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

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

Philadelphia mayor says administration won't 'tolerate corruption'.
July 1, 2004

An Olympics in N.Y.? Who's dreaming this up?
July 1, 2004... Byline: Sam Donnellon PHILADELPHIA _ In a few months there will be another Olympics, filled with all those sports that you click past during non-Olympic years with the speed of a "Jeopardy" contestant. Another Olympics of gymnastics...

Mayor, City Council negotiate Philadelphia budget impasse.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Mark Mcdonald Jul. 1--Today is start of the new fiscal year. The city must have a budget or face a technical shutdown. Here's the latest on the impasse between Mayor John Street and City Council over the budget, proposed tax cuts,...

Other parties identified in Philadelphia corruption case.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Erin Einhorn Jul. 1--Tuesday's indictments of lawyer Ron White, ex-City Treasurer Corey Kemp and others exposed dirty little secrets like paramours and backstabbings. But federal prosecutors left some of the secrets intact,...

Philadelphia corruption suspects plead not guilty in 'pay-to-play' scandal.
July 1, 2004... Jul. 1--Lawyer Ronald A. White, accused of allegedly plying ex-City Treasurer Corey Kemp with illegal gifts and trips, said yesterday he had not done anything wrong. The mayor's pal was the first to raise a racial defense, saying the...

Phillies could learn from Mariners, White Sox.
July 2, 2004... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ Yo, Phillies fans. Did you sit up and take notice when the Mariners traded righthander Freddy Garcia to the Chicago White Sox last weekend? There was no particular reason to imagine that this deal...

Mother & child reunion: Amazing story of how mom rescued girl she refused to believe was dead.
July 4, 2004... Byline: Heidi Evans PHILADELPHIA _ It's a little after 7:30 on a soft June morning when 6-year-old Delimar Vera opens the screen door of her new house, purple backpack in place, and skips down the stoop, ready for school. The touches...

Rumors fly over Olsen ailment.
July 4, 2004... Byline: Howard Gensler In one corner we have US and People claiming Mary-Kate Olsen is seeking treatment for an eating disorder. In the other corner we have the Star and National Enquirer claiming she's in rehab at Cirque Lodge in Utah...

The Chef's Table: Begun in Mexico, fajitas are an American favorite.
July 6, 2004... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: I would like to make fajitas and I have two questions: What is the best cut of beef to use? And is there a certain marinade to make this dish authentic? I look forward to hearing from you. _ Sarah E....

NASCAR faces hard questions on the hard stuff.
July 6, 2004... Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ Imagine NASCAR without beer sponsors. Poof! Gone. Beer and wine sponsorships are acceptable in NASCAR, but liquor sponsors are not welcome. Yet. Roush Racing has Diageo, a large...

Philadelphia Daily News John M. Baer column.
July 6, 2004

Coming in July: The Roots, k.d. lang, Ricky Fante and more.
July 6, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff Stellar albums by the Roots, k.d. lang and newcomer Ricky Fante top the crowded July album release schedule. Even George W. Bush and John Kerry go on the record. ___ JULY 6 Stone's throw: Angie Stone,...

Why won't married men 'fess up?
July 6, 2004... Byline: Steve and Mia Q: I met this cute guy at a club and struck up a conversation with him. After talking with him, I learned he was married. Now here's what makes me furious. He wasn't wearing a ring! So he wasted my time. Why don't...

Airport navigation is real-life `Amazing Race'.
July 6, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray Anyone who's planning to fly anywhere this summer should probably watch CBS' "The Amazing Race" first. And anyone who's changing planes in Toronto should probably bring along a film crew to record their mad dashes...

Juvenile Detention center, former resident reach settlement in Philadelphia.
July 7, 2004

Alliance between Pennsylvania governor, senator got slots bill passed.
July 7, 2004

Residents' opposition stalls Philadelphia trolley project.
July 7, 2004

Consistency wins in racing game.
July 8, 2004... Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ As Matt Kenseth proved last year, the Cup titlist doesn't have to win a lot of races. Kenseth won at Las Vegas in the season's third race, then seized the points lead after the next race, at...

