Monday
December 27, 2004
'Sunny
Day'
At Ward Lake Sunday, Alicia Howard
(rowing) and her brother
Ethan Howard enjoy the sunny day. - More...
Front Page Photo by Chris Wilhelm
The top national and international
news stories of 2004
- In case you missed it, the United States held an election this
year. -- President Bush's thin but decisive victory over Democratic
rival John Kerry on Nov. 2, a determination that bears heavily
on other major issues like Iraq and the war on terror, heads
Scripps Howard News Service's list of the Top 10 news stories
of 2004. - More...
Monday - December 27, 2004
Top 10 business stories of 2004 - 1. The plummeting value of the U.S.
dollar had repercussions for both consumers and governments.
The United States had trouble selling its debts, which contributed
to higher interest rates and a rise in the cost of imported goods
in the United States. On the upside, some U.S. companies had
higher sales overseas and Europeans flocked to the United States
to scoop up bargains. - More...
Monday - December 27, 2004
The Top 10 entertainment stories of
2004 - 1. A flash of
Janet Jackson's nipple during the Super Bowl halftime show got
the Federal Communications Commission all hot and bothered, but
had a chilling effect on broadcasters. The fear of FCC fines
for "indecency" caused radio stations and the networks
to grow cautious, and prevented many ABC stations from airing
the World War II movie "Saving Private Ryan" uncut
because of profanity.
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Columnists
 Michael
Reagan: Endurance
Wins Wars - Once upon a time, Americans recognized the unpleasant
fact that, as Sherman said, "war is hell," and they
acted accordingly, accepting the pain and the losses as the price
that had to be paid for victory. - More...
Monday - December 27, 2004
 Betsy
Hart: We're
worrying too much - There's one story that to me best epitomized
the American psyche, or maybe I should say one of the worst aspects
of the American psyche, in 2004. -- It wasn't the election, the
war in Iraq, or even the fascination with the Laci Peterson murder.
-- It was the flu vaccine shortage. - More...
Monday - December 27, 2004
Preston MacDougall: Chemical
Eye on Cathedrals in Science - The Duomo, mitered canal gates
and The Last Supper. Those are the three things that most strongly
resonate in my memory long after Carlo Gatti, my friend, chemistry
collaborator and tour guide all in one, transformed the Italian
Renaissance from chapters in art books, and the dash between
1400 and 1600 in history books, into magnificent, moving and
colorful reality. You can experience this too, if you go to Milan,
in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. - More...
Monday - December 27, 2004
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 Jason
Love: Loud
and Near - So I walked into the dentist's office, and the
lobby was packed. No. Packed. I wasn't surprised. My dentist
has two modes: deliberate and not-that-hurried. It doesn't matter
if there's one person waiting or twenty -- he is going cover
current events and flossing procedure before you step out of
that chair. - More...
Monday - December 27, 2004
 Phoebe
Newman: Thank
You, KPU! - Thirty thousand little lights.. hung along the
road.. sparkled in the winter night .. and caused an overload.
- More...
Monday - December 27, 2004
Dear Crabby: Missing
Home - I moved to New Jersey 5 years ago, but I find myself
thinking about home every day. I lived in Ketchikan most all
my life and I can't seem to stop wondering why I left. I guess
what really upsets me is, I've lost many friends and family while
residing here in Jersey due to work and medical. Due to a car
accident I'm stuck here. - More...
Monday - December 27, 2004
 Confidentially
Yours: When
young girls 'fall in love'... by Jewel Kats and Dave Silverberg
- Dear Jewel, I'm in Grade
10 and I have a crush on a co-op student from the university.
He works as an office assistant in our school and I recently
started noticing him. I pass him during lunch and he smiles.
He actually asked me my name, but I doubt he's interested in
me and only regards me as a kid. There is a huge gap in our ages,
he's turning 20 and I'm still 15. I think he's just trying to
be polite and I know that in his position he can't be interested
in young girls, but I feel that this rejection is affecting my
self-confidence. I find myself quieter in class. Can you please
help me? - NEEDS CONFIDENCE BOOST - More...
Monday - December 27, 2004
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