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- Briefly
- February 6, 2005
- ¢ Wrongful-death suit allowed for embryo ¢ Infamous killer set to be released today ¢ University considers cadaver barcodes ¢ Trial delayed again for Mexican drug suspect
- Briefly
- February 6, 2005
- ¢ Dean ready to fight for Democratic Party ¢ Pope likely to make broadcast remarks ¢ Leader seeks global intelligence center ¢ Slayings raise tensions before state elections ¢ Nine people found dead in latest group suicides
- Briefly
- February 6, 2005
- ¢ Son takes control after president dies ¢ G-7 agrees to debt relief for poorest nations ¢ Oil-for-food probe includes Annan’s son ¢ Government won’t send war crimes suspects
- Open government
- Legislation to close loopholes in the state’s open records and open meetings laws will make it easier for the public to access important government information.
- February 6, 2005
- U.S. policy on Iran calls for cooperation
- February 6, 2005
- The Bush administration is conducting a “policy review” toward Iran that is provoking a swirl of questions in the capital’s national security wonkdom. Here’s mine: How do you review something that does not exist?
- No. 4 Duke rolls
- February 6, 2005
- Mike Krzyzewski collapsed from a dizzy spell during a timeout in the first half of No. 4 Duke’s 82-65 victory against No. 25 Georgia Tech on Saturday.
- Commentary: Ex-Jayhawk Davis thrilled to be a Patriot
- February 6, 2005
- You say you’re starting to OD on Bill Belichick lore? You think the media have been nipping at the Kool-Aid a bit too much? You think the Patriots really can’t be run that differently than anyone else?
- Loraine Maxine Elliott, Wathena
- February 6, 2005
- Gearing up for hybrids
- Car owners turn to mechanics for tuneups
- February 6, 2005
- Back in the day, software engineer Marc Epard didn’t mind getting under the hood. In the 1970s, that meant rolling up his sleeves and changing the oil in his Datsun B210. Or rewiring the sound system by adding an Alpine stereo and four two-way speakers.
- Pet post
- February 6, 2005
- People
- February 6, 2005
- ¢ Foxx, Swank take actors guild honors ¢ Sharpton joins PETA effort ¢ First lady makes fashion statement at heart event
- Notebook
- February 6, 2005
- Kansas University freshman C.J. Giles (bruised right foot) not only did not play in the game, but used crutches Saturday, making observers wonder if Giles had re-aggravated the deep bone bruise that had sidelined him five games.
- Iowa State halts league road woes
- Cyclones snap 28-game slump with 92-80 win at No. 20 Texas
- February 6, 2005
- Iowa State’s long and torturous Big 12 Conference road losing streak started here. It’s only fitting that it ended here.
- State lawmakers warn of financial ‘train wreck’
- February 6, 2005
- After years of selling bonds and juggling accounts to avoid a tax increase, the state is fast running out of money.
- Bush budget proposes tough cuts
- February 6, 2005
- President Bush’s budget will propose slashing grants to local law enforcement agencies and cutting spending for environmental protection, American Indian schools and home-heating aid for the poor, The Associated Press learned Saturday.
- LaNora Mae Courter, Oskaloosa
- February 6, 2005
- Best sellers
- February 6, 2005
- Horoscopes
- February 6, 2005
- Lawrence doctor delivered joy to thousands of area families
- February 6, 2005
- Dr. Richard Hermes, the obstetrician-gynecologist who ushered literally thousands of Lawrence infants into the world, died Friday of prostate cancer. He was 89.
- Langford shines against NU again
- February 6, 2005
- Then a wide-eyed Kansas University freshman, Keith Langford hit a crucial three-pointer to beat Nebraska, 88-87, on Feb. 24, 2002, at sold-out Devaney Center.
- Eagles confident underdogs
- Philadelphia players swagger despite date with dominating Pats
- February 6, 2005
- There’s something curious about these Philadelphia Eagles.
- Commentary: Jigging just so lures walleyes on Ontario ice
- February 6, 2005
- Hmmm. This may not have been such a good idea.
