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- Faces and places
- August 14, 2005
- Broncos topple Texans
- Plummer departs after early TD pass
- August 14, 2005
- Jake Plummer accomplished his goal to get an early touchdown for the Denver Broncos, then Bradlee Van Pelt and Matt Mauck each made their case to be his understudy.
- Twenty enshrined into Hall of Fame
- August 14, 2005
- Former Auburn defensive tackle Tracy Rocker isn’t satisfied with being enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player.
- Has K.C. hit rock bottom?
- Thirteen-game skid shows how far Royals have sunk - just in time for 1985 reunion
- August 14, 2005
- As captain, spokesman and lone icon on the worst team in baseball, Mike Sweeney knows exactly what to say - even when words fail him.
- Despite 66, Woods bemoans missed chances
- Pars on final two holes, including three-putt on 18th, leave Tiger miffed
- August 14, 2005
- The steam coming out of Tiger Woods wasn’t from the oppressive heat. He banged his hand into a sign as he walked to the scoring trailer Saturday, then grudgingly gave an interview to TNT Sports that began with, “I’m not real happy right now.”
- Regs due soon
- August 14, 2005
- Copies of the Kansas hunting and furharvesting regulations summary and state hunting atlas will be available from Wildlife and Parks offices and vendors in early September. The hunting atlas will be stocked at most W & P offices. Both will also be available at www.kdwp.state.ks.us.
- These Lawrence doctors only make hospital calls
- August 14, 2005
- Drs. Charles Yockey and David Goering don’t make house calls. Or schedule office visits.
- $8.5M to benefit KU, community
- August 14, 2005
- Kansas University and the Douglas County Community Foundation will share in an $8.5 million gift from the Dolph Simons Family Fund.
- People in the news
- August 14, 2005
- ¢ ‘Witness for the prosecution’ offers advice - for $19.99 ¢ Limp Bizkit insurer tries to limit its liability in fan’s death ¢ Pope Benedict XVI aids actor ¢ Schwarzenegger won’t be back for filming of ‘Westworld’
- ‘Kung Fu Hustle’ has kick
- August 14, 2005
- During the dog days of August, sometimes what you need is a good kick in the head.
- Pentagon seeking new body armor for troops
- August 14, 2005
- For the second time since the Iraq war began, the Pentagon is replacing body armor for U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, citing a need for better protection that can withstand the strongest of attacks from insurgents, a spokesman said Saturday.
- U.S. raid uncovers alleged chemical weapons factory
- August 14, 2005
- U.S. troops raiding a warehouse in the northern city of Mosul uncovered a suspected chemical weapons factory containing 1,500 gallons of chemicals believed destined for attacks on U.S. and Iraqi forces and civilians, military officials said Saturday.
- Kansas may challenge No Child Left Behind Act
- Some officials say law will lead to lawsuits
- August 14, 2005
- President Bush and Congress pushed education reforms in 2001 with passage of the No Child Left Behind Act. Three years after the law was signed, states are beginning to push back. Kansas could be next.
- Student funds
- August 14, 2005
- To the editor: With classes scheduled to start soon, college students and parents should take a quick break from vacation to tell Congress to stop cuts to college financial aid.
- Hostile hallways
- A recent court case is a vivid reminder that name-calling or student taunts can be a serious issue for public schools.
- August 14, 2005
- A $250,000 sexual harassment award to a former Tonganoxie student is sure to get the attention of school districts throughout the area.
- Carpenter, Cards keep on rolling
- Complete-game win gives St. Louis pitcher major-league lead in victories
- August 14, 2005
- Chris Carpenter is baseball’s best pitcher, at least according to his manager.
- Membership in fraternal organizations waning
- August 14, 2005
- Eighty years ago, one of every three men belonged to a fraternal organization.
- U.S. troops launch offensive to retake Afghan valley
- August 14, 2005
- U.S. Marines and Afghan troops opened an offensive Saturday to take a remote mountain valley from insurgents tied to the deadliest blow on American forces since the Taliban regime was ousted nearly four years ago.
- Big breakthrough
- ‘Mean Girl’ McAdams: A rising star
- August 14, 2005
- The movie, “Mean Girls,” may have been the coming out party for Lindsay Lohan, but considering Rachel McAdams’ red-hot career, some revisionist history may be in order.
- Horoscopes
- August 14, 2005
- For Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005:
- Oklahoma standout commits
- Norman prep Morris chooses Henrickson’s squad
- August 14, 2005
- In its quest to return to winning ways, the Kansas University women’s basketball team just landed another impact player — and she’s as big a winner as they get.
