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- Firebirds rip Cougars
- September 16, 2005
- Free State High took out Shawnee Mission Northwest, 28-21, Friday at SM South District Stadium.
- Eagles clip Lions
- September 16, 2005
- Veritas Christian knocked off St. Joseph’s, 34-26, Friday at YSI.
- Tonganoxie knocks off Piper
- September 16, 2005
- The Chieftains beat the Pirates, 32-7, Friday in Tonganoxie.
- Bobcats on the prowl in northwest Lawrence
- September 16, 2005
- Stephen Johnson said he’s noticed that there are not as many rabbits and squirrels in his neighborhood. And the Kansas University researcher thinks he knows why — he took some photos Thursday afternoon of a pair of bobcats on the prowl.
- ‘Lord of War’ deals sobering message on gunrunning
- September 16, 2005
- “There are over 550 million firearms in worldwide circulation,” Nicolas Cage’s character explains in the film’s opening narration. “That’s one firearm for every 12 people on the planet. The only question is: How do we arm the other 11?”
- Sunny afternoon ahead
- Isolated showers expected for Saturday afternoon, Saturday evening
- 08:29 a.m., September 16, 2005 Updated 10:38 a.m.
- Break out your sunglasses — and possibly a sweater. Clear, sunny skies and cool temperatures are on tap for today, says Tim Reith, 6News meteorologist.
- A day at the fair
- September 16, 2005
- Kream Keegan: Don’t call this OU loss an upset
- September 16, 2005
- Just for humiliating me so badly by routing Iowa in a way the Hawkeyes were supposed to dominate, Iowa State gets the week off and can take it easy before completing its nonconference season with a 3-0 record after defeating Army next week.
- Pump patrol
- September 16, 2005
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.66 at several stations. If you find a lower price, call Pump Patrol at 832-7154.
- KU explores Johnson County tax increase
- September 16, 2005
- Kansas University is exploring the possibility of using a Johnson County-only property tax to bankroll a major expansion of its Edwards Campus in Overland Park.
- 300-acre water resort planned in Wyandotte County
- September 16, 2005
- A 300-acre, $300 million water resort is the latest, biggest proposed attraction in Wyandotte County, just across Interstate 435 from the thriving Village West development.
- Arts & Entertainment Calendar
- September 16, 2005
- Consider career before moving to country
- September 16, 2005
- My husband and I live in the city, but we dream of quitting our 9-to-5 jobs and moving to the country. Do you have any advice?
- Improved Amber Alert announced
- September 16, 2005
- Kansas Amber Alert notifications now can be made to e-mail addresses, giving law enforcement officials another way to alert the public when a child is abducted.
- Downtown building lands new owner
- Lawrence developer’s holding company buys Mass. St. property
- September 16, 2005
- Doug Compton’s portfolio of downtown properties is expanding. The Lawrence developer and president of First Management Inc. scored ownership Thursday of 1029 Mass., the building that is home to Play It Again Sports.
- ‘Just Like Heaven’ spoons up movie meringue
- September 16, 2005
- “Just Like Heaven” is a sweet little nothing that is barely there, about a girl who isn’t there at all.
- Ophelia soaks North Carolina, downgraded to tropical storm
- September 16, 2005
- Hurricane Ophelia, North Carolina’s least welcome guest, refused to leave again Thursday, lashing the Outer Banks with rain and wind as coastal residents elsewhere returned home to damaged homes and businesses.
- Wichita firm helps with Katrina hotel bookings
- September 16, 2005
- The words, “Honk if you are a refugee,” are scrawled in shoe polish across the back window of the broken down 1997 Chevy van parked at a repair shop.
- ‘Twins’ should pray for the ax
- September 16, 2005
- In “Working Girl,” Melanie Griffith played a secretary who said she had “a mind for business and a bod for sin.” In the new sitcom “Twins” (7:30 p.m., WB), she appears to have raised two daughters who personify those opposing attributes.
- Anime thrives on videogame consoles
- September 16, 2005
- After decades on the fringes of American culture, anime - that uniquely Japanese form of animation - is everywhere.
- This Weekend’s Highlights
- September 16, 2005
- Lawrence Datebook
- September 16, 2005
- Chancellor given 3 percent raise
- Annual pay with state and private funds now at $307,000
- September 16, 2005
- Kansas University Chancellor Robert Hemenway’s annual pay was increased by 3 percent to $307,000.
