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Chicago's Kirk Hinrich, left, battles Washington's Jarvis Hayes for
the basketball. Hinrich scored 26 points in the Bulls' 97-90
victory over the Wizards on Friday night in Chicago

KU coach Ritch Price, right, chats with freshman Erik Morrison
before an at-bat against Northern Colorado

Kansas University senior pitcher Mike Zagurski hurls a pitch
against Northern Colorado. Zagurski didn't allow a hit for six
innings, and the Jayhawks rolled to an 11-1 victory Friday at
Hoglund Ballpark

This composite of two images, taken by the Cassini space probe May
7 of last year and released June 29, 2004, shows a wide view of
Saturn. Data collected by the probe indicate the presence of oxygen
in the planet's rings

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Lawrence Police Sgt. Dan Ward testified Friday in the trial of
Thomas E. Murray, who is charged in the slaying of his ex-wife,
Carmin D. Ross. Ward described some evidence found at Murray's home
in Manhattan, including a canceled change of address form

Prosecutor Tom Bath, from left, talks with defense attorney Pedro
Irigonegaray, as defendant Thomas E. Murray and defense attorney
Robert Eye have a discussion during a break in Murray's murder
trial Friday afternoon in Douglas County District Court

A life-size cardboard cutout of Howard Dean is hoisted into the air
by cheering supporters while the real Dean takes to the stage at
Liberty Hall

Howard Dean addresses a crowd of about 1,000 Democrats at Liberty
Hall. Dean, a former U.S

Bob and Mary Schindler, parents of the severely brain-damaged woman
at the center of a national right-to-die debate, say they will
continue to fight to keep their daughter Terri Schiavo alive

Lawrence High's Tyler Knight, right, puts up a shot against Shawnee
Mission West. The Lions won, 56-48, Friday night in Overland Park

Lawrence High's Brennan Bechard, center, fights for a loose ball
with two Shawnee Mission West players

Free State High's Jenna Brantley (24) tries to get around an Olathe
North defender. The Firebirds beat the Eagles, 49-46, Friday night
in Olathe

