Knight Ridder/Tribune articles from May 2001

Knight Ridder/Tribune archives from May 2001

A sampling of columns from the past week.
May 3, 2001... DREW SHARP, Detroit Free Press, on NASCAR: DETROIT _ An anniversary awaits NASCAR next weekend, but it's a somber occasion. A year ago May 12, 19-year-old Adam Petty, the fourth generation of stock car racing's aristocracy, died after his...

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May 3, 2001... Steve Young finds a new beginning FBN-YOUNG-SPORTSPLUS:SJ_This is what Steve Young finally has. He doesn't have football. He doesn't have the sensation of third-and-10 in the deafening Superdome, screaming out the play to Jerry Rice. And...

HBO movie `Conspiracy' depicts Nazi meeting that changed history.
May 6, 2001... Byline: Luaine Lee Actors will always tell you that the bad guys are much more fun to play than the good ones. Stroking their beards, peering out from black capes, hovering menacingly in the shadows _ all that's good for the actor's soul....

Social Security scam perpetuated by big media's belief that Americans are economic illiterates.
May 10, 2001... Byline: Eric V. Schlecht ALEXANDRIA, Va. _ President Bush recently formed a commission to study Social Security reform. To most, this would seem like a reasonable action. After all, with the Social Security Trust Fund scheduled to begin...

Excerpts from KRT columnists.
May 11, 2001... Here's what KRT columnists were saying over the past week: ANDREA T. WILLIAMS, Charlotte Observer, on PRO ATHLETES' WIVES: CHARLOTTE _ Mrs. Darryl Strawberry, Charisse, is doing just fine, thank you. In case you were wondering,...

Busy film actor Sam Neill stars in NBC movie `Submerged'.
May 13, 2001... Byline: Luaine Lee BURBANK, Calif. _ Actor Sam Neill figures he's found the perfect profession. Not because he was born to act, but because he thinks, as a kid, he suffered from attention deficit disorder. "I'm in completely the right job...

'Hurricanes' help communities batten down the hatches.
May 17, 2001... To help your readers stay one step ahead of Mother Nature, KRT has compiled hurricane preparedness information into ready-to-use paginated pages. These pages provide newspapers with immediate emergency coverage, giving readers vital tips on...

OnePages spotlights bold, brash 'Sex and the City'.
May 17, 2001... KRT's monthly Big Picture series continues with a look at "Sex and the City," the award-winning HBO series now in its fourth season. As writer Eric Goodwin puts it: "If you're a single, heterosexual male and you aren't watching 'Sex and...

Baz Luhrmann's love of movie musicals spurred `Moulin Rouge'.
May 20, 2001... Byline: Luaine Lee BEVELRY HILLS, Calif. _ The prematurely gray-haired Baz Luhrmann may be an Australian, but he's got more on his "barbie" then king-sized shrimp and a hearty attitude. Lurhmann was the director who enchanted American...

Mike and the rotund one shouldn't mess with NBA chemistry.
May 22, 2001... Byline: Gregory Clay Hey, Mike, we don't need you. And that goes for your rotund friend who's masquerading on TNT Sports' NBA telecasts as a de facto broadcaster-comedian. Based on a most theatrical Sunday, when the NBA was rolling...

KRT to offer in-depth look at dying in 15-part series.
May 22, 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.
May 23, 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.
May 24, 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...

Stepping out from shadow of World War II: Japan increases military might.
May 24, 2001... Byline: Bryan Bender "Pearl Harbor", a romanticized, star-studded movie version of the Japanese attack that claimed some 2,400 lives, will simply entertain some over this Memorial Day weekend. For others it will memorialize the bombing...

OnePages spies on U2's success.
May 24, 2001... U2 is selling out shows as it travels the North American leg of its world tour. Help fans learn about the band that recently won a trio of Grammies before U2 travels to your city. Tour dates include: Boston (June 5-9); Philadelphia (June...

Video Business magazine's top sales and rental charts.
May 24, 2001... Reprinted with permission SALES These are the best-selling video cassettes listed in the May 25 issue of Video Business magazine, compiled from a national sampling of video stores for the week ending May 20. Title, Label: 1....

KRT to offer in-depth look at dying in 15-part series.
May 25, 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 the past week.
May 25, 2001... KEVIN BLACKISTONE, Dallas Morning News, on POUTING ATHLETES: DALLAS _ Quintin Dailey, the player, and Kevin Loughery, the coach, were feuding. The player wasn't getting enough minutes to satisfy him. The coach couldn't have cared less. ...

`Pearl Harbor' co-star Josh Hartnett reluctantly accepts new fame.
May 27, 2001... Byline: Luaine Lee HONOLULU _ Actor Josh Hartnett wasn't sure he wanted to co-star in an ostentatious blockbuster like "Pearl Harbor." After all, you can't be anonymous in a movie that's released with a 21-gun salute. And Hartnett, who has...

KRT to offer in-depth look at dying in 15-part series.
May 29, 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.
May 30, 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.
May 31, 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 writers.
May 31, 2001... JOHN SMALLWOOD, Philadelphia Daily News, on the NBA DRAFT: NEW YORK _ What does this sound like to you? The National Basketball Developmental League is designed to help grow basketball both domestically and internationally. The NBDL...