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- City opposed to coal plant
- November 20, 2006
- Though it’s happening 400 miles away, city officials still fear the impacts of a coal-fired power plant in southwest Kansas.
- K-State bus riders hit overpass
- Police say Shawnee man died in pregame collision on Iowa St.
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Two men were standing on the top porch of the double-decker party bus when it went below an overpass on the way to the Kansas-Kansas State football game Saturday, police said Monday.
- Victim of Saturday’s fatal accident identified
- November 20, 2006
- In tonight’s 6News and tomorrow’s Lawrence Journal-World, the victim of a fatal accident before the KU-KState game has been identified, high school students comment on proposed draft, and wild turkeys are everywhere.
- “Cat Tracker” accident victim identified
- K-State fan hit the bottom of overpass
- 11:35 a.m., November 20, 2006 Updated 05:23 p.m.
- K-State fan hit the bottom of overpass.
- N.Y. mayor wise to bypass presidential bid
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B6
- On Election Day, voters said something that might have moved a less sensible billionaire to succumb to the siren song of those urging him to spend, say, $500 million of his money on an independent presidential candidacy. But over lunch three days later, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who does not do coyness, dismissed the idea as a “pipe dream.” Sometimes nothing so validates a politician’s wisdom as his ability to circumscribe, or to recognize that circumstances circumscribe, his ambitions.
- Big-time bounceback
- Arthur helps KU rip Tigers
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Darrell Arthur may have cracked a smile or two in the interview room after Kansas University’s 87-61 blowout basketball victory over Towson on Sunday night in Allen Fieldhouse.
- It’s easy to be cheesy
- Provide something aged and creamy at a party and you’ll look sharp
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on D1
- Molten cheddar oozing over a grilled burger, creamy brie on a tray filled with ripe strawberries, tangy crumbles of Roquefort nestled next to bacon bits on a Cobb salad - if your mouth is watering, you’re a cheesehead, and there’s no better way to indulge your habit than a cheese-tasting party.
- Cancer research shows promise
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Take an antibiotic. Modify it in a simple, novel way and you end up with a promising compound for fighting cancer.
- Ryan Wood’s KU football notebook
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Kansas University’s football team will modify its practice schedule slightly this week in preparation for Missouri.
- All ‘crossed up
- Cyclocross mixes mountain, road biking in one ‘intense’ sport
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on C6
- As Lawrence’s only professional road cyclist, Brian Jensen knows a thing or two about suffering in the saddle. Just over a year ago, he found a new form of two-wheeled torture: cyclocross racing.
- KU notebook
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on C5
- Kansas University junior forward Sasha Kaun will return to practice today on a limited basis. He has missed KU’s first three games because of a partially torn patellar tendon in his right knee suffered Oct. 30.
- Towson zones work awhile
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on C5
- During head-coaching stops at Florida State and DePaul, Towson University coach Pat Kennedy used a variety of defenses. He reached into his bag of tricks again during Sunday night’s 87-61 loss to Kansas University in Allen Fieldhouse.
- Chalmers on form
- Guard help shoot Tigers out of zone
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on C4
- It might not be such a hot idea for Mario Chalmers to make the outside jumper look so easy. Opponents might start to catch on to one of his top skills. Heck, they probably will anyway. Towson tried to quell it Sunday night and didn’t fare so well.
- Eagles hit hard by Titans
- QB McNabb lost for season due to knee injury
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Donovan McNabb’s season is over early - again, and more NFL roundup.
- Aging running backs will lead teams tonight
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Giants running back Tiki Barber plans to retire. Jaguars running back Fred Taylor wants a new contract. Even though the over-30 running backs have different views about the future, both are thriving in “old age” this season.
- Road test awaits Kansas women’s basketball
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Bonnie Henrickson’s interchangeable-parts system seems to be working so far. Nine players scored for Kansas University’s women’s basketball team in Thursday’s 66-53 home victory over UMKC, and that likely will remain the pattern, at least in the early going.
- Green sharp in Chiefs’ win
- QB returns to spark Kansas City to 17-13 victory over Oakland
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on C1
- It took him nearly all of Sunday’s game, but Trent Green was in midseason form when it mattered most in the Kansas City Chiefs’ 17-13 victory against the Oakland Raiders.
