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Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from May 2000
Criminal stereotype is difficult to explain.(The Orange County Register)
May 1, 2000
Warning: organic and natural foods may be hazardous to your health.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
May 1, 2000
My son was killed 30 years ago at Kent State.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
May 1, 2000
Kentucky Derby's ugly truth.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
May 1, 2000
Gun manufacturers battle back.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
May 1, 2000
For $50, new pass will get you into all 379 national parks for one year.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 1, 2000
Experts agree agents carried out textbook raid to get Elian.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 1, 2000... MIAMI _ On a sunny April morning in 1986 in South Dade, FBI agents armed with 9mm handguns and 14 rounds each met up with what they thought were run-of-the-mill bank robbers in a stolen car.
They were not expecting to face two .357 handguns...
Two mothers, two paths to protect their kids.(The Gazette)
May 1, 2000
[0] When it comes to the drug war, magistrate favors conversion, not force.(The Seattle Times)
May 1, 2000
Storied journalist back on the air after life on the streets.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 1, 2000... MIAMI BEACH_ Sitting at the dining room table in his modest Miami Beach apartment, Telemundo newsman Guillermo Descalzi is doing something friends say is vintage Descalzi: holding forth on his philosophy of life.
``I see happiness as an...
The Advice Diva: Say goodbye to roommate.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 1, 2000... Dear Advice Diva:
I recently found myself in a very uncomfortable and disturbing situation, and I need your help. I'm a gay professional man and have been living with a very good friend of mine for the past seven months. But just as...
MOVIEPICKS.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
May 1, 2000
One organ donor touches five lives at Kentucky hospital.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 2, 2000
Fractured citys future rests with divided families, friends.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 2, 2000
Nontraditional homeschoolers cherish the nonconformity.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 2, 2000
`Do gays belong?' receives a mixed answer.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 2, 2000
Kent State has moved on beyond memorials to fallen students.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
May 2, 2000
Senior? Older? Geezer? Four generations over 50 debate what's in a name.(The Orange County Register)
May 2, 2000
Morality and presidential elections.(History News Service)
May 2, 2000
Explorer Ann Bancroft describers her journey to a fulfilling career.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 2, 2000
Top salesman makes jump to consulting.(The Dallas Morning News)
May 2, 2000
[2] Cooperative bakery rolling in dough.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 2, 2000
[0] Blistering start might not be a mirage for White Sox.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 2, 2000
To change the world, 13 students say start at home.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 3, 2000... DAVIDSON, N.C. _ Thirteen Davidson College students have come home from Nicaragua with a question for missionaries:
If the idea is to save souls for Christ, shouldn't you start by saving your own?
I thought I had traveled back to the...
Poor lose not only things, but a place in the world.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 3, 2000
Work as a spiritual calling: 3 people explain how their jobs fulfill a greater purpose.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 3, 2000... WICHITA, Kan. _ Michelene Davidson uses her experience with therapy to try to help others through counseling.
Muhammad Aamir Usmani uses his talent with computers to help students and researchers.
Malinda Clatterbuck uses her gifts of...
The story is what's most important to WWII historian Stephen Ambrose.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 3, 2000
The Elian Gonzalez case and U.S.-Cuban policy.(The Providence Journal)
May 3, 2000
What's more expensive _ education or ignorance?(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 3, 2000
Computer revolution makes this exciting time in education.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 3, 2000
Justice system discriminates against black and Latino youth.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
May 3, 2000
Digital divide isn't the real issue.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 3, 2000
[2] More kudos for Hilary Swank on DVD.(The Orange County Register)
May 3, 2000
[2] Religious TV highlights.(The Dallas Morning News)
May 3, 2000
America's prisons are full ... of criminals.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
May 4, 2000
Gay march marks passing of torch.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
May 4, 2000
INS raids harm immigrants, too.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services)
May 4, 2000
One more sad note on privacy.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
May 4, 2000
[2] Pitched battles waged over cadaver access as demand for body parts grows.(The Orange County Register)
May 4, 2000
[0] Federal agents remove protesters from Vieques bombing range.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 4, 2000... SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico _ About 300 federal agents arrived with the dawn Thursday, evicting scores of protesters from a U.S. Navy bombing range and putting a peaceful end to a yearlong standoff over the controversial installation on the Puerto...
Drivers beware: Replacement air bags may be stolen.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 5, 2000... The most common item stolen from a car is not the radio, the cellular phone or the money in the console change holder. It's the air bag.
Nationally, about 600 air bags are stolen every week. They are sold to salvage yards and repair shops...
OnePage details crisis in Pakistan and India.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
May 5, 2000... Since 1947, India and Pakistan have fought two full-scale wars over Kashmir, a province on India's northern border that has been divided between the two countries for the past 50 years.
