Knight Ridder/Tribune articles from June 2001

Knight Ridder/Tribune archives from June 2001

OnePages pays tribute to Walter Cronkite.
June 1, 2001... OnePages continues its monthly Tributes (advance obits) with a look at the career of newsman Walter Cronkite. As the anchor of the "CBS Evening News" from 1962 to 1981, Cronkite set the standard for accuracy, fairness and dependability. He...

KRT to offer in-depth look at dying in 15-part series.
June 1, 2001... Dying well is a challenge in America. Several recent reports have detailed serious deficiencies in medical training, pain management and financing of adequate health-care systems to deal with dying patients and their families. Many aging...

OnePages examines 2001 U.S. Open.
June 1, 2001... It's open season for Tiger Woods as he heads for Tulsa, Okla., June 14-17 to defend his U.S. Open championship. As golf's No. 1 player and the winner of the last four "major" tournaments, Woods has his sights set on again making golf...

KISS bassist Gene Simmons gives lessons on `seedy' music business.
June 3, 2001... Byline: Luaine Lee It may not come as big news, but the music business is full of graft. At least that's what Gene Simmons, the bass player of the famous masqueraded KISS, says. And Simmons ought to know. He and his band have managed...

OnePages pays tribute to Walter Cronkite.
June 4, 2001... OnePages continues its monthly Tributes (advance obits) with a look at the career of newsman Walter Cronkite. As the anchor of the "CBS Evening News" from 1962 to 1981, Cronkite set the standard for accuracy, fairness and dependability. He...

KRT to offer in-depth look at dying in 15-part series.
June 4, 2001... Dying well is a challenge in America. Several recent reports have detailed serious deficiencies in medical training, pain management and financing of adequate health-care systems to deal with dying patients and their families. Many aging...

KRT to offer in-depth look at dying in 15-part series.
June 5, 2001... Dying well is a challenge in America. Several recent reports have detailed serious deficiencies in medical training, pain management and financing of adequate health-care systems to deal with dying patients and their families. Many aging...

KRT to offer in-depth look at dying in 15-part series.
June 6, 2001... Dying well is a challenge in America. Several recent reports have detailed serious deficiencies in medical training, pain management and financing of adequate health-care systems to deal with dying patients and their families. Many aging...

KRT to offer in-depth look at dying in 15-part series.
June 8, 2001... Dying well is a challenge in America. Several recent reports have detailed serious deficiencies in medical training, pain management and financing of adequate health-care systems to deal with dying patients and their families. Many aging...

John Travolta is not afraid of taking risks with his career.
June 10, 2001... Byline: Luaine Lee BEVELRY HILLS, Calif. _ Good or bad, you gotta love him. Whether John Travolta is playing a downright angel in "Michael" or the monomaniacal vigilante in his latest, "Swordfish," he manages to rally the public to his...

KRT to offer in-depth look at dying in 15-part series.
June 11, 2001... Dying well is a challenge in America. Several recent reports have detailed serious deficiencies in medical training, pain management and financing of adequate health-care systems to deal with dying patients and their families. Many aging...

KRT to offer in-depth look at dying in 15-part series.
June 13, 2001... Dying well is a challenge in America. Several recent reports have detailed serious deficiencies in medical training, pain management and financing of adequate health-care systems to deal with dying patients and their families. Many aging...

Ecstasy or agony, MDMA's effects on the brain.
June 13, 2001... Byline: (ILLUSTRATION) By Leah F. Cassorla assorla VALDOSTA, Ga. _ Ron was in sixth grade the first time he was arrested. The charge was possession. The drug, marijuana. "I smoked pot for a long time," said Ron, now 18. Ron lives...

Columns from Knight Ridder/Tribune contributors.
June 14, 2001... JIM DONALDSON, Providence Journal, on JOHN McKAY: PROVIDENCE _ There were those who would say that John McKay's first teams in Tampa Bay were a joke, losing 26 in a row before finally breaking into the win column in the next-to-last game of...

OnePages spotlights music maverick Madonna.
June 14, 2001... KRT's monthly Big Picture series continues with a look at Madonna, the pop-culture superstar who's returning to the concert stage after an eight-year absence. Her Drowned World Tour takes the diva throughout Europe and the United States this...

