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Polls
What's your favorite thing about summer?
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Warm temperatures | 34% | |
| Barbecues | 22% | |
| Vacation | 19% | |
| Other | 13% | |
| Swimming | 10% | |
| Total | 207 | |
Videos
- A local program that puts 21 mental health counselors in …
- Lawrence school officials are preparing for a major administration overhaul …
- Douglas County Commissioners want to relocate the public works department …
- After falling into bankruptcy, a Lawrence business is under new …
- Rains and frost slowed construction of the Eudora pool, pushing …
- Local emergency management officials report more than $300,000 in flood …
- 350 delegates of Sunflower Girls State are busy this week …
- The annual Cub Scout Day Camp began today at the …
- Kansas has CO2 emissions of nearly 80 million metro-tons, or …
- A bit of weather history, brought to you by a …
- Jayhawk guards Mario Chalmers and Sharron Collins have been invited …
- Just on the other side of the river, the Kansas …
- A revenue shortfall in this year’s budget has Lawrence City …
- Bob Terry discusses why he bought the company, how different …
- Videocast for June 4
- Trainer Becky Basore talks about her No Boundaries Women’s Boot …
Lead stories
6:00 a.m.
LHS debaters sharpen talking points for national competition- June 4, 2007 in print edition on 1B
- Shane Billig and Brandon Schwager, new Lawrence High School graduates, have been debating for years, but the two are preparing to embark on their biggest tournament yet.
1:40 p.m.
Man on a mission- June 4, 2007 in print edition on 1C
- The man seated in front of him finished a sneezing fit and uttered a common gripe among area golfers this spring: “These stupid allergies won’t let up.”
4:00 p.m.
Spring snapshot- June 4, 2007 in print edition on 1D
- Lawrence Photo Alliance members set out in April to capture the spirit of Lawrence in spring. The resulting exhibit, “Spring Snapshot,” features more than 60 photographs by local and regional artists, offering a diverse perspective of the city during one of the most beautiful times of year.
- Photo gallery: Lawrence Photo Alliance
6:00 p.m.
Happy (boot) campers- June 4, 2007 in print edition on 6C
- Becky Basore is well aware the name of her No Boundaries Women’s Boot Camp alone might be enough to chase away some potential clients.
10:45 p.m.
Bus system facing cuts of $450K- June 4, 2007 in print edition on 1A
- Unless city commissioners can find approximately $450,000 worth of new funding for 2008, the city’s public transit system will cease to operate on Saturdays, will shut down two hours earlier on weekdays and likely would run routes on a much less frequent basis.
All stories
- 6Sports video: T-Bones off to slow start
- June 4, 2007
- Just on the other side of the river, the Kansas City T-Bones share the Royals’ pain … and currently sit in last place in their division.
- 6Sports video: Two Jayhawk hoopsters invited to Team USA tryouts
- June 4, 2007
- Jayhawk guards Mario Chalmers and Sharron Collins have been invited to tryout for Team USA’s Pan American squad.
- 6News video: Kidcast for June 4th, 2007
- June 4, 2007
- A bit of weather history, brought to you by a local youth.
- 6News video: Kansas being sued by CO2 emission regulators
- June 4, 2007
- Kansas has CO2 emissions of nearly 80 million metro-tons, or more than 29 metro-tons per person.
- 6News video: Packs of cubs invade Lawrence this week - Cub Scouts, that is
- June 4, 2007
- The annual Cub Scout Day Camp began today at the Douglas County Fairgrounds - and the scouts are ready to go.
- 6News video: Political leaders of tomorrow take over KU’s campus
- June 4, 2007
- 350 delegates of Sunflower Girls State are busy this week setting up their own city, county, and state government offices.
- 6News video: Federal assistance on the way to Douglas County to fix flood damage
- June 4, 2007
- Local emergency management officials report more than $300,000 in flood damage from storms that hit the county in early May.
