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Manhattan makes cut for national biodefense facility: By Christine Metz; July 12, 2007 in print edition on 1A; Manhattan, where Kansas State University is already a leader in biosecurity research, is a finalist to host the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s $451 million biodefense laboratory.

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Return to glory?: By Jeff Fedotin; July 12, 2007 in print edition on 1B; Lawrence High dominated Kansas high school volleyball during the latter quarter of the 20th century.

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Littering leads Corps to block access: By Mike Belt; July 12, 2007 in print edition on 1A; Too much of a good thing is causing problems at the Clinton Lake dam outlet. Rapid release of lake water means more fish in the outlet on the dam’s east side. And more fish attract more fishermen who leave more trash, said Jon Carlisle, ranger and natural resources specialist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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6Sports video: KU volleyball squad hoping for return to NCAA Tourney: By Kevin Romary; July 12, 2007; In 2003, Ray Bechard led the Kansas volleyball team into the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. She did it again in 2004. Then, in 2005, the impossible happened … KU made its third straight NCAA Tournament appearance. However, that run has since ended and the team is ready to return.
6Sports video: Raiders ready for weekend tourney: July 12, 2007; Another weekend … another chance to bring home a tournament title for the Lawrence Raiders. The city's top American Legion squad travels to Olathe Friday to open play in the MANU Tournament.
6News video: Clinton Lake Dam outlet temporarily shut down: By Laura McHugh; July 12, 2007; A few recurring problems prompt the US Army Corps of Engineers to shut down the outlet below Clinton Lake Dam, and as 6News reporter Laura McHugh explains, officials aren't sure how long with temporary ban will last.
6News video: Coffeyville more than likely years away from full recovery: July 12, 2007; It may be years before the Coffeyville economy rebuilds from the oily floodwater that submerged a quarter of the town.
6News video: Manhattan one of five cities considered for Bio-Defense Facility: July 12, 2007; We now know Manhattan is one of the five cities still in the running for a National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. But many questions still remain about such a facility.
6News video: Authorities still unsure of the cause of recent a Eudora fire: July 12, 2007; Firefighters cannot come up with the cause of a July Fourth blaze that swept through a Eudora home.
6News video: School leaders scramble to take steps to keep concealed weapons out of schools: By Deanna Richards; July 12, 2007; A new version of the Kansas Personal and Family Protection Act went into effect May 3rd. It says that licensed gun owners can now carry concealed weapons into schools - unless a sign is posted that says otherwise.
6News video: City leaders to consider new traffic signal technology: July 12, 2007; Relief could be on the way for motorists frustrated with the constant stop and go traffic on one of Lawrence's busiest streets.
6News video: At least five tower climbers have died nationwide: By Haley Harrison; July 12, 2007; They climb thousands of feet in the air to make cell phone networks and television broadcasts possible. And in the last three weeks, at least five tower climbers have died nationwide. Two of those deaths happened just Southeast of Lawrence on Tuesday.
Littering leads Corps to block access: Reopening date undetermined; By Mike Belt; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A1; Too much of a good thing is causing problems at the Clinton Lake dam outlet. Rapid release of lake water means more fish in the outlet on the dam’s east side. And more fish attract more fishermen who leave more trash, said Jon Carlisle, ranger and natural resources specialist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
6News Now: “No Weapons” signs posted on Lawrence schools: July 12, 2007; In tonight's 6News and tomorrow's Lawrence Journal-World, the school district is scrambling to keep weapons out of the classrooms, and the Clinton Dam Outlet is closed.
Kansas Parole Board denies release for killer: The Associated Press; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A4; Francis Donald Nemechek, serving five life sentences for a string of killings in the mid-1970s, has been denied parole and must wait 10 years before applying again.
Lawrence police officers attend homicide seminar: By Lisa Horn; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A4; Law enforcement representatives from eight states and several Lawrence police officers wrapped up a three-day seminar on homicide investigations Wednesday.
Lawrence Datebook: July 12, 2007 in print edition on A4; Events around Lawrence.
Oklahoma vacates wins: By Gary Jacobson - The Dallas Morning News; July 12, 2007 in print edition on B5; Calling the case “significant and serious,” the NCAA’s Division I infractions committee said Wednesday that Oklahoma must vacate its eight football victories during the 2005 season, including a bowl win, because of major violations involving players working at a Norman auto dealership.
Bike and Build tour makes local stop to help with Habitat home: By Sarah Van Dalsem; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A3; Jerrod Dolenz says he doesn’t believe he is experienced at building houses.
Wells inducted into high school hall: By Jeff Fedotin; July 12, 2007 in print edition on B1; Former Lawrence High coach Joan Wells celebrated Independence Day in a special way.
