Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from August 2000

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from August 2000

Mercer signing ends Bulls' losing streak; Ex-Kentucky starto join 4th team.(Chicago Tribune)
August 1, 2000... CHICAGO _ The Bulls failed in their attempts to sign one of the NBA's marquee free agents, but won't come out of the signing period empty. They agreed to terms Tuesday with shooting guard Ron Mercer, who finished last season with Orlando....

GOP turns to defense on Day 2 of convention.(Chicago Tribune)
August 1, 2000... PHILADELPHIA _ Republicans wrapped themselves and their presidential candidate in the flag Tuesday night, saluting World War II veterans and promising a stronger nation with a new leader ready to defend American interests abroad yet reluctant...

Johnson makes instant impact; 9th-inning homer lifts Sox to win.(Chicago Tribune)
August 1, 2000... ARLINGTON, Texas _ If only George Custer had reinforcements like the ones who just joined the White Sox as Charles Johnson and Harold Baines came out swinging in their first appearance in Jerry Manuel's rearranged lineup. Johnson, who...

Job sharing working its way into mainstream.(Chicago Tribune)
August 1, 2000... Audrey Ruderman is associate professor of psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago and co-director of the Office of Applied Psychological Services, a training clinic for graduate psychology students. Ruderman, who is married to Mark...

Jeb Bush takes noticeably low profile at convention.(The Orlando Sentinel)
August 1, 2000... PHILADELPHIA _ In his campaigns he's known as "Jeb!" At the Republican National Convention, he's being referred to as "Jeb?" The difference is anything but subtle. Here in the city of Brotherly Love, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is taking a...

Bucking presidential tradition, Clinton lashes out at Bush, Cheney.(Chicago Tribune)
August 1, 2000... WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. _ When it comes to down-and-dirty political fighting_especially during a campaign _ a president often tries to stay above the fray, while a vice president or running mate is left to make the personal attacks. In...

For trade results, check next season.(Chicago Tribune)
August 1, 2000... CHICAGO _ The Cubs and even the White Sox operated on Trade Deadline Day with an eye on next season. The Cubs stole a high-stakes poker-game pot_a high-risk, high-reward Rondell White. But the White Sox pulled off the day's biggest shocker...

GOP turns to defense on Day 2 of convention.(The Orlando Sentinel)
August 1, 2000... PHILADELPHIA _ Sen. John McCain on Tuesday urged a country at the peak of power and prosperity not to neglect its place on the world stage, singling out his former opponent, George W. Bush, as the man most able to lead the nation's foreign...

Smith's roots planted firmly: Bears' new left cornerback has used a tremendous work ethic and strong spirituality to develop into one of the NFL's best cover men.(Chicago Tribune)
August 1, 2000... PLATTEVILLE, Wis. _ It still calls him back. Maybe it's the smell of the land or the feel of the soil or the power of manning the tractor beneath him. Thomas Smith suspects it's partly the rebirth and renewal it represents. But what he knows...

National Park Service to resume controlled burns in Western states.(Chicago Tribune)
August 1, 2000... WASHINGTON _ The National Park Service plans to resume its much criticized controlled burns in Western states next year as a measure to prevent more catastrophic forest fires, a Park Service official said Tuesday. In addition, increasingly...

Lynne Cheney asks to take leaves of absence from boards of three corporations.(Chicago Tribune)
August 1, 2000... CHICAGO _ Hoping to stave off a potential political controversy for her husband, Lynne Cheney, wife of Republican vice presidential candidate Dick Cheney, has asked to take leaves of absence from the boards of three corporations, including a...

Web firm wants to fill restaurant tables during off-peak times.(Chicago Tribune)
August 1, 2000... Internet venture iDine.com Inc. will begin trying to lure Chicago-area customers to participating restaurants Wednesday in the first test of whether an online company can make money by helping restaurateurs fill empty tables during slow times....

