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- No! You Can’t Have My Skirt!
- November 29, 2005
- By permission of the author, one of the winning essays.
- Three Generations of Anxious Women
- November 29, 2005
- By permission of the author, a copy of her winning essay.
- Seven injured in U.S. 59 accident south of Lawrence
- 05:04 p.m., November 29, 2005 Updated 08:54 p.m.
- Seven people, including some children, were injured when a van collided with a car shortly before 5 p.m. today on U.S. 59 highway south of Lawrence.
- Governor returns from Thanksgiving trip to Middle East
- November 29, 2005
- After visiting Kansas troops in the Middle East over the Thanksgiving holiday, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius returned with a pocketful of personal notes to deliver to family members and expressed admiration for the job that the soldiers’ were doing. “I am so proud of their efforts,” Sebelius said today
- Chat at 1:15 p.m. today about KU and intelligent design
- November 29, 2005
- Kansas University has come under fire for its proposed classes putting intelligent design under the microscope. How is this playing out on campus and in the Legislature? Two Journal-World staff members, KU reporter Sophia Maines and Scott Rothschild, the Topeka bureau chief, will take readers’ questions and comments at 1:15 p.m. today.
- Cold, winter-like day ahead
- Temperature to reach high of only 36 degrees
- November 29, 2005
- Below-freezing temperatures and a dusting of snow are giving Lawrence an early taste of winter today. “Make sure you bundle up. The wind chill is only 11 degrees,” said Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist. Today’s high will reach only 36 degrees, Schack said.
- USC, Texas still 1-2 in BCS
- November 29, 2005
- Only twice in Bowl Championship Series history has a team been in position to reach the title game heading into the final weekend of the regular season and played its way out.
- Memphis finds depth
- Tigers trip Lamar, 108-83; Gators roll
- November 29, 2005
- Memphis coach John Calipari never has doubted sophomore point guard Darius Washington’s impact as a team leader.
- School board delays alcohol policy
- November 29, 2005
- Not so fast. Lawrence school board members on Monday put off approving a policy aimed at testing high school students for alcohol before school-sponsored dances.
- Taff pleads guilty on two counts
- Plea deal on campaign funds made in hopes of lighter sentence
- November 29, 2005
- Former congressional candidate Adam Taff pleaded guilty Monday to using $300,000 in campaign funds to cover a check for a fraudulent down payment on a home.
- Program helps partners prosper
- November 29, 2005
- A lot of what I write and speak about can be attributed to the financial common sense I learned from my grandmother, Big Mama. Often after I speak to a group, I’m greeted by a line of people who want me to personally help them with their finances. As much as I want to help, I can’t be a Big Mama to them all.
- Taxes always hit the jackpot
- November 29, 2005
- The nation’s biggest Powerball jackpot winner is the U.S. Treasury, according to figures compiled by the Iowa Lottery and the Multi-State Lottery Assn., which operates the lottery game.
- Vets join White House drama
- November 29, 2005
- With its smart combination of power politics and emotional intrigue, “Commander in Chief” (8 p.m., ABC) has emerged as one of the new season’s few bona fide hits. Two new characters are introduced on tonight’s “Commander.”
- KC lineman Dalton pleads not guilty
- November 29, 2005
- Kansas City Chiefs lineman Lional Dalton pleaded not guilty Monday to a misdemeanor charge of battering his wife.
- Woodling: An incredible resemblance
- November 29, 2005
- Hand-in-hand, the young couple walked along a sidewalk in front of the tony shops on Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza.
- Correction
- November 29, 2005
- A student who transferred to Lawrence High School because of its music programs was misidentified in a Monday story about the Northeast Kansas District Honor Band. She is Kelsey Pike.
- KU course creates furor in Topeka
- Conservative lawmakers call for hearings; professor issues apology for e-mail
- November 29, 2005
- Some state lawmakers are turning up the heat on Kansas University officials over a planned class they say appears aimed at mocking religious fundamentalists.
