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Topeka man killed in accident while chopping wood
02:38 p.m., November 12, 2005 Updated 07:49 p.m.
A 24-year-old Topeka man died in an accident after 10 a.m. Saturday morning when a branch or tree fell onto him in northwestern Douglas County.
Chance for scattered showers today
November 12, 2005
If you’re heading outside today, don’t forget to grab an umbrella. A storm system looks to enter eastern Kansas, which could bring scattered showers and thunderstorms, 6News Weather reports.
Simons: Lawrence has many attractions - and some challenges
November 12, 2005
What makes Lawrence such a special place to live? What is it about the city that makes it the envy of so many other communities and a city where people would like to live if they can find attractive employment opportunities?
Is Texas running out of running backs?
November 12, 2005
Scan the list of leading rushers in NCAA Division I-A. There’s something missing. Houston, you have a problem. Austin, Lubbock, Waco, too. You’ve all got a problem.
Deadly strain of bird flu confirmed in Kuwait
Thailand reports case in 18-month-old boy
November 12, 2005
A flamingo found on a Kuwaiti beach had the strain of bird flu that has devastated poultry stocks and killed more than 60 people in Asia - the first known case of the deadly bird flu in the Arab world.
Regis get primetime gig
November 12, 2005
Regis Philbin is returning to primetime.
Kids can manipulate by misbehaving
November 12, 2005
Are children really that calculating about their misbehavior? If so, I’ve not understood them at all.
Kansas economy gaining strength
November 12, 2005
After years of tight state budgets, aviation industry layoffs and a languishing energy sector, the Kansas economy is stringing together modest gains. More people are working, and state revenues are growing.
Horoscopes
November 12, 2005
 
Spurrier: ‘This is my team now’
Ol’ Ball Coach still cheers for Gators — but not today
November 12, 2005
Months before Steve Spurrier coached his first game for South Carolina, the former top Gator made clear where his allegiance now lies.
Shula’s revenge
Once-embattled Alabama coach lifting Tide among nation’s elite
November 12, 2005
Mike Shula is preparing for the biggest game of his coaching career, No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 5 LSU. National and Southeastern Conference title shots are on the line.
21 Kansans killed in Iraq, Afghanistan
November 12, 2005
Listed alphabetically are the 21 Kansans who have died in combat in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, through Friday.
Shopping bazaar today
November 12, 2005
Lawrence school district food service workers are hosting a shopping bazaar from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today in the commons area at Free State High School, featuring 40 home-based businesses.
FCE News
November 12, 2005
 
Scouting News
November 12, 2005
 
Derailed’ skips a few tracks but stays on course
November 12, 2005
“Derailed” is “Fatal Attraction” meets “Basic Instinct.” A married man picks up a woman on the train. He pays a terrible price for it and is sucked into a whirlpool of cheating, lies, blackmail and murder.
Faith forum
November 12, 2005
How can faith help someone going through divorce?
Farmers welcome ‘fine’ harvest
Corn, soybean crops produce ‘pretty good year’ for Douglas County
November 12, 2005
After watching the agricultural pendulum swing wildly in recent years, Jason Flory doesn’t mind seeing his production range for fall crops calm down a bit.
U.S. retreating from high moral ground
November 12, 2005
Well, I guess that settles that. “We do not torture,” said President Bush on Monday. Never mind all those torture pictures from Abu Ghraib.
Medicare drug plan complex
November 12, 2005
Last week, we began an explanation to help simplify the “Medicare Part D Process” for our readers. Here is the second installment of our effort to demystify Medicare’s new prescription-drug benefit plan:
Pump patrol
November 12, 2005
The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.03 at Citgo, Ninth and Iowa. If you find a lower price, call Pump Patrol at 832-7154.
World Company sports staff picks
November 12, 2005
 
