Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from December 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from December 2003

Our favorite contemporary Christian CDs of 2003.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Brent Castillo The year 2003 is over. Now we get a chance to make another round of New Year's resolutions. Maybe this will be the year that some of us will make it past Valentine's Day with our diet and exercise regimen. Or...

Some educated guesses on what the new year might bring.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Ken Garfield The Episcopal Church will continue on the inevitable path to division sparked by the ordination of an openly gay bishop. The issue is too painful, and the two camps too divided, for there to be common ground. ...

Garden of renewal.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Margaria Fichtner MIAMI _ They have blossomed together, this reclaimed garden and this sweet, rescued man. ''This is where it was,'' Peter Rodriguez says, jiggling open the gate leading to the dappled nest of palm fronds and...

Old bungalow gets artsy renovation.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Elaine Gaston MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. _ Hank Causey knew the 60-year-old house in Myrtle Beach had good bones despite its not-so-attractive internal spaces. He could see beyond the wearied faux-slate linoleum that stretched like a...

`Key of Valor': Love 'em then.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Lezlie Patterson ``Key of Valor'' by Nora Roberts; Jove ($7.99 paperback) What a fabulous way to end the year. Nora Roberts completes her engaging trilogy with the release of "Key of Valor." If you've read the first two...

After debacle in Kansas City, Oklahoma has much to prove.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Jeff Shain NEW ORLEANS _ For most of the season, they were college football royalty. Fireworks on offense. Domination on defense. A record-tying 15 weeks at No. 1. A 35-point average margin of victory that stirred debate...

Florida State's Rix faces dreaded Miami once more.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Stephen F. Holder MIAMI _ The images sometimes collide for Chris Rix. When the Florida State quarterback reminisces about his first meeting against the University of Miami in 2001, he can't always remember which prolific UM...

Biggest sports news of 2003 off the courts, off the fields.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Clark Spencer MIAMI _ Forget touchdowns, home runs, goals and all that apple pie stuff. Cheating, murder and rape charges sullied the sports landscape in 2003, when a courtside seat didn't always mean the sort found at your...

Q&A on gardening.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Nancy Brachey Q: Why do my azaleas have yellow leaves now? A: The sight of lots of yellow leaves on azaleas usually makes gardeners see red. It's right up there with coming out one morning to find that deer ate the whole...

Benicio Del Toro's star continues to rise in `21 Grams'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Steven Rea TORONTO _ Benicio Del Toro and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu crossed paths once before. It was the 2001 Academy Awards, and Del Toro, who won the supporting-actor trophy that night for his work as a Mexican narcotics cop...

Florida's Starks meets his father: ex-college and NFL star Browner.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Jeremy Fowler TAMPA, Fla. _ Football always has come naturally for University of Florida offensive lineman Max Starks, but it took 17 years to understand that wasn't a coincidence. At a University of Georgia summer football...

UF looking for sweet result from Sugar Bowl.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Mike Phillips TAMPA, Fla. _ The Florida Gators might have their minds on Iowa and Thursday's Outback Bowl, but they also have some concerns about the Sugar Bowl national title game between LSU and Oklahoma. Almost all the...

People in the news.
December 31, 2003... It's springtime for Broadway once more: Nathan and Matthew are back together again. To roars of approval, Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, the original stars of "The Producers," returned Tuesday night to the Mel Brooks musical at Broadway's...

Former Panthers' kick returner to return to town with Cowboys.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Charles Chandler IRVING, Texas _ One week ago, on Christmas Eve, Michael Bates was shopping at a Charlotte grocery store when his cell phone rang. It was Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells. The call resurrected a season...

Donnalley's future is on the line.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Stan Olson CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Kevin Donnalley is 6-foot-5 and weighs 310 pounds, but in his heart he remains a little boy, looking forward to his next football game. Donnalley, 35, as the starting right guard for the Carolina...

