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- 6News Now for July 25
- July 25, 2006
- In tonight’s 6News and tomorrow’s Journal-World, new parking for KU students, an audio equipment company is expanding, and campaign donations for the Attorney General’s race.
- Final band concert will not be rescheduled
- July 25, 2006
- The Lawrence City Band will not reschedule the final band concert of the year.
- Tigers make ‘weird’ history
- Five-run first lifts Detroit to 9-7 victory over Indians
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C4
- The Detroit Tigers have done everything much faster than expected this season. On Monday night, they made history in a hurry.
- People in the news
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A2
- ¢ Pavarotti not finished yet ¢ ‘Survivor’ winner sent to prison in Oklahoma ¢ Critics honor Carol Burnett ¢ Christina Aguilera tones down sultry image in album
- Religion meets global capitalism
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A2
- The more specific the focus, the more interesting the documentary. “The Tailenders” on “P.O.V.” (9 p.m., PBS) looks at a phenomenon few of us have ever heard of, yet raises questions that are profound, spiritual and truly global in scope.
- Pakistan urged not to expand nuclear program
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A6
- The Bush administration urged Pakistan not to expand its nuclear weapons program Monday after a U.S. think tank said Islamabad was building a reactor that could generate plutonium for up to 50 atomic bombs a year.
- Horoscopes
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B5
- For Tuesday, July 25
- Army Guardsman reports vandalism, beating
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B3
- Police are investigating an injured Kansas Army National Guardsman’s reports that he has been the victim of a beating and repeated vandalism involving burned flags in recent days.
- Democrats amass largest war chests
- Sebelius, Morrison lead fields on campaign donations
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Kansas is a Republican state by voter registration. But two Democrats are leading the way in raising campaign funds, according to finance reports filed Monday.
- Conservatives may be tough to shake off
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Ordinarily, Chapman Rackaway, an assistant political science professor at Fort Hays State University, would peg incumbent State Board of Education member Connie Morris’s chances for re-election somewhere between slim and none.
- Campaign contributions for board contenders are detailed
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A5
- Backed by evolution opponents, Jesse Hall has raised nearly three times as much as State Board of Education member Janet Waugh in the Democratic Party primary, according to campaign finance reports filed Monday.
- Manning content to continue hoops education
- Non-coaching role at KU allows another summer at camp
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Danny Manning some day will be named a full-time college assistant basketball coach - likely at his alma mater - and won’t be able to run his annual camp for Lawrence and area youths.
- Media guide offers look at KU football complex
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Kansas University’s 2006 football media guide was made available for the first time Monday during the Big 12 Conference media days at the Marriott Country Club Plaza.
- Development by design
- City seeks cohesive look for new retail developments
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Call it the Lawrence look. For many people, that means a wide Massachusetts Street sidewalk, built for strolling past substantial brick or stone buildings replete with wrought iron fences and colorful, interesting landscapes.
- Bob Dole portrait to hang in Capitol
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B1
- A portrait of former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., will be unveiled today during a ceremony in the historic Old Senate Chamber in the U.S. Capitol.
- Residents continue negotiations with developer on condominium
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B1
- A controversial condominium and commercial development proposed for East Lawrence may get the neighborhood’s blessing after all.
- Century School unveils mural
- Students, teachers celebrate after battling liability issues
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Bent down to one knee, markers in hand, Century School students Monday finally scrawled their monikers on their long-awaited school mural.
- Lending credit card can lead to debt woes
- Parents tend to be victims of piggybacking
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C8
- My grandmother, Big Mama, didn’t like lending folks anything.
- Chicago laws aim for ‘refinement’
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A2
- If you’re a cell phone-using, goose liver-eating, cigarette-smoking, fast food-loving person, Chicago might not be your kind of town.
- Francis silences St. Louis
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C4
- When Yadier Molina’s bloop single glanced off Cory Sullivan’s glove in the sixth inning, the center fielder leapt to his feet in frustration.
- Study: Distractions can make learning less efficient
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A7
- Your parents were right: Don’t study with the TV on. Multitasking may be a necessity in today’s fast-paced world, but new research shows distractions affect the way people learn, making the knowledge they gain harder to use later on.
