Also from March 1

Births

• Wes and Sara Bonner, Lawrence, a girl.
• Enoch and Terri Etter, Eudora, a girl.
• James and Casey Hensley, Baldwin City, a girl.
• Candace Miller and Clay Riegel, Olathe, a boy.
• Maria Rennels and Akira Lewis, Lawrence, a boy.

Blog entries

• Eat Your Vegetables: Cooking away the CSA, week 6: Salad season

Couples

• Engagement: Jamison and Sorensen
• Wedding: Allegrucci
• Wedding: Courtney
• Engagement: Hothan and Hester
• Anniversary: Johnson
• Wedding: Marchetti
• Wedding: Dawson
• Wedding: Bristow
• Wedding: Rodgers
• Engagement: Bonner and Kitterman

Obituaries

• Ella E. Thomas, Sedalia, Mo.
• Janette Celinda Prince, Lawrence
• Donald A. Leibengood, Matlacha, Fla.
• Ella Maurine Stuber, Eureka
• Charles E. Henry, Ottawa
• Leonard Eugene Shuck, Ottawa
• Melvin Riley, Lawrence

On the street

• What do you expect out of the Kansas University and Kansas State University basketball game today?

Photos

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Photo galleries

Videos

• Holden White took his boat out on Lone Star Lake …
• The national spot light was shining on KU this weekend …
• ESPN’s popular College GameDay broadcast from Allen Fieldhouse on March …
• With basketball’s March Madness about to begin, non-sports-fans and avid …
• A judge orders two people to stand trial in the …
• Lawrence is one of the most walkable communities in the …
• A look at current weather conditions.

All stories

Best served cold: KU exacts revenge on KSU in 88-74 Fieldhouse thumping

By Ryan Greene

05:42 p.m., March 1, 2008 Updated 10:13 p.m.

Revenge came quick and hard in Allen Fieldhouse, as Kansas University may have officially busted out of its February mini-slump with an 88-74 thumping of Kansas State Saturday night. KU withstood a 39-point, 11-rebound barrage from K-State standout freshman Michael Beasley with a deep, balanced effort, points coming from several reliable sources. Brandon Rush led the Jayhawks with 21points, including a 5-of-9 showing from long-range. As a team, the Jayhawks hit 11 of their 23 three-point attempts.

KU drops fourth straight, falling 51-42 at ISU

J-W Staff Reports

March 1, 2008

Senior Taylor McIntosh led KU in scoring with 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting, and also ripped down 16 rebounds. Freshman Krysten Boogaard also had seven boards, as KU won that battle, 41-29. But an 0-for-8 showing from three-point range hurt Bonnie Henrickson’s club, as did 17 turnovers.

Man drowns at Lone Star Lake

By Erin Castaneda

03:11 p.m., March 1, 2008 Updated 05:03 p.m.

One man is dead after a fishing outing on Lone Star Lake turned tragic.

Author of Holocaust memoir admits hoax

By Melissa Trujillo - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A4

Almost nothing Misha Defonseca wrote about herself or her horrific childhood during the Holocaust was true. She didn’t live with a pack of wolves to escape the Nazis. She didn’t trek 1,900 miles across Europe in search of her deported parents, nor kill a German soldier in self-defense. She’s not even Jewish.

Construction finished on world’s largest scientific instrument

By Alexander G. Higgins - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A6

Engineers on Friday fitted the last major piece into what they say will be the world’s largest scientific instrument - a nuclear particle accelerator in a 17-mile tunnel under the Swiss-French border.

Thriving drug trade grim sign of how far Afghanistan has slid

By Anne Gearan - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A6

The Taliban have built a huge and profitable drug operation in Afghanistan while provincial governors look the other way, the latest grim sign of backsliding in a country the U.S. has spent six years and billions of dollars trying to salvage.

Bite-mark expert’s testimony under attack

Forensic specialist’s analysis proves false in 2 murder cases, possibly many more

By Shelia Byrd - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A4

At a small-town courthouse in one of rural Mississippi’s poorest counties, Dr. Michael West swore under oath that a dead girl had bite marks all over her body and that they were made by the two front teeth of the man charged with murdering her.

Scouting news

March 1, 2008 in print edition on D3

Boy Scout Troop 59, chartered to First Presbyterian Church of Lawrence, went skiing Jan. 17 at Snow Creek near Weston, Mo.

