Today is Friday, March 11, the 70th day of 2022. There are 295 days left in the year. 

On March 11, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease Bill, providing war supplies to countries fighting the Axis. 

In 1862, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln removed Gen. George B. McClellan as general-in-chief of the Union armies, leaving him in command of the Army of the Potomac, a post McClellan also ended up losing. 

In 1918, what were believed to be the first confirmed U.S. cases of a deadly global flu pandemic were reported among U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas; 46 soldiers would die. (The worldwide outbreak of influenza claimed an estimated 20 to 40 million lives.)

In 1942, as Japanese forces continued to advance in the Pacific during World War II, U.S. Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines for Australia, where he vowed on March 20, "I shall return" — a promise he kept more than 2 1/2 years later. 

In 1954, the U.S. Army charged that Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-Wis., and his subcommittee's chief counsel, Roy Cohn, had exerted pressure to obtain favored treatment for Pvt. G. David Schine, a former consultant to the subcommittee. (The confrontation culminated in the famous Senate Army-McCarthy hearings.) 

In 1985, Mikhail S. Gorbachev was chosen to succeed the late Konstantin U. Chernenko as general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party. 

In 1997, rock star Paul McCartney was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

In 2002, two columns of light soared skyward from Ground Zero in New York as a temporary memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks six months earlier.

In 2004, ten bombs exploded in quick succession across the commuter rail network in Madrid, Spain, killing 191 people in an attack linked to al-Qaida-inspired militants. 

In 2006, former Serb leader Slobodan Milosevic was found dead of a heart attack in his prison cell in the Netherlands, abruptly ending his four-year U.N. war crimes trial; he was 64. 

In 2010, a federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency.

In 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami struck Japan's northeastern coast, killing nearly 20,000 people and severely damaging the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station. 

In 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced in New York to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual abuse. 

Ten years ago: Sixteen Afghan villagers — mostly women and children — were shot dead as they slept by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Five years ago: Preet Bharara, an outspoken Manhattan federal prosecutor known for crusading against public corruption, announced on his personal Twitter account that he was fired after refusing a request to resign from Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who had asked that leftover appointees of former President Barack Obama leave.

One year ago: In his first prime-time address, President Joe Biden pledged to make all adults eligible for coronavirus vaccines by May. Biden signed into law a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package that he said would help defeat the virus and nurse the economy back to health; Americans would receive up to $1,400 in direct payments, along with extended unemployment benefits. In a poll by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, about 1 in 5 Americans said they had lost a relative or close friend to the coronavirus. Uber and Lyft said they had teamed up to create a database of drivers ousted from their ride-hailing services for complaints about sexual assault and other crimes.

Today's Birthdays: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is 91. Former ABC News correspondent Sam Donaldson is 88. Musician Flaco Jimenez is 83. Actor Tricia O'Neil is 77. Actor Mark Metcalf is 76. Rock singer-musician Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge) is 75. Singer Bobby McFerrin is 72. Movie director Jerry Zucker is 72. Singer Cheryl Lynn is 71. Actor Susan Richardson is 70. Recording executive Jimmy Iovine is 69. Singer Nina Hagen is 67. Country singer Jimmy Fortune (The Statler Brothers) is 67. Actor Elias Koteas is 61. Actor-director Peter Berg is 60. Singer Mary Gauthier is 60. Actor Jeffrey Nordling is 60. Actor Alex Kingston is 59. Actor Wallace Langham is 57. Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., is 57. Actor John Barrowman is 55. Singer Lisa Loeb is 54. Neo-soul musician Al Gamble (St. Paul &amp; the Broken Bones) is 53. Singer Pete Droge is 53. Actor Terrence Howard is 53. Rock musician Rami Jaffee is 53. Actor Johnny Knoxville is 51. Rock singer-musicians Benji and Joel Madden (Good Charlotte; The Madden Brothers) are 43. Actor David Anders is 41. Singer LeToya Luckett is 41. Actor Thora Birch is 40. TV personality Melissa Rycroft is 39. Actor Rob Brown is 38. Actor Jodie Comer is 29.

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Friday, March 11, the 70th day of 2022. There are 295 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 11, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease Bill, providing war supplies to countries fighting the Axis. On this date: In 1862, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln removed Gen. George B. McClellan as general-in-chief of the Union armies, leaving him in command of the Army of the Potomac, a post McClellan also ended up losing. In 1918, what were believed to be the first confirmed U.S. cases of a deadly global flu pandemic were reported among U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas; 46 soldiers would die. (The worldwide outbreak of influenza claimed an estimated 20 to 40 million lives.)In 1942, as Japanese forces continued to advance in the Pacific during World War II, U.S. Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines for Australia, where he vowed on March 20, "I shall return" — a promise he kept more than 2 1/2 years later. In 1954, the U.S. Army charged that Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-Wis., and his subcommittee's chief counsel, Roy Cohn, had exerted pressure to obtain favored treatment for Pvt. G. David Schine, a former consultant to the subcommittee. (The confrontation culminated in the famous Senate Army-McCarthy hearings.) In 1985, Mikhail S. Gorbachev was chosen to succeed the late Konstantin U. Chernenko as general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party. In 1997, rock star Paul McCartney was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.In 2002, two columns of light soared skyward from Ground Zero in New York as a temporary memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks six months earlier.In 2004, ten bombs exploded in quick succession across the commuter rail network in Madrid, Spain, killing 191 people in an attack linked to al-Qaida-inspired militants. In 2006, former Serb leader Slobodan Milosevic was found dead of a heart attack in his prison cell in the Netherlands, abruptly ending his four-year U.N. war crimes trial; he was 64. In 2010, a federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency.In 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami struck Japan's northeastern coast, killing nearly 20,000 people and severely damaging the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station. In 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced in New York to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual abuse. Ten years ago: Sixteen Afghan villagers — mostly women and children — were shot dead as they slept by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.Five years ago: Preet Bharara, an outspoken Manhattan federal prosecutor known for crusading against public corruption, announced on his personal Twitter account that he was fired after refusing a request to resign from Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who had asked that leftover appointees of former President Barack Obama leave. One year ago: In his first prime-time address, President Joe Biden pledged to make all adults eligible for coronavirus vaccines by May. Biden signed into law a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package that he said would help defeat the virus and nurse the economy back to health; Americans would receive up to $1,400 in direct payments, along with extended unemployment benefits. In a poll by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, about 1 in 5 Americans said they had lost a relative or close friend to the coronavirus. Uber and Lyft said they had teamed up to create a database of drivers ousted from their ride-hailing services for complaints about sexual assault and other crimes.Today's Birthdays: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is 91. Former ABC News correspondent Sam Donaldson is 88. Musician Flaco Jimenez is 83. Actor Tricia O'Neil is 77. Actor Mark Metcalf is 76. Rock singer-musician Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge) is 75. Singer Bobby McFerrin is 72. Movie director Jerry Zucker is 72. Singer Cheryl Lynn is 71. Actor Susan Richardson is 70. Recording executive Jimmy Iovine is 69. Singer Nina Hagen is 67. Country singer Jimmy Fortune (The Statler Brothers) is 67. Actor Elias Koteas is 61. Actor-director Peter Berg is 60. Singer Mary Gauthier is 60. Actor Jeffrey Nordling is 60. Actor Alex Kingston is 59. Actor Wallace Langham is 57. Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., is 57. Actor John Barrowman is 55. Singer Lisa Loeb is 54. Neo-soul musician Al Gamble (St. Paul &amp; the Broken Bones) is 53. Singer Pete Droge is 53. Actor Terrence Howard is 53. Rock musician Rami Jaffee is 53. Actor Johnny Knoxville is 51. Rock singer-musicians Benji and Joel Madden (Good Charlotte; The Madden Brothers) are 43. Actor David Anders is 41. Singer LeToya Luckett is 41. Actor Thora Birch is 40. TV personality Melissa Rycroft is 39. Actor Rob Brown is 38. Actor Jodie Comer is 29.

Today in History - March 11

Today is Thursday, March 10, the 69th day of 2022. There are 296 days left in the year. 

On March 10, 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in Memphis, Tennessee, to assassinating civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (Ray later repudiated that plea, maintaining his innocence until his death.)

In 1496, Christopher Columbus concluded his second visit to the Western Hemisphere as he left Hispaniola for Spain.

In 1785, Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's minister to France, succeeding Benjamin Franklin. 

In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln assigned Ulysses S. Grant, who had just received his commission as lieutenant-general, to the command of the Armies of the United States.

In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell's assistant, Thomas Watson, heard Bell say over his experimental telephone: "Mr. Watson — come here — I want to see you" from the next room of Bell's Boston laboratory. 

In 1906, about 1,100 miners in northern France were killed by a coal-dust explosion. 

In 1913, former slave, abolitionist and Underground Railroad "conductor" Harriet Tubman died in Auburn, New York; she was in her 90s. 

In 1965, Neil Simon's play "The Odd Couple," starring Walter Matthau and Art Carney, opened on Broadway.

In 1985, Konstantin U. Chernenko, who was the Soviet Union's leader for 13 months, died at age 73; he was succeeded by Mikhail Gorbachev. 

In 1988, pop singer Andy Gibb died in Oxford, England, at age 30 of heart inflammation. 

In 2015, breaking her silence in the face of a growing controversy over her use of a private email address and server, Hillary Rodham Clinton conceded that she should have used government email as secretary of state but insisted she had not violated any federal laws or Obama administration rules. 

In 2019, a Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashed shortly after taking off from the capital, Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people on board; the crash was similar to one in October 2018 in which a 737 Max 8 flown by Indonesia's Lion Air plunged into the Java Sea minutes after takeoff, killing all 189 people on the plane. (The aircraft would be grounded worldwide after the two disasters, bringing fierce criticism to Boeing over the design and rollout of the jetliner.)

In 2020, clusters of the coronavirus swelled on both U.S. coasts, with more than 70 cases linked to a biotech conference in Boston and infections turning up at 10 nursing homes in the Seattle area. Members of a choir in Washington state gathered for a rehearsal that was later found to have been a superspreader event; disease trackers said a choir member with coronavirus symptoms attended, and 52 of the 60 others who were there got sick with confirmed or probable COVID-19, including two who died. (Experts said the public health investigation that followed was key in concluding that the virus was spreading through the air.)

Ten years ago: Rick Santorum won the Kansas caucuses in a rout and Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney countered in Wyoming. Israel pounded Gaza for a second day, trading airstrikes and rocket fire with Palestinian militants, killing 15 of them. F. Sherwood Rowland, 84, the Nobel prize-winning chemist who sounded the alarm on the thinning of the Earth's ozone layer, died in Corona del Mar, California.

Five years ago: President Donald Trump chose Scott Gottlieb, a conservative doctor-turned-pundit with deep ties to Wall Street and the pharmaceutical industry, to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Two girls, ages 10 and 3, were killed in a fire in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, blamed on an exploding hoverboard; a firefighter died in a traffic accident en route to the blaze. South Korea's Constitutional Court formally removed impeached President Park Geun-hye from office over a corruption scandal.

