Jet articles from September 2004

Jet archives from September 2004

Cultural Center opening, bronze statue, honor memory of Chicago's first Black mayor.(National Report)
September 6, 2004... The legacy of the late Harold Washington, who made history over 20 years ago by becoming the first Black mayor of Chicago, will continue to help future generations of Blacks with the opening of a newly built cultural center. Hundreds...

When Rep. Denise Majette decided to seek a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, some of her supporters wondered whether the first-term congresswoman, who only a year ago toppled veteran Rep. Cynthia McKinney in Georgia, was too hasty in running for a U.S. Senate seat.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... When Rep. Denise Majette decided to seek a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, some of her supporters wondered whether the first-term congresswoman, who only a year ago toppled veteran Rep. Cynthia McKinney in Georgia, was too hasty in running for a...

Blacks closest to President George Bush--Secretaries Alfonso Jackson of HUD and Rod Paige.(Confidential)(Housing and Urban Development)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Blacks closest to President George Bush--Secretaries Alfonso Jackson of HUD and Rod Paige of Education...

Christopher J. Garrett.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Christopher J. Garrett is director of the grassroots development program at the Democratic National Committee.

States described by pollsters as having a Black margin of victory.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... States described by pollsters as having a Black margin of victory are Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, California, New York, and Illinois...

Thomas Burrell.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Thomas Burrell, the president of the Black Farmers and Agricultural Association, has fired the law firm the organization hired to tackle the reported discrimination problems it faced at the U.S. Agriculture Department. He faults it for the...

National Bar Association.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Washington lawyer Kim M. Keenan was sworn in as president of the National Bar Association. She is the eighth female to hold the post.

Gwen Moore.(National Headliners)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Look for another Black woman to be elected this year to the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington. Wisconsin state senator Gwen Moore, a 14-year legislator from Milwaukee, is leading the pack for the Sept. 14 primaries and could become...

Colin Powell.(National Headliners)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Secretary of State Colin Powell won the Cat of the Year award from the Cat Fanciers Association. His cat of the Bombay breed beat out 22,700 other entrants. The prize: Powell and his cat will be on the cover of the organization's 2005 yearbook...

William B. Bryant.(Nationanl Headliners)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... An annex of the U.S. courthouse building in Washington was named for Judge William B. Bryant...

Bill Cosby.(National Headliners)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Entertainer Bill Cosby reigned as a hero on the Hampton University campus after he flew three students on his plane to the school. Thanks to Cosby, the trio, from Springfield, MA, will receive an all-expense-paid education and are promised "a...

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority elects Louise Rice National President at 47th National Convention.(National Report)(Augusta State University)
September 6, 2004... Dr. Louise A. Rice, associate professor emeritus of reading at Augusta State University in Georgia, recently was elected the 23rd national president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. during its 47th National Convention in Las Vegas. Rice, a...

Missionary rescues Texas children abandoned in Nigeria for ten months.(Children)
September 6, 2004... For seven critically ill and malnourished African-American children who were left nameless, penniless and abandoned in the poverty-stricken back streets of Ibadan, Nigeria, in Africa, it would take a miracle to make it back to America alive....

WWII vet honors the request of a dying friend after six decades.(Children)(World War II)
September 6, 2004... A White soldier whose life was saved by a Black serviceman in 1942's segregated army had a chance to repay his debt, and he did. Nearly 60 years later he is still keeping his promise by fulfilling his friend's final wish. During World War...

This week in Black history.(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... August 30, 1967- Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court on this day. Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Marshall served from 1967 through 1991. He also was the first Black to serve as...

Time for a fall overhaul.(Beauty)
September 6, 2004... Fall is no time to fall down on your style. Here's how to look hot with the coolest trends of the season. * Face facts. Move over monochrome makeup! Bold lips and peacock eyes are prize winners this season. The smoky eye is still sexy, but...

Spiritual bond.(Society World)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Amanda Janel Smith wed Andrew Martin Stroth at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. The bride, a graduate of Northern Michigan University, is a financial analyst at McDonald's Corporation. The groom, a graduate of the University of...

Because of love.(Society World)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Dr. Eddie Richardson, Jr. and Dr. Jameelah Gater pledged their eternal love during an enchanted double-ring ceremony at the Half Moon Golf and Beach Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The bride is a family physician in Dublin, GA. The groom is a...

On one accord.(Society World)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... W. Percy Johnson, Jr. made the former Amanda Gia Johnson his wife at New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Richmond, VA. The bride is a graduate of Hampton University. She is a scientist at Arista Laboratories in Richmond. The groom is a...