Wilderness inquiry for the disabled knows no boundaries.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Susan Cocking MIAMI _ In the 1970s, Greg Lais was a 20-something hippie who delighted in leading hiking and canoeing tours to the rugged Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota. He was particularly proud of shepherding a group of...

City police credit teamwork, public in clearing every 2003 homicide.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Tim Potter WICHITA, Kan. _ The last year the Wichita Police Department cleared every homicide _ through an arrest or other resolution _ was 1984. Detectives cleared 14 homicides that year. But with only hours to go in 2003,...

Powerball jackpot lures Mississippians across line.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Mike Cummings and Tracy Dash BILOXI, Miss. _ Mississippians dashed across the state line to Louisiana this week, hoping to buy the lucky Powerball ticket that would snare them the estimated $210 million prize. Liz Morgan of...

Panthers, Lightning all tied up.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Kevin Baxter TAMPA, Fla. _ By coach Rick Dudley's estimation, the Florida Panthers are playing hard for about 50 minutes each night. Unfortunately, games last at least 60. But this dark cloud has a silver lining. ``The...

Rose Bowl the hottest topic in town.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Jeff Miller PASADENA, Calif. _ Out here, at the end of the Earth, where they have drive-through bistros and ice skating rinks on the beach and a movie star cast as governor, you can find some weird things. Like love for the...

Southern Miss offense goes AWOL against Utah blitz.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Al Jones MEMPHIS, Tenn. _ Southern Miss saved its worst performance of the year for last, and Utah took advantage to win, 17-0, at the 45th Annual AXA Liberty Bowl on Wednesday before a crowd of 55,989. The Golden Eagles shot...

Picking bowl winners _ and losers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Jeff Shain Southern California 22, Michigan 17 (Rose Bowl): Trojans WR Mike Williams will be targeted by Michigan's defense, which has specialized this year in minimizing foes' top wideouts. Best matchup could be in trenches when...

Running back Moss finds his place at Miami.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
December 31, 2003... Byline: George Richards MIAMI _ Tyrone Moss was sitting on the University of Miami bench earlier this season, the freshman running back relegated to watching and learning the intricate Hurricanes offense. But when Frank Gore tore the...

Poker phenomenon grows as game become popular spectator sport.
December 31, 2003... Byline: Steve Rosenbloom LAS VEGAS _ Someone was headed for a bad beat. A bad beat worth more than a million dollars Thursday night and potentially worth twice that in the April championship. Gus Hansen raised the pot $230,000....

2004 will be the year of low-demand gardening.(Newport News (Va.) Daily Press)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Kathy Van Mullekom It's fun to read about what's out and what's in as an old year fades away and a new year blossoms. Trend guru Faith Popcorn says 2004 will be all about simplifying because 80 percent of us say life is too...

Swimming Pool Q and A: Cleaning or additives should help slippery deck.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Paul Roth Q: I recently applied a Benjamin Moore 100 percent acrylic, low-luster stain to my pool deck, which I believe to be Kool Deck. This product is for concrete and masonry surfaces. After the application of this product,...

Climate determines proper wall barrier for homes.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Ken Sheinkopf I recently spoke to a group of senior citizens in South Florida, and several asked questions about their homes. Most of the questions had a common theme: the differences in the way houses are built in the South and...

Best mysteries of 2003.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Oline H. Cogdill LEHANE'S NO. 1 Since his 1994 award-winning debut ``A Drink Before the War,'' Dennis Lehane has combined gritty, nearly poetic prose, allusions to pop culture, social issues and an insider's look at Boston's...

One of the family: Biographers know their subjects better than they know their friends, says David Herbert Donald.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Patrick T. Reardon After more than half a century of writing about Abraham Lincoln and his era, historian David Herbert Donald is still bugged by the 16th president's "unfortunate beard." Donald knows the story, of course _...