One year ago: The House gave final congressional approval to a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill; Republicans in both chambers opposed the measure unanimously, describing it as bloated and crammed with liberal policies. The Senate confirmed Merrick Garland to be U.S. attorney general with a strong bipartisan vote; senators also confirmed longtime Ohio lawmaker Marcia Fudge as housing secretary.

Today's Birthdays: Bluegrass/country singer-musician Norman Blake is 84. Actor Chuck Norris is 82. Playwright David Rabe is 82. Singer Dean Torrence (Jan and Dean) is 82. Actor Katharine Houghton (Film: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?") is 80. Actor Richard Gant is 78. Rock musician Tom Scholz (Boston) is 75. Former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell is 75. TV personality/businesswoman Barbara Corcoran (TV: "Shark Tank") is 73. Actor Aloma Wright is 72. Blues musician Ronnie Earl (Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters) is 69. Producer-director-writer Paul Haggis is 69. Alt-country/rock musician Gary Louris is 67. Actor Shannon Tweed is 65. Pop/jazz singer Jeanie Bryson is 64. Actor Sharon Stone is 64. Rock musician Gail Greenwood is 62. Magician Lance Burton is 62. Actor Jasmine Guy is 60. Rock musician Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam) is 59. Music producer Rick Rubin is 59. Britain's Prince Edward is 58. Rock singer Edie Brickell is 56. Actor Stephen Mailer is 56. Actor Philip Anthony-Rodriguez is 54. Actor Paget Brewster is 53. Actor Jon Hamm is 51. Rapper-producer Timbaland is 50. Actor Cristián de la Fuente is 48. Rock musician Jerry Horton (Papa Roach) is 47. Actor Jeff Branson is 45. Singer Robin Thicke is 45. Actor Bree Turner is 45. Olympic gold medal gymnast Shannon Miller is 45. Contemporary Christian singer Michael Barnes (Red) is 43. Actor Edi Gathegi is 43. Actor Thomas Middleditch is 40. Country singer Carrie Underwood is 39. Actor Olivia Wilde is 38. R&amp;B singer Emeli Sandé is 35. Country singer Rachel Reinert is 33. Country musician Jared Hampton (LANCO) is 31. Actor Emily Osment is 30.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1573488868914.jpeg" alt="Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a>" />
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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Thursday, March 10, the 69th day of 2022. There are 296 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 10, 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in Memphis, Tennessee, to assassinating civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (Ray later repudiated that plea, maintaining his innocence until his death.)On this date: In 1496, Christopher Columbus concluded his second visit to the Western Hemisphere as he left Hispaniola for Spain.In 1785, Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's minister to France, succeeding Benjamin Franklin. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln assigned Ulysses S. Grant, who had just received his commission as lieutenant-general, to the command of the Armies of the United States.In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell's assistant, Thomas Watson, heard Bell say over his experimental telephone: "Mr. Watson — come here — I want to see you" from the next room of Bell's Boston laboratory. In 1906, about 1,100 miners in northern France were killed by a coal-dust explosion. In 1913, former slave, abolitionist and Underground Railroad "conductor" Harriet Tubman died in Auburn, New York; she was in her 90s. In 1965, Neil Simon's play "The Odd Couple," starring Walter Matthau and Art Carney, opened on Broadway.In 1985, Konstantin U. Chernenko, who was the Soviet Union's leader for 13 months, died at age 73; he was succeeded by Mikhail Gorbachev. In 1988, pop singer Andy Gibb died in Oxford, England, at age 30 of heart inflammation. In 2015, breaking her silence in the face of a growing controversy over her use of a private email address and server, Hillary Rodham Clinton conceded that she should have used government email as secretary of state but insisted she had not violated any federal laws or Obama administration rules. In 2019, a Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashed shortly after taking off from the capital, Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people on board; the crash was similar to one in October 2018 in which a 737 Max 8 flown by Indonesia's Lion Air plunged into the Java Sea minutes after takeoff, killing all 189 people on the plane. (The aircraft would be grounded worldwide after the two disasters, bringing fierce criticism to Boeing over the design and rollout of the jetliner.)In 2020, clusters of the coronavirus swelled on both U.S. coasts, with more than 70 cases linked to a biotech conference in Boston and infections turning up at 10 nursing homes in the Seattle area. Members of a choir in Washington state gathered for a rehearsal that was later found to have been a superspreader event; disease trackers said a choir member with coronavirus symptoms attended, and 52 of the 60 others who were there got sick with confirmed or probable COVID-19, including two who died. (Experts said the public health investigation that followed was key in concluding that the virus was spreading through the air.)Ten years ago: Rick Santorum won the Kansas caucuses in a rout and Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney countered in Wyoming. Israel pounded Gaza for a second day, trading airstrikes and rocket fire with Palestinian militants, killing 15 of them. F. Sherwood Rowland, 84, the Nobel prize-winning chemist who sounded the alarm on the thinning of the Earth's ozone layer, died in Corona del Mar, California.Five years ago: President Donald Trump chose Scott Gottlieb, a conservative doctor-turned-pundit with deep ties to Wall Street and the pharmaceutical industry, to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Two girls, ages 10 and 3, were killed in a fire in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, blamed on an exploding hoverboard; a firefighter died in a traffic accident en route to the blaze. South Korea's Constitutional Court formally removed impeached President Park Geun-hye from office over a corruption scandal. One year ago: The House gave final congressional approval to a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill; Republicans in both chambers opposed the measure unanimously, describing it as bloated and crammed with liberal policies. The Senate confirmed Merrick Garland to be U.S. attorney general with a strong bipartisan vote; senators also confirmed longtime Ohio lawmaker Marcia Fudge as housing secretary.Today's Birthdays: Bluegrass/country singer-musician Norman Blake is 84. Actor Chuck Norris is 82. Playwright David Rabe is 82. Singer Dean Torrence (Jan and Dean) is 82. Actor Katharine Houghton (Film: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?") is 80. Actor Richard Gant is 78. Rock musician Tom Scholz (Boston) is 75. Former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell is 75. TV personality/businesswoman Barbara Corcoran (TV: "Shark Tank") is 73. Actor Aloma Wright is 72. Blues musician Ronnie Earl (Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters) is 69. Producer-director-writer Paul Haggis is 69. Alt-country/rock musician Gary Louris is 67. Actor Shannon Tweed is 65. Pop/jazz singer Jeanie Bryson is 64. Actor Sharon Stone is 64. Rock musician Gail Greenwood is 62. Magician Lance Burton is 62. Actor Jasmine Guy is 60. Rock musician Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam) is 59. Music producer Rick Rubin is 59. Britain's Prince Edward is 58. Rock singer Edie Brickell is 56. Actor Stephen Mailer is 56. Actor Philip Anthony-Rodriguez is 54. Actor Paget Brewster is 53. Actor Jon Hamm is 51. Rapper-producer Timbaland is 50. Actor Cristián de la Fuente is 48. Rock musician Jerry Horton (Papa Roach) is 47. Actor Jeff Branson is 45. Singer Robin Thicke is 45. Actor Bree Turner is 45. Olympic gold medal gymnast Shannon Miller is 45. Contemporary Christian singer Michael Barnes (Red) is 43. Actor Edi Gathegi is 43. Actor Thomas Middleditch is 40. Country singer Carrie Underwood is 39. Actor Olivia Wilde is 38. R&amp;B singer Emeli Sandé is 35. Country singer Rachel Reinert is 33. Country musician Jared Hampton (LANCO) is 31. Actor Emily Osment is 30.

Today in History - March 10

LINN COUNTY&nbsp;–&nbsp;The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Linn County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a Kansas man&nbsp; evening for alleged terrorism and criminal threat.

Just after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, authorities arrested Albert C. Hinds, 67, of Pleasanton at the Food Fair Super Market in Mound City, Kansas.

The charges allege that in December of 2021 Hinds made threatening statements toward banking personnel and law enforcement officers prompting a temporary shutdown of the Linn County Courthouse.&nbsp;

The Linn County Rural Fire Department also assisted during the arrest. Following his arrest Hinds was booked into the Linn County Jail. He was then transferred to the Bourbon County Jail, according to the KBI.

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 </figure>LINN COUNTY&nbsp;–&nbsp;The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) and the Linn County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a Kansas man&nbsp; evening for alleged terrorism and criminal threat.Just after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, authorities arrested Albert C. Hinds, 67, of Pleasanton at the Food Fair Super Market in Mound City, Kansas.The charges allege that in December of 2021 Hinds made threatening statements toward banking personnel and law enforcement officers prompting a temporary shutdown of the Linn County Courthouse.&nbsp;The Linn County Rural Fire Department also assisted during the arrest. Following his arrest Hinds was booked into the Linn County Jail. He was then transferred to the Bourbon County Jail, according to the KBI.

KBI: Kan. man arrested for alleged terrorism and criminal threat

SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug allegations.

Just before 2 a.m. Tuesday, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on a gold 1994 Ford Explorer near SE 29th Street and SE Minnesota Avenue for failing to stop at a stop sign, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.

The driver 32-year-old Anthony K. Herrera of Topeka, had a suspended driver’s license and warrants for his arrest out of the City of Topeka and Jefferson County. During the investigation, illegal narcotics were located.

Herrera was booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections for his warrants and on requested charges of possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with a suspended driver’s license, vehicle registration violations, no liability insurance and failure to stop at a stop sign, according to Christian.

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 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on drug allegations.Just before 2 a.m. Tuesday, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on a gold 1994 Ford Explorer near SE 29th Street and SE Minnesota Avenue for failing to stop at a stop sign, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.The driver 32-year-old Anthony K. Herrera of Topeka, had a suspended driver’s license and warrants for his arrest out of the City of Topeka and Jefferson County. During the investigation, illegal narcotics were located.Herrera was booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections for his warrants and on requested charges of possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with a suspended driver’s license, vehicle registration violations, no liability insurance and failure to stop at a stop sign, according to Christian.

Sheriff: Kansas deputies found cocaine during traffic stop

Today is Wednesday, March 9, the 68th day of 2022. There are 297 days left in the year. 

On March 9, 1933, Congress, called into special session by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, began its "hundred days" of enacting New Deal legislation. 

In 1796, the future emperor of the French, Napoleon Bonaparte, married Josephine de Beauharnais. (The couple later divorced.)

In 1841, the U.S. Supreme Court, in United States v. The Amistad, ruled 7-1 in favor of a group of illegally enslaved Africans who were captured off the U.S. coast after seizing control of a Spanish schooner, La Amistad; the justices ruled that the Africans should be set free.

In 1862, during the Civil War, the ironclads USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimac) clashed for five hours to a draw at Hampton Roads, Virginia.

In 1916, more than 400 Mexican raiders led by Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico, killing 18 Americans. During the First World War, Germany declared war on Portugal. 

