Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from April 2001, page 4

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from April 2001

Seriously, folks: Lamenting the rapid rise of the vapid woman.(Chicago Tribune)
April 26, 2001... Am I the only moviegoer in America who feels just the teeniest bit sorry for Natasha? Natasha is the girlfriend of Mark Darcy in the No. 1 movie in America, "Bridget Jones's Diary" _ until, of course, Darcy inevitably succumbs to the...

`Sound of Music' stars reunite for live `On Golden Pond' on CBS.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 26, 2001... How's this for showmanship? Reunite the stars of a beloved, Oscar-winning best picture for the first time in 36 years. Sign them to perform live in prime time. Give them roles that two film legends stamped as their own 20 years ago. Let...

Drug firm accused of billing a generic drug as a brand name.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 26, 2001... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Ruth Ann Smith was stunned when her pharmacist asked for $20 as her co-payment for a month's supply of tamoxifen, a breast cancer drug. She had been paying $8 since her doctor first prescribed it last April. ...

Skowron: Crystal's film captures essence of Bombers.(Chicago Tribune)
April 26, 2001... Take it from a guy who was there. About half an hour into a screening of "61(ASTERISK)," the HBO film about Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris and their pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record in 1961, Bill "Moose" Skowron whispered, "This is damn...

Chinese officials condemn Bush's comments on Taiwan.(Chicago Tribune)
April 26, 2001... BEIJING _ China's government Thursday characterized its relationship with the United States as having entered a "complicated and sensitive stage," an artfully vague assessment that lacked the fury of some recent exchanges but left open the...

Mississippi River flooding had a typical, snowy origin.(Chicago Tribune)
April 26, 2001... CHICAGO_The melting remains of a winter that was snowier than most and an April that's bringing record amounts of rain fueled the floodwaters that threaten towns along the Mississippi River. Although full-blown floods don't happen every...

McKay, `Wide World of Sports' to celebrate 40th anniversary.(Chicago Tribune)
April 26, 2001... CHICAGO _ Jim McKay doesn't "span the globe" much anymore. At 79, he mostly hangs out in Baltimore. And "Wide World of Sports" also is more narrow than wide. Thanks to the cable sports explosion, the show hasn't existed in its...

Should consumers be outraged about high earnings of energy industries?(Chicago Tribune)
April 26, 2001... As the price of gasoline soars, nearing last summer's record levels, oil companies are raking in huge profits. Just this week, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Unocal and others delighted shareholders by handily beating profit expectations. The oil...

Interior secretary rescinds bans on Jet Ski-type watercraft at four National Park properties.(Chicago Tribune)
April 26, 2001... WASHINGTON _ Interior Secretary Gale Norton has rescinded bans on Jet Ski-type personal watercraft at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and three other National Park Service properties. National Park Service spokeswoman Elaine Sevy...

New Japanese prime minister selects woman to head Foreign Ministry.(Chicago Tribune)
April 26, 2001... TOKYO _ In a male-dominated society Makiko Tanaka was regarded as an outsider, a feminist with an acid tongue who readily ridiculed her peers and their anachronistic vision of a Japanese woman's role. She was swift to label political...

Economic leaders confident a global recession will be avoided.(Chicago Tribune)
April 26, 2001... WASHINGTON _ Despite the twin clouds of a slowing world economy and street protests over lending policies, the globe's financial leaders had reason for optimism Thursday as they gathered for the spring meeting of the World Bank and...

Koizumi's Cabinet picks show he'll push ahead with reform.(Chicago Tribune)
April 26, 2001... TOKYO _ In a male-dominated society Makiko Tanaka was regarded as an outsider, a feminist with an acid tongue who readily ridiculed her peers and their anachronistic vision of a Japanese woman's role. She was swift to label political...

States are feeling economic slowdown, considering program reductions.(Chicago Tribune)
April 26, 2001... LOS ANGELES _ Lights have been dimmed in the Iowa Capitol. Alabama delayed sending out tax refunds. Florida may stop helping poor people buy eyeglasses. In Kansas, they are considering ending a state fair tradition by charging admission on...

