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Poll results
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Bad | 85% | |
| Good | 11% | |
| No opinion | 2% | |
| Total | 170 | |
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- Most popular stories for 2006
- Stories that were read the most, garnered the most online comments or were e-mailed the most
- December 28, 2006
- See which stories were read the most, commented upon the most and e-mailed the most in 2006.
- Lawrence residents charged in Ottawa shooting
- Prosecutor: ‘I don’t think this was a coincidence’
- December 28, 2006
- Prosecutor: ‘I don’t think this was a coincidence’
- Westar postpones coal plant decision
- High demand makes equipment more costly
- December 28, 2006
- High demand makes equipment more costly
- New lab for bioscience companies
- December 28, 2006
- In tonight’s 6News and tomorrow’s Lawrence Journal-World, new lab space for bioscience firms will be built in East Hills Business Park and more about Attorney General Phill Kline’s efforts to prosecute George Tiller.
- Bioscience incubator planned for Lawrence
- Project would cost $7.5 million
- December 28, 2006
- Project would cost $7.5 million.
- Sebelius criticizes Kline’s actions in abortion probe
- December 28, 2006
- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius today criticized Attorney General Phill Kline’s actions in his abortion investigation into George Tiller.
- Robinson treats himself to happy holiday
- Teammates join non-traveler at Wednesday’s KU hoops clinic
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C1
- After carefully considering his options, Russell Robinson decided to stay local for Christmas rather than travel back to his native New York.
- Highs, lows of 2006
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C9
- The trophies have been delivered and the checks have been cashed. All that’s left of the 2006 NASCAR season is our wrap-up of season superlatives of the Busch and Craftsman Truck series.
- Dolphins tap Lemon
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C8
- It’s a week of breakthroughs for quarterback Cleo Lemon, who threw his first career touchdown pass and now looks forward to his first NFL start.
- Warner plans ‘07 return
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Two months after raising the possibility of retirement, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner on Wednesday said he would return in 2007.
- Miami’s Taylor plays steroids card
- Dolphins defensive end says Merriman shouldn’t have shot at defensive award
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Miami Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor says the candidacy of his likely chief rival for NFL defensive player of the year, Shawne Merriman, was tainted by a four-game steroid suspension in November.
- Denver’s diaper dandies
- Youngsters have Broncos on verge of playoff berth
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C8
- And the kids shall lead them. The Denver Broncos can clinch a club-record fourth consecutive trip to the playoffs on Sunday, a scenario that seemed farfetched a month ago after they had lost four straight.
- NBA roundup
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C4
- O’Neal deal brought Heat an NBA title, Lakers some hope
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C4
- We need a winner, and we need a loser. Every game. Every season. Every trade. Sports observers do not tolerate shades of gray, and therefore we scoff at any suggestion that two sides could have fared well in the same transaction.
- Small measures cut hospital infection rates
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A9
- A study by Johns Hopkins researchers offers strong evidence that adherence to a few simple and cheap procedures - as basic as hand-washing - can drastically reduce the spread of infection in hospitals.
- High court can’t force vote on marriage ban
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A9
- The state’s highest court ruled Wednesday it had no authority to force lawmakers to vote on a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, but it still criticized them for not acting.
- Times Square prepares for a blizzard of confetti
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A9
- Times Square revelers will greet the new year amid a blizzard of 7,000 pounds of confetti - three times the usual amount, event organizers said.
- Polar bears proposed as threatened species
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A9
- Polar bears are in jeopardy and need stronger government protection because of melting Arctic sea ice related to global warming, the Bush administration said Wednesday.
- Body of one missing U.S. climber found
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A9
- Searchers found a body that is thought to be one of two American climbers lost for more than a month on a remote mountain in southwestern China, while the second was still missing and presumed also to be dead, a search coordinator said Wednesday.
- Tuesday’s quake cut communications
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Undersea fiber-optic cables were damaged by the powerful earthquake off the southern tip of Taiwan, causing the largest outage of telephone and Internet service in years and demonstrating the vulnerability of the global telecommunications network.
