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- A 34-year-old Lawrence man nearly drown while swimming in Clinton …
- A Haskell Indian Nations University student hopes to defy the …
- Classes in Lawrence start in 10 days and students in …
- In third world countries, it’s a life-saving tactic, saving infant …
- 4-H members and local buyers were in hog heaven this …
- A few Lawrence residents were greeted with a surprise visit …
- In the third practice in preparation for the upcoming football …
- In a tight battle on the diamond, the Kansas City …
- Tips on strengthening - literally - your golf swing.
Lead stories
6:00 a.m.
In the line of fire- August 5, 2007 in print edition on 1A
- We were talking about shooting a man. I mean we were really talking about it. It wasn’t just this idle, full-of-you-know-what, usually inappropriate chit-chat based on the flick you caught at the theater last weekend. Max Miller was telling us the ins and outs of shooting a guy.
12:00 p.m.
‘Hitchhiking armadillos’ sometimes end up in Kansas- August 5, 2007 in print edition on 1A
- It’s no longer uncommon to find armadillos migrating from the south through Kansas, but a Lawrence resident was recently surprised to find one of the armored critters trapped in his home’s window well.
6:00 p.m.
Blown away- August 5, 2007 in print edition on 1D
- Tom Noddy blows bubbles that seem to defy the laws of physics. Some are shaped like cubes, others like dodecahedrons. The most complex ones even impress scientists and mathematicians. But you don’t have to be the world-famous “Bubble Guy” - or be able to pronounce dodecahedron - to have fun making fleeting, floating creations from soap and water.
10:00 p.m.
Surgery helps block Parkinson’s effects- August 5, 2007 in print edition on 1A
- A flip through Linda Davis’ checkbook gives a glimpse of her recent ups and downs with Parkinson’s disease. Starting in May, Davis underwent a series of four surgeries - two of them in her brain - in hopes of delaying the progression of Parkinson’s.
All stories
- 6News video: Student battles back from two debilitating car accidents
- August 5, 2007
- A Haskell Indian Nations University student hopes to defy the odds, battling back from not one, but two debilitating car accidents.
- 6News video: Many women in the U.S. choose not to breast-feed
- August 5, 2007
- In third world countries, it’s a life-saving tactic, saving infant lives. But in the United States, some women choose not to breast-feed their newborns.
- 6Sports video: T-Bones barely top Winnipeg
- August 5, 2007
- In a tight battle on the diamond, the Kansas City T-Bones defeated the Winnipeg Goldeyes by a final score of 9-8.
- 6News video: Final day of fair offers livestock auction
- August 5, 2007
- 4-H members and local buyers were in hog heaven this afternoon at the 4-H and F.F.A. Livestock Auction.
- 6News video: Baby bobcats found in Lawrence
- August 5, 2007
- A few Lawrence residents were greeted with a surprise visit from two baby bobcats.
- 6News video: Three new principals ready for the school year to begin
- August 5, 2007
- Classes in Lawrence start in 10 days and students in three schools will be greeted by some new faces in the principal’s offices.
- 6Sports video: ‘Hawks practice for first time this season in shoulder-pads
- August 5, 2007
- In the third practice in preparation for the upcoming football season, the Jayhawks hit the field in the early morning and used shoulder-pads for the first time this season.
- 6News video: Bystanders hear a family’s cry for help, come to the rescue
- August 5, 2007
- A 34-year-old Lawrence man nearly drown while swimming in Clinton Lake this afternoon. Officers say the victim was attempting to swim from the shore to a Pontoon boat that had other family members on it.
- Surgery helps block Parkinson’s effects
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A1
- A flip through Linda Davis’ checkbook gives a glimpse of her recent ups and downs with Parkinson’s disease. Starting in May, Davis underwent a series of four surgeries - two of them in her brain - in hopes of delaying the progression of Parkinson’s.
- Fair results: 4-H Llama Show
- August 5, 2007
- Results for the 2007 4-H Llama Show:
- Ryan Wood’s Sunday KU football practice notes
- August 5, 2007
- Journal-World KU football beat writer Ryan Wood gives some notes from Sunday morning’s KU football practice, which was open to both the media and the publlic.
