Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from December 2001, page 9

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from December 2001

Militant Palestinian group declares cease-fire with Israel.(Chicago Tribune)
December 21, 2001... JERUSALEM _ The militant Hamas organization announced Friday that it was suspending all suicide bombings and mortar attacks against Israel as a crackdown by Palestinian police on Islamic radicals erupted in a third day of bloody clashes that...

Teacher acquitted on five charges, convicted on minor count in sex case.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 21, 2001... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ A Florida jury decided on Friday that the only evidence of wrongdoing by former middle-school teacher Beth Friedman was that she supplied alcohol or drugs to the teen who later accused her of luring him into an illegal...

Much bad blood, bad policy in NFL these days.(Chicago Tribune)
December 21, 2001... CHICAGO _ The bottle-throwers who disrupted games in Cleveland and New Orleans last Sunday and Monday are a nightmare for the NFL. Measures are being taken to deter an epidemic, including the halt of plastic-bottle sales in New Orleans, St....

Wildcats' aide joins Oklahoma's staff.(Chicago Tribune)
December 21, 2001... CHICAGO _ In the last two football seasons, Northwestern led the Big Ten in total offense and averaged 33.1 points for those 23 games. That's why Kevin Wilson, the offensive coordinator who masterminded that attack, has been snatched up...

Pakistan to try to reign in religious radicals through controls on schools.(Chicago Tribune)
December 21, 2001... ISLAMABAD, Pakistan _ Pakistan's military-led government is drawing up plans to try to wrest some control of the country's religious schools from their mullahs, part of a broader plan to rein in religious radicals. Under a program being...

Schools continue to spread brand of fundamentalist Islam dangerous to U.S.(Chicago Tribune)
December 21, 2001... QUETTA, Pakistan _ Abdul Hakim knows exactly what he wants to be when he grows up. "I want to be a mullah, like Mullah Maulana Fazlur Rehman. I want to serve Islam," chirped the wide-eyed 11-year-old, referring to the cleric who...

White House may be botching the delivery of its message to Arab world.(Chicago Tribune)
December 21, 2001... WASHINGTON _ Inside the ornate Indian Treaty Room, now crammed with televisions and sleek computer monitors and nimble government specialists, the struggle for the hearts and minds of a skeptical Muslim world is proceeding at a furious pace....

What sport is in the red? Red Sox sale sets baseball record.(Chicago Tribune)
December 21, 2001... CHICAGO _ Baseball's winter of mixed signals continued with the record sale of the Boston Red Sox for $660 million Thursday, spinning the wheel of fortune in the opposite direction once again. The off-season began with news that baseball...

31 Cubans hauled in as boat runs out of gas east of Florida.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 21, 2001... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday intercepted a speedboat with 31 people on board, including two men they suspect of trying to smuggle Cuban refugees into the country, U.S. Border Patrol officials said. About 7:15...

Peronists take control of Argentina's government.(Chicago Tribune)
December 21, 2001... BUENOS AIRES _ The party founded by legendary leader Juan Peron essentially took the helm of Argentina's government Friday after Congress accepted the resignation of President Fernando de la Rua, who quit amid deadly looting and protests. ...

Rivalry reduces pain; banged-up Illini eager for annual Missouri scrap.(Chicago Tribune)
December 21, 2001... CHICAGO _ Frank Williams surprised Illinois head coach Bill Self when he showed up for Wednesday's film session with his shooting hand wrapped in tape. Williams shook his flu bug but his new bruise makes it harder to shake hands. Damir...

Spacek awakens to Olympic bid.(Chicago Tribune)
December 21, 2001... CHICAGO _ Jaroslav Spacek was fast asleep at 5 a.m. Friday when his phone rang. The excited caller was his mother in the Czech Republic. She was calling with some welcome news for the Blackhawks defenseman: He had been added to the...

Goodwill Games come to an end.(Chicago Tribune)
December 21, 2001... CHICAGO _ The Goodwill Games were born in 1985 out of Ted Turner's desire to restore international sporting harmony after successive superpower Olympic boycotts in 1980 and 1984. Soon followed by the stunning political changes in the...

