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- Bill Self comments on incident
- August 28, 2005
- Kansas head coach Bill Self comments on an incident t involving KU men’s basketball sophomore Rodrick Stewart that happened at a local establishment - Abe and Jake’s - early Sunday.
- KU’s Stewart suffers minor injury
- August 28, 2005
- Kansas University sophomore basketball guard Rodrick Stewart apparently suffered a minor injury early this morning at Abe and Jake’s Landing, 6th and New Hampshire.
- Coaching changes have far-reaching results
- Young aides at Miss. State eventual beneficiaries of Wannstedt’s resignation as Miami Dolphins boss
- August 28, 2005
- As graduate assistants at Mississippi State, Reed Stringer and Ryan Hollern were at the bottom of Division I-A coaching last season, so low that their most important duty was drawing plays on the quarterback’s wristband, then making sure the words and numbers matched the game plan.
- Condos worthy investment
- August 28, 2005
- Condos were once thought to be bad investments. But that has changed.
- Rumors, ignorance threaten polio campaign
- August 28, 2005
- Holding her 2-year-old son, Sari listens intently in a ramshackle health clinic as the medical staff assures her and other villagers about the safety of the vaccine being used to fight Indonesia’s first polio outbreak in a decade.
- Chiefs tumble again
- Kansas City falls to 0-3 in preseason
- August 28, 2005
- Larry Johnson showed Mike Holmgren something he never wants to see again.
- Group seeks to stem tide of ‘extreme’ conservatism
- August 28, 2005
- The political winds of moderation are starting to pick up force through conservative Kansas.
- Area farmers welcome August’s rains
- Month 2nd wettest on record
- August 28, 2005
- Douglas County farmer Norman Leary’s fields are so drenched it’s difficult for him to check the progress of his soybean crop. He must stand at the edge of the fields to gauge how the beans are doing.
- City commission meeting canceled
- August 28, 2005
- Lawrence city commissioners will not meet Tuesday night.
- Reality defies intelligent design
- August 28, 2005
- This summer’s movie stars are not the usual bipeds, but other animals - emperor penguins and grizzly bears. Their performances are pertinent to some ongoing arguments.
- Organization fights for free speech rights
- August 28, 2005
- When part-time college student Jihad Daniel received a campuswide e-mail invitation to see a movie about lesbians, he balked.
- The King of Kansas City
- Author’s second novel probes dark corners of his hometown’s evolution
- August 28, 2005
- If you work, shop or otherwise frequent Kansas City, you know I-70 and I-35. The highways approach the metropolis from where green farmland still rolls near their shoulders. One plows through the suburban sprawl of Johnson County, and both surge into the hot heart of downtown Kansas City. But in 1956, when Whitney Terrell’s second novel, “The King of Kings County,” opens, those rivers of concrete had not yet arrived. For farmers, the unadulterated land symbolized an average livelihood, a way of life.
- Manning solid, but Broncos better
- August 28, 2005
- With stopping Peyton Manning again beyond their reach, the Denver Broncos did the next best thing - they simply outscored him.
- Commentary: Good storms always grab attention of campers
- August 28, 2005
- My son and I lay in the tent, reading and listening to the approaching storm. It was mid-July, and we were camped on an island of Norway pines in Ontario’s Quetico Provincial Park.
- ‘Witness’ movie history
- Anniversary tour goes behind the scenes in Amish country
- August 28, 2005
- The 82-acre farm featured in the 1985 movie thriller “Witness” is tucked into a small valley, hidden from the view of travelers on Lancaster County’s back roads. But that hasn’t deterred curiosity-seekers from sneaking peeks over the years.
- Billy Graham adds upbeat touch to his library’s groundbreaking
- August 28, 2005
- Billy Graham helped break ground Friday in Charlotte for a library in his name, forsaking solemnity for a bit of mischief.
- Faces and places
- August 28, 2005
- Top Sunnis lash out against Iraq’s constitutional draft
- August 28, 2005
- Five of the top Sunni Arabs in Iraq’s government spoke out Saturday against the draft constitution, delivering a major blow to last-minute efforts to craft a document that can win the backing of all ethnic and political groups.
- U.S. must deal with reality of Gaza
- August 28, 2005
- The air of unreality about U.S. policy toward the Israeli pullout from Gaza reminds me of the wishful thinking that preceded the Iraq war.
