The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from April 2002:
CELTICS ABLE TO HIT DEEP TURNAROUND BOSTON WINS BIG IN WAKE OF BAD LOSS
Apr 01, 2002; ... Night and day. And that only begins to describe the differencebetween the Celtics' performance yesterday afternoon and whathappened Friday night when they suffered their worst loss of theseason. Nothing appears to motivate the team more than the anger,disappointment, and frustration that ...
IN SEASON DAWNING OF NEW ERA PUTS SPRING IN FANS' STEP
Apr 01, 2002; ... OPENING DAY in the Fens isn't quite like anyplace else. There isno day in the year when The Wall seems quite so green, perhaps thelongest, dreariest month of the winter has finally passed, and thisday seems so much a part of our renewal, with the scilla andforcythia in the Arboretum, the ...
OFFSEASON OPTION PLAY IS ELUDING BLEDSOE
Apr 01, 2002; ... Drew Bledsoe knows exactly where he's going to be this week. He won't be at Fenway Park today when many of his Patriotsteammates attend the Red Sox home opener in front of an adoringcrowd. He will be at the White House tomorrow when the Super Bowlchampions are greeted by ...
LEADER OF THE FIEFDOM
Apr 01, 2002; ... ATLANTA - Dane Fife occasionally wonders what it would have beenlike to spend four years at an institution that wasn't a runningsoap opera in the eyes of the outside world. "Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately," says the IndianaUniversity senior guard, "we've been caught up in a ...
THE PERFECT ENDING UNDEFEATED UCONN WINS NATIONAL TITLE
Apr 01, 2002; ... SAN ANTONIO - The University of Connecticut women's basketballteam has made winning look easy all season long. It didn't look tooeasy last night, but it didn't matter. Connecticut defeated Oklahoma, 80-72, for the Huskies' third NCAAchampionship and a perfect 39-0 season. And while ...
TIME FOR UTTER FOOLISHNESS
Apr 01, 2002; ... Today is that one special day of the year where foolishness ispermitted - nay, encouraged. Some of my past pranks have not been properly appreciated, as whenI replaced the newspaper's printing ink with gravy from the companycafeteria, or when I began all my interviews last April 1 ...
NEW ENGLAND SITES JITTERY AS THEY AWAIT POST-MERGER FATE
Apr 01, 2002; ... Since Compaq Computer Corp. is an investor in his venture fund,you might expect venture capitalist Howard Anderson of YankeeTekVentures to be upbeat about Compaq's proposed merger with Hewlett-Packard Co. He's not, and he's blunt about it. Anderson, based in Cambridge,notes that ...
NOW COMES THE HARD PART WITH THEIR $20B PACT APPARENTLY APPROVED, HP AND COMPAQ TURN ATTENTION TO RIVALS AND CONSOLIDATION
Apr 01, 2002; ... The executives at Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp.think they've successfully closed the deal of the decade. But theirultimate success isn't up to them, or the shareholders of the twocompanies, who apparently approved their $20 billion merger. The real deciding vote ...
AMERICAN EXPRESS'S GOLUB TO LEAD LEE FUND
Apr 01, 2002; ... Leveraged buyout maven Tom Lee is adding some fire power to hisstruggling $1.1 billion venture fund. Harvey Golub, the respected andhard-driving former CEO of American Express, has been named chairmanof the fund, people briefed on the appointment said. Golub's appointment, which is ...
AN EARLY MELTING HURTS SEALS, HUNTERS IN CANADA
Apr 01, 2002; ... MONTREAL - The early disappearance of ice in Canada's Gulf of St.Lawrence, which some scientists believe is linked to global warming,is wreaking havoc on harp seals - which give birth on the floes - andcausing economic hardship for hard-pressed fishermen who depend onthe controversial ...
CLINTON RUES LAST-MINUTE PARDON FOR RICH HE CALLS THE DECISION `TERRIBLE POLITICS' THAT TARNISHED HIS REPUTATION
Apr 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON - Bill Clinton says he regrets the last-minute pardonhe gave to Marc Rich, the fugitive commodities trader, because it hastarnished his reputation. Asked if he would do it again, "probably not, just for thepolitics," he said in an interview with Newsweek magazine. "It ...
