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Mel Lisher brings up some of his concerns about support for the
Lawrence Police Department during a forum at the American Legion,
3408 W. Sixth St. Police shared proposed improvements to the
department during Wednesday's meeting

Yoda Nazarenko, 14, left, and Denzel Clendon, 14, help unveil the
newly painted newspaper racks outside The World Company's News
Center, 645 N.H

Elvis is alive in Elkhart, by Bill Snead, Journal-World senior
editor, earned one of 11 awards given to the Journal-World by the
Kansas Press Assn

At the site of a new subdivision in Ottawa, Deanna Davis, 10,
climbs a hill of excavated dirt as neighborhood friends play in the
dirt

Tiffany Ruse feeds a washing machine quarters at the Payless
Laundromat, Ninth and Mississippi streets. Ruse and her husband,
Dave, looked at buying a house in Oskaloosa and in rural Douglas
County because housing in Lawrence was so expensive

The Real Kidz "family" includes biracial dolls of different
backgrounds. Toymaker Courtney Helm says the possibilities for the
line are almost limitless

Goodwin is a plush Real Kidz doll inspired by the biracial nephew
of toymaker Courtney Helm

Kansas University's Ashley Filberth returns a shot against Kansas
State. The Wildcats won the tennis version of the Sunflower
Showdown, 4-3, Wednesday at the Robinson courts

Scott Heitshusen pitches during his two-hit shutout. The Firebirds
routed the Wildcats, 11-0, Wednesday at Free State

Free State High's Cory Cooper slides safely into third base against
Kansas City Washington's Shane Turner

Free State High's Andy Petz connects with the ball for a triple
against Kansas City Washington. The Firebirds routed the Wildcats
on Wednesday at the FSHS field

Kansas City shortstop Angel Berroa returns to the dugout after
striking out, stranding two runners and ending the game while
Seattle catcher Miguel Olivo walks toward the mound. The Royals
lost to the Mariners, 2-1, Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo

Florida's Dontrelle Willis is congratulated by catcher Matt
Treanor. The Marlins beat the Phillies, 4-0, Wednesday in Miami

New York Yankees' Jason Giambi, left, is congratulated by teammate
Derek Jeter after his two-run home run off Boston Red Sox pitcher
Curt Schilling. New York beat Boston, 5-2, Wednesday in Boston

Orlando's Dwight Howard, left, and Detroit's Rasheed Wallace battle
for a rebound. The Pistons defeated the Magic, 103-94, Wednesday
night in Auburn Hills, Mich

