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Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from February 2000
Teachers want more than money.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2000... Listen up, class. Our lesson today and tomorrow and the day after is about teachers. Teachers missing in action. Teachers who have left the classroom. Teachers who never made it past the opening bell.
Yes, class, the lesson is about this...
Those who live to 100 exercises their brains, manage stress.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2000
Basic rules, filtering software can help kids stay out of trouble on the Net.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
February 1, 2000
Welcome to the golden era of space exploration.(By James Lovell)
February 1, 2000
Homeless woman's death leaves those who befriended her stunned.(The Orange County Register)
February 1, 2000
Swords into plowshares: Missile silos being blasted under a desolate N.D. prairie.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2000
Story of Elian resonates profoundly in South Florida.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2000
Rocker should take medicine _ and show some real remorse.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2000
Baseball crosses line by policing stupidity.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 1, 2000
Exposing kids to good multicultural music makes the world a better place.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 2, 2000
Taking crime reduction one step further.(By Nancy Mahon)
February 2, 2000
Activist steers youth toward positive attitudes and achievements.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 2, 2000
Welcome to the `real world'.(The Providence Journal)
February 2, 2000
Nanotechnology a potentially revolutionary aspect of science.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 2, 2000
U.S.-China relations appear headed for confrontation.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 2, 2000
Ban a valueless tradition: GOP will find most Americans back Gore's open service.(By Elizabeth Birch)
February 3, 2000
Clinton jeopardizes U.S. readiness: Military has the right to ban gays to preserve.(By Robert L. Maginnis)
February 3, 2000
Illinois takes right step to avoid deadly mistakes.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
February 3, 2000
Oh, say, can you see ...(The Providence Journal)
February 3, 2000
Paintings give a window into the memory of Alzheimer's patients.(The Orange County Register)
February 3, 2000
Writer's block got you? Here's how to overcome it.(The Gazette)
February 3, 2000
McCain's Vietnamese rescuer follows former pilot's political career.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 3, 2000
Why America's schools are failing: Our education schools, which tell teachers not to.(By C. Bradley Thompson)
February 4, 2000
Most states do poor job of helping children with serious mental health problems,.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
February 4, 2000
Indians find ally in McCain his zeal blends liberal, conservative strains.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 4, 2000
How do you justify capital punishment when it's likely to lead to the execution of innocent people?(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 4, 2000... It's a tough question for which there's no answer. Or at least none that satisfies.
The question is: How do you justify capital punishment when it's likely to lead to the execution of innocent people?
Naturally, the fact that the...
Illinois suspension of death penalty potent gift for death penalty opponents.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 4, 2000
Gomez, NHL's first Hispanic player, lives out his dream.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 6, 2000
Germany gets it; South Carolina doesn't.(By Alejandro Garcia, Eric Kingson and Susan Taylor-Brown)
February 7, 2000
A military trust crisis.(By Robert L. Maginnis)
February 7, 2000
Anthology captures black poets' voices.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 7, 2000
New society: one without a dominant culture.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 7, 2000
Here's help in finding financial aid for higher education<.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 7, 2000
Research ways to fund college education.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 7, 2000
Suspension robs Braves of holding Rocker accountable.(The Orange County Register)
February 7, 2000
Publishers take interest in African-American women's history, culture during Black.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 9, 2000
Author/lawyer Otis Graham sheds light on black upper class.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 9, 2000
Eating disorders can begin at a young age.(The Gazette)
February 9, 2000
A look at various eating disorders.(The Gazette)
February 9, 2000
Republican candidates show lack of spine with flag answers.((c) 2000, Lakota Nation Journal)
February 10, 2000
It can't happen here? Pentagon nervously prepares to battle biological terroris.(The Providence Journal)
February 10, 2000
Brazilian boy adopted by U.S. parents 14 years ago now faces deportation.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 10, 2000
Keyes on crusade to save country's soul, presidency.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 10, 2000
Black radical thought his exile would be only a few years.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 10, 2000
Snapshot: GOP candidate Alan Keyes.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Interactive)
February 10, 2000
Female wrestler awaits Olympic status for sport.(The Gazette)
February 10, 2000
Rocker's penalty should be to face his worst fears.(Newport News (Va.) Daily Press)
February 10, 2000... Bud Selig shouldn't have suspended John Rocker. He should have arranged for Rocker to volunteer at an AIDS hospice.