FOR THE RECORD
Apr 01, 2002 ... Correction: Because of an editing error, a photo caption on Page 1Saturday incorrectly described the ...
CHANGE IS ALL AROUND AS SOX BOW IN TODAY
Apr 01, 2002; ... New owners. New manager. New general manager. New pitching coach.New center fielder. New first baseman. New second baseman. New seatsbetween the dugout and backstop. New red clay in the infield. Newconcession stands. New paint everywhere. New emblem on the left-field wall. New wives' ...
TOP HEROES
Apr 01, 2002 ... During an Easter parade on New York's Fifth Avenue, Violet Turnerof Mastic, N.Y., paid ...
WHERE A SMELTER POISONS LIVES IN MO. RIVER TOWN, POLLUTION KEEPS CHILDREN INSIDE
Apr 01, 2002; ... HERCULANEUM, Mo. - On a fine spring day, sunlight floods the cozybungalows along the rolling bluffs of this Mississippi River town. The wind whistles through the vacant Little League ballpark.Backyard swings gently click in the breeze, and dog leashes liecurled on the ground. The ...
ISRAEL AT WAR, SHARON DECLARES TANKS PUSH DEEP AFTER SUICIDE BLAST IN HAIFA KILLS 14
Apr 01, 2002; ... TEL AVIV - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon declared Israel a nation atwar yesterday after a suicide bomber killed 14 Israelis at arestaurant in the northern city of Haifa and another bomber struck amedical center in Efrat, a Jewish settlement in the central WestBank. Late last night, ...
ARMORED FORCE MAROONS A PALESTINIAN MODERATE
Apr 01, 2002; ... JERUSALEM - Colonel Jibril Rajoub, head of Preventive Security inthe West Bank, was until very recently described by Israeli leadersas one of the few Palestinian principals not involved in attacks onthe Jewish state. But as the warfare between Israel and the ...
FINANCE LAW MAY REDIRECT THE FLOW OF SOFT MONEY
Apr 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON - State and local political parties will gain clout andattention under the new campaign finance law, specialists predict, asdonors find ways around the measure's ban on "soft money"contributions to the national parties. The federal law's soft-money prohibition - its ...
CRIME CREEPS UP BEACON HILL MUGGINGS, BREAK-INS HAVE RESIDENTS ON EDGE
Apr 01, 2002; ... The black-and-white notice hangs from the register at CharlesStreet Supply Co. and Hardware, drawing stunned looks and, at times,gasps. Two weeks ago, store owner Jack Gurnon posted a wanted signannouncing a rash of armed robberies in the Beacon Hill neighborhood,including an ...
$32M DEAL SHELTERS NORTHERN WOODLANDS
Apr 01, 2002; ... When more than 171,000 wooded acres in the northern tip of NewHampshire were put up for sale by International Paper Co. last July,environmentalists, snowmobilers, and trout fishermen feared theywould lose a swath of undeveloped land they have long treasured as anoutdoor ...
PROTESTERS TARGET EASTER SERVICE LAW, BESET BY CRISIS, CITES `WOUNDS,' HOPE
Apr 01, 2002; ... On the Roman Catholic Church's annual celebration of rebirth,little girls skipped toward the Cathedral of the Holy Cross yesterdaywearing pastel dresses that evoked Easter's colors and the promise ofspring. But they had to pass protesters holding signs saying "House ofRape" and ...
INSANITY PLEA TESTED AGAIN IN SLAY TRIAL
Apr 01, 2002; ... Michael McDermott sat rooted in a chair, a semiautomatic handgunresting on the floor on one side of him, a shotgun on the other.Seven slain colleagues were strewn about the Wakefield officebuilding, gunned down, authorities say, when McDermott strode fromroom to room shooting his ...
PARKING FREEZE EYED IN S. BOSTON
Apr 01, 2002; ... State officials plan to permanently freeze the number of off-street parking spaces in South Boston, sending a shock through theranks of developers just as the area prepares for a building boomthat could bring tens of thousands more people to the area every day. The freeze was ...
