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- Highway patrol officers buckle down on drivers and have a …
- Not too firm, smooth and an overall rich red color. …
- For the disabled, the time between their first social security …
- It’s been about a week since thousands of area parent …
- And then there was one. The Kansas football team opens …
- Yesterday, Memorial Stadium was home to the prepsters. Dir Wedd’s …
- With 212 participants competing in yesterday’s Bonnie Henrickson Tourney, the …
- The category: breakfast cereal mascots. If you know Sonny the …
Lead stories
5:00 a.m.
Weighing options- August 19, 2007
- The couch cushions aren’t strewn all over City Hall yet, but city leaders are looking hard for any extra money they can find to add to future budgets. If they thought they could find enough spare change in the furniture, they likely would start digging. But city commissioners have said they need between $5 million and $6 million per year to seriously tackle street maintenance, sidewalk projects and infrastructure improvements that would make the city more attractive to new companies that can produce jobs and new tax revenue.
12:00 p.m.
K-10 busing service to stay- August 19, 2007 in print edition on 1B
- A growing commuter bus service between Lawrence and Johnson County will remain open in 2008 even without funding from Lawrence city leaders. The city was asked to provide $50,000 for the K-10 Connector bus service. “We will continue it through at least 2008,” said Chuck Ferguson, deputy transportation director for Johnson County Transit.
10:00 p.m.
Backlog makes long wait for disability benefits- August 20, 2007 in print edition on 1A
- While waiting for his Social Security disability claim to be processed, Mark Reser’s children went without Christmas. Debra Shirar - a one-time homeowner - has whittled her belongings down to $200 worth of clothes, family photos and a few pieces of antique furniture. She moved in with a friend. Glenda Endriss, who once managed apartment complexes in Lawrence for the elderly and disabled, depended on her roommate for housing and her family for help.
All stories
- 6News video: Social security backlog a problem
- August 19, 2007
- For the disabled, the time between their first social security payment can be precarious. And in Kansas, the state with the worst backlog for disability claims in the country, it’s a process that can last years. The wait for one woman took its toll.
- 6News video: Highway patrol teaming up with truckers
- August 19, 2007
- Highway patrol officers buckle down on drivers and have a new tactic for catching them. Many people may not know that what they’re doing is not just illegal, but dangerous. We rode along with officers as they pulled over drivers for bad behavior around semi trucks.
- 6Sports video: Lawrence High, Free State hold dual scrimmage
- August 19, 2007
- Yesterday, Memorial Stadium was home to the prepsters. Dir Wedd’s Lawrence Lions and Bob Lisher’s Free State Firebirds held a dual scrimmage on the Hill Saturday.
- 6Sports video: Mangino picks Reesing
- August 19, 2007
- And then there was one. The Kansas football team opens its season in less that two weeks, and the Jayhawks have a number one quarterback. It’s not the incumbent Kerry Meier. Instead, sophomore Todd Reesing is Mark Mangino’s pick.
- 6Sports video: Bonnie’s golf tourney fills two courses
- August 19, 2007
- It’s the golf tournament that’s too big for one golf course. With 212 participants competing in yesterday’s Bonnie Henrickson Tourney, the event took up not only Alvamar’s public course, but also Alvamar Country Club.
- 6News video: Dealing with Empty Nest Syndrome
- August 19, 2007
- It’s been about a week since thousands of area parent packed up their kids and shipped them off to college. Many of them returned to a quiet house and are now dealing with what’s commonly know as empty nest syndrome.
- Evangelist Billy Graham hospitalized for bleeding
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A2
- Evangelist Billy Graham was in fair condition Saturday and resting comfortably in a hospital near his home after he was admitted for evaluation and treatment of an intestinal bleed, hospital officials said.
- Rescuers in China work to save 181 miners trapped by flooding
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A2
- Rescuers raced Saturday to pump water out of two coal mines flooded by a rain-swollen river in eastern China, where 181 miners were missing and feared dead.
