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A thick early-morning fog blankets the Kansas River Valley, including the Douglas County Courthouse, Sept. 20, 2007, in downtown Lawrence

Haskell LIGHT Ministries directors Will Main, Sioux, and his wife Patricia Main, Cree, talk about the mission of their organization at the LIGHT House, 137 Pawnee Ave

Haskell Indian Nations University freshman Shay Castillo, Oklahoma City, Dine and Mississippi Choctaw, grabs a pair of free flip-flops from the Joseph Store House of Haskell LIGHT Ministries at the LIGHT House, 137 Pawnee Ave

Teresa Kincheloe and her son, Christian Smith, sit in their room at First Step at Lake View, 3015 W. 31st St., a treatment center for women and their families

Employees of the Reuter Organ Company Morgan Lowry, left, and Robert Vaughan load up their tools after doing some work at Danforth Chapel

Lawrence High School cheerleaders perform Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007 during the boys soccer match against Shawnee Mission West at the YSI soccer fields

A thick early morning fog blankets the Kansas River Valley, including the Douglas County Courthouse in downtown Lawrence

Free State's Genny Salvatore tees off on the first hole. Salvatore was the only Lawrence golfer to break 100, shooting a 99 at the Lawrence Invitational on Thursday at Alvamar

Lawrence high golfer Hilary Ferguson chips from the fairway as Shawnee Mission South's Sarah Pickell, left, and Topeka Washburn Rural's Lauryn Davis, right, look on. Ferguson shot a 114 at the Lawrence Invitational on Thursday at Alvamar

Leslie vonHolten, Lawrence, pushes her 5-year-old daughter, Beatrice vonHolten, on a swing Thursday at Brook Creek Park. The two were riding a Trail-A-Bike from school and stopped at the park

From left, senior Brooke Carter, senior Melanie Chaussee, senior Kelsey Allen, junior Taylor Manning, junior Danielle Augustine and other FSHS volleyball players celebrate scoring a point against Shawnee Mission West on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007 at FSHS

Lawrence High's Maddy Orth spikes the volleyball against Leavenworth on Thursday at LHS

Free State middle blockers Chantay Caron, left, and Taylor Manning, right, attempt to block a shot from Shawnee Mission West's Laura Murphy

Lawrence High's Emily Bracciano, left, and Kate Melton celebrate their victory over Leavenworth on Thursday, September 20, 2007, at LHS. The Lady Lions beat Leavenworth, 25-23 and 25-18

Lawrence High's Dar Fornelli (12) and Jack Robertson, right, battle for the ball with Shawnee Mission West's Alex DeLuca. The Lions fell, 3-0, Thursday at Youth Sports Inc

Shawnee Mission West senior Alex DeLuca, left, and LHS junior Sean Simmons battle for possession Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007 at the YSI soccer complex

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Polls

Does KU do a good enough job protecting private records?

Poll results

Response	Percent
No		77%
Yes		11%
Undecided		10%
Total	160

Videos

Lead stories

6:00 a.m.

Boaters startled by new enforcement of noise law: By Christine Metz; September 19, 2007 in print edition on 1A; Kirk Keberlein and his 38-foot sports boat spent all summer on Perry Lake. So it was like a splash of cold water in the face when on Labor Day weekend Keberlein was told that, under a new state law, his boat was too noisy. He was asked to leave the lake and not come back until the boat was quieter.

10:11 a.m.

Bond reduced for passenger in fatal hit-and-run: J-W Staff Reports; September 20, 2007; Sabrina J. Morgan, 26, who is charged with aiding a felon in that chase, saw her bond reduced from $1 million to $100,000 during a hearing in Osage County District Court.

2:00 p.m.

Defining the position: By Matt Tait; September 20, 2007 in print edition on 1B; She’s one of the shortest players on the floor, and, if not for her steady defense in the Lions’ back row, you might not notice her. But such is life when you play volleyball’s wackiest position. Emily Bracciano is Lawrence High’s libero. Although her role as the team’s defensive specialist is clearly defined in volleyball circles, it seems completely chaotic to many who watch the games.

Video: Three Questions with … LHS senior Emily Bracciano

4:00 p.m.

