The Christian Science Monitor back issues from August 2006:
Tempering the temptation of Web casinos.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: The Monitor's View If, within just a few years, 4.5 percent of college students took on a new form of addiction, one might expect quick national action to curb it. Not so in the US Senate, which left last week for a long holiday without passing a House bill to clamp down ...
Etc...(NEWS IN BRIEF)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Compiled from wire reports by staff They're also not pesos It was a close call, but German Gref somehow managed late last week to keep from violating a new law aimed at restoring pride in the national currency of Russia. Or, at least, it will become law as ...
When Shakespeare looms too large; A fictional version of a true crime suggests that real life is sometimes all too much a stage.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Marjorie Kehe I'm sure for most of us it starts innocently enough. First, there are those nursery rhymes about the Tower of London and tales of Winnie the Pooh, perhaps read aloud by parents. That's followed later by Mary Poppins, and the next thing you know it's on to ...
Lyndon Johnson: Insights into a complex man; Generous yet hateful, big-hearted yet profane, Lyndon Johnson was among the most fascinating and confounding of US presidents.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Randy Dotinga In little more than five years, Lyndon Baines Johnson probably did more to reform and repair American society than anyone else in history. Yet, instead of being memorialized as a hero, LBJ is more often remembered as a slimy manipulator whose good ...
What's become of the press? The 'dean' of the White House press corps speaks her mind about the state of US journalism today.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Ari Pinkus Helen Thomas delivers a scathing rebuke to the media in her classic, tell-it-like-it-is style that helped catapult her to fame in presidential press conferences. She not only exposes what she sees as the flaws in journalism, but outlines a vision for how to ...
Readers' picks.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2006 ... If you enjoy reading about extraordinary adventures, I recommend Desert Queen by Janet Wallach. It's about the life of Gertrude Bell, an English woman who traveled alone to the Middle East and became an adviser to kings and an ally of Lawrence of Arabia. It gives an interesting picture of ...
Families behaving oddly.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Yvonne Zipp Domestic mayhem is the order of the day in three new novels whose arrivals are perfectly timed to fill the gaps in readers' summer book bags. All three are by well-regarded writers, and all three feature strong-minded heroines in a variety of picturesque ...
'Give us your poor' - really? Panic over immigration is nothing new in the US. But by now we ought to know better.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)(Book review)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Daniel Kurtz-Phelan In the decade before World War I, more than a million immigrants arrived in the United States every year. They clustered in ethnically homogenous ghettos, continued to speak their native languages, retained strong ties to their homelands, and often ...
Backstory: Anchorage reels in a true fish story; An urban fishing spot where office workers can run down the block on a coffee break and land a 40-pound salmon.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Yereth RosenContributor to The Christian Science Monitor ANCHORAGE, ALASKA -- At one of Alaska's hottest sport-fishing spots, the salmon run large, scrap-seeking seagulls and an occasional bald eagle circle overhead, cool marine breezes fan the swaying marsh grasses - ...
Don't be afraid to start; A Christian Science perspective on daily life.(THE HOME FORUM)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Do you ever feel frustrated because you can't see how to follow through all the way to finish something that seems such a right thing to do? I used to feel like that pretty often - until the morning I learned a valuable lesson from fog. You don't have to see all the way, I ...
A dreamy summer lingers under roof and stars.(THE HOME FORUM)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Sue Wunder Our log cabin, set on the high back pasture far from the road and lacking utilities and phone connection, is an ideal setting for midsummer nights' dreaming. The only drop-by visitors we are likely to have are the cows, which enjoy grazing by the gate when we ...
The best image came last.(THE HOME FORUM)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Sue Wunder I never expected that the most memorable image of a two-week rail and ferry journey encompassing the nation's capital, the Connecticut and Rhode Island coasts, the island of Martha's Vineyard, and the shores of two Great Lakes would flash by the train window ...
Young sailors ahoy!(THE HOME FORUM)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Caitlin Carpenter 'Prepare to board," an enthusiastic voice yells from the sailboat. The three kids on board expertly steer the sailboat alongside the dock at the Boston Community Boating Boathouse. Twelve-year-old Daniel Alvarez hoists the heavy wooden rudder out of the ...
