Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from December 2002

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from December 2002

NBA players take jewelry collections to higher level.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Terry Armour CHICAGO _ In case you hadn't noticed _ and it's hard not to, really _ the new NBA is all about the "bling-bling." Before and after games, players look like they've stepped right out of a rap video. We're talking...

Surfer, can you spare a dime?(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Margo Harakas FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Tricia and Jeffrey Pittle, two years married, want children. They thought they were on their way to expanding their family until Tricia suffered a miscarriage. Now, try as they might,...

Maybe it's time to talk about sex.
December 31, 2002... You know you've got to do it_and often. Have The Talks. With your kids. About sex. Where else will they learn about this stuff, MTV? The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS) has launched a parent-child...

The church's long recovery.
December 31, 2002... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Monday, Dec. 30: X X X It happened on Vatican Time, that curiously detached schedule that so frustrates Americans, but a template is finally in place for the Roman Catholic...

Chile finally gets free-trade pact.
December 31, 2002... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Monday, Dec. 30: X X X The first President Bush started the negotiations 11 years ago and, as early as next month, the second President Bush may be the one to sign a...

High court to decide whether states' sodomy laws are Constitutional.
December 31, 2002... Byline: Judith Graham ST. LOUIS, Mo. _ Ask prosecutor Robert Wilkins about Missouri's same-sex sodomy law and he's unusually frank. "I think the law is past its time," said the attorney for Jefferson County, about 20 miles south of...

Buckeyes' Gamble plays offense, defense; he even returns kicks.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Randall Mell SUNRISE, Fla. _ Chris Gamble is having fun cradling a football while playfully stiff-arming adoring family members in the front yard of his home in Sunrise, Fla., during Christmas vacation. Ohio State's two-way...

Ohio State's Doss put aside NFL dreams to try for a national title.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Randall Mell TEMPE, Ariz. _ His helmet is clustered ridiculously with Buckeye Leaf stickers. The first clue as to how important Ohio State strong safety Michael Doss is to one of the nation's best defenses is that helmet. A...

Many hopping off the Mommy Track.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Bonnie Miller Rubin As the economy sputters and employers try to do more with less, the much-vaunted "Mommy Track" may be veering off course. In prosperous times, when the labor pool was smaller, employees seeking work/family...

Time to let players share in NCAA's big profits.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Mike Berardino PHOENIX _ No one used an electric prod to herd Shane Olivea into a hotel ballroom for a Monday morning press conference, but the Ohio State offensive lineman was still feeling fairly bovine. "We're like...

Making a run for the Rose: Sooners, Cougars a unique matchup.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Bonnie DeSimone PASADENA, Calif. _ Washington State has a lame-duck coach and a slightly gimpy quarterback, and the Cougars insist they will be hobbled by neither. What they do have is a small advantage of familiarity....

Top classical recordings of 2002.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Lawrence A. Johnson 1. Wagner: Tannhauser. Daniel Barenboim, conductor; Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra and Chorus (Teldec, 3-disc set). This magnificently played, sung and recorded set of Wagner's tale of spiritual loss and...

Florida could make Graham formidable in 2004.
December 31, 2002... Byline: William E. Gibson WASHINGTON _ If he decides to take a plunge into presidential politics, Sen. Bob Graham would give Democrats a moderate contender from the Sunbelt to consider, and the only would-be nominee from a major...

Prepaid tuition plan rankles some, a boon for others.
December 31, 2002... Byline: Kellie Patrick and Jennifer Peltz FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ A state push to sharply increase college tuition could jeopardize popular programs some parents and students depend on to make college affordable. But proponents of...

Va. state legislators opposed to tax hikes.
December 31, 2002... Byline: Hugh Lessig RICHMOND, Va. _ Cutting and slashing are in. Streamlining, consolidating and merging are all good. Raising taxes? Not so fast. That's the sense of area lawmakers who responded to a Daily Press survey on the...

Bowl capsules for New Year's Day.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Mike Huguenin Wednesday's games Outback Bowl Florida (8-4) vs. Michigan (9-3) WHEN: 11 a.m. EST. TV: ESPN. ABOUT FLORIDA: The offense has turned more conservative. One reason is that the line simply hasn't...

Auto industry expected to stick with incentives for 2003.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Rick Popely A nervous auto industry faces a year of uncertainty, but one clear-cut winner should continue to benefit _ the U.S. consumer. Rampant discounting has sustained the industry since the terrorist attacks in September...

