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- The streets of Lawrence were empty tonight because if you …
- The city moves forward with plans for the newest park …
- The upcoming session of the legislature will bring renewed push …
- The U.S. Army and Marine Corp. have been developing a …
- It was a statement win the KU desperately needed and …
- After a solid victory over Boston College, Coach Self rewarded …
- Stephen Cory gives the highs and lows for December 25.
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- Gunman opens fire, kills 1 in crowded mall
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A3
- A fight, possibly among gang members, exploded into violence at Boynton Beach Mall while it was packed with Christmas Eve shoppers on Sunday afternoon.
- Is Missouri better under Pinkel?
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on C2
- As the Missouri Tigers prepare to play in a third bowl game in four seasons for the first time in a generation, the Reaganesque question of whether the program is better off than it was six years ago when Gary Pinkel took over hardly can be answered in anything but the affirmative.
- KU aide moving closer to dad
- Cornerbacks coach Collins headed to UCF
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Earnest Collins made his late run for son-of-the-year honors. Or, at the very least, he gave his father a nice present for the holidays.
- Home for the holidays
- Jayhawks eager for break
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Bill Self, his wife and two children didn’t hop in the family truckster and drive to Oklahoma to visit relatives for Christmas this year.
- Atlantic City may ban smoking at casinos
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A3
- An Atlantic City without smoking was once akin to a casino without slot machines - unimaginable. But times have changed.
- Rockefeller Center ice skating rink turns 70
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Happy 70th birthday, Rockefeller Center ice skating rink.
- 2 officers shot, suspect dead in standoff
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A3
- A shocked silence hung over a southern Minnesota town on Christmas Eve as residents wrestled with news of a shootout that left an Amboy man dead and a Mankato police officer seriously wounded.
- Airport operating at capacity as passengers scramble to leave
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Hundreds of flights left Denver’s beleaguered airport on Christmas Eve with many passengers who had been stranded when a two-day blizzard shut down the runways last week.
- Report rebukes FBI for bombing investigation
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A3
- The FBI failed to fully investigate information suggesting other suspects may have helped Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols with the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, allowing questions to linger more than a decade after the deadly attack, a congressional inquiry concludes.
- People in the news
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A2
- ¢ Chris Gardner skips opening of ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’ ¢ Judi Dench says she fears being out of work ¢ Marilu Henner breaks ‘girlfriend code’ to marry
- ‘Museum’ puts on No. 1 box-office display
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A2
- Ben Stiller’s “Night at the Museum” was the main exhibit at theaters, debuting with $30.8 million to lead a rush of new movies over the holiday weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.
- Trash becomes art at San Francisco dump
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A2
- Other artists might take offense if someone described their work as derivative junk and their studio as a real dump. Not Nome Edonna, the newest artist-in-residence at the place where San Francisco’s garbage goes.
- Go online for volunteer opportunities
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Volunteer opportunities for Douglas County residents are available at www.rhvc.org. Opportunities include working with children, serving senior citizens, supporting nonprofit agency offices and assisting with building and maintenance projects.
- Time running short for Tiller prosecution
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Time is working against Phill Kline as the Republican and passionately anti-abortion attorney general seeks to vindicate himself for activities that helped prompt Kansas voters to boot him from statewide office.
- Businesses, agencies announce holiday hours
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Government offices and public services in Lawrence will be closed today in observance of Christmas.
- Morning meeting wraps up year
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B2
- City commissioners will start Tuesday’s meeting at 9 a.m. and will use it primarily to conduct routine business that must be done before the end of the year.
- On the record
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Lawrence Datebook
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Rec calendar
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on C6
- The good, the bad, the gooey
- An objective/subjective look at some readily available nutrition bars
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on C6
- Nutrition bars are big business. Anybody thinking differently needs only walk into any grocery store or convenience store and check out the awesome variety.