Dark secret comes to light after a letter from home.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Rebecca Swain Vadnie ``Letter from Home'' by Carolyn Hart; Berkley Prime Crime ($22.95) ___ Summer of 1944: A hot wind blows through a tiny Oklahoma town. Yet even the most searing heat cannot quell the chill that...

To become truly literate, you have to, well, read.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Chauncey Mabe ``The Well-Educated Mind'' by Susan Wise Bauer; Norton ($27.95) ___ For the new year, give yourself a present: a classical education. As laid out by Susan Wise Bauer, professor of English at the College of...

Edgardo Vega Yunque cooks up a N.Y. ethnic stew.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Mary Ann Horne ``No Matter How Much You Promise to Cook or Pay the Rent You Blew It Cauze Bill Bailey Ain't Never Coming Home Again'' by Edgardo Vega Yunque; Farrar, Straus and Giroux ($25) ___ "New York Puerto Ricans...

Reform and college sports.
December 31, 2003... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Tuesday, Dec. 30: X X X As the college football season crescendos in a flurry of big-dollar bowl games this week, here's a sobering factlet for a nation of often oblivious...

Lifesaving clues found in drop of baby's blood.
December 31, 2003... Byline: Ronald Kotulak CHICAGO _ Had Noah O'Connell been born four months earlier, his brain probably would have begun to disintegrate from a genetic defect that turned food into poisonous wastes. But he was spared mental retardation...

Medicare revamp fails to cure angst over costs.
December 31, 2003... Byline: William E. Gibson WASHINGTON _ Backed by beaming Republicans and a couple of uneasy-looking Democrats, President Bush's triumphant signing ceremony for a landmark Medicare law projected a sense of closure, a happy ending to a...

Hunting for a reason to help victims.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Lew Freedman GEORGE WEST, Texas _ When the nine-point buck of Josh Bordes' imagination stepped out of the mesquite trees across the field from his blind on the 1,000-acre Duff Ranch, his mouth dropped open in amazement and his...

Stoops embraces good and bad of OU's past, welcomes Switzer back.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Randall Mell NORMAN, Okla. _ The University of Oklahoma's grand football tradition is as troubling as it is inspiring. When new Athletic Director Joe Castiglione hired Bob Stoops as coach before the 1999 season, they made a...

Tutssel triumphs don't quiet talk of Burnett flight.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Jim Kirk CHICAGO _ Mark Tutssel blew into Leo Burnett USA two years ago, promising to make the big advertising agency's commercials better and its creative department's oversized ego a bit smaller. He made big statements by...

Capsule for Outback Bowl.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Mike Huguenin Thursday's game No. 17 Florida vs. No. 13 Iowa TIME: 11 a.m. EST. TV: ESPN. RECORDS: Florida 8-4, Iowa 9-3. WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH: It's the first game of the day, which should count for...

Capsule for Rose Bowl.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Mike Huguenin Thursday's game No. 4 Michigan vs. No. 1 USC TIME: 5 p.m. EST. TV: ABC. RECORDS: Michigan 10-2, USC 11-1. WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH: USC is playing for a share of the national title. ABOUT...

Capsule for Capital One Bowl.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Mike Huguenin Thursday's game No. 11 Georgia vs. No. 12 Purdue TIME: 1 p.m. EST. TV: ABC. RECORDS: Georgia 10-3, Purdue 9-3. WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH: Two evenly matched teams, with the winner likely to finish...

Capsule for Gator Bowl.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Mike Huguenin Thursday's game The Gator Bowl No. 23 Maryland vs. No. 20 West Virginia TIME: 12:30 p.m. EST. TV: NBC. RECORDS: Maryland 9-3, West Virginia 8-4. WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH: The teams have...

Capsule for Orange Bowl.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Mike Huguenin Thursday's game Orange Bowl No. 9 Florida State vs. No. 10 Miami TIME: 8:30 p.m. EST. TV: ABC. RECORDS: FSU 10-2, Miami 10-2. WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH: This is one of the best rivalries in...

