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- Jayhawks win rough game against Iowa State
- February 11, 2006
- Kansas wins again this time 88-75 over Iowa State. It’s the Jayhawks’ seventh-straight victory in Big 12 play. This one, however, was rougher than the others.
- More snow flurries possible this afternoon
- Morning windchills in the teens
- February 11, 2006
- A dusting of snow — just enough to make city streets and sidewalks slick — fell throughout Lawrence this morning. The National Weather Service says Lawrence could see more scattered snow showers this morning, with a slight chance of flurries this afternoon. Temperatures will climb into the low 30s today, with blustery winds.
- Self feels for Snyder, ‘a good person’
- February 11, 2006
- Kansas University men’s basketball coach Bill Self was saddened Friday to learn Quin Snyder had resigned his head-coaching position at Missouri.
- Lawrence datebook
- February 11, 2006
- TODAY: Jan. 11
- BBC America brings cure for Cupid
- February 11, 2006
- Valentine’s Day on television arrives a few days early, albeit with some tales just short of romantic.
- Missing hearing officer creating headaches in teacher contract case
- February 11, 2006
- Almost two months ago, Loretta Moore promised to render a decision in a long-simmering dispute between the Lawrence school district and a tenured teacher whose contract had not been renewed.
- Hurricane’s real death toll still a mystery
- February 11, 2006
- Nearly six months after Hurricane Katrina, more than 1,300 bodies have been found, but the real death toll is clearly higher. How much higher, no one can say with any certainty.
- School finance plan keeps districts waiting
- Legislators, governor work to find bipartisan solution for funding
- February 11, 2006
- One month into the 2006 legislative session, state leaders Friday said they were getting close to coming up with a school finance plan.
- Police to city: Keep weapons far from bars
- Measure would make it illegal to possess arms within 200 feet
- February 11, 2006
- Guns and bars do not mix.
- Failure to properly plan likely to hamper progress in city
- February 11, 2006
- Lawrence is a great place to live. It has a proud history, and opportunities for the future are almost unlimited. With the proper leadership, vision and courage, there is every reason to believe Lawrence could indeed merit the title of “America’s Finest University City.”
- Stinson seeking revenge
- February 11, 2006
- Russell Robinson, whose Kansas University men’s basketball squad won Jan. 28 in Ames, Iowa, knows Curtis Stinson and Iowa State won’t go down again without a fight.
- FCE and 4-H news
- February 11, 2006
- Kanwaka Family and Community Education unit will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the home of Aliene Bieber. Reba Bennett will give the lesson “My Pyramid … Steps To a Healthier You.”
- ‘Cool’ passes test of time for slang
- February 11, 2006
- Groovy is over, hip is square, far out is long gone. Don’t worry, though - it’s cool.
- Former Polish president to speak at K-State
- February 11, 2006
- Lech Walesa, the Solidarity movement founder who later became president of Poland, will return to Kansas this spring.
- Clerk makes case for advance voting at satellite locations
- February 11, 2006
- A state law allowing in-person advance voting at satellite locations would be a “great opportunity” for county residents to increase their access to the democratic process, Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew told a Kansas legislative committee this week.
- With baby’s birth, tiny woman beats odds
- February 11, 2006
- Eloysa and Roy Vasquez gazed down at their healthy newborn son this week in the neonatal ward at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, their beaming faces a reminder that every birth is a miracle.
- Scouting news
- February 11, 2006
- Jan. 11, 2006
- New Jersey adoptive mother who starved sons gets seven-year sentence
- February 11, 2006
- Bruce Jackson walked into court Friday with a swagger, 15 inches taller and nearly 100 pounds heavier than the 45-pound teenager found foraging through a trash can for food less than two and a half years ago.
- China, Indonesia report bird flu deaths
- February 11, 2006
- Health authorities in China and Indonesia on Friday each reported a woman killed by a deadly strain of bird flu. Azerbaijan became the latest country to report an outbreak among fowl, and Nigeria said the virus had spread there, too.
- Bush calls to end elderly poor program
- February 11, 2006
- The boxes arrive every month at churches, senior citizen centers and other sites for distribution to nearly a half-million poor elderly people. Each is stocked with a mix of nutritious foods such as cereal, peanut butter, fruit, vegetables and pasta. Sometimes volunteers deliver them right to people’s homes.
- Safety measures
- Protecting children is common sense, but driving home some safety measures by setting state laws isn’t a bad idea.
- February 11, 2006
- A couple of bills up for final approval in the Kansas House Monday would establish laws that many Kansans probably think should be a matter of common sense.
- Trade deficit surges
- February 11, 2006
- American appetites for all things foreign pushed the trade deficit to yet another record in 2005.
