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Fire damages downtown business
October 9, 2005
A fire at a building in downtown Lawrence on Sunday afternoon has damaged at least one business.
Officials find body in Boardwalk fire ruins
October 9, 2005
Fire investigators today recovered a body in the ruins of an apartment building that burned early Friday morning.
Cool, sunny Sunday in store for area
October 9, 2005
The day is starting out quite chilly but should contain lots of pleasant fall sunshine going into the end of the weekend.
Death toll from floods, rains surges past 600
October 9, 2005
Dozens of Mayan Indians used hand tools to dig through hardening mud on Saturday, searching for bodies under a landslide that swallowed a Guatemalan neighborhood and pushed the regionwide death toll from a week of pounding rains to 617.
Companies aiding workers with depression
October 9, 2005
It was a year or two into her first job that Pamela Ingram started feeling the blues. Her grandfather had just died, and she was having trouble getting out of bed in the morning.
Kahne able in Busch victory
Driver holds off Biffle for his second series victory this year
October 9, 2005
Even though he finished on the inside of Kasey Kahne, Greg Biffle claimed to take the high road at the United Way 300 Busch Series race Saturday at Kansas Speedway.
Self likes number of alumni in NBA
October 9, 2005
Here’s a fun fact Kansas University’s men’s basketball coaches will be quick to reveal when visiting with the many blue-chip prospects attending Friday’s Late Night in the Phog at Allen Fieldhouse.
Snyder: Defenses dandy
October 9, 2005
The reporter’s question was just about as evasive as Kansas State coach Bill Snyder’s response Saturday afternoon at KSU Stadium.
Oh, no! No ‘O’
Jayhawks flounder in loss
October 9, 2005
Back to normal. The Kansas State University student section chanted it with superficial pride Saturday as the seconds ticked down in the Wildcats’ 12-3 football victory over Kansas University at KSU Stadium.
Chiefs eager to welcome returnees
Following bye week, Roaf, Warfield, Welbourn will be back Oct. 16 against Washington
October 9, 2005
When they get back from their bye week to play host to Washington on Oct. 16, the Kansas City Chiefs won’t be the same team.
Unmanned vehicles race for $2M prize
Stanford University’s robot first of three contestants to cross finish line
October 9, 2005
Three robotic vehicles cruised past the finish line Saturday in a Pentagon-sponsored race across the rugged Mojave desert, giving scientists hope that robots could one day wage battles without endangering soldiers.
Hubris haunts those on Capitol Hill
October 9, 2005
For many politicians, hubris isn’t merely an occupational hazard, it’s a central facet of personality. And often, the more successful the official, the more pronounced the trait. The confidence that you have the capacity to lead, the conviction that you, above all others, should be chosen to do so - these can easily edge into the kind of thumb-in-the-eye-of-the-gods arrogance that inevitably invites downfall.
Bush’s hold on office, party weakening
October 9, 2005
Three front-page headlines on a single day last week testified to the unraveling of the Bush presidency.
The Motley Fool
October 9, 2005
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Candied apple: Fiona’s fans help rescue latest album
October 9, 2005
When Fiona Apple first heard about the Web site freefiona.com, she remembers feeling flattered, overwhelmed - and guilty.
Disasters take heavy toll on elderly
Recent deaths show need to maximize safety of senior citizens
October 9, 2005
In a season of national calamities, the elderly have taken perhaps the hardest hit - dying by the dozens in flooded Louisiana nursing homes, aboard a blazing bus near Dallas, in the chilly waters of a New York lake after a tour boat capsized.
Goff: Saving pets pricey
October 9, 2005
Goldfinger was floating the other morning when husband Ray checked our water garden, demonstrating the folly of spending $40 in an effort to save a $29 fish.
Blunder dooms Nebraska
Tech scores late TD after Husker fumble
October 9, 2005
Coach Mike Leach’s head was spinning after all that happened in the final minutes of Texas Tech’s victory over Nebraska.
