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Ace brings pitching power to T-Bones
By D.J. Whetter
June 14, 2005
The T-Bones’ pitching staff is one of the best in the league, thanks to their new pitching coach and staff ace.
Unattended death leads to apartment evacuation
June 14, 2005
The Lawrence Police are investigating the unattended death of a man found at an apartment complex this morning.
Pleasant weather in today’s forecast
World Online staff
June 14, 2005
The area should be dry and pleasant today and tomorrow.
High school volunteers assist with barbecue for homeless
By Eric Weslander
June 14, 2005
Free State High School junior Sam Nitcher has been flipping burgers this summer, but not at the traditional fast-food job.
Hospitals’ surgical mistake examined
Investigators want to know why instruments were washed in hydraulic fluid
The Associated Press
June 14, 2005
Sometime last year, elevator workers at two hospitals drained hydraulic fluid into empty soap containers and capped them without changing the labels.
Nicodemus a fading piece of history
Residents of town formed by ex-slaves say historic site designation guarantees its existence
By Terry Rombeck
June 14, 2005
Ora Switzer’s face, with black wrinkles situated beneath thinning white hair, has come to represent what is happening in this tiny, historic town.
Horoscopes
June 14, 2005
For Tuesday, June 14
Style briefs
June 14, 2005
¢ Distressed denim ¢ Textured tresses
Westar corporate perks come under fire
Wrangle over source of legal fees attracts national attention
By David Twiddy - Associated Press Writer
June 14, 2005
The second federal fraud trial of two former Westar Energy Inc. executives is expected to be longer and more widely watched than the first one.
Fort Riley soldiers begin appeals
By John Milburn - Associated Press Writer
June 14, 2005
Five of six murder cases involving soldiers from an Army infantry battalion are beginning their appeals for crimes that stretch from the streets of Baghdad to a rural Kansas farm.
Centralized voting may not raise turnout
Jane Eisner
June 14, 2005
Should voting in America be supersized?
Earth-like planet found orbiting nearby star
By John Johnson Jr. - The Los Angeles Times
June 14, 2005
Space scientists on Monday announced the discovery of what may be a rocky, Earth-like planet orbiting a star 15 light years away - a milestone in the search for a world outside the solar system that could sustain life.
Evolution hearings tab nearly $17,000
By Scott Rothschild
June 14, 2005
Kansas taxpayers are being asked to pick up the tab for more than two dozen witnesses who flew here from across the country to disparage evolution during science standards hearings last month.
State Board of Ed’s Morris causes stir with newsletter
By Scott Rothschild
June 14, 2005
State Board of Education member Connie Morris has issued a newsletter that criticizes evolution as an “age-old fairytale” and describes board members who disagree with her as liberal, rude, disruptive and phony.
Briefly
June 14, 2005
¢ Army deserter leaves for visit to U.S. ¢ Atomic agency’s leader reappointed ¢ Voters don’t overturn tough fertility law ¢ Two guards released in missing student case
Video shows Saddam questioning
By Ashraf Khalil - The Los Angeles Times
June 14, 2005
The special tribunal that will try Saddam Hussein for war crimes released a video Monday of the deposed Iraqi president being questioned.
Rec calendar
June 14, 2005
What’s happening in area recreation.
Memory too painful for Spurs to let up
San Antonio is up 2-0 in NBA Finals, but lost similar lead to Lakers last year in second round
By T.A. Badger - Associated Press Sports Writer
June 14, 2005
The San Antonio Spurs have a 2-0 lead over the Detroit Pistons in the NBA finals, and they have history on their side: only two teams have overcome such a deficit to win the championship, the last time nearly three decades ago.
Briefly
June 14, 2005
¢ Fire in home kills mother, three children ¢ U.S. mayors agree to meet Kyoto Protocol ¢ Federal agents make arrest in hate-mail case ¢ Judge allows effort to recall mayor
Players hold notable place in city’s musical history
Clyde Bysom and John Weatherwax to be recognized for helping revive the Lawrence City Band
By Mindie Paget
June 14, 2005
“These guys would rather play their horns than eat when they’re hungry,” Don McDow says.
