Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from June 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from June 2004

Off The Shelf: `Festive Picnics'; Kettle chips; DixieWare.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Renee Enna FANCY AL FRESCO Outdoor entertaining travels to new heights with "Festive Picnics" (Ten Speed, $16.95), by Pamela Sheldon Johns and Jennifer Barry. This petite book covers a lot of ground, including decorations and...

Watermelon makes a splash in festive punch.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Donna Pierce Q: I'm looking for a Champagne punch with watermelon for a bridal shower. Can you suggest a nice festive drink? _ Susan Jack via e-mail A: We developed this punch (at right) in the test kitchen to add sparkle to...

Weber world: Once humble grill becomes a cultural icon.
June 1, 2004... Byline: Bill Daley Ask Eileen Prager which of her two sons will inherit the family's Weber grill and she laughs, clearly startled. "Will it outlive us?" replies the homemaker from Hillsborough, Calif. Though unexpected, the question is a...

Weber art; Weber service; Weber timeline.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Bill Daley HOT MAMA For Brian McCutcheon, a Philadelphia sculptor, nothing but a Weber would do for a piece called "Trailer Queen." The work, shown at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago last year, features a Weber...

Dinner Tonight: Dressing up meatballs with Moroccan flair.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Carol Mighton Haddix Normally, I would make my own meatballs. But time is short during the week and sometimes, you just gotta take a shortcut. I had never had packaged, frozen meatballs before one family get-together last holiday...

Fine wines flow from Jacob's.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Bob Hosmon It is difficult to find a better buy than the wines from Jacob's Creek. Indeed, this Australian-based winery produces quality wines at such affordable prices that even the wealthiest connoisseur would be making a mistake...

Vegetarian Today: New cookbooks offer new insights.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Steve Petusevsky There is a bounty of cookbooks to read on lazy afternoons, even if you don't feel like cooking from them. The demand has increased so much for more mainstream vegetarian recipes that many nonvegetarian cookbooks...

In Iraq, mortuary unit cares for fallen.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Evan Osnos TAQADDUM, Iraq _ Jim Patterson had seen painful things. But nothing quite prepared him for the day he arrived at a battle scene and an officer handed him a worn slip of paper found deep in the clothing of a Marine...

Blown Away: When hurricanes or other emergencies strike, be prepared.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Deborah S. Hartz Time to stock up before trouble strikes. This is a foodie's guide to stocking an emergency pantry. Sure, you are going to purchase and store the usual canned and packaged goods your family likes. And we aren't...

Czarist Russia in Santa Fe exhibit.
June 1, 2004... Byline: Michael Kilian The last days of the Czarist Russian Empire are being celebrated in, of all places, Santa Fe, which for the summer will come to resemble St. Petersburg on the Rio Grande. The major event is "Nicholas and...

The Top Ten travel list: Don't even think about it.
June 1, 2004... The most common things you might not be allowed to lug home, from Caribbean Travel & Life: Cultural artifacts, fine art and antiquities Knockoffs of trademarked/copyrighted articles Flora Fauna Animal products Food...

Travel Q&A: Bargain tips for summer driving trips.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Jean Allen Q. As soon as school is out, our family plans to take off on a long driving trip, visiting relatives but mostly just seeing the country. We do this almost every year, and decided that high gas prices won't stop us. We do...

Arabs peek at democracy.
June 1, 2004... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Friday, May 28: X X X The two-day Arab League summit in Tunis closed May 23 on an unexpected note: a call for political and economic reform. Considering the league is a...

Getting just the right ring.(Daily Press (Newport News, Va.))
June 1, 2004... Byline: Kathy Van Mullekom NEWPORT NEWS, Va. _ He's nervous, anxious and in love. Jacob Wessler is shopping for one of the most-important purchases in his life _ an engagement ring. The ring needs to be special. It needs to say he...

In the new lexicon, phorget `f'; `ph' now takes the kake.
June 1, 2004... Byline: Charles Storch Not so phast. Perfectly good English words are getting a meaning makeover when their beginning letter "f" is substituted with "ph." Think of "phat," "phishing" and "phood" and you might wonder what the "ph" is...