UT finally breaks through
Young, Longhorns win rout over sloppy Sooners
October 9, 2005
The game was over, the “Eyes of Texas” had been sung, and Vince Young still was on the run.
Gophers barely snag Jug
Late field goal lifts Mason, Minnesota
October 9, 2005
The Minnesota Golden Gophers planted their flag in the middle of the field and stormed Michigan’s sideline looking for the Little Brown Jug.
Flood insurance concerns rise in Kansas
October 9, 2005
For 46 years now, Nancy Reed has watched thunderstorms arrive and make their way through town, their comforting rumbles of thunder and gentle raindrops on the rooftop easing her to sleep.
Keegan: Shuffling QBs bad for KU
October 9, 2005
Imagine how livid you’d be if your life revolved around your college football team and that team, on a very big Saturday against its in-state rival, did the following:
Ryun to address KU Republicans club
October 9, 2005
U.S. Rep. Jim Ryun, of Lawrence, will address the Kansas University College Republicans club at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Dole Institute of Politics. The event is open to the public.
Four injured when car strikes deer
October 9, 2005
Four people were injured Saturday morning when a car struck a deer on U.S. Highway 59 near the Douglas-Franklin county line, about 12 miles south of Lawrence.
Lawrence datebook
October 9, 2005
People in the news
October 9, 2005
¢ ‘Oprah’ show on sex offenders helps track down fugitive ¢ Michael Jackson falls while making way through crowd ¢ Photographer charged with child endangerment ¢ Actress appeals for increased public school funding
Washburn upends NW Missouri
October 9, 2005
Connor Sabel kicked a 23-yard field goal with four seconds left, giving Washburn a 31-28 victory Saturday over Northwest Missouri State.
Officials try to sort out who will do what if bird flu strikes
U.S. role-playing scenarios to prepare for possible epidemic
October 9, 2005
A super-flu could kill up to 1.9 million Americans, according to a draft of the government’s plan to fight a worldwide epidemic.
Hard lesson
October 9, 2005
To the editor: At a news conference on April 7, 1954, then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower outlined what he called the domino principle.
Museum tangled in history of hair
October 9, 2005
Leila Cohoon is standing in the middle of a room, miles of human hair surrounding her.
Auto supplier Delphi files for bankruptcy
October 9, 2005
Delphi Corp., the nation’s largest auto supplier, filed for bankruptcy Saturday, sending shock waves through a U.S. auto industry already weakened by high labor costs and falling market share.
Faces and places
October 9, 2005
Books dispense tricks and treats
October 9, 2005
From ferociously friendly to ghoulish, books at a variety of age levels give young readers the chance to experience the spirit of Halloween.
Beautiful mind
With ‘On Beauty,’ Zadie Smith hailed as leader of new generation of British writers
October 9, 2005
She is an internationally acclaimed writer, but no one stares as the lean young woman, head swathed in a turban of striking, sand-colored cotton, strides on long legs through the streets of north London on a brisk, sun-filled day.
Astros push Braves to brink
Oswalt helps Houston claim 2-1 edge in NL division series
October 9, 2005
Roy Oswalt stumbled and fell in the middle of the field. Then he got up, reached back and put the Houston Astros in control of their first-round playoff series.
Notebook
October 9, 2005
The opening kickoff was delayed for a few moments, apparently over what Kansas State chose to do as result of the coin toss. KU won and deferred, and it appeared the Wildcats initially chose to receive. Snyder, though, claims K-State never asked to receive and that was said in jest after already declaring it wanted to defend the south end. Coaches and officials conferred for several minutes, KU ended up receiving the kick, and K-State defended the south goal with the wind at its back.
Insurance concerns intensify
Hurricanes prompt discussion of national program to protect against disasters
October 9, 2005
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita exposed such major shortcomings in the United States’ insurance system that regulators from several states are drawing up plans for a national catastrophe insurance program.
No Correa, no luck for Jayhawks
October 9, 2005
Inconsistent play and a lack of depth led to the Kansas University volleyball team’s fourth loss of the season and third loss in Big 12 Conference play.