Free State High's Brady Morningstar, back right, slips a pass
through three Olathe North defenders. Free State won, 53-44, Friday
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Lawrence Datebook: February 26, 2005
Briefly - Nation: February 26, 2005; ¢ Family begs for return of missing 9-year-old ¢ Pentagon IDs remains of Korean War pilot ¢ Nonprofit groups fight campaign finance plan ¢ Scientists reassemble Israeli astronaut’s notes ¢ Poll finds ambivalence on prescription drugs ¢ Judge blocks prayer before school meetings
Legislator says FCC rule backs his efforts: Telephone company owner ‘vindicated’; By Scott Rothschild; February 26, 2005; Rep. Carl Krehbiel on Friday said he felt vindicated by an FCC ruling that tracked legislation he was supporting.
Living history: Junior high students learn real-life lessons from black teacher; By Steve Rottinghaus; February 26, 2005; Betty Norwood doesn’t need 28 days in February to remind her of black history. The social studies and reading teacher has lived and breathed it every day since being born in 1951 in Crystal Springs, Miss.
K.C. signs ex-Oriole, Febles: The Associated Press; February 26, 2005; Outfielder Matt Diaz, who refused a waiver claim by the Baltimore Orioles, signed a minor-league contract with the Kansas City Royals and reported to the big-league camp Friday.
Pope’s health continues to improve: By Matthew Schofield - Knight Ridder Newspapers; February 26, 2005; Ailing Pope John Paul II is under doctor’s orders not to talk, but he’s breathing on his own and even writing notes and jokes since his tracheotomy surgery, Vatican officials said Friday.
KU men’s track fourth: February 26, 2005; Kansas University’s men’s track team placed fourth and the women eighth after the first day of the Big 12 Conference Indoor at Devaney Center.
Japan re-enters space race with launch: By Eric Talmadge - Associated Press Writer; February 26, 2005; The countdown is on. After 15 months of waiting, Japan is hoping to get back into the space race in Asia with today’s launch of its domestically designed H-2A rocket.
Property values rising: Higher sale prices, dwindling supply of new homes puts pressure on Lawrence’s housing market; By Mark Fagan; February 26, 2005; Sale prices of new homes in Douglas County jumped 22 percent last year, feeding an above-average rise in residential property values in aging areas of Lawrence and other area towns.
As prison release nears, Stewart prepares for life on home front: By Jim Fitzgerald - Associated Press Writer; February 26, 2005; She will be able to return to work and start drawing her $900,000 salary again, and she will be free to throw lavish house parties — as long as she doesn’t invite any criminals.
Talk show falls flat on its faith: Kevin McDonough; February 26, 2005; Is the entertainment media anti-faith? Is there too little religion on television? These topics and many others are discussed in a scattershot fashion when the talk show “Faith Under Fire” (9 p.m. today, Pax) takes on “the culture wars.” Lee Strobel is host.
Military News: February 26, 2005
Mayer: Fieldhouse fans not to blame: By Bill Mayer; February 26, 2005; There’s justifiable rhetoric about people getting ugly toward performing athletes, especially Jayhawk spectators rapping Kansas University basketball players. That reeks! Still, let’s try to be a bit less demeaning about Allen Fieldhouse audiences — get off their backs a little, so to speak.
People: February 26, 2005; ¢ Stardust sticks with Rickles ¢ Stone says ‘Basic Instinct 2’ will feature ‘lesbian love’ ¢ For sale at Poconos lodge: Heart-shaped tub and more ¢ Houston hospitalized ¢ Birthdays
Wal-Mart workers reject unionization: By Jon Sarche - Associated Press Writer; February 26, 2005; Nearly 20 Wal-Mart workers voted against union representation Friday, rejecting a proposal that would have established the first union inside any of the retailer’s stores in the country.
Jayhawk fan: February 26, 2005
Ex-soldier pleads guilty in conspiracy to steal Army insulin: The Associated Press; February 26, 2005; A man who worked as a pharmacy technician while a soldier at Fort Riley pleaded guilty to leading a multistate conspiracy to steal Army medical supplies worth about $2 million.
Briefly - World: February 26, 2005; ¢ Finance official resigns amid rental scandal ¢ Nine U.N. peacekeepers killed in ambush ¢ Protesters throw rocks at U.N. peacekeepers ¢ Russia’s nuclear chief to sign deal with Iran ¢ Health officials seek $300M to fight bird flu ¢ Military-installed leader plans to step down ¢ Government arrests terror group leader
Times touts Lawrence as tourist attraction: By Joel Mathis; February 26, 2005; Lawrence — a city with a “lovely campus, many funky shops and a top-notch regional music scene” — was featured as a destination of choice in Friday’s New York Times “Escapes” section.