- People in the news
- February 11, 2006
- Tom Sizemore says he’s ‘surrendered’ to drug problem
- Station: Kidnappers set new deadline for demands
- February 11, 2006
- Kidnappers of American journalist Jill Carroll have threatened to kill her if their demands are not met by Feb. 26, the owner of a Kuwaiti TV station that has aired a new tape of the hostage said Friday.
- Shell named Raiders coach
- Davis turns to man he fired after ‘94 season
- February 11, 2006
- Art Shell was hired for his second stint as Raiders coach Friday night, ending Oakland’s 51â2-week search to replace Norv Turner.
- Fires scorch thousands of acres
- Crews fight to contain south-central Kansas blazes
- February 11, 2006
- Fires in two neighboring south-central Kansas counties on Friday forced some evacuations and burned more than 5,000 acres of ranch and farmland.
- Win has Indians feeling groovy
- February 11, 2006
- The Haskell Indian Nations University men’s basketball team hasn’t had many nights like Friday.
- Club News
- February 11, 2006
- Jan. 11, 2006
- 8 die in bombing of Sunni mosque
- Roadside bomb kills two U.S. Marines
- February 11, 2006
- A car bomb killed at least eight people Friday outside a Sunni mosque in Baghdad and gunmen abducted a Sunni cleric, raising sectarian tensions as the election commission gave the final go-ahead for talks to begin in earnest on a new government.
- Woman testifies she was raped, threatened
- February 11, 2006
- A woman testified Friday that a 47-year-old Douglas County man raped her twice, threatened to shoot her and threatened to cut her with a knife late last year at his apartment south of Lawrence.
- Religious leaders
- February 11, 2006
- To the editor:
- Roberts’ politics
- February 11, 2006
- To the editor:
- Charter school bill reveals divide
- February 11, 2006
- Kansas State Board of Education members Friday faced off before the Legislature on opposite sides of a bill that supporters said would lead to more charter schools.
- Englishman to face killing charges in U.S.
- February 11, 2006
- An unemployed British computer programmer accused of killing his wife and infant daughter as they lay in bed in their Massachusetts home agreed Friday to return to the United States to face charges.
- Heart transplant pioneer dies at 83 of lung cancer
- February 11, 2006
- Dr. Norman Shumway, the first surgeon to perform a successful heart transplant operation in the United States, died Friday of lung cancer, a Stanford University spokeswoman said. He was 83.
- Candidate’s visions lead to arrest in 1998 killing
- February 11, 2006
- More than five years ago, Rod Spraggins made a sensational charge at a candidate forum, publicly accusing a political opponent of murder with nothing to back up the allegation except, it turns out, a vision. Now police say Spraggins was right.
- Officials: Man pulled out of L.A. plot after 9-11
- February 11, 2006
- A Malaysian man recruited by al-Qaida to pilot a plane in a second wave of Sept. 11-style attacks on the United States has been in custody in his homeland since December 2002, Southeast Asian security officials said Friday.
- Sutton hurt in car accident
- February 11, 2006
- Oklahoma State basketball coach Eddie Sutton was hospitalized Friday after being injured in a car accident. Sutton sustained a head injury, according to police, and bruises to his face but was expected to be released today from Stillwater Medical Center.
- Police investigating missing city funds
- February 11, 2006
- Police and city officials said Friday that “tens of thousands of dollars” in tournament entry fees and concession stand receipts are missing from the Manhattan Parks and Recreation Department - and that the missing money might be connected to a fantasy sports gambling ring involving city employees.
- Jayhawks cruise to pair of victories
- February 11, 2006
- Kansas University softball coach Tracy Bunge knew that her pitching staff would have to step up for the Jayhawks to thrive this season.
- Kidnapped Egyptian diplomat released
- February 11, 2006
- An Egyptian diplomat abducted at gunpoint in the Gaza Strip was released early today, officials said, a day after a previously unknown Palestinian group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
- U.S. loses more clout with IOC
- February 11, 2006
- Losing softball and baseball was tough enough. Losing a place on the Olympics’ most powerful body could be even more painful for the United States.
- Shields, Holmes returning?
- February 11, 2006
- After talking with guard Will Shields and running back Priest Holmes, new Kansas City Chiefs coach Herman Edwards believes there is a good chance they’ll both be back next season.
- Garmin claims patent infringement
- February 11, 2006
- Garmin Ltd. has filed two lawsuits against European rival TomTom Inc., claiming the company is using Garmin-patented technology in its GPS devices.
- Seabury drops two to Elwood
- February 11, 2006
- Adam Davis had 13 points and Grayson Dillon 11, but Seabury Academy’s boys basketball team dropped a 55-32 decision Friday to Elwood.
