Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service articles from September 2002, page 7

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service archives from September 2002

Fla. governor works to keep Central Command in Tampa.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 23, 2002... WASHINGTON _ Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Monday began a campaign to block the transfer of a key military headquarters from Tampa to the Middle East, even as his brother, the president, continued to prepare for war with Iraq. Some military...

New child's agency chief critical of state computer system.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 23, 2002... MIAMI _ A $230 million computer system, hailed as a solution to Florida's inability to keep children safe, is too hard to use and may need drastic fixes, the state's social services chief said Monday. "When a worker has to go through 20...

Fla. senator offers two plans for anthrax-tainted building.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 23, 2002... BOCA RATON, Fla. _??ngress will have two choices for dealing with the anthrax-contaminated American Media Inc. building: Either have the federal government pick up the projected $7 million cleanup tab or simply oversee the decontamination....

Commission meets to begin plan in case attack disrupts Congress.(Chicago Tribune)
September 23, 2002... WASHINGTON _ If the delayed United Airlines Flight 93 had taken off 40 minutes earlier last Sept. 11, some believe it would have plunged into the Capitol dome, potentially killing or maiming many members of Congress. Yet a year later,...

Havel offers encouragement to Cuba's opposition.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 23, 2002... MIAMI _ Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel wrapped up his two-day South Florida visit Monday with words of solidarity with Cuba's internal opposition movement. "There are people who should naturally feel this kind of solidarity far...

Strong start is only the first step for Dolphins.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 23, 2002... FORT LAUDERDALE _ Everyone in my business has some annual column. It's a cheap trick of the trade. There are on-the-money predictions columns ("The Rams will kill the Patriots in the Super Bowl.") There are holiday columns,...

Louisiana, Texas track Isidore's turns; Lili gains power.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 23, 2002... ORLANDO, Fla. _ Coastal residents in Louisiana and Texas were on alert Monday after forecasters said that Isidore could once again strengthen into a hurricane after its brush with Mexico and threaten the U.S. coastline by late this week. ...

Appeals court rules DCF wrong to move boy.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 23, 2002... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ A 3-year-old boy exposed to cocaine before he was born should remain with the woman who has raised him since he was a newborn, even though Florida's Department of Children & Families worries she is too poor to care for...

Colombian president seeks more U.S. aid to fight rebels.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 23, 2002... WASHINGTON _ While revving up his military forces back home, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe flew to the U.S. capital on Monday seeking trade and international loans to help finance a growing war against narco-funded terrorism. Uribe...

Iowa GOP seek probe into alleged wiretapping in U.S. Senate race.(Chicago Tribune)
September 23, 2002... DES MOINES, Iowa _ The Republican Party of Iowa urged authorities on Monday to investigate an alleged act of political espionage in a U.S. Senate race, suggesting that rival campaign operatives may have surreptitiously recorded a confidential...

NFL inflation: points are on the rise.(Chicago Tribune)
September 23, 2002... CHICAGO _ Scoring is up, as usual. As the Bears found out, 20 points isn't enough. Used to be, but not anymore. Taking a cue from the former St. Louis Rams, the high-scoring machine that stumbled the first two weeks, the best NFL teams...

Memorial unveiled for Alabama coal miners killed in explosion.(Chicago Tribune)
September 23, 2002... BROOKWOOD, Ala. _ It has been a year since 13 coal miners died in an underground explosion at the Blue Creek No. 5 mine. But for the co-workers, relatives and friends left behind, the grief has not eased and the anger over a tragedy many...

Believe it: Notre Dame riding a winning wave.(Chicago Tribune)
September 23, 2002... CHICAGO _ With many players back from last year's 5-6 team, Notre Dame is off to its fastest start since 1993. The Fighting Irish have won their first four games and have vaulted into the Top 10 for the first time in four years. ...

Five found dead in Fla. town.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 23, 2002... LAKE WORTH, Fla. _ The woman's crumpled body was found down the street, sprawled across a curb. Her live-in boyfriend was found inside a tarp-covered truck in the back yard of their home, his face scratched and bloody. The woman's three...

