Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service back issues from January 1999:
How the life of a horse was spared.
Jan 01, 1999; ... NEW YORK _ His name is Renaissance Bob, and he prefers carrots to apples. He was named after a former owner, Bob Greenhut, who produced the film ``Renaissance Man.'' Renaissance Bob liked the mud, and he won an allowance race once at Saratoga, one of 10 wins in his career. He's ...
NAFTA proving to be both boon and bane for Mexico's workers.
Jan 04, 1999; ... SAN FRANCISCO DEL RINCON, Mexico _ This small, rural town and its odd mix of Mexican cowboys, Asian entrepreneurs and imported German cars is about as close to the dream of free trade with the United States as a Third World country can get. Its workers _ including 10,000 daily ...
Scientists proposing new paths to disease protection.
Jan 04, 1999; ... Scientists are predicting that one day, on the shelves next to the Rolaids and Rogaine, drugstores may stock protection against some of medicine's worst ills. While vaccines have delivered some of the most lauded successes in public health, big gaps remain: For instance, except ...
Military ponders floating bases.
Jan 04, 1999; ... WASHINGTON _ The recent bombing of Iraq showed once again how effective aircraft carriers can be in projecting air power around the globe. But as military strategists plan for the 21st century, some are hoping to take the concept of carriers one step better. If a ...
Senators disagree over scale, speed of impeachment trial.
Jan 04, 1999; ... WASHINGTON _ Senators disagreed Sunday over the scale and speed of President Clinton's coming trial, though several suggested he consider postponing his Jan. 19 State of the Union speech. ``It would be unseemly and distracting for the president to be giving a State of the Union ...
Research suggests that caring for an animal can help keep you healthy.
Jan 04, 1999; ... The secret to a healthier life may lie on the other side of a cold, wet nose. Pet owners keep dogs and cats for companionship, affection and entertainment. But research is also suggesting that puppy love may help keep a person out of the doctor's office. Once a ...
Century's surprises reshaped scientific thought.
Jan 04, 1999; ... For most of the 20th century, science has been synonymous with surprise. From the discovery of the atomic nucleus to the cloning of a sheep, the century produced one unforeseen finding after another. To the 19th-century mind, 20th-century science strained credulity beyond ...
Some African-Americans embrace the natural, nappy look; others view it with disdain.
Jan 04, 1999; ... Nappy. For most people of African descent, it's the natural state of hair. Bushy. Kinky. Tight and curly. Many African-Americans wear their nappy hair proudly. Celebrity cases in point: dreadlock-wearing authors Toni Morrison and Alice Walker, diva Erykah Badu (who has recently ...
These men are putting a lot of effort into restoring antique theater organs.
Jan 04, 1999; ... Some guys tinker with cars. Some build kitchen cabinets. Then there are those renegade few who reassemble pipe organs in their garages. At present, a handful of men in Southern California are toiling away at organs, and who knows how many more might be out there. ...
Too often, U.S. marketing execs behave like gunslingers.
Jan 04, 1999; ... NEW YORK _ When the marketing executives of America's biggest corporations make a major decision, are they weighing the best advice money can buy or are they shooting from the hip? More often than not, the execs at Fortune 1000 companies are just firing away, according to a ...
For cleaner air, we need to tighten auto-emission standards.
Jan 04, 1999 ... The following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Saturday, 1-2: X X X When the Environmental Protection Agency first started measuring the six major pollutants that contribute to poor air quality in 1970, there was much gnashing of teeth by business ...
Governments should govern, not hawk T-shirts; across the U.S., governments are going into business when they should be providing public services.
Jan 04, 1999; ... LOS ANGELES _ For three years, the U.S. Postal Service has been a front- runner in a daring government experiment: Running for-profit business enterprises. The bad news, according to a recent report by the General Accounting Office: It has lost $85 million in the process. ...
Impatient for Clinton to go.
Jan 04, 1999; ... Somebody _ anybody _ wake me when this nightmare is over. How could a president, Bill Clinton or any of his predecessors, drag himself and the presidency to such a low, despicable level? What in his psychological make-up would drive him to hit on a young White House employee for ...
Macolytes finally can chant: We made it.
