Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from February 2001

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from February 2001

Forget the numbers, Genuity tournament delivers.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
February 28, 2001... FORT LAUDERDALE _ The temptation today is to look at the Official World Golf Rankings and proclaim The Genuity Championship a success or failure based on how many of the top 10 players in the world decided to show up this week. There's a...

88 years old and a bum foot, and he still volunteers every day.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
February 28, 2001... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ He pulls himself out of bed at 3:30 in the morning, for the fourth time this week. His wrinkled 5-foot-3 body shakes as he puts on the first shirt, brown with a collar, then the green, long-sleeved one, and finally the...

Restoring e-mail signature should be a piece of cake.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... Q. I've been sending e-mail with my customized signature (name, address and my home page address) on it for a long time, but today when I clicked on new message in Outlook Express to write to you, I got the following message: "Warning: The...

Good critic is missed; bad Titanium doesn't spoil barrel.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... CHICAGO _ Last Monday, the Binary Beat marked the first anniversary of the death of Don Crabb, the best friend that Macintosh ever had in Chicago. Crabb wrote a column for the Chicago Sun-Times that competed with this one, and his...

Ultrasleek, burnished laptop packs power, flexibility.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... Macintosh heaven starts with a beautiful box of burnished metal (aviation-grade titanium) that is a superslim 1 inch thick and weighs in at a scant 5 pounds 3 ounces. Not since the days of those golden Dunhill cigarette lighters so favored by...

`The Ship and the Storm,' by Jim Carrier; International Marine/McGraw-Hill.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 28, 2001... With another hurricane season having faded into visions of insurance premiums past and no need yet to stock up on bottled water, the time is ripe for cuddling up with the latest in a long line of killer storm books. Jim Carrier's "The...

Brief reviews of new paperbacks.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 28, 2001... Lasting legacy _"Call If You Need Me: The Uncollected Fiction and Other Prose," by Raymond Carver (Vintage, $13, paperback): "Short stories, like houses_or cars, for that matter_should be built to last," Raymond Carver wrote in his...

Fashion Q&A.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 28, 2001... Q. I love to wear the color black. Unfortunately, lint also loves the color black. Can you give me some tips on how to avoid this unsightly problem? A. You are right about the relationship between black clothing and lint. There seems to...

Turning over a leaf: Book-lover clerks clue in customers to good things.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... Sure, book-selling is a business. But it's also a passion. You don't open a bookstore for the joy of tracking inventory or filling out tax forms. You don't get into publishing, except perhaps at the highest corporate levels, for the fun of...

Where XFL falls short, these shows could excel.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... To: Network television executives Re: Extreme TV The XFL doesn't seem to be working out, despite our early hopes of attracting young male viewers interested in brutishness and breasts. Maybe it's time to tweak the "extreme" concept,...

`Right As Rain,' by George Pelecanos; Little, Brown.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
February 28, 2001... Private investigator Derek Strange's turf is gritty Washington, D.C., but those streets have as much in common with the Old West as with the country's modern center of politics. In "Right as Rain," author George Pelecanos melds a...

`Provinces of Night,' by William Gay; Doubleday.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 28, 2001... In the backwoods of Tennessee, things sometimes happen when nobody seems to be paying attention. The TVA decides to build a dam _ flooding low-lying areas and wiping out houses and farms _ to generate electricity. Excavations turn up...

A different kind of revolutionary.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
February 28, 2001... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Saturday, 2-24: X X X Dr. William Howell Masters left an indelible mark on an area of medical science that remarkably few others in his time had the courage to investigate,...

Notes from New York's Fashion Week.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
February 28, 2001... NEW YORK _ I gotta tell you, sometimes it's hard to get excited about fashion. But now the gates have been stormed by the kind of people for whom excitement is their biz. Joining the likes of Calvin Klein, Donna Karan and Ralph Lauren...

Harnessing power of light enables researchers to move tiny particles, with potential breakthrough uses.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... CHICAGO _ University of Chicago physicist David Grier has no trouble pinpointing the smartest five bucks he's ever spent. A cheap piece of plastic evolved into a technological breakthrough that puts him at the front of a pack of competing...

10 new shows have third season down for the count.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... It would be nice to report that television learns from its mistakes, that as a TV season goes on, the executives figure out what viewers want this particular year and give them material to match. It would also be nice to report that, when...

A budget, a wing and a prayer.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
February 28, 2001... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Wednesday, 2-28: X X X Swashbuckling presidents love budgets that startle. One year Bill Clinton surprised the country with a plan to pay for 100,000 new police officers....

