Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service back issues from September 1998:
Online options exist for continuing your education.(Originated from Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
Sep 01, 1998; ... Everyone in my house is going back to school this week. Everyone will be seeing old friends, learning new skills and broadening their horizons. Everyone, that is, except me.I have a dozen of good excuses for why I haven't finished my degree: kids, time, we moved, childcare ...
When your spouse comes out: Liberation for one partner can mean devastation for the other.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 01, 1998; ... SAN JOSE, Calif. _ For Edward, a San Jose father of three, his wife's departure two years ago cut two ways: First, she told him she planned to leave. Then she told him why: She loved another woman.Her ``coming out'' may have been a defining moment for a lesbian who had ...
U.S. policy foolishly belittles Latin America.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 01, 1998; ... What's behind the welcome accorded Fidel Castro in Santo Domingo and other Caribbean capitals in the last few weeks?There are plenty of surface reasons: the end of the Cold War; anger over repeated U.S. failures to deliver on promises; opposition to the policy of diplomatic ...
Waging war will not banish terrorism.(Originated from Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
Sep 01, 1998 ... KRT FORUMBy Michael T. KlareU.S. officials say the recent cruise missile attacks on suspected terrorist facilities in Afghanistan and the Sudan are the opening salvos in a protracted war against violent Muslim extremists.Those who clamor for ...
Tips on beating the new-kid blues.(Originated from The Gazette)
Sep 01, 1998 ... FOR CHILDREN:_Get involved in school and after-school activities. Ask your parents to enroll you in group activities that interest you._If you're feeling isolated or having problems, talk to your family or a guidance counselor._If you're an ...
Being the new kid in school can be a daunting prospect.(Originated from The Gazette)
Sep 01, 1998; ... COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. _ The new kid on the block is nervous, and who can blame him? It's the first day of school and he doesn't know a soul.Will he fit in? Will his back-East clothes make him stand out like a neon-green tie on a black shirt? Will other kids welcome him ...
Quality varies widely when it comes to educational software.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 01, 1998; ... A decade into the home-computer era and high-tech children's education, the information highway has come to look like an expressway: fast and crowded, perilous in the curves, blighted by ticky-tacky _ but absolutely necessary to get anywhere.Avoidance is not an option ....
Born in violence ... America's labor holiday.(Originated from KRT FORUM)
Sep 01, 1998 ... By Julia Vitullo-MartinBridge NewsNEW YORK _ It's easy to romanticize American history and to conclude that the nation's blessings are simply God-given, conferred upon us without a struggle.Yet it's important for Americans to face the brutality ...
If it's illegal for some to buy guns, why aren't they behind bars for trying?(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 01, 1998; ... When I was growing up in the rural Southwest, there was usually a .22-caliber rifle around somewhere _ in the trunk or the gun rack. Maybe a pistol under the seat.Snakes, you know.And I spent many pleasant Sunday afternoons shooting at bottles out at the city ...
Islamic seminary holds strong ties to bin Laden.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 01, 1998; ... NOWSHERA, Pakistan _ Moulana Samiul-Haq, chancellor of the Darul Uloom Haqqania religious school, makes no secret about where his sympathies lie.A poster from a group called the ``Crush America Forum'' in Islamabad hangs from the bookshelves of his office, praising Saudi ...
Workers are making a soul shift in search of satisfaction.(Originated from The Orange County Register)
Sep 01, 1998; ... By now, we've all heard about Y2K, and how the year 2000 is going to give the workplace fits. But something much more profound is brewing in offices, hospitals and factories across the land. And there aren't any clever computer codes that can give us the answers.Call it the ...
Russia needs a change in direction. (Originated from Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
Sep 01, 1998 ... KRT FORUMBy David M. KotzImagine that you went to work every day and did whatever your employer asked of you, yet weeks and months passed without a single paycheck. You stayed on the job because at least you received some fringe benefits, and no other job ...
Russian on the ropes.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 01, 1998; ... As Russia's currency collapses _ and the U.S. stock market slides in reaction _ some will ask, ``Who lost Russia?'' Theses will be written on whether the West could have helped Moscow avoid this week's shocking economic and political chaos.But the brutal truth is that a ...
