The Christian Science Monitor back issues from September 2004:
Keep Airline Pension Plans.(EDITORIAL)
Sep 01, 2004 ... The financial skies remain bumpy for the oldest and biggest airlines in the US. Those trying to restructure themselves to compete with low-cost competitors are barely making headway. One place where airlines are looking to save is in pension plans. United Airlines, for example, ...
Excesses of Politicizing War.(EDITORIAL)
Sep 01, 2004 ... President Bush stated the obvious this week by saying the war against terrorists could never really be won, as in a traditional war. Rather, he explained that the US can "create conditions so that those who use terror as a tool are less acceptable in parts of the world." Still, ...
Preservationists raid the pantry; Simple products - soap, candles, bread - often work wonders in historic restoration.(FEATURES)(LIVING)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Jane Louise Boursaw Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor From atop 30-foot-high scaffolding, Dayton Spence works his way across the vaulted ceiling of the 113-year-old City Opera House in Traverse City, Mich., painstakingly cleaning the Victorian mural with ... ...
Men decide it's never too late to have kids; A great career is no longer enough. Many men in their 40s and 50s feel the urge to start a family.(FEATURES)(LIVING)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Kim Campbell Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor NEW YORK -- Midlife is typically a time when men are perfecting their golf game. But some are finding that patty-cake is more their speed. Fatherhood is on the minds of more men in their 40s and 50s these days, ...
Unexpected curves in the retirement road.(FEATURES)(LIVING)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Marilyn Gardner Four years ago, when Betty Mische decided to retire to Florida, she assumed the move would be permanent. So permanent, in fact, that she invited her nine children to gather at her home in St. Cloud, Minn., and divide up her furniture. She was ready for a ...
Slavery is not dead, just less recognizable. Today, 27 million people are enslaved, more than at the height of the transatlantic slave trade.(FEATURES)(COMPASS)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Susan Llewelyn Leach Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Slaves are cheap these days. Their price is the lowest it's been in about 4,000 years. And right now the world has a glut of human slaves - 27 million by conservative estimates and more than at any time ...
What the GOP is determined to prove.(WEB)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Brad Knickerbocker Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor The curtain rose Monday night on a Republican Party determined to present President George W. Bush as the right man to lead a country that is at war and gaining in prosperity. Whether the party ...
Top Ten surprises from opening night at the RNC; Our pop-culture critic comments on the convention.(WEB)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Jeremy Dauber csmonitor.com NEW YORK -- After the reports I filed from in front of my television about the Democratic National Convention, the even-handed, equal-time folks at csmonitor.com promised that they would bring me back to check out the Republican National ...
Think for yourself; First published as an editorial in the Christian Science Sentinel.(THE HOME FORUM)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Remember the wild dotcom boom during the late 1990s - and its explosive, crashing bust a few years later? Or the once-unimaginable slide of the mighty Japanese economy that took financial markets around the globe by surprise? What drove these events - both their rise and fall? ...
A bluebird family just like us.(THE HOME FORUM)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Carla Rodio I stopped by the birdseed store the other day to use a gift certificate. When I parked the car, I saw these finches fluttering around and perching all over a feeder at the edge of the parking lot. So I bought the same kind of feed - a bag of sunflower chips. ...
The propriety of place.(THE HOME FORUM)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Robert P. Hey Animals are like people. When they're in their right places, everything's fine. When they're not, they need to get there. This is true whether they're real or stuffed - the animals, that is. The woodpecker in the living room, for instance. A ...
Losing season.(THE HOME FORUM)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Ann Lauinger I surrender. Wild grape invades. The bounder climbs, creeps, raids, binds, unchecked chokes bloom and crop. Attack - it shoots. Roots grip dirt. Snap-tight spirals hijack stake or living ...
Take my identity - please.(THE HOME FORUM)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Marti Attoun Identity theft has been in the headlines a lot lately, and my sister Winnie is hoping to be the next victim. She just renewed her driver's license. "Look at this photo! I look like I've been living in the bottom of my purse," she gasped. "If anyone wants to ...