Military news

March 1, 2008 in print edition on D3

Army Spc. Cecil Lee Parker has returned to Alaska after being deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The soldier is assigned to the 725th Brigade Support Battalion, a subordinate unit of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division at Fort Richardson, Anchorage.

Area parents welcome babies born with unusual birthdays

By Erin Castaneda

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B1

The chances are one in about 1,500, but on Friday three baby girls joined the special population of people born on leap day, Feb. 29. It was a long-anticipated day for a Lawrence couple who welcomed their baby and Lawrence’s first 2008 leap day baby at 8:19 a.m. at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Piper Ellen Bonner, 5 pounds 8 ounces, has been presented with a novel birthday, one that won’t happen every year.

Longtime KU donor Bud Weir, 86, dies

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B1

A Kansas University alumnus and longtime KU supporter, Ralph L. “Bud” Weir Jr., 86, died Wednesday at his home in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Neufeld: Gov. may hurt shot at NBAF

House speaker says criticisms of president’s budget could hinder state’s chances to win $450M lab

By Scott Rothschild

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B1

House Speaker Melvin Neufeld said Friday that Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ criticisms of President Bush’s fiscal proposals could hurt Kansas’ efforts to land a national security laboratory. “I’m worried about what that might do” to Kansas in the contest to win the $450 million National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility, Neufeld, R-Ingalls, said.

Westar volunteers to cut CO2 emissions

By John Hanna - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A1

Kansas’ largest electric company volunteered Friday to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions, signing the first such agreement between a utility and the state. The agreement between Westar Energy Inc. and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment doesn’t set specific emissions targets. But the utility committed itself to measuring greenhouse gases and looking for ways to lower them.

Firebirds never close in sub-state loss

By Matt Tait

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C1

It was apparent early on that the scoreboard would not matter. In a game where athleticism and experience won out over size and youth, No. 1 seed Olathe South jumped to a 14-point lead and ran away from the fifth-seeded Free State girls basketball team, 60-39, Friday at Lawrence High.

KU football great Gale Sayers in town for book signing

J-W Staff Reports

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C1

Gale Sayers, the greatest football player in Kansas University history, returns to campus today to sign his new book, “Sayers: My Life and Times,” from 1 to 3 p.m. today at the KU Bookstores on the second floor in the Kansas Union.

In like a Lion

LHS caps February with state berth

By Jesse Temple

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C1

Reaching the state tournament was more than just a lofty goal for Lawrence High’s girls basketball team this season. It had been an expectation for more than three months. Now, it’s a reality. Friday night, No. 2 seed Lawrence gritted out a 39-34 victory against No. 3 Olathe Northwest on the Lions’ home floor to claim the sub-state championship players had coveted all year.

GameDay guys gush over KU

Recent struggles don’t hurt team’s luster, Bilas says

By Ryan Greene

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C3

If you’re looking for Rece Davis in Lawrence this afternoon, your best bet is to post up east of the Kansas University campus. “The Wang Burger at The Wheel, can’t miss it,” the host of ESPN College GameDay said of the famous ground beef morsel topped with fried egg, cheese and bacon. “I’ll be doing that at some point.”

K-State rematch tonight

Robinson hopes for instant classic

By Gary Bedore

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C1

ESPN’s Jay Bilas, Hubert Davis, Rece Davis and Digger Phelps sat in director’s chairs Friday afternoon in the southeast corner of Allen Fieldhouse, filming a promo for today’s morning and evening GameDay telecasts. Watching the proceedings while stretching and shooting baskets at the other end of the court were Kansas University’s basketball players and coaches, their eyes wide open to the reason the cable TV giants are in town.

Keegan: Start day right, with flapjacks

By Tom Keegan

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C1

Lawrence resident Melissa Arnett’s father, Walter “Wolf” Montgomery, died Jan. 14, 2007. A group of her father’s friends pooled money for a memorial fund in his name and asked Arnett to choose the benefactor. It wasn’t until Arnett read in the newspaper about the 58th Pancake Day, put on by the American Legion to raise funds for Post 14’s baseball uniforms, that Arnett knew where the money needed to go.

KU softball on road - again

J-W Staff Reports

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C6

Kansas University’s road-weary softball team will conclude its monthlong travels this weekend at the Southern Illinois Invitational.

