http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/bell/ Bell, KS News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/bell/content/932353413d4ca8fabe304e82def25c78.html Think of it as a new 147;normal148; in American family life After creeping slowly and steadily upward most of the last 50 years the number of babies born to young unmarried women quietly crossed a troubling threshold in 2006 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/bell/content/668edfe6f9787d444d2fb949982191fc.html Stocks reversed a steep selloff to end mostly higher Friday as fears about a worrisome jobs report gave way to bargain hunting in sectors like financials and consumer staples http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/bell/content/aeb1eaf46ba9cbd8450c76f0db0b1199.html For nearly a century the University of Kansas used a steam whistle daily to signal the time to change classesOver the years it became a familiar sound heard throughout the city and part of the university's traditions along with the Rock Chalk Jayhawk chant and the Campanile bell tower that's a World War II memorial students pass through during graduationBut the whistleblowing tradition has been ended by the university to save 3000 a year School officials said Wednesday the money could be better spent elsewhereOur utility budget is over 10 million a year so 3000 out of 10 million is not muchvice provost Don Steeples said But every 3000 that we spend on blowing steam into the air is 3000 that we can't spend on paint or other things that are necessary to keep the campus running And the whistle is simply not necessary to keep the campus runningNews of silencing the whistle generated dozens of critical comments on the Lawrence JournalWorld's Web site's reader comments section http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/bell/content/e4a829188af6ec513259f243e7b9c61f.html Wall Street plunged Thursday sending the Dow Jones industrials down more than 340 points as retailers and the Labor Department added to the mountain of dismal economic news that has all but dashed investorsamp;rsquo; hopes for a lateyear recovery http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/bell/content/657126613834fe03306b100810c745a8.html Wall Street plunged Thursday sending the Dow Jones industrials down more than 340 points as retailers and the Labor Department added to the mountain of dismal economic news that has all but dashed investorsamp;rsquo; hopes for a lateyear recovery http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/bell/content/e034b8379c8d60c8c0e891a540b5362e.html If the first game of a season is a test then this one is the ACTBishop Carroll and Heights kick off the 2008 high school football season at 7 tonight at Heights Gates open at 5:30 pmIn a matchup that pits the last two City League champions CarrollHeights has been quite the conversation piece Whether its been through barber shop fodder or on Facebook message boards there is definitely a buzz surrounding this gameWe don't want our kids to feel like they're playing in the Super Bowl in Week 1 but we know it is a big gameHeights coach Rick Wheeler saidThis and other early season matchups KapaunHeights and NorthwestCarroll next week HeightsNorthwest on Sept 19 could help one team establish itself as the league frontrunner http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/bell/content/8272d384fd1c404a524e36bcaf8e6ec0.html When Jessie Gaschler left work Wednesday she planned to take home one of Town Country Restaurant's most iconic fixtures: the massive stainless steel ashtray next to the cash registerIt's the end of an erasaid Gaschler who has worked at the west Wichita restaurant as a waitress cashier and hostess for 23 years I want it because I'm a smokerBeginning today smoking is prohibited in most Wichita businesses that allow people under 18The law will allow Wichitans to take their families and friends into restaurants and not worry about the ill affects of smoke City Council member Sharon Fearey said Wednesday during a news conferenceI feel this is an exciting time for the cityFearey said http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/bell/content/473e45d8237309b8144acb0b903b61c1.html Few things are destined to last 96 years these days but let it be known that promptly at 11 am to