Society Calendar
November 12, 2005
 
A journey to cleanse the heart
Buffalo Soldiers’ play asks whether a fraction can define a whole person
November 12, 2005
What is the essence of who we are? Are we defined by family? By our genetic makeup? By our society?
Father, son tell war stories
November 12, 2005
A father-son U.S. Marine Corps duo who each served in Iraq gave Kansas University ROTC cadets and midshipmen a glimpse of what they saw overseas and also helped pay tribute to military veterans.
Court rejects rapists’ appeal
Men who assaulted teen face resentencing
November 12, 2005
The Kansas Supreme Court has said it would not review the case of two men convicted in the 2003 statutory rape of an intoxicated 13-year-old girl - a decision that sets the stage for the men to be sentenced again.
Enormous meteorite found on Kansas farmer’s land
November 12, 2005
In an area of southwest Kansas long known for its meteorite finds, Steve Arnold came up with what may be the biggest of its kind ever found in the United States.
Bell ringers needed
November 12, 2005
The Salvation Army needs volunteers to ring bells for the 2005 Christmas Campaign.
KU med school ranks in top 10 for Hispanics
November 12, 2005
Hispanic Business magazine has named the Kansas University School of Medicine one of its “Top 10 Medical Schools for Hispanics.” The KU School of Medicine ranked sixth on the list.
Musical event to raise funds for church
November 12, 2005
A mix of jazz, gospel music, food and history will be a part of a fundraising activity Sunday to promote the preservation and restoration of a historic Lawrence church building.
Iowa towns scramble to bar sex offenders
November 12, 2005
One after another, cities and towns across Iowa are rushing to shut the door to child molesters.
Bush says critics of war in Iraq rewriting history
November 12, 2005
President Bush, in the most forceful defense yet of his Iraq war policy, accused critics Friday of trying to rewrite history and charged that they’re undercutting America’s forces on the front lines.
State’s economy gets boost as hunting season kicks off
November 12, 2005
Rural Kansas towns have been filling with hunters in preparation for today’s start of pheasant season. “It’s about like Easter and Mother’s Day wrapped into one,” Scott Carlton, who runs the Frontier Restaurant in Oberlin in northwest Kansas, said Friday.
Planning director resigns
Move comes on heels of city growth concerns
November 12, 2005
After weeks of criticism over City Hall’s failure to anticipate growth in northwest Lawrence, Planning Director Linda Finger submitted her resignation Friday afternoon.
Students have new equation for pie
November 12, 2005
Students at Central Junior High celebrated the close of their annual FunRun fundraising campaign with an afternoon of pie-throwing.
Giles, Jayhawks finding chemistry with freshmen
November 12, 2005
C.J. Giles sensed something special about the 2005-06 Kansas University men’s basketball team in June at the first session of summer school.
Blocked punt spark for LHS
November 12, 2005
The play took two timeouts. No punt return should take two timeouts. Only this one did in Lawrence High’s 21-10 state-playoff football victory Friday. With 53 seconds remaining in the half and the score tied at 7, the Lions used their precious final two stoppages in play to make sure a punt block was set up.
Perfect vengeance
Flawless play helps Lions finally topple Olathe South
November 12, 2005
So much for the Olathe South monkey. Lawrence High ended nearly two years of frustration by staggering the Falcons, 21-10, in a Class 6A quarterfinal football Friday night at the Olathe District Activities Center.
De Soto’s Erisman taps OSU
November 12, 2005
Neil Erisman needed a travel agent to keep track of all the cities he planned to visit this fall.
Baker men’s soccer coach resigns
November 12, 2005
Baker University’s Ron Pulvers, the winningest men’s soccer coach in program history, has announced his resignation to accept a job at California State University at San Marcos as director of soccer and head men’s and women’s soccer coach.
Defense leads HINU women
November 12, 2005
Maria Stevens scored 22 points off 10-of-11 shooting Friday night to lead Haskell Indian Nations University to a 68-48 women’s basketball victory over Rhema Bible College.
Private security works to shed antisocial image
November 12, 2005
Some private security guards can bench press more than 400 pounds. They work out regularly, then stand guard at Lawrence hot spots, instilling fear in some patrons.
Rice calls for unity during surprise visit to Iraq
November 12, 2005
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice came to Iraq to call for unity and support for the democratic process. Yet the secrecy and heavy security surrounding her visit spoke volumes about how far the country must go on its road to normalcy.
Santa’s helpers
Operation Christmas Child sends shoeboxes of joy to children around the world
November 12, 2005
The kangaroo is hiding inside a shoebox - for now. Soon, it’ll make Christmas a little brighter for a child in a Third World country.
Jayhawks face Goliath and that’s no bull
Kansas has incredibly daunting task against undefeated Texas
November 12, 2005
Looking at the game film of the Texas Longhorns, Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino might have caught himself watching in awe instead of jotting down notes.
Notebook: Gordon just happy to play well — on offense or defense
November 12, 2005
It’s been a pretty quirky week for Kansas University junior Charles Gordon. First, the junior who arguably is KU’s top playmaker had zero catches in the Jayhawks’ 40-15 victory over Nebraska.
Know the foe: UT has options galore
Longhorn backfield stacked alongside Young
November 12, 2005
The hype is overflowing for Vince Young — and rightfully so — as he captains the Texas ship to a 9-0 record heading into a 2:30 p.m. football showdown today with Kansas University.
Stoops’ season ‘fun’
Tight games challenging Sooners’ staff
November 12, 2005
All these close games are keeping Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops up at night — but not necessarily in a bad way.
Mizzou still lacks win No. 6
Tigers must beat Baylor or KSU to be bowl-eligible
November 12, 2005
It has been three weeks, and the Missouri Tigers still aren’t bowl eligible. After winning three straight Big 12 Conference games in October, capped by the Tigers’ convincing 41-24 victory against Nebraska, Missouri was one win away from a potential postseason bid.
All league squads thinking bowls
November 12, 2005
The big game this week in the Big 12 Conference features Colorado and Iowa State battling to determine supremacy in the North division.
Best Big 12 teams
November 12, 2005
The ‘95 Huskers could be considered the greatest college football team ever, but the Big Eight teams don’t count here.
Wake survives in OT
November 12, 2005
For the second straight night, Wake Forest seemed unable to protect its big lead or put the game away.
Tech rolls, 74-61
Zeno’s career-high 28 doom Ga. Southern
November 12, 2005
Martin Zeno led Texas Tech with a career-high 28 points and added seven rebounds and six assists as the Red Raiders beat Georgia Southern, 74-61, Friday night in the Lubbock Regional Final of the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic.
Conference shakeups changing national landscape
November 12, 2005
Looking for a storyline for the 2005-06 college basketball season? Here’s a good place to start:
Mizzou routs Clemson; OU freshman terrific
November 12, 2005
Christelle N’Garsanet, EeTisha Riddle and Carlynn Savant had double-doubles, powering the Tigers to a 78-54 victory Friday night over Clemson in the first game of the season-opening WBCA/BTI Classic.
Kansas high school football scores for 11-11-05
November 12, 2005
 