The purpose of work? To serve one's spirituality.(Originated from The Orange County Register)
Sep 01, 1998; ... When Martin Rutte first began talking about spirituality in the workplace, few wanted to listen. They were afraid _ afraid that Rutte would try to ``shove some dogma down their throats.'' They told him not to use the ``S'' word, and at the same time they begged him to talk about ethics, ...
Mainstream medical schools are increasingly teaching alternative medicine.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 01, 1998; ... WASHINGTON _ Imagine students at the nation's top medical schools cramming for anatomy and physiology exams, then heading to an elective course in yoga, energy healing, herbs, acupuncture and mindful meditation.As strange as that may once have sounded, mainstream medical ...
Answers to questions about the economy and the volatile stock market.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 01, 1998; ... WASHINGTON _ Now that a rebounding stock market has given us a day to catch our breath, here are some questions and answers on what we may have to look forward to:Q. What is this erratic market telling us?A. If things are rocky in the market, the economy could ...
Parents may be sending contradictory signals to teens about alcohol.(Originated from KRT CALIFORNIA< (AT-RISK) (PHOTO from KRT Direct)
Sep 02, 1998 ... By Melinda SacksKnight Ridder NewspapersSAN JOSE, Calif. _ Jill Ehrhorn never thought her 16-year-old son was the type to drink. His good grades, participation in school sports and easy-going, polite behavior made her proud and kept her from worrying. ...
Tips for parents.(Originated from KRT CALIFORNIA< (AT-RISK)
Sep 02, 1998 ... Knight Ridder NewspapersThe following tips for parents about under-age drinking are provided by the Hazelden Center for Youth and Families:Talk early, talk often. Discuss substance abuse whenever you see it happening. Help young children distinguish between ...
In the name of children.(Originated from Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
Sep 02, 1998 ... KRT FORUM (AT-RISK)By Naomi LopezToday there is no shortage of high-profile, energetic campaigns on behalf of children. The recent onslaught of new efforts includes internet decency regulation, the V-chip, limitations on smoking product advertisement, day ...
It's time to say thank you to World War II veterans.(Originated from Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
Sep 02, 1998 ... KRT FORUMBy Frederick W. SmithIt's ironic that in the summer of 1998 the most popular movie in theaters across the country is a harrowingly realistic depiction of ordinary soldiers rising to heroism in war-torn Europe. ``Saving Private Ryan'' has touched many ...
Spare me the contrition show.(Originated from Providence Journal)
Sep 02, 1998; ... President Clinton has announced a campaign to seek forgiveness from the nation. Too bad. This writer much preferred the Clinton of two weeks ago who told special prosecutor Kenneth Starr to butt out of his private life. ``This matter is between me, ... my wife and our daughter _ and our ...
Don't count on the census.(Originated from Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
Sep 02, 1998 ... This is one in a series of op-ed pieces from the Progressive Media Project that provide commentary from leading voices of the African-American community.KRT FORUMBy Clarence LusaneBy fiat, there will be fewer African Americans, Latinos, poor ...
For 2000 census, count the people -- it's worked for 200 years.(Originated from Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
Sep 02, 1998 ... The following editorial appeared recently in the Orange County Register:In 1920, the Republican Congress refused to accept the results of the census conducted by the administration of Democrat Woodrow Wilson, because Republicans said it overcounted residents of cities that ...
Is effort to convert gays a declaration of love or war?(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 02, 1998; ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Sergio is gay but desperately wishes he weren't.At one time, the 34-year-old Miami Lakes product manager was engaged to a woman because he thought it might change his sexual orientation.It didn't. And so on Monday nights Sergio, who ...
'The Muhammad Ali Reader,' edited by Gerald Early; The Ecco Press (289 pages, $26).(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 02, 1998; ... Several years ago, The Guinness Book of World Records called Muhammad Ali ``The Most Written About Human Being Who Ever Lived,'' having surpassed Lincoln, Christ and Napoleon. For all those oceans of ink, though, it's remarkable how little of genuine and lasting interest on Ali has been ...
'Inside Terrorism,' by Bruce Hoffman; Columbia University Press (288 pages, $24.95.).(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 02, 1998; ... The recent embassy bombings in Africa underscore the hazard international terrorism poses to United States security.A new book, ``Inside Terrorism'' by Bruce Hoffman, convincingly documents that threat.Hoffman is well-qualified to write on the subject. He ...
