Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from June 2003

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from June 2003

Some veterans' cemeteries running out of burial space.
June 1, 2003... Byline: Brian Burnes LEAVENWORTH, Kan. _ The funeral for Saul Lee Davis, 69, Army veteran of the Korean War, includes both God and country. A minister leads Davis' coffin into a committal shelter at Leavenworth National Cemetery. A...

Pigeons become homing force for one man's stormy journey.
June 1, 2003... Byline: Eric Sorensen SEATTLE _ "These words have flown with the wings of a dove." Better writers have written better sentences, but none could be more true. I wrote it in May on a scrap of notebook paper and handed it to Bob...

How to report suspicious activity.
June 1, 2003... The U.S. Coast Guard asks that you call 800-424-8802 if you see any of the following: Unknown individuals who: Take photos, notes or sketches near commercial or passenger vessels. Loiter near or ask questions about government or...

Terrorism worries raise oil tanker security on the Delaware River.
June 1, 2003... Byline: Jennifer Lin PHILADELPHIA _ In the deep channel of the Delaware River, hulking tankers with names like Agamemnon and Ophelia haul more than a million barrels of crude oil a day from Venezuela, Nigeria, Canada and the North Sea. ...

Buying drugs via Canada gets tougher.
June 1, 2003... Byline: Sandi Doughton SEATTLE _ Stan and Mary Gauthier halved their medication bills when they started buying prescription drugs by mail from Canada more than a year ago. Now the retired Washington state couple fears the savings are...

Weaker dollar may help economy, but mean higher prices.
June 1, 2003... Byline: Ken Moritsugu WASHINGTON _ The U.S. dollar's recent fall may prove to be a good thing for the U.S. economy, as long as it doesn't spiral out of control. While a weaker dollar alone won't turn the economy around, it will help...

Mexico's new political party suing outspoken bishops.
June 1, 2003... Byline: Laurence Iliff MEXICO CITY _ A new political party that favors abortion rights and same-sex unions has filed criminal complaints against four Roman Catholic bishops for attacking the party's views. Those complaints have sparked...

Portable storage drives popular among child pornography collectors.
June 1, 2003... Byline: Jessie Seyfer SAN JOSE, Calif. _ They're small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, and so unassuming that they are sometimes mistaken for lighters. But portable storage drives are becoming increasingly popular among child...

$1,000 slot will have Atlantic City debut at new casino.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Suzette Parmley ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. _ When the first casino opened here 25 years ago in May, a dollar was the highest denomination of token for slot machines to swallow. Today the costliest coin is $500. This summer, players...

Winning Belmont not as simple as 1-2-3.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Clark Spencer MIAMI _ While it has been 25 years since a horse won the Triple Crown and 30 since Secretariat hightailed it to glory, one Hall of Fame trainer said there's no reason to think Funny Cide can't end the drought as long...

This NBA Finals rests squarely in Tim Duncan's hands.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Israel Gutierrez MIAMI _ It's easy to say that how Tim Duncan plays will determine the winner of the upcoming NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New Jersey Nets, which begin Wednesday. It's also accurate. Through...

Kidd, Duncan are old-school all the way to NBA Finals.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Skip Bayless SAN JOSE, Calif. _ So after all the heat the "going to hell" NBA has taken, after all the tauntin' and tattooin' and dunk-contest dunkin' and the gray-haired yearning for the way the game was meant to be played, it...

Murphy residents say town split about feelings for Rudolph.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Robert F. Moore CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ As a teen, Eric Rudolph would lose himself in the woods near his Western North Carolina home and not come out for days. He knew the terrain well, current and former FBI officials said. He knew...

National spotlight turns to 21-year-old cop.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Melissa Manware CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Jeffrey Scott Postell, the rookie cop who captured Eric Rudolph without even knowing it, called his mother early Saturday to tell her the search for one of the country's most elusive bombing...