Ryan Wood’s KU football notebook

By Ryan Wood

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C6

Kansas University’s football team will open two of its practices to the public this spring, not including the April 12 spring game at Memorial Stadium.

HINU women in league finals

J-W Staff Reports

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C6

Haskell Indian Nations University’s women’s basketball team avenged a pair of double-digit losses to Oklahoma Wesleyan on Friday and has advanced to the finals of the Midlands Collegiate Athletics Conference Tournament.

Vandy handcuffs Jayhawks

J-W Staff Reports

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C6

Vanderbilt starting pitcher Mike Minor held the Jayhawks to just three hits, while the Commodore offense played small ball against Kansas starting pitcher Nick Czyz to post a 7-1 victory over the Jayhawks on Friday in the first game of the Music City Classic at Hawkins Field.

Tonganoxie man killed in highway collision

J-W Staff Reports

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B1

A Tonganoxie man has been identified as the person who was killed Thursday night in a collision on U.S. Highway 24-40 just east of the city limits.

Jayhawks in 4th

J-W Staff Reports

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C6

Kansas University’s swimming and diving team stands in fourth place after Day Three of the Big 12 championships.

Baldwin boys ousted

J-W Staff Reports

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C8

Kansas City Ward nudged Baldwin, 47-45, in a Class 4A boys basketball sub-state semifinal on Friday night.

End of presidency will not be the end of Putin’s influence

By Douglas Birch - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A2

When Vladimir Putin was elected president in 2000, Russian television was a rough-and-tumble place, broadcasting fierce debates and biting satire. One by one, those programs were taken off the air.

Patients’ plea for restraining order denied

Associated Press

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B2

A federal judge on Friday said an advocacy group for chronic pain patients has no standing to sue on behalf of patients of a Kansas doctor accused of illegally prescribing painkillers.

Execution approved for Saddam cousin ‘Chemical Ali’

By John Affleck - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A7

The Saddam Hussein henchman known as “Chemical Ali” for gassing thousands of Kurdish civilians is due to hang within the month, following the endorsement of his death sentence Friday by Iraq’s presidential council.

Afghanistan deployment gave prince chance to be ‘normal’

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on D7

Prince Harry wanted to be “one of the lads,” an ordinary soldier sharing risk and hardship with his men. For 10 weeks, he got his wish - and that may be enough to advance his career in the military.

HBO format allows Carlin to speak freely

By Kevin McDonough

March 1, 2008 in print edition on D7

Every time it seems safe to file George Carlin in the ‘70s nostalgia bin, he comes out with another best-selling book or hit stand-up special. The man who explored the seven words you can’t say on television returns with “George Carlin: It’s Bad for Ya” (9 p.m. Saturday, HBO), a roundup of observations on life and absurdity, including the advantages of getting old and the apparent failure of the self-esteem movement.

Bill inspired by sealed abortion case approved

Associated Press

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B4

The House overwhelmingly approved a bill Friday limiting courts’ power to seal documents and close hearings, a measure inspired by two sealed, abortion-related lawsuits before the Kansas Supreme Court.

Southern women’s roles examined in ‘Cover of Life’

By Dean Bevan - Special to the Journal-World

March 1, 2008 in print edition on D5

In Lawrence Community Theatre’s “The Cover of Life,” three young women in rural Mississippi - Tood, Weetsie and Sybil - have married the three Cliffert brothers, who promptly enlisted in the World War II military.

Pump patrol

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B1

The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $3.07 at several locations.

Simons: KU puts best foot forward in recruiting prospective student

By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B1

What kind of a job does Kansas University do in telling its story to students considering coming to Mount Oread for their college education? Based on an experience this writer had last week, KU does a great job. Granted, those who did the “selling” and visiting with this particular potential student were senior members of the university’s administrative staff.

Huge Democratic fundraising gives GOP reason to worry, regardless

Associated Press

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A1

For Republicans, watching Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama fight for supremacy in fundraising is not just a spectator sport. It is a look into the future, and the GOP isn’t cheering. Obama and Clinton together raked in as much as seven times as much cash in February as John McCain, the all-but-certain Republican nominee.