- Brewers reach terms with Suppan
- Reliable Cardinals’ pitcher off to Milwaukee as free agent
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on C2
- NL championship series MVP Jeff Suppan reached a preliminary agreement Sunday on a $42 million, four-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.
- Rebels kill 15 soldiers during remote ambush
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Government troops have retaken control of an area in southern Colombia where leftist rebels ambushed and killed 15 soldiers, the president said Sunday.
- Police arrest Italian who met with ex-KGB agent
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Italian police Sunday arrested a man who met with an ex-KGB agent the day the Russian fell fatally ill from radiation poisoning, the man’s father said.
- Panda gives birth to twins in western Japan
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Mei Mei, a giant panda from China, gave birth to twins at a zoo in western Japan, and the mother and babies were in good condition, a zoo official said Sunday.
- Battered Bethlehem hosts subdued Christmas celebrations
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Thousands of people joined by marching bands, clergymen in magenta skullcaps and children dressed as Santa Claus celebrated Christmas Eve on Sunday in the center of Bethlehem, doing their best to dispel the gloom hovering over Jesus’ traditional birthplace.
- Iran to push ahead with uranium enrichment
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Iran vowed Sunday to press ahead with uranium enrichment despite U.N. economic sanctions aimed at forcing a rollback in its nuclear program, and hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned that the penalties would hurt the West more than Iran.
- Ethiopian leader: Country ‘forced to enter into war’ with Somalia
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Ethiopian jets pounded Islamic-held positions in southern Somalia, a sharp escalation Sunday of a conflict that diplomats fear could ignite a regional war.
- 12,000 Iraqi policemen killed since 2003, interior minister says
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A4
- Some 12,000 Iraqi policemen have been killed since the ouster of Saddam Hussein, the country’s interior minister said Sunday, as clashes, a suicide bomber and weekend explosions killed more than a dozen Iraqi officers and six American soldiers.
- Surviving your first solo holiday season
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on D1
- Nobody likes to be alone during the holidays, but it can be even worse if you’ve gone through a recent divorce or breakup.
- Television diversions help viewers navigate Christmas
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on D1
- The big day has arrived, bringing family, eggnog, togetherness and food. For some, too much of the above. That’s why television was invented.
- Holiday haiku
- Readers offer poems celebrating winter season
- December 25, 2006
- We challenged readers for holiday, winter themes composed in haiku Fortunately, the subsequent submissions revealed a much better command of the medium than the above introduction.
- T.O. takes back seat to NFC East race
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on C4
- The last time the Dallas Cowboys played the Philadelphia Eagles, the buildup was all about Terrell Owens - just the way he likes it.
- Patriots deliver knockout blow
- New England wins East, while Jags’ hope dwindle
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on C4
- The New England Patriots left Jacksonville with more championship shirts and hats. It wasn’t the Super Bowl kind, but they’ll gladly wear them - at least for now.
- Moran has beef with S. Korea
- Congressman says stance should affect U.S. trade talks
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B8
- Kansas Rep. Jerry Moran is asking the U.S. government to walk away from free-trade talks with South Korea until the Asian country changes its strict stance on beef imports.
- Through the years, hobby has never lost steam
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B1
- There are more than 500,000 model railroad and toy train hobbyists in the United States and Canada, according to the World’s Greatest Hobby Web site, www.greatesthobby.com.
- Humane Society dogged by lack of funds
- Campaign to raise money for renovations off to slow start
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Here’s one campaign that people actually are hoping will go to the dogs.
- Troubling trend hits home
- Increase in criminal activity mirrors national reports
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Reports of crimes - including violent crime - are up this year in Lawrence.
- On this Christmas birthday, she’s having a ball at 102
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A1
- In the middle of her living room, Gertrude Halberg gripped the most important basketball she’s ever owned.
- Lawrence printing press launched Rudolph’s tale
- 1938 story was written for Montgomery Ward
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A1
- The tale of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was conceived in a home in Chicago, but born on a printing press at the corner of Sixth and Massachusetts streets here in Lawrence.
