Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from April 2001:
BADGE OF HONOR TED FLINT, THE COP'S COP AT THE HEART OF THE ALBANY POLICE, CLOSES THE BOOK ON STORIED CAREER.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: KATE GURNETT Staff writer He retired in the ebb of winter. Washington Park Lake was still frozen. And snow encumbered the Moses statue. Detective Lt. Edmund P. Flint, 48 years on the force, smoky growl and Dragnet delivery intact, would march his 6-foot-1-inch ...
MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME ON A DAY AN HOUR SHORT.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: SHANNON BOUCK Staff writer As if it wasn't difficult enough to deal with the demands, deadlines and doldrums of daily life in 24 hours, today we'll only have 23. Even the loss of a mere hour for daylight-saving time can throw your body's biological clock and ...
BOOK LOOKS AT WOMEN WHOSE RISKS WON REWARDS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: PAUL GRONDAHL Staff writer When Jeannette Oppedisano was asked to teach a course on women in business at Skidmore College in 1994, she went looking for a textbook on female entrepreneurs and came up empty. She decided to correct the omission. ...
CRAYON BITS MAKE RAINBOWS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: HELOISE DEAR HELOISE: I remember reading in your column many years ago about something you could do with old, broken crayons. Can you please reprint this information for me? -- A Reader, Oklahoma City, Okla. DEAR READER: We get this question a lot, even from ...
EXCHANGE STUDENTS NEED HOST FAMILIES.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Host families are needed for 30 American Field Service foreign exchange students who will be coming to the Capital Region for the 2001-02 school year. Students will attend local high schools and participate in family, school and community life. Interested families ...
INTRODUCE KIDS TO HABIT OF READING.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: DOROTHY P. DOUGHERTY Scripps Howard Your children's world will be forever expanded and enriched if you develop their imagination and curiosity through books. Studies have shown that children read to early are more likely to be successful in school and in life ....
WHISTLING A NEW TUNE AS IRS READIES TO REAP UNJUST REWARDS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: DAVE BARRY Every year at tax time, I write a lighthearted ``fun'' column about the Internal Revenue Service, in which I make a lot of jokes that are not serious, because I am just kidding around in a humorous vein. The truth is that I have the deepest respect for the ...
SHE SHOULDN'T TAKE LIE LYING DOWN.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: CAROLYN HAX Washington Post Writers Group DEAR CAROLYN: My BF of 2.5 years told me last week that he had to entertain a friend's friend from out of town. The visiting gal is single, his age. My BF first said it was not a date, and that his guy friend just asked him to do ...
SCHOLAR FINDS THEMES IN DECISIONS OF MOMS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: ANN DOSS HELMS Knight Ridder Are you a conformist, a nonconformist, a pragmatist or an innovator? If you're a mom, one of those describes your beliefs about motherhood and your approach to wage-earning, according to ``Women, Work, and Family: Balancing and ...
`SECRET MESSAGES' SHARES CODED INGENUITY.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: BEVERLY BARTLETT The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal Did you ever notice the strange array of blinks, fist pumps, taps and claps offered up by contestants at the beginning of each episode of ``Who Wants to Be a Millionaire''? In moves that may remind you of ...
DECK THE WALLS A NUMBER OF VARIABLES GO INTO PICKING OUT THE PERFECT WALLPAPER.(AT HOME)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: FRANCES INGRAHAM HEINS STAFF WRITER Wallpaper is a great way to give new life to a room, create a mood or hide flaws. With literally thousands of colors, textures and patterns, choosing the right one can be daunting. ``Wallpaper is an often ...
NO ROW TO HOE? JUST PICK UP SOME PLANTERS.(AT HOME)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: MARTHA STEWART Not every gardener is lucky enough to have a large plot of land to cultivate. Some of the most devout have no land at all and instead create sprawling, flowering and fruiting gardens in the most unorthodox places -- on rooftops, along walkways on the ...
FALSE TREES MAKE FEATHERED FRIENDS YEAR-ROUND.(AT HOME)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: FRANCES INGRAHAM HEINS Staff writer Stores may rush the holidays, but one traditional Christmas item can serve as a decoration all year. Feather trees, made from cleaned, dyed and trimmed goose feathers, were originally made in Germany in the late 19th and ...