- Ethiopians advance on Islamist forces
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A3
- As the Ethiopian army pressed its rapid advance to the outskirts of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on behalf of Somalia’s weak transitional government, top officials of the rival Islamist regime and many supporters were reported to have fled Wednesday, leaving the city of some 2 million in chaos and panic.
- John Edwards joins Democratic race
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Former Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards is running for president for a second time, his campaign said Wednesday.
- Top al-Sadr deputy killed by U.S., Iraqi troops
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A3
- A top deputy of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was killed Wednesday during a raid by U.S. and Iraqi troops in the southern holy city of Najaf, sparking protests from al-Sadr’s followers and complicating an already tense relationship with the powerful anti-American leader.
- Saddam urges peace in farewell letter
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Saddam Hussein urged Iraqis to embrace “brotherly coexistence” and not to hate U.S.-led foreign troops in a goodbye letter posted on a Web site Wednesday, a day after Iraq’s highest court upheld his death sentence and ordered him hanged within 30 days.
- Murder rates increase in major U.S. cities
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A3
- After many years of decline, the number of murders climbed this year in New York and many other major U.S. cities, reaching their highest levels in a decade in some places.
- FSU relishes Emerald title
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C5
- Although Bobby Bowden has led Florida State to much bigger victories in far grander bowls, a winning season is always sweet - even when it ends with Bowden raising the Emerald Bowl trophy in a chilly baseball park 2,600 miles from Tallahassee, Fla.
- OSU knows ‘Bama
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C5
- Alabama wants to prove it can live up to its glorious bowl history. Oklahoma State wants to keep building one.
- Missouri players on road to recovery
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C5
- Missouri was almost back to full strength for its final practice of the season on Wednesday, shaking off an illness that hit more than 20 players, assistant coaches and children who made the Sun Bowl trip.
- California wary of A&M’s Lane
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C5
- Jorvorskie Lane has the chance to dance his way into Holiday Bowl lore.
- Rutgers fired up for KSU
- Scarlet Knights hope to make history
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C5
- It took some time for Rutgers to get over squandering its chance to reach the Bowl Championship Series.
- First daughter briefly attended KU
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A6
- Gerald Ford’s youngest child, Susan Ford, has Kansas ties.
- Two more arrested in shooting
- Lawrence residents suspected in attack on witness in trial
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Police have arrested two more Lawrence residents suspected of having a part in the shooting of an Ottawa resident last week.
- Abortion charges again rejected
- Kline to appoint special prosecutor
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A1
- A state district court judge in Wichita on Wednesday rejected for the second time charges brought by Attorney General Phill Kline against abortion provider George Tiller.
- Late president’s ties to Kansas, Lawrence were many and varied
- Gerald Ford was a favorite son of the Midwest
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A1
- President Ford was a big hit in Kansas. Aside from the fact that he selected Kansas Sen. Bob Dole to be his vice presidential running mate in 1976, Ford seemed to embody the Midwestern values shared by many Kansans.
- On the record
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Lawrence Datebook
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Knight takes first crack at record
- Texas Tech plays host to UNLV as legendary coach looks for win No. 880
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Texas Tech Chancellor Kent Hance walked into a convenience store in Lake Placid, N.Y., last summer, 1,658 miles from his campus. The clerk looked up, noticed the Tech logo on his T-shirt and said: “Bobby Knight, Bobby Knight.”
- Huggins hiring creates big buzz
- New KSU hoops coach hottest sports topic in Sunflower State
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Firing Kansas State basketball coach Jim Wooldridge hardly caused a stir.
- Woodling: Big 12’s bowl blitz beckons
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Eight games in five days. Never has the Big 12 Conference had so many football teams playing in such a tight postseason time span.
- People in the news
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A2
- ¢ Kidman, Urban reunite ¢ The new Neverland ¢ James Brown’s casket on view at Apollo Theater
- ‘Manhunt’ drags viewers along
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A2
- Over the past two decades, “Law & Order” has given TV fans the impression that tales of crime, apprehension, trial and punishment can be wrapped up neatly in 60 minutes, less time for commercials. The special “Miami Manhunt” (9 p.m., A&E) will quickly disabuse viewers of that notion.