Despite opposing government control, Rudolph joined Army.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Anna Griffin CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Since vanishing into the North Carolina mountains more than five years ago, Eric Robert Rudolph has become a mythic figure to many, an enigma whose motivations were almost as mysterious as his...

FBI chief names al-Qaida, praises Saudis in May 12 bombing.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Dave Montgomery RIYADH, Saudi Arabia _ A three-week-old investigation in the May 12 bombings in Riyadh bolsters initial speculation that the attacks were carried out by al-Qaida, FBI Director Robert Mueller said Sunday. "I...

Sharon warns Jewish settlers will be relocated after summit.
June 1, 2003... Byline: Aaron Davis JERUSALEM _ Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Sunday attempted to brace his country for the growing possibility that he'll call for the evacuation of scores of controversial Jewish settlements in the West Bank at...

Bush meets with Chinese, Russian leaders to protest arming of `axis of evil' nations.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Diego Ibarguen EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France _ His war against Iraq concluded, President Bush Sunday used meetings with world leaders to focus on illicit and clandestine nuclear weapons programs in the other two countries included in...

Newman gets the victory at Dover.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: David Scott DOVER, Del. _ Ryan Newman probably didn't have the strongest car in the field for Sunday's MBNA Armed Forces Family 400 at Dover International Speedway. No matter. Newman was still able to win the NASCAR Winston Cup...

People in the news.
June 1, 2003... NOT READY FOR THE OVAL OFFICE Oprah for president? A fan in Seattle was handing out orange bumper stickers promoting the idea, but don't hold your breath. The idea doesn't interest Oprah Winfrey _ top daytime TV talk-show host,...

Broncos, Griese are moving in new directions.(The Gazette)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Mark Fitzhenry DENVER _ At the time, Brian Griese called it "kind of embarrassing." Not his two interceptions in the first quarter against Oakland last December, in a game he called the biggest regular-season contest of his...

Indians rally past White Sox.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Sheldon Ocker CLEVELAND _ Over the past few seasons, it has been an axiom of American League baseball that the way to beat the Chicago White Sox is to keep hitting the ball at their defenders. That's how the Indians rallied for...

Bush, Putin avow mutual understanding, tackle arms in N. Korea, Iran.(The Dallas Morning News)
June 1, 2003... Byline: David Jackson ST. PETERSBURG, Russia _ President Bush and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin sought Sunday to jump-start their "strategic partnership," which had stalled over Putin's objections to the war in Iraq. Holding...

Here's why Brodeur will take Devils to the Cup.(The Dallas Morning News)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Mike Heika ANAHEIM, Calif. _ It is one of the most feared assignments of a sports reporter _ to talk to a goalie after a bad game. Often times, they grumble. Sometimes, they yell. Every time, they look at you like you're an...

O's slip past skidding Rangers.(The Dallas Morning News)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Ken Daley BALTIMORE _ Much was swirling in the stiff winds Sunday at blustery Camden Yards. And if you looked closely enough, you might even have seen the Rangers' last scant hopes blown away along with the discarded hot dog...

Bush, Chirac set aside differences to address G-8 agenda.(The Dallas Morning News)
June 1, 2003... Byline: David Jackson EVIAN, France _ Yes, President Bush and French President Jacques Chirac shook hands Sunday as the G-8 summit opened. They even smiled. And while neither planned to give ground on their positions over the war...

Tigers deny Clemens, but lose in 17th.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Gene Guidi DETROIT _ No. 300 will have to wait for another day. Despite being staked to a 7-1 lead Sunday, Roger Clemens' bid for his 300th victory was denied by the Tigers at sold-out Comerica Park. A crowd of 44,095,...

Chicago next in Clemens' quest.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Krista Latham DETROIT _ Roger Clemens' family is racking up some major frequent-flier miles. The Yankee pitcher is flying his relatives to every game he starts until he does the inevitable and wins his 300th game. After...

