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Recruit Rush enrolls at KU
By Gary Bedore
August 26, 2005
Brandon Rush is not yet an official member of Kansas University’s men’s basketball team, but he is now officially a KU student. Rush, a 6-foot-6 guard from Kansas City, Mo., on Friday enrolled at Strong Hall on the KU campus.
Rain cancels junior high football scrimmages
Word Online staff reports
August 26, 2005
Football scrimmages at Southwest and South Junior Highs have been canceled this afternoon due to poor field conditions. Both schools’ volleyball scrimmages will continue as planned.
Mangino suspends Ringwood indefinitely
By Andy Samuelson
August 26, 2005
Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino announced Friday afternoon that he has suspended sophomore fullback Bruce Ringwood from the Jayhawks indefinitely in the aftermath of an altercation last Sunday night at a country music concert in Kansas City, Mo.
Biggs will not challenge Kline in 2006 election
By Scott Rothschild
August 26, 2005
Democrat Chris Biggs today said he will not seek a rematch against Atty. Gen. Phill Kline in the 2006 election.
One more rainy day
Lawrence area in flood watch
By Dave Toplikar
August 26, 2005
Watch out for pooled water on area streets and highways as you’re out driving today. Lawrence is in a flood watch through 6 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. “We’re going to see a chance for redeveloping showers and thunderstorms as we go through the afternoon hours,” said Tim Reith, 6News meteorologist. “The good news is after today, it looks like the rainfall is coming to an end.”
Lightning strikes up bell concert at west Lawrence church
By Cody Howard
August 26, 2005
You might have heard the saying, “for whom the bell tolls, time marches on.” Well, that time must’ve felt like an eternity early this morning for west Lawrence residents awakened after a lightning strike at Corpus Christi Catholic Church triggered a surprise bell concert.
It’s goal time
New keeper could be key to KU’s season
By Gary Bedore
August 26, 2005
How much Meghan Miller meant to Kansas University’s soccer team last season was punctuated by the preseason Big 12 Conference coaches poll. With Miller in goal, KU shared the 2004 league championship with Texas A&M.
Martha Stewart launching two shows
By Frazier Moore - AP Television Writer
August 26, 2005
Saying “I am a businesswoman and I am a homemaker,” Martha Stewart served up details of the two upcoming series that mark her return to TV and call on those two roles.
White House blasts Lawrence pot proposal
Police chief, however, says idea may have merit
By Eric Weslander
August 26, 2005
Lawrence’s police chief thinks it could have “great merit.” The mayor supports it, and so does the county’s top prosecutor. But George Bush’s White House says a proposal to take a streamlined approach to marijuana-possession crimes in Lawrence is a dangerous idea.
Fire, floods sweep through Europe
By David Nauer - Associated Press Writer
August 26, 2005
When the Aare overflowed, its muddy waters swallowed driftwood, strollers, bicycles, even cars - debris that bobbed along as the river flowed through the cobblestone streets of Bern.
Pump patrol
August 26, 2005
The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.55 at several stations. If you find a lower price, call Pump Patrol at 832-7154.
GOP Social Security end run?
Carl P. Leubsdorf - Dallas Morning News
August 26, 2005
As Ronald Reagan might have put it, there they go again. Congressional Republicans, persisting in hopes of enacting some form of private Social Security option despite opposition from the public and the Democrats, are considering the same kind of maneuver that enabled them to pass a controversial Medicare drug bill two years ago.
TV skews Sheehan’s clout
By Patt Morrison - Los Angeles Times
August 26, 2005
Who died and left Cindy Sheehan in charge? Not her son, Casey. When he was killed in Iraq, he left only a bereaved, bereft mother.
Arts & Entertainment Calendar
August 26, 2005
 
‘Gunsmoke’ refuses to ride off into the sunset
By Kevin McDonough
August 26, 2005
The Encore Westerns channel celebrates the 50th anniversary of “Gunsmoke” (5 p.m., Western) with a 50-episode marathon of the vintage series that will run all weekend, concluding Sunday evening.
Cult film icon Bruce Campbell flaunts ‘Screaming Brain’ in K.C.
By Jon Niccum
August 26, 2005
Ed Wood may be the undisputed king of bad cult movies, but Bruce Campbell earns the title when it comes to good cult movies. Since entering the public consciousness as the beleaguered Ash in 1981’s “The Evil Dead,” the Michigan native has notched 60-something film roles (such as this summer’s “Sky High”) and numerous TV shows, many of which have secured reputations as underground classics.