KU Fall Honor Roll: February 26, 2005
Religion briefs: February 26, 2005
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Horoscopes: By Jacqueline Bigar; February 26, 2005
Berkeley city officials take university to court: Battle centers on development near campus; By Michelle Locke - Associated Press Writer; February 26, 2005; The University of California at Berkeley, once famous for being a hotbed of anti-establishment protest, finds itself in an uncomfortable role these days: the object of protest.
Former Russian oil exec denies government charges: By Alex Nicholson - Associated Press Writer; February 26, 2005; Speaking from the courtroom cage where he has sat throughout his nine-month trial on tax evasion charges, the founder of Russia’s largest oil company defiantly proclaimed his innocence Friday and said prosecutors had fabricated the whole case against him.
Yellow Roadway takes state’s new slogan on road: J-W Staff Report; February 26, 2005; Kansas’ new tourism slogan is going to work nationwide. A tractor-trailer is sporting the state’s tourism catch phrase on a panoramic ad space provided by Overland Park-based Yellow Roadway Corp.
Stocks surge on economic growth: By Michael J. Martinez - Associated Press Writer; February 26, 2005; A better-than-expected reading of the nation’s gross domestic product sent stocks substantially higher for the third straight session Friday, with the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 index each posting its best close of the year. The major indexes all finished a turbulent week higher.
Briefcase: February 26, 2005; ¢ Midwest Airlines adds K.C. nonstop service ¢ Icelandair orders 787s ¢ MCI executive calls Verizon ‘right partner’
Existing home sales drop: By Martin Crutsinger - Associated Press Writer; February 26, 2005; Sales of existing homes edged down a slight 0.1 percent in January as attractive mortgage rates continued to support strong demand in the housing market, a real estate trade group reported Friday.
Commodities: February 26, 2005
Tape only confirms the ‘real’ Bush: Leonard Pitts Jr. - Miami Herald; February 26, 2005; “I yam what I yam.” — Popeye We are gathered here to ponder Bush Unplugged. Meaning, this week’s story of how Texas Gov. George W. Bush was secretly recorded on tape by a “friend.” And that word requires quote marks because, let’s face it, with friends like Doug Wead, Bush hardly needs lib’rals.
No to cloning: February 26, 2005
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A career that has taken flight: SpaceShipOne, GlobalFlyer among alumnus’ projects; By Terry Rombeck; February 26, 2005; After successfully completing one aviation first, Doug Shane said his company was ready for another. Shane, a Kansas University graduate, is vice president for business development and director of flight operations for Scaled Composites in Mojave, Calif. The firm designed SpaceShipOne, which made the first manned, commercial flight into space last fall, and also designed GlobalFlyer, which likely will attempt the first solo, around-the-world flight without stopping or refueling next week.
Doctor’s privacy claims criticized: Records pledged to be kept from Kline may have been sent to political group; By John Hanna - Associated Press Writer; February 26, 2005; Amid this week’s debate over Atty. Gen. Phill Kline’s attempts to obtain the medical records of women and girls seeking late-term abortions, Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller reaffirmed a pledge to protect his patients’ privacy.
Robinson pledges fiscal responsibility for budget: Candidate says the city should be held accountable for every dollar it spends; By Chad Lawhorn; February 26, 2005; Greg Robinson is trained to scour. During his eight years in the U.S. Army, Robinson’s highest profile assignment was as an interpreter with an inspections team that scoured the countryside of the Soviet Union searching for illegal nuclear warheads.
Simons: A missed opportunity in Kansas City and other observations: By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.; February 26, 2005; Some thoughts on a variety of topics: It’s water over the dam, what’s done is done and there is nothing to be gained by playing Monday morning quarterback. Nevertheless, from time to time, it is interesting to wonder what “might have been” if those in the decision-making positions had taken a different action.
Kansan stars in classic opera ‘Carmen’ at Lied: By Jim Baker; February 26, 2005; You can take the farm boy out of Kansas, but you can’t take Kansas out of the farm boy — even when he’s a principal soloist with the New York City Opera, based in Lincoln Center, with almost 1,500 performances of more than 100 different operatic parts to his credit since the 1980s.
