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PR Newswire back issues from Tuesday, June 27:

Alvear Elected President of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.

Jun 27, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Cecilia Alvear, producer for NBC News, was elected president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists June 23, defeating James Garcia, editor-in-chief of Politico Magazine, during the association's 18th annual convention in Houston ....

NAHJ Announces Winners of Association's Annual Professional Journalism Contest.

Jun 27, 2000 ... HOUSTON, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Jorge Luis Mota, of Exito! in Chicago, was awarded the National Association of Hispanic Journalists' top prize -- the Guillermo Martinez-Marquez award -- for the best overall entry in the association's annual professional journalism awards ...

HealthMagic, Inc. Announces Appointment of CEO/President.

Jun 27, 2000 ... COLUMBIA, S.C., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthMagic, Inc., an Internet based business-to-business software solutions provider for the post acute care marketplace, announces the appointment of Craig Fischer, Pharm.D. as the new CEO/President. Dr. Fischer has an illustrious ...

Allied Products Corporation Completes Sale of Its Remaining Interest In Bush Hog L.L.C.

Jun 27, 2000 ... CHICAGO, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied Products Corporation (NYSE: ADP) announced today that it completed the sale of its remaining 19.9 percent membership interest in Bush Hog L.L.C., a maker of agricultural, turf and landscape equipment, to an affiliate of Bush Hog Investors, ...

IBM, Micro General Corporation and Versata to Deliver World's Largest Web-Enabled Business-to-Business Application for Title Industry.

Jun 27, 2000 ... SANTA ANA, Calif., JUNE 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Micro General Corporation (Nasdaq: MGEN), an e-commerce business solutions provider, today announced that it has selected IBM together with Web Integrator 4GL and e-business automation software provider Versata (Nasdaq: VATA) to create ...

eFunds IPO Priced at $13 Per Share.

Jun 27, 2000 ... ST. PAUL, Minn., and PHOENIX, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Deluxe Corporation (NYSE: DLX) and eFunds (proposed Nasdaq: EFDS) announced today that the initial public offering of 5,500,000 shares of eFunds common stock has been priced at $13 per share. Once the offering is ...

Exide Corporation Responds to Johnson Controls, Inc. Lawsuit.

Jun 27, 2000 ... READING, Pa., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Describing the actions of Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) as "outrageous" and "extortionate," management at Exide Corporation responded today to a lawsuit filed by JCI against the company. Earlier this month Robert A. Lutz, Chairman ...

FCC Approves Touch America's Acquisition of Qwest Communications 14-State Long Distance Business.

Jun 27, 2000 ... BUTTE, Mont., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today approved Touch America's acquisition of Qwest Communications long distance and related telephone business within the 14-state US WEST, Inc. region. Touch America is the national broadband and ...

Positive clinical data advances StressGen's HspE7 to phase III in anal dysplasia.

Jun 27, 2000 ... HspE7 Clinical Program Expanded to Include Genital Warts VICTORIA, BC, June 27 /CNW-PRN/ - Based on positive clinical data reviewed at an interim analysis of the Phase II AIN trial and investigators meeting held June 22-23rd, StressGen Biotechnologies Corp. (SSB: TSE) ...

Milinx ASP opportunity attracts Netscape alumni.

Jun 27, 2000 ... SEATTLE and VANCOUVER, June 26 /CNW-PRN/ - Milinx Business Group, Inc. (OTCBB: MIXBA), a leading application service provider (ASP), announces that it is acquiring the management and product-development talents of three significant individuals from iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, ...

Infinity Reports Fiscal 2000 Results.

Jun 27, 2000 ... Engineering and Economic Evaluations Completed on Labarge Coalbed Methane Property CHANUTE, Kan., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Infinity, Inc., (Nasdaq: IFNY), an emerging independent oil and gas producer and the largest oilfield services company in Eastern ...

HEI Announces Third Quarter Results.