King of the World . . .
July 8, 2004... Byline: Bill Conlin When I'm King of the world . . . It will be OK to support a Phillies minor leaguer who is actually putting up big numbers instead of dancing on rumors of a high ceiling . . . The more home runs Reading strongman...

Abdullah breaking barriers and accomplishing goals.
July 8, 2004... Byline: Edward Moran PHILADELPHIA _ This is not a Jackie Robinson story. Aquil Abdullah did not decide on a career in elite rowing because no other black man had won a place on the U.S. Olympic rowing team. He didn't set out to...

Henderson hoping All-Star nod leads to trip back to majors.
July 8, 2004... Byline: Paul Hagen CAMDEN, N.J. _ The only thing Rickey Henderson enjoyed more than participating in the Atlantic League All-Star Game last year in Nashua, N.H., was what happened the day after: He found out he was going back to the...

Philadelphia investment bankers plead not guilty in alleged payoff scheme.
July 8, 2004

Comcast tries to save plans for building newPhiladelphia headquarters.
July 8, 2004

Art-breaking move for Wednesday nights at Philadelphia museum.
July 8, 2004

Don't bury those Braves just yet.
July 9, 2004... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ When the Atlanta Braves fell _ kerplunk! _ to six games under .500 a couple weeks ago, people looked at veteran first baseman Julio Franco as if he'd just swallowed the resin bag when he suggested the team...

Track and field's fall from grace.
July 9, 2004... Byline: John Smallwood SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ This is so different from four years ago. Back in 2000, the talk after the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials was that the city of Sacramento had put on the greatest single Olympic Trials...

FOX says new home rule brings intensity to All-Star Game.
July 9, 2004... Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ Major League Baseball's decision to have the All-Star Game winner establish homefield advantage in the World Series is a home run, says TV announcer Joe Buck. Buck will call Tuesday's 75th...

Two former La Salle basketball players charged in alleged rape.
July 9, 2004... Byline: Bob Cooney and Simone Weichselbaum PHILADELPHIA _ Two former La Salle University basketball players were charged Thursday night with a long list of sexual-assault offenses in the alleged rape of a woman in a university dorm on June...

Former PIRA gunman arrested.
July 9, 2004... Byline: Jim Smith PHILADELPHIA _ Federal authorities in Philadelphia Thursday arrested a former Provisional Irish Republican Army gunman for allegedly failing to disclose on an immigration form his past ties to "terrorist activities." ...

Villanova placed on two-year probation by NCAA.
July 9, 2004... Byline: Dana Pennett O'Neil PHILADELPHIA _ Jay Wright looked tanned. He did not look rested. Thursday, Wright, the Villanova basketball coach who just 18 months ago had to sit down and explain a complex NCAA violation including his...

No time for sleep as Staley is living her dreams.
July 9, 2004... Byline: Sam Donnellon PHILADELPHIA _ Six months as the women's basketball coach at Temple, another season with the WNBA's Charlotte Sting, preparing for next month's Olympics in Athens, Greece _ clearly, Dawn Staley was bored. So she...

La Salle basketball player turns himself in.
July 10, 2004... Byline: Ramona Smith and Bob Cooney PHILADELPHIA _ One of La Salle University's key basketball players from last season, who had been on pace to become among the school's most prolific scorers, turned himself in Friday to face rape...

Phillies fighting uphill battle, but could pedal way to the top.
July 11, 2004... Byline: Bill Conlin PHILADELPHIA _ They still wear the yellow jersey. The Phillies have been off the bike and into the gravel. They have tumbled downhill and spilled over the handlebars. But they still wear the yellow jersey at the...

Jones no longer the gold standard.
July 11, 2004... Byline: John Smallwood SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ Unlike four years ago, there will be no talk of five Olympic gold medals. In fact, after Marion Jones failed to qualify in the 100 meters at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, she might...