Child actors help theater’s ‘Secret Garden’ grow: By Mindie Paget; September 20, 2007 in print edition on 1C; Jayke Workman wasn’t sure about wearing a nightgown in public. After all, it’s not exactly customary bedtime attire for the 11-year-old Raintree Montessori School student. But duty called, and Workman’s not one to turn down a leading role in a play.

Video: ‘The Secret Garden’

10:00 p.m.

K-State’s promise: Campus will differ from KU: By Scott Rothschild; September 20, 2007 in print edition on 1A; Kansas State University President Jon Wefald on Thursday promised that K-State’s proposed campus in Johnson County will not duplicate Kansas University’s operations. In fact, Wefald told the Kansas Board of Regents that he expects K-State and KU to collaborate on fundraising efforts. “When Jayhawks and Wildcats get together, good things happen,” he said.

Poll: Would a K-State campus in Olathe be a threat to KU’s interests?
Audio clips: Kansas State University campus in Olathe

All stories

6News video: ‘Lean Manufacturing’ operations have paid off for Hallmark: September 20, 2007; Lessons learned at Hallmark’s production center in Lawrence are about to be sent to other company plants.
6News video: Kline will not seek public office in 2008: September 20, 2007; Johnson County District Attorney Phill Kline says he will not seek public office in 2008.
6Sports video: High school girls golf invitational held at Alvamar: September 20, 2007; More than 20 high school girl golf teams converge on Alvamar today for the Lawrence Invitational.
6Sports video: Lawrence High volleyball team defeats Leavenworth: September 20, 2007; The Lawrence High Lions volleyball team defeated the Leavenworth Pioneers to improve to 5-8 on the season.
6News video: Salina pilot walks away from crash landing NW of Lawrence: September 20, 2007; 52-year-old James Roesner says he was flying from Abilene to the downtown airport in Kansas City for business when his single-engine plane failed around 8:30 a.m. this morning.
6News video: Local planners gather input for Transportation 2030: September 20, 2007; Residents had the chance to let local leaders know what they think about the future of transportation in Douglas County.
6Sports video: Pinnick an unlikely starting QB for LHS: By D.J. Whetter; September 20, 2007; The Lawrence High football program is known for having senior QBs and double-TE sets, but this season, head coach Dirk Wedd has changed all that.
6News video: City leaders may challenge census numbers: September 20, 2007; Lawrence city leaders may challenge recent census numbers that show a decline in the city’s population of a little less than one percent last year.
6Sports video: Reesing thriving in new KU offense: By Andrew Baker; September 20, 2007; Todd Reesing for Heisman? Probably not…but the Jayhawks’ starting QB has kicked off the 2007-2008 KU football season off with a bang after stellar play in KU’s first 3 games.
6Sports video: FSHS volleyball squad tops Olathe South: September 20, 2007; The Free State Firebird volleyball team defeated the Olathe South Falcons, 2 games to 1.
6News video: Virtual School boosts enrollment: September 20, 2007; Enrollment appears to be steady in Lawrence schools with the district gaining another boost from the Lawrence Virtual School.
6News video: Early morning fire believed to be arson: September 20, 2007; Fire officials believe an early morning blaze at a South Lawrence apartment was intentionally set.
6News video: Hit and run suspects return to court: By Laura McHugh; September 20, 2007; A mother and daughter suspected in a deadly hit and run accident south of Lawrence return to court this morning.
K-State’s promise: Campus will differ from KU: If approved, facility will provide services in Jayhawk country; By Scott Rothschild; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A1; Kansas State University President Jon Wefald on Thursday promised that K-State’s proposed campus in Johnson County will not duplicate Kansas University’s operations. In fact, Wefald told the Kansas Board of Regents that he expects K-State and KU to collaborate on fundraising efforts. “When Jayhawks and Wildcats get together, good things happen,” he said.
6News Now: Early-morning fire may be arson: September 20, 2007; In tonight’s 6News and tomorrow’s Lawrence Journal-World, fire officials believe that an early-morning blaze in a vacant apartment was intentionally set, and new developments in the fatal Highway 59 accident case.
Lawrence schools report official headcount up from last year: J-W Staff Reports; September 20, 2007; The Lawrence school district gained 169 students compared to last year, according to figures released Thursday afternoon.
City leaders recommend challenging Census figures: By Chad Lawhorn; September 20, 2007; City Manager David Corliss alerted city commissioners that city planners are recommending that Lawrence challenge the most recent Census population numbers, which showed the city’s population declined by a little less than 1 percent in 2006.
Fire extinguished at vacant apartment; believed arson: J-W Staff Reports; 10:35 a.m., September 20, 2007 Updated 02:56 p.m.; No one was injured early this morning after firefighters made quick work of a reported fire at an apartment at 1745 W. 24th St.