House passes first abortion-related bill, making it a crime to harm a fetus.(Chicago Tribune)
April 26, 2001... WASHINGTON _ With a president taking their side for the first time in eight years, abortion opponents in the House voted Thursday to make it a federal crime to harm a fetus during an attack on its mother. The bill is the first touching on...

Phills' influence lives on.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 26, 2001... FORT LAUDERDALE _ Bobby Phills has not walked this earth in more than 15 months. Not once in that span has he crowded close to an opposing player and ripped the ball from his hands. Not once has he run down the court and beaten the pack...

Johnson having a major April.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 26, 2001... HOUSTON _ The Marlins have to hope the stadium issue doesn't become a distraction for Charles Johnson, who is enjoying the best April of his career and the best of any catcher in the majors this season. During the team's disappointing...

RB Lamar Smith and Dolphins may sign new deal before season.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 26, 2001... DAVIE _ So how does a defensive coordinator replace two Pro Bowl players and a veteran strong-side linebacker without any big-name free-agent help? Jim Bates is anxious to find out. When the Dolphins open their first three-day...

Heat players expect rude greeting in Charlotte.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 26, 2001... MIAMI _ Eddie Jones isn't sure what Hornets fans have in store for him when he makes another return to Charlotte on Friday night in a Heat uniform. He isn't sure how nasty they will be. "I don't care what kind of reaction I get,"...

Judge will not suspend bombing exercises on Vieques.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 26, 2001... SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico _ Hundreds of defiant protesters flocked to Vieques on Thursday night after a federal judge refused to block Navy bombing exercises scheduled to begin today on the controversial target range there. About 8,000...

Czech Republic opens trade office in Miami, to serve states, Latin America.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 26, 2001... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Building on its success as one of the best performing post-Soviet economies, the Czech Republic Thursday became the first Central or Eastern European country to open an office in South Florida to promote business. ...

Flanigan bids Bears tearful farewell; salary cap sacks veteran lineman.(Chicago Tribune)
April 26, 2001... CHICAGO _ The other shoe of the Bears' makeover of their defense fell Thursday when defensive tackle Jim Flanigan, their most productive lineman in the 1990s, was released in a move that frees up nearly $2 million under the Bears' salary...

Slumping Giants look to regain momentum.(Chicago Tribune)
April 26, 2001... SAN FRANCISCO_If the Cubs remain concerned about the season's first foray outside their division, they arrive at their next destination at a good time. The Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game series sweep of the San Francisco Giants...

Cubs end streak.(Chicago Tribune)
April 26, 2001... DENVER_Jon Lieber's critics always have had one solid round of ammunition: Lieber struggles against left-handed batters. That wasn't the case Thursday in the Cubs' 7-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Facing a lineup of seven...

Major league baseball striking out in Florida.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 26, 2001... Orlando's chances to join baseball's major leagues may have improved with reports that the Tampa Bay Devil Rays are for sale and the Florida Marlins could be dissolved, possibly leaving the Sunshine State without a big-league team. ...

McGrady's maturity is shining.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 26, 2001... ORLANDO _ She tries to stay awake to watch her favorite team and her favorite player, Orlando Magic star Tracy McGrady, but the daily fight she wages takes its toll most nights. She knows she is not going to beat the cancer this time. At...

Magic has been down this road before.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 26, 2001... Been there before ORLANDO _ The Orlando Magic don't have to look very far to find a team that bounced back after losing the first two road games in a five-game playoff series, especially with a team dealing in adversity. The Magic in...

Magic hurting in this series.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 26, 2001... ORLANDO _ No one has worked harder, sacrificed more, thrown his body around with as much reckless abandon the past two years to put the Orlando Magic back in the playoff picture. And no one has been as disappointing now. After...