Rush given KU student ID number
By Gary Bedore
August 26, 2005
Signs still point to Brandon Rush becoming a member of Kansas University’s basketball team. It was confirmed by KU officials Thursday that Rush, a 6-foot-6 freshman-to-be from Kansas City, Mo., had obtained a KU student ID number.
Aggies banking on QB McNeal
Senior playmaker setting records at A&M
By Kristie Rieken - Associated Press Writer
August 26, 2005
Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione often jokes that senior quarterback Reggie McNeal sometimes has to overcome his coaching. As perhaps the top dual-threat quarterback in the country, McNeal has the unique ability to turn what looks to be a busted play into something good - and, occasionally, something spectacular.
$250,000 bail makes example of boy with gun
Judge’s decision shocks legal professionals
By Denise LaVoie - Associated Press Writer
August 26, 2005
Judge Paul D. Lewis has seen it all during his 23 years in juvenile court: kids involved in shootings, kids involved in killings, kids involved in rapes at gunpoint.
KU student reports masked intruder
J-W Staff Reports
August 26, 2005
A 23-year-old Kansas University student told police he came home Tuesday night and found a man dressed in all black and wearing a ski mask inside his home.
Editor of medical journal receives angry remarks for review
Article said fetuses don’t feel pain until late in pregnancy
By Lindsey Tanner - Associated Press Writer
August 26, 2005
The editor of a medical journal that published an article this week saying fetuses likely don’t feel pain until late in pregnancy said Thursday she has received dozens of angry e-mails from abortion opponents.
At least 17 killed in apartment blaze
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
A fire raced through an apartment building in Paris on Friday killing at least 17 people and injuring 22 others, two of them seriously, firefighters said.
Heavy rains cause evacuations
Area receives more than 9 inches
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
A powerful wave of thunderstorms early Thursday dumped more than 9 inches of rain here, pushing Walnut River levels to the limit, flooding streets and forcing evacuations.
There she goes: Pageant to leave Atlantic City
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
Officials who run the venue where the Miss America pageant has been held since 1940 voted unanimously Thursday to allow the contest to go elsewhere, paving the way for the pageant to leave Atlantic City altogether.
Horoscopes
Jacqueline Bigar
August 26, 2005
 
Shrillness doesn’t serve Democrats well
George Will - Washington Post Writers Group
August 26, 2005
Sad yet riveting, like a wreck by the side of the road, Cindy Sheehan, a plaything of her own sincerities and other people’s opportunisms, has already been largely erased from the national memory by new waves of media fickleness in the service of the public’s summer ennui.
Report’s housing prediction off mark
David W. Myers - All About Real Estate
August 26, 2005
I read your recent column that said you think home prices will keep going up for the rest of this year. But the very next day, I heard a radio report saying that prices in 13 big housing markets are ready to fall. What gives?
Getting real with ‘The Truman Show’ DVD
By Jen Chaney - Special to The Washington Post
August 26, 2005
Before American television gave birth to “Survivor,” “Big Brother” and “The Surreal Life,” there was “The Truman Show.”
‘The Cave’ rarely needs exploring
By Jon Niccum
August 26, 2005
If establishing an atmospheric setting is half the battle when making a horror film, then at least “The Cave” gets that part right. The film’s visualization of massive caverns situated in Romania are both a combination of outstanding location footage and impressive production design.
Pass the mic
Jam sessions and open mics enjoy major revival at Lawrence clubs
By Jon Niccum
August 26, 2005
Let’s play a funk riff. Key of C. Drummer counts it off. Ready. Set. Jam. It’s a Monday night at The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., and The Spanktones are on the stage operating as both headliner and backing band.
Wooden pops up at UNT
J-W Staff Reports
August 26, 2005
Former Free State High basketball standout Keith Wooden has surfaced at North Texas University.
Jayhawks to open with Tide
J-W Staff Reports
August 26, 2005
Kansas University volleyball coach Ray Bechard knows Alabama coach Judy Green well. Both coached at the junior-college level before jumping to Division One in 1998.
Sports correction
August 26, 2005
Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino received a five-percent raise for fiscal year 2005-06, contrary to what was reported in Wednesday’s Journal-World. Mangino’s base salary will be $135,849 this year. A television and endorsement package will boost his income to more than $600,000.
Rejuvenated Kansas City knocks around Schilling, Boston
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
Curt Schilling could find only one serious negative about his first start in four months - the final score. The veteran right-hander, who had been in Boston’s bullpen most of the season, got cuffed around in his first start since April, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Red Sox, 7-4, on Thursday night, their fourth victory in five games since a franchise-record 19-game losing streak.
