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Gas prices drive interest in auto mileage ratings
By Aman Batheja - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
July 23, 2005
Dottie Love does her homework before buying a car. Last year, she began researching the Toyota Prius, a gas-electric hybrid, in hopes it would save her some gas money on her 100-mile-a-day commute - but soon was faced with conflicting data.
Briefly - World
July 23, 2005
¢ Clinton pledges to help expand AIDS treatment ¢ Archeologists find rare child sacrifice to god ¢ Activist: Dissident leaders detained
Italian Cabinet approves anti-terrorism measures
By Maria Sanminiatelli - Associated Press Writer
July 23, 2005
The Italian government approved a package of anti-terrorism measures Friday that allows authorities to take DNA samples of suspects and makes it a specific crime to recruit and train people for terrorism.
Hayden defends lease for Wildlife and Parks
State made $100,000 in improvements to building without guaranteed land for park
By John Hanna - Associated Press Writer
July 23, 2005
Secretary Mike Hayden defended leasing a new regional headquarters for the Department of Wildlife and Parks but acknowledged the building will be less valuable if a state park isn’t developed beside it.
People in the news
July 23, 2005
¢ Polanski wins libel lawsuit against Vanity Fair magazine ¢ Actress not desperate for Emmy nomination ¢ J.Lo. moves to State Street ¢ Songwriter sentenced for $4M in tax evasion ¢ Amazon.com offers repeats of stars’ surprise deliveries ¢ Birthdays
On the record
July 23, 2005
 
Local briefs
July 23, 2005
¢ Last surviving Comanche codetalker dies ¢ Kline to lead group of attorneys general ¢ Flag disposal ceremony to take place today ¢ Cost of school lunches may increase again
Faith forum
July 23, 2005
Do all religions lead to the same goal?
Use of money
July 23, 2005
To the editor: I understand supporting the arts but in these times of tight dollars and limiting programs, couldn’t $53,000 be better used than installing another sculpture by City Hall? Just a thought.
Colorado representative: another yahoo
Leonard Pitts Jr. - Miami Herald
July 23, 2005
It is probably not a good idea in terms of job security to publicly call your boss a horse’s ass. So have some sympathy for Will Adams, spokesman for Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo. He was asked by reporters to explain the asinine thing the congressman said last week. Adams told them Tancredo is just a “free thinker.”
Commentary: Heat impressed with steady Simien
By Israel Gutierrez - The Miami Herald
July 23, 2005
Spectacular isn’t a word thrown around often when people speak of Wayne Simien. The Heat’s first-round draft pick isn’t the type of athlete who leaves one in awe.
Car bombs kill at least 49, injure 200
By Lee Keath - Associated Press Writer
July 23, 2005
Three car bombs exploded in quick succession in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik early this morning, ripping through a hotel and a cafe packed with European and Egyptian tourists. The province governor said at least 49 people died in the deadliest attack in Egypt in nearly a decade.
Religion briefs
July 23, 2005
 