- Weir leads at Pebble Beach
- February 11, 2006
- Mike Weir closed with three birdies at Poppy Hills to finish with a 5-under 67 on Friday, moving into the lead after two rounds at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Weir finished his first nine holes in even par, but after the turn he moved briskly up the leaderboard as first-round leader Luke Donald sputtered through his round at Pebble Beach. Aaron Oberholser followed his first-round 65 with a 4-under 68 at Spyglass Hill to move into second place at 11-under, three shots back.
- Former governor released from prison
- February 11, 2006
- Former Gov. John G. Rowland walked out of federal prison Friday after serving 10 months for corruption.
- Tree expense
- February 11, 2006
- To the editor:
- Jayhawks rip Stanford
- February 11, 2006
- Kansas University’s baseball squad scored six runs in the final two innings, breaking a tie and cruising to a 8-2 victory over Stanford on Friday at Sunken Diamond, handing the Cardinal (3-1) their first loss of the season.
- Black, Hispanic inmates separated after brawls
- February 11, 2006
- Los Angeles County jail officials separated black and Hispanic inmates, began transferring troublemakers out and brought in clergy to try to restore peace after a week of racially charged brawls.
- City contradiction
- February 11, 2006
- To the editor:
- Old home town
- February 11, 2006
- 25 years ago in 1981
- Soriano loses in arbitration
- February 11, 2006
- Alfonso Soriano lost to the Washington Nationals in salary arbitration Friday and will receive $10 million rather than his request for $12 million.
- U.S. splits in Davis Cup
- February 11, 2006
- After Andy Roddick grew nauseated and lost his match, and James Blake won in straight sets Friday to give the United States a 1-1 tie with Romania in the opening round of Davis Cup play on Friday. Blake defeated Victor Hanescu, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-2, following Andrei Pavel’s 6-7 (2), 2-6, 7-6 (8), 6-2, 6-4 victory over Roddick.
- Pierce, Schnyder to meet
- February 11, 2006
- Mary Pierce needed two tiebreakers to defeat Emilie Loit of France, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-4), Friday and reach the semifinals of the Gaz de France. Pierce will face fourth-seeded Patty Schnyder, who cruised into the semifinals with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over fifth-seeded Elena Dementieva.
- KU men’s golf last at Hilo Intercollegiate
- February 11, 2006
- Kansas University’s men’s golf squad placed dead last out of 21 squads after Friday’s final round at the UH Hilo Intercollegiate. KU shot a final-round score of 298 for a 905 total on the par-71 layout. The Jayhawks travel Feb. 27-28 to the All-American Intercollegiate in Houston.
- Old home town
- February 11, 2006
- 100 years ago in 1906
- Mayer: Big Julie wonder to watch
- February 11, 2006
- I’m amazed at how many seemed to miss a fabutastic fast-break dunk that Kansas University’s Julian Wright imposed on Nebraska in that 42-point basketball blowout here. Big Julie was roaring down one side of the court, and a Husker was keeping up with him pretty well … until Wright exploded for what seemed to be two 20-foot steps and slammed the ball home. When Julian cut in the afterburner, it was as though the Husker defender suddenly hit a Krazy Glue spot and got frozen in his tracks.
- MSU to build new arena
- February 11, 2006
- Missouri State University and hotel magnate John Q. Hammons announced plans Friday to build a $60 million, on-campus basketball arena, less than two months after eliminating five sports in a cost-saving move.
- Arenas named All-Star
- February 11, 2006
- Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas was picked Friday by commissioner David Stern to replace Indiana forward Jermaine O’Neal in the NBA All-Star game. O’Neal was voted in as an Eastern Conference starter but is injured.
- Henderson Mets instructor
- February 11, 2006
- Rickey Henderson is back in the major leagues, this time as an instructor with the New York Mets. Henderson, baseball’s career steals leader, hasn’t played in the big leagues since 2003, when he was with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Patrol seeks fuel deals
- February 11, 2006
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.11 at Citgo, Ninth and Iowa streets, and Zarco 66, 1415 W. Sixth St. If you find a lower price, call Pump Patrol at 832-7154.
- Prosecutors can seek death penalty in Precious Doe slaying, judge says
- February 11, 2006
- Prosecutors can seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing his stepdaughter, a judge ruled Friday, even though they first told the man they wouldn’t pursue a capital murder charge.
- On the record
- February 11, 2006
- Emergency calls
- Ojeleye lifts Ottawa boys past Eudora; Oskie rolls
- February 11, 2006
- Ottawa’s Victor Ojeleye made four free throws in last minute to secure a 56-50 boys basketball victory Friday over Eudora. Rodney Spillman led EHS (11-5, 6-3) with 17 points, and Mike Ortega added 10. Ojeleye finished with 14.