Russian court acquits army colonel who strangled Chechen woman.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Alex Rodriguez MOSCOW _ In a ruling widely denounced as a step backward in the fight to curb abuses by the Russian military in Chechnya, a court agreed Tuesday with psychiatrists that a Russian army colonel accused of strangling...

Florida's Grossman leaves with a very mixed legacy.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2002... Byline: David Whitley TAMPA _ Another Florida season ends on Wednesday, and the big question returns. Will he stay or will he go? If you don't know the answer by now, much less the subject, please don't answer the phone next time a...

Florida lawyer claims `cloned child' being abused, asks for guardian.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Shannon O'Boye and Shana Gruskin FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ A Coral Gables, Fla., lawyer, who says he took at face value a religious sect's recent claim to have cloned the first human baby, said he thinks the child is being abused...

Battle has overcame a family tragedy and personal injury to leave his mark at Notre Dame.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Avani Patel JACKSONVILLE, Fla. _ Only the left wrist was broken. Enough, perhaps, to force most college quarterbacks to the sidelines. But Arnaz Battle treated his broken wrist as a mere nuisance against Nebraska on that steamy...

European markets didn't do much better than U.S.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Andrew Countryman Europe may be a nice place to visit. But in 2002, you didn't want to invest there. Stock markets worldwide put the finishing touches on a generally dismal year Tuesday. And like U.S. stocks, many of the...

Oklahoma-Washington State an unlikely match for Rose Bowl.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Bonnie DeSimone PASADENA, Calif. _ No one foresaw all the implications of the complex Bowl Championship Series system when it was drawn up, least of all Boomer and Sooner. The matching pair of white ponies usually tow the...

Bush elaborates on different tacks taken with North Korea, Iraq.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Bob Kemper WASHINGTON _ President Bush said Tuesday that the "diplomatic showdown" with North Korea over its pursuit of nuclear weapons could be settled peacefully, despite concerns by some allies that Bush's use of economic...

Brad Banks waking up to a dream.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Ethan J. Skolnick BELLE GLADE, Fla. _ `Twas the early afternoon before Christmas, and down the hallway of the four-bedroom house _ notably the first room on the left with the door closed _ not a creature was stirring. Certainly...

Officials to impose severe cuts on Southern California water supply.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2002... Byline: V. Dion Haynes LOS ANGELES _ In a new chapter of the longstanding water battles that nearly a century ago led to the transformation of this region from a desert to an urban and agricultural center, federal officials said Tuesday...

Future outshines past; Chandler pops career-high 27 to energize Bulls in win over Trail Blazers.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2002... Byline: K.C. Johnson CHICAGO _ The glory days are always there, mostly as a blessing, sometimes as a burden. They represent what Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan_who's in town Thursday_and their supporting cast accomplished during a...

Cell phones' 911 feature a growing problem for emergency workers.
December 31, 2002... Byline: Frank James WASHINGTON _ People with wireless phones in their pockets or purses are unwittingly fraying nerves of officials at 911 call centers around the country as jostled phones automatically place emergency calls, tying up...

Billionaire heiress, octogenarian, Ruth Lilly making her wishes known.
December 31, 2002... Byline: Bill Glauber INDIANAPOLIS _ It was a sunny autumn day in 2000 when a frail octogenarian woman was brought to the Indianapolis Zoo to meet a baby elephant named Amali. Officials expected the elderly woman with a tiny voice,...

Employers can track all you do on PC at work.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2002... Byline: James Coates Q. If I access my home e-mail remotely from my workplace PC, for the purpose of sending and receiving personal e-mail messages, is a record of those sent/received (home) e-mails retained on my work server/PC...

Same name - almost to a `T' - but presidents' differences vast.
December 31, 2002... Byline: Lisa Anderson KINGSTON, N.H._This is a tale of two Bartlet(t)s . U.S. President Josiah "Jeb" Bartlet may be the fictional master of "The West Wing," but former New Hampshire President Josiah Bartlett is the real-life pride of...

New leader of teachers union pursues a mission.
December 31, 2002... Byline: Matthew I. Pinzur MIAMI _ Long before she was handed control of the state's most powerful teachers union, Shirley Bailey Johnson learned what happens to people with causes. Her father had a cause. Sam Bailey, NAACP president...

`Muffler Man' fashions creatures from mufflers.
December 31, 2002... Byline: Peter Woodall MOSS POINT, Miss. _ Michelin has the Michelin Man, and Moss Point has the Muffler Man. Well, three of them actually, standing outside Fernandez Mufflers on Pascagoula River Road. They are the creations of...

