Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from February 2003:
BEST BETS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Feb 01, 2003 ... TV: Schmaltz city Melt your wintry heart with Frank Darabont's 2001 melodrama ``The Majestic'' (8 p.m., HBO), starring Jim Carrey as a hack screenwriter on the verge of suicide. After losing his memory in a car crash, he's mistaken for a lost soldier and adopted by a small ...
OSCAR STRATEGY: STARS IN SUPPORTING ROLES.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: RICK LYMAN New York Times In the opening credits for ``The Hours,'' a drama about three women from different eras whose lives are connected by a shared despair and by a work of literature, the names of the film's stars appear in the following order: Meryl Streep, ...
POETS CRITICIZE DECISION TO POSTPONE SYMPOSIUM.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press Two former U.S. poet laureates have criticized the White House on for postponing a literary symposium it believed would be politicized. Stanley Kunitz and Rita Dove characterized the decision as an example of the Bush administration's ...
`PIANIST' PLAYS MUCH BETTER THAN THE REST OF ITS GENRE.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: PHILIP KENNICOTT Washington Post The credits at the end of Roman Polanski's ``The Pianist'' could have included this disclaimer: No actual pianos were harmed in the making of this film. The film, about a Jewish pianist struggling to survive the predations of ...
R U FED UP WITH POP LANGUAGE?(LIFE & LEISURE)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: MIKE HAZELWOOD Visalia (Calif.) Times-Delta Don't it annoy U how popular culture hooks boyz and girlz into using a tight new style of English (a style full of misspellings, bad grammar, slang and odd abbreviations)? Or does it -- as they say in Internet chat ...
BOOKS CAN GUIDE PET OWNERS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: KATHLEEN DOOLEY Staff writer ``The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting and Owning a Dog'' by Sheila Webster Boneham (Alpha Books, $14.95) isn't really a book for idiots. It's a good reference for anyone who has a dog or those adding a new dog to the family. ...
BLACK GUIDE TO HARVARD OFFERS WIT.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: SARA RIMER New York Times CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A year ago, two African-American Harvard undergraduates, Marques J. Redd and Kiratiana Freelon, sat down in the commons room at Adams House and brainstormed over this question: ``What does every black student at Harvard ...
LIPSTICKS CAN LAST FOR HOURS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: Good Housekeeping Institute Maybe you've seen claims like those made by new "long-lasting" lipsticks: "Kiss with confidence! ... Get beautiful color that lasts all day!'' Should you believe them? To find out, the Good Housekeeping Institute decided to put the new crop ...
SOMEONE TO TALK TO THE YOUNG VOLUNTEERS WHO STAFF THE TEEN TALK HOT LINE OFFER THEIR PEERS AN UNDERSTANDING EAR.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: KRISTI L. GUSTAFSON Staff writer CLIFTON PARK -- ``Hello, Teen Talk,'' says Gena Gerstner, answering the phone. ``OK, tell me a little bit about what's bothering you.'' On the other end of the line might be a girl who just broke up with her boyfriend, someone ...
CLUB LETS MEMBERS TEST THEIR ABRACADABRAS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: KRISTI L. GUSTAFSON Staff writer Most people's bedroom closets are filled with clothes, shoes and maybe a box or two of keepsakes. Thirteen-year-old Derek Palmeri's is brimming with magic -- tricks that is. ``All his clothes are piled on his dresser,'' says ...
TIGERS SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: Staff reports Chris Matte drained seven 3- pointers and teammate Chad Nims didn't miss a shot all night as host Hudson Falls defeated Gloversville 64-46 Friday night in a Foothills Council basketball game. Matte scored a season-high 27 points for the Tigers ...
SPARTANS GO FOURTH TO NARROW VICTORY.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: Staff reports Burnt Hills overcame a one- point deficit going into the final eight minutes of play, outscoring Shaker 16-13 in the fourth quarter to secure a 49-47 Suburban Council win on Friday night. Spartan Jeff Juron led all scorers with 17 points, and ...