The Chef's Table: End the couscous confusion.
July 12, 2004... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: I am hoping you can help because I am a little confused, which my wife says happens often. I need to know the difference between regular couscous and Israeli couscous. I am a bit confused with...

Janet Jackson fiasco has PBS censoring its shows.
July 12, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray LOS ANGELES _ Come fall, Janet Jackson may have a lot to answer for. Whatever you think of the "wardrobe malfunction" that helped fuel a Federal Communications Commission crackdown on television and radio _ and...

High-tech products taking a licking.
July 12, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff Beating up on consumer electronics products has become a favorite sport of legislators, health officials and rival old-school technocrats. Consider these current examples. SECURING OUR DIGITAL FUTURE: If the...

Former Olympians Raheem, Juarez will fight Saturday.
July 12, 2004... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ Since he signed with Oklahoma-based promoter Tony Holden in October 2001, not much has been heard locally of North Philadelphia's Zahir Raheem, the 1996 U.S. Olympian who now fights out of Tulsa....

Players, managers have mixed views on homefield advantage perk.
July 12, 2004... Byline: Paul Hagen HOUSTON _ This One Counts. It's a slogan that's painted into the grass outside the first-base line at Minute Maid Park. It's plastered onto all manner of advertising for the 75th All-Star Game, which will be played...

Kobe will have nowhere to hide, no one to blame.
July 12, 2004... Byline: Rich Hofmann PHILADELPHIA _ Where are you going, Kobe Bean Bryant? A nation turns its nosy eyes to you... Because now it is about to begin, the Year of the Kobe, and everyone will be watching. It will begin in a courtroom...

Campbell Soup to co-star on `American Dreams'.
July 13, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray LOS ANGELES _ Mmm, mmm, good idea? That's what a lot of network executives will no doubt be trying to decide this fall as NBC's "American Dreams" launches an ambitious product-placement campaign with Campbell Soup...

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In column.
July 13, 2004

Where are all the good men? She's 50, and her hope is fading.
July 13, 2004... Byline: Steve and Mia Q: I'm a 50-year-old divorced woman in an unsatisfying relationship with a man who gives me almost nothing emotionally. I've had a couple of prior relationships that also seemed like all give and no take. At my...

Motive behind `Clearing' isn't very clear.
July 13, 2004... Byline: Gary Thompson Not too many kidnapping thrillers could be described as "Bergmanesque," nor would they want to be, but "The Clearing" is such a movie. In it, a creepy guy (Willem Dafoe) kidnaps a rich guy (Robert Redford) and...

`Arthur' creates a historically-credible legend.
July 13, 2004... Byline: Gary Thompson Anyone who wants to retell the story of King Arthur had better come up with a fresh angle, and director Antoine Fuqua has one: napalm. Yes. A climactic showdown between King Arthur (Clive Owen) and an army of...

Els still waiting for breakthrough moment at a major this year.
July 14, 2004... Byline: Mike Kern TROON, Scotland _ If Tiger Woods is supposedly dead meat, then why hasn't the No. 2 golfer been able to do much about it? Sure seems like a fair enough question. It hasn't been easy being Ernie Els these last few...

Writer's program gets kids interested in reading again.
July 14, 2004... Byline: Bill Conlin "And there's a long fly ball to deep rightfield... Perry Meth is way back... he's at the warning track... And that ball is outta here! A two-run monster shot for Pat Burrell, who has become baseball's all-time...

Curtis returns to defend title.
July 14, 2004... Byline: Mike Kern TROON, Scotland _ One year ago he came to the British Open, his first major, as a 750-to-1 underdog. It might as well have been 7,500-to-1. All Ben Curtis, then 26, did was make history. He did so by outplaying the...

`The Corporation'.
July 15, 2004... Byline: Gary Thompson After viewing "The Corporation," I was able to determine that my son did not actually want to go to Chuck E. Cheese last week. Rather, his wish to go to Chuck E. Cheese was created by corporate behaviorists who...

