The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from September 1999:
It's tough sitting out this one
Sep 01, 1999; ... Carolyn Jones-Young was drafted by the New York Liberty lastspring, but she hasn't seen a minute of action. So now the team isin the playoffs, and Young is seeing them from her least favoriteposition -- on TV at her new home in Attleboro. That's because theformer New England Blizzard ...
With shoulder injury, Rafter has no defense 1997-98 champ succumbs in fifth set of first match
Sep 01, 1999; ... NEW YORK -- They were voted the two most likely to succeed atFlushing Meadow this year, especially since, between them, they hadwon the last four US Opens. But Pete Sampras and Patrick Rafter knewthey were not playing at full throttle, the effects of injuriesforcing them both to pull out ...
Technology MatrixOne lands $50m deal with AlliedSignal
Sep 01, 1999; ... MatrixOne Inc. of Chelmsford has won a multiyear contract fromAlliedSignal Inc. worth an estimated $50 million to develop anelectronic commerce system for the worldwide aerospace and automotiveproducts conglomerate. MatrixOne's eMatrix software includes product ...
A day after East Timor vote, intimidation campaign returns
Sep 01, 1999; ... DILI, East Timor -- Pro-Jakarta militias renewed in earnest theiranti-independence campaign of intimidation yesterday, just one dayafter East Timor's residents voted in relative peace to choosebetween independence and autonomy within Indonesia. The Indonesian police and military ...
Chefs share their tricks of the trade
Sep 01, 1999; ... I'm drowning in new recipes. Between the magazine subscriptions,the book club, and all the new culinary Web sites, I could make a newrecipe for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day for the rest of mylife and only scratch the surface. Yet it's hard to find enoughsimple, useful ...
No other Birds of this feather
Sep 01, 1999; ... Larry's got a heart condition. Magic contracted HIV. Michael hadbetter go get a check-up. His Airness probably should stop smoking those cigars, anyway.Mortality doesn't know from superstars. According to Larry Bird, his "atrial fibrillation" is undercontrol. He's paying at ...
On the move Sox run past Royals, stretch streak to five
Sep 01, 1999; ... With reinforcements pouring in from the minor leagues and theCubbies, the Red Sox won their fifth in a row last night, beating theKansas City Royals, 6-3, as pitchers Mark Portugal and Derek Lowemade their case that Jimy Williams shouldn't stray too far from thestatus quo. The ...
Making a mentor note Patriots' Carroll eager to face good friend Seifert
Sep 01, 1999; ... FOXBOROUGH -- The words kept coming, flowing and flowing from themoment Pete Carroll opened yesterday's press conference with a quip,"Other than the fact this is a grudge match between me and George,what are your questions?" Carroll seldom seemed more at ease. His friend, his ...
Surprise from Farrelly brothers `Outside Providence' is touching, heartfelt
Sep 01, 1999; ... OUTSIDE PROVIDENCE Directed by: Michael Corrente Screenplay by:Peter Farrelly, Corrente, Bobby Farrelly (based on Peter Farrelly'snovel) Starring: Shawn Hatosy, Amy Smart, Alec Baldwin, Jon Abrahams,Tommy Bone, Jonathan Brandis, Jack Ferver, Adam Lavorgna, JesseLeach, Gabriel Mann, ...
Priest still speaks out for gays
Sep 01, 1999; ... The Rev. Robert Nugent, ordered by the Vatican last month tocease his 28-year ministry to gays and lesbians, faced thepossibility of provoking further wrath from the church's leadershiplast night by speaking at Northeastern University abouthomosexuality. "One of the ironies of ...
MIT student is found dead from inhaling nitrous oxide
Sep 01, 1999; ... CAMBRIDGE -- The hopeful dawn of a new school year was shatteredyesterday at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wherestudents struggled with MIT's second substance-abuse death in twoyears. A 22-year-old MIT student was found dead in his East Campus dormroom just after ...
Duquette swings deal with Cubs for Beck
Sep 01, 1999; ... General manager Dan Duquette, seeking to bolster the Red Sox'bullpen for the stretch run as well as hedging against a futurewithout Tom Gordon, last night traded for Rod Beck, one of thedecade's best closers until undergoing elbow surgery in May. Duquette acquired Beck, known for ...
