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Century School students play a game of basketball with faculty members at Watson Park in this file photo

Xavier Henry (23), of Athletes First, drives the lane against Kansas City Pump N Run's Jarod McDaniel. Henry, son of former KU player Carl Henry, played in the Jayhawk Invitational at Allen Fieldhouse in this 2007 file photo

Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki walks up the court late in the Mavericks' season-ending loss to Golden State on Thursday in Oakland, Calif

Queen Elizabeth II is escorted by Gene R. Nichol, president of the College of William and Mary, as she visits students and alumni Friday in the Wren Building in Williamsburg, Va

Five-year-old Olivia Kouloukis, a student at Century School, turns a cartwheel with friend and schoolmate Annora Madden, 6, Friday afternoon during a school outing at Watson Park

Chicago coach Scott Skiles talks with players Ben Gordon, left, and Kirk Hinrich, right. Gordon and Hinrich are part of the 'Baby Bulls' group that has matured and defeated defending champion Miami in the first round of the NBA playoffs

Paris Hilton leaves the Los Angeles Municipal Court Metropolitan branch Friday with her father, Rick, right. A judge sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in jail Friday for violating her probation

New Jersey's Richard Jefferson (24) puts up the game-winning shot as he is surrounded by Toronto defenders. The Nets won, 98-97, Friday in East Rutherford, N.J., and advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals

In this drawing by court artist Bill Robles, Paris Hilton is seen crying Friday at the the Los Angeles Municipal Court Metropolitan branch

A highway leads into Dell City in the West Texas desert, where Florida Top Land is selling undeveloped property. Investors were told a Home Depot was coming to Dell City and that the airport would soon be improved, but neither is true

Funk music enthusiasts corral a suited Quinton Cheney, a Kansas University junior from Fort Scott, who breaks down in dance on the sidewalk west of Fraser Hall

Worshippers take part in prayers Friday in the Shiite district of Sadr City in Baghdad

Al and Eileen Rogers, left, celebrate the marriage of their son, Todd, and his wife, Erin, on March 3 with a stop at the Red Lyon, a downtown Lawrence bar where the couple first met. They then headed to their wedding reception

Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home Director Bart Yost displays one of dozens of urns available to house cremated remains on Wednesday at the funeral home located at 601 Indiana

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City’s parks satisfying, but not the roads: By Chad Lawhorn; May 5, 2007 in print edition on 1A; Lawrence residents are pretty happy, except perhaps when they’re driving. Those are among major findings in a new $29,000 survey that polled 1,200 Lawrence residents on their feelings about a variety of city services. In the city survey, which included people from all parts of the community, residents give high marks to the community’s overall quality of life. But they think there’s plenty of room for improvement on almost every transportation-related issue.