- 6News video: Heavy rainfall slows construction on Eudora pool
- June 4, 2007
- Rains and frost slowed construction of the Eudora pool, pushing back the opening from July 1st to July 4th.
- 6News video: ‘Star Signs’ showing growth under new management
- June 4, 2007
- After falling into bankruptcy, a Lawrence business is under new ownership and showing signs of growth.
- 6News video: County leaders look into consolidating two departments
- June 4, 2007
- Douglas County Commissioners want to relocate the public works department to one site on county-owned land near the Douglas County Jail.
- 6News video: Lawrence schools prepare for administration change
- June 4, 2007
- Lawrence school officials are preparing for a major administration overhaul beginning July 1st.
- 6News video: WRAP program surrounded by funding questions
- June 4, 2007
- A local program that puts 21 mental health counselors in area high schools, junior highs, and elementary schools is surrounded by funding questions.
- 6News video: City Commissioners look ahead to next year’s spending plans
- June 4, 2007
- A revenue shortfall in this year’s budget has Lawrence City Commissioners looking ahead to next year. Lawrence’s public transit system is one of several agencies in city government that will need more funding.
- Bus system facing cuts of $450K
- Funding losses could mean shorter hours, fewer runs on routes
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A1
- Unless city commissioners can find approximately $450,000 worth of new funding for 2008, the city’s public transit system will cease to operate on Saturdays, will shut down two hours earlier on weekdays and likely would run routes on a much less frequent basis.
- 6News Now: Commissioners look ahead to next year’s budget
- June 4, 2007
- In tonight’s 6News and tomorrow’s Lawrence Journal-World, a revenue shortfall in this year’s budget has Lawrence City Commissioners looking ahead to next year’s spending plans and an update on Star Signs as the company tries to work through its bankruptcy.
- County discusses consolidating public works
- June 4, 2007
- Douglas County commissioners raised the possibility of consolidating its Department of Public works facilities at one location near the county jail.
- LHS debaters sharpen talking points for national competition
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B1
- Shane Billig and Brandon Schwager, new Lawrence High School graduates, have been debating for years, but the two are preparing to embark on their biggest tournament yet.
- Guitar players hope to make history
- Reported 1,683 participants enough for Guinness record, organizers say
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A1
- Lawrence residents Erin Runnels and Autumn McPherson woke up Sunday and felt like trying to break a world record.
- Happy (boot) campers
- ‘Intense’ women’s only fitness program has loyal following
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on C6
- Becky Basore is well aware the name of her No Boundaries Women’s Boot Camp alone might be enough to chase away some potential clients.
- Man on a mission
- Staffer champions organ donation - and plays a mean game
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on C1
- The man seated in front of him finished a sneezing fit and uttered a common gripe among area golfers this spring: “These stupid allergies won’t let up.”
- Wakarusa Festival going ‘green’
- Concert adding symposium to discuss importance of sustainability
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A1
- Pete Ferrell is a wind farmer, not a guitar god. But he hopes to energize the crowd this weekend at the Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival when he takes the stage to talk about sustainable power.
- Board of Regents changes expected
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A1
- Deferred maintenance at state universities has been the major issue pushed by the Kansas Board of Regents in recent months.
- Cooking event feeds financial need
- ‘Real Men’ step up to the stove in second annual fundraiser for NAACP
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B1
- David Watson-Jackson, 15, knows how to sweeten the pork chops he cooks.
- State takes pulse of health care
- Major reforms to control costs due this year
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B1
- A small army of politicians, policymakers, advisory boards and representatives of special interest groups is maneuvering to produce a major state health care reform package by Nov. 1.
- Catholic service seeks office help
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B2
- Catholic Community Services seeks volunteers to provide support for the counseling office three nights per week, from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. or as needed.
- Heroism credited for rescue at festival
- Woman arraigned today on charges of striking 40 with car
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Neighbors and rescue personnel threw children out of the path of a speeding car that plowed through a crowded street festival, preventing more serious injuries than the 40 people struck, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty said Sunday.