Pistons' chance to win sways new coach Larry Brown.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Perry A. Farrell DETROIT _ In the end, the possibility of reaching the NBA Finals within the next couple of years convinced Larry Brown that the fastest route would be through Detroit and not Washington, the Los Angeles Clippers or...

Owner behind Piston change.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Mitch Albom The man who got rid of Rick Carlisle woke up this morning in his pajamas and had his breakfast. His hair is white and he stands slightly stooped and he moves around as well as an 80-year-old man can. Perhaps he read the...

Goofy goals happen to the best of them.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Nicholas J. Cotsonika ANAHEIM, Calif. _ To a typical goaltender, it would have been a nightmare. But Martin Brodeur isn't a typical goaltender. To him, it was humorous. "I was laughing at myself," Brodeur said. "I was like,...

Authorities investigate Rudolph, weigh venue on bombing charges.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Gary L. Wright CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ As law enforcement authorities mounted a full-scale investigation Sunday to figure out how Eric Rudolph eluded capture for five years, prosecutors were busy mapping out a strategy to prosecute the...

Mariners score early to finish off sweep of Twins.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Mike Wells MINNEAPOLIS _ The Seattle Mariners shouldn't have had clubhouse attendants pack their gear Sunday afternoon before they headed out of the Metrodome. Twins players should have volunteered to make sure the Mariners...

Carlisle wore out welcome in Detroit.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Drew Sharp DETROIT _ Rick Carlisle's gradual fall from grace within the Pistons' power sanctum and subsequent dismissal was surprising only to the uninformed. The forces that brought us to Monday's introduction of Larry Brown...

Chavez lifts A's past Royals.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Laurence Miedema KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ Eric Chavez's left hand, which was bruised May 10, has been fine for weeks. But the A's third baseman's confidence is still on the mend. One day after asking out of the lineup because he was...

Royals fall to .500 for first time this year in 6-4 loss to A's.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Dick Kaegel KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ All even. Or, perhaps more accurately, dead even. That's the status of the Kansas City Royals, who slipped to the .500 mark for the first time this season by losing 6-4 on Sunday to the Oakland...

Hard feelings, hard driving are what NASCAR is all about.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Bob Ford DOVER, Del. _ There was no easy racing as the raindrops spattered the concrete oval at Dover International Speedway Sunday during the MBNA Armed Forces Family 400, but there were plenty of hard feelings. Hard feelings...

Clemens denied again.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Jim Salisbury DETROIT _ As if George Steinbrenner stomping around and breathing fire in the wake of an unacceptable 11-17 record in May hadn't placed enough pressure on the New York Yankees, they now have Roger Clemens' pursuit of...

Looking for logic on the coaching carousel.(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Dale Hofmann With too much time on their hands between playoffs, NBA teams amuse themselves by relocating coaches. A Van Gundy here, a Silas there. Here a Brown, there a Brown, everywhere gets Larry Brown. George Karl wins...

Perry's hot streak stays sizzling.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Marla Ridenour DUBLIN, OHIO _ Kerry Bullington owns the Movies `N More store in Franklin, Ky., and Kenny and Sandy Perry are among his best customers. But Bullington doesn't think the $1.8 million Kenny Perry has won on the PGA...

Stars GM denies he must slash team's payroll.(The Dallas Morning News)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Mike Heika Dallas Stars general manager Doug Armstrong denied a report in Sunday's Denver Post that said owner Tom Hicks had ordered the team to slash its payroll 25 percent from $66 million to $49.5 million. "There's no...

Town ponders on how, where fugitive lived.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Peter Smolowitz, Erica Beshears and Tommy Tomlinson MURPHY, N.C. _ Wes Lackey, manager at the store in front of where Eric Rudolph was captured, was recollecting that he may well have seen him. John and Gloria Robinson, who...

Brewers take care of Dodgers.(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Drew Olson LOS ANGELES _ Milwaukee Brewers manager Ned Yost admits it: He is getting a little greedy. For the past 3 { months, he urged his players to work hard, respect the game and compete hard until the final out. Now,...