Self-published magazines' success increases tenfold.
June 1, 2004... Byline: David Jackson The basements of Chicago have spawned a noisy, pugnacious little industry: self-published magazines. Aimed at the erudite and hip, attention-grabbing titles from The Baffler to WhiteWalls to TENbyTEN have won...

Zoning in on some of the best zines.
June 1, 2004... Byline: David Jackson Here's a look at some of the Chicago's best zines. ___ WhiteWalls When artist Buzz Spector co-founded WhiteWalls in 1977, "I envisioned it as something that would amuse a small number of people for a few...

Quality jobs still scarce, women say.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Carol Kleiman Job prospects by gender: "Women are more skeptical than men about finding jobs." That's the conclusion of a recent Gallup Poll Tuesday Briefing survey, which found that 69 percent of Americans think now is a tough...

Slowdown when starting likely a RAM issue.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: James Coates Q. Over the past several weeks my computer (AMD with 892 megahertz processor speed, 192 megabytes of RAM, Windows XP Home) has slowed down considerably when booting. It's also slow displaying changes when switching...

Reforms at Colorado will make life more difficult for Barnett.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Teddy Greenstein Hours after being reinstated as Colorado's football coach last week, Gary Barnett refused to look back at the scandal that led to his three-month paid suspension. "Maybe it's my football training," he said in a...

Adu on cautious track toward global stardom.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Bonnie DeSimone WASHINGTON _ Freddy Adu emerges from the shower with a towel wrapped around his slender waist, and for just a second the kid who is well on his way to seeing it all sees something that startles him. His eyes widen...

Citizens, lawmakers show growing unease with war costs going up.
June 1, 2004... Byline: William Neikirk WASHINGTON _ White House economic adviser Lawrence Lindsey caused a furor two years ago when he suggested a war in Iraq could cost as much as $200 billion, a figure so high it helped prompt his ouster. But with...

The aftermath of excess.
June 1, 2004... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Sunday, May 30. ___ New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's lawsuit against former New York Stock Exchange Chairman and CEO Richard Grasso charges that Grasso's nearly...

Williams sisters ousted in French Open within minutes.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Charles Bricker PARIS _ No more giggly press conferences. No more reports on famous people met at the Cannes Film Festival. And no more simply fascinating ruminations about the exact colors of their tennis outfits. Serena and...

Capriati's in charge emotionally, physically in triumph over Serena.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Charles Bricker PARIS _ Stefano Capriati was raging. He bolted up from his chair in the players box on the Philippe Chatrier stadium court and began screaming in the direction of chair umpire Pascal Maria, who had ordered a replay...

Argentina's Coria battles his way to final four in French.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Charles Bricker PARIS _ Dreams of an all-Argentine semifinals went poof Tuesday when Britain's Tim Henman pulled yet another shocker by whipping clay court specialist Juan Ignacio Chela in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. But the...

U.S. goalkeeper raises his game.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Bonnie DeSimone CAMBRIDGE, Mass. _ There is no daydreaming in the net in the English Premier League. Blink at your peril _ you might miss something. Blink and you also might lose your job, at least temporarily. "That's what...

Bulls want center to be in top shape.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: K.C. Johnson Wearing a smile and looking in decent shape, Eddy Curry fulfilled his promise to management to report to the Berto Center on Tuesday for off-season workouts. "We have a whole new system we're going to try to bring...

Williams sisters' feet of clay: Serena, Venus ousted on same day.
June 1, 2004... Byline: Charles Bricker PARIS _ No more giggly press conferences. No more reports on famous people met at the Cannes Film Festival. And no more simply fascinating ruminations about the exact colors of their tennis outfits. Serena and...

June could become Caribbean American Heritage month.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Alva James-Johnson The first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury was from Nevis. The founder of Chicago was born in Haiti. Those are just two historical facts that Americans will learn if Congress designates June as National...

