The Christian Science Monitor back issues from November 2001:
Stone fences make good labors: Granite boulders are a raw material that requires no intermediate step between harvest and building.(Features)(Books)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Todd R. Nelson How soon we forget the former landscape - the fact that it has been only a few generations since New England was largely unforested. Today, the fields and pastures of the settlers' small farms, etched into rocky hillsides and river-bottom land, have ...
Profit[c] vs. innovation[c] HL: A Web legal scholar warns of the social costs of patents and monopolies.(Features)(Books)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Douglas McGray Sandwiched between daytime television ads for personal injury lawyers and psychic friends is an appeal to inventors: a 1-800 number to call for advice on patenting an idea and, presumably, getting rich. But if some feckless soap-opera fan dreams up a ...
Best recipe for primordial soup: Back when whales walked on land and apes swam in the water.(Features)(Books)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Henry L. Carrigan Jr. Richard Ellis's earlier books "Deep Atlantic" and "The Search for the Giant Squid" provided brilliant explorations of the ocean's depths and its mysterious life forms. His new book, "Aquagenesis," moves much further back in time. It's a dazzling ...
Water, water somewhere - we think - on Mars.(Features)(Ideas)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Robert C. Cowen The Odyssey spacecraft, now settling into orbit around Mars, will be hunting for water - the key nutrient for past or present life. But the spacecraft can neither see nor smell its quarry. How will Odyssey scientists know when they have found ...
Goodbye, celebrity profiles; hello, feel-good fare?(Features)(Ideas)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Kim Campbell When magazine executives want advice on how to survive trying times, they turn to ... Oprah. The founder of "O: The Oprah Magazine" was a speaker at last week's American Magazine Conference, where industry leaders grappled with the post-Sept. 11 mood ...
Who's on? Who's off?(Features)(Ideas)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Jane Lampman Each year, the United States assesses religious freedoms around the world and lists those countries with the worst records of religious persecution. This year's State Department report has sparked indignation from the nations named, but it is also stirring ...
America's secret heroes in an undeclared nonwar.(Features)(Books)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Steve Martinovich Although history records the cold war as a protracted political freeze with occasional armed conflict fought only through proxies, the fact is that the United States and the Soviet Union did occasionally fight minor skirmishes. The forces employed ...
Holding hands, and letting go.(The Home Forum)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Susan K. Gower Of all the intimacies of life, holding hands is the sweetest. It's about comfort. It's about keeping each other safe in the world. It's about tenderness. Now and then my son and I hold our hands up against each other, measuring. He grins, but ...
Power behind throne is Saudi of a different stripe.(World)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Warren Richey Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor AMMAN, JORDAN -- Ibn Saud was a desert warrior who subdued the rebellious tribes of Arabia in 1932 and named the resulting country after himself. He also had some interesting ideas about child rearing. ...
Sanctuaries.(Features)(Ideas)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Jim Bencivenga When it comes to word association, "path" and "New York City" orbit in different definitions. A quiet trail winding its way through a serene landscape is far from the image the canyons of Manhattan evoke. But a path was what I needed on my ...
The world gets clock-wise: Fast-forward to stop: checking the role of speed after the World Trade Center.(Features)(Ideas)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Ruth Walker Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor BOSTON AND CHAPEL HILL, N. C. -- Q: When is a nurse in a tunnel like a canary in a mineshaft? A: When she's one of the hundreds of Canadian nurses who work every day in southeastern Michigan. ...
Farmers urged to beat plows into drills.(Features)(Ideas)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Noel C. Paul Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor The world's most significant environmental crisis, according to farmers, is playing out in the very ground beneath their feet. The earth's endowment of topsoil - a delicate seven-inch layer of ...
Stop bombing, and start thinking 'hearts and minds'.(Opinion)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Kumar Ramakrishna SINGAPORE -- More than three weeks into the US air campaign in Afghanistan, the war against Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda network isn't going well. Militarily, the Taliban are taking a fearful pounding, but politically and morally, they are ...