On the record
October 9, 2005
Horoscopes
October 9, 2005
For Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005
Review: Strong casts, direction carry dark double bill
October 9, 2005
A well-filled house was on hand Friday night for the opening of “The Holocaust Kid” and “The Zoo Story,” performed on the main stage of the Lawrence Arts Center by English Alternative Theatre.
Bud Light sales top ‘King of Beers’
October 9, 2005
Budweiser may be Anheuser-Busch’s flagship brand, but the “King of Beers” has a way to go before it can claim the throne as the area’s top-selling company brand.
Presidential vote sign of long-elusive peace
October 9, 2005
The bullet holes are disappearing from Monrovia’s walls, and U.N. peacekeepers have replaced the crack-addled teenage gunmen who put Liberia through nearly a decade and a half of hell. Now the nation is electing a president to seal the long-elusive peace.
Official: Resumed nuclear talks would benefit West
October 9, 2005
An Iranian official said Saturday it would be in the interests of both Iran and the West to hold unconditional talks on resolving suspicions about Tehran’s nuclear program.
Israelis, Palestinians move toward agreement
October 9, 2005
Israel and the Palestinians were moving toward agreement on new security arrangements for Gaza’s border with Egypt, officials from both sides said Saturday, a deal that could allow Palestinian residents of the coastal strip relatively free movement for the first time.
Hundreds hospitalized with food poisoning
October 9, 2005
Nearly 360 schoolchildren in western Ukraine were hospitalized with food poisoning traced to a popular drink made of fermented milk, an emergency official said Saturday.
Kim may be close to naming successor
October 9, 2005
South Korea’s spy agency believes North Korean leader Kim Jong Il leans toward having his second son succeed him as head of the communist country, a news report said Saturday.
Photos of Bali bombing suspects dropped on island
October 9, 2005
Police took to the air Saturday to press the search for the suspected masterminds of the Bali terror bombings, using a helicopter to scatter pictures of the fugitives on another island where at least one of the pair was thought to be hiding.
Hall of Fame honors Clinton, nine others
October 9, 2005
Inspired by Alan Shepard, the first American to journey into space, a 14-year-old from Chicago wrote a letter to NASA in 1961 asking what she needed to do to become an astronaut.
Some Senate Democrats defend Miers’ nomination
October 9, 2005
Some Senate Democrats are jumping in the middle of a Republican fray to defend Harriet Miers from conservative criticism that she isn’t qualified to serve on the Supreme Court.
National Guard: Hostile fire caused fatal crash
October 9, 2005
Military investigators have determined that a helicopter crash that killed five Army National Guardsmen in Afghanistan last month was the result of hostile fire, not an accident.
Amtrak returns for first time since Katrina struck
October 9, 2005
Amtrak resumed passenger rail service to New Orleans on Saturday, bringing mass ground transportation back to the city for the first time since Hurricane Katrina.
Details continue to emerge in alleged subway bombing plot
October 9, 2005
Details surfaced about an alleged plot to attack the city’s subways with bombs hidden in bags and possibly baby strollers as local and federal officials jostled over the credibility of the threat.
Rove told Bush he wasn’t involved in CIA leak
October 9, 2005
Senior aide Karl Rove denied to President Bush that he engaged in an effort to disclose the identity of a covert CIA operative to discredit her husband’s criticism of Iraq policy, say people familiar with Rove’s statements in a criminal investigation.
Bankruptcies
October 9, 2005
City of Lights can be light on the budget
Paris offers romance, culture without spending a fortune
October 9, 2005
The perfect Paris picnic comes cheap: a crusty baguette ($1), a thick slab of Camembert ($2.50), a modest Bordeaux ($5). Take it to the sprawling park at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, spread a blanket and dine with a view that is priceless.
K-State to hold planning, management workshop
October 9, 2005
A workshop that prepares aging adults and/or their caregivers for retirement will take place on Oct. 27 in Colby, Kan. and Oct. 28 in Phillipsburg, Kan.