Bush orders former counsel to defy subpoena: By Margaret Talev - McClatchy Newspapers; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A1; President Bush ordered former White House Counsel Harriet Miers to stay away today from a House panel investigating last year’s firings of nine U.S. attorneys, prompting the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee to threaten Miers with a contempt citation.
Commodities: July 12, 2007 in print edition on B9
County’s United Way leader to retire: By Chad Lawhorn; July 12, 2007 in print edition on B10; After more than a decade on the job, the leader of the United Way of Douglas County will retire in March, the social service organization announced Wednesday.
Iraq role: July 12, 2007 in print edition on A9; To the editor: As one of the few Iraq veterans that several people I encounter have met, I am frequently asked about my opinion of the war.
Commission plans policy development to help minorities: By George Diepenbrock; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A5; Members of the Kansas African American Affairs Commission are looking to advocate for economic development, health care and education policies that will benefit minorities.
Two injured in rollover wreck: By Erin Castaneda; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A5; Two men were life-flighted to a Kansas City area hospital Wednesday afternoon after a Chevrolet truck rolled over on the 400 block of North Street.
Keegan: Portrayal offends Reggie: By Tom Keegan; July 12, 2007 in print edition on B1; Good: ESPN’s reality television show in which Bobby Knight selected a walk-on for Texas Tech, whittling the field one cut at a time. Bad: ESPN hiring Brian Dennehy to portray Knight in a made-for-TV movie.
Return to glory?: LHS coach hopes to tap tradition; By Jeff Fedotin; July 12, 2007 in print edition on B1; Lawrence High dominated Kansas high school volleyball during the latter quarter of the 20th century.
Independence woman wins $12.9M jackpot: By Carl Manning - Associated Press Writer; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A4; When Lori Boyle stopped Wednesday to get gas and check on a lottery ticket, she had no idea she would walk out of the store a multimillionaire.
On the record: July 12, 2007 in print edition on A4; Lawrence crime blotter.
Antifreeze chemical banned in toothpaste: The Associated Press; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A7; China banned diethylene glycol — a thickening agent in antifreeze — from use in toothpaste Wednesday, one of its most significant concessions yet as it struggles to regain international confidence in the country’s beleaguered exports.
Woman claims marriage to bin Laden’s son: The Associated Press; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A7; A British woman said Wednesday she has married Omar bin Laden, the al-Qaida leader’s fourth son, after they met in Egypt last fall.
Oil aid shipped to North Korea: The Associated Press; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A7; South Korea sent a shipload of oil to North Korea today, a move expected to trigger the communist nation to shut down its only working nuclear reactor in a landmark first step toward dismantling its atomic bomb program.
Execution is state’s first in 60 years: The Associated Press; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A7; A 25-year-old man was executed by lethal injection Wednesday for the torture and slaying of a teenager who was forced to drink hydrochloric acid during a robbery of his home. It was the state’s first execution in 60 years.
Schiavo’s brother stumps for Brownback: The Associated Press; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A7; The Brownback for President campaign on Wednesday announced the Pro-Life, Whole-Life Tour, a series of campaign events featuring pro-life activists Bobby Schindler, the brother of the late Terri Schiavo, and Francis Bok, an escaped slave from the Sudan.
Senate Republicans get nowhere in seeking change of course in Iraq: By David Espo - Associated Press Writer; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A7; Nervous Senate Republicans beseeched the White House without apparent success Wednesday for a quick change in course on Iraq as congressional Democrats insisted on high-profile votes calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops by spring.
Explosives belts seized on Syrian border: The Associated Press; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A7; Iraqi security forces seized 200 explosive belts along the Syrian border Wednesday, a police spokesman said, reinforcing Baghdad’s claims that its western neighbor isn’t doing enough to stop the flow of fighters and weapons to al-Qaida in Iraq.
Report: Al-Qaida on rebound: By Warren P. Strobel and Jonathan S. Landay - McClatchy Newspapers; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A7; The al-Qaida terrorist network has rebounded and is at its greatest strength since it was expelled from Afghanistan after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, a new top-level U.S. intelligence assessment concludes, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
Automated postal machines delayed: The Associated Press; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A6; The Postal Service is delaying the second stage of installing automated postal centers in lobbies.
Manhattan makes cut for national biodefense facility: Leavenworth not included on list of five possible sites; By Christine Metz; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A1; Manhattan, where Kansas State University is already a leader in biosecurity research, is a finalist to host the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s $451 million biodefense laboratory.
