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Locations of the new downtown sculptures

Here are the locations for works included in the 21st annual Lawrence Outdoor Downtown Sculpture Exhibition.

Behind the Lens: Invest in yourself — not your camera
By Thad Allender
July 6, 2008
Earlier this week, Nikon announced their much-anticipated D700 camera body, sending waves of excitement through the photo industry. As much as I want that silly $3,000 camera body, I will never buy it. Neither should you. Now let me explain why.
Best-sellers
The New York Times
July 6, 2008
This week's best-selling fiction and non-fiction literature.
Review: Detective crosses paths of serial killer, suspects president
By Mary Foster - Associated Press Writer
July 6, 2008
It’s a common plot ploy: A detective takes what looks like an easy job and winds up running for her life. That’s the situation in which Dana Cutler finds herself when she takes an assignment from a politically connected attorney to follow a pretty college student. But in the hands of best-selling mystery writer Phillip Margolin, nothing is ever simple, and no one is really safe.
Exes and uh-ohs
Author Ashley chronicles her 11 marriages
By Joe Burris - The Baltimore Sun
July 6, 2008
Bonnie Ashley has grouped together all seven of her ex-husbands. The Bethany Beach, Del., resident scanned their images on a sheet of paper that she often shows folks eager to know how she managed to get married and divorced 11 times — tying and severing the knot with two of the men three times each — and why the unions lasted anywhere from 45 days to just under five years.
Prosperity
By James Cravens
July 6, 2008
Poet’s Showcase: Prosperity by James Cravens.
Books make gourmet food accessible
Associated Press
July 6, 2008
Two recent cookbooks aim to make upscale eating at home easy.
Gordon Parks counted poetry among talents
July 6, 2008
Editor’s note: In her Ad Astra Poetry Project, Kansas Poet Laureate Denise Low highlights historic and contemporary poets who resided in Kansas for a substantial part of their lives. Eventually, she will collect the biweekly broadsides into a book, to be published by the Center for Kansas Studies at Washburn University, in cooperation with Thomas Fox Averill.
Hippie-era music gets slighted on new release
By Ron Harris - Associated Press Writer
July 6, 2008
Washed-out colors mixed with a swirl of faces and bodies, bad-sound production and off-key warblings. Maybe this is how many veterans of Summer of Love-era music remember the good old days in San Francisco.
Keyed in: Local pianist hopes institute takes talents to new levels
By Terry Rombeck
July 5, 2008
Twice a week, Luke Rhodes hits the gym with high school football and basketball players, lifting weights to hone his skills. But he’s doesn’t play a sport. He plays the piano. That’s in addition to the two hours a day he spends practicing. And the 1 1/2 hours he spends weekly taking private lessons.
Arts center displays courthouse finials
J-W Staff Reports
July 4, 2008
New and old finials from the Douglas County Courthouse clock tower are on display for the next few days in the lobby of the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.
Independent’s Day: Lawrence’s Fourth of July establishes strong brotherhood within indie scene
By Jon Niccum
July 3, 2008
In the shadow of Memorial Stadium sits a residence commonly referred to as the Bull House. This is because of a prominent bull statue that guards the entrance to the dwelling, the result of a former art student’s senior project some dozen years ago. But it isn’t art students who have recently taken over the place. Rather it is four of the five members of the self-described “most patriotic band in Lawrence.” This is the home to Fourth of July, where every day is independent’s day — as in indie music.
Strings sing at gazebo in South Park
July 2, 2008
Some young musicians take the stage today at the South Park gazebo.
LHS graduate named ArtStar winner for year
By Terry Rombeck
July 1, 2008
Stephanie Drahozal is trying to figure out how to balance all of her creative endeavors this fall as a freshman at Washington University in St. Louis. “I’m not sure I’m going to be able to,” she says. “I’ll be so busy.”
Tips help in capturing photographs of animals
By Jura Koncius - The Washington Post
June 29, 2008
Ever feel like you’ve never been able to take a really great photo that captures the spirit of your dog? Here are some ideas for how to improve pet portraiture from Julie Skarrett, a freelance photographer in Manhattan, N.Y., who took several of the photos in the book. She frequently photographs dogs in her assignments.
Review Lawrence Block’s ‘Hit and Run’ turns tables on killer
By Bruce DeSilva - Associated Press Writer
June 29, 2008
John Keller, professional hit man, is on his way to Des Moines to take a life — one last job before retiring to spend more time with his stamp collection. Keller is the consummate pro. He’s killed hundreds of times, yet the police don’t even know his name. But you know how it is with that final job. Something is bound to go wrong. Keller’s seen enough TV crime dramas to know it, too. He even jokes about it, but you can tell the thought has him on edge.
Layover rant
Air travel fuels anger and creative inspiration
By Scott Timberg - Los Angeles Times
June 29, 2008
Jonathan Miles has been best known to readers as a Men’s Journal writer who also serves as the cocktails columnist for The New York Times. Amid all that drinking and macho journeying, Miles had been working for at least six years on a novel, “Dear American Airlines,” which came out with some acclaim this month.
Transformation
By Stephanie Barrows
June 29, 2008
Poet’s Showcase: Transformation by Stephanie Barrows.
Best-sellers
The New York Times
June 29, 2008
A listing of this week's best-selling fiction and non-fiction literature.
Sculptor gets cheesy, historic
June 29, 2008
A Wisconsin sculptor’s version of a historical painting is a bit cheesy.

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