The man who fed India and Pakistan now turns to Africa: Interview / Dr. Norman Borlaug.(Features)(Ideas)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Noel C. Paul Dr. Norman Borlaug has likely saved more lives than any person alive. The native Iowan was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970, largely for helping India and Pakistan avert large-scale famine that threatened both nations in the 1960s. His ...
Italian haven offers hope to trafficked women.(World)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Kristine Crane Special to The Christian Science Monitor ROME When Angela Slobodciuk left her native Moldova four years ago, she thought she was headed for a nanny's job in Greece. Instead, she was forced to work as a prostitute in Turkey, ...
A pair of books in the wild: These two short-story collections could become favorite pets.(Features)(Books)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Ron Charles If you stay alert in the forest of fall books, you might spot a lovely new pair of short-story collections. These are wily books, marked by wit and tenderness. They inspire the sudden delight and apprehension of seeing a masked raccoon on the porch. ...
Extremists challenge Pakistan: The rebels have given the president a Nov. 7 deadline to end his support of US airstrikes on Afghanistan.(World)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Philip Smucker Special to The Christian Science Monitor SHINGLIBALLA, PAKISTAN Angry bands of Himalayan rebels unload their ancient carbines and new machine guns across the ancient Silk Road, vowing to avenge what they call US murders of their ethnic kin ...
Our do-it-yourself season of soccer.(The Home Forum)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Kelly Cunnane My daughter's legs have grown so long that people notice. She wants to put them to use; she wants to run cross-country, take two stairs at a time, and, most of all, play soccer. "Moooooom," she wails on the phone at the school office, "we ...
Ortega sells new image: kinder, gentler, and capitalist: Two presidential candidates face close race in Nicaragua's elections Sunday.(World)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Catherine Elton Special to The Christian Science Monitor MANAGUA, NICARAGUA Weeks after the repeat images of jetliners crashing into the twin towers began to give way to regular programming on TV screens around the world, they continue to be broadcast here, ...
It's official: Gatsby economy ends: GDP shrinks for first time in 10 years, but less than expected.(USA)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: David R. Francis Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Ten years into the longest expansion in US history, the boom economy of the 1990s has finally fallen off its marble pedestal, posting negative growth for the first time. The decline in the real ...
The ripple effect of global population shifts.(Opinion)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Pat M. Holt WASHINGTON -- A tectonic movement is taking place in world demographics as population shifts from the first (industrialized) to the third (developing) world. It will have profound effects on relations between countries and on political, economic, and social ...
Talk grows of a major US troop deployment: Pentagon doesn't rule out the move, which looks increasingly likely - but risky.(USA)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Ann Scott Tyson Special correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON As Afghanistan's Taliban regime hunkers down - despite heavy US-led airstrikes and backing for key opposition forces - debate here is intensifying over whether to deploy larger ...
Wave of refinances lifts economy, for now: Government spending to fight terror and recession may cause rates to spike.(USA)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Noel C. Paul Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor In Neil Cribb's business, evidence of a recession normally presages months of slow business and listless employees looking for pencils to sharpen. But since September, when the economy first showed ...
In PR war, US gets ready to turn up volume: But more radio networks abroad may not reach large numbers.(USA)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Howard LaFranchi Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON America's movie stars may be universally known, and toes may tap the world over to American music. But when it comes to the US government getting out its message - especially to the ...
New Yorkers learn difficult lesson: patience: Extra security at World Series meant fans waited more than two hours for a seat.(USA)
Nov 01, 2001 ... Byline: Harry Bruinius Imagine a giant hourglass where the granules of sand, instead of flowing in a thin but steady stream, drop from one cone to the other, grain by grain. That's what it felt like getting into Yankee Stadium the other night. Even for ...
Shaq casts a big shadow over NBA.(Features)(Sports)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Justin Brown Special to The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON -- Admit it. Shaquille O'Neal is bad for the NBA. He may be today's most dominant player, having led his Los Angeles Lakers to two consecutive championships. He may have a big personality, ...
Boston's baton passes to versatile Levine.(Features)(Arts & Leisure)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Benjamin Ivry Special to The Christian Science Monitor NEW YORK -- James Levine is bringing his orchestra-building talents to the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), replacing Seiji Ozawa, who has wielded the baton there for 29 years. Levine, longtime leader of ...
