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Alongside her husband Richard, Susan throws up her hands in worship during a Sunday June 24 service at Lawrence Wesleyan Church. Lawrence Wesleyan pastor Nate Rovenstein said, "She's a great lady of faith and has been an inspiration to a lot of people

Susan Mozykowski leans down to visit with 4-year-old Emily Chester during a recent visit to Sunshine Acres Montessori Preschool and Daycare Center. Susan co-founded the school with Gene Kean in 1970

Alvamar head pro Randy Towner, who considers himself a good putter, qualified for this week's U.S. Senior open thanks in no small part to his prowess on the greens. But he struggled putting over the first two rounds and didn't make the cut

World War II veteran Lee Lamar adjusts his glasses as he walks across the tarmac after flying in a B-24 bomber Friday in Kansas City, Mo. When Lamar sat behind the controls of the vintage Liberator bomber, it was as if nearly 63 years had faded away

A competitor passes in front of Buckingham Palace in London on Saturday during the Tour de France prologue

Celeste Munoz, 8, plays in water sprayed from a hose in her cousin's yard in Carson City, Nev., on Saturday as temperatures climbed into the triple digits

Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara passes in front of St. Stephens Tower and Big Ben during the prologue of the Tour de France. Cancellara recorded the fastest time in the prologue Saturday in London

People attend a Live Earth concert Saturday on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Concerts on all seven continents were created to raise awareness about global warming

People tour the ruins of Peru's famed Machu Picchu Friday near Cuzco. Machu Picchu is one of the new Seven Wonders of the World

J.D. Mullis, 10, center, floats through the lazy river at the Eudora Aquatic Center. The pool opened for the first time Saturday

Model Heidi Klum attends a June 26 preview of new Victoria's Secret products in New York. The supermodel and "Project Runway" star says she wears at least a bit of glitter several times a week, whether she's going shopping or to a party

Ethan Pauley, 14, Vale, S.D., gets a big thrill out of visiting Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence. He is the son of Greg and Amy Pauley, Vale, S.D., and the grandson of Harry and Marry Lou Hughes, Lawrence, who submitted the picture

This Satsuma vase, made between 1850 and 1900, sold for $2,990 at a Cyr auction in Gray, Maine. It is 18 inches tall and pictures a group of Japanese warriors

Author Rajaa Alsanea says she wrote her first novel, "Girls of Ridayh," as a criticism of her homeland

Gen. David Petraeus, left, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, meets his field commanders Saturday in Baqouba, Iraq

San Francisco's Barry Bonds waits on deck for his turn to bat during Friday's game in St. Louis

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900 speeding tickets issued in construction zone on Kasold Drive: By Christine Metz; July 8, 2007 in print edition on 1A; A little extreme. Phenomenally slow. A speed trap. All are phrases residents have uttered to describe the 20 mph speed limit that was set along Kasold Drive.

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Flood cleanup a long-term challenge for region: By Richard Gwin; July 8, 2007 in print edition on 1A; Jerry Shanks has seen all kinds of catastrophes. Flooding, he says, is the worst.

