Daily Breeze back issues from June 2004:
[ Daily Breeze readers and South Bay consumers will ... ]
Jun 01, 2004 ... Daily Breeze readers and South Bay consumers will experience a newway to buy local merchandise in the South Bay's first ever liveregional online auction from June 13-21. The auction, to be held on the newspaper's Web site,www.dailybreezeauction.com,. will offer readers the chance ...
[ Population growth causes havoc ... ]
Jun 01, 2004 ... Population growth causes havoc Wednesday's article concerning the Arkansas mother who gave birthto her 15th child was an eye-opener. Haven't these people ever heardof something called birth control? We shouldn't take aim at the religious beliefs of others, but itis time for a ...
Bark beetle infestation may do more than thin West's forests
Jun 01, 2004; ... KINGS BEACH -- Even as the nation devotes billions of dollars toartificially thinning crowded forests, a stressed-out Mother Natureis taking matters into her own hands on a catastrophic scale humanscan't hope to match, scientists say. An epidemic of bark beetles is killing untold ...
Irwin weathers storm, wins title
Jun 01, 2004; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Hale Irwin survived a grueling week and achallenge from the Champions Tour's newest player to win his fourthSenior PGA Championship. Irwin birdied the 18th hole to win the weather-plagued event byone stroke over Jay Haas on Monday. The tournament was delayed ...
Church deserves equal -- not special --treatment
Jun 01, 2004; ... The Rolling Hills Estates City Council last week voted unanimouslyto reject the Rolling Hills Covenant Church's expansion proposal.This came after more than a year of public threats by the church tofile a lawsuit against the city and after appearances at citymeetings by several lawyers ...
Bright idea turns into WB series 'Summerland'
Jun 01, 2004; ... TODAYLori Loughlin is on the beach. There's sand and deck chairs and surfboards -- but the sunshine isartificial light and the sky a painted backdrop. It's the set of afictional seaside community called "Summerland," a new family dramaon the WB. When Loughlin first saw the ...
Governor to hire 270 CHP officers
Jun 01, 2004; ... SACRAMENTO -- Abandoning a planned cost-cutting measure amidpublic safety concerns, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has agreed to hireas many as 270 new California Highway Patrol officers. CHP Commissioner D.O. "Spike" Helmick said recently the extrademands of protecting California from ...
HB may extend parking program
Jun 01, 2004; ... Sure, those who live near the beach or next to Hermosa Beach'sdowntown have to put up with the city's worst parking hell, but thereis one perk. Their location allows them to buy a parking pass that can be usedto avoid feeding the meters at most of the city's public parkingspaces, ...
Waves, Bruins, 49ers set for regional play
Jun 01, 2004; ... Pepperdine got what it expected, UCLA got the farewell gift forits coach and Long Beach State got what it feared when the 64-teamfield was announced for the NCAA baseball tournament on Monday. The West Coast Conference champion Waves (28-30) get to stay inthe area and play in a ...
Championship effort beats a trip to beach
Jun 01, 2004 ... Did you have to spend Memorial Day Monday working? If so, you canrelate to Phil Jackson's mind-set. "I'd rather be at the beach," the Lakers coach declared afterclocking in at Staples Center. That was not a complaint, mind you, because it was a great day togo to the ...
I want my LCD TV for cheap!
Jun 01, 2004; ... Flat-screen TVs are one of the hottest trends in consumerelectronics. Yet despite their buzz and growing sales, prices remainstubbornly high. The futuristic sets are stuck at the same plateauwhere color televisions were in their early days a half century ago:Too costly for the ...
Lomita resident puts the pizazz in party planning
Jun 01, 2004; ... As a child, Corinne Driscoll would help her father make custom-built cars in the family garage in Mesa, Ariz. They would then showoff their handiwork at car shows. Now she makes custom-built props in her garage in Lomita. Sheshows them off at events she organizes. In 2001, ...
Woman tells of C-section given herself
Jun 01, 2004; ... RIO TALEA, Mexico -- Alone in her one-room cabin high in themountains of southern Mexico, Ines Ramirez Perez felt the poundingpains of a child insistent on entering the world. Three years earlier, she had given birth to a dead baby girl. Asher labor intensified, so did her concern ...