In 1945, during World War II, U.S. B-29 bombers began launching incendiary bomb attacks against Tokyo, resulting in an estimated 100,000 deaths. 

In 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court, in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, raised the standard for public officials to prove they'd been libeled in their official capacity by news organizations. 

In 1976, a cable car in the Italian ski resort of Cavalese fell some 700 feet to the ground when a supporting line snapped, killing 43 people. 

In 1987, Chrysler Corp. announced it had agreed to buy the financially ailing American Motors Corp. 

In 1989, the Senate rejected President George H.W. Bush's nomination of John Tower to be defense secretary by a vote of 53-47. (The next day, Bush tapped Wyoming Rep. Dick Cheney, who went on to win unanimous Senate approval.) 

In 1997, gangsta rapper The Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace) was killed in a still-unsolved drive-by shooting in Los Angeles; he was 24. 

In 2000, John McCain suspended his presidential campaign, conceding the Republican nomination to George W. Bush. Bill Bradley ended his presidential bid, conceding the Democratic nomination to Vice President Al Gore. 

In 2020, global stock markets and oil prices plunged, reflecting mounting alarm over the impact of the coronavirus. An alarmingly sharp slide at the opening bell on Wall Street triggered the first automatic halt in trading in more than two decades; the Dow industrials finished nearly 8% lower. 

Ten years ago: A high-profile international mission to end the Syrian crisis stumbled before it began as the opposition rejected calls by U.N. envoy Kofi Annan for dialogue with President Bashar Assad as pointless and out of touch after a year of violence. Lindsey Vonn of the United States won the World Cup giant slalom race in Are, Sweden to clinch her fourth overall title.

Five years ago: Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney urged Iraq and the world's nations not to let the Islamic State extremist group "get away with genocide," telling a U.N. meeting that what was "shocking" was not just the group's brutality but the "passive" response by the world's nations.

One year ago: Buckingham Palace said allegations of racism made earlier in the week by Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, were "concerning" and would be addressed privately by the royal family. Longtime NBC and CBS correspondent and television anchor Roger Mudd died at his Virginia home at the age of 93.

Today's Birthdays: Former Sen. James L. Buckley, Conservative-N.Y., is 99. Actor Joyce Van Patten is 88. Country singer Mickey Gilley is 86. Actor Trish Van Devere is 81. Singer-musician John Cale (The Velvet Underground) is 80. Singer Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere and the Raiders) is 80. Former ABC anchorman Charles Gibson is 79. Rock musician Robin Trower is 77. Singer Jeffrey Osborne is 74. Country musician Jimmie Fadden (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 74. Actor Jaime Lyn Bauer is 73. Magazine editor Michael Kinsley is 71. TV newscaster Faith Daniels is 65. Actor Linda Fiorentino is 64. Actor Tom Amandes is 63. Actor-director Lonny Price is 63. Country musician Rusty Hendrix (Confederate Railroad) is 62. Actor Juliette Binoche is 58. Rock musician Robert Sledge (Ben Folds Five) is 54. Rock musician Shannon Leto (30 Seconds to Mars) is 52. Rapper C-Murder (AKA C-Miller) is 51. Actor Emmanuel Lewis is 51. Actor Jean Louisa Kelly is 50. Actor Kerr Smith is 50. Actor Oscar Isaac is 43. Comedian Jordan Klepper (TV: "The Daily Show") is 43. Rapper Chingy is 42. Actor Matthew Gray Gubler is 42. Rock musician Chad Gilbert (New Found Glory) is 41. NHL defenseman Brent Burns is 37. Actor Brittany Snow is 36. Rapper Bow Wow is 35. Rapper YG is 32. Actor Cierra Ramirez is 27. U.S. Olympic gold-medal-winning gymnast Sunisa Lee is 19.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1573488868914.jpeg" alt="Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a>" />
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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Wednesday, March 9, the 68th day of 2022. There are 297 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 9, 1933, Congress, called into special session by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, began its "hundred days" of enacting New Deal legislation. On this date: In 1796, the future emperor of the French, Napoleon Bonaparte, married Josephine de Beauharnais. (The couple later divorced.)In 1841, the U.S. Supreme Court, in United States v. The Amistad, ruled 7-1 in favor of a group of illegally enslaved Africans who were captured off the U.S. coast after seizing control of a Spanish schooner, La Amistad; the justices ruled that the Africans should be set free.In 1862, during the Civil War, the ironclads USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimac) clashed for five hours to a draw at Hampton Roads, Virginia.In 1916, more than 400 Mexican raiders led by Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico, killing 18 Americans. During the First World War, Germany declared war on Portugal. In 1945, during World War II, U.S. B-29 bombers began launching incendiary bomb attacks against Tokyo, resulting in an estimated 100,000 deaths. In 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court, in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, raised the standard for public officials to prove they'd been libeled in their official capacity by news organizations. In 1976, a cable car in the Italian ski resort of Cavalese fell some 700 feet to the ground when a supporting line snapped, killing 43 people. In 1987, Chrysler Corp. announced it had agreed to buy the financially ailing American Motors Corp. In 1989, the Senate rejected President George H.W. Bush's nomination of John Tower to be defense secretary by a vote of 53-47. (The next day, Bush tapped Wyoming Rep. Dick Cheney, who went on to win unanimous Senate approval.) In 1997, gangsta rapper The Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace) was killed in a still-unsolved drive-by shooting in Los Angeles; he was 24. In 2000, John McCain suspended his presidential campaign, conceding the Republican nomination to George W. Bush. Bill Bradley ended his presidential bid, conceding the Democratic nomination to Vice President Al Gore. In 2020, global stock markets and oil prices plunged, reflecting mounting alarm over the impact of the coronavirus. An alarmingly sharp slide at the opening bell on Wall Street triggered the first automatic halt in trading in more than two decades; the Dow industrials finished nearly 8% lower. Ten years ago: A high-profile international mission to end the Syrian crisis stumbled before it began as the opposition rejected calls by U.N. envoy Kofi Annan for dialogue with President Bashar Assad as pointless and out of touch after a year of violence. Lindsey Vonn of the United States won the World Cup giant slalom race in Are, Sweden to clinch her fourth overall title.Five years ago: Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney urged Iraq and the world's nations not to let the Islamic State extremist group "get away with genocide," telling a U.N. meeting that what was "shocking" was not just the group's brutality but the "passive" response by the world's nations.One year ago: Buckingham Palace said allegations of racism made earlier in the week by Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, were "concerning" and would be addressed privately by the royal family. Longtime NBC and CBS correspondent and television anchor Roger Mudd died at his Virginia home at the age of 93. Today's Birthdays: Former Sen. James L. Buckley, Conservative-N.Y., is 99. Actor Joyce Van Patten is 88. Country singer Mickey Gilley is 86. Actor Trish Van Devere is 81. Singer-musician John Cale (The Velvet Underground) is 80. Singer Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere and the Raiders) is 80. Former ABC anchorman Charles Gibson is 79. Rock musician Robin Trower is 77. Singer Jeffrey Osborne is 74. Country musician Jimmie Fadden (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 74. Actor Jaime Lyn Bauer is 73. Magazine editor Michael Kinsley is 71. TV newscaster Faith Daniels is 65. Actor Linda Fiorentino is 64. Actor Tom Amandes is 63. Actor-director Lonny Price is 63. Country musician Rusty Hendrix (Confederate Railroad) is 62. Actor Juliette Binoche is 58. Rock musician Robert Sledge (Ben Folds Five) is 54. Rock musician Shannon Leto (30 Seconds to Mars) is 52. Rapper C-Murder (AKA C-Miller) is 51. Actor Emmanuel Lewis is 51. Actor Jean Louisa Kelly is 50. Actor Kerr Smith is 50. Actor Oscar Isaac is 43. Comedian Jordan Klepper (TV: "The Daily Show") is 43. Rapper Chingy is 42. Actor Matthew Gray Gubler is 42. Rock musician Chad Gilbert (New Found Glory) is 41. NHL defenseman Brent Burns is 37. Actor Brittany Snow is 36. Rapper Bow Wow is 35. Rapper YG is 32. Actor Cierra Ramirez is 27. U.S. Olympic gold-medal-winning gymnast Sunisa Lee is 19.

Today in History - March 9

By SUZANNE PEREZ <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/2022-03-08/derby-district-removes-novel-from-class-materials-and-middle-school-library-after-anonymous-complaint">Kansas News Service</a>

WICHITA — A critically acclaimed but controversial 
novel told from the perspective of a Native American teenager will no 
longer be taught at Derby High School after a district committee removed
 it from a list of approved classroom materials.

<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/693208.The_Absolutely_True_Diary_of_a_Part_Time_Indian" target="_blank">“The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”</a>
 by Sherman Alexie — which won the National Book Award for Young 
People’s Literature in 2007 — was challenged by the grandparent of a 
ninth-grade student earlier this year.

A <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XAVJOibScsQZx0MNSl4MER3UDOsIwSKjMzaXGiVqw_0/edit" target="_blank">12-member committee reviewed the challenge</a>
 and decided to no longer allow teachers to use a set of the novels 
approved for classrooms, said Holly Putnam-Jackson, assistant 
superintendent of curriculum for the Derby district.

The district 
also removed the novel from the library at Derby North Middle School. 
The committee recommended adding a “mature” label to copies at the high 
school library, a move that district officials are exploring, 
Putnam-Jackson said.

Committee members objected primarily to 
profanity and sexual content in the novel, she said. The committee 
includes three school administrators, a media specialist, a high school 
English teacher, two other district employees and two community members.

Three
 members of the Derby school board also serve on the library committee —
 Pamela Doyle, Robyn Pearman and Andy Watkins — but the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EsnCWYMFGQIL0I0ue0CxFij5K5eY13aVOfeXo-lDUVw/edit#heading=h.5ksi3h79tcvp" target="_blank">committee’s actions do not require board approval</a>.

Putnam-Jackson
 said district policy allows parents to opt their children out of 
assignments or material they find inappropriate or offensive.

“Any
 time a parent expresses a concern or a wish for their child to have an 
alternative read, or an alternative assignment, we always accommodate 
that,” she said.

In the case of “The Absolutely True Diary of a 
Part-Time Indian,” committee members “felt like the book was valuable. 
However, the frequency of (obscene) language in there made it a 
challenge as a class read,” Putnam-Jackson said.

The incident is 
part of a nationwide trend that has school districts trying to balance 
parental concerns with students’ access to diverse books. The American 
Library Association said <a href="https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2021/11/american-library-association-opposes-widespread-efforts-censor-books-us" target="_blank">book challenges are up</a> more than 60% over the same time last year.

Alexie’s novel was included on a list of more than two dozen books that were <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/education/2021-11-09/goddard-school-district-orders-29-books-removed-from-circulation" target="_blank">briefly removed from circulation</a>
 at school libraries in Goddard in November. Goddard returned the books 
to circulation, but they’re still under review by a committee of 
principals and librarians, a district spokesman said.