'Uprising' details bravery of Polish Jews.(Features)(Arts & Leisure)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Gloria Goodale Arts and culture correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor PASADENA, CALIF. -- Familiar World War II stories are being revisited with such determination, both on the big and small screens, that it's easy to forget there are many lesser-known events ...
A lesson in the nature of nurture.(The Home Forum)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Lee Berryhill My wife and I generally agree. However, we have had several discussions about philosophies of child-raising. She tends to be stricter, more demanding with our children than I do. As we looked forward to their adolescence, we tried to present a united ...
One year on, Turkish protesters continue hunger strike: Since October 2000, some 75 people have died in protest of harsh prison conditions.(World)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Special to The Christian Science Monitor By Nicole Itano ISTANBUL, TURKEY "We have no weapons except for our bodies," says an emaciated Halil Alksu, looking down at an orange star painted on his palm - the sign of an outlawed Marxist political ...
In Pakistan, war coverage is a booming business: The arrival of hundreds of journalists for CNN, the BBC, and other media prompts a jump in prices, from hotels to cellphones to T-shirts.(World)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Scott Baldauf In this leafy, glitzy city of mansions and embassies, the carpet merchants and taxi drivers are smiling. For war and crisis have brought journalists by the hundreds, and with them credit cards, expense accounts, and shopping lists for friends and families ...
Berlin disco terror trial nears end: This month, a verdict is expected in the 15-year-old case of the La Belle disco bombing.(World)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Lucian Kim Special to The Christian Science Monitor BERLIN Fifteen years after one of the worst terrorist attacks targeting US citizens in Europe, the deadly blast still reverberates. This month, following a four-year-long trial, a court here is ...
Could Afghans unite? Mapping a warless future hangs on Afghans' own ability to surmount splits.(World)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor MAHMOUD RAQI, AFGHANISTAN Tucked away near the front line, north of the capital, Kabul, is a rich farming valley where Afghanistan's ethnic mix is stood on its head. Few know its ...
Ortega sheds rebel past, dons pastels: Former Nicaraguan revolutionary is neck and neck with his top rival in Sunday's poll.(World)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Catherine Elton Special to The Christian Science Monitor LEON, NICARAGUA -- He's six hours late. But no one seems to notice. Tens of thousands have crammed into the central plaza this evening, chanting, singing, and dancing. The wooden stage is occupied by ...
Border becomes a barrier for 'sister cities'.(World)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Kris Axtman Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor MATAMOROS, MEXICO -- The papier-mache sweet breads collect dust in large bins, the virgins of Guadalupe hang from stucco walls, and stacks of silver bracelets twinkle for no one in particular. These ...
A mystery bag, a blizzard, and a tradition is born.(The Home Forum)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: John Gould ALMOST a hundred years ago, Charley Wakely was a young man and kept a sweetshop on the main street of Lisbon Falls. The community was as prosperous as Maine villages went in those days, and while Charley had a good thing, he was by nature easygoing. His was to ...
Teen Pop: How many of today's Britney Spears will have the longevity it takes to become tomorrow's Madonnas?(Features)(Arts & Leisure)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Lynne Margolis Special to The Christian Science Monitor "Well-connected production team looking for a female pop/R&B singer a la Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Toni Braxton, etc., to headline a project with major publishing, recording, and film/TV placement ...
This 'diamond man' sparkles with age.(Features)(Arts & Leisure)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Greg M. Lamb In "Diamond Men," a low-budget independent film now playing around the United States, Robert Forster plays a diamond salesman traveling his route through Pennsylvania while teaching his young successor the business. The movie has received good reviews, and ...
Folk singer pokes fun at herself and the world.(Features)(Arts & Leisure)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Christina McCarroll Special to The Christian Science Monitor Singer-songwriter Dar Williams has made an art of imperfection, with a repertoire of songs that celebrate characters fretting over their own flaws, groping for connection, and struggling with the ...
