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

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

Jack Ramsay finds pride in Hawks' run.
March 1, 2004... Byline: Stan Hochman PHILADELPHIA _ When Jack Ramsay interviewed for the Saint Joseph's coaching job in 1955, he told Father Geib, the moderator of athletics, that if he could find enough outside jobs to support his family, he'd work for...

Coming this month: Janet Jackson, Bob Dylan, Usher and more.
March 1, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff March comes in and goes out like a lion at music stores, with notable superstar album releases from Janet Jackson, David Byrne, Bob Dylan and Usher, plus "faces to watch" like Sissel, Michael Buble, Sarah Connor,...

Digital cameras? Yep, they're a snap.
March 1, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff THE GIZMOS: New breakthroughs at the Photo Marketing Association trade show. READY FOR A CLOSE-UP: Digital cameras will outsell film-based snap shooters this year, and after the unveilings at the recent 2004...

Schilling on the hot spot . . . and loving it.
March 2, 2004... Byline: Paul Hagen FORT MYERS, Fla. _ "Remember the Yankees game in 1997?" Curt Schilling was sitting in front of his locker at the Red Sox minor league complex after a recent workout. He was explaining how he had come to be at this...

Balls and strikes: She's in the mood for a different game.
March 2, 2004... Byline: Steve and Mia Q: My husband and I have been married for three years. Lately, he has been spending all his free time preparing for his Rotisserie baseball draft. I didn't expect the honeymoon to last forever, but I refuse to be a...

Rapper allowed to make movie pending guilty plea.
March 2, 2004... Byline: Jim Smith PHILADELPHIA _ Anticipating that Beanie Sigel soon will plead guilty to packing a pistol, a federal judge yesterday gave the Philly rap star permission to go to New York to make a movie over the next three weeks. ...

Illusionist Roy is walking again, and that's no trick.
March 2, 2004... Byline: Howard Gensler PHILADELPHIA _ Five months after he was mauled by a 300-pound tiger, illusionist Roy Horn of "Siegfried & Roy" is walking again with the help of a wheeled walking aid, a spokeswoman said yesterday. Horn, 59,...

Philadelphia Daily News John M. Baer Column.
March 2, 2004

Former Disney Board Members to Discuss Plan to Oust Chairman.
March 2, 2004

Philadelphia Needs More Savvy to Lure Business, Experts Say.
March 2, 2004

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In Column.
March 2, 2004

High-definition TV causing high anxiety for some broadcasters.
March 3, 2004... Byline: Jenice Armstrong PHILADELPHIA _ No truth to the rumor that a certain big name on network morning TV recently cut her bangs `cause she's planning a brow lift to look better on high-definition television. But as news programming...

To wed or not to wed? Elton John turns the rumor mill.
March 3, 2004... Byline: Howard Gensler PHILADELPHIA _ There might be another high-profile gay marriage on the docket. Rush & Molloy in the New York Daily News reported yesterday that Elton John and longtime partner David Furnish were preparing to...

Disney Nephew Urges Shareholders to Withhold Votes for Chairman.
March 3, 2004

Man accused to trying to buy laser-beam weapon-sights.
March 4, 2004... Byline: Jim Smith PHILADELPHIA _ A Japanese national is being held in a federal prison in Philadelphia for allegedly trying to buy high-tech U.S. military laser-beam weapon-sights from undercover agents. The defendant, Sotaro Inami,...

Philadelphia NBC station may be sued by municipality.
March 4, 2004... Byline: Dan Gross PHILADELPHIA _ A Delaware County, Pa., municipality is considering suing a Philadelphia TV station to recoup overtime paid for police to patrol a neighborhood after receiving word that the station had set up a pedophile...

Many Individual Stockholders Seek to Restore Disney's Former Magic.
March 4, 2004

Look out for video-on-demand over the Internet.
March 5, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff THE GIZMOS: New video-on-demand service; DVD-copying software update; we test the DualDisc. NEW DELIVERY SYSTEM: When the order of things is really shaken up, you could say it's all "akimbo." And that's the...