- Competition can crush or inspire
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B7
- I had a friend - the most gifted natural athlete I’ve ever known - who grew up to despise competition and became a practitioner of Tai Chi in his search for spiritual peace. His college thesis was based on interviews with grade school kids suggesting that competition was bad for mental health.
- Dirt and ice digger rocketing to Mars
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A4
- A robotic dirt and ice digger rocketed toward Mars on Saturday, beginning a 422 million-mile journey that NASA hopes will culminate next spring in the first-ever landing within the red planet’s Arctic Circle.
- Next weekend free at Clinton State Park
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C7
- Entry fees at Clinton State Park will be waived next weekend.
- Commentary: Holmes pursuing dream at K.C. camp
- It remains longshot that Priest will play during 2007 season, but veteran keeps faith
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C2
- While the rest of his teammates were scrimmaging in pads last week, Priest Holmes was on an adjoining field going through conditioning drills with members of the Kansas City Chiefs’ strength-and-conditioning staff.
- Bush pledges fast work on bridge
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A1
- President Bush pledged Saturday to cut red tape that could delay rebuilding a highway bridge that once arched over the Mississippi River but now lies crumbled in muddy water concealing some victims.
- Catholic leaders seek young religious recruits on the Web
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A10
- On the popular social networking site Facebook, Tracey Dugas flashes a winsome smile and a peace sign. But she is not looking to share photos and send instant messages to friends. Instead, she’s using the wonders of the Web to recruit women who might want to follow in her footsteps.
- Llamas show off quirky personalities during show
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B1
- The last thing Tia the tan llama wanted to do on a 93 degree afternoon was put on a hat, pose for a photo and walk through a Hula-Hoop for judges and an audience at the Douglas County Fair Llama Show.
- House OKs taxes on oil firms
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A4
- Declaring a new direction in energy policy, the House on Saturday approved $16 billion in taxes on oil companies, while providing billions of dollars in tax breaks and incentives for renewable energy and conservation efforts.
- Old Home Town - 40 years ago
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B7
- Lawrence continued to show a blistering building pace for the year.
- Unfamiliar expectations
- Tigers open practice with big plans for ‘07 season
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C3
- Since Gary Pinkel’s arrival at Missouri seven years ago, the Tigers have made the transition from bad to competitive. As the Tigers gathered in sweltering heat for their first practice Saturday, they enter the 2007 season with something new: high expectations.
- Gunning for KU
- LeFevour shifts focus to Kansas
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C1
- All Dan LeFevour knows of Kansas University’s Memorial Stadium is a picture of the venue he saw earlier this summer. “It looks like a great place,” he said. Now, LeFevour has his sights set on keeping the stadium as quiet in person as it is in the photo.
- Helicopters drop food to 2M Indians stranded by flooding
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A8
- Helicopters dropped food to almost 2 million marooned Indian villagers Saturday as the death toll from unusually heavy monsoon rains and floods in South Asia rose to more than 225.
- Pump patrol
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B1
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.76 at several locations.
- ‘Hitchhiking armadillos’ sometimes end up in Kansas
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A1
- It’s no longer uncommon to find armadillos migrating from the south through Kansas, but a Lawrence resident was recently surprised to find one of the armored critters trapped in his home’s window well.
- Woodling: Mason odd pick for TV
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C1
- Help Wanted. The fledging Big Ten Football Network is looking for a play-by-play announcer to work with Glen Mason. Glen Mason??? A TV analyst??? What’s next? George Bush co-hosting “The Daily Show” after his second term expires?
- Redwine focused on KU after ‘short summer’
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C10
- Stanley Redwine, who dedicated his month of July to coaching the United States Pan American Games men’s track team, now hits the road recruiting in the early portion of August.
- Commentary: Gone fishin’ with the grandkids
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C7
- The other day I had the most enjoyable fishing trip of the year because I got to fish with two of my favorite people - granddaughters Alexis, 11, and Savannah, 5. Like most families, our lives seem to be overfilled with activities, and sometimes weeks pass before we realize we’re skipping some of the really important stuff.
- Toronto’s Thomas tags two
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C4
- Frank Thomas hit two home runs to pass Eddie Murray for 20th place on the all-time home run list, Shaun Marcum won his third straight start, and Toronto beat Texas.