`Vice' creator returns with new show centered in New York City.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... Whatever happened to Anthony Yerkovich? Who, you ask, is Anthony Yerkovich? He's only the creator of the series that helped define television during the mid-1980s and beyond: NBC's "Miami Vice." Yerkovich's 1984-89 cop show...

Miss USA contestants hard to find in host city of Gary, Ind.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... GARY, Ind. _ The 51 Miss USA contestants trooped to their seats for a special production of "The Jackie Wilson Story" and they could not have been more conspicuous climbing into the ring of a World Wrestling Federation match. The women,...

Delta moves closer to strike as negotiating period expires.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
February 28, 2001... Delta Air Lines moved one step closer to a potentially crippling strike on Wednesday as a 90-day negotiating period expired without a new contract between the airline and its union pilots. But the timing of any job action remained murky,...

Greenspan seems gloomier about economy.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... S TRIM) WASHINGTON _ Telling Congress the economic slowdown "has yet to run its course," Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan signaled Wednesday he is ready to cut interest rates for a third time this year _ but he didn't say...

3 companies submit bids for TWA.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... No surprises emerged Wednesday in the bidding for the assets of Trans World Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy in January. Three companies submitted bids, one of which may be disqualified, to the Delaware bankruptcy court, which will...

Sportman's Park bets that track improvements will draw crowds.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... CHICAGO _ Rudy and Richard are last year's model. Michael and Gerri are currently making their names in Australia. In Illinois, Sportsman's Park is involved in its own game of "Survivor." Unlike the television show, this contest could...

7-time champ Guidry seeking newer pastures.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... CHICAGO _ Many of the furnishings in the grandstand are new, but Sportsman's Park has lost its riding fixture. Jockey Mark Guidry has gone to test his mettle. Guidry will take a pass on building upon his seven-season title streak at...

Bush announces sweeping changes to international space station program.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 28, 2001... CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. _ The Bush administration announced sweeping changes in the NASA-led international space station program Wednesday to slash $4 billion in projected cost overruns. The likely result: A smaller station with fewer...

Freeh: FBI's computer flaws allowed spy to work freely.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... WASHINGTON_Flaws in the FBI's computer security compounded the damage done by accused double agent Robert Hanssen, FBI Director Louis Freeh told the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday. According to a source familiar with testimony...

Bush takes budget plan on the road with stops in Pennsylvania, Nebraska and Iowa.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... OMAHA, Neb. _ President Bush took his budget show on the road Wednesday, telling campaign-style audiences in Pennsylvania, Nebraska and Iowa that his $1.6 trillion tax cut proposal is morally right and eminently affordable. Bush followed...

High court asked to differentiate between religious viewpoint, worship.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... WASHINGTON _ The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a federal restriction that prevents lawyers who get money from the Legal Services Corp. from challenging existing welfare laws. The government can't use its power over funding to shape...

Dispute over oil drilling in Arctic begins between Democrats, Bush.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... WASHINGTON_Leading congressional Democrats, their Republican allies and a coalition of national environmental groups on Wednesday fired the opening salvos of a major fight to stop President Bush's plan to drill for oil in Alaska's Arctic...

Experts say Seattle could have faced worse disaster from fault.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... Although the earthquake that struck near Seattle on Wednesday was the Pacific Northwest's strongest in more than 50 years, most quake experts said the area escaped potentially worse disaster from a more dangerous fault that runs right through...

Strike zone gets a boost.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... VERO BEACH, Fla. _ Like many other features of Dodgertown, the strings were Branch Rickey's idea. They are suspended in vertical and horizontal lines across the plates where pitchers for the Los Angeles Dodgers practice, outlining an...

U.S. could grab record in Salt Lake City.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... CHICAGO _ The last time the Winter Olympics were in the United States, at Lake Placid in 1980, the home team had its best performance in a post-World War II Winter Games with six gold and 12 total medals. Only in 1994 and 1998, when an...

Bush administration delivers hard sell on budget plan.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... WASHINGTON _ President Bush unveiled a $1.96 trillion budget Wednesday that laid out a broad but incomplete agenda to slash taxes, boost education and defense programs; keep the reins on spending; and reform Medicare and Social Security. ...

Guyton gets shot _ in uniform.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... CHICAGO _ Sitting on the injured list after being a star in college is difficult in ways unimagined. "I was running out of clothes, so I'm glad something happened," A.J. Guyton said. Guyton can give the street clothes a rest. The...

Magic center enjoys homecoming in Phoenix.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 28, 2001... Orlando Magic center John Amaechi used the trip to Phoenix to check on the home that he has owned here for a few years. Although he never has played for the Suns, Amaechi started calling Phoenix home after coming to the Phoenix Desert Classic...

