech. Pitcher of the week honors went to J. Brent Cox of Texas.
- LaMere hiring caps ‘great week’
- Lawrence High promotes assistant to take over as head coach of volleyball program
- April 13, 2005
- Molly LaMere was named the third volleyball coach in Lawrence High history Tuesday.
- KU coaches to participate in city events
- April 13, 2005
- Kansas University baseball coach Ritch Price and softball coach Tracy Bunge will lead off the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Breakfast of Champions Series.
- Kansas squads in action today
- April 13, 2005
- Three Kansas University sports teams will be in competition today.
- Arts notes
- April 13, 2005
- ¢ Chamber orchestra to perform at high school ¢ High school students place in national contest ¢ Quilters to have show in McLouth
- Lawrence churches joining together to deal with city’s social problems
- April 13, 2005
- The Lawrence Community InterFaith Initiative, a relatively new ecumenical group, has an ambitious agenda.
- Murder suspect faces death penalty
- April 13, 2005
- Prosecutors could seek the death penalty against a Newton man suspected of fatally shooting a sheriff’s deputy during this weekend’s deadly standoff.
- Kansan gets life without parole in Omaha murder
- April 13, 2005
- Convicted murderer and methamphetamine dealer Samson Aldaco of Garden City on Tuesday was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of an Omaha man in 2001.
- Bob Dole to give lecture in namesake series
- April 13, 2005
- Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole will deliver his first lecture at the institute that bears his name later this month.
- Road to Equality tour makes first stop in Kansas
- Gay rights leader meets with clergy, Sprint Corp. before town hall meeting
- April 13, 2005
- The new leader of the nation’s largest gay and lesbian advocacy organization spent his first day on the job Tuesday in Kansas to pose the question: What’s next?
- State’s last supervisor of prison executions dies
- April 13, 2005
- Charles McAtee, who supervised the state’s last four executions 40 years ago, including the hangings of two men whose murders of a western Kansas family inspired the book “In Cold Blood,” has died.
- Rogers services
- April 13, 2005
- Kathryn ‘Irene’ Kolde, Topeka
- April 13, 2005
- Willadean ‘Willie’ Istas, De Soto
- April 13, 2005
- Students to take stands on gay rights
- April 13, 2005
- Rather than speak out for a cause they feel is important, tens of thousands of students across the country were planning to spend their day today showing their support of gay and lesbians in schools by not saying anything.
- Area briefs
- April 13, 2005
- ¢ City to study construction noise ¢ Event offers resources for families of disabled ¢ Health conference focuses on minorities ¢ Nobel Prize winner returning to KU campus ¢ Flasher reported at Naismith Valley Park ¢ Police investigating student sex at school ¢ Museum updates vertebrate checklist ¢ Commander nominated for new Army post
- Spring struggles
- Newman hopes to halt early swoon
- April 13, 2005
- It’s a good thing for Ryan Newman that April is one of the shortest months on the NASCAR Nextel Cup schedule.
- Paula L. Rockhold Duersch, Lawrence
- April 13, 2005
- Correction
- April 13, 2005
- Southwest Junior High School’s chess team placed 12th in the K-12 under-1,500 Division at the 2005 Supernationals III in Nashville, Tenn. The information was incorrect in Tuesday’s Journal-World.
- Lions learn toughness in loss
- April 13, 2005
- The Lawrence High boys tennis team had a midterm of sorts Tuesday afternoon. LHS coach Dick Wedel gave his players a test, but never passed out any No. 2 pencils.
- Firebirds’ new duo dandy
- April 13, 2005
- Free State High’s No. 1 doubles team of Jack Hull and Drew Schelar had to warm up to more than the chilly weather Tuesday.
- Briefly
- April 13, 2005
- ¢ Police charge closet dweller with murder ¢ Spring blizzard meltoff helps ease drought ¢ Wanted ex-convict caught in parking lot ¢ Black women less likely to get genetic counseling ¢ Court upholds ban on ex-felons voting
- Kansas Chamber to rate judges
- April 13, 2005
- Concerned that some judges on the bench are bad for business, the Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced Tuesday it will pick apart and make public judges’ voting records, starting with the Kansas Supreme Court.
- Children testify in pedophilia case
- April 13, 2005
- A girl whose parents and grandfather are among 66 adults accused in France’s biggest pedophilia case in recent memory described in testimony Tuesday how games of “doctor” turned into a sexual ordeal.
- Animal shelters fill up as soldiers deploy, leaving best friends behind
- April 13, 2005
- The 32 dogs look up with sad eyes or wag their tails as animal control officer Linda Cordry walks the row of chain-link cages toward a door concealing a gas chamber.
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