Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from October 2000

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from October 2000

When kids have time to relax, so does the whole family.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2000... Kelley CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Drop in after school on David, Kevin and Jonathan Raus and check out what they're not doing. The three boys aren't scrambling into baseball cleats for practice. They aren't rushing to make David's basketball...

Dogged by depression and stress, terrier to retire from hospice.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2000... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ Patrick is a good dog. He is 12 years old, a shag-and-wag Wheaten terrier, but his job has made him sad lately. And if you believe that dogs can be sad, then science is on your side. And if you don't believe it, science...

Crane operators work above it all.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2000... MIAMI _ Your palms perspire as the portable potties on the ground get smaller and smaller. Three hundred sixty feet of ladder, one rung at a time _ no safety harness. Thirty-two minutes and more than 23 stories up in the city's humid air, you...

Planning avoids confrontations that can accompany end-of-life.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2000... Q. My mother, age 82, is a resident of a nursing facility where she will remain for the rest of her life due to several strokes that have debilitated her. Although she is not able to move her limbs and has trouble talking and eating, her...

Here are some suggestions on how to avoid `hyper-parenting'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2000... Some tips from Alvin Rosenfeld and Nicole Wise, authors of "Hyper-Parenting: Are you Hurting Your Child by Trying Too Hard?" (St. Martins Press, $22.95): _Limit activities. Weigh benefits against cost _ time, energy, stress and expense _...

Chalk up boy's fascination with pregnancy to his imagination.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2000... Q. My 5-year-old son has a fascination with pregnancy. He has often put pillows in his clothing in order to appear pregnant. Last night, I found him asleep in bed with a big orange bouncy ball kangaroo toy under his nightshirt and clutching a...

Smith takes risk with different kind of role in `The Legend of Bagger Vance'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2000... NEW YORK _ "The Legend of Bagger Vance" is the first movie Will Smith has made since becoming a superstar where he's not playing Will Smith. Gone is the actor's streetwise, gettin'-jiggy-wit-it cool; his easy, disarming way with a quip;...

Pro Cup series content not to be NASCAR.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2000... MIDLAND, N.C. _ Talk about getting ripped off. Clay Rogers won the Jackaroo250 at Concord Motorsport Park on Saturday, but he didn't get to pose with the Hooters girls. Hal Goodson actually took the checkered flag and was in all the...

Duke the team to beat in ACC basketball.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2000... GREENSBORO, N.C._The ballots are in and surprise, surprise: Duke was picked to finish atop the Atlantic Coast Conference and Clemson toward the bottom at the annual ACC Operation Basketball. "That's fine," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said...

People in the news.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2000... FOR GOODING, `MONEY' CHANGES EVERYTHING Four years after making `Show me the money!' a household phrase, Cuba Gooding Jr. still can't escape his Oscar-winning role as excitable athlete Rod Tidwell in Jerry Maguire. It came back to haunt...

Mortgage.com fires 518, ends online mortgages.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2000... In desperate need of capital and hampered by a dwindling stock price, Sunrise, Fla.-based Mortgage.com fired 518 employees on Tuesday and shut down its online lending operation. Seth Werner, Mortgage.com's founder, chairman and chief...

Democrats question `straight-talking' McCain's pro-Bush messages.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2000... ORLANDO, Fla. _ Taped telephone calls for George W. Bush's election from one-time rival John McCain have reached some Democratic voters, who challenge the veracity of the message from a maverick known for "straight talk.'' On the phone,...

Shaky Clemson secondary faces huge test vs. Florida State.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2000... CLEMSON,S.C. _ As gaudy as the numbers are, they don't come close to quantifying the depth of Clemson's wounded pride in the secondary. Georgia Tech passed for 454 yards against the Tigers on Saturday, more than any opponent in Clemson...

Volunteer lineman accused of dirty play.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2000... COLUMBIA, S.C. _ The Tennessee lineman accused of dirty play in the USC game had been warned this season by the Southeastern Conference office. Georgia filed a similar complaint against Will Ofenheusle after its Oct. 7 game against the...