- Breast-feeding moms turning to formula too soon, experts say
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on D7
- Nearly three-quarters of new mothers in the United States are breast-feeding their babies, but they are quitting too soon and resorting to infant formula too often, federal health officials said Thursday.
- GOP presidential field leaves voters lukewarm
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A6
- As the Republican presidential candidates gather this morning in Des Moines for their fourth debate, Iowa GOP voters are expressing limited enthusiasm for the field of current and potential aspirants, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
- Protecting your IRA nest egg takes diligence
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on E1
- Complex rules often haunt owners of Individual Retirement Accounts and not paying attention to the rules can result in a loss of retirement income.
- Congress not rising above partisan battles
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B6
- The distinguishing characteristic of this Congress was on vivid display the other day when the House debated a bill to expand the federal program that provides health insurance for children of the working poor.
- Job satisfaction
- Higher salaries are important, but other factors may also increase interest in the teaching profession.
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B6
- State education officials are right to be concerned about the ability of Kansas school districts to hire the teachers they need.
- In the line of fire
- A firsthand look at what it takes to carry a concealed weapon
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A1
- We were talking about shooting a man. I mean we were really talking about it. It wasn’t just this idle, full-of-you-know-what, usually inappropriate chit-chat based on the flick you caught at the theater last weekend. Max Miller was telling us the ins and outs of shooting a guy.
- Leave pets at home while running errands on hot day
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on D8
- A few weeks ago in the Colorado Springs, Colo., Broadmoor Towne Center parking lot, a small, nondescript dog was hopping from front to back seat in an SUV. It was about 90 degrees out, and he was panting like crazy. The owners had left the windows open a bit.
- World’s best bulbs
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on D4
- Some people travel the world for adventure. Janis Ruksans travels the world for bulbs, but he’s ended up with plenty of the former.
- New book explores what lies beneath
- History of lingerie, social attitudes covered in history professor’s tome
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on D5
- So, how did black lingerie become an erotic symbol? Fresno State history professor Jill Fields tackles that question in a just-published book, “An Intimate Affair: Women, Lingerie and Sexuality.”
- Weddings go green
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on D6
- Green events are in full leaf in some parts of the country. In other areas, “going green” at weddings, banquets, company barbecues and other special events is a concept just starting to take root.
- White perch found in Sedgwick lake
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C7
- White perch, a fish species native to the Atlantic coast of North America, now inhabit the waters of Lake Afton in Sedgwick County.
- Johnson gone, not forgotten
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C6
- A couple of things you should know about Kansas City Chiefs coach Herm Edwards: One, he’s 53 years old. Two, he has 1- and 2-year-old daughters.
- Wells fined additional $5,000
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C5
- David Wells is in trouble again, and this time the punishment is coming straight from commissioner Bud Selig.
- Fielder’s blast boosts Brewers
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C4
- Prince Fielder hit a two-run homer in the eighth, and Milwaukee came back from a four-run deficit to beat Philadelphia and remain in first place in the National League Central.
- Hall ceremony all about family
- Irvin, Thomas, Sanders, Matthews, Wehrli, Hickerson inducted
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C2
- The Pro Football Hall of Fame induction became a family affair Saturday night. Michael Irvin lauded the Dallas Cowboys family for inspiring him to make it to Canton. Thurman Thomas punctuated his acceptance speech by asking his wife to marry him again. Charlie Sanders finally got to say “Hi Mom.”
- Book offers bubble solution recipe, children’s activities
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on D2
- Here are a bubble solution recipe and activities from Trish Kuffner’s “The Children’s Busy Book” (Meadowbrook Press, $9.95):
- Lost daughter peaks mother’s anxiety
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on D1
- It’s 3 p.m. on a Tuesday. I’m typing away at my computer, nose to the grindstone, when I hear an all-too familiar ring. Fishing my cell phone from my purse, I check the caller ID. It’s my 22-year-old daughter calling from her summer job at a camp in the Catskills. Again.
- Fireplace logs get environmental makeover
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on D4
- You’re not supposed to burn green logs in the fireplace, but Duraflame’s logs are an exception.
- Hospital Sounds
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on D3
- Hospital Sounds, a poem by Judy Grant.
