The Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) articles from February 2004

The Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) archives from February 2004

No stars in this Super Bowl? No problem.
February 1, 2004... Byline: Rich Hofmann HOUSTON _ We arrived here, trudging, our briefcases packed with dread. Because this was the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII. This was to be the Super Bowl without stars. Now,...

Burrell tries to regain stroke.
February 3, 2004... Byline: Marcus Hayes CLEARWATER, Fla. _ Pat Burrell emerged from the clubhouse tanned and toned, python arms popping out of a black, sleeveless T-shirt, gloved hands squeezing a black bat, a bigger, buffer version of his matinee-idol self....

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In Column.
February 3, 2004

Pennsylvania Governor Stays on Mayor's Side over Philadelphia Parking Proposal.
February 3, 2004

With network TV, that rude `tude starts at the top.
February 4, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray I'm feeling a little sorry for Kira Scott. When "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul read the Englewood, N.J., singer the riot act on Tuesday's show for her "disrespect" toward Abdul's fellow judge, Simon Cowell _...

Pennsylvania Doctors' Group Blasts Awards in Philadelphia Malpractice Cases.
February 5, 2004

Philadelphia School District Votes to Can Soda Sales.
February 5, 2004

Listening Device Found in Philadelphia Mayor's Office Still Poses Mystery.
February 7, 2004

Philadelphia Daily News John M. Baer Column.
February 9, 2004

The Chef's Table: Valentine oysters boyfriend won't shy away from.
February 9, 2004... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: I need some Valentine's Day help. I love oysters and want to make them for my boyfriend. My problem is that he says he doesn't like them. Can you help with a guaranteed recipe for oysters that he...

Competition advances satellite radio.
February 9, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff There's nothing like competition to drive innovation forward. Take the arena, where archrivals XM and Sirius are refining technologies and upping the value of their satellite-radio services at a fever pitch. ...

Condom cases conceal, protect.
February 9, 2004... Byline: Damon C. Williams So you find yourself at a hip-hop event, and Deesha Dyer just placed one of her condom packets in your hand. What do you do? You could stuff it in a back pocket, but rough denim doesn't actually preserve a...

Sex education teacher finds audience for condoms at hip-hip events.
February 9, 2004... Byline: Damon C. Williams PHILADELPHIA _ There's no shortage of handouts at a hip-hop event. Fliers for other shows. Mix CDs. The occasional promotional T-shirt. A twin pack of condoms. Condoms? Deesha Dyer must be in the house....

Police accused of sex offenses got slaps on the wrist, records show.
February 9, 2004... Byline: Nicole Weisensee Egan PHILADELPHIA _ Pennsylvania State Police Maj. William Dixon named the breasts of two female employees "Vanilla" and "Strawberry" and groped them whenever he got the chance. He forced a third to submit to oral...

Woman testing depression drug kills herself.
February 10, 2004... Byline: Gloria Campisi PHILADELPHIA _ A Bucks County, Pa., woman participating in human testing of an experimental anti-depression drug killed herself at a test laboratory in Indianapolis, Ind., police have reported. Authorities are...

Has candidate Kerry been ... enhanced?
February 10, 2004... Byline: Jill Porter PHILADELPHIA _ Now that the news cycle has expired on Janet Jackson's antics, it's time to turn from boobs _ to Botox. John Kerry's ascendancy among Democrats raises the question: Is America ready for a cosmetically...

Competition advances satellite radio.
February 10, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff There's nothing like competition to drive innovation forward. Take the satellite-radio arena, where archrivals XM and Sirius are refining technologies and upping the value of their services at a fever pitch. ...

Philadelphia Mayor Moves Ahead with Economic Agenda.
February 10, 2004

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In Column.
February 10, 2004

Let everybody love `Raymond' for at least another season.
February 13, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray As I write this, there's been no official word on whether CBS' "Everybody Loves Raymond" will return for a ninth season. Star Ray Romano and creator Phil Rosenthal were reported last week to be meeting with the...

Parking Authority Halts Vote on Sale of Philadelphia Building.
February 13, 2004

National League will be knee-deep in pitching.
February 14, 2004... Byline: Bill Conlin PHILADELPHIA _ For at least the last quarter century, pitchers and global warming have had something in common. They get blamed for almost everything. If climatologists can't pin a reason on something _ droughts,...