Little-known Cornish suddenly earning high praise
By Chuck Woodling
August 26, 2005
Jon Cornish’s first two seasons in a Kansas University football uniform can be summed up in two words. Jon who? Cornish is a 6-foot, 205-pound running back out of British Columbia whose career statistics hardly match the beauty of a Canadian sunset.
Woodling: Smith splendid to watch
By Chuck Woodling
August 26, 2005
What I know about the nuances and subtleties of the world’s most popular sport would fit into a garbanzo bean. Yet something I have learned over the years about soccer is that the ability to score is similar to the ability to hit a baseball. Either you can do it, or you can’t. Why it is that way I do not know. I just accept it.
Solich finds new niche in Ohio
Ex-Nebraska coach star of perennially bad team
By Andy Resnik - Associated Press Writer
August 26, 2005
When Frank Solich pulls open the blinds in his office, he sees a stadium less than half the size of the place where he used to coach. Green, not red, is the dominant color, and winning football is rare.
Shock win, but still need help to make playoffs
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
For once, the Detroit Shock will be rooting for the Connecticut Sun.
Falcons look solid against Jags
By Mark Long - Associated Press Sports Writer
August 26, 2005
Michael Jenkins took advantage of his team’s depleted receiving corps Thursday night. With Peerless Price, Roddy White and Dez White on the sideline, Jenkins showed he could be Atlanta’s No. 1 receiver.
Gooden surrenders after fleeing police
By Mitch Stacy - Associated Press Writer
August 26, 2005
Former pitcher Dwight Gooden turned himself in at a county jail Thursday, three days after police said he fled a DUI traffic stop.
Early cushion carries Cardinals
Edmonds, Pujols go deep in first inning as La Russa climbs rung on wins list
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
Jim Edmonds and Albert Pujols homered in the first inning to get St. Louis off to its customary fast start in Pittsburgh, and Tony La Russa passed Sparky Anderson to move into third place on the manager wins list in the Cardinals’ 6-3 victory Thursday night.
White Sox refuse to wilt
Perez delivers RBI single in 10th to knock off Twins
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
The Chicago White Sox have the best record in the AL because of games like this. Timo Perez hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning, and the White Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins, 2-1, Thursday.
Armstrong says he was set up
Seven-time Tour de France champ: I absolutely do not trust that laboratory
By Jim Vertuno - Associated Press Sports Writer
August 26, 2005
Lance Armstrong suggested Thursday that he was the victim of a “setup,” saying he didn’t trust the French lab that released test results leading to blood doping allegations against him.
Curtis, Lewis share Buick lead
Five players one stroke back following first round
August 26, 2005
Ben Curtis and J.L. Lewis shot 6-under 64s Thursday to share the first-round lead at the Buick Championship.
Two lanes of I-70 to stay open for games
By Alicia Henrikson
August 26, 2005
Kansas Turnpike Authority officials likely will score points with Kansas University football fans driving eastbound on Interstate 70 to attend home games this fall.
Dressed to learn
Schools concerned about students’ clothing, but rules vary - and get varied reactions
By Sophia Maines
August 26, 2005
On Thursday, Kaileen Shanks wore a black trench coat that dragged on the sidewalk when she walked. On another day, she may dress like a preppie or a skater or a Goth.
KU teams take top spots in national disability contest
By Dave Ranney
August 26, 2005
Before he began using a wheelchair, Brad Linnenkamp loved to ride the rides at Worlds of Fun. “I went to Disneyland and to Disney World, too,” he said. “I rode quite a few of them, but that was back when I was young.”
Kansans watch taxpayer scuffle
Colorado voters to consider whether state should keep extra taxes
By Scott Rothschild
August 26, 2005
Buses and briefings. The fight over TABOR - the so-called taxpayer’s bill of rights - has been low-key in Kansas lately, but is being waged publicly in Colorado.
Professor dispels Mars rumor
Believers ‘crushed’ by truth
By Sophia Maines
August 26, 2005
It’s been the buzz of the Internet: Mars will come so close to earth it will look as large as the moon to the naked eye on Saturday. Whoa. Not so fast, skygazer.
4-H clubs to help feed the hungry
Statewide effort to kick off next month at Kansas State Fair
By Chad Lawhorn
August 26, 2005
Kansas may grow a lot of food, but that doesn’t mean it always gets to the people who need it most. The state’s 866 4-H clubs have a plan to change that.