- Poet’s Showcase
- August 14, 2005
- On the Day 14 Marines Were Killed in Anbar Province - By Max Sutton
- T.O. attends Falcons game
- August 14, 2005
- Terrell Owens was at a football game Saturday night. Just not one involving the Philadelphia Eagles.
- Grossman’s injury huge blow to Bears
- Squad again must turn to backup QB
- August 14, 2005
- Rex Grossman had spent too many hours in rehab, in film sessions and on the practice field for the unthinkable to happen again. But his expression of disgust and disbelief as he was wheeled off the field said it all.
- Yankee veterans still have it
- Williams’ 11th-inning blast lifts New York past Texas
- August 14, 2005
- The New York Yankees kept their cool after Mariano Rivera blew a save for the first time in more than four months. They simply turned to another player they’ve always relied on in the clutch.
- Stewart fastest at Watkins Glen
- Points leader will start first in today’s Nextel Cup race
- August 14, 2005
- Tony Stewart showed why he was the best road-course racer in NASCAR, and was on his way to winning two poles in qualifying before rain ruined his chance Saturday at Watkins Glen International.
- Raiders wallop host team
- Eden Prairie looms
- August 14, 2005
- Travis Blankenship allowed just one earned run in 61â3 innings, and Jake Hoover was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs, helping the Lawrence Raiders stay alive at the American Legion Central Plains Regional with a 8-3 victory Saturday over the host team, Mandan, N.D., at Memorial Ballpark.
- Mayer: NCAA, NIT old-time foes
- August 14, 2005
- Basketball’s Bobby Knight is an avid history buff whose reading experiences have included “War and Peace” and all sorts of military biographies, featuring icons like George Patton.
- Mickelson’s shoddy play creates crowded leaderboard
- August 14, 2005
- Phil Mickelson was drenched in sweat before he hit his opening tee shot in temperatures that hit 100 degrees Saturday at the PGA Championship.
- Rush hoping to visit KU campus this week
- August 14, 2005
- Brandon Rush, a 6-foot-6 guard from Kansas City, Mo., who Thursday and Friday visited Indiana, says he wants to make a visit to Kansas University before finalizing his college choice.
- Luke striving to be starter
- Woodling: Mizzou win showed QB could play
- August 14, 2005
- Late last November, he was the Horatio Alger of Kansas University football. Only a few months later, however, quarterback Brian Luke had become more like Rodney Dangerfield.
- Royals-Tigers rained out again; squads to play twinbill today
- August 14, 2005
- Consecutive rainouts brought added frustration to a couple of teams yearning for a victory - or at least a chance to win. Rain forced the postponement of Saturday night’s game between the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals, the second night in a row the slumping teams were rained out.
- Celebrity cases put spotlight on health checks
- Researchers notice ‘Katie Couric effect’
- August 14, 2005
- Researchers have informally dubbed the phenomenon “the Katie Couric effect.”
- Effort under way to get Morris off education board
- Conservative’s conduct riles many; defenders stand by controversial views
- August 14, 2005
- She started out as the darling of conservative Republicans.
- New Urbanism movement gains following in Lawrence
- Concept emphasizes diverse, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods
- August 14, 2005
- Try finding this scenario in Lawrence: In a new neighborhood, a four-plex apartment building gets built right next door to a $400,000 home.
- Detroit edges San Antoino
- August 14, 2005
- Ruth Riley scored 20 points, including the game-winning basket with one second left, leading the Detroit Shock over the San Antonio Silver Stars, 60-59, Saturday night.
- Daly forced to putt with sand wedge
- August 14, 2005
- It wouldn’t be a major championship without another tale from John Daly.
- Tell us about your working life
- August 14, 2005
- In honor of Labor Day, the Journal-World is creating a special feature on the working lives of our readers. We’re looking for two kinds of stories:
- 4 inches in 4 hours
- Downpour catches motorists by surprise
- August 14, 2005
- More than four inches of rain in a span of about four hours Saturday left some Lawrence drivers helpless, their vehicles in deep water as weather authorities issued a flash flood warning.
- Blood drive slated for Thursday
- August 14, 2005
- A community blood drive will be held Thursday by the Douglas County Chapter of the American Red Cross.
- On the record
- August 14, 2005
- Lawrence Datebook
- August 14, 2005
- Kansas University sets final exam
- August 14, 2005
- Kansas University has announced the following final examination.
- Aggressive solicitor has license pulled
- August 14, 2005
- Police said they revoked a door-to-door solicitor’s license Thursday afternoon after he grew too aggressive while trying to peddle his cleaning product to a 54-year-old Lawrence woman.