What to do with Randy Johnson?
July 16, 2004... Byline: Paul Hagen PHILADELPHIA _ It might very come to pass that, sometime in the next couple of weeks, lefthander Randy Johnson will be traded and the balance of power will be tilted in one of the division races. But so much of the...

Surprisingly, a shiver of possibility.
July 16, 2004... Byline: Jill Porter How to explain it? I went to hear John Kerry speak Thursday to document the dullness and lament the disappointment. This election is "the most important one of our lifetime," in Kerry's own words, but his charmless...

Eagles look good _ on paper.
July 16, 2004... Byline: Sam Donnellon PHILADELPHIA _ It was a fun news conference there for a while. Jeremiah Trotter cracked jokes. He expressed contrition and confidence. He gushed over the peace he had made with Andy Reid, gushed over the additions...

Delaware is host to seven stakes over the weekend.
July 16, 2004... Byline: Dick Jerardi PHILADELPHIA _ The horse-racing season did not end with the Belmont Stakes. The second, post-Triple Crown season is just now starting to gain momentum. With Smarty Jones ever so slowly working his way back into...

Is there a bright side for Tiger?
July 18, 2004... Byline: Mike Kern TROON, Scotland _ Look at the bright side. His tie for ninth at Royal Troon was the best finish for Tiger Woods in a major since last year's British Open, when he tied for fourth at Royal St. George's. But last July,...

The Chef's Table: Smoked salmon and `smoked' salmon.
July 19, 2004... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: I have a question about smoking salmon on the grill. Do I need wood chips? Do I marinate the salmon before grilling it? How long do I cook it? Thank you. I'm looking forward to hearing from you....

`Law & Order' creator keeps order with firings.
July 19, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray LOS ANGELES _ As "CSI's" Jorja Fox and George Eads find themselves out of jobs this week, they might have Dick Wolf to thank. The "Law & Order" producer didn't only prime the pump for the explosion of police...

Some good deals on satellite HDTV.
July 19, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff THE GIZMO: Dish Network High Definition Satellite TV Systems. With their failed effort to merge behind them, Echostar's Dish Network and DirecTV have resumed a vigorous battle to lure viewers to satellite TV,...

Mickelson's streak continues with best showing yet at British Open.
July 19, 2004... Byline: Mike Kern TROON, Scotland _ Three months ago, Phil Mickelson was still looking for his first major. Now, he's a couple of shots away from having three of them, instead of just one. He won the Masters in April, with a...

Ikea workers assemble furniture, prepare for Philadelphia store's debut.
July 19, 2004

Foreign immigrants prefer Philadelphia's suburbs to the city.
July 19, 2004

Ahnold's critics should chill out.
July 20, 2004... Byline: John Baer Hear me now and believe me later, "The Governator" should get a slide. I mean, really. Democratic weenies in California are all hepped up over weekend remarks by Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who called...

His baby's momma's moved in. Should she keep dating him?
July 20, 2004... Byline: Steve and Mia Q: I am a 30-year-old woman in love with a 22-year-old man. We have a really good relationship. We tell each other everything. We've been together for more than a year and haven't had any problems until now. Two weeks...

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In column.
July 20, 2004

Business recruiters' backup ad taunts other cities while pushing Philadelphia.
July 20, 2004

Federal prosecutors seek deal with Philadelphia pay-to-play defendants.
July 20, 2004

Notorious child kidnapper could negotiate plea.
July 21, 2004... Byline: Theresa Conroy Defense attorneys for accused child kidnapper Carolyn Correa hinted Wednesday that their client might be willing to negotiate a plea with Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. "It may be it comes down to...

In or out, Jack?
July 21, 2004... Byline: Sam Donnellon PHILADELPHIA _ This new math is driving Jack McKeon bonkers. In or out? Buyer or seller? Just 10 shopping days are left before the trade deadline, 10 days before teams like his have to hold, fold or access more...

Panel blasts Philadelphia-based contractor's suspension of 18 electricians.
July 21, 2004

Both old enough to know better.
July 22, 2004... Byline: Ronnie Polaneczky She's back. She's looking for love. And, this time around, there's nothing we can _ or should _ do if the kid she sexually molested wants to accommodate her. Sick as it seems, that's the hard truth about the...

