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- A real sole-searcher
- ‘Footwear examiner’ in step with crime
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Where some people see only Nikes, Birkenstocks or Manolo Blahniks, Steve Koch sees distinctive patterns that may, someday, yield a clue to a crime.
- Eudora accident sends four to hospital
- October 29, 2006
- Four people were taken to the hospital by ambulance Sunday after a two-car wreck in Eudora.
- Apartment fire displaces residents
- October 29, 2006
- An apartment fire in southwest Lawrence displaced residents in two apartments and evacuated the entire building for about an hour Saturday afternoon.
- TR charted course for moral awakening
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on B7
- When George W. Bush tried to gain the political offensive during the corporate scandals of 2002, he traveled to Wall Street and said he took inspiration from a fellow Republican president, Theodore Roosevelt.
- Heated exchanges mark attorney general’s race
- October 29, 2006
- From the start, the campaign for Kansas attorney general has been a political slugfest.
- Radio host, incumbent seek 45th seat
- October 29, 2006
- In the race for the 45th District House seat, Rep. Tom Sloan - an incumbent Republican who has been one of the state’s more aggressive alternative-energy supporters - is battling a first-time candidate who is host of an AM radio program.
- Voter turnout raised in secretary of state race
- October 29, 2006
- Arguments about balloting and voter participation have highlighted the race for secretary of state, who serves as the state’s chief election official.
- County commissioner running unopposed
- October 29, 2006
- Charles Jones, 54, seeks his third term as Douglas County commissioner in the First District.
- Search for greater voting precision may backfire
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on B7
- The hoariest jest in conservatism’s repertoire is that the three least credible assertions in the English language are “The check is in the mail,” “Of course I’ll respect you as much in the morning” and “I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.” Which brings us to the exquisitely named Help America Vote Act.
- Lawrence Datebook
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Vehicle accidents send two people to hospital
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Two early-morning wrecks in Douglas County on Saturday sent two people to the hospital.
- Nations checking whether N. Korea is doing nuclear test
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A9
- South Korean and U.S. officials are trying to confirm whether recent movements at North Korea’s suspected nuclear testing site indicate the communist regime is planning another test explosion, news reports said Saturday.
- Sons of Kim reportedly skirmishing for succession
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A9
- The eldest son has a yen to see Disneyland. A second son rocks to the riffs of Eric Clapton. A third is said to be the spitting image of his father.
- Bus plunges off mountain in Nepal, kills at least 42
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A12
- An overcrowded bus plunged off a mountain road in western Nepal on Saturday, leaving at least 42 people dead and 45 injured, police said.
- Health department cancels flu clinics
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on B2
- The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department has canceled flu shot clinics initially scheduled for next week because it is still waiting on vaccine shipments.
- Pope: Wounds from sex abuse scandal ‘run deep’
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A12
- Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday that clerical sex abuses were “egregious crimes” that had damaged the standing of the Catholic Church and its clergy, in his first explicit remarks on the subject since becoming pontiff.
- KU swimmers fall to Missouri, 187-111
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C12
- Kansas University’s swimming and diving team fell to Missouri, 187-111, on Friday. The loss moves KU to 2-1 overall and 0-1 in Big 12 Conference competition.
- KU women 16th at Auburn golf event
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C12
- Kansas University’s women’s golf team is 16th among 17 teams after 18 holes at The Derby Invitational. KU’s Amanda Costner shot a first-round 79 to tie for 44th, and Annie Giangrosso shot an 80 to tie for 55th.
- KU men golfers tied for seventh
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C12
- Kansas University’s men’s golf squad is tied for seventh after two rounds at the Landfill Tradition.
- California’s oldest university headed for brain drain
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A10
- Corey Goodman and Carla Shatz had a grand vision for the University of California here: to build the greatest neuroscience program in the world, to figure out how brains work, and to cure disease.
- Tech trips KU in five
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C12
- All losses hurt, but Kansas University’s five-game loss to Texas Tech on Saturday delivered a punch to the gut. “It’s rough, guys. It’s rough. ” KU coach Ray Bechard said. “This is very disappointing.”