Sun aims at Microsoft with free software Calif. company will offer Star's office suite over the Internet
Sep 01, 1999; ... Why pay hundreds of dollars for word processing software when youcan get it for free? That's the question Sun Microsystems Inc. yesterday posed tomillions of consumers accustomed to forking over hundreds of dollarsapiece for word processing, spreadsheet, and other software sold ...
Valentin on DL; Veras up Doctor: Surgery won't be needed
Sep 01, 1999; ... The Red Sox will rely on rookies at third base for at least thenext two weeks, as John Valentin was placed on the 15-day disabledlist with what team doctor Arthur Pappas described as patellartendinitis in his left knee. Rookie Donnie Sadler made his sixth start at third base ...
SAT scores in state best in a decade Figures rising steadily since '94
Sep 01, 1999; ... The sweat and angst of studying for the SATs appear to be payingoff for Massachusetts students: Their scores are better this yearthan they have been in more than a decade. Students' scores averaged six points higher overall this yearthan last, according to data released yesterday ...
Clinton to attend Ryder Cup?
Sep 01, 1999; ... Former President George Bush will be at the Ryder Cup, and TheCountry Club also is prepared for a visit by President Clinton, thenation's First Golfer, who it is rumored may present the prestigioustrophy when the tournament wraps up in Brookline on Sept. 26. "All I know is, we've ...
Ramon set for test; Pedro merely testy
Sep 01, 1999; ... Enough of this nonsense, Pedro Martinez decided. He had sat and seethed as an ever-growing media gaggle encroachedon his locker space in the Red Sox clubhouse at Fenway Park lastnight. He had tried to shoo away the nuisances -- "Out! Out!Out!" - - but the mass merely shifted as ...
Clear sailing in Pacific
Sep 01, 1999; ... Material from publicity departments at various racetracks and from the Daily Racing Form was used in this report. The first consequences from the rash of injuries in the handicapranks were apparent when General Challenge, the only 3-year-old inthe race, won the $1 million Pacific ...
Vinatieri feels shortchanged by new kicking rules
Sep 01, 1999; ... FOXBOROUGH -- Kickers throughout the league have been moaningabout the NFL's new "shiny ball" rule, requiring new footballs forall kicks. The league, kickers agree, has pulled a leg right outfrom under them. The Patriots' Adam Vinatieri, for instance, was talking Mondaynight to ...
2 men seriously injured in Plymouth plane crash
Sep 01, 1999; ... PLYMOUTH -- Two men aboard a twin-engine plane that crashed atPlymouth Airport yesterday were pulled from the flaming wreckage bytwo off-duty state troopers and a flight instructor who witnessed thecrash. The officers were at the rural airport for flight instruction whenthey saw ...
The art of finding what's new in Paris
Sep 01, 1999; ... PARIS -- The capital of France spawned styles from Gothic toCubism, but after World War II it ceded its preeminence in thecontemporary field to New York, and today there are a dozen citiesworldwide that have surpassed Paris in adventurous art. Not thatthere isn't plenty of recent work ...
The man who would be George II
Sep 01, 1999; ... The knowledge that we face 51 weeks of hard journalistic sloggingbetween today and the glorious night when the Republicans crown theirpresidential nominee can take the edge off even the finest end-of-summer weather. A whole year less a week? Can we stand it? Can George W ....
Leader Dully to have home edge in NEPGA
Sep 01, 1999; ... WINCHESTER -- Frank Dully was in the first group off the tee inyesterday's opening round of the 79th New England PGA Championship atWinchester CC, checked in early with a round of 1-under-par 70, andwas back in the pro shop at Kernwood CC in time to see its shotguntournament get off on ...
NCC faces no-tournament future School placed on probation by MIAA for eligibility violation
Sep 01, 1999; ... As high school teams across the state prepare for the fall season,each begins with the same record and the same chance to qualify forpostseason play. Each, that is, except for one school -- NorthCambridge Catholic. After NCC was found guilty by the Massachusetts ...
Concord, the new Tinseltown
Sep 01, 1999; ... Material from wire services and other sources was used in thiscolumn. Names & Faces can be reached by e-mail at names(AT SIGNSYMBOL)globe.com. Actor Jesse L. Martin of "Law and Order" (who also was CalistaFlockhart's love interest last season on "Ally McBeal") is expectedto visit ...