Calendar
October 9, 2005
Douglas County Senior Services, 745 Vt., offers activities during the week for residents 55 and older.
What are you reading?
October 9, 2005
Best sellers
October 9, 2005
Staph infections on the rise
October 9, 2005
Drug-resistant staphylococcus bacteria, which once threatened mainly the sick and elderly in hospitals and nursing homes, have spread beyond the institutional walls. They’re now striking young, healthy people at a growing rate.
Mizzou’s offensive trickery foils Oklahoma State
October 9, 2005
Missouri got plenty of big plays from Brad Smith and Marcus Woods, but it was Brad Ekwerekwu’s redemption and trickery that made the day for the Tigers.
Colorado makes Texas A&M look bad in 41-20 triumph
October 9, 2005
Joel Klatt headlined a big night of offense for Colorado, throwing for 211 yards in the first quarter Saturday en route to a 398-yard, three-touchdown game and a 41-20 victory over surprisingly overmatched Texas A&M.
Baylor shocks Iowa State
Bears earn first-ever Big 12 Conference road victory
October 9, 2005
Baylor finally got to celebrate in a Big 12 Conference stadium other than its own. The once-bumbling Bears are winless on the road no more.
White Sox return home, hoping to make history
October 9, 2005
Their second celebration in a little more a week behind them, the White Sox came home Saturday to await their first trip to the AL Championship Series since 1993, two years before wild cards were added.
Rain places Yankees, Angels on hold
If New York wins tonight, teams will have little time to travel across country for fifth game
October 9, 2005
Even Chone Figgins couldn’t have splashed his way through this.
How they scored
October 9, 2005
Strands of meaning
Artist weaves hair, identity into culturally charged work
October 9, 2005
Long, black, flowing hair isn’t just part of Hong Zhang’s appearance. It’s part of her persona.
Riled Reid sparks Kansas defense
October 9, 2005
Nick Reid still was livid after Kansas University’s 12-3 football loss to Kansas State on Saturday - and it had nothing to do with the game itself.
Performance navigates breast cancer journey with grace
October 9, 2005
These are the words of a woman coming to terms with new realities. A woman bent but not broken by breast cancer.
Battle of flat-screen technologies displayed
October 9, 2005
An intensifying rivalry between Panasonic and Sharp underscores an underlying battle over the technology behind flat-screen TVs.
Stock market seems less risky now than in years
October 9, 2005
A friend of mine who is a savvy investor once made a comment about the stock market that didn’t, at first, seem to make sense: “If you’re not retired, you WANT the market to do badly.”
Responses appear linked to education level
October 9, 2005
Kansans with college degrees are much more likely to support the teaching of evolution, oppose intelligent design and hold the position that people can simultaneously believe in God and evolution.
More seniors against teaching evolution
Less than half of Kansans 65 or older think Darwinism belongs in schools
October 9, 2005
The nearer to God, the nearer to God. At least that is one explanation why older Kansans tend to shy away from evolution.
Douglas County in line with the rest of Kansas
October 9, 2005
Douglas County usually goes against the flow of the rest of Kansas.
Can God, evolution coexist?
Poll: Most think religion, Darwinism don’t contradict
October 9, 2005
Two thirds of Kansans say evolution should be taught in public schools and that there is no contradiction in believing in God and the scientific theory of the origins of life, according to a Lawrence Journal-World and 6News poll.
Three still missing from apartment fire
October 9, 2005
Fire investigators expect to start searching through the rubble of a burned-out apartment building today as they try to determine what caused the massive fire at a northwestern Lawrence apartment complex on Friday.
Quake kills 18,000 in Asia
7.6-magnitude tremor devastates Pakistan, India, Afghanistan
October 9, 2005
A powerful earthquake triggered landslides, flattened entire villages of mud-brick homes and toppled a 10-story apartment building on Saturday, killing more than 18,000 people as it devastated a mountainous swath touching Pakistan, India and Afghanistan.