- Broncos proving Shanahan right
- Denver rates slight edge over Indianapolis
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C10
- Mike Shanahan, an offense-first coach whose Denver Broncos haven’t scored more than 17 points in a game this season, reverts to one of football’s oldest cliches when he says: “It’s points given up by the defense that constantly wins.”
- K.C. coach: Huard a game-day decision
- Chiefs could start rookie Croyle; Seahawks will go with Wallace at QB
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C10
- Butterflies could be aflutter in the stomachs of two nervous young quarterbacks here today.
- Tigers triumph, but it’s not pretty
- Late field goals save No. 7 Auburn
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C5
- The Auburn Tigers barely slipped out of another Southeastern Conference road trap.
- Haskell football falls to Peru State
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Haskell Indian Nations University fell to Peru (Neb.) State for the second time this season Saturday, 59-0. Haskell (1-8) will play at Southern Nazarene on Saturday.
- Pogge, Devlin qualify for state
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Free State senior Laura Devlin and Perry-Lecompton senior Jennifer Pogge placed in the top six in the all-around at regionals Saturday to qualify for the state gymnastics meet in the vault, uneven parallel bars, balance beam and floor exercise.
- Seabury 8th at 1A state
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Seabury Academy placed eighth Saturday at the Class 1A boys state cross country meet.
- Garcia 1st, Graff 2nd at state
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Baldwin High’s Heather Garcia won the Class 4A girls cross country individual championship, and Eudora’s Brittney Graff took second Saturday, while De Soto took the girls team title.
- Firebirds seeded second, will entertain SM East
- Lions to travel to Blue Valley North on Friday for football playoff opener
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Unbeaten, untied and unlucky in the draw. That’s Free State High’s football team.
- Eudora crowned state volleyball champ
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C3
- The third time’s a charm for the Eudora High volleyball program.
- How they scored
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C7
- KU football notebook
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C7
- Jon Cornish became the ninth player in Kansas history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, running for 80 yards on 23 carries. Cornish has 1,041 yards on 193 carries, best in the Big 12 Conference.
- Buffs’ lament: ‘No offense’
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C7
- Before reporters could ask their first question to Dan Hawkins after the 20-15 Kansas University football victory, the Colorado coach summed up his overall thoughts in four words.
- Talib steps it up
- Cornerback shows his leadership
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C6
- Linebacker Mike Rivera, known for the feeling he puts behind his tackles, made one of his patented vicious hits in the wrong place early in Kansas University’s 20-15 victory Saturday over Colorado.
- Wall Street church ringing bells like Brits
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Wall Street heard the sound of 12 bells on Saturday - announcing God, not money.
- Fidel Castro ridicules rumors of his death
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A3
- The ailing Fidel Castro appeared on Cuban state television for the first time in more than a month Saturday, looking thin and tired but walking around and ridiculing recent rumors of his death.
- Youths burn cars on riot anniversary
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Marauding youths torched hundreds of vehicles overnight and on Saturday in renewed violence coinciding with the first anniversary of riots that exposed a deep schism between poor North African immigrants and mainstream France.
- Michigan maintains showdown schedule
- No. 2 Wolverines do their part in preparation for OSU matchup
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C4
- For Michigan, it was another day to rely on the tough running of Mike Hart and its swarming defense for a rain-soaked victory. For Northwestern, it was progress.
- Trojans tumble
- Oregon State throws wrench in BCS
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C4
- Until Oregon State’s fans descended onto the field in droves, the third-ranked USC Trojans believed they were headed for another victory. Southern California couldn’t find a way to win this close game.
- Tennessee finally squelches Spurrier
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C4
- Tennessee’s Phillip Fulmer earned the right to take a couple of verbal pokes at Steve Spurrier this year. Don’t count on the Vols’ coach doing it. That’s just not his style.