- Unflattering view
- If it wants to support the Kansas economy, the Kansas Chamber might consider presenting a more positive image of the state.
- August 28, 2005
- It would seem that a group like the Kansas Chamber, which bills itself as “a champion for improvements to the Kansas economy” would want to portray our state as a good place to live and do business.
- Horoscopes
- August 28, 2005
- For Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005
- Poet’s Showcase
- August 28, 2005
- The Rain, Part 2 - By Matthew W. Schmeer
- Twins’ Jones puts struggles in past
- Minnesota halts three-game losing streak with 7-2, 11-inning triumph over Texas
- August 28, 2005
- Jacque Jones wasn’t in Minnesota’s starting lineup because he was struggling and never had a hit off Kenny Rogers.
- Marlins’ Willis wins 18th
- Florida hurler hit by pitch to drive in winning run
- August 28, 2005
- Dontrelle Willis used his arm and hip Saturday to tie for the major-league lead with his 18th win.
- Beltran missing in action
- Outfielder yet to fulfill expectations
- August 28, 2005
- Carlos Beltran makes sure to stare straight ahead when the conversational road leads to his bizarre first year with the Mets. Here he is, in the middle of a race for the wild card, his Mets teammates having just microwaved the Diamondbacks’ pitching staff in a four-game sweep, but Beltran will not - cannot - seem to enjoy it.
- Herrion touted at funeral
- About 1,000 gather to honor fallen 49er
- August 28, 2005
- The high school band danced for three blocks, twisting and stepping in a processional that sounded more like a parade.
- Koehn steps up in Washington’s finale
- August 28, 2005
- Reserve Laurie Koehn, a Kansas State product, scored 15 points, shooting 5-for-7 on three-pointers, and Washington beat Detroit, 76-67, in the regular-season finale.
- Vintage sailboats to race at Lake Perry
- August 28, 2005
- Vintage sailboats from across the country will compete in the Sweet Sixteen National Championship Regatta Sept. 10-11 at Lake Perry Yacht Club.
- Hunting dog series scheduled in Delia
- August 28, 2005
- Cokeley Farms in Delia has scheduled a pair of competitive hunting-dog series for Sept. 17 and Sept. 25.
- Wildlife and Parks sets duck seasons
- August 28, 2005
- Wildlife and Parks Commissioners established hunting seasons for ducks, geese and sandhill cranes at a public hearing Thursday in Wichita.
- Michigan man soars to top of professional bass-fishing ranks
- August 28, 2005
- Kevin VanDam didn’t fare very well in his first national fishing tournament, but he was hooked anyway. He knew then that he wanted to become a professional angler.
- Wranglers call off search for alligator in lake
- August 28, 2005
- Reptile wranglers searching for an alligator let loose in a southern California lake have given up the hunt - at least for now.
- Doctors claim heart disease breakthrough
- August 28, 2005
- A doctor at Saitama Medical School announced Saturday that a 61-year-old heart attack patient had been successfully treated using bone marrow cells.
- Northwest strikers to stay on picket lines
- August 28, 2005
- Hundreds of people gathered Saturday in support of striking Northwest Airlines workers, one week after union members walked off the job.
- Mother hopeful arrests will produce answers
- August 28, 2005
- Natalee Holloway’s mother said Saturday she believes “we are going to get answers” in the nearly three-month disappearance of her daughter after two brothers previously detained and released in the case were taken back into custody.
- Wanted Palestinian calls for eradication of Israel
- Videotape urges continued violence despite withdrawal from Jewish settlements in Gaza Strip
- August 28, 2005
- Hamas militants released a videotape Saturday purportedly showing a bombmaker, believed to top Israel’s most-wanted list, celebrating the Gaza Strip pullout as a victory for armed resistance.
- Dueling immigration bills divide Republicans
- August 28, 2005
- Struggling to pacify his party’s warring wings, President Bush is moving toward allowing illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. before February 2004 to qualify for guest-worker visas. People smuggled in after then would be deported.
- City celebrates 1000th anniversary
- August 28, 2005
- Tens of thousands of Tatars, Russians and others packed the main square in Kazan on Friday for a gala concert to celebrate the millennial anniversary of the Volga River city, which President Vladimir Putin cast as a model of multiethnic coexistence.
