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Signs clear up I-70 confusion: By Mark Fagan; July 25, 2008 in print edition on 1A; Drivers confused by a half-open, half-closed interchange along the Kansas Turnpike are getting some instructional help from the Kansas Turnpike Authority. At issue are new directional signs installed this week along Sixth and Iowa streets, near the McDonald Drive exits that lead to the turnpike’s West Lawrence interchange.

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Down to earth: ‘Earthwork’ film production to chronicle remarkable experiences of Lawrence artist: By Jon Niccum; July 25, 2008 in print edition on 1C; John Hawkes has one of those faces you’ve seen before. It’s a quirky-yet-distinguished face that carries a haunted weight to it. Television viewers know him as the Jewish shopkeeper on the Emmy-winning “Deadwood.” Indie film fans remember him as the lead in the Cannes winner “Me and You and Everyone We Know” or as the doomed liquor store clerk in the crime scene that kicks off “From Dusk Til Dawn.”

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Trio to conduct Kaw River checkup over 12 days: By Karrey Britt; July 25, 2008 in print edition on 3A; Riverkeeper Laura Calwell and two associates will spend about 12 days paddling along the 171-mile Kansas River in kayaks and taking inventory. They will identify areas of the river - which runs from Junction City to Kansas City - in need of monitoring, cleanup and restoration. The trio will look at physical structures such as pipes, bridges, dams and banks. They also will test the water quality near wastewater treatment discharges.

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Governor says university overreacted over budget cuts: By Scott Rothschild; July 25, 2008 in print edition on 1A; Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Friday dismissed the notion that Kansas University would receive a 7 percent budget cut.

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Primary Preview: U.S. Senate: By Lindsey Slater; July 25, 2008; In the race for the US Senate, two men are looking to challenge incumbent Pat Roberts. 6News reporter Lindsey Slater sat down with the two Democratic challengers looking to take over in Washington D.C.
Tonganoxie High volleyball team to have a new look: By Kevin Romary; July 25, 2008; It was no ordinary summer volleyball camp this week at Tonganoxie High. Instead, it turned out to be more of a late July tryout. Kevin Romary has that story…
Meier to get more time at wideout this season: July 25, 2008; Kerry Meier started the 2007 college football season as a backup quarterback. He finished the year, however, with a much larger role.
Friday, July 25 weather at 10 p.m.: By Jennifer Schack; July 25, 2008; The forecast for Saturday, July 26 calls for a high of 93 with a low around 74.
T. Boone Pickens bringing energy plan to Kansas: By Scott Rothschild; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B2; Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens will bring his new energy plan to Kansas on Wednesday with a town hall meeting in Topeka.
Governor says university overreacted over budget cuts: By Scott Rothschild; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A1; Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Friday dismissed the notion that Kansas University would receive a 7 percent budget cut.
Sebelius declines to end veep speculation: By Scott Rothschild; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B1; Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Friday said she loves her “day job” but declined to end speculation of becoming a possible vice presidential running mate to U.S. Sen. Barack Obama.
Dole to bring national discussion on health care to Lawrence: By Mark Vierthaler; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B3; Former Sen. Bob Dole wants to know what Kansans think about the health care system. And he’s coming to Lawrence to hear what they have to say.
Man arrested in hit and run: By Mark Vierthaler; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B1; A Lawrence man was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of operating under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident and driving while suspended.
Children demonstrate skills in Chinese language: By Mark Vierthaler; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B5; In a commons area of the Brandon Woods retirement home, a group of children raised their hands above their heads and counted off.
KCK Unified Government extends minimum wage to previously unqualified workers: By Jesse Truesdale; July 25, 2008; On the same day the new federal minimum wage took effect, the Board of Commissioners for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan., unanimously approved a minimum wage ordinance to cover such workers in Kansas City, Kan.
Indoor aquatic center to close Aug. 2 for maintenance: By Mark Vierthaler; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B3; The Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Drive, will be closed Aug. 2 through 17 for maintenance, the city announced Friday.