Horoscopes
Jacqueline Bigar
July 23, 2005
 
Society Calendar
July 23, 2005
 
Governor praises Lawrence candidates
By Scott Rothschild & Eric Weslander
July 23, 2005
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said Friday that if she had had three positions to fill on the Kansas Supreme Court, Lawrence’s Robert Fairchild and Martha Coffman would have been appointed.
Topeka judge named to top court
By Carl Manning - Associated Press Writer
July 23, 2005
Shawnee County District Judge Eric Rosen, who ruled for Gov. Kathleen Sebelius in an open meetings lawsuit before she took office, is her newest appointee to the Kansas Supreme Court.
British police kill 1, arrest 1 in manhunt after bombing
By Matthew Schofield and Laura Potts - Knight Ridder Newspapers
July 23, 2005
British police killed one man and arrested another Friday as they mounted a massive manhunt for four men suspected of trying to plant bombs aboard three subway trains and a bus Thursday.
Cemetery up against $750,000 in fines
Complaint also seeks to give city ownership
By Chad Lawhorn
July 23, 2005
The Kansas Attorney General is seeking nearly $750,000 in fines and restitution from the owners of the troubled Lawrence Memorial Park Cemetery.
Dangerous heat sticking around
Tips for surviving the days ahead
By George Diepenbrock
July 23, 2005
Lawrence residents braced for the most scorching weekend of 2005, as the National Weather Service on Friday issued a heat advisory until Sunday night.
Thrift store competition narrows
Other shops see more donations after Salvation Army closes
By Dave Ranney
July 23, 2005
For years, Lawrence’s thrift-shop economy has been dominated by Goodwill Industries and the Salvation Army. But the Salvation Army closed its thrift store last week after giving up the lease at its 1818 Mass. location. Now, instead of Lawrence having two large and high-profile thrift stores, it has one.
County fair contests get early start
Dog and pet shows slated for today
By Mike Belt
July 23, 2005
The main attractions are still a week away, but some judging began last month for this year’s Douglas County Fair with the horticulture contest followed by today’s dog and pet shows.
Big TVs mean bigger utility bills
What the price tag didn’t say …
By Jim Baker
July 23, 2005
People love their big-screen TVs, and who can blame them? The giant, classy-looking displays offer stunning clarity, brilliant colors and - coupled with surround-sound speakers - a home-theater experience that seems to put you right in the picture.
KU aims to protect prairie
Purchase of 160 acres would act as buffer
By Terry Rombeck
July 23, 2005
Along the Douglas-Jefferson county line, tucked behind dense forest, is a piece of Kansas land barely changed since wagon trains crossed the prairie in the 1800s.
Garland first to notch 15th victory
Home runs by Pierzynski, Uribe propel White Sox past Red Sox, 8-4
The Associated Press
July 23, 2005
Jon Garland saw the way Tim Wakefield’s knuckleball was moving early in the game and figured it could be a tough night for his Chicago White Sox teammates to score runs.
Clemens clamps Nationals
Astros ace tosses six shutout innings in 14-1 victory
The Associated Press
July 23, 2005
The Washington Nationals went out and traded for Preston Wilson. That didn’t quite work. They juggled their lineup. Didn’t work, either. Manager Frank Robinson gathered his players after a loss and read them some unflattering words used by the media to describe the club’s tailspin.
NHL owners approve labor deal
Shootout adopted, assuring no game will end in tie
July 23, 2005
The NHL lockout that canceled last season came to an end Friday when the owners of the league’s 30 teams unanimously approved a labor deal that clears the way for play to resume in the fall.
Outlaws’ season ends in zone tourney finals
J-W Staff Reports
July 23, 2005
The Lawrence Outlaws’ Legion baseball season ended Thursday night with a loss to Manhattan in the zone tournament finals.
Sales sparks Sun, 73-63
The Associated Press
July 23, 2005
Nykesha Sales had 21 points and eight rebounds and sparked a 19-4 surge in the second half to lead Connecticut to a 73-63 victory Friday over the Charlotte Sting.
Giddens speaks … but not about melee
Former KU basketball player expects to heal fully from slashing
By Gary Bedore
July 23, 2005
J.R. Giddens received the best possible news from his family doctor on Friday in Oklahoma City. “Full recovery, they say,” said Giddens, the former Kansas University basketball guard who sustained a slashed artery in his right calf in a melee May 19 outside Lawrence’s Moon Bar.
KU’s Giles hurts hip
July 23, 2005
Kansas University sophomore C.J. Giles will not be playing for USA Basketball’s Under 21 team next month in Argentina.
Ostertag back to Utah
July 23, 2005
Former Kansas University basketball center Greg Ostertag is headed back to Utah, where he spent his first 10 seasons in the NBA.
KU AD Perkins gets raise
Ten staffers now make at least $100,000
J-W Staff Reports
July 23, 2005
Kansas University will have 10 athletic-department administrators earning six-figure salaries during the 2005-2006 fiscal year.
Lance’s last chance today
The Associated Press
July 23, 2005
This is not the time for Lance Armstrong to take chances, push harder, let it all hang out.
Appealing Hernandez lifts K.C.
The Associated Press
July 23, 2005
Runelvys Hernandez made the most of his chance to keep pitching. Allowed to pitch while appealing a 10-game suspension, Hernandez worked six solid innings to earn his third straight win as the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-3, Friday night.
Phenix stay alive, 12-2
Lawrence team beats heat, Chill in losers-bracket rout
By Ryan Greene
July 23, 2005
While the stifling heat did its best to melt the Augusta Chill, the Phenix Rusk took full advantage Friday afternoon in tournament play at the American Fastpitch Assn. B National Tournament.
KDOT owes center owners $317,000
By Mark Fagan
July 23, 2005
The Kansas Department of Transportation must pay the owner of a northwest Lawrence shopping center an additional $317,000 for property rights acquired to make room for a road-widening project, a Douglas County jury ruled this month.
Job cuts create concern about economy
Kodak, HP among firms to reduce work force
By Ben Dobbin - Associated Press Writer
July 23, 2005
In a week where Alan Greenspan said he expected the U.S. economy to keep growing and Wall Street seemed generally pleased with corporate performance, workers at Eastman Kodak Co., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Kimberly-Clark Corp., among others, were warned about thousands of new layoffs.
Hounsou looks for leading roles
By Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn - For The Associated Press
July 23, 2005
“Being a character actor is nice,” muses Djimon Hounsou. “You build yourself up, show a certain range of your ability. But at the end of the day, I’m really looking to be a leading man. That’s really the goal.”
Rapper Bizarre lives up to name
By Raqiyah Mays - For The Associated Press
July 23, 2005
He’s not in the back anymore. Bizarre has a solo album. He’s on the Anger Management Tour with patron saint Eminem and his group D12, with whom we first heard Bizarre complain about life as a backup on the hit single “My Band.” And if you’ve seen the video, you know Bizarre is a “Rock Star.”
Compromise, focus key to Tucson Diocese bankruptcy
Church recovering from lawsuit expenses
By Arthur Rostein - Associated Press Writer
July 23, 2005
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson was the second in the nation to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy because of sex abuse claims against priests, and now it looks to be the first one to emerge. But whether it now will serve as a model for similar negotiations in other dioceses, as Bishop Gerald Kicanas hopes, is an open question.
Younger Jews mix tradition, pop culture
By Jessica Pasko - Associated Press Writer
July 23, 2005
At ChosenCouture.com, T-shirts that say “You had me at Shalom” are for sale, along with “He’Brew” pint beer glasses. The Web site is among a growing number of nontraditional magazines, music and fashion developed by young Jews seeking new ways to appreciate their cultural and religious roots.
KU perceived as heart of bleeding-liberal ethos
By Jim Baker
July 23, 2005
The rest of politically and socially conservative Kansas often views Lawrence as a liberal oasis - a “blue” island in a “red” sea.
Shepherding the flock
Conservative pastors say liberal Lawrence is a perfect place to preach the gospel
By Jim Baker
July 23, 2005
Berkeley of the Midwest. Babylon on the Kaw. Blue dot in an overwhelmingly “red” state. A haven for latte-sipping, Birkenstock-wearing, Democrat-voting, gay-loving, pot-smoking, hybrid-car-driving, tree-hugging, pagan-worshipping LIBERALS.
People and places
July 23, 2005
 