- Our town sports
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Veritas boys, girls each fall at tourney
- Golfer also selected AP male athlete of the year
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Micah Barclay scored 10 points as the Veritas Christian boys basketball team suffered a 49-35 loss to Albany, Mo., in a first-round game at the West Nodaway Holiday Tournament.
- KU theater student nominated for award
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B3
- Kansas University student Candice Bondank of Overland Park has been nominated for one of the 2006 Denver Post Ovation Awards.
- KU team in top 10 at tax competition
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B3
- A Kansas University School of Business graduate student team had a top 10 finish in the Deloitte Tax Case Study Competition during the fall semester.
- Agriculture may cut global warming effects
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B3
- Kansas State University’s agronomy department has received a $1 million, one-year grant from the Robertson Foundation for outreach and research efforts into reducing global warming.
- Police say nightclub fire in K.C. is not related to fatal shootings
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B8
- A Kansas City nightclub caught fire early Wednesday morning, causing at least $100,000 in damage, just days after a shooting there left two people dead and six others wounded, authorities said.
- Bracciano not seeking office
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Close will have to be close enough for Tom Bracciano’s City Commission aspirations.
- Pump patrol
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Patrol seeks fuel deals
- Retired couple win $200,000 in Powerball
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B1
- A retired Lawrence couple who owned a business for 40 years in Illinois have claimed a $200,000 Powerball prize.
- Injured hawk treated, given name ‘Avalon’
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B1
- A 1-year-old red-tailed hawk that was found injured earlier this month at the intersection of Ninth and Avalon streets has been treated, released and named.
- City to pick up Christmas trees
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B1
- The city has announced dates that sanitation crews will be picking up live Christmas trees for recycling.
- Lawrence man charged with indecent liberties
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B1
- The Douglas County District Attorney’s office has charged a 27-year-old Lawrence man with four counts of indecent liberties with a child.
- Harsh winter weather again threatens western Kansas
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Transportation officials are bracing for the worst again as forecasters issued a Winter Storm Watch on Wednesday afternoon that includes Colorado and northwestern Kansas.
- Students seek outlet for artwork
- Most KU class projects never put on display
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B1
- After spending hours toiling on a sculpture, most Kansas University students’ artwork doesn’t get a public viewing.
- Former alumni head plans appeal
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B1
- A Douglas County judge Wednesday approved an arbitration panel’s ruling that the former head of the Kansas University Alumni Association couldn’t sue the association for firing him.
- Political group believed to be inactive
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B1
- The Progressive Lawrence Campaign, a political force that helped get City Commission candidates elected during the last two campaigns, has been quiet lately.
- UConn extends streak
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C7
- Jeff Adrien had 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 12 Connecticut to an 84-41 victory over Coppin State on Wednesday night, extending the Huskies’ home winning streak to 30 games.
- Boggan, Durant earn Big 12 honors
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C7
- Oklahoma State senior Mario Boggan and Texas freshman Kevin Durant are the Phillips 66 Big 12 men’s basketball player and rookie of the week, respectively.
- Having a party? Be a responsible host
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on D1
- With New Year’s Eve just around the corner, the Distilled Spirits Council offers the following tips and recipes for hosting responsible cocktail parties.
- Aah spa
- Many ingredients to soothe mind and body can be grown in your very own garden
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on D1
- Just as you’re thinking you’d like a little pampering now that most of the holiday stressors are past, you might look to your garden for inspiration. Many spa ingredients come from nature, and plotting next season’s plantings could include the makings of soothing lotions, bath salts, soaps and more.
- U.S. stocks swept higher; Dow sets new record
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A10
- U.S. stocks rallied Wednesday, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a new closing high above the 12,500 mark, as unexpectedly robust housing sales data cheered investors making last-minute additions to their 2006 portfolios.