- Some plaintiffs object to Google settlement
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A7
- A set of plaintiffs in a class-action suit argued Monday that Google has not exercised reasonable care to prevent “click fraud” and has misrepresented efforts to stop swindlers from repeatedly clicking Web site links to drive up advertising costs.
- U.S. focuses on Baghdad in effort to quell violence
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A7
- American troops are stepping up operations in the Baghdad area to combat death squads and dampen down the violence threatening the new unity government, a U.S. general said Monday.
- County Commission approves road work
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B3
- Douglas County commissioners on Monday authorized seeking bids for various road improvement projects.
- Crossing guard sought on George Williams Way
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B3
- The Lawrence City Commission will consider today whether to approve a crossing guard for the intersection of George Williams Way and Harvard Road.
- Vice provost given promotion at KU
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B3
- Kansas University has promoted Mary Lee Hummert, associate vice provost for research, to the post of vice provost for faculty support.
- House approves bills to protect wilderness areas
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A3
- The House approved a series of bills Monday to protect national forest land in the West, including the designation of new wilderness areas in three Western states.
- Wounded soldiers are given U.S. citizenship
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A3
- At an event linking the most sensitive domestic and foreign policy issues currently before the White House - immigration and the war in Iraq - President Bush on Monday attended a ceremony at which three wounded soldiers were given U.S. citizenship.
- HCA agrees to $21.3B buyout during downturn
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A3
- The board of HCA Inc. is recommending the nation’s largest for-profit hospital operator accept a $21.3 billion deal to take the company private in one of the largest leveraged buyouts ever.
- Evacuations possible as wildfire grows
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A3
- A 6,600-acre wildfire forced the evacuation of more than a hundred homes in rural San Diego County, and authorities warned Monday that two other communities with a total of 1,350 homes could be next.
- San Diego cross may provide national legal test
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Ronald Reagan had just left office, the Christian Coalition was new, “values” had yet to become a buzzword of American politics and six of the current U.S. Supreme Court justices had other jobs when an atheist sued the city of San Diego for permitting a giant cross in a public park.
- Democrats’ agenda aimed at middle class
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., has gone to great lengths to create a distinctive political footprint, but she declared Monday that ideas championed by the Clinton White House offer the best chance for Democrats to win back their majority.
- Temperatures put pressure on Calif. electricity supply
- Power concerns also seen in N.Y., St. Louis
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Scorching heat pushed California’s electricity supply to the brink Monday as authorities investigated at least 29 possible heat-related deaths, most in the smoldering Central Valley where temperatures reached 115 degrees over the weekend.
- Matsui on mend
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C5
- New York Yankees left fielder Hideki Matsui is making progress in his comeback from a broken left wrist, but still isn’t ready to take batting practice.
- Nationals’ sale closes; team hires scouting VP
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C5
- A group led by local real estate developer Ted Lerner and Stan Kasten officially took control of the Washington Nationals on Monday, finalizing the $450 million purchase of the club from Major League Baseball.
- Sheets return tonight
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C5
- After nearly three months of frustration, Milwaukee Brewers ace Ben Sheets says he’s excited to return to the mound.
- Texas skipper Showalter sits out as precaution
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C5
- Buck Showalter missed his second consecutive game Monday night, a precaution advised by a team doctor after the Texas Rangers’ manager sat out a game in Chicago and spent a night in the hospital for dehydration.
- Yanks’ Damon ailing
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C5
- New York Yankees center fielder Johnny Damon was scratched from the starting lineup Monday night at Texas because of a sore back. Bubba Crosby replaced Damon in center field and batted ninth.
- Cubs put Derrek Lee back on disabled list
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C5
- The Chicago Cubs placed first baseman Derrek Lee on the 15-day disabled list Monday because of inflammation in his right wrist and said there were no plans to shelve the NL batting champion for the rest of the season.
- A-Rod struggling
- Yankee star’s problems - with bat and glove - mostly in his head
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C5
- Alex Rodriguez is stuck in a slump. Big one, too. Right when the New York Yankees are in dire need of steady production.
- Bonds’ attorney seeks leak probe
- Complaint says government released info
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C5
- Barry Bonds’ attorney is asking federal authorities to investigate who told a newspaper the Giants forwarded the baseball star’s medical records to a grand jury investigating him for perjury and tax evasion.