NAPOLI LEADS GUILDERLAND.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: Staff reports Mike Napoli scored twice as Guilderland scored four goals in the opening period en route to a 6-4 win over South Glens Falls on Friday in a Capital District High School Hockey League game. Jim Beecher scored a hat trick for the Bulldogs. NORDIC ...
EAGLES UNBEATEN IN LEAGUE.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: Staff reports Gold Division leader Bethlehem got the better of Blue Division front-runner Colonie 50-39 on Friday night in a battle of Suburban Council unbeatens. The Eagles, who led 15-7 at the end of the first quarter and 32-19 at intermission, improved to ...
JAMES RULED INELIGIBLE.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: Bloomberg News COLUMBUS, Ohio -- High school basketball player LeBron James, projected as the top pick in June's NBA draft, was ruled ineligible for his team's remaining five games for accepting two jerseys worth $845 from a sporting goods store. - Ohio High School ...
COLLAPSE CRUSHING TO RPI.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: KELLY TOMLINSON Special to the Times Union St. Lawrence4 RPI2 CANTON -- Ben Barr couldn't so much as muster a smile. What should have been a night to remember for the junior forward wound up being just another in a long string of forgettable performances for ...
MEDAGLIA D'ORO BACK.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. -- Breeders' Cup Classic runner-up and Travers winner Medaglia d'Oro returns to competition today in the $400,000 Strub Stakes at Santa Anita. Medaglia d'Oro's loss to 43-1 long shot Volponi in the $4 million Classic on Oct ....
SENATORS MAY HAVE 2ND BUYER.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: Combined wire services TORONTO -- A Canadian billionaire is interested in buying the Ottawa Senators. Eugene Melnyk, head of a Montreal pharmaceutical firm and a prominent thoroughbred horse owner, acknowledged Friday he is looking into purchasing the ...
BROWN WON'T QUIT ON PHILLY.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: Combined wire services PHILADELPHIA -- Coach Larry Brown has no immediate plans to leave the Philadelphia 76ers. ``I'm here for the long haul,'' Brown said before the 76ers played Miami on Friday night. ``I'm not going anywhere.'' The comments ...
CAMINITI WARRANT ISSUED.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: Combined wire services HOUSTON -- Former National League MVP Ken Caminiti allegedly violated probation by using cocaine, and a warrant was issued Friday for his arrest. A urine sample he gave Monday showed he had used the drug, according to the warrant. ...
GIANTS SIGN FOUR, SEND ALL TO EUROPE.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants signed four players Friday and allocated them, along with two others, to NFL Europe for the 2003 season. The team signed guard Pat Crummey, tight end Taman Bryant, defensive tackle Brad Harris and ...
RED GOOD FOR HERRON.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: Associated Press LA QUINTA, Calif. -- Tim Herron, putter in hand, was in the zone . ``Today, I just kind of had it. The hole looked like a bucket,'' Herron said Friday after his 11-under-par 61 tied him with Stephen Ames for the Bob Hope Classic lead. ``It's ...
FIVE GAMES IN, HEAT'S ON ATTACK.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: MARK SINGELAIS Staff writer It's only the sixth week of a 16-game season, but Albany Attack goaltender Rob Blasdell said the team is fighting for its playoff life in this weekend's home-and-home series against the Rochester Knighthawks. After reaching the ...
MVP JACKSON GOING TO SIX FLAGS.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- Super Bowl MVP Dexter Jackson is still headed to the amusement park. Jackson, passed over by Walt Disney Co. for its annual postgame TV commercial for its theme park in Orlando, Fla., will visit a park owned by rival Six Flags ...
COLONIE ACCENTS TEAM AND WINS.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: DAN HOWLEY Staff writer Colonie73 Bethlehem46COLONIE -- Colonie junior Bob VanValkenburgh played his first two high school seasons at tiny Hunter-Tannersville, about 65 miles south of here. He was expected to do a lot of scoring at the Class D school, but he's ...
KARIYA STARS IN FIRST GAME.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: BUZZ GRAY Special to the Times Union River Rats3 Bears3 ALBANY -- If first impressions count for much, than Steve Kariya is just the kind of package to make the Albany River Rats a little happier and their future in the American Hockey League a wee bit brighter. ...