Youth charged in attack on Royals coach ordered locked up.(Chicago Tribune)
September 23, 2002... CHICAGO _ A 15-year-old Blue Island, Ill., youth accused of bolting onto the field with his father and roughing up a coach at Comiskey Park last week was ordered to stay locked up Monday, pending a Tuesday status hearing. The youth stood...

Buccaneers drop Rams to 0-3.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 23, 2002... TAMPA _ The Tampa Bay Buccaneers still have St. Louis' regular-season number, while once-feared and explosive Rams are searching for a number _ any number _ in the win column. The punch that Coach Jon Gruden was supposed to bring to the...

Buccaneers still own the Rams.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 23, 2002... TAMPA _ The Tampa Bay Buccaneers still have St. Louis' regular-season number while the once-feared and explosive Rams are searching for a number_any number_in the win column. The punch that Coach Jon Gruden was supposed to bring to the...

Rams a sign that the NFL is so unpredictable.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 23, 2002... TAMPA _ Just when you think you have it all figured out; just when you know the Lakers are going to win the NBA championship, the Yankees are going to win the World Series, Duke is going to be in the Final Four and Miami is going to win the...

Scientists aim to save coral reefs piece by piece.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 22, 2002... DANIA BEACH, Fla. _ On the ocean floor, about a mile and a half off Dania Beach, a team of diver scientists is working to keep Broward's coral alive. Nova Southeastern University researchers have created a "nursery," where pieces of...

New drug ethics code could slow down gifts to doctors.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 22, 2002... Lawyers who specialize in healthcare issues are cashing in as new ethical guidelines for drug-company sales representatives have pharmaceutical manufacturers and doctors turning to their outside counsel for advice. Drug companies have...

Pros and cons: Riley's review of Patrick says it all.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 22, 2002... MIAMI _ In tribute to the late Bob Hayes, we will set a speed record today. We will win this argument in 13 words. ``Patrick is right there with all of them. He's one of the best.'' That is the assessment of Pat Riley, who, you might...

Twins throw Selig a curve.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 22, 2002... I admit it. I'm a closet Minnesota Twins fan. I have been one most of the season, and a big one since June, when I spent some time with them. They know how to laugh in that clubhouse. They know because they spent so much time being...

Pros and cons: Ewing's asterisk . . . Never won a title.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 22, 2002... Patrick Ewing has ended a substantial NBA career that included 11 All-Star selections and also should include induction into the Hall of Fame someday. But did he rise above that to the very highest level, to merit mention as one of the...

Stallworth's scoring dash gives surprising Saints a 3-0 start.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 22, 2002... CHAMPAIGN, Ill. _ New Orleans Saints coach Jim Haslett delivered the line in perfect deadpan. "One helluva game, wasn't it?" he said. That after his team registered its second-biggest comeback in franchise history on Sunday. The...

People in the news.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 22, 2002... CUBA RELEASES PAPA'S BAG OF PAPERS The Cuban government has agreed to allow access to a trove of Ernest Hemingway's papers, says The New York Times. Experts say the papers promise to illuminate the period in which he wrote some of his...

Grant gets excessive, makes three interceptions.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 22, 2002... MINNEAPOLIS _ Jack Del Rio made a bold prediction Saturday night. In a team meeting, Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator said free safety Deon Grant would intercept two passes in Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings. "I...

TV's galaxy of stars celebrates achievements.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 22, 2002... Television's night of vainglorious excess, the Emmy Awards, got under way Sunday with a warning from the host: "If you get up here and say your Emmy really belongs to someone else, it will be taken from you and given to that person,"...

When Ricky Williams arrives, Jets' hex on Dolphins ends.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 22, 2002... MIAMI _ Ricky Williams got the message several days ago. South Florida loves him. A flower vendor spotted him in his Ferrari convertible and handed him a bouquet. Another man let him up front in a long line at a restaurant and paid for...

Day of the Dolphin _ maybe year, too.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 22, 2002... MIAMI _ It is the Sunday when four years of weight is lifting, disappearing, and everywhere you look, small marvels are happening. Oronde Gadsden is making a one-handed catch that needs to be the inaugural inductee into an ESPN...