- Horoscopes
- September 16, 2005
- Royals victimize struggling White Sox
- Guillen: There’s no doubt about it. We really flat-out stink
- September 16, 2005
- All year long, they could do almost nothing wrong. Now, the Chicago White Sox hardly can do anything right - and they could be in trouble.
- Seabury goes 2-1 at Maranatha quad
- September 16, 2005
- Molly Thurman had 14 kills and four blocks, and Linsdey Ahlen had 10 kills and nine service aces as Lawrence’s Seabury Academy went 2-1 at a high school volleyball quadrangular Thursday at Shawnee Maranatha.
- Lawrence High winless at O-Northwest tourney
- September 16, 2005
- Lawrence High’s volleyball team went 0-3 Thursday at the Olathe Northwest Tournament.
- Correction
- September 16, 2005
- The result of Wednesday’s high school gymnastics quadrangular will not count in the standings for the Journal-World Cup, the yearlong, all-sports competition between Lawrence and Free State high schools.
- Davis, Pottorff lead Seabury cross country
- September 16, 2005
- Adam Davis placed eighth to pace Seabury Academy to a fourth-place finish at the McLouth cross country invitational Thursday.
- City soccer games postponed by rain
- September 16, 2005
- Free State High’s scheduled soccer game Thursday against Shawnee Mission North was postponed because of wet grounds.
- Turnout high at Free State; Lions a bit thin
- September 16, 2005
- The 15th Street line of demarcation doesn’t just determine whether high-school-aged youngsters attend Lawrence or Free State high schools.
- Area football capsules
- September 16, 2005
- Kickoff for all games is 7 p.m.
- Familiar foes ready to face off
- September 16, 2005
- Wellsville High football coach Bill Oshel doesn’t put much stock in rivalry games - especially when they come as early as Week 3 of the regular season.
- Firebirds run table in home quad
- September 16, 2005
- It tells you how well the Free State volleyball team played Thursday night when the only time coach Nancy Hopkins was upset was when she misplaced her Coke bottle during the match.
- Free State has score to settle
- September 16, 2005
- The part of the spoiler now falls on Free State High. A year ago, Shawnee Mission Northwest ruined Free State’s homecoming with a 26-13 victory at Memorial Stadium.
- Cornish happy to help
- September 16, 2005
- Don’t summarize Jon Cornish’s football talents to be traits of a power running back. There’s more to it than that.
- Super sub
- Hickey doesn’t miss a beat as starting tailback
- September 16, 2005
- Nathan Hickey sure didn’t look nervous in his first start at running back. He was, though. “I’m nervous before every game,” the Lawrence High senior said. “I can’t sleep. I just toss and turn.”
- Sooners sense urgency
- Says Stoops: We need to make something of this week
- September 16, 2005
- Oklahoma could find itself out of the national title race before the end of September. The 21st-ranked Sooners (1-1) enter Saturday’s game against UCLA trying to jump-start a season that has gotten off to an unusually slow start.
- Burlington popular destination for recruiters
- September 16, 2005
- Some big-time college basketball coaches will be heading to the small town of Burlington on recruiting trips this year and next.
- Kansas high school sports scores for 09-15-05
- September 16, 2005
- Cards clinch Central
- September 16, 2005
- The St. Louis Cardinals clinched another NL Central title Thursday night in what has become a customary experience under manager Tony La Russa.
- Yankees gain ground on Sox
- September 16, 2005
- With ground to make up in their quest for another AL East title, the New York Yankees refused to lose. Alex Rodriguez hit his 42nd home run, and Robinson Cano erased a four-run deficit with a grand slam Thursday night, helping Aaron Small and the seven-time defending division winners rally to beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 9-5.
- Sun work overtime to even series
- September 16, 2005
- Taj McWilliams-Franklin can’t remember the last time she jumped so high. And it seemed just about every time the Connecticut forward went up, she came down with a rebound.
- Toms rushed to hospital
- Golfer’s condition good after rapid pulse
- September 16, 2005
- Shaun Micheel could be forgiven as a potentially great round turned into a very good one at the 84 Lumber Classic. Once playing partner David Toms was rushed to a hospital with a racing pulse, Micheel had a lot more on his mind than golf.
- 4th man charged in slaying
- September 16, 2005
- The number of people charged with the killing of a Kansas City Symphony bass player has grown to four.