- Keegan: Don’t get too excited
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Should a law-abiding citizen receive a key to the city for not committing any crimes? No. Should a man be praised for being a “good father?” Of course not. To be anything but that would be to squander a priceless gift. Should an employee receive a bonus for giving an honest effort for 40 hours? Negative. It’s part of the deal.
- Stricken cruise ship docks for cleaning
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A3
- A thorough scrubbing of the Carnival Liberty began Sunday as the ship docked after a virus sickened nearly 700 passengers on a trans-Atlantic cruise.
- Annual protest targets military training school
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Protesters continued their 17-year-long effort to close a military school they blame for human rights abuses in Latin America by parading, chanting and raising white crosses Sunday outside the Army’s Fort Benning near Columbus.
- New dollar coins to flip through U.S. presidents
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Can George Washington and Thomas Jefferson succeed where Susan B. Anthony and Sacajawea failed? The U.S. Mint is hoping America’s presidents will win acceptance, finally, for the maligned dollar coin.
- Denver transit goes back to the future
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A3
- When it comes to public transportation in this city, everything old is new again. Tens of thousands of people turned out for a celebration over the weekend to welcome the city’s newest addition to its mass transit system: a train. The new 19-mile-long commuter rail line, projected to carry at least 38,000 passengers each day, officially opened Sunday.
- California to impose sweeping ocean conservation measures
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Flying over California’s rugged Central Coast, Mike Sutton pointed to kelp forests and rocky reefs just below the water’s surface that will soon be off-limits to fishing under one of the nation’s most ambitious plans to protect marine life.
- Caroline Kennedy’s dolls on exhibit at museum
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B3
- Caroline Kennedy opened an exhibit of more than 70 dolls she received as gifts from foreign dignitaries while her father was president.
- Gun sellers increase their business by offering concealed-carry training
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B3
- Gun sellers say they have seen an increase in business from the state’s months-old law that allows residents to carry concealed weapons. But for those who offer the training required to obtain a permit, the boost is not just from gun sales.
- Turnout disappoints vendors at Holiday Bazaar
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B3
- The holiday season had its unofficial kickoff Sunday, but it didn’t have the kick some would have liked. The 30th annual Holiday Bazaar, a holiday-tinged crafts fair, drew more than 130 vendors Sunday to the Community Building, but both organizers and merchants said it didn’t bring the kind of crowed they hoped.
- Architecture student wins ambassador award
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Kansas University architecture student Hannah Franko has received a Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst award to be a Young Ambassador for the 2006-07 academic year.
- Lawrence officer loses charity boxing match
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Lawrence Police officer Sutagee Anglin lost his charity boxing match Saturday night at a Kansas City, Kan., event.
- Free screenings offered for infants, toddlers
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B2
- The next Tiny-K Early Intervention clinic will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 30 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Conference Room D. To schedule an appointment, call 843-3059.
- Arts center seeks holiday shop ‘elves’
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B2
- The Lawrence Arts Center needs volunteers for the Children’s Holiday Shop, which will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 8 and 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 9. Volunteers will work as “elves” to accompany children into the shop and help them choose gifts.
- On the record
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Lawrence Datebook
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Several Fox affiliates pass on O.J. Simpson interview
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A5
- Several Fox affiliates have chosen not to broadcast “If I Did It,” the two-part special where O.J. Simpson talks in hypothetical terms about his role in the 1994 killing of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
- Cranberry marketing push proves fruitful
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A5
- Long a jellied side dish at Thanksgiving, cranberries are increasingly bringing their tart taste and health benefits to products beyond Cosmopolitan cocktails and juice drinks.
- Soldiers launch major offensive in Darfur
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A6
- A large force of Sudanese soldiers backed by allied janjaweed militiamen is sweeping through North Darfur, killing civilians and looting and burning villages in violation of a cease-fire agreement, international observers and rebels said Sunday.
- Supporters mark Franco anniversary
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A6
- Stiff-armed fascist salutes and chants insulting gays and immigrants marked the 31st anniversary of the death of Spanish dictator Gen. Francisco Franco.