Crouch's NFL future could be lie in his success are return man.(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Bill Christl GREEN BAY, Wis. _ If Eric Crouch is going to enhance his chances of making the Green Bay Packers' final roster, he might need to display at least some promise as a return man in this upcoming minicamp. Even though...

Back on LPGA turf, Sorenstam is dominant again.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Ann Killion On Sunday, America's most famous golfer of the moment was back where she says she belongs. Back where she has always been, long before the nation noticed her. Back to the business of winning LPGA tournaments. ...

Giants blank Rockies, 4-0.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Ron Bergman SAN FRANCISCO _ Nothing like a visit from those hot-house Colorado flowers to make a baseball club feel good again. The San Francisco Giants took care of the delicate Rockies of Denver, winning 4-0 Sunday at Pacific...

Perry stays hot, wins Memorial.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Marla Ridenour DUBLIN, Ohio _ Kenny Perry was fortunate that when the weight of the past 14 days came crashing down on him on the back nine Sunday at Muirfield Village Golf Club, there were no challengers close enough to...

Sixers look toward Eddie Jordan.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Phil Jasner SAN ANTONIO _ If success breeds more success, then Billy King's latest step in his wide-ranging search for a new coach for the Philadelphia 76ers makes perfect sense. Sunday, the Sixers' new president focused on...

Newman rolls at Dover.
June 1, 2003... Byline: David Scott DOVER, Del. _ Ryan Newman probably didn't have the strongest car in Sunday's MBNA Armed Forces Family 400 at Dover International Speedway. His No. 12 Dodge wasn't even working right, after its power steering went away...

Exhibit seeks insight into relationship between Old South, slavery.
June 1, 2003... Byline: Dahleen Glanton ATLANTA _ In the 138 years since the Civil War, a question has lingered over the South as hauntingly as the memories of the soldiers who gave their lives on the battlefield. How important was slavery, Southerners...

SARS alert hasn't dulled exotic tastes.
June 1, 2003... Byline: Michael A. Lev GUANGZHOU, China _ What a raucous, pungent, exotic sight the Xin Yuan wild game market must have been before SARS. Here you could buy many of the unusual creatures destined to become the delicacies for which the...

With Steve Kerr and Spurs, nice guys could finish first.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Sam Smith DALLAS _ The heck with Leo Durocher and Vince Lombardi. Nice guys do finish first. Take the San Antonio Spurs and Steve Kerr, though no one has been able to in these NBA playoffs. The Spurs open the NBA Finals at home...

Redistricting draws partisan blood in Colorado.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Judith Graham DENVER _ All semblance of polite interaction between the political parties has disappeared here. Accusations of double-dealing are flying right and left. Public officials are openly charging each other with...

Venus Williams exits French Open.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Charles Bricker PARIS _ No fist pumps. No kisses to the crowd. No pirouetting on the red clay as the audience on the stadium court rose to cheer this momentous upset of Venus Williams as if it was V-E Day. Vera Zvonareva simply...

Verkerk makes presence felt.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Charles Bricker PARIS _ Albert Costa, with three straight five-set wins, continues to be the most powerful emotional influence in the men's tournament. But no one in the first seven days here has had a more imposing physical...

What's in a name? Everything.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Ethan J. Skolnick The Detroit Pistons officially name their coach today. Or, more to the point, the Pistons get their name coach. Rick Carlisle was out late Friday night, despite two straight 50-win seasons and one Coach of the...

Nets carry burden of representing NBA's Least.(The Orlando Sentinel)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Jerry Brewer Come on, now. It's time to confess. The one thing that has you doubting the New Jersey Nets right now has nothing to do with what you've seen on the court. It has everything to do with one seemingly nasty label....