LATIN LOVE-FEST SPANISH FANS FLOCK TO AN EVERYMAN HEARTTHROB
Apr 01, 2002; ... REVERE - Pedro El Escamoso strutted into the spotlight in histight, high-water pants, his red polyester shirt, his gnarled mane ofhair. And the throngs of people who were gathered at the Skyline ClubSaturday night rushed the stage. The women - from sexy 20-somethings to ...
FOR THE RECORD
Apr 01, 2002 ... Clarification: A story in Saturday's City & Region section about alawsuit filed by Dr. Kennard Kobrin stated that Kobrin ...
FOR THE RECORD
Apr 01, 2002 ... Correction: Because of a reporting error, a story in Thursday'sCity & Region section incorrectly stated the source of ...
ACTION ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE
Apr 01, 2002; ... ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS, A TERRIBLE SILENCE HAS BEEN SHATTERED. Day by day, public outrage is growing as we are bombarded withhorrifying reports of sexual violence - women being sexuallyassaulted at train stations as they come home from work, a judgetelling a rape victim to "get over it" ...
SHARON AND HISTORY
Apr 01, 2002 ... ISRAELI PRIME Minister Ariel Sharon was certainly right last nightwhen he said in a brief television address, "The state of Israel isat a decisive point in its history." But his pledge to wage "uncompromising war" in which Israel "willprevail" promises only more bloodshed, more ...
FLAWED VIEW OF TURKEY'S HISTORY
Apr 01, 2002 ... IT DOES NOT TAKE AN EXPERT IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS TO SEE ATFIRST GLANCE THE BIASED AND HISTORICALLY FLAWED NATURE OF THE MARCH25 OP-ED ARTICLE "US SHOULD PRESS TURKEY ON TERRORISM." Allegations in the article are devoid of historical accuracy and fullof gross distortions of ...
INCENTIVE TO STAY IN BAD MARRIAGE
Apr 01, 2002 ... ROBERT KUTTNER APPROPRIATELY QUESTIONS THE PRUDENCE AND EFFICACYOF PROPOSALS BY THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION TO EMPHASIZE FAMILY FORMATIONAND MARRIAGE PROMOTION AS A CORNERSTONE OF HIS WELFARE REFORMPROPOSALS ("KIDS LEFT OUT OF BUSH'S `WEDDING WELFARE,' " OP ED, MARCH27).If passed, what ...
OPEN-ENDED FISHING EXPEDITION?
Apr 01, 2002 ... IN THE ARTICLE "CONGRESS, GROUPS PUSH ON ENRON DATA," (PAGE A24,MARCH 28), WHITE HOUSE SPOKESWOMAN ANNE WOMACK IS QUOTED AS SAYING,"I THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE PRETTY SICK AND TIRED OF THESEKINDS OF OPEN-ENDED FISHING EXPEDITIONS."That the party thatlaunched the lengthy ...
LATE NIGHT AT BUZZY'S
Apr 01, 2002 ... THOMAS C. PALMER JR.'S LEVITY ASIDE, THERE ARE MANY WHO AREREQUIRED BY CIRCUMSTANCES TO WORK A LATE-NIGHT SHIFT ("A gatheringplace is gathered up," Business, March 2). Buzzy's Fabulous RoastBeef ...
CARTOON WAS OFFENSIVE
Apr 01, 2002 ... THE WASSERMAN EDITORIAL CARTOON THAT APPEARED ON HOLY THURDAYSHOWING A CATHOLIC PRIEST HANDCUFFED AS ANOTHER "COLLAR" WASOFFENSIVE IN THE EXTREME, ESPECIALLY ON A DAY THAT COMMEMORATES ...
DON'T CUT HIGHER ED BUDGET
Apr 01, 2002 ... WE ARE APPALLED BY THE RECENT CUTS TO PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION,SPECIFICALLY TO UMASS AMHERST, WHERE OUR DAUGHTER GRADUATED. ASTAXPAYERS AND PARENTS OF A UMASS ALUMNA, WE DEMAND THAT THELEGISLATURE TAKE A MORE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE STANCE ON THE BUDGETPROCESS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. WE ...
