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6News: Prosecutor critiques Murray’s statement to police

March 15, 2005

During closing arguments, prosecutor Tom Bath urges jurors to watch Murray’s videotaped statement to police and asks, “Is that how an innocent man would act?”

6News: Defense explains Murray’s Internet searches

March 15, 2005

During closing arguments, defense attorney Pedro Irigonegaray tells jurors Murray could have been searching for murder-related terms on the Internet because he wanted to write TV-drama scripts.

Day ends without Murray trial verdict

By Eric Weslander

March 15, 2005

(Updated Tuesday at 5:49 p.m.) Jurors have just finished their first full day deliberating in the first-degree murder trial of Kansas State University professor Thomas E. Murray.

Ides of March brings some sunshine to Lawrence

By Dave Toplikar

March 15, 2005

(Updated Tuesday at 2:54 p.m.) In Shakespeare’s ancient Rome, Julius Caesar was warned, “Beware the Ides of March.” But one of Lawrence’s own weather soothsayers had a much less foreboding forecast for March 15 here.

Not a hangout

March 15, 2005

Hypocrites, fools

March 15, 2005

Excise taxes

March 15, 2005

Double standard on weight

Jane Eisner

March 15, 2005

Why, Kirstie Alley asks in her ridiculous new television show “Fat Actress,” do John Goodman, Jason Alexander and the truly large James Gandolfini get starring roles and she does not?

Daily ticker

March 15, 2005

Serologicals cuts Lawrence jobs

By Mark Fagan

March 15, 2005

Serologicals Corp. won’t bring its Lawrence plant up to full production until next year, and up to 20 of its employees are paying the price.

Office pool participants can score fine, jail

By Mark Fagan

March 15, 2005

Jumping into the NCAA Tournament office pool could land you in hot water.

Aquila shares rise on plans to sell utilities, reduce debt

The Associated Press

March 15, 2005

Electric and natural gas utility Aquila Inc. said Monday it may sell some of its utilities in five states in an effort to reduce its debt.

Briefcase

March 15, 2005

¢ OPEC president says rise in output likely ¢ IBM to purchase Ascential for $1 billion ¢ Stocks post gains as inflation fears lurk

Students debate evolution, creationism

Teaching creation theory puts religion in the classroom — where it has no place

By Dwayne LaForce - Journal-World Teen Advisory Board

March 15, 2005

Evolution is a theory of an ongoing process. Evolution has more to do with survival of the fittest than the beginning of all life. Some say that evolution is the theory that lightning struck salt water, forming amino acids, the building blocks for life. This was proven possible in an experiment in the 1950s.

Introducing theories that compete with Darwinism makes education more valuable

By Ian Weaver - Special to the Journal-World

March 15, 2005

Although it may be against certain people’s beliefs, the study of creationism and intelligent design should be given a public forum. It doesn’t matter whether you don’t believe what is taught; it is still important to hear other views.

In the halls

March 15, 2005

Parkinson’s exercise video wins award

March 15, 2005

Kansas University’s Continuing Education has won the top national award for an educational exercise video that KU dance professor Janet Hamburg developed for people with Parkinson’s disease.

Calif. ban on gay marriage ruled unconstitutional

By Lisa Leff - Associated Press Writer

March 15, 2005

A judge ruled Monday that California’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional — a legal milestone that, if upheld on appeal, would open the way for the most populous state to follow Massachusetts in allowing same-sex couples to wed.

Clinton released from hospital

J-W Wire Reports

March 15, 2005

Former President Clinton, who underwent surgery last week to remove scar tissue and fluid around his left lung, left the hospital on Monday and returned home.

Experts don’t really expect 90 minutes a day of exercise

By Libby Quaid - Associated Press Writer

March 15, 2005

Sixty to 90 minutes of exercise? Every day? That’s what the government now suggests.

Nebraska rescinds job offer to convicted killer of gorilla expert

The Associated Press

March 15, 2005

The state of Nebraska made — and then abruptly took back — a job offer to a man convicted of murdering Dian Fossey, the American wildlife researcher whose work in Africa was the subject of the movie “Gorillas in the Mist.”

Iraqi Kurds, Shiites vow parliament to convene on schedule this week

The Associated Press

March 15, 2005

Kurdish and Shiite leaders agreed Monday to convene Iraq’s new parliament this week even if they fail to iron out some wrinkles in their deal to form a coalition government.