Millenia fever derives from Old Testament, fascination with numbers.(Originated from The Gazette)
Sep 02, 1998; ... History can be as cruel as teasing siblings.Take an intelligent man from the sixth century who changed how we look at time, a man known to history as Dionysius Exiguus. That's Dennis the Short to you and me.On orders from Pope John I, Dennis created the ...
Monica Lewinsky and the moral bankruptcy of the Republicans.(Originated from Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
Sep 02, 1998 ... KRT FORUMBy Robert W. TracinskiAs the Monica Lewinsky scandal unfolds, many conservatives are crowing that it demonstrates the moral emptiness of the Clinton administration. What it really reveals, however, is the moral emptiness of today's conservatives. ...
'Betty Shabazz,' edited by Jamie Foster Brown; Simon & Schuster ($23).(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 02, 1998; ... Before her death in a tragic fire, Betty Shabazz was best known as the widow of Malcolm X and the woman who went on to earn a PhD and become a college administrator while raising their six daughters and traveling around the world keeping Malcolm's name and mission alive.In ...
How responsible should citizens be for reporting crimes?(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 02, 1998; ... The crime was unspeakable _ the sex-driven slaying of a helpless, struggling young girl. Who wouldn't intervene to save her when she was first being manhandled, a palm over her mouth and a harsh threat of death if she screamed?Could anyone keep the knowledge of the killer's ...
The roots of reggae: a timeline.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 02, 1998; ... Reggae, descended from the mento dance music of Jamaica's countryside and influenced by American R&B, took root in Jamaica, then expanded to Europe, the United States, Africa and South America. Its many permutations include ska, rocksteady, dub, dancehall and ragga.1930s: ...
'God Among the Shakers: A Search for Stillness and Faith at Sabbathday Lake,' by Suzanne Skees; Hyperion (275 pages, $22.95).(Originated from 'Simple Gifts: A Memoir of a Shaker Village,' by June Sprigg; Alfred)
Sep 02, 1998 ... A. Knopf (227 pages, $22)<By Nancy Disher BairdKnight Ridder NewspapersHave you ever wondered what it would be like to live at a Shaker village or to be a Shaker? If so, you are in good company.Scholars and laymen alike exhibit ...
Home automation creeping to mainstream.(Originated from The Orange County Register)
Sep 02, 1998; ... Jon Welfringer falls to sleep on summer nights listening to the stereo with the fan creating a gentle breeze overhead. He doesn't need to lift his drowsy head to shut them off.His Huntington Beach, Calif., house does it automatically: precisely one hour after bedtime. It ...
Where to get more info.(Originated from The Orange County Register)
Sep 02, 1998 ... Interested in getting more information about home automation? Check these sources:Home Automation Association, 1444 I Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20005; (202) 712-9050. The trade association of installers provides basic information about home automation, the ...
The times, they are a-changin'.(Originated from The Orange County Register)
Sep 02, 1998 ... In the days of eight-track tapes and vinyl records, college freshmen hit the road to college with little more than a turntable and an alarm clock. Today's freshmen are decidedly more techno-laden.NFO Research Inc. of Eden Prairie, Minn., surveyed 612 people _ half who ...
Clinton defends Lewinsky statement in Russia, refuses to say 'I'm sorry'.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 02, 1998; ... MOSCOW _ President Clinton defended himself Wednesday against criticism that he had failed to publicly apologize for his relationship with Monica Lewinsky, saying that he had clearly expressed ``profound regret'' during a televised speech last month.But the president still ...
Hurricane researcher's ashes scattered into Danielle's heart.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 02, 1998; ... MIAMI _ As the P-3 Orion research plane bumped and rolled through one last circle inside Hurricane Danielle, Peter Black placed a simple cloth sack into a chute and sent its contents swirling into the atmosphere.And at 10:05 p.m. Sunday, latitude 28.0 north, longitude 74.2 ...
World population approaching 6 billion.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 02, 1998; ... WASHINGTON _ Sometime in the next several days, it's likely that two young lovers will snuggle up and voila! The world's 6 billionth person will be conceived.The ever-expanding population is not just reaching a milestone, it's at a crossroads.In the next few ...
