FRIDAY 07/16/04 SPORTS WEEKEND HALE DARK DAZE STORM • The metalheads Westfield of Atreyu have put tops Fairfax “The Curse” on in McLean final Ozzfest this year. Page 37 Page 11 • www.jrnl.com • Vol. 66, No. 141 • FREE • Metrorail showing its age By DREW BUSH again debating how well- of the crash that took place at Journal staff writer maintained and safe the 4 p.m. in the Farragut North ■ Metro eyes making SmarTrip chips Officials: Ceiling aging transit system’s station.”We were fortunate smarter; ‘Car-sharing’ to expand. Page 3 A mixture of concrete and facilities are. that no one was injured.” wire mesh that crashed “It was very heavy stuff,” collapse points to down from a ceiling in the “We were fortunate no he added. Metro’s normal hour, 5 a.m. and whether other stations entrance of a Metrorail one was there,” James The station entrance was Metro’s staff awaits results might have similar problems. station Wednesday Gallagher, deputy general shut down after the crash and from a vigorous investigation It appears the incident is larger problems afternoon has officials once manager for operations, said reopened this morning at into what caused the crash Please see METRO, Page 6 ■ Brothers recover after being caught in shed explosion Page 4 Court filing: EPA wrongly delayed air quality plan By ANDREA PRICER Journal staff writer The Environmental Protection Agency must rule on years-old air quality plans for the metro region, even though those plans have since been replaced, environmental groups argued Wednesday in a federal court filing. Earthjustice filed the motion Campers wait to shove off from the shore in kayaks during a relay race at Camp Friendship in Laytonsville, Md. The sleep-away camp for children in D.C. federal court on behalf of and teens suffering from or affected by cancer lets its 70 campers ride horses, play putt-putt golf and participate in other activities. Andrew Harnik/Journal the Sierra Club, arguing the EPA has wrongfully delayed making a ■ decision on the region’s air quality Summer camp helps ease the pain Please see AIR, Page 6 Calm waters of children suffering from cancer. Page 5 ■ Two US Airways Opinions clash over HOV extension unions agree to sit By JOHANNE JEAN-JACQUES 95, but we are seeing spillover effects, and negotiate Page 7 Journal staff writer “If you build it, they (commuters) will come.” particularly on Route 1.” But Supervisor Corey Stewart, R- Extending Interstate 95 high- Supervisor Corey Stewart, R-Occoquan Occoquan, who carpools daily into the occupancy vehicle lanes south of District, said extending existing HOV ■ EDITORIAL: Has Dumfries will relieve congestion. Or far south as Fredericksburg and Connaughton said he emphatically lanes beyond Dumfries could lead to it will add more cars to already busy Massaponax and converted to high- believes HOV lanes need to reach sprawl, increase HOV lane traffic and highways. occupancy toll lanes, which would growing populations in Stafford. draw more single drivers onto the judicial discretion provide single drivers the opportunity “It’s desperately in our interest to road, hurting carpoolers. Prince William County supervisors to pay for HOV-lane use. see those HOV lanes finally go south,” “If you build it, they will come,” Page 10 offered diverging opinions Tuesday on Though not completely sold on said Connaughton, R-at large. “It’s not Stewart said. “All those people are gone too far? whether the lanes should be taken as HOT lanes, Board Chairman Sean T. only causing backups on [Interstate] Please see BOARD, Page 6 ➧NATION: Gay marriage foes advance new legislation. Page 8 ➧WORLD: Car bombing kills 10 people in Iraq. Page 9 Northern Virginia Journal 22 UP FRONT 07/16/04 Emmy nominations announced Hilary Duff living LOS ANGELES (AP) – Say What? “Angels in America,” the HBO miniseries adapted the fairy tale life from a Pulitzer Prize- winning play about New After years of starring in her versions of the story, but never Yorkers affected by the own Disney Channel a modern day high school AIDS crisis in the 1980s, television show, “Lizzie version of it. I love that about received a leading 21 Emmy McGuire,” Hilary Duff has it. The characters are very nominations Thursday. slowly been working her way different, especially Sam. She’s into feature films, doing a very ambitious person and “The Sopranos” was the supporting roles in films even though she gets put down leading nominee among ranging from “Agent Cody through the whole movie, she series, with 20. Banks” to “Human Nature” still has goals for herself and Changes in Emmy rules before recreating dreams that she accomplishes. intended to broaden the field Lizzie for the It’s a good message for girls. beyond familiar nominees big screen. And then there’s the boy thing, worked, with showings by Her first which is great. Fox’s critically acclaimed but big non- Journal: Would you describe low-rated sitcom “Arrested Lizzie yourself as an ambitions release, person? How do you stay on Development” and CBS’ Jeffrey Tambor, left, and Jason Bateman appear in a scene from offbeat and popular drama “A top of the teen market, Fox’s “Arrested Development.” The show was nominated for Cinderella because it’s so competitive “Joan of Arcadia.” best comedy series Thursday when the nominations for the 56th “It really is a fresh mix Story,” is right now? Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced. AP photo here. That’s what we were an Duff: I’m ambitious, but I trying to do, shake things up a Sopranos,” which has yet to best lead actor in a comedy updating don’t know if I think of it little,” TV Academy Chairman win a best drama series series. Also nominated in the of the as competitive. I don’t Goldberg AP photo Dick Askin said. award, and “Joan of Arcadia,” category were Larry David of classic worry that if I turn “We are disappointed by Premium cable channel other nominees in the best “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” fable with something down, the manner in which Ms. HBO dominated, receiving drama series category include Kelsey Grammer of “Frasier,” Duff so and so is going nearly twice as many “CSI: Crime Scene Matt LeBlanc of “Friends” playing to take it. I have a Goldberg chose to express the part great team herself and sincerely regret nominations as any broadcast Investigation,” “24,” and last and Tony Shalhoub of network and fielding leading year’s winner, “The West “Monk,” who was last year’s of the around me that that her recent remarks downtrod- helps a lot. It’s offended some of our nominees “Angels in Wing.” winner playing an obsessive- America” and “The Joining “Arrested compulsive detective. den girl fun for me, consumers. Ads featuring waiting for even though Ms. Goldberg will no longer Sopranos.” Development” and “Sex and “It’s all such a jumble,” TV Academy members the City” in the best comedy said Shalhoub, who helped her prince I do work be on the air.” to rescue Duff my butt gave a fond farewell to HBO’s series category: “Curb Your announce the nominations Warner “Sex and the City” with a best Enthusiasm,” “Will & Grace” Thursday. “You can’t feel too her. Brothers off. – Terry Olson, Slim- comedy series nod for its final and last year’s winner, bad even if you’re not photo Journal: Fast general manager, on season, but didn’t nominate “Everybody Loves Raymond.” nominated as long as the Journal: How did the company’s release of two other departing series, John Ritter, the “8 Simple show’s doing well.” Do you you get Whoopi Goldberg after NBC’s “Friends” and Rules” comedy star who died The Emmys are scheduled believe in started in executives were unhappy “Frasier.” last year, received a to air Sept. 19 on ABC, with happily ever Celebrity show with her remarks that Along with “The posthumous nomination as Garry Shandling as host. after? business? mocked President Bush. Duff: I Duff: I did don’t know. 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