Supreme Court denounces race bias in jury selection
Clarence Thomas only justice satisfied with status quo
By Gina Holland - Associated Press Writer
June 14, 2005
The Supreme Court warned prosecutors on Monday to use care in striking minorities from juries, siding with black murder suspects in Texas and California who contended that their juries had been unfairly stacked with whites.
‘Jayni’s Kitchen’ tackles the grape
June 14, 2005
Join “Jayni’s Kitchen” this week for “All About the Grape: Cooking with Wine.”
Monarchs remain perfect at home
By Janie McCauley - Associated Press Sports Writer
June 14, 2005
Nicole Powell scored 18 points, including two three-pointers in the final 1:38, and the Sacramento Monarchs remained unbeaten at home with a 74-68 victory over the Houston Comets on Monday night.
‘Reasonable doubt’ cited by jurors
The Washington Post
June 14, 2005
In the end, the jurors said, it came down to four words: Beyond a reasonable doubt. The prosecution in Michael Jackson’s molestation trial just never got there for them.
Acquitted of all criminal charges, Jackson now faces financial trials
By Charles Duhigg - The Los Angeles Times
June 14, 2005
During his 14-week trial for child molestation, Michael Jackson began many mornings with a call to the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
Marlins, Willis dominate Cubs
Florida pitcher first 11-game winner, contributes pair of hits, RBI at plate
The Associated Press
June 14, 2005
Dontrelle Willis was too tough for the Cubs - on the mound and at the plate.
Halladay ‘pretty much nasty’
Toronto ace secures fifth complete game, 4-1
The Associated Press
June 14, 2005
Roy Halladay feels he is pitching as well as he did in 2003, when he won the American League Cy Young Award. The statistics show he is better.
Briefly
June 14, 2005
¢ Teen injured in accident ¢ School board gives Weseman raise
Commissioners to study pedestrian safety
By Chad Lawhorn
June 14, 2005
City commissioners are set to decide tonight how to best accommodate pedestrians on a busy stretch of Sixth Street.
On the record
June 14, 2005
¢ Law enforcement report ¢ Burglaries and thefts reported
Datebook
June 14, 2005
Coming events
Celebration commemorates end of slavery
J-W Staff Reports
June 14, 2005
Lawrence is having its second annual Juneteenth celebration this week.
Jackson’s post-trial dreams face debt reality
J-W Wire Services
June 14, 2005
Now that Michael Jackson has been acquitted of all charges in his child molestation trial, the Rev. Jesse Jackson says that the 46-year-old entertainer has told him he wants to continue to read and write, as well as build a theme park in Africa where children from all over the world could come to play.
Blair wins Putin’s support to write off African debt
The Associated Press
June 14, 2005
British Prime Minister Tony Blair won Russia’s support Monday for his initiatives to write off all debt to African countries and reduce global warming, proposals to be presented at a Group of Eight summit.
Powerful earthquake strikes northern Chile
By Eduardo Gallardo - Associated Press Writer
June 14, 2005
A powerful earthquake rattled Chile’s remote northern Andes near the Bolivian border Monday, killing at least eight people and causing widespread damage in several mountain villages.
Support for keeping troops in Iraq drops
The Associated Press
June 14, 2005
Six in 10 Americans say they think the United States should withdraw some or all of its troops from Iraq - the highest number who have said that in the Gallup poll.
Nicklaus not budging
Golf legend: British likely final event
The Associated Press
June 14, 2005
Applause rolled out of the gallery as Jack Nicklaus slowly walked down the fairway of what might be his last hole of tournament golf on American soil.
Three Big 12 teams going to Omaha
Texas, Baylor clinch berths Monday in super regionals
June 14, 2005
The Big 12 Conference will have three teams at the College World Series, college baseball’s biggest stage.