- Free State jamboree scheduled for today
- August 14, 2005
- Free State High will hold its Fall Jamboree today at the school, 4700 Overland Drive.
- Dole Institute sets White Glove Tours
- August 14, 2005
- The Dole Institute of Politics at Kansas University has set dates for two more White Glove Tours.
- Lawrence commuter report
- August 14, 2005
- The following construction projects may affect commuter traffic in the region this week:
- Stepdad sues over drowning
- August 14, 2005
- A lawsuit says the city of Omaha contributed to the drowning death of a Bellevue man whose body was found in the Missouri River, more than 20 miles from where he fell into a roadside ditch.
- Plan would reduce airline screening hassles
- August 14, 2005
- The federal agency in charge of aviation security is considering major changes in how it screens airline passengers, including proposals that an official said would lift the ban on carrying razorblades and small knives as well as limit patdown searches.
- 3 killed when small plane crashes short of runway
- August 14, 2005
- A small plane attempting to land Saturday night crashed about a half-mile short of the runway at Erie International Airport, killing three people and injuring a fourth, airport police said.
- PETA reviews campaign after racism complaints
- August 14, 2005
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is reconsidering a campaign comparing images of animal abuse with those of slavery after complaints from civil rights groups and others.
- Mayor considers relationship registry
- August 14, 2005
- Mayor Rocky Anderson wants to let domestic partners in Salt Lake City document their relationships, saying a registry would allow people to signify “they are partners, that they formed a domestic partnership.”
- Tornado warning gave residents just five minutes to seek shelter
- August 14, 2005
- Residents had just five minutes warning before a tornado tore into a mobile home park, killing two people and destroying dozens of homes.
- Access to acne drug tightened
- FDA registry hopes to ensure pregnant women don’t use pills
- August 14, 2005
- The thousands of Americans who take the acne drug Accutane - and people who prescribe and dispense it - must enroll in a national registry, part of a major government program to tighten access to the medicine that causes birth defects.
- Social Security fight expected this fall
- Both sides of debate use 70th birthday of program to kickstart campaigns
- August 14, 2005
- Lawmakers and interest groups are gearing up for a fight this fall over Social Security, each side hoping to use the retirement and disability program’s 70th birthday to build momentum.
- More companies turning to automatic 401(k) enrollment
- Employees who don’t want to contribute must opt out
- August 14, 2005
- Laziness can actually help people save for retirement. At least that’s what some companies are betting on.
- Bankruptcies
- August 14, 2005
- The following Douglas County residents or businesses filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Kansas, during the week ending Thursday
- Online pirates strike Potter book
- Illegal distribution cost U.S. publishers about $571M last year
- August 14, 2005
- Harry Potter fans have been swapping illegal electronic versions of the latest tome on the Internet, providing a crystal ball for the burgeoning problem of online book piracy, experts said.
- The Motley Fool
- August 14, 2005
- ¢ Name that company ¢ Last week’s question and answer ¢ First Data’s moat ¢ Dividend growth power ¢ Dividend strength ¢ Ticker tizzy
- Navy officers launch ‘Lawrence FSBO’ site
- August 14, 2005
- Two Navy officers are ready to take on the Lawrence real estate market, one do-it-yourself listing at a time.
- Ukrainian students learning through work
- August 14, 2005
- Six college students from Ukraine are getting a lesson in American culture this summer by working at McDonald’s.
- Wal-Mart aspires to be hip, hires trend scouts
- Discount giant makes room for stylish clothing, home decor
- August 14, 2005
- Head south on Fifth Avenue, past the look-but-don’t-touch boutiques of Bruno Magli, Salvatore Ferragamo and Henri Bendel, stop at 31st Street and look for a building on the right, between the fast-food restaurant and the souvenir shop.
- Small area in Missouri preserves landscape
- August 14, 2005
- One of the newest additions to the Missouri Natural Area Program offers an unequaled opportunity to preserve a type of landscape that once sustained prairie chickens, bison and other prairie species in northern Missouri.
- In Colorado, thriving moose often mistaken for bull elk
- August 14, 2005
- Introduced to Colorado 24 years ago, moose are thriving in many parts of the state and often are confused for elk. A hunter who mistakes a bull moose for a bull elk can be fined more than $11,000.
- 30-year T-bond worth a look
- August 14, 2005
- The “long bond” is coming back. But is that good news or bad? It depends on your point of view.
- Hunting seasons
- August 14, 2005
- Please check regulations for boundary, limits and permit requirement at www.kdwp.state.ks.us.