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6Sports video: Local swimmers pick up titles at Aquahawks’ meet: July 8, 2007; After four long days of swimming at the Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center, it’s finally over.
6News video: Eudora aquatic center opens after month-long delay: By Haley Harrison; July 8, 2007; It was a month later than expected, but it felt like an eternity for Eudora kids who waited patiently for their new aquatics center to open this summer.
6News video: Motorcycles no longer a man’s domain for boomer-age women: By Cathy Hamilton; July 8, 2007; Most women used to be happy riding on the back of their husbands’ motorcycles. Not anymore.
6News video: Man survives being dragged by a train: July 8, 2007; A moving train drags a Lawrence man 200 feet - the man survives with serious injuries scrapes and bruises.
6News video: Area improvements to create road detours: July 8, 2007; Starting this week drives should expect a detour at one central Lawrence intersection and a new housing developments in southeast Lawrence prompt improvements to K-10 Highway.
6News video: Recent heavy rains put a damper on farmer’s market: July 8, 2007; While the crops may have appreciated last weekend’s rain, the same can’t be said for area Farmer’s Market vendors.
6News video: Traffic, speed limit ups as Kasold opens from construction: By Christine Metz; July 8, 2007; Lead-foot motorists in Lawrence can breathe a sigh of relief. The barricades and orange cones on Kasold Drive are down and the with them goes the 20 miles-per-hour speed limit on the stretch of road that’s been under construction fro more than a year.
Flood cleanup a long-term challenge for region: Another natural disaster in Kansas turns lives of small-town residents upside down; By Richard Gwin; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A1; Jerry Shanks has seen all kinds of catastrophes. Flooding, he says, is the worst.
Lawrence man injured by train in attempted suicide: By George Diepenbrock; July 8, 2007; A 29-year-old Lawrence man was injured this afternoon in North Lawrence when he was dragged by a train for about 200 feet before he came loose.
Royals stun D-Rays: Kansas City rallies in eighth and ninth to win; The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C1; Even Kansas City manager Buddy Bell was stunned by this one. Mark Grudzielanek’s RBI single off Shawn Camp with two out in the ninth inning lifted the Royals to a wild 8-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Saturday night.
Keegan: These guys can still play: By Tom Keegan; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C1; New sports leagues generally don’t last long. The novelty wears off for easily distracted sports fans and for the owners hemorrhaging money. Maybe somebody writes an entertaining book looking back on them. Maybe they just fade away.
Fly fishing affordable angling alternative: By Michael Pearce - Wichita Eagle; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C7; Many think fly fishing is a sport that’s expensive and complicated. Others think that it has no use in Kansas.
Aquahawk gearing for Russian qualifier: By Jeff Fedotin; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C1; Lawrence Aquahawk Maria Mayrovich placed second in the 200-meter freestyle during Saturday’s Wave The Wheat Meet at the Indoor Aquatic Center, but a more important event looms as she will try to qualify for the 2008 Olympics at the Russian National Championships.
Deer permit applications due Friday: Wildlife and Parks; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C7; Applications for resident firearms and deer permits are due by next Friday.
900 speeding tickets issued in construction zone on Kasold Drive: By Christine Metz; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A1; A little extreme. Phenomenally slow. A speed trap. All are phrases residents have uttered to describe the 20 mph speed limit that was set along Kasold Drive.
World chooses new Seven Wonders: J-W Wire Reports; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A9; The world’s most wondrous wonder is actually the computer. Millions of people from across the globe joined in what was essentially a huge publicity stunt, voting via the Internet to choose a new list of the Seven Wonders of the World announced Saturday.
Truck bomb kills more than 100: U.S. military announces eight combat deaths; By Yahya Barzanji - Associated Press Writer; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A8; A suicide truck bomber blasted a Shiite town north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing more than 100 people, police said, in a sign Sunni insurgents are pulling away from a U.S. offensive around the capital to attack where security is thinner.
Bonds strikes out on derby decision: By Ann Killion - San Jose Mercury News; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C2; What if the Giants threw a home run party and Barry Bonds didn’t come?
Watson maintains Open lead: By Gary D'Amato - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C1; Erase the lines in his face and fix the hitch in his giddy-up and that could have been Tom Watson, circa 1982, scrambling for pars at Pebble Beach on Saturday.
Lawrence Datebook: July 8, 2007 in print edition on B2; Events around Lawrence.
Zut alors! Jogging French president spurs cross-channel debate: By Joel Garreau - The Washington Post; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A10; The sight of the new French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, jogging - often wearing his favorite NYPD T-shirt - has fired up a tempest in a Reebok in France and Britain this summer. Sarkozy’s running is an un-French, right-wing conspiracy, suggests Paris’ left-wing newspaper Liberation. In response, British commentators gleefully conclude: The French have lost their minds, again.