Pink's not only red hot but suitable for anything
Jun 01, 2004; ... Since Gwyneth Paltrow donned a shiny pink Ralph Lauren gown fiveyears ago for the Academy Awards, fashionistas have been tickledpink. Eye-popping pink permutations prevail on racks and backs, with nosign of abating. The spectrum has more pink bands than a candy cane,ranging from ...
Sharon slammed for Gaza proposal
Jun 01, 2004; ... JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Monday askedrebellious Likud Party legislators to accept a revised Gazawithdrawal plan, but the meeting was cut short after he came undersharp verbal attack. "You have no majority in any party forum," Likud legislator ...
Speak Up
Jun 01, 2004 ... TUESDAYJune 1, 2004Reachus Editorial Page Editor Mike Carroll 310-540-5511 Ext.381mike.carroll@dailybreeze.com Internet letters@dailybreeze.com Mail Editorial Page EditorDaily Breeze5215 TorranceBlvd.Torrance, CA 90503-4077Note to Readers The Daily Breeze ...
Iraqi session to pick president postponed
Jun 01, 2004; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi Governing Council members accused Americanofficials Monday of pressuring them to accept Washington's choice forIraq's new president, prompting a delay in the announcement of a newgovernment to take power from the U.S.-led coalition June 30. U.N. envoy Lakhdar ...
curtainsup!
Jun 01, 2004 ... PERFORMING ARTS IN THE SOUTH BAY * BARBERSHOP PRODUCTION: TheSouth Bay Coastliners will present its 55th annual barbershop harmonyshow, "Stop the War, The Captain Wants to Play Golf," at 8 p.m.Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the HermosaBeach Playhouse, 710 Pier ...
California remembers the fallen
Jun 01, 2004; ... Californians celebrated Memorial Day with a mix of solemnity andappreciation Monday, honoring veterans with speeches, parades, and asobering display of more than 800 crosses on a beach, each onemarking a U.S. service member killed in Iraq. The crosses have stood just north of the ...
Greene stays on track, wins men's 100 at Stanford
Jun 01, 2004; ... Maurice Greene looked ready to reclaim the title of world'sfastest man, running a wind-aided 9.78 seconds to win the men's 100meters at the Payton Jordan U.S. Open at Stanford. There has only been one race faster under any conditions, andthat's when Obadele Thompson ran a ...
TSA put on the cutting board
Jun 01, 2004; ... WASHINGTON -- The anti-terrorism agency that Congress rushed intoexistence just weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks to protect America'splanes, trains and trucks is shrinking, and could all but fade away. The Transportation Security Administration, which hired about65,000 employees ...
4 Argentines reach French quarterfinals
Jun 01, 2004; ... PARIS -- With the red clay he loves caked on his shirt and shorts,Gustavo Kuerten moved one round closer to his fourth French Opentitle Monday. Kuerten took a hard spill in the final game but was unhurt, andfive points later he completed a 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 victory over ...
Hot Fedotenko injured, held out of Game 4
Jun 01, 2004 ... Tampa Bay's leading goal-scorer Ruslan Fedotenko sat out Game 4 ofthe Stanley Cup Finals on Monday after slamming his face into theboards two nights earlier. Lightning defenseman Pavel Kubina also was scratched after takingan elbow to the head early in Game 3. Late in the ...
After series of failed missions, U.N. troops head back to Haiti
Jun 01, 2004; ... United Nations troops are coming back to Haiti, but after a decadeof failed missions many in the traumatized nation wonder whether thepeacekeepers -- cobbled together from countries ranging fromArgentina to Zimbabwe -- are up to the daunting task. Although the official handover is ...
Males retreat as alpha females assert their dominance in jungle of clutter
Jun 01, 2004 ... I'm not one of those guys who, the minute his daughter goes off tocollege, turns the empty space into a pool room. I'm a lot moresensitive than that, a regular Alan Alda and Dr. Phil rolled into onehappy guy. When my eldest daughter left for college four years ago I mourned ... ...
Iraq car bomb kills 4 close to coalition HQ
Jun 01, 2004; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A car bomb exploded Monday near coalitionheadquarters, killing four people and wounding 25 in violence thatU.S. authorities believe was aimed at blocking the coming transfer ofpower. Four American soldiers were reported killed in other attacks. Shiite leaders also ...
INTRODUCTION: Reserve was a relative unknown before coming up big to put a dagger in the T'wolves.