Prosecutors sort out possible charges

The Associated Press

March 15, 2005

Prosecutors on Monday dropped a weapons charge against a man accused of opening fire in an Atlanta courthouse, and a mistrial was declared in the suspect’s rape case as officials continued sorting out charges in the slayings of a judge and three others.

Kline: Pedophiles better at using Internet to prey on children

By Sam Hananel - Associated Press Writer

March 15, 2005

Less than two minutes after Angie Wilson entered an online chat room posing as a 14-year-old girl, older men began sending her messages.

Briefly

March 15, 2005

¢ Ex-Bush adviser named to Islamic relations post ¢ Former NAACP leader to run for U.S. Senate ¢ Student pleads innocent to plot against Bush ¢ Arrests thin ranks of violent gang

Self expects to be bugged by ‘buddies’ back home

By Gary Bedore

March 15, 2005

A former high school basketball all-stater from Edmond, Okla., Bill Self knows full well he’ll be a popular figure at this weekend’s NCAA Tournament in Oklahoma City.

KU back Randle charged, dismissed

By Mike Belt & Ryan Wood

March 15, 2005

Troubled Kansas University football player John Randle was dismissed from the team Monday, just hours after being charged in Douglas County District Court with misdemeanor battery for allegedly hitting a man outside a downtown bar early Sunday.

The madness is at hand

Tourney means money flowing

The Associated Press

March 15, 2005

Hours before the first game of the NCAA Tournament tips off Thursday, every seat will be taken in the Mandalay Bay sports book and people will be lining up at the betting windows with fistfuls of cash.

Gillen out as Virginia hoops coach

Siena possible landing point for Cavaliers’ leader

March 15, 2005

Pete Gillen resigned as Virginia’s basketball coach Monday, ending a seven-year tenure marked by one trip to the NCAA tournament.

Anthony plays down benching

The Associated Press

March 15, 2005

Carmelo Anthony downplayed Denver coach George Karl’s decision to bench him for the last 18 minutes against Phoenix on Sunday.

Datebook

March 15, 2005

Capitol briefing

News from the Kansas Statehouse

March 15, 2005

Trust must be part of Social Security reform

Ellen Goodman

March 15, 2005

There are few phrases in the book of parenting that raise more suspicions among the young than the pronouncement that “I am doing this for your own good.” It comes in a close second only to the declaration, “This is going to hurt me more than it will you.”

Church question

March 15, 2005

Julia “Judy’ M. Neis, Eudora

March 15, 2005

Elmer Edgar Mehl, Topeka

March 15, 2005

Bankruptcy’s human face

By Susanna Rodell - The Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette

March 15, 2005

My relationship with my father was troubled and ambivalent, but a few years ago, when I learned his health was failing fast, I knew I had to see him. My kids felt the same way. They hadn’t seen him in years, but still, he was their grandfather. They needed to say goodbye while he could still know who they were. With every phone conversation, he asked: When will I see those girls?

Mildred H. Jolly, Mission

March 15, 2005

Zimmerman services, Pleasant Hill, Mo.

March 15, 2005

Panel skeptical of Social Security plans

By Mike Belt

March 15, 2005

Social Security was on the verge of failure in the early 1980s until a bipartisan political committee, led by U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, stirred controversy while creating painful benefit cuts and legislative compromises to save the program.

New technology will improve accuracy of tornado warnings

The Associated Press

March 15, 2005

For years, tornado warnings have been widespread enough to send people to their basements who were never in any danger.

Mothers say they want ‘discreet’ out of breast-feeding bill

By Scott Rothschild

March 15, 2005

Breast-feeding mothers Monday asked lawmakers to remove a proposed requirement that they “discreetly” breast-feed. They said they don’t want to be indiscreet but also don’t want to get into an argument with someone about the interpretation of the word.

Sleepless young inventor plays her cards right with new game

By Tracy Grant - The Washington Post

March 15, 2005

Miranda Evarts remembers lying in her bed on a March night two years ago, unable to sleep. So she let her mind wander and found herself thinking about queens — not the fancy queens of real life, but silly queens that live only in the imagination of a 6-year-old.