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At least 7 dead after tornado levels Kansas town: May 5, 2007; Tornadoes killed at least seven people and leveled most of this southwest Kansas town, a state official said Saturday. Rescuers with dogs searched door to door for survivors.
Man stabbed early this morning: J-W Staff reports; May 5, 2007; About 2 a.m. today, a 24-year-old man was stabbed several times near North Fifth and Locust streets.
Jury sees suspect confess, deny fire: By Eric Weslander; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A1; Jurors on Friday watched a videotape of a defendant admitting he burned a box full of cards and photographs that sparked the deadly fire at Lawrence’s Boardwalk Apartments. “I have a problem with fire. : I just wanted to see something burn,” Jason A. Rose tells detectives in the video.
Roberts urges emphasis on science, math: By Jonathan Kealing; May 5, 2007 in print edition on B1; The United States is endangering its national security by not producing more students with skills in math and science, Sen. Pat Roberts said Friday.
State leaders share ideas, experiences at summit: By Mark Fagan; May 5, 2007 in print edition on B1; More than 100 bona fide leaders assembled Friday at the Dole Institute of Politics to pore over economic data, assess the pains of a looming health care crisis and discuss why it’s so important for the state to steer clear of regulatory and infrastructure potholes threatening to stifle transportation.
World’s first unmanned cargo aircraft being tested in Kansas: By Mike Belt; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A1; An unmanned aircraft the military uses for carrying cargo and dropping leaflets in war zones has earned the attention of the Kansas National Guard. Designated the CQ-10A SnowGoose by its Canadian manufacturer, the unmanned aerial vehicle is undergoing several days of testing at the Smoky Hill Weapons Range outside Salina.
Auto lovers drive swap meet’s growth: By Todd Johnson - tjohnson@sunflowerbroadband.com; May 5, 2007 in print edition on B1; Members of the Lawrence Antique Automobile Club could not have hoped for better weather Friday for their 44th annual swap meet. “Thursday’s rain made the grounds a little muddy for the setup,” said Joe Arneson, chairman of the meet for the sixth straight year.
Survey: Lawrence residents displeased with transportation: By Chad Lawhorn; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A9; In a new city survey, Lawrence residents spoke clearly about transportation in town. They don’t like how long it takes to get streets fixed. And they think getting from one side of town to the other is too difficult. The $29,000 survey polled 1,200 Lawrence residents on their feelings about a variety of city services.
6News video: Lawrence students learn about city’s most historic landmarks: By Deanna Richards; May 5, 2007; Lawrence students take a step back in time today with a tour of some of the city’s most historic landmarks.
Bicycle rides benefit cancer treatment, promote fitness: By Karrey Britt; May 5, 2007 in print edition on B4; At age 57, a Lawrence woman is gearing up for another bicycle challenge. It’s a 100-mile ride June 3 at Lake Tahoe, Nev., through the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training.
Preschool students give moms a party with artistic touch: By Steve Vockrodt; May 5, 2007 in print edition on B2; Preschoolers at First Presbyterian Church can’t be accused of forgetting Mother’s Day this year. Their moms received their gifts more than a week early.
Dirty air on buses dangerous: By April Castro - Associated Press Writer; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A1; Day in and day out, children across the U.S. are riding to school on aging buses, breathing what some activists say is a dangerous brew of pollutants up to five times dirtier than the air outside.
Paper in the park not destined for trash can: By Erika Bentson - ebentson@ljworld.com; May 5, 2007 in print edition on D1; All Joel Cooper needs to make art is a piece of paper. Hundreds of folds later, and he ends up with complex geometric shapes, stars and even faces. “That’s basically what I do,” the Lawrence artist says. “I fold paper.”
FSHS regional runner-up: Swank, Hull-Moffett qualify for state; By Jeff Fedotin; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C1; Reaching the Class 6A regional tennis finals and advancing to the state tournament would satisfy most freshmen, but Free State’s Michael Swank is not a typical ninth grader. “Every time you go in, you’ve got to think that you’re going to win it,” said Swank, who has competed in tennis since the age of 10. “Never settle for anything but first.”
Wright selects agent: Jayhawk sophomore taps Kobe’s negotiator; By Gary Bedore; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C1; Former Kansas University basketball forward Julian Wright has selected an agent. He is Rob Pelinka, a 37-year-old former University of Michigan guard who is most well known for negotiating Kobe Bryant’s $137 million contract back in 2004. KU coach Bill Self confirmed Friday that Wright, a 6-foot-8 Chicago sophomore, had tapped Pelinka and would sign with him next week.
LHS soccer blanked: Lions fall to Olathe North, 7-0; By Jeff Fedotin; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C4; Lawrence High entered Friday night’s home soccer game as a battered unit and left with wounded pride. Olathe North drubbed the Lions, 7-0, at the Youth Sports Inc. fields. “It’s kind of a setback,” said Abby Vestal, the team’s lone senior. “It’s just kind of a downer.”
The horses competing in the Kentucky Derby: By Bob Mieszerski - Los Angeles Times; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C5; Horses listed by post position, saddlecloth numbers. Odds: Morning line (in parentheses).