MASSACHUSETTS'S HISTORY STANDARDS
Apr 01, 2002 ... IN FRIDAY'S CITY & REGION ARTICLE ON THE DRAFT STATE HISTORYSTANDARDS, CRITICS POINT TO THE INAPPROPRIATENESS OF SOME OF THELESSONS ("DEBATE RAGES OVER WHAT'S HISTORY, WHAT'S NOT," MARCH 29).FOR EXAMPLE, FIRST-GRADE STUDENTS MUST EXPLAIN THE SOURCE OF THEPRESIDENT'S AUTHORITY.The ...
IMAGINE `HAMLET' BY THE HARBOR
Apr 01, 2002; ... IN 1959 A YOUNG JOSEPH PAPP ASKED NEW YORK CITY TO CONSTRUCT APERMANENT OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER IN CENTRAL PARK FOR HIS FIVE-YEAR-OLDORGANIZATION, THE NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL, WHICH HAD BEENPERFORMING FREE SHAKESPEARE IN CITY PARKS. THREE YEARS LATER, PAPPWOULD OPEN THE 2,000-SEAT ...
A BELOVED MOTHER'S SECOND DEATH
Apr 01, 2002; ... MY MOTHER DIED FOR THE SECOND TIME THREE WEEKS AGO, A WISP OF ALADY WHISPERING HER LAST WORDS - THE HAIL MARY - IN A NURSING HOMEBED. THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE THIS TIME, THE DOCTORS SAID, WAS PNEUMONIA,THE ANGEL OF MERCY TO SO MANY SICKLY SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. The earlier dying - of ...
SHOCK ART - IT DOESN'T SHOCK AND IT ISN'T ART
Apr 01, 2002; ... THE LATEST OUTCRY OVER OFFENSIVE ART HAS TO DO WITH AN EXHIBIT ATTHE JEWISH MUSEUM IN MANHATTAN, "MIRRORING EVIL: NAZI IMAGERY/ RECENTART." THE EXHIBITION, FEATURING WORKS THAT USE HOLOCAUST THEMES IN APOSTMODERNIST CONTEXT OF IRONY AND KITSCH - E.G., AN ARRANGEMENT OFBOXES LABELED AS ...
ALEXAKIS'S SET LIKE A BACK-PORCH SINGALONG
Apr 01, 2002; ... Art Alexakis, frontman for the grunge trio Everclear, arrived inBoston over the weekend to test-drive new tunes from his band'supcoming album and to trot out Everclear hits in a solo acousticsetting. Alexakis's set was only a rough approximation of a concert,however, which seemed just ...
BEYOND BELIEF AMERICAN ATHEISTS PRESIDENT ELLEN JOHNSON TALKS ABOUT THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM FROM RELIGION
Apr 01, 2002; ... Boston played host over the weekend to the national conference ofAmerican Atheists. Founded in 1963 by Madalyn Murray O'Hair, AmericanAtheists claims a membership of 2,000 and tackles a range of FirstAmendment issues. Conference speakers included abortion-rightsactivist Bill Baird, actor ...
WITH `TEPPER,' TRILLIN FINDS A NOVEL VEHICLE FOR TRADEMARK WIT
Apr 01, 2002; ... At a reading in Brookline recently, Calvin Trillin pooh-poohed themovie possibilities for his novel "Tepper Isn't Going Out," notingthat there couldn't be any car chases because the book is aboutparking. But Trillin is probably selling his work short. Tepper is acharacter made for Alan ...
JUSTICE COMES ON LITTLE CAT FEET
Apr 01, 2002 ... My family stood in a circle around me with their fingers pointingright at my aching heart. "Confess!" they all shouted. There was no doubt in their minds: They had me pegged as the killer of Miss Kitty IV. But it wasn'tme this time. They were just judging me by my ...