Jayni to share shrimp recipes

J-W Staff Reports

March 15, 2005

Join “Jayni’s Kitchen” this week for “Sensational Shrimp! Recipes for America’s Favorite Crustacean.”

Israel sets Jerusalem barrier route

By Josef Federman - Associated Press Writer

March 15, 2005

The final route of Israel’s separation barrier around Jerusalem will encompass large areas claimed by the Palestinians, including their intended capital and the biggest Jewish settlement in the West Bank, Israeli officials confirmed Monday.

Prosecutors say facts point to Murray’s guilt

Jury set to resume deliberations this morning

By Eric Weslander

March 15, 2005

After a day full of fist-pounding and finger-jabbing orations by attorneys, jurors on Monday began their deliberations in the first-degree murder trial of a Kansas State University professor charged with killing his ex-wife.

League faces money crisis

Financial problems threaten longtime Lawrence agency

By Chad Lawhorn

March 15, 2005

Susan Rickman fears that Lawrence’s oldest social service agency is beginning to die a slow death.

Fee grab

J-W Editorials

March 15, 2005

In a stunning move, Kansas legislators decided Friday to dip into university tuition and fee money to pay for increases in K-12 education.

Briefly

March 15, 2005

¢ Candidates invited to attend open forum ¢ Land plat approved for church site ¢ Historic designation sought for state

Bucknell thrilled with site, if not foe

J-W Staff Report

March 15, 2005

Bucknell University’s basketball players, who knew they would receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament after winning the Patriot League postseason-tournament title game Saturday, jumped for joy while watching the NCAA Tournament selection show Sunday.

Despite history, little guys dream big

By Nancy Armour - Associated Press National Writer

March 15, 2005

Fairleigh Dickinson coach Tom Green was going over potential NCAA Tournament matchups, daydreaming about his Knights playing Wake Forest. Or Washington. Maybe even North Carolina.

KU basketball briefs

March 15, 2005

¢ Injury update ¢ Kansas signee Wright not involved in brawl ¢ League strong ¢ Famous papa

City growth debated at election forum

Candidates agree older parts of town need more attention

By Chad Lawhorn

March 15, 2005

At a forum in one of the city’s older neighborhoods, Lawrence City Commission candidates discussed how they would take care of aging areas of town.

Sebelius surveys fire damage

March 15, 2005

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius visited Fort Scott’s historic downtown area Monday, studying the damage caused by a roaring, wind-whipped fire.

Double Take: Columnist offers rebuttal to clarify recommendations

Jenny Kane

March 15, 2005

Wes and Jenny: We were perplexed at Dr. Joseph Glenmullen’s op-ed piece (March 4, Journal-World), responding to our Jan. 11 column. We considered the column a cautionary take on the topic of teens and antidepressants that Dr. Glenmullen would embrace. Therefore, we encourage readers to take another look at the column online and compare what we said with what the doctor implied we said.

Appier struggles; Royals lose, tie

The Associated Press

March 15, 2005

Kevin Appier could have a hard time making the Kansas City Royals’ rotation out of spring training.

Med Center study may link infant development with alcoholism

By Terry Rombeck

March 15, 2005

Signs of alcoholism may be detectable in babies as young as 5 days old, according to research released Monday by a team at the Kansas University Medical Center.

Survey shows more Kansas children facing poverty

By Dave Ranney

March 15, 2005

More than one in four Kansas children are poor enough to qualify for free lunches at school, according to a statewide survey released Monday.

Security breakdowns blamed for rampage

Review shows series of gaffes at Atlanta courthouse

By Daniel Yee - Associated Press Writer

March 15, 2005

The deputy, a 51-year-old woman just 5 feet tall, was simply no match for the inmate she was escorting to the courtroom, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound former college linebacker on trial for rape.

Haskell softball splits

By Andy Samuelson

March 15, 2005

Haskell Indian Nations University softball coach Gary Tanner said in five years he hadn’t seen his team play as close to perfect as it did Monday afternoon.