- Sunflower crosswalk at issue
- More safeguards likely, but parents still worried
- November 29, 2005
- Lawrence City Commissioners tonight are likely to approve new safeguards for a school crosswalk on 27th Street near Sunflower School, but even more safety measures are needed, neighborhood parents say.
- Defendants dominate Saddam’s trial before adjournment
- November 29, 2005
- Monday was supposed to be the day the chief prosecutor finally began presenting evidence against Saddam Hussein as the trial of the former dictator resumed after a six-week adjournment.
- Horoscopes
- November 29, 2005
- Relatives demand entry into Chinese coal mine
- November 29, 2005
- Anxious relatives demanded to be allowed into a coal mine Monday after an explosion killed at least 138 miners and left 11 others missing, adding to a soaring death toll in China’s mines despite a safety crackdown.
- First victim of winter weather reported
- Aid workers fear lack of shelter will lead to more deaths
- November 29, 2005
- Subfreezing temperatures and the first snowfall in Kashmir claimed the life of an infant Monday - the first reported victim of what officials fear will be a new disaster for millions of Pakistanis left homeless by an earthquake.
- Canadian government falls in no-confidence vote
- November 29, 2005
- A corruption scandal forced a vote of no-confidence Monday that toppled Prime Minister Paul Martin’s minority government, triggering an unusual election campaign during the Christmas holidays.
- Official: Opposition candidate wins election
- November 29, 2005
- A wealthy landowner who promised to battle corruption was declared Honduras’ president-elect Monday by an election official from his party, but the results were immediately contested by his opponent and a rival election official.
- Sex abuse victims ask pope for apology
- November 29, 2005
- Victims of sexual abuse by a former California priest brought a letter to the Vatican on Monday asking Pope Benedict XVI to apologize to all victims of clergy abuse and dismiss any official involved in covering up the scandal.
- Teen with allergy dies after kissing boyfriend
- November 29, 2005
- A 15-year-old girl with a peanut allergy died after kissing her boyfriend, who had just eaten a peanut butter snack, hospital officials said Monday.
- Fatah cancels primary after violence, disorder
- November 29, 2005
- The ruling Fatah Party canceled its primary in Gaza at the end of a full day of voting Monday after gunmen disrupted at least a dozen polling places, firing in the air and stealing some ballot boxes.
- Rutgers accepts Insight invitation
- November 29, 2005
- Rutgers will play in a bowl for the first time in nearly three decades, and Boise State is staying home for its postseason game. Rutgers (7-4) accepted an invitation to play in the Insight Bowl on Dec. 27 in Phoenix against Arizona State.
- Top 5 remain same
- November 29, 2005
- Duke, Texas and Connecticut, winners of the biggest early tournaments, held on to the top three spots in the Associated Press’ basketball poll Monday.
- Colts cruise to 11-0
- Indianapolis rolls over Steelers, 26-7
- November 29, 2005
- The Indianapolis Colts’ unbeaten ride is picking up so much steam even their opponents see the possibility of perfection.
- Hot dog! Chiefs’ defense better
- November 29, 2005
- The half-eaten hot dog that sat on Gunther Cunningham’s desk overnight was looking awfully stale.
- Cavaliers cool off after sizzling start
- November 29, 2005
- Donyell Marshall has missed 4,584 shots during his 12-year NBA career, so he’s not letting the nine that he missed last Saturday bother him.
- Cheeks plays down reunion
- November 29, 2005
- Maurice Cheeks is trying to leave emotion out of the equation, but he seems to be losing the battle. Cheeks tried unsuccessfully to downplay tonight’s reunion at the Wachovia Center when the Philadelphia 76ers meet his former team, the Portland Trail Blazers.
- Nuggets’ ‘Melo out
- Denver’s Anthony sprains ankle in 101-92 loss
- November 29, 2005
- Anthony sprained his left ankle just 1:09 into the game, and the Nets built a 55-40 halftime lead, then held off the scrappy, injury-riddled Nuggets on their way to their second straight road victory that evened their season record at 7-7.
