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- Dry holiday expected
- City gets nearly an inch of rain overnight
- July 4, 2006
- Put your umbrella away and hoist up the flag = thunderstorms have moved through the area and the Fourth of July holiday should be dry, says Jennifer Schack, 6News meteorologist.
- Sales tax numbers to reach ‘90s levels
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on B1
- The Lawrence economy is on pace to post its best sales tax numbers since the boom days of the late 1990s, according to numbers released Monday by the city.
- How Swede it is!
- Sorenstam claims first U.S. Open in 10 years
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Annika Sorenstam seized control from the start Monday, eager to prove her point. She won the U.S. Women’s Open after 10 years of frustration, and delivered a defiant answer about her place in the game and her so-called slump.
- Little things add up for Minnesota
- Aggressive base-running keys late comeback against Kansas City
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau homered and Michael Cuddyer supplied the needed aggressiveness on the base paths as the Minnesota Twins extended their winning streak.
- First train from China completes trip to Tibet
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A7
- The first train from Beijing to Tibet finished an arduous journey along the world’s highest railway Monday, opening direct service to the Himalayan region that China has been trying for decades to tame.
- Free to speak
- Americans still are free to speak, but we’re losing the knack of speaking and listening to those with whom we disagree.
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on B6
- One of America’s most prized freedoms is the freedom of speech. Unfortunately, freedom of speech is accompanied by the freedom not to listen.
- Ruling was fitting Independence Day gift
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on B6
- As the United States celebrates Independence Day, I can’t think of any better gift to the nation than the Supreme Court ruling last week that checked President Bush’s expanding claims of executive power.
- N. Korea threatens U.S. with ‘nuclear war’
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A7
- North Korea would respond to a pre-emptive U.S. military attack with an “annihilating strike and a nuclear war,” the state-run media said Monday, heightening anti-U.S. rhetoric amid close scrutiny of its missile program.
- Fireworks enthusiasm difficult to extinguish
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Maurice Lafleur had no idea the gunpowder-laced stash in his basket was illegal in Lawrence.
- Grass fires flare up along with fireworks
- Blazes reported in Eudora, Lawrence High School, apartments, trailer courts, home
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A4
- Hot, dry weather - with a few fireworks thrown in - is a formula that’s been keeping firefighters and police busy in recent days.
- America’s freedom had roots in individualism
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on B6
- For your Fourth of July reading, open a mind-opening book about an immensely important American war concerning which you may know next to nothing.
- There’s a new set of development rules to play by in Lawrence
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Hot and dry conditions last week helped Kansas farmers as they completed the winter wheat harvest, the Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service said Monday.
- Jim Ryun in first Iraq visit sticks to commitment
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Always a strong supporter of the war in Iraq, U.S. Rep. Jim Ryun, a Republican from Lawrence, on Monday said he saw nothing to change his mind during his first visit this weekend to the war-torn region.
- Fourth of July helps boost political campaigns
- Candidates use holiday to appear at parades, search for votes
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on B3
- For decades in Kansas, political candidates have been as much a part of the Fourth of July landscape as parades, picnics and fireworks - and this year is no exception.
- Parched city seeks relief
- Dry June sees record water usage
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Lawrence’s lawn-waterers set a record last month. “We used more water in June than we have in any other June for as long as the city’s been keeping records - that’s a long time,” said Chris Stewart, the city’s acting utilities director.
- Keegan: Dynamite dozen
- These Jayhawks may explode in 2006-07
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Charlton Keith is gone, and so are Josi Lima, Charles Gordon, Serena Settlemier, Don Czyz and Caroline Smith.
- Bridge building meets impasse
- Counties must agree before Lecompton repairs begin
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Jefferson and Douglas County commissions are at odds over whether to close the Lecompton bridge next year during major repairs.
- New softball surface knocks some players out of joint
- Cheaper ag lime mixture, designed to reduce rain outs, covers all infields at city complex
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Jon Wagler knew he’d hit it well. He was thinking triple all the way. But on his way to third base, fate - and ag lime - intervened.
- Yellow carousel keeps spinning
- Norway’s Hushovd regains overall lead from Hincapie
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C6
- Norway’s Thor Hushovd reclaimed the overall Tour de France lead from George Hincapie on Monday during a sweltering ride in which Australia’s Robbie McEwen captured the second stage in a sprint finish.