- Attacks destroy calm in some areas
- August 19, 2007
- Missiles and mortars struck areas of Baghdad and central Iraq on Saturday where violence and civilian deaths had decreased in recent weeks, raising concerns that insurgents were adapting their strategy to get around an increase in U.S. troops.
- Candidates misspeak, but quick to clarify
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A11
- Say what? The 2008 presidential campaign theme could be “Oops! What I meant was …”
- Diabetic woman locked in bank for six hours
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A3
- A 73-year-old woman became trapped in a bank when employees accidentally locked her in the building while she was looking over the contents of a safe deposit box.
- Tourists jam airports to beat hurricane
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A4
- Alarmed tourists jammed Caribbean airports for flights out of Hurricane Dean’s path Saturday as the monster storm began sweeping past the Dominican Republic and Haiti and threatened to engulf Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
- Space shuttle returning early because of Dean
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A4
- NASA on Saturday ordered space shuttle Endeavour back to Earth a day early out of fear that Hurricane Dean might disrupt flight operations. The shuttle is now scheduled to depart from the international space station today, and landing is set for Tuesday.
- Peru sends in army to quell looting by hungry survivors
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A9
- The government sent the army Saturday to stop looting fueled by rising desperation in earthquake-shattered Peru, where tens of thousands were without fresh water and shivering families huddled in makeshift shelters at the center of the devastation.
- People in the news
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on D5
- ¢ Report: J.K. Rowling working on crime novel¢ Thieves plunder wrestler Hogan’s home in Florida¢ Method Man to tour schools for plea deal
- Longtime Reagan adviser Deaver dies
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A5
- Michael K. Deaver, a close adviser to Ronald Reagan who directed the president’s picturesque and symbolic public appearances, died Saturday. He was 69.
- Ninth-graders learning about qualities of leadership
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B4
- A group of Lawrence ninth-graders are ready to learn what it takes to become a leader. The first class of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce’s PIECE Project officially began Saturday.
- Ryan Wood’s KU football notebook
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C3
- It was noticeable for onlookers at two open practices earlier this month. But until Saturday, no one in Kansas University’s football program wanted to admit that quarterback Kerry Meier wasn’t 100 percent.
- K-10 busing service to stay
- Route connects Lawrence with K.C. campuses
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B1
- A growing commuter bus service between Lawrence and Johnson County will remain open in 2008 even without funding from Lawrence city leaders. The city was asked to provide $50,000 for the K-10 Connector bus service. “We will continue it through at least 2008,” said Chuck Ferguson, deputy transportation director for Johnson County Transit.
- Dedication
- We’re blessed to have so many able people guard us while we sleep.
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B6
- Every night, when we go to bed, we need to feel a little special gratitude for the men and women who serve in our armed forces and provide us a sense of security that so many people in other nations never know.
- Fighting fire
- Deadly Thirtymile blaze subject of new book
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on D3
- Each had developed a very different, yet very real, bond with fire. Tom Craven, Karen FitzPatrick, Jessica Johnson and Devin Weaver were all adventurous souls whose jobs as wildland firefighters allowed them to play outdoors while still imposing the discipline and order they craved.
- Karma hits smug boomer like a heat wave in August
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on D1
- That’ll teach me to be smug. A little more than a week ago, I was vacationing in northern coastal California, where the average high temperature was 65 degrees, and the low was 48.
- Music, dance, theater and visual arts fill autumn forecast
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on D1
- A look at upcoming events in Lawrence and surrounding towns.
- Chargers upend Rams in St. Louis
- San Diego rolls to 30-13 triumph without league MVP Tomlinson
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C8
- If the San Diego Chargers can save LaDainian Tomlinson for the regular season, the St. Louis Rams figure they can preserve their star running back, too.
- Ward’s slam lifts Cubs past Cards
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C4
- Daryle Ward hit a grand slam in the third inning, and Derrek Lee had three hits to help Chicago beat St. Louis.
