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- Will plant raise a stink?
- Current facility a good neighbor, residents say
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A1
- South Lawrence residents are going to get a new $80 million neighbor in the next few years. No, it’s not Bill Gates’ retirement home.
- On the record
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Lawrence Datebook
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on B2
- E-mails detail lobbyist Abramoff’s donation requests
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Wanted: Face time with President Bush or top adviser Karl Rove. Suggested donation: $100,000. The middleman: lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
- Romance blooms in Alaska
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on D8
- Michelle Bland, 30, grew up in the Lawrence area, graduated from Lawrence High School in 1994 and went on to get a degree in education from Principia College in Elsah, Ill. Today she lives in Bethel, Alaska, teaching fourth-graders.
- Lawrence Book Club News
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on D3
- ¢ Intergenerational group together after 15 years ¢ Sorority alumna unite over love of reading
- Colo. woman accused of killing ex-husband in KS
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on B8
- A Colorado woman is being held on $2 million bail, accused of the May 2005 murder of her ex-husband in Kansas.
- Off-duty police needed to aid security, owner says
- Officers prohibited from working at bars, but city leaders open to revising policy
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A1
- When it comes to the bar and nightclub industry, city staff members are researching all types of ideas to improve security - ranging from closed-circuit television cameras to more strict licensing requirements.
- Organ recital to be accompanied by slides
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on D7
- Lawrence-based organist and composer Sabin Levi will give an organ recital at 3 p.m. Friday on the renowned Temple Organ at the world headquarters of the Community of Christ church, 1001 W. Walnut St., Independence, Mo.
- Alpha Woman
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on D3
- During the many years after our father’s death, the strong alpha woman, our mother, failed physically, victim of an orphan disease, heart disease, auto-immune disease, and aging: She grieved.
- She’s got game
- Golf, tennis stars dominate list of current sports icons
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Danica Patrick will compete in the Kansas Lottery Indy 300 on July 2 at the Kansas Speedway. Her appearance in Kansas City, Kan., will attract a variety of fans.
- Keegan: Dydek stands tall on my list
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Late at night in a casino/mall in Connecticut more than a year ago, my wife and I were walking down a crowded hallway when we saw the tallest person we’d ever seen and then heard the rudest words we’d ever heard.
- State to begin push for new transportation plan in 2008
- Opponent says roads don’t fuel economic growth
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on B1
- In the not-too-distant future, Kansans may be asked to open up their wallets for another highway program.
- Video leads to barrage of mail
- Writers deluge D.A. after CNN posts tape on boy’s beating in Newton
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Hate mail poured into Douglas County Dist. Atty. Charles Branson’s mailbox Friday after Lawrence resident Dale Vestal released a video showing his son getting beaten by another boy at a basketball game.
- Family trumps tourneys
- Ex-tourney fisherman Ledbetter rediscovers passion
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on C6
- Brian Ledbetter wanted that spot. It was the Lake of the Ozarks Bass Fishing Tournament, and he knew exactly where to position his boat - at a hot spot for fish he found four days before the tournament.
- Drivers turn backs on premium gas
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A9
- If it weren’t for a small but loyal group of customers, Channara Keam would stop selling premium gasoline at his College Park, Md., station.
- Plant ecologist feels deep attachment to Kansas prairie he studies
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Plant ecologist and longtime Lawrence resident Kelly Kindscher has a long history studying prairie plants. His ancestors homesteaded on the Nebraska prairie when they moved to the Great Plains.
- Center seeks ‘critical mass’
- Incubator, consultant help boost bioscience
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on C12
- Matt McClorey doesn’t just advise scientists, engineers and computer programmers how to turn potentially market-shifting visions into business realities.
- U.S. troops briefly detain Sunni leader
- Two American soldiers killed by bomb
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A11
- American troops detained a top Sunni religious leader for a few hours after a raid seeking terror suspects Saturday, while a bomb killed two U.S. soldiers patrolling south of Baghdad during a mammoth military operation trying to secure the capital region.
- No ‘Smoked’ screen
- Transplanted New Yorker’s fast-paced thriller the real deal
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on D3
- After gimpy bomb maker Smoke Dugan killed his mafia boss and stole more than $2 million of mob money, he fled New York and wound up in Maine to await the hit men who were sure to beat a path to his door.
- Befuddled pelicans fly under influence
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A7
- Four pelicans were being detained in an animal drunk tank Friday on suspicion of public intoxication, authorities in Southern California said.
- Skyscraper projects regain popularity in downtown cities
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A7
- In this city where the skyscraper was born, it is thriving like never before.
- Presidential campaign enters final days
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A10
- A week before they go to the polls to pick a new president, Mexican voters are sharply divided between a firebrand populist who promises to lift up the poor and an establishment conservative who embraces free markets and U.S. style capitalism.
- Territorial Days celebrates town’s role in U.S. history
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Gunshots rang Saturday from one side of the battlefield, then the other. Here, 150 years ago, men like these fired real bullets at one another across this prairie grass.
