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- 6News Now for July 24
- July 24, 2006
- In tonight’s 6News and tomorrow’s Journal-World, increased traffic near Langston Hughes school, developers and neighbors in East Lawrence work toward deal, and more about state races.
- Play grounded
- Safety concerns limit activities in city parks
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Playing in Lawrence’s parks isn’t as dangerous as it used to be. Or, some say, as much fun.
- People in the news
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A2
- ¢ Bruce Lee movie, biography aims to set record straight ¢ John Lithgow, Jeffrey Tambor team up for new comedy ¢ Will Smith marches against violence in his hometown
- Puerto Rican wins Miss Universe crown
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A2
- An 18-year-old from Puerto Rico who hopes to someday star in U.S. and Latin American films has been crowned as Miss Universe 2006.
- Bombings in Iraq kill at least 60, wound 250
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A6
- Car bombings on Sunday killed at least 60 people and wounded more than 250 in a campaign of bloodshed that has threatened to plunge Iraq into open civil war.
- Rec calendar
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on C6
- Bistro owner helps leads alumni group
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Michael Levy, owner of Westside Deli & Bistro, Lawrence, recently was elected to the board of directors for the newly formed New England Culinary Institute Alumni Assn.
- 3 GOP candidates clash in televised forum
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Signs of life were visible Sunday in the Republican Party primary for governor during a live televised forum.
- Wright, Chalmers mix it up
- Jayhawks use camps to expand games
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Mario Chalmers, who thrived at the off guard position, and Julian Wright, who held his own as an undersized power forward last season, expanded their games earlier this month serving as camp counselors at the Adidas Super 64 and Nike camps.
- Drowning in clutter
- Expert says you can clear away your financial paper trail
- July 24, 2006
- Oprah and Aunt Mary may be responsible for massive piles of paper in the United States.
- 100-year-old librarian ‘keeps dust off the floor’ in Vinland
- After 80 years on job, preserving memories more important than books
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on B1
- For the last eight decades, Martha Cutter Kelley Smith has tended to the books at the Coal Creek Library. But not because she’s an avid reader.
- Program aims to prevent ‘communication breakdown’
- Placard would identify deaf motorists to police before frustration begins
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on B1
- A new statewide program will provide special “safety communication visors” for deaf and hard-of-hearing drivers to put inside their car and display when they’re stopped by police.
- FSHS grad spends summer improving services in African refugee camp
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on B1
- The challenge when she arrived in Zambia was a little bit different than Ellie Ott, a 2004 Free State High School valedictorian, expected.
- Rain takes pressure off water usage
- Treatment meets city’s peak demand
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Farmers, gardeners and those obsessed with green lawns aren’t the only people thankful for a July rain.
- U.S. seeks long-term Middle East solution
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A1
- International pressure mounted on the Bush administration Sunday to call for an immediate cease-fire in the hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice headed to the region in search of a long-term solution to the 12-day-old conflict.
- New fuel cells
- China firm touts hydrogen power
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A8
- It’s a dream that’s been pursued for years by governments, energy companies and automakers, so far without success: Mass-producing affordable hydrogen-powered cars that spew just clean water from their tailpipes.
- Restored B-29 almost ready for public display
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on B8
- After thousands of hours of volunteer restoration work, a historic bomber is less than two months away from being ready for public display.
- Gates Foundation taking focused approach to giving
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A6
- Bill and Melinda Gates came to the cramped tin shack of Nkosebaca Thingathinga one day this month to understand how the 61-year-old man had contracted tuberculosis - a major focus of research for the couple’s foundation - an astounding four times.
- Kayakers say park would be good for area
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on C6
- As he paddles toward rapidly falling water in the opposite direction, Kevin Burke knows what he’s getting into.
- Whitewater park in works
- Kayakers, swimmers, boarders to benefit
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on C6
- If you think the NFL has a short season compared to the NBA and major-league baseball, consider the length of the kayaking season in Lawrence.
- Angels rookie stays perfect
- Weaver earns seventh win against Kansas City
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on C5
- Even without his best stuff, Jered Weaver won again.
- A different American in Paris - Landis
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Floyd Landis sped down a sun-baked Boulevard Champs-Elysees to victory Sunday in the Tour de France, extending to eight years the U.S. domination of the venerable race after seven consecutive triumphs by Lance Armstrong.
- Emotional Tiger claims 11th major
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on C1
- He tried too hard at the Masters, where he put the green jacket on Phil Mickelson. He wasn’t ready at the U.S. Open, where he missed the cut.
- County commissioners to discuss road issues
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on B3
- Douglas County commissioners will take up road improvement issues at their meeting today.
- ‘Pirates’ sails to another victory with $35 million
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A2
- Johnny Depp and his pirate friends are keeping all the box-office treasure for themselves.
- NFL training camp capsules - NFC
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on C8
- NFL training camp capsules - AFC
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Mangino at QB Club meeting
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Head football coach Mark Mangino will speak at the Kansas University Quarterback Club preseason kickoff party, which will run 5:30-7 p.m. Aug. 1 in the Boots Adams Alumni Center.