Every horse for himself: Derby field devoid of clear-cut favorite; By Beth Harris - Associated Press Sports Writer; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C5; It’s anybody’s Kentucky Derby, where there’s no super horse, and superstar trainers Bob Baffert, D. Wayne Lukas and Nick Zito are all absent for the first time since 1980.
‘R.J.’ lifts N.J. into conference semis: Jefferson’s layup, steal seal series; By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press Basketball Writer; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C8; Richard Jefferson’s ankle injury was one of the many reasons the New Jersey Nets underachieved this season.
Mitchell: Interviews to start promptly: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C7; Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell said he expected interviews with active players to begin promptly as part of his investigation into steroids in baseball.
Lawrence Datebook: May 5, 2007 in print edition on B2
Nightmare ends for Nowitzki: By Jon Wilner - San Jose Mercury News; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C8; On the road in the most hostile of environments, with his team facing playoff elimination, the NBA’s presumptive MVP was AWOL, MIA and just plain BAD.
One last chance for Jazz, Rockets: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C8; Tracy McGrady didn’t want it to come to this. For weeks, he’s patiently answered all the questions about his past playoff failures and openly said he deserves the blame if the Houston Rockets flame out against the Utah Jazz this time.
Faith Forum: Once a person has been ‘saved,’ is it possible to lose that salvation?: By Randy Beeman and Kent Winters-Hazelton; May 5, 2007 in print edition on D8; I love taking walks and hikes with my son. When he was young, I can remember walking near a creek that was raging after a recent thunderstorm. He tightly held my hand.
Markets continue climb: May 5, 2007 in print edition on B5; Wall Street rose moderately Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average rose Friday by 23.24, or 0.18 percent, to 13,264.62, its fourth straight record close.
Around and about: May 5, 2007 in print edition on D5; Anne McEnroe, Lawrence, has received the Alfred M. Wolfe Fellowship from the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. McEnroe, a senior at Kansas University, joins 60 students nationwide in receiving a fellowship and $5,000. She plans to pursue a graduate degree in classics at the University of Bristol. McEnroe is the daughter of Bruce McEnroe and Michelle Tamburini.
Club news: May 5, 2007 in print edition on D5; Radio-controlled planes are expected to take to the skies this weekend east of Clinton Lake. The second annual Jayhawk Open, a free airshow offered by the Jayhawk Model Masters R/C Club, runs from about 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Sunday.
Society calendar: May 5, 2007 in print edition on D5
45-day jail sentence brings Hilton to tears: By Michelle Caruso and Matthew Heller - New York Daily News; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A2; Paris Hilton wailed after a judge sentenced her to 45 days in jail - with no weekend passes or special privileges - for driving with a suspended license a month after a police officer warned her not to.
Ethics study finds many would not report killing of innocent civilian: By Pauline Jelinek - Associated Press Writer; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A7; In a survey of U.S. troops in combat in Iraq, less than half of Marines and a little more than half of Army soldiers said they would report a member of their unit for killing or wounding an innocent civilian.
Horoscopes: May 5, 2007 in print edition on D7
National gasoline average tops $3 a gallon: Refinery capacity a worry; fuel inventories are declining; By John Wilen - Associated Press Writer; May 5, 2007 in print edition on B5; The average price of gasoline topped $3 a gallon at the pump Friday, following the recent futures market run-up amid growing concerns that refineries are simply not making enough fuel to meet peak summer demand.
Chickens ate tainted food, placed on hold: By Rick Weiss - The Washington Post; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A3; About 20 million chickens being raised for human consumption in several states ate feed made with melamine-tainted pet food and have been placed on a marketing hold to keep them from entering the food supply, Agriculture Department officials said Friday night.
City’s parks satisfying, but not the roads: By Chad Lawhorn; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A1; Lawrence residents are pretty happy, except perhaps when they’re driving. Those are among major findings in a new $29,000 survey that polled 1,200 Lawrence residents on their feelings about a variety of city services. In the city survey, which included people from all parts of the community, residents give high marks to the community’s overall quality of life. But they think there’s plenty of room for improvement on almost every transportation-related issue.
FSHS softball routs Raiders: J-W Staff Reports; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C4; Free State High stretched its softball winning streak to eight with a pair of shutout victories Friday over Shawnee Mission South.
Simons: Phony arguments continue to cloud KUMC negotiations: By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.; May 5, 2007 in print edition on B1; Say what they may, the public is not getting an accurate, honest story from Kansas University Chancellor Robert Hemenway, KU Medical Center Executive Vice Chancellor Barbara Atkinson, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, Kansas City philanthropic and civic leader Bill Hall, KUMC spokesman David Adkins and others about the unfolding hospital mess in Kansas City.