In Derby, 
the challenge was brought by the grandparent of a ninth-grader; the 
student read the book as part of a class assignment.

Calvin Rider,
 an attorney working on behalf of the district, did not release the 
grandparent’s name, citing fears for his or her safety. He also did not 
release the name of a school board member who passed the family member’s
 concern along to Superintendent Heather Bohaty.

As part of a 
request under the Kansas Open Records Act, the district shared a 
nine-page document the grandparent submitted, which included excerpts 
from the novel and objections to much of the material.

“The book 
had a story that could have been presented in a much more appropriate 
manner. I felt like I had to be drug waist deep through horse manure to 
get the opportunity to ride a horse,” the grandparent wrote.

“At a
 time when many parents are questioning the appropriateness of what is 
being taught in schools, it might be better to be proactive rather than 
reactive when using materials that could be very offensive to both 
parents and students,” the grandparent wrote.

“The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” has consistently appeared on an <a href="https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10" target="_blank">annual list of frequently challenged books</a>
 and was the most frequently challenged book from 2010 to 2019. Critics 
point to the novel’s depiction of alcohol, bullying, violence, 
sexuality, profanity and slurs related to homosexuality and mental 
disability.

Cheryl Bannon, a former member of the Derby City 
Council, addressed Derby school board members last week and urged 
against censoring library books or classroom materials.

“These are
 young adults. … These words are not scary to these kids. If they see 
one of these words and they don't know what it is, you know what a kid 
does? They either go look it up, if they're interested, or they just 
skip over it,” Bannon said.

“Do not dumb down our children. This is a slippery slope you are starting down. Derby is better than this,” she said.

Bannon
 filed an official request for Derby’s library committee to review the 
Bible, saying it includes references to murder, masturbation, genocide, 
incest, adultery and other mature topics. If Alexie’s novel belongs in a
 “mature” section of the library, she said, “This shouldn’t be taught 
either.”

Putnam-Jackson, the curriculum director, said she didn’t 
know how many Derby teachers have included Alexie’s novel in their 
lessons. The novel was on an internal list of books approved for 
ninth-grade English classes. It has been part of the district’s 
collection since 2008.

The library committee reviewed another 
novel — “We Are Not From Here” by Jenny Torres Sanchez — which was not 
part of the district’s approved list.

An anonymous person 
complained that the book includes themes of sex, drug use, murder, 
violence, abortion, suicide ideation, inappropriate language and rape 
scenes. The novel tells the story of unaccompanied minors who make the 
trek from Central America to the southern U.S. border.

A Derby 
teacher who received copies of the novel as part of a grant is leaving 
the district this year and taking the books with her, Putnam-Jackson 
said. It is not part of other classroom or library collections.

Suzanne Perez reports on education for KMUW in Wichita and the Kansas News Service. You can follow her on Twitter @SuzPerezICT.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/3/1646755393984.png" alt=""The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie has been removed from a list of approved novels for ninth-graders and from library shelves at Derby North Middle School. Suzanne Perez / KMUW" />
 <figcaption>"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie has been removed from a list of approved novels for ninth-graders and from library shelves at Derby North Middle School. Suzanne Perez / KMUW</figcaption>
 </figure>By SUZANNE PEREZ <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/2022-03-08/derby-district-removes-novel-from-class-materials-and-middle-school-library-after-anonymous-complaint">Kansas News Service</a>WICHITA — A critically acclaimed but controversial 
novel told from the perspective of a Native American teenager will no 
longer be taught at Derby High School after a district committee removed
 it from a list of approved classroom materials.<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/693208.The_Absolutely_True_Diary_of_a_Part_Time_Indian" target="_blank">“The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”</a>
 by Sherman Alexie — which won the National Book Award for Young 
People’s Literature in 2007 — was challenged by the grandparent of a 
ninth-grade student earlier this year.A <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XAVJOibScsQZx0MNSl4MER3UDOsIwSKjMzaXGiVqw_0/edit" target="_blank">12-member committee reviewed the challenge</a>
 and decided to no longer allow teachers to use a set of the novels 
approved for classrooms, said Holly Putnam-Jackson, assistant 
superintendent of curriculum for the Derby district.The district 
also removed the novel from the library at Derby North Middle School. 
The committee recommended adding a “mature” label to copies at the high 
school library, a move that district officials are exploring, 
Putnam-Jackson said.Committee members objected primarily to 
profanity and sexual content in the novel, she said. The committee 
includes three school administrators, a media specialist, a high school 
English teacher, two other district employees and two community members.Three
 members of the Derby school board also serve on the library committee —
 Pamela Doyle, Robyn Pearman and Andy Watkins — but the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EsnCWYMFGQIL0I0ue0CxFij5K5eY13aVOfeXo-lDUVw/edit#heading=h.5ksi3h79tcvp" target="_blank">committee’s actions do not require board approval</a>.Putnam-Jackson
 said district policy allows parents to opt their children out of 
assignments or material they find inappropriate or offensive.“Any
 time a parent expresses a concern or a wish for their child to have an 
alternative read, or an alternative assignment, we always accommodate 
that,” she said.In the case of “The Absolutely True Diary of a 
Part-Time Indian,” committee members “felt like the book was valuable. 
However, the frequency of (obscene) language in there made it a 
challenge as a class read,” Putnam-Jackson said.The incident is 
part of a nationwide trend that has school districts trying to balance 
parental concerns with students’ access to diverse books. The American 
Library Association said <a href="https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2021/11/american-library-association-opposes-widespread-efforts-censor-books-us" target="_blank">book challenges are up</a> more than 60% over the same time last year.Alexie’s novel was included on a list of more than two dozen books that were <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/education/2021-11-09/goddard-school-district-orders-29-books-removed-from-circulation" target="_blank">briefly removed from circulation</a>
 at school libraries in Goddard in November. Goddard returned the books 
to circulation, but they’re still under review by a committee of 
principals and librarians, a district spokesman said.In Derby, 
the challenge was brought by the grandparent of a ninth-grader; the 
student read the book as part of a class assignment.Calvin Rider,
 an attorney working on behalf of the district, did not release the 
grandparent’s name, citing fears for his or her safety. He also did not 
release the name of a school board member who passed the family member’s
 concern along to Superintendent Heather Bohaty.As part of a 
request under the Kansas Open Records Act, the district shared a 
nine-page document the grandparent submitted, which included excerpts 
from the novel and objections to much of the material.“The book 
had a story that could have been presented in a much more appropriate 
manner. I felt like I had to be drug waist deep through horse manure to 
get the opportunity to ride a horse,” the grandparent wrote.“At a
 time when many parents are questioning the appropriateness of what is 
being taught in schools, it might be better to be proactive rather than 
reactive when using materials that could be very offensive to both 
parents and students,” the grandparent wrote.“The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” has consistently appeared on an <a href="https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10" target="_blank">annual list of frequently challenged books</a>
 and was the most frequently challenged book from 2010 to 2019. Critics 
point to the novel’s depiction of alcohol, bullying, violence, 
sexuality, profanity and slurs related to homosexuality and mental 
disability.Cheryl Bannon, a former member of the Derby City 
Council, addressed Derby school board members last week and urged 
against censoring library books or classroom materials.“These are
 young adults. … These words are not scary to these kids. If they see 
one of these words and they don't know what it is, you know what a kid 
does? They either go look it up, if they're interested, or they just 
skip over it,” Bannon said.“Do not dumb down our children. This is a slippery slope you are starting down. Derby is better than this,” she said.Bannon
 filed an official request for Derby’s library committee to review the 
Bible, saying it includes references to murder, masturbation, genocide, 
incest, adultery and other mature topics. If Alexie’s novel belongs in a
 “mature” section of the library, she said, “This shouldn’t be taught 
either.”Putnam-Jackson, the curriculum director, said she didn’t 
know how many Derby teachers have included Alexie’s novel in their 
lessons. The novel was on an internal list of books approved for 
ninth-grade English classes. It has been part of the district’s 
collection since 2008.The library committee reviewed another 
novel — “We Are Not From Here” by Jenny Torres Sanchez — which was not 
part of the district’s approved list.An anonymous person 
complained that the book includes themes of sex, drug use, murder, 
violence, abortion, suicide ideation, inappropriate language and rape 
scenes. The novel tells the story of unaccompanied minors who make the 
trek from Central America to the southern U.S. border.A Derby 
teacher who received copies of the novel as part of a grant is leaving 
the district this year and taking the books with her, Putnam-Jackson 
said. It is not part of other classroom or library collections.Suzanne Perez reports on education for KMUW in Wichita and the Kansas News Service. You can follow her on Twitter @SuzPerezICT.

Kansas district bans book after anonymous grandparent complaint

Today is Tuesday, March 8, the 67th day of 2022. There are 298 days left in the year. 

On March 8, 1965, the United States landed its first combat troops in South Vietnam as 3,500 Marines arrived to defend the U.S. air base at Da Nang. 

In 1618, German astronomer Johannes Kepler devised his third law of planetary motion. 

In 1817, the New York Stock &amp; Exchange Board, which had its beginnings in 1792, was formally organized; it later became known as the New York Stock Exchange. 

In 1948, the Supreme Court, in McCollum v. Board of Education, struck down voluntary religious education classes in Champaign, Illinois, public schools, saying the program violated separation of church and state. 

In 1971, Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali by decision in what was billed as "The Fight of the Century" at Madison Square Garden in New York. Silent film comedian Harold Lloyd died in Beverly Hills, California, at age 77.

In 1983, in a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals convention in Orlando, Florida, President Ronald Reagan referred to the Soviet Union as an "evil empire." 

In 1988, 17 soldiers were killed when two Army helicopters from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, collided in mid-flight. 

In 1999, baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio died in Hollywood, Florida, at age 84.

In 2000, President Bill Clinton submitted to Congress legislation to establish permanent normal trade relations with China. (The U.S. and China signed a trade pact in November 2000.)

In 2004, Iraq's Governing Council signed a landmark interim constitution. 

In 2008, President George W. Bush vetoed a bill that would have banned the CIA from using simulated drowning and other coercive interrogation methods to gain information from suspected terrorists. 

In 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, a Boeing 777 with 239 people on board, vanished during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, setting off a massive and ultimately unsuccessful search. 

In 2016, Sir George Martin, the Beatles' urbane producer who guided the band's swift, historic transformation from rowdy club act to musical and cultural revolutionaries, died at age 90.

Ten years ago: Jesse Owens was posthumously made an inaugural member of the IAAF Hall of Fame more than 75 years after he won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. (Owens, Carl Lewis, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and nine others were the first athletes to be honored by the IAAF in its newly created Hall of Fame.) James T. "Jimmy" Ellis, 74, the frontman for The Trammps who released "Disco Inferno," died in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Five years ago: Hawaii became the first state to sue to stop President Donald Trump's revised travel ban (the state had previously sued over Trump's initial travel ban, but that lawsuit was put on hold while other cases played out across the country). Many American women stayed home from work, joined rallies or wore red to demonstrate how vital they were to the U.S. economy, as International Women's Day was observed with a multitude of events around the world, including the Day Without a Woman in the U.S. Fire swept through a crowded youth shelter near Guatemala City, killing 40 girls.