- Missile with nuclear capacity test-fired
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A6
- The nuclear saber-rattling between India and Pakistan continued Sunday when India successfully test-fired a medium-range nuclear-capable missile. The test-fire took place days after its rival Pakistan launched a similar missile.
- After Vietnam success, Indonesia unwelcoming
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A6
- President Bush paid tribute to new symbols of capitalism in this struggling communist country today and offered encouragement for Vietnam’s battle against bird flu and other public health challenges.
- Syrian foreign minister calls for U.S. withdrawal timetable in Iraq
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A6
- Syria’s foreign minister called Sunday for a timetable for the withdrawal of American forces to help end Iraq’s sectarian bloodbath, in a groundbreaking diplomatic mission to Iraq that comes amid increasing calls for the U.S. to seek cooperation from Syria and Iran. At least 112 people were killed nationwide, following a week that had already seen more than 700 deaths.
- Deer season fills freezers, bellies
- Roadkill provides bounty for Lecompton man, while hunters keep butchers busy
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Michial Coffman doesn’t mind getting a middle-of-the-night phone call from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. It means it’s his turn to remove a deer carcass from a roadway.
- Lawmaker to propose new draft registration
- Congressman says change could deter U.S. war moves
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Americans would have to sign up for a new military draft after turning 18 under a bill the incoming chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee says he will introduce next year.
- Is it time to pay for play?
- Leaders seek input on complex idea
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Lawrence, say “so long” to your chance to see state championship high school football. That’s not a commentary on the prospects of the Free State or Lawrence High football teams. Instead, it is about the ability of Kansas University’s Memorial Stadium to play host to the big state championship game, which historically has been a boost to hotels, restaurants and other merchants.
- ‘What’s more fun than Jell-O?’
- KU class explores impact of classic American dessert
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Long after the Jell-O molds had set and the students brought the long-lost recipes back to life, it became clear why some flavors never worked in the first place. “With some, it’s not so mysterious,” Kansas University student Samantha Harper said, looking down at the rather disliked apple Jell-O flavor.
- Man injured in Cat Tracker accident still critical
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B1
- A Salina man remains in a Kansas City, Kan., hospital with critical injuries a day after being involved in an accident while riding atop the Cat Tracker bus.
- People in the news
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A2
- ¢ Emmitt Smith’s next steps ¢ Romance rumors refuted ¢ Stallone backs casinos
- ‘Happy Feet’ narrowly beats ‘Casino Royale’ at box office
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A2
- James Bond has met his match - not a fellow spy but a tap-dancing penguin.
- Country music studies potential Hispanic audience
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A2
- When country music acts started noticing more Hispanic fans at their concerts, it didn’t take long for Music Row to start dreaming of its Next Big Audience.
- GCSAA adds leadership courses
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, Lawrence, is teaming up with the Rockhurst University Continuing Education Center to provide education programs for its members.
- FCB Bank hires mortgage lender
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A8
- FCB Bank in De Soto announces the hiring of Dave Hosek, Lawrence, as the bank’s vice president for residential lending, working out of an office in Lawrence and, by the end of this year, De Soto.
- Express Network officer a national VP
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Linda Peterson, a vice president of the Lawrence Express Network of the American Business Women’s Assn., has been elected vice president for the association’s third district, which represents Kansas, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
- On the money
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Mounting personal debt can put ever-increasing pressure on a household’s finances and lead to possible long-term credit problems. Finding a solution to personal debt is not always easy.
- Tactful ways to lay off workers
- November 20, 2006
- Kate and Dale Talk Jobs
- Best Buy moving to embrace its feminine side
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Tracy Schwardt dislikes almost everything about Best Buy stores, from the bass-heavy thump-thump-thump that comes from the car audio department to the cluttered aisles and crowded checkout lanes.
- New silicon technology lets game controllers spring into motion
- November 20, 2006
- With a tilt of your wrists, the dragon you’re riding dives toward the water below. With another movement of your hands, as if pulling back on imaginary reins, the scaly beast pulls out of the dive into level flight, flapping its wings.
