Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from October 2004

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from October 2004

NBA capsules for Southeast Division.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Israel Gutierrez ATLANTA HAWKS Who's in: F Antoine Walker (Mavericks); F Al Harrington (Pacers); G Josh Childress (draft); F/C Peja Drobnjak (Bobcats). Who's out: G Jason Terry (Mavericks); G/F Stephen Jackson (Pacers);...

NBA capsules for Central Division.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Israel Gutierrez CHICAGO BULLS Who's in: G Ben Gordon (draft); G/F Luol Deng, (draft); G Frank Williams (Knicks), F Andres Nocioni (Spain); G Eric Piatkowski (Rockets). Who's out: G Jamal Crawford (Knicks); F Jerome...

Capsules for Atlantic Division.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Nunzio Ingrassia BOSTON CELTICS Who's in: G Gary Payton (Lakers); G Marcus Banks (Lakers); F Tom Gugliotta (Jazz); F Al Jefferson (draft); F Delonte West (draft). Who's out: G Chucky Atkins (Lakers); C Chris Mihm...

Capsules for Pacific Division.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Nunzio Ingrassia GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS Who's in: G Derek Fisher (Lakers); C Dale Davis (Blazers); G/F Calbert Cheaney (Warriors); Eduardo Najera (Mavericks). Who's out: F Brian Cardinal (Grizzlies); G Nick Van Exel...

Capsules for Northwest Division.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Nunzio Ingrassia DENVER NUGGETS Who's in: F Kenyon Martin (Nets); DerMarr Johnson (Knicks). Who's out: F Michael Doleac (Heat); F/C Chris Andersen (Hornets). Coach: Jeff Bzdelik. Last season: 43-39. ...

Capsules for Southwest Division.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Stephen F. Holder DALLAS MAVERICKS Who's in: C Calvin Booth (Sonics); C Erick Dampier (Warriors); G Dan Dickau (Warriors); G Devin Harris (draft); G/F Jerry Stackhouse (Wizards); G Jason Terry (Hawks). Who's out: G...

Did U.S. mistakes let bin Laden escape from Afghanistan 3 years ago?
October 31, 2004... WASHINGTON _ Osama bin Laden's reappearance on Friday in a videotape has revived the controversy over how the al Qaida leader and many of his fighters escaped from American troops and their local allies in Afghanistan three years ago. ...

Red Sox face tough choices in offseason.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Kevin Baxter MIAMI _ In the champagne-soaked din of the Boston Red Sox's victorious clubhouse (now there's a phrase you don't read every day), team owner John Henry admitted he didn't know how long the team and its city would...

Packers' Favre enduring another crisis.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Jason Cole MIAMI _ Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre continues to amaze with his resilience in times of extreme personal crisis. The most recent is his wife, Deanna, being diagnosed with breast cancer on Oct. 14. She underwent...

Panthers probably traveling light for Hawaii trip.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Pat Yasinskas CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ In years past, Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson has thrown lavish parties in Hawaii for any of his players that make the Pro Bowl. If he does it again in February, Richardson won't have...

Jackson's book violates coaches' privacy.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Rick Bonnell CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ First, a confession: From the time I was a teenager, reading Jim Bouton's "Ball Four," I found athlete-tells-all books a guilty pleasure. There's something fascinating about reading what really goes...

Bush has solid lead in 3 of 15 battleground states; turnout critical in rest.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Steven Thomma WASHINGTON _ The 2004 presidential campaign nears the finish line with Florida, New Hampshire and six battleground states in the Upper Midwest and the Great Lakes up for grabs, according to a series of state polls...

South Carolina not ready to handle No. 11 Tennessee.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: David Scott COLUMBIA, S.C. _ As South Carolina's game Saturday against Tennessee headed toward its gloomy conclusion for the Gamecocks _ a 43-29 SEC football victory for the 11th-ranked Volunteers in Williams-Brice Stadium _...