Jun 27, 2000 ... Achieved Record Revenues in Third Quarter and Returned to Profitability Expects Continued Revenue Growth and Profitability Improvement In Fourth Quarter MINNEAPOLIS, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- HEI, Inc. (Nasdaq: HEII) (www.heii.com) announced ...

GE Presents Final Contract Offer to Unions.

Jun 27, 2000 ... NEW YORK, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The General Electric Company today concluded negotiations by presenting its final contract proposal to the International Union of Electronic Workers, the United Electrical Workers and the AFL-CIO's Coordinated Bargaining Committee unions. ...

EPA Honors RevTech's ENVIROGLUV(TM) Technology.

Jun 27, 2000 ... Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award Recognizes Environmentally Conscious Business Innovation WASHINGTON, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- RevTech, the world's leading manufacturer of environmentally sound UV radiation curable polymer inks for direct screen ...

Great Western Chemical Expands and Shifts Operations to Meet Growth.

Jun 27, 2000 ... PORTLAND, Ore., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Western Chemical Co. has announced the start-up of operations in Massachusetts, the opening of a new facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and negotiations to purchase a site in the Midwest. In addition, warehouse capacity at ...

Pokemon Spanish Hits the Street June 27, 2000.

Jun 27, 2000 ... NEW YORK, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Following up the certified Gold Pokemon 2.B.A. Master CD, KOCH Kids will release a deluxe edition of Pokemon 2.B.A. Master in Spanish. This special enhanced CD features footage from the PokeRAP music video. The CD booklet also folds out to a ...

PR Newswire Photo Advisory, Monday, June 26, 6 p.m. EDT.

Jun 27, 2000 ... PRNewsFotos are available to the news media at no charge. High-resolution images can be downloaded from NewsCom Online (http://www.newscom.com) or AP Photo Archive (http://photoarchive.ap.org). PRNewsFotos are also distributed via the AP PhotoExpress Network and Presslink Online. ...

No Grounds or Legal Right for Termination of Sonic Fog License, Says AIO Corporation.

Jun 27, 2000 ... FREMONT, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is issued by AIO Corporation: You may have read recently that L-tech, a recently formed corporation, has attempted to terminate AIO's licensing agreement and ability to manufacture, sell and market AIO's Sonic Fog ...

Rockford Corporation's New MP3.8 Multi-Media Card Changer Now Shipping.

Jun 27, 2000 ... TEMPE, Ariz., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockford Fosgate, a division of Rockford Corporation (Nasdaq: ROFO), manufacturer of high performance mobile audio, announces that the new RFXMP3.8 eight Multi-Media Card changer is now shipping and is available through Rockford Fosgate ...

Microsoft Announces Technology Guarantee for SQL Server 2000.

Jun 27, 2000 ... Microsoft Corp. today announced a Microsoft(R) SQL Server(TM) 2000 technology guarantee available for any version of the Microsoft products listed below, full package or upgrade version, acquired via full packaged product. The technology guarantee enables customers who have acquired any of ...

Spadea Says He's 'The Susan Lucci of Tennis'.

Jun 27, 2000 ... WIMBLEDON, England, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Vince Spadea shook off the unwanted stigma of being the tennis world's biggest loser on Monday by snapping a 21 match losing streak with a five-set upset of 14th-seeded Briton Greg Rusedski in the opening round at Wimbledon. Spadea ...

Superstar Janet Jackson Reveals Pain, Disappointment Over Much Publicized Divorce in BET Exclusive Interview.

Jun 27, 2000 ... Jackson Discusses New Film Role, Marital Problems With BET's Ed Gordon WASHINGTON, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Music superstar Janet Jackson shares openly for the first time her personal thoughts about her much-publicized divorce from Rene Elizondo as part of an ...

NewStar Media Seeks Chapter 11 Protection.