Bright beginning.(Society World)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Corey Smith united in holy matrimony with Meshan Johnson at Jackson Street Church of Christ in Nashville, TN. The bride, a mortgage broker at Ace Mortgage Funding, Inc., is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University. The groom, a process...

Still sweet after 60 years.(Society World)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Anderson, Jr. celebrated 60 years of wedded bliss during a dinner party with family and friends at the Hiddenbrooke Golf & Country Club in Vallejo, CA. Mrs. Lubertha Scott Anderson retired from the Contra Costa Health...

Nuptials in Hawaii.(Society World)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Earl Bryan Kates and Vicky Wynn Weathers tied the knot at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Oahu, Hawaii. A graduate of Winthrop University, the bride is a business analyst with Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc. A graduate of Devry University and...

A deserving dedication.(Education)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Sandra Bolden-Cunningham (r), the widow of Jersey City, NJ's late Mayor Glenn D. Cunningham, applauds along with Jersey City Police Chief Ronald Buonocore during the dedication of the Glenn D. Cunningham Branch Library and Community Center, the...

Student freed in rape case bound for Hampton Univ.(Education)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Marcus Dixon, a Georgia high school football star whose college career was derailed by a rape conviction last year (JET, March 8), will attend Hampton University in Virginia this fall on an athletic scholarship. Dixon captured national...

Five ways to foster good homework skills in kids.(Parenting)
September 6, 2004... Homework. It's the evil stuff that keeps kids from having fun after school. Or so they think. But instead of letting your children moan and groan every night about calculating math problems or answering history questions, teach them to value...

California Rep. Maxine Waters spearheads tribute to Maynard Jackson at Democratic Convention.(Newsmakers)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... At the Democratic National Convention in Boston, the event that perhaps was the most "talked about" was the tribute to Atlanta's legendary former mayor, the late Maynard H. Jackson Jr. Sponsored by African-American Committee 2000 and...

Jet publisher and other pioneers honored at historic journalists' convention.(Journalism)
September 6, 2004... John H. Johnson, who borrowed $500 on his mother's furniture in 1942 and started the biggest Black-owned media conglomerate in African-American history, was honored along with other press pioneers at the UNITY 2004: Journalists of Color...

Wisconsin's 1st Black Supreme Court justice.(Law & Justice)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Milwaukee County Judge Louis Butler Jr. addresses the media after Gov. Jim Doyle (1) appointed him to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Madison, WI. Butler's mother, Gwendolyn Johnson, looks on. Butler, 52, a Chicago native and former Municipal...

Jackson's four.(the week's best photos)
September 6, 2004... * JACKSON'S FOUR: "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson steps out with his family, wife, Erika r, and their children (l-r), Taylor, Zoe and Jordan, at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards at the Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA.

Beauty of the week.
September 6, 2004... ALEX PERKINS is from Newport News, VA. The 5-foot-7 model enjoys writing and dancing. She also likes producing and directing music videos.

Lady on red.(the week's best photos)
September 6, 2004... * LADY ON RED: Sizzling tennis superstar Serena Williams takes time out to strike a pose on the Red Carpet at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards held at the Universal Amphitheater in Universal City, CA.

A-Maze-ing key.(the week's best photos)
September 6, 2004... A-MAZE-ING KEY: Famed soul singer Frankie Beverly of the legendary group Maze featuring Frankie Beverly receives the key to the city from Atlantic City, NJ, Mayor Lorenzo T. Langford at the historic Boardwalk Hall. The group is celebrating...

EBONY Fashion Fair kick-off reception fall 2004.(Fashion)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... The Fall 2004 kick-off reception for the 47th annual EBONY Fashion Fair in Chicago, sponsored by the Chicago Inter-Alumni Council (CIAC) for the benefit of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), was held at the Chicago headquarters of Johnson...

Arkansas medical school deaths of husband and wife doctors is apparent murder-suicide: police.(Crime)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Details of former-Olympian Robert Howard's suicide--and his slain wife--are still puzzling Little Rock, AR, police. Howard, who made the Olympic finals in the triple jump twice at the 1996 Atlanta Games and again in Sydney in 2000, was a...

Record-setting deal.(Sports)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... RECORD-SETTING DEAL; As the NFL gears up for the regular season, the San Diego Chargers' LaDainian Tomlinson will start the season as the highest-paid running back after he recently signed the richest contract for a running back in NFL history....