- Pressure mounts for final four
- Semifinals present ‘hardest step’ in entire tournament
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C6
- A World Cup that many expected to end in an Argentina-Brazil final took a decidedly Eurocentric turn over the weekend.
- Tinkering will lead to better Chase
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C6
- Less than three years into the Chase for the championship, NASCAR chairman Brian France wants to tweak his title-crowning format. He’s just not 100 percent sure what he wants to do to it.
- Race just starting, but jokes loom
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C6
- The Tour de France is under way, and what a field it is. There’s Pee Wee Herman, atop his beloved red Schwinn. There’s the Wicked Witch of the West, easily recognizable by the wire basket attached to her handlebars.
- Ullrich’s team unaware of plans
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C6
- Jan Ullrich’s cycling team does not know if the former Tour de France champion will agree to tests to disprove doping accusations.
- Rangers call up Littleton
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C5
- The Texas Rangers called up right-hander Wes Littleton from Triple-A Oklahoma on Monday and sent outfielder Freddy Guzman to the RedHawks.
- Cards demote Thomspon; OF Duncan recalled
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C5
- The St. Louis Cardinals optioned reliever Brad Thompson to Triple-A Memphis and recalled outfielder Chris Duncan before Monday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves.
- Garner to serve one-game suspension
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C5
- Astros manager Phil Garner passed up a chance to appeal his one-game suspension and was set to serve the penalty Monday night in the opener of a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs.
- Surf Dawgs’ Canseco says MLB is ‘the mafia’
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C5
- Jose Canseco wrote the book that helped persuade baseball to toughen its steroids policy, and he insists there’s much more damaging information to come.
- Interleague games draw record crowds
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C5
- More than 8.5 million fans attended interleague games this season, the most in the 10 years of play between the American and National Leagues.
- Royals put Wood on 15-day DL
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C5
- The Royals put pitcher Mike Wood on the 15-day disabled list Monday with an inflammation in his back.
- Stalker situation ‘intense’
- Famed announcer seeks permanent restraining order
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C5
- Long known for his happy-go-lucky persona, Milwaukee Brewers radio broadcaster Bob Uecker testified Monday that he has a security escort because of concern over the persistent attentions of a female admirer.
- Brewers slip past Cincy
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C4
- Bill Hall homered and had four hits, Carlos Lee singled home the winning run in the ninth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers pulled off the final rally of a seesaw game to beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 on Monday.
- Kazmir goes 9, shuts out BoSox
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C4
- All-Star Scott Kazmir pitched a two-hitter for his first career complete game, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 3-0 on Monday night.
- Raiders roll into semifinals
- Heitshusen strong on mound, at plate in tournament win
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C3
- The Lawrence Raiders defeated Springfield-Hillcrest, 6-1, Monday at the Bartlesville Fourth of July Tournament, advancing to a semifinal game today at 1 p.m.
- Bunkers ready for battle
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Fireworks are not illegal in the city of Hutchinson. On Sunday evening, bottle rockets soared, firecrackers exploded and sizzlers sizzled.
- Ben Wallace heading to Chicago
- Pistons’ defensive star to sign four-year contract with Bulls later this month
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C2
- Free-agent center Ben Wallace is leaving the Detroit Pistons to sign with the Chicago Bulls, a person within the NBA said Monday.
- U.S. stars quickly exit Wimbledon
- Americans absent in quarterfinals for first time since 1911
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C2
- It hardly seemed fair. The last chance for the United States to avoid getting shut out of the Wimbledon singles quarterfinals for the first time in nearly a century rested with a woman who’s ranked 62nd, never played in a Grand Slam’s fourth round until Monday and was facing a two-time runner-up at majors.
- Keegan: Let the stars come out to play
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Now that Mark Redman is an All-Star and Francisco Liriano, Justin Verlander and Curt Schilling are not, Major League Baseball can restore credibility to its Midsummer Classic in one of two ways: Either change the name to the All-Teams Game or get rid of the rule that requires the selection of at least one representative from every team.
- Bodies of 3 Americans retrieved in Andes
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A6
- Peruvian rescuers were working Monday to evacuate the bodies of three young American mountaineers from a 100-foot-deep crevasse in the Andes mountains.
- Iran given deadline on nuclear standoff
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A6
- Western powers have set July 12 as a deadline for Iran to suspend uranium enrichment and agree to talks on its nuclear program or face the threat of U.N. Security Council sanctions, diplomats said Monday.