Bipolar disorder affects about 1 million children.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... TAMARAC, Fla. _ It's a strange item for a mother to carry. But tucked in Tinna Rubin Feldman's wallet, alongside the photos of her blond, blue-eyed son, is a small card with a simple, straightforward message: "NO, I AM NOT ABUSING MY...

A communist monument now almost a railway to nowhere.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2000... ANGOYA, Russia _ People came to Angoya for adventure, romance and riches. They stay because they have little choice. Angoya owes its existence to the Baikal Amur Mainline railway, or BAM, a single-track monument to Soviet planning and...

Undecideds bring focus back to Ohio.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2000... GALENA, Ohio _ The presidential candidates are in a final sprint to solve the mystery of voters like Kim Brown. Brown, a nurse who worries about education and park land, said she was "leaning" toward Texas Gov. George W. Bush. But that...

Young voters ask `what's in it for me?'.(The Orlando Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... ORLANDO, Fla. _ It's midnight at Harold & Maude's Espresso Bar and the Kit Kat Club in Wall Street Plaza, two hangouts for a typically young crowd in the heart of downtown Orlando. Inside Kit Kat, a scantily clad woman in black leather,...

Cruising news and notes.(The Orlando Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... If you cotton to baubles, bangles and beads on your cruises, you might want to hook up with a Regal Cruises' sailing that coincides with Mardi Gras. The 900-passenger Regal Empress will depart from Port Manatee Feb. 24 to visit New Orleans...

Roderick a rising star at 18.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... BOCA RATON, Fla. _ Two days after winning his first professional tennis title, a $25,000 challenger this month in Austin, Texas, Andy Roddick sat on the edge of his parents' swimming pool, dangling his long legs and contemplating the...

One jar of peanut butter is plenty so please don't send any more.(The Orlando Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... Please don't send me any more peanut butter. It's hardly likely that one jar _ mailed to me by a gracious woman living near New York _ will establish any kind of precedent. Not at all. Even so, one never knows. A thing like this...

Consumer news and notes.(The Orlando Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... For 10 years, the magazine Zillions _ Consumer Reports for Kids provided reliable consumer information to children and teens. Much of the editorial content was aimed at exploring, explaining and often poking fun at advertising, TV advertising...

A fight for democracy in Ivory Coast.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
October 31, 2000... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Sunday, 10-29: X X X The people of Ivory Coast rose up last week and ousted a military ruler who threatened to steal their democracy. More than that, they set a worthy...

Clear choice: George Bush.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
October 31, 2000... The following editorial appeared in the Orlando Sentinel on Sunday, 10-29: X X X In a week, Americans will pick their first president of the 21st century _ requiring that they weigh some very conflicting evidence. The United...

Some old fire, mostly smoke from U2.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Dance pop, greed rock, glitter and trash _ U2's cheeky phase lasted a decade and left some fans missing their favorite band, the heartfelt boys who cried "Pride (In the Name of Love)" and searched for meaning "Where...

Many flex schedules are informal arrangements.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2000... Alison Brill, a paralegal at Wiggins Law Offices in Bainbridge Island, Wash., has a flexible schedule that's really flexible: She's allowed to leave work at 3:30 p.m. three times a week to pick up her daughter Hannah, 8, at school and take...

Town hall idea gives voice to all.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2000... At a recent town hall meeting for employees of Nuveen Investments, Mike Geier, a managed assets consultant, asked about a group restructuring that was in the works. "And I got the answer, in person, from the executive in charge," said...

Prospering workers decide to chase dreams.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2000... "Even if you don't know where it might lead, trust your gut and step out into the darkness." That's the heartfelt advice of Rosie Maddox, age 36, who quit her demanding but secure job of eight years as manager of computer systems for an...

Opening a second location is risky for small businesses.(The Orlando Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... Chris Granville has become something of a celebrity in Winter Park, Fla. People stop him when he strolls along in his O'Boys T-shirt. They recognize the name of his barbecue restaurant, and they say they're happy he's coming to the...