Jeff Burton to take Robby Gordon's spot in lineup in 2005.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: David Poole and Jim Utter HAMPTON, Ga. _ Richard Childress filled in part of his teams' puzzle Saturday morning, announcing Jeff Burton will move to the No. 31 Chevrolets in the 2005 season. Burton, who joined Richard...

Kenseth edges Busch to win Aaron's 312.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Jim Utter HAMPTON, Ga. _ Kyle Busch couldn't muster many words. They weren't really necessary. Everyone at Atlanta Motor Speedway and watching Saturday's Aaron's 312 on TV saw Busch push his Hendrick Motorsports No. 5...

Poll shows Hispanic voters clearly favor Kerry.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Oscar Corral MIAMI _ A clear majority of the nation's Hispanics will support John Kerry for president, a new poll conducted for the Miami Herald shows _ providing what could be an important boost in his quest for the White House,...

No. 10 Georgia turns back Florida.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Josh Kendall JACKSONVILLE, Fla. _ Georgia's last decent shot at making the SEC Championship Game passed Saturday, the Bulldogs threw away most of a 17-point lead and Florida has a ready-made excuse to dismiss the game's final...

Panthers, at 7-9, can win NFC South division.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Tom Sorensen CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ As bad as the Carolina Panthers have been, their division is worse. The NFC South is the worst division in football. Yet as bad as the division is, somebody from the South is going to have to...

North Carolina defeats No. 4 Miami on field goal as time expires.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Ken Tysiac CHAPEL HILL, N.C. _ The goal posts were down within two minutes. The memory will be savored for a lifetime. Freshman Connor Barth drilled a 42-yard field goal as time expired Saturday night at Kenan Stadium to...

Florida falls to Georgia.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Mike Phillips JACKSONVILLE, Fla. _ Ron Zook's eyes told the whole story. Tears always do. But Zook wasn't crying about his job. He wasn't crying about his Florida Gators losing, 31-24, to Georgia _ finally falling to...

Yes, it can happen! No. 5 Florida State falls to Maryland.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Stephen F. Holder COLLEGE PARK, Md. _ The signs were undeniable and they were there all along _ in Syracuse, N.Y., and Winston-Salem, N.C., and now, southern Maryland. Problem is, Florida State chose to ignore them. Like most...

Zook and Florida are a coach and team without any answers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Greg Cote JACKSONVILLE, Fla. _ Fire Ron Zook! Oh yeah. They already did that. Anybody got any other ideas? Zook tried very hard to accentuate the positive after his Florida Gators' 31-24 loss to rival Georgia here...

Racial controversy surrounds Sunday's race.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Cammy Clark HAMPTON, Ga. _ A newly formed group called the National Association for Minority Race Fans said it is planning a Confederate flag exchange on Sunday before the Nextel Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but NASCAR...

Major flaws finally catch up with Miami.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Linda Robertson CHAPEL HILL, N.C. _ With four seconds left, the fans clad in baby blue poured down from the stands and massed at the hedges surrounding Kenan Stadium's football field. They sensed something momentous was about...

Auburn continues undefeated march.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Don Hammack OXFORD, Miss. _ Auburn flashed its whole package against Ole Miss on Saturday night. Carnell Williams, Ronnie Brown and Jason Campbell on offense; a bunch of no-names on defense; and special teams big plays...

ACC shocker: No. 4 Miami falls to North Carolina.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Susan Miller Degnan CHAPEL HILL, N.C. _ Obviously, the North Carolina Tar Heels knew exactly what they were doing when they scheduled the Miami Hurricanes as their 2004 homecoming opponent. Thousands upon thousands of...

Major flaws finally result in a loss for Miami.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Linda Robertson CHAPEL HILL, N.C. _ With four seconds left, the fans clad in baby blue poured down from the stands and massed at the hedges surrounding Kenan Stadium's football field. They sensed something momentous was about...

Poker.
October 31, 2004... Byline: Steve Rosenbloom You're playing a no-limit Hold 'Em tournament, half the field is gone, and you catch pocket Ks. And you have to lay them down. It's not as bad as having your aces cracked, but still. That was the...