KU hits road for ISU

Jayhawks smarting from coach’s rips

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C6

Bonnie Henrickson threw her Kansas University women’s basketball players under the bus the other night. Henrickson, now in her fourth season as the Jayhawks’ coach, made little effort to hide her displeasure following Wednesday’s 57-53 home loss to Texas.

Court sets April 8 to hear arguments in Tiller case

Associated Press

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B4

The Kansas Supreme Court said Friday it will hear arguments April 8 in three cases challenging subpoenas from a Sedgwick County grand jury for patient records from Dr. George Tiller’s Wichita abortion clinic.

3 school finance proposals fail, creating uncertainty

Associated Press

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B4

Three school finance proposals failed in the House in two days, raising uncertainty about where members stand on education funding issues.

Tolerance clears way for religious exploration

By Ellen Goodman

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B6

Just below the text there was a Google ad inviting me to take a quiz. “Christian? Jewish? Muslim? Atheist? See which Religion is Right for You.”

NBA Roundup

Associated Press

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C4

Scores from around the league.

EPA explains denial of Calif. greenhouse gas waiver

By Erica Werner - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A4

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday justified blocking California from cracking down on auto emissions by saying global warming isn’t unique to the state.

Spiritual homecoming

New Ninth Street Missionary Baptist leader has roots in Lawrence

By Sarah Henning

March 1, 2008 in print edition on D1

For the Rev. Delmar White, coming home meant coming full circle. All the way back around to the place he used to hang out with neighborhood children, where his best friend held the attention of hundreds every week and where he came to say farewell to his mother. Full circle to Lawrence. Full circle to Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church.

Glass artists shine in Bonner Springs

By Jesse Truesdale - jtruesdale@theworldco.info

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B3

Glass art of every imaginable color and shape is on display in Bonner Springs this weekend. The eighth annual Marble Crazy show kicked off Friday with marble-making demonstrations at Moon Marble Co., 600 E. Front St. The event attracted a few hundred guests by late afternoon. Glass artist Mark Matthews, who gave a one-hour demonstration making his “Super Jetson 3” marble, seemed to draw the biggest crowd.

Three nominees for county judge have KU ties

J-W Staff Reports

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B1

Three people have been nominated to fill the Douglas County District Court judicial vacancy that was created by the appointment of Stephen Six as Kansas’ attorney general.

Kansas claims 3 league titles

J-W Staff Reports

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C6

Kansas University seniors Egor Agafonov, Crystal Manning and Kate Sultanova became Big 12 champions in their respective events during day one Friday of the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Faith Forum: How does a person know if he or she is called into the clergy?

March 1, 2008 in print edition on D1

The Bible gives us many examples of people who were called by God. In the Old Testament, God called Moses in flames of fire from within a bush. Samuel heard the voice of God calling him before he was about to go to bed. What about the prophets like Elijah, Isaiah and Jeremiah?

Ricin found in Las Vegas motel poses mystery to investigators

By Ken Ritter - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A3

Firearms and an “anarchist type textbook” were found in the same motel room where several vials of the deadly toxin ricin was found, police said Friday.

Turkey withdraws troops after 8-day offensive

By Christopher Torchia - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A7

Truckloads of weary and unshaven Turkish troops returned Friday from Iraq as Turkey ended an eight-day cross-border offensive against Kurdish rebels, meeting U.S. demands for a quick campaign.

New camps help kids shed weight, gain skills

By Megan Scott - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on D8

When Tony Sparber started running weight-loss camps 30 years ago, the campers were mostly teenage girls, 100 pounds plus overweight. The menu consisted of food like liver, fish and alfalfa sprouts and the exercise was running and sit-ups. The goal was to lose as much weight in as short amount of time as possible.

Faith briefs

March 1, 2008 in print edition on D8

Religion briefs from around Lawrence.

Women lawmakers set global record

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A2

A record number of women are serving in parliaments around the world this year, but they aren’t even halfway to achieving equality with men in national legislative bodies, the Inter-Parliamentary Union said Friday.

Korean War records to be shared with US

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A2

A window has opened for families of the 8,100 American servicemen missing since the Korean War, with China agreeing on Friday to allow access to sensitive military records - but only to Chinese researchers at first.

Old Home Town - 40 years ago

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B6

The city approved leasing office space in the proposed new First National Bank building.

Bush’s brother guest of Moon-founded group

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A2

Neil Bush, younger brother of U.S. President George W. Bush, called on Paraguay’s president as the guest of a business federation founded by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon.