- Ava Skye Brakenhoff, Oskaloosa
- February 6, 2005
- Nets halt Pistons’ win streak at five
- February 6, 2005
- The New Jersey Nets looked at their matinee against Detroit as a measuring stick game, and Vince Carter made sure they stood tall against the defending NBA champions.
- Poet’s showcase
- February 6, 2005
- Drawing lines
- February 6, 2005
- Bigotry revealed
- February 6, 2005
- Young, Marino reach Hall of Fame
- Quarterbacks joined in football shrine by Friedman, Pollard
- February 6, 2005
- Dan Marino and Steve Young made it a great day for quarterbacks when both were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- Good science
- February 6, 2005
- Loyal Jayhawks
- February 6, 2005
- Social Security battle is struggle for political power
- February 6, 2005
- For years the hackneyed line about Social Security was that the subject was the third rail of American politics: Touch it and you die an utterly horrible, utterly senseless death. No one voluntarily took on this issue.
- New Yorkers may scoff, but heartland has plenty of culture
- February 6, 2005
- “Here’s another argument against living in a cultural wasteland,” said my wife. She was reading a review in The New Yorker about “The Modesty of Icebergs,” a dance piece by Daniel Leveille, playing at St. Mark’s in the Bowery. “The four men in the hour-long work wear no clothes. But their dance is not erotic. In their methodical balances and jumps, they resemble gymnasts, not strippers. And when they squat, backs to their audience, or lie supine and spread-legged, they radiate a sober detachment. A naked woman who enters the mix is treated no differently and a Chopin piano accompaniment lends the work a wistful tinge.”
- Easy to stomach
- Motivated by last year’s loss, Jayhawks devour NU
- February 6, 2005
- Christian Moody nearly choked on his ham-and-cheese omelet, bacon, pancakes, hash browns and pineapple early Saturday morning at Lincoln’s historic Cornhusker Hotel. Watching films of last year’s 19-point basketball loss to Nebraska’s Cornhuskers made it difficult for the team meal to go down.
- Woodling: From now on, KU means business
- February 6, 2005
- Working through lunch. I’ve done it. You’ve done it. Most people who work for a living have at one time or another delayed lunch to tend to business. And that’s basically what Kansas University’s men’s basketball team did Saturday in the Devaney Center.
- Kansas women sweep Tigers
- February 6, 2005
- Prior to Kansas University’s second women’s basketball game this season against archrival Missouri, KU coach Bonnie Henrickson played a quick game of “Where Were You When … ” with her Jayhawks.
- LHS stuns top-ranked Firebirds
- February 6, 2005
- An improbable victory for Lawrence High’s boys basketball team almost was wiped out by an improbable Free State comeback that fell just short.
- Pats could claim dynasty tag with victory today
- February 6, 2005
- New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 2005. And 2006. And 2007. Don’t laugh. Both franchises are built to last, as much as any team can last in the topsy-turvy NFL of the salary-cap, free-agency era.
- Where did Joe go?
- NU’s McCray quiet against KU
- February 6, 2005
- The litany began with less than two minutes remaining. “We want Joe. We want Joe. We want Joe,” Nebraska basketball fans chanted in the Devaney Center.
- Quick’s shutout lifts KU, 4-0
- February 6, 2005
- Junior Kodiak Quick threw a complete-game shutout, and Sean Richardson had two hits and two RBIs, lifting Kansas University’s baseball squad to a 4-0 season-opening victory Saturday over Hawaii-Hilo at Simmons Field.
- Jayhawks split pair at Arizona tournament
- February 6, 2005
- Kansas University’s softball squad split a pair of games Saturday at the Arizona Pepsi Classic, beating New Mexico State, 8-4, before falling in the nightcap to Northwestern, 7-1, at Hillenbrand Stadium.
- Fightin’ Indian women lose nailbiter
- February 6, 2005
- Haskell Indian Nations University couldn’t get over the hump in a 70-67 loss Saturday to Newman University.