Good citizens require lots of love, hard work and an unflagging parental commitment.
June 14, 2001... Byline: Kimberly Jane Wilson WASHINGTON _ "My baby is a good boy! He didn't do nothing wrong!" The woman who spoke these words sat crying in a rocking chair on her porch. Her 18-year-old son was in jail awaiting trial for a very serious...

Aussie director Bruce Beresford's latest destination: Vienna.
June 17, 2001... Byline: Luaine Lee BEVERY HILLS, Calif. _ The parched Texas landscape singed by the sun, the frantic gentility of the South, the desperate prisoners-of-war in Sumatra _ all these are images captured on film by Australian director, Bruce...

KRT to offer in-depth look at dying in 15-part series.
June 18, 2001... Dying well is a challenge in America. Several recent reports have detailed serious deficiencies in medical training, pain management and financing of adequate health-care systems to deal with dying patients and their families. Many aging...

Einstein plus renowned sculptor equals fascinating D.C. tourist stop.
June 18, 2001... Byline: Jeffrey Gautreaux WASHINGTON _ On the corner of Constitution Avenue and 22nd Street, shaded by a grove of elm and holly trees, casually sits a man with a pad of paper in hand. Scrawled on this paper are equations that enlightened...

KRT to offer in-depth look at dying in 15-part series.
June 19, 2001... Dying well is a challenge in America. Several recent reports have detailed serious deficiencies in medical training, pain management and financing of adequate health-care systems to deal with dying patients and their families. Many aging...

Tiger Woods and his `Brothers' try to work it out.
June 19, 2001... Byline: Gregory Clay Last week, All-Universe Tiger Woods was the focus of a revealing and introspective story package by Newsweek magazine. We read about his friends, his instincts, his demeanor, his gambling, his scuba diving, as well as...

Whimsical stone figures keep evil spirits from National Cathedral.
June 20, 2001... Byline: Monica McCafferty WASHINGTON _ Europeans waltz to Mozart and Bach when Americans twist to Chubby Checker and Elvis Presley. As Europeans savor a square of brie, Americans are sharp on cheddar. Europeans patiently watch the...

Alternatives allow teens to avoid `metal mouth'.
June 21, 2001... Byline: Heidi Cenac WASHINGTON _ For teen-agers who fear phrases like "metal mouth" and "brace face," medical technology has brought several alternatives for traditional metal braces into the doctor's office. Alternatives provide an...

Better late than never: Braces aren't just for kids anymore.
June 21, 2001... Byline: Heidi Cenac WASHINGTON _ Some people are afraid of roller coasters, roaches or monsters such as Freddy Krueger. My biggest fear was having braces and glasses at the same time. I'd look like a freak. In ninth grade I got my...

KRT to offer in-depth look at dying in 15-part series.
June 21, 2001... Dying well is a challenge in America. Several recent reports have detailed serious deficiencies in medical training, pain management and financing of adequate health-care systems to deal with dying patients and their families. Many aging...

Sampling of columns from Knight Ridder/Tribune contributors.
June 21, 2001... STAN HOCHMAN, Philadelphia Daily News, on LOU GEHRIG: PHILADELPHIA _ LOU GEHRIG stepped to the microphone at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939. It's a cavernous place with tricky acoustics. "Today-ay-ay-ay," Gehrig said, the echo scampering...

Too much or too little, some young women concerned with breast size.
June 22, 2001... Byline: Heidi Cenac and Monica McCafferty WASHINGTON _ Sheila Cocchi always felt as if she inherited her father's breasts. She had trouble finding a dress that fit her waist and her chest. After researching the Internet and talking...

Tiger Woods and his `Brothers' try to work it out.
June 22, 2001... Byline: Gregory Clay Last week, All-Universe Tiger Woods was the focus of a revealing and introspective story package by Newsweek magazine. We read about his friends, his instincts, his demeanor, his gambling, his scuba diving, as well as...

Spat with Mandela's ex-wife spotlights less politic side of S. Africa's Mbeki.
June 22, 2001... Byline: Leon Marshall Two years into his reign as democratic South Africa's second president, the dichotomy that is Thabo Mbeki keeps demonstrating itself, sometimes in the strangest of ways. For instance, freshly home from his state...