Free State soccer shuts down SM North
October 9, 2005
The Free State High boys soccer team scored twice in each half to secure a 4-0 victory over Shawnee Mission North on Saturday at Free State. Alex Clayton and Travis Everett found the net in the first half for the Firebirds (8-3-1), while K.J. Siebert and Greg Glatz scored after the break.
LHS runners compete at SM West invite
October 9, 2005
Lawrence High saw a number of runners turn in strong performances Saturday at the Shawnee Mission West Invitational.
Valencia tops field at Haskell invite
October 9, 2005
Free State High’s Alysha Valencia and Kyra Kilwein took the top two spots Saturday in the girls race at the Haskell Invitational cross country meet at Haskell Indian Nations University.
Passing game pays off for Veritas Christian
October 9, 2005
Casey Woods may not have looked like a quarterback with No. 76 on his jersey, but the Veritas Christian quarterback sure threw like one.
Tennis squad qualifies players for regional
October 9, 2005
Kansas University’s tennis team has qualified six individuals and three doubles tandems for the ITA Central Region Women’s Championships.
Jayhawk swimmers fizzle in first dual
October 9, 2005
The Kansas University swimming and diving team lost to Minnesota, 168-132, in its first dual meet of the season Saturday at Robinson Natatorium.
Offensive struggles doom Haskell in loss
October 9, 2005
Offensive woes continued to plague Haskell Indian Nations University’s football team Saturday.
Kenseth snares pole, record
October 9, 2005
In the unpredictable sport of NASCAR, Matt Kenseth knows never to become too happy with where he stands.
Women Build project to begin this month
October 9, 2005
Women with Lawrence Habitat for Humanity will begin work on a new home for a family this month as part of the Women Build project.
Development plan due to be discussed
October 9, 2005
Douglas County commissioners will discuss proposed revisions to the rural development regulations on Monday.
Original Munchkins to appear at museum
October 9, 2005
There aren’t many of them left, but five of the original Munchkins who appeared in the 1939 movie classic, “The Wizard of Oz,” will appear later this month during the start of Oztoberfest at the Oz Museum in Wamego.
Patrol seeks fuel deals
October 9, 2005
The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.67 at several stations. If you find a lower price, call Pump Patrol at 832-7154.
German students from sister city of Eutin finish stay in Lawrence
Exchange of laughs, farewells
October 9, 2005
Lawrence and the Midwest made quite an impression during the past several weeks on 13 high school exchange students from Eutin, Germany.
Home built in 1892 will be renovated, not destroyed
October 9, 2005
Juanita Strait didn’t want her aging home turned into a parking lot.
Ballot box will feature new look for next election
October 9, 2005
Regardless whether recommendations from the Commission on Federal Election Reform are implemented, the ballot box will look different come the next election.
ID system may not make the vote
Identification plan draws mixed reviews despite outcry for poll reform
October 9, 2005
Kansas Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh sometimes laughs at all the places he’s asked to show photo identification of himself. But he’s not laughing about the one place it is not asked for - the voting booth.
Deputies will soon carry Tasers
October 9, 2005
It’s been more than a year since the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office purchased several electric stun guns, called Tasers.
Brownback calls for civil tone in Miers debate
October 9, 2005
Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback said Saturday that he remains skeptical about the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, but he said criticism of her should be kept civil.
Two test positive for ‘date rape’ drug
October 9, 2005
Two of seven University of Colorado students hospitalized in one night last month for alcohol poisoning had a “date rape” drug in their system, Boulder police say.
KU grad who battled meningitis takes job
October 9, 2005
Nearly 18 months after bacterial meningitis almost claimed his life, Andy Marso has started work as a part-time sports reporter and columnist for a weekly newspaper in suburban Kansas City.
Lawrence commuter report
October 9, 2005
Area volunteers headed to New Orleans area
October 9, 2005
The LEO Center Hurricane Relief effort has been established to work with the School of Urban Missions in New Orleans.