Phill Kline won’t run for office in 2008: By George Diepenbrock; September 20, 2007; “Elected office is not the only manner in which one can engage with passion the significant issues of the day and after my tenure as district attorney I will engage other opportunities in which to do so,” according to the statement.
Bond reduced for passenger in fatal hit-and-run: J-W Staff Reports; September 20, 2007; Sabrina J. Morgan, 26, who is charged with aiding a felon in that chase, saw her bond reduced from $1 million to $100,000 during a hearing in Osage County District Court.
Engine failure causes crash landing near Lawrence airport: 09:40 a.m., September 20, 2007 Updated 12:44 p.m.; An engine failure caused a Salina man to make a crash landing this morning in a Jefferson County cornfield about four miles northwest of the Lawrence Municipal Airport.
Partnering for growth: Outside investors help Cup teams defray costs; By Jim Utter - McClatchy Newspapers; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B6; NASCAR grew into what it is today because of the success of people with the last names of Waltrip, Earnhardt and Gordon. If this season is any indication, the future of NASCAR may rest on the financial spreadsheets of individuals with names unfamiliar to race fans - names like Gillett, Henry and Moorad.
Floodwaters spread misery across much of Africa: By Katy Pownall - Associated Press Writer; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A9; Fish swam alongside the dugout canoes residents were using to flee their flooded homes, riding the water gushing through the streets of this town in eastern Uganda. Across Africa, torrential downpours and flash floods have submerged whole towns and washed away bridges, farms and schools.
France targets those who make delicate songbird a delicacy: By Jenny Barchfield - Associated Press Writer; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A12; On the world’s list of weird foods, ortolan - a bite-size songbird roasted and gulped down whole - can claim a place of distinction. It’s an illegal place, though, since the ortolan is a protected species and hunting it is banned in France. Now the government is out to get poachers of the coveted fowl.
Simpson freed on $125,000 bail: By Ryan Nakashima - Associated Press Writer; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B10; In a scene of legal dejÃ vu, a grayer, heavier O.J. Simpson stood handcuffed in court Wednesday to face charges that could put him behind bars for life. The prosecutor who failed to get him a dozen years ago was there to watch, and news cameras tracked his every move as if they were covering a slow-speed chase.
NASCAR slowly gaining traction in the Big Apple: By Jim Pedley - McClatchy Newspapers; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B6; Jimmie Johnson keeps an apartment in New York City. He has friends in the city. Tony friends. They live on Park Avenue. They know NASCAR, and they are not alone in Manhattan in their love of NASCAR.
Army begins testing soldiers’ brains before deployments: By Kristin M. Hall - Associated Press Writer; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A1; Before they leave for Iraq, thousands of troops with the 101st Airborne Division line up at laptop computers to take a test: basic math, matching numbers and symbols, and identifying patterns. They press a button quickly to measure response time.
Defining the position: Lions’ libero perfect fit for unique role; By Matt Tait; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B1; She’s one of the shortest players on the floor, and, if not for her steady defense in the Lions’ back row, you might not notice her. But such is life when you play volleyball’s wackiest position. Emily Bracciano is Lawrence High’s libero. Although her role as the team’s defensive specialist is clearly defined in volleyball circles, it seems completely chaotic to many who watch the games.
Hoops schedule grades out well: Rush rehab progressing nicely; By Gary Bedore; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B3; Kansas University’s football strength of schedule has been widely discussed this nonconference season. What about the 2007-08 hoops slate?
Lawrence Datebook: September 20, 2007 in print edition on A4; Events around Lawrence.
McNabb stands by QB comments: By Rob Maaddi - Associated Press Sports Writer; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B7; Donovan McNabb smiled when a reporter asked for his opinion on the upcoming opponent and pumped his fist when the next question was about his poor start. Once the topic switched to McNabb’s comment about black quarterbacks, his mood changed quickly.
Mets end skid; Brewers fall: Associated Press; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B4; David Wright drove in three runs, Moises Alou had three hits, and New York beat Washington, ending a five-game losing streak that cut the Mets’ lead in the NL East to 11â2 games.
Hospital touts plan for Eudora property: By Chad Lawhorn; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A3; Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s vision for about 20 acres of land it has bought in Eudora involves much more than providing space for new health care operations. LMH staff members on Wednesday unveiled a proposed master plan that would accommodate 13 new buildings and more than 140,000 square feet of space for everything from doctor’s offices to restaurants.