Faith forum: February 26, 2005; To be a Christian, do I have to be a member of an organized church?
School uniforms help teach standards: James Dobson - Focus on the Family; February 26, 2005; How do you feel about children wearing uniforms to school? How about schools having other dress codes and clothing requirements?
San Antonio archbishop leads U.S. Hispanic cleric: By Bobby Ross Jr. - Associated Press Writer; February 26, 2005; After driving for two days, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez arrived earlier this month at his new home — a second-floor apartment at Assumption Seminary where retiring Archbishop Patrick Flores lived during more than 25 years as spiritual leader of San Antonio’s Roman Catholics.
Authorities investigate vandalism at mosque: The Associated Press; February 26, 2005; Vandals scrawled swastikas and other Nazi references on the walls of the Grand Mosque of Paris, the most prominent Muslim religious site in France, religious leaders said Monday.
Christina Applegate makes Broadway leap: By Michael Kuchwara - Associated Press Writer; February 26, 2005; Christina Applegate is making a leap, a big one. And it’s not just during the dance numbers created for her by choreographer Wayne Cilento.
‘Dancing Henry Five’ successfully integrates media: By Sarah Young - Special to the Journal-World; February 26, 2005; The Pick Up Performance Company was in town this week, leading master classes with Kansas University students and performing its creation, “Dancing Henry Five” at the Lied Center.
Best Bets: February 26, 2005
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Royals’ Pena too busy to dream up slogans: The Associated Press; February 26, 2005; Manager Tony Pena, a man of uplifting slogans when the Kansas City Royals began spring training the past two seasons, had none Friday during the first full-squad workout.
Airport director accused of harassment, suspended: The Associated Press; February 26, 2005; The director of the Garden City Regional Airport was suspended indefinitely without pay after being accused of making harassing phone calls to several women and threatening two of them.
Youth coordinator gets year in prison: The Associated Press; February 26, 2005; A coordinator for two youth injury-prevention programs has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for embezzling nearly $100,000 from them.
Palestinian bomber breaks truce: Four killed in suicide blast outside Tel Aviv nightclub; By Gavin Rabinowitz - Associated Press Writer; February 26, 2005; A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of young Israelis waiting outside a nightclub near Tel Aviv’s beachfront promenade just before midnight Friday, killing at least four other people, wounding dozens and shattering an informal Mideast truce.
Anglican group faces divisive rift: By Robert Barr - Associated Press Writer; February 26, 2005; The rift over homosexuality that threatens to split the 77 million-member Anglican Communion cannot be resolved without someone admitting they’re wrong, the church’s spiritual leader warned Friday — a day after leaders asked the U.S. and Canadian churches to withdraw temporarily from a key council.
Top Match Play seeds fall: Singh, Woods, Mickelson eliminated; February 26, 2005; As quickly as 1-2-3, the biggest names disappeared Friday in the Match Play Championship. Vijay Singh, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson all went down in surprising losses, with only Mickelson getting into the third round and none of their final matches even going the distance.
Chaney suspended for regular season: Temple coach penalized for actions that resulted in Saint Joseph’s player’s broken arm; By Dan Gelston - Associated Press Sports Writer; February 26, 2005; John Chaney was suspended for the rest of the regular season by Temple on Friday for ordering rough play by one of his players, who proceeded to foul out in four minutes against Saint Joseph’s and broke an opponent’s arm.
Fabric of the Fieldhouse: Jayhawks past and present reminisce about Allen; By Gary Bedore; February 26, 2005; At every turn, Kansas University men’s basketball coach Bill Self seemed to bump into a piece of Jayhawk hoops history Friday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
Firebirds find their mojo: After lackluster start, FSHS boys lift off late; By Ryan Greene; February 26, 2005; Free State High senior guard Brady Morningstar didn’t score half of his average of 18 points per game, but he made sure everyone in the gym remembered his name. In the third quarter of Free State’s 53-44 boys basketball victory Friday at Olathe North, the Firebirds’ lack of intensity allowed the underdog Eagles to hang around.
