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Lions stomp Lancers
September 23, 2005
Lawrence High is now 4-0 in the season after taking out Shawnee Mission East, 44-17, Friday at Haskell Stadium.
Atchison shuts out Piper
September 23, 2005
The Redmen rolled over the Pirates, 35-0, Friday at Piper.
Tonganoxie rips Mill Valley
September 23, 2005
The Chieftains shut out the Jaguars, 39-0, Friday at Mill Valley High School.
Perry-Lecompton vs. Santa Fe Trail game moved
September 23, 2005
This morning’s heavy rains have led school athletic officials to move tonight’s high school football game between Perry-Lecompton and Santa Fe Trail.
Rains move KU soccer match with Baylor to Topeka
September 23, 2005
Today’s heavy rain prompted Kansas University officials to move today’s soccer match with Baylor at Jayhawk Soccer Complex to the artificial turf at Hummer Park in Topeka. Kickoff will be at 4:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Showers coming to an end
Nearly 3.6 inches of rain soaks city
08:37 a.m., September 23, 2005 Updated 01:01 p.m.
A line of thunderstorms pushed through northeast Kansas overnight and this morning, bringing heavy rains, especially in the northwest part of Douglas County, said Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist.
Heavy rains push gasoline storage tanks to surface
September 23, 2005
Heavy overnight rains apparently caused underground gasoline storage tanks at a northwest Lawrence service station to surface this morning.
Adopted’ family not coming
September 23, 2005
A family displaced by Hurricane Katrina and “adopted” by Lawrence has decided not to move here.
Area football capsules
September 23, 2005
Kickoff for all games is 7 p.m.
Claims adjuster can help fight insurance firms’ low-ball offers
September 23, 2005
My brother’s home was badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina, and he’s unhappy with the settlement that his insurance company has offered. What should he do?
Retailers gearing up for holiday sales
September 23, 2005
Here it is, the first week of fall, and Kyle Taylor already is thinking about the promotions, price cuts and closeouts he’ll be offering over the Thanksgiving weekend to drive holiday sales.
Rita causing problems for Houston, Rice football
September 23, 2005
With Tulane’s plight fresh in their minds, University of Houston officials told the football team to pack for a lengthy trip with Hurricane Rita bearing down on the Texas Gulf Coast.
Networks ensure Friday exodus
September 23, 2005
Friday-night viewers are fickle, fleeting and few. So it seems the networks have decided to punish them with some new shows that are dreadful in their own ghastly fashion.
Horoscopes
September 23, 2005
 
Cleveland sends Kansas City to 100th loss
September 23, 2005
Losing a 5-1 lead on one swing hardly fazed the hottest team in the major leagues. The Cleveland Indians weren’t affected by Mark Teahen’s grand slam. A two-run homer by Coco Crisp put them back ahead, and they rolled to an 11-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night, trimming Chicago’s once-commanding lead in the AL Central to 11â2 games.
Pump patrol
September 23, 2005
The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.66 at Citgo, Ninth and Iowa, and Presto Phillips 66, Ninth and Louisiana. If you find a lower price, call Pump Patrol at 832-7154.
Watch out for clunkers in Katrina’s wake, officials warn
September 23, 2005
State officials are warning Kansans to be careful when shopping for used cars, saying that the market may soon be flooded with vehicles damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Slower than expected growth means school budget trim
Enrollment falls 223 students short
September 23, 2005
Sometimes, good news isn’t all that good. For Lawrence schools, this year’s enrollment is 57 students ahead of last year’s. Growth is better than decline.
KU offices to merge for clarity, efficiency
September 23, 2005
Kansas University’s Strong Hall is home to the Office of the Dean of Students and the Office of the Vice Provost for Student Success. The difference between them has baffled some.
Doris Henson parlays distinctive look and sound into smashing tour
September 23, 2005
“I’ve got plans for a big future,” singer Matt Dunehoo repeats like a mantra during the tune “Big Future” off Doris Henson’s latest CD. Even if the lyrics are meant to be dispensed with irony, it must be getting harder these days for the group to ignore the song’s implication.
N. Korea open to U.S. visit
September 23, 2005
North Korea’s deputy foreign minister said Thursday the chief U.S. nuclear negotiator is welcome to visit Pyongyang to resolve the nuclear dispute between the two countries.
Final masterpiece
Frank Mantooth’s widow embarks on odyssey
September 23, 2005
Carrie Mantooth is musically illiterate. She doesn’t play an instrument. She doesn’t read sheet music. But during the last year she has become a virtuoso of sorts. “I took a walk in my husband’s shoes and stepped into the world of music,” she says.