New pool makes a splash: Swimmers flock to Eudora Aquatic Center on opening day; By Jesse Fray; July 8, 2007 in print edition on B1; Tate Long pedaled quickly down Elm Street, dropped his bike off in the dirt, and got in line just minutes before the grand opening of the Eudora Aquatic Center.
Golf’s great mystery: putting: There are no easy cures to sputtering putter; By Tom Keegan; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C10; If hitting is baseball’s greatest mystery, then putting has to be golf’s. Hot streaks with the putter about-face into slumps without any hint of trouble on the way. The range of differing practice routines is even wider than the different equipment used on the greens by anyone from hackers to professionals.
Horoscopes: July 8, 2007 in print edition on D6; For Sunday, July 8, 2007:
Courting trouble: Author Rajaa Alsanea explores tradition and the Muslim woman’s search for love; By Sophia Tareen - Associated Press Writer; July 8, 2007 in print edition on D3; Finding love in Saudi Arabia is practically impossible, especially for young Muslim women.
Toys make insidious comeback: By Cathy Hamilton; July 8, 2007 in print edition on D1; It’s common for me to have snippets of songs caught in my head for days at a time. Some are pleasant enough (“Blackbird singing in the dead of night …”) while others frazzle the nerves like fingernails on a blackboard (“Yummy, yummy, yummy, I got love in my tummy :”)
Gems amid the plains: Couple collect works by Kansas artists; By Terry Rombeck; July 8, 2007 in print edition on D1; It’s a fairly innocuous woodcut print. A woman sits in a front-porch rocking chair, her laundry hanging on the line.
Pizza Hut infested with 200 roaches: The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on B5; A downtown Pizza Hut restaurant has closed after inspectors found more than 200 live cockroaches inside.
White House to withhold log of documents: By Peter Baker - The Washington Post; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A3; The White House has decided to defy Congress in its latest demand for information regarding the dismissal of nine U.S. attorneys, sources familiar with the decision said Saturday. Such an action would escalate the constitutional struggle and propel it closer to a court showdown.
Raiders roll to 8-0 victory: J-W Staff Reports; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C3; Caleb Gress pitched a one-hit shutout, and Ben Wilson hit a two-run home run as the Lawrence Raiders defeated Osage City, 8-0, on Saturday in a five-inning game at the Emporia Tournament.
Top series to be named Sprint Cup: The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C6; NASCAR’s top series is changing its name for the second time in five years, switching from Nextel Cup to the Sprint Cup starting in 2008.
Denmark’s Hansen leads European Open by two: The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C8; Soren Hansen of Denmark birdied four of the last five holes to shoot a 7-under 63 Saturday for a two-stroke lead in the third round of the European Open.
Brigade commander in Iraq says troops starting to hit their stride: By Michael Gilbert - McClatchy Newspapers; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A8; After a tough first couple of months, the commander of the latest Fort Lewis Stryker brigade to go to Iraq says his troops are making progress in three of the country’s most difficult provinces.
‘Monumental’-style vases especially popular today: By Ralph and Terry Kovel; July 8, 2007 in print edition on D6; Satsuma, a city in Japan, has a special meaning to collectors. An easy-to-identify, cream-colored pottery with a crackle glaze and intricate decoration is also called “Satsuma.” The vases picture detailed Japanese landscapes and people and have brocadelike backgrounds and edges.
Wright avoids mayhem, makes solid pro debut: By Gary Bedore; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C1; Lady Luck smiled on Julian Wright early Friday morning in the New York-New York Hotel and Casino on the south end of the famed Strip.
Vinland Fair talent show seeks entries: By Jeff Myrick; July 8, 2007 in print edition on B2; Matt Kirby would like to see something special for this year’s Vinland Fair talent show, which he is in charge of every year.
Weather starts clearing but search continues for Texas flood victim: By Paul J. Weber - Associated Press Writer; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A3; The sky was mercifully clear over much of Texas on Saturday after three weeks of drenching rain, as search teams combed the swollen Trinity River for a missing rafter.
NAACP panel calls for better access to health care: By Niraj Warikoo - Detroit Free Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A5; Unequal health care was the big theme Saturday at the 98th annual NAACP convention as delegates descended on Cobo Hall in Detroit.
6th-grader suspended for ‘I love Alex’ graffiti: The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A3; Writing “I love Alex” on a school gymnasium wall brought a 12-year-old the same punishment as if she had made terrorist threats.
Bear on power pole stops traffic in desert: The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A3; Must’ve been a poler bear. In fact, it was a black bear that climbed 100 feet up a power pole in the sweltering high desert Friday and brought traffic to halt on a highway below as motorists stopped to gawk and take pictures.