- Commodities
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A10
- Deciphera to grow at East Hills
- Lawrence-based bioscience firm poised to relocate
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A10
- A Lawrence-based bioscience company that is working on technology to block diseases such as cancer soon will be doing its scientific work in the East Hills Business Park.
- Get the debt monkey off your back
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A10
- While I’m off spending some much-needed time with my family, here’s a transcript of a recent online discussion with readers. It covers a potpourri of personal finance issues many people face.
- Business choices
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: Recent City Commission actions and decisions would make one wonder why Lawrence gets “left in the dust” when it comes to new business and tax-base development!
- Money talks
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: I wonder why the powers that be thought that building the South Lawrence Trafficway through a wetland and adjacent to a Native American prayer circle would be a good idea?
- Let’s celebrate
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: Some holiday thoughts: Let observant Christians celebrate their holy days and festivals: Christmas, Easter, etc. - wonderful choral music.
- Traffic deaths should top news
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B7
- The nonstory of 2006 was also the nonstory of 2005. It is a nonstory every year going back decades. Yet the number of people who die in car crashes in the United States is staggering, even if it is absent from the agenda of most public officials and largely ignored by the public.
- Ford legacy
- After his unique ascension to the U.S. presidency, Gerald Ford used his honesty, integrity and humility to help a troubled nation heal.
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B6
- Unfortunately, Gerald Ford isn’t the kind of person America elects as its president.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B6
- From the Lawrence Daily World for Dec. 28, 1906: “The year that is ending has been a generally ‘fat’ year for many and any honest business that is not prospering needs to check others to see why.
- Old Home Town - 40 years ago
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B6
- John Delbert Adams, Eudora mayor, died following a heart attack. For 44 years he had been either the mayor of his city or a member of the Eudora City Council.
- Ford set high standard for civility, integrity
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B6
- The standard tribute to Gerald R. Ford is that he served the nation best simply by stepping into the presidency for the disgraced and banished Richard M. Nixon.
- Ford presidency providential for nation
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B6
- Those who believe that a kindly Providence keeps a watchful eye on America’s welfare can cite the fact of Gerald Ford. On Aug. 9, 1974, at a moment when the nation was putting aside an unhappy, tormented president, and was aching for serenity in high places, to the center of national life strode an abnormality - a happy, normal man as president.
- Ford to lie in state before Michigan burial
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Gerald R. Ford will be mourned in the rare and solemn spectacle of a state funeral crafted to honor his reverence for Congress, the institution that launched him to the presidency.
- Turning sorrow into success
- Woods’ triumphant rebound tops in 2006
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C1
- It was, even by Tiger Woods’ standards, an exceptional year: eight PGA Tour victories, including a stretch of six in a row that took him from the British Open to the beginning of October.
- Ford couldn’t shake ‘bumbler’ image
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on A2
- When it comes to humor and the presidency, Gerald Ford wrote the book. Really, he did.
- Detroit guard bounces back
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C6
- It’s a wonder - some say a miracle - former McDonald’s All-American Brandon Cotton was able to play basketball at all last season at University of Detroit Mercy.
- Give Knight credit for victory record
- Legendary coach has brought respectability, 20-win seasons to Texas Tech program
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C2
- Nobody should begrudge Bob Knight his next win, the one that nudges him past Dean Smith and into first place on college basketball’s all-time Division I men’s list.
- Feds can use MLB data
- Court ruling could affect Bonds case
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on C2
- With Barry Bonds still in their sights, federal investigators can now use the names and urine samples of about 100 Major League Baseball players in their steroids probe, following a ruling Wednesday from a federal appeals court.
- New high-output lights help make indoor growing easier
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on D2
- Innovations in high-output fluorescent lamps are making the growing easier for people whose only garden options are in places where the sun won’t shine.
- Backyard can be wildlife haven
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on D1
- Now that summer is over and we have time to think about next year’s project, Thelma Chapman, Douglas County Extension Master Gardener, suggests giving some thought to constructing a backyard wildlife habitat.
- Horoscopes
- December 28, 2006 in print edition on B5
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