Roberts wins approval in Senate committee
September 23, 2005
John Roberts’ nomination as chief justice cleared a Senate committee on a bipartisan vote of 13-5 Thursday, with next week’s confirmation so certain that Republicans and Democrats turned increasing attention to President Bush’s choice to fill a second Supreme Court vacancy.
Senator trying to prevent military burial for BTK killer
September 23, 2005
A U.S. senator on Thursday said he would try to close a loophole in a law that would allow convicted BTK serial killer Dennis Rader to be buried in a national military cemetery.
This Weekend’s Highlights
September 23, 2005
 
Arts & Entertainment Calendar
September 23, 2005
 
Latest Harry Potter book ‘most successful’
September 23, 2005
Harry Potter hasn’t lost a bit of his magic.
The man behind the robe
September 23, 2005
I’ve never been a big fan of sports metaphors. I don’t slam. I don’t dunk. I don’t hit it out of the park. And I cannot give a proper baseball analysis of John G. Roberts, the man soon to become the Chief “Umpire” of the Supreme Court.
Young Lions take ‘big step’
Coach Platt pleased despite 5-2 loss to SM West
September 23, 2005
When Lawrence High soccer coach David Platt heard Shawnee Mission West beat previously undefeated Olathe South, 6-1, on Wednesday night, he couldn’t have been pleased.
Kansas high school sports scores for Sept. 22
September 23, 2005
 
Twins keep White Sox reeling
September 23, 2005
Their once-commanding lead is almost gone, and the Chicago White Sox are showing no signs of shaking a late-season collapse.
Traffic snarls exodus
Galveston, Houston could be spared
September 23, 2005
Hurricane Rita closed in on the Texas Gulf Coast and the heart of the U.S. oil-refining industry with howling 140 mph winds Thursday, but a sharper-than-expected turn to the right set it on a course that could spare Houston and nearby Galveston a direct hit.
Lawrence Datebook
September 23, 2005
 
Viewers find more questions on ‘Lost’ premiere
September 23, 2005
“Lost” capped its thrilling first season with island adversaries Jack and Locke peering down an eerie shaft sunk deep into the earth. For fans who waited all summer for answers, the wait may be over - but the questions are just beginning.
Celebrity birthdays
September 23, 2005
Actor Mickey Rooney is 85. Singer Julio Iglesias is 62. Rock star Bruce Springsteen is 56. Actor Jason Alexander is 46. Actress Elizabeth Pena is 44. Singer Ani DiFranco is 35.
Flightplan’ veers off course
Jodie Foster keeps airborne thriller aloft
September 23, 2005
Jodie Foster makes “Flightplan” worth watching, all by herself. As a woman who wakes up on a trans-Atlantic flight claiming that her daughter is missing, she walks that tightrope between “Is she paranoid?” and “Should she be?” with such conviction and panic that she makes this “Twilight Zone” nightmare plausible and horrific.
Palestinian killed by Israeli troops
September 23, 2005
Israeli soldiers shot and killed an unarmed, 19-year-old Palestinian man Thursday who entered an aging military base in the northern West Bank hours before the army vacated it, Palestinian security officials said.
Wondrous and poignant, ‘Corpse Bride’ a dark treat
September 23, 2005
More than a decade after “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” Tim Burton marries painstaking stop-motion animation with digital technology in “Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride.” The product of that union is a film that’s wondrous, strange, poignant and beautifully reflective of the director’s distinctive, darkly humorous style.
EU softens Iran stance
September 23, 2005
The European Union on Thursday offered to delay its drive to bring Iran before the U.N. Security Council for its suspect atomic activities if Russia and China will agree to a new resolution that criticizes Tehran for violating nuclear commitments.
Key economic gauge declines
Consumer confidence drops before Katrina; unemployment increases after storm
September 23, 2005
A widely followed gauge of future economic activity fell for the second straight month during August as consumer confidence sagged even before Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast.
Cindy Sheehan’s protest strikes chord with Iraqis
September 23, 2005
Khalda Khalaf feels Cindy Sheehan’s pain. She’s been there, too. Her 28-year-old son, Majid Khalid Kabi, died fighting on the opposite side in the same months-long stretch of clashes in 2004 between Shiite militiamen and U.S. soldiers in which Spec. Casey Sheehan perished.
Jerry’s Girls’ gear up for toe-tapping show
September 23, 2005
So just who are “Jerry’s Girls”? Patrons of the Lawrence Community Theatre will soon know them as Sarah Young, Franci Talamantez, Annette Cook, Cheryl Banez Ocfemia, Barb Wasson, Sarah May Shaffer, Catherine Skorupski and Heather Ballinger.