GOOD SHINGLES LAST ABOUT 20 YEARS.(AT HOME)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: GENE AUSTIN Knight Ridder Q: We have a 22-year-old, two-story house with the original asphalt shingles. I haven't noticed any roof leaks, so how can I tell if I need new shingles? A: At 22 years of age, these shingles are probably ready to be replaced. The ...
ADD THEMES TO KIDS' BEDROOMS.(AT HOME)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: LAURA M. SCHNEIDER Scripps Howard A child's room can become a themed adventure with a quick phone call to a top-notch interior designer. But using simple home-made decorations and a little creativity can result in a theme that's fun but removable. A few ...
IT'S ALMOST THE TIME TO RAKE IN ANOTHER GARDENING SEASON.(AT HOME)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: NANCY O'DONNELL Special to the Times Union To say I love gardening is an understatement. Our yard is living proof. With warm weather just around the corner, taking advantage of my spring cleanup list in April gets all the gardens off on the right foot. ...
MUSHROOM CLASS AT EXTENSION.(AT HOME)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: GLORIA MAZURE Staff writer A class on growing mushrooms at home will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the William Rice Jr. Extension Center, 24 Martin Road, off Route 85A, Voorheesville. A slide show will cover differences among mushroom types and demonstrate growing ...
MILLIONS SPENT ON MINT TOYS.(AT HOME)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: Krause Collectibles A treasure trove of pressed-steel toys, hidden from the public eye for nearly a quarter-century, rolled across the auction block last month. When it was all over, the sale had garnered $2.42 million. It was the sale of ...
`ATOMIC' CLOCKS ARE HOT.(AT HOME)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: Knight Ridder If someone asked for the time, could you give it? Sure. Look at your watch, wall clock, stove clock, microwave, computer, alarm clock and VCR, and you'd have a variety of times to choose from. But knowing the right time can be ...
LITTLE NEW IN RAP'S MESSAGE.(ARTS)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: MADISON SHOCKLEY Los Angeles Times I finally figured out how to get my kids to listen to my music. Force. By sheer parental authority, I required them to submit to my musical tutelage in the hopes that they might discover what real music is. OK, ...
PSEUDO-PSEUDO SCIENCE GOES FOR GIBBERISH AS ART.(ARTS)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: WILLIAM JAEGER Special to the Times Union TROY -- Never mind the gadgets, the blinking lights, or the grids and chemical diagrams. Brush aside any futuristic, techy overtones. There is no science in ``Prototype,'' and this Arts Center of the Capital Region exhibition, ...
CHARTED TERRITORY TANG EXHIBIT EXPLORES THE ART AND MEANING OF OUR MAPS OF ALL KINDS.(ARTS)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: TIMOTHY CAHILL STAFF WRITER SARATOGA SPRINGS -- In 1733, a cartographer named Henry Popple drew a map of North America, the finest created to that time. Using the most up-to-date measurements and physical evidence, Popple mapped the eastern seaboard with remarkable ...
JUSTIN'S: AS CLOSE TO PERFECTION AS WE HAVE.(ARTS)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: WILLIAM M. DOWD Associate Editor ALBANY -- In reviewing literally hundreds of restaurants in various states over many years, certain truisms have emerged. For example: Establishments that change the menu with some degree of regularity are better ...
NOTES ON NAPKINS.(ARTS)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: William M. Dowd - Kitchen merry-go-round turns full-circle at Sterup Michael Cunningham, who served as the first executive chef when entrepreneur Peter Matzen founded his Tavern at Sterup Square food complex in Raymertown, Rensselaer County in late 1994, has returned. ...
MAJOR RECORDING ARTISTS MOVE TOWARD FORMING A UNION.(ARTS)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: CHUCK PHILIPS Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES -- A showdown is brewing in the music business, pitting some of the world's biggest pop stars against the powerful conglomerates that employ them. Dozens of major artists are mobilizing to take on the music ...
`THE PRODUCERS' NOW IN PREVIEWS.(ARTS)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK -- Broadway ticket availability as of Thursday. Credit card holders can order tickets by phone or by calling Telecharge or Ticketmaster. ``A CLASS ACT.'' A salute to lyricist Ed Kleban, the forgotten man of ``A CHORUS LINE.'' ...