UNION WINS 4TH IN A ROW.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: CAP CAREY Special to the Times Union Union5 Clarkson3POTSDAM -- Union's hockey team got off to a quick start Friday night and went on to make it an evening Clarkson would like to forget. The Dutchmen scored two goals in the first 5 minutes, 33 seconds ...
TITLE IX: BEATING A DEAD HORSE BY DAVID WHITLEY.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... ``I don't do sports.'' I overheard a woman say that the other day on an airplane after a man offered her a Sports section to read. Fortunately, no Title IX proponents were in earshot. If there had been, the ensuing brawl might have forced the captain to request an F-16 escort to ...
SAINTS NOT LOOKING AHEAD.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: TIM WILKIN Staff writer Every day, Rob Lanier fires up his computer and looks at the standings of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. He'll like what he sees today. Siena is in third place in the MAAC with a 7-3 record (13-6 overall). The Saints, after ...
SHEN DUO IN HARMONY.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: ALAN HART Staff writer Shen60 Averill Pk.43 AVERILL PARK -- Trouble has a way of finding you when you're careless. Shenendehowa High's Anthony Pizzo has a way of finding you when you're in trouble. The Plainsmen's slick senior point guard had 10 ...
STOCKS DECLINE FOR 3RD WEEK.(BUSINESS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: AMY BALDWIN Associated Press NEW YORK -- Investors took some chances on blue chip stocks Friday, picking up bargains after the Dow Jones industrials' nearly 900 point drop over the past two weeks. But the buying wasn't enough to save Wall Street from its third straight ...
UAL ADDS $1.5 BILLON LOSS TO BANKRUPTCY COURT WOES.(BUSINESS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... CHICAGO -- United Airlines' parent company reported a record $1.5 billion loss for the fourth quarter Friday, punctuating an abysmal year in which it descended into bankruptcy court. UAL Corp. lost a worst-ever $3.2 billion for the year, accounting for roughly one third of the ...
BRIEFLY.(BUSINESS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... CHAMBER NEWS The Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce will kick off the spring session of its Executive Institute March 19 at the Executive Mansion in Albany. The program is designed to acquaint newly relocated executives and their spouses with area companies and institutions, ...
OUT-OF-STATE ACTIVISTS BACK UP CEMENT PLANT FOES.(BUSINESS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: KENNETH AARON Business writer Activists who live next door to cement plants in Texas and New Jersey said Friday their bad experiences might be reprised here, should St. Lawrence Cement build a factory in Columbia County. But state Department of Environmental ...
CONSUMER SPENDING JUMPS IN DECEMBER.(BUSINESS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: JEANNINE AVERSA Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Americans boosted their spending in December by the largest amount in five months as end-of-year financing deals and other incentives on cars and other big-ticket items proved too good to pass up. The Commerce ...
MADSTER FOUNDER GAINS COURT APPROVAL TO HIRE LAW FIRM.(BUSINESS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... ALBANY -- John Deep has received bankruptcy court approval to retain a new law firm in his legal fight with the recording and motion picture industries. The founder of the Madster file-sharing service has hired Stoll, Keenon & Park LLP of Lexington, Ky., which has lawyers who ...
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS TURN UP THE HEAT.(BUSINESS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK -- Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have stepped up their insider-trading investigation of Martha Stewart, reinterviewing witnesses and meeting with her lawyers in recent weeks, according to sources close to the case. The ...
GOVERNOR LIGHTENS TAX LOAD FOR RAILROADS.(BUSINESS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: JOEL STASHENKO Associated Press ALBANY -- Gov. George Pataki said Friday he has signed a bill into law that will cut property taxes for railroads nearly in half and cushion the ensuing revenue blow for local governments. The Rail Infrastructure Investment Act, ...
FORECLOSURE SALE SLATED MONDAY.(BUSINESS)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: JEREMY BOYER Business writer More than four months after it originally was scheduled, a foreclosure sale has been set Monday for vacant land on which a local developer has proposed a retirement community. The 41-acre property on State Farm Road, known as the ...