- Royals send MacDougal to Chisox
- K.C. gets two minor-league pitchers; Sweeney on rehab
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C5
- In a busy Monday at Kauffman Stadium, the Kansas City Royals sent Mike Sweeney to Burlington for a rehab assignment and traded former All-Star reliever Mike MacDougal to the Chicago White Sox.
- Search committee narrows NFL commissioner list
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C6
- The list of candidates for Paul Tagliabue’s job as NFL commissioner is down to 11, although with two weeks to go until the final selection meeting, a majority of the owners still don’t know who is on it.
- A full bag of tricks
- British Open could be Woods’ signature major
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C6
- Jack Nicklaus might have been right about Tiger Woods, even if he was looking at the wrong place.
- Topsy-turvy battle suits Tour just fine
- Landis, competitors proved storylines didn’t depart France with Lance
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C6
- No more Lance, no more Tour de France? Hardly. Here’s the message for all those TV viewers who switched off the set or changed channels in the first Tour in the post-Armstrong era: You missed one of the best shows in decades.
- Stewart isn’t practicing what he preaches
- Outspoken driver’s desire for a give-and-take attitude on the track is heavy on the latter
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C6
- Tony Stewart is many things, but the Emily Post of NASCAR etiquette is most certainly not one of them.
- Bandits fall in championship game
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Manhattan proved to be the one team the Lawrence Bandits couldn’t solve at the Kansas American Legion A state baseball tournament.
- KU softball team adds JUCO transfers
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Kansas University softball coach Tracy Bunge has dipped into the junior college ranks to flesh out a roster depleted by the loss of six seniors.
- A passing fancy
- Morriss installs spread offense at Baylor, wants to see Bears fling it like Texas Tech
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Seeing the success Texas Tech football has had with a pass-happy spread offense under coach Mike Leach, Baylor coach Guy Morriss felt it was time for a change near the end of last season.
- Slumping Roddick turns to veteran
- Jimmy Connors hopes to bring ‘intangibles’ to pupil in attempt to revive 23-year-old’s career
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C2
- Andy Roddick has turned to Jimmy Connors to give his sputtering career a boost.
- Cornerback Law passes KC physical
- Chiefs’ Peterson says ex-Jet ready for camp at 208 pounds
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C2
- Cornerback Ty Law passed his physical and officially signed a five-year, $30 million contract with the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, adding an established player to a defense that could be on the rise.
- Woman reports rape by intruder
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B2
- A 20-year-old woman told Lawrence Police she was raped Saturday night by a burglar who was inside her home when she came home from work.
- On the record
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Lawrence Datebook
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Man with a plan
- Prince ready to rebuild Kansas State program
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Ron Prince has philosophies he’s not straying from. That much is for sure.
- Woodling: Tickets for the taking
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Ah, those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, those days of soda, pretzels and Kansas University season football ticket sales.
- Hikers are discovered after 3 nights in N.C. mountains
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A4
- Two hikers lost in the rugged North Carolina mountains survived on hard candy and creek water for three nights before they finally found the Blue Ridge Parkway on Monday and waved down a maintenance truck, officials said.
- Israeli forces seize vital Hezbollah stronghold
- U.S. completes evacuation of 12,000 Americans, promises aid
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A5
- Backed by tanks, Israeli troops battled their way to a key Hezbollah stronghold in south Lebanon on Monday, seizing a hilltop in heavy fighting and capturing two guerrillas.
- Serb, Kosovar leaders meet to map future
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A6
- Serb and Kosovar leaders reluctantly met Monday for the first time since NATO bombs drove Serb forces out of the Albanian majority province in 1999.
- Experts: Sharon’s life in danger after downturn
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A6
- Medical experts warned Monday that former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s deteriorating condition could put his life in danger, while the hospital treating him said it would run more tests to find the cause of his downturn.
- Major Gulf oil field appears to be declining
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A6
- Output at Mexico’s most important oil field has fallen steeply this year, raising fears that wells there that generate 60 percent of the country’s petroleum are in the throes of a major decline.
- Crop losses could worsen food shortage
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A6
- Heavy rains in North Korea have destroyed tens of thousands of acres of crops, threatening to worsen the impoverished country’s food shortage, a U.N. agency said Monday.
- New rules OK’d in stem cell research
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A6
- The European Union decided Monday to continue funding human embryonic stem cell research, although new rules adopted by the 25-nation bloc prevent human cloning and destroying embryos.