Jun 27, 2000 ... LOS ANGELES, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- NewStar Media Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NWST) announced today that it has filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 relief in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. Voluntary petitions and requests for ...

GoAmerica, EDS Announce New Relationship To Unleash Corporate Enterprise Data to Mobile Workforce.

Jun 27, 2000 ... WHAT:GoAmerica press conference to announce its new relationship with Electronic Data Systems (EDS) that will deliver total mobile data solutions. WHY: To break the last barrier between corporate enterprise data and the mobile workforce ...

David Spade, Joe Montana Headline Bay Area Golf Tournament To Raise Awareness and Funds for ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease).

Jun 27, 2000 ... WHAT: An inaugural charity golf tournament to support research and patient services programs for persons with ALS. 216 golfers are participating in this sold-out event, featuring 18 holes of golf, a silent auction featuring sports memorabilia, and a ...

Aurora Biosciences Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent For Bio-Computing Novel Photochromic Fluorescent Proteins.

Jun 27, 2000 ... SAN DIEGO, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Aurora Biosciences Corporation (Nasdaq: ABSC) announced today the issuance of U.S. Patent Number 6,046,925 entitled "Photochromic Fluorescent Proteins and Optical Memory Storage Devices Based on Fluorescent Proteins." This patent is ...

Weatherford Sells $500 Million Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Debentures.

Jun 27, 2000 ... HOUSTON, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Weatherford International, Inc. (NYSE: WFT) announced today that it has priced in a private placement approximately $500 million of 20-year zero coupon senior convertible debentures due 2020. At closing, the debentures will be issued at an ...

Nortel Networks, Telstra Demonstrate Highest 'Live' GPRS Data Rate.

Jun 27, 2000 ... Show Wireless Internet Applications at Speeds in Excess of 50 Kilobits Per Second SYDNEY, Australia, June 26 /PRNewswire/ - Nortel Networks (NYSE/TSE: NT) and Telstra have recorded a world first, demonstrating live Wireless Internet applications at speeds ...

NORTEL NETWORKS, TELSTRA DEMONSTRATE HIGHEST 'LIVE' GPRS DATA RATE.

Jun 27, 2000 ... Show Wireless Internet Applications at Speeds in Excess of 50 Kilobits Per Second PR Newswire, London, June 27. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Nortel Networks Sydney, Australia - Nortel Networks (NYSE/TSE: NT) and Telstra have recorded a ...

Express Scripts 1999 Drug Trend Report: Seniors Hit Hardest By Record 17.4-Percent Prescription Drug Spending Increase.

Jun 27, 2000 ... ST. LOUIS, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Spending on prescription drugs increased a record 17.4 percent last year, with senior citizens 70 years or older seeing the biggest cost increases per prescription. Higher prescription costs and greater drug utilization drove the spending ...

e-MedSoft.com and Allscripts Ink Strategic Marketing Agreement.

Jun 27, 2000 ... JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. and LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- e-MedSoft.com (Amex: MED), a leading Application Service Provider (ASP) of comprehensive healthcare portal solutions and high-quality, cost-effective pharmacy management and distribution solutions, and ...

Transgene Awarded European Patent Covering Non-Viral Gene Delivery Technology.

Jun 27, 2000 ... STRASBOURG, France, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Transgene (Nasdaq: TRGNY) (Nouveau Marche: TRANSGENE), announced today that it has been issued European patent 901 463 entitled "Glycerolipid compounds useful for transferring active substances into target cells" covering the use of ...

BT Cellnet and RIM to introduce advanced wireless email solution to the UK.

Jun 27, 2000 ... BlackBerry wireless email will operate over BT Cellnet's GPRS network TORONTO, June 27 /CNW-PRN/ - BT Cellnet and Research In Motion Limited (RIM) announced today at Networks 2000 in the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham that they will be working together to ...

INFOSPACE APPOINTS EXECUTIVES TO LEAD WIRELESS EFFORTS IN EUROPE, ASIA AND SOUTH AMERICA.