Jun 01, 2004; ... The rest of the NBA probably knows more about Rush Street inChicago than it does about Kareem Rush in Los Angeles. Except the Minnesota Timberwolves, of course. Out of nowhere, a guy who had scored just 11 points in the firstfive games of the series suddenly started throwing ...
'Shrek2' stays on top by an ear at box office
Jun 01, 2004; ... The end of the world ran a close second to a cartoon ogre at theMemorial Day weekend box office. "Shrek 2" retained the top spot with $92.2 million over the longweekend, fending off the global-catastrophe tale "The Day AfterTomorrow," which debuted with $86 million, according to ...
Fisher is slowed but able
Jun 01, 2004 ... From out of the blue, the Lakers announced before Game 6 Mondaythat backup guard Derek Fisher had suffered a sprain of the medialcollateral ligament in his right knee in the last minute of Game 5. The injury, which went unnoticed on Saturday and was not mentionedby the Lakers on ...
Lightning strike first, tie series with Flames
Jun 01, 2004; ... CALGARY, Alberta -- Nikolai Khabibulin has never had a biggersave -- he may have saved Tampa Bay's run to the Stanley Cup. Khabibulin was again at his best when the Lightning were introuble, staying undefeated after a loss in carrying Tampa Bay to aseries-tying 1-0 victory over ...
Long road back for Donnelly
Jun 01, 2004 ... By Gabe Lacques LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS As Brendan Donnelly piloted his sports-utility vehicle throughTempe, Ariz., early in spring training this year, there was nothingthat suggested the Angels setup man's year ahead would be lessabundant than the last. His ...
Norris supporter Joan Moe is a hard Act II to follow
Jun 01, 2004 ... Meredith GrenierABOUT TOWNIt's the 20th anniversary season at theNorris Theater, so it was a fitting time for members of theatersupport group Act II to honor Joan Moe, a theater founder two decadesago who is still involved. Janet Christy, who founded Act II, read a poem honoring ...
Online auction to be hosted by Breeze
Jun 01, 2004; ... Daily Breeze readers and South Bay consumers will experience a newway to buy local merchandise in the South Bay's first-ever liveregional online auction from June 13-21. The auction, to be held on the newspaper's Web site,www.dailybreezeauction.com, will offer readers the chance to ...
Woman, 114, was recognized as the world's oldest person
Jun 01, 2004; ... SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Ramona Trinidad Iglesias Jordan, who atage 114 was recognized as the world's oldest person, has died after about with pneumonia, her family said Monday. Iglesias died Saturday in a nursing home in San Juan, said ReneMatos, a great nephew who lives in El ...
Reeve bill beneficial to all who are paralyzed
Jun 01, 2004 ... Fame has many uses. Actor Christopher Reeve, paralyzed by a spinal-cord injury in a fall from a horse nine years ago, has used hiscelebrity in a positive way. The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation has raised publicawareness of promising research into the causes and ...
Fashion designer Michael Kors finds change secret to his longevity
Jun 01, 2004; ... NEW YORK -- Michael Kors is flattered to be considered at the headof the new class of American fashion designers -- especially sincehe's been at this for 23 years. At age 44, Kors calls himself "the oldest 'young designer' in NewYork City." "I was out to dinner once ... ...
Alvarez asks to return to role of long reliever
Jun 01, 2004 ... Dodgers left-hander Wilson Alvarez, whose status is day-to-daybecause of a sore right foot and strained left hip, asked Monday tobe moved back to the bullpen, a request that was quickly granted byManager Jim Tracy and pitching coach Jim Colborn. Alvarez began the season in the ...
Rush to the Finals
Jun 01, 2004; ... Oh what a rush. ... A Kareem Rush, that is. The Lakers, who seemingly never do anything the easy -- or normal -- way, did it again Monday night at Staples Center. They advanced tothe NBA Finals largely because of the unheralded Rush, who came outof nowhere to rescue them from a ...
Bomb blast at Pakistan mosque leaves at least 16 dead
Jun 01, 2004; ... KARACHI, Pakistan -- A bomb ripped through a Shiite Muslim mosquein Karachi during evening prayers Monday, killing at least 16 peopleand wounding 38 others. A top Pakistani official said the blast couldbe revenge for the assassination of a senior Sunni cleric. Hundreds of Shiite ...
