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He represented the country, and, in fact, humanity in taking the first steps on anFormer astronaut and other world.” Kansas University proastrunk@ljworld.com
fessor Steve Hawley described Neil Armstrong, who died Saturday at age 82, as a man of exceptional ability and humility and a “model for all astronauts.” “He was an incredibly gracious individual, particularly consider-
— Former astronaut and KU professor Steve Hawley ing everything he had done,” Hawley said. “The accomplishment he made was something that hopefully we will all remember forever. He represented the country,
from 1984 to 1999, became an astronaut. But Hawley and Armstrong worked together investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger accident in 1986. On another occasion, after a ceremony dedicating the
and, in fact, humanity in taking the first steps on Please see ARMSTRONG, page 6A another world.” Armstrong, the first per- ! More about Neil son on the moon, had re- Armstrong and tired before Hawley, who reaction to his death. made five space flights Page 6A Neil Armstrong in 1966
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Ex-KBI director chronicles crimes Larry Welch, former director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, has written a book about Kansas’ most interesting and influential crimes, covering famous ones, such as the Clutter murders, to ones not often talked about. Page 1C
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2 men accused of using proceeds from trafficking to build house By George Diepenbrock gdiepenbrock@ljworld.com
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DR. MALATI HARRIS WORKS OUT AT UNDERGROUND LAB FITNESS as part of her routine that has helped her lose about 150 pounds. Harris was hospitalized in 2007 when she weighed 330 pounds, and after that incident, she found the motivation to diet and exercise to lose the weight. See the video at WellCommons.com.
Doctor finds drive to lose about 150 pounds after health scare By Karrey Britt kbritt@ljworld.com
During a recent lunch hour, Dr. Malati Harris worked out at a Lawrence fitness center with her trainer. In 30 minutes, she worked up a sweat by climbing a ladder machine, lifting weights, doing pushups, pulling on heavy ropes and pushing weights across the room. “She’s in incredible shape,” said Fernando Rodriguez, her trainer at UnderGround Lab Fitness. “She’s self-motivated, and she’s a real competitor with herself.” Harris, 38, of Lawrence Family Medicine & Obstetrics, said that motivation comes from knowing where she was nearly five years ago when she weighed 330 pounds. !"!"!
Harris, who grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, said she wasn’t overweight as a child or teenager. Her weight gain began a year before she attended medical
school when she worked at a restaurant and did some substitute teaching. She said she didn’t exercise and ate fast food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. “I gained 80 pounds in a year, and it was ridiculous, and then I just never lost the weight at all,” she said. Harris, who’s 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighed about 250 pounds through medical school at the University of Illinois-Chicago. She remembers visiting shelters and talking to the homeless about proper nutrition when she was a student. “One of the guys was like, ‘You should practice what you preach,’ and I’m like, ‘Oh, are you talking about me?’” she said. When she became engaged, she joined Weight Watchers and lost about 60 pounds for her wedding day, but soon started regaining the weight. The gain accelerated when she became pregnant with her first child.
She gained 66 pounds, she said, and while some of it was fluid, most of it was from eating double cheeseburgers. She didn’t lose any of the weight after the birth of her son, Mateo, eight years ago. Four years later, when she became pregnant with her second child, she weighed 285 pounds. She feared gaining a lot of weight during the pregnancy, and her fears became a reality. When she gave birth to her daughter, Liliana, she tipped the scales at 330 pounds. One week later, she was admitted to the hospital because she was having trouble breathing and her blood pressure was off the charts. At first, doctors thought she had heart failure, but they soon found out she had fluid on her lungs. She had severe pre-eclampsia after giving birth, which is rare. The unexpected hospitalization in November 2007 became her turning point. “That was when I was like, Please see WEIGHT, page 5A
Federal prosecutors are asking for a court order to seize and sell three parcels of Douglas County property with ties to two Lawrence residents indicted in a major drug-trafficking case. According to court records, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom’s office alleges the properties — including a large house under construction west of Lawrence — owned by Chad Bauman, 33, and Carey Willming, 36, were derived from proceeds from drug sales or intended to be used to facilitate commission of the crimes. Prosecutors also allege the properties were part of alleged money laundering defendants used to hide drug proceeds. Thirty-five defendants, including Bauman, Willming and nine other Lawrence residents, are accused of working to distribute a mixture containing cocaine and more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana from 2005 to June of this year. Many of the defendants in the case are from Douglas and Johnson counties. Prosecutors are seeking a $16.9 million judgment in the case. They allege Bauman and fellow Lawrence resident Los Rovell Dahda, 30, made millions of dollars as leaders of the drug ring. Federal prosecutors have focused mainly on seizing a home under construction at 1605 E. 550 Road, described in court records as a “large estate residence that defendants Bauman and Willming are building.” Please see DRUG, page 2A