- Teen admits to killing musician during fight
- September 16, 2005
- A 19-year-old pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter for killing the leader of a Kansas City ska band during a fight between two groups in the parking lot of a Jesuit high school.
- On the record
- September 16, 2005
- Grandparents inspire winning Douglas County essay
- September 16, 2005
- This summer, poison ivy along a path to Mill Creek worried Olivia Marshall, 11, of Lawrence. But she managed to avoid the itchy weed and decided she shouldn’t be concerned because she was with her grandfather, Harvey Smith, of Topeka.
- Kline: Judge must see women’s names
- Attorney general seeks medical records on abortions at two clinics
- September 16, 2005
- Atty. Gen. Phill Kline said Thursday he did not want the names of women whose abortion records he was seeking, but that a judge must see those names.
- Director: County has disaster plan
- September 16, 2005
- If an F-5 tornado leveled half of Lawrence and created the kind of destruction seen with Hurricane Katrina, are there plans and resources in place to deal with it?
- Lawsuit: Employer violated disabilities act
- September 16, 2005
- A gas station and convenience store in Montgomery City, Mo., is accused of discriminating against a former employee with Hepatitis C, firing her one day after she started the job as a cashier and cook, a federal lawsuit filed Thursday said.
- Rain gardens help with water runoff, purification
- September 16, 2005
- Two gardens at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds should limit stormwater runoff and assist with water purification.
- Miss. sues to force insurers to pay for all damages
- September 16, 2005
- Mississippi on Thursday sued insurers to force them to pay billions of dollars in flood damage from Hurricane Katrina, saying standard insurance polices have led homeowners to believe they are covered for all hurricane damage, whether from high winds or storm surges.
- Lawrencians give president’s address mixed reviews
- September 16, 2005
- Four Lawrence residents who have visited the Gulf Coast since Hurricane Katrina hit gave mixed reviews to President Bush’s address Thursday in which he called for the rebuilding of the ravaged region.
- Mayor: French Quarter, Uptown section could reopen in coming weeks
- September 16, 2005
- In a big step toward restoring the pulse and soul of New Orleans, the mayor announced plans Thursday to reopen over the next week and a half some of the Big Easy’s most vibrant neighborhoods, including the once-rollicking French Quarter.
- Government will pay for most rebuilding, Bush says
- September 16, 2005
- President Bush promised Thursday night the government will pay most of the costs of rebuilding the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast in one of the largest reconstruction projects the world has ever seen.
- Bartender given citation for smoking after hours
- September 16, 2005
- The city’s smoking ban never sleeps. Tiffany Hurter, a bartender at Conroy’s, found that out the hard way this week.
- Wittig loses riches
- Jury orders execs to turn over millions
- September 16, 2005
- A federal jury on Thursday ordered two former Westar Energy Inc. executives found guilty of looting the utility to hand over millions of dollars in cash and assets linked to their crimes - but much less than federal prosecutors had sought.
- Nobel winners defend teaching evolution
- State board asked to reconsider science standards
- September 16, 2005
- Thirty-eight Nobel laureates led by Holocaust survivor and noted author Elie Wiesel have turned their attention to the Kansas State Board of Education.
- Very bad things …
- It’s time to ditch a few of the worst ideas still menacing music
- September 16, 2005
- Some bad ideas in the world of popular music suffer a short shelf life. Hair metal. Gangster rap. Synth pop. Keyboard neckties. Platform shoes. Japanese headbands. Eddie Murphy’s singing career. Other bad ideas linger longer than a flattened skunk. In fact, some are so prevalent that few people ever stop to question why they’re still around.
- French connection
- University Theatre out to prove ‘Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris’
- September 16, 2005
- The University Theatre kicks off its fall season tonight with a musical revue featuring the work of European author, composer, actor and director Jacques Brel.
- Homeowners swim against rising rate tide
- Lines of credit becoming costly
- September 16, 2005
- For Kim and James Merly, the home equity line of credit came in very handy - it helped pay for their son’s college education, a car and renovations of two rental properties.
- Tom Waits files lawsuit over alleged soundalike
- September 16, 2005
- Singer-songwriter Tom Waits said Thursday he has filed a lawsuit against a unit of automaker General Motors Corp. and a German advertising agency for allegedly using a soundalike in a series of European ads.