NEW HEAD FOR CARNEGIE HALL.(ARTS)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: DOREEN CARVAJAL New York Times NEW YORK -- Robert J. Harth, the son of two concert violinists and the longtime chief executive of the Aspen Music Festival and School in Colorado, was chosen last week to head Carnegie Hall, which weathered a turbulent period under its ...
HOT DEALS FOR TRAVEL TO TROPICS.(TRAVEL)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: ARTHUR FROMMER King Features Syndicate Easter Sunday this year is on April 15, and within just a few days thereafter, vacation prices to the tropics the Pacific and Caribbean coasts of Mexico, and the islands of the Caribbean will retreat to some of their lowest levels ...
BEIJING, CHINA.(TRAVEL)
Apr 01, 2001 ... RAY HOUGHTON/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES UNION This photo of a Buddhist Temple resting on the side of Longevity Hill at the Summer Palace in Beijing, China, was taken in October by Ray Houghton of Slingerlands ....
BIBLIOPHILES FLOCK TO ANTIQUE BOOK FAIR.(BOOKS)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: MICHAEL BROWNING Cox News Service ST. PETERSBURG, Fla It is over now, thank heaven. The blood has cooled, the dizziness departed, until next year. Every March, for the past 20 years, a certain select group of lunatics has converged on the annual Florida ...
GAME FOR GATORS.(TRAVEL)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: KATE GURNETT STAFF WRITER - ... And bobcats, wild pig and armadillos, all of which can be seen -- if you're lucky -- during a venture into a marsh and brush refuge in Florida I was on the trail of the Florida bobcat. No Sea World shams for this ...
DEALS ON CRUISES TO ACAPULCO, CHINA.(TRAVEL)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Overcapacity for the cruise-ship industry translates into bargain prices for the traveler. Prices for several cruises, airlines, package deals, hotels and rental cars are available at half the regular price and are listed at Worldwide Discount Travel Club. For ...
AT THE HEIGHT OF HER POWERS.(BOOKS)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: NANCY PATE If you know the Irish equivalent of ``Hail and farewell,'' now's the time to raise your glass of Guinness to Maeve Binchy. The popular writer, who has won an international following for such engaging sagas of Irish life as ``Tara Road,'' ``Light a ...
N.Y. TIMES BEST-SELLERS.(BOOKS)
Apr 01, 2001 ... HARDCOVER FICTION 1ST TO DIE, by James Patterson. Four women -- a homicide inspector, a medical examiner, an assistant district attorney and a journalist -- search for a killer who is stalking newlyweds. 12 A PAINTED HOUSE, by John Grisham. The experiences of a boy whose parents ...
LITERARY CALENDAR.(BOOKS)(Calendar)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Jay Rogoff, poet, 6:30-8 p.m., Monday: Prize-winning poet Rogoff will read from and discuss his work at the Amsterdam Free Library. 842-1080. Susan Sontag, author, 8 p.m., Thursday: Sontag, critic, film director and author of ``In America,'' which won the National Book Award, ...
A WRITER'S DAUGHTER, GROWING UP ALL ALONE.(BOOKS)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: ALYSSA HAYWOODE Rebecca Walker chose the wrong name for her book. It's true that the title ``Black, White, and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self'' (Riverhead Books; 326 pages; $23.95) sums up her ethnic and racial identity. But this memoir of a hardscrabble ...
HIT LAS VEGAS NEXT MONTH.(TRAVEL)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: Azra Haqqie - Note: Space may be limited, blackout periods may exist and departure/arrival taxes, fuel surcharges and agency transaction fees may be additional. - A Las Vegas package is available May 18-25 through Yankee Trails World Travel in Rensselaer. The ...
ALLURE OF NASHVILLE GOES BEYOND THE MUSIC SCENE COUNTRY CAPITAL HAS LOTS TO OFFER.(TRAVEL)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: LUAINE LEE Knight Ridder NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- You know the minute you hit the airport in Nashville that you're in Music City USA. The walls are dotted with wood-block posters of the musicians whose voices still echo across the ages: Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Roy Acuff. ...