Philadelphia Hires 14 Law Firms to Defend against Sprawling Corruption Probe.
March 5, 2004

More than 2,000 Experienced Philadelphia Teachers Eye Early Retirement.
March 5, 2004

Smaller moments deserve most attention for `Sopranos' new season.
March 5, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray PHILADELPHIA _ As HBO's "The Sopranos" kicks off its long-awaited fifth season Sunday, ducks are out and bears are in. If that sounds like something you might read on the placemat of a Chinese restaurant, then listen...

Philadelphia-Area Building Owners Target Tax Break for Comcast.
March 5, 2004

These Hawks can't soar much higher.
March 7, 2004... Byline: Dick Jerardi PHILADELPHIA _ After Saint Joseph's completed its perfect regular season on a night to savor last Tuesday at the Fieldhouse, there was just one thing left for this team before its conference tournament. The Hawks...

The Chef's Table: Genuine Irish soda bread _ and a recipe for dealing with in-laws.
March 8, 2004... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: I really enjoy your (Philadelphia) Daily News piece and I try to catch your TV show whenever I'm home. I want to make Irish soda bread to take to my in-laws' house on St. Patty's Day. What type of...

Seldon looks for bout with Tyson.
March 8, 2004... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ Bruce Seldon is not so much attempting a comeback as an exorcism. Since meekly losing his WBA heavyweight title on a first-round stoppage by Mike Tyson in 1996, the man known as "The Atlantic...

Fashion a slam dunk for Sacramento's Bobby Jackson.
March 8, 2004... Byline: Jenice M. Armstrong PHILADELPHIA _ Sacramento King point guard Bobby Jackson might be on the injured list, but that didn't hinder him from racking up big during a shopping spree in Center City last week. The day after Wednesday...

Boxing not spared fallout from doping scandal.
March 9, 2004... Byline: Bernard Fernandez PHILADELPHIA _ Six-time National League MVP Barry Bonds showed up a few years ago no longer lean, but rather with an Incredible Hulk physique, and went off on a power surge that has yet to abate. It now has been...

Dating a la carte.
March 9, 2004... Byline: Jenice M. Armstrong Instead of waiting around for Mr. Right, single women should be dating lots of Mr. Maybes. In other words, they should create their own harem of men. "All you need to get a guy is a guy. You exude more...

Let it pass? Wife worried about best friend's advances.
March 9, 2004... Byline: Steve and Mia Q: Tim and Amy are our best friends. My husband and I do things with them nearly every weekend. Recently, Tim made a pass at me. I laughed about it and ignored it. But it has been bothering me. I'm afraid to tell my...

Pennsylvania police commissioner defends radar gun tickets.
March 9, 2004... Byline: Nicole Weisensee Egan PHILADELPHIA _ Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Jeffrey Miller yesterday insisted his department has not issued speeding tickets using faulty radar equipment. "It is absurd to suggest that state...

`Game Over' tries to lure guys with CGI.
March 9, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray PHILADELPHIA _ The search for those fabled 18- to 34-year-old male viewers, missing in action all season, begins anew Wednesday night on UPN, which wants all those guys back on the couch, pronto. The strategy: If you...

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In Column.
March 9, 2004

Pennsylvania State Troopers Stand by Their Radar Guns.
March 9, 2004

Philadelphia Mayor's Plan Elates Tax Reformers.
March 10, 2004

For St. Joseph's, the pressure starts again with A-10 tournament.
March 10, 2004... Byline: Dick Jerardi PHILADELPHIA _ Tyrone Barley and Jameer Nelson have won 95 games in their four seasons at Saint Joseph's. Just two of them have come in the Atlantic 10 Tournament. "Me and Jameer, we haven't even played in the...

Time to ban Bertuzzi for life.
March 10, 2004... Byline: John Smallwood PHILADELPHIA _ On Thursday, we'll find out how many games the National Hockey League will suspend Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi for his savage cheap shot against Colorado Avalanche rookie Steve Moore. ...

Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Defends Radar Equipment.
March 10, 2004

Nothing beats week leading up to `Selection Sunday'.
March 11, 2004... Byline: John Smallwood PHILADELPHIA _ The promotional geniuses at ESPN dubbed it "Championship Week." I call it the best week of television on the sports calendar. It's the week leading up to "Selection Sunday" _ the week when the...