Two awful series premiere Wednesday night on Fox.(The Orlando Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... John Goodman has returned to series television to shake his butt, sing "The Trolley Song" and announce, "I'm a big girl." A more appropriate song would be "What Kind of Fool Am I?" The beloved "Roseanne" actor plays a gay father in the...

List of video movie release dates.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2000... Following is a partial schedule of upcoming movies on video and DVD. Release dates are subject to change: OCTOBER 31: 12 Classic Holiday Favorites _ Universal 31: 19 Great Holiday Gift Ideas _ Universal 31: Boom _ Universal...

FMC to split itself, hoping to unlock more profit.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2000... FMC Corp., betting that investors will find it more valuable in pieces than as a whole, disclosed plans to split itself into two public companies. The Chicago company, contending that its diversified structure has caused Wall Street to...

Chiapas rebellion will be first acid test for Vicente Fox presidency.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2000... SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico _ The Zapatista guerrilla uprising in the southern state of Chiapas, festering for nearly six years, will be the first acid test of President-elect Vicente Fox's ability to bring new solutions to this...

Schulz making a run at Pro Bowl.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... Detroit Lions free safety Kurt Schulz, one of the most intelligent players in the NFL, always has been a fast learner. Even in his first organized football game, it took him just one snap to distinguish left and right. He didn't play in...

Jones makes South Florida homecoming a family affair.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... MIAMI _ Though a thousand miles of ocean separated Eddie Jones from the negotiations that would bring him home to the Heat this summer, he couldn't have been closer to the heart of the deal. In a remote paradise, on the beaches of St....

NFL Films focuses on Monday night `miracle' loss.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... DAVIE, Fla. _ The NFL isn't making it easy for the Dolphins to forget about their 40-37 overtime loss to the New York Jets. Because of public interest in the Jets' wild comeback, NFL Films has assembled a 30-minute highlight package...

Investors flee once-magical Internet mutual funds.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2000... The witching hour seems to have arrived for the fledgling flock of mutual funds specializing in Internet-related stocks _ funds that were performing like seemingly unstoppable wizards just a few months ago. Last year, with Internet funds...

(Tommy) Bowden works like a charm at Clemson.(The Orlando Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... CLEMSON, S.C. _ He is a stranger who has become family in a short time, comfortable enough to walk around the office wearing white socks and gray sweat pants, Diet Coke in one hand. He is a good Southern Baptist, raised on the...

Bush makes one last visit to California.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2000... SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Texas Gov. George W. Bush on Tuesday closed out his final visit to California before the election, opting to forgo a boisterous rally in a closely fought state in favor of a sometimes somber, poignant and self-reflective...

Five Palestinians killed in more clashes with Israeli soldiers.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2000... RAMALLAH, West Bank _ Up and down the street, the speechmaking was furious and loud Tuesday, but 67-year-old Zafara Sarsour could only shake her head sadly and whisper as she sat on the steps of the old stone house at 18B al Sharafa St. ...

Beamer finds peace, pace at Va. Tech.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... BLACKSBURG, Va. _ You expected him to arrive a bit disheveled; a bit panicky. You would have excused Frank Beamer for making such an appearance. After all, just four days before he takes these Hokies from Virginia Tech to Miami for what...

Mourning casts long shadow as Heat tries to move on.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... MIAMI _ His absence is present, hanging over everything the Heat does. Alonzo Mourning was at practice on Tuesday, shooting hoops with Dan Majerle. But he will not be on the floor for the opener tonight against Orlando. He will not be on the...

Squabbling over tax bills keeps Congress in overtime.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2000... al WASHINGTON_Locked in a tight race for re-election, Rep. Lane Evans had planned on spending Tuesday barnstorming his western Illinois district, collecting the endorsements of the Veterans of Foreign Wars from Quincy to Macomb and from...