Development leader leaving
Lawrence chamber official accepts job in Kansas City
By Mark Fagan
August 26, 2005
The Lawrence area’s economic-development effort is losing its leader, but she won’t be going far. Lynn Parman, vice president for economic development at the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, is leaving the post after three years to join the Kansas City Area Development Council.
Once upon a time … an ambitious director concocted a fairy tale that lost
By Roger Moore - The Orlando Sentinel
August 26, 2005
We should all strive to fail - if fail occasionally we must - like Terry Gilliam. No whimpering, skulking off into the box-office night for the man who has challenged studios with hits like “Brazil” and “Twelve Monkeys,” and vexed them with epic flops like “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.”
Iraqis miss 3rd constitution deadline
By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press Writer
August 26, 2005
The speaker of Iraq’s parliament announced a one-day extension early Friday in talks on Iraq’s new constitution - a fourth attempt to win Sunni Arab approval. But he said that if no agreement was reached, the document would bypass parliament completely and be decided in an Oct. 15 referendum.
Cindy Sheehan returns to Texas war protest, will extend it to D.C.
By Angela K. Brown - Associated Press Writer
August 26, 2005
A fallen soldier’s mother said Thursday that the anti-war vigil she started nearly three weeks ago near President Bush’s ranch won’t end when she and other protesters pack up the camp next week.
Libraries offering audiobook downloads
By Michael Hill - Associated Press Writer
August 26, 2005
A new way to borrow audiobooks from the library involves no CDs, no car trips, no fines and no risk of being shushed. Rather, public libraries from New York City to Alameda, Calif., are letting patrons download Tom Clancy techno-thrillers, Arabic tutorials and other titles to which they can listen on their computers or portable music players - all without leaving home.
Repaving of road to continue this morning
J-W Staff Reports
August 26, 2005
Nineteenth Street from Barker Avenue to Haskell Avenue is scheduled to be closed through 9 a.m. today while crews repave the road.
Wittig jury enters deliberations
Panel doesn’t reach verdict in second trial for Westar execs
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
Jurors in the federal fraud trial of two former Westar Energy Inc. executives spent their first full day Thursday reviewing the case but did not reach a verdict.
Mideast cease-fire may be in jeopardy
By Ibrahim Barzak - Associated Press Writer
August 26, 2005
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday denounced a deadly Israeli arrest raid that killed five Palestinians, calling it an intentional provocation aimed at undermining a six-month cease-fire, but he urged militant groups to hold their fire.
Hurricane Katrina slams Florida, kills at least two
J-W Wire Reports
August 26, 2005
A sloppy Hurricane Katrina lashed south Florida early Thursday evening with driving rain and gusts of more than 90 mph, leaving at least two people dead from falling trees.
K.C. office among U.S. base closings
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
Three major military offices in Missouri will close and send thousands of jobs to other states, a federal panel decided Thursday, dealing a blow to employees who must either pack up or find new work.
Evangelical group targeting Frist in ads
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
An evangelical group has begun a weeklong advertising campaign in Iowa criticizing Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist for backing expanded embryonic stem cell research.
Autistic boy dies after undergoing treatment
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
An autistic boy died after receiving an unproven treatment that some people believe may cure the neurological and developmental disorder.
On the record
August 26, 2005
 
Lawrence Datebook
August 26, 2005
 
Charge dropped against vet who spit on Fonda
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
A Vietnam veteran who spit tobacco juice in actress Jane Fonda’s face had his case dismissed Thursday by a municipal judge.
Mental health care to be topic of discussion
J-W Staff Reports
August 26, 2005
Bert Nash chief executive officer David Johnson will talk about the future of mental health care in Lawrence on this week’s edition of “Journal-World Radio.”
Four professors earn Kemper fellowships
J-W Staff Reports
August 26, 2005
Four more Kansas University professors on Thursday received William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence.
HyVee Food Stores won’t sell tickets
J-W Staff Reports
August 26, 2005
HyVee Food Stores won’t be selling Kansas University football tickets this year.
Democrat may run for attorney general
J-W Staff Reports
August 26, 2005
Democrat Chris Biggs today will announce whether he will seek a rematch against Republican Phill Kline in the 2006 attorney general’s race.
Iran calls for more countries outside of Europe to join nuclear talks
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
Iran on Thursday called for more countries to join three European states in talks about its nuclear program, apparently hoping to bring in more sympathetic negotiators. The surprise call was part of Tehran’s drive to win approval for what it says will be peaceful use of nuclear power.
Mary Tyler Moore making it back to the ‘70s
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
Mary Tyler Moore will return to the soundstage where “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” was filmed in the 1970s when she guest-stars in three episodes of “That ‘70s Show.”