Magic falls to Wizards.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 21, 2001... ORLANDO _ The Washington Wizards didn't need Michael Jordan to beat the Orlando Magic on Friday night. They could have done it with Michael Jackson. Heck, they could have done it masquerading as the Washington Generals. The Magic,...

Injuries derail the Magic's top three players: Grant Hill, Tracy McGrady and the latest, Mike Miller.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 21, 2001... ORLANDO _ Just when you thought it couldn't get worse for the Magic, Mike Miller took a fall. Another game, another injury scare. Miller, the Magic's only remaining creator with Grant Hill out for the season and Tracy McGrady out...

Jordan teaching and blending in with young Wizards.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 21, 2001... ORLANDO _ To the guy who threw the beer bottle onto the floor at the end of the Magic game Friday: Hey Idiot, what did you expect? Okay, if you were like a lot of people, you expected the basketball event of the season. And it wasn't...

Dick Schaap, a master chronicler of his age, dead at 67.(Chicago Tribune)
December 21, 2001... CHICAGO _ Dick Schaap's career spanned Super Bowls and civil rights marches. He wrote for newspapers, edited magazines, authored best-selling books and starred on television. He traveled in the same circles with people as diverse as Vince...

Waiting may be Notre Dame's best bet.(Chicago Tribune)
December 21, 2001... CHICAGO _ The 49ers' Steve Mariucci is everything Notre Dame was looking for in a football coach: smart, young, dynamic and savvy without being overly slick. But for all he brought to the table, he hasn't been able to give university...

Oakley fading out of Bulls' picture.(Chicago Tribune)
December 21, 2001... CHICAGO _ Prized rookie center Eddy Curry will make his debut Saturday when the Bulls play the Minnesota Timberwolves at the United Center. What? He has been on the team? Who knew? Curry hasn't played in three of the last four games,...

Non-deal looking pretty bad now.(Chicago Tribune)
December 21, 2001... CHICAGO _ It may turn out to be the worst trade the Bulls never made. Early last summer it looked as if the Bulls had a deal for Minnesota's Wally Szczerbiak, who is a candidate for the NBA's most improved player_he ranks in the top 10...

Injury siege misses Bears.(Chicago Tribune)
December 21, 2001... CHICAGO _ You can't win without a strong lineup, and the Bears_knock on wooden crutches_owe a great deal of their success this season to the relative good health of their players. The season-ending knee injury to star wide receiver Marcus...

Yankees, A's divergent paths illustrate game's problems.(Chicago Tribune)
December 21, 2001... CHICAGO _ We could trot out more charts and bar graphs, but hey, it's the holiday season. Balancing the checkbook is enough math for anyone. So instead we'll simply address baseball's competitive balance problem by referring back to Game 4 of...

Redskins are unfriendly and underachieving.(Chicago Tribune)
December 21, 2001... CHICAGO _ When the Bears visit FedEx Field, home of the Washington Redskins, anything could happen, including no parking for the McCaskey family. Q: Why is that? A: The Redskins aren't the most friendly organization in sports. They...

NFL rankings.(Chicago Tribune)
December 21, 2001... 1. Steelers (11-2): Kordell Stewart playing at MVP level. 2. Rams (11-2): Kurt Warner getting into throwing zone. 3. Bears (10-3): Amazing season keeps rolling along. 4. 49ers (10-3): Two shutouts in three games for defense. ...

Buyers often pick their cars through a process of elimination.(Chicago Tribune)
December 21, 2001... CHICAGO _ The auto industry spends truckloads of money each year analyzing why people buy vehicles, but a clearer picture of their preferences may be found in their reasons for rejecting certain models. "Why consumers rule out vehicles is...

Cayman Islands struggle to overcome its shady reputation.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 21, 2001... GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands _ Here on this prim and prosperous slice of British-accented Caribbean, you won't find any X-rated theaters, all-night bawdy bars or much else in the way of titillating entertainment. But there is one movie...

