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Sean Richardson watches his ball stop just shy of the hole at Eagle
Bend Golf Course. Richardson, a Kansas University senior and
baseball player from Vista, Calif., played with two teammates
Tuesday at the course

A flag-bearer gathers with several hundred people for a traditional
American Indian prayer service on the steps of the State Capitol in
St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday's prayer service was in response to the
shootings at Red Lake High School on Monday

A crowd gathers on the front steps of the State Capitol in St.
Paul, Minn., to take part in a traditional American Indian prayer
service. The crowd Tuesday mourned those killed and injured in the
shooting Monday at Red Lake (Minn.) High School

Kelsey Bohlender, right, 34, from Washington, holding her Bible,
Randy Bohlender, 37, and their son Grayson, 8, pray in front the
11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta

Lebanese Red Cross and civil defense staff carry a dead body at the
Alta Vista Shopping Center on the Kaslik stretch near Jounieh, the
main Christian port city about 10 miles north of Beirut, Lebanon

Kansas senior Wayne Simien waves to the Allen Fieldhouse crowd
after his Senior Night speech. Simien, KU's first consensus
All-American since Nick Collison in 2003, will have his jersey hung
from the fieldhouse rafters

Liberty's Jamie Feagin, left, comes down with a rebound against
DePaul's Caprice Smith. Liberty won, 88-79, Tuesday night in
College Park, Md

Opera singers, from left, Lisette Oropesa, Rodell Aure Rosel,
Susanna Phillips and Jordan Bisch hold hands after they were
declared the winners of the Metropolitan Opera National Council
Grand Finals Concert on Sunday in New York

Actor Steve Carell plays Michael Scott -- a cringe-inducing boss,
adept at little except the inappropriate -- in NBC's "The Office,"
set at a paper supply company in suburban Scranton, Pa. The series,
adapted from the BBC hit, premieres Thursday on NBC

Portraits in the Faces of the Fallen exhibit are shown March 16,
2005, at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in
Arlington, Va. The exhibit opens today

The shredded coconut and almond paste among this cake's ingredients
give it a rich texture and taste, and a little easy decoration can
add a festive look any time of year. For Easter, circle the cake
plate with miniature colored-marzipan eggs

Damon Federighi shouts orders in the euro dollar futures pit
following the federal funds interest rate announcement Tuesday at
the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The Fed pushed its key interest
rate up by a quarter-point to 2

Sports Dome owner Brian Hoffman says he believes his store has lost
some business because of Kansas University's early exit from the
NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

Elizabeth Hein visits her son's grave in Lawrence's Oak Hill Cemetery. She is struggling to pay funeral and living expenses. Wesley Hein, 6, died March 7 after choking on a small ball