Follow the bouncing NBA coaches.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Rick Morrissey In order to follow professional sports these days, you need a photographic memory to keep track of which player has bolted which team through free agency. It also doesn't hurt to have an air-traffic control tower....

Astros take it to Cubs, 9-3.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2003... Byline: John Mullin CHICAGO _ If the eagerly anticipated pitching matchup of Kerry Wood and Roger Clemens comes to pass during the New York Yankees' visit this week, the two right-handers will have quite a bit in common: pitch velocity,...

Rudolph garners sympathy among North Carolina mountain folk.(The Orlando Sentinel)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Sean Mussenden MURPHY, N.C. _ FBI agents picked through the steep green hills of western North Carolina on Sunday, searching for clues left behind by Eric Robert Rudolph, the suspected Olympic park bomber who will make his first...

Kariya's cash doesn't register.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Bob Foltman ANAHEIM, Calif. _ The saying "Your best players have to be your best players" is repeated ad nauseam in the NHL playoffs, mainly because it's true. If the Anaheim Mighty Ducks are going to win the Stanley Cup, their...

Bush, Putin focus on arms in Iran, N. Korea; set aside differences on Iraq.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Alex Rodriguez ST. PETERSBURG, Russia _ President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin jointly urged Iran and North Korea to abandon their nuclear weapons ambitions Sunday, but they left unresolved U.S. assertions that Russian...

Ducks put their money on Ozolinsh's make-or-break style.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Michael Russo ANAHEIM, Calif. _ Last year at the Stanley Cup Finals, Carolina coach Paul Maurice was talking about the risk-and-reward game of former Hurricane Geoff Sanderson. "One night he was in our end and I was screaming,...

Stanley Cup notes: Giguere does best work in OT.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Michael Russo ANAHEIM, Calif. _ Lost in Saturday's dramatic 3-2 overtime Stanley Cup Finals win for Anaheim was Mighty Ducks goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere breaking the NHL record of his idol, Patrick Roy, for longest playoff...

Anti-Saddam group blames Bush administration for missing weapons cache.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Paul Salopek and E.A. Torriero BAGHDAD, Iraq _ Tossing a political hand grenade back to Washington, the Iraqi exiles who provided the Bush administration with much of its intelligence on Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass...

5 revelers shot, 3 die after neighbor complains of loud noise.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Christiana Sciaudone MIAMI BEACH, Fla. _ A man enraged by loud music from a birthday party that went late into the early hours of Sunday morning is charged with the shooting of five of his neighbors, killing three of them, police...

Perry moves onto marquee.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Ed Sherman DUBLIN, Ohio _ Kenny Perry always thought of himself as a good player who flew under the radar. Even when he won at the Bank of America Colonial, he was nothing more than the answer to a trivia question: Who won the...

Anthony a Bull? Could be.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2003... Byline: Sam Smith The Denver Nuggets keep telling anyone who asks that they're keeping the No. 3 overall pick in the draft, likely to be Syracuse forward Carmelo Anthony. "I'd be shocked" if the team traded the pick, Nuggets assistant...

Researchers linking otter deaths to feline parasite.
June 2, 2003... Byline: V. Dion Haynes SANTA CRUZ, Calif. _ Wick the sea otter frolicked alone in a large round tank, flapping his flipper-like feet while floating on his back and licking his dark brown fur. Perhaps Wick is lucky. Taken into captivity...

An American gets a closer look at Sao Paulo, inside and out.
June 2, 2003... Byline: Thomas Swick Brazil may be a little absurd. But one must admit it has perfect pitch. _Caetano Veloso ___ SAO PAULO, Brazil _ Lilian lived in the Campo Belo district, across the street from a Shell station. There are...

The real Brazil is found in the home of a Chinese family.
June 2, 2003... Byline: Thomas Swick SAO PAULO, Brazil _ In the morning, Eugene was at his post at the computer. Thin, long-limbed, handsome, preoccupied. Lilian had told me that he had really taken to Berkeley, and was not happy about being back in Sao...