Firebirds fly at Sunflower swim meet: Free State’s Clark, Lawrence High’s Dirks-Ham primed for league showdown in backstroke; By Eric Sorrentino; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C1; Free State High’s Heather Clark and Lawrence High’s Chelsea Dirks-Ham qualified 1-2 in the 100-yard backstroke at Friday’s Sunflower League Swimming and Diving Championships.
Lawrence baseball tumbles: J-W Staff Reports; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C4; After three scoreless innings, the Lawrence High baseball team finally found some offense. Unfortunately for the Lions, Olathe Northwest found more.
KU track athlete sets school mark: J-W Staff Reports; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C3; Junior Ashley Brown set a Kansas University record, and five other Jayhawks registered new regional marks or improved their qualifying standards Friday at the Arkansas Twilight.
Ashes to ashes: Cremation on the rise as churches soften stances and families start new traditions; By Terry Rombeck; May 5, 2007 in print edition on D1; Twenty years ago, even in liberal Lawrence, less than 10 percent of the city’s funerals involved a cremation. Today, that number is closer to 40 percent, local funeral directors say. That increase follows a national rise in the number of cremations. And Lawrence tends to be ahead of the curve, compared to the rest of the state.
Mobster to get 10 years for old triple slaying: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A3; A Canadian mobster who helped rub out three reputed New York Mafia captains in 1981 pleaded guilty Friday to racketeering under a deal calling for him to serve just 10 years in prison.
On the record: May 5, 2007 in print edition on B2
4-H and FCE news: May 5, 2007 in print edition on D3; Douglas County Family and Community Education, in cooperation with K-State Research and Extension’s Family and Consumer Sciences, is offering the program “Where in the World Is Turku?”
Open the books: May 5, 2007 in print edition on B7; To the editor: Now that the Kansas Legislature has requested an audit of the Kansas University School of Medicine and the KU Hospital to open their books, the same should be asked of St. Luke’s Hospital and the Stowers Institute.
TSA loses hard drive holding employee info: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A3; The Transportation Security Administration has lost a computer hard drive containing Social Security numbers, bank data and payroll information for about 100,000 employees.
Green: Dolphins ‘best fit’: May 5, 2007 in print edition on C2; Quarterback Trent Green believes the Dolphins are the “best fit,” for him in 2007, and he is asking Chiefs president Carl Peterson to make a trade that would send him to the Dolphins.
FSA encourages failed acreage reports: May 5, 2007 in print edition on B5; The Kansas Farm Service Agency reminds producers to notify the agency of any destruction of freeze-damaged crops that cannot be replanted. A Form FSA-576 must be completed to maintain history for crops that will be destroyed for other than the primary intended use.
Two more Fort Riley soldiers killed: By John Milburn - Associated Press Writer; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A7; The Pentagon has announced the deaths of two more soldiers from Fort Riley, bringing to 97 the number of its soldiers killed since the war began.
College student shoots roommate, kills self: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A3; A college student shot and wounded his roommate early Friday in their off-campus apartment, then killed himself as police tried to enter his bedroom, authorities said.
Suspicion: We see growing evidence that there was harmony during the Saddam Hussein regime that will take a long time to be restored.; J-W Editorials; May 5, 2007 in print edition on B6; A noted television network reporter, Terry McCormick, with a long and varied background in and around Iraq recently was discussing the sorry change of events he has seen in the ongoing effort to help Iraq and its people achieve some semblance of a democratic society.
KUMC mission: May 5, 2007 in print edition on B7; To the editor: The mission of the Kansas University Medical Center is to train health care professionals for Kansas and support research that can improve the health of our citizens. Recently, a controversy has arisen regarding whether KUMC can better accomplish this mission on its own or with collaborative research and education partnerships with Missouri institutions.
Commissioners reject Kline’s invitation for private meetings: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on B8; The perennially controversial Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline caused a stir even as he sought to make nice with commissioners by offering to meet with them individually.
Current, former lawmakers plead not guilty in bribe case: By Steve Quinn - Associated Press Writer; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A3; One current and two former Alaska legislators pleaded not guilty Friday to extortion - one man sought a plum job in the Barbados, prosecutors claim - and taking bribes to support legislation benefiting an oil services company.
Kidney donation ends couple’s divorce plans: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A5; A couple who grew apart and had agreed to split were reunited by a life-threatening crisis. After more than 10 years of marriage, Chip and Cindy Altemos agreed about five years ago to separate, see other people and begin divorce proceedings.
Military news: May 5, 2007 in print edition on D3; Army Spc. James A. Benson has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla.