- ‘Pass It On’ targets hunter recruitment
- August 14, 2005
- Hunting is a valued natural heritage, but hunter numbers are decreasing, and younger generations are in danger of missing out. Also, fewer hunters reduces the financial, social and political support needed for effective wildlife management.
- Building on 140 years of history
- Western Star was first black Masonic lodge in Kansas
- August 14, 2005
- They don’t pretend to be Lawrence’s oldest black-run organization.
- Close bear encounter caused cold-sweat moment
- August 14, 2005
- In many years wandering the outdoors I’ve encountered just one bear in the wild, and that from the safety of a car in the Minnesota iron range.
- ‘Little House’ sites abound, including one in Kansas
- August 14, 2005
- A “Little House on the Prairie” site near Independence, Kan., has a reproduction of the home Laura Ingalls Wilder lived in for a brief time. Workers from the Kansas State Historical Society in 1977 discovered the actual foundation of the Ingalls family’s original cabin site and the well Pa Ingalls dug with help from a neighbor.
- ‘Little House’ a big draw
- August 14, 2005
- Margaret Knowles and her sister Karen Erickson might not be typical visitors to this little town on the South Dakota prairie, the setting for five of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s novels for children about life on the American frontier.
- Hillcrest School gets sixth trailer
- August 14, 2005
- It will be crowded at Hillcrest School when the new year begins next week, but that’s what many parents and teachers wanted.
- Wind farms may power FHSU campus
- Kansas University considers possibly using energy source
- August 14, 2005
- The gusty winds of western Kansas may soon keep the lights on at Fort Hays State University.
- Bush says ‘all options on table’ if diplomacy fails in Iran
- August 14, 2005
- In a stern warning to Iran, President Bush said “all options are on the table” if the Iranians refuse to comply with international demands to halt their nuclear program, noting he has already used force to protect U.S. security.
- Foreign minister’s death setback to peace process
- August 14, 2005
- Sri Lanka imposed a state of emergency Saturday after the sniper assassination of the foreign minister, a killing that officials blamed on the Tamil Tiger rebels and warned could rupture the island’s fragile peace process.
- Militant cleric, others to have sentences reduced
- August 14, 2005
- A militant cleric jailed for his role in the 2002 Bali bombings will be among 53,000 inmates receiving sentence reductions to mark Indonesia’s independence day, authorities and media reports said Saturday.
- Carter cruises on namesake submarine
- August 14, 2005
- Former President Carter completed his first submarine dive since he left the Navy in 1953 aboard a new nuclear vessel that bears his name.
- Cuba commemorates Castro’s 79th birthday
- August 14, 2005
- Cuba honored President Fidel Castro’s 79th birthday Saturday, revisiting his nearly five decades in power on the communist island with tributes in state-run newspapers and documentaries.
- Fox says Abdul will return as a judge on ‘American Idol’
- August 14, 2005
- There is no proof that “American Idol” judge Paula Abdul had an affair with one of the show’s contestants, according to Fox TV, which said Abdul will remain on the show.
- Ambassador: Officials hindering food aid efforts
- August 14, 2005
- A U.S. diplomat criticized the Zimbabwe government Saturday for interfering with aid efforts and warned of outrage in Congress over the worsening humanitarian crisis.
- Hamas comes out of hiding to celebrate Israeli withdrawal
- August 14, 2005
- The militant group Hamas came out of hiding Saturday to hold a mass news conference, distributing the phone numbers of 34 multilingual spokesmen in a fight for control of the Gaza Strip ahead of Israel’s withdrawal next week.
- KU School of Fine Arts creates career center
- August 14, 2005
- Kansas University’s School of Fine Arts recently joined a small group of universities that have created a career services office specifically for fine arts students.
- Constitutional committee reaches compromise on name, oil issues
- August 14, 2005
- With the clock ticking on Monday’s deadline for the completion of Iraq’s new constitution, negotiators reported progress on several key issues Saturday, including the name of their country, but differences remained on the key issues of federalism and the role of religion.
- Best Bets
- August 14, 2005
- Veterans’ advocate dies in crash
- Retired Army colonel was known for his passionate work for Kansans
- August 14, 2005
- One of Kansas’ top advocates for veterans’ health care and benefits was killed in a crash at a rainy intersection near Fort Leavenworth. Robert D. Frandsen, 55, of Leavenworth, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash Friday morning.
- Senior Calendar
- August 14, 2005
- Douglas County Senior Services, 745 Vt., offers activities during the week for residents 55 and older. Call Senior Services at 842-0543 for more information.