This house project is a parable for our times.(Features)(Arts & Leisure)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Gloria Goodale Arts and culture correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. -- The air in producer-director Irwin Winkler's office is heavy with humidity, unusual for the dry southern California desert environment. But then, little is typical ...
Our resilient nation.(Opinion)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Daniel Schorr WASHINGTON -- You should not be surprised to learn that Americans are, generally, a proud people, enjoying confidence in their country and its institutions. You might be surprised, however, to learn that this buoyant sense has not decreased, but ...
Making home feel like home again.(Opinion)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Joyce King DALLAS -- There's an old blues song by an artist named Z. Z. Hill that states my case these days: "Home just don't feel like home no doggone more." Neither does normal. As I, along with millions of fellow Americans, weigh an uncertain ...
Ready to be carded?(Opinion)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Jeffrey Shaffer PORTLAND, ORE. -- As security experts search for new ways to stop terrorist infiltrators without creating a police state, considerable attention is focusing on the idea of a foolproof identity card that would be issued on a voluntary basis. ...
So far, Americans stay coolheaded: Despite conflicting messages from Washington about terrorist threats, the US public is still showing a calm face.(USA)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Peter Grier Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON Amid confusion about the nature and the extent of the terrorist attacks on America, the US public isn't panicking. Far from it, in fact. Most signs show that, as of now, the ...
Unity fades as Congress feuds over fixing economy: To reach a compromise before Thanksgiving, lawmakers say Bush should take a stronger negotiating role.(USA)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Gail Russell Chaddock Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington When the nation's security is on the line, even the most partisan of lawmakers knows to give the commander in chief the benefit of the doubt - at least at the beginning of a war. ...
Is America losing the war on terrorism? A month into the conflict, critics raise doubts about the Bush team's strategies.(USA)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Francine Kiefer Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington It's been a wartime honeymoon of astonishingly short duration. Not even a month into the military campaign in Afghanistan, rumblings of discontent are being heard in ...
Ordinary jobs, transformed by terror: From opening letters in N.Y.C. highrises to delivering mail in Portland, Ore., everyday tasks now require courage.(USA)
Nov 02, 2001 ... By Harry Bruinius, Seth Stern, and Frank Bures Rachel Sussman has become well-accustomed to the workaday worries of her Manhattan job: Will the package she sent by messenger arrive on time? Is the copy machine working properly? What if the company network crashes when she needs ...
Movie Guide.(Features)(Arts & Leisure)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Ratings and comments by David Sterritt and Monitor staff Staff comments reflect the sometimes diverse views of at least three other moviegoers. Information on violence, drugs, sex/nudity, and profanity is compiled by the Monitor panel. STAR RATINGS MEANING **** ...
Sing-along ABBA songs save a plot-weak 'Mamma Mia!'.(Features)(Arts & Leisure)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: Ward Morehouse III Special to The Christian Science Monitor NEW YORK -- The out-of-town buzz from its successful runs in London, Toronto, and Boston was that "Mamma Mia!" was going to be the first musical hit of the 2001-2002 Broadway season. But the rumors have turned ...
Visually stylish 'Amelie' is lit up by sprightly performances.(Features)(Arts & Leisure)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: David Sterritt Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor It's been a vintage year for French imports. If an art movie like "Va Savoir" doesn't tempt you, "Amelie" is arriving with two hours of sheer eye candy. It's not the deepest movie of the season, but it has ...
Disney scares up a 'Monster' hit.(Features)(Arts & Leisure)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: David Sterritt Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor In a quieter season, "Monsters, Inc." would have been the obvious winner of the family-friendly fantasy sweepstakes. It's sure to open strongly this weekend, but it'll face stiff competition soon from ...
Coen Brothers revisit shadowy tale in 'Man'.(Features)(Arts & Leisure)
Nov 02, 2001 ... Byline: David Sterritt Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor From its mysterious title to its black-and-white cinematography, "The Man Who Wasn't There" brings back a bygone era - the "film noir" era of the 1940s and '50s, when Hollywood perfected the art of telling ...