On the record: July 8, 2007 in print edition on B2; Lawrence crime blotter.
Budget impasse may shutter government: By Christina Gostomski and John L. Micek - The Morning Call; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A3; Have a 16-year-old hoping to get her first driver’s license next week? Planning a getaway at a state park? Need a birth certificate for a passport or summer cruise? Better reschedule.
Fishing report: July 8, 2007 in print edition on C7
Low-income town homes planned for Greensburg seniors: The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on B5; A Wichita developer has announced plans for a new low-income senior citizens housing complex in this south-central Kansas town that was devastated by a tornado two months ago.
Latin Mass receives blessing of pope: Decision angers Jews; By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press Writer; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A9; Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday removed restrictions on celebrating the old Latin Mass, reviving a rite that was all but swept away by the liberalizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council.
President threatens to kill defiant militants: The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A9; President Gen. Pervez Musharraf threatened Saturday to kill militant followers of an Islamic cleric who said he and his comrades prefer death to surrender of their beseiged mosque, ringed with thousands of government troops.
Heavy rains force closings of several state parks: Wildlife and Parks; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C7; Heavy rain in southeast Kansas pushed several reservoirs to the limit of their flood-control capacities.
9/11 panel member: U.S. not safe enough: The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A3; Al-Qaida is gaining strength and the United States is still not as safe as it should be, former Indiana congressman Tim Roemer said Saturday.
Firm developing new AIDS vaccine: The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A9; DNAVEC Corp., a venture firm based in Tsukuba, Japan, has begun developing a new AIDS vaccine in cooperation with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, the world’s largest institution for AIDS study and prevention, sources said Saturday.
Cherry-pit-spitting dynasty faces challenge: The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A3; The Krause family can retain its bragging rights, but its claim to be a cherry-pit-spitting dynasty may be under siege by a 17-year-old girl.
LMH employees earn accolades: July 8, 2007 in print edition on E1; A pharmacist and an administrator at Lawrence Memorial Hospital were honored recently.
Old Home Town - 25 years ago: July 8, 2007 in print edition on B6; The largest mill rate hike in the 12 years of Buford Watson’s tenure as city manager was part of his budget proposal for calendar 1983. The levy was to rise to 45.371 mills, up 4.921 mills for a total budget of $29.4 million.
Contaminated water, oil raise health concerns for Coffeyville: The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on B4; As Coffeyville residents continued to regroup Saturday, a week after floodwaters inundated their homes and businesses, the government raised new concerns about health problems from the contaminated water and its residue.
Bankruptcies: July 8, 2007 in print edition on E1; Douglas County residents or businesses filing for bankruptcy protection for the week ended Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Kansas, according to court records:
Cause unclear in teen hiking death: The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on B8; A teenager killed while hiking near Custer, S.D., had gone off a trail because he wanted to do something he couldn’t do at home in Kansas, his brother says.
Attitude adjustment: July 8, 2007 in print edition on D6; The July issue of Allure offers help for cultivating a sexy attitude. Here are a few highlights to help the next time you’re on the prowl:
Consumers feel heat from rising food prices: By Kara McGuire - Star Tribune (Minneapolis); July 8, 2007 in print edition on E1; Rising gasoline prices have been getting all the attention, but the cost of another, more-important staple is actually rising even more: food.
People in the news: The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A2; ¢ Village People policeman to perform after 25 years¢ Suit claims Avril Lavigne’s ‘Girlfriend’ is really ‘Boyfriend’ ¢ ‘ER’ star Goran Visnjic faces paternity suit in Croatia
History offers no instruction manual for presidency: By David Shribman; July 8, 2007 in print edition on B7; You know it’s the twilight of a presidency when the chief executive starts worrying about the past instead of the future.
World War II veteran flies a B-24 again: The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on B4; When Lee Lamar sat Friday behind the controls of a vintage B-24 Liberator bomber, it was as if nearly 63 years had faded away.
When traveling, ditch the cowboy boots and Crocs: By Marsha Henry Goff; July 8, 2007 in print edition on D4; “When we traveled with kids, where did we put them?” I asked my husband as he piled the back seat full of trip necessities: carry-on packed with cosmetics, hair spray and extra undies, cooler filled with water bottles, AAA maps and tour books, jackets and - the most essential of all - bunches of munchies.
Castroneves on pole - again: July 8, 2007 in print edition on C6; Helio Castroneves has his third straight pole at Watkins Glen International. Now, if he can only escape his bad luck on race day.