State budget fiasco attracts little notice amid cynicism
Sep 01, 1999; ... More Massachusetts residents are worried about the Boston Red Soxmaking the playoffs than the ongoing state budget follies on BeaconHill. Today begins the third month without a state budget, and you couldfit every truly outraged citizen into an American Legion hall andhave room ...
WGBH explains opera decision
Sep 01, 1999; ... While most of the rest of the nation's opera lovers are watchingthe Metropolitan Opera's telecast of Tchaikovsky's "The Queen ofSpades" with Placido Domingo on Wednesday, Sept. 8, WGBH-Ch. 2'sviewers will see the station's regular Wednesday night programming,"This Old House," "Basic ...
Meston back in Hub after China ordeal
Sep 01, 1999; ... Looking pale and thin but smiling, Tibetan scholar Daja Mestonreturned to Boston on a stretcher early this morning from China,where he suffered serious back and internal injuries from jumping outa window trying to escape detainment. About 40 friends and supporters greeted Meston, ...
In support of strong women
Sep 01, 1999; ... If Governor Paul Cellucci really wants to demonstrate his supportfor strong women, he can begin with Estella Minnefield, FlorenceTaylor, and Tracey Miller. On Monday, the Massachusetts Superior Court overturned statewelfare rules that denied benefits to Minnefield, Taylor, and ...
Audit raps T realty contract Pact on privatization was altered, state says
Sep 01, 1999; ... The MBTA's major privatization deal to manage its real estateholdings has been called into question after a state audit chargedthat the authority's contract with Transit Realty Associates wasillegally altered. The alteration, the report said, resulted in$450,000 in questionable or ...
Filene's Basement has been good neighbor
Sep 01, 1999 ... When I heard the news regarding Filene's Basement and itsfinancial situation, I immediately felt regret that such a Bostoninstitution someday may be in danger of closing. As I spoke to manyother longtime Boston area residents, I heard stories about out-of-town relatives who save a day ...
The managed care devolution: Was it worth it?
Sep 01, 1999 ... Dr. Bernard Lown's article reminded us that medical care isabout caring, and that often the people who need the most caring costthe most in professional time, sophistication, technology, and/ormedications ("For-profit care's morbid results," Focus, Aug. 1). Thehealth insurance industry ...
Names Korda loses winnings in arbitration ruling
Sep 01, 1999 ... Former Australian Open champion Petr Korda lost an arbitrationruling today in Lausanne, Switzerland, and was ordered to forfeit allprize money since July 1998 for testing positive for the steroidNandrolone at Wimbledon last year. The ruling by the Court ofArbitration for Sport ends a ...
An admission of lobbying from Tennant
Sep 01, 1999; ... Political operative Alexander "Sandy" Tennant, avoiding a stateinvestigation, admitted yesterday despite earlier denials that hehas been personally lobbying Cellucci administration officials onbehalf of private business interests. Tennant, reversing his position from the previous ...
Voter complacency breeds booze cruise syndrome
Sep 01, 1999 ... The Aug. 20 editorial "Ship of fools," in my view, touched onjust the tip of the iceberg. It's not this Peter Blute and SandyTennant "booze cruise" thing that is upsetting. It's the Cellucciadministration. Right from the start our governor has failed to govern. Look athis ...
Spin's winning discs; against speciesism
Sep 01, 1999; ... The September Spin offers up an early entry in what will soon be amad glut of best-of lists -- best of the year, best of the decade,best of the century, best of the millennium. Sure, these honor rollsare subjective, incendiary little beasts, but they do have a valuablepurpose in our age ...
Technology's powerful impact on learning
Sep 01, 1999 ... The Aug. 30 news story "College faculty report anxiety abouttechnology" (Page A4) points up the great need for colleges anduniversities to help faculty learn how to use technology. Whileadvances like e-mail have streamlined life, the real power oftechnology is the way it can dramatically ...
`Common cents' editorial was naive
Sep 01, 1999 ... Your Aug. 26 editorial on "Common cents" shows just how naivethe Globe is. You state that pennies should be eliminated and pricesending in 1 or 2 cents would drop back ...
We could live without the old-growth forest, but life would be poorer
Sep 01, 1999; ... Having hiked through an old-growth forest this summer in Oregon,I was happy to see the courts recently freeze nine big loggingcontracts in national forests in the Pacific Northwest. In Seattle,US District Judge William Dwyer said the government has notadequately assessed the state of ...
