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Casey at the Bat: Only half of the American story Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
We need to write a second part of Casey at the Bat, one that you read to your kids when they fail their first test and need to rebound. Casey experiences a comeback season the next year and hits .350, leading his team to the World Series.

Americans Mark Unhappy Birthday Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Even folks in the Optimist Club are having a tough time toeing an upbeat line these days.

Obama Reaches Out to Christians Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Sen. Barack Obama ended a week's focus on values by giving a conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church a highly personal account of his spiritual journey and a promise that he will make "faith-based" social service "a moral center of my administration."

U.S. Removes Uranium From Iraq Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program — a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium — reached a Canadian port Saturday to complete a secret U.S. operation that included a two-week airlift from Baghdad and a voyage by ship crossing two oceans.

Secret Deal May Open Prime Land in Montana Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The Bush administration is preparing to ease the way for the nation's largest private landowner to convert hundreds of thousands of acres of mountain forestland to residential subdivisions.

Myanmar's Storm Survivors Cobble Together a Meager Future Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Two months after a cyclone ravaged the fertile Irrawaddy Delta, in Myanmar's southwest, the bones of drowning victims still clutter the muddy banks of waterways.

CIA Chief Tries to Repair Damage From Scandals Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Soon after accepting the post of CIA director two years ago, Michael Hayden set an unusual goal for his scandal-beset agency: virtual invisibility.

Challenges Abound For Bush At Last Economic Summit Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The problems do not get any easier as President Bush attends his final summit with leaders of industrialized democracies.

Accident At Iowa Fireworks Display Hurts 37 Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A Fourth of July fireworks shell misfired in northern Iowa, sending a fireball skidding down a street into a crowd of spectators and injuring 37 people, officials said Saturday.

California Wildfires Straining Firefighting Crews Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A wildfire threatening hundreds of homes in Southern California spread slowly through scenic canyon lands Saturday, straining the crews who struggled to contain hundreds of other blazes around the state.

Iran Indicates It Has No Plans To Halt Enrichment Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Iran indicated Saturday that it has no plans to meet a key Western demand that it stop enriching uranium, a day after Tehran sent the European Union a response to an international offer of incentives for halting enrichment.

A Race To Solve Fatal White-Nose Syndrome Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Wildlife biologists with the state Department of Environmental Protection are involved in a massive national effort to solve one of today's most urgent natural mysteries: What's killing our bats?

VA Studies Robot Therapy To 'Recharge' Stroke Victims' Arms Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Walter Spring didn't complain much about what he lost when a stroke weakened the left side of his body more than two years ago.

Rell Job Reversal Perplexes Top Pick Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Greg Grew of Woodbury was driving to Stamford on April 1 for lunch with a friend to celebrate his pending appointment by Gov. M. Jodi Rell to the key post of state building inspector.

State Program Designed To Boost Affordable Housing Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Affordable housing is a sticky issue in Connecticut.

Friday Shooting Was Hartford's 14th Homicide Of Year Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Hartford police are investigating two Friday night shootings, one of which ended the life of a man on his 21st birthday.

Simsbury Family Rides In Jimmy Fund Bike Event Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Tom and Chris Horn didn't expect people to line the streets of Sturbridge, Mass., at 6 a.m., or to continue to cheer along the 192 miles to Provincetown, Mass., while the two pedaled in the August heat.

In Hartford, Thousands Gather To Celebrate Islam Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A woman wearing a burqa sat on a bench Saturday at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, the fabric across her face revealing only her eyes.

Grave Markers Moved Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Shaker Gravestones To Be Presented To Museum

— Three historic grave markers, remnants of an old Shaker community, have been removed from a prison walkway and will be presented Monday to an Enfield museum.

Son In Harwinton Getting Dad's WW II Dog Tags Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The World War II dog tags of a Bristol soldier who fought on a South Pacific island will soon be back in Connecticut.

Scenes From Riverfest 2008 Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Raquel Blodgett strikes a pose Saturday at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza as she dances to music by Memphis Soul Spectacular, with singer Rob 'Mr. Big Stuff' Jockel. The 8-year-old, from Ludlow, Mass., was visiting Hartford's Riverfest 2008 with her family. Raquel's mother, Sakuna Blodgett, left, sister, Duangrat Blodgett, 14, and family friend Tong Woodward laugh and enjoy the show she puts on.

McCain's health plan: A threat to employer plans? Sun, 6 Jul 2008 15:25:00 -0400
There's a great unknown about Sen. John McCain's health plan: How many employers would drop insurance coverage for their workers because of his tax policies?

Sullivan Hopes Sub Experience Can Help Beat Courtney Sat, 5 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
It was a hot, windless day at Asnuntuck Community College and Frank Gulluni, director of the school's Manufacturing Technology Center, was earnestly explaining to a visiting candidate how important it still was to train workers for manufacturing jobs in Connecticut.

Nordstrom Exclusives From Top Brands Create A Beauty Buzz Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Nordstrom beauty customers are a lucky bunch. Some of the biggest names in cosmetics and fragrance are participating in promotions available only at Nordstrom during the store's anniversary sale.

Giving A Hand Up To People Who Own Nothing Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Imagine owning not so much as a towel, bowl or spoon.

'Hutch' Was Fun To Be Around, And Never Judged Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
"Extraordinary Life" looks back each Sunday on someone whose life made a difference.