- Global trade talks collapse
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A6
- In the end, there was finger pointing and plenty of blame to spread around for the collapse of world trade liberalization talks on Monday.
- Rice’s visit to Lebanon yields little diplomatic progress
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A1
- The Lebanese prime minister greeted Condoleezza Rice with a kiss on each cheek. But by the time the secretary of state left the war-torn country Monday, it was clear that her hosts were not thrilled by the message she had delivered.
- Like other paper assets, college degree deflates
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on A1
- The U.S. economy has been steadily growing, with unemployment low and corporate profits at historic highs.
- Fair play
- Annual 4-H event gives youths chance to display homemade talents
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on D1
- The Douglas County Free Fair is almost here. For many, the fair is about attending the demolition derby, riding carnival rides, looking at exhibits and taking in the food: funnel cakes, cotton candy and snow cones.
- Zoo elephant steps up for casting call
- Research could yield information on dinosaurs, climate change
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Elephants aren’t dinosaurs, but they’re close enough for Brian Platt.
- KPERS studies increase in retirement age
- Public employees would have to work until age 65
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Public employees would be unable to retire with full benefits until age 65 under a proposal being considered by the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System.
- Demolition derby, turtle race part of fun events at fair
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on D2
- There are plenty of opportunities for youths to take part in the Douglas County Free Fair. You don’t need to be a 4-H’er to join in the fun and win prizes.
- Separate personal, home improvement funds
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on D1
- Oil and water don’t mix, and neither do personal and project funds when it comes to home improvements.
- Teen seeks advice about dead-end job
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on D1
- Dear Dr. Wes and Marissa: My job stinks. My parents expect me to pay for my insurance and tags on my car, and I have to buy all my own gas, so I have to work after school and in the summer.
- Con artist back in court for probation violation
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B8
- A woman convicted of scamming a retired judge and his wife out of more than $109,000 is back in court, facing an allegation that she’s not living up to terms of her probation.
- Weekend vandalism damages Haskell pool
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B8
- Someone caused between $15,000 and $20,000 damage to the pool and equipment at Haskell Indian Nations University in two incidents during the weekend.
- Gun incident near Last Call brings arrests
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B8
- Lawrence Police arrested two men early Sunday morning after a gun incident linked to Last Call nightclub, 729 N.H.
- Awards, open house set for Wednesday
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C8
- A training coordinator and a staffing company will receive Community Access Awards this week from Independence Inc., a Lawrence-based independent-living resource center serving people with disabilities in Douglas, Franklin and Jefferson counties.
- Alvamar names general manager
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Dick Stuntz is the new general manager for Alvamar Inc.
- Commodities
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C7
- Waddell & Reed to pay $52M
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Overland Park-based Waddell & Reed Inc. is paying more than $50 million in fines and cutting fees by $25 million to settle charges of market-timing abuses in a family of mutual funds.
- Big Brother’s eye on campus
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B7
- Does the federal government need to know whether you aced Aristotelian ethics but had to repeat introductory biology?
- A picture-perfect vacation
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B7
- I am aboard a cruise ship gliding slowly between snow-capped mountains that remind me of the art my parents hung on our living room wall back in Minnesota in the 50s.
- Voting ironies
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: Taylor Hicks, winner of the “American Idol” contest, has been invited to the White House. I love the irony.
- Lebanon troubles
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: Lebanon is an ancient land with a proud heritage, but it has been an official independent country for only 63 years, and its modern course has been chaotic at best.
- Waugh for board
- Returning incumbent Janet Waugh to the Kansas Board of Education will help return the board to a more moderate and professional agenda.
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B6
- Among the most closely watched races in primary elections across the state this year are those for members of the Kansas Board of Education.
- The real happiest place on Earth
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B6
- On any given day you can always find plenty to be depressed about if you pay attention to the news. But at certain times the misery index seems to reach a sort of peak, and the world seems so screwed up that it makes one wonder if we really are living in what some religiously inclined folks refer to as the “end times.”
- Expanded NATO role needed in Mideast
- July 25, 2006 in print edition on B6
- With crises, conflicts and chaos spreading like an influenza pandemic across the Middle East, many people here and in other countries naturally wonder the worst:
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