- Firebird qualifies for forensics nationals
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B3
- Kate Falkenstien has seen her share of success in forensics and is preparing for more.
- ‘Knocked Up’ delivers at No. 2 spot
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A2
- “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” hit an ebb tide in its second weekend but still had enough buoyancy to hold the No. 1 spot at the box office.
- House pushes tougher regulation for wind industry
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A7
- Birds and bats have a powerful advocate in the new Congress, and he is making the wind energy industry nervous.
- Juco lineman commits to KU for football
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on C3
- Kansas University’s football program landed another early commitment for its 2008 class, this time from a junior-college transfer.
- Raiders called off - again
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on C3
- Possibly the only positive the Lawrence Raiders can take from the weekend is that their 2007 American Legion baseball debut will come at home.
- Elder Rush to coach at Barstow
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on C3
- JaRon Rush, the brother of Kansas University junior Brandon Rush, has joined former KU guard Jeff Boschee’s boys basketball coaching staff at The Barstow School in Kansas City, Mo.
- Donovan waffling on move to Magic
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on C3
- Billy Donovan might not be done with the Florida Gators after all.
- Howell mows down former teammates
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on C1
- J.P. Howell was one of Tampa Bay’s final cuts at the end of spring training. Now, he’s determined to make the most of his latest chance in the major leagues.
- Former foes Dole, Daschle promote farm-energy plan
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A7
- Bob Dole and Tom Daschle ambled into the Senate Agriculture Committee’s hearing room one morning last week without the flourishes they enjoyed when they were kings on Capitol Hill.
- Sexiness is power in porn-driven, ‘look-at-me’ culture
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A5
- Porn used to be relegated to a video hidden in the bottom drawer, or a magazine under the mattress. Today, it’s part of everyday life.
- ‘Time capsule’ found in grandmother’s garden
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A5
- It wasn’t buried treasure, but a boy working in his grandmother’s garden in Manton, Mich., pulled from the ground a wooden box that contained a Chrysler emblem, a tealight candle and newspapers from 1952, among other items.
- Wild turkeys peck at windows in suburb
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A5
- Wild turkeys have been showing up on the streets of Farmington Hills, a Detroit suburb, pecking at windows and eating from bird feeders.
- Internet big part of dog sales
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A5
- Type “Yorkies for sale” into an Internet search engine, and hundreds of Web sites come up.
- ‘Heeling’ on rolling sneakers causing injuries
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A5
- Trendy wheeled sneakers that let kids zip down sidewalks, across playgrounds and through mall crowds could also send them rolling into emergency rooms on a stretcher, say doctors who blame a rash of injuries on the international craze.
- Study: Pill improves liver cancer survival
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A5
- For the first time, doctors say they have found a pill that improves survival in liver cancer, a notoriously hard to treat disease diagnosed in more than half a million people globally each year.
- Lawmakers consider laws to crack down on puppy mills
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A5
- Bob Baker has seen the worst of the worst in his 27 years as an animal cruelty investigator.
- Spring snapshot
- Lawrence Photo Alliance documents Lawrence
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on D1
- Lawrence Photo Alliance members set out in April to capture the spirit of Lawrence in spring. The resulting exhibit, “Spring Snapshot,” features more than 60 photographs by local and regional artists, offering a diverse perspective of the city during one of the most beautiful times of year.
- La Prima Tazza barista knows his coffee - and tea
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on D1
- La Prima Tazza, or The First Cafe, opened in downtown Lawrence in 1990. It’s part of the Liberty Theatre complex at 638 Mass. Andy, who is studying for his master’s degree in political science, has worked there since 1997, and he knows his coffees. The beans are already roasted, but every coffee is made manually.
