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Photos for October 19, 2010
The Democratic candidate for the Massachusetts 10th Congressional District, Bill Keating, right, and his Republican opponent, Jeff Perry, sit together Oct. 13 while waiting on the set for their televised debate to begin at the New England Cable News network studio in Newton, Mass. In the congressional district that’s home to the Kennedy compound, the heart of liberalism is skipping a beat.
Texas Ranger Josh Hamilton, center, is welcomed to the dugout after a solo home run against the New York Yankees in the seventh inning of Game 4 of the ALCS on Tuesday in New York.
Ross Douthat, author
Bob Hanzlik, Lawrence, takes a break on the John Muir Trail in California to admire Garnet Lake and Banner Peak (12,953 feet), which he climbed in 1969.
Lawrence High senior Nicole Bostick (13), freshman Caitlin Broadwell (5), sophomore Krista Costa (9), senior Kelsey Broadwell and senior Kendyll Severa (2) celebrate the Lions’ sweep of Emporia High. The Lions also lost to Blue Valley North in their triangular on Tuesday at Lawrence High.
Lawrence High sophomore Bray Kelley celebrates after scoring against Leavenworth. Kelley had two goals in the Lions’ 8-0 victory Tuesday at Lawrence High.
Lawrence's Zach Wustefeld (9) controls the ball against Leavenworth's Joshua Bounds (15).
Lawrence High freshman Caitlin Broadwell (5) jumps to block a spike by Emporia High senior Courtney Waldner. The Lions swept Emporia, but lost to Blue Valley North on Tuesday at Lawrence High.
Lawrence High senior Karisa Sanders sends a shot past Emporia High senior Courtney Waldner during the first match of the night.
Free State goal keeper Elliott Johnson (0) blocks a Shawnee Mission East shot. The Firebirds won, 2-1, on Tuesday at Free State High.
Free State's Zackary Thompson (11) works his way through midfield against Shawnee Mission East Lancers Tuesday night at FSHS.
Free State's Hunter Price (4) takes control of the ball Tuesday night at Free State as they hosted the Shawnee Mission East Lancers.
Free State's Alec Heline (16) tries for a block against a Shawnee Mission East defender Tuesday night.
Free State’s Shelby Holmes digs a ball against Blue Valley West on Tuesday at Free State High.
With her full gear on for practice, Amanda Moyer smiles underneath her helmet with pink mouth guard attached. The Free State senior has joined the football team as a walk-on starting field goal kicker.
Hannah Utley, left, and Taylor Goodman drove up from Ottawa on Tuesday to look for just the right costumes. Fun and Games, 830 Mass., was abuzz with people looking for Halloween costumes and decorations, as the holiday is less than two weeks away.
A longtime soccer player, Amanda Moyer joined the Free State football junior varsity team as a place kicker before earning a promotion to the varsity.
Pierogies from Pieroguys, a company started by former Kansas University students, is now the second-largest pierogi maker in the United States.
Douglas County Commission candidate Arch Naramore and LJWorld.com reporter Christine Metz participate in a live chat on Tuesday, Oct. 19.
Stephene Moore
Doors were open for business Tuesday at Cottin’s Hardware & Rental, 1832 Mass., but it was all boogie-woogie for Bradford Hoopes, Lawrence, as he pounded out a tune on a painted piano outside the store. Melissa Warren, a piano technician at Kansas University, fixed up the upright piano and arranged to have it placed at Cottin’s. Warren hopes to place more pianos around town for members of the public to play.
Eloise Kerr has been a school bus attendant for 17 years. She tried retirement in 1993 but found it didn’t suit her.
Kansas House District 45 representative Tom Sloan chats with LJWorld.com users on Tuesday, Oct. 19.
U.S. Marine Sgt. Jeffrey Benson, left, of Medina, Ohio, holds a spent bullet casing found after a gun battle while he interrogates a resident of Marjah, Afghanistan, in this Sept. 26, 2010, photo. In this southern Afghan town that coalition forces seized from Taliban fighters eight months ago and are still very much clearing, American troops don’t have to go far to find the insurgency. But finding insurgents is another story altogether.
Youths clash with riot police officers, unseen, Monday in Nanterre, outside Paris. French oil workers are intensifying their fight against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plan to raise the retirement age to 62, a conflict that has hobbled transport and sparked scattered gas shortages. French youths who have rallied to the cause, meanwhile, burned tires or set up blockades outside some schools in Paris and nearby suburbs on Monday.
Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman watches from the sidelines in this Sept. 4 file photo in College Station, Texas. Sherman and Kansas University coach Turner Gill are familiar with one another from their days on the sidelines in 2005 with the Green Bay Packers. Kansas university coach Turner Gill watches from the sidelines Thursday at Memorial Stadium. Gill shares NFL ties with Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman, whose Aggies will visit Lawrence for a Saturday battle at KU.
Texas’ Cliff Lee pitches against the New York Yankees in the seventh inning. Lee struck out 13 in the Rangers’ 8-0 rout Monday in New York.
Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson (28) runs for a 35-yard touchdown past Jacksonville safety Courtney Greene in the second half of the Titans’ 30-3 victory Monday in Jacksonville, Fla.
Chicago Blackhawks left wing Bryan Bickell, left, gets into a fight with St. Louis Blues center David Backes during the first period of an NHL game. Chicago won, 3-2 in overtime, on Monday in Chicago.
Marie Katherine Trybom
Brennan Moore, 4, slides head first into a pile of leaves in his backyard Monday in Salina, Kan.
Tucker Bryant, 8 months, is held by his great-uncle, John Johnson, before a bonfire and hot dog roast. Tucker is the son of Whitney and Eric Bryant, Winchester, the grandson of Dennis and Debbie Johnson, Lawrence, and the great-grandson of Denny and Paula Johnson, Baldwin City.
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