Jan 04, 1999; ... While some of you are no doubt still in the process of recovering from various ill-advised New Year's Eve celebrations, my tribe is already set to pull the trigger on the first truly great party of 1999. I'm talking, of course, about Macworld Expo San Francisco, the annual convocation of ...
This music scene's not original, but it's busy.
Jan 04, 1999; ... Traditionally, California's Orange County hasn't been a harbinger of anything in pop music _ at least nothing that invades the mainstream. Sure, there was that tidal wave a few years ago when No Doubt made ska-punk a household genre. But for the most part, those of us behind ...
Eagles are drawn to this Mississippi River town, along with flocks of visitors.
Jan 04, 1999; ... WABASHA, Minn. _ Four bald eagles sat on a sand bar in the Mississippi, scanning the water for fish. A juvenile eagle perched in an oak tree, its brown head and tail blending with the branches. Nearby, a tangle of sticks marked the beginning of a nest. We saw it all last week ...
End Iraq stalemate.
Jan 04, 1999 ... The following editorial appeared in the Orlando Sentinel on Wednesday, 12-30: X X X ``They (the United States) said they acted in their own defense, as if Florida was attacked.'' That was how Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations Nizar Hamdoon described a clash last ...
Asian Americans need to fight own racism.
Jan 04, 1999; ... My New Year's wish is that all of us, including Asian Americans, acknowledge our own racial prejudices, and that together we strive to overcome them. Maybe I should confess to the obvious. Asian Americans can be racist, too. Every time I write or speak about racial issues, at ...
Willie Brown demonstrates how not to run a city.
Jan 04, 1999; ... NEW YORK _ Two years ago, Newsweek magazine ran a story on America's new urbanism, featuring Mayors Rudy Giuliani of New York and Willie Brown of San Francisco on its cover as exemplars of the innovative policies reviving the nation's cities. But Newsweek got it only half right ....
Appalachian industry stuck in a 30-year rut.
Jan 04, 1999; ... If you work at a manufacturing plant in Appalachia, you probably earn 15 percent less than if you worked in the same industry outside the region. Call it the mountain-employment premium. Not only are there fewer jobs and tougher living conditions for those in Appalachia, but, ...
`The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story,' airing Wednesday night on PBS.
Jan 04, 1999; ... There's a region of the human brain devoted solely to the recognition of faces, and Al Hirschfeld has ruled it for more than half a century. With clean, economical strokes of India ink, the world's best-known caricaturist _ and many don't think that workmanlike term does him ...
ACLU collecting data on police treatment of minority motorists.
Jan 04, 1999; ... LOS ANGELES _ Last June, California Assemblyman Kevin Murray was on his way to celebrate his victory in a state Senate primary race when his car was pulled over by a Beverly Hills police officer. Though he can't prove it and the police department denies it, Murray, who wasn't ...
Families can't rely on grants to cover high costs of college.
Jan 04, 1999; ... Beaming parents are barely home from the hospital with their newborns before they are forced to face perhaps the most vexing question in child-raising today: How are we going to pay for college? Babies born today are potential members of the college class of 2020 ....
Transportation department gets its feet wet learning to build marshes.
Jan 04, 1999; ... EMPORIA, Va. _ Steven Russell walks down a slope, dry weeds brushing his thighs and waist. After he reaches the base of the slope, he enters a cluster of cattails as high as a basketball rim. His boots are wet and muddy. He's happy. His marsh is wet. Russell is the ...
Teens don't see the point of fuss over laser-pointer fad.
Jan 04, 1999; ... Daniel Forrester hasn't learned his lesson. A month after his homeroom teacher confiscated his laser pointer, Daniel showed up with another one, attached to his keys. So far, nobody's busted him. ``I don't put the beam on during class. But this one's a lot smaller, so I can ...
Scientists optimistic about single treatment drug that may cure hemophilia.
Jan 04, 1999; ... PHILADELPHIA _ A drug that, with a single treatment, can cure the blood disease hemophilia in mice and control it for many months in dogs is being reported by scientists at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and in California. The drug, which uses genes to correct the ...
Al Franken's sitcom `Lateline' returns Wednesdays to NBC.