- Commentary: Lions’ woes go higher up food chain
- Mariucci got the axe, but it’s Millen who made the Detroit franchise the national joke it is
- November 29, 2005
- Funny thing about Matt Millen. His ears are only a few inches from his mouth, yet he never seems to hear what he says. If he did, he’d quit.
- Lions fire Mariucci after 4-7 start
- Defensive coordinator Jauron promoted on interim basis
- November 29, 2005
- The Detroit Lions fired coach Steve Mariucci on Monday and promoted defensive coordinator Dick Jauron to succeed him on an interim basis.
- LHS celebrates winter sports
- Annual ‘Pack the House’ features skits, smooches, scrimmages
- November 29, 2005
- Gymnasts playing basketball. Wrestlers wearing skirts. Teachers kissing pigs. Welcome to the 2005-06 winter sports season, Lawrence High fans.
- KU’s Lima makes all-Big 12 team
- November 29, 2005
- Kansas University senior middle blocker Josi Lima was named to the All-Big 12 Conference volleyball team for the fourth consecutive season.
- KU track and field signs seven athletes
- November 29, 2005
- Kansas University track-and-field coach Stanley Redwine announced the signing of seven athletes to national letters of intent Monday.
- Three bowls still eying Jayhawks
- November 29, 2005
- The phone lines are busy at bowl headquarters all over the country this week. The Big 12 Conference football bowl picture — a big traffic jam after Saturday — might be starting to shape up a bit, with Kansas University’s location still consistent: The Jayhawks probably are heading to the Fort Worth Bowl on Dec. 23.
- Self: KU showed heart
- Coach encouraged by fight in Hawaii
- November 29, 2005
- Bill Self saw it live in person in Hawaii and again on tape in his Parrott Athletic Center basketball office. His Kansas University basketball players — who fell to Arizona, 61-49, and Arkansas, 64-63, before waxing NCAA Div. II Chaminade, 102-54 — appear to possess an important intangible: heart.
- Baker women fall
- November 29, 2005
- Jennifer Harris scored 20 points to lead Washburn to a 93-38 rout of Baker in women’s basketball on Monday. Molly Ediger and Emily Etchenbarren led Baker with eight points each.
- Baker punter Smith on All-HAAC team
- November 29, 2005
- Baker University sophomore punter Ryan Smith was named to the All-Heart of American Conference football team. Smith, of Atlanta, averaged 41.0 yards a punt to lead the HAAC. He was the Wildcats’ lone first-team selection.
- Eudora to study new pool, rec area
- November 29, 2005
- The city of Eudora will proceed with a study and development of a proposal for a new aquatic and recreation center.
- On the record
- November 29, 2005
- Lawrence Datebook
- November 29, 2005
- Corkins’ adviser wants more charter schools
- November 29, 2005
- The transition chief for new Kansas Education Commissioner Bob Corkins said the kind of educational programs available at private religious schools should be available in the public school system.
- Weather wreaks havoc across city, state
- November 29, 2005
- It was only a dusting, but the light snow that fell most of Monday gave Lawrence-area motorists fits. During the afternoon and evening Lawrence Police were so busy with accident calls there weren’t enough officers to handle them all, Sgt. Craig Shanks said.
- Merchants, shoppers advised to be on guard against thieves
- Keep alert to keep grinches at bay
- November 29, 2005
- Zach White saw the stranger through a window. The man inside of Lids, 729 Mass, was scanning one of the hat racks - nothing too unusual, White thought. But then he saw the man slide a Kansas City Royals cap under his baggy sweatshirt and walk toward the door.
- Religion professor issues apology about e-mail
- November 29, 2005
- Paul Mirecki, an associate professor of religious studies who will teach “Special Topics in Religion: Intelligent Design and Creationism,” issued an apology Monday for an e-mail he wrote as he was formulating plans for the course.