- TV watchers offer Emmy predictions
- September 16, 2005
- Sunday night, everyone will know who won the 57th annual Emmy Awards. But a pair of TV watchers already know - or claim they do.
- Bush endorses base-closing proposal
- President: For process to remain ‘nonpolitical,’ recommendation must stand
- September 16, 2005
- President Bush on Thursday endorsed a plan for closing 22 major military bases and reconfiguring 33 others, leaving their fate to Congress.
- Kline comments on Sebelius’ quick reaction to Pledge of Allegiance ruling
- September 16, 2005
- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ quick reaction Thursday to a court ruling on the Pledge of Allegiance prompted a smirk from Atty. Gen. Phill Kline.
- Gonzales: Justice Department will try to keep pledge in schools
- September 16, 2005
- Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales said Thursday that the Justice Department will fight to overturn a federal court ruling that the Pledge of Allegiance can’t be recited in public schools because it contains a reference to God.
- Iran says it’s prepared to share nuclear technology with other Islamic nations
- September 16, 2005
- Iran is willing to provide nuclear technology to other Muslim states, Iran’s hard-line president said Thursday. Hours later, European nations renewed an offer of economic incentives if the Mideast nation would halt its uranium enrichment.
- Thousands breach Gaza Strip-Egypt border
- Israel concerned lax security may let al-Qaida enter area
- September 16, 2005
- Palestinians blasted holes in an Israeli-built wall and overwhelmed Egyptian troops on the Gaza border to flow by the hundreds into Egypt on Thursday, foiling attempts to impose control after days of unhindered crossings.
- Suicide bombers inflict fear before election
- September 16, 2005
- Suicide bombers inflicted another day of mayhem in the capital Thursday, killing at least 31 people in two attacks about a minute apart that targeted Iraqi police and Interior Ministry commandos. The carnage left nearly 200 people dead just two days.
- Court lifts restrictions on three suspects
- September 16, 2005
- A court ruled Wednesday that three suspects in the disappearance of a U.S. teenager can remain free without conditions - overturning an earlier decision that restricted their travel.
- Fire destroys large fireworks marke
- September 16, 2005
- A fire engulfed Mexico’s most famous fireworks market Thursday, setting off a chain of explosions in a town northeast of the nation’s capital that destroyed hundreds of open-air stands just ahead of Independence Day celebrations.
- Guantanamo prisoners join hunger strike
- September 16, 2005
- A hunger strike at the U.S. prison for terror suspects in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has grown to its largest point since detainees began their latest protest more than a month ago, a military official said Thursday.
- Nuclear talks deadlock over reactor demand
- September 16, 2005
- Talks on North Korea’s nuclear program were deadlocked Thursday as the communist nation stuck to its refusal to halt atomic bomb development until it receives a nuclear reactor to generate power.
- Man acquitted of felony murder in death of Greenwood County sheriff
- September 16, 2005
- A man present at the fatal shooting of Greenwood County Sheriff Matt Samuels was acquitted of first-degree felony murder but convicted of conspiracy to make methamphetamine.
- Ban on gay adoption not under consideration
- September 16, 2005
- The chairwoman of a legislative study committee said she had no plans to bring up a proposed ban on gay adoption.
- More women exploring bisexuality
- September 16, 2005
- More women - particularly those in their late teens and 20s - are experimenting with bisexuality or at least feel more comfortable reporting same-sex encounters, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Official: Anthrax outbreak killed 37 cattle
- September 16, 2005
- Anthrax has killed 37 cattle on a northeast Montana ranch now under quarantine, the state veterinarian said Thursday.
- Congressman: Employee was told to destroy data
- September 16, 2005
- A Pentagon employee was ordered to destroy documents that identified Mohamed Atta as a terrorist two years before the 2001 attacks, a congressman said Thursday.
- Governor signs additional abortion restrictions
- September 16, 2005
- Gov. Matt Blunt signed legislation Thursday placing further restrictions on abortion, and Planned Parenthood said it filed a lawsuit challenging the measure.
- Roberts: Constitution, not personal views will guide decisions
- September 16, 2005
- Chief Justice nominee John Roberts said Thursday there is no room for ideologues on the Supreme Court, declaring an “obligation to the Constitution” and to no other cause as he concluded three grueling days of confirmation testimony.
- Shaq offers off-court assist to Miami Beach police
- September 16, 2005
- Shaquille O’Neal provided an assist to police over the weekend, trailing a man who allegedly assaulted a gay couple before alerting an arresting officer.
