Biggest stories of the year.. Your opinions too

Josephine96 · #1 Postby **Josephine96** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 6:41 pm

I know there are still about 38 days left in the year.. but I'm already trying to get ideas for the biggest stories of the year when I attempt to relaunch my site in December..

Top News Stories: {In no particular order}

Hurricane Quad hits Florida {Charley, Frances, Jeanne, Ivan}
Kobe Bryant dismissed
Basketbrawl in Detroit
Martha Stewart gets prison time for stock swap.
Carlie Brucia raped and murdered

President Bush wins 2nd term
Dan Rather steps down at CBS
Ken Jennings Jeopardy streak {may still lose before 12/31}
Yasser Arafat dies
Jessica McMullen tragedy {more local story}
Scott Peterson guilty of murder of wife Laci
Lori Hacking murdered by husband

100's more die in Iraqi war
Terrorists crash 2 jetliners overseas {the 2 planes that crashed minutes apart}

There are probably several more on here I have completely forgot.

SPORTS:
Athens Olympics go off without a hitch
NHL lockout
Lakers dismantled
Pistons win NBA title
Ricky Williams retires wanting drugs more than football
Tampa Bay Lightning win Stanley Cup
Lance Armstrong wins Tour de France YET AGAIN
Diana Taurasi wins WNBA rookie of the year
Patriots win 2nd title in 3 years
Red Sox end curse after 86 years {already a lock for #1}
Basketbrawl in Detroit

Feel free to add a few.. The last week of December.. I'll make my final list and publish it on my site when I relaunch it

Website · #2 Postby **Brent** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 6:54 pm

Looks good...

Don't forget about the death of Ronald Reagan. I know it wasn't a surprise but it was still a big story.

BaltimoreGirl · #3 Postby **BaltimoreGirl** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 7:44 pm

The russian school massacre

#4 Postby **Cookiely** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:32 pm

Capture of Hussein.

Website · #5 Postby **Brent** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:40 pm

Cookiely wrote:Capture of Hussein.

That happened December 13, 2003. :wink:

Website · #6 Postby **Brent** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:41 pm

I think the Presidential election was the biggest story of the year... mainly for the fact that it went on for the whole year. The primaries started in January and the General election campaign began in March.

SouthernWx · #7 Postby **SouthernWx** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 6:53 pm

#1 stories IMO..

U.S.: presidential campaign/ Bush's re-election

International: death of Yassar Arafat

Sports: Red Sox finally winning the World Series

Weather: Florida hurricanes

#8 Postby **cycloneye** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 8:11 pm

US Election and reelection of Bush and the Florida Hurricanes were the news of the year IMO.

Stratosphere747 · #9 Postby **Stratosphere747** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 8:19 pm

cycloneye wrote:US Election and reelection of Bush and the Florida Hurricanes were the news of the year IMO.

Cycloneye...Florida SHOULD be the biggest story of the year....

The sad thing is that after a week or so it only becomes a regional story...And that is what those outside of the tropics do not understand..Especially in one of the most historic years of tropical acitivity...

AirmaN · #10 Postby **AirmaN** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 11:20 pm

Josephine96 wrote:Ricky Williams retires wanting drugs more than football

He's coming back next year.

How about Lou Holtz Retires, Spurrier steps in.
Peterno desides to coach till he's at least 80.

OtherHD · #11 Postby **OtherHD** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 11:37 pm

the madrid disaster...3/11

Website · #12 Postby **Brent** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 11:50 pm

OtherHD wrote:the madrid disaster...3/11

Forgot all about that.

Josephine96 · #13 Postby **Josephine96** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 10:52 am

I had forgot about the 3/11 in Madrid.. The night I wrote this I also thought about Spurrier and the NEXTEL cup in Nascar as they changed names..

I kinda forgot Mr. Reagan.. Oh well.. Maybe something will occur before 12/31.. we'll see

TexasStooge · #14 Postby **TexasStooge** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 1:27 pm

Hey, don't forget "Martha Stewart Gets More work on her hands after Smuggling Spices to her Prison Cell".

Wnghs2007 · #15 Postby **Wnghs2007** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 2:39 pm

I say Regan dieing and The Presidental Election were the biggest of the year.

Stormsfury · #16 Postby **Stormsfury** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 2:57 pm

Stratosphere747 wrote:
cycloneye wrote:US Election and reelection of Bush and the Florida Hurricanes were the news of the year IMO.

Cycloneye...Florida SHOULD be the biggest story of the year....

The sad thing is that after a week or so it only becomes a regional story...And that is what those outside of the tropics do not understand..Especially in one of the most historic years of tropical acitivity...

OUTSTANDING point ... it's very unfortunate that after a relatively short period of time, Florida was basically all but forgotten while there was still a severe need for food, water, supplies, and rebuilding needs ... and unfortunately, this occurs all to often with many historic storms ... including Hugo (although, news coverage was predominant for about 2 weeks off and on, BEFORE the OCT 17th, 1989 San Francisco Earthquake, and Charleston/Hugo was basically all but forgotten instantly ... except when Mr. Joe Riley was criticized for donating some supplies/water/etc made national news ... even still when the need was still here as well (from an ethical standpoint, I applauded Mayor Riley's gesture ...). He felt that it would have been unethical NOT to be the first city to respond to the needs of another city in need from a natural disaster ...

SF

Josephine96 · #17 Postby **Josephine96** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 10:57 am

I heard another idea for a sports story this morning.. The sacrifice and sad death of Pat Tillman

TexasStooge · #18 Postby **TexasStooge** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:02 am

This should definitely count as the biggest story of the year:

Plano mother charged with murder of her own 11 month old baby.

Josephine96 · #19 Postby **Josephine96** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:06 am

Hey Stooge.. that was a bad story too :cry:

But sadly Mom's probably kill their babies more often than we know.. hence why they never make national news

TexasStooge · #20 Postby **TexasStooge** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 11:53 am

All I know is that the 911 tape was released nationwide. I'm sure the case will be on Court TV.

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