One year ago: According to some long-awaited guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fully vaccinated Americans could now gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing. Novak Djokovic surpassed Roger Federer for the most weeks at No. 1 in the ATP rankings; it was his 311th week in the top spot.

Today's Birthdays: Jazz musician George Coleman is 87. Actor Sue Ane Langdon is 86. College Football Hall of Famer Pete Dawkins is 84. Songwriter Carole Bayer Sager is 78. Actor-director Micky Dolenz (The Monkees) is 77. Singer-musician Randy Meisner is 76. Pop singer Peggy March is 74. Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Rice is 69. Jazz musician Billy Childs is 65. Singer Gary Numan is 64. NBC News anchor Lester Holt is 63. Actor Aidan Quinn is 63. Actor Camryn Manheim is 61. Actor Leon is 61. Country-rock singer Shawn Mullins is 54. Neo-soul singer Van Hunt is 52. Actor Andrea Parker is 52. Actor Boris Kodjoe is 49. Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. is 46. Actor Laura Main is 45. Actor James Van Der Beek is 45. R&amp;B singer Kameelah Williams (702) is 44. Actor Nick Zano is 44. Rock singer Tom Chaplin (Keane) is 43. Rock musician Andy Ross (OK Go) is 43. Actor Jessica Collins is 39. R&amp;B singer Kristinia DeBarge is 32.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1573488868914.jpeg" alt="Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a>" />
 <figcaption>Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a></figcaption>
 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Tuesday, March 8, the 67th day of 2022. There are 298 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 8, 1965, the United States landed its first combat troops in South Vietnam as 3,500 Marines arrived to defend the U.S. air base at Da Nang. On this date: In 1618, German astronomer Johannes Kepler devised his third law of planetary motion. In 1817, the New York Stock &amp; Exchange Board, which had its beginnings in 1792, was formally organized; it later became known as the New York Stock Exchange. In 1948, the Supreme Court, in McCollum v. Board of Education, struck down voluntary religious education classes in Champaign, Illinois, public schools, saying the program violated separation of church and state. In 1971, Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali by decision in what was billed as "The Fight of the Century" at Madison Square Garden in New York. Silent film comedian Harold Lloyd died in Beverly Hills, California, at age 77.In 1983, in a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals convention in Orlando, Florida, President Ronald Reagan referred to the Soviet Union as an "evil empire." In 1988, 17 soldiers were killed when two Army helicopters from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, collided in mid-flight. In 1999, baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio died in Hollywood, Florida, at age 84.In 2000, President Bill Clinton submitted to Congress legislation to establish permanent normal trade relations with China. (The U.S. and China signed a trade pact in November 2000.)In 2004, Iraq's Governing Council signed a landmark interim constitution. In 2008, President George W. Bush vetoed a bill that would have banned the CIA from using simulated drowning and other coercive interrogation methods to gain information from suspected terrorists. In 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, a Boeing 777 with 239 people on board, vanished during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, setting off a massive and ultimately unsuccessful search. In 2016, Sir George Martin, the Beatles' urbane producer who guided the band's swift, historic transformation from rowdy club act to musical and cultural revolutionaries, died at age 90.Ten years ago: Jesse Owens was posthumously made an inaugural member of the IAAF Hall of Fame more than 75 years after he won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. (Owens, Carl Lewis, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and nine others were the first athletes to be honored by the IAAF in its newly created Hall of Fame.) James T. "Jimmy" Ellis, 74, the frontman for The Trammps who released "Disco Inferno," died in Rock Hill, South Carolina.Five years ago: Hawaii became the first state to sue to stop President Donald Trump's revised travel ban (the state had previously sued over Trump's initial travel ban, but that lawsuit was put on hold while other cases played out across the country). Many American women stayed home from work, joined rallies or wore red to demonstrate how vital they were to the U.S. economy, as International Women's Day was observed with a multitude of events around the world, including the Day Without a Woman in the U.S. Fire swept through a crowded youth shelter near Guatemala City, killing 40 girls. One year ago: According to some long-awaited guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fully vaccinated Americans could now gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing. Novak Djokovic surpassed Roger Federer for the most weeks at No. 1 in the ATP rankings; it was his 311th week in the top spot.Today's Birthdays: Jazz musician George Coleman is 87. Actor Sue Ane Langdon is 86. College Football Hall of Famer Pete Dawkins is 84. Songwriter Carole Bayer Sager is 78. Actor-director Micky Dolenz (The Monkees) is 77. Singer-musician Randy Meisner is 76. Pop singer Peggy March is 74. Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Rice is 69. Jazz musician Billy Childs is 65. Singer Gary Numan is 64. NBC News anchor Lester Holt is 63. Actor Aidan Quinn is 63. Actor Camryn Manheim is 61. Actor Leon is 61. Country-rock singer Shawn Mullins is 54. Neo-soul singer Van Hunt is 52. Actor Andrea Parker is 52. Actor Boris Kodjoe is 49. Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. is 46. Actor Laura Main is 45. Actor James Van Der Beek is 45. R&amp;B singer Kameelah Williams (702) is 44. Actor Nick Zano is 44. Rock singer Tom Chaplin (Keane) is 43. Rock musician Andy Ross (OK Go) is 43. Actor Jessica Collins is 39. R&amp;B singer Kristinia DeBarge is 32.

Today in History - March 8

TOPEKA – Throughout the 2021-22 school year the Kansas State High School Activities Association has been and will continue to celebrate the 50th&nbsp;anniversary of Title IX. 

Saturday, the KSHSAA will take another step to recognize those individuals who have shown us success and leadership in girls’ sports with their inclusion of the presentation of game balls and awards before and after the championship games.

The individuals below reach the legacies that we have seen for high school girls basketball since the very first championship offered in 1973. Each tournament will have a representative.

1A DII Great Bend - Jackie Stiles (Claflin)&nbsp;All-time career scoring record, single season scoring record, single game scoring record, five state tournament records, etc. -- Claflin’s Stiles owns most of the Kansas high school girls basketball records. A few of her numerous honors include: member of Gold Medal USA Jr. Olympic National Team; Parade Magazine 1st Team All-American; USA Today 1st Team All-American; Kansas Sports Magazine 1st Team All-State; identified as Player of the Year by Gatorade and numerous newspapers; and KBCA 1st Team All-State. After her time at Claflin she went on to become the NCAA women’s all-time leading scorer during her career at Southwest Missouri State University. Stiles is a KSHSAA and NFHS Hall of Fame member.

1A DI Dodge City - Michelle Stueve-Corpening (Olpe)&nbsp;As a senior she averaged 29.0 ppg, 3.5 spg., 3.5 apg., 81 percent FT and shot 58% from the field. A true scorer. In that same season she set the school record for points, 754, where she had 14 games of 30 or more points. The standout’s senior year also led to Olpe’s runner up finish at the 2A state basketball tournament. In her career, she tallied 2,029 career points (19.6 ppg) and 1,004 rebounds (9.7 rgp), both school records. Her Olpe teams secured a career record of 94-9. She became the third player in state history to achieve the 2,000 point and 1,000 rebound marks. After high school she became the MIAA’s all-time leading scorer while playing for Emporia State.

2A Manhattan - Kelly Moylan (St. Mary’s)&nbsp;Named a honorable mention All-American by USA Today and a consensus all-state selection her senior year at St. Mary’s High School. She was also honored as the 1989 Kansas Sports Magazine Player of&nbsp; the Year and recorded 1,841 career points. Kelly then went on to play at Kansas State University from 1989-93. She was a four-year letterwinner in her playing career. Moylan coached high school basketball for four years before going back to Kansas State to help coach the women’s basketball team for eight seasons before going to Northern Colorado for four more seasons. Currently she is the assistant coach at Manhattan High for girls basketball and physical education teacher at Susan B Anthony Middle School.

3A Hutchinson - Nicole Ohlde-Johnson (Clay Center)&nbsp;&nbsp;The Clay Center Tiger was a USA Today honorable mention All-American and placed on multiple all-state teams during her career. Her senior year she was the team leader in scoring at 22 points per game and a three-point shooting at 34 percent. As a junior she helped lead the Tigers to a third place finish in the state tournament where she averaged 18 points per game. Nicole was a two-time first team All-American at Kansas State where she graduated as the all-time leading scorer before playing seven years in the WNBA. She is currently the women’s basketball co-head coach at Newman University. Ohlde is a KSHSAA Hall of Fame member.

4A Salina - Kendra Wecker (Marysville)&nbsp;Was the first player in Kansas girls' prep history to score 2,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds in a career. She averaged 24.0 points and 10.9 rebounds per game. A USA Today Kansas Player of the Year, Miss Kansas Basketball, Gatorade Kansas Player of the Year, Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Player of the Year. In the 2001 state tournament she averaged 28 points per game. The Marysville graduate was an exceptional athlete excelling in Track and Field where she won the javelin state championship in 2001 with a throw of 162 feet 11 inches. Wecker is a KSHSAA Hall of Fame member.

5A Emporia - Susan Woolf-McPherson (Andover) and Amanda Flick-Gutierrez (Mission Valley)&nbsp;Twice voted the 5A player of the year, Woolf has her name etched in the record books for many categories in Kansas girls hoops. At the conclusion of her time at Andover High School she was the state’s second-leading scorer for boys and girls with 2,847 points and held the record for the most three-pointers in a season (89) and most in a career (297). Woolf went on to play at Idaho University where she ranks seventh all-time for three-pointers made among other sharp shooting categories for the Vandals.

Gutierrez graduated from Mission Valley High School in 1993 and left as the school's all-time leading scorer with over 1200 career points and held that record for 25 years.&nbsp; She attended and graduated from Emporia State University and was co-captain on the 1998 Lady Hornet basketball team that finished the season with a 33-1 record and played in the Division II National Championship game.&nbsp; Amanda has volunteered for the last 20 KSHSAA State&nbsp;Basketball&nbsp;tournaments held at White Auditorium.

6A Wichita - Lynette Woodard (Wichita North)&nbsp;A KSHSAA Hall of Famer and a state basketball champion in 1975 and ‘77, The Wichita North graduate defined girls basketball for decades in Kansas and beyond. She scored 1,678 points during her high school career for an average of 27.6 per game while also totaling 1,030 rebounds. Woodard is a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, 1984 U.S. Olympic gold medalist and the first female Harlem Globetrotter.&nbsp; A four-time All-American at the University of Kansas, winning the prestigious Wade Trophy in 1981. She finished her career with 3,649 points, setting a record for major college women's basketball. Woodard also played professionally in Europe and Japan, and retired from basketball in 1999 after playing two seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association. Woodard is a KSHSAA and NFHS Hall of Fame member.

