The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from February 2001:
ABP. WILLIAMS RALLY TIES UP AUSTIN PREP
Feb 01, 2001; ... The Catholic Central has established itself as the mostcompetitive hockey league in the state, with four teams in the GlobeTop 20. No. 3 Austin Prep (10-1-3) and No. 5 Archbishop Williams (9-3-1) reinforced its strength, skating to a 2-2 tie last night atPilgrim Ice Arena in ...
BC'S NEED TO GROW
Feb 01, 2001 ... THE MASSACHUSETTS Land Court has handed Boston College aconvincing victory as it attempts to build a student center andoffice complex on its campus in the Chestnut Hill section of Newton.The city Board of Aldermen ought to abandon any appeal of thedecision, give the college the approvals ...
LOCKERBIE'S HALF-TRUTH
Feb 01, 2001 ... THE VERDICTS handed down yesterday by three Scottish judges in thePan Am 103 bombing trial represent an incomplete rendering of justicethat nevertheless points to the unindicted Libyan dictator MoammarKhadafy as the ultimate criminal behind the 1988 murder of 270innocent ...
ANIMAL DREAMS
Feb 01, 2001 ... THE LABORATORY RAT, unsung hero of the scientific frontier, may bedreaming big dreams. MIT scientists monitoring rodent brain waves have found thatnighttime neural activity, fired from the area of the brain believedto form and store memory, is identical to the patterns fired ...
THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN GOVERNMENT BUSH'S INITIATIVE REQUIRES A LEAP OF FAITH
Feb 01, 2001; ... IT WAS NOT THE MOST PROMISING BEGINNING TO A PUBLIC DIALOGUE. THEPRESIDENT'S INITIATIVE TO PUT "FAITH" IN SOCIAL PROGRAMS WASINTRODUCED ON THE EVENING NEWS WITH THE ILLUSTRATION OF A LARGECROSS. PETER JENNINGS OPENED A PIECE ON GOD, DO-GOOD, AND GOVERNMENT,ASKING: "IS THERE A REASON TO ...
THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN GOVERNMENT INVOKING JESUS AT THE INAUGURATION
Feb 01, 2001; ... JESUS WAS AT THE INAUGURATION. NOT EVERYONE WAS PLEASED.Whilethe Rev. Franklin Graham began his invocation with thenondenominational words of King David's last blessing - "Yours, OGod, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty andthe splendor" - he ended with ...
GLOBE SHOWS BIAS ON ABORTION ISSUE
Feb 01, 2001 ... JAN. 24 WAS A TYPICAL DAY AT THE BOSTON GLOBE. ON YOUR EDITORIALPAGE YOU BEGAN WITH A PRO-ABORTION EDITORIAL ("PLACATING ABORTIONFOES"), IN WHICH YOU CRITICIZED WHAT YOU CALL THE "GLOBAL GAG RULE,"I.E., THE BAN ON US AID TO INTERNATIONAL PRO-ABORTION ORGANIZATIONS,SUCH AS PLANNED ...
FINNERAN MERITS A LONGER TENURE
Feb 01, 2001 ... BARBARA ANDERSON, in her sniping against House Speaker ThomasFinneran, gets a lot wrong in a short space ("Finneran's stillstoking his passion for battle," Page A1, Jan. 26). George Washington was under no term limit. The framers of theConstitution chose not to subject him to one ....
HMO CRISIS INVISIBLE, SO FAR
Feb 01, 2001 ... DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE LACK OF ACTIVITY AT THE MASSACHUSETTSOFFICE OF PATIENT PROTECTION ("SHORTAGE OF CASES FOR HMO AGENCY,"PAGE A1, JAN. 27). THIS DOES NOT MEAN ALL IS WELL WITH MANAGED CARE. There is a crisis of apocalyptic proportions in health care which islargely invisible to ...
