The Christian Science Monitor back issues from April 2002:
When sale of inherited land can be a taxable event.(Features)(Work & Money)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Guy Halverson Q: Recently my great aunt died and left an estate (home, farm, investments) worth about $1 million. I am to receive about one-sixth of that. I know the estate will prepare an estate-tax return and pay taxes, but do I need to report the $150,000 or so that I ...
Parents and product endorsements.(Features)(Work & Money)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Clayton Collins As a parent, I guess I'm a marketer's aide. The other day I asked my 6-year-old to identify a sandal I pulled out of the closet. She called it "a Teva," then called me silly for asking. Like others in our family, she has conferred special ...
Investors clean up as Americans dine out.(Features)(Work & Money)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Guy Halverson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor On Friday nights, the crowded waiting area at the Olive Garden restaurant on Route 22 in Springfield, N.J., can quickly test one's patience. And getting a table at the nearby Red Lobster isn't any easier. ...
Show and sell: the life of a housewares hawker.(Features)(Work & Money)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Ross Atkin Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Every year millions of "tire kickers" cruise the aisles of home shows, eyeing kitchen counters and roof shingles, solariums and saunas. Some will have encountered Bob Read and Charlie Abbate. ...
After Bush push on foreign aid: getting results.(Features)(Work & Money)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: David R. Francis Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor It took a Republican president, Richard Nixon, to recognize Red China. Any Democrat making the same move would likely have been charged by some with being soft on communism. It took another ...
Branded for life? By the time they hit first grade, most US children are aware of some 200 logos - many dangled by firms out to secure their long-term loyalty.(Features)(Work & Money)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Noel C. Paul Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor AT AN UPSCALE TOY STORE in Boston's Back Bay, two teenagers scan shelves laden with Barbies and designer dolls. Suddenly, one cluster of figurines attracts their attention. The dolls, each about a foot tall, ...
Before you pay the IRS with a credit card.(Features)(Work & Money)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Americans love their plastic, but most don't think of credit cards as a tax-payment vehicle. Still, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) says that as of mid-March, more than 20,000 taxpayers have charged tax payments totaling $55 million, Utah's Standard-Examiner reported last ...
A Calling in Crisis: Conversations with Catholic priests.(Features)(Ideas)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Brad Knickerbocker EUGENE, ORE. -- Mike Fones has his hands full. With one, he totes a slide projector. In the other, he balances a stack of plastic containers full of leftovers. He scans the building's directory for Alice Kennedy Hooten's apartment and buzzes to be ...
They sing, they dance, they vacuum.(Features)(Work & Money)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Compiled by Amanda Paulson Stand back, C3PO. Japan, a world leader in robot development and use, is at it again. Last week, robots that wait on tables, lift furniture, or serve as flower girls were unveiled at a preview of this past weekend's Robodex 2002 show in ...
Life lessons on horseback.(The Home Forum)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Lynn Fernandez Not long ago, while cleaning the closet under the stairs, I found a box with my old riding leathers. It has been 10 years or more since I sat on a horse, but I had kept the girth and the leathers for the stirrup irons. They were still supple, with no ...
The return of an artistic original.(The Home Forum)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Christopher Andreae Bartolome Esteban Murillo was remarkably successful as a religious and secular painter in his home city of Seville. But this 17th-century Spanish artist's reputation has not always remained in the ascendant. It was at its height in the 19th century ....
Al Qaeda fighters try to regroup: But some locals, fearing more US bomb attacks, refuse to help.(World)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Lutfullah Mashal and Philip Smucker Special to The Christian Science Monitor NEKA, AFGHANISTAN, AND CAIRO -- Local officials and villagers say that senior Al Qaeda and Taliban officials are meeting in the strategic village of Zerok - which divides eastern Afghanistan ...
Warm memories of India's heat.(The Home Forum)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Ruskin Bond My most memorable summer is the one I spent in New Delhi in 1942. Gosh, that's 60 years ago! But it does seem like yesterday. As I've said elsewhere, time isn't passing by, it is you and I. I was 8 years old, and I'd come to live with my father in ...
Mideast: all attack, no endgame: As Israel lays siege to Arafat in Ramallah, five suicide bombings in as many days have upped the conflict's stakes.(World)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Cameron W. Barr Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor JERUSALEM -- The no-way-out nature of this phase of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict grows clearer by the day: The Palestinians will not stop fighting until they can taste the end of 35 years of occupation, ...