Pump patrol: September 20, 2007 in print edition on A3; The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.57 at several locations.
School board hears sports facility options: City, county don’t have proposals in budgets; By George Diepenbrock; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A1; They want options. During a Wednesday evening study session, several Lawrence school board members directed administrators to present scenarios with costs, including alternatives to playing home football games at Haskell Stadium.
Jayhawks plenty deep at corner: By Ryan Wood; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B1; Imagine the game-long disbelief Chris Harris experienced last week, as he ended up having a pretty uneventful night against Toledo. You see, Harris is just asking to be picked on. Kansas University’s starting cornerback is a true freshman, lined up opposite All-America candidate Aqib Talib.
Our town sports: September 20, 2007 in print edition on B5; Youths ages 8-15 are eligible for the NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competition at 8 a.m. on Saturday at the First United Methodist Church fields on the southwest corner of K-10 and West Sixth Street. The top finishers in eight age groups will advance to a sectional. For information, call Keith Ely at 842-6458.
Thousands travel to Louisiana for protest: By Darryl Fears and Avis Thomas Lester - The Washington Post; September 20, 2007; Spurred by the Internet and a nationwide urban radio program by a popular disc jockey, tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on a sleepy rural Louisiana town to protest what they say are excessive criminal charges against six black teenagers involved in a schoolyard brawl.
KC life sciences official to address luncheon: J-W Staff Reports; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B11; Bill Duncan, president of the Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute, will be the featured speaker during a Lawrence Chamber of Commerce luncheon set for noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Maceli’s, 1031 N.H.
HUD gets complaint about senior center’s gossip problem: Associated Press; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B12; Gossiping seniors sparked concerns at a southwest Kansas apartment complex, causing a housing authority director to complain to the Department of Housing and Urban Development before temporarily closing the facility’s community room.
EPA, FBI investigation of business a mystery: City shuts off water, sewer service to MagnaGro building but keeps silent on reason for search warrant; By Chad Lawhorn; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A3; Federal investigators descended upon an eastern Lawrence business Wednesday as part of a mysterious probe by the Environmental Protection Agency. Kris Lancaster, a spokesman for the EPA, said investigators with the agency’s criminal investigative division executed a federal search warrant on a building at 600 E. 23rd St. that is operated by MagnaGro International Inc.
Book group to explore Harlem Renaissance: J-W Staff Reports; September 20, 2007 in print edition on C2; Registration is open for a four-part book discussion group that will explore the literature of the Harlem Renaissance.
Contreras delivers, 7-0: Chicago pitcher grants daughters’ birthday wish; Associated Press; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B5; Jose Contreras gave his daughters the birthday present they wanted. Contreras threw a five-hitter, Jim Thome hit two home runs, and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals, 7-0, on Wednesday night.
KU basketball coaches to help cancer fight: J-W Staff Reports; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A5; Kansas University basketball coaches Bill Self and Bonnie Henrickson are teaming up to help beat cancer at this season’s American Cancer Society’s Coaches vs. Cancer program Oct. 9.
Officials confirm meteorite strike: Associated Press; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A9; A fiery meteorite crashed into southern Peru over the weekend, experts confirmed on Wednesday. But they were still puzzling over claims that it gave off fumes that sickened 200 people. Local residents told reporters that a fiery ball fell from the sky and smashed into the desolate Andean plain near the Bolivian border Saturday morning.
Sabathia helps Indians sweep Tigers: Associated Press; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B4; C.C. Sabathia upgraded his Cy Young resume, and Cleveland finished declawing Detroit, completing a three-game sweep and reducing the Indians’ magic number for clinching the AL Central to three.
Registration open for hunter courses: J-W Staff Reports; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A5; Registration is still open for two coming hunter education courses in Douglas County. The first course includes two sessions from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday at Building 21 of the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, in the 2100 block of Harper Street, and from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Fraternal Order of Police lodge. The instructor will give directions to the lodge the first night of class.