Baker to play champs
November 12, 2005
Baker University, winner of three of its past five games, will end its football season today against Lindenwood.
Formidable finish
Haskell to face league’s top team in finale
November 12, 2005
One step at a time has been the pattern of Haskell Indian Nations University football under coach Eric Brock.
Louisville routs Rutgers
November 12, 2005
Brian Brohm passed for 339 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another to help No. 23 Louisville rout Rutgers, 56-5, on Friday night.
Garnett gives $1.2 million for victims of Katrina
November 12, 2005
Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Kevin Garnett is joining the long list of professional athletes who are donating to victims of Hurricane Katrina - in a big, big way.
Celtics can’t solve Spurs
San Antonio extends eight-year streak vs. Boston
November 12, 2005
With all their talent, the San Antonio Spurs don’t need an extra push to beat the Celtics. They got it anyway from their desire to extend their eight-year winning streak over Boston.
Commentary: Owens punished more for doing less
November 12, 2005
This week we learned just what one has to do to be suspended for the balance of a season in the National Felony League. It doesn’t always involve a felony.
Holmes eyes ‘06 return
Retirement not a consideration, father says
November 12, 2005
Kansas City running back Priest Holmes, out for the rest of the season, was taking a break back home in Texas and was not thinking about retirement, his father said.
Mayer: Defense has fiery attitude
November 12, 2005
You’re familiar with how that irascible Tasmanian Devil skitters around like a balloon you blow up and let go, looking for somebody to gonk, zonk or bonk.
Advocates for, against gay marriage rally in California
November 12, 2005
The director of the country’s leading grass-roots gay and lesbian coalition rallied nearly 2,000 activists at a national conference here Friday in preparation for a bruising battle over same-sex marriage and domestic partner benefits on California’s 2006 state ballot.
Clinton: Congress wrong to impeach
Ex-president says Lawmakers’ actions abused Constitution
November 12, 2005
Former president Bill Clinton called Congress’ impeachment of him an “egregious” abuse of the Constitution and challenged those who say history will judge him poorly because of his White House tryst with Monica Lewinsky.
Poll: America’s trust in president falling
November 12, 2005
Two crucial pillars of President Bush’s public support - perceptions of his honesty and faith in his ability to fight terrorism - have slipped to their lowest point in the AP-Ipsos poll.
Cheney honors veterans
November 12, 2005
U.S. servicemen and women are “tracking the enemies of freedom” in the war on terror and bringing them to justice, Vice President Dick Cheney said Friday at a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
Democrats’ fundraising lagging under Dean
November 12, 2005
The Democratic National Committee under Howard Dean is losing the fund-raising race against Republicans by nearly 2 to 1, a slow start that is stirring concern among strategists who worry that a cash shortage could hinder the party’s competitiveness in next year’s midterm elections.
School shooting trial to be closed to the public
November 12, 2005
The teenager charged in connection with last spring’s Red Lake, Minn., school shootings shows “significant promise for rehabilitation” and that’s a reason why his upcoming trial should remain closed to the public, a federal judge has ruled.
Ex-school administrator pleads guilty in embezzlement case
November 12, 2005
A former assistant superintendent at a Long Island school district where auditors uncovered $11.2 million in thefts pleaded guilty in a deal that will send her to prison for up to nine years and force her to repay $4 million.
State’s only known World War I veteran honored at Statehouse
November 12, 2005
Jud Wagner is the only known World War I veteran living in Kansas, and the 106-year-old Smith Center resident and his family were honored during a Veterans Day ceremony Friday at the Statehouse.
On the record
November 12, 2005
 