Getting to the root of vegetables.(THE HOME FORUM)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Nancy M. Kendall With harvest time upon us, it's worth investigating the origins of some edible growing things - mundane or exotic, each has a storied past. 1. The inside of this vine vegetable has been scientifically proven to be 20 degrees cooler than the ...
Outside camp walls, life still treacherous for Darfur refugees.(WORLD)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Danna Harman Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor SISI CAMP, SUDAN -- Rachia Bakr Mohammad lies under a mosquito net, tended to by her sister. Two months ago, Ms. Mohammad says, she left the confines of this refugee camp to collect firewood and was whipped by an ...
Kidnappings backfire on Iraq militants.(WORLD)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Dan Murphy and Frank Renout CAIRO AND PARIS -- A kidnapping campaign originally focused on terrorizing foreign companies and countries into leaving Iraq has now turned on France, one of the foremost Western critics of the US invasion of Iraq. But the ...
Beersheba bombers skirt the wall; In Israel's worst terrorist attack in six months, two buses were hit by suicide bombers Tuesday.(WORLD)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Josh Mitnick Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor TEL AVIV -- A pair of Palestinian suicide bombers detonated explosives on two municipal buses in the city of Beersheba Monday, killing at least 16 and wounding dozens in the worst terrorist attack in an Israeli ...
Reporters on the Job.(WORLD)
Sep 01, 2004 ... * Narrow Window on Sudan: Staff writer Danna Harman says that reporting in western Sudan is hampered by the circumstances. Aid groups and journalists cannot travel freely. "I couldn't find a car or an interpreter to hire in Genina, where I was staying," she says. "And aid workers are ...
A post-Olympic hurdle for Greece: the whopping bill; Greeks hope increased tourism will help them pay the $9 to $12 billion pricetag for bringing the Olympics to Athens.(WORLD)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Coral Davenport Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor ATHENS -- Greece defied skeptics to deliver a vibrant Olympics that may be remembered as one of the best. But in Athens, a steeper obstacle remains before the Games can be deemed a success: the staggering ...
Letters.(OPINION)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Dueling political claims to the 9/11 legacy Regarding your Aug. 30 article, "Bush's risky 9/11 legacy": Why is it so easy for everyone to forget the original reason we went to war following the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and whom we originally went after: Osama bin Laden and Al ...
Shallow policy waters of swift boat easier campaign tack than deeper issues.(OPINION)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Max Boot NEW YORK -- As a Serious Commentator writing for a Serious Newspaper, I feel it is my duty to tut-tut over the way the presidential campaign has degenerated into a squabble over who did what in the Mekong Delta in 1969. Why, the nerve of the media, ignoring the ...
GOP unity a Bush boost.(OPINION)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: John Hughes SALT LAKE CITY -- This column is being written before we have heard George W. Bush on Thursday night telling us why he should lead the nation for another four years. But from the first hours of the Republican National Convention in New York, it ...
A search for GOP's heirs apparent; It's Bush's convention, but many are asking who's next: McCain, Frist, Giuliani, or ... ?(USA)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Linda Feldmann Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor NEW YORK -- Mike Castle does not want to be president. Period. The affable congressman from Delaware, former two-term governor of same, and president of the moderate Republican Main Street Partnership, had ...
Battle over Bush's economic legacy; Republicans Wednesday night focus on the president's handling of key issues such as jobs and taxes.(USA)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Ron Scherer Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor NEW YORK -- To the Republicans, the president's handling of the economy is equal to Ronald Reagan's - and better than Bill Clinton's when he sought reelection in 1996. The Democrats call President Bush a ...
Charley's effect on jobs, oranges, and roofers; The mammoth hurricane may give a boost to some businesses, but long-term economic challenges loom.(USA)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Richard Luscombe Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor PUNTA GORDA, FLA. -- As one of the Air Force's early storm chasers in the 1950s, John Barnett learned plenty about the destructive power of hurricanes. "We'd get tossed all over the place as we flew into the ...