Foul accusations: May 5, 2007 in print edition on B7; To the editor: Finally talk show host Don Imus is paying the final price for saying bad things about the Rutgers ladies basketball team. It was not surprising that Al Sharpton emerged vilifying Imus for his remarks.
Cardinals ban alcohol in clubhouse: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C7; The St. Louis Cardinals banned alcohol from the clubhouse on Friday, five days after the alcohol-related fatal accident of pitcher Josh Hancock.
Scouting news: May 5, 2007 in print edition on D3; Girl Scout Troop 612, from the Girl Scouts of Kaw Valley Council, donated $200 to Pathways Animal Assisted Therapy Inc. on April 4.
Woods, Singh tied at top: Oberholser also shares Wachovia lead; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C2; Tiger Woods finally had the lead to himself on a chilly Friday at the Wachovia Championship as he walked toward the eighth green, only two holes left in his second round and his ball six feet below the cup for another birdie.
Angus calf with 6 legs romps happily on farm: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A5; A days-old black Angus calf romps about a central Nebraska farm just like any other - only this one romps with six legs.
Police detain more than 500 ahead of rally: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A6; Police detained hundreds of opposition activists ahead of a rally today that organizers predict will be the biggest yet in support of Pakistan’s ousted chief justice.
Tigers upend Royals: Verlander too much for K.C.- again; Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C3; Justin Verlander always seems to get it together to face the Kansas City Royals. Verlander bounced back from his worst outing of the season to pitch seven-plus innings, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Royals, 6-3, for their fifth straight victory.
Loewen sidelined by elbow injury: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C7; Orioles left-hander Adam Loewen will be sidelined for much of the season because of a stress fracture in his pitching elbow, a rare injury that further decimates a starting rotation already in disarray.
At least 20 migrants die after boat capsizes: By Manuel Roig-Franzia - The Washington Post; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A6; At least 20 Haitian migrants died and 58 were missing Friday after an overloaded sailboat capsized off the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Students in awe of queen: By Christina Nuckols and Tony Germanotta - The Virginian-Pilot; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A3; The 53 students, professors and alumni chosen for a private audience with Queen Elizabeth II on Friday were warned she might breeze past them without a word. Fortunately for them, Her Majesty was in a chatty mood.
Commodities: May 5, 2007 in print edition on B5
Old Home Town - 100 years ago: May 5, 2007 in print edition on B6
‘Baby Bulls’ coming of age: By Andrew Seligman - Associated Press Sports Writer; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C8; Chris Duhon thought back to his rookie season and all those substitution buzzers after his mistakes. He couldn’t take three steps in practice without coach Scott Skiles saying something, either. And now? He can smile.
Nations promise to stop militants: By Lee Keath - Associated Press Writer; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A6; Iraq emerged from a vital conference Friday with a promise from Arab countries to stop foreign militants from joining Iraq’s insurgency. But Baghdad didn’t get the debt relief it wanted, and its Sunni Arab neighbors demand Iraq’s Shiite-led government enact tough political reforms.
Tenet talking a lot but saying very little: By Claude Lewis; May 5, 2007 in print edition on B6; Former CIA Director George Tenet seems to be talking a lot these days, an unusual posture for the usually tight-lipped intelligence officer. If he has a reputation for anything, it is his refusal to share information.
Climate experts detail ways to combat global warming: By Michael Casey - Associated Press Writer; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A6; From nuclear power to reforestation to better toasters, the world now has a game plan from climate experts for fighting global warming, a report their chief scientist says will have a “profound influence” on upcoming negotiations.
Ex-president: Wounds deep from pope’s words: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A6; Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami met Friday with Pope Benedict XVI for talks the Vatican hoped would help heal tensions left from the pontiff’s remarks on Islam and violence, but the Iranian said the wounds were still very deep.
Police: Hancock drunk at time of accident: By Betsy Taylor - Associated Press Writer; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C7; St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock was drunk and talking on his cell phone at the time of his fatal accident, and marijuana was found in the sport utility vehicle he was driving.
6th-grader accused of stabbing ducks: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on B3; The gruesome killings of three ducks that had nested near a school has shaken students and raised alarm about the sixth-grade boy who admitted stabbing the birds with a pencil.
Marlins’ Sanchez sent to minors: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C6; Florida Marlins right-hander Anibal Sanchez was optioned Friday to Triple-A Albuquerque, where he’ll try to rediscover the form that helped him throw a no-hitter as a rookie last year.
Ex-Zambian president guilty of stealing $46M: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A6; A British court found Zambia’s first democratically elected president guilty of stealing $46 million in government funds Friday and ordered him to repay the entire sum.
