Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from August 2005:
Support overwhelming for wheelchair pageant.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Thank you, Albany, for reaching out to embrace the Ms. Wheelchair America pageant July 23. Transporting, housing and hosting up to 50 individuals in wheelchairs for a week could have been more of a challenge had it not been for the enthusiastic support and participation of the Albany ...
Pataki must veto emergency contraception bill.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2005 ... I applaud and give heartfelt thanks to Bishop Hubbard and the other New York bishops for courageously standing up for Christ's teachings by sending Gov. George Pataki a letter urging him to veto the emergency contraception bill. Abortion is not a modern procedure. Christ's own ...
High court judges skirt retirement.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: PETER S. CANELLOS WASHINGTON - Chief Justice William H. Rehnquistleft the hospital July 14 and issued a firm statement: "I want to put to rest the speculation and unfounded rumors of my imminent retirement." The next morning, he climbed into his wheelchair ...
Penny pinchers pocket cash from contest.(Life - Money)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Before I announce the winners of the 2005 Penny Pincher of the Year contest, I want to address one disturbing note I received from a reader. He wrote: "Cheapskate is a 100 percent, no question negative term. I can no longer stand, for example, going out to dinner with certain ...
Until proposed changes occur, avoid closing cost surprise.(Life - Money)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: SANDRA BLOCK USA Today Just about anyone who has purchased or refinanced a home has a mortgage-closing horror story. Unexpected fees. Last-minute surprises. A settlement document that contains more pages than "The Brothers Karamazov." The Department of ...
Accept other nations as economic partners.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Michael Hickey's observation that American leadership in science and technology will be increasingly challenged by other nations is spot on. (Perspective, July 3). His call to boost taxpayer spending on research and technical education is no match for the issue he raises. ...
The disastrous course of action in Iraq costly.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2005 ... After reading pro and con letters on the war in Iraq for the last year or so, I've come to the conclusion that once again we are in a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. As a Vietnam War vet, I can sympathize with the troops in the sandbox and detest the lies and political ...
Laptop choices for students.(Life - Money)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: Kim Komando A quick Google search of many schools' minimum requirements shows the majority of colleges and universities recommend students bring laptops. Size for dorms, and portability make them worth their price. Decide between laptops that run Microsoft Windows - ...
Politicians serve people, not business interests.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Besides the fact that it seems a trifle ridiculous that an article on flip-flops is front-page news, the entire issue highlights a malaise that is afflicting our troubled political world. In 1829, when Andrew Jackson became president, crowds of people stampeded into the White ...
FAMILIES NEED TO BE ENRICHED WITH FATHERS.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: William Raspberry WASHINGTON - I first heard the numbers from sociologist Andrew Billingsley: In 1890, 80 percent of black American households were headed by husbands and wives. That's just 25 years after the end of the Civil War. In 1900, the ...
Disavowing violence.(Main)(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2005 ... R emember the long anticipated words already. In time, perhaps savor them. "The leadership has formally ordered an end to the armed campaign." With that, the Irish Republican Army last week embraced the essential conditions for peace long demanded by everyone from ...
U.S., North Korea talking.(Main)(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: Helen Thomas The Bush administration has discovered the art of diplomacy in dealing with North Korea - one of the trio dubbed by President Bush as the "Axis of Evil." The U.S. is learning that its militant muscle flexing is out of the question now that it is ...
STAND ON GUARD FOR VOTER RIGHTS.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: MARY SANCHEZ The right to rr vote should not be controversial. Not here, not in the United States, not as we approach this week's 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act on Saturday. And, yet, listen to what is being heard by a national ...
New nickels will be worth pretty (five) pennies each.(Life - Money)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: S.P. DINNEN Des Moines Register A new nickel design will begin filling change drawers Monday, but expect the commemorative coins to disappear quickly. When the newly designed Buffalo nickels arrived at banks this summer, the coins quickly flew out the door and ...
Strategy for funding travel.(Life - Money)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: GARY STOLLER USA TODAY As the U.S. dollar tries to recover from an all-time low against other currencies, a smart money-exchange strategy is more important than ever for business travelers abroad. The dollar was weakest in December, when it cost an average ...
Exchanging currencies tips.(Life - Money)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: USA TODAY Currency experts say these are some of the advantages and disadvantages of various ways to exchange money or pay for a purchase abroad. ATM Advantage: Favorable exchange rates and fees. Disadvantage: Transaction fees add up. ...
Feel-good reality is now showing.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: Mark McGuire BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Maybe reality shows don't have to ooze from some primordial cesspool of man's worst instincts. Maybe America has had its fill of TV debasement, of taking smug satisfaction in a fellow person's foibles or downfalls. ...