Johansson calm during 911 call
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
Scarlett Johansson remained calm after a minor car accident while trying to duck paparazzi near Disneyland last week, according to a tape of the 911 call she made.
Ray Charles honored by neighborhood post office
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
The warm voice of Ray Charles filled the neighborhood near his recording studio during a ceremony christening a post office in his name.
Celebrity birthdays
August 26, 2005
Former Washington Post Executive Editor Benjamin C. Bradlee is 84. Former Democratic vice-presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro is 70. Actor Chris Burke is 40. Actor Macaulay Culkin is 25.
KU graduates win NSF fellowships
J-W Staff Reports
August 26, 2005
Four recent Kansas University graduates have received fellowships from the National Science Foundation to study this fall.
Heat blamed for death
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
Heat was a factor in the death of a man whose body was discovered earlier this month in a sweltering room, the Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office announced Wednesday.
Another abuse suit filed against retired bishop
By Matt Sedensky - Associated Press Writer
August 26, 2005
A local man filed suit Wednesday against a retired Roman Catholic bishop he claims sexually abused him as a child.
All audits called off except education
By The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
The Kansas Legislature’s audit team has postponed all of its planned investigations for the rest of the year to focus on a six-month study on the cost of education.
Fair to give away marriage ceremony
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
Step right up folks, for the thrill of a lifetime. The Kansas State Fair is offering more than Ferris wheel rides and funnel cakes to one lucky couple this year.
Harmful rhetoric
August 26, 2005
To the editor: I’m writing in regard to Craig Campbell’s “GOP opportunity” printed Aug. 21. Mr. Campbell claims the Democrats are full of rhetoric, that they “ensure that no one will succeed” and undermine the educational programs of America’s school children.
Christian irony
August 26, 2005
To the editor: So another church in Lawrence is planning a multimillion-dollar expansion, following fast on the heels of several other churches that have invested a total of over $10 million in land acquisition, additions, new buildings, and other necessities for the devoted followers of Jesus.
Not so noble
August 26, 2005
To the editor: President Bush keeps insisting the mission in Iraq is a “noble cause,” over and over again as he attempts to justify his war in Iraq.
Numbers clarified
August 26, 2005
To the editor: A recent story in your newspaper asserted the Kansas Department of Labor overpaid more than $95 million in unemployment benefits. I felt it was important to provide your readers a more thorough explanation of the unemployment “overpayments” cited in Kansas.
Marijuana measure
Less enforcement of marijuana laws isn’t what Lawrence should be striving toward.
J-W Editorials
August 26, 2005
The Drug Policy Forum of Kansas, a group formed in May with an office at 941 Ky., is asking the city to pass a city ordinance that would allow marijuana-possession cases to be handled in municipal court rather than in Douglas County District Court.
Rains cause evacuations, 30-foot break in levee
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
A powerful wave of thunderstorms early Thursday dumped more than 9 inches of rain here, pushing Walnut River levels to the limit, flooding streets and forcing evacuations.
Civil suits await BTK, former wife
By Roxana Hegeman - Associated Press Writer
August 26, 2005
With the criminal trial now behind him, BTK serial killer Dennis Rader now faces lawsuits from the families of his victims.
This Weekend’s Highlights
August 26, 2005
 
GM extends discount offering, adds models
By Olivia Munoz - Associated Press Writer
August 26, 2005
General Motors Corp., looking to maintain the momentum of its hugely popular employee-pricing discount plan, has extended the promotion until Sept. 30.
‘Employee discounts’ only slighter better deals, analysts say
By Ely Portillo - Knight Ridder Newspapers
August 26, 2005
Employee discounts save car buyers only a little more money than the incentives automakers have used traditionally to clear out end-of-the-year inventories, some auto industry analysts say.
Commodities
August 26, 2005
 
Lawyers: Vioxx case tally nearly 5,000
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
The tally of lawsuits against Merck & Co. in state and federal court over its painkiller Vioxx is nearly 5,000 and growing, lawyers said in a federal court Thursday, less than a week after the drug maker suffered a stinging defeat in a state court in Texas.
Mortgage rates drop, Freddie Mac says
The Associated Press
August 26, 2005
Rates on 30-year mortgages declined for a second straight week as low mortgages continued to fuel the country’s housing boom.
Security Benefit to add 75 jobs
J-W Staff Reports
August 26, 2005
Security Benefit Corp. plans to add 75 jobs to its business processing division during the next year, the Topeka-based company announced Thursday.
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