Steve Allen, late-night TV innovator, dies at 78.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2000... le Steve Allen was hailed Tuesday as "a pop-culture Leonardo da Vinci" and an innovator whose impact on late-night television is still felt almost five decades after he helped originate "The Tonight Show." The wry, bespectacled...

Gore holds rallies in Oregon, California then appears on `Tonight Show'.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2000... al PORTLAND, Ore. _ For Vice President Al Gore, who has ratcheted up the pace of his campaign, Tuesday was a slow day by comparison. He held rallies in Oregon and California, appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," met with...

International space station astronauts on cusp of home away from home.(The Orlando Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... ce BAIKONUR, Kazakstan_The international space station's first tenants are closing in on their new home after Tuesday's historic liftoff from Central Asia. U.S. astronaut Bill Shepherd and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev and Yuri...

Buoyed Bucs focus on 2nd half of season.(The Orlando Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... TAMPA, Fla. _One Buccaneer Place was one happy place Monday. Beating the previously unbeaten Minnesota Vikings to a purple pulp and halting a four-game losing streak had everything to do with it. All is right for the Tampa Bay Bucs again,...

Clinton stumps in Kentucky where Gore has given up.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2000... al LOUISVILLE, Ky._A clearly focused President Clinton, captive of a political lockbox designed by Vice President Al Gore, hit the road Tuesday to loyally stump for selected congressional candidates, as well as the protege with whom his...

McGrady debuts with Magic, scores career-high 32 points.(The Orlando Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... ORLANDO, Fla. _ When the Orlando Magic wined, dined and signed 21-year-old Tracy McGrady as a free agent this summer, they believed he eventually would become one of the NBA's top players. They had no idea it would happen so quickly. ...

Magic likely to add guard.(The Orlando Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... ORLANDO, Fla. _ Don't be surprised to see the Orlando Magic adding another guard soon after looking over the waiver wire. The Magic released guard Randy Livingston on Monday and put guard Dee Brown on the injured list, but they are likely to...

Know rules, players so your imports don't get stuck on the wharf.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ It happens all the time: You go on a trip overseas, fall in love with the handicrafts and dream of starting an import business back home. The idea sounds great. After all, those crafts are so inexpensive abroad,...

[2] Consumer news and notes.(The Orlando Sentinel)
October 31, 2000... Families with annual incomes as high as $50,000 may be eligible for free or low-cost prescription drugs. However, finding the programs can be difficult because few of the programs are publicized. "Free & Low-Cost Prescription Drugs" is a...

[2] The definitive modern experience? Window shopping, of course.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 30, 2000... rect slug) Isn't shopping the definitive modern American experience? We can criticize ourselves about it, call ourselves a nation of shopaholics, heap scorn on our culture of brand names and malls and plastic charge cards. But given...

Dinner in Minutes: Mexican Sopes.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 30, 2000... On a recent trip to Mexico City, I watched Maricarmen Ramirez from the El Bajio restaurant make these melt-in-your-mouth tortilla sandwiches. Called "sopes", they're little corn tortillas filled with a spicy black bean spread, shredded...

Peruvian cuisine: Papas a la Huancaina.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 30, 2000... In preconquest Peru, the Inca was a living god and ruler of unlimited power. He presided over an orderly society in which the interests of the group were placed foremost. Each citizen was assigned sufficient land to grow his family's food as...

`Taste of Health' offers recipes for those with bowel disease.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 30, 2000... Barbara Kerr, who has had Crohn's disease for 19 years, delivers a message of good nutrition and faith through a new cookbook, "Taste of Health: Gourmet Vegetarian Recipes." Kerr is the founder of a Gaston, S.C.-based Taste of Health...

Pumpkin recipes from Mousse to Corn Bread.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 30, 2000... Pumpkin recipes: Pumpkin Spice Mousse 6 servings 1 { teaspoons unflavored gelatin (less than 1 envelope) 1 { tablespoons cold water 3 large egg yolks } cup sugar 1 { cups pumpkin puree (slightly less than a...