So will this trade make any difference?
February 15, 2004... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ Gee, there might not have been this much buzz around a baseball player changing uniforms since, since, well, since Alex Rodriguez left the Seattle Mariners to seek his fortune with the Texas Rangers at the...

Interviews cast doubts on accuracy of Rose's admission.
February 15, 2004... Byline: Paul D. Davies PHILADELPHIA _ Ending 14 years of denials, Pete Rose confessed last month that he started to bet on baseball in 1987, when he was managing the Cincinnati Reds. But Rose's admission appears to be only a partial...

Chef's table: eating farm-raised salmon.
February 16, 2004... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: My name is Sue and I love eating salmon. I have heard that farm-raised salmon is not safe to eat. What is your opinion? _Sue H. A: Sue, your opening line makes me think you are in a...

A double play from Sony.
February 16, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff Visit a record store in Boston or Seattle, and you might come upon a new type of disc packaged in a spiffy, upscale jewel box. Signage announces: "It's not a CD. It's not a DVD. It's both. It's a DualDisc." No...

What primary? Small states have already picked the winner.
February 16, 2004... Byline: Don Russell PHILADELPHIA _ Talk about a sorry election system: Here it is, just four weeks into the presidential primary season, and the race is already over. Sen. John Kerry looks unbeatable. Which means that the man who...

More glitz off-court than on in All-Star Game.
February 16, 2004... Byline: Howard Gensler PHILADELPHIA _ Where did they park all the limos for the NBA All-Star Game Sunday night in L.A.? Where did they get enough coke-sniffing dogs? Did anyone without a publicist get a ticket? Among the stars in the...

Agent Scott Boras now runs the Yankees.
February 17, 2004... Byline: Bill Conlin The only question I have about the A-Rod Deal for the Ages is this: Will Darth Boras get George Costanza's old office? Or will George Steinbrenner vacate his own office suite and move down the hall so his new partner...

Pennsylvania Governor Continues to Seek Tax Breaks for Comcast.
February 17, 2004

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In Column.
February 17, 2004

Hopkins, De La Hoya to meet in 2 bouts.
February 18, 2004... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ The Academy Awards won't be presented until Feb. 29, but Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins already has grabbed an Oscar. Hopkins, the undisputed middleweight champion who now serves as his own...

No excuses for Phillies in 2004.
February 18, 2004... Byline: Jim Salisbury CLEARWATER, Fla. _ The T-shirts are hung neatly in the lockers. Have to admit, they're pretty cool. Phillies red. Big white letters that spell out "Now Is The Time" across the front. We assume this is the motto...

Iverson's lack of commitment will prevent him from being a winner.
February 18, 2004... Byline: John Smallwood It's time. However this union between the Sixers and Allen Iverson must end, it needs to end now. The clock has struck midnight. For 7 { seasons, the Sixers organization has cajoled, coddled and turned its...

Veterans expected to step aside this season have Flyers atop East.
February 18, 2004... Byline: Sam Donnellon Psychological genius? Or lucky klutz? Ken Hitchcock has the Flyers atop the Eastern Conference this season despite a slew of big-time injuries, and a few big-time disappointments. But that's not the amazing...

Rapper-turned-actress Eve living a life less ordinary.
February 18, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray HOLLYWOOD _ Growing up in Philadelphia, all Eve Jihan Jeffers knew for sure was that she wanted a life less ordinary. "Honestly, even with the music, it was more about just not having a regular life," said the...

Comcast Not Likely to Increase Bid for Disney.
February 18, 2004

A love-hate affair with `Sex and the City' comes to an end.
February 19, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray You'd think that after 93 half-hour episodes, you'd know a girl. Know how she thinks. Know what she wants. Know how she'd react in any situation. I can't tell you, though, how HBO's "Sex and the City" will end...

Sorting out the early rumors . . .
February 20, 2004... Byline: Ed Barkowitz PHILADELPHIA _ Sorting out some rumors and innuendos while waiting for someone to tell Mother Nature to turn up the mercury, spring training is here. ___ Rumor: Comcast bought the Dodgers, the Disney...