Ex-felons see criminal records as a 'life sentence' Concern about fairness drives some states to consider laws that erase criminal records.(USA)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Seth Stern Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Sharon Lattiker has two master's degrees and is finishing up a PhD. But it's another credential earned more than a decade ago that controls her career: felon. Even after a pardon from the governor of ...
Many American Jews rally around Sharon: Though often liberal, they unite behind Israel and its hawkish leader in latest crisis.(USA)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Ron Scherer Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor NEW YORK -- With his prayer shawl draped around his shoulders, Assistant Rabbi Fred Hyman is giving the Saturday sermon at the Park East Synagogue, an old temple frequented by influential Jews. ...
At White House, egg chase not cracked by terror: An annual tradition since 1878, the 'egg roll' is expected to draw 35,000 people today, the first public event on the White House lawn since Sept. 11.(USA)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Francine Kiefer In a cramped kitchen in the White House basement, assistant chef John Moeller is dyeing 7,800 Easter eggs a brilliant violet - and in the process, helping the White House return to normal. His fingers stained blue, Mr. Moeller and his crew of ...
Once again, the game that takes its time.(USA)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Jim Klobuchar Special to The Christian Science Monitor MINNEAPOLIS -- Against all odds, against logic and the basic rules of love affairs, America this week once more embraces one of its durable heartthrobs, Major League Baseball. It can be argued that ...
Grasp the Arab olive branch, energize US diplomacy.(Opinion)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Philip C. Wilcox Jr. WASHINGTON -- There is tragic irony in the fact that Israelis and Palestinians are caught up in a massive new surge of violence only days after the Arab League, in a historic gesture, offered peace and normal relations with Israel in return for ...
The price to pay for mailing a letter: Even though the cost of stamps is rising to 37 cents, US postal rates remain below those of other countries.(USA)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Howard LaFranchi Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON -- Hate reams of junk mail? Then you might want to move to Cambodia. In the Southeast Asian country of 13 million people, fewer than 40,000 pieces of mail - total - are delivered a year. That's ...
US-China relationship: not quite friends or enemies: One year after the spy-plane incident, the two powers are back wrestling over Taiwan.(World)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Robert Marquand Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor BEIJING -- The relationship between Washington and Beijing continues to look like the peaks and valley's of a stock market chart. The latest dip, not surprisingly, is over Taiwan. The ...
Why a Palestinian girl now wants to be a suicide bomber: On Friday, a suicide bomber killed herself and two Israelis, joining two other female 'martyrs.'.(World)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Cameron W. Barr Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor DEHEISHEH REFUGEE CAMP, WEST BANK -- The living room of the Oudeh family, with its flowered settees and polished stone coffee table, its carved wooden antelopes and framed needlepoints, seems an unlikely ...
For now, the Saudi plan is just a mirage: For now, the Saudi plan is just a mirage.(Opinion)
Apr 01, 2002 ... Byline: Amitai Etzioni WASHINGTON -- EVERY time you believe the mindless bloodshed in the Middle East has reached an incredible height, you wake up to find that the horror has escalated some more. No wonder people of goodwill, including diplomats of many nations, are ...
The class menace: a barometer for how much the teacher cares.(Features)(Learning)
Apr 02, 2002 ... Byline: Dan Gurney As a kindergarten teacher, I have important work to do when "Dennis" walks through the door in September. Dennis isn't his real name, of course, except in the newspaper's comic strip. Just about every kindergarten has a Dennis (or ...
Painted-postcard persuasion.(Features)(Learning)
Apr 02, 2002 ... Byline: Stacy A. Teicher The State House in Boston is teeming with students today as they try to protect their public colleges from the budget ax. And one group of lobbyists - from the nearby Massachusetts College of Art - made sure the event was preceded by a colorful campaign ...
Columbia U film student lands big-screen exposure.(Features)(Learning)
Apr 02, 2002 ... Byline: Sara Steindorf A check for $10,000 and the screening of his film at 19,000 movie theaters. That's what Columbia University film student David Pastor-Vallejo has just won for his 50-second film "Movie (Theater) Hero," which he wrote and directed. His film will debut as ...
Amazing straw tricks.(The Home Forum)
Apr 02, 2002 ... Byline: Owen Thomas and Ross Atkin Before you grab a paper-wrapped drinking straw and start one of these projects, stop and thank Marvin Stone. He came up with the first manufactured drinking straw, back in 1888. How did folks sip drinks before that? They used straws, ...