Hurting Heat counts on coach.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 30, 2000... MIAMI _ Facing the prospect of playing a season without Alonzo Mourning, Heat players are searching for something _ anything _ to give them an edge in a highly competitive Eastern Conference. They find it by looking at their own sideline....

Is Chavez picking a fight?(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 30, 2000... Is President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela trying to provoke a confrontation with the United States? Are his overtures to President Fidel Castro of Cuba and President Saddam Hussein of Iraq deliberate moves to create a showdown? Consider the...

Supreme Court ends class-action suit against Office Depot.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 30, 2000... Office Depot on Monday won the final round of a lawsuit that had charged the office-supply giant of misleading customers about the prices for its catalogue merchandise. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a class-action suit filed by a...

Clemson loses a friend in Bradley.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 30, 2000... COLUMBIA, S.C. _ This is personal, and the past tense will be used far too often, and I apologize in advance for the tears that dampen the pages. Bob Bradley would grumble about that last thing, the sentimentality. "Now Robin," he would...

Fiedler's starts makes Dolphins ponder long-term deal.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 30, 2000... DAVIE,Fla. _ The Miami Dolphins signed Jay Fiedler to a three-year contract this offseason, but the player's firm grip on the starting quarterback spot has effectively released him from the final year of that deal. Fiedler voided the...

Walls' injury opens door for Crawford HEADLINE HERE.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 30, 2000... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ The Carolina Panthers could go from having a Pro Bowler as their starting tight end to an undrafted rookie who has never played in a regular-season game. Wesley Walls' season-ending knee injury and backup Kris Mangum's...

Atlanta begins Hornets' fast and furious start.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 30, 2000... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ The Charlotte Hornets believe they came through a month of preparation ahead of schedule. Whether they'll feel that way after the first week of the NBA regular season is another question. They'll try to carry over the...

Heat cuts veteran Dale Ellis.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 30, 2000... MIAMI _ Heat coach Pat Riley was still mulling the decision only hours prior to the late afternoon deadline. And when time expired, he went with youth and potential over experience and wisdom. After weeks of internal debate, Riley on...

I found my roots Down Under.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 30, 2000... I have learned about my father's life in pieces. It's not that my father, Julius Kan Kon Yee, is secretive or distant. It's just that, as chief cook in the Chinese restaurant my family owns, he' has been busy. For 30 years. And...

Trends and tips to tempt your palate.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 30, 2000... POWER PANTHER PUSHES VEGGIES _Can't get your kids to eat their vegetables? Maybe the great purple Power Panther can help. The panther is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's new mascot to encourage children and their families to eat...

Can this pageant be saved?(Chicago Tribune)
October 30, 2000... CHICAGO _ The Miss America contest, which earlier this month experienced its lowest TV ratings ever, is an icon in need of a lifeline. So how about tossing the 51 contestants on a deserted island, call it "Survival of the Perkiest," and let...

Art exhibit shows the vibrant legacy that came out of the Depression.(Chicago Tribune)
October 30, 2000... The stock market had been flying high, supplying the fiscal fuel that powered the Roaring `20s. But on Oct. 24, 1929, prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed. Investors sold millions of shares on a day that came to be known as "Black...

Bush bus full of promise.(The Orlando Sentinel)
October 30, 2000... He was psyched, upbeat and playful. As I boarded George W. Bush's campaign bus Wednesday, he boasted, "Welcome aboard the victory bus. A promise made, a promise delivered." Promises, promises. So many and so little time left to...

The resourceful traveler.(Chicago Tribune)
October 30, 2000... LANGUAGE GUIDES _"Rush Hour French" (Berlitz, $21.95) I've had this song in my head for three mornings in a row. It's all about "Are you hungry?" and "How's the weather?" and "What time is it?" Pretty silly stuff. But the thing is,...