- Buckeyes can play defense, too
- Top-ranked Ohio State never lets Minnesota get untracked in shutout
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C4
- Ohio State’s defense is proving that experience is overrated. While quarterback Troy Smith buffed up his Heisman Trophy numbers by running for one touchdown and throwing for another, top-ranked Ohio State’s defense dominated in a 44-0 victory over Minnesota on Saturday.
- Naysayers don’t surprise Burton
- Driver enters today’s NASCAR race fifth in standings, but just 48 points behind leader Kenseth
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C2
- Jeff Burton understands human nature, so it really doesn’t upset him that the same people who were ready to cede him the NASCAR Nextel Cup championship two weeks ago are writing him off now.
- Another Cowboys comeback
- Oklahoma State rallies from 16 down to shock No. 20 Nebraska
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C8
- With its quick-strike offense, Oklahoma State wasn’t a bit intimidated by a 16-point deficit.
- Finishing with a flourish
- Kansas State stuffs Cyclones after slow start
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Kansas State’s fans, whose patience was requested earlier in the week, had it tested for a while. But the Wildcats more than rewarded it.
- Two doctoral students to receive awards
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on B5
- Two Kansas University doctoral students will receive awards for their research in pharmaceutical chemistry at the annual American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists meeting and exposition.
- Shelter bans adoption of black cats for Halloween
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A4
- No black cat will cross your path this Halloween, not if a northern Idaho animal shelter can help it.
- Bennett, Aggies rumble past Baylor
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C9
- Martellus Bennett was watching himself on the large video screen in the end zone ahead of him as he rumbled down the field. No, the Baylor defenders weren’t going to stop the big tight end’s impression of a Heisman Trophy winner.
- People in the news
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A2
- ¢ Clinton 3-day fundraiser starts at $60K a ticket ¢ Obama gets rock-star welcome in heart of Texas ¢ Jimi Hendrix catalog sold
- Bill O’Reilly, Dave Letterman trade barbs on ‘Late Show’
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A2
- Bill O’Reilly walked out for his appearance on David Letterman’s “Late Show” with a plastic shield. He could have used it.
- OU defense dominates Tigers
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C8
- A swarming Oklahoma defense made life difficult on Chase Daniel and No. 23 Missouri, leading to a rare road win for the Sooners.
- Kansas Gas to increase its rates
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on B3
- The settlement of a state gas rate case will cost the average Kansas Gas Service customer about $72 more a year.
- Investigators look for clues in wildfire blamed on arsonists
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A5
- The mother of one of the four firefighters who died battling a wildfire that authorities blamed on arsonists urged those who set it to turn themselves in Saturday.
- Judge orders filthy jails to be cleaned up
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A5
- A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday seeking to reduce overcrowded and filthy conditions in the nation’s largest county jail system.
- ‘Digital District’ proposed for operating systems
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Lawrence’s school board will hear Monday about a concept that seems like something out of a futuristic sci-fi movie: the “Digital District.”
- Accessing your kid’s school life online
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Imagine getting quick online access to your child’s grades from home, seeing what assignments are missing or even checking to see whether your child made it to class OK and on time.
- Campaign ads mask sponsors’ identities
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Americans for Prosperity launches an ad campaign opposing taxes. Just a grass-roots group trying to help the Kansas working class, right? Wrong.
- Kansans seek to reclaim horticulture
- In a state where grains are king, can apples, grapes and veggies make a comeback?
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Back in the day, one could take a springtime drive from Hiawatha to St. Joseph, Mo., and see nothing but miles of white and pink apple blossoms.
- Evolving archive offers Darwin’s works online
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on E2
- Charles Darwin’s work has evolved again - now it’s available in an online archive that launched this month.
- Flashing finger pays for lunch
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on E2
- At West End Elementary in Rome, Ga., two classrooms of students charge into the lunchroom every five minutes, and they load their trays up and pile into cashier Lydia Galego’s line.
- Virtual reality that tilts with you
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on E2
- It’s about as glamorous as wearing an old-style TV set on your head.
- Fastap keyboard a new way to type on phone
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on E2
- There are only so many ways to lay out the keys on a cell phone for typing words, or so you’d think.