Together They Can Face Anything, Including Illness Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Sandy Crowe is free to eat watermelon and talk to people without their having to wear a mask and sterilize their hands this Independence Day weekend. She can drink tap water, have fresh vegetables and walk outside, even if neighbors are mowing their lawns. Not so last year, when she was under a 100-day lockdown after treatment for aggressive leukemia, a year marked with intense radiation and chemotherapy and her daughter's rescheduling her wedding.

Having An Emotional Affair Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
DEAR AMY: My husband has been keeping a secret friendship with a female friend from his past.

Relationship Mistakes Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Here are four big, fat relationship mistakes and what to do instead.

Just Who Was Jesus? Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The Dot usually does not get involved in public policy issues, save one. This country needs to adopt a European-style vacation model. It is beyond absurd that at this point in the summer, there is not another holiday until September. We should not be returning to work until September. Let's put an end to this insanity now. All in favor ...

So You Think You're Funny? Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Want to win a fabulous prize from the Swag Hag and be a legend in your own mind? Then come up with a funny caption for this photo, and get it to us by noon Wednesday. Entries can be e-mailed to thedot@courant.com or snail-mailed to the Dot, Features Dept., Hartford Courant, 285 Broad St., Hartford, CT 06115.

The Comeback Fish Sat, 5 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
This is part of an occasional series about the fish species of Connecticut — from the ever-popular striped bass to the lesser-known river herring. Some fish we like to eat; some we don't. Some are flourishing; some are not. And all are affected by vexing environmental issues.

On a late spring evening with the sun setting, the mouth of the Connecticut River was sprinkled with powerboats and kayaks from Old Saybrook to Old Lyme, most everybody fishing.

Cashing In On Clutter Sat, 5 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Financial Squeeze Fuels Boom In Tag Sales

Steve Treat has never been big on yard sales. Until now he had held one, maybe two in his life. But this month alone he has had three at his Fresno, Calif., home.

Build The Rail Shop Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
As even a former commissioner admitted, the state Department of Transportation erred in 2005 when it released an estimate of $300 million for the proposed rail maintenance facility in New Haven. That estimate was based on outdated numbers and incomplete estimates, and didn't include later additions to the project or an unanticipated rise in the cost of building materials.

An Archaic System Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
There are almost 270,000 people in New London County. Fewer than 1,000 made the call on what could be the county's biggest development of the next decade.

Melon Mojo Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
This sounds like one of those season-appropriate stories that product promoters send to newspapers before holidays: Scientists at Texas A&M University have found that watermelon has the potential to act as a natural Viagra.

Readers Weigh In On Remaking The Courant Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Courant Managing Editor Barbara T. Roessner's article last Sunday on the pending reconstruction of the newspaper sparked a deluge of reader comments. To read her article, or to weigh in with additional comments, please go to www.courant.com/newpaper . Over the next few months, Roessner will provide periodic updates on the changes to the paper, which are scheduled to debut in late September. Here are excerpts from this week's reader reaction. (Illustration By Ananda Walden / The Hartford Courant)

Reaching To Stifle Students Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
How Can Schools Strip Teens' Rights Outside Classroom?

Let's start with an unremarkable proposition: teenagers have constitutional rights.

Troubled Museums Like Twain House Must Plot Path To Success Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Recent eye-popping stories on museums in financial trouble are the public face of a national epidemic. Edith Wharton's Massachusetts home, The Mount, and The Mark Twain House's fiscal challenges are examples of a national trend attracting notoriety and questions. There are no simple solutions to long-term sustainability. But there are lessons from other sites that can shape the community conversations about the viability of our cultural institutions.

Forum on Form: High Victorian Gothic Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
This is the house that Mark built.

Editorial Roundup: Wasted Tax Dollars Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
THE DAY ( New London)

Yankees Hold Off Red Sox Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The Red Sox scored a run and had the bases loaded with no outs in the ninth, but Mariano Rivera retired the next three hitters, striking out Julio Lugo to end the Yankees' 2-1 victory, at least temporarily stopping their slide toward oblivion in the AL East.

Miles Getting Structure At UConn Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
For Nate Miles, the freshman guard/forward from Toledo, Ohio, this is a period of acclimation and adjustment, one of excitement, anticipation and opportunity — and work.

Fever Defeat Sun For Second Time This Season Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
— Tammy Sutton-Brown and Katie Douglas each scored 18 points, and the Indianapolis Fever ended the Sun's five-game Conseco Fieldhouse winning streak with an 81-74 victory Saturday night.

Insiders Share Yankee Stadium's Hidden History Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Ray Negron was 16, a troubled kid caught spraying graffiti on Yankee Stadium.

Venus Defeats Serena In Wimbledon Final Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
— No histrionics. No fist pumping, certainly no grinning.

Eremita Wins Kolinsky Scholarship Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Matt Eremita of South Windsor High School is used to doing double duty, so maybe his intentions in college — a double major in history and pre-med at Trinity starting in the fall — are no surprise.

Wiggins Hasn't Left UConn Yet Sat, 5 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
His signature cackle shooting through the empty arena and the familiar bounce in his step, Doug Wiggins walked onto the Gampel Pavilion court earlier this week wearing full UConn gear. Then he played pickup basketball, pulling up for short jumpers, driving the lane, throwing a lob from his chest that Jerome Dyson dunked emphatically.

One Sweet Ride: Leasing Exotic Cars To Rich Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
For one Connecticut businessman, the downturn in the auto market and general economy has basically left him untouched because he is catering to a high-end niche market in which he is a leader.

Heading For Foreclosure? Talk To Your Lender Sun, 6 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Even if you can't stand Donald Trump's hair, politics or tastes, you need to listen to his advice if you are even remotely facing the possibility of foreclosure.

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