- Horoscopes
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on D2
- Events calendar
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on D2
- Treasurer’s Office site of new exhibit
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on D2
- The Douglas County Treasurer’s Office is displaying a show of color photographs by Mary Tuven through July l0. The varied show includes “Cadillac Dreams” and “The Ol’ Turquoise Oldsmobile.”
- Money tip
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A8
- If you are in a car accident, Consumer Reports recommends these steps to minimize further damage and expenses:
- Absorbent Ink. names art director
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A8
- Absorbent Ink., Lawrence, announces the promotion of Sabrina Baumgart to director of art. She will supervise the art department at the company, which specializes in promotional marketing.
- Architects receive preservation award
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A8
- CP&Associates Architects & Planners, which has offices in Lawrence and Kansas City, Mo., recently received a 2007 Preservation Award from the Historic Kansas City Foundation for the firm’s rehabilitation work on the historic Aladdin Hotel in downtown Kansas City, Mo.
- ‘The Right Start’ set for Wednesday
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A8
- Kansas University’s Small Business Development Center will present an afternoon edition of “The Right Start,” an ongoing seminar series for startups, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the center, 734 Vt., suite 104.
- Bartlett & West boosts division
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A8
- Dan Wethington, Lawrence, has joined the Architectural Engineering Division of Bartlett & West, an engineering firm with area offices in Lawrence, Topeka, Manhattan and St. Joseph and Lee’s Summit, Mo.
- From hopeless to happy
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A8
- Q: When I met my husband, he owned his own business. I had another job, but I eventually came into his business. Now we are married, and I have all of these titles: secretary, A/P, A/R, customer service, interior design, courier, finisher, scheduler, problem-solver, digging him out of holes, and I also get yelled at all day by him.
- Imported gasoline on rise
- U.S. refinery capacity not able to meet needs
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A8
- With gasoline prices averaging $3.22 for a gallon of regular nationwide over the Memorial Day weekend, traditional economic logic might suggest that this would be a good time to invest in new U.S. oil refineries and increase the supply of gasoline.
- Gun control is best response
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B7
- Soon after the one-month anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings, three more died in a church shooting in Idaho. In the month since the Virginia Tech ordeal, an estimated 2,430 more Americans were killed with guns. Are effective steps being taken to avoid senseless violent acts?
- Contractors also casualties
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B7
- Something was missing from my local Memorial Day parade. There were soldiers, sailors, World War II veterans, firefighters, Girl Scouts, soccer players, marching bands, flag-draped floats and a festive contingent from the Board of Education. But there was no float memorializing the hundreds of civilian contractors killed in Iraq.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B6
- Old Home Town - 40 years ago
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B6
- Farm future
- Two former senators have proposed a new direction for federal farm programs.
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B6
- The federal farm bill is up for renewal this year, which is of no small concern to Kansas and other states whose economies are closely tied to agriculture. Former Kansas Sen. Bob Dole and former South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle last week released a plan for reforming the nation’s agricultural policy.
- Conservatives may want to turn back clock
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B6
- Accepting the 1988 Democratic nomination, Gov. Michael Dukakis, a carrier of Massachusetts’ political culture, allowed his fervent hope to be the father of his surmise when he said, “this election is not about ideology. It’s about competence.”
- New Hampshire looks kindly on Obama
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B6
- This is a crowd that is virtually all white. This is the least emotive state in the Union. This is a town that voted decisively for Barry Goldwater in 1964. This is where thousands of people filled the parking lot of Kennett High School in the hope of crowding in to see a black man who is running for president.
- Croyle shines at camp
- Potential Chiefs QB has eye-popping day
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on C1
- The football came flying out of Brodie Croyle’s hand like a rocket. It soared 50 yards and came to rest with laser-like precision in the arms of a wide receiver streaking toward the back of the end zone.