Lawrence Datebook
November 12, 2005
 
Hurricanes show need for data storage
Interest in disaster recovery systems for medical histories increases
November 12, 2005
When Hurricane Katrina flooded the basements and records rooms of New Orleans hospitals this summer, desperately ill patients faced rebuilding their medical histories from scratch.
A look at the State Board of Education races
November 12, 2005
Half of the 10-member State Board of Education faces voters every four years, and in 2006, the odd-numbered districts are on the ballot.
Sebelius says Kansans should follow ed board races closely
November 12, 2005
New public school science standards that challenge evolution are “a step in the wrong direction,” and Kansans should closely follow the State Board of Education elections next year, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said Friday.
Pope says universe created as ‘intelligent project’
November 12, 2005
Pope Benedict XVI has waded into the evolution debate in the United States, saying the universe was made by an “intelligent project” and criticizing those who in the name of science say its creation was without direction or order.
French police on alert for weekend violence
November 12, 2005
Authorities stepped up security Friday and placed restrictions on some public gatherings after tip-offs from Internet and text messages suggested “violent actions” over the weekend in the French capital.
Italy seeks extradition of 22 purported agents
November 12, 2005
Italian prosecutors have requested the extradition of 22 purported CIA operatives in the alleged kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in 2003, prosecutors said Friday.
At least 8 die in plane crash
November 12, 2005
A Pakistani-owned plane carrying cargo for the U.S.-led coalition crashed into mountains near Afghanistan’s capital Friday, killing at least eight people, officials said.
U.S., N. Korea press for concessions as talks end
November 12, 2005
The United States and North Korea urged each other to make concessions as a round of six-nation talks aimed at ending the North’s nuclear programs concluded Friday with no sign of progress or a date to meet again.
Teen pleads no contest in stabbing death
November 12, 2005
A Liberal teenager has pleaded no contest in the stabbing death of another teenager last August in a dispute over noise at a party.
Open gas valve blamed for pork plant explosion
Blast killed one, injured 14
November 12, 2005
Gas leaking from an open valve provided the fuel for a deadly explosion last month at a pork processing plant under construction, the state fire marshal found in a report released Thursday.
Boy attacked by pit bulls loses arm
City’s recent ban on fighting dogs already being challenged
November 12, 2005
A 10-year-old boy who was attacked by three pit bulls in his backyard last week has lost his arm as a result of the mauling.
Ban on funeral protests proposed
November 12, 2005
Two legislators proposed a law Friday making it a crime to protest at a funeral, in response to an anti-gay group that has protested at military funerals in Missouri and around the country.
Al-Qaida says hotel bombers were Iraqis
November 12, 2005
Al-Qaida claimed a squad of four Iraqi suicide bombers, including a husband and wife team, carried out the Ammam attacks with explosive belts after carefully staking out the hotels for a month. Jordan interrogated 12 suspects Friday who may have helped them.
Microsoft comes full circle with Xbox 360
Game system result of learning from past mistakes
November 12, 2005
When Microsoft Corp. debuted its first Xbox in the fall of 2001, the videogame console was like a teenager - decked out in black, eager to fit in with the hip crowd and embarrassed to be seen with its parent company.
Nelson named to biodiesel firm’s board
November 12, 2005
Willie Nelson is headed to the boardroom.
Newly discovered lemurs named after Cleece
November 12, 2005
Most people know him as the Minister for Silly Walks on “Monty Python” or as Q in James Bond films. But John Cleese will also go down in history for another reason: lemurs.
Depp thinks Moss has been given bad shake
November 12, 2005
Johnny Depp says he was appalled by the vilifying of his ex-girlfriend Kate Moss after pictures of her allegedly snorting cocaine were published in Britain.
50 Cent saddened by shooting report at theater
November 12, 2005
50 Cent said he was saddened by the fatal shooting at a theater where his movie “Get Rich or Die Tryin”’ was playing.
Celebrity birthdays
November 12, 2005
Singer-songwriter Neil Young is 60. Actor Wallace Shawn is 62. Olympic gold medal gymnast Nadia Comaneci is 44. Figure skater Tonya Harding is 35. Actor Ryan Gosling is 25. Actress Anne Hathaway is 23.
Neodesha man guilty in shooting
November 12, 2005
A man has been convicted of shooting a restaurant manager during a botched holdup that occurred as a group of elementary school students toured the kitchen.
Topekans: No sex offenders near schools
Residents say treatment facility too close to students
November 12, 2005
A residential treatment facility for paroled inmates is too close to Highland Park High School, a group of residents concerned about the proximity of sex offenders to students told state officials.
People and places
November 12, 2005
 