D-list dogs get visit from ‘Whisperer’: By Kevin McDonough; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B8; Kathy Griffin lords her 2007 Emmy win over Cesar Milan on a special episode of “The Dog Whisperer” (8 p.m., National Geographic). The star of “My Life on the D-List” invites Milan to her home to help her get her two dogs, Chance and LuLu, under control. She even bets Milan her Emmy trophy that he can’t train her dogs to work on a treadmill. Guess who loses?
In Berlin, Obama speaks of more walls to tear down: By David Espo and David Rising - Associated Press Writers; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A2; Cheered by an enormous international crowd, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Thursday summoned Europeans and Americans together to “defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it” as surely as they conquered communism a generation ago.
Journalism’s wild one, loved and loathed: By Steven Rea - The Philadelphia Inquirer; July 25, 2008 in print edition on C2; The chain-smoking, pill-popping, shades-wearing journalist Hunter S. Thompson whose counterculture musings about the Kentucky Derby and the Hells Angels led to a couple of Fear and Loathing epics, was, if nothing else, wildly independent.
Home shows tune into Greensburg: By Joe Stumpe - The Wichita Eagle; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B10; Is it the “greening” of Greensburg or the “screening” of Greensburg? One month after the first TV series starting running about efforts to rebuild this tornado-ravaged town, a second is wrapping up production.
Commentary: Packers should trade Favre quickly: By Michael Hunt - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B2; The luckiest man in sports right now has to be Green Bay defensive tackle Johnny Jolly. The guy got arrested in Houston and no one noticed because of the all-eclipsing saga rocking Wisconsin. Moral is, if you’re going to get into trouble, do it when “The Dark Knight” is playing at a theater near you.
Buck’s haircut good luck in 4-2 win: By John Marshall - Associated Press Sports Writer; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B1; Gil Meche promised John Buck he’d pitch a good game if he could shave the catcher’s head. Buck lived up to his end of the bargain. He has the shiny dome and razor burns to prove it.
Civil War didn’t end US slavery: By Leonard Pitts Jr.; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A8; This is how John Davis became a slave: He was walking one evening from the train depot in Goodwater, Ala., when a white man appeared in the road. “Nigger,” he demanded, “have you got any money?”
Training options: The long-overdue partnership between Lawrence and Johnson County Community College already is an important part of the city’s education network.; J-W Editorials; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A8; The expansion of Johnson County Community College course offerings in Lawrence is good news.
Rec calendar: July 25, 2008 in print edition on B5; A listing of recreational sports activities in and around Lawrence.
Signs clear up I-70 confusion: By Mark Fagan; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A1; Drivers confused by a half-open, half-closed interchange along the Kansas Turnpike are getting some instructional help from the Kansas Turnpike Authority. At issue are new directional signs installed this week along Sixth and Iowa streets, near the McDonald Drive exits that lead to the turnpike’s West Lawrence interchange.
Attorneys decry blog in stolen goods case: By George Diepenbrock; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A3; A judge has been asked to revoke bond for the owners of Yellow House because federal prosecutors say the couple published false blog posts to criminally defame three Lawrence police officers and a postal inspector.
Congress triples AIDS funds: Associated Press; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A10; The House voted Thursday to triple money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world, giving new punch to a program credited with saving or prolonging millions of lives in Africa alone.
Second-home sales may raise tax bill: By David W. Myers; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B9; Q: We have owned a small vacation home for several years, and now we would like to sell it. How would our resale profits be taxed?
Chiefs sign tackle Albert: July 25, 2008 in print edition on B2; The Kansas City Chiefs have signed tackle Branden Albert, the second of the team’s two first-round draft picks, the team announced Thursday.
Tires to replace playground surface: By Mark Fagan; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A5; Students, teachers and staff at Vinland School are about to get a 35-ton lesson in recycling. That’s the combined weight of a playground surface to be installed at the elementary school during the next month or two, thanks in part to a $10,000 grant announced Wednesday by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
Losses from Dolly estimated at $750M: July 25, 2008 in print edition on A2; Residents across south Texas slogged through knee-deep muddy waters, tiptoed around downed power lines and dug through debris Thursday, but were thankful that Hurricane Dolly didn’t pack the wallop they had feared.