Shark attack: Tarkanian's mark challenged, but not broken.
February 20, 2004... Byline: Dana Pennett O'Neil PHILADELPHIA _ Every year, someone makes a run, lining up the W's, ignoring the L's, and Jerry Tarkanian gets the call. The man is, after all, one of the few remaining authorities on the subject. As Saint...

Some modern musical acts ditching expected encores.
February 20, 2004... Byline: Tom Moon When the Strokes finished a blistering set at the Tower Theater in suburban Philadelphia last fall, they pulled what seemed to be an almost unthinkable rock stunt: They didn't return for an encore. Fans were begging...

Fans predict outcomes as `Sex' fades from Sunday nights.
February 20, 2004... Byline: Wendy Tanaka The TV fantasy of flesh and fashion that celebrates the lives of single women fades out Sunday night. "Sex and the City"'s finale will tell what happens romantically for Carrie Bradshaw, the show's central...

Analysis of Comcast Board Shows Many Close Relationships with CEO.
February 20, 2004

KILL STORY: Philadelphia Daily News Consumer Column.
February 21, 2004

St. Joseph's success hard for some Owls to handle.
February 23, 2004... Byline: Dick Jerardi PHILADELPHIA _ As practice was beginning Friday at Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse, Saint Joseph's coach Phil Martelli pointed to a banner with all the Hawks' Big 5 championships, won or shared. "We're not sharing," he...

The Chef's Table: Prepare a whole lobster or settle for some tail?
February 23, 2004... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: I want to cook a lobster dinner for my husband on his birthday. Should I just buy lobster tails? Or if I buy a whole lobster, how long should I boil it? Thanks for helping! _ Terri I. A: Holy...

It's kid stuff _ and smart technology.
February 23, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff With microprocessors and other "smart" technology now in something like 70 percent of toys, a tech columnist visiting the American International Toy Fair feels right at home checking out the new playthings. Here are...

Philadelphia Charity Buys Huge Upstate Tract.
February 24, 2004

Here's picking the field of 65 for NCAA Tournament.
February 24, 2004... Byline: Dick Jerardi PHILADELPHIA _ It is unclear exactly where this season went, but Selection Sunday is March 14. The real NCAA Tournament begins March 18 after the play-in game March 16. Thus, it is time for my field of 65. In one-bid...

Confused about sex? Get on the couch with Steve & Mia.
February 24, 2004... Byline: Steve and Mia Let's face it, romance and anguish go together like peanut butter and jelly. Doesn't matter if you are newly dating or longtime married. The Battle of the Sexes is never-ending. Has your partner evolved from...

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In Column.
February 24, 2004

IRS Issues Federal Tax Lien against Philadelphia-Area Attorney, Wife.
February 24, 2004

Pennsylvania considers statewide `firearm-free' zones.
February 25, 2004... Byline: Mensah M. Dean PHILADELPHIA _ The slaying of a 10-year-old boy in North Philadelphia has driven several Philadelphia lawmakers to propose legislation creating "firearm-free" zones at schools and recreation areas throughout the...

Canadian Buffalo Meat Distributors Succeed in Boosting Philadelphia-Area Sales.
February 25, 2004

Rosie marries girlfriend in San Francisco.
February 26, 2004... Byline: Howard Gensler PHILADELPHIA _ She's married. She's proud. And she's definitely loud. Rosie O'Donnell wed girlfriend Kelli Carpenter Thursday in San Francisco, taking a stand for gay civil rights where more than 3,300...

`Trust' Robson Green to make it real.
February 26, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray Say what you like about a dozen HBOs, but as far as I'm concerned, the best reason to have digital cable is BBC America. And the best reason to have BBC America, at least right now, is Robson Green, who stars there...

Philadelphia Daily News John M. Baer Column.
February 26, 2004

Philadelphia Mayor Faults City Councilman for District Cuts.
February 26, 2004

AFL-CIO Calls on Comcast CEO to Relinquish Control over Board.
February 26, 2004

Mayor Hints Philadelphia Will Sell Assets to Raise Economic-Development Fund.
February 26, 2004