Policy gamble: September 20, 2007 in print edition on A10; To the editor: Will history repeat itself? In 2004, Gen. David Petraeus, commander in Mosul, Iraq, appointed a former Baathist general as police chief and accepted other Baathists in security forces. When insurgents attacked in November, the police (some of whom had joined insurgent police cells organized by the chief) either disappeared or defected to them.
Coaching lesson: September 20, 2007 in print edition on A9; To the editor: I have yet to hear anyone address the message that coach Mangino was getting across to his players. Professor Hoeflich condemns coach for this outburst, but in his condemnation of college football as a whole, he denies that football at Kansas University “instills ideals of collaboration and sportsmanship.” Isn’t this in fact the lesson that coach was teaching on the sideline that day?
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s effects up for auction: Associated Press; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A2; A handwritten card containing a Bible verse that Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin used during a lunar Holy Communion service is up for sale today at a space-related auction.
Israel complicates Mideast peace plan: By Anne Gearan - Associated Press Writer; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A12; Israel declared the Palestinian-controlled Gaza Strip an “enemy entity” on Wednesday and said it would cut utilities to the territory. The move complicates a U.S. plan to relaunch peace talks aimed at establishing a separate Palestinian state in Gaza and the West Bank.
Free State parade slated for Friday: J-W Staff Reports; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A3; Free State High School is celebrating its homecoming this week, culminating with a parade Friday afternoon and king and queen crowning at the football game.
Senate Democrats fail to pass troop withdrawal bill: By Noam N. Levey - The Los Angeles Times; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A9; For the eighth time this year, Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic move Wednesday to challenge U.S. policy in Iraq, turning aside a plan to give troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan more rest between deployments.
Gardening on the wild side: Lawrence yard a certified refuge for county’s critters; By Jennifer Oldridge; September 20, 2007 in print edition on C1; In 1973, an issue of National Wildlife magazine encouraged people to landscape their yards and gardens in a more sustainable, natural way - keeping in mind the effects their gardens have on local wildlife. The response to that article was so huge that the National Wildlife Federation began the Backyard Wildlife Habitat program the same year.
Buddhist monks press peaceful protests: Associated Press; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A9; Stepping up their challenge to the military government, Buddhist monks staged a second straight day of protests Wednesday, briefly occupying a landmark pagoda in Myanmar’s largest city during one of several marches around the country.
County OKs annexation for sewer plant: By Mike Belt; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A5; Douglas County commissioners Wednesday night cleared the way for the city of Lawrence to annex the land it needs for a new sewer treatment plant. Commissioners adopted a resolution finding that annexation would not “hinder or prevent the proper growth and development of the area.” To be annexed is 536 acres at North 1175 and East 1660 roads southeast of Lawrence.
La Russa to M’s? ‘I don’t think so’: Associated Press; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B5; Tony La Russa had little to say Wednesday about speculation he will leave the St. Louis Cardinals after a dozen seasons to manage the Seattle Mariners next season. “No reaction,” La Russa said. “Nothing to it?” La Russa was asked. “I don’t think so,” he responded.
Commodities: September 20, 2007 in print edition on B11; Corn and soybean prices rose while wheat prices fell Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for December delivery fell 24 cents to close at $8.45; December corn gained 6 cents to $3.5825; December oats dipped 0.5 cent to $2.77; November soybeans rose 1.5 cents to $9.71.
Genocide tribunal charges Pol Pot aide: Associated Press; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A9; Cambodia’s most senior surviving Khmer Rouge leader was arrested and charged with crimes against humanity on Wednesday - three decades after the murderous regime, in power from 1975-1979, left 1.7 million people dead through starvation, overwork and execution.
Big ‘D’, little ‘O’ as Warhawks fall: Game Staff Reports; September 20, 2007; The West Freshman football team traveled to Shawnee Mission East on Wednesday, but unfortunately the only thing the home team could offer was to send the Warhawks home with a 12-0 loss.
Old Home Town - 25 years ago: September 20, 2007 in print edition on A10; Four city commissioners said they had two top choices for a developer to work on a downtown redo, but Don Binns said he had not fully rejected a Texas firm that the other four apparently had ruled out. Officials had been interviewing three “finalists” for the downtown redevelopment effort.