Both sides now are bracing for an upsurge in the...
Dave Barry takes on the Richard Petty Driving Experience on exclusive OnePages.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services)
May 5, 2000... When the Richard Petty Driving Experience offered me a chance to drive a real race car on a real racetrack, my initial reaction was that it would probably not be a big deal.
"I was wrong. I can admit this, now that I have returned home and...
Solar-lunar tables.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 5, 2000... The Universal Fishing Tables list top fishing times and days in the lunar month. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. The dividing line for Minor North and Minor South is approximately...
Knee trouble was cellular in origin.(The Dallas Morning News)
May 5, 2000... DALLAS _ We all find ourselves in bizarre situations at some point in our lives. Mine came last week.
I woke up with a sore knee one morning and it progressively got worse. I kept thinking I had somehow strained a muscle and the pain would...
Granting normal trade relations to China helps U.S. exports and advances democracy.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
May 5, 2000... INATRADE-CON.)
WASHINGTON _ Not surprisingly, particularly in an election year, political considerations have obscured the pending congressional vote to grant China permanent normal trade relations.
Furthermore, many Americans are...
Health and science notes.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 5, 2000... Avoid extreme exertion:
Now you know why they invented the stair climber. A 24-year-old Glens Falls, N.Y., cabdriver who apparently mountain-climbs downtown buildings in the middle of the night for exercise and boredom relief broke his leg...
Reno's shameful raid shattered a boy's dream and betrayed America's allegiance to liberty.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
May 5, 2000... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. _ I've waited patiently for some sign of remorse from the Clinton administration, or even some outpouring of outrage by the American people about the raid in Miami Easter weekend. Seeing neither, I would like to apologize to...
Cholesterol drugs often lower needed coenzyme.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 5, 2000... Q: I take Mevacor for my high cholesterol. I read that coenzyme Q10 may need to be taken with this type of drug. Is this true and can you explain why?
A: Statin drugs such as Mevacor (lovastatin) are prescribed to lower cholesterol levels....
Latino parents see college as a key to kids' success.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 5, 2000... ``The parents don't value education.'' That's the generic explanation for students' failure. It's used particularly to explain why Latino students are the most likely to drop out of high school, the least likely to go to college.
So I was...
Updates on Mercedes-Benz SLK make cool roadster better.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 5, 2000... DETROIT _ So how do you improve on a car that grabbed top honors in the voting for the 1997 North American Car of the Year?
A car that also won a spot on the 1997 Car & Driver magazine 10 Best Cars list?
I mean, if the original...
Superhero looks backed by quality.(The Seattle Times)
May 5, 2000... SEATTLE _ It's a sport-utility vehicle, so looks are hardly the point, but isn't the new Montero sharp? Like the costume designer from ``Batman Forever'' broke into the Mitsubishi styling studio. Those muscular fenders, that rippling body...
Like plants, we need sun and air.(The Orange County Register)
May 5, 2000... We spend most of our days indoors in an office cubicle, in our cars and in our homes. I think we humans are like plants - we need sunshine and lots of air to live.
Chances are, no matter which part of the country you live in or travel to...
New law means changes for people with disabilities.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
May 5, 2000... Come July 1, the new federal Work Force Investment Act will start taking effect, and with it come changes for people with disabilities.
The act, which was passed by Congress in 1998, takes over from the old Job Training Partnership Act. The...
Ask Dr. H: Can aspirin help prevent colon cancer?(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
May 5, 2000... Q: I've read that taking aspirin can help decrease the risk of colon cancer. Is that true?
_H.F.- Riverhead, N.Y.
A: Aspirin is a drug that reduces pain and fever; helps to decrease the risk of heart attacks, strokes and mini-strokes...
We must seek cure for America's xenophobia.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
May 5, 2000... On April 29, outside of Pittsburgh, Richard Baumhammers went on a killing spree. Baumhammers' lawyer says the suspect has an extensive history of mental illness. Baumhammers may be mentally ill, but he is also sick with the disease called...
Staying fit helped man recover from Lyme disease.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 5, 2000... PHILADELPHIA _ It was a good season in Ed Angelo's life. The Vietnam vet had made a bundle in commercial real estate. He was healthy and fit. While many of his peers had let their bodies go to seed, he had maintained the physique of his youth...
Why I oppose the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services)
May 5, 2000
Melanoma the most deadly form of skin cancer.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 5, 2000... WICHITA, Kan. _ A year ago, Helen Jenista would have been heading for a tanning bed, increasing her visits from once a week to thrice weekly as the weather warmed.
She loves the sun and spent summers at the pool with her kids when they...
Doctor sees algae as possible treatment for chronic pain.(The Virginian-Pilot)
May 5, 2000... Last in a series on alternative medicine. Today: Can doctors stop pain with algae and other unusual treatments?