Earnhardt Jr. cashing in on wide popularity with fans.
March 11, 2004... Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ Dale Earnhardt Jr. is "da man" in NASCAR. He is a talented, young driver with an engaging personality and racing with a winning team. From the public standpoint, Earnhardt, 29, appeals to a broad...

`Touching Evil' gets its hands on USA's `Monk' spot.
March 11, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray The USA Network's newest sleuth-hero couldn't be less like the star of its most successful series, "Monk." While Adrian Monk won't touch anything or anyone if he can help it, "Touching Evil's" David Creegan has an...

Philadelphia Daily News John M. Baer Column.
March 11, 2004

Philadelphia Mayor Takes Controversial Pension Perk.
March 11, 2004

Philadelphia Parking Authority Says It Would Get Tough on Taxis.
March 11, 2004

Looming Strike at Philadelphia-Area Transit Agency May Mean Traffic Nightmare.
March 11, 2004

NHL's problems are wide in scope.
March 12, 2004... Byline: Sam Donnellon PHILADELPHIA _ Here's all you need to know about the NHL's self-induced problems: On the same day one hockey player jumped another hockey player from behind, smashed his head to the ice, and came within an extended...

Lack of respect produces the outrageous in sports.
March 12, 2004... Byline: Rich Hofmann PHILADELPHIA _ The last week in the National Hockey League has turned many toward outrage, but Ken Hitchcock toward introspection. Six days after his team's record-setting brawl against Ottawa, an hour or so after...

The Chef's Table: Variety the spice of life? You bet your lemongrass.
March 15, 2004... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: Last year I grew lemongrass in my garden because everyone told me how great it is. I tried to use it by slicing it thinly and putting it into different dishes, but it always ended up tough and chewy....

Liberty makes it mark.
March 15, 2004... Byline: Mike Kern PHILADELPHIA _ The voice on the other end of the line seemed to be in very good spirits, especially for a Monday afternoon. Why not? Both his men's and women's basketball teams are in the NCAA Tournament. And, on the...

Cinderella rarely dances past the Sweet 16.
March 15, 2004... Byline: John Smallwood PHILADELPHIA _ I can tell you who is not going to win the NCAA Tournament. That's easy. You have your obvious cannon fodder like Florida A&M, Monmouth, Eastern Washington, Texas-San Antonio, Vermont and at least...

A look on the Sony side of life.
March 15, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff THE GIZMOS: New stuff at Sony's open house. TOUGHING IT OUT: Through the years, Sony has enjoyed such a reputation for innovation and quality that the company could often charge a premium for a product just...

Pennsylvania avoiding gay debate, but not for long.
March 15, 2004... Byline: Ron Goldwyn PHILADELPHIA _ The Pennsylvania House avoided a potentially divisive debate on gay marriage yesterday, but the issue ricocheting through the nation won't be skipping the Keystone State for long. State Rep. Jerry...

A back-to-school refresher on the planets _ and then some.
March 15, 2004... Byline: Don Russell PHILADELPHIA _ "My Very Earnest Mother Just Served Us Nine Pickles." For as long as most of us can remember _ which is to say, since fifth-grade science class _ there were just nine planets in the solar system. ...

Cheating and eating: Put your best foot forward.
March 16, 2004... Byline: Steve and Mia Q: I recently did a Google search and tracked down my high school sweetheart after not communicating with him for more than 20 years. He's married now, I'm married now, but we started a flirty e-mail correspondence...

Philadelphia Daily News John M. Baer Column.
March 16, 2004

Continuing Bid to Win Pennsylvania, Bush Makes His 26th Visit.
March 16, 2004

Pennsylvania House Avoids Potentially Divisive Gay-Marriage Debate.
March 16, 2004

Philadelphia Daily News Plugged In Column.
March 16, 2004

Two Strong Women Broker Accord for Philadelphia-Area Transit Agency.
March 16, 2004

Philadelphia Gas Works Wants Those Who Can Pay to Pay More.
March 16, 2004

Philadelphia-Area Developer Faces Zoning Challenge.
March 16, 2004

Philadelphia Daily News John M. Baer Column.
March 17, 2004

Philadelphia Mayor Keeps Eye on Developing Waterfront.
March 17, 2004

Deathbed confession gives new insight into Hoffa's murder.
March 17, 2004... Byline: Kitty Caparella The late Frank "Big Irish" Sheeran once told his onetime agent and manager Harry Jay Katz that he fatally shot the legendary Jimmy Hoffa. Sheeran was said to have committed the July 30, 1975, murder on orders...