After win over Bengals, Falcons' fans should count their blessings.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 22, 2002... ATLANTA _ It could be worse Falcons fans. You could be a Bengals fan. Sunday night, the whole country got to see just how bad the Bengals are. Why was this game on national TV, again? The Falcons' 30-3 victory had 1 p.m. Sunday...

African Americans decry calls for election supervisor's resignation.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 22, 2002... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Black leaders in Broward County, Fla., weren't pleased with the problem-plagued primary. But to them, what happened afterwards was even worse. Elections supervisor Miriam Oliphant, the only countywide black...

War against terror in new defensive mode in Afghanistan.(Chicago Tribune)
September 22, 2002... KABUL, Afghanistan _ Police in white helmets search thousands of cars every day. Diplomats and Westerners check beneath their vehicles. Shopkeepers and passersby keep wary eyes out for suspicious parked vehicles. The war against terror...

Health clinics are on the horizon for villages in rural Afghanistan.(Chicago Tribune)
September 22, 2002... BAYAN BALA, Afghanistan _ Mohammed Qasem's 3-year-old son died in his arms, gasping his last breaths as the Afghan farmer muttered verses from the Quran and wished for a modern clinic of the kind that Afghanistan sorely lacks. The boy's...

Zook lives to coach another week.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 22, 2002... KNOXVILLE, Tenn. _ Let us go ahead and overreact again. Isn't that what we do best? Last week, the University of Florida football program was in the tank. Fans were booing and preparing for an end-of-the-year trip to the Independence...

Grossman having fun again.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 22, 2002... GAINESVILLE_Steve Spurrier never would call Rex Grossman a "Heisman Trophy favorite," but Grossman said the biggest compliment his former coach ever paid him was to call him "courageous" as the team reviewed a game tape. After what...

Bucs, Ram head for prime time.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 22, 2002... TAMPA, Fla. _ What was supposed to be a one-sided meeting in the NFC Championship Game has morphed into one of the most anticipated_and apparently marketable_regular-season matchups of the year. And the Monday Night Football crew is here...

Diplomatic efforts appear to help silence Israeli army bulldozers.(Chicago Tribune)
September 22, 2002... JERUSALEM_Intense diplomatic efforts appeared to help silence Israeli army bulldozers Sunday after three nights of nonstop demolition at the headquarters of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank. Palestinian officials...

U.S. forces ready for rapid deployment in Iraq.(Chicago Tribune)
September 22, 2002... WASHINGTON_If President Bush decides to launch an invasion of Iraq, U.S. forces could be ready in weeks_even days_instead of the seven-month deployment period that preceded hostilities in the 1991 Persian Gulf war. To ensure this rapid...

Dolphins' offense finally picks up the slack.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 22, 2002... MIAMI _ Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Mark Dixon says he's no longer ashamed to look other players in the face. And he wasn't talking about the New York Jets, whom the Dolphins finally defeated Sunday after losing to them eight consecutive...

Schroeder remains chancellor by razor-thin margin.(Chicago Tribune)
September 22, 2002... BERLIN_By a razor-thin margin, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder hung onto his job as German chancellor Sunday, edging conservative challenger Edmund Stoiber on the strength of a promise to keep his country out of America's war with Iraq and a...

Ricky Williams crashes and Jets burned.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 22, 2002... MIAMI _ The sound of Ricky Williams' heavily padded body slamming up against the New York Jets was still in Mark Dixon's ears a half-hour after the Dolphins had purged their New York demons Sunday afternoon. "When he hits the hole, it's...

Jeffords admits heart belongs to Democrats in fight to keep majority.(Chicago Tribune)
September 22, 2002... INDIANOLA, Iowa_One of the biggest luminaries on the Democratic campaign trail isn't even a card-carrying member of the party, but when you're the man responsible for putting Democrats in the driver's seat of the Senate, there is little...