Using automobiles as billboards generates interest in United Way: By Chad Lawhorn; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A4; Stacey Lamb has turned her orange Volkswagen bug into a moving billboard. Lamb and about 10 other supporters of the United Way of Douglas County fundraising campaign have stuck large magnets on the sides of their vehicles to promote the benefits of giving to the organization.
‘Justice’ still not colorblind: By Leonard Pitts Jr.; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A11; Scenes from America, circa once upon a time. White men taking sledgehammers to the door of the jailhouse in Marion, Ind., intending to murder three black prisoners. The sheriff orders his men not to interfere.
421-year sentence given for abduction: Associated Press; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A2; A man who admitted to kidnapping a 14-year-old girl and holding her for more than a week in an underground bunker, raping her daily, was sentenced Wednesday to 421 years in prison for a crime the judge called “repulsive.”
Proposal requiring paper trail of all voting criticized: By Scott Rothschild; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A4; Some state leaders are decrying a congressional proposal that would require a paper trail for votes cast in next year’s elections. “This bill is overreaching and does not take into consideration the statutory requirements and deadlines that states have in place to administer and run elections,” said Kansas Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh. He added that “federal legislation should not impede on state rights.”
AG protects Constitution, not president: By George Will; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A10; Michael Mukasey, the retired judge nominated to be attorney general, is called a “law and order” conservative. That description is, however, not especially informative now that the Bush administration’s sweeping claims of presidential powers have unsettled some understandings of what the law is.
Old Home Town - 100 years ago: September 20, 2007 in print edition on A10; From the Lawrence Daily World for Sept. 29, 1907: “Government legal actions show that some parts of Standard Oil have been making profits as great as 1,000 percent per year and it is little wonder that legal actions are resulting. For the past 10 years, the first has averaged profits of $61 million a year.
Dry cleaner folds after pants lawsuit: Associated Press; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A2; The owners of a dry cleaner who were sued for $54 million over a missing pair of pants have closed and sold the shop involved in the dispute, their attorney said Wednesday.
St. Patrick’s committee accepting applications: J-W Staff Reports; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A3; The Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee is accepting applications for nonprofit groups interested in being the beneficiary of 2008 St. Patrick’s Day festivities.
Soil preservation: September 20, 2007 in print edition on A10; To the editor: There is a serious omission in the debate over the so-called Airport Industrial Park. One hundred forty years ago, Roger Pine’s ancestor shrewdly selected for a farm site a rare kind of soil. This is called “Judson silt loam.” It is the best of the best.
Dan Rather sues CBS for $70M: Associated Press; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A2; Dan Rather filed a $70 million lawsuit against CBS and his former bosses Wednesday, claiming they made him a “scapegoat” for a discredited story about President Bush’s military service during the Vietnam War.
Annual oil royalty for each resident $1,654: Associated Press; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A2; Nearly every Alaskan will soon receive a check for $1,654, their share of the state’s oil riches, Gov. Sarah Palin announced Wednesday. The dividend checks are derived from the state’s oil royalty investment program and distributed each year to eligible residents - just for living here for a full calendar year.
Latest ‘Survivor’ is made in China: By Kevin McDonough; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B10; Shanghai welcomes 16 Americans and participants in the 15th chapter of the “Survivor” (7 p.m., CBS) franchise. The group, including a poker player, musician, student, teacher and grave digger, will assemble at a Buddhist temple, where they will rid themselves of their possessions before relocating to two separate islands located in Zhelin Lake in the Jiangxi Province.
Iran president denied visit to ground zero: Associated Press; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A2; Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad asked permission to lay a wreath at the World Trade Center site when he comes to New York City next week, but the request was denied, a police official said Wednesday.
Lawrence, Topeka share Wood Re New franchise: J-W Staff Reports; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B11; Wood Re New has granted a franchise for the Lawrence/ Topeka market to Matt McPherson and Bret Sanford of Lawrence.
Commentary: McNabb pulls scab off an old wound: By Jim Litke - Associated Press Sports Columnist; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B2; Four years ago, Donovan McNabb got off to a lousy start and Rush Limbaugh said the media propped him up because it was “very desirous” to see black quarterbacks succeed. In an interview recorded almost three weeks ago but aired Tuesday, McNabb said people wanted to see black quarterbacks fail. Who’s right?