THE VOTERS' WILL
Feb 01, 2001 ... YOUR HUBRIS IN SUGGESTING THAT THE FEW HOUSE MEMBERS TO VOTE TORETAIN TERM LIMITS FOR THE OFFICE OF SPEAKER HAVE COURAGE ("BRAVELEGISLATORS," EDITORIAL, JAN. 27), IMPLYING THAT THE 112 MEMBERS WHOSUPPORT THE IDEA DO NOT, IS ARROGANCE ...
SCRAP STAR WARS, KEEP TRIDENT SUBS
Feb 01, 2001 ... WHILE SANFORD GOTTLIEB MADE A POLITICAL AND MILITARY ARGUMENTAGAINST A STAR WARS SYSTEM THAT WILL COST BILLIONS AND THEN NOT WORK("US DOESN'T NEED MISSILE DEFENSE," OP ED, JAN. 1), HE LEFT OUT THEINSIDE SCOOP THAT THE US MILITARY WILL NOT TELL YOU ABOUT. THAT SCOOPIS PUBLIC INFORMATION ...
ON-AIR BIGOTRY
Feb 01, 2001 ... I'M NOT SURE HOW THE GLOBE GETS AWAY WITH PUBLISHING AN"AFFECTIONATE" PIECE ABOUT ANDY MOES (PAGE F1, JAN. 27). HE MAY HAVEA FAMILY SIDE, BUT ON ...
THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN GOVERNMENT WOMEN SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR ROLES
Feb 01, 2001; ... DO WOMEN HAVE REASON TO QUESTION THE PLAN BY THE BUSHADMINISTRATION TO LET FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS COMPETE FOR MOREFEDERAL DOLLARS TO ADMINISTER SOCIAL SERVICES? THE ANSWER APPEARS TOBE YES.Certainly, mainstream religious groups like CatholicCharities, Jewish Family Services, and ...
TYLER: HALFTIME SHOW NOT A SELLOUT
Feb 01, 2001; ... Super Bowl XXXV is now history, but Aerosmith is still coming downfrom Sunday's high-speed, wham-bam halftime performance that includedguest shots from 'N Sync, Britney Spears, Nelly, and Mary J. Blige. "It was a roll of the dice at best, but it worked out fine,"Aerosmith guitarist ...
THE DEATH OF CITIES HAS TURNED OUT TO BE GREATLY EXAGGERATED
Feb 01, 2001; ... SAN FRANCISCOEUPHEMISMS OFTEN DIE OF OLD AGE. "INNER CITY" WASA EUPHEMISM FOR "GHETTO," WHICH WAS A POLITICIZED EUPHEMISM FOR"SLUM." ONLY RECENTLY, "INNER CITY" WAS CODE FOR TROUBLE AND DANGER. Early in the 21st century, according to Paul Grogan, " `inner city'symbolizes ...
AT HOME WITH GAIL HUFF AND SCOTT BROWN
Feb 01, 2001; ... Imagine this schedule. She wakes up at 2:15 a.m. and is at work by3 a.m. With the exception of Monday, she is back home by 10 a.m.,doing household chores and errands until the children come home fromschool. The afternoon routine is supervising homework and generalchauffeuring to the ...
BARN FUTURES KEN EPWORTH TURNS THE OLD POSTS, BEAMS, AND LOFTS INTO NEW HOUSES
Feb 01, 2001; ... The crumbling old barn beside the two-lane Vermont road at thefoot of Mount Ascutney is a quintessential piece of Vermontlandscape. The brown-gray of the weathered wood blends with thewintry landscape to make the perfect postcard picture. The barn, however, is not perfect. The roof ...
WORLD SALE: EVERYTHING MUST GO
Feb 01, 2001; ... Will the world return to the Hub? Back in 1989 - in Internet terms, this is before the dawn of time -a clever fellow named Barry Shein started up what many insist was thefirst online service on the planet. He could have named his fledglingbusiness after its neighborhood: ...
OFFERING SUPPORT IN CASE OF RAPE
Feb 01, 2001 ... Dear Beth: My best friend is a beautiful, sexually active girl. She dressessexy and gets hit on by older men a lot. But she knows to draw theline at flirting. All of a sudden she stopped dressing sexy and isn'tdoing her hair or wearing makeup. She's afraid to be alone with ...