COMING UP.(Business)
Aug 01, 2005 ... TODAY Earnings expected: Entergy Corp., Equity Office Properties Trust, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Humana Inc., Lincoln National Corp., Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE) Government : Commerce Department reports on construction spending for June. ...
Giving bottom lines a tweak.(Business)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: ELLEN SIMON Associated Press NEW YORK - Gaming a financial statement to meet earnings expectations has its own colorful nomenclature: cookie-jar accounting, channel stuffing and "the big bath." If a company's earnings meet analyst estimates, the stock gets ...
`Wedding Crashers' takes top slice of box office cake.(Arts & Entertainment)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: Associated Press LOS ANGELES - Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn caught the box-office bouquet as their comedy "Wedding Crashers" pulled a switch with a $20.5 million weekend, becoming the No. 1 movie after two weekends in second place. Johnny Depp's "Charlie and ...
Company does justice to epic `King John'.(Arts & Entertainment)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: MICHAEL ECK Special to the Times Union LENOX, Mass. - Say "King John," and most people, if they respond at all, will say the Magna Carta, 1215. They'll then scratch their heads as they try to remember anything more about that epochal document than its title. ...
`Nickel' the coin of the Mamet realm.(Arts & Entertainment)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: MICHAEL ECK Special to the Times Union STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. - Take three fringe-dwelling losers in a second-hand shop, add a "rare" nickel, and you've got David Mamet's "American Buffalo." "Buffalo" was his first play of note, and it helped to establish the ...
A simple portfolio helps avoid headaches.(Business)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: JOHN WAGGONER USA Today Browse the personal finance book shelves at your local bookstore, and you'll see dozens of elaborate ways to invest, ranging from trading carrot futures to renting condos in Cancun. But if you want to become a millionaire - or at least a ...
INTEGRATED ALARM SERVICES GROUP INC.(Business)
Aug 01, 2005 ... NASDAQ: IASG HEADQUARTERS: ONE CAPITAL CENTER, 99 PINE ST., THIRD FLOOR, ALBANY COMPANY FOUNDED: AS KING CENTRAL IN HACKENSACK, N.J., IN 1985; INTEGRATED ALARM BORN IN 2003 AND COMPLETED AN INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING IN JULY THAT YEAR ACTIVITIES: PROVIDES MONITORING, FINANCING AND SUPPORT ...
Dividends offer boost to retirement income.(Business)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: MICHAEL L. DIAMOND Asbury Park (N.J.) Press At 84, Victor Sims faces the same concerns as any retiree. Health care costs, property taxes and gas prices rise, and the income from his pensions and Social Security isn't keeping pace. Sims has remained a step ahead by $800 a ...
KNOW IT ALL.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Q: Whatever happened to the bullet-riddled vehicle Bonnie and Clyde were driving when police ambushed them? A: Bonnie Parker (1910-1934) and Clyde Barrow (1909-1934) were shot to death in an ambush near Sailes, Bienville Parish, La., on May 23, 1934. The gray V8 Ford they were ...
Community Calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Aug 01, 2005 ... TODAY CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Secrets of Self-Esteem WHERE: East Greenbush Community Library, 10 Community Way WHEN: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. COST: Free CONTACT: Linda, 589-5000 NOTES: Workshop for women of all ages. Call to register. COMMUNITY ...
Sheik robe and headdress sure beat GI's combat fatigues and helmet.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: ANTONIO CASTANEDA Associated Press QAYYARAH, Iraq - Sheik Horn floats around the room in white robe and headdress, exchanging pleasantries with dozens of village leaders. But he's the only sheik with blond streaks in his mustache - and the only one who ...
Teen turns up a Queens runaway.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK - A 13-year-old boy from Stamford, Conn., who was reported missing from a men's room in Yankee Stadium ran away and was found in Queens early Sunday, police said. "He ran away and we found him," said Detective John Sweeney, a police ...
Looking Back.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2005 ... On this date in 1905 August 1 - George Hoetize, Humane Society wagon driver, was unconscious ...
Time Pletcher's ally racing Flower Alley.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: TIM WILKIN Staff Writer SARATOGA SPRINGS - One thing Todd Pletcher has is time. Twenty-six days, to be exact. Saratoga's leading trainer has just under four weeks to get Jim Dandy winner Flower Alley ready for the $1 million Travers Stakes here on Aug. 27. ...
CHANGE POSSIBLE FOR GOP.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Is Gov. George Pataki's decision not to seek a fourth term in 2006 a sign that the end of Stephen Minarik's state GOP chairmanship is near? Party Executive Director Ryan Moses insisted Minarik, the Monroe County GOP chairman who took the state party job at Pataki's urging in ...