- Sultanova, Hann break Jayhawk records
- February 6, 2005
- Freshman Ekaterina Sultanova and senior Brooklyn Hann each broke their own school records as Kansas University’s track and field squad competed Saturday at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational.
- Eagles can’t finish this time against St. Mary’s
- February 6, 2005
- The game had to feel like dejvu for Doug Bennett.
- Baylor survives Texas Tech
- February 6, 2005
- Sophia Young scored 24 points and had 10 rebounds, leading No. 8 Baylor past No. 12 Texas Tech, 52-49, Saturday night.
- ‘Roos lose
- February 6, 2005
- Kevin Jones hit a 55-foot shot at the buzzer Saturday to lift Chicago State to an improbable 72-69 victory over Missouri-Kansas City, snapping the longest winning streak in Kangaroo history.
- Colorado transplants 26 bighorn sheep
- February 6, 2005
- Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep have been transplanted to Red Canyon at the foot of the Mount Zirkel Wilderness.
- Nebraska man slapped for killing bald eagle
- February 6, 2005
- Raymond Reisig of Mitchell, Neb., was recently convicted of killing a bald eagle in October of 2002.
- 2005 drives comparable to 2000; shortcuts, improved flow play role
- All congested? Everyone talks about Lawrence traffic getting worse, but evidence suggests driving times haven’t changed much
- February 6, 2005
- Lawrence resident Meredith Beightel has a theory about how long it takes to drive from one point to another in the city. “I think it increases daily,” said Beightel, who has lived here about 10 years.
- Gay marriage ban sparks slew of legal questions
- February 6, 2005
- For gay Kansas couples, watching the constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage advance from the pulpits of fundamentalist churches to a statewide election has been stunning and hurtful.
- Stroke wonder drug hardly ever used
- Only three in 100 patients are ever treated with TPA
- February 6, 2005
- Ten years ago, a crucial study proved that a drug could limit the damage from one of nature’s biggest disasters: a blood clot stuck inside the head.
- CIA officers won’t be charged for downed plane
- February 6, 2005
- Federal prosecutors have decided not to seek criminal charges against CIA officers who were part of an anti-drug operation that was involved in the downing of a missionary plane in Peru and the deaths of two Americans in 2001.
- Hidden twist found along family’s roots
- Great-grandfather’s shooting has ties to free state battle
- February 6, 2005
- Harold Bailey, known as a talented storyteller, loved to talk about his grandfather being shot by William Quantrill’s men on their way to burn Lawrence in 1863.
- Legal analysts say Scalia likely courting top judicial spot
- February 6, 2005
- It was Justice Antonin Scalia’s standard speech. He bemoaned the Supreme Court’s growing political role in cases such as abortion, then joked about how Democrats are wary of a “Chief Justice Scalia” in a second Bush term.
- Users see effects of ‘meth mouth’
- February 6, 2005
- Jeffery Lotshaw flossed regularly. He brushed faithfully, sometimes four or five times in a day.
- Moms of chronically ill kids create in-home doctor training
- February 6, 2005
- Angela Cano worried she might kill her baby. Born with Down syndrome and a heart defect, little Joanna required a feeding tube when she was sent home from the hospital. But her mom feared doctors had not spent enough time explaining how it worked.
- No time to lose: 2008 presidential race already taking shape
- February 6, 2005
- In the course of three short months, the political system has come full circle: a presidential campaign, an inauguration, a State of the Union address and now this — another presidential race.
- Plane wreckage found; no survivors
- February 6, 2005
- NATO helicopter gunships found the shattered wreckage of a missing Afghan airliner Saturday on a frigid mountain east of the capital, and officials said they thought none of the 104 people aboard could have survived the crash.
- Rice says Russia must commit to democracy
- February 6, 2005
- Russia needs to show a commitment to a free press and other “basics of democracy,” and cooperate with former Soviet republics such as Georgia and Ukraine where democracy is taking hold, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday.