Poll: Most Americans want to see Roberts confirmed
Majority also wants to know his abortion views
By Richard Morin - The Washington Post
July 23, 2005
A clear majority of Americans say John G. Roberts Jr. should be confirmed to serve on the Supreme Court but want him to state his views on abortion before the Senate votes on his nomination, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Blast rocks Lebanese street hours after Rice’s visit
By Hussein Dakroub - Associated Press Writer
July 23, 2005
A bomb exploded on a narrow street crowded with bars and restaurants late Friday, wounding 12 people just hours after U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited the area, officials said.
Poll: Growing number feels war in Iraq raises terror risk
The Associated Press
July 23, 2005
A growing number of Americans fear the war in Iraq is undermining the fight against terrorism and raising the risk of terrorist attacks in this country, a poll found.
Iraqi troops in west may be ready for independence next year, U.S. official says
By Drew Brown - Knight Ridder Newspapers
July 23, 2005
None of the 10,000 Iraqi troops in western Iraq are capable yet of fighting insurgents without American help, but some of them may be ready to go into battle on their own next year, a senior U.S. commander said Friday.
Search intensifies for kidnapped diplomats
Newlywed bride killed as insurgents fire into wedding party’s car
By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press Writer
July 23, 2005
Police tightened security in an upscale Baghdad neighborhood Friday as the search continued for two Algerian diplomats kidnapped there. At least 16 people died in attacks in Baghdad and elsewhere.
Church moved from Norcatur to Oberlin
The Associated Press
July 23, 2005
A 117-year-old church building has been moved about 20 miles from its home in Norcatur to Oberlin, where it will become part of the Decatur County Museum.
Area briefs
July 23, 2005
¢ Elderly man drowns in pond on farm ¢ Kansas City reports its first heat-related death
Correction
July 23, 2005
A 2004 Kansas Board of Regents report showed there were $168.5 million in deferred maintenance needs on the Kansas University Lawrence campus, and $68.8 million at the KU Medical Center. Those figures were incorrect in a story in Friday’s Journal-World.
Lawrence Datebook
July 23, 2005
 