Former Jayhawks sign
June 14, 2005
Former Kansas University baseball players Sean Richardson and A.J. Van Slyke have signed professional contracts.
Shields wins Iba
June 14, 2005
Will Shields wants to make the world a better place.
Glass 36th in Vegas
June 14, 2005
Lawrence’s Bob Glass is in 36th place after the second day of qualifying at the Senior ABC Masters at Suncoast Bowling Center.
Francis, Pendleton hope Academy will develop talent
By Andy Samuelson
June 14, 2005
It makes sense that Kansas University soccer coach Mark Francis would take charge of one of the Kansas Soccer Academy’s new club level teams this fall.
Quigley quickly wins playoff
Golfer beats hometown favorite Watson, Morgan on first extra hole
The Associated Press
June 14, 2005
After waiting all day to play one hole of golf, Dana Quigley played it to perfection.
Woodling: FAU? Wait, who?
By Chuck Woodling
June 14, 2005
Yes, Kansas University football fans, there really is a Florida Atlantic University.
Danny in demand
Manning to help select U.S. hoops team
By Gary Bedore
June 14, 2005
Danny Manning, the third-leading scorer on the 1988 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team, again has answered the call of his country.
Trial opens in civil rights killings
Now 80, white supremacist faces state charges in 1964 slayings
June 14, 2005
Reputed Ku Klux Klansman Edgar Ray Killen watched from a wheelchair Monday as jury selection began in his murder trial in one of most shocking crimes of the civil rights era - the 1964 slayings of three voter-registration volunteers.
HIV cases in U.S. surpass 1 million
By Daniel Yee - Associated Press Writer
June 14, 2005
More than a million Americans are believed to be living with the virus that causes AIDS, the government said Monday in a report that reflects both a victory and a failure at combatting the disease.
Senate votes to apologize for not outlawing lynching
By Lauren Markoe - Knight Ridder Newspapers
June 14, 2005
The U.S. Senate apologized Monday for never having outlawed lynching, which between 1880 and 1960 took the lives of more than 4,700 people, most of them blacks.
Briefly
June 14, 2005
¢ City advances plans for new sewer plant ¢ City defers sidewalk dining, smoking issues ¢ Boil order lifted in Jefferson County
Sister city trip to Japan will allow teens to broaden horizons
By Sophia Maines
June 14, 2005
For Carl Burris, 15, Japan has been a dream deferred due to family troubles and a stint in foster care.
Giddens assault suspect makes court appearance for unrelated charges
By Dave Ranney
June 14, 2005
The man suspected of stabbing Kansas University basketball player J.R. Giddens last month put in a court appearance here Monday to answer to charges he had threatened his mother and an uncle with a steak knife.
Miller trial begins today
By Mike Belt
June 14, 2005
Testimony begins today in the case of a carpenter and former Lawrence Christian school trustee charged with first-degree murder in the death last summer of his wife.
Lawmaker’s comments anger school officials
Superintendent says there’s not an ‘ounce of truth’ to spending allegations
By Scott Rothschild
June 14, 2005
In a column e-mailed last week to newspapers across the state, the chairwoman of the House Education Committee cited three examples of questionable spending in schools.
The father of ‘Reality TV’ returns - minus the fake
By Diane Werts - Newsday
June 14, 2005
Celebrity culture be damned - stars were a lot more precious when we didn’t know every blasted thing about ‘em. Proof lies in a creaky, 50-year-old “reality” series whose episodes today look primitive, naive and so powerfully heart-tugging that you can’t watch just one.
Odds are you’ll see a corpse on TV tonight
June 14, 2005
When folks look back at our current television culture, they may remember it as a time of craps tables and cadavers. According to my unscientific survey, half of our new shows seem bent on making us see dead people in various stages of decomposition while the other half want to promote gambling and extol the hip attractiveness of casino culture. “CSI,” television’s most popular show, manages to do both!