Vision of ground zero arts develops.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - A man who helped consult on several performing arts projects at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and other spots across the nation is preparing for one of his most difficult projects. Robert Long is aiding ...
$40,000 hike lures finance chief.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: MIKE GOODWIN Staff Writer SCHENECTADY - Kathy Wetmore, one of two municipal finance experts Mayor Brian U. Stratton hired 18 months ago to clean up city finances, is leaving her job as finance director for a job as an assistant superintendent in the Albany school ...
Harrison Ford to remain on EAA Young Eagles board.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... "We were the same as a MASH unit but without the helicopters," said Bob Owen , 88, a corporal and X-ray technician, referring to the shorthand for the mobile army surgical hospitals associated with the Korean War. Owen, of Hobe Sound, Fla., and six others from the unit gathered ...
Cheyenne Frontier Days to honor Chris LeDoux.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Chris LeDoux , one of Wyoming's favorite sons, was honored at one of his most beloved venues, Cheyenne Frontier Days. Silence fell over one of the noisiest, busiest and wildest arenas in pro rodeo as officials halted Saturday's matinee performance to pay tribute to the former ...
Director David Lynch to form foundation for meditation.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Film director David Lynch , a longtime practitioner of Transcendental Meditation, has formed a foundation that will encourage schools to use the technique in the classroom. "It's knowledge in terms of the self, and it works wonders in the kids," he said. The David ...
Milking more cash from agriculture.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: Associated Press BUFFALO - How do you milk a sheep? Better yet, how much money can it bring? Sheep milking, fish farming, goat fattening and other niche businesses, while small, combine to give New York agriculture an optimistic glow in a new ...
As the planet warms, storms grow stronger.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: JOSEPH B. VERRENGIA Associated Press Is global warming making hurricanes more ferocious? New research suggests the answer is yes. Scientists call the findings both surprising and alarming because they suggest global warming is influencing storms now - rather ...
Questions raised on removal of ovaries.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: Associated Press WASHINGTON - Most women getting a hysterectomy should keep their ovaries because the common extra step of removing them seems to do no good and might decrease their long-term survival, researchers report. The provocative study, being published ...
Juvenile inmates face higher sex abuse rate.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: Associated Press WASHINGTON - Sexual assaults and other illicit incidents of sexual contact are reported at juvenile prisons at 10 times the rate than at adult lockups, a government study finds. The research found 10 reported incidents for every 2,000 youths ...
Bush comforts Boy Scouts.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press BOWLING GREEN, Va. - President Bush comforted thousands of Boy Scouts on Sunday at the 2005 National Scout Jamboree marred by the electrocutions of four leaders and stifling heat that sickened 300. "The men you lost were models ...
Police arrest 7 more in London bomb plot.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: BETH GARDINER Associated Press LONDON - Police arrested seven people Sunday during a raid on an apartment in southern England, bringing to 21 the number in custody in the relentless hunt for accomplices in the failed July 21 transit bombings. Investigators ...
Ohio cops said to have covered up priest abuse.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio - Police helped the Catholic Diocese of Toledo cover up sex abuse allegations for several decades, refusing to investigate or arrest priests suspected of molesting children, a newspaper reported Sunday. The (Toledo) Blade, ...
Baby found in bag.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK - Inside a Christmas gift bag left on a Brooklyn street, passersby found an unexpected present: an abandoned infant. The little girl, believed to be about 2 weeks old, was found early Friday morning outside an apartment building in ...
Marion Edick.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2005 ... State Director - Pupil Transportation, state Education Department Niskayuna Personal: Married, 27 years to Robert, with one child, a son, Kevin, now 26. Hobbies: Enjoys photography, music and bicycling. Currently reading: "Sandstorm," by ...
Milkman delivers on the past.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: PATRICK CAIN Special to the Times Union VALATIE - Columbia County residents aren't alarmed when they see Bill Gumaer - dressed in a hat, T-shirt and blue jeans - waltzing into their neighbor's house when nobody is home. They're not surprised when Gumaer goes ...
Athletes defy air, criticism at show.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: JORDAN CARLEO-EVANGELIST Staff Writer ALBANY - In skateboarding, loyalty - much like skeletal integrity - is a fickle thing. Or so it seemed Sunday in the streets around the Pepsi Arena as the spectacle of Tony Hawk's Boom Boom HuckJam - a raucous mix of ...
Atkins Nutritionals seeks bankruptcy protection.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... NEW YORK - Atkins Nutritionals Inc., the company that promoted low-carb eating into a national diet craze, filed for bankruptcy court protection Sunday, a company spokesman said. Atkins has been hurt by the waning popularity of its namesake diet, which focuses on eliminating ...