Rape suspect faces 55 felony charges
October 9, 2005
A 28-year-old man already charged with raping three women has been charged with five other attacks.
Prosecutors seek to limit items BTK can have in prison
October 9, 2005
Prosecutors want to make sure BTK serial killer Dennis Rader cannot get items in prison - even markers or crayons - that he could use to draw or write anything that would satisfy his sexual fantasies.
Admirers recall August Wilson’s impact on theater
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright honored Saturday during service, memorial
October 9, 2005
Admirers of playwright August Wilson vowed Saturday at his funeral to ensure that future generations are exposed to Wilson’s tales of black struggle in 20th century America.
Daly takes American Express lead
Montgomerie trails by one; Woods, Garcia two back
October 9, 2005
John Daly relied on the long ball to get back into contention, then to take the lead away from Colin Montgomerie on Saturday in an American Express Championship that kept a chilled gallery in suspense.
Democrat seeks penalty for gas-price gougers
October 9, 2005
Oil executives who engage in price-gouging should face tough criminal penalties, Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut said Saturday in the Democrats’ weekly radio address.
Subtropical depression could become Vince
October 9, 2005
A subtropical depression formed Saturday in the open Atlantic, prompting Bermuda to issue a tropical storm watch.
Marines ask Sunnis to help find insurgents
October 9, 2005
Iraqi commanders accompanied by U.S. Marines walked through the streets of this former insurgent stronghold Saturday, trying to convince residents they could safely provide tips about hidden militants in what has evolved from a major military assault into a campaign to break the insurgency’s psychological grip on the city.
Security measures issued ahead of vote
Curfew, weapons restrictions to be enforced ahead of referendum
October 9, 2005
Iraq announced a curfew, weapons ban, border closings and other security measures Saturday to clamp down ahead of next weekend’s key constitutional referendum and prevent insurgent attacks. Sunni Arabs geared up their campaign to defeat the measure at the polls.
Anheuser-Busch lobbying targets underage drinking bill
October 9, 2005
Anheuser-Busch Cos. says it is committed to fighting alcohol abuse, but the St. Louis-based brewer is working against a measure in Congress that would combat underage drinking.
PBS explores Einstein’s famous E=mc2 equation
October 9, 2005
It was 100 years ago that Albert Einstein had a brainstorm: mass and energy are one, related by the formula E=mc2.
Teachers wonder what effect trial will have on their schools
Intelligent design showdowns could spread nationwide
October 9, 2005
As a federal judge hears arguments over whether a Pennsylvania school district can include “intelligent design” in its biology curriculum, Dan Barbour fears the New Mexico high school where he works could face a similar showdown.
Defining I.D.
October 9, 2005
To the editor: Have I missed a clear explanation about what intelligent design offers or proposes?
Twain comment
October 9, 2005
To the editor: “In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then he made school boards.” - Mark Twain
Hairy issue
October 9, 2005
To the editor: “God Hates You” was the neon-painted sign that stood out to me the most when I went to the Lied Center on Thursday.
Colorado congressman rattles some GOP cages
October 9, 2005
Around 1900, at age 11 or so, Tom Tancredo’s grandfather, an orphan, sailed, unaccompanied, from Italy to New York with a note pinned to his shirt, asking that he be directed to Iowa. In Manhattan he was told that, the ocean being in one direction, Iowa must be in the other direction, so he began to work his way west. More than two years later, having rather overshot Iowa, he arrived in Denver. Eight decades later he recalled seeing the Rocky Mountains and thinking, “If Iowa is past that, the hell with it.”
Think about it
October 9, 2005
To the editor: What are we thinking?
Votes are the key
It starts at the ballot box. For better or worse, the votes of Kansans have given the the Kansas State Board of Education the votes to set school policy for the state.
October 9, 2005
This is not the first time this topic has been addressed in this column and it probably won’t be the last because Kansas voters seem to have short memories when it comes to recognizing the importance of casting informed votes in races for the Kansas State Board of Education.
Poet’s showcase
October 9, 2005
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