Lesson No. 1: Shed your Indian identity: A major exhibit explores the legacy of forcing native American children into boarding schools in the 1900s.(Features)(Learning)
Apr 02, 2002 ... Byline: Tim Vanderpool Special to The Christian Science Monitor PHOENIX -- Whether toddlers or teens, they were taken from home and shipped thousands of miles to dreary barracks. Their hair was cut, they were given new names, and each was assigned a number. The ...
Moved by the blues: Music has a transforming effect - but showing kids that isn't just a matter of handing them a mike.(Features)(Learning)
Apr 02, 2002 ... Byline: Marjorie Coeyman Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor NEW YORK -- It looks like a teacher's nightmare. Forty-some teens are milling around a room in a large urban high school. Many arrive late, with friends in tow. It takes five minutes just to sort ...
Israel launches 'image management' campaign: The city of Ramallah continued to be off limits to reporters yesterday after two journalists were shot.(World)
Apr 02, 2002 ... Byline: Ben Lynfield Special to the Christian Science Monitor JERUSALEM -- As Israel embarks on an openly declared war against "terrorist infrastructure" in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, it is making it difficult for the world to know what the Palestinians or the Israelis are ...
Rwandan genocide trial marks key test for court: Top officials accused of orchestrating the 1994 massacre go on trial today.(World)
Apr 02, 2002 ... Byline: Mike Crawley Special to The Christian Science Monitor NAIROBI, KENYA -- The man who stands accused of masterminding the 1994 Rwandan genocide goes on trial today in what's being described as the most important test yet for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ...
Iraqi funds, training fuel Islamic terror group: Two Iraqi Arabs held in a Kurdish prison tell of contacts among Ansar al- Islam, Al Qaeda, and aides to the Iraqi president.(World)
Apr 02, 2002 ... Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor HALABJA AND SULAYMANIYAH, NORTHERN IRAQ -- The US Operation Anaconda has squeezed many Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters out of Afghanistan, but some of those forces are simply joining a budding conflict nearby, ...
Mideast: everyday life under fire: Suicide bombings and occupying troops make life a struggle for ordinary Israelis and Palestinians.(World)
Apr 02, 2002 ... Byline: Cameron W. Barr and Esther Hecht JERUSALEM -- Israelis and Palestinians alike have been forced to change how they live as their conflict deepens. This burden is acute in the West Bank city of Ramallah, which is under siege by Israeli forces, and in Jerusalem, where ...
One former warrior's roadmap to peace.(World)
Apr 02, 2002 ... Byline: Cameron W. Barr Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor TEL AVIV -- If the Israeli-Palestinian conflict pushes you to despair, if you think there may be no way out, spend an hour with Ami Ayalon. A small, hard-bodied man with the sheerest of buzz cuts, ...
'Take me out to the (big bucks) ball game'.(Opinion)
Apr 02, 2002 ... Byline: Godfrey Sperling The baseball season is starting this week, and no one is even asking whether in wartime it will be permitted to continue. We are in a protracted war. The president tells us there is much more ahead, but he is keeping a peacetime atmosphere, as much as ...
Gun sales fall despite Sept. 11.(USA)
Apr 02, 2002 ... Byline: Mark Sappenfield Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor SAN FRANCISCO -- Months after many members of a frightened nation rushed to gun shops seeking security in triggers and steel, mounting evidence suggests that the gun-buying spree is over. For ...
Argentina's deep, empty pockets.(Opinion)
Apr 02, 2002 ... Byline: Richard O'Mara BUENOS AIRES -- Pity Argentina, a poor little rich country! "We're broke," exclaimed President Eduardo Duhalde, when asked about lifting the freeze on every bank account in the country, decreed in December following Argentina's default on its ...
The US Mideast-policy whipsaw: The pressure rises on Bush to end Israeli-Palestinian fighting.(USA)
Apr 02, 2002 ... Byline: Peter Grier and Francine Kiefer Staff writers of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON -- Like so many American presidents before him, George W. Bush has now discovered the power of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to burst unwanted into the Oval Office and compel ...