- Overcome the neighborhood eyesore when your house is up for sale
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on D8
- Fresh paint, a new front door and colorful landscaping are often sure-fire ways to tease potential buyers over the threshold of a home for sale. Yet sometimes, no matter how perfect your pansies, nothing can draw their gaze past the tired-looking two-story buried in weeds next door.
- Citizens patrol group to fight gang violence
- August 5, 2007
- A New York-based national citizens patrol group intends to help Omaha combat its increase in gang and gun violence. Guardian Angels was founded 28 years ago by Curtis Sliwa, who recently visited Omaha.
- Rep. Wilk appointed to education committee
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B1
- State Rep. Kenny Wilk, R-Lansing, has been named by House Speaker Melvin Neufeld, R-Ingalls, to a committee that will make recommendations on improving math and science education in Kansas.
- Historian details backstory of Indian independence
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on D3
- Once the most populous chunk of Britain’s enormous empire, India has become the world’s biggest democracy. Under Britain, its economy was the world’s greatest basket case. Now its growth rate challenges China’s.
- Britain moves to contain foot-and-mouth outbreak
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A2
- Britain has moved to promptly contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, which delivered a serious blow on the country’s farming in 2001.
- Threshing Bee draws thousands
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B1
- It was tractor madness in McLouth on Saturday, as thousands descended on the small town for its 50th annual Threshing Bee. A steam-threshing demonstration, which gave onlookers a glimpse of how farmers used to separate the wheat from the chaff, is the foundation of the three-day exhibition.
- Palestinian leader, Israeli PM to meet
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A2
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet in the West Bank town of Jericho on Monday, a media adviser to the Palestinian leader said Saturday.
- Construction to close road to through traffic
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Work to improve North 600 Road about a mile south of Vinland will begin Monday, according to the Douglas County Department of Public Works.
- Bridge investigation focuses on north end
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A9
- A camera mounted onto a helicopter will snap close-up photos Sunday of the mangled north end of the Interstate Highway 35W bridge that crashed into the Mississippi River four days ago, as the search narrowed for the origin of the puzzling accident.
- Home run history: A-Rod blasts 500th against K.C.
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C1
- Alex Rodriguez leaned to his right and watched the ball as it sailed toward the foul pole in left. When it stayed true, he threw up his hands - the long wait for No. 500 was finally over.
- Collector saves old periodicals from trash
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A3
- An antiques collector stumbled upon a Civil War-era rarity that was about to suffer the same fate as yesterday’s trash.
- Home run history: Bonds’ 755th ties Aaron
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C1
- With a short swing and a strong shot for all the doubters, Barry Bonds caught Hank Aaron and tied the career home run record Saturday night. It was a long time coming.
- Vote on Wal-Mart
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: The new majority on the City Commission has agreed to hear Wal-Mart’s proposal to build a second Lawrence store at Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive.
- Sexual images make foray into presidential campaign
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Last spring, aspiring Republican presidential couple Rudolph W. and Judith Nathan Giuliani posed for a fashion layout in Harper’s Bazaar, which accompanied an interview with Mrs. Giuliani. The most striking thing about the feature was their pose.
- Father arrested in death of 2-year-old son
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B5
- Leavenworth police arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 2-year-old son.
- Heat in Japan causing mass coral bleaching
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A5
- Large swaths of coral off islands around Okinawa Prefecture have been turning white due to a phenomenon known as coral bleaching - a sign that the coral is dying.
- New parliament faces task of picking president
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A2
- A freshly elected parliament, still dominated by the Islamic-leaning ruling party, was sworn in Saturday and expected to quickly take up the highly contentious issue of picking a new president.
- Guard gets probation for shooting bank customer
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B4
- A former security guard has been sentenced to three years probation for shooting a bank customer after thinking the man’s cane was a shotgun.
- 7 arrested in editor’s killing
- Your Black Muslim Bakery raid latest of group’s woes
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Dr. Yusuf Bey opened the doors to Your Black Muslim Bakery nearly 40 years ago, selling bean and carrot pies and hoping to inspire Oakland’s poor to become “respectable and productive individuals.”
- Colorado suspends three for brawling
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C3
- The University of Colorado football team has suspended three players after allegations of brawling, sports information director Dave Plati said.