KSHSAATOPEKA – Throughout the 2021-22 school year the Kansas State High School Activities Association has been and will continue to celebrate the 50th&nbsp;anniversary of Title IX. Saturday, the KSHSAA will take another step to recognize those individuals who have shown us success and leadership in girls’ sports with their inclusion of the presentation of game balls and awards before and after the championship games.The individuals below reach the legacies that we have seen for high school girls basketball since the very first championship offered in 1973. Each tournament will have a representative.1A DII Great Bend - Jackie Stiles (Claflin)&nbsp;All-time career scoring record, single season scoring record, single game scoring record, five state tournament records, etc. -- Claflin’s Stiles owns most of the Kansas high school girls basketball records. A few of her numerous honors include: member of Gold Medal USA Jr. Olympic National Team; Parade Magazine 1st Team All-American; USA Today 1st Team All-American; Kansas Sports Magazine 1st Team All-State; identified as Player of the Year by Gatorade and numerous newspapers; and KBCA 1st Team All-State. After her time at Claflin she went on to become the NCAA women’s all-time leading scorer during her career at Southwest Missouri State University. Stiles is a KSHSAA and NFHS Hall of Fame member.1A DI Dodge City - Michelle Stueve-Corpening (Olpe)&nbsp;As a senior she averaged 29.0 ppg, 3.5 spg., 3.5 apg., 81 percent FT and shot 58% from the field. A true scorer. In that same season she set the school record for points, 754, where she had 14 games of 30 or more points. The standout’s senior year also led to Olpe’s runner up finish at the 2A state basketball tournament. In her career, she tallied 2,029 career points (19.6 ppg) and 1,004 rebounds (9.7 rgp), both school records. Her Olpe teams secured a career record of 94-9. She became the third player in state history to achieve the 2,000 point and 1,000 rebound marks. After high school she became the MIAA’s all-time leading scorer while playing for Emporia State.2A Manhattan - Kelly Moylan (St. Mary’s)&nbsp;Named a honorable mention All-American by USA Today and a consensus all-state selection her senior year at St. Mary’s High School. She was also honored as the 1989 Kansas Sports Magazine Player of&nbsp; the Year and recorded 1,841 career points. Kelly then went on to play at Kansas State University from 1989-93. She was a four-year letterwinner in her playing career. Moylan coached high school basketball for four years before going back to Kansas State to help coach the women’s basketball team for eight seasons before going to Northern Colorado for four more seasons. Currently she is the assistant coach at Manhattan High for girls basketball and physical education teacher at Susan B Anthony Middle School.3A Hutchinson - Nicole Ohlde-Johnson (Clay Center)&nbsp;&nbsp;The Clay Center Tiger was a USA Today honorable mention All-American and placed on multiple all-state teams during her career. Her senior year she was the team leader in scoring at 22 points per game and a three-point shooting at 34 percent. As a junior she helped lead the Tigers to a third place finish in the state tournament where she averaged 18 points per game. Nicole was a two-time first team All-American at Kansas State where she graduated as the all-time leading scorer before playing seven years in the WNBA. She is currently the women’s basketball co-head coach at Newman University. Ohlde is a KSHSAA Hall of Fame member.4A Salina - Kendra Wecker (Marysville)&nbsp;Was the first player in Kansas girls' prep history to score 2,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds in a career. She averaged 24.0 points and 10.9 rebounds per game. A USA Today Kansas Player of the Year, Miss Kansas Basketball, Gatorade Kansas Player of the Year, Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Player of the Year. In the 2001 state tournament she averaged 28 points per game. The Marysville graduate was an exceptional athlete excelling in Track and Field where she won the javelin state championship in 2001 with a throw of 162 feet 11 inches. Wecker is a KSHSAA Hall of Fame member.5A Emporia - Susan Woolf-McPherson (Andover) and Amanda Flick-Gutierrez (Mission Valley)&nbsp;Twice voted the 5A player of the year, Woolf has her name etched in the record books for many categories in Kansas girls hoops. At the conclusion of her time at Andover High School she was the state’s second-leading scorer for boys and girls with 2,847 points and held the record for the most three-pointers in a season (89) and most in a career (297). Woolf went on to play at Idaho University where she ranks seventh all-time for three-pointers made among other sharp shooting categories for the Vandals.Gutierrez graduated from Mission Valley High School in 1993 and left as the school's all-time leading scorer with over 1200 career points and held that record for 25 years.&nbsp; She attended and graduated from Emporia State University and was co-captain on the 1998 Lady Hornet basketball team that finished the season with a 33-1 record and played in the Division II National Championship game.&nbsp; Amanda has volunteered for the last 20 KSHSAA State&nbsp;Basketball&nbsp;tournaments held at White Auditorium.6A Wichita - Lynette Woodard (Wichita North)&nbsp;A KSHSAA Hall of Famer and a state basketball champion in 1975 and ‘77, The Wichita North graduate defined girls basketball for decades in Kansas and beyond. She scored 1,678 points during her high school career for an average of 27.6 per game while also totaling 1,030 rebounds. Woodard is a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, 1984 U.S. Olympic gold medalist and the first female Harlem Globetrotter.&nbsp; A four-time All-American at the University of Kansas, winning the prestigious Wade Trophy in 1981. She finished her career with 3,649 points, setting a record for major college women's basketball. Woodard also played professionally in Europe and Japan, and retired from basketball in 1999 after playing two seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association. Woodard is a KSHSAA and NFHS Hall of Fame member.

KSHSAA to recognize girls' sports standouts on Saturday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will not take up the&nbsp;<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/MeToo" target="_blank">sexual assault</a>&nbsp;case against comedian&nbsp;<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/BillCosby" target="_blank">Bill Cosby</a>, leaving in place a decision by Pennsylvania's highest court to throw out his conviction and set him free from prison.

The high court declined prosecutors' request to hear the case and reinstate Cosby's conviction. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last year threw out Cosby's conviction, saying the prosecutor who brought the case was bound by his predecessor’s agreement not to charge Cosby.

As is typical, the Supreme Court did not say anything in rejecting the case. The case was included in a long list of cases the court said Monday it would not hear.

The 84-year-old Cosby became the first celebrity convicted of sexual assault in the #MeToo era when a jury in 2018 found him guilty of drugging and molesting Temple University employee Andrea Constand in 2004. A jury had previously deadlocked in Cosby's case, resulting in a mistrial in 2017.

Cosby spent nearly three years in prison before Pennsylvania’s high court ordered his release.

The Associated Press does not typically identify people who say they are victims of sexual assault unless they grant permission. Constand has done so.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/6/1625071903399.png" alt="Cosby from booking photo following sentencing from the Montgomery County Correctional Facility" />
 <figcaption>Cosby from booking photo following sentencing from the Montgomery County Correctional Facility</figcaption>
 </figure>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will not take up the&nbsp;<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/MeToo" target="_blank">sexual assault</a>&nbsp;case against comedian&nbsp;<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/BillCosby" target="_blank">Bill Cosby</a>, leaving in place a decision by Pennsylvania's highest court to throw out his conviction and set him free from prison.The high court declined prosecutors' request to hear the case and reinstate Cosby's conviction. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last year threw out Cosby's conviction, saying the prosecutor who brought the case was bound by his predecessor’s agreement not to charge Cosby.As is typical, the Supreme Court did not say anything in rejecting the case. The case was included in a long list of cases the court said Monday it would not hear.The 84-year-old Cosby became the first celebrity convicted of sexual assault in the #MeToo era when a jury in 2018 found him guilty of drugging and molesting Temple University employee Andrea Constand in 2004. A jury had previously deadlocked in Cosby's case, resulting in a mistrial in 2017.Cosby spent nearly three years in prison before Pennsylvania’s high court ordered his release.The Associated Press does not typically identify people who say they are victims of sexual assault unless they grant permission. Constand has done so.

Supreme Court won't review decision freeing Bill Cosby from prison

Today is Monday, March 7, the 66th day of 2022. There are 299 days left in the year. 

On March 7, 1965, a march by civil rights demonstrators was violently broken up at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, by state troopers and a sheriff's posse in what came to be known as "Bloody Sunday." 

In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received a U.S. patent for his telephone. 

In 1911, President William Howard Taft ordered 20,000 troops to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border in response to the Mexican Revolution. 

In 1916, Bavarian Motor Works (BMW) had its beginnings in Munich, Germany, as an airplane engine manufacturer.

In 1926, the first successful trans-Atlantic radio-telephone conversations took place between New York and London. 

In 1936, Adolf Hitler ordered his troops to march into the Rhineland, thereby breaking the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact. 

In 1945, during World War II, U.S. forces crossed the Rhine at Remagen, Germany, using the damaged but still usable Ludendorff Bridge. 

In 1975, the U.S. Senate revised its filibuster rule, allowing 60 senators to limit debate in most cases, instead of the previously required two-thirds of senators present. 

In 1994, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a parody that pokes fun at an original work can be considered "fair use." (The ruling concerned a parody of the Roy Orbison song "Oh, Pretty Woman" by the rap group 2 Live Crew.)

In 1999, movie director Stanley Kubrick, whose films included "Dr. Strangelove," "A Clockwork Orange" and "2001: A Space Odyssey," died in Hertfordshire, England, at age 70, having just finished editing "Eyes Wide Shut."

In 2005, President George W. Bush nominated John Bolton to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, an appointment that ran into Democratic opposition, prompting Bush to make a recess appointment.

In 2016, Peyton Manning announced his retirement after 18 seasons in the National Football League. 

In 2020, health officials in Florida said two people who had tested positive for the new coronavirus had died; the deaths were the first on the East Coast attributed to the outbreak. 

Ten years ago: President Barack Obama, speaking at a Daimler truck plant in Mount Holly, North Carolina, made his most urgent appeal to date for the nation to wean itself from oil, calling it a "fuel of the past" and demanding that the United States broaden its approach to energy. The Indianapolis Colts released injured quarterback Peyton Manning, who went on to play for the Denver Broncos.

Five years ago: WikiLeaks published thousands of documents described as secret files about CIA hacking tools the government employed to break into users' computers, mobile phones and even smart TVs from companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung. The Commerce Department reported the U.S. trade deficit jumped in January 2017 by 9.6 percent to $48.5 billion, the highest level in nearly five years as a flood of mobile phones and other consumer products widened America's trade gap with China. A freight train smashed into a charter bus at a rail crossing in Biloxi, Mississippi, leaving four people dead.

One year ago: In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, their first since they stepped aside from royal duties, Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, spoke of racism and mistreatment from within the royal family; Meghan, who is biracial, said the palace had failed to help her when she had suicidal thoughts, and that a member of the royal family had raised "concerns" about the color of her baby's skin when she was pregnant with her son, Archie. Pope Francis wrapped up a historic whirlwind tour of Iraq that sought to bring hope to the country's marginalized Christian minority. Team LeBron romped to a 170-150 win over Team Durant in the NBA's 70th All-Star Game.