Rating recruiting efforts.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 28, 2001... It's time to recognize the most improved recruiting classes Recently, we recognized the nation's top recruiting classes in a position breakdown. This time we look at the most improved classes in the major conferences. "Most improved"...

Rockets retain mastery over Bulls, 95-78.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... CHICAGO _ Blowouts blow up normalcy. Convention doesn't cut it in clunkers. The last two times the Bulls had faced Houston before Wednesday night, the Rockets had prevailed by an average _ that's correct, average _ of 36 points. So...

Blackhawks get ready for playoff push.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... CHICAGO _ Memo to Los Angeles Kings coach Andy Murray: Don't forget about the Hawks. Eleven days ago, after Jocelyn Thibault shut out the Kings 3-0 in the United Center, Murray was asked if he was "worried" about the Hawks. "No, Chicago...

Thomas' spring has sprung leak.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... TUCSON, Ariz. _ Frank Thomas was spotted smiling on Wednesday morning, but his spring of discontent continued as the day wore on. The two agents who represented Thomas resigned, citing philosophical differences over his six-day "holdout"...

Smith brings backup Passmore back.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... CHICAGOT _ Absence has made the heart of Blackhawks General Manager Mike Smith grow fonder for backup goalie Steve Passmore. Passmore was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in May for a fourth-round choice in last year's draft, who turned...

If Illinois women want NCAA bid, they'll have to earn it.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... CHICAGO _ Postseason chances for Illinois' women's basketball team depend upon "how much we want it," coach Theresa Grentz said on the eve of Thursday's first round Big Ten tournament game against Northwestern. Grentz referred to a...

Old man solves Rauch, but rookie looks sharp.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... TUCSON, Ariz. _ Two eras collided in the White Sox's intrasquad game Wednesday when 41-year-old Harold Baines singled off top prospect Jon Rauch. In was the 22-year-old Rauch's first outing against major-league hitters, and he looked...

Starting a relief for Tavarez.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... MESA, Ariz. _ Spring training games generally carry as much importance as Groundhog's Day. But when the Cubs make their spring debut Thursday against San Francisco, the moment will have extra meaning for Julian Tavarez. Not only will...

Cubs' Zuleta must prove himself again.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... MESA, Ariz. _ Julio Zuleta met the love of his life while standing in line to send his parents money at a Western Union. So when Zuleta says he's content to rest his fate in the hands of God, believe him. "Maybe God has better plans for...

Blundering Hatley just what Bears need.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... CHICAGO _ I want you to try to stay with me here because it's going to take a little work to understand how and why the Bears are on the cusp of greatness. The reward for your patience will be a trip to next season's Super Bowl for the...

Bishop aims to `cast out the devil' but some in Vatican say he crosses the line.(Chicago Tribune)
February 28, 2001... ZAGAROLO, Italy _ She comes every week, trudging up a windy hillside to listen to the man in gold-brocaded robes who, she says, walks in light and has the power to cast away demons. "I shouldn't have traveled here today. I have a bad...

`Everyday People' by Stewart O'Nan; Grove Press.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 28, 2001... Stewart O'Nan is not an author who shies away from the darker side of human experience. "Everyday People" adds to this growing canon as he documents one week amidst the blight of East Liberty, an inner city neighborhood in his native...

`Candyland: A Novel in Two Parts,' by Evan Hunter and Ed McBain; Simon & Schuster.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 28, 2001... Authors use pseudonyms for a variety of reasons. Some use a different name to distinguish work in one genre from that in another. Others do so to publish inferior work. Still others use an alias because their facility with words,...

`Mystic River,' by Dennis Lehane; Morrow.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 28, 2001... You are standing on the street, your street maybe, and around you streams a familiar crowd _ parents, kids, cops, the ice cream guy, the teacher you have the slightest crush on. They are more wonderful than usual, more wonderful than ever....

FBI's vulnerability to Russian mole demands answers.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
February 28, 2001... The following editorial appeared in the Miami Herald on Sunday, 2-25: X X X There's good reason why federal law permits the death penalty for convicted spies. Spying is treachery of the worst kind: It costs millions of dollars and...

Some debilitated by obsession with sin.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 28, 2001... chaefer If you're a person who prays, attends worship services regularly and seeks to honor God by your behavior, you wouldn't think you have a serious spiritual problem. But you might. The problem is defined as an...

Beau Bridges stars in family oriented miniseries for Odyssey.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 28, 2001... One of the things Beau Bridges likes about his new miniseries "The Voyage of the Unicorn" is it's an adventure the whole family can watch together. "You don't have many new things like that on television anymore that can entertain all...