Other women find nature sometimes needs a little boost.
June 25, 2001... Byline: Monica McCafferty and Heidi Cenac WASHINGTON _ Breast augmentation surgery is an option for women looking for improvement, not perfection of their breast. "The best candidates are women who have a good background of self-esteem...

Some overly endowed women find less is best.
June 25, 2001... Byline: Heidi Cenac and Monica McCafferty WASHINGTON _ For many young girls with large breasts, reduction surgery can mean the end of back pain, shoulder indentions from their bra straps and teasing by their peers. Breast reduction...

Head.
June 25, 2001... Byline: Heidi Cenac and Monica McCafferty WASHINGTON _ Things to ask when choosing a plastic surgeon: _How many breast augmentations/reductions does he or she perform a year? The more surgeries, the more experienced is the doctor. ...

That's Racing to be posted early during holiday week.
June 25, 2001... KRT's weekly That's Racin' paginated NASCAR page for the July 4th week will be posted early because of the holiday. The page, which normally is posted on Wednesday, will be posted Tuesday, July 3. X X X (c) 2001, Knight Ridder/Tribune...

Knight Foundation calls for action in changing college athletics.
June 26, 2001... Byline: Jeffrey Gautreaux WASHINGTON _ A prestigious foundation on Tuesday called for action in changing big-time college sports. The Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics recommended improvement in three main...

KRT to offer in-depth look at dying in 15-part series.
June 27, 2001... Dying well is a challenge in America. Several recent reports have detailed serious deficiencies in medical training, pain management and financing of adequate health-care systems to deal with dying patients and their families. Many aging...

Tough-talking Thompson bemoans the NBA's teenage draft, challenges the media on principles.
June 28, 2001... Byline: Terron Hampton BALTIMORE _ John Thompson spoke to sports editors Thursday afternoon the same way he coached his Georgetown Hoyas for 27 years: with no holds barred. Few issues were spared as Thompson, the keynote speaker at the...

Black sports editors make history at APSE Convention.
June 28, 2001... Byline: Laura Sommers BALTIMORE _ For the first time in APSE convention history, five black sports editors from major metropolitan newspapers were in attendance. Newcomers Sam Davis and Larry Starks joined Garry Howard, David Humphrey...

For one young Old Guard, there's no `greater honor than laying a soldier to rest'.
June 28, 2001... Byline: Leah F. Cassorla WASHINGTON _ Some call them toy soldiers, the pretty boys of the Army. But to Spc. Joshua Grzywa, being a member of the Old Guard is an honor. The Old Guard includes the guards of the Tomb of the Unknowns, the...

Reprising the past week's SportsPlus stories.
June 28, 2001... Here are the SportsPlus features from the past week: X X X Barry Bonds finds compassion, sympathy from Mark McGwire BBN-BONDS-SPORTSPLUS:SJ_They came in droves from all over the country, with fresh notebooks, poised pens and a...

Black sports editors make history at APSE Convention.
June 29, 2001... Byline: Laura Sommers BALTIMORE _ For the first time in APSE Convention history, five black sports editors from major metropolitan newspapers were in attendance. Newcomers Sam Davis and Larry Starks joined Garry Howard, David Humphrey...

How to make the most of an internship.
June 29, 2001... Byline: Brittany Edwards WASHINGTON _ It can be worrisome trying to find a job and knowing what your career is going to be. An internship can be an important first step in helping a teen or young adult get a jump-start on their futures....

New memorial honors WWII-era Japanese-Americans.
June 29, 2001... Byline: Heidi Cenac WASHINGTON - Fifty-nine years ago Japanese-Americans fought in World War II while their families and friends were held in internment camps. Now they have a place in the nation's capital to be remembered. Six years...

Women's art finds a home in D.C. museum.
June 29, 2001... Byline: Brittany Edwards WASHINGTON _ Wilhelmina Holladay was traveling with her husband in Austria when she came across a painting by Clara Peters, a Flemish artist. She was intrigued with Peters' work. When she returned to the United...