- How to build a ‘Googley’ work force
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on E2
- Google’s culture begins and is maintained with a rigorous hiring procedure. Experience and grade-point averages for recent college graduates matter, but also factored in is “whether someone is Googley,” said chief culture officer Stacy Sullivan.
- Bankruptcies
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on E1
- Douglas County residents or businesses filing for bankruptcy protection for the week ended Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Kansas, according to court records:
- Bartlett & West hires, promotes
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on E1
- Bartlett & West Engineers, Lawrence, announces the hiring of two employees and a promotion for a third.
- How to get the most out of Social Security
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on E1
- Q: I am planning to retire in a few years and am looking at my financial picture. Is it best to start Social Security benefits as soon as I’m eligible at 62, or should I wait until later and get a bigger monthly payment?
- Seeking solutions
- KU, community teaming up for staff, lab space
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on E1
- Plans for building high-tech laboratories to foster growth of fledgling life-sciences companies won’t be straying far from the Kansas University campus, at least not yet.
- LHS graduate promotes Kids Voting Kansas, civics education
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Liz Stuewe remembers heading to the ballot box when she was 7 years old and a Centennial School student.
- CornerBank honors volunteer efforts
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on E1
- Bill and Nancy Hambleton are recipients of CornerBank’s Community Cornerstone Award for October, recognizing their volunteer efforts. The Hambletons’ service spans a variety of organizations and roles.
- Western Kansas sees boon during hunting season
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on B1
- With the country’s population recently surpassing the 300 million mark, Kansans in the hunting and outdoor recreation business say the state is sitting on a gold mine.
- Old homes pose many fire risks
- Antiquated wiring, dry timber among hazards in early-20th century residential buildings
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on B1
- There are plenty of things besides the occasional creaking floorboard or a rattling window to keep the owner of an old home up at night.
- No new ground broken in candidates’ last debate
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and Republican challenger Jim Barnett on Saturday argued over taxes, the economy and how many hours the governor’s job demands during their fifth and final debate before the Nov. 7 election.
- U.S. journalist killed in Mexico remembered as courageous
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Undeterred by violence, journalist Bradley Roland Will felt compelled to document what he called human rights abuses around the globe, so he headed to the volatile city of Oaxaca in Mexico.
- Bush labors to save GOP, says Dems can’t win in Iraq
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A7
- President Bush, campaigning aggressively ahead of the high-stakes Nov. 7 elections, said Saturday Democrats should not be trusted to control Congress because they have no idea how to win in Iraq.
- FBI investigating recent rash of Kansas City bank robberies
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on B8
- Police and the FBI are investigating 13 bank robberies in the Kansas City metropolitan area since Sept. 1, attributing some of them to one gang and others to a single perpetrator.
- Halloween items haunt collectors’ shelves
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on D8
- Halloween items have become popular collectibles. Perhaps it is because they often can be found at yard and estate sales. Perhaps it is because there are so many new Halloween items, everything from witch-shaped candles and plastic pumpkins to trick-or-treat bags, jewelry and elaborate costumes.
- Fashion, talent show promotes recycling
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on D8
- Local arts, fashion and talents will be on display during “planet fashion,” a fashion and talent show set for Thursday.
- Horoscopes
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on D6
- For Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006:
- KU’s wind ensemble announces performance
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on D4
- Kansas University’s Department of Music and Dance and the School of Fine Arts present a performance by the Wind Ensemble Nov. 5 at the Lied Center of Kansas.
- Best-Sellers
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on D3
- Poet’s Showcase: Yesternight
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on D3
- Mother has dressed me up as a gypsy For my third Halloween.
- Feline phenomena on display in picture books
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on D3
- For a cat-alog of feline phenomena, this a good place to start, with three exceptional picture books.
- ‘Spring’ fever
- Young fans flock to ‘Endymion’ fantasy novel
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on D3
- Having his first novel plucked from an agent’s slush pile and commissioned as a movie let Matthew Skelton make the leap from a failed academic who once couch surfed across Europe to an adored author on a book tour that puts him up in posh hotels.