Today's Birthdays: International Motorsports Hall of Famer Janet Guthrie is 84. Actor Daniel J. Travanti is 82. Entertainment executive Michael Eisner is 80. Rock musician Chris White (The Zombies) is 79. Rock singer Peter Wolf is 76. Rock musician Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum) is 76. Pro Football Hall of Famer Franco Harris is 72. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Lynn Swann is 70. R&amp;B singer-musician Ernie Isley (The Isley Brothers) is 70. Rock musician Kenny Aronoff (BoDeans, John Mellencamp) is 69. Actor Bryan Cranston is 66. Actor Donna Murphy is 63. Actor Nick Searcy is 63. Golfer Tom Lehman is 63. International Tennis Hall of Famer Ivan Lendl is 62. Actor Mary Beth Evans is 61. Singer-actor Taylor Dayne is 60. Actor Bill Brochtrup is 59. Author E.L. James is 59. Author Bret Easton Ellis is 58. Opera singer Denyce Graves is 58. Comedian Wanda Sykes is 58. Actor Jonathan Del Arco is 56. Rock musician Randy Guss (Toad the Wet Sprocket) is 55. Actor Rachel Weisz is 52. Actor Peter Sarsgaard is 51. Actor Jay Duplass is 49. Classical singer Sebastien Izambard (Il Divo) is 49. Rock singer Hugo Ferreira (Tantric) is 48. Actor Jenna Fischer is 48. Actor Tobias Menzies is 48. Actor Sarayu Blue is 47. Actor Audrey Marie Anderson is 47. Actor TJ Thyne is 47. Bluegrass singer-musician Frank Solivan is 45. Actor Laura Prepon is 42. Actor Bel Powley is 30. Poet and activist Amanda Gorman is 24. Actor Giselle Eisenberg (TV: "Life in Pieces") is 15.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1573488868914.jpeg" alt="Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a>" />
 <figcaption>Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a></figcaption>
 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Monday, March 7, the 66th day of 2022. There are 299 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 7, 1965, a march by civil rights demonstrators was violently broken up at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, by state troopers and a sheriff's posse in what came to be known as "Bloody Sunday." On this date: In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received a U.S. patent for his telephone. In 1911, President William Howard Taft ordered 20,000 troops to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border in response to the Mexican Revolution. In 1916, Bavarian Motor Works (BMW) had its beginnings in Munich, Germany, as an airplane engine manufacturer.In 1926, the first successful trans-Atlantic radio-telephone conversations took place between New York and London. In 1936, Adolf Hitler ordered his troops to march into the Rhineland, thereby breaking the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact. In 1945, during World War II, U.S. forces crossed the Rhine at Remagen, Germany, using the damaged but still usable Ludendorff Bridge. In 1975, the U.S. Senate revised its filibuster rule, allowing 60 senators to limit debate in most cases, instead of the previously required two-thirds of senators present. In 1994, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a parody that pokes fun at an original work can be considered "fair use." (The ruling concerned a parody of the Roy Orbison song "Oh, Pretty Woman" by the rap group 2 Live Crew.)In 1999, movie director Stanley Kubrick, whose films included "Dr. Strangelove," "A Clockwork Orange" and "2001: A Space Odyssey," died in Hertfordshire, England, at age 70, having just finished editing "Eyes Wide Shut."In 2005, President George W. Bush nominated John Bolton to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, an appointment that ran into Democratic opposition, prompting Bush to make a recess appointment.In 2016, Peyton Manning announced his retirement after 18 seasons in the National Football League. In 2020, health officials in Florida said two people who had tested positive for the new coronavirus had died; the deaths were the first on the East Coast attributed to the outbreak. Ten years ago: President Barack Obama, speaking at a Daimler truck plant in Mount Holly, North Carolina, made his most urgent appeal to date for the nation to wean itself from oil, calling it a "fuel of the past" and demanding that the United States broaden its approach to energy. The Indianapolis Colts released injured quarterback Peyton Manning, who went on to play for the Denver Broncos.Five years ago: WikiLeaks published thousands of documents described as secret files about CIA hacking tools the government employed to break into users' computers, mobile phones and even smart TVs from companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung. The Commerce Department reported the U.S. trade deficit jumped in January 2017 by 9.6 percent to $48.5 billion, the highest level in nearly five years as a flood of mobile phones and other consumer products widened America's trade gap with China. A freight train smashed into a charter bus at a rail crossing in Biloxi, Mississippi, leaving four people dead.One year ago: In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, their first since they stepped aside from royal duties, Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, spoke of racism and mistreatment from within the royal family; Meghan, who is biracial, said the palace had failed to help her when she had suicidal thoughts, and that a member of the royal family had raised "concerns" about the color of her baby's skin when she was pregnant with her son, Archie. Pope Francis wrapped up a historic whirlwind tour of Iraq that sought to bring hope to the country's marginalized Christian minority. Team LeBron romped to a 170-150 win over Team Durant in the NBA's 70th All-Star Game. Today's Birthdays: International Motorsports Hall of Famer Janet Guthrie is 84. Actor Daniel J. Travanti is 82. Entertainment executive Michael Eisner is 80. Rock musician Chris White (The Zombies) is 79. Rock singer Peter Wolf is 76. Rock musician Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum) is 76. Pro Football Hall of Famer Franco Harris is 72. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Lynn Swann is 70. R&amp;B singer-musician Ernie Isley (The Isley Brothers) is 70. Rock musician Kenny Aronoff (BoDeans, John Mellencamp) is 69. Actor Bryan Cranston is 66. Actor Donna Murphy is 63. Actor Nick Searcy is 63. Golfer Tom Lehman is 63. International Tennis Hall of Famer Ivan Lendl is 62. Actor Mary Beth Evans is 61. Singer-actor Taylor Dayne is 60. Actor Bill Brochtrup is 59. Author E.L. James is 59. Author Bret Easton Ellis is 58. Opera singer Denyce Graves is 58. Comedian Wanda Sykes is 58. Actor Jonathan Del Arco is 56. Rock musician Randy Guss (Toad the Wet Sprocket) is 55. Actor Rachel Weisz is 52. Actor Peter Sarsgaard is 51. Actor Jay Duplass is 49. Classical singer Sebastien Izambard (Il Divo) is 49. Rock singer Hugo Ferreira (Tantric) is 48. Actor Jenna Fischer is 48. Actor Tobias Menzies is 48. Actor Sarayu Blue is 47. Actor Audrey Marie Anderson is 47. Actor TJ Thyne is 47. Bluegrass singer-musician Frank Solivan is 45. Actor Laura Prepon is 42. Actor Bel Powley is 30. Poet and activist Amanda Gorman is 24. Actor Giselle Eisenberg (TV: "Life in Pieces") is 15.

Today in History - March 7

By RON WILSON Kansas State University

Would you like to go camping on a lakefront property? Then build yourself a lake next door.&nbsp;

That statement might sound overly simplistic, but today we’ll learn about a reservoir that was recently constructed in southwest Kansas. It is serving the outdoor recreation needs of thousands of people in Kansas and beyond.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Last week we met the Jantz family of MJE LLC, which is the company that constructed this project known as HorseThief Reservoir. Audrey Rupp is district manager for HorseThief Reservoir. Gene Webb is HorseThief’s historian.&nbsp;

Audrey grew up at Tribune, studied tourism and hospitality at Fort Hays State University and became manager at HorseThief in November 2021. Webb is a lifelong resident of Hodgeman County where the lake is located.&nbsp;

“I’ve hunted and fished in this area since I was 12 years old,” Gene said.&nbsp;&nbsp;“Now I’m 85.”&nbsp;

Gene served on the board of the HorseThief Reservoir Benefit District for many years.&nbsp;&nbsp;“The Corps of Engineers had been interested in the possibility of a dam here back in the 1930s,” Gene said.&nbsp;

In tight budget climates, how would such a project get accomplished? In more recent years, the Pawnee watershed district studied the issue and proposed going to the state to create a tax benefit district that could generate resources for reservoir construction.&nbsp;

“I was on an advisory committee to see if people were willing to support a sales tax to build the lake,” Gene said. In 2004, the proposal was put on the ballot in Hodgeman, Ford, Gray and Finney counties. The proposal passed by more than a 2-1 margin. The Pawnee Watershed District owns the land, which is leased to the HorseThief Benefit District.&nbsp;

In 2009, the 7,200 foot long dam was completed. The reservoir was constructed in a scenic area nine miles west of the rural community of Jetmore, population 770 people.&nbsp;&nbsp;Now, that’s rural.&nbsp;

The reservoir takes its name from a nearby canyon where the old-timers say horse thieves were hung back in frontier days. Here’s my advice:&nbsp;&nbsp;When you come to the reservoir today, bring your own horse….&nbsp;

HorseThief Reservoir is now the largest body of water in southwest Kansas, consisting of 450 acres of water in 1600 acres of prairie. “Everybody said (the lake) would never fill with water,” Audrey said, due to the fickle nature of western Kansas rainfall. “By spring 2010 it was filled to 50% and by July 2016 it was filled to capacity.”&nbsp;

In 2018, an estimated 100,000 visitors came to HorseThief Reservoir from many states.&nbsp;&nbsp;“We have 54 camping sites with utilities and primitive camping sites all over,” Audrey said.&nbsp;

There are boat docks, barbecue sites, horseshoe pits, frisbee golf, windsurfing, an archery range, swimming area, equestrian corrals, hiking and biking trails, a lodge, and a stage and open air pavilion which has hosted a red dirt music festival plus weddings and holiday parties.&nbsp;

There are also five yurts, which sounds like something out of a Dr. Seuss book. These are domelike structures for lodging. A reservoir visitor can opt for primitive camping or go for a yurt with the comforts of home.&nbsp;

A couple of the yurts are fully equipped with running water, refrigerator, stove, microwave, bathrooms, queen beds and more. This is for what some call Glamping – glamorous camping.&nbsp;

Walk-in hunting is allowed for deer, waterfowl, and upland birds. The lake is stocked with walleye, large mouth bass, channel cat, bluegill, sage eye and more. “I’m still an avid fisherman,” Gene said.&nbsp;

There are also special events such as Zombie paintball in the fall, plus a rooster roundup contest and more. “We have a friends group which holds fundraisers with the proceeds going to the reservoir,” Audrey said. “We are actively working on plans for further enhancements to get people here year-round.”&nbsp;

For more information, see&nbsp;<a href="http://www.horsethiefreservoir.com/" target="_blank">www.horsethiefreservoir.com</a>.&nbsp;

Would you like to go camping on a lakefront property? Then build a lake next door. We commend Audrey Rupp, Gene Webb and all those involved with HorseThief Reservoir for making a difference with this community enhancement in outdoor recreation.&nbsp;&nbsp;Let’s go to the lake!&nbsp;

Ron Wilson is director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University.