Shoulder injury shelves K.C.’s Gathright: Associated Press; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B4; The Kansas City Royals placed outfielder Joey Gathright on the 15-day disabled list Thursday because of a lingering shoulder injury and recalled outfielder Mitch Maier from Triple-A Omaha.
Commodities: July 25, 2008 in print edition on B9; Agriculture futures traded mostly higher Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for September delivery rose 4.5 cents to $7.8775; December corn rose 1.5 cents to $5.92; December oats rose 4.5 cents to $4.075; November soybeans fell 11 cents to $13.73.
Device burns debris without smoke: By Mark Fagan; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A3; New rules are cutting the amount of smoke flowing into neighborhoods in connection with brush-clearing burns in Lawrence. Example: First Management’s removal and destruction of trees and brush on property south of Free State High School, a permitted burning site that has yet to ignite a single complaint - or even an inquiry - from anyone in town, said Rich Barr, Lawrence fire marshal.
Convicted spammer kills self, wife, child: July 25, 2008 in print edition on A6; A convicted spammer killed his wife and young daughter in an apparent murder-suicide Thursday while being sought after escaping prison last weekend, authorities said.
Trio to conduct Kaw River checkup over 12 days: By Karrey Britt; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A3; Riverkeeper Laura Calwell and two associates will spend about 12 days paddling along the 171-mile Kansas River in kayaks and taking inventory. They will identify areas of the river - which runs from Junction City to Kansas City - in need of monitoring, cleanup and restoration. The trio will look at physical structures such as pipes, bridges, dams and banks. They also will test the water quality near wastewater treatment discharges.
Northern lights ‘switch’ found: Associated Press; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A10; Scientists have exposed some of the mystery behind the northern lights.
Kan. in biotech ‘top 10’: J-W Staff Reports; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B9; Business Facilities, a national site-selection magazine, has placed Kansas among the publication’s top 10 states for biotechnology.
Grizzly bear attacks woman near lodge: July 25, 2008 in print edition on A6; A 21-year-old woman working at an Alaskan lodge for the summer was attacked by a grizzly bear about 25 yards outside a building.
423 advance votes cast: J-W Staff Reports; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A5; Elections officers said Thursday that the first week of advance voting before the Aug. 5 primary election has been relatively busy.
Ex-MU guard’s trial delayed: July 25, 2008 in print edition on B2; Former Missouri basketball player Jason Horton will wait until at least September for his trial on assault charges for a midseason fight outside a downtown nightclub.
Accurate stats?: July 25, 2008 in print edition on A8; To the editor: This is a response to “Alarming statistics about teenagers and health” (Journal-World, July 22). Assuming that the posted statistics are from a survey taken by teens in schools, one must consider the possibility of inaccuracy. Usually, each class has one student who disrespects the survey and fills it out without honesty, making the results go awry.
KU to review budget: J-W Staff Reports; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A5; Kansas University officials have until Aug. 4 to turn proposed budget cuts in to Provost Richard Lariviere.
Torture memo urged ‘good faith’: July 25, 2008 in print edition on A2; Lawyers for the Bush administration told the CIA in 2002 that its officers could legally use waterboarding and other harsh measures while interrogating al-Qaida suspects, as long as they acted “in good faith” and did not deliberately seek to inflict severe pain, according to a Justice Department memo made public Thursday.
Blue Jays complete unusual sweep: Associated Press; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B4; Roy Halladay scattered seven hits over seven innings, leading Toronto over Baltimore, 7-1, after the Blue Jays won a game suspended one night earlier.
Jenkins-Ryun debate to re-air Saturday: J-W Staff Reports; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A5; The Lynn Jenkins-Jim Ryun televised debate will re-air from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday on KSNT, Sunflower Broadband channel 8.
Students start certification program: J-W Staff Reports; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B9; The Douglas County Manufacturing Certificate program started classes and internships for its inaugural class in June.
Raiders not concerned with spotty pitching: By Chuck Woodling; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B3; Not often does a player who bats eighth in a baseball lineup lead a team in batting average. That’s the case with the Raiders, however. No. 8 hitter Jake Green paces the city’s Legion team in hitting with a .377 average.