Tavarez strikes out in suspension case; pitcher wonders why Davis gets reduced penalty.(Chicago Tribune)
April 26, 2001... DENVER_Julian Tavarez has trouble understanding baseball's system of crime and punishment. Although the commissioner's office upheld Tavarez's five-game suspension for his involvement in a spring training brawl with San Francisco's Russ...

Protecting the quarterback is top priority; Davie must plug holes in the line.(Chicago Tribune)
April 26, 2001... the line CHICAGO _ It was a slip of the tongue, a misspoken name. Thursday, after the Irish finished their last spring practice of the year, Notre Dame football coach Bob Davie was asked who would be the likeliest candidates to step...

White Sox fall to A's.(Chicago Tribune)
April 26, 2001... CHICAGO _ There were no visible signs of emotion on Jim Parque's face Thursday when he was yanked during the fourth inning of a 16-6 loss to Oakland. The left-hander simply handed the ball to White Sox manager Jerry Manuel and calmly...

Beating down the fences; moved fences criticized.(Chicago Tribune)
April 26, 2001... CHICAGO _ White Sox pitchers served up four home runs to Oakland in Thursday night's 16-6 loss and now have allowed 17 homers in the first 12 games at renovated Comiskey Park. A's third baseman Eric Chavez hit two, including a 500-foot...

Parque's in reverse Manuel: Triple A or bullpen may be his next stop.(Chicago Tribune)
April 26, 2001... next stop CHICAGO _ The curious case of Jim Parque took another strange turn Thursday night when manager Jerry Manuel said the left-hander could be shipped to Triple-A Charlotte. Parque was shelled in the White Sox's 16-6 loss to...

EU's ban on meat exports leads to rise in demand for U.S. meat.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 26, 2001... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Europe's foot-and-mouth disease crisis is delivering new business to North Carolina _ one of the largest U.S. meat producers _ but the boon's downside could be rising prices in groceries here and nationwide. "I've never...

Open and shut for Hornets? Team looks to close out series against Miami.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 26, 2001... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ It's desperation day at the Hive. Desperation for the Miami Heat, which has to win or pack it in for the season. And desperation for the Hornets, who say they are anxious to close out this first-round playoff...

Public whistling a different tune as Riley confronts another early exit.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 26, 2001... FORT MILL, S.C. _ Paul Silas clearly is not as tautly strung as some other NBA head coaches I might mention. The Charlotte Hornets' laid-back leader has the bearing of a man who would saunter from a burning building. Thursday, ambling toward...

Passing on Randy Moss was bad enough, but Dolphins fumbled chance for Santana.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 26, 2001... MIAMI _ Of all of pro football's oddments, none is more strange than the annual college draft. Multitudes of the highest-rated prospects flop miserably, and substantial numbers of the lowest-rated (and even unrated) wind up in the Hall of...

Riley searching for that silver lining.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 26, 2001... MIAMI _ If there is a tale Pat Riley hasn't told, some anecdote or experience that might move his men to greatness _ or at least competence _ now would seem the time. ``I can't do that,'' the Heat coach said, an hour before the team left...

Heat may be better without Hardaway.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 26, 2001... FORT MILL, S.C. _ Charlotte coach Paul Silas is convinced the desperate Heat will be better off on Friday night without Tim Hardaway, who has sidelined himself for the rest of the series with an injured foot. ``He really wasn't a factor...

Heat has chance to analyze its futility.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 26, 2001... Refreshed. Refocused. Ready? Three days of practice and meetings allowed the Heat to pick apart its play and its passion in its two losses to start the series against the Hornets. ``You just can't wait to get to the game,'' coach Pat...

Ricky Williams says he hasn't requested trade.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 26, 2001... MIAMI _ Agent Leigh Steinberg, who represents New Orleans running back Ricky Williams, said neither he nor Williams have requested a trade from the Saints and that Williams has spoken with New Orleans coach Jim Haslett to clear the air. ...