William Maxwell, editor and novelist, dies at 91.(Chicago Tribune)
August 1, 2000... He came from what he called "the dead center of Illinois" and ended up in the heart of 20th Century American literature, a quiet giant of an editor and novelist whose prose was described by one critic as "immaculate." Yet William Maxwell...

Feds arrest 140 for distributing illegal drugs disguised as cold pills.(The Orlando Sentinel)
August 1, 2000... ORLANDO, Fla. _ Federal agents from Florida to California have made more than 140 arrests in an effort to dismantle a drug operation suspected of converting a common cold medication into tons of illegal drugs. Pseudoephedrine is the nasal...

New Sox fit like a glove.(Chicago Tribune)
August 1, 2000... ARLINGTON, Texas _ Charles Johnson sat in front of his locker fiddling with a piece of foam padding for his new catcher's mask. His wife, Rhonda, 6 months pregnant with their second child, was on the telephone back in Baltimore, looking for...

Replacement game never ends; Minter remembers when he was the young prospect.(Chicago Tribune)
August 1, 2000... PLATTEVILLE, Wis. _ The footsteps come up inevitably behind every veteran, for some sooner than later. What injury does not inflict, time does. For the first several years of his career Barry Minter was the footsteps others heard. Now it...

As temperature heats up, so do players' tempers.(Chicago Tribune)
August 1, 2000... PLATTEVILLE, Wis. _ Maybe it was the heat. Or Saturday night's approaching game in the New Jersey Meadowlands against the New York Giants. Or a case of familiarity breeding contempt, of too many practices against too many of the same faces. ...

New tests for drugs at Olympics.(Chicago Tribune)
August 1, 2000... With great fanfare, the International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday it plans to test at the 2000 Sydney Olympics for the performance-enhancing substance EPO, which caused the Tour de France scandal in 1998. The approval of a...

Konerko could lose shot at 100 RBI.(Chicago Tribune)
August 1, 2000... ARLINGTON, Texas _ Paul Konerko is on pace to drive in 100 runs. A decrease in his playing time will make it difficult for him to hit triple figures, but he isn't complaining about Harold Baines taking away at-bats. "I'm not going to...

Philadelphia police heartened by lack of violence in arrests.(Chicago Tribune)
August 1, 2000... PHILADELPHIA _ As an army of police in riot gear marched toward an downtown intersection Tuesday, a once-defiant protester who called herself Tweak melted into a bundle of nerves. "I'm scared, but I won't leave because I really believe in...

Foreign-policy adviser makes prime-time national debut.(Chicago Tribune)
August 1, 2000... PHILADELPHIA _ When Condoleezza Rice was just 38 and facing one of the greatest challenges of her life, realigning the finances of Stanford University in California, she decided that she would just do what she thought was right and not worry...

Convention calls on past leaders to make Bush's foreign-policy case.(Chicago Tribune)
August 1, 2000... PHILADELPHIA _ Big tanks and stealthy fighter jets triumphant in battle. A burly former general, talking about military readiness. Heroes from World War II and Vietnam, including a former president, speaking of the virtues of sacrifice. Talk of...

Co-owner says move fits with philosophy.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000... CHARLOTTE _ Ray Wooldridge sounds like a man whose team is not finished making moves. The Hornets co-owner likes the trade his team just made for Jamal Mashburn and P.J. Brown. But he describes the Hornets' roster as a work in progress,...

Incumbent loses primary in state board race in evolution focus.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Colon, Wickman let this one get away.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

`The King' returns to Senior Classic.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

NBA approves Heat's nine-player deal.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Hall of Famers not immune.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

A's win in grand style.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

U.S. national baseball team a traveling squad.(The Providence Journal)
August 1, 2000

U.S. team defeats Taiwan.(The Providence Journal)
August 1, 2000

GOP turns to defense on Day 2 of convention.(The Dallas Morning News)
August 1, 2000

Rockies winning more games in a cheaper fashion.(The Gazette)
August 1, 2000

Vikings' Randle not complaining.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Ronald Reagan may not be at convention, but he's not forgotten.(The Dallas Morning News)
August 1, 2000

Marlins fall to Astros; Biggio out for the season with knee injury.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000... MIAMI _ It fell apart so quickly _ and so completely. Chuck Smith flirted with a no-hitter Tuesday night, dancing with history for five innings before losing everything in a long controversial sixth. And when it was over, Smith had...