Kream Keegan: Yo, Tech, shoot for 100
September 23, 2005
A nun pal of mine, who’s not in the habit of bashing anyone, shared with me a horrific story about the mother of a student at her university.
Slimmed-down Moss producing for Miami
September 23, 2005
Entering the season, there were plenty of unknowns about Miami running back Tyrone Moss. He wasn’t in great shape for his first two years, and that contributed to his meager 3.2-yard-per-carry average over 2004’s final nine games.
Steelers have enough to beat Patriots
September 23, 2005
There’s still a lot of respect in Las Vegas for the Patriots. Yes, New England is a three-point underdog Sunday as it goes to Pittsburgh for a replay of last year’s AFC title game.
Dole Institute names fall semester fellows
September 23, 2005
The Dole Institute of Politics has named former Democratic Congresswoman Karen McCarthy, of Missouri, and Republican media consultant Paul Curcio as Dole Fellows for the fall semester at Kansas University.
Temporary turnaround OK’d for East 920 Road
September 23, 2005
Douglas County commissioners Wednesday unanimously approved the installation of a temporary turnaround along East 920 Road near Clinton Parkway and the northeast portion of Kansas Highway 10.
Onboard TVs let jet passengers watch own emergency
September 23, 2005
Letting customers watch TV at their seats has been a JetBlue calling card since the airline took flight in 1999.
Decision on gays may roil U.S. churches
Document said to signal homosexuals will be unwelcome in seminaries
September 23, 2005
Word that a soon-to-be-released Vatican document will signal homosexuals are unwelcome in Roman Catholic seminaries even if they are celibate has devastated gay clergy - and raised doubts among conservatives about whether an outright ban can be enforced.
Earthquakes strike area north of Los Angeles
September 23, 2005
A series of earthquakes ranging up to magnitude 4.7 shook an area north of Los Angeles on Thursday. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Officials ask the healthy to wait for flu shots
September 23, 2005
As flu vaccine makes its way across the United States, health officials are urging most healthy people to wait until Oct. 24 or after to roll up their sleeves.
Coretta Scott King leaves hospital
September 23, 2005
Coretta Scott King’s daughters beamed as they emerged from a hospital Thursday and announced that more than a month after suffering a stroke and mild heart attack, their mother was coming home.
Judicial officials: Independence under attack
September 23, 2005
Judicial officials meeting here Wednesday said efforts in Missouri, Kansas and elsewhere to limit the power of courts and change how judges are selected are fueled in part by a poor public understanding of what the courts do.
Clinton, Dole appear at fundraiser for N.C. college
September 23, 2005
Former President Clinton and former Sen. Bob Dole, once political rivals, came together Wednesday night to raise money for historically black Bennett College.
Moran names state lawmaker chief of staff
September 23, 2005
Congressman Jerry Moran has named state Rep. Todd Novascone as his chief of staff.
Firetrucks collide, killing fire chief
September 23, 2005
Two firetrucks responding to a brush fire in south-central Kansas collided head-on Wednesday, killing the district’s fire chief.
Best Bets
September 23, 2005
 
Native Voices’ video to debut at exhibition
September 23, 2005
The Lawrence Indian Arts Show will present the video debut of “Native Voices - Secret History” at 7 p.m. today at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.
Disaster planning should focus on future
September 23, 2005
President Bush and the leaders of Congress are struggling to get a grip on the social, economic and political problems unleashed by Hurricane Katrina. It’s hardly surprising they’re having trouble.
Practical steps to help poor still lacking
September 23, 2005
Those were good words that President Bush spoke last week, when he pledged “bold action” to confront the poverty of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, which he correctly said “has roots in a history of racial discrimination, which cut off generations from the opportunity of America.”
Good prospect
Kansas State and Kansas will benefit if Gen. Richard B. Myers is added to the staff in Manhattan.
September 23, 2005
It will be interesting to note public reaction if Kansas State University is able to attract the nation’s highest-ranking military official, a K-State alumnus, to fill a post at the school after he retires.
Sprint Nextel expects merger to save $14B
September 23, 2005
Sprint Nextel Corp. on Thursday increased the expected cost savings from its recent merger by $2.5 billion to $14.5 billion.
Toy jewelry recalled
September 23, 2005
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced recalls Thursday for toy jewelry products.