- John Paul II’s secretary consecrated as archbishop
- August 28, 2005
- Pope John Paul II’s longtime aide, who worked with the pontiff for 40 years and cradled him in the popemobile after a 1981 assassination attempt, was installed Saturday as archbishop of Krakow, the post once held by the late pontiff.
- Calendar
- August 28, 2005
- Fossil hunter’s book focuses on Kansas oceans
- Northwest part of state one of best places on earth to find mosasaurs
- August 28, 2005
- Most likely, Mike Everhart lies awake at night, being chased by what would be the Oceans of Kansas equivalent of Tyrannosaurus rex.
- The Motley Fool
- August 28, 2005
- ¢ Name that company ¢ Last week’s question and answer ¢ Cosmetics firm worth a look ¢ Reducing risk ¢ Cover yourself ¢ Drinking early vs. retiring early
- Bankruptcies
- August 28, 2005
- Heavy debt threatens economy
- Experts: America’s borrowing, spending habits out of control
- August 28, 2005
- You owe $145,000. And the bill is rising every day.
- Parents, students should talk finances
- August 28, 2005
- With college students poised to start facing tests of all kinds this fall, parents of college students may want to consider quizzing themselves about their students’ financial aptitude.
- Sponsors sought for Christmas parade
- August 28, 2005
- The Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade Committee seeks sponsors for this year’s event.
- Shoppers buy into gasoline discounts
- Lawrence retailers bolstering sales with marketing tools
- August 28, 2005
- Area gasoline retailers are cashing in on record gasoline prices - by offering special deals to drive traffic to their pumps.
- People in the news
- August 28, 2005
- ¢ Court rules in favor of Diddy ¢ Sharon Osbourne pulled the plug on Iron Maiden ¢ American author digs up bad feelings with investigation ¢ ‘Lord of the Rings’ star to join cast of ‘24’ ¢ Composer unveils choral work
- Stewart nearing end of ‘hideous’ home confinement
- August 28, 2005
- Unless she gets into trouble with her probation officer again, Martha Stewart will gain her freedom this week from her “hideous” home confinement sentence and that bothersome, unstylish electronic anklet.
- Kenseth dominates in Bristol victory
- August 28, 2005
- Matt Kenseth used his first victory in over a year to strengthen his frantic push to make NASCAR’s playoffs, winning at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night in dominating fashion.
- Rose keeps lead in Buick golf
- Curtis fires 67, trails by one stroke entering final round
- August 28, 2005
- Bogey-free and four strokes in front after 36 holes at the Buick Championship, Justin Rose went over par on No. 37. He kept his poise, though, and was still one stroke in front Saturday after three rounds.
- Wax Mozart’s head stolen from museum
- August 28, 2005
- Thieves snatched the head of a life-size Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wax figure from a Salzburg museum, police said Saturday.
- Daredevil killed trying to jump over 22 buses
- August 28, 2005
- An Iranian daredevil died while attempting to break the world record for jumping over buses on a motorcycle, state television reported Saturday.
- ‘Core group’ to tackle U.N. negotiating document
- August 28, 2005
- U.N. member states have agreed to let about 30 nations take the lead in trying to resolve major differences over an action plan world leaders can adopt at next month’s summit.
- Explosion on ferry injures dozens
- Southern Philippines had been on alert for possible terrorist attacks
- August 28, 2005
- A bomb hidden in a trash can exploded on a ferry in the southern Philippines as it was loading passengers this morning, injuring at least 30 people, including nine children, military officials said. The region had been on alert for terrorist attacks.
- Church protests outside soldiers’ funerals
- Hundreds gather to counter the Rev. Fred Phelps’ message
- August 28, 2005
- Members of a church say God is punishing American soldiers for defending a country that harbors gays, and they brought their
- California Attorney General wants warning label on fries, chips
- August 28, 2005
- Potato chips and french fries could soon come with a warning label in California if the state’s top attorney prevails in a lawsuit filed Friday against nine fast food chains and snack-food makers.
- Nearly 1,000 detainees released
- August 28, 2005
- The U.S. military announced Saturday that it released nearly 1,000 prisoners from Abu Ghraib prison over the past few days in response to a request by Iraqi authorities.
- Trouble aside, CU contender
- Buffs might be best in weak Big 12 North
- August 28, 2005
- Forget, for a moment, that the division they played in was so bad last season that it actually triggered a brief discussion about getting rid of divisions in the Big 12 Conference.