An elephant in the GOP living room: troop numbers in Iraq; Bush has no plans to add troops in Iraq, but questions persist about whether the US force has been big enough.(USA)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Howard LaFranchi Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON -- The question of whether the United States waged war on Iraq with sufficient troop force may seem like spilled milk 18 months after the invasion. But as the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse ...
Small planets discovered at a faster pace; Anybody out there? Astronomers announce recent discoveries of two Earth-like planets.(USA)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor These are heady times for planet hunters. During the past decade, astronomers have uncovered at least 125 confirmed planets in 98 solar systems in our corner of the Milky Way. But generally these planets have ...
Young Republicans range from the body-pierced to the pinstriped.(USA)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Harry Bruinius There they are, with their blue pinstriped suits, red ties, and conservative black cocktail dresses. They dutifully display their American-flag lapel pins as they sip their drinks. It's a casual atmosphere, with murmurs of conversation at scattered tables ...
Why Cheney, despite controversies, is a GOP mainstay.(USA)
Sep 01, 2004 ... Byline: Gail Russell Chaddock Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON -- Vice President Cheney can expect a warm reception at the GOP convention Wednesday night, despite potential liabilities on everything from the war in Iraq to views on gay marriage that are ...
Cheney, the Virtual President.(EDITORIAL)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Unlike in 2000, Dick Cheney was not selected as President Bush's 2004 running mate with any great flourish. After four years of working closely with the president in ways unprecedented for any VP in American history, he was naturally accepted at the Republican Convention Wednesday night as ...
Liberte, egalite, Head Scarves.(EDITORIAL)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Muslims in and outside France have rallied to the side of French President Jacques Chirac in denouncing the terrorist hostage-takers who seek to overturn France's ban on the wearing of head scarves in public schools. That's an encouraging sign of Islamic solidarity with France ...
Lashing out; An entire boutique devoted to creating the 'come hither' look.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Carly Baldwin Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor NEW YORK -- What do Liza Minnelli, Betty Boop, and camels have in common? Eyelashes. The kind that, if you stand too close, can bowl you over. For all you eyelash aficionados, the city that never ...
Sleepless in New York? Try a nap inside a pod.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Sheera Frenkel Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor NEW YORK -- The last protesters have gone home, but the remaining bleary-eyed Republicans may want to put their feet up for a quick nap. They might consider trying the trick savvy New Yorkers have ...
For new black coach, a historic step in college ranks.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Erik Spanberg Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor When Mississippi State University's head football coach leads his team onto the field for its season opener against Tulane this Saturday, it will represent both a symbol of progress and inertia in the college ...
A voracious Earth; Some regions - especially in Asia - are overusing their renewable resources.(FEATURES)(PLANET)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Mark Clayton Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor It's the region of the world that leaves the biggest human footprint. It gobbles up 80 percent of the crop and other plant resources it produces each year. If things don't change, its ecological survival looks ...
In an electronic age, the letter endures.(FEATURES)(PLANET)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Gregory M. Lamb Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Where is Rowland Hill when you need him? In the mid-19th century, a time when postal service around the world was expensive and spotty, the British educator reinvented it with up-front delivery charges (the ...
Intelligence? It's for the birds.(FEATURES)(PLANET)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Robert C. Cowen Bird brains seem to be smarter these days. Scientists are finding hints of a higher level of intelligence than expected as they look more closely at our avian friends. The findings raise anew questions of what we consider to be thinking and ...
A kinder, gentler Bush? Laura Bush and Arnold Schwarzenegger add feminine touch and inclusive appeal to Bush persona.(WEB)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Brad Knickerbocker Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor If opening night of the GOP convention this week was meant to portray President Bush as a man among manly men - John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, police officers, and others who went into harm's way on Sept. 11, ...
One GOP, multiple channels.(WEB)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Jeremy Dauber csmonitor.com NEW YORK -- By tuning into Tuesday night's convention coverage, I found out that I actually could roam all over the TV dial without leaving Madison Square Garden. That's because the program mixed and matched all my favorite television genres ...