- Sketches of new KU building released
- November 29, 2005
- Kansas University released drawings of the planned $2.7 million Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center that will stand next to the Kansas Union along Jayhawk Boulevard.
- Retailers may reach for deeper discounts
- November 29, 2005
- Now that the Thanksgiving weekend is over, how much will shoppers see in the way of markdowns - and how soon?
- Fans consider their options for possible bowl trip to Fort Worth
- Destination will be known after Saturday’s Big 12 title game
- November 29, 2005
- There’s only one thing that could come between Chris Love and Kansas University’s second bowl game in three years — his wife.
- County favors paper ballots
- New equipment counts votes electronically but preserves paper trail
- November 29, 2005
- There’s just no good substitute for a reliable pencil and paper when it comes to election ballots, Douglas County commissioners decided Monday.
- Fire chief search to begin anew
- November 29, 2005
- The search for a new fire chief is on again in Eudora.
- Free State student suspended for gun
- November 29, 2005
- A Free State High School junior was suspended Monday after she was found with a handgun in her backpack, school district officials said.
- Residents begin voting on consolidation plan
- November 29, 2005
- Shawnee County residents begin voting this week on a proposal to consolidate county government with the city of Topeka.
- Rollover wreck briefly ties up K-10
- November 29, 2005
- A 19-year-old man fell asleep at the wheel and rolled his truck Monday morning on Kansas Highway 10, briefly stopping traffic.
- Pump patrol
- November 29, 2005
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $1.91 at Citgo, Ninth and Iowa streets, and Presto 66, 602 W. Ninth St. If you find a lower price, call Pump Patrol at 832-7154.
- Lecompton announces appointment of fire chief
- November 29, 2005
- The Lecompton fire department has a new fire chief.
- Building permit moratorium extended
- November 29, 2005
- Douglas County commissioners on Monday agreed to extend a moratorium on the issuance on building permits for newly created lots that developers want to build on using the county’s 5-acre exemption rule.
- Get them animated
- Are the kids looking glum over the likelihood that their favorite DVDs will end up under the tree?
- November 29, 2005
- Wrapping up your Christmas shopping? Or just starting? For the kids on your list who can’t get enough animation, here are a few DVDs worth checking out.
- Birthdays that fall on holiday not always cause for celebration
- November 29, 2005
- How would you feel if you had to share your birthday - the most special day of the year - with a holiday or important event? Would it make your birthday more exciting, or would it overshadow it a little bit?
- John Lennon’s killer marks 25 years of infamy
- November 29, 2005
- Twenty-five years ago, Mark David Chapman stamped his name into history by shooting four bullets into John Lennon’s back - a desperate, senseless grab for the kind of fame the voice of a generation was so steeped in. Instead, all he gained was infamy.
- LMH ready to embark on expansion projects
- Hospital seeks to buy land along K-10, upgrade facility
- November 29, 2005
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital is preparing to stake its claim to land in eastern Douglas County, where a new outpatient center would be the next step in staving off competition from hospitals in Johnson County.
- Home sales dip, prices rise in October
- Realtor: Seasonal slowdown gives buyers advantage
- November 29, 2005
- Sales of homes in Lawrence continue to slip, according to a new report from the Douglas County Appraiser’s Office. Sales of 88 homes in Lawrence closed last month, down from 94 a year earlier.
- Pre-election violence flares up in Iraq
- November 29, 2005
- Gunmen ambushed a bus Monday carrying British Muslims to Shiite shrines, killing two Britons and wounding three. The U.S. Embassy confirmed an American is missing in Iraq - presumably one of four aid workers who disappeared over the weekend.
- First public school to reopen welcomes students
- November 29, 2005
- After two years of trying, Ronald Coleman was at last delivering his children Monday to one of New Orleans’ best public schools - thanks in large part to a catastrophe.