Sunny disposition: State flower boasts big blooms and inspirational beauty; By Jennifer Oldridge; July 12, 2007 in print edition on C1; If you’ve never seen a field of sunflowers in person, you must put it on your list of “things to do before you die.”
Royals add infielder: The Associated Press; July 12, 2007 in print edition on B5; The Kansas City Royals claimed infielder Jason Smith off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.
KU baseball to play Croatian exhibition: July 12, 2007 in print edition on B5; Kansas University’s baseball team announced it will open the 2007 fall season with an exhibition game against the Croatian National Team at 5 p.m. Sept. 2 at Hoglund Ballpark. Admission will be free.
KU’s Wilson fifth at Women’s Amateur: July 12, 2007 in print edition on B5; Kansas University’s Sydney Wilson, a red-shirt freshman from Lawrence, shot a third-round 74 to place fifth at the 85th Kansas Women’s Amateur Golf Championship on Wednesday at Reflection Ridge Golf Club Wichita, Wednesday.
No regrets: A year after announcing he’d join NASCAR, Juan Pablo Montoya is enjoying stock-car racing; By David Poole - McClatchy Newspapers; July 12, 2007 in print edition on B6; In a world of changing racing fortunes, it could be argued that Juan Pablo Montoya has come out on the wrong end of the career shift he announced a year ago this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway.
People in the news: July 12, 2007 in print edition on A2; • DUI trial postponed • Royal retort
Hot rod series goes nowhere: By Kevin McDonough; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A2; “Hard Shine” (9 p.m., TLC) arrives with a dull thud. It’s as if the sole purpose of this 10-part reality series is to prove that the garage-documentary genre has run out of gas.
Former first lady Lady Bird Johnson dies: By Kelley Shannon - Associated Press Writer; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A2; Lady Bird Johnson, the former first lady who championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, Lyndon B. Johnson, died Wednesday, a family spokeswoman said. She was 94.
Pump patrol: July 12, 2007 in print edition on A3; Patrol seeks fuel deals
Outreach to offer free blood pressure tests: July 12, 2007 in print edition on A3; A blood pressure screening is set for Monday at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
Safety Break to give motorists driving tips: July 12, 2007 in print edition on A3; The Kansas Motor Carriers Association will give motorists near Ottawa a break from driving this weekend — but not a break from learning.
Meetings to discuss plans for Black Jack: July 12, 2007 in print edition on A3; The Black Jack Battlefield Trust has scheduled two public meetings next week to outline plans for Battlefield Park east of Baldwin City.
Increasing violations to close dam outlet: July 12, 2007 in print edition on A3; The outlet below Clinton Lake dam will be temporarily closed Friday.
Owner change likely for quarry: By Mike Belt; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A3; Despite opposition from some adjacent landowners, Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday said they intend to grant a permit allowing a change of ownership at a rock quarry.
Questions, answers about Kansas’ quest for lab: J-W Staff Report; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A1; Here are key questions and answers about the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility and Kansas’ quest to secure it.
Therapist attends course on easing pain: July 12, 2007 in print edition on B9; Evonne Cooper, a physical therapist with Lawrence Therapy Services, attended an advanced continuing education course recently in Kansas City, Mo., on the use of ultrasound and electrical stimulation to ease pain and inflammation problems.
Lawrence resident wins free energy for a year: July 12, 2007 in print edition on B9; Madhan Durai, Lawrence, joined four other customers of Aquila Corp. who received one year of free energy from Owens Corning during the Pink Ticket Giveaway.
Fun and Games moving to 23rd Street location: July 12, 2007 in print edition on B9; Fun and Games, a fixture in downtown Lawrence for nearly three decades, is moving its costumes, novelties and other products to a new home along 23rd Street.
‘Piggybacking’ credit cards a bad idea: By Michelle Singletary; July 12, 2007 in print edition on B9; A pending change to a popular credit scoring system is about to make it much harder for people to polish their credit by riding the coattails of someone else’s good payment record.
Veteran leader takes new role: Sebelius appoints Lawrence resident to regulatory board; By Carl Manning - Associated Press Writer; July 12, 2007 in print edition on B9; Joe Harkins, a 40-year veteran of state government, has been appointed to the Kansas Corporation Commission by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
New material shows Nixon craved ’nice’ image: By Calvin Woodward - Associated Press Writer; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A10; President Nixon and his 1972 re-election campaign tried to tie Democrats to the mob, gay liberation and even slavery, according to newly released papers and tapes betraying bare-knuckle tactics from the dawn of the Watergate scandal.
Horoscopes: By Jacqueline Bigar; July 12, 2007 in print edition on B8; For Thursday, July 12
A bright side: July 12, 2007 in print edition on A9; To the editor: I’ve been following the comments on the new format for the newspaper, but, so far, no one has addressed the problem I have with it. I’m sorry to have to say this, but I do have a problem with it.