Jim's driveway: Capsules of Jim Mateja's auto reviews.
October 31, 2004... Jim's Driveway is capsules of Jim Mateja's auto reviews. 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX AWD LT: Base price: $24,335; Engine: 3.4-liter, 185-h.p. V-6; Fuel economy: 19 m.p.g. city/25 highway. The biggest sport-utility in the compact...

A subtly but significantly improved Jeep.
October 31, 2004... Byline: Jim Mateja About a year ago Chrysler ushered the media into the bowels of Cobo Hall in Detroit for a peek at its 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. When the Grand Cherokee appeared, however, more than a few were puzzled because with...

Environmental issues, investigations define Kerry's Senate record.
October 31, 2004... Byline: Frank James WASHINGTON _ In early 2001, Sen. John Kerry phoned veteran political columnist Martin Nolan and invited him to breakfast at San Francisco's posh Fairmont Hotel. Their meeting struck Nolan as noteworthy for two...

Terror war changed presidency initially focused on domestic issues.
October 31, 2004... Byline: Mark Silva WASHINGTON _ George W. Bush campaigned for president with promises of cutting taxes and reforming public schools, a decidedly domestic agenda. Within his first year, President Bush started fulfilling both...

The `uniter' of 2000's election now a polarizing figure.
October 31, 2004... Byline: Mark Silva WASHINGTON _ President Bush, his brother Jeb and a clutch of local Republicans gathered for a late meal in a private dining room of The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort in Longboat Key, Fla., on the night of Sept. 10,...

Intensity may land Kerry in the White House, or be his undoing.
October 31, 2004... Byline: Jill Zuckman CHILLICOTHE, Ohio _ John Kerry was riding in his campaign bus, passing another in a long series of miles along the roads of Ohio, and the question for him was an innocent conversation-starter. Given the...

Iraq elections rife with logistical uncertainties.
October 31, 2004... Byline: Cam Simpson WASHINGTON _ Beyond concerns about U.S. troops' ability to quell insurgents before January elections in Iraq, a seemingly endless stretch of logistical hurdles faces a nation in which the electoral and political...

Business events of the week ahead.
October 31, 2004... Byline: William Sluis As Americans warm up to the annual fright fest of Halloween, a weary electorate is trying to peer beyond Tuesday. Once the balloting is over, thoughts will quickly turn to the economy's prospects for 2005....

Francona was candidate for White Sox managerial position.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Phil Rogers CHICAGO _ One managerial candidate the White Sox bypassed last winter is winding down from the greatest World Series parade in history. Another who was swept aside in favor of Ozzie Guillen is close to landing a job...

Red Sox' feat even gives Cubs hope.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Rick Morrissey CHICAGO _ Now that the Red Sox have managed to win a World Series, it has become fashionable to say that hell is in urgent need of a Zamboni. But in the subdivision of damnation where the Cubs and White Sox reside,...

`Cell-phone-only' voters create problems for pollsters.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Sarah Frank WASHINGTON _ The rise in the popularity of cell phones in recent years has made it much easier to get in touch with people. Unless you're a pollster. The companies and survey groups that have been making...

Votes on gay marriage ban could sway election in battleground states.
October 31, 2004... Byline: Tim Jones Voters in 11 states will decide Tuesday whether to ban gay marriage, and two of those states _ the political battlegrounds of Michigan and Ohio _ will be watched closely to see if the emotional issue might tilt the...

NFL rankings.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Don Pierson 1. Patriots (6-0): Just trying to keep up with Red Sox. 2. Eagles (6-0): Owens vs. Ravens is latest soap opera. 3. Vikings (5-1): Culpepper shows Moss who's boss. 4. Colts (4-2): Manning and friends...

Presidential winner: anybody's guess.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Rafael Lorente and William E. Gibson On the eve of the 2004 presidential election, Sen. John Kerry appears to have momentum on his side as he attempts to dislodge President Bush from the White House. While the national polls...