Meeting the virtual Buddha.(WEB)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Jim Regan csmonitor.com With a history of more than 2,500 years, Buddhism is practiced around the world by some 350 million adherents - and like other major religions, it has inspired the creative talents of its faithful throughout that history. The Pacific Asia Museum's ...
A reason for Hope in the Middle East; Bringing a spiritual perspective to daily life.(THE HOME FORUM)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Something has shifted. The public conversation - whether among friends or on national networks - seemed only recently filled with animated discussions about the latest developments in the Middle East and which course should be pursued. But that public debate has devolved from initial ...
Don't hate him because of his name.(THE HOME FORUM)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Asma Khalid "How's Osama?" I casually asked my roommate as we sat in the living room with friends. A hush fell over the room and everyone's eyes turned toward me in confusion. As an awkward silence filled the air, I realized I should have known. Some names are simply ...
I celebrate with gratitude my living of the American Dream.(THE HOME FORUM)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Zsofia Varadi This month marks the 10th anniversary of my arrival in the United States from Hungary. I am not a citizen yet, but because I've spent all of my adult life in the US, I consider myself at least an honorary citizen - if such a title exists. I am, ...
I name, therefore I am.(THE HOME FORUM)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Nancy M. Kendall Nicknames It was a slur that turned the Anglo-Saxon word ekename ("eke" meaning "also" or "added") into nekename and finally nickname. The idea of a nickname didn't come from English origins, though. They were originally common in ancient ...
Russia terror wave exposes weak intelligence.(WORLD)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor MOSCOW -- In the boldest move yet in a new wave of terrorist violence sweeping Russia, attackers wearing explosive belts Wednesday took over a school in southern Russia, turning more than 100 students, ...
Reporters on the Job.(WORLD)
Sep 02, 2004 ... * Fundamental differences: In reporting today's story on America's declining image in the Muslim world (this page), Dan Murphy noted that the young MTV-watching set in Jordan and Cairo was united with bearded imams and tribal sheikhs in their distaste for US policies. But he was struck by ...
US standing with Arabs hits a low; Despite $2 billion in yearly aid, 98 percent of Egyptians have unfavorable view of US.(WORLD)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Dan Murphy Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor CAIRO -- Ahmed Ibrahim has always dreamed about living in the United States. He thinks America provides a good model for Egypt. "I'd like us to have that kind of freedom, my sons to have that kind of freedom,'' he ...
Key moments in Darfur tragedy.(WORLD)
Sep 02, 2004 ... 2003 February Rebels capture the town of Gulu, demanding economic development, powersharing, and a disarming of the government-funded militias, called the Janjaweed. July Sudan government launches offensive. December Cease-fire signed in September ...
What's behind the Darfur crisis - and what's next?(WORLD)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: David S. Hauck Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Thursday is a pivotal day for the government of Sudan. The United Nations Security Council begins debate on whether Khartoum has disarmed and brought to justice the Arab militias in the western part of the ...
Don't rush intelligence reform.(OPINION)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Pat M. Holt WASHINGTON -- Congress is proceeding "with all deliberate speed" - the Supreme Court's famous prescription for school integration - in its approach to the 9/11 commission's recommendations for reorganizing the intelligence community. This is as it should be ....
A spot in GOP big tent doesn't guarantee a platform plank.(OPINION)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Dante Chinni NEW YORK -- One man's hypocrisy is another's big tent. Take for example the goings on at Madison Square Garden here. The list of speakers this week who support abortion rights and gay rights has not escaped many reporters. It is a common source of questions ...
A New York Republican unbound.(OPINION)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Julia Gorin NEW YORK -- God bless Dr. Martin Luther King. It is in the tradition of what he fought for that today even we Republicans in New York City feel we can come out of the closet. And we have been doing so steadily over the past five years. Especially this week, ...
Adults flock to Sunday school, but seldom at church.(USA)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: G. Jeffrey MacDonald Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Back in 1992, the prospect of delving into the mysteries of God or Catholic tradition attracted precious few adult learners - just 500 all year - to a variety of short programs offered through a center ...