Resolving not to make resolutions.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Debra-Lynn B. Hook If 1979 was the year I resolved to quit smoking and 1994 was the year I vowed to say "No" to volunteer requests, if 1998 was the year I promised to lose the baby fat once and for all, and 2000 was the year I...

More preemies.
December 31, 2002... The percentage of babies born prematurely in the United States reached a two-decade high last year, driven by an increase in twins and triplets, the Associated Press reports. The government also found a rise in prenatal care and a drop in...

The music that so many loved to hate is finally gaining some respect.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Evelyn McDonnell MIAMI _ Before Gloria Estefan, 2 Live Crew, Ricky Martin and Trick and Trina, there was the Miami Sound. The uptempo R&B dance music _ played by such acts as George and Gwen McCrae, Betty Wright, and Latimore _...

Resolutions for a stronger family.
December 31, 2002... Byline: John and Willie Rosemond What makes a family strong? Not money or material things, but that ineffable thing called love. Love is both expressed and strengthened when a family does things together, things that create traditions and...

Reviews of recent contemporary Christian CDs.
December 31, 2002... Delirious?, "Touch" (furious?) _ 3 { stars Delirious?'s new album is mostly a repackaging of the band's last European release, "Audio Lessonover." That album had 13 tracks. "Touch" has two CDs with 10 songs on the main CD and a set of...

`War' comic strip's popularity explodes.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Cary Darling Two illustrated, cubicle-bound office workers are talking by telephone. "Oh my God, this War On Terrorism is gonna rule," crows one. "I can't wait until the war is over and there's no more terrorism!" "I know!,"...

Gift pets need special attention.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Dr. Greg McGrath Many homes received the joy of a new pet this Christmas. But all the activity and excitement can prove to be stressful for the new family member. There are several things that you can do to make the...

Some hunters not friendly to man's `best friend'.
December 31, 2002... Byline: Barin von Foregger BILOXI, Miss. _ Many sportsmen across the state have used the holiday season as an excuse to hit the woods _ more time to sit in a stand rather than eat and sleep all day with loved ones. As a sports...

Global trade seen as scourge and savior in rural areas.
December 31, 2002... Byline: Charles Lunan and Tony Mecia CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ When proponents of free trade trumpet the benefits of globalization, they often point to workers like Stephen Hader. Perched in an office on the 30th floor of a Charlotte...

Unemployment tax to take bigger bite beginning Wednesday.
December 31, 2002... Byline: Tony Mecia CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ After years of tax cuts in prosperous times, North Carolina employers will begin paying for a tough economy on Wednesday, when unemployment insurance rates double. In the last year, the state has...

Mississippi missionaries take risks to work overseas.
December 31, 2002... Byline: Kat Bergeron JACKSON, Miss. _ Mississippi has hundreds of career Christian missionaries, many of them living and working in countries where political and religious turmoil endangers their lives. Three American missionaries,...

State employees face health insurance hike0.
December 31, 2002... Byline: Kenneth A. Harris COLUMBIA, S.C. _ State workers, teachers and local government workers will begin paying an average of $24 more a month for health insurance Wednesday, New Year's Day. Those employees, most of whom did not...

Georgia healthy and ready for Florida State.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Collin Mickle NEW ORLEANS _ Neil Callaway knows a silver lining when he sees it. Georgia's offensive coordinator, the mind behind the highest-scoring offense in the Southeastern Conference, had to do without his top three...

Will you keep New Year's resolutions? Most people don't.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Shari Rudavsky Remember that promise you made New Year's Eve? Chances are you won't a few months from now. New Year's resolutions _ to lose weight, to spend less, to stop smoking _ seldom make it through the entire new year,...

Miami Hurricanes: motivated, confident for the ages.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Dan Le Batard PHOENIX _ In a lot of ways, the program runs itself now. That might be the most amazing thing about this most amazing run. Pride gets passed down like a family heirloom at the University of Miami. Sight...

Florida State takes a walk on wild side.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Jeff Miller NEW ORLEANS _ Florida State defensive tackle Travis Johnson was caught Monday with a firearm only two days before his team's Sugar Bowl meeting with Georgia, extending an ugly run of controversy and chaos for coach...

Market numbers were worst in more than 50 years.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Harriet Johnson Brackey In an atmosphere that both echoes and expects war, the stock market finished out 2002 with its worst performance in more than a half-century. Stocks declined, for the third year in a row, for the first...