- Goin’ all out
- Cowgirls lasso rodeo spotlight
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Ribbon roping might sound like a knitting technique taught at an arts and crafts fair. But there’s absolutely nothing dainty about it.
- Zebra mussels causing trouble
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on C6
- Many boaters, anglers and other lake users know that zebra mussels are thriving in El Dorado Reservoir and in the Walnut River.
- Fishing Report
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on C6
- Hunting regulations changed
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on C6
- Several new regulations will affect this year’s Kansas hunting seasons. Here is a list:
- ‘Flat’ Raiders fall in pool-play finale
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on C1
- For the third consecutive game, the Lawrence Raiders saw themselves facing a deficit at the Al Ice Memorial Woodbat Classic.
- Made in your shades
- Sunglasses reflect visions of fashion and health
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on D1
- “Two classes” hardly reflects the mind-boggling variety of sunglasses styles being worn today by everyone from A-list celebrities to downtown Lawrence road workers. Dark represents only one hue on a lens-tint menu that ranges from mirrors to pastels, fades to transitions. And anonymity rarely seems to be the goal of those donning some of the more outrageous specs on the market.
- Early examples of lawn care items collectible
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on D7
- It’s lawn-care season. Did you know the first mower was invented about 1830 in England? In the United States, lawn mowers were improved and patented frequently after the first horse-drawn mowers of 1868. Newer mowers were run by steam or gas engines until finally, in 1899, the push-it-by-hand mower for home use was patented. Sprinklers were patented in the United States by 1897. There are collectors of mowers and sprinklers, and some of the early examples are very high-priced.
- Report: Brown mulling retirement
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on C2
- Larry Brown feels so humiliated by the way the Knicks treated him during the last two months that he is considering retirement, according to a person close to the Hall of Fame coach. But he still wants the $40 million the Knicks owe him.
- Agassi to retire after U.S. Open
- ‘It’s been a lot of sacrifices the last few months’
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on C2
- Andre Agassi’s voice wavered and his eyes welled up. After years of dealing with injuries, after months of contemplation, he finally spoke the words he knew he had to, at the place he knew he had to.
- North Carolina takes title-round opener
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on C5
- Chad Flack hit a leadoff triple and rumbled home to score the go-ahead run on a passed ball in the eighth inning, leading North Carolina to a 4-3 victory over Oregon State in the opening game of the College World Series championship round Saturday night.
- Germany ‘fantastic’
- Argentina next for host squad
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on C5
- The game plan was to apply pressure from the start and score an early goal. Mission accomplished.
- Big Papi blasts another one
- Red Sox win on walk-off home run by Ortiz
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on C4
- David Ortiz hits so many walkoff homers that one teammate even predicts them.
- Wood: This camera never lies
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Talk about sticking your neck out.
- Patience pays off for K.C. righty
- Duckworth earns first victory in 26 months
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on C1
- The toughest part of these past two years and two months for Brandon Duckworth was probably the final 45 minutes Saturday night.
- Study: Antibiotic-free food
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A5
- Antibiotic-free foods are not necessarily safer, according to an Institute of Food Technologists study to be released Monday.
- Surrogate mother goes against trend in conservative states
- Lawrence woman carries baby for gay couple in Calif.a
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A1
- If her pregnancy goes as planned, a Lawrence woman’s baby will have 10 fingers, 10 toes and two proud fathers.
- Hubble telescope’s main camera broken
- Problem possibly fixable from ground
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A6
- The main camera on the Hubble Space Telescope, which has revolutionized astronomy with its stunning pictures of the universe, has stopped working, an instrument specialist who works with the camera said Saturday.
- Man wins lawsuit over faulty penile implant
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A3
- A former handyman has won more than $400,000 in a lawsuit over a penile implant that gave him a 10-year erection.
- Tentative deal made in eminent domain fight
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Two homeowners who had refused to leave their riverfront homes to make way for private development have reached a tentative agreement with the city of New London, Gov. M. Jodi Rell said Friday.
- ‘Pendleton 8’ draw support
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A3
- As hundreds of protesters picketed outside Camp Pendleton on Saturday in support of seven Marines and a Navy corpsman charged with murder in the death of an Iraqi man, defense attorneys began preparing for a long battle.
- Rottweiler fatally attacks 2-year-old girl
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A3
- A 2-year-old girl was fatally mauled by a dog owned by an employee of an animal adoption service, authorities said.
- University chancellor falls to her death
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Dee Denton, the controversial chancellor of the University of California Santa Cruz, fell to her death Saturday from the 44th floor of a San Francisco apartment building, the medical examiner’s office confirmed. Her death is being investigated as a suicide, officials said.
- Not all college students sex-crazed, study shows
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on B5
- The two campus student groups that teach college students different ways to handle their urges start with the same evidence: Few of the students are as sex-crazed as pop culture and the media make them out to be.
- Coalition, Afghan troops kill more than 80 insurgents
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A10
- The U.S.-led coalition said Saturday that its troops and Afghan forces had killed more than 80 militants in fighting across southern Afghanistan. In one case, insurgents used civilians as shields to escape.