Big lead, big collapse for Bears.(Chicago Tribune)
September 22, 2002... CHAMPAIGN, Ill. _ After so many Sundays of living on the edge, the Bears fell off. The pixie dust that magically allowed the Bears to win their last 12 games decided by a touchdown or less failed Sunday. The Bears blew their largest...

Sickening Display: 49ers fight through virus, defeat Redskins.(Daily Press)
September 22, 2002... SAN FRANCISCO _ According to the San Francisco 49ers' medical staff, 17 players and three coaches came down with a stomach virus over the weekend and would have been better off had they stayed in bed Sunday rather than play football. ...

Burned Bears play with fire once too often.(Chicago Tribune)
September 22, 2002... CHAMPAIGN, Ill. _ They had it coming. They've had it coming for a long time, but maybe never so much as they had it coming Sunday. The Bears deserved the cosmic comeuppance the New Orleans Saints laid on them at Memorial Stadium, deserved...

Broncos' Griese directs Broncos past Bledsoe's Bills.(Chicago Tribune)
September 22, 2002... DENVER _ Brian Griese and the Denver Broncos are expected to win. Drew Bledsoe and the Buffalo Bills are expected to entertain. Both missions were accomplished Sunday as the Broncos prevailed 28-23. Griese satisfied the demanding home...

Panthers seek national respect.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 21, 2002... CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ They've changed coaches, attitudes and results, but the Carolina Panthers still might be misunderstood. The team that found ways to lose close games a year ago and might have been the best 1-15 team ever, has been called...

Leader: Colombia to ask its neighbors for more help with security.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 21, 2002... BOGOTA, Colombia _ President Alvaro Uribe plans to call for significant changes in the principal security agreement in the Americas, saying Colombia's neighbors should understand that guerrillas and drug traffickers pose a threat to everyone....

Cox keeps Braves on the right path.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 21, 2002... Bobby Cox won the National League Manager of the Year award in 1991, when he took the Atlanta Braves from worst to first, but he hasn't won it since. It's about time he did. Cox became the 12th manager to win 1,800 games last week, and he...

Riley's review of Patrick says it all.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 21, 2002... MIAMI _ In tribute to the late Bob Hayes, we will set a speed record today. We will win this argument in 13 words. ``Patrick is right there with all of them. He's one of the best.'' That is the assessment of Pat Riley, who, you might...

Kicker Kasay out for season with hernia.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 21, 2002... MINNEAPOLIS _ The season is finished for Carolina Panthers kicker John Kasay. The team placed Kasay, the only remaining original Panther, on injured reserve Saturday. He had surgery to repair a hernia Friday. He had been bothered by...

Bright spot in Florida primary was drop in overvotes, undervotes.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 21, 2002... MIAMI _ Despite a premiere scarred by harried poll workers, angry voters and late-night riffs on Florida's status as the master of electoral meltdowns, the first major test of new election technology after the 2000 debacle was a success _...

No. 17 Wolfpack blows big lead, stops Red Raiders in OT.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 21, 2002... LUBBOCK, Texas _ While athletics director Lee Fowler puffed nearby on a victory cigar, N.C. State football coach Chuck Amato pulled a wad of paper from his back pocket. This is what the No. 17 Wolfpack's easy, then scary, and ultimately...

The secret to beating the hated Jets: Run it down their throats.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 21, 2002... MIAMI _ Play devil's advocate. Say it's not about the fans. Not about any ``hex'' foolishness. Not about matchups each of these endless times the Jets have their way with the Dolphins. Endless _ until today. Talk rock-bottom. ...

Just another game offers some just relief for Zook.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 21, 2002... KNOXVILLE, Tenn. _ He isn't a genius or an idiot. He's just a football coach. Yes, today, more than any other day, Ron Zook is a football coach. That's all, and that's enough. We're going to try something different this week....

Ole Miss gets a victory _ and more questions.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 21, 2002... OXFORD, Miss._Eli Manning faked an inside handoff, rolled to his right and threw the ball underneath the coverage. Manning wanted to play it safe, and the Ole Miss offense would settle for the 4-yard gain. In the middle of the field,...