- It’s scary when friends put their heads together
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on D1
- I am gasping for breath, doubled over in side-splitting laughter, watching my 50-year-old girlfriends make faces at my computer.
- Artist serves ‘Last Supper’ on plates
- Series by KU alumna documents final meal requests of death-row inmates
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on D1
- Before moving to Oklahoma, artist Julie Green never thought too intensely about the death penalty.
- Something fishy
- KU Natural History Museum’s ichthyology collection worth catching
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on D1
- Anyone familiar with KU’s Natural History Museum has run across the towering stuffed grizzly bear or the remains of Comanche, the horse that survived the Battle of Little Bighorn.
- Awesome library
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: Every time I visit the new Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, I am in awe. This edifice of great architecture houses an art gallery, cafe, bookstore, media resource room, computer room and local history room. It is now a destination place in Topeka with hundreds of people visiting daily.
- Harmful bloc
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: Wednesday’s headline “Wal-Mart plan gets bounced” announced the proposal was rejected by the City Commission, 3-2. Without reading the article, you knew who the three dissenting votes were: our bloc of three commissioners.
- Give Madonna a pass on African adoption
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on B6
- There are few targets on earth easier than Madonna. I should know, having sighted her in the crosshairs many times over the years.
- Bush must launch salvage mission on Iraq
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on B6
- Political rhetoric serves in an election season to deny the obvious and get voters to suspend belief in their own judgments. Thus George W. Bush in recent days, urging the American public not to “allow our dissatisfaction to turn into disillusionment about our purpose” in Iraq.
- Tough campaigns
- The Journal-World recommends votes for Rep. Jim Ryun and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on B6
- The current political scene is such that the contests are more a battle of perceptions and images of candidates, along with a lot of half-truths, than a discussion of issues and accomplishments of those seeking office.
- Dems spring surprise TV ad on Ryun
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on B3
- House Democrats launched a surprise television attack against Rep. Jim Ryun of Kansas on Friday night, hoping to increase the number of competitive races in the battle for control of Congress.
- Township races
- October 29, 2006
- Only one township position in the Douglas County area is being contested Nov. 7.
- 2nd District rematch growing heated
- October 29, 2006
- The Jim Ryun-Nancy Boyda race for the 2nd Congressional District is a rematch of their 2004 contest, which Ryun, a Republican from Lawrence, won 56 percent to 41 percent.
- Political newcomer challenges Moore in 3rd District contest
- October 29, 2006
- Incumbent 3rd District Congressman Dennis Moore, a Lenexa Democrat, has withstood four Republican challenges in a district where Democrats are outnumbered.
- Bond issue at stake for Santa Fe Trail
- October 29, 2006
- Voters in southwestern Douglas County in the Santa Fe Trail school district will cast ballots in a school bond referendum during the Nov. 7 election.
- Insurance commissioner candidates differ on AAA contract
- October 29, 2006
- Abortion was an underlying issue in this summer’s Republican primary for state insurance commissioner, and driver’s licenses have become an issue in the general election campaign.
- Judges on ballot for retention
- October 29, 2006
- Voters will decide Nov. 7 whether to retain the following judges in Douglas County
- Health care topical in 10th District contest
- October 29, 2006
- Health care, property taxes, illegal immigration and education are the issues most discussed by the three candidates for the 10th District House seat.
- School funding debated in 38th race
- October 29, 2006
- A former social studies teacher, Rep. Anthony Brown, R-Eudora, was a dues-paying member of the National Education Assn. during the 1990s.
- Former school superintendent challenges 59th seat incumbent
- October 29, 2006
- Rep. Joe Humerickhouse, R-Osage City, says he believes rural Kansas faces critical energy, economic and growth issues.
- Student vies for 46th District seat
- October 29, 2006
- Making sure education funding gets to the right places is a major priority for Rep. Paul Davis as he campaigns for re-election against a first-time challenger from the Libertarian Party for the Kansas House 46th District seat.