- Clemens logs 353rd victory
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C4
- Roger Clemens won in his return from a suspension, and Bobby Abreu hit a go-ahead homer that clanked off the foul pole, carrying New York over Detroit. The Rocket walked none in his 353rd career win.
- Hamlin cruises to Busch victory
- Nextel Cup driver turns back challenge from Kenseth
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C2
- Denny Hamlin fought off a midrace challenge from Matt Kenseth, then drove away for a dominating victory Saturday in the Carfax 250 NASCAR Busch Series race at Michigan International Speedway.
- Police say adopted children were subject to years of torment
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Adoption is supposed to be a refuge for parentless children, but for Stephen Wells it was a house of horrors. Since his adoption roughly 15 years ago, Wells says, he has been attacked with a stick and a can of evaporated milk.
- Teachers want pay tied to test scores
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A7
- While the words “merit pay” drew hisses and boos at a recent teachers’ union convention, educators are endorsing contracts that pay bonuses for boosting students’ test scores.
- Bush focuses on local successes
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A10
- President Bush said Saturday that while political progress is moving too slowly on the national level in Iraq, positive steps in cities and towns are offering hope for future stability.
- Outdoor pool cutting hours starting Monday
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department will cut back its hours at the Outdoor Aquatic Center, 727 Ky., beginning Monday.
- Defending NFC champions deal with distractions
- August 19, 2007
- Lovie Smith laughed at a question he no doubt had fielded many times before. “What distractions?” the Chicago Bears coach asked.
- ‘Street newspaper’ awarded $9K grant
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B1
- A “street newspaper” in Lawrence has been awarded a $9,000 grant by the Oklahoma City-based Ethics and Excellence in Journalism foundation.
- Woman not charged for leaving her son at store
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B2
- No criminal charges are planned against the mother of a 2-year-old Kansas boy who was left behind at a convenience store in McClain County. Assistant District Attorney Lori Puckett said that there was no evidence of intentional abandonment.
- Royals win wild one, claim series with A’s
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C5
- The Kansas City Royals’ 100th franchise victory in Oakland had a bit of everything. Jason Smith hit a pair of two-run homers, Ross Gload also connected, and the Kansas City Royals captured the season series with the Athletics for the first time in nine years with a 7-3 victory Saturday night.
- Bonnie’s big draw
- KU women’s coach’s tournament a hit
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C10
- The continuing growth of the Bonnie Henrickson Golf Tournament made it necessary to expand the fundraising event beyond playing just the Alvamar Public Golf Course. With 212 participants registered to compete in the tournament held by Kansas University women’s basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson on Saturday, Alvamar Country Club was also used to keep things running smoothly.
- Tongie ponders Sunday liquor sales
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B3
- The city of Tonganoxie will soon be looking at approving Sunday liquor sales. Basehor’s recent approval of Sunday liquor sales Aug. 6 prompted owners of liquor stores in Tonganoxie to speak to the Tonganoxie City Council at its regular meeting Monday about opening sales to the public.
- Bus nuisance
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: “Welcome, party animals!” Those were the first words I heard spoken by newly appointed Chancellor Hemenway; he was addressing his first new student convocation. It struck me at the time as a rather inappropriate introduction to university life, but perhaps I was just suffering from old-fashioned notions about universities being places of learning and their leaders being serious and respected preceptors, not buddies.
- Proper rod angle key in tackling big fish
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C9
- On Mexico’s Baja peninsula in late July, I got two very important lessons in how to fight big fish. Never mind that the only four big fish I managed to hook whipped me in short order. I lost each of those battles for four different reasons.
- Law library screening ‘Judgment at Nuremberg’
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on D7
- The Douglas County Law Library’s “Reels of Justice” legal-themed film series continues with the screening of “Judgment at Nuremberg” this week.
- Fishing report
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C9
- CLINTON Lake (updated 8-17) - Water 85 degrees and 1.97 feet above normal pool. Discharge 21 cfs. White bass fair using minnows in the outlet.