- Opposition leader vows to challenge Musharraf
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A2
- One of Pakistan’s most outspoken opposition leaders emerged from prison to a cheering crowd Saturday and vowed to press his campaign against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who is already struggling with rising dissent and militant violence.
- Lower limit
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: As a daily commuter from western Douglas County to Gardner for the past seven years, I, for one, would gladly welcome a speed limit increase to 60 mph on rural sections of U.S. Highway 56.
- Lawyer says teen client didn’t shoot mail carrier
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A2
- The attorney for a 16-year-old accused of shooting an Omaha mail carrier says the boy’s 14-year-old acquaintance pulled the trigger.
- Salt museum adds costume display
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B8
- Costumes once worn by Batman and other movie heroes are being featured in a new exhibit at the Kansas Underground Salt Museum.
- Fishing report
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C7
- CLINTON LAKE (updated 7-25) - Water 82 degrees and 1.62 feet above normal pool. Discharge 21 cfs. Wiper fair using minnows in outlet.
- Mom charged in deaths was trying to overcome troubles
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Sametta Heyward was in a bind. The single mother was scheduled to start a double shift at 3 p.m. and her baby sitter had just canceled.
- Japan considers carbon credit system
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A2
- The government is set to begin discussions on a system that would allow domestic firms to buy and sell greenhouse gas-emission credits, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
- Self-advocacy group provides opportunities to be active
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B5
- Representing Self Advocates of Lawrence, Kathy Lobb wrote a letter to the Lawrence City Commission, explaining how a reduction in the hours of operation for the city bus system would seriously affect the lives of people with disabilities who depend on it.
- Bankruptcies
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on E1
- Douglas County residents or businesses filing for bankruptcy protection during the week ended Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Kansas, according to court records:
- Iraq’s national power grid nearing collapse
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A7
- Iraq’s power grid is on the brink of collapse because of insurgent sabotage, rising demand, fuel shortages and provinces that are unplugging local power stations from the national grid, officials said Saturday.
- Ask the Pro
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C8
- Jon Zylstra, head pro, Lawrence Country Club gives advice to Bill from Lawrence.
- House approves $460B Pentagon budget
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A2
- The House approved modest changes to President Bush’s record Pentagon budget proposal early today, but Democrats signaled plans to resume a more contentious debate over the Iraq war after the August recess.
- Man gets 4-year prison term in deadly crash
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B5
- A man who was high on the hallucinogenic drug PCP when he caused a deadly Valentine’s Day crash has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison.
- Harvick hangs on, wins
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C2
- Kevin Harvick held off hometown star Patrick Carpentier to win the inaugural Busch Series race in Canada on Saturday, but Robby Gordon tried to claim the win in a finish that infuriated NASCAR.
- Mastermind of mosque attacks killed, U.S. says
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A7
- U.S. and Iraqi forces announced Saturday they had killed the mastermind of attacks on Samarra’s famed Golden Mosque, which sparked sectarian violence across the country.
- Lawsuit aims to silence karaoke at bistro
- August 5, 2007
- Copyright violations could kill karaoke at Cody’s. On Monday, three music publishers filed a federal lawsuit against Cody’s Chinese Bistro for three unlicensed performances at the Raleigh night spot.
- $94 million in wheat claims paid
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B3
- Kansas leads the nation in federal crop insurance payouts. More than $94 million has been paid out so far to Kansas farmers whose wheat fields were damaged by a late spring freeze, heavy rains and flooding.
- Democratic Party more liberal than it’s been in decades
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A6
- The Democratic Party is growing more liberal for the first time in a generation.
- Future costs
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: Ken Meyer is right to hope someone might buy the Pine’s property for farm purposes instead of industrial (Public Forum, Aug. 2) because it will be Mr. Meyer’s pocketbook that will foot the bill should plans for this huge industrial park go through.
- Study: Mahjong can lead to epileptic seizures
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A8
- Playing the popular Chinese tile game mahjong can lead to seizures, Hong Kong researchers say, calling the phenomenon “mahjong epilepsy.”
- Best-Sellers
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on D3
- This week’s best-selling books.
- U.S. drug-control efforts don’t stem record poppy crop
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A8
- Afghanistan will produce another record poppy harvest this year that cements its status as the world’s near-sole supplier of the heroin source, yet a furious debate over how to reverse the trend is stalling proposals to cut the crop, U.S. officials say.