Here's the 2004 sports forecast.(Daily Press)
December 31, 2003... Byline: David Teel NEWPORT NEWS, Va. _ My first bookie was Louie, my dad's barber. I was 8 years old, and he took me for 10 cents on a New York Giants football game. For all intents and purposes that was, excepting the annual NCAA...

Head of FBI in South Florida retires.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Diana Marrero NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. _ When Hector Pesquera became special agent in charge of FBI operations in South Florida five years ago, he set out after drug traffickers, corrupt politicians and Cuban spies. But as...

Tiller puts his stamp on Purdue.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Steve Elling ORLANDO, Fla. _ There was a time long ago when Joe Tiller, however briefly, was not the unpretentious, self-professed Average Joe that he has become today. This was some 40 years ago, when he was Joe College. ...

Is it really SEC's speed vs. Big Ten's brawn?(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Emily Badger ORLANDO, Fla. _ The debate is as old as the conferences themselves, with a longevity that seems to defy time and statistical evidence and boredom. There it is, every December, taunting the teams in the Outback...

Fishing journalist still going strong on TV at age 70.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Steve Waters FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Mark Sosin has been fishing since he was a kid, yet he's never lost his enthusiasm for the sport. "Every day in the outdoors is new and different and exciting," said the Boca Raton...

Ohio State, Kansas State playing high-stakes game.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Avani Patel TEMPE, Ariz. _ From the day they were crowned, they were regarded as the accidental champions, the team that had usurped the presumptive king of the hill. And when it became clear that star tailback Maurice...

Haitian Americans scale back bicentennial celebrations amid unrest.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Alva James-Johnson FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Danie Magloire hoped to be in Haiti for its 200th birthday Thursday, reveling in the streets and letting everyone know how proud she was to be from the first black republic in the world....

Double-double helps UCF win.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Alan Schmadtke ORLANDO, Fla. _ Josh Bodden sparked the Knights, who beat Tennessee-Martin 80-68 for a 7-2 start. UCF welcomed back a couple of former Golden Knights on Tuesday night with a touch of inspired and inhospitable...

Eddie Bauer, Target's Web sites easiest to shop at, tracker says.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Becky Yerak Online shopping reached record levels this holiday season, but some retailers handled the increased traffic better than others. Sears, Roebuck and Co. struggled to manage its online traffic despite revamping its...

No BCS blues for coach Carroll.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Mike Downey LOS ANGELES _ Pete Carroll was fresh as a daisy and as cheerful as a parade float when he got to a Century City hotel at 8 a.m. Wednesday and began to explain why everything in his life was coming up roses. ...

Israel OKs development plan for Golan Heights, angering Syrians.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Joel Greenberg JERUSALEM _ Israeli officials said Wednesday that the government had approved a plan to expand settlements in the Golan Heights, captured from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war, drawing condemnation from Damascus...

Panthers Novoseltsev is shipped to Phoenix.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Michael Russo TAMPA, Fla. _ Considering the Florida Panthers have been trying to trade right wing Ivan Novoseltsev for more than a year, it was assumed they couldn't give him away. On Tuesday, the Panthers proved that untrue....

USC's offense a formidable force.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Bonnie DeSimone PASADENA, Calif. _ So many options, so much time. That describes the enviable predicament of Southern California quarterback Matt Leinart, whose very non-jinxed sophomore performance this season more than...

Sizing up the first round of the NFL playoffs.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Don Pierson CHICAGO _ The first round of the NFL playoffs is like the exhibition season. The games can be entertaining, but they rarely mean much. The Super Bowl winner has come out of the first round only twice since the current...

Jauron to interview for Bills' coaching vacancy.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2003... Byline: David Haugh CHICAGO _ That didn't take long. Dick Jauron, whom the Bears fired Monday, already has received interest from the Buffalo Bills and could be interviewed in the next week, depending on what happens to the coaches...