Selig shouldn't have mandated sensitivity training for Rocker. He should have enrolled him in American History 101.
...
Columnist Jane Brody shares experience after breast cancer diagnosis.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 11, 2000
People of Puerto Rico need to know the truth about FBI spying.(By Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero)
February 11, 2000
What do you know about your body? Test your knowledge.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 11, 2000
Companies holding patents to disease-related genes limiting access.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 11, 2000
Orange County's own Sasha Cohen leads after short program in figure skating.(The Orange County Register)
February 11, 2000... CLEVELAND _ When the command performance ended, and the tiny girl on the ice was showered by a thunderous standing ovation from the crowd, this much was certain: America had just discovered Sasha Cohen.
A 15-year-old from Laguna Niguel,...
Scene of 1923 riot isn't listed among Florida's official black heritage sites.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 14, 2000
Earth to Democratic presidential wannabes: Constitutionally, guns don't equate to.(By H. Sterling Burnett)
February 14, 2000
Southern mythologies and the Confederate flag.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
February 14, 2000
Win or lose, Hillary is making history.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 14, 2000
Book weighs in on health issue for black women.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 14, 2000
When it comes to computer hackers, there are white hats and black hats in the cybrenetic drama of hacking.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 14, 2000
Elian survived one kind of drowning only to face another.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 15, 2000... It takes only common sense and experience with children to know that this kid is going to be in trouble, regardless of where he lands.
Every time I think the adults who claim to have little Elian Gonzalez's welfare in mind are coming to...
Young woman tells how teen pregnancy robbed her of her youth.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 15, 2000
Confederate flag debate resurges in Texas, U.S.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 15, 2000
Web offers information on herpes, other sexually transmitted diseases.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
February 15, 2000
We older people remember _ but don't talk about _ the spoilers of our youth.(The Orange County Register)
February 15, 2000
SuAnne Big Crow, dead at a young age, becomes a hero to her people.(The Lakota Nation Journal)
February 15, 2000
First black rodeo champion a hit with kids during Black History Month.(The Gazette)
February 15, 2000
Cochlear implants may be deaf children's link to the hearing world.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 16, 2000
Catholics want to canonize ex-slave/hairdresser who cared for sick, orphans.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 16, 2000
Life-affirming struggles infuse Beethoven's work.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 16, 2000
Freed slaves in Africa, Texas, mourn town's disappearance.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 16, 2000
Let's abolish Black History Month.(By Akilah Monifa)
February 16, 2000
His brilliance allows us to forgive Robert Frost almost anything.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 16, 2000
Black history: fact and folklore in children's books.(The Orange County Register)
February 16, 2000
Children describe divorce, civil rights.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 16, 2000... Children describe divorce, civil rights
THROUGH MY EYES
By Ruby Bridges
Scholastic. $16.95. Ages 6 and up.
"When I was 6 years old," Bridges begins, "the civil rights movement came knocking at the door."
This is the story...
Author and poet Grace Paley on writing.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 16, 2000
Provide no safe haven here for violators of human rights.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
February 17, 2000... The following editorial appeared in the Miami Herald on Thursday, 2-17:
X X X
Where are they now, the torturers, assassins and collaborators in crimes against humanity committed in the last 50 years? To the shame of the United States,...
I believe now is the time to meet our most urgent and pressing challenges.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 17, 2000
I will do everything in my power to make you proud of your government.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 17, 2000
We must think of ourselves as citizens in the true sense of the word.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 17, 2000
Don't feed hysteria: Environmentalists should be applauding bio-food as cure for hunger and pollution<.(By Pete du Pont)
February 17, 2000
Hometown honors Landry.(The Dallas Morning News)
February 17, 2000... MISSION, Texas _ High school teammates, friends and residents of this border city attended a memorial service for Tom Landry here Thursday afternoon to remember the man known as the city's football hero.
More than 65 people attended the...
Top scientists explain the science of hitting a baseball.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 18, 2000
Public isn't happy with negative ads.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 18, 2000... American voters have been telling pollsters for years that they disapprove of negative campaigning, and then _ like addicts unable to control a stupid habit _ electing those who practice it.
But this year, the candidates are behaving as...