Teen tennis milestone.(Sports)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... * TEEN TENNIS MILESTONE: Seventeen-year-old Scoville Jenkins recently became the first Black to win the 18s singles championship of the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) Boys Nationals. The Atlanta teen defeated Michigan teenager Scott Oudsema,...

St Louis Shines.(Sports)
September 6, 2004... * ST. LOUIS SHINES: Actor-comedian Joe Terry (c), a native of St. Louis, is greeted by fellow natives (l-r), rapper Murphy Lee, actor-comedian Cedric the Entertainer, singer Truth (bending), Olympic track great Jackie Joyner Kersee, and St....

Bishop T.D. Jakes hosts Mega Fest in Atlanta.(Religion)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... More than 140,000 people attended the recent Mega Fest, hosted by noted Bishop T.D. Jakes in Atlanta. The four-day Mega Fest was designed not only to empower people with the message of God's love, but also to provide wholesome, world-class...

Jill Scott returns with new CD 'Beautifully Human' and talks about her marriage & making music.(Compact Disk)(Cover Story)
September 6, 2004... There's something about Jill Scott you can't help but love. Yes, there's something about her. That soothing voice, that bright, easy smile that sets you at ease and those soulful songs that speak the truth. There's something about how...

A fan favorites.(Celebrities)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Music legends Little Richard and Chuck Berry dazzle the crowd at the Westbury Music Fair in Westbury, NY. The Fair has been featuring musical stars since 1956 and has evolved into one of the top five theaters nationwide, featuring a full...

Singing stars meet.(Celebrities)(artist Kem)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Pop vocal legend Al Jarreau and new recording artist Kem, whose debut hit is Love Calls, meet during the 17th annual Long Beach Jazz Festival in California. Kem considers Jarreau as one of his biggest musical heroes, and many critics and fans...

Exorcist: the beginning.(movies to see)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Father Lankester Merrin thinks he has seen evil. In the years following World War II, he is haunted by memories of the unspeakable brutality perpetrated against the innocent people of his parish. He has traveled far from his native Holland in a...

Meow.(Celebrities)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Famed singer-actress Eartha Kitt holds a cat at the opening of Meow Mix Cafe for cats in New York. The two main rules for the restaurant are no dogs and no catnip, which must be checked at the door. "Our goal is to keep cats happy," said Meow...

Miller Brewing apologizes for omitting Black celebs from rock 'n' roll cans.(Celebrities)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Miller Brewing Co. recently issued an apology to the Black community for failing to include any Black artists on its series of commemorative rock 'n' roll cans. The Associated Press reported that the brewer, in a promotion with Rolling...

Top 20 albums.(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... 1. THE HUNGER FOR MORE Lloyd Banks (Interscope) 2. GODFATHER BURIED ALIVE Shyne (Def Jam) 3. LIFE AFTER CASH MONEY B.G. (Choppa City) 4. KISS OF DEATH Jadakiss (Ruff Ryders) 5. MUSICOLOGY Prince (NPG/Columbia) 6. SOUTHSIDE...

Top 20 singles.(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... 1. LEAN BACK Terror Squad (SRC/Universal) 2. JESUS WALKS Kanye West (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) 3. SLOW MOTION Juvenile Featuring Soulja Slim (Cash Money) 4. SUNSHINE Lil' Flip Featuring Lea (Sucka Free/Columbia) 5. DIARY Alicia Keys...

Remembering 'Weezie'.(Celebrities)(Obituary)
September 6, 2004... Family, co-stars and tans recently gathered at the Television Academy in Los Angeles to remember Isabel Sanford, the star of the hit TV series "The Jeffersons," who died earlier this summer of natural causes at 86 (JET, Aug. 2). She was known...

'Amazing Race 5'.(television)(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... Chip and Kim McCallister are one of the 11 couples competing in a race around the world with one couple taking home a $1 million prize on the reality series "Amazing Race 5," (Saturday, September 4 at 8 p.m., ET) on CBS. Others scheduled to...

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center opens in Cincinnati.(National Report)
September 13, 2004... It's perhaps the most courageous chapter in American History. And now--after some 150 years of reflection and a decade of planning--the journey of runaway slaves from safe house to safe house, from dusk to dawn, from slavery to freedom has a...

Michael S. Steele.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... A few months after Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele led a June trade delegation to Ghana to help expand the country's much talked-about airline, U.S. transportation officials suspended the foreign airline from entering or leaving this country for...

Delegates and friends at the Republican convention in New York City were the first to be offered seats on an 11-day (Nov. 29 to Dec. 9) African safari being arranged by former GOP Rep. J.C. Watts.(Confidential)(african safari)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Delegates and friends at the Republican convention in New York City were the first to be offered seats on an 11-day (Nov. 29 to Dec. 9) African safari being arranged by former GOP Rep. J.C. Watts. The man who led two trade missions and joined...