‘Super Size Me’ star sentenced to ‘30 Days’
By Ed Bark - The Dallas Morning News
June 14, 2005
Morgan Spurlock, also known as Ronald McDonald’s Darth Vader, makes nutritional, issue-oriented documentaries without making himself an easy target.
How her garden grows
Maryland girl cultivates love of outdoors
By Patterson Clark - The Washington Post
June 14, 2005
Maya Lewis and her family have moved into a new home in Bowie, Md., but her favorite wild spot is her old back yard.
In the Halls
By Robert Riley
June 14, 2005
What advice do you have for students entering the grade you recently finished?
Double Take: Summer jobs can be beneficial for adolescents
Wes Crenshaw & Jenny Kane
June 14, 2005
Wes: Summer is here, and kids are increasing their work hours and beginning to rake in some cash for cars, stereos and all the other joys of youth. There is some controversy as to whether so much work really distracts from other more important aspects of youth. We thought we’d discuss teen jobs this week. I’ll discuss the school year job schedule. Jenny will discuss summer work.
Sage advice from the graduates
June 14, 2005
They made it through graduation and had a few weeks to relax and work on the tan, but these college-bound teens have taken a moment to reflect upon what they’d do differently if they could start high school all over again. (Helpful hint: From what we’ve seen, nearly all of them wish they’d gotten a jump on scholarship applications.) Whether you’re college-bound or not, let us put in our 2 cents: Have a great summer.
State tax raise to help finance schools unlikely
By John Hanna - Associated Press Writer
June 14, 2005
The Legislature probably won’t seriously consider raising taxes to meet a Kansas Supreme Court mandate to provide additional money to public schools, leaders from both parties said Monday.
Budget retailers serving up premium beef
By Michael Barbaro - The Washington Post
June 14, 2005
Discount retailer Target Corp. calls to mind many things. A porterhouse steak isn’t one of them.
Briefcase
June 14, 2005
¢ New stocks listings inside today’s section ¢ Lawrence employers ease hiring plans ¢ USDA faces organic lawsuit ¢ Court frees firms to use rival drugs
Morgan Stanley chair, CEO to retire
By Michael J. Martinez - Associated Press Writer
June 14, 2005
While embattled Morgan Stanley Chairman and Chief Executive Philip J. Purcell plans to leave Morgan Stanley by early next year, he still has a lengthy and difficult agenda to complete: halting a stream of high-level resignations, reversing a new earnings disappointment and silencing the criticism that led to his own departure.
Eldridge Hotel seeks general manager for restaurant, bar
June 14, 2005
The Eldridge Hotel is shopping for a new general manager to oversee its restaurant and bar.
Assertive measures protect personal information
Michelle Singletary
June 14, 2005
If you had to guess, how many companies would you say have enough of your personal data stored in various databases to make even a rookie crook ready for prime-time conning?
Airport, Farmland sites set for support as business parks
By Mark Fagan
June 14, 2005
Lawrence city commissioners will get their first formal look tonight at two potential sites for new business parks, areas that could become employment hubs for the city and surrounding area for decades to come.
Daily ticker
June 14, 2005
Today’s stocks
More attention to mental health
By Sheryl McCarthy - Newsday
June 14, 2005
A new national study that claims almost half of Americans will be mentally ill at some point in their lives made me laugh out loud. This had to be a joke, or at least a gross overstatement, I figured. And if it happens to be true, well then, Americans are a lot crazier than I thought.
The illegal immigration threat
Cal Thomas
June 14, 2005
If anyone needs another reason to oppose illegal immigration, to which the Bush Administration continues to turn a blind eye, how about the spread of a deadly communicable disease?
Dean support
June 14, 2005
To the editor:
Other side?
June 14, 2005
To the editor
River future
June 14, 2005
To the editor
Conspiracy ideas
June 14, 2005
To the editor
All 3 aboard survive crash of cargo plane
The Associated Press
June 14, 2005
A World War II-era cargo plane crashed and burned Monday in the middle of a residential street, authorities said. All three men aboard survived, and there were no reports of injuries on the ground.
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