Budget beast: The Lawrence school district should consider some of the belt-tightening tactics being employed by city and county officials.; J-W Editorials; July 8, 2007 in print edition on B6; While the Lawrence City Commission and Douglas County Commission are nervously looking at possible property tax increases of around 1 mill each, the Lawrence school board was talking this week about a increase of between 3 and 3.6 mills.
Immigration failure pushes state action: By David Broder; July 8, 2007 in print edition on B7; Hours after the immigration reform bill he had championed went down to defeat, Sen. John McCain told me what he thought would happen next. “You will see the states and cities scrambling to pass their own laws and regulations,” he said, “and you’re going to get a completely contradictory set of policies.”
Psalm - By Zac Hamlin: By Zac Hamlin; July 8, 2007 in print edition on D3
American-style democracy hard to export: By Trudy Rubin; July 8, 2007 in print edition on B6; A recent trip to the Middle East provides a sobering reminder of the uniqueness of our democracy - and the folly of thinking we can impose our system on far-off lands.
Heidi Klum adds glamour with glittery makeup: By Samantha Critchell - Associated Press Writer; July 8, 2007 in print edition on D6; Heidi Klum’s not just a glamour girl. She’s a glitter girl, too.
FDR policies fed government dependence: By George Will; July 8, 2007 in print edition on B6; Some mornings during the autumn of 1933, when the unemployment rate was 22 percent, the president, before getting into his wheelchair, sat in bed, surrounded by economic advisers, setting the price of gold.
Best-Sellers: July 8, 2007 in print edition on D3
Old Home Town - 100 years ago: July 8, 2007 in print edition on B6; From the Lawrence Daily World for July 8, 1907: “Oskaloosa has saved itself as the county seat but it took prompt and organized action after it appeared part of the county would join Douglas County and Oskaloosa would fade.
Newlyweds hope 7/7/07 makes them lucky in love: By Kimi Yoshino - Los Angeles Times; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A5; On a day when thousands of people were convinced the calendar made this gambling town the luckiest place to wed on the luckiest day of the century, this might have been the quintessential 7-7-07 wedding: The groom wore green flip-flops with a beer bottle opener built into the sole.
Tractor testing to continue: The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on B3; Tractor testing required in Nebraska will continue as it has for the past 87 years.
Movie discretion: July 8, 2007 in print edition on B7; To the editor: I am writing to express my concern with unaccompanied minors viewing R-rated movies at a local theater. I recently watched “Knocked Up,” an R-rated movie, with several unaccompanied viewers that were obviously much younger than the recommended 17 years old.
Bourdais cruising: Frenchman continues Champ Car mastery; The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C6; If Sebastien Bourdais goes to Formula One next season, the Champ Car World Series will have plenty of reasons to remember him.
Great getaways: July 8, 2007 in print edition on D6; Before you leave for that romantic vacation, check out some suggestions from the July/August issue of Men’s Health. The magazine offers ways to thwart couples’ common traveling woes:
Hamilton snares British GP pole: July 8, 2007 in print edition on C6; Lewis Hamilton moved a big step closer to becoming the first Englishman since Damon Hill in 1994 to win the British Grand Prix.
Longoria, Parker wed in church of French royals: By Jenny Barchfield - Associated Press Writer; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A2; The sun smiled on Tony Parker and Eva Longoria’s wedding day, breaking through after days of gray Paris skies. Their VIP guests, though, were concealed by big black umbrellas.
Hernandez sharp for Seattle: The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C4; Felix Hernandez held Oakland scoreless for a second straight start.
Legacy of slavery dug up in East Texas town: By Monica Rhor - Associated Press Writer; July 8, 2007 in print edition on D3; In her search for hidden details of her own family’s history, China Galland stumbles onto an overgrown burial ground for slaves and gets to know the descendants who have been locked out of “Love Cemetery: Unburying the Secret History of Slaves” (HarperCollins, $24.95).
Gamble pays off for Busch: Risky pass leads to win in Busch Series; The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C6; Kyle Busch saw several cars clustered around the inside lane and another one crawling along in the outside lane.
A world of experience: More firms outsource tasks on the Internet; By Alan Sipress - The Washington Post; July 8, 2007 in print edition on E1; The two teenagers were short of nearly everything when they kick-started their Chicago T-shirt business seven years ago. Jake Nickell and Jacob DeHart each chipped in $500. They ran it out of Nickell’s apartment since DeHart still lived with his mother. For shipping, they enlisted friends to carry the shirts to the post office.
‘Welcome to the Congo!’ message forces apology: The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A9; In a joke that made Brazilians cringe and forced the U.S. Olympic Committee to apologize, a USOC worker scrawled “Welcome to the Congo!” on a board in the organization’s Rio de Janeiro media center for the Pan American Games.