Lightning boss hard on stars?(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Michael Russo TAMPA, Fla. _ Some coaches don't go after stars because they feel it's dangerous. John Tortorella feels it's dangerous when he doesn't. That's why the Tampa Bay Lightning coach challenges star center Vincent...

Despite rivalry, Miami, Florida State find mutual respect.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Josh Robbins MIAMI _ In October, Florida State defensive tackle Darnell Dockett absorbed one of the most demoralizing defeats of his career. The Miami Hurricanes won their fourth game in a row over the Seminoles and dealt a blow...

Sugar seems not as sweet as Rose.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Randall Mell NEW ORLEANS _ Maybe it's time for Ava Kay Jones to bring her serpent back to the Superdome. She's the local voodoo priestess who created all the controversy here two years ago when she danced around the field...

Curry, Fizer in Bulls' doghouse.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2003... Byline: K.C. Johnson CHICAGO _ The Chicago Bulls took Wednesday off, which hasn't been a foreign concept for Marcus Fizer and Eddy Curry since Scott Skiles took over as coach. Skiles didn't play Fizer in Monday's and Tuesday's games...

Limited test-taking.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Leslie Postal ORLANDO, Fla. _ Too many Florida students with disabilities took an alternative test instead of the FCAT in 2003, limiting their educational options, the Florida Department of Education said in a memo released...

Michigan win would take heat off the BCS.(Chicago Tribune)
December 31, 2003... Byline: Melissa Isaacson CHICAGO _ Well kids, it's that time of year again, time when we as a nation snuggle up with our friends and loved ones in front of our televisions on New Year's Day, soothe the headaches and nausea and watch the...

Christmas Eve, 1945: `Peace on Earth' really meant something.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 30, 2003... Byline: Ed Hayes One of the salient shortcomings of life is that we can't always be where we want to be on Christmas Eve. You know where I'd like to be? Back in the uniform of the U.S. Army, the year 1945. Now, no one's going to...

Babies named after products.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 30, 2003... Byline: Linda Shrieves It ain't easy being a boy named Sue, as Johnny Cash once sang. But is it any easier being a boy named Del Monte? Or a girl named L'Oreal? In what may be the strangest baby-naming trend in recent years, parents...

Educators want kids geared up for math.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 30, 2003... Byline: Letitia Stein SANFORD, Fla. _ Math notecards hang from doors and poles, reminding students on the way to lunch about remainders and acute angles. Struggling students cluster in hallways for math tutorials. In the computer...

Georgia kicker one of most productive in college football history.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 30, 2003... Byline: Alan Schmadtke He's the smallest player on Georgia's roster, yet Billy Bennett will leave one tall legacy. Arguably the most consistent Bulldog of all, Bennett _ a soccer fiend turned football star _ will walk away from the...

How to cope with being a scapegoat in the workplace.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 30, 2003... Byline: Harry Wessel A scapegoat, according to Webster's New World Dictionary, is "a person, group or thing upon whom the blame for the mistakes or crimes of others is thrust." The term derives from the Bible, specifically Chapter 16...

Scapegoating endures as quicker results expected.
December 30, 2003... Byline: Harry Wessel ORLANDO, Fla. _ Just 3{ years ago, Glenn "Doc" Rivers was the hottest young coach in the National Basketball Association. He had just finished his first season coaching the Orlando Magic, during which he had taken a...

Capsule for Music City Bowl.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 30, 2003... Byline: Mike Huguenin Wednesday's game Music City Bowl Auburn vs. Wisconsin TIME: Noon EST. TV: ESPN. RECORDS: Auburn 7-5, Wisconsin 7-5. WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH: If you like teams that want to run the ball, this...