- Library patron accused of selling borrowed items
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A3
- A library patron suspected of selling hundreds of books, tapes and DVDs he had borrowed has cost Denver-area libraries tens of thousands of dollars, officials said.
- Rough start for K-State QB
- Sophomore Freeman flunks conditioning; several others also have yet to practice
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C3
- Josh Freeman came back for Kansas State’s preseason drills feeling fairly good about his summer workout program. He’d put on weight and gotten stronger. Then the sophomore quarterback took his conditioning test - and flunked. On Saturday, he failed it again.
- Closing crunch
- Don’t rush signing of mortgage documents
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on E1
- You’ve just gone through the arduous process of buying a home - finding a house you like, negotiating a price, applying for a loan - and now you’re at the finish line. Welcome to the closing table, where you’ll sign dozens of documents and pay a forest of fees.
- Chiefs, Vikings spar at scrimmage
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C6
- Herm Edwards pulled the plug on Saturday night’s joint Kansas City Chiefs-Minnesota Vikings practice 45 minutes early following an on-field scuffle between the squads.
- County taking on road projects
- Thirteen sections to be chipped, sealed
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Contractors will be busy the next two months giving face-lifts to some rural Douglas County roads. In mid-August workers will begin chip-and-seal operations on 13 road sections covering more than 40 miles, County Engineer Keith Browning said. The work areas are scattered throughout the county and involve sections ranging from half a mile to 6.5 miles long.
- Politics just part of the N.H. landscape
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B7
- Take the quiet drive from Ossipee to Peterborough of a summer Sunday morning and along the piney roadway you may see these signs and symbols: An older woman in a patterned housedress, her car parked by the side of Route 3, walking stooped across the dangerous road, assuring that a turtle no bigger than her fist reaches the other side safely - a symbol of the rural grace that still breathes free in New Hampshire.
- Soldier sentenced to 110 years in prison for rape, murder of Iraqi girl
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A3
- A soldier convicted of rape and murder in an attack on an Iraqi teenager and her family was sentenced Saturday to 110 years in prison, with the possibility of parole after 10 years.
- Ask children questions to make sure school shoes fit
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on D1
- Taking kids to buy new shoes is always an adventure, but it helps if you have a better idea of what to look for.
- Comments keep coach in spotlight
- Harbaugh always in middle of maelstrom
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C3
- Still a month from his first game as Stanford’s football coach, Jim Harbaugh has found a way to keep himself and a program coming off its worst season in 46 years in national headlines.
- Young gymnast still flips and tumbles after foot accident
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Alexis Foster is a special 4-year-old girl. She can do most gymnastic stunts better than those older than her and she’s missing her left foot. It was severed during a June 10, 2006, mowing accident at her Eudora home.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B7
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Aug. 5, 1907: “Local officers paid an unwelcome call on the Star Club at 913 Mass. and found 12 cases of beer.
- Lawrence Datebook
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B2
- Events around Lawrence.
- Lewis and Clark Center to replace Bell Hall
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B1
- The $115 million Lewis and Clark Center, a new state-of-the-art educational building, will be dedicated Aug. 13 at Fort Leavenworth.
- Old Home Town - 25 years ago
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B7
- So far, Douglas County officials had not noticed much impact from the state’s new tougher drunken driving law that had gone into effect on July 1.
- Taco John’s manager picks up top award
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on E1
- Ben Harris, above, manager of Taco John’s at 1626 W. 23rd St. in Lawrence, received the President’s Award from Taco John’s International Inc., recognizing him as the “best of the best” among the five managers honored as Manager of the Year by the chain of more than 400 quick-service restaurants.
- 200-year-old mantels stolen from historic home
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A3
- The thieves who kicked in the door of an empty house last month weren’t after any ordinary valuables - they wanted the 19th-century home’s decorative wooden mantelpieces.
- Class on emergencies offered free to public
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Douglas County Emergency Management will offer an eight-week Community Emergency Response course starting Sept. 11. The class will be from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. each Tuesday at Lecompton Fire and Rescue, 415 Boone St. in Lecompton.