- Britney Spears’ Web site says she’s ‘ecstatic’ to be a mom
- September 16, 2005
- Britney Spears, who sang “I’m not a girl, not yet a woman,” is now a mother - and she’s “ecstatic” about it.
- Zellweger, Chesney call it quits
- September 16, 2005
- Bridget Jones is untying the knot. Renee Zellweger, who played the lovelorn Brit in “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” and country music star Kenny Chesney will have their four-month-old marriage annulled, Chesney’s publicist, Holly Gleason, and Zellweger’s Los Angeles-based publicist Nanci Ryder, confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday.
- Celebrity birthdays
- September 16, 2005
- Actress Jennifer Tilly is 47. Actress Lauren Bacall is 81. Blues singer B.B. King is 80. Magician David Copperfield is 49. Singer Richard Marx is 42. Comedian Molly Shannon is 41. Singer Marc Anthony is 36.
- Sentencing delayed in mail fraud case
- September 16, 2005
- Sentencing was delayed until mid-November for a Lawrence man who pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of mail fraud in a scheme that allowed him to collect more than $650,000 from false expense claims.
- Reception planned for retiring fire chief
- September 16, 2005
- Jim McSwain, retiring chief of the Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical department, will be honored Wednesday during a special reception and presentation.
- Annual powwow scheduled at Haskell
- September 16, 2005
- Haskell Indian Nations University’s annual “Welcome Back Powwow” is set for Saturday at the Haskell Powwow Grounds. Grand entry begins at 7 p.m.
- Apartment shooting case delayed a month
- September 16, 2005
- The trial of a man accused of attempted murder after a December shooting at a West Lawrence apartment complex has been delayed to mid-October.
- Best Bets
- September 16, 2005
- Newell Rubbermaid laying off 5,000
- September 16, 2005
- Newell Rubbermaid Inc., maker of plastic products for the home and office, on Thursday announced a three-year plan to streamline manufacturing and cut overhead, including laying off 5,000 workers.
- Schwab dropping account service fees
- September 16, 2005
- Emboldened by its highest profits since the dot-com boom, Charles Schwab Corp. is dropping its remaining account service fees in the latest step back to the stock brokerage’s low-cost heritage.
- Yellow Roadway adds, closes deals in China
- September 16, 2005
- Transportation firm Yellow Roadway Corp. said Thursday it had finalized its deal to buy half of the second-largest air freight importer in China.
- Coffee shop, cafe replacing bagel place
- September 16, 2005
- Bagels are giving way to a bistro in southwest Lawrence.
- Commodities
- September 16, 2005
- Roe will die a slow death
- September 16, 2005
- The last place I want to be is at the dentist; until I witnessed 18 senators (21 if you count those who “introduced” John Roberts at his Supreme Court confirmation hearing) posture for the cameras and special interest groups.
- Teens need access to Plan B
- September 16, 2005
- Now that we have waved “Bye, Bye, Brownie” to Michael Brown, the hapless head of FEMA, could we turn our sights back to another agency on the skids: the Food and Drug Administration?
- Legal steps
- September 16, 2005
- To the editor: If it is decided that the Lawrence Municipal Court will handle all marijuana possession cases, there will be slight benefits: no more mandatory $400 lab fees and retaining of eligibility to obtain federal aid to attend college.
- Economic gap
- September 16, 2005
- To the editor: How often must we as a nation of 280 million embark upon futile enterprises attempting to change a world of 6 billion population into what we consider an acceptable society?
- Team work
- September 16, 2005
- To the editor: Thank goodness we have Randy Weseman for our superintendent of the Lawrence public schools. He has been a common sense, get-it-done leader. His decision to have Breathalyzer tests at school dances has relieved a lot of parents.
- Poor timing
- September 16, 2005
- To the editor: I’m from New York City living in Lawrence and think that it was very disrespectful to have the 6News “Hurricane Katrina: We Care” telethon on Sept. 11.
- Labor unions are losing their punch
- September 16, 2005
- That is the rousing first verse of the labor anthem “Solidarity Forever,” written in 1915 and sung to the tune of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Ninety years later, “forever” has expired.
- Education politics
- It would be wrong to let politics drive the hiring of the state’s top education official.
- September 16, 2005
- It’s hard for the people of Kansas to have much faith in the process being followed to hire a new state commissioner of education.
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