St. John's wort may be good solution for mild depression.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 21, 2001... Q. I have clinical depression and am interested in switching from Paxil to St. John's wort. I have been taking Paxil for five years and don't like the side effects, but I get sick when I try to take a different SSRI antidepressant. My...

Sure, you've waited til the last minute, but you still can make ornaments.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 21, 2001... OK, here's a scenario: Every Christmas, you like to add a little handmade treat to your gifts. But it's only a few days until Christmas and you've made... nothing. Not to worry. Here are instructions for two quick holiday...

Cold or flu _ know the difference.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 21, 2001... Your nose is running faster than a Triple Crown winner. From your throat blasts a basso rumble with all the percussion of the "1812 Overture." But you're still standing, still able to get the kids off to school and deliver that...

Maureen O'Hara felt the magic during filming of `34th Street'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 21, 2001... Fifty-four years after its release, the original "Miracle on 34th Street" continues to be among the most loved Christmas movies of all time. Generations have grown up watching the magical story about the department store Santa who claims...

Rather than buy teachers presents, students make donations in their names.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 21, 2001... COLUMBIA, S.C. _ Every year it happens. Parents scramble to find the perfect holiday gifts for their children's teachers, only for the kids to arrive at school and find 12 others toting "No. 1 teacher" mugs into class. This year, some...

People in the news.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 21, 2001... MUSIC TO HIS EARS After telling his legions of fans in October that he was going deaf, Rush Limbaugh has apparently regained his sense of hearing after a successful surgical procedure Wednesday, reports People magazine. "I feel...

Argentina lifts state of emergency; caretaker president is a Peronist.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 21, 2001... BUENOS AIRES, Argentina _Senate leader Ramon Puerta assumed the interim presidency of Argentina on Friday after Congress accepted the resignation of Fernando de la Rua, who stepped aside amid a worsening economic crisis and two days of...

State jobless rate jumps to 6.1 percent.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 21, 2001... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ North Carolina's unemployment rate jumped to 6.1 percent in November, recording its biggest monthly spike since the tail end of the last recession. Still, most economists believe the end of the current recession is in...

Coast Guard rescues Cubans aboard disabled boat off coast of Florida.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 21, 2001... MIAMI _ A group of 29 Cuban migrants and two alleged smugglers en route to Florida traveled to within 17 miles of the U.S. shoreline early Friday when their 31-foot speedboat ran out of gas. Stranded almost directly east of Cape Florida,...

Playing field should offer Taylor, Ward relief from their problems.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 21, 2001... MIAMI _ On Monday, Jason Taylor grabbed a gun away from his stepfather as they argued in his Davie home. On Thursday, Dedric Ward was sued for rape. On Saturday, when the two Dolphins play in New England, they're likely to feel...

A last-ditch effort to save the Fusion.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 21, 2001... MIAMI _ Fusion fans, hoping to convince Major League Soccer to keep the team in South Florida, will rally at Lockhart Stadium at 11:30 a.m. Saturday. An Internet petition (petitiononline.com/fusion/petition.html) with the same intention...

Panthers meet the Blues head-on.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 21, 2001... MIAMI _ Having created and participated in countless occasions of similar magnitude, Russian forward Pavel Bure gave teammate Valeri Bure a bit of brotherly advice before the 1998 Olympic gold-medal game. "He told me, `This is the time...

Davenport to miss Rose Bowl with broken foot.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 21, 2001... MIAMI _ Najeh Davenport began his sophomore season at the University of Miami by tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the opening game of 1999. Friday, the fifth-year senior ended his career with a broken right...

Bad attitudes that can hold people back from success.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... ``The 12 Bad Habits That Hold Good People Back: Overcoming the Behavior Patterns That Keep You from Getting Ahead,'' by James Waldroop and Timothy Butler (Doubleday/Currency Books, 352 pages, $14.95) Truth is, most of us are just not...

Raptor center pairs injured, ill birds with curious vet students.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... CHARLOTTE, N.C._It would take just one slip, and those inch-long talons could inflict some serious pain. But that didn't seem to deter any of the closely attentive visitors at the Carolina Raptor Center last week. In fact, the six...