Bush's way: a taker of big, bold risks.(USA)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Peter Grier Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON -- In 1993, on the day before George W. Bush announced his candidacy for governor of Texas, the Houston Chronicle ran the wrong picture with a story about him. Over a short piece detailing his address ...
President's task: reforge an old bond; Thursday night, he addresses the nation - and looks back on his record - in a prime-time speech.(USA)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Linda Feldmann Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor NEW YORK -- Right after Sept. 11, 2001, George W. Bush was a rock star. The president's stratospheric job approval ratings - shooting above 90 percent, then settling into the 70s for many months ...
Recruiting spies: tricks of a murky trade; The CIA makes progress, but critics say it is hampered by Muslim bitterness against the US and other challenges.(USA)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Alexandra Marks Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor NEW YORK -- To understand one reason why the CIA and FBI may be having trouble recruiting the kind of informants that would be the most effective against Al Qaeda, just talk to "Mohammed." A devout ...
Parents, coaches rail against increasing 'pay to play' fees; A backlash brews as parents are asked to write checks for school activities from drama to National Honor Society.(USA)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Sara B. Miller Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor There are new clothes and supplies to buy and piano lessons to schedule. And for many parents across the country, the first day of school also entails some "hidden" costs. Faced with shrinking ...
Protests at RNC test appropriate response; Demonstrators disrupt convention speech by Andrew Card, White House aide, as more than 1,700 are arrested.(USA)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Ron Scherer and Alexandra Marks Staff writers of The Christian Science Monitor NEW YORK -- Repeatedly shouting "Let them go, now!" hundreds of protesters gathered front of Pier 57, where as many as a thousand more, those arrested over the past three days, are being held ...
For these Republicans, comedy is serious business.(USA)
Sep 02, 2004 ... Byline: Harry Bruinius There were some laughs, but most of the 35 or so people who shuffled into the Laugh Factory in Times Square seemed to have come out of spite. Not spite for the comedians, a touring act of self-styled radical right-wingers who've billed ...
No Ads for Foreign Casinos.(EDITORIAL)
Sep 03, 2004 ... In the legal annals of the United States, commercial speech hasn't been accorded the same level of Constitutional protection as, say, political or artistic speech. That's why federal attorneys are on solid legal ground in going after foreign companies that pay US media to ...
Putting Putin on the Spot.(EDITORIAL)
Sep 03, 2004 ... Having promised stability for Russia, if not full democracy, since becoming president five years ago, Vladimir Putin has lately come up short on both. His problems have already spilled across Russia's borders, mainly in boosting world oil prices. Now he needs help from ...
Cracks in the ratings leave parents in the lurch; Movies rated PG-13 vary widely in content, leading to calls for reform.(FEATURES)(ARTS)
Sep 03, 2004 ... Byline: Kim Campbell Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor The PG-13 movie rating turns 20 this year, but the mood surrounding the anniversary is hardly celebratory. Two decades after the decision to close the gap between PG and R-rated movies, critics and family ...
Films push boundary of onscreen sex.(FEATURES)(ARTS)
Sep 03, 2004 ... Byline: Stephen Humphries Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor A bold sexual revolution is under way in cinema. No longer content to depict sex in the soft-hued, highly choreographed, and artificially lit style of the Hollywood movie, a clutch of directors have begun to ...
Let's talk! Chat shows are popular, but can Tony Danza and Jane Pauley succeed where other hosts have floundered?(FEATURES)(ARTS)
Sep 03, 2004 ... Byline: Gloria Goodale Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor LOS ANGELES -- The basic talk-show recipe seems simple enough. Put one celebrity at a desk, add another in a chair, let them talk. If things bog down, throw in some funky music, maybe a Siberian tiger plus ...
Movie Guide.(FEATURES)(ARTS)
Sep 03, 2004 ... NEW RELEASES Everybody Says I'm Fine! (Not rated) Director: Rahul Bose. With Rehaan Engineer, Sharokh Bharucha, Koel Purie, Rahul Bose. (103 min.) Sterritt * A hairdresser finds he can read the minds of his clients. The consequences aren't remotely as ...