Capsule for Sun Bowl.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 30, 2003... Byline: Mike Huguenin Wednesday's game Sun Bowl Minnesota vs. Oregon TIME: 2 p.m. EST. TV: CBS. RECORDS: Minnesota 9-3, Oregon 8-4. WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH: This should be a high-scoring and entertaining game....

Capsule for San Francisco Bowl.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 30, 2003... Byline: Mike Huguenin Wednesday's game San Francisco Bowl Boston College vs. Colorado State TIME: 10:30 p.m. EST. TV: ESPN2. RECORDS: Boston College 7-5, Colorado State 7-5. WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH: If you have...

Capsule for Liberty Bowl.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 30, 2003... Byline: Mike Huguenin Wednesday's game Liberty Bowl Southern Miss vs. No. 25 Utah TIME: 3:30 p.m. EST. TV: ESPN. RECORDS: Southern Miss 9-3, Utah 9-2. WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH: This is an under-the-radar matchup...

Capsule for Independence Bowl.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 30, 2003... Byline: Mike Huguenin Wednesday's game Independence Bowl Arkansas vs. Missouri TIME: 7:30 p.m. EST. TV: ESPN. RECORDS: Arkansas 8-4, Missouri 8-4. WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH: This is a chance to see one of the best...

Spurrier-Redskins separation bizarre to say the least.(Daily Press)
December 30, 2003... Byline: David Teel NEWPORT NEWS, Va. _ As with many Washington power couples, the divorce was contentious. But Tuesday's separation of Steve Spurrier and Dan Snyder was no less bizarre than their two-year marriage. Snyder, rich-boy...

It's two and out for Spurrier, who departs from Redskins.(Daily Press)
December 30, 2003... Byline: Warner Hessler NEWPORT NEWS, Va. _ Steve Spurrier, apparently convinced his pass-happy offense that was the rage of college football was not going to work in the NFL, resigned Tuesday after two losing seasons as the Washington...

Decade after uprising, Zapatistas cultivate new image.(Chicago Tribune)
December 30, 2003... Byline: Hugh Dellios OVENTIC, Mexico _ Hidden behind black ski masks, the eight rebel leaders filed into the front room of the shack and seated themselves around a desk. They were Zapatistas, but nowhere among them were Subcomandante...

`Calendar Girls' delights before sinking amid too many messages.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 30, 2003... Byline: Roger Moore "Calendar Girls" is a tarted-up version of the true story of those ladies "of a certain age" of Yorkshire who bared all for charity, and became world-famous for doing it. There's a touch of "The Andy Griffith...

Airlines offer some of the best fares of the year.(Chicago Tribune)
December 30, 2003... Byline: Melissa Allison CHICAGO _ U.S. airlines have launched their annual after-holiday sales, but at least one expert questioned the wisdom of such pricing for the airlines. "These are extraordinarily attractive fares," said Joseph...

Man rescued from sandy grave.(The Orlando Sentinel)
December 30, 2003... Byline: Sherri M. Owens and Robert Sargent MINNEOLA, Fla. _ Emergency crews rescued a 21-year-old man Monday night from a 12-foot underground tunnel he dug with several children before it collapsed on him near a popular hiking trail in...

Securities regulators bring record number of enforcement actions.(Chicago Tribune)
December 30, 2003... Byline: Andrew Countryman While the malfeasance watch was squarely on mutual funds and corporate America this year, regulators quietly brought more enforcement actions against members of the securities industry. The National...

Canes, FSU seek a recruiting edge.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 30, 2003... Byline: Omar Kelly CORAL GABLES, Fla. _ Beating Florida State four years in a row has provided the Hurricanes a sense of pride, but University of Miami's recent dominance over its in-state rival has also given the Hurricanes a slight...

FSU linebacker gets another shot at Winslow.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
December 30, 2003... Byline: Craig Barnes MIAMI _ Florida State strong side linebacker Michael Boulware has played against two of the nation's best tight ends, Miami's Kellen Winslow and Florida's Ben Troupe. He thought he was finished with them on the...