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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 2007
Page
1
Kansas City earned a playoff berth in the AFC as Cincinnati Tennessee and Denver lost while the Chiefs defeated Jacksonville. The combination of results secured a wild card spot for KC.
A city commission weighs broad requests including a new downtown library additional recreational facilities and street maintenance with decisions expected in 2007 on Page 18 of the Business section.
An inventor markets Karma in a Can aromatherapy sprays bath crystals and hand rations while noting these products do not grant good karma by themselves but may raise awareness about living well amid a pop culture karma revival.
Scientists announce a genetic engineering advance producing cattle possibly immune to mad cow disease by lacking a key gene in disease progression. The animals were not intended for food use.
Laurie David, producer of An Inconvenient Truth, discusses ten steps to help the environment including switching to post-consumer toilet paper. She notes her family is adapting and enjoying softer paper as a practical change. Page 1D
Kansas enters the new year with nearly 3,000 people cleared to carry concealed handguns. More applications are arriving at the Kansas Attorney General's Office as the process continues.
The Journal-World highlights its top 10 Kansas newsmakers of 2006. It notes electoral shocks from August state board of education changes to November victories by Democrats in key races. Brownback’s presidential bid prospects and Morrison’s win over Kline anchor the list amid broad policy debates.
Arlington National Cemetery section 60 known as the garden of stone holds one tenth of U.S. war dead, with 3000 reported from Iraq. Many were under 25, and about half died from remote IEDs as the insurgency grew. By year end 2006, 820 U.S. service members died in Iraq.
Sunday night brought New Year celebrations as residents rang in 2007. Valerie Landwehr, new to Lawrence, joined friends at The Sandbar on East Eighth Street for a midnight champagne toast. Across the city revelers lined up private and public gatherings, some with champagne and kisses, others with toilet paper confetti.
Violent incidents and weather dampen festivities as Sydney marks the dawn over Harbour Bridge with fireworks for its 75th anniversary while Bangkok cancels the main events after explosions. London hosts thousands as Bangkok orders return home. Police report later events in New York Times Square.
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