More than 25 percent of Mississippi population classified as obese.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2002... Byline: Kat Bergeron BILOXI, Miss. _ Mississippians have a big, fat reason to be making weight-loss resolutions for the New Year. In new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mississippi is on the top rung for...

Water district OKs deal; Southern California faces supply cuts.
December 31, 2002... Byline: Paul Rogers SAN JOSE, Calif. _ A farm water district near California's border with Arizona approved a historic deal Tuesday night to sell billions of gallons of water to thirsty San Diego. But squabbles over the details made it...

Faith-based mentoring program fuels debate.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Matthew I. Pinzur MIAMI _ When Gov. Jeb Bush announced $900,000 in new grants for his mentoring initiative this month, one of the largest recipients was an Orlando-area Christian group that wants to recruit volunteers from...

Defense, confidence have Hawkeyes flying high.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 30, 2002... Byline: Mike Phillips MIAMI _ It's a long way from oblivion to the national spotlight, so no one could blame the Iowa Hawkeyes for basking this week in both the Florida sunshine and the glow of being in college football's elite. But...

`Palmetto Bay rapist' continues to elude police.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Luisa Yanez MIAMI _ Some women in upscale Palmetto Bay, Fla., carry pepper spray wherever they go. Others look over their shoulders more frequently. Young mothers have gotten faster at strapping their children into their car...

Miami-Dade chief Penelas a rare Florida Democrat: He's popular.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Karl Ross MIAMI _ Six years into his tenure as Miami-Dade's top elected official, you won't find Mayor Alex Penelas playing pickup basketball, as he did in bygone days, with lobbyists jostling for inside position on rebounds and...

BellSouth enters long-distance phone market.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Beatrice E. Garcia MIAMI _ Touting convenience for consumers and businesses, BellSouth entered the long-distance phone market Monday. For both domestic and international long-distance calling, BellSouth has developed a...

Jerry Jones needs to allow this new relationship to work.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Tim Cowlishaw IRVING, Texas _ The Cowboys began moving in the right direction Monday and not simply because their next defeat is at least eight months away. Owner Jerry Jones uttered three significant words that could...

One.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Allison Askins COLUMBIA, S.C. _ Road trips are a part of our lives. But a few goodies thrown in the car can make the most of those miles on the highway. Many of us "can get in our car and be with our families in just a few...

Dinner in Minutes: Italian Shrimp and Vodka Linguine.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 30, 2002... Byline: Linda Gassenheimer Plump shrimp cooked in a vodka tomato sauce is a winter tradition for many Italian families. When in high school, my son James received an invitation from his Italian friend, Federiko, to spend Christmas in...

Trained dogs may one day sniff out citrus canker.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Phil Long VERO BEACH, Fla. _ Dogs sniff trees for a lot of reasons, but someday they may put their noses to work in Florida's orange and grapefruit groves and help inspectors hunt for the dreaded citrus canker. Researchers...

King's Cake.
December 30, 2002... KING'S CAKE Makes 1 coffee cake 4 } cups all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar 1 { teaspoons salt 2 packages Fleischemann's Rapid Rise Yeast } cup milk { cup water { cup butter or margarine 2 large eggs ...

Cook's Corner: Jamaican Chocolate Rum Cake.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 30, 2002... Byline: Linda Cicero Q: While visiting Jamaica for my daughter's wedding, we tasted a chocolate rum cake that was out of this world. I hope you can find a recipe. _ Nita Barrow, Butler, Ga. A: I found this recipe in various forms on...

With her daughters, an ailing mother revisits her Spanish home.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Ana Veciana-Suarez SITGES, Spain _ The road, followed far enough, slopes onto a cobblestone sidewalk, then a sandy beach replete with volleyball players and finally a breathtakingly expanse of Mediterranean blue. From where we...

Rob Crosby comes back from the Continent to play with old friends.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 30, 2002... Byline: Michael Miller For much of the 1970s, the Rob Crosby Group was the hottest act on the Columbia, S.C., bar scene. With Southern-flavored music that borrowed from James Taylor and the Allman Brothers Band, the group played to...

North Carolina man working to get past Bali bombing's pain.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Michelle Wagner COLINGTON HARBOUR, N.C. _ David Creecy sits back on a leather chair in his living room, his legs hung over the side. As he pets Reef, his black Labrador, the 49-year-old contractor seems very much a typical dad of...

Attorney raises the bar _ as a photographer.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Cindy Krischer Goodman MIAMI _ Katherine Silverglate peers through the camera viewfinder with the discriminating eye of an attorney looking for the right edge to win her case. Click. There's a shot of a moldy cigar. Click....