Smarty Jones following in Seattle Slew's footsteps.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Neil Milbert ELMONT, N.Y. _ In 1976, John Servis had dropped out of college and was learning the horse racing business while doing menial tasks for esteemed New York trainer Scotty Schulhofer. "I was very fortunate," Servis...

Dolphins: Salary-cap cuts won't yield much help.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Alex Marvez DAVIE, Fla. _ The Dolphins were reminded Tuesday that the crop of veterans being released after June 1 for salary-cap reasons isn't nearly as strong as those in previous seasons. The only veteran cuts officially...

Bush praises new Iraqi government.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Cam Simpson WASHINGTON _ With the selection Tuesday of an interim Iraqi government, the Bush administration now faces one of its most delicate diplomatic tasks as it begins working out a formal deal establishing new rules for...

Harris feels right about facing lefties.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Bob Foltman OAKLAND, Calif. _ With Magglio Ordonez out of the lineup, Willie Harris got a rare opportunity Tuesday night. White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen had little choice but to play the left-handed swinging Harris against Oakland...

No calculating value of `Pie' as Lowry teaches while he plays.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Michael Russo TAMPA, Fla. _ For all these years, Dave Lowry's nickname, Pie, should have been spelled Pi. The original Panther got his nickname as a kid. He was considered a math wizard. As the Calgary Flames' grand old...

Sunni leader named president of Iraq's interim government.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Liz Sly and Deborah Horan BAGHDAD, Iraq _ After naming a president who was not the American choice, the Iraqi Governing Council on Tuesday swore in the new interim government that is scheduled to take power in less than a month from...

Jackson's touch of genius in Laker Land.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Sam Smith LOS ANGELES _ Could Phil Jackson have made a coaching error? That Phil Jackson? Our Phil Jackson? Jackson didn't take Shaquille O'Neal out after O'Neal picked up his third foul Monday night in Game 6 of the Western...

Maddux will start Sunday after rib injury.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Paul Sullivan After suffering a strained rib cage muscle during Monday's game, Greg Maddux played catch before Tuesday's game with Houston. "I felt sore in the places I'm supposed to be sore in," Maddux said, downplaying the...

U.S. says suspect planned to blow up hotels, apartments.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Mike Dorning WASHINGTON _The Justice Department on Tuesday offered new details of its case against accused al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla as a top official vigorously defended Bush administration policies permitting detention...

Home runs put Marlins in losing zone.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Juan C. Rodriguez MIAMI _ Take your pick which sound was worse: The ball hitting Adam Dunn's bat in the top of the 10th inning or the ball clanging off the folded-up bleachers behind the El Dorado ad in left before it bounced back...

Pistons block out the Pacers to reach NBA Finals.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: K.C. Johnson AUBURN HILLS, Mich. _ This Detroit Pistons' run started last summer, when coach Rick Carlisle got fired in shocking fashion and a project named Darko Milicic got drafted in between two players named LeBron and Carmelo....

Cubs fall to Astros.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Paul Sullivan CHICAGO _ The Chicago Cubs all-or-nothing offense looked like a pretty good bet against Houston on Tuesday with the wind blowing out at 18 m.p.h. and Brandon Duckworth on the hill. But "nothing" trumped "all" once...

Kielty's home run tops White Sox in 12th.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Bob Foltman OAKLAND, Calif. _ The more things change, the more they stay the same for the White Sox on the West Coast. Despite a dramatic, two-out ninth inning home run by Jose Valentin to tie the game, Oakland prevailed in the...

Gossip can often make or break your career.(Chicago Tribune)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Barbara Rose Worried about what people say about you at work? It's more than a paranoid's concern. Reputations are built as much by the stories people tell about one another as by the quality of their work. "Good work has...

Snapper, peppers great on the grill.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Carole Kotkin Grilling is a year-round activity in warm climates, but summer is the traditional outdoor cooking season nationwide, and it's a great time to add a new technique to your repertoire. These days, we are grilling...