Jan 04, 1999; ... NEW YORK _ In a business known for air kisses and practiced answers, it's refreshing to hear a unique take _ such as John Markus' description of his ``Lateline'' co-creator and star, Al Franken. ``The thing about Al you gotta remember is that he's built like a human stump,'' ...
Biographical data on Elizabeth Dole.
Jan 04, 1999; ... Name: Elizabeth Hanford Dole Age: 62. Occupation: Departing president of the American Red Cross; oversaw 30,000 staff members and more than 1 million volunteers. Born: 1936 in Salisbury, N.C. Residence: Washington. Career history: ...
Dow up 2 at 9184; profit-taking pares gain.
Jan 04, 1999; ... NEW YORK _ U.S. stocks ended the day marginally higher after paring big gains made in morning trading. Despite flirting with an all-time high of 9374 Monday morning, the Dow Jones industrial average lost momentum later in the day as investors took profits and digested news of a decline in ...
Europe welcomes the euro with rising markets.
Jan 04, 1999; ... LONDON _ Europe's new single currency, the euro, made its debut on the world money stage Monday and won rave reviews. In currency trading around the world, the euro opened strongly against the dollar and the yen, and most European stock markets rose sharply on expectations that ...
HBO looks at anti-gay bias at work.
Jan 04, 1999; ... We don't keep slaves anymore. Blacks and women vote. And the disabled enjoy government protection against discrimination. It's 1999, and we've come a long way, baby. But don't ask about gays and HBO won't tell you that in almost four out of five states they still can ...
Cosmologists' view of the universe has seen major shake-ups.
Jan 04, 1999; ... WASHINGTON _ This was supposed to be the year when astronomers offered convincing answers to one of the most fundamental questions in science _ the age of the universe. Instead, they have been thrown into a tizzy by developments in recent months that threaten much of what they ...
Nolan Ryan harder to describe than he was to hit.
Jan 04, 1999; ... Write about Nolan Ryan, huh? Is that all? OK, fine. And while we're at it, we'll just wrap our arms around the world, too. We're overmatched on this one, just like all those hitters Ryan faced during his 27 seasons. Many of us will try to write about him this week, because he's ...
Karim Abdul-Jabbar gives Dolphins' running game a big lift.
Jan 04, 1999; ... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Something happens to Karim Abdul-Jabbar when he gets close to the goal line. His pulse quickens. His focus narrows. Outside distractions melt away. His eyes grow wide with anticipation. He sees tiny openings, slivers others might miss. His ...
The REAL star of `The Thin Red Line' is unknown actor Jim Caviezel.
Jan 04, 1999; ... In spite of the high-profile cameos George Clooney, John Cusack and John Travolta in ``The Thin Red Line,'' the real star of the film is somebody most people have never heard of. Jim Caviezel, who plays the Kentucky idealist who weaves a stream-of-consciousness narration ...
Automakers continue to offer up new SUVs.
Jan 04, 1999; ... LOS ANGELES _ Step with us into Porsche's cave-like display at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Before you get to the row of exotic race cars; before you come to the anachronistic, flat-six, rear-engined sports cars; even before you see Porsche's new Carrera 4, you come face to face ...
Diane Sawyer gets ABC's morning shift as interim co-host of `GMA'.
Jan 04, 1999; ... ABC is throwing prime star power into the resuscitation of ``Good Morning America,'' once network TV's dominant morning information program but for the past few years a distant runner-up to NBC's ``Today.'' Beginning Jan. 18, Charles Gibson is returning to the program he left ...
Elizabeth Dole resigns from Red Cross; considers presidential bid.
Jan 05, 1999; ... WASHINGTON _ Elizabeth Dole, the powerful partner of Bob Dole, stepped down as president of the American Red Cross on Monday and said she would weigh whether to run for president of the country in 2000. The North Carolina native and smooth Republican charmer said she is ``going ...
Dole, Clinton among top political wives with political potential of their own.
Jan 05, 1999; ... WASHINGTON _ They have never run for elected office, never put themselves or their own ideas out on the line for the voters to accept or reject. They came to national fame because of the men they married, rather than the skills and talents they possess. Yet Elizabeth Dole and ...
Believed dead, Colombian paramilitary leader makes public statement.