On the record: September 20, 2007 in print edition on A4; On Tuesday, a 21-year-old Lawrence woman reported to Lawrence police that her car was keyed from front to rear on the passenger side. The damages are estimated at $1,500. The incident occurred between 8 p.m. Sunday and 10 p.m. Monday on the 100 block of Indian Avenue.
Column lauded: September 20, 2007 in print edition on A10; To the editor: Thank you for engaging columnist Liz Black and giving her elbow room for the feature and hard-hitting topics she addresses. I wait for those twice-a-month columns with great anticipation. Soon the recognition and her following will catch up with the fact that she IS a great writer. And local!
Life-saving training: Firefighters practice rescue tactics to stay sharp: By Janet Reid; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A3; It’s dark. They can’t see where they’re going, and they are quickly running out of air. Lawrence firefighters, on their hands and knees, feel their way around obstacles, finally reaching a small hole in a wall and attempt to rescue a fellow firefighter in need.
Earnhardt unveils new number: 88: Mountain Dew soft drink to be featured on Junior’s car; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B2; Dale Earnhardt Jr. will have two 8s on his new car. NASCAR’s most popular driver will be in the No. 88 Chevrolet when he moves to Hendrick Motorsports next season, the team announced Wednesday. Earnhardt’s car will be sponsored by Pepsi, with the company’s Mountain Dew soft drink and Amp Energy drink featured on the car. The National Guard also will be involved in the sponsorship.
Federal grant to help map mines: By Mike Belt; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A3; A $250,000 federal grant has been awarded to a southeastern Kansas town to help it pay to map its abandoned underground mines. The city of Galena in Cherokee County will receive the grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration, U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda, D-Kan., said Wednesday.
SCABA tryouts at Lake Shawnee: September 20, 2007; The Shawnee County Amateur Baseball Association will hold tryouts for a 12-and-under team.
Child actors help theater’s ‘Secret Garden’ grow: By Mindie Paget; September 20, 2007 in print edition on C1; Jayke Workman wasn’t sure about wearing a nightgown in public. After all, it’s not exactly customary bedtime attire for the 11-year-old Raintree Montessori School student. But duty called, and Workman’s not one to turn down a leading role in a play.
Plans for retaliation against Israel drawn: Associated Press; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A9; Iran has drawn up plans to bomb Israel if the Jewish state should attack, the deputy air force commander said Wednesday. Other Iranian officials also underlined their country’s readiness to fight if the U.S. or Israel attacks, a reflection of concerns in Tehran that demands by the U.S. and its allies for Iran to curtail its nuclear program could escalate into military action.
KU volleyball stuns Mizzou: J-W Staff Reports; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B3; Kansas University’s volleyball team edged rival Missouri in a five-game thriller on Wednesday night.
Chiefs’ Allen itching to play: K.C. defensive end tired of watching on TV; By Doug Tucker - Associated Press Sports Writer; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B7; While sitting out a two-game suspension, Jared Allen learned a couple of things: Television analysts don’t always know what they’re talking about, and maybe couch potatoes sometimes do. Forced to watch Kansas City’s first two games on television, Allen said listening to the commentators could be frustrating.
Keegan: Stooges suit fans just fine: By Tom Keegan; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B1; The scheduling goal, Kansas University associate athletic director Larry Keating said, is to play one 1-AA game a year, one “buy” game and two games as part of a home-and-home series, one at home, one on the road each year.
Tales of former KU great lavish but true: By Ryan Wood; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B1; Here’s the problem with the legend of John Riggins: So many unbelievable stories about him are completely true, which makes some tall tales regarding his life journey seem all too believable. So Riggins, a former Kansas University football great, took the time to debunk one myth from his younger days when chatting with reporters Wednesday.
Prairie Patches owner wins statewide award: J-W Staff Reports; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B11; Cinda Garrison, owner of Prairie Patches in downtown Lawrence, is the winner of the 2006 Sunflower Award, given by the Kansas State Florists’ Association to its top designer of the year.
Two MU players arrested: Associated Press; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B2; Police have arrested two reserve defenders on the Missouri football team in separate incidents.