- Recruits stranded when coaches leave
- Prospect says he signed with Florida because of Donovan, who informed him of departure via phone
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on C2
- After Orlando got its man, after Billy Donovan got his millions, after Gainesville got its hug goodbye and after the media got two news conferences 90 miles apart, Adam Allen got the only thing coming to him. A phone call.
- LeBron is now Spurs’ problem
- San Antonio to try to slow Cleveland sensation on Thursday
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on C8
- LeBron James is now the San Antonio Spurs’ problem. The Cavaliers standout forward, in just his fourth season, has led Cleveland to its first-ever NBA finals. With his performance in the Eastern Conference finals, James has lifted an entire city’s hopes onto his shoulders.
- A close examination of Spurs-Cavs by position
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on C8
- A position-by-position look at the matchups in the NBA finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers.
- Pistons’ season deemed ‘failure’ by Wallace
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on C8
- The Detroit Pistons seem to be slipping from great to good, leading to questions about a nucleus that has been kept together since winning a title in 2004 and a coach that had a tough act to follow.
- Thieves almost steal targeting system
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Burglars almost made off with the display and controls for an Apache helicopter weapons-targeting system last week after cutting a hole in a door at the Lockheed Martin facility near Orlando International Airport.
- 3 arrested in massive food fight at high school
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A3
- A high school senior accused of starting a massive food fight that left a police officer injured was among three students arrested in the prank.
- Attorney says he was too sleepy during trial
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A3
- A defense attorney tried a different argument to win his convicted client a new murder trial: The attorney was too sleepy.
- A tree falls in the forest, found 380M years later
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A3
- The tree stood tall and spindly in the hot sun some 380 million years ago when something toppled it, maybe a storm or an earthquake.
- War on terror, health care hot topics at Democratic debate
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A3
- Democratic presidential candidates clashed on Sunday on Iraq and over the security of the country since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
- Informant key to undoing of JFK plot
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A3
- A convicted drug dealer who agreed to pose as a wannabe terrorist among a shadowy group plotting to blow up John F. Kennedy International Airport secretly fed information to federal investigators in exchange for a lighter sentence.
- Dynamic duo this year is : ?
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on C5
- Think you know how the season will shape up, and who the best players on your fantasy season are? You might have thought that last May 31 as well. Boy, were you wrong.
- A-Rod making all sorts of news
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on C5
- Barry Bonds can safely retire at the end of the season. America has his replacement in the train-wreck athlete category, a player whose actions and words are as absurd as his talent is enormous.
- MRI exam next test for Yankees’ Clemens
- Pitcher hopes to make New York debut Saturday - if results favorable
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on C5
- Roger Clemens is headed for an MRI today to help determine the level of concern over his “fatigued” right groin.
- Commission to meet early this week
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B2
- City commissioners will meet at noon Tuesday instead of at their traditional meeting time of 6:35 p.m. The meeting features a light agenda of mainly routine bill paying and other administrative matters.
- On the record
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B2
- Lawrence Datebook
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B2
- June 4, 2007
- Hunters drive up rural land prices
- Kansas could become exclusive recreational ground for wealthy
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B3
- Thanks to a hefty appetite for hunting and fishing, rugged, brush-filled land in southeast Kansas that was once valued at $300 an acre is now on the market for more than $3,000 an acre.
- Trees among tornado casualties
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B8
- When last month’s tornadoes ripped up Greensburg and other parts of Kansas, the deadly storms also destroyed hundreds of trees, or shelterbelts, planted during the Dust Bowl years to help control wind and erosion.
- Former Cosmosphere director hired as consultant despite conviction
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B8
- A man who was convicted of stealing artifacts from NASA and a Kansas space museum has been working occasionally for the Omniplex’s space exhibits, according to a published report.
- Ducks missing Pronger
- Anaheim player suspended for Game 4
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on C8
- The Anaheim Ducks will have to play without Chris Pronger - again. Pronger was suspended Sunday for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals for his forearm to the head of Dean McAmmond that knocked out the Senators forward and made his status for tonight’s pivotal game questionable.