Jan 05, 1999; ... PANAMA CITY _ The leader of Colombia's most-feared paramilitary force, who was reported missing in combat a week ago, telephoned a Colombian radio station Sunday night to deny reports that he had been killed by leftist rebels. Carlos Castano, leader of the right-wing United ...
Prominent African-Americans visit Cuba to strengthen ties with island's blacks.
Jan 05, 1999; ... HAVANA _ A little boy charged down the sidewalk, almost running right out of his ragged, oversized tennis shoes. ``Get over here!'' he yelled to his friends. ``The guy from 'Lethal Weapon' is here!'' Actor Danny Glover shook the boy's hand and hopped onto a bus. He and about 25 ...
With an audience of SEALS, supporters, Ventura sworn in as Minn. governor.
Jan 05, 1999; ... ST. PAUL, Minn. _ With a husky ``Hooyah!'' salute to his Navy buddies, Jesse Ventura was sworn in on Monday as Minnesota's 38th governor, capping an improbable rise for a man who used to strut across pro wrestling rings in a pink feather boa. On a day when an unshaven Arnold ...
More contact with Cuba to be allowed.
Jan 05, 1999; ... WASHINGTON _ President Clinton will allow expanded personal travel and cash remittances to Cuba but will not establish a commission to re-examine U.S. policy toward the island, administration and congressional officials said Monday. The new initiatives, scheduled to be announced ...
Davis takes reins as California governor.
Jan 05, 1999; ... SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ Declaring he will be tough-minded yet compassionate, Gray Davis took the oath of office to become California's 37th governor shortly before noon Monday in front of a vocal, partisan audience that included Vice President Al Gore. Reminding Californians once ...
Lawyers besiege state capitals: HMO proposal more comforting to the affluent than the afflicted.
Jan 05, 1999; ... WASHINGTON _ Health care in the United States is the best in the world. But that quality is now coming under attack as trial attorneys push new regulations in Congress and in states like Virginia and Texas. Unfortunately, when it comes to medicine, high cost often accompanies ...
California teacher comes out to his fifth-grade students.
Jan 05, 1999; ... SOLEDAD, Calif. _ A California school teacher has brought a real-life lesson on respect to his classroom. He told his fifth-grade students that he is gay. Wiley Reeves, 43, of Salinas, Calif., said ``came out'' to the class to make a point about respecting people regardless of ...
Amendments to Constitution make removal of president a smooth process.
Jan 05, 1999; ... If the original Constitution of 1789 were governing the impeachment process today, Bob Dole would already be vice president, poised to take over if President Clinton is convicted and removed. The Framers provided that the second-highest vote-getter for president _ that is, the ...
Stepfamilies are breaking down negative boundaries.
Jan 05, 1999; ... WALNUT CREEK, Calif. _ Misha Doig was thrilled to become an instant mom to Cassie, now 10, and John, now 8, when she married their dad four years ago. She was less enchanted, however, with the other relationship her new marriage brought: the one with Dave Doig's ex-wife, ...
Time to discard this venomous political brew.
Jan 05, 1999; ... Our country needs healing, not vengeance; reconciliation, not revenge. The nation is still in shock from the events of Dec. 19, when the House voted for only the second time in history to impeach a president of the United States. The public perception of a thoroughly partisan ...
House Republicans have second thoughts on impeachment.
Jan 05, 1999; ... PISCATAWAY, N.J. _ Not since the Vichy government in World War II France have we seen a sadder spectacle of collaboration over principle than the actions of ``moderate'' Republicans in the recent House impeachment proceedings. Averting their eyes and shuffling their feet, they ...
National World War II memorial would be more than just a monument.
Jan 05, 1999; ... The boy sat next to his father as they combed through the box full of personal mementoes and photographs from World War II. ``Who's that?'' the child asked, pointing to a fighter pilot inside the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang. ``That was Frank Cutler,'' replied the ...
Let's end this millennium differently from the last; 999 brought out the worst in some people.
Jan 05, 1999; ... One thousand years ago, Europe was seized by terror, hysteria and altogether strange behavior. In 999, historians claim, debts were erased, and husbands and wives confessed their infidelities to each other _ and were forgiven. Criminals were released from prison, and ...
Recruiting hires to out-of-the-way locales presents challenges for companies.