Liquid assets

China compounds its questionable Olympic Games salesmanship by encountering a massive pure water problem.

J-W Editorials

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B6

The closer China gets to hosting the Olympic Games, the more one has to wonder how in the world the selection committee let itself get scammed into awarding the sports extravaganza to Beijing. There were other notably eager venues bidding for the August events, and they had nothing resembling the distractions surfacing in China.

On the record

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B2

Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical reported the following responses:

U.S. foreign policy needs break from past

By Trudy Rubin

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B6

Back in 1991, when Bill Clinton was running for president, he came to talk with the Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board. After wonkish discussions of domestic issues, I asked him about the Middle East. He started talking and wouldn’t stop, even as his handlers dragged him to the elevator and his car. Clearly, he was new to foreign affairs; his ramble indicated he hadn’t yet mastered the big picture even as he reveled in the details.

Linwood girl shot in head has surgery

Police seeking help to locate where bullet originated

J-W Staff Reports

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B3

A Linwood-area girl went into surgery Friday afternoon, as the investigation into who shot her continues. Leavenworth County Sheriff Dave Zoellner said Friday that detectives hope to determine what direction a bullet came from that struck 5-year-old Katherine Cook in the head. Officials have said they believe the shooting could be accidental and are seeking the public’s help in unraveling the mystery.

AG refuses to order grand jury probe

Pelosi to pursue lawsuit against former White House aides Miers, Bolten

By Laurie Kellman - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A3

Attorney General Michael Mukasey refused Friday to refer the House’s contempt citations against two of President Bush’s top aides to a federal grand jury. Mukasey said White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former presidential counsel Harriet Miers committed no crime.

Old Home Town - 25 years ago

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B6

Many local groups gathered to say farewell to the popular Korean War era television show, “M*A*S*H,” which ended with a 2.5-hour special watched across the nation, and particularly on the Kansas University campus by a self-styled group called Mashies.

Santana roughed up in Mets debut

Bedard also struggles, allows three runs in first start

Associated Press

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C5

Johan Santana and Erik Bedard definitely showed something in their debuts for new teams: Even baseball’s best pitchers need time to tune up in spring training.

Lions trying to keep run alive

Victory tonight would send LHS to state tourney

By Jesse Temple

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C8

Minutes after a jubilant Lawrence High boys basketball team emerged from the visiting locker room with a first round sub-state upset victory over Leavenworth High on Thursday night, Lions point guard Dorian Green waxed nostalgic. He remembered the first day of tryouts little more than three months ago.

Boeing loses out in $35 billion deal

By Joelle Tessler - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B5

In a stunning upset, Boeing Co. lost out to Northrop Grumman Corp. and the maker of Airbus planes on Friday in the battle to win a $35 billion contract to build military refueling planes for the Air Force.

Veteran bowlers head to 6A state

By Jason Elmquist

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C8

Competing in the Class 6A state bowling championships is nothing new for most of the members of the state-bound Free State High boys and the Lawrence High girls teams.

Meche helps Kansas City trip San Diego, 13-9

Associated Press

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C5

Shawn Estes was roughed up in his first big-league outing in nearly two years, and the Kansas City Royals beat the San Diego Padres, 13-9, on Friday.

Four fired from station claim age discrimination

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B8

Four former deejays have filed age-discrimination complaints naming Kansas City radio station KYYS-FM.

Coaching legend injured

UCLA’s Wooden breaks wrist, collarbone

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C2

John Wooden broke his left wrist and collarbone in a fall, leaving the former UCLA basketball coach hospitalized Friday.

China airport terminal sets size record

By Tim Johnson - McClatchy Newspapers

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A6

China inaugurated the largest airport terminal in the world on Friday, a soaring golden-roofed structure evoking a flying dragon, after a race to finish it to cope with the expected deluge of visitors to the Beijing Summer Olympics.

Eagles land CB Samuel

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C2

The Philadelphia Eagles landed what was considered the biggest prize in this year’s NFL free-agent sweepstakes.

Fatal shark bite off Bahamas draws attention to thrill diving

By Brian Skoloff - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A8

Ask any shark diver why they do it and the answer is quick and simple: the thrill. From Cape Town to California, Florida and the Bahamas, adventurous divers can slip into the ocean with an experienced guide to observe some of the world’s fiercest predators.

