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Photos for March 21, 2004
Marilyn and Gary Anderson, Lawrence, aren't giving up hope that their daughter, Lesley Smith, 38, will be found. Smith has been missing for five months after disappearing from the couple's home.
Nugget the pug pals around with her baby pug, a stuffed animal that looks amazingly similar to her "mom." Nugget belongs to Annie and Joseph Myers of Lawrence.
Former Kansas University men's basketball coach Roy Williams tries to hold back his emotions after breaking the news to his team that he had accepted the North Carolina coaching job. The photograph won first place this year in the news photography category in the Kansas Press Assn.'s Awards of Excellence.
Lawrence sculptor Jim Brothers is the featured artist for the 2004 Lawrence Art Auction, set for April 24. Brothers is pictured with "Promise," the bronze casting he donated for the auction.
Pakistani soldiers guard a prisoner in the back of a military truck at a base near Wana, Pakistan, where forces have been battling al-Qaida and Taliban forces. Pakistan's military had arrested more than 100 suspects in a five-day assault on militants holed up in mud fortresses along the border where al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al Zawahri was believed trapped, a commander said Saturday.
Brad Allen, Lawrence, prepares to set off with his wife in their 1970 Triumph GT-6 for their first road rally. The rally began at the Lawrence Municipal Airport and ended in Weston, Mo.
John Rodecap Sr. attends the Williamstown Chili Feed. Rodecap is retiring from the Williams-town Fire Department after 20 years of service.
From left, stepsisters Siri Larsen, 17, Bloomington, Ind.; May Weil, 14, Central Junior High School student; Teal Larsen, 15, Bloomingon; and Nicolette Weil, 17, Lawrence High School student, march with war protesters through downtown Lawrence. Saturday's event drew about 300 participants.
Sierra Forester, 7, Lawrence, makes her contribution for peace during a rally Saturday to mark the anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Wearing the dark colors of mourning, war protesters march through downtown Lawrence to mark the first anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The protesters rallied at South Park in honor of those killed and wounded in the war.
Retired Gen. Andrew Goodpaster, staff secretary for President Eisenhower, stands next to a portrait of the former president at the Eisenhower Institute in Washington. "The president was planning for the unthinkable," Goodpaster said of Eisenhower's establishment of a group of civilians to help oversee the government in the event of a devastating nuclear attack.
U.S. troops secure the area of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan office in the northern Iraqi town of Mosul. Five mortar shells were fired at the building Saturday, missing it and killing a driver on a nearby street, a party official said.
Demonstrators wave rainbow peace flags as they walk past the Colosseum during a peace rally in downtown Rome. Tens of thousands of people from across Italy poured into Rome's historic center Saturday for a massive anti-war and anti-terrorism rally, and to demand Italy pull its 2,600 troops out of Iraq.
J.M. Cowden, right, and Melissa Rabe hold up a peace flag while listening to a speaker before marching in a Peace Walk in Oklahoma City to mark the first anniversary of the war in Iraq.
Dixie Lubin, Lawrence, Bangs slowly on her drum as protesters of the war in Iraq pass through downtown Lawrence. The Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice marked the first anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq with a march Saturday to honor those killed and wounded in the war. See story, page 1B.
Lesley Smith, Lawrence, has been missing since Jan. 27. Her mother and stepfather, Marilyn and Gary Anderson, have been frustrated by the holdups they've encountered while trying to get information on their daughter from Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center.
Marilyn Anderson sits in her missing daughter's room. Lesley Smith, 38, has not been seen for nearly two months, and her mother says a phone record that might provide a clue to her whereabouts is unreasonably being withheld because of a medical-privacy law.
Pacific senior Tom Cockle, right, answers questions from the media as Miah Davis looks on. A longtime Kansas University fan, Cockle will try to send the Jayhawks bouncing out of the NCAA Tournament today.
Kansas coach Bill Self, standing, flips through papers in the team locker room as Moulaye Niang, left, head trainer Billy Cowgill and administrative assistant Sean Harrington, right, kick back. KU held a closed practice Saturday at Kemper Arena.
Kansas' Jeff Hawkins, bottom, grimaces as Omar Wilkes massages Hawkins' back with his elbow in the team locker room.
Pacific's Miah Davis (11) hugs Guillaume Yango after the Tigers ousted Providence, 66-58, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. That win Friday at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo., sent the Tigers into today's second-round game against Kansas University.
Kansas University's Wayne Simien, left, answers questions from the media before practice. Simien assured the press Saturday at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo., that he would play in today's second-round NCAA Tournament game against Pacific.
Participants in the over-40 division race in the Mojo's Spring Fling Criterium bicycle race. The event was Saturday at Clinton Lake.
Kansas University's Ryan Knippschild fires a pitch against Western Illinois. The Jayhawks swept a doubleheader with the Leathernecks on Saturday at Hoglund Ballpark.
Kansas University shortstop Ritchie Price fires to first base against Western Illinois. Price belted a grand slam, helping the Jayhawks sweep a doubleheader Saturday at Hoglund Ballpark.
Pacific coach Bob Thomason answers questions during a news conference Saturday at Kemper Arena. Thomason's squad will play Kansas University today in the NCAA Tournament.
Kansas University senior Jeff Graves' singing makes teammates Michael Lee, center, and Aaron Miles, right, laugh in the locker room before practice. The Jayhawks, who will play Pacific at 3:50 p.m. today at Kemper Arena, worked out Saturday in Kansas City, Mo.
"Other People's Stare: Self-Portrait," a video installation piece by Kansas University graduate student Greg Ornay, will be part of his MFA Thesis Exhibition. The joint show, with fellow MFA candidate Lynn Tatum, opens March 29 at KU's Art and Design Gallery.
A model displays a piece of jewelry by Kansas University graduate student Lynn Tatum called "Monomanical Binding." The 10 1/2-foot-long woven copper chain acts as both bracelet and manical and represents elements of compulsion. Tatum spent 400 to 500 hours creating the piece.
A solitary supporter for President Bush sits in South Park near a crowd of war protesters and a lone bagpiper. The Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice marked the first anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq with a march Saturday to honor those killed and wounded in the war.
Kaden Doleman, 4 months, meets Big Jay with his grandmother, Donna Isaacks. Kaden is the son of Amanda Isaacks and Darrick Doleman, Lawrence. Donna Isaacks, Grantville, submitted the picture.
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