Defense lifts Miami past BC.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 21, 2002... MIAMI _ The fourth quarter belonged to the University of Miami's defense. Bolstered by the coverage of Miami's secondary that thwarted Boston College's first drive of the final quarter, the defense sparked the 38-6 rout Saturday night at...

From NBA to a South Seas mystery; what happened to Bison Dele?(Chicago Tribune)
September 21, 2002... TARAVAO, French Polynesia_The call to the marina came on July 16. A hapless lone sailor had bumped a reef off the island of Tahiti and urgently needed someone to guide his boat into the shallow harbor. The Tahiti Nautique Center...

Iraq's heat makes timing critical for battle, analysts say.(Chicago Tribune)
September 21, 2002... WASHINGTON _ Saddam Hussein's military is not the only foe Bush administration planners must reckon with in preparing for war with Iraq. A formidable force that must be taken into account in every military calculation is the hellish...

German candidates play on fears with anti-immigrant, anti-U.S. rhetoric.(Chicago Tribune)
September 21, 2002... BERLIN _ Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder holds the slenderest of leads over challenger Edmund Stoiber as Germans go to the polls Sunday to choose their leader. The election campaign, which featured a startling level of anti-American...

A game of inches, indeed.(Chicago Tribune)
September 21, 2002... About half of all NFL games are decided by a touchdown or less, so September is when coaches talk about the tiny difference between 2-0 and 0-2. St. Louis Rams coach Mike Martz is trying to get accustomed to an unfamiliar 0-2 by...

Fortunately idiot fans are tiny minority.(Chicago Tribune)
September 21, 2002... CHICAGO _ It was unofficial Father and Son Night at Comiskey Park on Thursday, with all sorts of bonding taking place, although some of it was of the bail variety. Let's revisit one of the warmer conversations that took place during the...

Broncos strike Gold with new linebacker.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 21, 2002... Lined up side by side by side behind four beefy trench defenders, they've been the NFL's Maginot Line through the first two games of the season. Al Wilson in the middle, flanked by John Mobley and young, swift Ian Gold. Is this the best...

Weinke stays positive.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 21, 2002... This isn't how Carolina quarterback Chris Weinke envisioned returning to the Metrodome. In the season-opener last year against Minnesota, Weinke led the Panthers to a 24-13 victory. At the time, nobody could have envisioned that it would...

Avalanche buries Russian village; reports list 80 missing, 30 dead.(Chicago Tribune)
September 21, 2002... MOSCOW _ A massive wall of ice cleaved off of a glacier in southern Russia and entombed scores of villagers and tourists under a cascade of ice, rocks and mud, prompting a frantic search Saturday for survivors. At least 80 people were...

North has QB questions.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 21, 2002... No other division has more turmoil at the quarterback position than the AFC North, where all four teams enter the weekend with questions about their starters. A look at the situation: Baltimore: Because of the mass offseason exodus of...

Players need to reach out.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 21, 2002... With attendance continuing to plummet in September, even in the wake of the first stoppage-free labor agreement in more than three decades, it's clear baseball has more work to do. While players and agents have started up a chorus calling...

Pats still leading the pack.(Chicago Tribune)
September 21, 2002... Chicago Tribune pro football reporter Don Pierson ranks the NFL teams going into Week 3. 1. Patriots (2-0): From underdog to juggernaut. 2. Dolphins (2-0): Eight straight losses to Jets. 3. Raiders (2-0): These guys aren't old...

Inside baseball: Bordick's classy move.(Chicago Tribune)
September 21, 2002... Hats off to Mike Bordick. The Baltimore Orioles veteran gained a lasting distinction Friday night when he broke Rey Ordonez's major-league record for consecutive errorless games by a shortstop and our undying respect because of a gesture he...

Roddick fights for elite spot in Masters Cup.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 21, 2002... Andy Roddick has set himself a busy homestretch after Davis Cup with one clear ATP goal in mind _ reach the Tennis Masters Cup (Nov. 12-18 in Shanghai), which would establish him as one of the eight best players in the world. To get to...