Hurdle to Net growth seen Harvard panel: Lack of skill of many users a big problem
Sep 01, 1999; ... Poll some of the Internet's top technical gurus and each mightname a different issue as the chief impediment to the growth of theon-line medium. But when just such a group was assembled at Harvard Universityyesterday, there did seem to be a near-consensus that one of thebiggest ...
Grounds seen for boosting auto rates
Sep 01, 1999; ... name-ruthardt Massachusetts auto insurers say a decision last week by InsuranceCommissioner Linda Ruthardt on workers' compensation shows she made amistake in computing this year's auto rates that could pave the wayfor a hefty increase in auto premiums next year. Insurance ...
They can't will the Palestinians out of existence
Sep 01, 1999; ... Hussein Ibish is communications director of the American-ArabAnti-Discrimination Committee in Washington, D.C. Edward Said, the most prominent Palestinian-Americanintellectual, has often written about the precariousness ofPalestinian identity in a world that has no place for ...
Whistle-blower alleges fraud by 2 hospitals
Sep 01, 1999; ... A former chief of anesthesiology at Somerville Hospital filed afederal whistle-blower suit this week against Cambridge andMassachusetts General hospitals, alleging that they inflated claimsto Medicare and Medicaid after they merged or affiliated with hishospital. The suit, filed ...
Condition is considered treatable but not benign
Sep 01, 1999; ... Atrial fibrillation, the heart condition Larry Bird says he has,is a far more common and far less serious type of irregular heartbeatthan the one that killed Reggie Lewis, but it is not a benigncondition. It was once considered a relatively harmless cardiac arrhythmia,but doctors ...
Fostering children's literature For 45 years, legendary editor Frances Foster has left a singular imprint on books for young people
Sep 01, 1999; ... NEW YORK -- The faintest look of pride crosses Frances Foster'sface as she holds up the cast on her left hand. A missed dining-roomstep resulted in a broken finger, she confides. "I set it myself. Ididn't think that was anything unusual (it hurt less that way,actually), but they were ...
First day grade school
Sep 01, 1999; ... ACTON -- Yesterday, Eddie Flannery began what may be the mostimportant year in his school career: first grade. Slinging a Celtics knapsack over his shoulder, Eddie hugged hismother and 3-year-old sister and, at 8:48 a.m., stoically boarded ayellow school bus destined for Jean ...
In fairness to disabled children
Sep 01, 1999 ... A Massachusetts superior court judge this week handed disabledchildren a victory, making it easier for their families to qualifyfor welfare benefits. State legislators must ensure that thissupport remains intact. Protecting people with disabilities is a key part of welfarereform ....
Massachusetts students score
Sep 01, 1999 ... Encouraging scores from Massachusetts high schoolers who tookthis year's SAT tests can serve a dual purpose: providing a welcomesense of accomplishment to the many students who excelled, as well astheir teachers, and stimulating everyone to redouble their pace onthe long road ...
High hopes of doing away with cell towers Transcept looks to replace structures with toolbox-size devices
Sep 01, 1999; ... MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Millions of Americans want to be able to makewireless phone calls anytime, anywhere. But even more Americans hateliving near or even looking at cellular phone antennas. Taking on that paradox, a small company here called Transcept Inc.thinks it could make $100 ...
Teetering in Ulster
Sep 01, 1999 ... The Northern Irish peace process is like a bicycle with manyriders: If enough of them stop pedaling, all of them, along with thebike, will fall down. In Ulster, all of them ought to keep going soa government can be formed that reflects the will of the people. The Irish Republican ...
Boston's rental car racket
Sep 01, 1999 ... At journey's end, motorists who rent cars in Boston pay dearly.The shorter the rental, the harder the hit. The 5 percent sales tax,a $10 airport surcharge, and the $10 convention center surchargecombine to drive the cost of a one-day rental in Boston to the top ofthe country's "most ...
The second shooter
Sep 01, 1999; ... I'm not much for conspiracy theories. In my world, Lee HarveyOswald killed John Kennedy and James Earl Ray murdered Martin LutherKing. That grassy knoll and the second gunman never worked for me. But I am intrigued by the theory of the second photographer. Peter Blute is ...