- Experience debated in 44th seat race
- October 29, 2006
- Experience versus fresh blood is at the heart of the campaign for the 44th District Kansas House seat.
- Topekans compete for treasurer’s job
- October 29, 2006
- The race for state treasurer has produced no rancor and few headlines.
- Illegal immigration topic in 53rd District race
- October 29, 2006
- Two veteran contenders for the 53rd Kansas House District are taking a crack at denying the seat to Democratic incumbent Ann Mah.
- Veteran, musician compete for seat in 47th District
- October 29, 2006
- It’s a race between a legislator seeking his fourth term in the Kansas House and a 22-year-old bluegrass band member who thinks someone else deserves a shot at the seat.
- On the record
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Tough decisions await Cards
- World Series champions must decide what to do about potential free agents
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C10
- The St. Louis Cardinals have tasted postseason success, and they likely will have to pay for it now.
- Bush, Iraqi leader play down feud
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A3
- President Bush on Saturday sought to repair tensions with Iraq’s prime minister, and the White House asserted that Nouri al-Maliki is not “America’s man in Iraq” but a sovereign leader whom the U.S. is aiding.
- Celts’ Auerbach dies at age 89
- Hall of Fame coach, front office official suffers fatal heart attack
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C2
- His genius was building a basketball dynasty in Boston, his gift was straight talk, his signature was the pungent cigar he lit up and savored after every victory.
- Admiral approves of prison conditions at Guantanamo Bay
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Just days into the job, the Pentagon’s new Southern Command chief made an overnight weekend visit to the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay - and declared captive conditions compatible with the Geneva Conventions.
- Jayhawks put on show at Self’s coaches clinic
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Kansas University’s fast-breaking basketball players put on an inspired show at the Bill Self Coaches Clinic on Saturday morning in Allen Fieldhouse.
- LHS boys third at state cross country
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Lawrence High seniors Andrew Grover, Jeff Standing and Cody Weber locked arms and jumped up and down after Saturday’s meet.
- Keegan: ‘Sparky’ similar to Flutie
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Kansas University officials didn’t let a physical appearance different from the prototype for a Division I head coach keep them from hiring Mark Mangino.
- Red shirts rule
- Reesing makes debut, sparks KU
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Don’t call it a comeback. Not yet, anyway. But go ahead and label it a big step in the right direction for Kansas University’s football team. The Jayhawks’ 20-15 victory over Colorado on Saturday was sorely needed and stunningly sparked by : well, none other than Sparky himself.
- Longhorns solve Lubbock jinx
- No. 5 Texas overcomes three-TD deficit to beat Texas Tech
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on C9
- Every four years for the past 12, Texas had left Lubbock a loser. It looked like that trend might continue Saturday night when Texas Tech jumped out to a three-touchdown lead in the first half.
- Company, NBC at odds over Dixie Chicks
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A2
- The Dixie Chicks are again at the center of a controversy over the limits of opinionated talk.
- Google’s culture of innovation
- Company encourages offbeat thinking
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on E2
- To understand the corporate culture at Google Inc., take a look at the toilets.
- Making a difference
- Youths decorate walkway
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Six-year-old Jacob Mills painted his hand royal blue and slapped it against the cement wall. “Cool,” he said.
- Strippers fear Seattle voters may put them out of work
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on A11
- Eight-hour days, five days a week, and the flexibility to stay home if one of her children is sick.
- Financial issues central to governor’s race
- Candidates differ on solutions for school funding, economy
- October 29, 2006
- School finance, the state of the Kansas economy and illegal immigration have been the major issues in the governor’s race.
- KC Singers present free concert
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on D8
- The Kansas City Singers will present a free concert at 3 p.m. today in the Kansas City Central Library’s Helzberg Auditorium, 14 W. 10th St., Kansas City, Mo.
- Jolie Holland at The Granada
- October 29, 2006 in print edition on D8
- Cabaret crooner Jolie Holland mixes piedmont blues guitar with brushed jazz drums and elastic vocals that hint at classic singers like Billie Holiday.
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