- FSHS ties for second at doubles tennis meet
- August 28, 2005
- Free State High’s girls tennis squad tied for second place after posting a 14-6 mark Saturday at the Shawnee Heights Doubles Invitational.
- K.C. falls apart in ninth
- August 28, 2005
- The Yankees bounded out of their dugout, celebrating as if they had just won a postseason game. A ninth-inning error by the Kansas City Royals turned what should have been a distressing New York loss into a memorable comeback.
- Kansas volleyball flat, but victorious again
- August 28, 2005
- Kansas University volleyball coach Ray Bechard left the court happy, but perhaps not satisfied, after his team picked up its second sweep to start the season Saturday night at Horejsi Center.
- The Big Three
- Linebackers Floodman, Reid, Kane anchor defense
- August 28, 2005
- Meet Banks Floodman. Senior citizen Banks. Old Man Floodman.
- Storey: Thrill of illegal file-sharing not worth the high price
- August 28, 2005
- Sometime around age 14, I downloaded my first mp3. If I think about it, I can remember hesitating. How would the file reach my computer? Would it take hours and hours, tying up my family’s phone line? Most importantly, I wondered whether it was legal.
- As fall approaches, book world still looks for major literary fiction
- August 28, 2005
- As the fall season approaches, the book world is still searching for this year’s great American novel.
- Reporting for duty
- Lawrence Guardsmen called to Iraq
- August 28, 2005
- Kirby Mary Mullenberg became Mrs. Curtis Zimmerman a scant two weeks ago. Now her husband is leaving for war in Iraq.
- Thousands arrive in Texas for dueling rallies
- August 28, 2005
- Several thousand people descended on President Bush’s adopted hometown Saturday, most in a cross-country caravan for a pro-Bush rally and others to support an anti-war demonstration led by grieving mother Cindy Sheehan.
- Katrina could submerge New Orleans
- Thousands flee coming hurricane
- August 28, 2005
- Highways were so jammed that it looked like the worst rush hour ever. Lines at gas stations spilled onto nearby streets and stretched for blocks. Hotels 150 miles inland were booked. Stores shut down so workers could go home and board up houses.
- 11-year-old boy charged in carjacking
- August 28, 2005
- An 11-year-old boy was charged with forcing a teenager and two young children out of a car, taking it and driving it to a grade school the next morning.
- Topekan arrested after standoff
- August 28, 2005
- Osage County authorities arrested a 24-year-old Topeka man Saturday morning in Carbondale after an eight-hour standoff outside an apartment complex. No injuries resulted.
- One killed in plane crash near El Dorado
- August 28, 2005
- One person was killed late Saturday afternoon when an ultralight aircraft went down in a field southwest of the El Dorado Correctional Facility, authorities said.
- Patrol seeks fuel deals
- August 28, 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.
- Workers aid wife of soldier
- Volunteers replace carpet, sheet rock
- August 28, 2005
- Misty McCormick’s nightmarish summer of dealing with a flooding basement, leaking roof, molding carpets and other family emergencies is drawing to a close on an upbeat note, thanks to a few contractors who have come to her rescue.
- School levy increase largest in six years
- August 28, 2005
- Legislators this summer managed to avoid a statewide tax increase and still pump $290 million into the state school finance system. But residents in Lawrence and other bigger Kansas school districts will probably see their wallets lightened anyway.
- St. Luke may get historic designation
- Title would make church eligible for grants
- August 28, 2005
- A Lawrence church’s journey toward becoming a National Historic Site took a giant step forward Saturday.
- Lawrence commuter report
- August 28, 2005
- The following construction projects may affect commuter traffic in the region this week.
- ACLU to hold second annual Freedom Fair
- August 28, 2005
- The Douglas County Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union will sponsor the second annual Freedom Fair at 3 p.m. Sept. 11 at the South Park Recreation Center, 1141 Mass.
- Habitat for Humanity to talk about homes
- August 28, 2005
- Lawrence Habitat for Humanity will have an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Plymouth Congregational Church to talk about its home ownership program.
- Westar jury ends second day of deliberations
- August 28, 2005
- Jurors in the federal fraud trial of two former Westar Energy Inc. executives completed their second full day of deliberations Friday without reaching a verdict.