Trade isn't best scenario for Heat, but it's a start.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Haskins changes story; admits to paying tutor.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Giants bust out: 13 runs, 17 hits.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Clem Haskins chronology.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Mussina flirts with no-hitter as Twins falls to Orioles.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

A's defeat Blue Jays.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Zito pitches a gem, Velarde belts winning home run.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Giants defeat Brewers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

No relief for Wetteland, Rangers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Don't blame Rangers GM; he had nothing to trade.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Rangers place pitcher Darren Oliver on disabled list.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Cowboys' top pick backpedaling on depth chart.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Not even disruptive trip can ruffle Cowboys coach.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Mavs sign Davis, Trent, then focus on keeping Buckner.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

NASCAR imposes safety device after fatalities.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Rangers' Curtis, Martinez wanted trade.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Orioles' deals signal beginning of rebuilding phase.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Gerald Ford hospitalized for sinus infection, then released.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Phillies rally but fall to Padres in 10 innings.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Hair-raising `Legend of the Wolf Woman' needs grooming.(The Dallas Morning News)
August 1, 2000

Electronic adventures: Video and computer game reviews.(The Dallas Morning News)
August 1, 2000

Mexico president's anti-crime plan calls for ending army role in drug wars.(The Dallas Morning News)
August 1, 2000

Congress revving up to regulate airlines.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Irish poet Seamus Heaney brings `Beowulf' to life.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Web site plays hard and fast and has unprintable name.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Firm to make online pitch for genetic material.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Some video games spawn sequel after sequel.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Reviews of new releases by Kina, Dogstar, Bahamadia & more.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000... KINA "Kina" (DreamWorks) 2-{ stars There are so many reasons to champion R&B singer-songwriter Kina (the last name is Cosper, but just Kina, please). She's an original doing her own thing. Judging by her lyrics, she's keenly self-aware and...

Rollin', rollin', rollin', keep them roll calls rollin'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000... PHILADELPHIA _ Now HERE'S a great idea from the Republicans. You know the roll-call votes they take at conventions? I'm talking about when the state delegation chairpersons get up, one by one, and _ before revealing how their states are...

Clint Eastwood DVD collection probably won't make anyone's day.(The Dallas Morning News)
August 1, 2000

Video games as art form spark higher form of debate.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

What's new in record racks.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Reviews of new classical music recordings.(The Dallas Morning News)
August 1, 2000

DVDs can suffer from overload.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Reviews of releases by Morcheeba, Aaron Tippin, Caustic Resin.(The Dallas Morning News)
August 1, 2000

Marching to fight poverty is protester's most important role.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Reviews of new rock, swing and rap releases.(The Orange County Register)
August 1, 2000

Once GOP's star, Gingrich finds himself shunned at convention.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

An independent voter weighs in for Culpepper.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Next president will have to deal with new fiscal problem: too much revenue.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Punter Landeta, 38, has seen it all.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

Denise Bartolo York keeps 49ers all in the family.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

HEADLINE HERE.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

United, US Airways might give up gates at their hubs.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000

AMR to settle EEOC suit over rejecting workers for medical reasons.(The Dallas Morning News)
August 1, 2000

Ex-President Bush criticizes attacks by Democrats.(The Dallas Morning News)
August 1, 2000

American will order 9 new planes.(The Dallas Morning News)
August 1, 2000

For Falcons, it's about camp, not the South Carolina flag controversy.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
August 1, 2000