The Topeka Capital-Journal back issues from October 2008:
Helpful people abound in Topeka
Oct 01, 2008 ... Lost billfold hand-delivered I recently lost my billfold. A young man found it and came to myhouse to return it. I was so surprised I failed to reward the youngman as much as I feel is fair enough. Lawrence Bridgewater, Topeka Billfold found at restaurant I was ...
19-year-old earns Eagle Scout Award
Oct 01, 2008 ... The Capital-Journal Corey Douglas Tindall, 19, son of Wayne Tindall and SusanTindall, has received his Eagle Scout Award. He is a member of BoyScout of America Troop 13 sponsored by Highland Park UnitedMethodist Church. Tindall earned 25 merit badges while working toward his ...
Military news
Oct 01, 2008 ... COAST GUARD Seaman Matthew J. Collins has graduated from the Recruit TrainingCenter in Cape May, N.J. He is a 2007 graduate of Santa Fe TrailHigh School. MARINE CORPS Cpl. Christopher J. Baskins was recently promoted to his currentrank while serving with Marine Air ...
Take a trip to the moon with these books
Oct 01, 2008 ... As the moon quietly orbits around our earth month after month, weearthlings seem drawn to its silvery, circular journey. This love ofthe moon is reflected in recent children's and young adult books. Frances O'Roark Dowell's "Shooting the Moon" (Atheneum, 2008),ages 10 and older, is ...
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Oct 01, 2008 ... Signed letters with the writer's full name, address and a daytimetelephone number will be considered for publication. Because of thevolume received, not all letters can be published. Preference willbe given to concise letters on topics of general interest in Topekaand Kansas. All letters ...
Sumner decision on hold for week
Oct 01, 2008; ... By Mike Hall THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL The decision on how to put historic Sumner Elementary School inprivate hands eluded the Topeka City Council again Tuesday evening. On a 6-3 vote, the council ordered the matter delayed for oneweek for answers from city staff members to ...
Streaks made to be broken
Oct 01, 2008 ... Take heart Wabaunsee, Elkhart, Northeast-Arma and JacksonHeights. Beware Smith Center and, well, really just you Smith Center. If the first four months of the 2008 prep football season haveshown us anything, it's that streaks are meant to be broken. It all began ...
Will it happen again?
Oct 01, 2008; ... By Phil Anderson THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL With potholes growing on Wall Street, many people are dusting offthe dreaded "D" word. Depression. Such talk, however, may be premature, say experts on the economyand those who experienced the stock market crash of 1929 and ...
Bar owner arrested on gambling charges
Oct 01, 2008; ... By Ann Marie Bush THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL The owner of Deep Pockets, a bar and pool hall, has been arrestedon four charges of commercial gambling, Topeka police Capt. JerryStanley said Tuesday. Frank Thomas Antonelli, 60, of Topeka, was booked into theShawnee County Jail ...
WINE OF THE WEEK
Oct 01, 2008; ... By Michael Dresser THE BALTIMORE SUN Featured wine: 2006 The Four Graces Pinot Noir From: Willamette Valley, Ore. Price: $28 Serve with: Red meat, roast poultry, tuna steak If I ever sell my soul to the devil, I'll probably demand paymentin Oregon ...
Jury pool pared down
Oct 01, 2008; ... By Steve Fry THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Nearly 60 percent of the 123 people called as potential jurors tohear the cold-case slaying trial of Theodore D. Netherland werereleased from jury duty as of noon Tuesday. Netherland, 39, was indicted on a charge of premeditated ...
Play focuses on addiction and road to recovery
Oct 01, 2008; ... By Jan Biles THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL The first words of "Visions," a play about drug addiction,alcoholism and recovery, were written during breaks from theplaywright's job at a Ford automobile plant in New Jersey. Those work-break writings eventually became vignettes ...
Time to act
Oct 01, 2008 ... Should we bail out Wall Street? It's not an easy call, as the state's members of the U.S. Houseof Representatives have learned during their extended stay inWashington, D.C. But as those representatives and their colleagues prepare toresume deliberations of a bailout plan ...
Buyers find some relief at pump
Oct 01, 2008; ... By Michael Hooper THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Regular unleaded gasoline dropped to $2.99 per gallon Tuesday atQuick Stop at S.W. 6th and Lane, where motorists waited in line tobuy the fuel. "I think we're the cheapest place in town right now," said UshaGulshan, a clerk at the ...
Avondale West teacher earns Wal-Mart award
Oct 01, 2008; ... By Barbara Hollingsworth THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Mary Noll slipped in late and unsuspecting to the Tuesdayafternoon assembly recognizing Avondale West Elementary Schoolstudents. It was unusual for TV cameras to be there, but she didn't thinkmuch about it. "Then at ...