For more information about the Huck Boyd Institute, interested persons can visit&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.huckboydinstitute.org/" target="_blank">http://www.huckboydinstitute.org</a>.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/6/1623560862487.jpeg" alt="Ron Wilson. Photo courtesy KSRE" />
 <figcaption>Ron Wilson. Photo courtesy KSRE</figcaption>
 </figure>By RON WILSON Kansas State UniversityWould you like to go camping on a lakefront property? Then build yourself a lake next door.&nbsp;That statement might sound overly simplistic, but today we’ll learn about a reservoir that was recently constructed in southwest Kansas. It is serving the outdoor recreation needs of thousands of people in Kansas and beyond.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Last week we met the Jantz family of MJE LLC, which is the company that constructed this project known as HorseThief Reservoir. Audrey Rupp is district manager for HorseThief Reservoir. Gene Webb is HorseThief’s historian.&nbsp;<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/3/1646578194231.jpeg" alt="HorseThief Reservoir. Photo courtesy KSRE" />
 <figcaption>HorseThief Reservoir. Photo courtesy KSRE</figcaption>
 </figure>Audrey grew up at Tribune, studied tourism and hospitality at Fort Hays State University and became manager at HorseThief in November 2021. Webb is a lifelong resident of Hodgeman County where the lake is located.&nbsp;“I’ve hunted and fished in this area since I was 12 years old,” Gene said.&nbsp;&nbsp;“Now I’m 85.”&nbsp;Gene served on the board of the HorseThief Reservoir Benefit District for many years.&nbsp;&nbsp;“The Corps of Engineers had been interested in the possibility of a dam here back in the 1930s,” Gene said.&nbsp;In tight budget climates, how would such a project get accomplished? In more recent years, the Pawnee watershed district studied the issue and proposed going to the state to create a tax benefit district that could generate resources for reservoir construction.&nbsp;“I was on an advisory committee to see if people were willing to support a sales tax to build the lake,” Gene said. In 2004, the proposal was put on the ballot in Hodgeman, Ford, Gray and Finney counties. The proposal passed by more than a 2-1 margin. The Pawnee Watershed District owns the land, which is leased to the HorseThief Benefit District.&nbsp;In 2009, the 7,200 foot long dam was completed. The reservoir was constructed in a scenic area nine miles west of the rural community of Jetmore, population 770 people.&nbsp;&nbsp;Now, that’s rural.&nbsp;The reservoir takes its name from a nearby canyon where the old-timers say horse thieves were hung back in frontier days. Here’s my advice:&nbsp;&nbsp;When you come to the reservoir today, bring your own horse….&nbsp;HorseThief Reservoir is now the largest body of water in southwest Kansas, consisting of 450 acres of water in 1600 acres of prairie. “Everybody said (the lake) would never fill with water,” Audrey said, due to the fickle nature of western Kansas rainfall. “By spring 2010 it was filled to 50% and by July 2016 it was filled to capacity.”&nbsp;In 2018, an estimated 100,000 visitors came to HorseThief Reservoir from many states.&nbsp;&nbsp;“We have 54 camping sites with utilities and primitive camping sites all over,” Audrey said.&nbsp;There are boat docks, barbecue sites, horseshoe pits, frisbee golf, windsurfing, an archery range, swimming area, equestrian corrals, hiking and biking trails, a lodge, and a stage and open air pavilion which has hosted a red dirt music festival plus weddings and holiday parties.&nbsp;There are also five yurts, which sounds like something out of a Dr. Seuss book. These are domelike structures for lodging. A reservoir visitor can opt for primitive camping or go for a yurt with the comforts of home.&nbsp;A couple of the yurts are fully equipped with running water, refrigerator, stove, microwave, bathrooms, queen beds and more. This is for what some call Glamping – glamorous camping.&nbsp;Walk-in hunting is allowed for deer, waterfowl, and upland birds. The lake is stocked with walleye, large mouth bass, channel cat, bluegill, sage eye and more. “I’m still an avid fisherman,” Gene said.&nbsp;There are also special events such as Zombie paintball in the fall, plus a rooster roundup contest and more. “We have a friends group which holds fundraisers with the proceeds going to the reservoir,” Audrey said. “We are actively working on plans for further enhancements to get people here year-round.”&nbsp;For more information, see&nbsp;<a href="http://www.horsethiefreservoir.com/" target="_blank">www.horsethiefreservoir.com</a>.&nbsp;Would you like to go camping on a lakefront property? Then build a lake next door. We commend Audrey Rupp, Gene Webb and all those involved with HorseThief Reservoir for making a difference with this community enhancement in outdoor recreation.&nbsp;&nbsp;Let’s go to the lake!&nbsp;Ron Wilson is director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University.For more information about the Huck Boyd Institute, interested persons can visit&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.huckboydinstitute.org/" target="_blank">http://www.huckboydinstitute.org</a>.

NOW THAT'S RURAL: Audrey Rupp, HorseThief Reservoir

Today is Sunday, March 6, the 65th day of 2022. There are 300 days left in the year. 

On March 6, 1944, U.S. heavy bombers staged the first full-scale American raid on Berlin during World War II. 

In 1834, the city of York in Upper Canada was incorporated as Toronto.

In 1836, the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, fell as Mexican forces led by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna stormed the fortress after a 13-day siege; the battle claimed the lives of all the Texan defenders, nearly 200 strong, including William Travis, James Bowie and Davy Crockett.

In 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Dred Scott v. Sandford, ruled 7-2 that Scott, a slave, was not an American citizen and therefore could not sue for his freedom in federal court.

In 1912, Oreo sandwich cookies were first introduced by the National Biscuit Co.

In 1933, a national bank holiday declared by President Franklin D. Roosevelt aimed at calming panicked depositors went into effect.

In 1964, heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay officially changed his name to Muhammad Ali. 

In 1970, a bomb being built inside a Greenwich Village townhouse in New York by the radical Weathermen accidentally went off, destroying the house and killing three group members. 

In 1973, Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck, 80, died in Danby, Vermont. 

In 1981, Walter Cronkite signed off for the last time as principal anchorman of "The CBS Evening News." 

In 1998, the Army honored three Americans who'd risked their lives and turned their weapons on fellow soldiers to stop the slaughter of Vietnamese villagers at My Lai in 1968.

In 2002, Independent Counsel Robert Ray issued his final report in which he wrote that former President Bill Clinton could have been indicted and probably would have been convicted in the scandal involving former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. 

In 2016, former first lady Nancy Reagan died in Los Angeles at age 94.

Ten years ago: In Super Tuesday contests, Republican Mitt Romney narrowly won in pivotal Ohio, seized a home-state victory in Massachusetts, triumphed in Idaho, Vermont and Alaska, and won easily in Virginia, where neither Rick Santorum nor Newt Gingrich was on the ballot; Santorum won contests in Oklahoma, Tennessee and North Dakota, while Gingrich won at home in Georgia. Former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford was convicted in Houston of bilking his investors out of more than $7 billion through a Ponzi scheme. (Stanford was sentenced to 110 years in prison.)

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Sunday, March 6, the 65th day of 2022. There are 300 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On March 6, 1944, U.S. heavy bombers staged the first full-scale American raid on Berlin during World War II. On this date: In 1834, the city of York in Upper Canada was incorporated as Toronto.In 1836, the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, fell as Mexican forces led by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna stormed the fortress after a 13-day siege; the battle claimed the lives of all the Texan defenders, nearly 200 strong, including William Travis, James Bowie and Davy Crockett.In 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Dred Scott v. Sandford, ruled 7-2 that Scott, a slave, was not an American citizen and therefore could not sue for his freedom in federal court.In 1912, Oreo sandwich cookies were first introduced by the National Biscuit Co.In 1933, a national bank holiday declared by President Franklin D. Roosevelt aimed at calming panicked depositors went into effect.In 1964, heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay officially changed his name to Muhammad Ali. In 1970, a bomb being built inside a Greenwich Village townhouse in New York by the radical Weathermen accidentally went off, destroying the house and killing three group members. In 1973, Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck, 80, died in Danby, Vermont. In 1981, Walter Cronkite signed off for the last time as principal anchorman of "The CBS Evening News." In 1998, the Army honored three Americans who'd risked their lives and turned their weapons on fellow soldiers to stop the slaughter of Vietnamese villagers at My Lai in 1968.In 2002, Independent Counsel Robert Ray issued his final report in which he wrote that former President Bill Clinton could have been indicted and probably would have been convicted in the scandal involving former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. In 2016, former first lady Nancy Reagan died in Los Angeles at age 94.Ten years ago: In Super Tuesday contests, Republican Mitt Romney narrowly won in pivotal Ohio, seized a home-state victory in Massachusetts, triumphed in Idaho, Vermont and Alaska, and won easily in Virginia, where neither Rick Santorum nor Newt Gingrich was on the ballot; Santorum won contests in Oklahoma, Tennessee and North Dakota, while Gingrich won at home in Georgia. Former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford was convicted in Houston of bilking his investors out of more than $7 billion through a Ponzi scheme. (Stanford was sentenced to 110 years in prison.) Five years ago: Without fanfare, President Donald Trump signed a scaled-back version of his controversial ban on many foreign travelers, one that still barred new visas for people from six Muslim-majority countries and temporarily shut down America's refugee program. One year ago: After working through the night on a mountain of amendments, the Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, setting up final approval by the House. Carla Wallenda, a member of "The Flying Wallendas" high-wire act and the last surviving child of the famed troupe's founder, died at 85 in Sarasota, Florida.Today's Birthdays: Former FBI and CIA director William Webster is 98. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is 96. Dancer-actor Carmen de Lavallade is 91. Former Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova is 85. Former Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond, R-Mo., is 83. Actor-writer Joanna Miles is 82. Actor Ben Murphy is 80. Opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is 78. Rock musician Hugh Grundy (The Zombies) is 77. Rock singer-musician David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) is 76. Actor Anna Maria Horsford is 75. Actor-director Rob Reiner is 75. Singer Kiki Dee is 75. TV consumer reporter John Stossel is 75. Composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz is 74. Rock singer-musician Phil Alvin (The Blasters) is 69. Sports correspondent Armen Keteyian is 69. Actor Tom Arnold is 63. Actor D.L. Hughley is 59. Country songwriter Skip Ewing is 58. Actor Shuler Hensley is 55. Actor Connie Britton is 55. Actor Moira Kelly is 54. Actor Amy Pietz is 53. Rock musician Chris Broderick (Megadeth) is 52. Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal is 50. Country singer Trent Willmon is 49. Rapper Beanie Sigel is 48. Rapper Bubba Sparxxx is 45. Actor Shaun Evans is 42. Rock musician Chris Tomson (Vampire Weekend) is 38. MLB pitcher Jake Arrieta is 36. Actor Eli Marienthal is 36. Rapper/producer Tyler, the Creator is 31. Actor Dillon Freasier is 26. Actor Savannah Stehlin is 26. Actor Millicent Simmonds (Film: "Wonderstruck") is 19.