Knight Ridder/Tribune articles from August 2001

Knight Ridder/Tribune archives from August 2001

Seven entities helped bring about in-depth series on dying.
August 1, 2001... Seven foundations and organizations helped bring about the "Finding Our Way: Living with Dying in America" series, either through financial or leadership support. The foundations that provided funds: _The Robert Wood Johnson...

National Gallery exhibit spotlights 19th century German art.
August 1, 2001... Byline: Chuck Myers WASHINGTON _ It's a bit romantic, often vigorous and, in some cases, arresting. For centuries, paintings have served as a window on cultures and civilizations. During the 19th century in Germany, they became a means...

KRT moved in-depth series on dying on August 3, 2001.
August 2, 2001... Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service is distributing a 15-part series titled "Finding Our Way: Living with Dying in America," embargoed for 15 consecutive weeks starting Sept. 9. It moved Friday, Aug. 3, in the lifestyle category. The Robert...

Sampling of columns from Knight Ridder/Tribune contributors.
August 2, 2001... LINDA ROBERTSON, The Miami Herald, on WNBA & PLAYBOY: MIAMI _ Three words of warning for Lisa Harrison: Don't do it. Don't pose nude for Playboy. Don't embarrass yourself, your gender and female athletes everywhere with a...

OnePages pays tribute to Elizabeth Taylor.
August 3, 2001... OnePages continues its monthly Tributes (advance obits) with a look at the career of Elizabeth Taylor. Over the years, the number of headlines devoted to Taylor's maladies, men and movies made the actress perhaps the most celebrated of...

Jon Lovitz had to struggle to make it to `Rat Race'.
August 5, 2001... Byline: Luaine Lee Before Jon Lovitz made comedy his way of life, he tried everything else. He was an orderly in a hospital, a messenger, and for two years, and he sold clothing out of a guy's apartment. The man who co-starred on...

Hard work makes Miami City Ballet sparkle at the Kennedy Center.
August 6, 2001... Byline: Christopher Maddaloni WASHINGTON _ The 15 minutes before the curtains rise at the Kennedy Center are a measured, calm collective ease of practice, serious in intent and passed in a casual grace. Feet swing back and forth,...

Labor and environment sanctions poison trade debate.
August 7, 2001... Byline: Daniel T. Griswold American trade policy has run aground on the question of whether the United States should use trade sanctions to "enforce" higher labor and environmental standards in poor countries. That debate is now the single...

Budgets for SportsPlus stories of the past week.
August 9, 2001... Tony Dungy on the spot this time FBN-DUNGY-SPORTSPLUS:OR_There are the rarer cases when pressure mounts because mere success isn't good enough anymore. There's talk around the NFL that Coach Tony Dungy just might be there as the Tampa Bay...

Sampling of columns from Knight Ridder/Tribune contributors.
August 10, 2001... SAM DONNELLON, Philadelphia Daily News, on NFL TAUNTING: BETHLEHEM, Pa. _ Leave it to Hugh Douglas to sum up what the NFL was trying to get across to the Eagles during the last two days. ""How's your wife and kids?' - that ain't...

Dinner in Minutes: Seared Fresh Tuna Salad.
August 10, 2001... Byline: Linda Gassenheimer Here's a cool salad for a hot summer evening. The wonderful flavor and texture of just-cooked fresh tuna tops a refreshing salad of gourmet lettuce, green beans, potatoes and tomatoes. Seared Fresh Tuna salad is...

John Cleese and others examine beauty in `The Human Face'.
August 12, 2001... Byline: Luaine Lee You can't tell a book by its cover. Pretty is as pretty does. Beauty is only skin deep. Everyone grew up with those pithy aphorisms which were designed to assure us that all was not lost if we looked more like Billy Goat...

Sampling of columns from Knight Ridder/Tribune contributors.
August 17, 2001... JOE POSNANSKI, Kansas City Star, on GUNTHER CUNNINGHAM: KANSAS CITY _ Gunther Cunningham tools around Nashville, Tenn., in a Porsche these days. That's not to say he's completely over what happened to him in Kansas City. He's not. He still...

DO NOT MOVE; on hold for later Cats' whiskers like a sixth sense.
August 21, 2001... Byline: Dr. Marty Becker xth sense Our wirehaired fox terrier Scooter can see the blur of our barn cats Turbo and Tango in the brush a quarter of a mile away. That's pretty impressive, for a dog, but it's nothing like the almost...

U.S. shouldn't give illegal immigrants preference over American citizens.
August 24, 2001... Byline: Lance T. Izumi SAN FRANCISCO _ The face of America is changing radically and many Americans aren't happy about it. According to a recent Census Bureau report, a decade-long avalanche of immigration has resulted in a record level...

U2 enjoys to Ireland homecoming with concert at Slane Castle.
August 25, 2001... Byline: Chuck Myers SLANE, Ireland _ For the mega rock band U2, it was more than just "A Sort of Homecoming." It was a rousing welcome normally reserved for returning heroes. After a five-month blockbuster tour in the United...

Spielberg and Hanks revisit WWII with HBO's `Band of Brothers'.
August 26, 2001... Byline: Luaine Lee It may have been almost 60 years ago, but the reverberations of World War II still shape our lives and provide ammunition for books, movies and television. Hollywood has always been fascinated with the drama of war, but...

AFL-CIO renamed troubled seniors lobby and hyped it to media as a brand new group.
August 27, 2001... Byline: Ivan G. Osorio WASHINGTON _ The AFL-CIO received nationwide media coverage last May when it officially launched its new senior advocacy group, the Alliance for Retired Americans. Yet despite the "inaugural" hype, the alliance...

OnePages examines the life of Fidel Castro.
August 28, 2001... OnePages continues its monthly Tributes (advance obits) with a look at the career of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Rarely in history has one man dominated his country with so much personal power for so long. Rarely has one man's death been...

OnePage details the art of fooling ducks.
August 28, 2001... Decoys can be the key to successful duck hunting. A OnePage from the Saint Paul Pioneer Press outlines three general patterns that can be altered as duck hunting season progresses, guaranteeing the best shot at a good harvest. The...

KRT football coverage.
August 29, 2001... Here are KRT's coverage plays for Saturday's college football games: --- All times EDT EAST Miami at Penn St., 8 p.m. MI, FL SOUTH North Carolina at Maryland, noon, CH Oklahoma St. at Southern Miss., noon, BI...

Ask Dr. H.
August 29, 2001... Byline: Dr. Mitchell Hecht Q. Vegetarianism is touted to be an anti-cancer diet, but my husband has been a strict vegetarian (no meat, cheese or eggs) for 15 years and was recently diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Why? What more can...

Budget lines for SportsPlus stories from past week.
August 30, 2001... Spotlight on Roddick at U.S. Open TEN-USOPEN-SPORTS:PH_He began the year a curiosity, another touted young American with punishing strokes but unproven potential. Since the year began, however, Andy Roddick has improved his world ranking...