WU enrollment dips
Oct 01, 2008; ... By Mike Hall THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL As expected, both the number of students at Washburn Universityand the number of credit hours they are taking declined by about 5percent this fall compared with fall 2007. Washburn officials saw the reductions coming and are well ...
Carrie Underwood packs Landon Arena
Oct 01, 2008; ... By Bill Blankenship THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL A crowd of as many as 6,500 idolized Carrie Underwood at the"American Idol" winner's concert Tuesday night at the KansasExpocentre. Set up to accommodate 6,749 spectators, that meant Landon Arenawas 96 percent full for ...
Famed musical to take the ice
Oct 01, 2008; ... By Bill Blankenship THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL When Chucky Klapow was choreographing some of the big dancesequences for the Disney Channel movie "High School Musical," he hadno idea he was in on the beginning of a phenomenon. "No one could have imagined how big it has become, ...
Hands on history [Caption text only]
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Ceremony honors state fugitive unit
Oct 01, 2008; ... By Ann Marie Bush THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL The Special Enforcement Unit of the Kansas Department ofCorrections was thanked Tuesday afternoon for its 15 years ofservice. John Lamb, director of enforcement for the apprehensions andinvestigations division of KDOC, thanked ...
Focus on learning
Oct 01, 2008; ... By Barbara Hollingsworth THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL In the midst of campaign season, 2-year-old Piper and 6-month-old Oliver aren't exactly a targeted voting demographic But their mom, Andrea Ellis, could be, and she likes what herchildren are getting out of the Parents as ...
Topekan takes role of federal public defender
Oct 01, 2008; ... By Robert Boczkiewicz SPECIAL TO THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL DENVER -- Assistant federal public defender Ronald Wurtz, ofTopeka, has been appointed acting federal public defender forKansas. Wurtz succeeds David Phillips, who has been the federal publicdefender since 1994 and ...
Kansas Avenue project close
Oct 01, 2008; ... By Michael Hooper THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL A project to extend S. Kansas Avenue from S.W. 37th Street toInterstate 470 and S.W. Topeka Boulevard will be completed thisfall, a state official said Tuesday. "We're glad to see it," said Bob Kobbeman, president and ...
sports in brief
Oct 01, 2008 ... Local & state: WU golfers finish eighth at D-II Preview Washburn's Matt Ewald tied for second place and the Ichabods tiedfor eighth place at the Division II Preview golf tournament inBlaine, Wash. Ewald shot 70 in all three rounds, two rounds played Tuesday atLoomis Trail ...
Sumner decision on hold for week
Oct 01, 2008; ... By Mike Hall THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL The decision on how to put historic Sumner Elementary School inprivate hands eluded the Topeka City Council again Tuesday evening. On a 6-3 vote, the council ordered the matter delayed for oneweek for answers from city staff members to ...
Will it happen again?
Oct 01, 2008; ... By Phil Anderson THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL With potholes growing on Wall Street, many people are dusting offthe dreaded "D" word. Depression. Such talk, however, may be premature, say experts on the economyand those who experienced the stock market crash of 1929 and ...
Carrie Underwood packs Landon Arena
Oct 01, 2008; ... By Bill Blankenship THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL A crowd of as many as 6,500 idolized Carrie Underwood at the"American Idol" winner's concert Tuesday night at the KansasExpocentre. The holder of the 2005 "American Idol" title delivered a showworthy adulation on production ...
Kansas Avenue project close
Oct 01, 2008; ... By Michael Hooper THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL A project to extend S. Kansas Avenue from S.W. 37th Street toInterstate 470 and S.W. Topeka Boulevard will be completed thisfall, a state official said Tuesday. "We're glad to see it," said Bob Kobbeman, president and ...
Play focuses on addiction and road to recovery
Oct 01, 2008; ... By Jan Biles THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL The first words of "Visions," a play about drug addiction,alcoholism and recovery, were written during breaks from theplaywright's job at a Ford automobile plant in New Jersey. Those work-break writings eventually became vignettes ...
Getting a little pie-eyed
Oct 01, 2008 ... After sampling each of the 21 entries in the pie contest Saturdayat Tecumseh United Methodist Church, you'd think I'd want to lay offfor a while. But a pie judge has to do what a pie judge has to do. The next competition is this Saturday at the Rochester CommunityChurch's ...
Letters to the editor
Oct 01, 2008 ... This is mediocrity? So, Ellen Goodman refers to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as a"mediocre woman" (column, Sept. 21). I, then, am also a "mediocrewoman." I share many characteristics with Palin, although I amneither as attractive nor as politically accomplished. I have worked hard ...