- Palestinians shield militants
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A7
- Hundreds of Palestinians serving as human shields guarded the homes of two top militants Sunday, a new tactic that forced Israel to call off missile strikes on the buildings and re-evaluate a mainstay of its aerial campaign in Gaza.
- Hezbollah calls for anti-government protests
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A7
- Hezbollah’s leader urged his followers to prepare for mass demonstrations to topple the government if it ignores the militant group’s demand to form a national unity coalition.
- Student reaches tentative plea deal
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B8
- A 16-year-old charged in an alleged shooting plot at Riverton High School has agreed to plead no contest to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct.
- River level worries K.C.-area utilities
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B8
- Area utilities are concerned about the Missouri River’s depth, saying they could have to turn on emergency equipment if the river drops a few more inches.
- Safety on the chopping block
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on D1
- From chopping fruit to mincing meat, your cutting board is a busy place over the holidays. These tips from the December issue of Better Homes and Gardens will help keep you and your family safe:
- Holiday shopping survival tips
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on D1
- Black Friday is approaching. Does the thought of shopping for presents in crowded stores give you a headache? Keep your running around to a minimum with these tips from Woman’s Day magazine:
- ‘Everybody Hates’ a Thanksgiving special
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on D1
- Wayne Brady guest stars as Julius’ younger brother, Louis, on a Thanksgiving episode of “Everybody Hates Chris” (7 p.m., CW). Louis’ status as a college-educated chiropractor puts Julius in a competitive spirit. Chris’ parsimonious patriarch even springs for brand-name groceries.
- Democrats jump gun on troop withdrawals
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B6
- That didn’t take long. Proving that power corrupts quickly, Democrats are veering off course before they even formally control Congress. Their claims of a mandate to bring the troops home from Iraq are both false and dangerous.
- Miracles?
- Good things could occur with the exercise of good will and statesmanship by our leaders.
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B6
- Americans are noted for their impatience. Many have grown up watching huge problems resolved in an hour’s time on a television show, or at most through a pair of two-hour specials. So some get the notion that we are endowed with a push-button that works miracles with ease.
- Let market rule
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: I am perplexed and disappointed at the latest attempt to control retail development by this “no growth” faction of the Lawrence City Commission. This group, by a 3-2 vote, decided to defer the approval of a proposed shopping center on the northeast corner of Sixth Street and the South Lawrence Trafficway.
- Seal slaughter
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: As a child, I remember hearing about the annual Canadian seal slaughter where sealers clubbed baby harp seals. I remember the pictures of the defenseless pups and how relieved I was to learn that the “hunt” had been stopped.
- Tonganoxie issue
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B7
- Taxpayers, sit down and shut up. This is what Tonganoxie City Council members Jason Ward, Steve Gumm and Velda Roberts are telling us. A valid petition with 354 taxpayers’ signatures want the County Road 1 issue to go to a vote. But those three council members voted to send it to court.
- GOP humility didn’t last long
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B7
- They got humble on Nov. 8 — and stayed that way for four whole days, until President Bush announced that he was resubmitting the nomination of John “Mustache of Death” Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations.
- When in doubt, just zip the lips
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on C2
- Hellmuth’s Hold ‘em.
- Gasoline prices rise ahead of holiday
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Gas prices are on the rise again, just as Americans hit the highways for Thanksgiving.
- British police investigate poisoning of Putin critic
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on A6
- A former Russian spy poisoned in Britain and now hospitalized under guard may have been targeted for his criticism of former colleagues and his investigation into the killing of a prominent anti-Kremlin journalist, friends and fellow dissidents said Sunday.
- Teacher puts in extra time to help student with cancer
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Sunflower School kindergarten teacher Nancy Scott isn’t comfortable being in the spotlight. But this month when she was named Sunflower Bank’s Teacher of the Month, she was humbled.
- Downtown events set to kick off holidays
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Get ready to crank up the holiday cheer. Downtown Lawrence Inc. has set its annual kickoff event for the Christmas shopping season for the day after Thanksgiving, and this year the event will start earlier and encompass more of downtown.
- Horoscopes
- November 20, 2006 in print edition on B5
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