Freeman’s burst awakens Lions: By Steve Vockrodt; February 26, 2005; Lawrence High’s David Freeman practically willed his boys basketball team to victory Friday. Freeman’s 18 second-half points ignited a comatose LHS team that scored two points in the second quarter of a 56-48 victory over Shawnee Mission West.
Schiavo feeding tube set for removal in 3 weeks: By Mitch Stacy - Associated Press Writer; February 26, 2005; For the third time in four years, Terri Schiavo’s parents have a date and a time in which their daughter’s death is scheduled to begin.
HIV rate doubles among blacks: By Jeff Donn - Associated Press Writer; February 26, 2005; The HIV infection rate among blacks in the United States has doubled over a decade while holding steady among whites — stark evidence of a widening racial gap in the epidemic, government scientists said Friday.
Senator pushes for FDA panel ethics inquiry: By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Los Angeles Times; February 26, 2005; An advisory panel’s recommendation that the Food and Drug Administration allow two painkillers to stay on the market despite cardiac risks was marred by its members’ ties to drug makers, a senior lawmaker said Friday.
Dean roars into town: Democrats welcome new DNC leader; By Joel Mathis; February 26, 2005; There were plenty of screams Friday afternoon at Liberty Hall, but none of them came from Howard Dean. Instead, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee was cheered enthusiastically by a sign-waving crowd gathered to hear Dean’s message that the party must build its strength in traditionally Republican states such as Kansas.
Candidates show partisan leanings: By Joel Mathis; February 26, 2005; Races for the Lawrence City Commission are technically nonpartisan — no Republican candidates, no Democratic office-seekers.
On the Record: February 26, 2005
Lawsuit seeks to block wind farm development: The Associated Press; February 26, 2005; Several landowners have sued the Butler County Commission to block the development of a wind farm.
Martha Mae Walters, Clifton: February 26, 2005
Robert James “Bob” Shutt, Lawrence: February 26, 2005
Elizabeth J. “Jane” Adkins, Lawrence: February 26, 2005
George Walter “Mike” Maichel, Overbrook: February 26, 2005
Margaret V. Sterner, Oskaloosa: February 26, 2005
Dorothy Nadine Armstrong, Lawrence: February 26, 2005
Despite oxygen, Saturn’s rings show no signs of life: KU professor Tom Cravens on team of scientists with Cassini space probe; By Terry Rombeck; February 26, 2005; After more than a decade of waiting, Tom Cravens is finally getting the information he’s been waiting for from the Cassini space probe.
Swimmers third at Big 12: J-W Staff Reports; February 26, 2005; Kansas University’s swimming and diving squad is in third place after the third day of competition at the Big 12 Conference Championships.
Police to discuss BTK developments: TV station reports ‘person of interest’ questioned; By Roxana Hegeman - Associated Press Writer; February 26, 2005; City officials planned a news conference for Saturday to discuss developments in the BTK serial killer investigation while a television station reported that authorities were questioning a “person of interest” in the case.
Court reinstates Lawrence attorney: Defense lawyer James Rumsey was suspended July ‘03; By Eric Weslander; February 26, 2005; The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday announced it had reinstated a Lawrence attorney whom it had called a ‘loose cannon’ and suspended from law practice in July 2003.
Wife seeks divorce from serial killer: The Associated Press; February 26, 2005; The wife of convicted serial killer John E. Robinson Sr. has filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences and incompatibility.
Kansas splits pair: J-W Staff Reports; February 26, 2005; Kansas University’s softball team split a pair of games during Friday’s first day of the Palm Springs Classic. KU beat Utah, 2-1, but fell to BYU, 3-0.
HINU’s Ladson honored: February 26, 2005; Haskell Indian Nations University senior Corey Ladson was named Friday to the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Conference First Team.
LHS parents meeting: February 26, 2005; A meeting for parents of Lawrence High students involved in spring sports will be at 6 p.m. Sunday in the LHS auditorium.
Ex-KU aide Grossart dies: February 26, 2005; Rex Grossart, a Kansas University assistant football and track coach in the 1960s, died earlier this month in Chico, Calif.
Eagles fall to Wichita at KCAA 2A state: J-W Staff Reports; February 26, 2005; Veritas Christian’s boys basketball squad led much of the first half but couldn’t keep its advantage, falling to the Wichita Warriors, 59-44, in the KCAA Class 2A state tournament semifinal.