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Chance for showers overnight: By Dave Toplikar; March 23, 2005; (Updated Wednesday at 4:50 p.m.) The calendar says this is the first week of spring. But winter is hanging around the Lawrence area, keeping temperatures more than 10 degrees below average today, says Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist.
New view of life denies reality: By Jane Ãisner; March 23, 2005; When members of Congress and the president raced back to Washington over the weekend to intervene in the heart-wrenching case of Terri Schiavo, they inserted themselves into a controversial agenda that seeks to preserve life at any cost, regardless of science or circumstance.
Area churches to celebrate Easter: J-W Staff Reports; March 23, 2005; Many area Christians from a wide range of denominations are now observing Holy Week, the period from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, with special services.
Leaky Fawcett feature spews sad reality: Kevin McDonough; March 23, 2005; With its new reality series “Chasing Farrah” (9 p.m., TV Land), the nostalgic network appears to be chasing a younger, hipper audience. Good luck to them, and to anybody of any age trying to make sense of “Chasing.”
Woodling: Rookies peaked against Panthers: By Chuck Woodling; March 23, 2005; Thirty-one percent of the schools remaining in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament were on Kansas University’s schedule.
HINU’s Ladson, Hill receive hoops honors: J-W Staff Reports; March 23, 2005; Haskell Indian Nations University senior basketball player Corey Ladson was named honorable mention NAIA All-America on Tuesday. Ladson is a 6-foot-1 senior from Crow, Mont.
Baghdad shopkeepers strike back after drive-by shooting: By Traci Carl - Associated Press Writer; March 23, 2005; Shopkeepers and residents on one of Baghdad’s main streets pulled out their own guns Tuesday and killed three insurgents when hooded men began shooting at passers-by, giving a rare victory to civilians increasingly frustrated by the violence bleeding Iraq.
Brownback supports churches endorsing candidates: Opponents decry mix of church, state issues; By Dave Ranney; March 23, 2005; Pastors or other church leaders could use their pulpits to endorse political candidates under a controversial bill backed by U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan.
State upholds liquor license revocation, closes stores: By Eric Weslander; March 23, 2005; The spirits stopped flowing Tuesday at two Lawrence liquor stores whose owners are under fire from the state’s office of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
Local briefs: March 23, 2005; ¢ Sentencing delayed in fatal car crash ¢ Teen charged as adult in KU student’s death ¢ Campaign donations listed on ljworld.com
On the record: March 23, 2005
Highlights from the Kansas Legislature: The Associated Press; March 23, 2005
Schiavo case a strong symbol: By Cal Thomas; March 23, 2005; Why does Terri Schiavo matter? Why has Congress made a federal case out of her situation? Why did the president of the United States return to Washington from Texas in order to sign a bill created for the express purpose of inviting a federal court to review the case and likely requiring her feeding tube restored while the judge gathers information?
KU wins golf tourney: J-W Staff Reports; March 23, 2005; Kansas University’s men’s golf team won the 14-team Stevinson Ranch Invitational on Tuesday at Stevinson Ranch Golf Club. The Jayhawks shot a final round of 299 to give them a two-day score of 872.
Blast rocks Christian area north of Beirut, killing 2: By Hussein Dakroub - Associated Press Writer; March 23, 2005; An explosion tore through a business center in a Christian town near Beirut early today, killing at least two people in the second deadly attack against an anti-Syrian stronghold since the murder of Lebanon’s former prime minister last month.
Government document says bin Laden eluded U.S. forces: By Robert Burns - Associated Press Writer; March 23, 2005; A terror suspect detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was a commander for Osama bin Laden during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s and helped the al-Qaida leader escape his mountain hideout at Tora Bora in 2001, according to a U.S. government document.
Drunken driver’s sentence shortened: Revision to law cuts term by 20 months for fatal accident; By Janet Reid; March 23, 2005; John McGee has spent the past four years trying to get over the loss of his wife, killed in a wreck caused by a drunken driver.
Briefly: March 23, 2005; ¢ 564 Indian prisoners walk to freedom ¢ U.S. accused of meddling in election ¢ Rumsfeld shares doubts about Haiti elections ¢ U.S. aid worker wounded in Sudan
KU announces fall dates: J-W Staff Reports; March 23, 2005; Kansas University has announced dates for its major fall events in 2005.