- Governor is urged to declare disaster
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A3
- A group of political leaders urged Gov. George Pataki on Sunday to designate a section of the city suffering from a prolonged power failure a disaster area, making it eligible for federal aid.
- At least three die in sweltering California heat, leaders say
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Sweltering heat was blamed Sunday for at least three deaths in Northern California, including a resident at a nursing home who died after the facility’s air conditioning system failed.
- Trees pile high as city waits on electricity
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A3
- More than 100 dump trucks rolled through city streets Sunday collecting mangled trees and branches left behind by last week’s powerful storms that cut power to hundreds of thousands of customers.
- Wildfire threatens lines for Phoenix’s electricity
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A3
- A fire burning in a national forest threatened two transmission lines that send electricity to metropolitan Phoenix, officials said Sunday.
- Highway sniper attacks kill 1, injure another
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Sniper attacks targeted two pickup trucks early Sunday on a busy highway near Seymour, killing one person and wounding a second, and police asked other motorists who had been through the area to check their vehicles for bullet holes.
- Gas prices hit record, just over $3 a gallon
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Gas prices across the U.S. have hit an all-time high - to just over $3 per gallon.
- Top-secret bills can be refuge for mischief
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A3
- An independent investigation has found that imprisoned former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham took advantage of secrecy and badgered congressional aides to help slip items into classified bills that would benefit him and his associates.
- Insurance candidates pursue starkly different policies
- Praeger, challenger far apart on office assessment, needs
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A1
- When it comes to insurance, Eric Carter says Kansas has gone to hell in a handbasket.
- Lawyers: Bush oversteps limits
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A3
- President Bush has vetoed only one piece of legislation during more than five years in office, but he has issued more than 800 challenges to bills that he has signed into law with formal “signing statements,” more than all of his predecessors combined.
- Lawrence City Commission
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on B2
- McLouth High School honor roll
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on B2
- McLouth High School has announced its 2005-2006 second semester honor roll.
- On the record
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Lawrence Datebook
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Law agrees to five-year deal with KC
- Pro Bowl corner to rejoin Edwards, could be part of strongest Chiefs’ secondary since mid-1990s
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on C2
- Pro Bowl cornerback Ty Law agreed to a five-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
- Hamlin wins; drivers testy at Pocono
- Bowyer, Edwards irate at Stewart during NASCAR race
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on C5
- As Denny Hamlin celebrated his second victory of the season, chaos reigned in NASCAR’s garage.
- Final table jinx strikes again
- Phil falls short in Omaha, Hold ‘em
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on C5
- Once again, I made a final table at the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP). This time, the game was Omaha 8/b (a high/low split game).
- Armstrong: Discovery would like to land Landis
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Lance Armstrong says the Discovery Channel team has been so impressed by Floyd Landis it wants to sign him.
- DiMarco grieving for mom
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Chris and Rich DiMarco stood at the edge of the 18th green, a grieving son and father who began to heal at the British Open.
- Republican race too close to call; conservatives fare better in primary
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A4
- Don’t be surprised if Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger loses to Eric Carter in next week’s Republican primary.
- U.N. humanitarian chief condemns destruction
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A5
- Israeli bombing in Lebanon on Sunday killed at least six civilians and three Hezbollah fighters, and Hezbollah fired rockets that killed two people in the Israeli city of Haifa.
- Big 9th boosts Braves
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on C4
- Edgar Renteria homered and doubled home the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 5-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday night.
- Leadoff walkoff lifts M’s
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on C4
- Richie Sexson homered leading off the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Seattle Mariners a 9-8 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.
- Concerns linger over meat packaging method
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A7
- A bitter regulatory battle over the safety of a packaging system that can keep meat looking fresh long past its shelf life is escalating, amid complaints that the industry misinterpreted recent research reports to bolster its case.
- Study says cancer drug may pose heart danger
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A7
- A successful cancer-fighting drug may also damage the heart, although a researcher says leukemia patients who need Gleevec should not abandon it.
- Under pressure, FDA moves to ensure independence of advisers
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A7
- Outside experts who advise the government on drugs and other regulated products often have financial ties to industry, creating the potential for conflicts of interest.
- Group: Jordan tortures suspects for U.S.
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A6
- Security agents in Jordan are torturing terrorism suspects on behalf of the United States in hopes of forcing confessions, the human rights watchdog Amnesty International contended in a new report today.
- Congo relearns lessons of democracy
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A6
- In a neighborhood where half-clad toddlers play in streets filled with garbage, Therese Olenga Kalonda stood in front of the crowd of Sunday churchgoers and told them how to change their lot.
- Professor wants to re-enter U.S. classroom
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A6
- Bolivian historian and political scientist Waskar Ari, an Aymara Indian with a doctorate in history from Georgetown University, was offered a tenure-track post at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln teaching Latin American history more than a year ago.
- Sandinista aims for comeback in election
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A6
- Sixteen years after voters swept Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega from Nicaragua’s presidency, the former Marxist icon appears to have his best chance yet for a comeback in elections scheduled for Nov. 5.