George Eads, fired from `CSI,' wants back in.
July 22, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray LOS ANGELES _ Fired "CSI" co-star George Eads says his rift with CBS is "an incredible misunderstanding" that he hopes will be cleared up by the end of the week. Eads, who met with TV critics to talk about his July...

Gatti showing confidence in preparation for Dorin.
July 22, 2004... Byline: Bernard Fernandez ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. _ For much of his 13-year professional career, it has appeared that Arturo Gatti has been competing against himself to provide ever more entertaining spectacles for fans who flock to see his...

With training camp around the corner, all eyes are on Super Bowl.
July 22, 2004... Byline: John Smallwood It's almost here. On Tuesday, the rookies report and by next Friday night, the entire roster of the Eagles should be at Lehigh University for the start of training camp. Soon, very soon now, the daily...

`Bourne' sequel delivers on action, suspense.
July 22, 2004... Byline: Gary Thompson One of the most popular DVDs of 2003 was "The Bourne Identity," a modest hit for Matt Damon that people found even more fun the second time around. And why not? "Identity" was a taut, refreshingly modest...

What to do about Larry? Bowa, that is.
July 23, 2004... Byline: Marcus Hayes PHILADELPHIA _ Feel free to judge Larry Bowa. In his fourth season as Philadelphia Phillies manager, his third second half in contention, judge him on wins and losses. Only, start today. The voice that the...

`Amish' is more stupid than offensive.
July 25, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray LOS ANGELES _ There's good news for the Amish of Lancaster County, Pa.: None of their children, at least, made the cut for UPN's controversial "reality" show, "Amish in the City." Instead, producers of the show...

The Chef's Table: Panzanella done just right.
July 26, 2004... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: I am trying to recreate a tomato and bread salad that I had when I was in Italy - and I never seem to be able to get it just right. Something is missing. Hopefully you have some advice. Thanks. _ Jay...

Get crabby.
July 26, 2004... Byline: April Lisante There's nothing more romantic than catching crabs with your sweetheart. Ahem. What we mean is with the steamy, hot summer in full swing, now is the perfect time on the East Coast for catching and cooking Blue...

Olympic athletes sorely need fear factor.
July 26, 2004... Byline: John Smallwood PHILADELPHIA _ Perhaps this is the desperately needed beginning of the dawn after the darkness for U.S. track and field. Maybe, if some of the neophytes who jumped onto the scene last week at the Olympic trials...

With young team, Brown plans to keep it simple.
July 26, 2004... Byline: John Smallwood JACKSONVILLE, Fla. _ They're young. They're inexperienced. They're not the names, at least most of them, anyone expected the United States to send to Athens. Still, when the 2004 Olympics begin in a little more...

With you team, Brown plans to keep it simple.
July 26, 2004... Byline: John Smallwood JACKSONVILLE, Fla. _ They're young. They're inexperienced. They're not the names, at least most of them, anyone expected the United States to send to Athens. Still, when the 2004 Olympics begin in a little more...

More features marketed for mobile phones.
July 26, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff THE GIZMO: Killer apps for mobile phones. ET PHONE HOME: With an estimated 150 million of us already toting a mobile phone, you might think the U.S. market was pretty well saturated. Yet mobile phone makers...

Once-seedy Philadelphia street lures condos, clubs, restaurants.
July 26, 2004... Byline: Sono Motoyama Jul. 26--You might not notice it at first glance, but it's happening. West Chestnut Street is clambering out of retail hell. Condemned there by a Rizzo administration policy that had closed it to all traffic...

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In column.
July 27, 2004

Their affair is over, but not the sex.
July 27, 2004... Byline: Steve and Mia Q: I'm a 36-year-old man involved with a 42-year-old female co-worker. We're both married. We tried to back off about a year ago, but can't stop having sex. We kiss for even a few seconds and we want to rip each...