Run for the money.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 21, 2002... DAVIE, Fla. _ If his blistering performances continue, Miami Dolphins tailback Ricky Williams will find himself collecting at least an extra $2 million. The restructured contract Williams agreed to on the eve of the opener gives him the...

Brothers' trip to paradise leaves hellish mystery.(Chicago Tribune)
September 21, 2002... BC-BKN-BISON-1st-LEDE:TB _ sports (4770 words) TARAVAO, French Polynesia_The call to the marina came on July 16. A hapless lone sailor had bumped a reef off the island of Tahiti and urgently needed someone to guide his boat into the...

Ryder Cup focus is back on golf.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 21, 2002... Nobody is hyping this Ryder Cup as "The Battle at the Belfry." And you can bet no American player will arrive in combat fatigues, the way Paul Azinger and Corey Pavin did before the 1991 matches that were billed as "The War by the Shore"...

Fish fans fear flopping again.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 21, 2002... Ricky Williams is new to Miami. He didn't understand. "Fans come up to me and say, `You've got to beat the Jets! You've got to beat the Jets!' said Williams. I didn't realize they had beaten us the last four years." And less we...

Israel to level Palestinian headquarters except for Arafat's offices.(Chicago Tribune)
September 21, 2002... RAMALLAH, West Bank _ Israeli troops have orders to level every building in the Palestinian Authority compound except for the offices of Yasser Arafat, the commander in charge of the operation said Saturday, as Israel raised to 50 the number...

Vols swamped in Knoxville.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 21, 2002... KNOXVILLE, Tenn. _ The program called for a passing of the SEC torch, so three things could have happened Saturday. Casey Clausen took the snap and dropped the torch. The torch drowned. Tennessee took the torch and...

Dramatic victory lifts No. 12 Irish to 4-0.(Chicago Tribune)
September 21, 2002... EAST LANSING, Mich._On a late summer afternoon, as the shadows lengthened over Spartan Stadium, Notre Dame finally figured out a way to turn Michigan State's black magic into gold. Moments after the Spartans seemingly had put the game...

Irish's victory hurts so good.(Chicago Tribune)
September 21, 2002... EAST LANSING, Mich. _ Don't make reservations for the Fiesta Bowl just yet, Mrs. O'Leary. Yes, No. 12 Notre Dame is 4-0, its best start since 1993. And yes, the Fighting Irish pulled another one out of their tams in Saturday's 21-17...

Close, but no cigar for Sosa.(Chicago Tribune)
September 21, 2002... PITTSBURGH _ Sammy Sosa leapt into the air after launching the seventh-inning drive to deep right field. His patented home-run hop meant that No. 499 was in the books, right? As college football analyst Lee Corso likes to say, "Not...

Seminoles surge past Duke.(The Orlando Sentinel)
September 21, 2002... TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ All 235 pounds of Duke tight end Calen Powell steamrolled into Florida State Coach Bobby Bowden on Saturday night, long after the outcome of the Seminoles' game against the Blue Devils had been decided. Powell had...

McGahee: Nice man for Heisman.(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
September 21, 2002... MIAMI _ There are many things to like about University of Miami quarterback Ken Dorsey, from his veteran mind to his innate toughness. But of all the nice phrases to stick on him today, here are two that don't apply anymore: It's his...

Research inconclusive on soy's effect on menopausal women.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 20, 2002... The product: Rexall Sundown Soy IsoFlavones. The claim: That it abates symptoms of menopause and helps maintain bone density. Key ingredient: Isoflavones, plant-based estrogens found in soy. This product includes genistein and...

Grapefruit juice can interact with certain medications.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 20, 2002... Q. I am reading more about dangerous interactions between grapefruit juice and medications. I know you've written about this in the past, but could you update us on this? A. This interaction first came to light with the calcium blockers...

Nordstrom takes unusual tack to get attention.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
September 20, 2002... MIAMI _ After baking for hours in the scorching sun on South Beach, you're dying for something cold to drink. When a stranger in a bright yellow T-shirt walks up and hands you a chilled bottle of ice water, it's like manna from heaven. ...