U.S. missle-defense program falling far behind schedule.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 02, 1998; ... WASHINGTON _ While North Korea and Iran have successfully launched new longer-range missiles, the U.S. effort to defend soldiers abroad from such weapons is in danger of falling years behind schedule.Since 1995, the system designed to intercept and destroy ...
Former East Germans leaning back toward socialism, communism.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 03, 1998; ... LEIPZIG, Germany _ Nine years ago, the workers of Leipzig united in a great spasm of protest. Within weeks, East Germany's communist regime had fallen. Within a year, east and west Germany were one again.Today, one in five of those workers is jobless, and the thrill of ...
Life is better for some migrant workers thanks to a radical called Velasquez.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 03, 1998; ... OAK HARBOR, Ohio _ Beyond the migrant family's dashboard altar, with its rosary and graduation tassel, and Our Lady of Guadalupe in her faded cloak of stars, there's the cracked windshield. Beyond that, the flat road runs through the fields of northwestern Ohio.The last of ...
Softball takes edge off old rivalries; Teams from two neighborhoods with a history of gang violence play together in an effort to build community.(Originated from KRT CALIFORNIA)
Sep 03, 1998 ... By Dennis LoveThe Orange County RegisterANAHEIM, Calif. _ With a thwack! of the bat, a long fly ball soared into right field recently at sun-baked Boysen Park, seemingly destined to fall for an extra-base hit. But suddenly, with a headlong, all-out dive, the ...
Lieberman gives voice to what polls say is public's ambivalence about Clinton.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 03, 1998; ... WASHINGTON _ One of President Clinton's closest political allies became the first Senate Democrat to publicly chastise him for the Monica Lewinsky scandal, condemning the president Thursday for ``immoral'' behavior and lamenting his failure to acknowledge the harm he has done. ...
It's Labor Day once a year, Bosses Day the other 364.(Originated from Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
Sep 03, 1998 ... KRT FORUMBy Holly SklarDid you know that average workers are earning less this Labor Day than they did when Richard Nixon was president?Despite some recent wage gains, weekly wages for average workers are still about 14 percent below 1973, ...
Reintroducing Helen Keller.(Originated from The Providence Journal)
Sep 03, 1998; ... WASHINGTON _ Biographies tell us as much about the times in which they were written as about the subjects themselves. And it is usually the vanity of biographers _ often expressed in self-satisfied forewords _ that they, at long last, having reviewed the available evidence, synthesized ...
It's time to face the downside.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 03, 1998; ... Want to understand the roots of the current global economic turmoil? The clues are evident in the last three meetings of the most prestigious gathering of economic leaders from around the globe.The Davos (Switzerland) World Economic Forum collects the world's top CEOs, ...
Why not the best in the classroom?(Originated from Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
Sep 03, 1998 ... KRT FORUM (AT-RISK)By Bob ChaseThis week, as rookie pro football players are taking the field with contracts worth millions, rookie teachers are entering the classroom with contracts worth as little as $18,000 a year. We Americans know how to attract top ...
U.S. needs talents of skilled foreign workers to keep info tech industry as global leader.(Originated from)
Sep 03, 1998 ... By Jerry J. JasinowskiWASHINGTON _ Where would American electronic commerce be if James Gosling, the Canadian who developed the revolutionary Java computer language, had been barred from working for Sun Microsystems here in the United States? How many lives will be ...
Information tech industry stiffs U.S. workers by offering good jobs to low-cost foreigners.(Originated from)
Sep 03, 1998 ... By James R. Edwards Jr.WASHINGTON _ As a pro-business Republican, I want to see American business stay competitive and succeed. I want as little government interference in the marketplace as necessary.But as an American, I don't believe business should be able ...
The challenge for labor in America's next century.(Originated from KRT FORUM)
Sep 03, 1998 ... By Stephen A. Herzenberg, John A. Alic and Howard WialBridge NewsHARRISBURG, Pa. _ For many Americans, Labor Day is summer's final buzzer _ a signal that it's time to roll up the beach towels, pull out the school clothes and stock up on Beer Nuts for the ...
Clinton has become parents' worst nightmare.(Originated from Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
Sep 03, 1998 ... KRT FORUM (AT-RISK)By Shepherd SmithIt saddens me to say, but President Clinton has let down every parent in America. He has made their job harder than ever. And it's not just what he did, but the many excuses made for him that are making the average parent's ...