- Bush plans to crack down on illegal aliens, expand visas
- November 29, 2005
- President Bush said Monday he wants to crack down on those who enter the country illegally but also give out more visas to foreigners with jobs, a dual plan he hopes will appease the social conservatives and business leaders who are his core supporters.
- Lawmaker admits taking bribes, resigns
- November 29, 2005
- Randy “Duke” Cunningham became an ace Navy fighter pilot in Vietnam, downing five enemy aircraft and surviving being shot down by a surface-to-air missile.
- Simpler CPR guidelines: ‘push hard, push fast’
- November 29, 2005
- “Push hard, push fast” next time you give CPR to someone having cardiac arrest, say new, simpler guidelines in a radical departure from past advice on the emergency procedure.
- Barge filled with liquid asphalt runs aground
- November 29, 2005
- A barge filled with more than 1 million gallons of hot liquid asphalt ran aground Monday, leaking 8,400 gallons into the James River, officials said.
- Thousands without power after explosion
- November 29, 2005
- An explosion at a power substation Monday in Columbus sent fireballs into the sky and knocked out electricity to about 35,000 customers.
- Winds fan wildfires in Oklahoma, Texas
- November 29, 2005
- High winds on Monday hampered crews who for a second day battled wildfires that destroyed homes, forced hundreds to evacuate and injured firefighters in parts of Oklahoma and Texas.
- Injured congressman: U.S. should stay in Iraq
- November 29, 2005
- Rep. Tim Murphy, one of two members of Congress treated at a military hospital after a weekend accident in Iraq, said Monday that wounded soldiers had told him the United States should remain in Iraq.
- Former attorney general comes to Saddam’s aid
- November 29, 2005
- High-profile American lawyer Ramsey Clark came to the aid of Saddam Hussein on Monday, formally joining his team of attorneys.
- Merck to reorganize, cut 7,000 jobs
- November 29, 2005
- Embattled drugmaker Merck & Co. said Monday it would cut 7,000 jobs - 11 percent of its work force - and close or sell five manufacturing plants in the first phase of a reorganization meant to save up to $4 billion by the end of the decade. Its shares dropped more than 4 percent in trading Monday.
- Landlords sought for rental program
- November 29, 2005
- A new program designed to help homeless people gain permanent housing is looking for residents and landlords willing to participate.
- Maker of cancer drug bought for $4.1 billion
- November 29, 2005
- American Pharmaceutical Partners Inc. said Monday it is buying its largest shareholder, privately held American BioScience Inc., for stock worth about $4.1 billion, creating a biopharmaceutical company with annual revenue of more than $500 million.
- Cyber shopping picks up for holidays
- November 29, 2005
- The number of people who took to the mouse before leaving the house for Black Friday shopping increased significantly this year, according to an Internet ratings service.
- Commodities
- November 29, 2005
- E! Entertainment Television to air ‘The Simple Life’
- November 29, 2005
- Feuding ex-friends Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie will take “The Simple Life” to E! Entertainment Television in a new format that allows them to have nothing to do with each other.
- Nick Lachey to navigate marriage in new TV pilot
- November 29, 2005
- “Newlyweds” Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson aren’t yet divorced, but Lachey is moving on to a new marriage. At least on TV.
- Rod Stewart, fiancee welcome their first child to family
- November 29, 2005
- At age 60, Rod Stewart is a father again.
- Celebrity birthdays
- November 29, 2005
- Actor Don Cheadle is 41. Actress Diane Ladd is 62. Comedian Garry Shandling is 56. Actor-comedian Howie Mandel is 50. Actress Kim Delaney is 44. Actor Tom Sizemore is 44. Actor Andrew McCarthy is 43.
- Black Sabbath voted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- November 29, 2005
- After snubs that drove Black Sabbath lead singer Ozzy Osbourne to dismiss the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame vote as “totally irrelevant,” the heavy-metal pioneers are finally in, joined by Miles Davis, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Sex Pistols and Blondie.