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Chat transcript with Mayor Boog Highberger: April 14, 2005; (Web Posted Thursday at 4:28 p.m.) Chat with Lawrence Mayor Boog Highberger
Program builds awareness about heart disease in women: By Alicia Henrikson; April 14, 2005; (Updated Thursday at 2:46 p.m.) It’s the number one killer of American woman — one in five women in the United States have some form of heart disease, according to the American Heart Assn.
‘Endless sunshine’ expected today: By Dave Toplikar; April 14, 2005; (Updated Thursday at 8:55 a.m.) It might have been cold this morning. But you can expect clear skies and a nice warm-up this afternoon — temperatures will be in the low 70s, says Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist.
Study finds health care disparities persist for minorities: By Dave Ranney; April 14, 2005; A four-year study has found that Kansas minorities are not as healthy as their white counterparts.
Briefcase: April 14, 2005; ¢ Yao Ming at center of new Garmin ads ¢ Bureau warns of telephone scam ¢ Quarterly profits down at Commerce Bank
Also proud: April 14, 2005
Thousands visit pope’s tomb in Vatican: By Michael McGuire - Chicago Tribune; April 14, 2005; Thousands of pilgrims and tourists, including sandal-footed Franciscan monks and curious sightseers from afar, filed down a somber avenue of papal tombs Wednesday to whisper prayers and lower their heads before the final resting place of Pope John Paul II.
Medical, dental items difficult to identify: April 14, 2005; Some antiques can’t be identified because they are so odd.
People: April 14, 2005; ¢ Jackson accuser’s mother tries to keeps focus off herself ¢ Rehab reports ¢ Museum honors Merv Griffin ¢ Dylan coming to picnic ¢ Pope’s poetry put to music
Request to build Lecompton quarry pulled: Company decides not to open site amid mounting opposition from area residents; By Alicia Henrikson; April 14, 2005; There will be peace in the valley. Residents near a proposed rock pit in a historic valley near Lecompton were celebrating Wednesday after learning N.R. Hamm Quarry Inc. pulled its controversial request to put a quarry near the town.
Arts notes: April 14, 2005; ¢ Lawrence Art Auction boasts record year ¢ Community theater to have auditions ¢ Art Guild to feature framer, printmaker
Governor signs open records legislation: By Carl Manning - Associated Press Writer; April 14, 2005; Kansas government soon will be a little more open under a new law making it clear that public employee contracts and agreements are subject to public scrutiny.
Horoscopes: By Jacqueline Bigar; April 14, 2005
Briefly: April 14, 2005; ¢ Clinton cites lesson in tsunami relief ¢ Two more volcanoes show signs of activity ¢ 8 of 9 suspects cleared in ricin plot ¢ Karzai wants U.S. to remain indefinitely
Project to trace evolution, migration of humans and cultures: By Michael Kilian and Jeremy Manier - The Chicago Tribune; April 14, 2005; Your family tree may look quite a bit different than you thought it did. Which is to say, you might well be related to the queen of England — but through a common ancestor who lived in Africa tens of millennia ago.
Lawrence’s Glass seeks fourth PBA Senior award: By Chuck Woodling; April 14, 2005; Three times in the last five years, Lawrence’s Bob Glass has been named PBA Senior Player of the Year.
Lawrence Police say changes ahead in services: Force plans to add ombudsman; By Mike Belt; April 14, 2005; Changes are ahead for the Lawrence Police Department as it adjusts to serving a growing community, police and city officials told an audience at a public meeting Wednesday night.
Our town sports: April 14, 2005
Briefly: April 14, 2005; ¢ House votes to end federal estate taxes ¢ Claim dropped on finger in chili ¢ Governor denounces cat-hunting proposal ¢ Teen killed in attack after baseball game
Critics reveal shallow attitudes: By Cal Thomas; April 14, 2005; “It’s what’s on the inside that counts,” proclaims a newspaper ad for a luxury down comforter. We might believe that about a puffed-up blanket, but we do not believe it about ourselves. For too many of us, what counts is on the outside.
Rudolph says bombings were blow against abortion: By Kristen Wyatt - Associated Press Writer; April 14, 2005; A defiant Eric Rudolph pleaded guilty Wednesday to carrying out the deadly bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and three other attacks, saying he picked the Summer Games to embarrass the U.S. government in front of the world “for its abominable sanctioning of abortion on demand.”
A little bit thrift shop, a little bit rock ‘n’ roll: Clothing designer Anna Sui’s latest collection looks to the past for inspiration; By Samantha Critchell - Associated Press Writer; April 14, 2005; Anna Sui’s “look” is Anna Sui’s look.
Briefly: April 14, 2005; ¢ Dispatcher apologizes for 911 comment ¢ Yale, Columbia students to strike ¢ Lead paint leads to karaoke recall
So fix it: The paper trash bag idea may be a good one, but the products now available are terrible, tearable and tormenting.; J-W Editorials; April 14, 2005; One of the city’s current projects, presumably on behalf of the environment, is broken. So how about fixing it before even more citizens get perturbed?
Prenatal diagnoses raise moral dilemmas: By George Will; April 14, 2005; In Britain, as in Europe generally, abortion law has not been made by judges proclaiming glistening, hard-edged rights that cannot be compromised. Rather, abortion law has been made by lawmakers — imagine that — seeking to accommodate clashing sensibilities. That is one reason why British law is less extreme than America’s essentially unlimited right to abortion on demand.
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Pope stood firm, but for what?: By Ellen Goodman; April 14, 2005; While we are in this interregnum between the funeral and the election, the pause between the personal and the political, may I take a moment? Since the pope’s death I have thought about the way the international eulogies focused on his character, indeed, on the courage of his convictions more than the content of those convictions.