Don't get burned over poor beach etiquette
Jun 01, 2004; ... OCEAN CITY, N.J. -- Looking for your place in the sun? Fine. Just don't lay your blanket too close to mine. And don'tshake it out here, the sand's getting in my eyes. And whatever you do, don't feed the gulls. Once you do, they'llstick around, squawking and flapping and -- when ...
Ex-president finds octogenarian life worth the trip
Jun 01, 2004 ... If you need a tonic, buy, borrow, or steal the current issue ofForbes FYI, because you will find there an article by George H.W.Bush. (That's the one who is not now president.) It is published withthe title "Executive Privilege," and what it does is tell you whatit's like to be 80. Well, ...
Drug discount cards move into use
Jun 01, 2004; ... WASHINGTON -- Elderly people begin using Medicare drug discountcards today in an experiment that has gotten off to a slow start butpromises to have big implications for politics and health policy,regardless of whether it delivers big savings. The program is the first major test of ...
ART
Jun 01, 2004; ... In hands-on art programs such as Art at Your Fingertips, studentsare taught "there are no mistakes in art." The biggest mistake, according to Michael Napoliello Jr., HermosaBeach author and Gallery C owner, is made by parents who never exposetheir children to museum-quality ...
Purge prepared to take on Smarty Jones again
Jun 01, 2004; ... Purge is poised to take on Smarty Jones again, this time in theBelmont Stakes. The two-time loser to the Triple Crown threat will be out toavenge losses in the Rebel Stakes and Arkansas Derby. Trainer Todd Pletcher said owner Jack Wolf "is leaning towardwanting to run," with ...
Neighbors
Jun 01, 2004 ... El Segundo resident Jenny Davies was recently elected president ofthe Southern California Mothers of Twins Clubs at the group's 36thannual convention. The Southern California Mothers of Twins Clubs consists of ...
Griffey drives past Gehrig
Jun 01, 2004; ... Ken Griffey Jr. passed Lou Gehrig on the career home run list witha go-ahead, three-run drive in the seventh inning that helped theCincinnati Reds beat the host Florida Marlins, 9-7, on Monday. Griffey's home run was his 13th this season and the 494th of hiscareer, moving him into ...
Izturis finishes off comeback, Brewers
Jun 01, 2004; ... Odalis Perez is being more diplomatic this season when it comes todiscussing his lack of run support. The Dodgers rallied for a 3-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers onMonday, but after Perez left trailing by two runs. Cesar Izturis hit an RBI single in the 10th inning, and ...
Parents' romance troubles 11-year-old boy
Jun 01, 2004 ... TODAYDear Annie: Six weeks ago, my 11-year-old son walked in on my husband and mehaving sex. The door was locked, but "Ian" used a screwdriver toforce it open. Ian is still bothered by this. He says every time his dad and Iare alone together he thinks we're "doing it." I have ...
Tigers blast 5 home runs to down the Royals
Jun 01, 2004; ... Eric Munson and Carlos Guillen hit two homers each, the firstmultihomer games of their careers, to lead the Detroit Tigers at homeover the Kansas City Royals, 8-4, Monday. Omar Infante also homered for Detroit, which had its first five-homer game at Comerica Park. Guillen's second ...
Jam band Phish to call it quits after U.S. tour ends in August
Jun 01, 2004; ... Phish, the enormously popular jam band that experimented withmyriad musical genres and whose legions of dedicated fans made them ayounger version of The Grateful Dead, announced last week that theyare breaking up. The surprise announcement came as the band prepared to release ...
Diploma is a tribute to Gardena teen's dedication
Jun 01, 2004; ... When her parents abandoned her, she found solace in school. Whenshe was placed in the care of a grandmother too frail to take care ofher, she kept her nose in her books. When she moved 10 times in justa few years, she threw herself into her studies. When 17-year-old Kambria ...
For a day, Eagles coach brought home the trophy
Jun 01, 2004 ... El Segundo boys basketball coach Rick Sabosky lives with the NBA'sLarry O'Brien Trophy. At least, he did for a day. Sabosky's home was used for a popularNBA Finals commercial featuring Gary Payton. The point guard is shownthrowing rocks at the window of a home, trying to woo the ...