Jan 05, 1999; ... AKRON _ Corporate decisionmakers who are having a hard time attracting talented executives may look out the window at the gray Northeast Ohio winter sky and think of the real estate adage: location, location, location. But don't be fooled, recruiters say. It's not where you are ...
Extinct no more, geese can be nuisance.
Jan 05, 1999; ... DETROIT _ For some, nothing inspires like the sight of a wing of a Canada goose. Others think of the mess they make on beaches, backyards and golf courses. A century ago, these big game birds were extinct in Michigan. Tom Smith, chief interpreter at the Huron-Clinton ...
Capsule reviews of new video releases.
Jan 05, 1999; ... A tough-minded romantic comedy tops 1999's first list of new movies on home video. OUT OF SIGHT 3{ stars.(1998) (Universal) 102 minutes. George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Farina, Ving Rhames, Nancy Allen, Albert Brooks, Michael Keaton. Steven Soderbergh's sleek, sexy ...
PR professional knows the 5 key jobs for new businesses.
Jan 05, 1999; ... Joan Gladstone awoke on New Year's Day 1989 with a new life's mission. After 15 years of working for others, she would start her own business, Gladstone International in Irvine, Calif. Her decade of success prompted the Public Relations Society of America to ask her and her ...
Good news from teen-agers.
Jan 05, 1999 ... The following editorial appeared in the Providence Journal on Thursday, 12-31: X X X A new report showing a decline in the number of teen mothers who give birth to a second child has important implications for welfare reform. Experts say that teen mothers with only ...
Frequent-flier programs hurt smaller airlines, author charges.
Jan 05, 1999; ... If you're a business traveler, you probably view airline frequent-flier miles as an entitlement _ a modest perk for spending time away from your home and family. Most companies with traveling employees see the wildly popular frequent-traveler programs the same way, and allow their people ...
Some insights into the world of work.
Jan 05, 1999; ... What will the new year bring for workers old and young? These bits and pieces will give us a clue: Coming of age: There's a projected shortage of younger workers, and that means older workers _ some unfairly viewed as ``past their prime'' _ may be an important job pool for U.S. ...
The Internet is just another business tool.
Jan 05, 1999; ... My last column discussed Internet-based small-business ``opportunities'' and came with a red warning label: Proceed at your own risk! So today let's give our wired friends a break. On the positive side _ if you can tune out the mind-numbing hype _ the Internet does offer practical, ...
Do Asian whelks taste good? Virginia to study potential market.
Jan 05, 1999; ... GLOUCESTER POINT, Va. - Fishermen make a living catching veined rapa whelks _ along the coast of Korea and in the Black Sea. So why not here? Scientists and the state's seafood industry are beginning to ask that question. They've begun to look at whether the snails can be ...
Reward brings in bounty of whelks.
Jan 05, 1999; ... GLOUCESTER POINT. Va. - Watermen who dredge the bottom of Chesapeake Bay for crabs have for years probably dragged up snails with hard, fist-shaped shells. This year, though, they aren't simply throwing the snails back. Scientists determined last summer that the snails were ...
Reviews of new pop, blues, jazz and classical releases.
Jan 05, 1999 ... Pop: THE FIREMAN ``Rushes'' (Hydra, 3 stars) FEAR OF POP ``Volume 1'' (550 Music, 2{ stars) An interesting thing happens when pop songwriters ditch their identities, don experimental gear, and set off for unknown destinations in the ambient realm: They ...
U.S. quietly questioning policies that have led to 40 years of cold relations with Cuba.
Jan 05, 1999; ... WASHINGTON _ No one seems to rile U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart as much as a lifelong nemesis he's never met: his uncle Fidel Castro. Gesturing furiously with his arms, the Florida Republican denounces the Cuban communist leader, once married to his aunt, as simply insane, ...
U.S. businesses, impoverished Cubans watch as nation inches toward capitalism.
Jan 05, 1999; ... LOMA DEL GATO, Cuba _ Strangely, the calves on this lush hilltop ranch are skin and bones.``I eat or they eat,'' rancher Jorge Bejar said sadly.``I choose me.'' Bejar, 53, sells most of the milk that the calves' mothers produce to feed himself and his family. So the calves _ ...