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- Flood advisory issued for Jefferson, neighboring counties
- 100-plus without power in Douglas County
- 12:36 a.m., July 4, 2009 Updated 03:35 a.m.
- An urban and small stream flood advisory has been issued for Jefferson County along with areas of Shawnee and Jackson counties.
- Facts about the Fourth
- July 4, 2009
- The Fourth of July is all about numbers. After all, there aren’t that many holidays named after a number to begin with. And then there are other numbers — how many beers you have at the lake, how much your kids want to spend on fireworks, etc.
- Scouting news
- July 4, 2009
- Eight Lawrence Boy Scouts completed the prestigious Brownsea National Youth Leadership Training course at Camp Naish Scout Reservation near Bonner Springs.
- Around and about
- July 4, 2009
- Lauren Kelly, Lawrence, was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2009 semester at Bradley University, Peoria, Ill., by earning a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.
- Club news
- July 4, 2009
- University Bridge Club announce results of its June 27 meeting, with hosts Virginia Williams, Lois Liebert, Florence McNicoll and Willie Stoltenberg.
- Military news
- July 4, 2009
- Air Force Airman Charles C. Abbey graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
- Global struggle
- The ongoing struggle for freedom in other parts of the world should make Americans more thankful for the independence they celebrate today.
- July 4, 2009
- On this Independence Day, a look halfway around the world to recent events in Iran might put the holiday in a more meaningful perspective for the Americans who so often take it for granted.
- Slow progress is the hope for Iraq
- July 4, 2009
- While Americans were glued to the Iran drama, we arrived at a critical turning point in Iraq.
- When aging conflicts with independence
- July 4, 2009
- This is probably not the best week to air any reservations about the American passion for independence. After all, we don’t have fireworks for Dependence Day. We don’t hold parades to celebrate Interdependence Day.
- Students from many cultures all share American dream
- July 4, 2009
- I have long thought that heartfelt truth most always comes from the voices of the young.
- Yorktown was end, beginning
- July 4, 2009
- First, we did the Pledge of Allegiance. Then, “America the Beautiful,” and then “God Bless America.”
- Killings in KCK worry residents
- July 4, 2009
- Bullet holes dot the front of a house where a 7-year-old girl was killed in a drive-by shooting, and flowers and candles line a street corner two miles away where a 15-year-old boy was gunned down days later.
- Geologists’ drilling project digs up past
- Survey investigates resources deep within Earth’s crust
- July 4, 2009
- Dave Newell and his associates are drilling through 300 million years of history, with only another 1.3 billion years left to go.
- Victims are still missing 20 years after trial
- July 4, 2009
- Twenty years later, the secret remains locked away in a killer’s mind.
- Increased government control poses threat to America
- July 4, 2009
- Where or when is it going to stop?
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