Area athlete of the week
Oct 01, 2008 ... BreAnna Briggs, Wamego senior cross country runner Her performance: Briggs won her second straight meet, capturingfirst in the Blue Division at the Rim Rock Classic in Lawrence.Briggs led Wamego to the team title, finishing in 16 minutes to winby 15 seconds over fellow Class ...
It was served with a dose of reality.
Oct 01, 2008 ... "Numbers are very important in a game of football," said JaneKelly, a registered nurse at the institute. "In the game of health,numbers are important, too. To have a winning team, you need to leada healthy lifestyle that includes good nutrition." To drive the message home, each ...
Scoreboard
Oct 01, 2008 ... Calendar College VOLLEYBALL Kansas State at Kansas, 7 p.m. Today's line NCAA football TONIGHT Favorite__Points__Underdog BOISE ST.__21 1/2__Louisiana Tech TOMORROW SOUTH FLORIDA__13__Pittsburgh Memphis__4 ...
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Oct 02, 2008 ... Signed letters with the writer's full name, address and a daytimetelephone number will be considered for publication. Because of thevolume received, not all letters can be published. Preference willbe given to concise letters on topics of general interest in Topekaand Kansas. All letters ...
Agency, schools offering vaccines
Oct 02, 2008; ... By Barbara Hollingsworth THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Between reading and math this fall, thousands of Shawnee Countystudents will roll up their sleeves for a flu shot. For the first time, the Shawnee County Health Agency and thecounty's public schools are working together to ...
Volunteer spotlight
Oct 02, 2008 ... Robert PappAtria Hearthstone East "Dr. Papp is an ambassador. He also takes care of feeding ourwildlife, birds, ducks, squirrels ...
Conduct code on board's agenda
Oct 02, 2008; ... By Barbara Hollingsworth THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Volatile emotions that boiled over at school board meetingsearlier this year appeared to have cooled. And if a new code-of-conduct policy that board members will taketheir first public look at tonight is approved, the board ...
Support group
Oct 02, 2008 ... The Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group will meet at 7 p.m.today at St. Francis Cancer Center. The support group is for ...
Ready for life
Oct 02, 2008 ... Dale Cushinberry, principal of Highland Park High School,recently made a thought-provoking comment on a local radio program. Cushinberry said that when he was younger, the only thing he knewabout money was how to spend it. We're sure he was speaking somewhat in jest, but ...
Watkins picking away at opposing offenses
Oct 02, 2008; ... By Ken Corbitt THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL It is not surprising to find Zach Watkins listed at the top of adefensive statistic category in the MIAA. Watkins, Washburn's inside linebacker, led the MIAA in tackleseach of the previous two seasons. The surprise is Watkins ...
Man arrested in attempted car theft
Oct 02, 2008; ... By Phil Anderson THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL A 35-year-old man suspected in an aggravated burglary, batteryand attempted car theft north of Topeka was arrested Wednesdaymorning at a north-side apartment. Sheriff's officials said the incident took place about 7:25 a.m.in the ...
A true servant
Oct 02, 2008 ... Anyone interested in making their mark in the public servicearena would do well to study the life of Brian Moline, the formerlegislator and Kansas Corporation Commission chairman who diedMonday. Moline, who immigrated to this country from England at age 12with his family, was ...
Man sentenced in racial assault
Oct 02, 2008; ... By Phil Anderson THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL A 19-year-old Blue Rapids man has been sentenced to two years ofprobation for his role in a racial incident at a 2007 graduationparty in Marshall County. The sentencing of Isaac Q. Clark was handed down Tuesday in U.S.District ...
Debate clash: Boyda snaps back and Jenkins shoots back
Oct 02, 2008; ... By Barbara Hollingsworth THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL With Congress trying to formulate an economic bailout package,the economy received much of the focus during a debate that turnedcontentious Wednesday night between 2nd District congressionalcandidates Nancy Boyda and Lynn ...
Area students honored
Oct 02, 2008; ... By The Capital-Journal Area students are among about 16,000 semifinalists in theNational Merit Scholarship Program. The National Merit Scholarship Corp. in September announcedsemifinalists, who will continue in the competition for about 8,200scholarships. More than 1.5 ...
Ag department will oversee food safety, lodging
Oct 02, 2008 ... The Capital-Journal A new law took effect Wednesday making food safety and lodginginspection the responsibility of a single agency -- the KansasDepartment of Agriculture. Previously, food safety was a responsibility shared by theDepartment of Agriculture and the Kansas ...