- Workers hurrying to sort through archaeological site
- August 28, 2005
- Workers excavating the site of an ancient American Indian village have to get the job done quickly - before someone else starts digging with much bigger tools.
- Museum simulator to offer chance to run a train
- Visitors at Union Station will get to know feel of being at helm of massive locomotive
- August 28, 2005
- A new railroad museum at the historic Union Station will give visitors a chance to feel what it’s like to be at the helm of a massive locomotive.
- Judge says new law restricting Mo. strip clubs unconstitutional
- August 28, 2005
- A Cole County judge on Friday declared a state law that places strict new restrictions on strip clubs is unconstitutional.
- Lawrence datebook
- August 28, 2005
- On the record
- August 28, 2005
- Fire burns East Lawrence home
- Cause unknown; no one injured in blaze that started at party
- August 28, 2005
- A fire Saturday at a New Jersey Street home during a birthday party damaged the property but injured no one.
- Team could do end run on stem cell feud
- August 28, 2005
- The announcement by a group of researchers at Harvard University that they have managed to turn adult skin cells into cells that behave like embryonic stem cells offers the potential for an end run around the political feud over stem cell research.
- U.S. shouldn’t repeat mistakes of Vietnam in Iraq
- August 28, 2005
- The nation increasingly is being rent by the war in Iraq. The polls demonstrate it, the passions in everyday conversation show it, the political rhetoric in Washington reflects it.
- Bush values
- August 28, 2005
- To the editor: I noticed from an Associated Press report (Journal-World, Aug. 21) that President Bush took the world-famous cyclist, Lance Armstrong, on a two-hour, 17-mile bicycle tour of this ranch.
- KU focus
- August 28, 2005
- To the editor: The Aug. 20 Saturday Column concerning KU’s declining rankings in the U.S. News and World Report rating of the top 50 public universities made a great deal of sense.
- Land giveaway
- August 28, 2005
- To the editor: Roger Boyd (Public Forum, Aug. 21) should use facts before telling others about “sticking to the facts” or “changing sides.”
- Daily evolution
- August 28, 2005
- To the editor: It is doubly ironic that the theory of evolution should come under attack by the school board of the state of Kansas.
- Identity crisis
- Disgraced journalist seeks redemption in new memoir about identity theft
- August 28, 2005
- Michael Finkel was in the grip of despair in February 2002, fired from his job at The New York Times Magazine for writing a story about slavery in West Africa based on a composite character.
- What are you reading?
- August 28, 2005
- Best Sellers
- August 28, 2005
- Animal books teach value of togetherness
- August 28, 2005
- Adults will coo and sigh, but little kids won’t get all mushy about these winning baby animal stories. They’ll just embrace them for their upbeat look at life for the very young. After all, children know better than to get moist-eyed over legitimately warm-and-fuzzy endings.
- At 80, Altman isn’t slowing down
- August 28, 2005
- He moves slowly. His posture is slumped. But when it comes to making movies, 80-year-old Robert Altman has a young man’s fire. The director recently completed shooting a movie based on humorist Garrison Keillor’s radio show “A Prairie Home Companion” - on budget and three days ahead of schedule.
- Mr. Wilson, Guess who’s back? Dennis the Menace
- Book series to relive mischievous boy’s adventures
- August 28, 2005
- “Peanuts” turned to gold for Fantagraphics. Now the once-struggling comics publisher hopes another cartoon icon, “Dennis the Menace,” can follow in Charlie Brown’s footsteps.
- Best Bets
- August 28, 2005
- Fast-food restaurants offer healthful options
- August 28, 2005
- Many working men and women can’t find the time during a busy day for a proper lunch hour. As a result, a fast-food lunch becomes the only alternative.
- Experts: Eliminate 100 calories a day
- August 28, 2005
- Obesity and Type 2 diabetes go hand in hand, we learned at a meeting of diabetes educators in Washington, D.C., last week. Sadly, both are now considered “epidemics” in our country, pushing health care costs through the roof.
- Binge eating
- Doctors appalled by glorification of contests
- August 28, 2005
- Just because you can eat 34 brats in 10 minutes, should you? Watching professional eater Joey Chestnut struggle to coax down one final mouthful the size of a fist, one had to wonder. During a recent contest in Sheboygan, Wis., his face turned a sickly shade of crimson. His expression: extreme distress.
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