BOGOSIAN'S FIRST NOVEL UNORIGINAL
Feb 01, 2001; ... You can't tell a book by its cover, but author and title canreveal a lot. For example, who thought, when they heard that EricBogosian had written a book called "Mall," that it would be acelebration of American happiness, or a gift guide perhaps? Of course not. Anyone familiar with ...
BRATTLE TO STAY ART HOUSE UNDER NEW TEAM
Feb 01, 2001; ... Harvard Square's landmark Brattle Theatre will change hands March2. But while the management will change, the programming won't. Barring last-minute snags with the signing of a new lease, longtimeBrattle staffers Ned Hinkle and Ivy Moylan will take over from ConnieWhite and Marianne ...
CONCERT UPDATE
Feb 01, 2001; ... Phish has taken the year off, but Phish singer/guitarist TreyAnastasio is still headed out on the road. He'll play the OrpheumTheatre on Feb. 21. Tickets are $27.50 and go on sale tomorrow at 10a.m. David Gray headlines the Orpheum on April ...
OLD HOUSES FOCUS OF FAIR
Feb 01, 2001 ... This weekend, the Boston Preservation Alliance sponsors its fifthannual Old House Fair in the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for theArts at 539 Tremont St. in the South End. More than 70 exhibitors,free lectures, and demonstrations will be geared to owners and loversof old homes ....
SKATE AHEAD TO RICHER CHOWDER BEGUILING FLAVOR MAKES IT A SATISFYING ALTERNATIVE TO COD
Feb 01, 2001; ... When fortune smiles on you, throw away your shopping list. Acouple of weeks ago, inspired by Jasper White's excellent new book,"50 Chowders" (Scribner), I made my way to the fresh seafood case atmy favorite supermarket. The New England Fish Chowder recipe I had in mind called for ...
A VAST, GLORIOUS SPACE FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS
Feb 01, 2001; ... The heavens give us room to dream. They assure us of infinitespace, of beauty and possibility beyond our comprehension. They alsoremind us of how small, fleeting, and fragile we are. The Robert Klein Gallery has assembled "Night Light," anexhibition of celestial photographs. They ...
A MONTH CRAMMED WITH EVENTS
Feb 01, 2001; ... One reason New Englanders are such keen gardeners is because wehave the whole month of February to get jazzed about putting in ourgardens. This may be the shortest month, but it's crammed withinteresting events, flower shows, and lectures for the impatientgardener. The New ...
ARTFUL DODGER
Feb 01, 2001; ... Frankly, ever since Go! caught a glimpse of Sting stuffed into apair of leather pants at the Super Bowl, we've been unable to thinkabout much else. We look at this very newspaper and we see "Ashcroftblah blah blah." Our mother calls and we hear "You never blah blahblah." We hit the ATM ...
MYSTERY SCIENCE 2001 INVENTOR- ENTREPRENEUR DEAN KAMEN PIQUES THE WORLD'S CURIOSITY WITH HIS PROJECT GINGER, THEN TAKES COVER
Feb 01, 2001; ... MANCHESTER, N.H. - Where have you gone, Dean Kamen? We hardly knewye. Once so willing to publicly show off his accomplishments, the 49-year-old self-taught physicist has deftly ducked below our radarscreen. The New Hampshire entrepreneur with the high-end lifestylesymbolized by ...
MBTA IN TALKS FOR FREE DAILY
Feb 01, 2001; ... Could there be a new commuter newspaper in Boston's future?Representatives of the European company that publishes Metro - theyear-old free daily tabloid that provides a condensed version of theday's news to travelers on SEPTA, Philadelphia's public transitsystem - have been talking ...
MTV'S NOT THE `JACKASS'
Feb 01, 2001; ... There are a great many things in our world for which MTV deservesblame, even scorn. But what happened last Friday to Jason Lind is notone of them. Lind is the 13-year-old Connecticut boy who, with the assistanceof a friend, set himself on fire trying to mimic a stunt he saw onthe ...