Q&A on gardening.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... Q. Can we leave our potted rosemary bush outside on the porch in the cold? A. I have left potted rosemary outdoors in the Piedmont for the past several winters, even last December, the second coldest on record. It caused no harm. Leave...

`Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius," the new 3-D computer-generated imaging animated film from Paramount and Nickelodeon, is designed as the launch of a franchise. Along with or soon after the movie will come comic vignettes on the Nickelodeon...

`How High'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... "How High," in which rappers Redman and Method Man make big screen debuts as two stoners who get accepted by Harvard after smoking magic weed and acing their college entrance exams, may be the least politically correct movie ever made about...

Motel living has its own quirky perks.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... You're not going to believe this but, thanks to an unfortunate sewer problem, I've been living in a motel for the past two weeks. No cooking, no cleaning, free cable. Everybody say boo-hoo. Of course, the downside is that I was...

Inventive thinking leads to tourism alliances.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. _ Challenging times have made some South Carolina tourism leaders more creative. Faced with limited dollars and slowing business, the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is finding unique partners _ from a credit-card...

Dole reports making $2.3 million in speaking fees since January 2000.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Elizabeth Dole left her last job in 1999. But she hasn't stopped bringing home a paycheck. Dole, now a Republican candidate for U.S Senate, has earned nearly $2.3 million in speaking fees in the past two years, according...

Gung-ho North Carolina sheriff preps for battle.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... LEXINGTON, N.C. _ Davidson County Sheriff Gerald Hege, a Vietnam veteran with an office decorated like an Army bunker, a jail with pink cells and a syndicated television show, is digging in for what some say could be a fierce battle for his...

Candy Cane Punch; Peppermint Chiffon Pie; Chocolate Peppermint Cookies.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... CANDY CANE PUNCH Makes 4 servings \ cup lemon juice 1 (6-ounce) can orange juice concentrate \ cup sugar 6 hard peppermint candies 4 peppermint candy canes 1 liter ginger ale In a blender container,...

Candied candy canes and other peppermint treats.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... CANDIED CANDY CANES What you need: 1 cup white baking chips, semisweet chocolate chips or milk chocolate chips 1 teaspoon shortening 12 candy canes, about 5{ inches long Decorative red sugar, nonpareils and sprinkles...

Candy cane history.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... _ The predecessor of the modern candy cane appeared in the 17th century. It was a straight white stick of sugar candy. _ In the late 1600s, a choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral bent sticks of candy into the shape of a shepherd's crook and...

From corn syrup to cellophane, how candy canes are made.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... Bobs Candies, the largest producer of candy canes in the world, offers this explanation of the candy cane-making process on its Web site, www.BobsCandies.com. _ Sugar and corn syrup, blended and brought to Bobs by railcar, are cooked in...

Popular peppermint.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... There are quite a few references for peppermint in popular culture. Here are a few: _ Peppermint Patty: Debuted in the Peanuts comic strip Aug. 22, 1966. This popular tomboy is the only one to call Charlie Brown "Chuck." Has a habit of...

Hooked on peppermint: Candy canes an old-timey treat that still tempts modern taste buds.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... Candy canes and peppermint sticks are hard to resist when they show up on store shelves before the holidays. They're so festive, and they just scream, "Christmas!" While they're made all year, candy canes are sold only during the holiday...

Guatemala-Belize fight on border turns deadly.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... SANTA CRUZ, Guatemala _ The Ramirez family never was too sure where their house was, nevermind that they lived there for 26 years. They are pretty positive it's in Guatemala. Their neighbor and the nearby rifle-toting soldiers are just as...

Practical things for home high on gift lists.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... MIAMI _ Daphne and Andre Tarver didn't want to spend a lot of money this Christmas on expensive toys their kids would play with for a few days and then discard. Instead, they decided to buy Danielle, 3, and Andre Jr., 2, each a small...