FIELD OF SCREAMS
Apr 01, 2002; ... Normally Go! needs an industrial-size can of Raid to fend off theconstant buzzing of local promoters seeking ink in this very column.But last week we found ourselves asking - practically begging - oneof these public-relations insects to pester us. Evidently we have areputation for not ...
MARCH MADNESS
Apr 01, 2002; ... Moviegoers shelled out big bucks to see Forest Whitaker push JodieFoster's buttons in "Panic Room" this weekend. The thriller about amother and daughter hiding from burglars in their fortress-like NewYork brownstone - or "townstone," as the movie would have it - tookin $30.2 million to ...
RICH MIX OF MOVIES PROJECTS INSPIRATION, INTROSPECTION
Apr 01, 2002; ... Life begins with a burst of light and ends in silence. With eachsucceeding generation, less and less is known about those who camebefore us, until only a salient detail or two remains, if that. Theminor novel, the fondness for gin, the pipe collection. Or the Romanian bank ...
BOSTON LYRIC CELEBRATES OPENING NIGHT IN STYLE
Apr 01, 2002 ... The Four Seasons Hotel hosted 150 guests for a party celebratingopening night of the Boston Lyric Opera's spring season. Guestsenjoyed the pre-show festivities ...
CLASSIC TRIBUTE TO BILLY WILDER
Apr 01, 2002 ... Turner Classic Movies will honor director Billy Wilder with an 11-film tribute Wednesday and Thursday. The six-time Oscar winner diedWednesday at 95. The lineup: Wednesday, 8 a.m. "Some Like it Hot" (1959); 10:15a.m. "The Apartment" (1960); 12:30 p.m. "The Lost Weekend" ...
PBS HAS A `WAY' WITH TROLLOPE
Apr 01, 2002; ... What an excellent piece of work PBS's "The Way We Live Now" is. Itwould be too easy and too unfortunate for us to dismiss thispassionate four-part "Masterpiece Theatre" as Yet Another Brit-eraryAdaptation and relegate it to the save-it-for-later pile next to allthose backlogged New ...
O'CONNELL BUYS RIGHT GROCERIES TEAM SPIRIT BOOSTED BY O'CONNELL'S ADDITIONS
Apr 01, 2002; ... Two seasons ago, as the Bruins stumbled, Mike O'Connell voiced hisopinion. The team, the assistant general manager said, wasn't playingas a team. He saw 20 players heading in 20 directions. So, when O'Connell went shopping for free agents in his firstsummer as general manager last ...
SOME POSITIVE SIGNS POINT TO STRICKLAND
Apr 01, 2002; ... It was a good day all around for Erick Strickland. With the championship game of the NCAA men's basketball tournamentset for a showdown between Maryland and Indiana, the guard learned hewas guaranteed to win the Celtics pool. Plus, Strickland got thestart at point guard and set the ...
RESTRICTIONS STILL IN PLACE
Apr 01, 2002; ... The same restrictions that went into effect post-Sept. 11 willremain in place for today's opener at Fenway Park. Packages,briefcases, backpacks, bags, camera cases and the like, bottles(glass or plastic), cans, coolers, and video equipment will not beallowed in the ballpark, and there ...
THIS COLLECTION OF HOOSIERS DEFIES THE ODDS
Apr 01, 2002; ... ATLANTA - We're back in this area again, and it certainly won't bethe last visit here. I'm not talking about the South. I'm talkingabout the issues that arise every time a team such as Indiana findsitself in a championship game. If you want to see a sports debate last until 4 a.m., ...
MICHAEL NIPS RALF IN SCHUMACHER DUEL
Apr 01, 2002 ... NAMES In a sibling rivalry played out on a track in Sao Paulo, MichaelSchumacher won the Brazilian Grand Prix in his new Ferrari, edgingyounger brother Ralf by less than a second. Schumacher, the four-time world champion, was in front from the start in the debut of hisF2002 car, ...