- Private company controls military housing
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on B3
- A private company has taken over housing at Fort Riley, as part of a Pentagon push to turn over more military housing to private management.
- Army goat demoted for parade incident
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A10
- A British army regiment’s ceremonial pet goat was demoted in disgrace after it marched out of line before a host of international dignitaries during a parade to mark Queen’s Elizabeth II’s birthday, a military spokesman said Saturday.
- Lawrence commuter report
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on B3
- The following construction projects may affect commuter traffic in the region this week.
- Vote in referendum on massive reform today
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A10
- Italians vote today in a constitutional referendum on whether to give regions more clout and shift power to the premier to encourage more stability in a country that has had 61 governments since World War II.
- Forces arrest 42 suspected terrorists
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A10
- Saudi security forces arrested 42 suspected terrorists, including four foreign nationals, allegedly involved in earlier attacks across the kingdom, the Interior Ministry said Saturday.
- Suspected al-Qaida collaborator named new leader of militia
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A10
- A fundamentalist Muslim who the U.S. suspects of collaborating with al-Qaida terrorists was named Saturday as the new leader of an Islamic militia that has seized control of Somalia’s capital.
- Books cater to budding young artists with taste for hands-on fun
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on D1
- Three very different books from the same publisher give kids the chance not only to experience art, but to interact with it.
- Some whines don’t go well with dinner
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on D1
- It is 6:30 on a Thursday night. I have eaten like a French woman all day, and I am famished.
- Horoscopes
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on D4
- For Sunday, June 25, 2006
- Even the devil can’t upstage wardrobe in ‘Prada’
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on D6
- Miranda Priestly, Meryl Streep’s character in “The Devil Wears Prada,” is fashion’s queen bee and an ice princess to boot. The only time anyone recalls her smiling was when she previewed Tom Ford’s 2001 collection. Must have been that updated Yves Saint Laurent smoking jacket that pushed her over the edge.
- Best-sellers
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on D3
- Fashionista film goods going to online auction
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on D6
- The hundreds of outfits and accessories featured in the film “The Devil Wears Prada” surely will inspire some moviegoers to spruce up their own wardrobes, and 20th Century Fox and several fashion-industry partners couldn’t pass up an opportunity to help. There are several tie-ins to the movie, including charity auctions of costumes worn by stars Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway.
- Government structure not Americans’ top concern
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on B7
- This month the Democrats began their offensive to take back control of the Congress. They’ve spent months recruiting candidates, they’re raising money, and they’re raising hopes. Now they have finally rolled out their agenda for power.
- Measured approach to N. Korea
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on B7
- For 1,971 days the Bush administration ignored North Korea’s missile program as unimportant and unthreatening to the security of the United States.
- At least 50,000 Iraqis have died violently
- Total is 20,000 more than Bush administration acknowledges
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A11
- At least 50,000 Iraqis have died violently since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, according to statistics from the Baghdad morgue, the Iraqi Health Ministry and other agencies - a toll 20,000 higher than previously acknowledged by the Bush administration.
- How much?
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on B6
- Is the school funding package approved by the Kansas Legislature big enough? Do schools need more to properly educate Kansas students? The questions facing the Kansas Supreme Court are not easy to answer.
- Classic was a sign of the times
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on B6
- Confined to her bed in Atlanta by a broken ankle and arthritis, her husband gave her a stack of blank paper and said, “Write a book.” Did she ever.
- Police oversight
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: I was heartened to see the article this week in the Lawrence Journal-World regarding a renewed interest in the development of a police review board for the city of Lawrence.
- GOP rejects Texas take on immigration
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on B6
- The story line of the week was “Republicans in Retreat,” as major pieces of President Bush’s legislative program hit roadblocks on Capitol Hill.
- Study: Americans enjoying highest standard of living in history
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on A9
- Americans have never had it so good. Gas prices may be up. The stock market may be down. Job security may seem an illusion and there’s not yet an iPod in every pocket.
- Businesses advised to plan regarding flu pandemics
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on B8
- Public health officials on Friday warned businesses that a third to a half of the Kansas work force could be out sick for weeks at a time if a pandemic influenza hits the state.
- Bankruptcies
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on C12
- Douglas County residents or businesses filing for bankruptcy protection from June 2 through Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Kansas, according to court records:
- Software CEO wins entrepreneur award
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on C12
- Scott Coons, a Lawrence resident and president and chief executive officer of Perceptive Software Inc., is this year’s Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the technology category for the program’s Central Midwest region.
- Money tip
- June 25, 2006 in print edition on C12
- Don’t let fixed rates on student loans fool you into thinking you don’t have to shop around.
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- God, marriage May 25, 2012 · 191 comments
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- Brownback signs bill blocking use of Islamic law May 25, 2012 · 256 comments
- Parents have electronic tether to campus May 28, 2012 · 13 comments
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- Friends mourn Lynn Bretz, former voice of KU May 28, 2012
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- KU’s Elijah Johnson cautious at camp May 29, 2012
- Remnant Rehab: Cheaply frame fabric art May 28, 2012
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