- Dangerous surf halts searches in Indonesia
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A6
- High waves halted search efforts Sunday for hundreds of people still missing following the Indonesian tsunami as a powerful quake elsewhere in the sprawling archipelago triggered fears of another killer wave.
- Ariel Sharon’s condition has deteriorated
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A6
- The condition of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma since suffering a stroke in January, has deteriorated though there was no immediate danger to his life, hospital officials and former aides said Sunday.
- Triathlon winner overcomes mishaps
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on C1
- In the transition between biking and running, Nicholas Luft left behind an important component of racing in a triathlon - his shoes.
- 2 dead in shooting outside K.C. Knights of Columbus hall
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on B8
- Gunfire erupted early Sunday outside a Knights of Columbus hall where a party had attracted hundreds of young people, killing two men and wounding at least 10 other people, police said.
- Water rates to rise 4 percent next year
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Typical Lawrence water users should expect about a 4 percent increase in their water rates for 2007.
- Events Calendar
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on D2
- Twenty-five tips help eliminate disorganization around the house
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on D2
- Looking to downsize your clutter quotient?
- Start a new workout plan
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on D1
- If the warm weather has motivated you to begin a new fitness effort, it would be time well-spent to consider something more than “getting started.”
- It’s a battle to stay awake for ‘Tabloid Wars’
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on D1
- Americans love newspapers and love to hate newspapers.
- Horoscopes
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on B5
- For Monday, July 24
- Area residents pass accountancy exam
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A8
- The Kansas Board of Accountancy has announced that Christopher Kohart, Lawrence, and Brian Nyp, Eudora, recently passed the computerized examination.
- Therapist attends class on pelvic pain
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Heather Shire, a physical therapist at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, recently attended an education course, “Anatomical and Biomechanical Implications for the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Pelvic Pain,” in Birmingham, Ala.
- Lawrence bank earns volunteer honor
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A8
- The Kansas Volunteer Commission has given the “You Make a Difference” award in the business category to Central National Bank in Lawrence, honoring its employees for outstanding volunteer service to the Lawrence community.
- Watercooler
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Workers are feeling the gasoline pinch and are adjusting their leisure activities to compensate, according to a survey.
- Education never a waste of time
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on A8
- Q: I was wondering if I have chosen the right career path. I am a senior in high school, and I want to go into nursing, but I know that I will quit once I have kids.
- Old Home Town - 100 years ago
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on B6
- From the Lawrence Daily World for July 24, 1906: “From Asheville, N.C., comes a report that Henry Peason, a negro hotel proprietor, threatens to file suit against a local directory company because he is listed in the directory as white.
- Old Home Town - 25 years ago
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on B6
- There had been five applicants for the spot on the Lawrence school board vacated when Bob Davis had resigned because he was moving to Liberty, Mo.
- Al Gore for vice president? Think about it
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on B6
- It is difficult to speculate about the politics of global warming without speculating about former Vice President Al Gore.
- Praeger support
- Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger deserves Republicans’ support.
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on B6
- Based on her experience and service to Kansans, Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger should be Republicans’ choice in the Aug. 1 primary.
- Swann faces uphill battle in Pennsylvania
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on B6
- If you stand Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell next to his opponent, Lynn Swann, you would think the burly Rendell is the former football star.
- Medicaid woes
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: The July 17 editorial, “Shared responsibility,” is correct to point out the duty federal officials have to make Medicaid regulations clear to state policymakers in Kansas.
- Stem cell debate
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on B7
- To the editor: The stem cell debate is alive once again and the advocates of taking human life (in the form of an embryo) in order to save lives are loudly voicing their opinions.
- Wal-Mart ruling helps customers
- July 24, 2006 in print edition on B7
- U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz put at least a temporary hold on Maryland’s attempt to force Wal-Mart into providing health care benefits for its employees in the state.
- Town Talk: UPDATE: Frank Male files for county commission; keep an ear open for local sales tax talk; city hires new city engineer; wholesale water district buys land near Kaw; weekly land transfers May 29, 2012 · 2 comments
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- Blog: Writing Your Erotica: An Afternoon Lead By Dixie Lubin In The Company Of Other Women May 28, 2012 · 37 comments
- National group seeks repeal of 'Stand Your Ground' law in Kansas May 27, 2012 · 149 comments
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012 · 256 comments
- On the street: How did you spend your Memorial Day? May 28, 2012 · 27 comments
- U.S. military sees new appreciation May 28, 2012 · 30 comments
- Remove politics, and redistricting map falls in line May 27, 2012 · 40 comments
- City, county mull upgrade to emergency radio system May 28, 2012 · 8 comments
- Sound Off: How much does the city’s transit system collect in fares compared with how much it costs May 27, 2012 · 130 comments
- Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career June 28, 2009
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012
- Friends mourn Lynn Bretz, former voice of KU May 28, 2012
- KU’s Elijah Johnson cautious at camp May 29, 2012
- Kansas football scouring country May 29, 2012
- Hilltop executive director Pat Pisani stepping down May 28, 2012
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