GOP kills effort to tap oil stockpile: July 25, 2008 in print edition on A2; House Republicans on Thursday scuttled a bill that Democrats hoped would help lower gasoline prices by forcing the Energy Department to release 70 million barrels of oil - about a three-day supply - from the national stockpile.
Boutique to start fair: J-W Staff Reports; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B9; Body Boutique, 2330 Yale Road, Lawrence, will have a community health fair from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 9 in the fitness facility parking lot.
Suspect arrested in college shooting: July 25, 2008 in print edition on A2; A man shot three people Thursday in a computer room at a Phoenix community college, injuring two of them critically, authorities said. The gunman fled, but a suspect was arrested nearby.
Mayer: Hadl special athlete: By Bill Mayer; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B1; The late Nanny Duver was noted for his Central Junior High football program that was, in effect, an incomparable farm system. CJHS helped push Lawrence High’s record up among the best the nation has ever seen. Hard-core Nanny wasn’t one to spew verbal superlatives so you had to take him seriously when he said of a young John Hadl, “This kid’s really gonna be SOMETHIN’!” Was he ever! LHS head coach Al Woolard drooled for a long time waiting for the kid to show up on his roster.
National League Roundup: Mets move into first alone: July 25, 2008 in print edition on B4; Carlos Delgado hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth inning, and Oliver Perez stifled Philadelphia again, helping the New York Mets earn a 3-1 win that gave them sole possession of first place in the NL East.
Dream team? A humorous look at Sebelius’ pros and cons: By Scott Rothschild; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A1; Recently, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius started making the short list of possible vice presidential candidates on U.S. Sen. Barack Obama’s ticket because after Obama secured the Democratic nomination, about one million political writers following his campaign had nothing else to do. So here are 10 reasons why Sebelius should be Obama’s running mate, and 10 why she shouldn’t.
Horse shows start at fairgrounds Saturday: J-W Staff Reports; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A4; Douglas County Fair starts this weekend, and that means the horses will be coming out of their barns.
Sales down this year, but not by much: J-W Staff Reports; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B9; Kansas Lottery sales in the past fiscal year were below the previous year’s record, but still ranked the second highest in the game’s history.
Defendants negotiate with attorneys in case involving unrecognized tribe: By Roxana Hegeman - Associated Press Writer; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A5; With trial just days away, most defendants in the federal case against a Kansas group that claims to be an American Indian tribe have deserted their self-described “grand chief” to make deals with prosecutors.
Horoscopes: July 25, 2008 in print edition on B8; You naturally assume a leadership role. You could be tired and drawn, feeling as if you cannot succeed. Learn to recharge your energy, and you’ll feel better in all realms of your life. If you are single, look to New Year’s on for an important person to enter your life.
Jindal, Romney offer VP contrasts: By Kathleen Parker; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A8; Drum roll. Suspense. Who will it be? In this corner, we have Stormin’ Mormon Mitt Romney. In the other, we have Brain-Buster Bobby Jindal.
Iraq banned from Beijing Games: IOC cites government interference with Olympic panel; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B2; Just two weeks before the start of the Olympics, Iraq was told Thursday it’s not welcome in Beijing because of a political feud in Baghdad that angered the games’ guardians and exiled a country that arrived to a roaring ovation at the opening ceremony four years ago.
Girls and boys now equal in math skills: Associated Press; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A1; Sixteen years after Barbie dolls declared, “Math class is tough!” girls are proving that when it comes to math they are just as tough as boys.
Three Jayhawks to swim in Open Championships: J-W Staff Reports; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B3; Kansas University seniors Danielle Herrmann and Ashley Leidigh, as well as freshman Abigail Anderson, will compete in the U.S. Open Swimming Championships, which begin Tuesday in Minneapolis.
Mission: possible: Like KU in ‘02, Briles inherits struggling program; By Dugan Arnett; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B1; Art Briles doesn’t have to look far for proof Baylor really can turn around its football fortunes. Briles, the Bears’ first-year coach, inherits a team that has won a combined eight Big 12 Conference games in the past six years, hasn’t won more than three league games in a season in the history of the conference and has four seasons without a Big 12 victory.