- In Iraq, no rest despite holiday
- U.S. troops can’t neglect duties on Christmas Day
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Pfc. John Alonzo knew Christmas would be his toughest time in Iraq.
- Lawrence Landscape workers get certified
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A10
- Glen Westervelt and Dean Gore, of Lawrence Landscape Inc., recently attained designation as certified landscape technicians, through the Planet certification program.
- Landlords’ group names 2007 leaders
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A10
- Landlords of Lawrence Inc., an association representing owners of rental properties in Lawrence, announces its officers and directors for 2007.
- On the money
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A10
- A simplified employee pension (SEP) allows small businesses and self-employed individuals to create a retirement plan without becoming involved with the fuss and flotsam of a more complex qualified plan.
- Here’s advice that’s worth repeating
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A10
- It’s time for our annual highlights, our compilation of our favorite advice of the year.
- Holiday hideouts
- Storage units can keep gifts safe from prying eyes
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on A10
- Missy Phillips knew she had a big problem on her hands when her boyfriend’s 18-year-old son ransacked their house looking for the stash of unwrapped Christmas presents.
- Horoscopes
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B5
- For Monday, Dec. 25
- Wages, growth
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: I was disappointed to see the Journal-World questioned a proposal to raise the minimum wage as “anti-growth” in a recent editorial (Dec. 13).
- Dynamic duo
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: I was one of about 70 people at the Dec. 15 “Twas the Night” concert who was overwhelmed by one of the best classical music performances I’ve ever heard.
- Poverty ahead
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: This country is 100 percent capitalist, but it is gravely poverty-stricken. Our government has been borrowing on the credit of future generations for what it spends today, and it spends like there’s no tomorrow anywhere on earth.
- Truman gives hope to Bush
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B7
- An unpopular war raging inconclusively overseas. A truculent North Korea defying U.N. resolutions and flaunting its military ambitions. A sharply divided Congress squabbling bitterly over foreign policy.
- Hold on to hope
- It’s important, especially at Christmas, to hold on to our hope for a more peaceful world.
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B6
- This hasn’t been the easiest year to get into the Christmas spirit. Mother Nature hasn’t been much help. There have been too many days in the 50s and too little snow to help inspire a holiday mood.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B6
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Dec. 25, 1906: “The police last night gave Lawrence a splendid Christmas gift by raiding a joint. The one the officers wiped out was the one run by John McDonald at King’s Hotel on Vermont Street.
- Old Home Town - 25 years ago
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B6
- The glow of candles in windows, like yellow ribbons the year before, were a reminder that world peace remained an elusive goal and that tensions and prospects for war had not eased much in calendar 1981.
- Helping the needy a little closer to home
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B6
- Nice and warm? Got enough to eat? Not addled by booze or drugs, or saddled with some mental disorder? Maybe you’ve even got a house key on your keychain?
- QB sets TD record; Warriors win Hawaii Bowl
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Containing Colt Brennan for a half is impressive. An entire game is almost impossible.
- Coaches Knight and Smith not exactly night and day
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Bob Knight and Dean Smith share little in image or personal style, but their ideas on basketball often converged.
- Shockers not used to being hunted
- Back-to-back losses in Las Vegas tournament may have come at right time for Wichita State
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on C2
- Every once in a while, you just have to say you got beat by somebody who had one of those games he has probably dreamed about all of his life.
- Events calendar
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on D2
- International careers class presents world of opportunities
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Christy Flannery harbors dreams of working abroad when she graduates from Kansas University.
- Model trains far more than child’s play
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Steve Meseraull still remembers being awakened by the sound of a train whistle on a Christmas Eve night many years ago.
- Couple epitomize the spirit of Christmas
- December 25, 2006 in print edition on B6
- Let me tell you about my friends Michael and JoJo Dey, whose love epitomizes what the Christmas season is all about.
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