Kenneth Hutcherson.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Former Seattle Seahawk grid star Kenneth Hutcherson, now pastor of the Antioch Baptist Church in that city, spearheads a "Mayday for Marriage" rally on Oct. 15 in the nation's capital. Pastor of the 3,500-member church, Rev. Hutcherson hopes to...

Rosa Park.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Already nominated for an Academy Award in the documentary short subject category is Rosa Park's Mighty Times, the legacy of the Black woman who refused to sit in the back of a bus. The recording is a fund-raising effort of the Southern Poverty...

Autunm reading.(Confidential)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Autunm Reading: Elusive Equity, education reform in post-Apartheid South Africa by Edward B. Fiske and Helen F. Ladd and University of Florida law Professor Katheryn Russell-Brown's Underground Codes: Race, Crime and Related Fires, that...

President Bush and his Democratic opponent, Sen. John Kerry, may speak at the Congressional Black Caucus annual fall conference dinner.(National Headliners)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... President Bush and his Democratic opponent, Sen. John Kerry, may speak at the Congressional Black Caucus annual fall conference dinner. Bill Cosby, ex-UN envoy Andrew Young, and Russell Simmons of the Hip Hop Network, are among the weekend VIPs...

Sickle Cell Association.(National Headliners)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Baltimore physician Dr. William V. Edwards recently was named president of the Sickle Cell Association...

CENVEO.(National Headliners)(Cenveo, Inc.)
September 13, 2004... Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb joined the CENVEO board of directors, helping shape policy for a visual communications firm with over 10,000 employees.

Honoring a media icon.(National Report)(International Women's Media Foundation Award)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... HONORING A MEDIA ICON: Pioneering television journalist Belva Davis was recently chosen as the 2004 recipient of the International Women's Media Foundation's (IWMF) Lifetime Achievement Award. Davis, 71, is a special projects reporter with...

Spelman honors Xernona Clayton.(National Report)
September 13, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: SPELMAN HONORS XERNONA CLAYTON: Xernona Clayton (2nd, l) corporate consultant for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and creator and executive producer of the Trumpet Awards, receives Spelman College's Local...

Lawsuit settled in Georgia crematory fraud case.(National Report)
September 13, 2004... An $80 million settlement recently was reached in a lawsuit against the operators of a Rome, GA, crematory where the remains of 334 people were found strewn across the grounds. The settlement was reached the day after trial stemming from...

Lawyers, state officials and family vie for care of adopted Texas children.(National Report)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... For now, the seven Texas children once stranded in Nigeria, Africa, and left to beg in the streets, after their adoptive mother allegedly left them to another's care, will stay in temporary foster care following a court hearing in Houston. ...

This week in Black history.(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... September 6, 1987 Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, pediatrics doctor and neurosurgeon, led a 70-member surgical team in separating two 7-month-old Siamese twin boys joined at the head in a 22-hour operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital on this day....

Alicia and Usher join forces again.(Music)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... ALICIA AND USHER JOIN FORCES AGAIN: Grammy Award-winners Alicia Keys and Usher relax on the set while making the video for their duet My Boo in New York's Times Square. The song deals with former lovers. "They ain't never dated, not that I know...

Ray Charles' last album, 'Genius Loves Company' is released; features 12 duets.(Music)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... The late legendary Ray Charles leaves his fans with a musical treat with his last album, Genius Loves Company. The album, released last week on Concord Records and Hear Music, was completed in March 2004, just before Charles' recent death....

Melba sings gospel.(Music)(Moore, Melba)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... MELBA SINGS GOSPEL: Famed singer-actress Melba Moore believes in praising the Lord and sings her admiration on her new gospel CD, Nobody But Jesus. The project, which she executive-produced, was recorded on the Believe Music Works label,...

Recipe of the week.(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Satisfy your sweet with this easy-to-make Lemon Berry With White Frosting. This cake also makes an elegant dessert any time. LEMON BERRY CAKE WITH WHITE FROSTING 1 18.25-ounce package white cake mix 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind...

Simple steps to quick & healthy meals at home.(Health)
September 13, 2004... When our schedules become demanding, splurging cash on fast-food while out and about can easily become a part of our everyday routine. These meals may be a quick fix and somewhat satisfying, but for some a healthy home-cooked meal is preferred....