Fresh steeps for skiers spell hope for an old mining town: Forget the golf courses and condos: Colorado's newest ski area is all about extremes.(USA)
Apr 02, 2002 ... Byline: Amanda Paulson A "backcountry ski area" may be an oxymoron, but it's the best way to describe Silverton Mountain, Colorado's first new ski area in more than 20 years. It belongs more to the raw origin of skiing than to the sport's current cush incarnation ...
Women incumbents vulnerable in fall races.(USA)
Apr 02, 2002 ... Byline: Liz Marlantes Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON -- Ten years ago, a combination of congressional scandals and dramatically redrawn district lines allowed a record 19 female newcomers to enter the US House of Representatives, in what became known ...
An adult lesson in a child's doll quilt.(Features)(Homefront)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: Judy Lowe My mother's mother was a quilter, although I doubt she would have introduced herself - or maybe even thought of herself - that way. She was a farmer's wife, and quilting was only one of her ways of "making do." She also sewed all the clothes for ...
The good news about stepfamilies: Children can find nurturing homes in blended families.(Features)(Homefront)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: Lisa Cohn Special to The Christian Science Monitor When divorced parents remarry, they may hope their new family will be similar to the one on the "Brady Bunch," a 1960s-'70s sitcom in which a man with three sons marries a woman with three daughters. They all go on a ...
Dreaming of success? Just keep napping.(Features)(Homefront)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: Marilyn Gardner BABIES DO IT EFFORTLESSLY. Cats do it endlessly. Even some adults have mastered the art. But for most Americans, the luxury of taking a nap remains only a daydream. "Me? Sleep? In broad daylight, when there's work to do?" non-nappers ask ...
Love affair with a kitchen whatchamacallit.(Features)(Homefront)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: Peggy Ann Brown WHEN IT CAME TIME to replace "Mr. Aun," we shed few tears - but did experience some trepidation. Although his visage had long faded and his surface was wearing thin, he had been a part of our lives for nearly 25 years. Could we find another so reliable? ...
Straight talk about home-building: Good communication is the key to rapport between owner and contractor.(Features)(Homefront)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: David Bradley Special to The Christian Science Monitor For all Lynn Graves knew, completion of her new home would be done in time to enjoy warm summer weather. Weeks later, as warmth gave way to increasingly hot tempers, most aspects of the work remained ...
How old is that heirloom quilt in your attic?(Features)(Homefront)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: Ross Atkin Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor LOWELL, MASS. -- Have you hugged your family's prized quilt today? I hadn't, but upon learning that I could get an expert to inspect an heirloom bedcover and gather tips and pointers about its proper care, I ...
Scout gives back to her orphanage.(Features)(Homefront)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: Christina McCarroll Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor When Juliette Gordon Low founded Girl Scouts in 1912 on the proceeds from a pearl necklace, she envisioned a club to lure girls from their homes to the world beyond. Soon, girls in her Savannah, Ga., ...
A class is united by the 'button-factory bond'.(The Home Forum)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: Laura Remmerde "So what's wrong with this picture?" I thought, as I struggled through a speech about nutritious lunches and a brief recapitulation of rules of dress during parent evening at the school where I teach kindergarten. A circle of stony adult faces greeted ...
New England buffalo farmer sees bright future: As the lean red meat gains popularity, some consumers consider it a bit too exotic.(Features)(Homefront)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: David McFadden Special to The Christian Science Monitor WARNER, N.H. -- Ten years ago, Brian Farmer was cramming for his SATs, making plans for the senior prom, and hanging out with friends, like a typical teenager. Unlike his New Hampshire classmates, however, he was ...
A young son unwraps the gift of reading.(The Home Forum)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: Robert Klose My older son, Alyosha, age 16, is not a reader. When he was little, I had hopes that he would be, and he certainly gave some indications of an interest in books. Once, when he was 8 and we were visiting a used bookstore, he found a $5 bill wedged in the ...
Ex-smuggler describes Iraqi plot to blow up US warship: Saddam Hussein was allegedly planning nine terrorist operations.(World)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor SULEIMANIYEH, NORTHERN IRAQ -- Iraq planned clandestine attacks against American warships in the Persian Gulf in early 2001, according to an operative of Iranian nationality who says he was given the ...
Lebanon border nears crisis point: Hizbullah may be responsible for rocket and mortar attacks yesterday on Israel-Lebanon border.(World)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: Nicholas Blanford Special to The Christian Science Monitor BEIRUT -- The prospect of a "second front" in the Middle East conflict, pitting Lebanese Hizbullah fighters against the Israeli army, appears to be drawing closer. Three attacks against Israeli targets since ...