Delta to cut 9K jobs
September 23, 2005
A mere eight days after filing for bankruptcy protection, Delta Air Lines Inc. signaled Thursday it wants to move quickly to reduce costs as it announced it would eliminate up to 9,000 more jobs, slash pay for executives and other employees and cut domestic capacity while adding more international flying.
Commodities
September 23, 2005
 
Dumbest ever
September 23, 2005
To the editor: It is my understanding that roundabouts are supposed to eliminate traffic congestion, be safer, and more efficient than traffic signals and cross intersections.
Include I.D.
September 23, 2005
To the editor: It concerns me when I hear educators say they only want evolution in science books.
Vaccine hazard
September 23, 2005
To the editor: As we head toward winter, be prepared for the media barrage promoting flu vaccines. If I was not so well versed in vaccine information, I would have a difficult time understanding the recommendation for small children and pregnant women to receive the flu shot containing mercury.
Hurricane shifts game from Baylor to KU
September 23, 2005
Because of the threat posed by Hurricane Rita, Kansas University’s Big 12 Conference soccer opener today against Baylor has been moved from Waco, Texas, to the Jayhawk Soccer Complex.
Firebirds sluggish as SM East cruises
September 23, 2005
Question: What did Free State High’s boys soccer team fire Thursday afternoon? a) wet powder. b) blanks c) duds. d) all of the above. You guessed it. The answer is d).
Free State 1-2 at quad
September 23, 2005
Free State High avenged a loss to Blue Valley West with a 25-18, 25-20 victory Thursday at a quadrangular at Shawnee Mission West.
LHS struggles at SMNW
September 23, 2005
Lawrence High rolled past Leavenworth, 25-14, 25-14, to salvage the finale of a volleyball quadrangular Thursday night at Shawnee Mission Northwest.
Singles doom FSHS against Blue Valley
September 23, 2005
It just wasn’t Free State High’s day on the tennis court Thursday.
Seahawks Davis, Butler beat heat
September 23, 2005
Seabury Academy’s cross country motto this year is, “If you can dodge a wrench … You can run cross country,” a spin on a quote from the movie “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.”
Kaws ready for some home cookin’
September 23, 2005
Asked how it would feel to finally set foot on home turf tonight, Perry-Lecompton football coach Mike Paramore opened with a quip. “We won’t forget anything. I know that,” Paramore said.
Wilson tops strong field at Alvamar
September 23, 2005
While a crowd of golfers, coaches and parents gathered around the Alvamar Golf Club scoreboard Thursday waiting for official results, Lawrence High’s Sydney Wilson strolled off by herself to the practice green to roll some putts.
LHS to face tougher test
September 23, 2005
Hidden beneath the wave of euphoria surrounding Lawrence High’s 3-0 football start is a riptide. Sure, the Lions have been impressive but, on the flip side, not a single one of their three opponents has won a game.
KU duo invited to NBA camps
September 23, 2005
Former Kansas University basketball players Aaron Miles and Keith Langford continue to pursue their NBA free-agent dreams.
Keegan: West QB has name and game
September 23, 2005
If only all of Tyler Lawrence’s games in the town that bears his name could go this smoothly, the Kansas University football program would be on its way to the top of the Big 12 Conference and beyond.
Never a doubt
Vikings prove their might in convincing win
September 23, 2005
It didn’t take long for Free State High’s football squad to exit the field after a short chat with coach Bob Lisher on Thursday night, with players immediately sprinting to the buses just outside Haskell Stadium.
Commentary: Some sports images better left unseen
September 23, 2005
There’s not much television doesn’t show the sports fan this time of year. Spend one weekend on the couch and you can feel the tension of baseball pennant races, savor the majesty of college football and enjoy the brilliance of the NFL.
Early edge: Internationals
U.S. trails by one point in Presidents Cup
September 23, 2005
The International team was in foreign territory Thursday at the Presidents Cup. It was in the lead.
Palmeiro placed blame on Tejada
Slugger told panel that vitamin obtained from teammate may have caused positive test
September 23, 2005
Rafael Palmeiro said a vitamin he received from Miguel Tejada might have caused the positive test for steroid use that led to the first baseman’s suspension, an assertion his Baltimore Orioles teammate dismissed as implausible.
Phillies have eye on Braves
September 23, 2005
The Philadelphia Phillies are hanging tough in the wild-card race - and they aren’t giving up on winning the NL East, either.
Nobel winner says next decade crucial; moral leadership needed
September 23, 2005
Lech Walesa, a former shipyard worker who earned global gratitude for helping topple the communist bloc and ending the Cold War, said the United States may be the world’s military and economic leader but it no longer was its political and moral leader.