Nothing blue about it
Oct 02, 2008 ... Going back to the days when Kansas really did give its residentsa home where the buffalo roamed, the state's Republican leaningshave been etched as deeply into its psyche as the sunflower, Totoand the big ball of twine. Kansans have a nonconformist streak, however, and occasionally ...
Living legend coming to TPAC
Oct 02, 2008; ... By Bill Blankenship THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL When Ray Price takes the Topeka Performing Arts Center stageFriday night, the audience will see and hear someone who KrisKristofferson called "a living link between Hank Williams and thecountry singers of today." Kristofferson, ...
Annual OZtoberFest features Munchkins
Oct 02, 2008; ... By Bill Blankenship THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL WAMEGO -- The actor who in the "The Wizard of Oz" handed Dorothya huge sucker after he and his fellow Lollipop Guild memberswelcomed her to Munchkinland will make his first appearance thisweekend at Wamego's annual ...
Boundary plan on board agenda
Oct 02, 2008; ... By Barbara Hollingsworth THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437 is getting ready foran elementary school shake-up next fall with the opening of FarleyElementary, located off S.W. Urish Road between Nottingham Road and33rd Street. A boundary ...
daily record
Oct 01, 2008 ... Births St. Francis Louis Harrell III and Tina Williams, Topeka, boy, Sept. 29. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rojas, St. Marys, girl, Sept. 29. Andrew Torrez and Jenna Murphy, Topeka, boy, Sept. 30. Stormont-Vail Jon and Amanda Scully, Topeka, girl, Sept ....
Cat DE makes his mark
Oct 02, 2008; ... By Jeffrey Rake THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL MANHATTAN -- Brandon Harold can't escape the expectations, inmuch the same way that opposing quarterbacks can't seem to escapehis pass rush. Harold, the freshman defensive end, is only four games into hisKansas State career, yet ...
Ruling bolsters murder defense
Oct 02, 2008; ... By Steve Fry THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL On the eve of the first testimony in a 19-year-old cold-casemurder trial, attorneys defending Theodore D. Netherland scored avictory Wednesday when a judge denied a prosecutor's request toblock testimony by a retired police major who believes ...
Silver Haired legislators to vote on alert system
Oct 02, 2008; ... By James Carlson THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL The Silver Haired Legislature will vote today on whether to urgethe 2009 Legislature to include elderly people in an Amber Alert-style notification system. The so-called Silver Alert would work similar to the Amber plan,which ...
sports in brief
Oct 02, 2008 ... Local & state: Taylor's goal lifts WU to 2-1 OT victory Ashley Taylor's goal 8:04 into overtime propelled Washburn to a 2-1 win against No. 23 ranked Rockhurst on Wednesday at Kansas City,Mo. With the win, Washburn improves to 5-5-1. Taylor's second goal of the season came on ...
Cats squeak by
Oct 02, 2008; ... By Asher Fusco THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL LAWRENCE -- For a moment, it looked as though the Kansasvolleyball team had shifted the Sunflower State status quo. Not so fast. Kansas battled No. 17 Kansas State to a 2-2 tie after four setsWednesday night, but the Wildcats ...
Debate clash: Boyda snaps back and Jenkins shoots back
Oct 02, 2008; ... By Barbara Hollingsworth THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL With Congress trying to formulate an economic bailout package,the economy received much of the focus during a debate that turnedcontentious Wednesday night between 2nd District congressionalcandidates Nancy Boyda and Lynn ...
Ruling bolsters murder defense
Oct 02, 2008; ... By Steve Fry THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL On the eve of the first testimony in a 19-year-old cold-casemurder trial, attorneys defending Theodore D. Netherland scored avictory Wednesday when a judge denied a prosecutor's request toblock testimony by a retired police major who believes ...
Nothing blue about it
Oct 02, 2008 ... Going back to the days when Kansas really did give its residentsa home where the buffalo roamed, the state's Republican leaningshave been etched as deeply into its psyche as the sunflower, Totoand the big ball of twine. Kansans have a nonconformist streak, however, and occasionally ...
daily record
Oct 02, 2008 ... Births St. Francis Richie Coleman and Alison Wilson, Topeka, boy, Sept. 30. Nathan Martin and Jessica Ruff, Eudora, girl, Oct. 1. Todd Theel and Jessica Price, Topeka, boy, Oct. 1. Dennis and Carrie Jo Gros, Topeka, girl, Oct ....
Letters to the editor
Oct 02, 2008 ... Teach the adults No Child Left Behind -- who doesn't want that? Images racethrough my mind of experiences with children: Gifted children whose gifts must be recognized and supported sothat the whole world may benefit from the legacy they will leave inboth the arts and ...
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