Northwestern pulls a surprise in win over Purdue.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2004... Byline: John Mullin EVANSTON, Ill. _ Randy Walker has to be wondering what his team is trying to do to him. The Northwestern coach was cleared Friday to be on the sidelines after spending two nights in the hospital with a heart...

Eight U.S. Marines die in Iraq suicide bar bombing.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Alex Rodriguez BAGHDAD, Iraq _ U.S. troops suffered their deadliest day in Iraq in nearly six months when a suicide car bombing Saturday killed eight Marines west of Baghdad. The attack, which occurred near Abu Ghraib, came...

Eight U.S. Marines die in Iraq suicide car bombing.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Alex Rodriguez BAGHDAD, Iraq _ U.S. troops suffered their deadliest day in Iraq in nearly six months when a suicide car bombing Saturday killed eight Marines west of Baghdad. The attack, which occurred near Abu Ghraib, came...

Long-shot Better Talk Now beats the odds to win Turf.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Neil Milbert GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas _ As 27.90-1 long-shot Better Talk Now barged down the Lone Star Park stretch his body language bordered on brazen, but he survived two collisions and a foul claim to take the $2 million Breeders...

Bulls forward Robinson agrees to buyout.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2004... Byline: K.C. Johnson CHICAGO _ The Bulls and representatives for Eddie Robinson have reached an agreement on a buyout for the forgotten forward, according to two league sources. Neither Robinson, his agents nor Bulls general manager...

Northwestern scores last-minute victory.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2004... Byline: John Mullin CHICAGO _ Randy Walker has to be wondering what his team is trying to do to him. The Northwestern coach was cleared Friday to be on the sidelines after spending two nights in the hospital with a heart problem and...

Singletary the horse, not the linebacker, scores a Mile upset.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Neil Milbert GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas _ Possibly the happiest people in Saturday's Breeders' Cup crowd of 53,717 at Lone Stone Park were a former Northwestern infielder and "a poor kid from the South Side of Chicago" who went to...

Dolphins have one of NFL's best tight ends.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Harvey Fialkov DAVIE, Fla. _ When Randy McMichael was sitting in a Broward County jail one night last June, he re-evaluated his life on and off the football field. "It was my first time in a cell and my last," McMichael...

Pletcher ends 0-for-12 streak in Breeders Cup.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Dave Joseph GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas _ Trainer Todd Pletcher made the best of his homecoming here Saturday in the Breeders' Cup. A Dallas native who was 0 for 12 in seven previous trips to the Breeders' Cup, Pletcher won the $2...

After 5-year break, Leyland in running for Phillies, Mets.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Mike Berardino FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ If the Florida Marlins wind up facing a Jim Leyland-managed team 19 times next season, they might have Roger Clemens to blame for it. It was the inability of Clemens and the Houston...

Knicks aim above .500; fast start is essential for New York.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Ira Winderman FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Even with Shaq debuting with the Heat and Tracy McGrady with the Rockets, no team may have more at stake during the season's first week than the Knicks. During the last three seasons, New...

Kerry, Bush focus on battleground states.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Mark Silva and Jill Zuckman ASHWAUBENON, Wis. _ The final breakneck weekend of the presidential race, thrown off script by a stunning videotape warning issued by Osama bin Laden, targeted the battleground Midwest and Florida with...

Ghostzapper outlasts undefeated Roses in May to win Classic.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Dave Joseph GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas _ Nearly a sixteenth of a mile from the finish line, with Frank Stronach's 4-year-old colt Ghostzapper pulling away from his opponents at Lone Star Park, jockey Javier Castellano started...

Princeton swimming champ drowns in Florida waves.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Shannon O'Boye DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. _ A champion swimmer for Princeton University, in town training with his teammates, drowned in the ocean Friday night. Alan Ebersole, a sophomore who turned 20 last month, broke his neck while...