Record number enrolled at KU
11.9 percent of students are minorities this year
September 23, 2005
Kansas University’s enrollment, on the upswing since 2001, inched up again to a record 29,624 students this year, with minority students making up 11.9 percent of the student population, the highest percentage ever.
Category 4 storm hits home, even in Kansas
September 23, 2005
Even in Lawrence - some 800 miles north of where Hurricane Rita is expected to make landfall - it will be a weekend of anxious waiting. Christopher French, a barber at Amyx’s Class Act Barber Shop in downtown Lawrence, knows what he’ll be doing for the next several days.
Del Monte employees donate dog food
September 23, 2005
Del Monte Foods’ Lawrence plant employees have donated eight truckloads of Kibbles ‘n Bits to an animal society in Mississippi.
Grants given to gardens to help share collections
September 23, 2005
The Chicago Botanic Garden, in collaboration with Kansas University Biodiversity Research Center, the North American Plant Collections Consortium of the American Association of Botanic Gardens and Arboreta, and 15 other institutions, has received a $666,326 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
On the record
September 23, 2005
 
Motorist sentenced in hit-and-run crash
September 23, 2005
A motorist who struck and killed a woman, then took a child to school and went to work has been sentenced to six months in jail.
Butterfly film crew stopping in Lawrence
September 23, 2005
An ultralight plane crew following the migration of monarch butterflies to Mexico from Canada will stop in Lawrence this weekend to conduct interviews for a documentary film.
Woman suspected of stabbing 4 others
September 23, 2005
Police arrested a Lawrence woman early Thursday on suspicion of cutting four women with a knife during a fight outside Johnny’s Tavern, 410 N. Second St.
Comedy show, KPR cut tie
September 23, 2005
After 20 years, Kansas Public Radio will no longer produce a Lawrence-based comedy radio show that continues to pursue national exposure.
Beauty of Kansas roads draws national designation
September 23, 2005
Two natural characteristics not generally associated with Kansas - hills and wetlands - have landed the first ever National Scenic Byways designation for the Sunflower State.
Weinaug: Bridge closure would be hard
September 23, 2005
If the Lecompton Bridge, which connects Perry and Lecompton across the Kansas River, is closed for repairs, it would be a hardship to both communities, Douglas County Administrator Craig Weinaug said.
Bombings in eastern Pakistan kill 6, wound 26
September 23, 2005
Two bombs exploded about 90 minutes apart Thursday in the eastern Pakistan city of Lahore, leaving six people dead and more than two dozen wounded, police said.
Man executed for killing family of three
September 23, 2005
A man convicted of killing a family of three and driving off in their vintage sports car was executed by injection Thursday.
Feds say they’re slowing illegal migration in Ariz.
September 23, 2005
A top federal official claimed Thursday that the Border Patrol during a recent crackdown has reduced illegal immigration along the well-traveled route from Mexico into Arizona.
Kimmel brings show to the Motor City
September 23, 2005
Jimmy Kimmel, the late-night TV host who said Detroit would burn if the Pistons won the 2004 NBA championship, is bringing his show to the Michigan city.
Quaid determined to shoot film in New Orleans
September 23, 2005
An impromptu meeting with the city’s police chief ended with a pledge by Dennis Quaid to return to the hurricane-ravaged city for his next movie.
Garbage singer says breakup rumors trash talk
September 23, 2005
Garbage lead singer Shirley Manson says the Scottish rock band, which is about to take a break after a grueling tour, isn’t planning to split up.
Clooney: Pitt, Jolie not getting married at his house
September 23, 2005
If Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are planning a wedding at George Clooney’s villa in Italy, it’s news to him.
Sony to cut 10,000 jobs
September 23, 2005
Sony Corp. said Thursday it will cut 10,000 jobs globally, slash the number of factories and cut costs by $1.8 billion in an ambitious restructuring bid to revive its stumbling electronics business.
Bad weather likely cause of copter crash
September 23, 2005
A helicopter crash that killed a Cabinet minister and his deputy appears to have been caused by bad weather, the president’s office said Thursday.
President strikes deal with former rival
September 23, 2005
Struggling to find a way out of his country’s deepening political crisis, President Viktor Yushchenko persuaded parliament to back his choice for prime minister Thursday, but only after striking a deal with the politician thousands of Ukrainians rallied against during last year’s Orange Revolution.
London bombing suspect returned from Italy
September 23, 2005
A suspect in the July bombing attempts on London’s transit system was extradited Thursday from Rome to Britain, where he faces arrest, police said.