Stocks slump: Dow falls 300 points

By Kate Gibson - MarketWatch

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B5

U.S. stocks plunged on Friday, diving toward declines for both the week and the month of February after massive losses by American International Group Inc. shook Wall Street and poor results from Dell Inc. rocked the tech sector.

Horoscopes

March 1, 2008 in print edition on D7

Your drive soars and evolves to become your path to success this year. Even in the face of “no,” you find another end to the same results. Your creativity keeps bubbling forth. If you are single and you’re ready to give up that status, you could meet that special, long-fantasized-about person. If you are attached, at times romance blends with disagreements.

Jailer arrested, accused of sex with inmate

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B8

A Reno County jail deputy is accused of having consensual sex with a female inmate in a cell.

Report: GM wanted to fire Atlanta coach Woodson

Associated Press

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C4

Mike Woodson apparently will have the chance to finish out the season with the Atlanta Hawks despite reported efforts by general manager Billy Knight to fire the coach.

In oil-rich Alaska, residents struggle to pay their heating bills

By Anne Sutton - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A8

One of the cruelest ironies of living in Alaska is this: The state is awash in oil money, but many residents of remote villages are struggling to heat their homes because of fuel bills that are two or three times the national average.

Commentary: Kentucky’s Gillispie does good deeds

UK fans might want to consider more than wins, losses of first-year coach

By Wendell Barnhouse - McClatchy Newspapers

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C2

Billy Gillispie’s move from College Station to the Bluegrass State has generated a laundry list of stories. Kentucky fans have read about his team’s preseason conditioning work, non-stop recruiting, his house purchase, his unsigned contract, his wearing a tie that wasn’t Wildcats blue, his team’s injuries, its stumbling start that included two stunning homecourt losses.

Former Polish president receives pacemaker

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A3

Surgeons successfully implanted a pacemaker in former Polish President Lech Walesa on Friday and hope it will keep the Nobel laureate from needing a heart transplant.

Commodities

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B5

Agriculture futures mostly traded higher Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.Although wheat for May delivery dropped 79 cents to $10.86, March corn gained 2.75 cents to $5.46. March oats added 75 cents to $4.22, and May soybeans climbed 24 cents to $15.365. Beef and pork futures fell on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

Aquila sale moving closer to approval

J-W Staff Reports

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B5

Great Plains Energy Inc. this week announced that it had settled all issues in Kansas pertaining to the company’s pending acquisition of Aquila Inc., the latest step toward securing a new owner for Aquila’s Lawrence-based natural gas operations in Kansas.

Judge unseals Bonds testimony; old drug test showed elevated levels

Associated Press

March 1, 2008 in print edition on C5

A federal judge told prosecutors Friday to redraft their indictment of Barry Bonds and made public his grand jury testimony, revealing a previously unpublicized drug test from seven years ago that showed an elevated testosterone level.

Chaldean archbishop kidnapped

By Sameer N. Yacoub - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A7

Gunmen abducted a Chaldean Catholic archbishop soon after he left Mass in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the latest in what church members called a series of attacks against Iraq’s small Christian community.

Outages blamed on human error

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A3

A power failure that plunged large parts of Florida into the dark this week was caused primarily by human error, the state’s largest electric company said Friday.

Van driver charged with identity theft

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A3

Federal prosecutors filed identity theft charges Friday against a woman who was driving a van that crashed into a school bus in southwestern Minnesota, killing four students.

Resident seeks help in getting transplant

By Erin Castaneda

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B2

A Lawrence man is asking the community for help to raise thousands of dollars that will be spent to save his life. Arthur Turner, 61, a former Lawrence firefighter and court-appointed special advocate, needs to raise $175,000 for a second stem-cell transplant in his battle against multiple myeloma, a cancer that affects his blood and protein cells.

Investigative reporter confined to airport

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A2

A Moldovan investigative reporter who has been banned from Russia since December spent a third day stuck inside a Moscow airport terminal Friday after flying in with her new Russian husband.

Free advertising

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B7

To the editor: How much more free advertising is the Journal-World going to provide for Kathleen Sebelius’ son John’s raunchy, prison-theme board game “Don’t Drop the Soap”?