- Evolution clash creates high sales of niche products
- November 29, 2005
- Whatever the ongoing dispute over evolution does to the overall Kansas economy, it’s doing wonders for at least one part of it. Anything having to do with either evolution or intelligent design is a hot seller - and not just for those who oppose the Kansas State Board of Education’s decision earlier this month to adopt new science standards that treat evolutionary theory as flawed.
- Turner says Iraq serious, although not hopeless
- November 29, 2005
- Media mogul Ted Turner said Monday that Iraq is “no better off” following the U.S.-led invasion that ousted dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003.
- Best Bets
- November 29, 2005
- Children’s author plans book signing event
- November 29, 2005
- Eudora resident Paul Thevarajoo will have a book signing for his children’s book, “The Adventures of Jack the Spacemouse,” from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at C&S Market, 1402 Church St., in Eudora.
- Art competition offered to high school students
- November 29, 2005
- High school students can participate in a new art competition held in conjunction with Kansas Day celebrations in January.
- Bud Stallworth to sign books on Jayhawks
- November 29, 2005
- Kansas University basketball legend Bud Stallworth, who was a consensus All-American in 1972, will autograph copies of “Tales from the Jayhawks Hardwood: Second Edition” Thursday at Oread Books.
- In the Halls
- November 29, 2005
- Are you doing any traveling during the holidays?
- Join ‘Jayni’s Kitchen’ for delectable recipes with the color red
- November 29, 2005
- Join “Jayni’s Kitchen” this week for “Simply Red: Five Festive Recipes Featuring Red Ingredients.”
- ‘Urban Dictionary’ will make you lol - fo’ shizzle
- November 29, 2005
- The “Urban Dictionary” is definitely not the first book to define the slang people use. So, does the world need another one? The answer: Fo’ shizzle! (That’s a big “yes.”)
- Double Take: Playboy who can’t commit to one girl needs to grow up
- November 29, 2005
- I have been hanging out with a guy for about two months now. We go on long walks, and we spend hours just talking and debating politics, philosophy, etc. I love hanging out with him, and it feels as if we have known each other all of our lives.
- Ford pays tribute to journalist
- November 29, 2005
- It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Like most men my age, I have given a thought or two to my funeral. As a former president, I’m almost required to, since the military periodically updates its plans, and each presidential family is solicited for personal touches.
- Iraq may not help Democrats
- November 29, 2005
- The cliche that those who fail to heed the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them is in vogue more than ever these days, especially as the public sours on Iraq.
- Old home town - 100 years ago today
- November 29, 2005
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Nov. 29, 1905: “Manager Lansdon is in Kansas City today making final arrangements for the Kansas-Missouri football game on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day.
- Stacked team
- November 29, 2005
- To the editor: Fifty to zero, 60 to nothing. Those were scores the Hurricane teams ran up on their opponents in Lawrence Youth Football. Is that really sportsmanship?
- Emergency exit
- November 29, 2005
- To the editor: Several times a week, I drive by the new fire station being built on Stewart Avenue between 19th and 21st streets (one block east of Iowa).
- Trafficway pork
- November 29, 2005
- To the editor: Sen. Pat Roberts has included $l.5 million in funds for the South Lawrence Trafficway in a recently passed federal transportation bill. How appropriate.
- U.S. automakers need help to regroup
- November 29, 2005
- No industry did more to build the American middle class than the big domestic auto manufacturers. The rise of the automobile in the 20th century provided Americans unprecedented personal mobility.
- Safety measure
- Installing fire sprinklers might be a good investment for apartment owners even without a stricter city fire code.
- November 29, 2005
- Equipping apartment buildings with fire sprinkler systems seems not only like a good safety measure but also a good business decision.
- Verifiable votes
- Many local voters will be glad that the county’s new voting system will preserve paper ballots.
- November 29, 2005
- It’s good news that Douglas County commissioners are looking favorably on a voting system that will preserve paper ballots.
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