The Chef's Table: He finds it's tough to marinate.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2004

A flood of memories is preserved by this national memorial.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2004

Here's what's new and improved at Midwestern amusement parks.
June 1, 2004

Have fun, but be safe at amusement parks.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2004

Cyclists follow easy-going path of the former Katy Railroad.(The Dallas Morning News)
June 1, 2004

Region's past makes a fine vintage at winery along trail.(The Dallas Morning News)
June 1, 2004

Unvarnished history on display at Missouri's state Capitol.(The Dallas Morning News)
June 1, 2004

D-Day Museum makes heroes, history live.
June 1, 2004... Byline: Lisa Michie NEW ORLEANS _ A visit to the National D-Day Museum begins before you even enter the building. The moment you step on the sidewalk, you notice the hundreds of bricks dedicated to men and women who fought in World War...

Yemen's government, residents coping with fallout of khat addiction.(The Dallas Morning News)
June 1, 2004

National Guard school for officers stresses leadership under fire.
June 1, 2004

Some offbeat ice cream recipes.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2004

Revitalized Bianchi wines full of fruit, value.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Fred Tasker Valentin Bianchi, energetic entrepreneur, emigrated from Italy to Argentina in 1910, made his fortune in lumber, construction and farm equipment, and, in 1928, realized his dream of creating a winery. Before he died in...

Cook's Corner: Rice pudding with a creamy custard.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Linda Cicero Thanks to fellow readers, Evelyn Kline of Bethlehem, Pa., can make rice pudding the way her mother did, baked rather than cooked on top of the stove so a creamy custard rises to the top. ``My mother made rice...

Cooking by the ration book.
June 1, 2004

World War II food rations.
June 1, 2004

Soups don't have to be scalding to be delicious.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Allison Askins COLUMBIA, S.C. _ The idea of chilled soups leave you feeling cold? You're not alone. But that's the beauty of serving chilled soups, and one of the reasons chef Randy Lanier of the Magnolia House in...

Hot reads: Cookbooks to make your summer sizzle.(The Orlando Sentinel)
June 1, 2004

`Shrek 2' foods are on store shelves now.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2004

Catching up with Jacques Pepin.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2004

The good ol' beers: Brands once frowned upon are now downed with a swig of nostalgia.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2004

Kitchen MANuals: New cookbooks offer a road map for Clueless Dudes.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2004

Food briefs: Apple & Eve's WaterFruits; Ruby Tuseday's nutritional listings.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Allison Askins ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE TO SUGARY SODAS Experts say kids are drinking too many sodas and sugary fruit juices. If you're trying to get your child to drink more healthfully, take a look at Apple & Eve's new...

Ask Jane: What do I do with persimmons?(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2004

Holy Communion and political chicken.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2004

Travel notebook.
June 1, 2004

Major Midwest bargains.(The Dallas Morning News)
June 1, 2004

Helping hands and hearts in South Africa.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2004

Pact is first step in mending Latin fences.
June 1, 2004

Kerry's vision: Events narrow candidates' differences on Iraq.
June 1, 2004

Sea Island is a great getaway, even if you're not a world leader.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
June 1, 2004

Let your imagination accompany you to western Tennessee.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
June 1, 2004

Cosby speaks painful truth to poor blacks.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2004

There's no place like home.(The Orlando Sentinel)
June 1, 2004

Cosby was right to say what he thinks.(The Seattle Times)
June 1, 2004

Lying in the same bed: Men, women and untruth.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Jeff Elder Do men lie more than women? Researchers say no. Some believe women lie more than men. So why are there a half-dozen books specifically about men lying to women? Why is this the topic of countless afternoon...

Glad You Asked: Was there really a Trojan horse?(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
June 1, 2004... Byline: Jeff Elder Q: Did the good citizens of Troy really pull the wooden horse inside their city walls, or is that a myth? _ Don Poe A: Don, it's the early 13th century B.C. The Greeks and Trojans have been at war for a decade. The...

AZ 66: The remnants of `the Mother Road' through Arizona.
June 1, 2004

Particulars of an Arizona Route 66 trip.(The Orange County Register)
June 1, 2004

Houston's short, short journey: A hop, skip and a brief flight.(The Dallas Morning News)
June 1, 2004