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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2008
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"I can't think of one person I've ever met who didn't like some type of music."
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Billy Joel is licensed to teach high school history.
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LAWRENCE Second comic anthology to feature 12 local artists
Joel Pfannenstiel, owner of Astrokitty at 15 E. Seventh St., said he expected the comic to be well received.
Astrokitty Comics & More will have its second anthology release from noon to 6 p.m. today. The anthology features 12 artists from the Lawrence and Kansas City areas who will focus on the topic "What is villainy?" Last year the anthology called "Larrytown Laffs" focused on humor.
"Last year we had a good response overall," Pfannenstiel said, "so I'm expecting a similar positive response this year."
Pfannenstiel said that this year would be the last printed edition and that future comic anthologies would be online.
"How much it costs to produce
is a big part of it," he said.
He said that once the anthologies are online, artists can add to their stories as they wish.
Artists featured in the anthology this year, include Pfannenstiel's work, as well as local artists Dale Martin, Mike Sullivan, lan Hrabe, Andrew Hadle and Thayer Bray.
Pfannenstiel said many of the artists had been published before, but for some this would be the first time.
"A couple of the contributing artists are students. too," he said.
Each comic in the anthology is between two and four pages, and the compilation of all 12 will be sold for $4.99. Artists will be signing copies of the anthology, creating sketches and speaking on their creative processes.
The third anthology, "Best Western," will be western-themed.
— Jesse Trimble
ODD NEWS Escaped inmate checks himself back into jail
PADUCAH, Ky. — Chad Toy's escape from jail wasn't what shocked his jailers — it was his plea to be let back in.
"When I rang the bell at the jail and told them who I was, they were surprised," Toy told The Paducah (Ky). Sun newspaper. "I guess they haven't seen that before."
Toy, 21, was in the McCracken County Regional Jail in western Kentucky awaiting trial on charges stemming from a July home invasion. He's also serving a four-year sentence for theft.
But Toy returned that afternoon, wet and covered with
Officials said he escaped early Monday while on a cleanup detail in the lobby. He bolted after a guard unlocked the front doors to clean trash from a breezeway.
grime. He told authorities his sister had persuaded him to surrender because his family feared for his safety.
Jailer Bill Adams said he doubts Toy's account. He thinks the escapee spent his brief liberty hiding beside the Tennessee River.
Adams said it was the first time in his 14 years as a deputy and jailer that he's seen an escaped convict willingly return.
Toy told the newspaper, "It was a spur of the moment decision. I saw an open door and just ran through it."
He added, "I am sorry about what I did. If I had it to do over again, I would have never run out the door."
ATTLEBORO, Mass. — A 74-year-old blind woman was
Woman nearly fined $48 for 1 cent on overdue bill
shocked when her daughter found a letter from the city saying a lien would be placed on her home unless she paid an overdue water bill.
Eileen Wilbur told The Sun Chronicle of Attleboro the letter sent her blood pressure soaring, and pointed out that stamps cost 42 cents.
The amount? 1 cent
City Collector Debora Marcoccio said the letter was among 2,000 sent out. A computer automatically prints letters for accounts with an overdue balance, and they are not reviewed by staff before being mailed, she said.
The letter warned of a $48 penalty if the bill is not paid by Dec. 10. The charge was from the previous fiscal year, which ran from July 2007 to July 2008.
"My question is, how come it wasn't paid when the (original) bills went out?" Marcoccio said.
Wilbur's daughter, Rose Brederson, who discovered the bill in her mother's mail, called the situation "ridiculous." But she said her mother, who has lived in the home since 1959, would likely end up paying the penny.
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Man accidentally leaves $7,500 in donated shoes
A newcomer to the United States from Bulgaria found the money this month on her first day at the Goodwill store in Glen Carbon.
Goodwill found the family through hints on scraps of paper left in the box. The donor apparently also called the Goodwill office, figuring he was the source of the cash.
GLEN CARBON, III. — It took some fancy footwork, but a Goodwill store in Illinois has found the owner of $7,500 in cash mistakenly donated with old shoes.
The shoes belonged to the man's recently deceased parents. The store said he didn't want to be identified.
Teodora Petrova turned over the money to management.
The cash was found in a shoe box, bundled in large denominations.
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— On Nov. 16, two students reported two separate instances of battery.
— One Nov. 17, a KU employee reported an instance of identity theft.
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On Nov.18, the KU Public Safety Office reported that:
A student reported $750 in criminal damage to a car, another student reported the theft of $300, a third student reported $50 in criminal damage to a window screen, and a fourth student reported being the victim of domestic violence-related battery.
"Humanities Lecture Series: A Conversation with Jeannette Walls" will begin at 10 a.m. in the Conference Hall in Hall Center.
The workshop "Leadership Great Leaders, Great Teams & Great Results" will begin at 8 a.m. in 204 JRP.
On Nov. 17, an unknown suspect broke the glass out of a door in Jayhawk Towers, incurring $500 in criminal damage, and another $500 in damage was incurred in a separate incident when the front windshield of a car parked on campus was broken out.
On Nov.18, the Lawrence Police Department reported that:
A student reported the theft of $100.
"Ujamaa Brownbag:'Kansas Africa Relief'" will begin at 11:30 a.m. in Alcove J in the Kansas Union.
The flu immunization clinic will begin at 3 p.m. in the first floor conference room in Watkins Memorial Health Center.
"Gathering in Guatemala: America's Social Forum for Alternative Ways of Life" will begin at noon in the ECM Center.
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