- Waterfowl seasons set
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C9
- Wildlife and Parks commissioners finalized upcoming waterfowl seasons during a public hearing Thursday at Bass Pro Shops in Olathe. Here are the approved seasons and limits:
- Mourning doves plentiful - for now
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C9
- Mourning doves are abundant now, but finding those birds on opening day of dove hunting season might be a little harder than usual because of weather. Dove hunting season in Kansas and Missouri will begin Sept. 1.
- Tigers lack consistency
- Mizzou coach looking for more
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C7
- A two-hour scrimmage Saturday left Missouri coach Gary Pinkel searching for consistency from his top units on both sides of the ball. During the scrimmage, Missouri’s second of three during fall camp, quarterback Chase Daniel again looked sharp and his backup, Chase Patton, took a significant amount of snaps.
- Feds want longer sentence for woman who helped inmate escape
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B8
- A prison volunteer who helped a murderer escape from the Lansing Correctional Facility continues to profess her love for the man and has found ways to communicate with him, federal prosecutors said.
- Best-Sellers
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on D3
- The best-selling books for this week.
- Two more suspects arrested in slayings
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A12
- Two more suspects were arrested Saturday in the execution-style shootings of three college students in a schoolyard, marking five arrests in a case that has stunned a city where gun violence is common.
- Fat-melting drug Lipodissolve outlawed by Kansas board
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B1
- The Kansas State Board of Healing Arts has outlawed the use of Lipodissolve, a controversial fat-melting injection, unless it has been authorized by a doctor as part of a drug trial.
- Teen birth rate falls to lowest level in decade
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A3
- The number of teenagers having babies has declined sharply in the past several years nationally, recently released statistics show.
- Hope dims for trapped miners
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A1
- Rescuers found no signs of life Saturday after drilling a fourth hole into a collapsed mine where six workers have been trapped nearly two weeks, a disheartening blow in a rescue effort that has killed three other people.
- Family of airman going to Iraq plan skydive salute
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A2
- Tina Peters wanted to do something special as a salute to her son’s service to his country as he heads back to Iraq for a second tour - so she’s going to jump out of an airplane.
- Testaverde returns for 21st season
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C8
- Vinny Testaverde re-signed with the New England Patriots on Saturday for his 21st NFL season.
- Texas’ Pittman sidelined
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C2
- That deep and talented Texas receiving corps is taking a beating.
- Killings create tough test for city’s Ivy League mayor
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A12
- Newark’s young mayor went to bed about midnight that Saturday, after a jam-packed day: At an elementary school reunion, he’d danced as Melba Moore crooned for her old classmates. He’d stopped in at a basketball tournament for teens living in public housing, a job fair, an anti-violence rally, even a couple of neighborhood block parties.
- Ground squirrels turn up heat to fend off snakes
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A2
- Confronted by a hungry rattlesnake, a California ground squirrel chucks pebbles and dirt at its enemy and menacingly waves its tail. Then it really turns on the heat.
- Supreme Court restores award against law firm
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A2
- The Nebraska Supreme Court restored a jury award Friday granting a La Vista keno owner $1.6 million in a malpractice case against the state’s second-largest law firm. The court decision gave Richard T. Bellino about five times what a Douglas County District Court judge reduced the award to.
- Firefighters honor fallen Topeka peer
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B2
- The Lawrence Fire Department is sending two fire trucks and eight staff members to a Topeka Fire Department station Monday so they can honor a firefighter who died in the line of duty.
- No matter how they say it, tomato fans enjoy sampling
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B1
- The Green Zebra tomato caused both fits and smiles at the Lawrence Downtown Farmers Market on Saturday morning. “I will avoid those in the future,” said Sarah Rooney, Lawrence. But for Claire Wismer, Baldwin City, it was a favorite.