Cafalone soon could be out at Barry.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 26, 2001... MIAMI _ Chris Cafalone's tenure as baseball coach at Barry University could end as soon as next week, but the pleasant memories will not fade. ``I'll probably remember the players the most,'' said Cafalone, whose regular season ends...

Where does Kansas go from here.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 26, 2001... LAWRENCE, Kan. _ Perhaps Kansas chancellor Robert Hemenway was just trying to make his "Help Wanted" ad look more enticing. Red flags seemingly are flying everywhere over the financial state of college athletics. Last month, KU...

Frederick leaves football coach out to dry.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
April 26, 2001... It's not as if Bob Frederick never made a controversial decision as athletic director at Kansas. There was that much-questioned move in 1988 to hire Roy Williams as the Jayhawks' basketball coach. People in Lawrence thought Frederick,...

ESPN begins to put its mark on BASS Masters.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... Big changes at the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society promise to make professional tournament fishing more exciting and more competitive. Montgomery, Ala.-based B.A.S.S. was purchased by ESPN a little over two weeks ago. This past week,...

Marketers harvest Census numbers to target consumer demand.(Chicago Tribune)
April 25, 2001... CHICAGO _ When marketers combine a scanner at the checkout counter with data from the U.S. Census, they have a marketing tool that can plan everything from the location of a new store to how many slots in their CD shelves carry Latin titles....

Never have advertisers devoted so much money and firepower to getting our attention.(Chicago Tribune)
April 25, 2001... CHICAGO _ You are not making this easy on advertisers. You, the person exposed to a daily barrage of ads, a veteran at tuning them out as you go about your business. You, the person who can drive miles and miles in "the zone,"...

A tsunami of commercials.(Chicago Tribune)
April 25, 2001... CHICAGO _ My assignment one recent weekday: chronicle all the advertisements I encounter, morning to night. Sounds easy, until you consider the tsunami of commercials that washes over us every day. The fact is, it's virtually impossible...

Who are these admobile drivers?(Chicago Tribune)
April 25, 2001... CHICAGO _ Who are these admobile drivers? Those cars wrapped completely in giant ads, the ones beginning to show up on Chicago expressways, invite two questions: 1. Are these people getting paid to turn their personal vehicles into...

Banks battle Realtors for the right to sell homes.(Chicago Tribune)
April 25, 2001... CHICAGO _ The Realtors accuse the bankers of plotting "the big grab." The bankers accuse the Realtors of scare tactics. Along the way, they accuse each other of a number of things _ all of the accusations boiling down to money _ in their...

New interest in 1945 Indianapolis sinking finds sailors reliving ordeal.(Chicago Tribune)
April 25, 2001... CHICAGO_Bobbing in the swells of the South Pacific after a Japanese torpedo had sunk the USS Indianapolis, radio technician Herbert Jay "Jack" Miner II raised his arm and twisted the tiny stem on his waterproof Omega, making sure the watch...

Expensive PCs just don't cut it as cheap clocks.(Chicago Tribune)
April 25, 2001... Q. I have a problem with the correct time on my computer. I leave my computer on all the time and the clock is losing minutes. I have replaced the battery. Do you have any idea what could be wrong? _Robert Hurd (AT) msn.com A. Huge...

Instructors keep close eye on Tiger.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... They possess the best-trained eyes in golf. As the game's most gifted teachers, they see so plainly what the rest of us can't, the subtle movements in a swing that are just a blur to the untrained eye. They see cause when the rest of us...

A new Casablanca: Creating classic home videos.(Chicago Tribune)
April 25, 2001... Of all the computer columns in all the towns in all the world, Casablanca walks into mine. Sadly enough, in my case Casablanca means a desktop editing video rather than sipping cool gin in a sweltering bar with Ingrid Bergman while some...

Mac tutorial makes iMovie2 even easier to use.(Chicago Tribune)
April 25, 2001... One of the Macintosh world's most respected (and prolific) writers, David Pogue, offers both instructions and software that are more helpful than the tutorial built into the latest iMovie2 software itself. If you use iMovie you need this book...