Braves’ Smoltz shuts down Dodgers: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C6; Less than two weeks from his 40th birthday, John Smoltz looks as dominant as ever. Smoltz pitched seven shutout innings for his first win over the Dodgers in more than eight years, and the Atlanta Braves beat Los Angeles, 4-0, in a matchup of first-place teams Friday night.
Seed at stake for KU softball: J-W Staff Reports; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C3; Crucial tournament seeding will be at stake when Kansas University concludes the softball regular season this weekend against Iowa State. Game times are 2 p.m. today and noon Sunday at the ISU softball complex.
Angels shelve Anderson due to tear in tendon: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C6; The Los Angeles Angels placed outfielder Garret Anderson on the 15-day disabled list Friday retroactive to April 28 because of a tear in his right hip flexor tendon.
Oh, Henry: Ex-Jayhawk’s son shines; By Jason Elmquist; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C1; For former Kansas University men’s basketball player Carl Henry, seeing his son Xavier Henry play in Allen Fieldhouse at the AAU Jayhawk Invitational on Friday wasn’t that big of a deal. “We played here last year, so basically it’s just the same. But we just wanted to come out here and play hard,” said Carl, who coaches Xavier’s Oklahoma City Athletes First team.
Swisher’s blast boosts A’s: May 5, 2007 in print edition on C6; Nick Swisher was eager to return to the Oakland Athletics’ lineup after being sidelined by a strained left hamstring. Swisher hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer with two outs in the top of the ninth to lead the Athletics to a 5-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Friday night.
Commentary: Media shouldn’t retreat from tragedy: By Bernie Miklasz - St. Louis Post-Dispatch; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C2; The St. Louis Cardinals aren’t thrilled about media reports, some speculative, following the death of pitcher Josh Hancock. I can understand that, because he was their friend, and it’s natural to be protective. And I’m sure some Cardinals and fans think we’re vultures, trying to exploit a teammate’s death to sell newspapers and punch up the TV-radio ratings.
Woman pleads guilty to starving stepchildren: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on B2; A woman accused of starving her stepdaughters while keeping her own biological children well-fed has pleaded guilty to abuse charges in a case that prompted a state investigation.
Pro-independence party wins most seats: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A6; Nationalists won the most seats in the Scottish parliament - the Labour Party’s first defeat in Scotland in a half-century - in what appeared Friday to be a final electoral slap to outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Nation bypasses patent on Merck’s AIDS drug: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A6; President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took steps Friday to let Brazil buy or produce an inexpensive generic version of an AIDS drug made by Merck & Co. despite the U.S. drug company’s patent.
K-State takes opener with KU: J-W Staff Reports; May 5, 2007 in print edition on C3; Sophomore left-hander Andy Marks allowed just one hit over seven innings, but Kansas University suffered a 2-1 Big 12 Conference baseball setback to Kansas State on Friday at Tointon Stadium.
Disbarred lawyer, wife get probation for forgery: Associated Press; May 5, 2007 in print edition on B2; A disbarred immigration lawyer from Wichita and his wife were given three years of probation Thursday for forging signatures to help immigrants stay and work in the United States.
Faith briefs: May 5, 2007 in print edition on D8; The Chabad Student Center and KU Hillel will join together this week for an event centered on remembering the victims of the Virginia Tech University massacre.
People in the news: May 5, 2007 in print edition on A2; ¢ Attorney: Delay could have kept Imus’ comment off air ¢ Actress Biel says she still struggles to get respect ¢ Court moves to quiet dispute between Baldwin, Basinger ¢ Marilyn Monroe heirs lose fight over famous photos
Life, death of James Brown: By Kevin McDonough; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A2; “Special Investigations Unit - James Brown, Say it Proud” (7 p.m. and 10 p.m. today and Sunday, CNN) recalls the life, career and strange posthumous melodrama of James Brown.
U.S.-led raids target smuggling of alleged Iranian-made weapons: By Robert H. Reid - Associated Press Writer; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A7; U.S.-led forces on Friday arrested suspected Shiite militants accused of smuggling powerful bomb components from Iran, and clashes between Shiite factions broke out in two major cities. The U.S. announced the deaths of five American soldiers - three of them in bombings.
Investors surprised by W. Texas land buy: By Alicia A. Caldwell - Associated Press Writer; May 5, 2007 in print edition on A5; Maxine Bryant received an ad in her mailbox last year for undeveloped land in West Texas and bought, sight unseen, 20 acres of sorry-looking desert in the middle of nowhere.
Old Home Town - 40 years ago: May 5, 2007 in print edition on B6
Bush successor faces massive repair job: By Trudy Rubin; May 5, 2007 in print edition on B6; So we’ve just passed the fourth anniversary of the day President Bush declared major Iraq combat operations over. This is as good a time as any to ponder what the 44th U.S. president will have to do to reverse the foreign policy mistakes of the 43rd.

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