Craven, Busch return to scene of classic NASCAR finish.
March 18, 2004... Byline: Bill Fleischman They crossed the finish line a hiccup apart, their dented race cars sharing sheet metal, side by side. Now, a year after the compelling 0.002 of a second finish, Ricky Craven and Kurt Busch are returning to...

Sorting through the confusion from invasion of Iraq.
March 18, 2004... Byline: William Bunch PHILADELPHIA _ The U.S. invasion of Iraq, which started exactly one year ago tonight, was supposed to make things clearer _ both in the Middle East and the ongoing war against terrorism. But yesterday was a vivid...

Here's your `Real World': Who needs ya?
March 18, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray PHILADELPHIA _ So, MTV isn't interested in the "The Real Philly." So what? I know, I know. We're a city that perceives itself as having a cool deficit. We're trying to keep our college students from...

Philadelphia Education Officials Deal Blow to Charter Schools.
March 18, 2004

Fare Hike May Be on Horizon for Philadelphia-Area Transit System.
March 18, 2004

Circumstances of once-missing girl's disappearance still murky.
March 19, 2004... Byline: Barbara Laker, Nicole Weisensee Egan and Regina Medina PHILADELPHIA _ Behind the heart-tugging saga of Delimar Vera, the little girl who rose miraculously from the ashes, is a sordid web of contradictions, deceptions and secrets....

Philadelphia Businesses Pleased with Mayor's Proposed Budget.
March 19, 2004

`Deadwood' will find success, if audience can get past language.
March 19, 2004... Byline: Ellen Gray PHILADELPHIA _ People who've only seen HBO's previews for "Deadwood," a show about a very wild West indeed, may be forgiven for wondering what the f--- the network's up to now. And that question could linger all...

Former Philadelphia Baseball Player Irked by Unauthorized Use of His Name.
March 19, 2004

Philadelphia Mayor Proposes New, Slimmer Budget Plan.
March 19, 2004

Continuing Violence in Iraq, Hope of Terrorist Capture Raises More Questions.
March 19, 2004

Some Pennsylvania Medical-Malpractice Reforms Start to Pay Off.
March 19, 2004

Philadelphia to Discontinue Use of Mounted Police.
March 19, 2004

Philadelphia Daily News Jill Porter Column.
March 19, 2004

Philadelphia Representative Emerges as Up-and-Coming Political Leader.
March 19, 2004

Drexel Hill, Pa.-Based Grocery Company Opens New Store in Philadelphia.
March 21, 2004

Philadelphia Transit System to Re-Do Bidding for Car Construction Contract.
March 21, 2004

Packer, St. Joe's to add another chapter.
March 22, 2004... Byline: Bill Fleischman PHILADELPHIA _ Angry Saint Joseph's basketball fans expecting a wrestling match between Phil Martelli and CBS analyst Billy Packer this week will be disappointed. At least it won't happen at any pregame meeting...

The Chef's Table: Flounder with a flourish.
March 22, 2004... Byline: Jim Coleman and Candace Hagan Q: I'm looking for some help in making baked flounder. It's not that what I'm making is bad, it's just not exciting. I may be overcooking it. Do you have a (method) that works best? Thanks. _Maggie H....

Is Packer living in his past?
March 22, 2004... Byline: Sam Donnellon ORLANDO, Fla. _ This is just awful, Billy. The mongrels are taking over your tournament. No more Florida. No Stanford, no Kentucky. Three of the six Atlantic Coast Conference representatives are gone, as is the...

Sharp's Plasmacluster will clear the air for you.
March 22, 2004... Byline: Jonathan Takiff THE GIZMO: Sharp Plasmacluster Air Purifier. Allergies used to be a rite of spring. But for many sufferers, that clogged-up-nose feeling is now a year-round annoyance. (EDITORS: BEGIN OPTIONAL TRIM) No...