Actor Steve Carell braves his ‘Office’ job: By Bridget Byrne - Associated Press Writer; March 23, 2005; “Nothing to me feels as good as laughing incredibly hard,” says Steve Carell of NBC’s new mockumentary series “The Office.” “If a movie or a TV show or a book makes you laugh until you cry, you just feel better.”
Four young singers win top prizes at Met: By Mike Silverman - Associated Press Writer; March 23, 2005; Nine rising young opera singers who survived a competition as daunting as “American Idol” got their first chance Sunday to perform on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House accompanied by full orchestra.
Shooter sought friends at Nazi sites: By Shankar Vedantam - The Washington Post; March 23, 2005; The messages came just after midnight — half-plea, half-boast.
Intelligence training program sparks lively debates: By Terry Rombeck; March 23, 2005; Felix Moos has been busier than usual this week fielding inquiries about an intelligence training program he helped spearhead.
Horoscopes: March 23, 2005
Commentary: NCAA ‘bracket destroyers’ annoying: Proposed age limit in NBA would stop March Madness stunners from happening; By Jemele Hill - The Orlando Sentinel; March 23, 2005; Don’t know about you, but my NCAA Tournament bracket looks like something a 2-year-old drew at Head Start.
Local loss: Why couldn’t the dinosaur lab planned for Kansas City have been located at Kansas University or elsewhere in Lawrence?; J-W Editorials; March 23, 2005; Recent news stories have outlined the collaborative effort of Kansas University Natural History Museum paleontologists and officials of Kansas City’s “Science City,” where the skeletal model of a 144-million-year-old dinosaur will be assembled in a lab that allows people to view the process and ask questions.
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Jayhawk loss bites into business: Lawrence retailers, restaurants say early exit taking toll on March sales; By Alicia Henrikson; March 23, 2005; Call it the Lawrence Depression. The defeat dealt to Kansas University’s men’s basketball team Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament didn’t just mean a loss for the basketball team.
K.C. seeks to serve as hub for cargo: Plan would cut shipping times for Asian imports; By David Twiddy - Associated Press Writer; March 23, 2005; Despite sitting more than 1,300 miles from the Pacific Ocean, Kansas City is looking to become a new U.S. gateway for Asian imports.
Fed continues to raise interest rates: By Martin Crutsinger - Associated Press Writer; March 23, 2005; The Federal Reserve on Tuesday pushed a key interest rate up by a quarter-point to 2.75 percent as it continued a campaign to gradually nudge rates high enough to make sure that a rebounding economy does not trigger unwanted inflation.
Inflation fears prompt selloff on Wall Street: By Michael J. Martinez - Associated Press Writer; March 23, 2005; Investors pulled their cash out of the stock market Tuesday, leaving prices sharply lower after the Federal Reserve confirmed Wall Street’s fears that inflation poses an increasing threat to the economy.
Creekstone Farms to expand, add workers: By Roxana Hegeman - Associated Press Writer; March 23, 2005; Shored up by a new investor, a Kansas meatpacker forbidden by government regulators from testing all its cattle for mad cow disease said Tuesday it would expand its Arkansas City slaughterhouse and hire more workers to meet growing demand for its all-natural beef.
Briefcase: March 23, 2005; ¢ K.C. diner expanding into west Lawrence ¢ Treasury to convert paper savings bonds ¢ Singapore company agrees to buy 737s ¢ Workers’ comp bill awaits Sebelius’ OK
Commodities: March 23, 2005
Finger-clicking good: Blogs whet the appetites of computer-savvy cooks; By Mike Dunne - Sacramento Bee; March 23, 2005; All across the land, repositories of family recipes — kitchen drawers, tin boxes, binders — are being mined for gems worth sharing with neighbors. This has been going on for generations, of course, but it has accelerated as the home computer has succeeded the backyard fence as a means of swapping recipes.
Recipe: Coconut almond cake: March 23, 2005
Display shows over 1,300 Americans killed in Iraq, Afghanistan: By Carl Hartman - Associated Press Writer; March 23, 2005; Row after row of photos in a newspaper, each the likeness of a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, were the inspiration for an artistic tribute to those who lost their lives in the conflicts.
Senate panel endorses bill to regulate abortion clinics: The Associated Press; March 23, 2005; A bill pushed by anti-abortion groups to impose tougher regulations on abortion clinics cleared another hurdle on its path to legislative approval — and a likely veto by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
Capitol Briefing: News from the Kansas Statehouse; By Scott Rothschild; March 23, 2005; ¢ School finance countdown ¢ Tuesday’s highlights ¢ Quote of the day ¢ Today’s schedule