- Sunnis willing to join new political process
- February 6, 2005
- Facing the prospect of a Shiite Muslim landslide, Sunni politicians offered Saturday to participate in mapping the nation’s political future. But Sunni rebels showed no sign of compromise, killing three U.S. troops and at least 33 Iraqis in a string of attacks.
- On the record
- February 6, 2005
- Irene Elane Farrar Wagner, Lawrence
- February 6, 2005
- Ruby B. Buchheim, Topeka
- February 6, 2005
- Richard Andrew Lagomarcino, Lawrence
- February 6, 2005
- Richard L. ‘Dick’ Hermes, Lawrence
- February 6, 2005
- Lawrence commuter report
- February 6, 2005
- The following construction projects and events may affect commuter traffic in the region this week
- Baldwin may expand use of county jail
- Commissioners to mull contract to detain misdemeanor suspects
- February 6, 2005
- Douglas County commissioners Monday will consider a contract allowing the county jail to house people convicted in Baldwin’s Municipal Court.
- Corporal pleads guilty to insulin smuggling
- February 6, 2005
- A fourth person has pleaded guilty in a conspiracy to steal drugs from Army pharmacies nationwide.
- Tainted testimony may free killer early
- February 6, 2005
- A bungled photo lineup means a Kansas City man who pleaded guilty to killing two men could be paroled within months of beginning his sentence.
- Teen arrested in arson probe
- Some explosions apparently targeted school employees
- February 6, 2005
- A 17-year-old Nickerson High School student was arrested after several homemade explosive devices detonated in south-central Kansas, destroying mailboxes and shattering a car windshield.
- Strike a pose for good health
- Chair yoga offers gentle exercise with big payoff
- February 6, 2005
- A more gentle form of yoga is catching on in some retirement communities.
- Calendar
- February 6, 2005
- Aspen offers plenty of fun for little ones
- February 6, 2005
- What does Aspen have for kids? Try tubing, cooking classes, family concerts and sledding, among other activities.
- Author says many families enduring ‘Great Depressions’
- Popular radio show host urges debt-free lifestyle
- February 6, 2005
- In a microwave society, Dave Ramsey recommends patience.
- One-stop financial shop? No need, nor value
- February 6, 2005
- If you’ve worked for a big corporation, you’ve probably looked on with a mix of amusement and disgust as the bosses chased one fad after another.
- Briefcase
- February 6, 2005
- ¢ ‘Smart’ phones drain popularity of PDAs ¢ Serologicals manager to discuss global trade ¢ Name that company
- The Motley Fool
- February 6, 2005
- ¢ Last week’s question and answer ¢ Tax changes ¢ A constellation of wines ¢ The wrong team ¢ Get Buffett savvy
- Origami: From a single square of paper, a little magic is born.
- February 6, 2005
- As a girl in Shanghai, China, Nancy Bjorge kept her fingers busy folding tiny paper boats. The shapes signified ingots, she says, and her grandmother pressed her to produce them by the hundreds.
- Beat the gameday spread with healthy halftime
- February 6, 2005
- The Super Bowl is a holiday of enthusiasm and overindulgence, so we’re not going to lecture you about the beer and the buffet.
- Super Bowl ought to be super clean
- February 6, 2005
- Unless Paul McCartney moons the crowd, the halftime show at this year’s Super Bowl will be as squeaky clean as the NFL can make it.
- Potawatomi Nation gives grant to Lied Center
- February 6, 2005
- The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Mayetta has donated $20,000 to the Lied Center in support of Ping Chong’s “Native Voices, Secret History” project at the center.
- Pet’s lip should be checked regularly for dental trouble
- February 6, 2005
- Are you the curious type? Do you have an inquiring mind? If your pet has bad breath, do you open his mouth and look to see why? I’m often amazed that pet owners complain of pets’ bad breath, then, when I lift a lip and show them the dental calculus and gum disease inside, they’re amazed to discover the source of the odor.
- Measuring metabolism
- Technology helps consumers figure amount of calories needed
- February 6, 2005
- You know those people who can eat anything they want whenever they want and seemingly not gain an ounce?