- Technology enhances colonial experience
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A2
- Thomas Jefferson isn’t about to start listening to an iPod, with telltale earbud wires dangling from beneath his three-cornered hat as he walks the streets of Colonial Williamsburg.
- U.S. to give $2 billion in weapons, vehicles
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A6
- The United States said Monday it was giving $2 billion worth of military weapons and vehicles to modernize Afghanistan’s national army as the fledgling force contends with a resurgent Taliban resistance.
- Conservative claims victory in Mexico
- Leftist candidate claims voting irregularities, vows to pursue rigorous review
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A6
- Mexico’s young democracy faced its greatest test yet Monday as the pro-business Felipe Calderon declared himself president-elect with a 400,000-vote advantage. His leftist rival alleged ballot irregularities and pledged to use all “legal means” to challenge the apparent outcome.
- Israel misses deadline after Palestinian ultimatum on soldier
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A6
- The spokesman for one of the Hamas-linked groups holding an Israeli soldier said today that because Israel ignored a deadline to release Palestinian prisoners, the militants won’t release any information about the soldier.
- S.D. reservoir on Missouri River continues to shrink
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A5
- Lake Oahe, the jewel of Missouri River reservoirs in South Dakota, is only about 4 feet above its all-time low set two years ago.
- If defeated in primary election, senator may cross party line
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A5
- Sen. Joe Lieberman, facing a major challenge in Connecticut’s Democratic primary because of his support for the war in Iraq, decided Monday to hedge his bets on his political future.
- Judge bars Navy’s use of sonar in whale areas
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A5
- A federal judge on Monday temporarily barred the Navy from using a high-intensity sonar that could harm marine mammals during war games that began last week in the Pacific Ocean.
- Doctors document brain regeneration
- Car crash victim’s nerve connections spontaneously regrew
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Doctors have their first proof that a man who was barely conscious for nearly 20 years regained speech and movement because his brain spontaneously rewired itself by growing tiny new nerve connections to replace the ones sheared apart in a car crash.
- Shuttle launch still on despite crack in foam
- Officials deny ‘go fever’ influenced decision
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Denying that it is yielding to “go fever,” NASA still plans a Fourth of July launch of shuttle Discovery despite the reappearance of the same type of problem that doomed Columbia - defects in the fuel tank’s insulation.
- Second gorilla dies at National Zoo
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A3
- A gorilla died Monday at the National Zoo - the second such death in the past three days.
- Evacuation test after fireworks planned
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Authorities will rely on hundreds of thousands of people leaving the Fourth of July fireworks display on the National Mall to test the city’s emergency evacuation plan.
- O’Hare claims title as busiest airport
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A3
- The title of the nation’s busiest airport in terms of air traffic during the first half of 2006 goes to O’Hare International Airport.
- Supreme Court intervenes in cross fight
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A3
- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday put on hold an order to remove a monumental cross that sits on public land, giving hope to supporters just weeks before it was to be taken down.
- Impasse costs lawmakers a holiday
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A3
- As the state government shutdown threatened to close Atlantic City’s casinos, Gov. Jon S. Corzine on Monday said New Jersey lawmakers must report to the Statehouse on July 4 and stay there until they adopt a budget.
- Old Glory days
- American flags symbolize beloved past, patriotic present
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on D1
- Clyde and Sugar just might be the most patriotic goats in Douglas County. The barn where they live, just north of Lawrence on Kasold Drive, has a 6-by-10-foot American flag painted on the side. Nearby is a satellite dish with a flag painted on it, and another with the Statue of Liberty.
- Ex-soldier charged with rape, killings in Iraq
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A3
- A former soldier discharged because of a “personality disorder” was accused in federal court Monday of executing an Iraqi family so he and other troops could rape and murder a young woman they had been eyeing at a traffic checkpoint.
- Actor’s 40th birthday a milestone for Gen X
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on D1
- Ever since I turned 30 a couple of years back, I keep running into little milestones - events and objects which remind me that, while I’m still young, I’m not YOUNG young anymore. On a related note: John Cusack turned 40 last week.