Jun 27, 2000 ... InfoSpace Intensifies Wireless Efforts and Continued Global Expansion Strategy With the Promotion of Steven Shivers to Managing Director of Europe, Kumail Tyebjee to Managing Director of Asia and Kent Hellebust to Senior Vice President of Wireless Services in North and South America ...

INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT AND ELECTROSHOCK ON THE RISE IN EUROPE - PROTESTORS TARGET WPA CONGRESS IN PARIS.

Jun 27, 2000 ... PR Newswire, London, June 27. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Citizens Commission on Human Rights Paris - Nearly a thousand people marched through Paris on the weekend protesting the brutality of psychiatric practices such as involuntary commitment and ...

Serono Announces Intention to List on New York Stock Exchange; Global Offering of Bearer Shares and American Depository Shares For Approximately US$ 2 Billion.

Jun 27, 2000 ... GENEVA, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Serono S.A. (SWX Swiss Exchange: "SEO") announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a global public offering of 1,946,672 bearer shares, which will be sold in the form of bearer ...

Brooktrout Technology Speeds Development of New Network Applications With Carrier-Class Development Platform.

Jun 27, 2000 ... Offers CompactPCI Platform With On-board ISDN Interfaces BIRMINGHAM, England, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Brooktrout Technology (Nasdaq: BRKT), a leading provider of innovative hardware and software platforms that enable applications for the New Network (TM), today ...

PhoneMe.com Appoints Chief Operating Officer and Chairman.

Jun 27, 2000 ... LONDON, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- PhoneMe Ltd (www.phoneme.com) announced at the Networks 2000 exhibition 27th June 2000 that the PhoneMe board had appointed Frank McQuillan to the position of Chief Operating Officer and Tony Jones to the role of Chairman. Tony Jones ...

PhoneMe.com Partners With Elive Communications Inc. to Enhance PhoneMe's Global Web Call Back Service With a Collaborative Feature Set.

Jun 27, 2000 ... PhoneMe's Worldwide Launch of the Combined Product Offering Will Be At the Networks 2000 Exhibition, NEC, Birmingham, England on Stand 20 E2 LONDON, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- PhoneMe Ltd (www.phoneme.com) one of the World's leading Application Service ...

Sulzer Medica to Join 'Global Healthcare Exchange'.

Jun 27, 2000 ... Further Expansion of e-Commerce Services WINTERTHUR, Switzerland, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Sulzer Medica (NYSE: SM), a world leader in medical technology, has announced today that it is further expanding its e-commerce services by joining the Global Healthcare ...

Worldwide Wireless Networks Exchanges Stock With Strategic Partner Bridge Technology and Starts Joint European Network Deployment.

Jun 27, 2000 ... ORANGE, Calif., June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldwide Wireless Networks (OTC Bulletin Board: WWWN), a leading wireless infrastructure company, announced today that it has strengthened its alliance with Bridge Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRDG) by acquiring 150,000 shares of Bridge ...

Corn Growers Emphasize Major Differences Between Benefits of Medical Biotechnology and Challenges Related to Genetically Modified Foods.

Jun 27, 2000 ... TULSA, Okla., June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. President Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair made a joint statement yesterday morning announcing the completion of the genome project that maps a human's genetic code. While this is promising news in the potential to ...

BT CELLNET AND RIM TO INTRODUCE ADVANCED WIRELESS EMAIL SOLUTION TO THE UK.

Jun 27, 2000 ... BlackBerry wireless email will operate over BT Cellnet's GPRS network PR Newswire, London, June 27. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Research In Motion Limited (RIM) Toronto - BT Cellnet and Research In Motion Limited (RIM) announced today at ...