``There's only one thing that controls my life,'' said the voice behind me, speaking to a companion. ``It's this constant,...
In the case of the stolen beer, trucker's story doesn't wash.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 5, 2000... PHILADELPHIA _ Truck driver Dorie Daniels forgot to check the birthdays of the two detectives investigating his tale of kidnapping and a stolen load of Bud Light. The detectives, who were not born yesterday, saw right through his allegedly...
Inkster balances game, goals.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 5, 2000... PHILADELPHIA - For LPGA Hall of Famer Juli Inkster, a normal Tuesday at home with her family is anything but.
It's up at 6:30, to get daughters Hayley, 10, and Cori, 6, ready for school. An hour later, it's her turn to drive the car pool....
Experts find Philadelphia easy on the feet and on the eye.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 5, 2000... PHILADELPHIA _ Florida architect Keith Bailey has traveled to cities around America for his work, so he thought he knew the drill when he arrived in Philadelphia for his profession's annual convention: Rent car. Drive to hotel.
But one...
There's roughage in that fiber report : That newest study doesn't mean cut out healthy stuff.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 5, 2000... KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ Hear that?
That's the echo of a recent tremor that ran through physicians' circles when studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine questioned the effectiveness of a low-fat, high-fiber diet in reducing the...
Tribal dialogue earns foreign-language credit; classes keep Indian culture alive.(The Seattle Times)
May 5, 2000... PORT ANGELES, Wash. _ On the walls and blackboards of Port Angeles High School's new Heritage Language class, you won't see words like bonjour or buenos dias or guten morgen.
You see Klallam words - very different-looking words - for...
Boy wears brave face despite skeleton fragile as glass.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 5, 2000... PHILADELPHIA _ From his wheelchair in the living room, Joe Ross tried to ignore the other children playing on the swing set in his suburban neighborhood. It wasn't just the fractured leg that kept him inside. Even when it's mended, he won't be...
Parents, educators challenge California standardized exams.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 5, 2000... OAKLAND, Calif. _ The last straw for one Bay Area educator was the day her daughter returned from elementary school dejected by the state's standardized exams.
``Mommy, I'm stupid,'' the girl told her mother.
``My daughter's No. 2...
Car questions answered.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 5, 2000... (Sunday 5-7 release)
Q. I am considering replacing my Infiniti I30t with the new Jaguar S-Type. My only concern is how the new car will handle in winter weather. The Jag is rear-wheel-drive, while my cars have been front-drive. Can you...
Television picks for the week of May 14: 'The Awful Truth'.(The Orange County Register)
May 5, 2000... PICK OF THE WEEK: ``The Awful Truth'' (7 p.m. with encore at 10 p.m. Wednesday on Bravo).
Ain't it ``Awful''? Superb satirical newsmagazine ``The Awful Truth'' that is, making its edgy season premiere Wednesday on Bravo.
This season...
Baffert wants more at Derby.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 5, 2000... LOUISVILLE, Ky. _ They are saying bad things about Bob Baffert.
They say Bob has had a bad year. (Pay no attention to his Eclipse Award.) They say Bob has only an outside shot at winning this Kentucky Derby. They say Bad Bob got what was...
KRT OnePages focus on Our Children, Our Future.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
May 5, 2000... Year by year, children have to master skills to advance in the world. Now, just in time for Mother's Day and Healthy Baby Month (May), KRT offers two paginated broadsheet pages _ Our Children, Our Future _ to guide parents and caregivers in...
Despite a bitter history, South Africa is a model of reconciliation.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 5, 2000
Cardinal O'Connor: He was a good priest.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
May 5, 2000... The following editorial appeared in the Orange County Register on Friday, 5-5:
X X X
He came to seem almost like the voice of thoughtful Catholicism in the United States, referred to by many as the pope's man in America. His spirited...
College grads must hold firmly to the principles of reason and individualism _ despite what they have been taught in their classes.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
May 5, 2000... An imaginary letter from parents intensely concerned about the fundamental ideas their children, who are about to graduate from college, have been taught.
Dear John and Sue:
First, we want to congratulate you on receiving your degrees....
Overrun by rabbits, New Zealand sheep farmers sought a dangerous remedy: An illegal lethal virus.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 5, 2000... According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the first reported occurrence of Rabbit Calicivirus Disease in the United States was confirmed April 7, 2000. The disease was found in a backyard rabbitry of 27 pet rabbits in west central Iowa....
U.S. orders new family of crash dummies for NHTSA testing of next generation of airbags.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
May 5, 2000... WASHINGTON _ A new family of crash dummies will soon be taking some big hits to prove the safety of new air bags that the government said Friday must be installed in U.S. cars and trucks starting in 2003.
The job of the crash dummies _...