Georgia Tech ready to travel in good health.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... ATLANTA _ When Georgia Tech first accepted the bid to the Seattle Bowl, some players and coaches weren't too thrilled about playing in the first-year, non-BCS bowl. Now the idea of getting out of Atlanta and flying to the other corner of...

President resigns as rioting in Argentina leaves at least 20 dead.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... BUENOS AIRES, Argentina _ President Fernando De la Rua resigned Thursday amid bloody protests over the moribund economy that brought thousands of demonstrators into the streets and killed at least 20. Just hours before De la Rua left the...

Holiday travelers begin journeys.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. _ Holiday travel in the Carolinas is expected to increase this year, and the rush begins Friday. Most travelers will be taking to the highways, leaving airports less crowded. Tighter security and fewer flights, however,...

Chased by security guards, hapless shoplifter jumps into cop's car and into jail.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... MIAMI _ Marsha Reid made a mistake when she tried to steal $900 worth of clothing from Burdines at a Miami-area Mall, police said. She made a bigger mistake moments later when she escaped from security guards who caught her, bolted into a...

Joe Burns ineligible for Seattle Bowl.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... ATLANTA _ The news just keeps getting worse for Georgia Tech. Starting tailback Joe Burns has failed out of school and won't be eligible for the Seattle Bowl on Dec. 27, interim coach Mac McWhorter said Thursday. In fact, there are...

Coker a finalist for Bear Bryant award.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... MIAMI _ A week after finishing runner-up to Maryland's Ralph Friedgen as The Associated Press Coach of the Year, Miami's Larry Coker was named one of seven finalists Thursday for the Paul "Bear" Bryant College Football Coach of the Year...

TNT track the place for those who love off-road biking.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... CHESTER, S.C. _ Tommy Bagnal watched vigilantly as his 3-year-old son, Woodson, putt-putted on a little dirt bike around the tiny-tot lot. Every once in a while, he glanced over his shoulder at his 10-year-old son, Matt, on the kids'...

First in. Last out. Toughest training. Best uniforms. The Marines.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 20, 2001... FORT WORTH, Texas _ They're the first ones in and the last ones out of any hot spot in the world, which right now means Afghanistan and Bosnia-Herzegovina. They have the toughest training and the best uniforms, and they make sure a lot of...

Buy Owner home sales booming in Florida with an eye toward U.S.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 20, 2001... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla._Usually a smiling couple is standing in front of their house talking about how much money they've saved with "Buy Owner." Scott Eckert, chief executive of Buy Owner, still produces his own TV commercials, using real...

Disabled workers get some help in their job quest.(Chicago Tribune)
December 20, 2001... ``Job-Hunting for the So-Called Handicapped or People Who Have Disabilities, Revised,'' by Richard Nelson Bolles and Dale Susan Brown (Ten Speed Press, $12.95) Few would disagree that people with disabilities face more roadblocks in the...

Souvenirs recall world's fairs.(Chicago Tribune)
December 20, 2001... Q. These two books have been in my family for a very long time. They are titled "The Book of the Fair." What value do these books have today? _Sam Miller, Rockford, Ill. Q. The enclosed cane is believed to have been brought back from...

Swimming pool Q&A.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 20, 2001... Q. I will be going away for the last two weeks of the year. I do not have someone to watch over my pool while I am gone in case something happens or the water gets low. Is it OK to shut off my pool (motor or power to the pool) for the...

Home energy Q&A.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 20, 2001... Q. I recall reading a few years ago that there is an easy way to test your home's exhaust fans to make sure they are working properly, but I don't remember how to do it. The fan in our kitchen sounds as if it's working OK, but the odors don't...

Rick Bayless turns a bar into an exciting yet Zen-like home.(Chicago Tribune)
December 20, 2001... Restaurateur and television personality Rick Bayless so loves to entertain in his Bucktown, Ill., home, two to three times a month it is as filled to capacity as a Saturday night at his hugely successful Chicago restaurants, Frontera Grill...