- Raiders run-rule another
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C1
- The Lawrence Raiders went back to playing their typical small-ball strategy but still came up big in their second-round game of the Class AAA American Legion state tournament. Tallying seven stolen bases in as many innings, the Raiders run-ruled the Blue Valley Jaguars, 11-1 Saturday at Dean Evans Stadium.
- How to train for the tee box
- Weightlifting can beef up your drive
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C8
- Golfing isn’t just for hackers and out-of-shape people anymore. Over the past few years physical fitness training has grown in popularity among weekend golf warriors, thanks in part, Lawrence trainer Mark Wolfson said, to the physical transformation of the game’s golden child, Tiger Woods.
- Word of advice: Go plastic with the boat
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C7
- What do sea kayaks, Saran Wrap, pickup truck bedliners and Triumph Boats’ new 24-foot center-console model have in common? Answer: They all are made of the same material - polyethylene.
- Colts cut ex-Pro Bowl tackle Simon
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C6
- The Indianapolis Colts released former Pro Bowl defensive tackle Corey Simon on Saturday. Colts owner Jim Irsay said Wednesday that he expected to release the tackle within the next few days.
- Steelers’ coach must fill big shoes
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on C6
- Chuck Noll won four Super Bowls in six seasons and wound up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Bill Cowher kept the success going in Pittsburgh, won an NFL title 18 months ago, and might soon join Noll in the hall.
- Blown away
- Deceptively simple bubbles float on complex science
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on D1
- Tom Noddy blows bubbles that seem to defy the laws of physics. Some are shaped like cubes, others like dodecahedrons. The most complex ones even impress scientists and mathematicians. But you don’t have to be the world-famous “Bubble Guy” - or be able to pronounce dodecahedron - to have fun making fleeting, floating creations from soap and water.
- The hunt for school shoes: Fall ritual more fashionable
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on D5
- The silver lining for children who aren’t happy that a new year of school is just around the corner is that new stuff - clothes, accessories and supplies - is likely to come with it. And if these kids are anything like their mothers, one of the highlights will be new shoes.
- Quaker Bitters products, advertisements collectible today
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on D4
- Ever hear of the medical terms “catarrh,” “scrofulous humor,” “dyspepsia,” “bilious attacks,” “torpidity of the system,” “ague” and that all-encompassing ailment, “summer complaints”? These illnesses and more could be cured in the 19th century by Dr. Flint’s Quaker Bitters.
- ‘Shaggy muses’
- Books to inspire pet lovers during dog days
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on D3
- The dog days of summer demand an icy drink and a good book. Not to disappoint you, publishers have been dutifully cranking them out.
- Displaced residents make ‘FEMA Land’ home
- August 5, 2007
- Joan Hayse is trying hard to make her new house in Greensburg feel like a home. “I had to get some curtains up!” she said after returning from Pratt with new drapes.
- On the record
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B2
- Three 21-year-old men, two from Lawrence and one from Minnesota, reported a theft of several items, including a Dell laptop computer and a T-Mobile Sidekick3, all worth $3,330. The incident occurred at 1:52 a.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of Ohio Street. Other items reported stolen included DVDs, books and video games.
- Congress grants Bush wider wiretapping powers
- August 5, 2007
- The House handed President Bush a victory Saturday, voting to expand the government’s abilities to eavesdrop without warrants on foreign suspects whose communications pass through the United States.
- Iran, U.S. to discuss Iraq security committee
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A7
- Iran and the United States will meet in Baghdad on Monday to discuss ways to ease Iraq’s security problems, Tehran’s ambassador to Baghdad said.
- Police close highway after suspicious items found
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Authorities closed a highway outside Charleston for more than five hours Saturday night after police found explosives in the trunk of a car, a newspaper reported, citing an FBI agent.
- De Soto school district bond issue asks two questions
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on B3
- A common question about the De Soto school district’s bond issue is how many times voters will mark their ballots, said Alvie Cater, director of community relations. The answer: twice.
- Police release official list of 8 missing after bridge collapse
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A9
- Divers spent a third fruitless day searching for victims of a deadly bridge collapse, finding no bodies inside a crushed car pulled earlier Saturday from the murky Mississippi River waters.
- Earth’s crust offers hope for clean energy
- August 5, 2007 in print edition on A5
- When tremors started cracking walls and bathroom tiles in this Swiss city on the Rhine, the engineers knew they had a problem.
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