Some fine American rieslings.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
June 2, 2003... Byline: Bob Hosmon This summer, consider something new: some well-made, affordable, user-friendly American wines from riesling grapes. They have just enough residual sugar to make them some of the most accessible wines on today's market....

Vegetarian Today: Here are some of the best recent cookbooks.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
June 2, 2003... Byline: Steve Petusevsky There was a time when a few great books came out each year, usually around the winter holidays, and you could keep abreast of the new releases. But now it seems there are dozens of new cookbooks released each week....

SAH-kee or sah-KEH, it works fine on American tongues.
June 2, 2003... Byline: Emily Nunn On the topic of the ancient Japanese libation sake, all that most Americans know is that they know nothing, including, perhaps, how to pronounce it. Americans say SAH-kee; the Japanese, according to the Web site of...

Translating sake's appeal.(Chicago Tribune)
June 2, 2003... Byline: Emily Nunn If you've never dropped by an izakaya for an o-choko of really umami premium Japanese sake, don't feel all alone. Few of us have an izakaya (an authentic Japanese pub) in our neighborhoods, and most of us wouldn't be...

Caffeine buzz varies, depending on the beverage.(Chicago Tribune)
June 2, 2003... Byline: Donna Pierce Several readers have asked about caffeine content in various beverages. Here are a few basics from the Center for Science in the Public Interest Web site at www.cspinet.org. Perform a search using the keyword...

Simply essential.
June 2, 2003... Byline: David Sharos CHICAGO _ By now, most of us have been deluged with a variety of television infomercials hawking the latest kitchen inventions: "wonder" pots that strain pasta, doohickeys that slice avocados, thingamajigs that pit...

Changes in the way we cook.(Chicago Tribune)
June 2, 2003... Byline: Carol Mighton Haddix Americans have fewer cookware items in their kitchens compared to 10 years ago, according to a new report from the market information firm The NPD Group Inc. The report results reflect the changing ways we cook....

Off the Shelf: Sunflower cake; Nigella's new book; Billington's sugars.(Chicago Tribune)
June 2, 2003... Byline: Renee Enna BLOOMIN' CAKE A cake becomes a sculpture with this lovely sunflower cake pan from NordicWare. We made the cake recipe that came with the pan; the cake turned out great (melted chocolate chips create the brown...

Wine Of The Week: 2001 Syren Vineyards Pinot Noir.(Chicago Tribune)
June 2, 2003... Byline: William Rice It was a mere 30 years ago when the first pinot noir grapes were planted in New Zealand. Some of them ended up in the soil of Central Otago, which identifies itself as "the world's southernmost wine-growing region."...

King Basil.(Daily Press)
June 2, 2003... Byline: Kathy Van Mullekom Herbs should be snipped and sniffed. Sweet basil _ Ocimum basilicum _ is no exception. Its botanical family Ocimum comes from the Greek word okimom, meaning "smell." The word basilcium comes from the Greek...

Illinois and Iowa: Two states of fun along the Mississippi River.
June 2, 2003... Byline: Toni Stroud DUBUQUE, Iowa _ You'd think it would be easy to say where a river begins and ends. Just listen: The Mississippi rises in Minnesota's Lake Itasca and empties 2,350 miles to the south in the Gulf of Mexico. It sounds so...

Beyond the Mississippi: 10 more favorites in Illinois and Iowa.(Chicago Tribune)
June 2, 2003... Byline: Toni Stroud ILLINOIS: 1. Abraham Lincoln _ Before he became president, Lincoln really got around Illinois. A plaque in Lincoln Trail Homestead Park marks the spot where his family's cabin once stood, near Decatur. The New Salem...

A Bearden exhibit in Delaware.
June 2, 2003... Byline: Michael Kilian Romare Bearden, an African-American painter considered one of the last century's finest American artists, is receiving his due from museums this year, including a major retrospective this fall at Washington's...