Unwrapping year's top teams, stars.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 28, 2001... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ For the second consecutive year, we offer our year-end awards, henceforth called the "Spheres" because of the shape of the ball they play with and, well, the shape of my own considerable dome. These ain't exactly the...

Riley, Brown retreat from previous comments.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 28, 2001... PHILADELPHIA _ It has been great theater: Two of the league's most respected coaches sniping as their teams fight for playoff position. But Pat Riley and Larry Brown closed the show Wednesday. "I don't want to get into a peeing...

Marlins get look at new vertical strike zone.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 28, 2001... VIERA, Fla. _ Baseball's new vertical strike zone arrived at Marlins camp Wednesday, complete with a dose of reality and a demonstration from umpire Joe Brinkman, who spent 20 minutes explaining the changes to players and coaches. Umpire Gary...

Dolphins to bring in up to eight free agents.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 28, 2001... MIAMI _ In an attempt to upgrade at the wide receiver position, Dolphins director of player personnel Rick Spielman said the team will bring in up to eight free agents as early as Friday. However, that list will not include prominent...

Dolphins make last-minute preparations for free-agency period.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 28, 2001... MIAMI _ The mood at Dolphins camp intensified Wednesday as Miami and other teams made last-minute preparations for the beginning of the NFL's free-agency period Friday. Among the key developments: _Two team sources said the Dolphins...

Hornets play it too close against Nets, 91-88.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 28, 2001... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ The Hornets had been struggling long enough with their offense. Wednesday night, they got a glimpse of life without their usually rigid defense, too, and they almost paid dearly for it. After pumping life into the...

Washington state earthquake causes $1 billion in damage.(The Seattle Times)
February 28, 2001... SEATTLE _ The biggest earthquake in this state in more than half a century rolled like a thundering herd across Western Washington Wednesday, shaking buildings, shattering windows, rattling nerves and causing an estimated $1 billion in...

Tar Heels hope teamwork will lead them to title.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 28, 2001... CHAPEL HILL, N.C. _ They are talking big in the Dean Dome these days. They are talking openly about their March Madness dreams. North Carolina has lost two of its last four games, even after clinching the No. 1 seed in the ACC...

Tar Heels clinch top seed in ACC tourney with 76-63 win over N.C. State.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 28, 2001... CHAPEL HILL, N.C. _ Twenty seconds remained, but North Carolina guard Ronald Curry was ready to celebrate right now. He raised one finger high into the air, then the other. No.1, and No.1. Pretty accurate. North Carolina...

Small and medium-sized businesses giving the Internet a try.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 28, 2001... When Maxwell Winches was offered a chance to sell its products online to boat builders and marine equipment retailers, the question was whether the Internet could really open new doors for this New Zealand manufacturer. Using Marex.com,...

`Provinces Of Night,' by William Gay; Doubleday.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 28, 2001... As William Gay's soulful, mythic new novel opens, bulldozers are scraping a stretch of Tennessee bottomland under a sun that hangs "over the ravaged earth like a malediction." It's 1952; soon the Tennessee Valley Authority will flood the land...

An easily startled 10-month-old isn't a `crybaby'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 27, 2001... Q. Our 10-month-old son has started crying at things he's never cried at before. A stuffed cow mooed at him the other day and he just began sobbing. Another 10-month-old I was baby-sitting made a loud noise, and the sobbing happened...

Disputes over funeral arrangements not unusual.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 27, 2001... Q. My wife and I have completed our powers of attorney, wills, and health care powers of attorney. At our lawyer's suggestion, we put our desires concerning our funerals in our wills. After we left his office, we became concerned that our...

Injured Simpson wants a spot in the lineup.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 27, 2001... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. _ Punishing an athlete is easy: ``Sit down. I said, sit down. Don't do anything that races your blood and don't ask me when you can play with everybody again because I don't know. Just sit and watch.'' That's what...

For Wizards coach Hamilton, it's lonely at the bottom.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 27, 2001... MIAMI _ This is how he stops the suffering. Or bandages it for an afternoon, anyway. Leonard Hamilton has a cell phone pressed to each ear, a beeper going off at his side, and a palm pilot on his lap. He is leaving tickets for friends,...

Thomas signs one-day contract with Bills then retires.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 27, 2001... MIAMI _ Thurman Thomas on Tuesday ended his NFL career where it began _ in Buffalo. The running back played last season with the Dolphins after spending the 12 previous years trying to run Miamiinto the dirt. But in announcing his...