- Brigade getting warm K.C. reception
- Sellout expected for squad’s first home game, scheduled for Sunday in Kemper Arena
- February 11, 2006
- Neil Smith stood casually in an end zone this week at Kemper Arena, lounging against one of the padded walls that encompasses the Kansas City Brigade’s new field.
- Ex-Buckeye Clarett indicted
- February 11, 2006
- Former Ohio State tailback Maurice Clarett was indicted on charges of robbing two people behind a bar and carrying a concealed weapon, a prosecutor said Friday.
- STATE: Taff seeks to avoid prison time for fraud
- U.S. attorney opposes lighter sentence for former congressional candidate
- February 11, 2006
- A two-time congressional candidate who has admitted using campaign funds to help him get a loan for a $1.2 million home has filed paperwork aimed at avoiding time in federal prison.
- Child’s 911 call shows new system’s efficiency
- Emergency workers able to trace cell phone
- February 11, 2006
- Ten-year-old Kennedy Fasching’s grandmother was on the floor unconscious. Kennedy called 911, but when dispatchers asked where she was calling from, she didn’t know the exact address.
- Washington feuded as New Orleans drowned, Brown says
- February 11, 2006
- As Hurricane Katrina’s deadly floodwaters kept rising in New Orleans streets last August, the two top federal disaster chiefs feuded while other officials wouldn’t talk to each other, according to testimony Friday at a Senate hearing.
- Military asks Bush to OK executions at Ft. Leavenworth
- February 11, 2006
- Kansas could see its first legal execution in four decades if President Bush approves a military request to put to death two inmates at Fort Leavenworth’s U.S. Disciplinary Barracks.
- Egypt gives look at first new tomb found since 1922
- February 11, 2006
- The painted 3,000-year-old face of a woman - her eyes lined in black kohl - stared from a funerary mask as authorities on Friday revealed to the world the first tomb discovered in eight decades in the Valley of the Kings.
- Snubbed Arenas soars
- Wizards win fourth straight, 101-89
- February 11, 2006
- Gilbert Arenas turned his conflicting All-Star emotions into another big game. Brendan Haywood won a battle of temperaments that got Zydrunas Ilgauskas ejected in the fourth quarter. Antawn Jamison found his stroke at a vital stretch in the waning minutes.
- Kansan touts American beef to Japanese fearful of mad cow
- February 11, 2006
- Kirk Sours knew there was a lot on the line Friday as he tried to persuade a visiting delegation of Japanese policymakers to once again open their country to American beef
- Honor hits home for native Kansan
- Noted photojournalist Gordon Parks receives annual William Allen White citation
- February 11, 2006
- The humility and graciousness of photojournalist Gordon Parks was evident Friday when a videotape showed the Kansas native accepting this year’s William Allen White Foundation National Citation.
- Around and about
- February 11, 2006
- The Lawrence High School Class of 1976 will have its 30-year reunion Aug. 4-5. If you are a member of the class and have not received a postcard, please contact classof76@sunflower.com or call Martin Moore at 841-6565 or 841-3567.
- Kemp, KU to face upstart Mizzou
- February 11, 2006
- Ah, for another Crystal Kemp. Kemp has been, for the most part, the only consistent scorer for Kansas University’s women’s basketball team this season. Even during the Jayhawks’ recent slide, the 6-foot-2 senior has been dependable.
- Choi tops Johnnie Walker
- February 11, 2006
- K.J. Choi shot a 6-under-66 in the second round of the Johnnie Walker Classic to take a two-shot lead over Kevin Stadler.
- Ceremony signals Games’ beginning
- February 11, 2006
- Dazzled, cheering fans danced on their chairs in the winter cold Friday night, and the opening ceremony of the Winter Games became one giant house party.
- Quin quits
- Embattled MU coach flip-flops, resigns
- February 11, 2006
- Missouri basketball coach Quin Snyder resigned Friday, one day after saying he planned to finish what had become a disappointing season.
- Closed society hampers understanding
- February 11, 2006
- I think I saw Jesus the other day.
- Big men carry Veritas to victory
- February 11, 2006
- The performance of ailing Andrew Bartlow in Veritas Christian’s 71-60 boys basketball victory over Saint Mary’s Academy had the Crusaders feeling a little sick themselves.
- Pope’s last-second shot fails; Lawrence High boys fall
- February 11, 2006
- The potential game-winner hung in the air, and Kristian Pope felt helpless.
- Sharing the tank
- Many of faith believe God, evolution can coexist
- February 11, 2006
- The Rev. Peter Luckey says people shouldn’t have to choose between evolution and faith in God.
- How can the Bible give insights into current scientific debates?
- February 11, 2006
- Dealing with mysteries beyond our knowledge
- Firebird girls polish off Pioneers
- February 11, 2006
- The “inconsistent” tag doesn’t sit well with Bryan Duncan.
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- February 11, 2006
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