Congress should extend tax cuts
Jun 01, 2004 ... The Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 provided much-welcomed taxrelief to millions of middle-class and lower-income families, whilealso doing much to spur the robust economic growth the nation is nowenjoying. But that tax relief could very well be short-lived. That's because ...
Wind, rain batter Midwest, South
Jun 01, 2004; ... NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A line of thunderstorms swept acrossTennessee, ripping apart homes, destroying a campground and causingwidespread flooding. A 7-year-old girl was killed early Monday whenwinds caused the collapse of a wall at her grandparents' home. At least nine others died in ...
Going
Jun 01, 2004; ... Officials are scrambling to find ways to cut Carson's budget after$100,000 the state had planned to take from city coffers ballooned to$1.2 million. "It's a big deal," said Jacquelyn Acosta, administrative servicesgeneral manager. "We had our budget almost balanced and now ...
Tribute offers time for remembering, sharing
Jun 01, 2004; ... Patty Wood's teary eyes belied her strength on a day when shejoined the nation in mourning its soldiers lost in battle. Just over a month ago, Wood lost her son, Brian, in the Iraq warafter a mine detonated near his Humvee. The Army sergeant from Torrance had just turned ...
UCLA softball team defends its NCAA title by beating Cal
Jun 01, 2004; ... OKLAHOMA CITY -- Claire Sua homered and Kristen Dedmon hit atiebreaking two-run single to lead UCLA to its second straight NCAAsoftball championship and 10th overall with a 3-1 victory overCalifornia on Monday night. The Bruins became the first team to win back-to-back titles ...
Memorable day for two jockeys
Jun 01, 2004; ... Monday at Hollywood Park was a lucky day for Mike Smith and thelast day, perhaps for a while, for Pat Valenzeula. Smith rode Noches De Rosa to a one-length win in the $350,000Gamely Handicap, the second on the track's 10-race Memorial Day card.Five races later, Valenzeula was on ...
HOT TICKETS | ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: Lucas Lee, Torrance; Ashley Esparza, San Pedro | NOTABLE PERFORMERS
Jun 01, 2004 ... HOT TICKETS * WEDNESDAY: Boys tennis, CIF Division IV Championship, atClaremont Club, Redondo vs. Brentwood, 2:30 p.m.; Baseball, L.A. CityChampionship Playoffs, quarterfinal, Cleveland at San Pedro, 2 p.m.L.A. City Invitational Playoffs, quarterfinal, Westchester atBanning, 2 ...
TODAY
Jun 01, 2004 ... Annie's Mailbox B5 Bridge B5 Comics B6 History B5 Horoscope B5 L.M. Boyd B5 Movies B5 Television B4 Reachus Today Editor Leo Smith 310-540-5511, Ext. 417 leo.smith@dailybreeze.com Fax ...
Bush, Kerry pay their respects to dead veterans
Jun 01, 2004; ... ARLINGTON, Va. -- President Bush declared Monday that "America issafer" because of its fighting forces while Sen. John Kerry went tothe Vietnam Veterans Memorial in somber but historically asymmetricalMemorial Day tributes. "Through our history, America has gone to war ...
Matchmaker claims love patent
Jun 01, 2004; ... SAN JOSE -- Chemistry? Forget it. Psychology and statistics bestdetermine whether two people will have a happy marriage. At least soclaims an online dating service that's patented its matchmakingformula. EHarmony.com Inc. this month received U.S. Patent No. 6,735,568,which ...
Gardena's Hasson is quietly building winning reputation
Jun 01, 2004; ... Gardena sophomore sprinter Myra Hasson may be soft-spoken, but herperformance on the track speaks volumes. Her 53.90 seconds mark in the 400 meters commands respect. Hertimes are not only among the best in the state, but nationally aswell. And she helped Gardena win its second L.A ....
Carlisle is coy about Game 6 adjustments
Jun 01, 2004; ... AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Judging by the way he dodged specificquestions Monday, Rick Carlisle could have a surprise up his sleevefor tonight's Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals. "I'm not going to talk about lineups, matchups or anything likethat," Carlisle said on the eve of ...
Scientist find insight into obsessive hoarders
Jun 01, 2004; ... People who compulsively hoard objects have singular patterns ofbrain activity that distinguish them from others who have obsessivecompulsive disorder, a new study finds. Researchers say the study, which based its findings on brain scansof compulsive hoarders, provides the first ...