Sunni cleric backs release call as hostage deadline nears
Leading Sunni cleric Moayad Adami joins a growing chorus urging freedom for humanitarian workers. Kidnappers demand that U S and Iraqi authorities free all prisoners before the impending deadline, while snow and ice batter the Northeast.
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STATE Panel to focus on renewable energy
A Lawrence lawmaker will chair the committee and says the state must take a long range view on energy. The panel will hear about gasoline prices and ethanol and biodiesel fuels, among other topics. Delliance drops plans for distribution center. moves national site to Chicago but keeps $28 million manufacturing plant in town.
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Yellow House Store mulls changes after theft probe
Guy Neighbors, co-owner of the Yellow House Store, says the business is evolving to project honesty amid a theft investigation and efforts to update practices. He describes steps underway to address the incident and reassure customers.
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Mapping the Future special reports on Lawrence growth
Lawrence leaders face growth and development decisions shaping the city’s character. The Lawrence Journal-World and 6News present a special report titled Mapping the Future, exploring planning challenges and growth needs. The five day series begins Sunday at 10 p.m. on 6News and Sunday in the Journal-World with online coverage at iworld.com.
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Professor Mirecki blasts KU in clash over course plan
Kansas University professor Paul Mirecki says he hired an attorney and will sue if needed after KU backed by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office faced criticism over his planned Mol RE-a course on intelligent design. He resigned as chair of religious studies amid political backlash and claims his free speech rights were violated.
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Conservative activist John Altevogt fuels Mirecki debate in Kansas
Edwardsville real estate broker John Altevogt, a conservative activist and Kansas Conservative Network contributor, publicized Paul Mirecki remarks on intelligent design. Lawmakers clamored for hearings as Altevogt framed the issue as a populist gadfly endeavor, saying his work is a research project to stir public discussion.
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More charges await suspect in arson
Prosecutors plan additional counts against Jason Allen Rose in the Boardwalk Apartments fire that killed Nicole Bingham Yolanda Riddle and Jose Gonzalez. Rose, charged with three murders and aggravated arson, faces a Feb. 22 preliminary hearing. bond at $500000 remains.
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Wal-Mart Recycling Center Set to Open Next Week
Wal-Mart plans to reopen its community recycling center in Lawrence next week after wiring problems caused a temporary delay. Ruth Becker, the center's green coordinator, says the new site will be twice as large and will accept cans, plastic bottles, and chipboard cartons once open. The center, closed in mid June for a store expansion, previously collected over six million pounds of materials in 2004.
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