METCALF HELPING TO RIGHT THE SHIP CAPTAIN HAS STEERED MAINE FOUR-WARD
Apr 01, 2002; ... The gesture was spontaneous. Moments after the rest of his team had left the ice after winningits NCAA quarterfinal over Boston University last week, Maine captainPeter Metcalf skated along the boards at the Worcester Centrum,holding aloft a Maine jersey numbered "01." The ...
FOR AGASSI'S VICTIM, GRASS MAY BE GREENER
Apr 01, 2002; ... KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. - Call your London bookmaker, and get a goodearly price. Even though 20-year-old Roger Federer couldn't beat a dynamicAndre Agassi yesterday on Agassi's fab slab, the green rock face ofCrandon Park, look out for him at Wimbledon. Federer has the serve,the ...
MISSION STATEMENTS ISSUED
Apr 01, 2002; ... ATLANTA - Sometimes, a team on a mission gets sidetracked. Itloses focus, which leads to damaging losses, which can end a season. A year ago, the University of Maryland talked about loss of focus -among other things - when it squandered a 22-point first-half leadagainst Duke in a ...
DAVIS'S UNIFORM DECISION SHELVED
Apr 01, 2002; ... What's in a name? Quite a bit if Indiana wins the nationalchampionship in tonight's title game against Maryland at the GeorgiaDome in Atlanta. It seems that when Indiana coach Mike Davis took the job 19 monthsago, he promised his team he would allow players' names to be printedon ...
A LOT TO LIKE ABOUT CLARK
Apr 01, 2002; ... Brian Daubach, as much as his good friend Trot Nixon, epitomizedthe term "dirt dogs," which former Blue Jays reliever Paul Quantrillused to laud the Red Sox last season. While he has his obvious shortcomings, Daubach also has a core ofloyal fans who admire the fact that he made it ...
IF NOT BEST EVER, THEN WHO?
Apr 01, 2002; ... SAN ANTONIO - Let the debate begin. History will reserve a special spot for the 2001-02 Connecticutwomen's basketball team. They may or may not be the best ever - thatis stuff for the water cooler and bars - but they showed last nightagainst their toughest foe of the season that ...
RETURNEE MARTINEZ READY, BUT ALSO WAITING
Apr 01, 2002; ... There is a hint of resignation in Pedro Martinez's words as heprepares to test the mortal limits of his fraying right shoulder thisafternoon against the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2002 Red Sox seasonopener. "I'm experienced enough to know that if I'm not patient, I'm justthrowing ...
HENDERSON ENDS `HOLDOUT' BY SIGNING DEAL
Apr 01, 2002; ... Rickey Henderson really had little choice: Either he sign the dealhe made with the Red Sox in February, a minor league contract thatstipulated he be paid $350,000 if he made the big league club, or beplaced on the disqualified list. Last night, after several days of semi-comical ...
PLAYING THROUGH THE PAIN AILING WILLIAMS TAKES IT TO BUCKS
Apr 01, 2002; ... The little finger on Eric Williams's right (shooting) hand isswollen and points east, dislocated as he passed through a turnstileat Charlotte Coliseum in February. It hurts when he catches the ball.He shoots using four fingers. Williams has tendinitis in his left knee. It has ...
HIGH TECH 50 MARCH 22-29
Apr 01, 2002 ... ScanSoft rose after European carmaker PSA Peugot Citroen said itwould use the company's speech-recognition products; MRO Softwaresank Tuesday after reducing its earning forecast due to weak sales. 11EMC Corp. EMC$26,470$11.922.8% 22Analog ...
PELAGO SECURES $32M IN FUNDING
Apr 01, 2002; ... Pelago Networks, a telecommunications start-up developing systemsfor phone companies to add money-making services on traditional,wireless, and next-generation networks, is announcing today it hasclosed a $32 million second round of funding. The 80-person company, based mainly in ...
SKILLS, SOFTWARE, COOL STUFF TO BE HAD FOR FREE
Apr 01, 2002; ... Freebies on the Web? Didn't that stuff go up in flames in the dot-com crash? Not exactly. While some free sites disappeared and othersnow charge for their offerings, there are still plenty of placesonline where you don't have to pay to play. Here's a sampling: TUTORIALS...