Students encouraged to show state pride: J-W Staff Reports; March 23, 2005; Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is encouraging Kansas elementary students — kindergarten through sixth grade — to show their Kansas pride by submitting original artwork for the state’s Show Your Kansas Pride Screen Saver Contest.
Super Bowl headed to New York: Committee approves Jets’ bid provided stadium is built; The Associated Press; March 23, 2005; New York moved closer to getting the 2010 Super Bowl on Tuesday when an NFL committee approved the Jets’ bid — contingent on the construction of a stadium on Manhattan’s West side.
Summitt reaches top in wins: Vols pound Purdue; coach passes Smith; By Elizabeth A. Davis - Associated Press Sports Writer; March 23, 2005; Pat Summitt stands alone at the top of NCAA basketball.
Liberty pulls another shocker: DePaul becomes latest victim of 13th-seeded Flames, 88-79; The Associated Press; March 23, 2005; As the final seconds wound down on Liberty’s second straight stunning upset, the Rev. Jerry Falwell broke into a smile as the fans around him yelled, “Sweet 16! Sweet 16!”
Georgetown advances: The Associated Press; March 23, 2005; Freshman Jeff Green dominated the paint with 18 points and six blocks, and Georgetown beat short-handed Cal State Fullerton, 74-57, Tuesday night and advance to the quarterfinals of the NIT.
Bonds could miss entire year: Giants slugger says he may not be ready until 2006; By Ken Peters - Associated Press Sports Writer; March 23, 2005; Coming off knee surgery and caught up in baseball’s steroids scandal, Barry Bonds said he might not play at all this season — despite standing on the doorstep of the sport’s most hallowed record.
Damon shaves beard, but vows to bring it back: The Associated Press; March 23, 2005; Johnny Damon returned to the Boston Red Sox’s lineup Tuesday night without his fever or his beard.
Suns post 50th victory one year after losing 50: The Associated Press; March 23, 2005; If Amare Stoudemire has his way, the Phoenix Suns won’t rest now that they’ve become the ninth NBA team to win 50 games following a 50-loss season.
Everybody’s All-American: Simien earns right to have jersey hoisted; By Gary Bedore; March 23, 2005; Kansas University senior power forward Wayne Simien was named first-team All-American on Tuesday by the Associated Press.
Gautt recalled as ‘special person’ at funeral: J-W Staff Reports; March 23, 2005; An estimated 500 mourners packed the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday morning for the funeral of Prentice Gautt.
KU headed to nationals: J-W Staff Reports; March 23, 2005; Kansas University’s defending-champion men’s team and KU’s women’s team have qualified for the Intercollegiate Bowling Championships April 20-23 in Rockford, Ill.
FSHS, Kansas washed out: J-W Staff Reports; March 23, 2005; Tuesday’s rain washed out two scheduled afternoon games.
Pats sign ex-Jayhawk: March 23, 2005; The New England Patriots re-signed linebacker Don Davis on Tuesday.
Bucknell coach on handshake snub: Don’t worry: By Gary Bedore; March 23, 2005; Kansas University’s basketball players have been criticized by some media members for not sticking around to shake the hands of Bucknell’s players after a season-ending loss to the Bison on Friday night at Ford Center in Oklahoma City.
KU tennis player Skoda Big 12 player of week: J-W Staff Reports; March 23, 2005; Kansas University junior Christine Skoda has been named the Big 12 Conference women’s tennis player of the week, league officials announced Tuesday.
People: March 23, 2005; ¢ Comedian’s testimony may bolster claim against Jackson ¢ Actor James Denton a dad ¢ ‘Growing Pains’ actress gets probation for DUI ¢ All-American judges ¢ Suspect pleads not guilty in Letterman kidnapping plot
Egyptian president’s sole opponent charged with forgery: By Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press Writer; March 23, 2005; The only man who has dared to challenge Hosni Mubarak for the presidency was charged Tuesday with forging signatures to win approval for his party, an escalation in the government’s confrontation with the most prominent figure in Egypt’s fledgling reform movement.
Prince Rainier III moved to ICU: The Associated Press; March 23, 2005; Prince Rainier III of Monaco, who was hospitalized two weeks ago with a chest infection, has been placed in the intensive care unit, the palace said Tuesday.
U.N. chief’s son target in oil, food probe: By Edith Lederer - Associated Press Writer; March 23, 2005; Kojo Annan, the son of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, received at least $300,000 from a Swiss company that was awarded a contract from the U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq, almost double the amount previously disclosed, two newspapers reported in today’s editions.
Parents appeal judge’s refusal to reinsert feeding tube: By Jill Barton - Associated Press Writer; March 23, 2005; Warning that Terri Schiavo was “fading quickly” and might die at any moment, her parents begged a federal appeals court Tuesday to order the severely brain-damaged woman’s feeding tube reinserted.