The Rev. David M. Foster, Lawrence

March 15, 2005

People

March 15, 2005

¢ ‘Monday Night Football’ intro OK by FCC standards ¢ Jane Pauley’s show canceled ¢ ‘Idol’ contestant quits

Briefly

March 15, 2005

¢ Pesticide blamed in 27 student deaths ¢ Lawmakers protest anti-secession law ¢ Book suggests Nazis tested nuclear device ¢ Saddam relative, ex-bodyguard arrested

Burn ban may snuff fireworks vendors

By Alicia Henrikson

March 15, 2005

Fireworks wouldn’t be sold if Douglas County in July is a tinderbox, under a proposed resolution.

NPR picks Ed Gordon to fill Smiley’s void

Hour-long ‘News & Notes’ offers rare black perspective on public radio

By Susan Carpenter - Los Angeles Times

March 15, 2005

When Tavis Smiley walked away from his National Public Radio show in December, it highlighted the problem of personality-driven programming: When the personality disappears, so does the program. Only in Smiley’s case, the problem was not only the celebrity vacuum his departure created for the 86 stations that carried it but also the glaring hole it made in minority-oriented coverage on public radio.

‘Shield’ gets a closer look

Kevin McDonough

March 15, 2005

The addictive cop drama “The Shield” (9 p.m., FX) enters its fourth season with both continuity and major changes. As followers of the show know, Capt. David Aceveda (Benito Martinez) is leaving the precinct house to join the City Council, where, presumably, he’ll have even more opportunities for corruption.

Momentum swings toward anti-Syrian opposition

By Zeina Karam - Associated Press Writer

March 15, 2005

They came on foot and by bus. They jammed streets and climbed onto rooftops, mosque minarets and fences, thronging Beirut to roar anti-Syrian chants. And they fell silent at 12:55 p.m., the exact time former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was assassinated a month ago.

Celtics’ defense disappears

LaFrentz, Walker hit 3 late 3s to save Boston

The Associated Press

March 15, 2005

The Boston Celtics had no problems with their offense against the Charlotte Bobcats. It was their defense that was nonexistent and led to a heated halftime speech.

Firebirds young; Lions ‘focused’

By Ryan Greene

March 15, 2005

The Free State High girls swimming and diving team is taking the Forrest Gump approach to this season.

Green says UT job not attractive

Former Volunteers’ coach not sure Tennessee natives want successful men’s hoops program

By Chris Low - Tennessean

March 15, 2005

With Buzz Peterson’s future at Tennessee now decided, the coach fired on Monday, his predecessor recently questioned whether there was a deep enough commitment to men’s basketball at Tennessee.

On the record

March 15, 2005

Corrections

March 15, 2005

Parts of Massachusetts Street will be closed from about noon to 2 p.m. Thursday for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. The day of the parade was incorrect in Monday’s Journal-World.

John Milton Taylor, Ottawa

March 15, 2005

Never been a Wallflower

Frontman Jakob Dylan finds success doesn’t always equate to album sales

By Jon Niccum

March 15, 2005

“In another life I’d like to come back and be the bass player or the drummer,” Jakob Dylan says.

U2 leads Rock Hall’s Class of 2005

By David Bauder - Associated Press Writer

March 15, 2005

Three decades after forming in a Dublin high school and still on top of the music world, U2 was ushered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday, joined by the O’Jays, Percy Sledge, The Pretenders and Buddy Guy.

Photo: Spring break buzz

March 15, 2005

Oakland, Alabama A&M overcame adversity

Grizzlies struggled with 0-7 start to season; Bulldogs’ coach has cancer

The Associated Press

March 15, 2005

As an NCAA moderator introduced Oakland coach Greg Kampe on Monday night, he mentioned the Grizzlies’ 12-18 record.

School district moves closer to firing Kruse

By Dave Ranney

March 15, 2005

The Lawrence school board on Monday began the process for firing Wayne Kruse, a sixth-grade teacher accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the teachers’ union.

Legislative committee studying school-finance plans

By Scott Rothschild

March 15, 2005

A legislative conference committee started work Monday on a school finance plan that critics say is inadequate, irresponsible and unconstitutional.

Horoscopes

March 15, 2005

Mayor casts eye on consultant costs

By Chad Lawhorn

March 15, 2005

It is a fact of life: Lawrence city commissioners don’t know everything. But on most occasions they can spend money on a team of consultants who do.

Cubs’ Prior battles elbow injury

The Associated Press

March 15, 2005

Now the Chicago Cubs have two injured aces.