Pump patrol
July 23, 2005
The Journal-World has found gas prices as low as $2.23 at several stations. If you find a lower price, call Pump Patrol at 832-7154.
Judge OKs death for child’s murderer
Avila was unfazed by mom’s testimony
By Jeremiah Marquez - Associated Press Writer
July 23, 2005
More than three years after 5-year-old Samantha Runnion was kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered, her mother on Friday confronted the man who killed her.
N.Y. commuters submit to bag searches
By Jim Fitzgerald - Associated Press Writer
July 23, 2005
It’s generally not a good idea to pick a New Yorker at random, go through his things and slow his rush to the subway. Nobody needs another irritation on a hot, crowded, smelly commute.
Around and about
July 23, 2005
 
Club News
July 23, 2005
 
Scouting News
July 23, 2005
 
4-H News
July 23, 2005
 
Religion briefs
July 23, 2005
¢ Faith-based programs on air this week ¢ Vatican posts surplus after 3 years of losses
Relationship with father affects young man’s future
James Dobson - Focus on the Family
July 23, 2005
Why is early supervision and discipline of a son by his father so important?
‘Whale Rider’ fresh and uxhuberant
Kevin McDonough
July 23, 2005
A young girl defies a thousand-year tradition and vows to lead her tribe in the 2002 New Zealand drama “Whale Rider” (8 p.m. Sunday, PBS).
Best Bets
July 23, 2005
 
Briefcase
July 23, 2005
¢ Sixth Street Runza closes its doors ¢ Celliance plant meets consistency standard ¢ Earnings outpacing analysts’ expectations
Kansas’ unemployment rate rises in June
By John Milburn - Associated Press Writer
July 23, 2005
The state unemployment rate increased to 5.3 percent in June, but was lower than the same month a year ago, the Department of Labor said Friday.
Wife seeks to secure financial future
Jan Warner & Jan Collins
July 23, 2005
After divorcing more than 15 years ago and swearing I would not remarry, I did - 12 years ago. Each of us is 62 and, although we have no premarital agreement, we made verbal arrangements that have been carried out to the letter, but never put in writing.
Commodities
July 23, 2005
 
Briefly - Nation
July 23, 2005
¢ Wildfire jumps line where crews hoped to stop it ¢ Two pilots jailed for flying while drunk ¢ Report: Government broke privacy laws ¢ Franklin spares Florida, though path uncertain ¢ Carnivorous caterpillar discovered in rain forest ¢ Bush, his mother pitch his agenda to seniors ¢ Couple get probation for harboring illegal alien ¢ 20 injured by SUV at car auction ¢ Commander says launch date not important ¢ Grenade thrower charged in separate murder
Phone use could spur air rage
By Bronwyn Lance Chester - The Virginian-Pilot
July 23, 2005
As if stale pretzels, howling babies and seats the size of kindergarten chairs aren’t enough to drive air travelers straight into the arms of Jack Daniels, the Federal Aviation Administration is now weighing whether to legalize cell phone use on planes.
Lawrence heroes
July 23, 2005
To the editor: Now that we will be celebrating the 142nd anniversary of Quantrill’s Raid of Lawrence that devastated this town, I think we should devote some attention to its forgotten heroes and heroines.
Bad for business
July 23, 2005
To the editor: Does a bar owner who has brought his money and talent into a town, building up businesses (and paying hefty taxes, I imagine) not have the right anymore to fight a rule passed by the city that does seem unfair to the nature of a nightclub business?
Artistic addition
Lawrence’s outdoor art collection sends a positive message about the city.
J-W Editorials
July 23, 2005
“Freeform,” the latest addition to Lawrence’s permanent outdoor art collection is an eye-pleasing sculpture that should suit many viewers.
Security steps
County commissioners should provide reasonable funding to get new security equipment into operation.
J-W Editorials
July 23, 2005
Residents appreciate the Douglas County Commission’s efforts to keep a tight rein on the county budget. However, providing additional manpower to operate new security equipment at the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center seems a wise use of taxpayer money.
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