PHONEME.COM PARTNERS WITH ELIVE COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Jun 27, 2000 ... PHONEME.COM PARTNERS WITH ELIVE COMMUNICATIONS INC. TO ENHANCE PHONEME'S GLOBAL WEB CALL BACK SERVICE WITH A COLLABORATIVE FEATURE SET PR Newswire, London, June 27. This press release is transmitted on behalf of PhoneMe. PhoneMe's worldwide launch of the combined ...

BROOKTROUT ENABLES NEW NETWORK APPLICATIONS UNDER LINUX.

Jun 27, 2000 ... PR Newswire, London, June 27. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Brooktrout Technology. Expands Commitment to Linux and Opens New Opportunities for Developers Birmingham, England, Birmingham NEC CT Expo UK, Hall 6 Stand E70 - Brooktrout Technology, ...

PHONEME.COM APPOINTS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CHAIRMAN.

Jun 27, 2000 ... PRNewswire, London, June 27. This press release is transmitted on behalf PhoneMe Ltd London - PhoneMe Ltd (http://www.phoneme.com) announced at the Networks 2000 exhibition June 27 that the PhoneMe board had appointed Frank McQuillan to the position of Chief Operating Officer ...

BROOKTROUT TECHNOLOGY SPEEDS DEVELOPMENT OF NEW NETWORK APPLICATIONS WITH CARRIER-CLASS DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM.

Jun 27, 2000 ... Offers CompactPCI Platform with On-board ISDN Interfaces PR Newswire, London, June 27. This press release is transmitted on behalf of Brooktrout Technology. Birmingham NEC, England, CT Expo UK, Hall 6 Stand E70, June 27, 2000 - Brooktrout Technology (Nasdaq: BRKT), a ...

NetValue Appoints Darlene Lee as Asia President and CEO to Expand Internet Usage Behaviour Research in Asia.

Jun 27, 2000 ... HONG KONG, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- NetValue, the leader in Internet usage measurement in Europe and the US, has appointed Darlene Lee as Asia President and CEO to expand its services to the region. The company aims to set up Internet research business in China, Hong Kong, ...

UPCtv Channels Roll Out on PrimaCom Network.

Jun 27, 2000 ... Two New Channels for Germany AMSTERDAM, Netherlands and MAINZ, Germany, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- UPCtv announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with Germany's third-largest independent cable network operator PrimaCom AG (Nasdaq: PCAG) for three of ...

Internet Stock Review Adds MediaX to Its 'Internet Rebound' Watch List.

Jun 27, 2000 ... LOS ANGELES, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- MediaX Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: MXMX) today announced that it has been added to the Internet Stock Review's (http://www.internetstockreview.com) 'Internet Rebound' Watch List. The Internet Stock Review is a respected, paid ...

WHEREVER.net Receives US$ 10 Million Investment From Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Group.

Jun 27, 2000 ... HONG KONG, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- WHEREVER.net (Nasdaq: WNET), a leading Internet Protocol (IP) telephony services provider specialising in Voice over IP (VoIP) solutions, announced that it has received a US$10 million investment from Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Group, one of ...

Volunteerism & Philanthropy II Feature Package.

Jun 27, 2000 ... The following feature package is a roundup of feature stories dealing with volunteerism and philanthropy, and appropriate for special sections and for general use. For those receiving this copy via computer, the stories are easily identified by the initial word of the slug: "Volunteer". ...

'Bricks and Clicks' Partnership to Benefit Schools and Nonprofits Sponsored by IC One and Effinity Online.

Jun 27, 2000 ... WASHINGTON, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Effinity Online and IC One announced this week a first of its kind e-commerce partnership utilizing the popular "smart-card" technology to integrate local bricks and mortar merchants into the online world. Using IC One's patented technology, ...

Christine Galan, Recovered From Heart and Liver Transplant, Produces Video to Encourage Organ Donors.

Jun 27, 2000 ... NEW YORK, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Her doctors at Cedars Sinai Medical Center said Christine Galan, 36, was within hours of death, when she received the phone call that the heart and liver organs were available. Eighteen months after receiving the double transplant, she is fully ...