Piece by piece, Israel seizing West Bank: Israeli forces controlled Bethlehem and other West Bank towns yesterday.(World)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: Cameron W. Barr Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK -- The Israeli tank idled at the top of Qutaa Street as the soldiers inside swivelled its turret and barrel from house to house and window to window. For hours the tank remained in ...
Why America's story needs to be sent overseas.(Opinion)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: John Hughes SALT LAKE CITY -- One of the Bush administration's critical needs in its war against terrorism is a credible information program that would counter the falsehoods and hatred fostered against the US by America's enemies. A particular need is reaching Islamic ...
Listen for peace.(Opinion)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: Larry Seaquist LACEY, WASH. -- If the assault on terrorism were a traditional war, the lopsided defeat of the Taliban-Al Qaeda forces in Afghanistan would have been recorded weeks ago as a win for the American military colossus. But as the White House ...
Project has Muscovites going 'round and 'round.(World)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: Fred Weir Special to The Christian Science Monitor MOSCOW -- A factory that used to build supersecret armaments for the Soviet military has been handed a new mission: to construct the world's largest Ferris wheel - with a mini-bar and washroom in every car - and erect ...
'Right to hunt' vs. animal rights: What's fair game?(USA)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: Patrik Jonsson Special to The Christian Science Monitor BETHUNE, S.C. -- THOUGH just an hour's drive from the state capital, little Bethune is a nowhere town that's actually everywhere in rural South Carolina: It's the kind of humble haven of tractors, peach trees, and ...
High-profile inmate escapes prompt new Texas policies: Prisoners now attend court via satellite and wait 10 years for low-risk prison jobs.(USA)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: Kris Axtman Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor HOUSTON -- More than a year after the "Texas Seven" broke out of prison and went on a six-week spree of terror that left one police officer dead, the memory of their misdeeds is still fresh in the minds of many ...
Mideast conflict rapidly eroding US-Arab ties: Perception that US should do more to restrain Israel alienates moderate regimes.(USA)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: Peter Grier Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON -- The fires of Israeli-Palestinian violence are threatening to burn through America's delicate relationships with moderate Arab states such as Egypt, Kuwait, and Jordan. At the very least, ...
Healthcare 'crisis' grows for middle class: Rising jobless rate leads to more uninsured, prompting Congress and White House to seek ways to widen coverage.(USA)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: Alexandra Marks Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor NEW YORK -- More than 2 million Americans lost their health insurance when they lost their jobs during the past year. That's more than at any time since 1992 and brings the total number of people ...
Along with cherry trees, Washington tourism blooms: Hotels start to refill after 9/11, with visitors seeing new sights: concrete barriers, helicopter patrols.(USA)
Apr 03, 2002 ... Byline: Abraham McLaughlin The most bitter winters, it seems, lead to the sweetest springs. This year, residents and masses of tourists are again ambling along the paths of Washington's Tidal Basin, taking in the April flourish of pink and white cherry blossoms. ...
Science notes.(Features)(Ideas)
Apr 04, 2002 ... Byline: Peter N. Spotts Giving new meaning to phrase 'power suit' It may not be long before your portable CD player, PDA, or digital watch is powered by its case instead of a battery. Scientists at the University of California at Berkeley say they have ...
Ruins of an ancient trading center soon to be under water.(Features)(Ideas)
Apr 04, 2002 ... Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor The ancient city of Assur, once the seat of a mighty empire and now an archaeological window into a key period in the history of human civilization, is on the verge of falling victim to a dam. The ...
The moral complexity of Sakharov: He gave the USSR a hydrogen bomb, then a conscience.(Features)(Books)
Apr 04, 2002 ... Byline: Roger Gathman Andrei Sarkharov was an unusually multifaceted public figure. To put him in an American context, imagine some impossible hybrid of Richard Feynman and Jesse Jackson. He made seminal contributions to the inflation hypothesis in cosmology associated with ...
Love's paper wings: A butterfly scientist discovers he must fall to soar.(Features)(Books)
Apr 04, 2002 ... Byline: Ron Charles Here's a tough sell: a 300-page poem. And it's about lepidoptera. I suspect most readers would rather be stuck on the end of a pin - but wait. This novel in verse by Brad Leithauser catches the eye with all the charm and complexity of an Ozark Swallowtail ....