New mysteries on the shelves.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... New mysteries: _"Resort To Murder," by Carolyn Hart; William Morrow (306 pages, $24) For nearly 15 years, author Carolyn Hart has been considered the "heir to Agatha Christie" by critics and readers alike. An avowed expert on...

A fresh direction for Golden Books.(Chicago Tribune)
April 25, 2001... When Dr. Ruth Westheimer's new children's books hit the store shelves this summer, joining fellow celebrity author Deborah Norville's "I Can Fly!" and "I Don't Want to Sleep Tonight" under the Golden Books banner _ they will share that...

Brief reviews of new paperbacks.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... Mythic Marilyn _"Blonde: A Novel," by Joyce Carol Oates (Ecco Press, $15, paperback): Was she really Marilyn Monroe, or was she a myth? This is the question that threads its way through Oates' weaving of life vignettes, movie scenes,...

`Bullet' Bob Hayes hopes Hall of Fame forgives his troubled past.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. _The World's Fastest Human is in a wheelchair on this day, his legs weakened by radiation, his mind clouded by painkillers, his body beaten by years and years of running too many races in too many fast lanes. Bob Hayes...

From Patton to Attila the Hun, self-help books look to historical figures for guidance.(Chicago Tribune)
April 25, 2001... Attila the Hun, a.k.a. "the Scourge of God," never ran a business _ unless you consider a campaign of murder, rape and pillage across the face of Europe a commercial activity. Martin Luther King Jr. was a moral leader for whom the financial...

New books turn spotlight on Hollywood.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... The gaudy, self-obsessed subculture that is Hollywood has long been a favorite subject of writers. Many have gotten bits and pieces of the place, the people and the vibe right. "The Grove Book of Hollywood" (Grove Press, 695 pages, $37.50),...

`Facing the Wind: A True Story of Tragedy and Reconciliation,' by Julie Salamon; Random House.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... Booksellers may have to create a category for Julie Salamon's "Facing the Wind: A True Story of Tragedy and Reconciliation." Because with this book, Salamon _ author of previous best sellers "The Christmas Tree" and "The Devil's Candy" _ has...

Paul McCartney's `Blackbird Singing,' and `All Shook Up'.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on, bra, Lala how the life goes on Kind of loses something without the music, doesn't it? OK, let's try another one. Eleanor Rigby Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been, ...

Oil drilling a family matter between 2 Bush brothers.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... The same week that the president got tough on arsenic, pledged to rid the world of 12 toxic chemicals and promised not to mess with any more environmental regulations _ long live wetlands! _ he poked a finger into his little brother's eye in...

A fool's errand in Latin America.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
April 25, 2001... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Tuesday, 4-24: X X X The events surrounding the tragic downing of a missionary plane over Peru last week were under review Monday by U.S. and Peruvian authorities involved...

Fashion Q&A.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... Q. My granddaughter has been invited to a high school prom. She had not expected this invitation, and so has not saved up for a prom dress. Is it at all possible to find a dress for as little as about $30? A. If she scours the sales racks...

NASA moves `payload specialists' to prestige, rank of astronauts.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla._Fifteen years after their deaths aboard space shuttle Challenger, Greg Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe have officially become astronauts. Engineer Jarvis, schoolteacher McAuliffe and 41 other shuttle passengers had been...

Missionaries know spreading the gospel may cost them their lives.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... It's in the back of just about all missionaries' minds: Spreading the gospel may someday cost them their lives. And maybe those of their families. They may be killed by hostile locals. They may be caught in a revolution. Or they may be...

Millionaire to takeoff as first space tourist this weekend.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... CAPE CANAVERAL,Fla._It won't be business as usual aboard the international space station next week when the first space tourist stops by for a visit. NASA is breaking out the kid gloves for California millionaire Dennis Tito, according...

Music industry's self-regulation called `disappointing'.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... Eminem videos are a staple on MTV, but if critics get their way you might not see any more ads for the foul-mouthed Grammy winner's albums on the music channel. The music industry _ which established a voluntary ratings system in the...

