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Photos for May 21, 2003
New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada, right, escorts Boston's Manny Ramirez to first base after Ramirez was hit by a pitch. The Red Sox beat the Yankees, 10-7, Tuesday in Boston.
Mets catcher Mike Piazza is helped to the clubhouse after he tore his right groin Friday. Piazza will miss at least six weeks and possibly the rest of the season after the incident in San Francisco.
Milwaukee second baseman Eric Young tags out San Diego's Xavier Nady at second base on a steal attempt. The Brewers beat the Padres, 8-7, Tuesday in Milwaukee.
Steve Meseraull opened Steve's Place, a new reception hall, after having a difficult time finding a hall for his daughter's wedding reception. The new hall, located at 1388 N. 1293 Road, is the former location of Meseraull Printing.
Jamling Norgay, son of Tenzing Norgay, left, holds the hand of Sir Edmund Hillary at a ceremony in New Delhi, India, to celebrate the golden jubilee year of the first ascent of Mount Everest. Hilary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to reach top of Everest on May 29, 1953.
Middlebury College students with Project Bio Bus stand on the old school bus modified to run on used vegetable oil in Middlebury, Vt. The group is touring rock-climbing destinations and dropping off college friends along the way while driving across the country this summer.
Singer James Brown, standing center, appears before the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services board in Columbia, S.C. The seven-member board on Tuesday granted Brown a pardon for crimes he committed in 1988 and 1998.
Challah bread is an integral part of Friday night Shabbat (Sabbath) meals for observant Jews. Challah is considered pareve, or neutral, and can be eaten with meat or milk products.
Allyson Tash, a New York native living in Lawrence, follows strict Jewish dietary guidelines. One of those guidelines is no mixing of meat and dairy products in the same dish or meal. Tash uses the plate on the left for meat and the other one for dairy.
Traci Carl, who graduated as valedictorian of Lawrence High School in 1991 and later from Kansas University, is the news editor of the Mexico City bureau for The Associated Press. She posed in her office Tuesday.
Development proposals around Lone Star lake will have to wait until sewage limitations are solved. Tests are being arranged to determine whether fecal coliform from surrounding septic systems has filtered into the lake. Douglas County Health Department employee Richard Ziesenis calls the problem "a time bomb waiting to happen."
Jane Boberg, who has taught in Lawrence public schools for 19 years, is entertained during a musical performance at Quail Run School in honor of her retirement. Boberg, who plans to move to North Carolina, was treated Tuesday to singing teachers and students at the all-school assembly. She is one of about three dozen Lawrence School district staffers retiring at the end of this school year.
Fifteen years ago, John William dismembered 9-year-old Richard Settlemyre. Lt. Kevin Harmon of the Lawrence Police Department recounts the brutal experience Tuesday where William buried parts of the child's body along the Kansas River.
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical Chief Jim McSwain is requesting $3.6 million to build a fire station at 21st and Iowa streets. He told the City Commission on Tuesday -- during the second day of city budget hearings -- that a long-delayed fifth fire station for Lawrence was becoming a critical need. Above, Lawrence firefighters Eric Lessig, left, and Justin Temple test a hydrant as part of routine maintenance Tuesday afternoon.
Seattle second baseman Bret Boone reaches to tag Kansas City's Angel Berroa at second base in the third inning. Berroa, who was hit by a pitch earlier in the inning, was safe with a stolen base. The Royals lost to the Mariners, 7-4, Tuesday at Safeco Field in Seattle.
North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams chooses a club. Williams and playing partner Scot Buxton finished sixth in the Kansas Golf Assn.'s Senior Fourball championship Tuesday at Lawrence Country Club.
North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams sizes up a putt during the Kansas Golf Assn.'s Senior Fourball championships. Williams, the former Kansas University coach, and playing partner Scot Buxton finished sixth Tuesday at Lawrence Country Club.
Free State senior shortstop Matt Berner takes a cut. Berner went 7-for-7 with four RBIs during the Firebirds' two Class 6A regional baseball games Tuesday at FSHS.
Free State High's baseball team celebrates after beating Lawrence High. The Firebirds won their Class 6A baseball regional championship, 5-1, Tuesday at FSHS Field. Free State advanced to the state tournament May 30 in Maize.
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