KAHN RETURNS
Feb 01, 2001; ... WCVB-TV (Channel 5) afternoon and late-night anchor Heather Kahn,who gave birth to her third child on New ...
TALK TRYOUT?
Feb 01, 2001; ... Perhaps longtime Democratic political consultant and sometimeradio talk show host Michael Goldman was auditioning when he teamedup this week with ...
GARDENER'S WEEK: FEB. 1, 2001
Feb 01, 2001; ... This is the month for selecting seeds, planning the garden, andreading garden books. Catalogs: If you find you always have left-over seeds, check out the freePinetree Garden Seeds catalog, PO Box 300, 616 A Lewiston Road, NewGloucester, ME 04260 (207-926-3400), which offers ...
COMMONWEALTH CITATIONS
Feb 01, 2001; ... Eight Massachusetts residents and organizations will receive the2001 Commonwealth Awards, the state's top honor for contributions inthe arts, humanities, and sciences. Amherst watercolorist and University of Massachusetts professorRichard Yarde, historian and biographer Doris ...
EAGLES TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME TECH BURIED BY BARRAGE OF 3-POINTERS
Feb 01, 2001; ... If anything seems to best illustrate the stunning worst-to-firstturnaround of Boston College's men's basketball team, it is theEagles' Big East record. Last night, BC, ranked 20th, scored an 83-61 triumph over visitingVirginia Tech before a Conte Forum crowd of 5,156. BC improved ...
EAGLES LOOKING AHEAD
Feb 01, 2001; ... With each victory, the Boston College men's basketball team looksmore and more like a team worthy of an NCAA Tournament bid. Althoughmany had the Eagles pegged for an NIT berth, the only Marchtournament Troy Bell seemed to be concerned about last night was theBig East Tournament at ...
HE NO LONGER WINGS IT ROLSTON FINDS ROLE WITH BRUINS
Feb 01, 2001; ... Last year, Brian Rolston felt out of place with the Bruins. Theteam was struggling and Rolston was playing out of position atcenter. Now, Mike Keenan has replaced Pat Burns as coach and the Bruinsare finding success. Rolston is still at center, but he is also finding a ...
CELTICS DECIDE TO WAVE GOODBYE TO CARR
Feb 01, 2001; ... For the first time in 21 years, M.L. Carr will wake up thismorning as a free agent. The Celtics announced yesterday that Carr is "no longer employedin any capacity with the organization." Carr most recently served as executive vice president of corporatedevelopment, a ...
CELTICS OUTLAST PACERS TEAM RALLIES AROUND WALKER IN OT VICTORY
Feb 01, 2001; ... INDIANAPOLIS - As the Celtics left the floor, Antoine Walkerallowed himself to smile broadly and celebrate. Surrounded by exuberant teammates, he relished Boston's 102-96overtime victory over Indiana. It was a welcome break from mourningTuesday's loss of his beloved grandmother, ...
CENTERS EARN THE ATTENTION
Feb 01, 2001; ... INDIANAPOLIS - The Celtics' center by committee of Mark Blount andVitaly Potapenko yielded its best performance last night in theteam's 102-96 overtime win over Indiana. Blount set career highs with11 points and 7 rebounds, while Potapenko equaled season highs with15 points and 12 ...
CORRECTION
Feb 01, 2001 ... Clarification: In yesterday's story on Boston College women'sbasketball player Brianne Stepherson, it was stated she willredshirt this season and have two years of eligibility ...
CANADIENS SOLD - TO AN AMERICAN FRANCHISE NOT IN DANGER OF MOVING
Feb 01, 2001; ... The Montreal Canadiens, decades long in mystique and, mostrecently, riddled by managerial mistakes, yesterday were sold toGeorge Gillett Jr., the former owner of Channel 38. Gillett, who owned the Brighton-based UHF station forapproximately seven years (1987-94), yesterday was ...