Military News
November 12, 2005
 
Club News
November 12, 2005
 
Around and about
November 12, 2005
 
Trashy TV flicks bug this critic
November 12, 2005
Are bugs the new sharks? And why has the Department of Agriculture become the hotbed of horror?
Best Bets
November 12, 2005
 
Faith briefs
November 12, 2005
 
Former mobster to speak at church
November 12, 2005
A former Soviet mobster will be the featured speaker at this year’s Night of Heroes event for junior high and high schoolers.
KU group having ‘Ramadan Fast-a-thon’
November 12, 2005
The Kansas University Muslim Student Assn. will raise funds for the Lawrence Open Shelter as part of a nationwide “Ramadan Fast-a-thon” on Tuesday.
Concert to benefit church’s restoration
November 12, 2005
St. Luke AME Church will raise money for its restoration project during an event Sunday at the Hobbs Taylor Lofts, 730 N.H.
Holocaust author to give presentation
November 12, 2005
A Holocaust survivor and author will speak Nov. 20 in events that will be nationally broadcast by radio.
Campus ministry announces name change
November 12, 2005
United Methodist Campus Ministry at Kansas University has changed names.
Keillor: Today’s lesson: It could be worse, you know
November 12, 2005
It could be worse. The Pharaoh keeps piling mud on your desk to be made into bricks, and you work late, and you head onto the freeway, which is packed with Huns and Visigoths, and your mere presence infuriates them.
Cuffed suspect flees jail, recaptured later
November 12, 2005
A handcuffed drug suspect ran out an open garage door at the troubled Fulton County Jail, sparking a brief manhunt months after another inmate fled from the county courthouse and allegedly killed four people.
Schwarzenegger drops fight over nurse staffing
November 12, 2005
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has ended a yearlong fight with California nurses over hospital staffing levels after a bitter feud that escalated when he boasted, “I’m kicking their butts.”
Conservatives urged by bishops to split from Episcopal church
November 12, 2005
An international panel of Anglican archbishops called upon a gathering of their conservative American counterparts Friday to split from the rest of the U.S. Episcopal Church.
Ag secretary wants to keep mad cow tests
November 12, 2005
The government plans to maintain indefinitely its faster level of testing for mad cow disease, rather than scaling back testing in December as originally envisioned.
DaimlerChrysler seals stake in Mitsubishi
November 12, 2005
Automaker DaimlerChrysler AG ended its ill-fated involvement with Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors Co. on Friday, selling its 12.4 percent stake in the company to Goldman Sachs for an undisclosed price.
Protection One trims quarterly loss
November 12, 2005
Protection One Inc., a Lawrence-based provider of monitored-security services, narrowed its loss for the third quarter as it reported a boost in recurring monthly revenue.
Sony BMG backs off antipiracy CDs
November 12, 2005
Stung by continuing criticism, the world’s second-largest music label, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, promised Friday to temporarily suspend making music CDs with antipiracy technology that can leave computers vulnerable to hackers.
Commodities
November 12, 2005
 
Schwarzenegger headed in wrong direction
November 12, 2005
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s nine mad months of governing Democratic California as a partisan Republican came to the most predictable of unhappy endings here on Tuesday.
Old home town - 100 years ago today
November 12, 2005
From the Lawrence Daily World for Nov. 12, 1905: “When the trustees of the YMCA decided to build a proper home for the association in Lawrence, they agreed it would not be opened until it was free of debt.
Political humility
It’s not often you see a politician take full responsibility for a failure.
November 12, 2005
Regardless of how you feel about Arnold Schwarzenegger’s politics or qualifications to serve as governor of California, it’s refreshing to see an elected public official who is willing to take responsibility and admit his mistakes.
Evolution vote already hurting students
November 12, 2005
Considering the quick turn-around that occurred last time the teaching of evolution was challenged in Kansas, I doubt that the newly approved controversial changes to the state science curriculum will last all that long.