Tips for skiing trips.(Chicago Tribune)
October 30, 2000... FOLLOW THE SUN Since its founding in 1936, Sun Valley has enjoyed a lifelong tryst with glitterati and literati, as well as some of the world's best skiers. This winter you can try out ski runs such as Picabo's Street, Christin's Silver...

Check out the presidents.(Chicago Tribune)
October 30, 2000... Tired of looking at George W. Bush and Al Gore? The museum at Bush's father's George Bush Presidential Library in West College Station, Texas, has just opened an exhibition devoted to far more venerable political faces: "Portraits of the...

The Top Ten travel list: Ski areas.(Chicago Tribune)
October 30, 2000... The top North America ski areas for value, as judged by SKI magazine in its 2001 Reader Resort Guide. 1. Alta, Utah 2. Mad River Glen, Vt. 3. Arapahoe Basin, Colo. 4. Loveland, Colo. 5. Big Mountain, Mont. 6. Grand...

Trips, tips and deals for travelers.(Chicago Tribune)
October 30, 2000... HOT SPOTS People are always going to Orlando, New York, Las Vegas, London, Paris and Rome. But the American Society of Travel Agents and Fodor's Travel Publications wanted to know where else, besides the "big six" above, travelers were...

Let musicians, not scientists, look to Beethoven.(Chicago Tribune)
October 30, 2000... The recent scientific discovery that the great German composer Ludwig van Beethoven suffered from lead poisoning for at least the last six months of his life _ and perhaps much longer _ has attracted front-page attention in newspapers...

A grand trip around a canyon's edges.(Chicago Tribune)
October 30, 2000... LAS VEGAS _ Here, where almost nothing is real, I see the first sign of really wondrous things to come. Across the Strip, from my room on the 29th floor of the Chrysler (or was it Empire State?) Building, is a boxy, windowless building...

Away from it all in the canyon.(Chicago Tribune)
October 30, 2000... Beyond the paved roads and hiking trails, there are other ways to see the Grand Canyon. Among them (in a clockwise direction): _Toroweap: Several dirt roads_usually in good condition in dry weather_lead to the Toroweap Overlook at Tuweep...

Unhappy online investors sometimes repaid _ but not often.(Chicago Tribune)
October 30, 2000... Back in November 1998, a southern Illinois couple, a surgeon and nurse by profession, joined the crowds trying to catch a fast ride on an initial public offering of a potentially high-flying Internet company. As it turned out, Dr. Jay...

`The Crazy Makers: How the Food Industry is Destroying Our Brains and Harming Our Children'.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 30, 2000... For decades now, we've heard that the average American diet, in one way or another, is killing us. According to nutritionist Carol Simontacchi, it's making us stupid, too. When the author of a muckraking book cites Rachel Carson on the...

Saints, sinners can all go to Hell, Mich., where locals want Halloween to be year-round.(Chicago Tribune)
October 30, 2000... HELL, Mich. _ It's downright spooky how many bad puns can spill out of one town like an overfilled trick-or-treat bag. For the record: It does get really hot in town in the summer. In the winter, this place has been known to freeze over....

NBA greatly misses Jordan's off-court class.(Chicago Tribune)
October 30, 2000... CHICAGO _ There's hair all over the NBA these days, which is not necessarily a good thing, except for the barber and the hair-care products manufacturers. Gary Payton, the All-Star guard of the Seattle Supersonics, has hair. "I just...

Capsule on Sixers.(The Orlando Sentinel)
October 30, 2000... 76ers have their question for 2000: Is `The Answer' the answer? 1999-2000 FINISH: 49-33 (third in Atlantic Division; eliminated 4-2 by Indiana in second round of playoffs). COACH: Larry Brown (fourth season with 76ers, 108-106; 18th...

Capsule for Trail Blazers.(The Orlando Sentinel)
October 30, 2000... Foiled in West in 2000, Blazers chase title with even more talent 1999-2000 FINISH: 59-23 (second in Pacific Division; eliminated 4-3 by Los Angeles Lakers in conference finals). COACH: Mike Dunleavy (fourth season with Blazers,...