IT'S TERRIERS' TIME OF YEAR
Feb 01, 2001; ... Maybe, just maybe, Boston University is creeping back to itsfabulous February form. The Terriers drew the wrath of coach Jack Parker when they lost athome to UMass-Lowell Jan. 19. Parker was livid and cancelled the next day's practice and thepregame skate and meal the ...
SKINNER HAS EAGLES SCREAMING TO TOP
Feb 01, 2001; ... A few minutes after ending one of his recent practices, Al Skinnersat at a conference table in his office and smiled. "There's nothing wrong with having a bandwagon," the BostonCollege men's basketball coach said. "Like I tell the players, we'vegot room to accommodate everybody. We ...
AT HEART, HE'S STILL THE KIDD
Feb 01, 2001; ... STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. - We were deep in the Colorado wildernesslast week, the snow cat chugging toward the Continental Divide with ahalf-dozen powder hounds and a famous guy with a cowboy hat on board. "Someday really soon," Billy Kidd said, "I am going to have to geta real ...
KRAFT WANTS TO RECOUP LAW'S BONUS OWNER ANGRY ABOUT TROUBLE IN BUFFALO
Feb 01, 2001; ... Evidently, Patriots owner Robert Kraft was trying to tell ussomething at his breakfast press conference last Friday in Tampa. Kraft was tough and forthright in speaking of cornerback Ty Law.And now Kraft is making good on one thing he spoke about in generalterms Friday: He's going ...
FOOTBALL VIKINGS' RANDLE WANTS TO BE TRADED
Feb 01, 2001 ... Defensive end John Randle has asked the Minnesota Vikings to tradehim, feeling the team's weak defense will make it hard for him tomake it to a Super Bowl, his agent said yesterday. Randle, a six-time Pro Bowl selection, has two years left on a five-year, $32.5million contract, said ...
FREESTYLE FANS' CHOICE: DIAMOND OR THE ROUGH
Feb 01, 2001; ... NEWRY, Maine - Getting up to the White Heat moguls course atSunday River for the US Freestyle Grand Nationals event last Sundaywas a little tricky, forcing fans - and there were a couple ofthousand, according to the information office - to put in some effortto reach the live ...
IT'S TIME TO GET FRESH
Feb 01, 2001; ... The first tropical wave of the season not blocked by cold Canadianair was far less disastrous than it seemed as it pelted roofs in theflatland. For the last seven days we have had more fresh snow aroundBoston than many areas upcountry, but the rain Tuesday and yesterdaytook care of ...
DANGER SIGN: WOODS HYPEREXTENDS KNEE
Feb 01, 2001; ... PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - His stroll into golf's record books was oneparade of genius after another last year, a season's worth of magicthat brought this game as close to perfection as it has ever come. But with one simple step yesterday, Tiger Woods was reminded justhow fickle it all ...
HARDLY A DAY AT THE BEACH DISTRACTIONS ARE HARD TO WEATHER
Feb 01, 2001; ... PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - There are any number of reasons to skipthis annual festival of stars, also known as the AT&T Pebble BeachNational Pro-Am, most notable the weather woes, the presence ofcomedians, actors, and high-handicap CEOs, and a three-courserotation that is a nightmare for ...
RED SOX SEND OUT INVITATIONS ALCANTARA AND 17 OTHERS WELCOME
Feb 01, 2001; ... The Red Sox have invited 18 nonroster players to major leaguespring training, including outfielder Izzy Alcantara, who is expectedto be back in Pawtucket this season after the Sox apparently wereunable to cut a deal for him in Japan. Alcantara, buried on the bench by manager Jimy ...
SUFFOLK CARD CANCELED
Feb 01, 2001; ... Tuesday's rain was too much for the Suffolk Downs racing surface,and yesterday's card was called off 45 minutes prior to the firstrace. "There was too much water on the track, and the cushion wouldn'thold," said chief operating officer Bob ...