- Rain in N. Korea delays summit until October
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A2
- A waterlogged North Korea was forced Saturday to postpone plans to hold a milestone summit with South Korea this month, an unusual admission from the secretive state that it is having trouble coping with havoc caused by this summer’s heavy rains.
- Bankruptcies
- August 19, 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:
- Lawrence Datebook
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B2
- Events around Lawrence.
- Two men surrender after hijacking plane
- August 19, 2007
- Two men hijacked a Turkish passenger plane bound for Istanbul on Saturday, holding several people hostage for more than four hours before surrendering, officials said.
- Police get missile launcher at exchange
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Police were hoping for a good turnout at their “Kicks for Guns” sneaker exchange, but they weren’t expecting a surface-to-air missile launcher.
- German woman kidnapped in Afghanistan
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A9
- Four armed assailants kidnapped a German aid worker dining with her husband at a restaurant in Kabul in a bold midday attack, as the Taliban said negotiations for the release of 19 remaining South Korean hostages have failed.
- Westar plugging into efficiency programs
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on E1
- Westar Energy Inc. encourages its customers to use a little energy to learn a lot about potential savings that can reduce charges on their monthly electric bills.And more programs are on the way.
- Psychology professor breaks down what makes a movie a hit
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on D5
- Movies are supposed to be about getting lost in emotion. But one scientist has broken down the film industry to cold, hard facts. A psychology professor at the University of California, Davis, has done a statistical study of thousands of movies to determine what makes them critical darlings or box office hits.
- Weighing options
- City Hall needs more cash, but where will it come from?
- August 19, 2007
- The couch cushions aren’t strewn all over City Hall yet, but city leaders are looking hard for any extra money they can find to add to future budgets. If they thought they could find enough spare change in the furniture, they likely would start digging. But city commissioners have said they need between $5 million and $6 million per year to seriously tackle street maintenance, sidewalk projects and infrastructure improvements that would make the city more attractive to new companies that can produce jobs and new tax revenue.
- Horoscopes
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on D5
- You see life from a more innovative and dynamic perspective this year. Often you might not share your views, and just keep them to yourself. Would sharing your thoughts be important or significant?
- Sculptors announce fall workshop
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on D7
- “Chips Fall; Art Springs,” a sculpture workshop, is planned next month at an area artist’s studio.
- New members sought for Lawrence Civic Choir
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on D7
- The Lawrence Civic Choir is seeking new and ongoing members for the 2007-2008 season. No audition is required.
- Huckabee follows familiar path
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B6
- Buoyed by his surprise second-place finish in the Iowa Republican straw poll, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is plotting an even bigger coup against Mitt Romney in the first presidential primary in New Hampshire.
- Money highlights division in GOP
- Ryun-Jenkins race to unseat Boyda shows conservative-moderate split in Republicans
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A1
- Fundraising in the Republican Party primary for the 2nd Congressional District shows the classic conservative-moderate split in the Kansas GOP. Conservatives are opening their wallets to former U.S. Rep. Jim Ryun, while State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins is getting moderates’ support.
- Two New York City firefighters die
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Two New York firefighters died and several others were injured while battling a massive blaze at the former Deutsche Bank building south of ground zero Saturday in a haunting scene in lower Manhattan reminiscent of Sept. 11, officials said.
- Trust your instincts when it becomes time for faithful pal to die
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on D8
- I lost a friend last week. Dakota was a black-and-white springer spaniel who was as sweet a dog as any I’ve known. He was a joyous garden glove thief and gift unwrapper.
- Douglas County Bank to honor retiring VP
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on E1
- Lois Uihlein is retiring after more than 26 years at Douglas County Bank.
- No panic yet as Texas braces for tropical weather
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A4
- Chuck Lee and Butch Courtwright leaned against a pickup truck and gazed across the rolling surf as sunbathers basked on the beach Saturday. Hundreds of miles away, Hurricane Dean gathered strength as it churned across the Caribbean, its destination still unclear.