May sweeps shows to beat strike clock.(Chicago Tribune)
April 25, 2001... Enjoy this May sweeps period _ it might be the last time you'll see significant original network programming for a long time. A possible strike by actors and writers in a few weeks could have chilling repercussions. There's a chance the...

Strike could be the catalyst for the end of television as we know it.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... The May sweeps period traditionally marks the end of the TV season. The four-week national ratings survey, which begins Thursday and continues through May 23, is TV's final fling before the summer doldrums. This year, the May sweeps...

The strike at a glance.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... Who's involved: The Writers Guild of America contract with the Alliance, a coalition of movie studios, TV networks and independent producers, expires on May 1. The Screen Actors Guild contract expires on June 30. The issues: The WGA...

Slim sweepings: `Survivor' survivor, `X-Files' paternity top slate.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... The tribe has spoken. However, if "Survivor" producer Mark Burnett is to be believed (and he admits he lies to protect his show), not even the players who made it to the end of the Australian Outback adventure know what was said. The final...

Are you anti-cruelty? Then never abandon a pet in the wild.(Chicago Tribune)
April 25, 2001... Ever hear of people abandoning unwanted pets out in the country? They do... even some nice, well-intentioned people who simply don't know any better. Chicago Tribune staff writer Mary Daniels, who spends a lot of time out in the country,...

Swimming pool Q&A.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... Q. Our pool light doesn't work. We have had our licensed pool service technician check it, and she said it's time to replace the 20-year-old unit. She mentioned there is a new pool light on the market that offers added features in pool...

Home energy Q&A.(The Orlando Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... Q. A big part of our house is under a flat gravel roof, and there is no insulation under it. When you walk through the house in hot weather, you can always tell which part of the roof is overhead by how uncomfortable rooms are under the...

Imagine work that lets you play with clay all day! It's a stretch.(Chicago Tribune)
April 25, 2001... Greg Lontkowski is demonstrating how flexible his actors are. So he pulls off Sam's head. Thankfully, Sam is made of clay. Lontkowski has a jammin' job, because he's able to make a living doing stuff he loved as a kid. He's the...

1911 register rings up corporate history.(Chicago Tribune)
April 25, 2001... Q. I inherited this cash register from my parents. I am interested in the value and age of this piece. _Michele Kennedy, Green Oaks, Ill. A. This beautifully crafted machine was made by the National Cash Register Co., established in...

Trends include big beds, faux fabrics, tropical touches.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... HIGH POINT, N.C. _ Manufacturers didn't take a lot of chances at the spring International Home Furnishings Market, but there are some interesting new directions in their collections. Here's what's coming in the fall in retail stores: ...

Look for lower retail prices.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... What looks like bad news for the furniture industry may be good news for your pocketbook. The recent drop in demand for furniture, combined with the closing of Heilig-Meyers, the biggest name in home furnishings retailing just two years...

Picks from High Point include new finds, old standbys.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... HIGH POINT, N.C. _ The best thing about a conservative furniture market is that we get to explore some lesser-known companies more willing to take chances. We spent a lot of time at this market ferreting out some of the more innovative...

Sluggish economy yields cautious furniture collections.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... HIGH POINT, N.C. _ It's a given: When the economy gets the sniffles, the conservative home furnishings industry catches pneumonia. Furniture manufacturers won't take chances with innovative products because they are afraid retail buyers...

Abstinence, contraceptives are not conflicting messages.(Orlando Sentinel)
April 25, 2001... I suppose if I have a granddaughter one day, she, too, will be told to just say no: to sex, drugs and whatever form of rock 'n' roll survives the 21st century rap. She will be told to say no by her parents, her schoolteachers and little...

No crime and no punishment.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
April 25, 2001... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Wednesday, 4-25: X X X The captain of the USS Greeneville, the American submarine that struck and sunk a Japanese fishing vessel, has been allowed to resign _ with full...