JACOBS TAKES RUN AT DUAL MEET
Feb 01, 2001; ... It can be mighty handy, the New Balance Invitational in Bostoncoming just 48 hours after the Millrose Games in New York City, amere shuttle flight away. As long as you're in the neighborhood, meetdirector Mark Wetmore can say, come on up. Regina Jacobs will, it was announced ...
YOUNG BOARD MEMBER GETS HER WAY
Feb 01, 2001; ... WEST DOVER, Vt. - It's a common story nowadays: child has beenskiing with family for a few years and now she's beginning to noticethose other kids. You know those kids - the ones in the big Worrell boots and baggyclothes riding a single board, no poles flapping around. Kids ...
STATE OK'S 22% HIKE IN GAS RATES CHANGES TO START IN FEB.; APPROVED INCREASE ISN'T ENOUGH, UTILITIES CLAIM
Feb 01, 2001; ... Massachusetts regulators increased the rate consumers will pay fornatural gas this winter by an average 22 percent yesterday,disappointing both utilities who sought a larger hike to defray theircosts to buy gas and consumer groups who pushed for a cut in rates. The decision by the ...
MOODY'S DOWNGRADES CAREGROUP'S BOND RATING
Feb 01, 2001; ... A second investment firm has downgraded CareGroup HealthCareSystem's bond rating because of poor financial results last year andthe network's inability to meet its budget. Moody's Investors Service said yesterday that it is lowering thehospital and physician network's rating to ...
TERRA LYCOS CEO MULLING DEPARTURE
Feb 01, 2001; ... Terra Lycos chief executive Bob Davis is contemplating a departurefrom the Internet services company. Terra Lycos, which is scheduledto report its earnings today, is the company resulting from thepurchase of Waltham's Lycos Inc. by the Spanish phone giantTelefonica SA last year. Under ...
FACT CITY TRIMS 33% OF WORK FORCE
Feb 01, 2001; ... Fact City, a Waltham start-up that provides question-and-answercontent to Web sites, said it is cutting about 25 of its 75 employeesto cope with a downturn in the Web portal business, but added itremains financially solid and has at least two major new deals toannounce soon. Fact City ...
VITTS UNDECIDED ON REHIRING WORKERS
Feb 01, 2001; ... Vitts Networks, which provides high-speed Internet andtelecommunications services to over 1,000 New England customers, saidthat even though it has reversed its decision to shut down, it hasmade no decision about rehiring the 270 of its 340 employees it firedlast week. The Manchester, ...
BIOPURE BUILDING FACILITY IN S.C.
Feb 01, 2001; ... Biopure Corp., a Cambridge biotechnology company, said it plans tobuild an $85 million manufacturing plant in South Carolina inanticipation of regulatory approval for its hemoglobin-based bloodsubstitute Hemopure. The company said the plant will create 185 jobsand produce about 500,000 ...
EXACT SCIENCES BEGINS TRADING
Feb 01, 2001; ... Exact Sciences Corp. of Maynard, which developed an early-detection colorectal cancer diagnostic test using the DNA in humanstools, said it netted $51.1 million in its initial public offering.The company said it sold four million shares at $14 per share. Thestock traded as high as $17 ...
ETC.
Feb 01, 2001; ... Integral Access Inc., a Chelmsford start-up that sells systems toprovide voice, data, and streaming entertainment on one phone line,said Jaguar Communications of Owatonna, Minn., has agreed to buy itsPurePacket Internet-protocol gear. Terms were not disclosed . . . LNSCommunications ...
CORRECTION
Feb 01, 2001 ... Correction: Because of an editing error, a story on yesterday'sBiotechnology page incorrectly identified the product lot numbers ofa counterfeit version of the drug Serostim. The ...
MARKET GAINS BROADEN BEYOND TECH
Feb 01, 2001; ... Maybe it's too extravagant to call this interest rate fever. But the early-year stock market advances that were so evident inthe Nasdaq Composite index have spread beyond a slice of thetechnology world to a range of other industries in the last week ortwo. No one will confuse ...