At Osage Co. Lake by Kenneth Kraushaar

Photo by Kenneth Kraushaar

Osage Co. Lake by Kenneth Kraushaar

Photo by Kenneth Kraushaar

Scene from Osage Lake by Kenneth Kraushaar

Photo by Kenneth Kraushaar

People look at a sheep during the sheep beauty pageant Thursday in Banban, Saudi Arabia, north of the capital, Riyadh. The contest mixed business and entertainment; poets sang the animals' praise in verse as the male-only audience checked out the competitors for beauty features, such as the span of their cheeks, the length of their neck and the color of the hair covering their bodies.

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., arrives Friday at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Crowds panic in the Wall Street district of Manhattan from the heavy trading on the stock market in New York City on Oct. 24, 1929. From the stock market crash that launched the Great Depression to Black Monday of 1987 to this year's market meltdown, October has proven a tough month for the stock market.

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Evan Johnson knows the inside story of virtually all of the wrenches in his collection, displayed at his home in Walton. Johnson estimates he has collected about 2,500 tools, and is particularly fond of his wrenches.

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Gabe Johnson, 7, left, and his dad, Brad Johnson, show off the catfish they caught at Basswood Resort. Ida Johnson, Lawrence, submitted the picture.

U.S. Army Cpl. Sean Morton, 25, from Boston, left, and a comrade assigned to Killer Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, cast their votes for president Oct. 22 at Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq.

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the Capitol Limited Amtrak train arrives in Washington from Chicago in this February 2007 file photo. After half a century as more of a curiosity than a convenience, passenger trains are getting back on track in some parts of the country.

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Laura Talley, from left, Donna Geisler, Bonnie Henrickson, Jennifer Davis and Deb Norton participated in the Bonnie Henrickson Golf Tournament on Aug. 16 at Alvamar Golf and Country Club.

Photo courtesy of Sara Wentz

University Bridge Club members, from left, John Golden, Tom Waller, Jane Golden and Hazel Stellmacher participated in the Sept. 6 meeting at the Kaw Valley Bridge Center.

Photo courtesy of Ray Ikenberry

Jo Anne Kready, from left, Bonnie Henrickson, Bev Mater and Madi Vannaman participated in the Bonnie Henrickson Golf Tournament on Aug. 16 at Alvamar Golf and Country Club.

Photo courtesy of Sara Wentz

University Bridge Club members, from left, Donna Riehm, Cora Kuepker, Harold Riehm, treasurer, and Marc Kuepker participated in the Sept. 6 meeting at the Kaw Valley Bridge Center.

Photo courtesy of Ray Ikenberry

Norwegian Ambassador Arman Aardal, second from left, and his wife, Marcella Aardal, right, are welcomed by Bill Lacy, Dole Institute for Politics director, and Barbara Ballard, associate director for outreach, on June 16 during a visit to Lawrence.

Photo courtesy of Stanley DeFries

Betty Cleland, from left, Tom Moore, Bonnie Henrickson, Jerome Fink and Barbara Fink participated in the Bonnie Henrickson Golf Tournament on Aug. 16 at Alvamar Golf and Country Club.

Photo courtesy of Sara Wentz

University Bridge Club members Jo Anne Hicks, left, Wanda Kring, Walt Hicks and Dale Kring, past president, participated in the Sept. 6 meeting at the Kaw Valley Bridge Center.

Photo courtesy of Ray Ikenberry

Chris Hutchens, from left, Jim Moore, Bonnie Henrickson, J.R. Reilly and Bob Jones participated in the Bonnie Henrickson Golf Tournament on Aug. 16 at Alvamar Golf and Country Club.

Photo courtesy of Sara Wentz

Lynne Green, Van Go Mobile Arts Inc. executive director, left, and Lyman Wiley received River City Recognition awards at the Lawrence Board of Realtors luncheon meeting on Sept. 16. Green received the Architectural Enhancement of the Community award for the recent renovation of the Van Go building at 715 N. J., and Wiley received the Humanitarian Contribution to the Community award for his many years of volunteerism at Cottonwood Inc. More than 60 members and their guests attended the luncheon and awards presentation at the Lawrence Country Club.

Photo courtesy of Kay Wertzberger

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presidential candidates Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., greet each other at an event in Lake Forest, Calif., hosted by the Rev. Rick Warren, center. KU professor Thomas Heilke says Warren has helped evangelicals focus on issues such as poverty and other social justice issues, not just abortion.

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Carsten Humburg, 10 months, visits Schaake's Pumpkin Patch, 1791 N. 1500 Road. Carsten is the grandson of Gene and Ursula Humburg and Carma and Fred Glas, all of Lawrence. His mother, Jenny Humburg, submitted the picture.

Alyx, 3, left, celebrates with her big sister, Cameron Wood, 8, after Cameron's first communion. They are the daughters of Brent and Britny Wood, Lawrence. Britny Wood submitted the picture.