Housing and job reports bleak: By Jeannine Aversa - Associated Press Writer; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A1; Two cornerstones of the economy - jobs and housing - sank to new depths Thursday, with unemployment claims bolting higher and home prices recording one of their steepest drops on record.
Jayhawks counting on Steward at tight end: By Dugan Arnett; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B6; After tossing touchdowns for most of his recent life, Kansas red-shirt freshman A.J. Steward will be charged with catching them this year.
Ford looks abroad to help out at home: By Tom Krisher and Dee-Ann Durbin - Associated Press Writers; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B9; Bleeding cash and with its very survival uncertain, Ford Motor Co., an icon of American automaking, will try to import some of its success from across the Atlantic.
14th-century Russian chess piece found: McClatchy Newspapers; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A2; Archaeologists in northwest Russia have discovered a chess piece dating back to the late 14th century, a spokesman for local archaeologists says.
Down to earth: ‘Earthwork’ film production to chronicle remarkable experiences of Lawrence artist: By Jon Niccum; July 25, 2008 in print edition on C1; John Hawkes has one of those faces you’ve seen before. It’s a quirky-yet-distinguished face that carries a haunted weight to it. Television viewers know him as the Jewish shopkeeper on the Emmy-winning “Deadwood.” Indie film fans remember him as the lead in the Cannes winner “Me and You and Everyone We Know” or as the doomed liquor store clerk in the crime scene that kicks off “From Dusk Til Dawn.”
Canoeist conquers grueling river race: By Andrew Hartsock; July 25, 2008 in print edition on B5; A couple of co-workers competed in last year’s Missouri River 340, and Chris Jump strolled the couple of blocks from her workplace to see them off at the start. This year, when the 340-mile river race from Kansas City to St. Charles, Mo., began, Jump was there again - as a competitor.
Quarterly gallery walk is tonight downtown: July 25, 2008 in print edition on C1; Six galleries will participate in tonight’s Downtown Lawrence Gallery Walk, held every three months. The walk is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Those participating include:
Democracy open to change: By Garrison Keillor; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A9; New York in July, hot and breezy, the smell of pizza and coffee in the air, and on the subway one is surrounded by women in light summer dresses, the bare shoulders of elegant young urban women whose shoulders tell you they never toted barges or lifted bales, never laid eyes on a barge or a bale except for someone barging into their office and giving them a baleful look.
Coffers swell in Kansas House races: By Sam Hananel - Associated Press Writer; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A4; Republican Jim Ryun continues to spend huge amounts of cash almost as fast as it comes in as he campaigns to recapture Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District seat.
On the record: July 25, 2008 in print edition on A4; Lawrence police arrested a 26-year-old Lawrence woman on charges of aggravated assault and reckless driving around 8 p.m. Thursday in northwestern Lawrence.
Ballots of dead pose issue: By Deborah Hastings - Associated Press Writer; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A1; If you vote by mail, but die before Election Day, does your vote count? It depends on where you lived. Oregon counts ballots no matter what happens to the voter. So does Florida. But in South Dakota, if you die before the election, so does your vote.
Obama brings song to mind: By Cal Thomas; July 25, 2008 in print edition on A9; As an inveterate “stage-door Johnny,” I have hundreds of song lyrics floating around in my head and can produce them at a moment’s notice. Sometimes they jump out at the most appropriate time to describe a current event.
Niccum: High school reunion bolstered by Web networking: By Jon Niccum; July 25, 2008 in print edition on C1; It’s been 25 years since I put on my plastic pants, spiked my hair, tied my Japanese headband, grabbed my Police “Synchronicity” notebook and headed for class at Shawnee Mission East High School. Memories of these horrible fashions but wonderful times were brought back this weekend when I attended my Class of 1983 high school reunion. Because of this significant event I was forced to get a Facebook account.
People in the news: July 25, 2008 in print edition on B8; ¢ Sheryl Crow denies Fleetwood Mac rumors¢ Amy Adams engaged to acting-class sweetie¢ Pamela Anderson has new reality show¢ Lucy Liu joins cast of ‘Afro Samurai’¢ Rapper DMX pleads not guilty to charges

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