Pope praises IRA decision to give up violence.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy - Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday hailed the Irish Republican Army's decision to disarm as "beautiful news" and urged all to work for a lasting peace after decades of bloodshed against British rule in Northern Ireland. Benedict, addressing pilgrims at his ...
Iran demands deal to avert nuclear work resumption.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... TEHRAN, Iran - Iran threatened Sunday to restart some suspended activities that could be used to make atomic weapons if European negotiators do not immediately offer a promised package of incentives to entice Tehran to freeze its nuclear program. A senior European diplomat said ...
Israel warns against attacks during pullout.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... JERUSALEM - Israel would suspend its Gaza withdrawal and launch a massive ground offensive if Palestinian militants attack Israeli soldiers and settlers during the pullout, the deputy defense minister said Sunday in outlining the military's plans for the first time. The threat ...
In this race, the horse is iron.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: LEIGH HORNBECK Staff Writer NORTH CREEK - Vern Collins is the John Henry of Huletts Landing, racing old age instead of a steam-powered drill. On Saturday, Collins hopes to run in the fourth annual 8.4-mile Race the Train event in Warren County, which pits ...
Rain hurts India relief efforts.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: RAMOLA TALWAR BADAM Associated Press BOMBAY, India - Authorities warned residents to remain at home Sunday after heavy rains fell again across Bombay and surrounding areas hammered last week by devastating floods that killed more than 900 people. Cleanup ...
North Korean demands twist nuclear talks.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: Associated Press BEIJING - North Korea's demands for what it should receive in exchange for abandoning its nuclear weapons program snarled talks Sunday, but the U.S. envoy maintained "things are moving," with more negotiations planned today. The negotiations ended their ...
Bar-hopper injured after falling from fire escape.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2005 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS - A Wynantskill man was critically injured late Saturday night when he fell from a fire escape between two taverns. Charles Reo, 27, was attempting to get onto the roof of the Luna Lounge, 17 Maple Ave., from the roof of Club Caroline at 13 Caroline St., ...
Man faces charges of trying to kill his mother.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2005 ... NORTH GREENBUSH - A 46-year-old man was charged with two counts of attempted second-degree murder for twice trying to strangle his mother, police said. Thaddeus Pietrak was arrested after police said he tried to choke and smother his mother during separate attacks on Saturday ...
Life in the climbing lane requires an eye for signs.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Q: While traveling around the state, I encounter climbing lanes up hills for trucks and other slow-moving traffic. As they near the top, these lanes end and traffic must merge. The problem is that if my speed is closely matching the truck as I approach the end of the climbing ...
DA says he won't return donation.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: MIKE GOODWIN Staff Writer SCHENECTADY - A former city firefighter once accused of assaulting a Niskayuna police officer and possessing drugs has contributed $200 to District Attorney Robert M. Carney's re-election campaign. The four-term Democrat said he has ...
Ramps reopen for commuters.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: JORDAN CARLEO-EVANGELIST Staff Writer ALBANY - All but one of the Interstate 787 ramps that were forced to close by the partial failure of a section of roadway last week will reopen in time for this morning's rush-hour commute, state Department of Transportation ...
BSO loses some of its polish without Levine.(Arts & Entertainment)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: JOSEPH DALTON Special to the Times Union LENOX, Mass. - It would be understandable if the musicians and staff of the Boston Symphony Orchestra took a collective sigh of relief last week after their new music director James Levine concluded his busy month at Tanglewood. ...
Festival finds beauty in the past.(Arts & Entertainment)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: JAMES HENNERTY Special to the Times Union GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. - Aston Magna is a music festival with a mission: to play classical music the way its composers heard their works. Performers play the original instruments, and with the practices in use when the music was ...
NASA weighs a walk in space.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: JOHN SCHWARTZ New York Times HOUSTON - Astronauts on the shuttle Discovery may conduct the first spacewalk on the underside of a shuttle to prevent a possible re-entry heating problem caused by errant strips of heavy insulating cloth. Analysts at the National ...
Pataki ready to veto `morning-after pill'.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: RAYMOND HERNANDEZ and AL BAKER New York Times NEW YORK - Gov. George E. Pataki, anticipating an advertising attack by leaders of the abortion-rights movement in New York, said that he would veto a bill to make the so-called "morning-after pill" available without a pre ...
Sudan leader reported dead in helicopter crash.(Main)
Aug 01, 2005 ... Byline: Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan - A U.N. official said search crews today found the site of a helicopter crash and a body they believe is that of Sudan's vice president, a former rebel leader who is a key figure in a fledgling peace deal between the predominantly Arab ...