Turner stock drops as Iowa hands Illinois 14th straight Big Ten loss.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Marlen Garcia CHAMPAIGN, Ill. _ A victory would have gone a long way... If Illinois had beaten 23rd-ranked Iowa on Saturday at Memorial Stadium, fans who have been calling for coach Ron Turner's firing might have moderated...

Ghostzapper leaves no doubt in winning Breeders Cup Classic.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Neil Milbert GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas _ Take it from Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel, when it comes to selecting America's 2004 Horse of the Year, voters can forget about Smarty Jones, Pleasantly Perfect, Azeri, Kitten's Joy and...

Smarty Jones may walk away with honors.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Dave Joseph GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas _ On the back of the Breeders' Cup program at Lone Star Park there was advertisement for Smarty Jones. Courtesy of Three Chimneys Farm, where Smarty Jones has been retired to stud, the red,...

Illini's Williams on target in scrimmage.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Marlen Garcia CHAMPAIGN, Ill. _ Deron Williams showed off his improved shooting Saturday in Illinois' intrasquad scrimmage. Williams made 11 of 14 shots, including 7 of 8 three-pointers, for 29 points. He also had 12 assists. ...

Some absentee ballots might not arrive in time.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Rafael A. Olmeda FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ The Broward County Supervisor of Elections Office dropped off nearly 2,500 absentee ballots at the main mail center Saturday, and postal workers have to scramble to make sure they are...

Democrats' daughters take stage for Kerry.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Daniella Aird PLANTATION, Fla. _ Touting "my dad" to hundreds of Democratic supporters, the daughters of Sen. John Kerry, Sen. John Edwards and other political heavyweights Saturday led an hour-long rally here, urging voters to...

Michigan rallies to defeat Michigan State in three overtimes.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Teddy Greenstein ANN ARBOR, Mich. _ Michigan cornerback Marlin Jackson called it "the greatest game I've ever played in." Coach Lloyd Carr said of his team: "These guys, what they did today, will never be forgotten." And...

Sosa lashes back at critics.(Chicago Tribune)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Dave van Dyck CHICAGO _ Upon returning to his winter home in the Dominican Republic, Sammy Sosa said he was humiliated when Cubs manager Dusty Baker dropped him to sixth in the batting order last season, even though he didn't...

Miami crumbles at the finish as N. Carolina wins on late field goal.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
October 31, 2004... Byline: Omar Kelly CHAPEL HILL, N.C. _ Who in the world schedules the Miami Hurricanes for homecoming? North Carolina did, and in front of a stadium packed with fans clad in Tar Heel blue, the No. 4 Hurricanes played like a...

God is neither Democrat or Republican.
October 30, 2004... Byline: Tom Schaefer George W. Bush is not the savior of the nation. Neither is John Kerry. That's not a slight to nor endorsement of George W. Bush or John Kerry. Yet, if you listen to some people extolling their...

Wheat allergies can severely limit diet.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 30, 2004... Byline: Howard Cohen MIAMI _ If there is any doubt that food allergies have hit the mainstream, one need look no further than the season's new, top-rated series, ABC's Sunday night soap "Desperate Housewives." Neatnik nag Bree...

Time running out for undecided voters.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 30, 2004... Byline: Bill Ferguson It is now crunch time for the American voter. If you are still undecided about whom you would like to see in the White House for the next four years, it's time for you to do some serious thinking. I can...

The details on inhaled FluMist, mercury.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 30, 2004... Byline: Richard Harkness Q: I won't get the flu shot this year because I'm not high-risk, so I'm thinking of using the FluMist nasal spray. Could you provide more information about it? A: Due to the acute shortage of flu shot...

Baby girl makes Colombian singer change her tune.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 30, 2004... Byline: Steven Dudley BOGOTA, Colombia _ There has been a cosmic shift in the very cosmic world of Andrea Echeverri. The irreverent lead singer of the Colombian alt-pop group Aterciopelados is no longer the protagonist in her strange and...

Vote, but don't fool yourself.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 30, 2004... Byline: Issac J. Bailey I'm supposed to urge you to vote Tuesday, tell you it's part of your civic duty, that it's a way of honoring the more than 1,000 troops who have died in Iraq. So I'll tell you: Vote. And play your part. And be...