- Photographer snaps nude women on bikes
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Dozens of women posed naked on their bicycles on a bridge over one of Amsterdam’s historic canals Sunday - a unique sight even in a city famed for its relaxed attitude toward nudity and sex.
- 9 defectors accepted by Japan from North Korea
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A6
- More than 20 defectors from North Korea have been taken into protective custody by the Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang, China, since the end of last year. Of those, nine were admitted to Japan, government sources said.
- Putin: Russia will react to U.S. missile shield
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Russian President Vladimir Putin, with words reminiscent of the Cold War, warned Sunday that his military would respond to a planned American missile defense system near its borders by aiming its missiles at U.S. military bases in Europe.
- Gates sees positive signs in Afghanistan
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Despite a rise in insurgent violence this spring, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday he is convinced that American and NATO forces are making steady progress against the Taliban.
- Suicide car bomber strikes near PM’s house
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A6
- A suicide car bomber drove through a roadblock guarding the home of the Somali prime minister on Sunday and rammed the vehicle into a wall. Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi was whisked to safety, officials said, but at least five people were killed in the explosion.
- Strong earthquake in China displaces 120,000
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A6
- A strong earthquake shook a hilly southwestern Chinese region near the border with Laos early Sunday, killing at least three people - including a child who was crushed by debris - injuring hundreds and forcing 120,000 people from their homes, state media reported.
- Patient awakes to ‘prettier’ Poland after 19 years
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A6
- A railway worker who emerged from a 19-year coma woke to a radically altered Poland and thinks “the world is prettier now” than it was under communism, his wife said Sunday.
- U.S. announces 14 troop deaths in Iraq
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Fourteen American soldiers were killed in three deadly days in Iraq, the U.S. military said Sunday, including four in a single roadside bombing and one who was struck by a suicide bomber while on a foot patrol southwest of the capital.
- Henin, Williams gear for rematch
- Tempers flared back in 2003 in French Open semifinals
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on C2
- Death, divorce, illness, injuries, a lawsuit: Set tennis aside for a moment, and ponder just how much Serena Williams and Justine Henin have dealt with since the last time they met at the French Open.
- Rec calendar
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on C6
- Immigration bill would help legalize some graduates
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A4
- At 23, Mariana should be carefree. She is finishing up her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Los Angeles, and has been accepted to a master’s program at Harvard University’s education school.
- Hilton almost upstages MTV Movie Awards
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A2
- Captain Jack Sparrow was the big winner at the MTV Movie Awards Sunday as “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” was named best movie and its star, Johnny Depp, won for best performance.
- Exhibit broadens idea of portraiture
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A2
- New faces and untraditional styles of portraiture are showing up at the National Portrait Gallery, a mix that includes Neil Armstrong, Nancy Reagan and even a dozen high school students from Washington.
- Meeting to address FSA election issues
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B1
- The Douglas County office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency will hold an informational meeting later this month about this year’s FSA county committee election.
- Rep. Tafanelli to lead tornado-fund review
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B1
- State Rep. Lee Tafanelli, R-Ozawkie, has been named chairman of a special committee to oversee state agencies assisting Greensburg’s recovery from the May 4 tornado.
- Lebanese army bombards refugee camp for third day
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on A6
- Lebanon’s army pounded Islamic militants hiding in a bombed-out Palestinian refugee camp Sunday for the third straight day, while fighting erupted outside another camp in the south, stoking fears of widespread violence breaking out in the country.
- Batting cages are out of service
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B1
- The Clinton Lake Softball Complex batting cages will be temporarily unavailable for public use while maintenance is completed. The cages are expected to be open by the end of this week.
- Kansas’ low electric costs come with high emissions price
- June 4, 2007 in print edition on B1
- A kilowatt-hour of electricity generated in Kansas costs significantly less than the national average but contributes much more to global warming than power generated in most other states.
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