Diplomats meet with Iranian captives: The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A9; Despite continuing high tensions between Washington, D.C., and Tehran, the Iranian capital, five Iranians who have been held by the U.S. military in Iraq since January received their first visit Saturday from Iranian diplomats.
Suspect in court on car bomb charge: By Jill Lawless - Associated Press Writer; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A9; Impassive and staring straight ahead, an Iraqi doctor was led into court by plainclothes security officers Saturday, the first suspect to appear on charges of plotting to bomb London’s entertainment district and Scotland’s busiest airport.
Fate of county’s public works building undecided: County clerk wants to renovate storage space, but commissioners doubt it’s worth the expense; By Mike Belt; July 8, 2007 in print edition on B1; Douglas County government leaders face a problem most families can identify with: finding storage space.
Downtown Farmers Market rebounds after wet weekend: By Jesse Fray; July 8, 2007 in print edition on B1; The Downtown Farmers Market was booming with business Saturday, as area farmers tried to make up for last week’s sales, which were dampened by wet weather.
Commission hopes to avoid tax increase: Proposed budget would add less than 1 mill; By Mike Belt; July 8, 2007 in print edition on B1; Major decisions concerning economic development initiatives and improving jail services await the Douglas County commissioners on Monday as they start discussing the county government’s 2008 budget proposal.
Woods bemoans missed chances, trails leader Appleby by seven: By Joseph White - Associated Press Sports Writer; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C8; Tiger Woods displayed his full repertoire of near-miss reactions: the putter flip, the 360-degree spin with head to the sky, the drop to his knees, and head bowed with hands on knees.
Swiss rider posts top prologue time: Tour starts under doping suspicions; By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press Writer; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C8; On a day when the Tour de France made a rare start in Britain and riders sped past Parliament and Buckingham Palace, the shadow of drugs remained inescapable in cycling.
Family’s cat beheaded; second missing: By Heron Marquez Estrada - Minneapolis Star Tribune; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A4; Shortly after moving into their home in the town of Carver, Minn., last year, Tammy and Barry Erickson were given a friendly warning: Their new neighborhood wasn’t very cat-friendly.
First half of baseball season a mixed bag: Steroids cloud still hangs over the game, but Brewers among feel-good stories; By Tim Dahlberg - Associated Press Sports Columnist; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C5; Baseball is pausing for a short break, Neifi Perez is taking a longer break, and George Mitchell is still looking for his first big break. The New York Yankees, meanwhile, are simply broken.
Corporate America shuns Bonds: Giants slugger fails to capitalize on endorsement deals; By Paul Elias - Associated Press Writer; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C5; Bob Cramer inked several star athletes to lucrative endorsement deals in nearly a decade as a marketing executive for Mastercard International Inc. But he might be best known for walking away from a deal with Barry Bonds.
McMurray ends skid: Driver holds off charging Busch; The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C6; Jamie McMurray ended a massive losing streak in dramatic fashion, beating Kyle Busch by a bumper to the finish line of the Pepsi 400 on Saturday night.
Venus shines bright at Wimbledon: Williams lowest-ranked woman to claim crown; The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C2; Improbable as this Wimbledon title might have seemed, Venus Williams knew it could happen. Far away as that trophy might have appeared only last week, Williams knew she had the game and the grit to grab it.
Live Earth concerts rock crowds, penguins: By Erika Hayasaki and Alicia Lozano - Los Angeles Times; July 8, 2007 in print edition on A2; Live Earth, the confederacy of musicians who performed Saturday on all seven continents to highlight the issues of global climate change, featured superstars such as Madonna and the Police entertaining crowds in packed stadiums, but also parka-wearing scientists at an Antarctic research station whose audience included wandering penguins.
Bush hypocrisy: July 8, 2007 in print edition on B7; To the editor: Professor Mike Hoeflich seems to have misunderstood the controversy over President Bush’s commutation of Scooter Libby’s prison sentence (Journal-World, July 4).
Dogs don’t have to lose teeth: By Greg McGrath - McClatchy Newspapers; July 8, 2007 in print edition on D8; Some pet owners feel that tooth loss in dogs is an inevitable part of growing older, but it doesn’t have to happen. As a veterinarian, it’s disheartening to have to extract teeth that have become loose due to periodontal disease which we know could have been prevented through timely dental cleanings.
Tips help ‘green up’ your backyard barbecue: By Jessie Milligan - McClatchy Newspapers; July 8, 2007 in print edition on D4; Dry out the charcoal or check the propane. One of the most popular days for backyard grilling is upon us.
Beltran boosts Mets in 17th inning: The Associated Press; July 8, 2007 in print edition on C4; Carlos Beltran hit a go-ahead single in the 17th inning after making a tremendous catch as New York won its longest game since 1993.

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