Former TV 'Apprentice' Kwame Jackson closes multibillion-dollar deal.(Business)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Kwame Jackson, the runner-up for a job with Donald Trump on NBC's reality show "The Apprentice," is looking more like a boss. Jackson recently completed a multibillion-dollar/ real estate deal of his own. With two other partners, he has...

Larry D. Thompson named general counsel for PepsiCo.(Business)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... PepsiCo, one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, has announced that Larry D. Thompson will assume the role of senior vice president and general counsel for the corporation. He replaces David R. Andrews. Thompson, 58,...

James Perkins, Selma's first Black mayor, wins a second term.(Newsmakers)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... James Perkins, who was elected Selma, Alabama's first Black mayor four years ago, recently wen re-election, having held off three challengers. Perkins had 57 percent of the vote while his closest challenger, Alabama state Rep. Yusuf...

New Jersey police bias lawsuit.(Newsmakers)
September 13, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: NEW JERSEY POLICE BIAS LAWSUIT: Diamond Yorker (l), Sean Anderson (c) and Randy Reina attend a news conference at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in Newark, NJ. The state ACLU recently filed a...

Black government workers meet.(Newsmakers)
September 13, 2004... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: BLACK GOVERNMENT WORKERS MEET: During Blacks In Government's (BIG) recent 26th National Training Conference in Washington, D.C., Shoshana Johnson, former Operation Iraqi Freedom prisoner of war, is greeted...

You & I.(Society World)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... You & I: Reginald Dennis Miles and Felicia Lucas joined in holy matrimony at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago. A grad of Central State Univ., the bride is a data quality auditor for the Univ. of Illinois Medical Center. A grad of...

Everlasting.(Society World)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Everlasting: Albert Cornelius Wiggins, III and Dorothy Glenn Pressley wed at the LaRenaissance in East Windsor, CT. The bride, a grad of Sacred Heart University and the University of Connecticut, is a retired supplier diversity manager. The...

Candlelight ceremony.(Society World)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Candlelight Ceremony: Brian Maddox and Rhonda Leeper pledged their eternal love at the University Park Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC. The bride, who attended the Univ. of North Carolina at Greensboro, is an underwriting specialist at Hartford...

True love.(Society World)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... True Love: Abdul Rochard Roux married Robin De'Trise Alexander at The Bridal Center of Chattanooga in Chattanooga, TN. The bride, a grad of Tennessee State Univ., is a sales and marketing representative for Chartwell Inc. The groom, also a grad...

Sixty sensational years.(Society World)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Sixty Sensational Years: Mr. and Mrs. Rayfield Wilson of Wilmer, LA, recently commemorated 60 years of blissful marriage with family members and friends at the Rockwood Inn in Hammond, LA. Mrs. Shirley Wilson is a homemaker. Her mate of six...

Best friends.(Society World)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Best Friends: Steffan Robert Johnson and Cheree Michelle Haswell tied the knot at the Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort & Spa in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. A grad of Florida A & M Univ. and the Univ. of Minnesota Law School, the bride is an...

Bathing beauty.(the week's best photos)
September 13, 2004... BATHING BEAUTY: Superstar Beyonce leaps into the water at an exclusive Monaco beach club as she goes for a relaxing swim. She and her Destiny's Child group mates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams are working on their highly-anticipated album...

Beauty of the week.
September 13, 2004... CORY DARDEN is from Fairfax, VA. The 5-foot-10 law student enjoys reading and shopping.

Barry White's family.(the week's best photos)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... Barry White's Family: Glodean White (c), widow of the legendary soul crooner Barry White, is joined by her daughter, Sahara (1), and sister, Linda, as they attend the recent "World's Greatest Singing Groups" concert, featuring the Temptations,...

Showstopper.(the week's best photos)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... SHOWSTOPPER: Popular actress Traci Bingham of "Baywatch" TV fame lends her support and beauty to the star-studded Pelle Pelle's Celebrity Catwalk for Charity, recently hosted by Nicole Richie at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.

6 tips to lighten your child's backpack load.(Parenting)
September 13, 2004... There is something lurking in school hallways across the nation. A creature who can barely stand up straight from the burden of a cruel weight that causes its back to hunch like a question mark. One shoulder sits unnaturally high while the...

ProRodeo Hall of Famer.(Sports)(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... PRORODEO HALL OF FAMER: Fred Whitfield, one of the greatest tie-down ropers in ProRodeo history, was recently inducted into the ProRodeo Hall Fame during the Hall's 25th anniversary gala in Colorado Springs, CO. Whitfield of Hockley, TX, who is...