Conn. advances bill on civil unions: Senate must OK House amendments; By Susan Haigh - Associated Press Writer; April 14, 2005; The state House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday that would make Connecticut the second state to establish same-sex civil unions, and the first to do it without a court order.
Gaza settlers settle in to resist evacuation: By Baz Ratner - Associated Press Writer; April 14, 2005; Jewish settlers in Gaza have collected hundreds of tents and are stockpiling food for thousands of supporters they expect to arrive in coming days to help resist this summer’s evacuation.
Plea entered in crowbar beating case: By Eric Weslander; April 14, 2005; 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.
Printers eager for KU business after closing: By Terry Rombeck; April 14, 2005; Printers across the state are hoping to get a piece of $2.5 million in business being outsourced by Kansas University.
Gov. Sebelius signs ‘Military Bill of Rights’: The Associated Press; April 14, 2005; 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.
BOE hears debate on science curriculum: The Associated Press; April 14, 2005; After three hours of debate, the Kansas State Board of Education Wednesday accepted two reports on proposed science curriculum standards: one that supported evolution and another that criticizes it.
Mariah’s emancipation: New album lets Carey get back to being herself; By Nekesa Mumbi Moody - Associated Press Writer; April 14, 2005; Old habits die hard, and so it is that Mariah Carey finds herself at a downtown recording studio well past midnight, rehearsing with her band for shows promoting the release of her new album, “The Emancipation of Mimi.”
Solitary ‘Survivor’ adds twist to game: Kevin McDonough; April 14, 2005; This season’s “Survivor” (7 p.m., CBS) has taken a novel twist. For the first time, the “tribes” are so unevenly matched that the “Ulong” team is currently down to just one player, Stephenie LaGrossa.
Cigarette lighters no longer allowed on airlines: By Leslie Miller - Associated Press Writer; April 14, 2005; Starting today, air travelers must leave their cigarette lighters at home.
FDA panel OKs breast implants: The Associated Press; April 14, 2005; In a surprising turnaround, federal health advisers Wednesday recommended allowing silicone-gel breast implants to return to the U.S. market after a 13-year ban on most uses of the devices — but only under strict conditions that will limit how easily women can get them.
Thousands of flu samples still at large: J-W Wire Reports; April 14, 2005; At least four countries and more than 1,500 U.S. laboratories reported they had destroyed all their samples of a dangerous flu virus that had been shipped around the world, but thousands of others remained unaccounted for Wednesday as health authorities in 18 countries intensified efforts to prevent a deadly outbreak.
Senators target data brokers: By Erica Werner - Associated Press Writer; April 14, 2005; In the wake of news that a breach at information broker LexisNexis may have exposed personal information of three times more consumers than initially reported, senators promised a tough new crackdown Wednesday on the loosely regulated commercial data-brokering business.
Daily ticker: April 14, 2005
Retail sales miss mark in March: Analysts blame higher energy prices for consumers’ spending cutback; By Martin Crutsinger - Associated Press Writer; April 14, 2005; Consumers hit by higher gasoline costs cut back spending last month, raising concerns about whether the economy might be entering another “soft patch” similar to last year’s slowdown.
Coaches offer lessons in leadership: By Mark Fagan; April 14, 2005; Miles Schnaer’s signed basketballs and other Kansas University collectibles rest in his office at Crown Chevrolet Toyota Scion, but the lessons learned from years of athletics connections play quality minutes each and every day out on his sales floor.
Commodities: April 14, 2005
Susquehanna River named most endangered in U.S.: By Elizabeth Williamson - The Washington Post; April 14, 2005; Teeming with raw sewage, animal waste and fertilizer runoff, yet responsible for half the Chesapeake Bay’s fresh water, the Susquehanna River is the most endangered river in the United States, according to a report released this week by American Rivers, a national conservation group.
Gooden dispels rumors: J-W Staff and Wire Reports; April 14, 2005; The reports of former Kansas University basketball player Drew Gooden’s death have been greatly exaggerated.
Wallace joins elite company: Pistons standout reaches milestone in blocks, steals; The Associated Press; April 14, 2005; Ben Wallace downplayed his latest feat until he was handed a piece of paper showing the small group he joined.
Bronx Bombers bash Boston: Yankees use long ball to top Red Sox, 5-2; The Associated Press; April 14, 2005; Jason Giambi and Bernie Williams socked it to Curt Schilling, and Mariano Rivera stitched up the victory for the Yankees.
Willis baffles bats once again: Florida southpaw pitches second consecutive shutout in 4-0 victory; The Associated Press; April 14, 2005; When the eighth inning ended, Dontrelle Willis was the first player out of the Florida Marlins’ dugout, jogging to the mound eager to finish what he started.
Commentary: Hard-hitting sport a risky profession: By Kevin B. Blackistone - The Dallas Morning News; April 14, 2005; As usual, one or more of the top picks in next week’s NFL draft won’t make it to training camp on time. They’ll come to be known as holdouts and referred to in pejorative terms for what will be perceived as unwarranted selfishness.
Kansas excited about Relays: J-W Staff Reports; April 14, 2005; Tim Weaver believes April 23 will be a red-letter day in the history of the Kansas Relays.
HINU student-athletes honored by league: J-W Staff Reports; April 14, 2005; Nine Haskell Indian Nations University students have been named to the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference scholar-athlete list.