Dempster says Thomas is giving baseball players a bad name.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
February 27, 2001... VIERA, Fla. _ Marlins ace Ryan Dempster has never been shy about his opinions, and that includes a question about Chicago White Sox first baseman Frank Thomas and his insistence to get a new contract. "He's giving baseball and 99 percent...

Consumer news and notes.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 27, 2001... On the market since last summer, ``My Ultra Secret Stuff Journal'' (Swingset Press, $20, hardcover) already has sold more than 100,000 copies. It probably is not a coincidence that sales picked up considerably after the journal was featured...

Consumer news and notes.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 27, 2001... ``Ms. Cheap's Guide to Getting More for Less'' (Rutledge Hill, $9.44, paperback) doesn't waste any time getting to the point. Author Mary Hance, who writes a column called "Ms. Cheap" for the Nashville Tennessean, begins with, "Hello, fellow...

Good haircuts can be hard to define.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 27, 2001... "Been around here long?" That's usually my opening line after I settle into the chair. "Nope, new in town," the barber says, fastening the tonsorial sheath at the back of my neck. "How'd you ever get started in this line of work...

Critics say China's captive tigers won't ever survive in the wild.(Chicago Tribune)
February 27, 2001... HARBIN, China _ In snow-covered fields behind high fences, the endangered Siberian tigers loll and romp and preen majestically. There are 170 tigers here at the world's largest Siberian tiger breeding center, and at least 60 new cubs are...

These are troubled times for the original cable news network.(Chicago Tribune)
February 27, 2001... Bernard Shaw's departure from CNN on Wednesday has a big impact. So does laying off 400 employees a month ago. While Shaw's retirement is full of symbolism, CNN's grim reality is represented by the layoffs, part of a massive cost-cutting...

Where to get your yucks online.(Chicago Tribune)
February 27, 2001... Looking for an alternative to newspaper funnies? Why not take a look at some popular online strips such as: http://www.sinfest.net/ ("Sinfest" by Tatsuya Ishida): God, Slick and Monique round out a cast of ultra-cool strips about...

Aspiring comic strip artists turn to the Internet.(Chicago Tribune)
February 27, 2001... Breaking into the cartoon strip business is a feat of almost Herculean scale. It's enough to make even Hagar tremble. Cartoonists can toil for years, working alone and developing a strip for a syndicate before an audience sees their work....

Passions run high over romance novels.(Chicago Tribune)
February 27, 2001... At Long Island University's Southampton College, a literature student was so appalled by his reading assignment _ a romance novel by Danielle Steel _ that he sliced the book in two and brought the halves to class. "This is what I think...

Super-producer puts his stamp on the Dave Matthews Band.(Chicago Tribune)
February 27, 2001... HOLLYWOOD _ High atop the landmark Capitol Records tower _ decked out today in basement-to-roof Beatles signage _ the windows that form the outer wall of the building's penthouse suite reveal the kind of panoramic views of Los Angeles that...

Glen Ballard is taking his time with Lisa Marie Presley.(Chicago Tribune)
February 27, 2001... HOLLYWOOD _ Glen Ballard was forced to meet some fairly strict deadlines with the Dave Matthews Band, but he has taken his time with another high-profile project. For the past three years, he has been working with Lisa Marie Presley on...

Author advises women to defer to their husbands.(The Orlando Sentinel)
February 27, 2001... Laura Doyle's advice in her controversial new book ``The Surrendered Wife is'' setting feminists' teeth on edge. Let Hubby handle the checkbook and make all the financial decisions. Never point out his errors, even if he missed the...

It's never too early to plan career.(Chicago Tribune)
February 27, 2001... It used to be that high school seniors were told it was time to start thinking about a career. Now some career experts are saying eighth grade is the time to begin. "If students begin planning in the eighth grade, it helps with their...

Chicago Film Critics honor Tom Hanks, Ellen Burstyn and others.(Chicago Tribune)
February 27, 2001... CHICAGO _ Benicio Del Toro, the 6 foot, 4 inch actor-of-the-moment who has a Golden Globe win and an Academy Award nomination for his role as an undercover Mexican cop in the highly acclaimed movie "Traffic," strode toward center stage of the...

Giuliani vs. offensive art.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
February 27, 2001... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Tuesday, 2-27: X X X New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has a habit of losing his cool over things he doesn't like and then taking rash action. His plan to establish a...

Study calculates costs of balancing work-family roles.(Chicago Tribune)
February 27, 2001... "Dual-career parents somehow manage to juggle their work and domestic lives every day _ but at what cost?" asked Linda Waite, co-director of the Alfred P. Sloan Center on Parents, Children and Work at the University of Chicago. Waite,...