Keep Social Security stodgy.(Originated from Providence Journal)
Sep 03, 1998; ... Gyrating stock prices offer a not-very-gentle reminder of the hazards of privatizing the Social Security program. When you see a Wall Street Journal headline such as ``Vulnerable retirees need to maintain their cool,'' you know that all is not no-lose in the land of equities-based ...
Marion Hollins shattered tradition, stereotypes.(Originated from Private Clubs)
Sep 03, 1998; ... Marion Hollins. In the world of women's amateur golf, the name is synonymous with inspiration. But she's not a household word.Surprising, especially after you read how she shattered tradition earlier this century _ not by challenging a man's world, but by becoming a ...
Clinton says he made a bad mistake and he is sorry.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 04, 1998; ... DUBLIN, Ireland _ Faced with a rising chorus of criticism from within his own party, President Clinton finally apologized publicly Friday for his behavior in the sex scandal that threatens to derail, if not end, his presidency.Clinton twice said he was sorry as he directly ...
In the Lewinksy saga, Clinton finds no escape.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 04, 1998; ... WASHINGTON _ There was a time when a president of the United States could travel abroad and address the issues of the world in a dignified manner. Those times are gone.Responding to reporters' questions about his liaison with Monica Lewinsky and to a Democratic senator's ...
The cost of a five-dollar dress.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 04, 1998; ... It hangs in the window of one of the little cash-and-carry stores that now line a street where fashionable New Yorkers used to drive out in their carriages to shop at Tiffany's and Constable's. It is a ``supper dress'' of silk crepe in ``the new red,'' with medieval sleeves and graceful ...
Americans can -- and should -- join the battle against sweatshops.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 04, 1998; ... When my predecessor Frances Perkins penned her 1933 essay on sweatshops, the Great Depression as at its climax and one out of four Americans was unemployed.On Labor Day 1998 Americans are enjoying the healthiest economy in a generation. Our unemployment rate is the lowest ...
How to tell whether your child is sick enough to stay home from school.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 04, 1998; ... One day Wesley Roberts Jr. woke up and just didn't feel like going to school.His mother, Alicia Roberts, a pharmacy technician at Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit, did the usual checks.She felt for a fever; but there was none.She ...
10 ways to healthy kids.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 04, 1998; ... Make sure child's shots are up-to-date.Get the child a physical exam at least every other year.Have your child visit a dentist at least once a year.Make sure the child eats a good breakfast. University of Michigan dietitian Caroline Mandel ...
Bout with insurance company goes another round.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 04, 1998; ... Where do medical issues leave off and civil rights begin?It's a complicated issue. My workers compensation insurance company talked me into 24-hour nursing care (to be provided by my wife) back in 1975. The company never seemed unhappy about providing it until 1980. It ...
Fine-tuning medicine: Healers take note of what ails musicians.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 04, 1998; ... FORT WORTH, Texas _ Pull a hamstring or groin muscle and sports medicine specialists know what to do. But what about the debilitating pain associated with clarinet wrist, trombone elbow or fiddler's neck?The Texas Center for Music and Medicine isn't a household name, but ...
It's an unhappy, wired world out there.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 04, 1998; ... I've got the blues,Those screen-gazing, mouse-clicking, chat-flaming, Internet blues.Surfed all day long in the virtual worldNow I'm alone with my newsgroup.Oh, I've got those Internet blues.The Internet is not your ...
An observant biologist has written a book about the finer points of cow watching.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Sep 04, 1998; ... It's a Holstein. So says John Pukite, author of ``A Field Guide to Cows,'' as he examines number 1525 from the cow barn at the University of Minnesota's St. Paul campus.It was fish that led John Pukite to write a book about cows.A biochemistry graduate from ...
'Saving Private Ryan' saves war.(Originated from Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
Sep 04, 1998 ... KRT FORUMBy Howard ZinnLike so many World War II veterans (I could see them all around me in the theater audience), I was drawn to see ``Saving Private Ryan.'' I had volunteered for the Air Force at the age of 20. After training as a bombardier, I went ...
Many with disabilities unaware of ADA, survey finds.(Originated from Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)
Sep 04, 1998; ... On the heels of the passing of the eighth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the news isn't exactly awe inspiring.According to the most recent poll commissioned by the National Organization on Disability with New York pollsters Louis Harris and Associates, ...