- Umpire finishing a monumental career
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B6
- On a recent night here, as on most summer nights for 37 years, Bruce Froemming went to work. He performed for about three hours in front of a large, attentive and opinionated audience. His job involves about 290 snap judgments, any of which might infuriate thousands of people. He has done his job well if no one notices him doing it. His goal is anonymous perfection.
- Families get updates about missing military personnel
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B10
- A meeting organized by the Department of Defense POW/ Missing Personnel Office drew about 120 people hoping to hear updates about missing friends and relatives. The office holds updates annually, in Washington, D.C., and at other locations across the country. About 14,000 families of the missing are given overviews of ongoing recovery efforts in Europe, Korea, Russia, China, Japan and other countries.
- Eudora girl becomes zookeeper for a day
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B3
- Elaney Pickering surrounds herself with animals. The 13-year-old Eudora middle school student enjoys her dogs, two birds, rabbits and two cats.
- Father, Age 34
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on D3
- Poet’s Showcase: ‘Father, Age 34’ by John Clifford.
- Navy pulls YouTube video made by sailors
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A2
- The Navy has removed a video from YouTube shot aboard the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan because it shows sailors using safety equipment inappropriately, a Navy spokesman said.
- Small apothecary chests prized among collectors for function
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on D4
- Recently we went to a large auction and noticed a small chest of drawers, about 24 inches high by 20 inches wide. It had six labeled drawers: spice, pepper, ginger, coffee, sugar and salaratus. It was being sold as an apothecary chest. First we checked out the meaning of salaratus.
- 6News video: Tomato tasting at Farmers’ Market
- August 19, 2007
- Not too firm, smooth and an overall rich red color. The perfect characteristics for a tomato and exactly what area residents looked for at the Downtown Farmers’ Market’s first annual tomato-tasting.
- Reesing gets nod
- Former backup unseats incumbent Meier
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C1
- Todd Reesing had to have seen it coming. But the Kansas University sophomore didn’t get the official word until Saturday morning, when offensive coordinator Ed Warinner told Reesing he would be the football team’s starting quarterback.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B6
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Aug. 19, 1907: “The Lawrence Business College is a major success story.
- Man pleads no contest to manslaughter
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A3
- A Lincoln, Neb., man on Friday pleaded no contest to manslaughter for beating his girlfriend to death, accepting a plea deal that lessened the charges from second-degree murder.
- Homeschool students invited to join band
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on D7
- The Encore Homeschool Band is now seeking new student members. It is open to students in fourth through 12th grades.
- Experience a key talking point in latest Democratic debate
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Democrat Barack Obama on Sunday tried to parlay his relative lack of national experience into a positive attribute, chiding his rivals for adhering to “conventional thinking” that led the country to war and that has divided the country.
- Micronesian immigrants killed in church shooting remembered as leaders
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A5
- More than 1,000 mourners packed a southwest Missouri funeral home Saturday to remember three leaders of a Pacific Islander community gunned down by a fellow Micronesian immigrant in church a week ago today.
- With help from both sides, Bush to push N. American agenda
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Never fond of interrupting his Texas vacation, President Bush is doing it this year to bolster ties with the leaders of Canada and Mexico, two friendly neighbors and vital partners.
- Monk’s Mercedes talk of the town in violence-hit Sri Lanka
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on A8
- The tale of the Buddhist monk and his shiny, new Mercedes-Benz has fueled a bizarre national drama that has angered Sri Lankans and tainted a group of revered religious leaders with corruption.
- Three tales of war - and peace - in Iraq
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B7
- Intellectually, Americans know that their nation is at war in Iraq. They read the news items about U.S. soldiers’ deaths and hear the sound bites as politicians argue pro and con about surges and withdrawal and timelines and benchmarks.
- Facing the law’s limits
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B7
- Meet Jack McClellan. You might want to shower afterward. In the last month or so, McClellan has roiled Southern California by saying in effect: I’m a pedophile, and there’s nothing you can do about it.