Scientists find first sight of alien worlds: By John Johnson - Los Angeles Times; March 23, 2005; Astronomers have for the first time measured the reflected light of planets outside our solar system, a breakthrough that could advance the search for habitable worlds in deep space.
Details emerge from shooting: Teen had record of antisocial behavior, investigators say; By Ceci Connolly and John F. Harris - The Washington Post; March 23, 2005; The 16-year-old shooter in Monday’s bloody rampage at a high school on a northern Minnesota Indian reservation had earlier that day killed his grandfather and stolen his police cruiser, which he drove to the front door of the school before racing inside to begin a spasm of gunfire, authorities said Tuesday.
Flaky spring break: March 23, 2005; Steady snow fell in Lawrence Tuesday afternoon, as a woman strolled along Jayhawk Boulevard on the Kansas University campus. The snow lasted less than an hour, and when it was over you couldn’t tell the city had received anything but rain.
Education commissioner to join KU faculty: By Terry Rombeck; March 23, 2005; The state’s outgoing education commissioner will join the Kansas University faculty this summer, KU announced Tuesday.
Department sets target date for new leader: J-W Staff Reports; March 23, 2005; A committee will begin reviewing applications for a new state education commissioner on May 9, the state Department of Education said Tuesday.
Mother struggles with grief, bills after loss of 6-year-old boy: Son’s absence a numbing blow; By Brooke Wehner; March 23, 2005; Elizabeth Hein has been sleeping in her son’s bed since he died two weeks ago. “It’s very, very quiet. I can’t deal with that. I really can’t,” she said. “I refuse to wash any of his clothes because I can still smell him.”
Girlfriend charged with felony murder in baby’s death: The Associated Press; March 23, 2005; A woman has been charged with first-degree felony murder in the death of her boyfriend’s 17-month-old son.
Correction: March 23, 2005; Some sales figures for Powerball tickets in Kansas were incorrect in the Business section of Tuesday’s Journal-World. Powerball sales were $30.7 million for the period from July 1, 2004, through March 12, 2005. Sales were $42.3 million for the same period a year earlier.
Raymond Sigel Pearson, Baldwin: March 23, 2005
Caughey services: March 23, 2005
Hicks services: March 23, 2005
Dorian C. Selzer, Eudora: March 23, 2005
City briefs: March 23, 2005; ¢ Blood center needs type O immediately ¢ ACLU chapter leader to be honored for work
Senate panel approves measure allowing Sunday alcohol sales: The Associated Press; March 23, 2005; A measure that would allow Sunday alcohol sales has made it past its first hurdle and now heads to a full Senate, which deadlocked last year on the issue.
Workers’ comp bill on drug, alcohol use goes to Sebelius: By John Hanna - Associated Press Writer; March 23, 2005; A bill designed to keep businesses from paying workers’ compensation benefits to employees for drug or alcohol-related accidents won Senate approval Tuesday and is going to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
Bill ratifying vote on Wichita arena going to governor: The Associated Press; March 23, 2005; A bill allowing Sedgwick County officials to move ahead with building a new arena in downtown Wichita is on its way to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
Alice Irene Brown, Lawrence: March 23, 2005
Briefly: March 23, 2005; ¢ Abducted children found alive, unharmed ¢ Medicare to cover counseling on smoking ¢ News conferences planned in Kline inquiry
Commission candidates split on privatizing city’s golf course: By Chad Lawhorn; March 23, 2005; It’s an 18-hole municipal golf course that is spending more money than it is taking in, and city officials have had to use tax revenue to keep the course operating.
Hispanics rally at Statehouse: In-state tuition, racial profiling among issues on agenda; By Carl Manning - Associated Press Writer; March 23, 2005; When Cindy Perez moved to Olathe from Mexico 11 years ago, she expected to return there to attend college, but now she’s hoping to attend Pittsburg State University.
Onions ideal for early planting: By Gwyn Mellinger; March 23, 2005; Among the vegetable crops that can be — and should be — planted early in the season are onions. In this climate, the harvest from later plantings tends to be sharper in taste and lacks the sweet edge that makes onions worth some space in the home garden. To achieve optimal flavor, onions should do most of their growing during the cooler weather in spring and should be pulled out of the ground in the early summer.
Wolfowitz less harmful at World Bank: By Trudy Rubin; March 23, 2005; I’m glad President Bush has nominated Paul Wolfowitz to become president of the World Bank.

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