U.S. Volunteers Help Build Ghanaian School Under New International Development Philosophy.

Jun 27, 2000 ... NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- In a small remote village called Ziavi-Lume in the Volta Region of Ghana, international volunteers from the humanitarian non-profit organization Cross-Cultural Solutions are working with local villagers to build a much needed school ...

Pediatric Surgery Goes Better When Columbus, OH Grade-Schoolers Do The Stitching.

Jun 27, 2000 ... MAHWAH, N.J., June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The four-year-old lies on the gurney, holding her mother's hand. In a few minutes she'll be wheeled into surgery. Her mother won't be able to be with her when she's lain on the operating table and looks up into the masked faces. But thanks ...

Volunteers: Know Your Client!

Jun 27, 2000 ... CLEVELAND, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Just as paid employees are trained for their jobs, volunteers should be trained to fill the roles asked of them. This is more important as more Americans are giving their time to various causes. According to the Independent Sector, a coalition ...

CollegeNET Online Donations Form Proves Powerful Fund Raising Tool For Non-Profits.

Jun 27, 2000 ... PORTLAND, Ore., June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- In February, while devastating tornadoes were racking Southern Georgia, folks from around the world were getting on the Internet, connecting to the American Red Cross Atlanta Chapter's home page, and making monetary contributions using an ...

KaBOOM! Provides Solution for Nation's Unsafe Playgrounds.

Jun 27, 2000 ... The Old-Fashioned, Barn-Raising Approach Helps Communities Do-It-Themselves. WASHINGTON, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Amidst recent public awareness regarding the lack of safety at playgrounds across the nation, one nonprofit is on a mission to empower communities to defy ...

The Advertising Council and MTV: Music Television Join Forces To Help Non-Profits Engage the Next Generation.

Jun 27, 2000 ... ORLANDO, Fla., June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Advertising Council and MTV: Music Television today officially released a comprehensive manual concerning volunteerism by today's youth. The manual, titled "Engaging the Next Generation: How Non-Profits Can Reach Young Adults," aims to ...

Bally Total Fitness Charitable Donations Top $12 Million; $250,000 in Clothing for Hurricane Victims is Latest Donation.

Jun 27, 2000 ... CHICAGO, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- When Bally Total Fitness (NYSE: BFT) adopted a new design for its employees' uniforms, it found itself with an abundance of apparel it could not use. The Company's President, Lee Hillman, immediately realized that this was an opportunity to help ...

United Way's Community Care Day.

Jun 27, 2000 ... BOSTON, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The late great song stylist Dinah Washington had a hit record in the 50's about the difference one day makes. It said: "What a difference a day makes; twenty four little hours. Brought the sun and the flowers where there used to be rain. . . ." ...

Content is King When it Comes to Wine Websites; National Survey Shows Talk Isn't Cheap.

Jun 27, 2000 ... NARBERTH, Pa., June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- When it comes to wine websites, knowledge is power ... purchase power, that is. A new survey by WineAccess.com, shows that wine lovers prefer the value of information over hard-sell tactics when it comes to buying their favorite beverage. ...

Dolly Parton Announces Contest to Name Her New Waterpark.

Jun 27, 2000 ... PIGEON FORGE, Tenn., June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Dolly Parton is asking for some help in naming her Waterpark through a contest she announced today at a groundbreaking ceremony for the new attraction. The "Name Dolly's Waterpark" Contest will continue through the end of July. ...

The Geezer Brigade Proclaims July 'Appreciate a Geezer!' Month, Like It or Not.

Jun 27, 2000 ... CHARLESTON, S.C., June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Geezer Brigade, a three- year-old international online humor organization for "Seniors with an attitude" (www.thegeezerbrigade.com ), has unilaterally declared July 2000 to be "Appreciate A Geezer!" Month. John Kernell, ...