De Soto’s Erisman in final: By Andy Samuelson; February 26, 2005; De Soto High junior Neil Erisman’s career record is pretty close to perfect. But two of his three losses have come at the Kansas Coliseum, a fact that has kept Erisman from a state championship.
Piper clips Chargers: J-W Staff Reports; February 26, 2005; Santa Fe Trail couldn’t overcome a late 11-point deficit in a 48-44 high school boys basketball loss to Kansas City Piper on Friday.
Boys - Valley Falls 43, Oskaloosa 37: February 26, 2005; A late rally was not enough to save Oskaloosa.
Boys - De Soto 43, Eudora 37: February 26, 2005; Danny Brown led De Soto with 18 points. Mark Abel had 19 points for Eudora.
Tonganoxie rolls over Basehor, 61-33: J-W Staff Reports; February 26, 2005; Tonganoxie continued its roll into sub-state, defeating Basehor-Linwood, 61-33, in high school girls basketball Friday night.
Girls - Santa Fe Trail 54, K.C. Piper 33: February 26, 2005; Alexis Pryor led SFT with 21 points, and Hannah Hicks added 13.
Girls - Eudora 51, De Soto 48: February 26, 2005; Carrie Lister led the Cardinals with 16 points with Michelle Deluna adding 12.
Girls - Baldwin 61, Wellsville 38: February 26, 2005; Baldwin jumped to an eight-point first-quarter lead and never looked back.
Girls - Valley Falls 42, Oskaloosa 39, OT: February 26, 2005; Megan Reed scored 12 for Oskaloosa.
Pacers involved in brawl to seek separate trials: The Associated Press; February 26, 2005; The five Indiana Pacers charged in a brawl withjavascript:body_guess_subhead() fans during a game with the Detroit Pistons are asking for separate trials.
Hinrich powers Bulls past Wizards: The Associated Press; February 26, 2005; Kirk Hinrich and most of his young teammates never have been in an NBA playoff race. They’re about to find out what it’s like.
Lawrence’s Kellerman reaches 160-pound final: By Andy Samuelson; February 26, 2005; Lawrence High wrestling coach Mark Dulgarian’s crew cut might have switched from a satin silver to straight gray Friday night at the Kansas Coliseum.
Zagurski nearly unhittable: Pitcher allows one hit in seven innings of 11-1 rout; By Steve Schmidt; February 26, 2005; Everyone in the clubhouse knows the rule. That includes A.J. Van Slyke, who started chatting with Mike Zagurski in the Kansas University dugout in the bottom of the sixth inning Friday — while Zagurski was throwing a no-hitter against Northern Colorado.
Local briefs: February 26, 2005; ¢ Endowment Association announces changes ¢ Dole institute to hold study sessions ¢ Nursing home bill defeated in House ¢ School boundary forums discuss changes ¢ Cordley teacher honored
Detectives testify about blood search in Murray case: Witness: Professor pointed finger at victim’s father; By Eric Weslander; February 26, 2005; Detectives on Friday described turning off the lights and using a glow-in-the dark chemical to search for traces of blood in the garage and car of a Kansas State University professor charged with murdering his ex-wife.
Buffalo nickels to be in circulation soon: By Martin Crutsinger - Associated Press Writer; February 26, 2005; Millions of American buffalo are headed to cash registers near you. Sixty-seven years after the government minted its last buffalo nickel, the symbol of the American West is returning to the five-cent piece.
Women closing ‘Cat gap: KSU has dominated, but KU playing well; By Ryan Greene; February 26, 2005; The Sunflower Showdown is good for creating streaks. The Kansas University men’s basketball squad hasn’t lost to Kansas State since 1994.
Society Calendar: February 26, 2005
Giants owner saddened: Magowan sympathizes with Bonds; The Associated Press; February 26, 2005; San Francisco Giants owner Peter Magowan realizes the questions about Barry Bonds’ possible use of steroids might diminish the regard for any records he sets.
Weddings: February 26, 2005
Around and about: February 26, 2005
Groundbreaker: ‘Journalism Week’ should put heavy focus on incomparable pioneers such as Ida M. Tarbell.; J-W Editorials; February 26, 2005; During the current observance of Journalism Education Week, one of the major pioneers should be remembered and honored for the way she helped alter the face of the field in which she excelled.
6News video: Art a la Carte: By Mindie Paget; February 26, 2005; The creations of Topeka artist William Wesley Marshall will be on display during an impromptu show that opens tonight and runs for a week at the Olive Gallery.
6Sports video: Bobcats take out Chieftains: February 26, 2005; The Basehor-Linwood’s boy’s basketball team took out the Tonganoxie Chieftains, 61-52, Friday in Basehor.
6Sports video: Lady Chieftains dump Bobcats: February 26, 2005; Tonganoxie continued its roll into sub-state, defeating Basehor-Linwood, 61-33, in high school girls basketball Friday night.

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