FSHS tennis loses, 6-3: J-W Staff Reports; April 14, 2005; Free State High’s boys tennis team dropped a 6-3 decision Wednesday at Blue Valley. The Firebirds’ winners were Keith Pipkin, Stephen Donly and Patrick Spurgeon.
KU clips Mizzou: J-W Staff Reports; April 14, 2005; Junior Nettie Fierros hit a three-run homer, and Kansas University upended No. 18 Missouri, 5-3, in softball Wednesday night at University Field.
Mariners hold off Royals: Sele helps Seattle manager Hargrove earn 1,000th career victory, 2-1; By Doug Tucker - Associated Press Sports Writer; April 14, 2005; If the first 999 had been this harrowing, Mike Hargrove might never have made it to 1,000.
Firebirds roll, 11-0: Free State dominates K.C. Washington at home; By Steve Vockrodt; April 14, 2005; It would be tough to gloat about crushing a team that only brought 11 players to play a baseball game, so instead the Free State High squad focused Wednesday on how to improve its own game, even after a decisive 11-0 victory over Kansas City Washington at FSHS.
Seniors bracing for final farewell: Awards ceremony tonight at Lied Center; By Gary Bedore; April 14, 2005; There will be plenty of laughs at Kansas University’s men’s basketball awards ceremony tonight.
Shockers cut down Jayhawks: Scholl homer lone run in 5-1 baseball loss; J-W Staff Reports; April 14, 2005; Senior first baseman Andy Scholl’s home run accounted for Kansas University’s only run in a 5-1 baseball loss to Wichita State on Wednesday at Eck Stadium.
Dog owners should be aware of ear problems: By Dr. Marty Becker - Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; April 14, 2005; If you have a dog, it is likely you will see an ear problem; and depending on the breed, it may be more often than you thought possible. In fact, one in five canine pet insurance claims involve ear problems and for this reason, all dog owners should be familiar with how to clean their dog’s ears.
Crabgrass preventer should be applied soon: J-W Staff Reports; April 14, 2005; Since Kansas crabgrass typically sprouts in early May, mid-April is a good deadline for applying crabgrass preventer.
Math know-how equals more calculating gardeners: By Bruce Chladny; April 14, 2005; Many gardeners spent their middle-school days questioning the usefulness of math.
Fresh blooms: Keep cut flowers as perky in the vase as they were in the ground; By Jennifer Oldridge; April 14, 2005; If you’re like me, when your garden starts coming alive with flowers and blooms, you’re poised with clippers in hand and a vase full of fresh water waiting indoors.
New dolls reflect the children playing with them: By Samantha Critchell - Associated Press Writer; April 14, 2005; The doll aisle of most toy stores is full of pretty, perky, plastic girls, mostly with porcelain white skin and long, smooth blond hair. They wear expressions that say they always have a good time — and who wouldn’t in a make-believe world of makeup, Corvettes, surfboards and cell phones?
County growth slowed by rising housing costs: Local wages not keeping pace, researcher says; By Joel Mathis; April 14, 2005; Tiffany and David Ruse almost left Lawrence. They didn’t want to. But when the young couple started their housing search last year, they couldn’t find an affordable home that didn’t require extensive renovations.
State stands to lose seat in Congress: By Joel Mathis; April 14, 2005; Kansas is growing so slowly it risks losing a representative in Congress, a Kansas University researcher said this week.
Teens deliver rack-and-roll flair: Young Van Go artists add extra-extra touch; J-W Staff Reports; April 14, 2005; The Rack-and-Roll art show that since 2003 has added splashes of exuberant color to downtown Lawrence has grown to include another dozen works.
KU to build warehouse for little-used library materials: By Terry Rombeck; April 14, 2005; Stella Bentley is hoping to clear out some space in Kansas University’s libraries.
On the record: April 14, 2005
Correction: April 14, 2005; The process for appointing justices to the Kansas Supreme Court includes a court-appointed committee reviewing nominations from the legal community and submitting three names to the governor’s office. The committee includes some members who are not attorneys. A story in Wednesday’s Journal-World incorrectly described the committee’s membership.
Mildred Almond Gilbreth, Lawrence: April 14, 2005
Sebelius signs Perkins bill: By Scott Rothschild; April 14, 2005; Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday signed into law a measure strengthening public disclosure of government.
Norman E. Maddux, Lawrence: April 14, 2005
James Zundell ‘Jim’ Boyd, Lawrence: April 14, 2005
Local briefs: April 14, 2005; ¢ Area officials practice emergency drill ¢ Emily Taylor center names award winners ¢ Public invited to chat with mayor ¢ Kindergarten Roundup under way in district
Rundle speech draws praise: Outgoing mayor finds revelation about sexuality positive; By Mike Belt; April 14, 2005; Lawrence City Commissioner Mike Rundle was at a checkout stand in The Merc on Wednesday afternoon when two women walked up to him.
Journal-World earns 11 first-place honors from KPA: Kansas Press Assn. recognizes newspaper for front page, photos, Web site; J-W Staff Reports; April 14, 2005; The Lawrence Journal-World won 11 first-place awards in the annual Awards of Excellence competition sponsored by the Kansas Press Assn.
KU falls in Sunflower State tennis clash: By Steve Schmidt; April 14, 2005; It was close, so close. Never mind that it almost came during a spring session of the Sunflower Showdown.
American shown on video pleading for his life: By Traci Carl - Associated Press Writer; April 14, 2005; An Indiana man, scared and clutching his passport to his chest, was shown at gunpoint on a videotape aired by Al-Jazeera television Wednesday, two days after he was kidnapped from a water treatment plant near Baghdad. The station said he pleaded for his life and urged U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq.

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