A SUPREME HISTORY LESSON REHNQUIST BOOK AN IMPERSONAL PRIMER ON HIGH COURT PROCEDURE.(BOOKS)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: TIM PHELPS In 1953, a young lawyer who had just completed a prestigious clerkship at the U.S. Supreme Court set out for Phoenix to establish himself in the legal profession. But on the way to his new home he made a special detour through Fort Smith, Ark., to ...
KAYAKERS RUN RIVER IN TIBET.(BOOKS)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: DOUG BLACKBURN ``The Last River: The Tragic Race for Shangri-la,'' by Todd Balf. Read by Dennis Boutsikaris. (Abridged; 6 hours; Randomhouse Audiobooks; $25.95) Hard on the heels of ``Into Thin Air,'' Balf presents the true saga of experienced individuals ...
FORMER SERBIAN LEADER ARRESTED.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Yugoslavia -- Slobodan Milosevic surrendered before dawn today and was whisked away to prison, ending a 26-hour standoff in his villa against police looking to arrest the former Yugoslav leader for charges linked to a decade of ...
UP NORTH, SPRING'S STILL A DREAM.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: ALAN WECHSLER Staff writer LAKE PLACID -- This is how rafting guide Wayne Failing got to work recently: First, he cross-country skied over five feet of snow in his yard. Then he stopped on a snowdrift in front of the door. He reached down between his feet for ...
BASEBALLS HEADED FOR HOME.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: CAROL DeMARE Staff writer N early 29 years ago, a thief entered an exhibit room at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, quietly closed the door behind him, removed six screws from a wooden display case and made off with a prized collection of five baseballs ...
STATE MISSES BUDGET DEADLINE.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: JAMES M. ODATO Capitol bureau Most high school seniors were born the year of the last on-time budget. A New York fiscal plan is late for the 17th year in a row -- as of today -- and there is nothing in place to end the trend. Reform advocates, however, ...
LITTLE THINGS GO AS RICH LIVE WITH JUST A BIT LESS.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: BLAINE HARDEN New York Times NEW YORK -- Yes, the rich do feel something when the stock market gallops south, but it would be imprecise to call it pain. Allow a veteran Upper East Side butler, who manages homes in Manhattan, East Hampton and Colorado, to ...
HISTORIC HAIR NETS $2,700 AT AUCTION.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... A wisp of hair believed to be from the head of Mary, Queen of Scots, fetched $2,700 at auction Saturday, purchased by a Scottish museum. The hair was found in a dresser at Edinburgh's Palace of Holyroodhouse in the late 19th century, about 300 years after Mary was beheaded on ...
DISPLAY OFFERS A GLIMPSE OF '60S RADICAL'S LIFE.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Nearly 100 pieces of memorabilia -- including unwashed socks -- that belonged to 1960s activist Abbie Hoffman are on display at the University of Connecticut. The items, including declassified FBI documents related to his arrest at the violent Democratic National Convention in ...
PRESIDENT OFFERS RENDITION OF `GEORGE W. BUSHISMS'.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... At the annual Radio and Television Correspondents Association dinner in Washington on Thursday night, President George W. Bush took out a copy of ``George W. Bushisms'' (Simon & Schuster Trade, $9.95), a collection of so-called ``Accidental Wit and Wisdom of the 43rd President.'' ...
IS IT ART, OR IS IT THE TURNPIKE NEAR EXIT 16W?(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... In addition to being thought of by many as the best show on television, HBO's ``The Sopranos'' has achieved an even greater feat -- it has made New Jersey, that punch line of a state, cool. David Kamp, a ``Joisey'' native, confesses in GQ that he has long harbored a sense of shame about ...
WIDOW SEEKS U.S. TRIAL FOR KOPP.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: Associated Press BUFFALO -- Lynne Slepian, widow of slain Dr. Barnett Slepian, favors execution for the anti-abortion activist accused of murdering her husband but said a trial in the United States should be the priority. James Kopp was arrested Thursday in ...
CURB ON PRESIDENTS SOUGHT.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: JUDY HOLLAND Times Union Washington bureau WASHINGTON -- Republican congressional leaders, still fuming about President Bill Clinton's decision to create more than 4.7 million acres of national monuments, want to curb the power of future presidents to issue such ...