- Russian claim deserves strong response
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B7
- By planting the Russian flag on the seabed under the North Pole and claiming a sector of the continental shelf the size of Western Europe, Moscow has created a new source of international tension, seemingly out of the blue.
- Power play
- Utilities helping customers use energy wisely
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on E1
- Amy Swanson is finally figuring out the real cost of electricity. Swanson, a Cary, N.C., homemaker, uses a wireless monitor that shows how much energy her home uses at any given moment. The device takes the mystery out of energy costs by translating kilowatts into cents.
- ‘Absence’ offers a spin on ‘Madame Bovary’-style husband
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on D3
- You’d have to be pretty jaded not to get hooked by a book with these opening lines: “The woman who was not Blanca came down the hall toward Mario wearing Blanca’s green silk blouse, Blanca’s jeans, and Blanca’s ballet flats, her eyes narrowing into a smile as she reached him - eyes the same color and shape as Blanca’s, but not Blanca’s eyes.”
- 6News video: Trivia scramble hits Lawrence
- August 19, 2007
- The category: breakfast cereal mascots. If you know Sonny the Cuckoo bird, then you should have been one of the 15 area residents to step up and take on some of the best from VH1’s World Series of Pop Culture.
- Texas A&M’s defense gaining steam
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B2
- When defensive coordinator Gary Darnell arrived at Texas A&M in December 2005, he found a crew that was mentally wrecked. Historically known for its hard-hitting style, A&M ranked 107th nationally in total defense in 2005, less than a dozen spots from dead last. The Aggies had allowed 31.2 points per game, the second-highest mark in school history.
- Civil War re-enactor demonstration draws history buffs young and old
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B1
- History buffs from near and mostly far met at South Park on Saturday to flaunt their knowledge of the Civil War. The get-together was part of the city’s annual Civil War on the Western Frontier celebration, built around the Aug. 21, 1863, raid on Lawrence by William Quantrill’s pro-slavery gunmen.
- Pump patrol
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on B1
- The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.74 at several locations.
- USC opens season as team to beat
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C1
- After a season of chasing, Southern California is again the team being chased. And that’s just the way coach Pete Carroll and the Trojans like it. For the third time in the past four years, USC begins the college football season No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25.
- Keegan: Top QB at Kansas stands tall
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C1
- Sitting side-by-side, backs against the goal post on the south end of Kivisto Field, Kansas University sophomores Kerry Meier and Todd Reesing looked as if they could have been waiting for their names to be called for the father-son punt, pass, and kick competition.
- Colorado QBs make cases
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C7
- They’ve done all they can. Now, they wait. Junior Nick Nelson and redshirt freshman Cody Hawkins, both competing to be the starting quarterback for the Colorado Buffaloes, made their final auditions at a scrimmage Saturday at Folsom Field.
- Fantasy forecasts frequently futile
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C6
- Here’s the thing about making fantasy baseball predictions: Often, they are incorrect. It’s worse if you make fantasy baseball predictions that wind up in newspapers, or especially online. You can look pretty dumb when they turn out to be dead wrong.
- Webb closing in on Hershiser record
- Diamondbacks pitcher has increased his scoreless streak to 42 innings
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C6
- Brandon Webb was 9 years old - and not much of a ballplayer - when Orel Hershiser threw more scoreless innings in a row than anyone in baseball history. “That was my first year in Little League,” Webb recalled. “I was probably sitting out there in right field, because I was awful.” Awful? Really?
- Commentary: Vick deserves harshest punishment
- August 19, 2007 in print edition on C2
- They were hung from trees in the woods behind Michael Vick’s house, eight dogs left there to die, kicking and screaming. The pit bulls had made the mistake of failing the test. They weren’t mean enough, quick enough, strong enough in the ring, so they were of no more use to Vick’s Bad Newz dogfighting operation.
- On the record
- August 19, 2007
- A 21-year-old Lawrence man reported the theft of his 2005 Specialized road bicycle and lock, both valued at $1,500.
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