Wright Brothers replica needs funds to get off ground.(Chicago Tribune)
December 20, 2001... CHICAGO _ Trying to build an exact replica of the contraption Orville and Wilbur Wright made famous in the first airplane flight 98 years ago this month can have its emotional highs and lows. For Mark Miller, the master woodworker at the...

Camellias will add color to blah winter garden.(Daily Press)
December 20, 2001... Just when you think the garden is asleep and empty of any color, along come camellias to brighten your winter day. Camellia japonica _ the camellia with the large, glossy leaves _ offer some of their most spectacular blooms now through...

Behind the scenes: Dennis Miller is an archetype of the airwaves.(Chicago Tribune)
December 20, 2001... CHICAGO _ Like him or not _ and there are plenty of people on both sides _ Dennis Miller is becoming a fixture on Monday nights. Now in his second year, Miller continues to polarize as the third wheel in the booth for ABC's "Monday Night...

Vital supporting cast: they don't get much publicity, but Alfonso Boone, Mike Green, Carl Powell and others have played key roles for the Bears this season.(Chicago Tribune)
December 20, 2001... CHICAGO _ A decade ago James Williams was a seldom-used defensive tackle, then a converting offensive tackle who was inactive most game days for a couple of seasons. Now he has a string of 115 consecutive starts. Defensive end Bryan...

2001 was rich in dreams and nightmares, but had little heart.(Chicago Tribune)
December 20, 2001... It was the year of Harry Potter and Frodo Baggins, of lovable cartoon monsters and a sudden chilling revival of film noir. Fittingly perhaps, 2001 was the last year for a new film bearing the stamp of the late, great Stanley Kubrick. ("2001:...

A little digging is required, but there were plenty of gems to savor.(Chicago Tribune)
December 20, 2001... For a crummy movie year, 2001 wasn't so bad. That is to say, despite the fact that a lot of lousy movies were released this year, a fair number of worthwhile ones came out also, though whether you actually saw them may be another...

Captured files become game of true or false.(Chicago Tribune)
December 20, 2001... WASHINGTON _ Senior national security officials differ on the quality of intelligence being gathered from captured fighters and documents in Afghanistan, with some expecting a major windfall while others warn that solid leads will be hard to...

This `Tree' remains evergreen.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 20, 2001... The bookmarks and T-shirts tell the truth: A book is a present you can open again and again. With all the new books out there waiting to be discovered, sometimes it's easy to forget the pleasures of rereading an old favorite. I'm...

Encephalitis alert to end but state still needs to be wary, officials say.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 20, 2001... ORLANDO, Fla. _ The state plans to lift its encephalitis alert for 53 counties on New Year's Eve, but health officials cautioned this week that the West Nile virus still might be lurking in Florida. Officials say people in the alert...

Raise, gay protection end Florida professors' labor talks.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 20, 2001... ORLANDO, Fla. _ Labor talks for Florida's public university professors have broken down over the state's refusal to offer pay raises and the educators' insistence on a provision protecting gay faculty from job discrimination. The Florida...

Colonial Williamsburg game makes history fun for kids.(Newport News (Va.) Daily Press)
December 20, 2001... WILLIAMSBURG, Va. _ Available in time for holiday shoppers, children of all ages can step back to the eve of the American Revolution with a new educational board game based on 18th-century Williamsburg. Developed by Colonial...

Travel bounces back for the holidays, but more are driving.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 20, 2001... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Ronnie Anello is sticking with her travel plans for the Christmas holiday, but she decided at the last minute to drive to New Jersey instead of fly there from Fort Lauderdale. "We had plane tickets to leave...

Shopping for No. 1 comes 1st.(Chicago Tribune)
December 20, 2001... CHICAGO _ When Barbara Freeman went out on a recent holiday shopping trip, she had a sizable list of gifts to buy and a game plan that included visits to Bloomingdale's and Nordstrom. The good news was the Morton Grove, Ill., resident hit...

`Tis the season to eat, spend and be merry.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 20, 2001... It's less than a week until Christmas. It has gone way too fast this year _ and at a time when I especially wanted to savor it and linger over it. As it is, I intend to leave the tree up until mid-January at least, maybe later. It's...