NTSB CRITICIZES JET LANDING TRY.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: JUDITH KOHLER Associated Press ASPEN, Colo. -- Weather conditions were so bad that a landing should not have been attempted by a charter jet that crashed, killing all 18 people aboard, the lead investigator into the accident said Saturday. ``Absolutely not,'' ...
FOOT-AND-MOUTH CASES STILL RISING.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: BETH GARDINER Associated Press LONDON -- A spokeswoman for Prime Minister Tony Blair said Saturday that Britain is beginning to win its battle against foot-and-mouth disease, but the number of cases continued its steady rise. Blair, meanwhile, was holed up at ...
AS THEY BURY DEAD, PALESTINIANS VENT RAGE.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: IBRAHIM HAZBOUN Associated Press JERUSALEM -- Thousands of Palestinians marched in funerals Saturday for seven people killed in clashes with Israeli troops last week as scattered fighting continued. Fourteen Palestinians were injured. Anger against Israel ...
SKY DIVERS SURVIVE CRASH OF AIRPLANE.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: -- Associated Press DECATUR, Texas -- A single-engine airplane carrying 22 sky divers crashed in an airfield on Saturday, injuring at least five people, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. There were no fatalities, according to a spokesman with the ...
U.S. REVIEW LISTS TAIWAN WEAPON NEEDS.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: -- New York Times TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A confidential review by U.S. naval officers has concluded that Taiwan needs a significant infusion of weapons, including the sophisticated Aegis ship-borne radar system, which China does not want Taiwan to have. The ...
BUSH MOVES TO RESTRICT PAYMENTS FOR ABORTION PILL.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: --Washington Post WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration Friday notified states that the government will pay for low-income women to take the abortion pill RU-486 only under rare circumstances, applying the same restrictions long imposed on federal coverage of surgical ...
HUMAN REMAINS SOLD AS MEAT, POLICE SAY.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: --Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova -- Two women have been arrested in impoverished Moldova for selling meat, which tests revealed to be human remains, police and Interior Ministry officials reported Saturday. A customer reported the women to police Friday ...
10 MILITANTS ARRESTED IN `COLE' INVESTIGATION.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: --Associated Press SAN'A, Yemen -- At least 10 suspected Muslim militants in Yemen have been arrested in recent days as part of the investigation into last year's bombing of the USS Cole, security sources said Saturday.One of them, Ali Mohammed Omar al-Kurdi, was ...
FAULTY LABELING PROMPTS CHICKEN MEAT RECALL.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: -- Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Millions of pounds of chicken breast strips have been recalled because the labels do not say they contain egg yolks and whey, which are common allergens. Simmons Foods of Van Buren, Ark., is recalling 5.5 million pounds of ...
VALUES TWEAK U.S. VOTING PATTERNS.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: THOMAS B. EDSALL Washington Post Battles over abortion, gun control and other cultural values are dramatically reshaping the voting behavior of the American electorate, turning longtime working-class white Democrats into Republicans and moving many affluent whites from ...
BUSH: CHILDREN GAIN IN PROPOSAL.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: LAWRENCE L. KNUTSON Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Bush cited proposals to bolster spending for children's health and education as further reasons Congress should pass his budget plan. ``Our children must be a priority of our nation,'' Bush said in ...
IMPACT OF FINANCE REFORM STILL MURKY.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: STEWART M. POWELL and LARA JAKES Times Union Washington bureau WASHINGTON -- Republicans would gain, Democrats would lose, political parties and special interests would take a hit and individual candidates would reap potential rewards under a landmark campaign finance ...
MACEDONIA: REBELS STILL SERIOUS THREAT.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Ethnic Albanian rebels slipped across the Kosovo border Saturday and engaged Macedonian troops in a firefight, the army said. Macedonia's prime minister acknowledged that the guerrillas still posed a military threat despite a weeklong drive to stamp out the insurgency ....
DUTCH GAYS WED LEGALLY.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2001 ... Byline: ANTHONY DEUTSCH Associated Press AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Four gay couples exchanged rings and vows at City Hall early today, the first of hundreds planning to wed under a new Dutch law allowing same-sex marriages. The ceremony capped a 15-year campaign to ...