Students, from left, Emma McElhaney, 12, Wakefield, Dustin Silverman, 14, Topeka, and Evan Mielke, 13, Lawrence, present a copy of a book, "I'm Not Signing That! George Mason Stands Up for the United States Bill of Rights," to Judge Deanell Tacha of the Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, second from left. Tacha, who wrote the foreword to the book designed for children in grades four through seven, was given the copy Tuesday at her office in Lawrence.
Free State High School students Tiffany Peterson, 16, left, and Molly Jensen, 18, practice their routine, "Telephone Talk," for the high school's variety show. The two practiced Monday night. The show, "Encore," is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. performances Thursday through Saturday. Tickets are $6 and can be purchased at the high school and Hy-Vee Food stores in Lawrence.
With Kansas University just a game away from the Final Four, Lawrence Police officers make sure their presence is shown to deter any unruly postgame shenanigans. The officers were visible Sunday in front of Buffalo Wild Wings in the 1000 block of Massachusetts Street. KU's loss to Georgia Tech led to a mostly quiet downtown.
Participants in the Mojo's Spring Fling ride around a turn in the Category 3-4 race. Despite the rain, the event took place Saturday at Clinton Lake State Park.
Delaney Clayburg, Topeka, 6, shields herself form the rain with her ladybug umbrella while walking down Massachusetts Street. The Lawrence area was the recipient of sporadic rain and gusty winds Saturday, but southwest Kansas reported tornadic activity.
Nick Ernzen trims his forsythia bushes Saturday in the 2100 block of Louisiana Street before the onslaught of rain.
Damitrious McCawley, 9, jumps as he shoots baskets along the curb outside his house. McCawley was tossing the roundball around Tuesday in his East Lawrence neighborhood. Today's forecast high is 74, perfect for playing outside.
Cady Cole, 10, daughter of Cindy and Jeff Cole, swings her cousin, Shakota Bingham, 23 months, daughter of Jennifer Bingham, at Sunset Park in Salina. Cady said Monday she was swinging Shakota from below "just to make her laugh."
Former Assembly Speaker Herb Wesson, D-Los Angeles, left, kicks Zhang Xiao Ju betweent the legs during a demonstration performed by Buddist monks at the Capitol in Sacramento. In their first visit to the United States, a group of Shaolin martial artists from SongShan, China, on Monday demonstrated acrobatic flips and shows of strength. With the monks urging him on, Wesson made several kicks to the monk, who showed no emotion.
A protester refuses to get up from the street in protest against mobilized riot police officers in front of the Presidential Palace in Taipei, Taiwan. Tens of thousands gathered Sunday in Taipei to protest the election results. President Chen Shui-bian was declared the winner with less than 30,000 votes, or less than one percentage point.
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.
Taras Senyuta, a Kansas University doctoral student from Ukraine, watches his son Yaroslav,10, play a baseball game during Video Game Night. EA Sports sponsored Video Game Night with new games and contests Tuesday at the Hawk's Nest in the Kansas Union.
Belinda DeMott didn't let the rain get in her way at C-Design and Floral and Garden in Baldwin. DeMott sprayed carnations green Monday for St. Patrick's Day on Wednesday.
Miles, a 2-year-old Weimaraner, attends the Brookside St. Patrick's Warm-Up Parade. The early parade was Saturday in Kansas City, Mo.
Don Owens, Eudora, who pulled this 60 to 65 pound flathead catfish out of the Kansas River, said the larger fish were active because of recent rains. Owens caught the fish Tuesday from the Eighth Street boat ramp in North Lawrence.
Don Owens, Eudora, who pulled this 60 to 65 pound flathead catfish out of the Kansas River, said the larger fish were active because of recent rains. Owens caught the fish Tuesday from the Eighth Street boat ramp in North Lawrence.
Kansas University students study for midterm finals outside Pi Beta Phi house, 1612 W. 15th St. Enjoying the warm weather Tuesday, from left, are sophomore Lauren Taylor, Oklahoma City; freshman Kayla Wilkinson, Chanute; sophomore Megan Fox, The Woodlands, Texas, and sophomore Whitney Ryan, Tulsa, Okla.
AllysSun Carper 3, takes advantage of the fine weather for a ride on a children's motorcycle. While Monday's temperature reached 72, today's high will be almost 20 degrees cooler.
Jared Loomis, 4, left, and his cousin Lauren Lavery, 4, balance themselves on "The Serpent," a welded steel and wood sculpture by artist J. Derek Arnold, at Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park in Lenexa. A cold front moves into Kansas today, leaving Monday's 70-degree temperatures behind for now.
Hundreds of marchers hold hands as they cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. Sunday was the 39th anniversary of the civil rights march across the bridge when state troopers used tear gas and billy clubs against advocates marching. Front row from left are U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., U.S. Rep. Artur Davis, D-Ala., the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. C.T. Vivian.
Taking advantage of the warm weather, Aaron Silver, above, waxes and polishes his BMW 325is Saturday afternoon in North Lawrence. Sunny skies and windy weather during the afternoon gave way to an evening rain shower Saturday
Glen Lemmon, 6, son of David and Mary Lemmon, of Lawrence, enjoys his breakfast during pancake day at the American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth St. More than 700 people attended Saturday's event.
Kansas University senior Scott Lefler, Lansing, registers to vote at a booth in front of Wescoe Hall on the KU campus. The booth was set up Tuesday in conjunction with "Into the Streets Week," an event that promotes a grass-roots approach to politics. KU is competing against other Kansas colleges to register the most voters for the upcoming elections.
From left, Jacob Weller and Miriam Wallen, both KU seniors from Lawrence, and Fernando Arenas, KU theater and film graduate teaching assistant from Medellin, Colombia, applaud Pixar Animation's "Finding Nemo," which took the prize for animated film in the 2004 Oscars. The Lawrence Oscar event was Sunday night at EightOneFive, 815 N.H.
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