- Arthritis Foundation urges water workouts
- February 6, 2005
- Exercise needn’t be painful — even for people with arthritis.
- Chisholm left historic trail
- PBS to mark presidential hopeful’s run
- February 6, 2005
- After months of boisterous campaigning, Shirley Chisholm sits quietly in a Miami hotel room watching Walter Cronkite report from the 1972 Democratic National Convention.
- NBC adapting British comedy ‘The Office’
- U.S. sitcom set to air next month
- February 6, 2005
- The deadpan BBC comedy “The Office” earned a cult following and critical accolades, including a Golden Globe award, for its singular portrayal of an oafish, clueless boss in a hinterland office trying too hard to look good before a visiting documentary crew.
- Czech girls choir to perform at Baker
- February 6, 2005
- The Baker University Artist and Lecture Series continues Feb. 15, when the Czechoslovakian girls choir Jitro performs at 7:30 p.m. at the Baldwin First United Methodist Church, Eighth and Grove streets.
- Books remind us of connection between sweetness & freedom
- February 6, 2005
- Pictures speak a universal language, and picture books about black children will immediately connect kids of all races and ethnicities. Three newly issued distinctive volumes prove that fact without a doubt.
- Review: 1888 blizzard engrossing focus of story
- February 6, 2005
- Many children who had been kept home because of the intense cold trooped off to schools across the Midwest when the conditions turned unseasonably warm that Thursday morning.
- House search requires homework
- February 6, 2005
- Before you shop for a new home, one of the first things you need to determine is which houses are in your price range.
- Keep objectives in mind when searching for a mortgage
- February 6, 2005
- The key to qualifying for a loan is credit. The better your credit, the more likely you are to get the loan you need at the rate you want.
- Faces and places
- February 6, 2005
- Holocaust survivor makes gift for Jewish foundation in K.C.
- February 6, 2005
- Eight days in Millie Kritzler’s life made a world of difference.
- Chocolate connoisseurs bite into Big Apple
- New York new destination for lovers of fine chocolate
- February 6, 2005
- Is New York the Big Apple — or the Big Bonbon? Connoisseurs say the city is turning into a destination for chocolate lovers.
- City briefs
- February 6, 2005
- ¢ Souper Bowl event gets super turnout ¢ Task force to study beer sales at KU union ¢ County Commission to consider medic unit ¢ Legislators visiting ‘On the Record’ today
- Social Security overhaul is long-standing conservative dream
- February 6, 2005
- The argument for dramatic change in Social Security is clear:
- Kline seeks tougher child-porn laws
- February 6, 2005
- Kansas’ top cop is asking lawmakers to make life harder for people who collect child pornography and solicit sex from children.
- St. Luke celebrates its history, Langston Hughes
- Church raising funds for renovations in hopes of landmark designation
- February 6, 2005
- Members of St. Luke AME Church came together Saturday morning to celebrate the birthday of author and poet James Langston Hughes, as well as their church’s place in history.
- Huff, LHS girls stave off FSHS
- Late three-pointer helps Lions quell 18-5 run, regain momentum in 45-40 victory
- February 6, 2005
- Lawrence High’s Drew Huff drained a crucial three-pointer that saved the Lions from a furious fourth-quarter Free State rally and lifted LHS to a 45-40 victory Saturday night at Free State.
- Firebirds fizzle, finish third
- Lions place eighth; Free State ‘disappointed’
- February 6, 2005
- Free State senior swimmers Anthony Portela and Chris Sellon may have provided two of the day’s biggest individual highlights, but Shawnee Mission East took the leap into the pool, coach included, after winning the Sunflower League swimming championship Saturday.
- Jayhawks thump Cyclones
- Senior Day victory sweet as Big 12 meet nears
- February 6, 2005
- In the grand scheme of things, the Kansas University swimming and diving team’s 196-99 dual victory Saturday over Iowa State won’t have as enormous an impact on the season as the upcoming Big 12 Conference and NCAA championships.
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