Not in the business plan: Sept. 11 left many small firms with problems no insurer or industry lobbyist can easily fix.(Features)(Work & Money)
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: Seth Stern Special to The Christian Science Monitor NEW YORK -- Dining at the Kitchenette cafe late last month required more than a good appetite: You also needed a valid photo ID and a police officer's assent. Squeeze through the police checkpoint up the ...
A remarkable, shared time in the lives of two artists.(The Home Forum)
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: Christopher Andreae A gigantic book and a current exhibition offer a densely detailed reassessment of the relationship between Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin. The study more than measures up to the intensity of this remarkable friendship. It examines the ...
Trading stock, or a wristwatch, for art.(Features)(Work & Money)
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: Daniel Grant Investors interested in shifting some of their holdings into fine art need not be put off by a lack of liquid assets. Works of art worth owning can be quite expensive, but even among professional collectors, it's not that common to draft, say, a ...
My canoeing style is a bit overboard.(The Home Forum)
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: Clinton Trowbridge Apparently, I cannot get into a canoe without tipping it over. I'm famous for it. I dumped my wife of only a few weeks into the boggy waters of a swamp on her very first time in a canoe. (It says a lot for her that she did not hold that forever ...
Why stock market bubble may continue to deflate.(Features)(Work & Money)
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: David R. Francis Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor The stock market fluctuated last week. So what? Most investors probably don't give much of a hoot about daily, weekly, or even monthly bounces in stock prices. But they would really like to know ...
Art as investment: an old debate, rekindled: Start of auction season may see buyers seeking assets they can rely on.(Features)(Work & Money)
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: Amanda Paulson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor As portfolios plummet, uncertainty increases, and paper wealth vanishes overnight, some investors may be longing for assets they can touch. Like a fine diamond, a Salvador Dali etching or a Qing ...
US warms to rebels, slowly: As its military campaign enters the second month, the US is beginning to work closely with rebels.(World)
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor THE BAGRAM FRONT, AFGHANISTAN -- The flash of the Taliban's heavy machine gun catches the rebel commander's eye first, as he peers across the Afghan front line from his sandbag perch. When he sees the ...
Hard times beget courageous times.(The Home Forum)
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: William J. Dean I enjoy reading old newspapers. At college one year, following spring exams, I sought the coolness of a library basement to read back issues of The (London) Times. I chose the World War II period when London was being bombed. Despite the ...
Listening for Islam's silent majority: As Osama bin Laden calls for a jihad, and militants rally, where are the moderate Muslims?(World)
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: Peter Ford Staff writer LONDON -- In the warm autumn sunshine, worshippers stream out of London Central Mosque, their Muslim duty of attending Friday noon prayers fulfilled. They are greeted at the gates by young bearded men with megaphones, bellowing their ...
Nuclear experts warn of threat from 'dirty bombs' The ruthlessness of the Sept. 11 attack triggered alarms from scientists meeting in Austria Friday.(World)
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: Sonya Yee Special to The Christian Science Monitor VIENNA -- Before commercial airliners were used as guided missiles, few experts viewed x-ray materials as potential terrorist weapons. But now, in the wake of Sept. 11, experts are warning that not just ...
Americans turn to 'rituals of small things'.(USA)
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: Harry Bruinius Special to The Christian Science Monitor NEW YORK -- Magry Knits is one of those small, gritty specialty stores that sit in the hip neighborhoods of lower Manhattan. If you want an authentic, hand-spun merino boucle or a bright-colored "curly-b" mohair, ...
Pakistan, other US allies grapple with anthrax scares: Police in Karachi detained two men over the weekend in a tainted-letter case.(World)
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: Scott Baldauf Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- The anthrax scare went global this weekend, as letters and packets thought to be tainted by the deadly germ-warfare agent made their way to journalists, businessmen, and postal workers ...
Indonesian moderates send militant packing.(World)
Nov 05, 2001 ... Byline: Dan Murphy JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- Jaffar Umar Thalib has finally met his match. Mr. Thalib, an Afghan war veteran and preacher, runs the Laskar Jihad, a Muslim militia that has participated in raids that have killed dozens in Indonesia's Maluku province over ...