Both parties target Cuban-American voters.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
October 30, 2004... Byline: Paul Nussbaum MIAMI _ In the heart of Little Havana, sipping Cuban coffee under the awning of the Versailles Restaurant, Manny Perez announced his choice for president with a wave of his hand. He pointed across the street,...

People in the news.
October 30, 2004... ELTON TO MADONNA: MY BAD Elton John is ready to apologize to Madonna after recently accusing the pop star of lip-synching. "I don't want to escalate it because I like Madonna," the 57-year-old singer-songwriter tells Entertainment...

In `Triptych,' the Irish women are full of life, lust and power.(Chicago Tribune)
October 30, 2004... Byline: Michael Kilian NEW YORK_Let us now contemplate Irish women. Or rather, let us now contemplate how Irish writer Edna O'Brien sees Irish women. During her long career, the fiery, famous and intensely Irish novelist and...

Televising kids' heart operations drawing rapt audience of doctors.
October 30, 2004... Byline: Jon Van CHICAGO _ In a darkened Chicago hotel ballroom, hundreds stare intently at four giant video screens showing a Miami cardiologist probing an 11-year-old patient's heart, which has a hole in it. Suddenly, a man in the...

Wounded in Iraq survive, but cost is high.
October 30, 2004... Byline: Rick Jervis BAGHDAD, Iraq _ The injured never stop coming, and their wounds tell the story of the war. A surge in head injuries attests to an increase in roadside bombs, which spray shrapnel under the lips of Kevlar helmets....

Cheering from the press box?
October 30, 2004... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Thursday, Oct. 28: X X X The story rocked America's presidential campaign when The New York Times broke it Monday: "Huge Cache of Explosives Vanished From Site in Iraq."...

Hummer to plunge deeper into mainstream.(Chicago Tribune)
October 30, 2004... Byline: Jim Mateja Hummer is adding an "economy-size" model in the spring. The 2006 H3 is in response to those who feel the H1 and H2 land yachts consume not only more than their share of fuel, but also more than their share of the...

Sales of new Ford cars on target.(Chicago Tribune)
October 30, 2004... Byline: Jim Mateja Official sales results won't be released until next week, but it's safe to say Ford executives won't have to fall _ or be volunteered to fall _ on their swords for now. Sales of the 2005 Ford Five Hundred sedan and...

Colorado proposal to reform Electoral College has both parties concerned.
October 30, 2004... Byline: Howard Witt DENVER _ How's this for a cliffhanger scenario on election night? The popular vote for president is close across the country, the Electoral College tally is neck and neck, and all eyes turn to Colorado _ where nobody...

Foxhunts stir emotions, government debate in England.
October 30, 2004... Byline: Tom Hundley HADLOW, England _ The scene is straight from one of those totemic prints hanging above the fireplace of a snooty London club. Chief huntsman Mark Bycroft, splendid in his red tunic and riding helmet, is in the...

Kitten's Joy the sentimental favorite this year.(Chicago Tribune)
October 30, 2004... Byline: Neil Milbert GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas _ Like Smarty Jones, Kitten's Joy is a 3-year-old colt with a cute nickname. Unlike Smarty Jones, Kitten's Joy still is racing and, if he continues at his present clip, he conceivably could...

OU's Peterson overcomes family strife to show national promise.(Chicago Tribune)
October 30, 2004... Byline: Melissa Isaacson NORMAN, Okla. _ He is as fleet-footed as he is heavy-hearted, an uneasy combination. But when Adrian Peterson is staring down another fourth quarter for the Oklahoma Sooners, it is both the gift and the burden...

Complex was conceived to honor a truly American art form.
October 30, 2004... Byline: Howard Reich NEW YORK _ Most of the major record labels have slashed or shuttered their jazz departments, bona fide jazz clubs have all but vanished outside a few big cities like Chicago and America's radio stations practically...