- Officials discover giant waterfall in California national park
- Longtime residents of area surprised by recent 400-foot find
- August 14, 2005
- Dick McDermott knows these parts as well as any man can. The 92-year-old used to earn a meager living mining the creeks that meander through the deeply wooded hills.
- Artwork brings couple and home together
- August 14, 2005
- Allan and Elizabeth Burdick live in a garden. Their Columbia home - constructed of cypress wood and stone and surrounded by white oak, pine and sassafras trees - is a work of art on its own.
- Profiling only helps terrorists
- August 14, 2005
- The debate over racial profiling resurfaces after every high-profile terrorist attack, heats up as we search for anything that might stop the madness.
- Hope of ripple effect has backfired in Iran
- August 14, 2005
- Back when the Bush administration was planning the Iraq war, the demise of Saddam was meant to have a ripple effect on other rogue states.
- Goff: Make no mistake: Goofs will happen
- August 14, 2005
- Misteaks … oops … mistakes happen! Everybody makes them. Almost everything I know, I’ve learned by messing up the first time and vowing not to make THAT mistake again. And I usually don’t because I’m too busy making another one.
- Educators debate school performance standards
- August 14, 2005
- It took me a while to catch up with her, but I got to Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings just before she left town for vacation last week. I was pursuing her because of an extraordinary outpouring of e-mails and other messages from teachers and principals - triggered, I’m afraid, by a column in June in which I’d questioned the educators’ commitment to the goal of improving school performance.
- Malign design
- August 14, 2005
- To the editor: I have a message for members of the Kansas School Board.
- Child actor needed for student drama
- August 14, 2005
- The University Theatre and the English Alternative Theatre at Kansas University are looking for a young male actor to perform in “An Army of One,” a new, original script written by 2005 KU graduate Zacory Boatright.
- Caring salute
- August 14, 2005
- To the editor: My hat is off and my heartfelt thanks are due to our wonderful fire and ambulance personnel.
- Seem-To-Be-Players planning auditions
- August 14, 2005
- Adult actors are sought for the Seem-To-Be-Players’ winter/spring tours of “Amelia Earhart: First Lady of Flight,” “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Diary of Anne Frank.
- Slighted area
- August 14, 2005
- To the editor: I visited Lawrence and KU recently.
- Slowing down?
- Performance slips with age, but training and exercise can offset other declines
- August 14, 2005
- Lee Walton, 69, was huffing, his wavy hair flying, as he rounded the bend at the high school track with quick strides of his lean legs. The teenage girls jogging for a physical education class appeared to be moving in slow motion as he whizzed past.
- Gaza withdrawal creates opportunity
- August 14, 2005
- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and President Mahmoud Abbas have created a promising moment in the 58-year-old war known as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. And both are paying for such audacity, which will open the way for them to make even bigger sacrifices.
- Parents commonly use juice for urinary woes
- August 14, 2005
- Many parents give cranberry juice to their children for urinary tract infections. But many parents don’t discuss the treatment with their doctor, according to a new study.
- Doctor says: Get those swabs out of your ears
- August 14, 2005
- Throw away that cotton swab. For relief of severe ear-wax buildup, use a few drops of hydrogen peroxide instead.
- Physical therapist offers tips for gardeners
- August 14, 2005
- Love to work on your lawn or in the garden, but tired of having your muscles complain mightily the next day?
- Motet Singers to perform in D.C.
- August 14, 2005
- The Motet Singers, a community choral group in Lawrence, has been invited to perform the Choral Prelude at the Washington National Cathedral’s celebration of Kansas State Day.
- KU hires new music faculty member
- August 14, 2005
- Julia Broxholm will join the Kansas University faculty as an assistant professor of voice this fall.
- Inheriting the throne
- Horror writer King’s author-son walks a different path
- August 14, 2005
- Owen King may share his father’s liberal politics and fervent support for the Boston Red Sox, but the two break ranks when it comes to ghouls, vampires and other denizens of the dark side.
- KU art department announces new hires
- August 14, 2005
- Kansas University has hired an associate and assistant professor to join the art department faculty.
- Early readers actively engage kids in learning
- August 14, 2005
- Ready … set … go to it! That’s the excitement generated by these Early Readers, geared toward encouraging young children to do it themselves. All three books provide stories and illustrations that will lure kids beyond the simple picture book genre and get them involved in learning to read on their own.
- What are you reading?
- August 14, 2005
- Best Sellers
- August 14, 2005
- Civil War events planned this week
- August 14, 2005
- Here’s a look at events scheduled for the 10th annual Civil War on the Western Frontier. All events are free unless otherwise indicated. Some events require registration in advance.
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