Hair test can trace geographic moves

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A3

Scientists have devised a way to determine roughly where a person has lived using a strand of hair, a technique that could help track the movements of criminal suspects or unidentified murder victims.

High-tech games

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B7

To the editor: How comforting to learn that our wanna-be Clauswitzes are using their “critical-thinking skills’” to learn how to best defend and maybe even stabilize an oil-rich sand trap (“High-tech war games put premium on readiness,” Journal-World, Feb. 25).

Workshops will promote severe weather safety

J-W Staff Reports

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B3

Douglas County Emergency Management and the National Weather Service in Topeka will offer four severe weather workshops in the county in the next month.

Woman accused of trying to have husband killed

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B8

A southwest Kansas woman is facing charges that she tried to hire someone to kill her husband.

Take a hike! Fewer Americans get outdoors

By Sandy Bauers - The Philadelphia Inquirer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A5

It’s windy. Rain is imminent. The path is muddy. But Patricia Zaradic is loving it all. What’s important is that she is out in nature, a place her research tells her fewer and fewer Americans are heading.

Treasury secretary not big fan of the penny, would like to end it

By Martin Crutsinger - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A2

A penny for your thoughts? Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson thinks the answer to that question should be not much. In fact, if he had his way, he would like to get rid of the penny.

Plan chill-proof outfits for children for extra-early easter date

Associated Press

March 1, 2008 in print edition on D1

The picture-perfect moment of children in their Easter best probably takes many more moments of compromise.

Old Home Town - 100 years ago

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B6

From the Lawrence Daily World for March 1, 1908: “In Indiana recently, the farmers helped the American automobile in the New York to Paris race but refused to help the foreign cars.

Man charged in relation to underage sex sting

J-W Staff Reports

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B3

Federal grand jury indictments were announced on Friday, charging a Missouri man with attempting to entice a child into having sex.

Bush aide resigns over plagiarism

By Terence Hunt - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A3

A White House official who served as President Bush’s middleman with conservatives and Christian groups resigned Friday after admitting to plagiarism. Twenty columns he wrote for an Indiana newspaper were determined to have material copied from other sources without attribution.

Israel warns Palestinians of ‘disaster’

By Amy Teibel - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A6

Israel’s deputy defense minister warned of disaster in the Gaza Strip after Palestinian rocket fire grew more ominous Friday with an assault on an Israeli city. Gaza’s unbowed Hamas rulers promised to fight on.

House passes campaign finance bills

Associated Press

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B4

Four campaign finance bills were approved Friday by the House after its Republican majority blocked a stronger Democratic proposal to require interest groups to disclose more information.

Club news

March 1, 2008 in print edition on D3

University Bridge Club announces results of its Feb. 23 meeting. Hosts were Mary and Dave Gaumer. Blue winners were Florence McNicoll, first; Rhetta Jo Noever, second; Ray Ikenberry, third; Marc Kuepker, fourth; and Walt Hicks, fifth. Pink winners were Donna Riehm, first; Alice Akin, second; Jo Anne Kready, third; Edna Galle, fourth; and Lois Liebert, fifth.

Around and about

March 1, 2008 in print edition on D3

Mark and Karen Overstreet, Nixa, Mo., announce the birth of their daughter Nora Cedar Overstreet, born Feb. 11 in Springfield, Mo. Nora’s maternal grandparents are Calvin and Shirley Spencer, Lawrence.

Buying silence

March 1, 2008 in print edition on B7

To the editor: “Politics is a funny, sometimes dirty, raw business” (“Money Talks,” Journal-World, Feb. 24). Many of us would agree that Sunflower Electric Power Corp.’s offer to give Kansas State University $2.5 million is, to say the least, “almost a bribe.” Isn’t it interesting, however, that the editors were silent when Baker University was offered $8.5 million to pretend there would be no environmental consequences to letting eight to 10 lanes of concrete cross the Wakarusa Wetlands!

Obama dismisses Clinton ad’s scare tactic

By Tom Raum - Associated Press Writer

March 1, 2008 in print edition on A4

Democrat Barack Obama accused rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday of trying to “play on people’s fears to scare up votes” with a television ad showing sleeping children and asking who would be more qualified to answer a national security emergency call at 3 a.m.

People in the news

March 1, 2008 in print edition on D7

¢ Winehouse cleared of witness tampering ¢ McCartney divorce ruling due March 17