A CHALLENGE FOR BLACK CHURCHES.(RELIGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: SAMUEL K. ATCHISON In the introduction to his new book, ``The Envy of the World,'' Newsweek columnist Ellis Cose summarizes both the blessing and curse associated with being a black man in America. ``We are Colin Powell and Willie Horton, Louis Farrakhan and ...
PROTESTANTS TOUGHEN RULES TO SHIELD CHILDREN.(RELIGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: YONAT SHIMRON Religion News Service Roman Catholics learned last year that their churches are not always safe places for children. Now, many Protestants are worried theirs may not be either. As the U.S. Roman Catholic Church deals with its sex-abuse scandal, ...
POPE WARNS OF CRISIS IN MARRIAGE.(RELIGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: PEGGY POLK Religion News Service VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II warned Thursday that the institutions of matrimony and the family are in ``deep crisis'' because couples no longer understand that marriage is a gift from God. ``Today's highly secularized ...
FACES OF FAITH.(RELIGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Yunus Fiske: Founding member of Capital District for Justice and Peace, recent convert to Islam. Background: 21. Born and reared in Niskayuna. University at Albany senior majoring in religious studies and fine arts. Scripture speaks: You don't read the Quran. The Quran reads you ....
FILMMAKER SPIKE LEE CRITICIZES BET OFFERINGS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: Associated Press HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Urging blacks to step into "gatekeeper'' roles, Spike Lee criticized Black Entertainment Television, saying it lacks serious entertainment and that rap music promotes ignorance. The director and producer of such films as ...
DOGS STAR AS PEOPLE STAGE THE SHOW.(CAPITAL REGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: KATHLEEN DOOLEY Staff writer Saratoga Springs Patti Nazarko of Colonie rushed out from an important meeting at Seton Health in Troy, where she works as director of medical imaging, to put on her dog handler's cap Friday. She arrived at the three-day AKC ...
A STUDENT ROAD TRIP, 1928-STYLE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: RICK KARLIN Staff writer Let the race begin. A half-dozen Colonie Central High School students and a trio of teachers are preparing to enter a 4,000-mile antique automobile road rally this summer. Hopefully, it won't rain; the school's entry is a ...
CITY AIDE AVOIDS JAIL IN ENDANGERING CASE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: BOB GARDINIER Staff writer Troy A city ombudsman who was found guilty of endangering a teenager by asking him to watch pornography and clean Democratic headquarters in the nude was sentenced Friday to three years' probation. John Boyle, 60, could have faced ...
INDICTMENT HANDED UP IN BREAK-INS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: MICHELE MORGAN BOLTON Staff writer Troy A Nassau man was indicted Friday in connection with the summer break-ins of an East Greenbush fire station, home and nightclub. Richard Breedlove, 30, of 75 Church St., was charged with one count of second-degree ...
2 MEN INDICTED IN RAPE OF GIRLS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: MICHELE MORGAN BOLTON Staff writer Troy Two Troy men accused of picking up young girls, providing them with alcohol and then sexually abusing them were indicted Friday on 12 charges ranging from first-degree rape to unlawfully dealing with a child. Steve R ....
SCHOOL AID FORMULA RULING APPEALED.(CAPITAL REGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: RICK KARLIN Staff writer A brief in the lawsuit that seeks more school funding for New York City and which could have statewide ramifications was filed in the Court of Appeals Friday, about a month after negotiations between the plaintiffs and governor's office fell ...
COUPLE CHARGED WITH STEALING SNOWBLOWERS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... ROTTERDAM -- A Rotterdam couple has been arrested for allegedly stealing several snowblowers in the town in recent weeks. Timothy M. Felano, 44, of Curry Road and Karen Skinner, 39, also of Curry Road, were arraigned Thursday before Rotterdam Town Judge Kevin Mercoglan. Both ...
LEARN ABOUT ADOPTION, CARE AT BIRD WORKSHOP.(CAPITAL REGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... RENSSELAER -- The Capital District Caged Bird Club will hold its first pet bird workshop at the Rensselaer Boys' and Girls' Club from noon to 5 p.m. today. Admission is free. In addition to birds, the event will feature equipment, free feed samples, and information on bird adoption, ...