Bikers, hikers flock to North Augusta's Greeneway.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Joey Holleman COLUMBIA, S.C. _ The extra "e" in the North Augusta Greeneway could stand for "environment," since hikers and bikers pass through a gorgeous riverine forest. It could be for "energy," since plenty of calories...

North Augusta Greeneway and nearby attractions.
December 30, 2002... Where: You can get on the trail at several access points in North Augusta. Distance from Columbia: about 75 miles Directions: The two easiest access points are off Five Notch Road and at Riverview Park. Take I-20 to the Exit 5 (U.S....

Simpsons tweak Disney on trip to Central Florida.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Hal Boedeker ORLANDO, Fla. _ Just when travel-industry experts say that image-conscious Central Florida is becoming a choice destination for well-heeled tourists with a taste for luxury, comes this news: "The Simpsons" are...

Football success pays off for UM.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Sarah Talalay MIAMI _ Whether or not the University of Miami Hurricanes continue their football winning streak against Ohio State's Buckeyes in Friday's Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, their Coral Gables campus will continue to reap the...

UM ticket, merchandise sales.
December 30, 2002... The University of Miami has seen revenue from ticket and merchandise sales increase since winning the national championship at the Rose Bowl last January. Season ticket sales (approximate) 2001: 38,000 2002: 46,000 ...

Florida's Jacobs has special bond with brother.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Joe Schad TAMPA, Fla. _ Florida wide receiver Taylor Jacobs wishes he were more like his brother. That may be hard to understand, considering Jacobs is one of the fastest football players in America and has exactly 1,000...

Most pros say Clarett not ready for the NFL.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 30, 2002... Byline: Ethan J. Skolnick FORT LAUDERDALE _ Someday, someone will be more unstoppable than Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett seemed early during his freshman season, a season that will end Friday against the University of Miami in...

2nd Iraq air war would be quicker, experts say.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Stephen J. Hedges and Michael Martinez WASHINGTON _ The aerial assault that kicked off the U.S. war on Iraq a dozen years ago took 38 days, required countless sorties and, despite technology that seemed dazzling at the time,...

Next war could mean high death toll of U.S. troops, civilians in Iraq.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Michael Kilian WASHINGTON _ On the basis of the 1991 Persian Gulf war, the campaigns in the Balkans and the anti-terrorist war in Afghanistan, the American public has grown accustomed to victorious U.S. military operations with...

Relationship between Bowden, Richt spices up Sugar Bowl.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 30, 2002... Byline: Josh Robbins NEW ORLEANS _ In 1986, following the murder of Florida State offensive tackle Pablo Lopez, Seminoles Coach Bobby Bowden called his players together for a team meeting. Mark Richt, a graduate assistant for Bowden,...

New-year hangover _ still without a date on big night.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 30, 2002... Byline: Eric Edwards If a year is to be predetermined by how one rings it in, then I suppose that 2003 will be a romantically challenged but culinarily fulfilling time for me. Not that I buy in to the dating voodoo that one night of...

Longing for listlessness.
December 30, 2002... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Monday, Dec. 30: X X X 1. They're tedious. 2. They're predictable. 3. They're numbered. 4. They go on way too long. 5. They're lists, and they're...

Don't rush military solutions.(Orlando Sentinel)
December 30, 2002... Byline: John C. Bersia North Korea's latest nose-thumbing at the global community by kicking out international nuclear-energy inspectors reminded me of the brinkmanship in Caspar Weinberger's ``The Next War.'' The former U.S. defense...

Florida urges college students to consider vaccines.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Jennifer Peltz FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ When Florida college students return to campus housing after Christmas break, they can expect to hear about two vaccines the state wants them to consider getting. Many colleges and...

Museum to showcase Civil War uniforms.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Leon Fooksman DELRAY BEACH, Fla. _ Gary Goldfarb's new historic military uniform museum in the downtown antique store district will showcase artifacts from the Civil War era that he assembled over 20 years. Hundreds of...

Power in Richmond: seniority, party ties.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Hugh Lessig RICHMOND _ It would be convenient if state lawmakers had their own cards like baseball players. Just flip it over and you'd get their stats: bills passed, bills failed _ the equivalent of a legislative batting...

Hundreds of Haitian street kids find haven in the capital's huge cemetery.
December 30, 2002... Byline: Tim Collie PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti _ By night they sleep outside the gates of the city's largest cemetery, huddled in raggy heaps only a few feet from the graves of this troubled country's former dictators, presidents and moneyed...