Another assassination roils Lebanon ahead of elections: By Scheherezade Faramarzi and Zeina Karam - Associated Press Writers; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A2; A powerful bomb killed an anti-Syria lawmaker and six others Wednesday in a Christian neighborhood of Beirut, threatening to derail an effort by an already deeply divided Parliament to elect Lebanon’s next president in voting to begin next week.
Lansing man sentenced in Valentine’s Day fatality: By Shawn Linenberger; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A4; A 21-year-old Lansing man was ordered Wednesday to pay $250 in fines and spend six months on probation for his role in an accident in February that killed a Tonganoxie teen. Before sentencing Ricardo D. Flores, Leavenworth County District Judge Gunnar Sundby heard comments from Dennis Bixby, the father of Amanda Bixby, who died in the accident.
KU investigates records breach: Newspaper anonymously receives personal information in mail; By Jonathan Kealing; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A1; Graded student exams. Student ID numbers. Health insurance information. Social Security numbers. Cell phone numbers. Home addresses. Names. An identity thief’s dream. All of the above records - some originals, others copies - were contained in Kansas University documents mailed Tuesday to the Lawrence Journal-World.
Submit soil for a test with these simple steps: By Jennifer Smith; September 20, 2007 in print edition on C2; When I became the new County Extension agent in horticulture, I didn’t know what I was getting into. Don’t get me wrong. Extension is a service I have been aware of since I was a child, but I never realized the depth of the organization. This is a resource that truly has something for everyone.
Ohio leaning to Democrats: By Peter Brown; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A15; Fourteen months before the November 2008 presidential election, Ohio - a key to winning the Electoral College - is looking very blue. And the most important issue there makes the state even more of an uphill climb for the Republicans.
Prosecutor faces charges of extortion from gentlemen’s club for legal favors: By Roxana Hegeman - Associated Press Writer; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A5; Cherokee County Attorney Michael L. Goodrich was charged Wednesday with extorting money from an adult club in Galena in exchange for legal favors, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
‘Looking Glass’ reflects well on children’s dreams: By John R. Phythyon Jr. - Special to the Journal-World; September 20, 2007 in print edition on C2; Perhaps no book better reflects the surreal world of dreams than Lewis Carroll’s 1871 masterpiece, “Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There.” Strange events, a world based on a chessboard and sudden changes in theme and story populate the book, making the reader feel just like Alice - as though in a dream.
J-W editor to receive leadership award: By Mark Fagan; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B11; Dolph C. Simons Jr., editor of the Journal-World and chairman of The World Company, is winner of this year’s Dean S. Lesher Award, a lifetime achievement award given by Suburban Newspapers of America in recognition of outstanding community and industry leadership.
Fees part of 401(k) puzzle: By Michelle Singletary; September 20, 2007 in print edition on B11; By now if you are investing in a 401(k) or similar workplace retirement plan, you know that the ups and downs of the stock market or economy can have an impact on the returns of your investment portfolio.
Horoscopes: September 20, 2007 in print edition on B10; If you tune in to your creativity, you can handle nearly any problem. If you’re artistic, your talent comes out even more. Be more in sync with yourself. Don’t be so hard on yourself. You are your own worst enemy. If you are single, do you want to end that state?
Voter registration needs work: By Michael Caudell-Feagan - Pew Charitable Trusts; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A11; In a few months, Americans will cast ballots in the earliest and most crowded presidential primary season in our history. Many will arrive at the polls only to find they are not on the list of registered voters. In this, and in every election, the accuracy of voter registration lists is essential.
Much to learn: September 20, 2007 in print edition on A10; To the editor: Thank you for publishing Elizabeth Black’s moving account of her and her daughter’s responses to the 2001 tragedies in New York City. For the first time in all of the years and many stories on the subject since, I found in Ms. Black’s writing my own feelings succinctly and completely reflected.
Old Home Town - 40 years ago: September 20, 2007 in print edition on A10; Major changes in the Kansas school finance plan were proposed by Lawrence’s Carl Althaus, the former school board president and originator of the Kansas plan.
Library needs: Lawrence is by no means alone in its search to provide better public library facilities.; J-W Editorials; September 20, 2007 in print edition on A10; The Lawrence Public Library has been suffering growing pains for a long time. There is, as there should be, considerable effort to find ways to expand the library to provide more room for just about everything, including people who find it a rewarding and necessary destination.

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