WEEKEND HAPPENINGS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... ANTIQUES. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Sunday. The Big Red Barn, Richmondville (off I-88, exits 20 and 21). Jewelry, china, kitchenware, furniture, prints, coins. 294-6657. AVIAN EDUCATION. Noon to 5 p.m. today. Boys and Girls Club of Rensselaer, 544 Broadway. Pet bird workshop ...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH.(CAPITAL REGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... The Times Union will publish a list of events throughout February honoring Black History Month. To have your event listed, please mail the information at least a week before the event to: Shannon ...
EARLY RELEASE PLAN CALLED TOO LITTLE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: YANCEY ROY Gannett News Service ALBANY -- Gov. George Pataki's call for letting more than 1,000 nonviolent inmates out of prison early surprised activists and lawmakers working to repeal the state's mandatory drug-sentencing laws. But the governor's plan ...
WORKERS CONDEMN PLAN TO CUT SUNY FUNDING.(CAPITAL REGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: JAMES M. ODATO Capitol bureau In the first major display of opposition to Gov. George Pataki's budget plan, about 225 public employees and union officials Friday protested cuts to the state university system. Walking in front of the Capitol, members of the ...
SENIOR DRUG CO-PAY INCREASE SOUGHT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: MICHAEL GORMLEY Associated Press ALBANY -- Gov. George Pataki's proposed budget would force senior citizens to pay more for their prescriptions and cost many of the pharmacists who fill them their jobs, critics of the governor's 2003-04 budget plan said Friday. ...
LEADERS VOW STATE WILL HELP BUSH WIN.(CAPITAL REGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: MARK HELM Times Union Washington bureau WASHINGTON -- Promising to deliver the Empire State to President Bush in 2004, Gov. George Pataki and Mayor Michael Bloomberg welcomed the Republican National Committee's unanimous vote Friday to hold its convention in New York ...
SCHOOL TAXES TO SOAR IN PATAKI PLAN, UNION WARNS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... ALBANY -- School taxes would increase an average of 15 percent statewide under Gov. George Pataki's proposed cut to school aid, according to an analysis by the state's largest teachers union. The tax increase that would result from Pataki's proposed $1.24 billion cut in school ...
SUN'S ABOUT TO SET ON `SOLARTOWN, USA' NAME.(CAPITAL REGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: DENNIS YUSKO Staff writer The town whose nickname is ``Solartown, USA'' may need a new slogan to go with its new town hall. The current solar-heated and -cooled town hall debuted July 5, 1978. Halfmoon, now among the fastest-growing towns in the ...
BURIED METERS A PARKING PARADISE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: DANIELLE T. FURFARO Staff writer Jamal Williamson smiled as he thought about the free parking he's gotten downtown in the past few weeks. ``I haven't put a quarter in a meter in a while. I'm not going to climb over that snowbank. I haven't seen anyone else do ...
COMMUNITY DRAWS CLOSER, AWAITS BOY'S RECOVERY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: MICHELE MORGAN BOLTON Staff writer Students and teachers were rallying Friday following a skiing accident earlier this week in which a Goff Middle School eighth-grader was critically injured. Matthew Lynskey, 13, of North Greenbush, remains unconscious in ...
FACING BIOTERROR WORRIES HEAD-ON.(CAPITAL REGION)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: BRENDAN LYONS Staff writer Dr. Carol Rauch had been to bioterror seminars and heard the stories about stockpiled chemical agents and the terrorists who might use them to kill Americans. But it was a phone call to a relative in Florida 17 months ago that ...
WHITE HOUSE PLANS TO OVERHAUL OVERTIME.(MAIN)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is revamping decades-old labor regulations in an overhaul that could force some Americans to work longer hours without overtime pay. The Labor Department argues that the pillars of American labor law, ...
FCC LETS MEDIA GET NARROWER.(MAIN)
Feb 01, 2003 ... Byline: MOLLY IVINS Now here's a dandy example of the kind of thing that never makes it to the front page or the top of the news broadcast, but that affects absolutely everyone. The Federal Communications Commission, led by Michael (``my religion is the market'') ...