Disk injuries common and career-threatening
Sep 01, 1999; ... NEW YORK -- The herniated disk that sidelined Pete Sampras as hewas preparing to go for a record 13th major championship at the USOpen, is an all-too-common injury for tennis players these days. Andwhile US Open medical director Dr. Brian Hainline said that Samprasis likely to make a ...
Dafoe, Sinden meet They sit down in bid to break stalemate
Sep 01, 1999; ... Byron Dafoe, the Bruins' free agent goalie, has maintained that ifhe doesn't have a contract by the end of the week, he will board aplane for his offseason residence in Southern California and trainthere until he receives a new deal. Well, put those airline reservations on ...
CORRECTION
Sep 01, 1999 ... CORRECTION: Because of a reporting error, the TV rating for ...
Sampras flattened by disk
Sep 01, 1999; ... NEW YORK -- Was it a totally meaningless shot heard by nobody thatis echoing around the world? Did the wound caused by that scrimmage shot scramble tennishistory yet to be written, and jam the guy who intended to write it? The guy's morose face told yesterday's story at the US ...
In `Chill Factor,' Gooding is going from bad to worse
Sep 01, 1999; ... CHILL FACTOR Directed by: Hugh Johnson Screenplay by: Drew Gitlinand Mike Cheda Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Skeet Ulrich, Peter Firth,David Paymer, Hudson Leick, Kevin J. O'Connor, Daniel Hugh KellyPlaying at: Copley Place; Fresh Pond, Cambridge; suburbs Runningtime: 105 minutes Rated: ...
No. 9 Park will be on cloud nine for birthday
Sep 01, 1999 ... It will be an opportunity to dress to the nines when No. 9 Parkon Beacon Hill celebrates its first anniversary on Sept. 9 with agala dinner. Chef-owner Barbara Lynch will mark the day, 9/9/99,with a $90 prix fixe dinner. For information, call 617-742-9991. John Singer Sargent, on ...
Man being chased by police dies in crash
Sep 01, 1999; ... Concord police and the Middlesex district attorney's office areinvestigating an early morning car crash that killed a Framingham manwho police had just begun to pursue. The victim, John F. Lopez, 28, was fleeing police at about 4:38a.m. yesterday when his car hit a tree, killing ...
Foie pas
Sep 01, 1999; ... John Carroll is managing editor of WGBH-TV's "Greater Boston." Hide the crackers and the gherkins, Ma. Foie gras is underterrorist attack. Foie gras, of course, is not chopped liver. It's hopped-up liverproduced by force-feeding ducks and geese until their livers swell ...
Stock darlings don't dare to disappoint State Street, Staples hammered by investors worried about what could happen
Sep 01, 1999; ... Shoot first, ask questions later. That investment mentality has croaked hundreds of little publiccompanies with big ambitions but a whiff of disappointment. Thesedays, even much larger growth stocks are facing a similar threat in achanging stock market. What's new? Investors ...
Looking for ethical answers in Russia's past
Sep 01, 1999; ... VIEWS FROM THE OTHER SHORE Essays on Herzen, Chekhov, and BakhtinBy Aileen M. Kelly Yale University Press, 256 pp., $30 In 1849, Aleksandr Herzen published his seminal book, "TowardAnother Shore." The Russian thinker presented his view that humanitywas moving toward "another ...
Bird reveals heart problem Did not tell Celtics in playing days; condition controllable
Sep 01, 1999; ... Larry Bird reveals in an upcoming book that he has a heartproblem, one that surfaced occasionally in the offseason while he waswith the Celtics and still requires medication. In an interview lastnight, Bird declined to talk about the condition, but indicated thiswould be his last season ...
From Mongo to Boston, in a Flash
Sep 01, 1999; ... BOSTON IS UNDER ATTACK! That's right, Ming the Merciless hasunleashed his hideous Gorkons on Boston Common, and they are wreakinghavoc from the harbor all the way to Copley Square. PresidentClinton has authorized a full-bore aerial attack on Ming's minions,which gives Flash Gordon just ...
BC ready to toe the line
Sep 01, 1999; ... They are Boston College's Mammoth Men in the Middle. The team'sTitans of the Trenches. The size guys. Senior tackle Darnell Alford, 6 feet 4 inches and about 333pounds, and junior guard Paul Zukauskas, 6-6 and 307, hold down theright side of the offensive line and are the holdovers ...