Discrimination: July 12, 2007 in print edition on A9; To the editor: I taught swimming for the Lawrence Recreation Commission for six years during the 1950s when, because of racial discrimination, children such as those pictured on the front page of the July 7 Journal-World were denied access to the only swimming pool in town open to the “public,” the privately owned Jayhawk Plunge.
Religion as campaign tactic: By Cal Thomas; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A9; Some unknown author once said, “Everybody should believe in something; I believe I’ll have another drink.”
Effort advances: Kansas should now mount a united effort to promote Manhattan as the site of a new Homeland Security research facility.; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A8; It’s great news that Manhattan is among the five finalists for the new $451 million National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility.
Island community declares independence: July 12, 2007 in print edition on A8; The day-trippers wheel their bikes off the ferry and ask for directions. I answer the way we do on an island without street signs. Go up past the boatyard, beyond the store, and take your next left.
Old Home Town - 100 years ago: July 12, 2007 in print edition on A8; From the Lawrence Daily World for July 12, 1907: “The state board of education has granted certificates to most of those who want to be teachers and the recent Kansas University graduates seeking certificates did not see one of their group turned down.
Old Home Town - 40 years ago: July 12, 2007 in print edition on A8; Property tax relief for Lawrence residents with more input from Kansas University was a key to enabling Lawrence to become a higher-quality community, city manager Ray Wells explained.
Lugar on right track with farm subsidies: By George Will; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A8; Time was, Riley Webster Lugar, a Hoosier farmer, vociferously disapproved of the New Deal policy of killing baby pigs to control supply in the hope of raising prices.
What to plant: By Dean Fosdick - Associated Press Writer; July 12, 2007 in print edition on C2; Here are some tips from Edmund Snodgrass, co-author of “Green Roof Plants: A Resource and Planting Guide,” on planning a green roof:
Workers killed in fall ID’d: By Lisa Horn; July 12, 2007 in print edition on A3; Douglas County officials Wednesday released the identities of the two men who fell to their death from a communications tower in rural Douglas County the day before.
Energy-friendly ‘green’ roofs taking off in U.S. urban areas: By Dean Fosdick - Associated Press Writer; July 12, 2007 in print edition on C2; The sod house pioneers who fashioned farms from the tallgrass prairies of the American Midwest probably would have scoffed had you called them visionaries.
How to remove a tick from your child: July 12, 2007 in print edition on C1; Boy, your child’s freckles really stand out in the sun — but wait, that one looks like it’s moving! It isn’t a freckle at all. It’s a tick. What should you do?
Our town sports: July 12, 2007 in print edition on B3
Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook: By Gary Bedore; July 12, 2007 in print edition on B3; Kansas University’s Cole Aldrich and Tyrel Reed were disappointed Jayhawk teammate Darrell Arthur was unable to play for the U.S. Under 19 Select team in the Global Games finals in Dallas.
All-Star game will never be the same: By Bob Klapisch - The Record (Hackensack N.J.); July 12, 2007 in print edition on B2; Raise your hand if you made room on your busy schedule for the All-Star game Tuesday night. Tell us if you cared who won. Better yet, tell us if you watched all nine innings. Thought so.
Cancellara keeps his yellow jersey: Norway’s Hushovd takes fourth stage of Tour de France; July 12, 2007 in print edition on B2; Fabian Cancellara says he knows his days in the Tour de France’s yellow jersey are numbered as the race heads toward the Alps.
Baseball’s second half: ‘Now the fun starts’: From Bonds to Brewers to Yankees, after-the-break story lines plentiful; By Jay Cohen - Associated Press Sports Writer; July 12, 2007 in print edition on B1; Barry Bonds likely will take down the Hammer’s home run record soon. The fates of the surprising Milwaukee Brewers, the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees are far murkier.
Bigger might be better for Pan Am hopefuls: By Gary Bedore; July 12, 2007 in print edition on B1; The 12-man U.S. Pan American Games basketball roster will be filled with college players.
Responsible watering helps lawn, garden survive summer: By Stan Ring; July 12, 2007 in print edition on C1; It looks as though the Kansas summer is finally upon us. Hot days, warm nights and little rain mean we need to better manage our yards and gardens to survive the summer. There are some methods to make this happen without wasting money or water.
Kansas unfazed by OU penalty: Jayhawks likely to put asterisk next to loss; By Ryan Wood; July 12, 2007 in print edition on B1; Historical revisionism at Oklahoma University probably won’t have much of an impact on Kansas University’s football history.

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