- Pain of losing friends to romance alleviated by making new ones
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on D1
- I have two friends who I consider to be two of my best friends, or at least so I thought. Over the last few months, they have started ditching me almost completely, and instead they hang out with each other and their boyfriends. They don’t really ditch me unless their boyfriends are around, which really annoys me. I have confronted both of them about this two different times, and yet nothing has changed at all. So now I don’t know what to do. A large part of me wants to say screw them and be completely done with the friendship. And then a small part of me is afraid to end the friendship, even though I kind of think I need to. So what should I do?
- Anesthesiologist counsels against role in executions
- Missouri case figures prominently in argument on lethal injection
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A4
- In a potentially significant development in the controversy over lethal injection executions, the president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists has strongly urged members to “steer clear” of any participation in them.
- Commodities
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Rising rates, gas prices adding up
- More consumers falling behind on credit-card payments
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Rising interest rates and higher gasoline prices are putting the squeeze on consumers’ budgets, and many are finding it harder to keep up with their bills.
- Massage therapist joins TherapyWorks
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Massage therapist Lindsay Young has joined TherapyWorks, Lawrence, as massage programs expand in the company’s Wellness Center at 1112 W. Sixth St., Suite 120.
- Stocks post gains before holiday
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Wall Street kicked off the third quarter with a sharp advance Monday as mild manufacturing and construction data lifted hopes about interest rates and energized investors in light pre-holiday trade.
- Hereford House posts closure sign
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Lawrence’s largest steakhouse has closed its doors, at least for now.
- Lawrence home prices rising
- Market strong despite interest rate hikes, population decline
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on C8
- All this talk of slowing home sales isn’t stopping some of Lawrence’s newest and most high-priced listings from moving off the market.
- Lawrence Datebook
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Bombings, kidnapping raise sectarian tensions
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A7
- Bombs exploded for a second straight day Monday in the public market of a religiously mixed town south of Baghdad, killing five people, as Sunni lawmakers boycotted parliament to demand the release of a colleague they suspect was kidnapped by Shiite militiamen.
- On the record
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Residents worry about impact of ethanol plant
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Residents who live in this unincorporated Seward County hamlet are upset that plans to build an ethanol plant will ruin their quiet way of life.
- Subway crash kills 41 in Spain
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A7
- A subway train accelerated, shuddered and flipped off the tracks Monday in the Mediterranean port of Valencia, killing at least 41 passengers and injuring 47 in one of Spain’s worst rail accidents, officials and witnesses said.
- New Development Code to help guide planning
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on B1
- There’s a new set of development rules to play by in Lawrence. After approximately five years of discussion, the city’s new Development Code took effect today.
- People in the news
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A2
- ¢ Lil’ Kim set free from jail ¢ Ebert in serious condition ¢ Brown back with raunchiness ¢ Foxx a hometown guy
- Patriotic shows of all stripes air
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A2
- Television celebrates America’s 230th birthday with marathons, fireworks and music for every taste.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on B6
- From the Lawrence Daily World for July 4, 1906: “Many businesses will be closed today for what should be an outstanding Independence Day celebration for Lawrence, including a parade and many fireworks.
- Old Home Town - 25 years ago
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on B6
- The death of a Baldwin man appeared to be a hit-and-run traffic accident, sheriff Rex Johnson said.
- U.S. pressing for tests to safeguard blood supply
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Blood banks turn away up to 150,000 would-be donors each year on the slight chance they picked up malaria while traveling to any of dozens of countries.
- ‘Zoning out’ gets researchers’ attention
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on A8
- For the first time, researchers have demonstrated the ill effects of mindless reading, a phenomenon in which people take in sentence after sentence without really paying attention.
- Warming dispute
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: George Gurley’s ad hominem contempt for Al Gore and other global warming activists (July 2, Journal-World) is predicated on denying the scientific consensus on climate change.
- A safe 4th
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: I am often stupefied at the severe lack of common sense in today’s world. These easy rules will keep you happy and safe while you celebrate the Fourth of July:
- Founding faith
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: It is important to correct the impression given by the Rev. Paul Gray in Pulse on Saturday, July 1, that America was “founded on Judeo-Christian beliefs and principles” and that they were “strong practicing Christians.”
- Work gives meaning to life
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on B7
- My sandy-haired, gap-toothed daughter has written “I love Daddy” in green chalk on the driveway, and of course it’s gratifying to get this endorsement, but a father is never sure if he’s doing the right thing or not.
- Horoscope
- July 4, 2006 in print edition on B5
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