Lebanon cease-fire plan emerging; In the aftermath of the Israeli airstrikes on Qana, France is taking the lead in shaping a UN proposal.(WORLD)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Howard LaFranchiStaff writer of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON -- Broad outlines began to emerge Monday of an international plan to end hostilities between Israel and Hizbullah by this weekend. With the US now joining its international partners in ...
Limits of Israel's high-tech power; Civilian deaths and suprisingly high troop casualties expose the drawbacks of Israel's technological advantage.(WORLD)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Joshua MitnickCorrespondent of The Christian Science Monitor PALMACHIM AIR BASE, ISRAEL -- When Israel started its offensive against Hizbullah militants in Lebanon more than two weeks ago, it hoped its high-tech military hardware would quickly decimate the ...
Russia, Georgia rattle sabers over Ossetia; South Ossetia is pushing hard to break from Georgia with support from Russia.(WORLD)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Daria VaismanContributor to The Christian Science Monitor TSKHINVALI, SOUTH OSSETIA -- South Ossetia's main road is dotted with checkpoints and overlooked by a large poster of Russian President Vladimir Putin that reads "our president" less than a mile from a Georgian ...
Reporters on the Job.(WORLD)
Aug 01, 2006 ... * Go South, Young Man: While most reporters in Israel were heading north to the border with Lebanon, correspondent Joshua Mitnick went in the opposite direction for a unique view of the battle. He visited the Palmachin Air Base, south of Tel Aviv, and watched as three-man crews ...
Where the bin Laden trail goes cold; Reports put him in the Dir Valley of Pakistan, but a visit there shows only the difficulties of finding him.(WORLD)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: David MonteroCorrespondent of The Christian Science Monitor KUMRAT, PAKISTAN -- Hajji Samander Khan and his friends seem befuddled, even bored, by the notion that Osama bin Laden might be hiding in this beautiful valley of apple orchards and walnut trees. Mere ...
Bombing respite gives Lebanon's war weary an exit; Fighting paused Monday in the Hizbullah stronghold Bint Jbail giving the old and frail a chance to flee.(WORLD)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Nicholas BlanfordCorrespondent of The Christian Science Monitor BINT JBAIL, LEBANON -- They emerged from the ruins, frail men and women stumbling over the rubble that carpets what was this town's main street before nearly three weeks of warfare turned it into a ...
Letters.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Meeting recruiting goals with immigrants presents difficulties I disagree with Kevin Ryan's July 26 Opinion piece, "Enhanced force levels? Look to immigrants." It is up to the leadership of America to strengthen the resolve and the recruitment of the military. What will happen ...
The last laugh: using humor to discipline a bully.(OPINION)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: John Christian Hoyle MOBILE, ALA. -- One Tuesday morning, I opened my classroom to find shredded paper shoved under the door. Sweeping up the mess, I discovered that the torn strips used to be a sign that I had posted three years before that asked my high school history ...
Hizbullah's attacks stem from Israeli incursions into Lebanon.(OPINION)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Anders Strindberg NEW YORK -- As pundits and policymakers scramble to explain events in Lebanon, their conclusions are virtually unanimous: Hizbullah created this crisis. Israel is defending itself. The underlying problem is Arab extremism. Sadly, this is ...
Gasoline's fledgling rivals: the race to power your car; As pump prices soar, the push intensifies to find cheaper and greener options.(USA)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Mark ClaytonStaff writer of The Christian Science Monitor The alternative fuels race is on. Again. After a 20-year hiatus, ethanol, methanol, biodiesel, electricity, and other potential fuels are pushing to challenge king gasoline at the pump. But ...
One university's key to R&D - the right senator.(USA)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Patrik JonssonStaff writer of The Christian Science Monitor STARKVILLE, MISS. -- Like most public universities, Mississippi State wants to help improve the state economy - the nation's poorest. But unlike most schools, MSU is getting $37.2 million this year in ...
More colleges fish for funds; Federal earmarks flow to schools, mostly for R&D. Critics say they're a way to obtain money without competing for it.(USA)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Gail Russell Chaddock and Patrik JonssonStaff writers of The Christian Science Monitor WASHINGTON -- Call it a parallel universe. Ever since the 1980s, college presidents wanting to bulk up research facilities with public dollars had two options. They could ...
Scientists find the lakes they were looking for ... on Titan; Images of Saturn's moon reveal landforms that look a lot, scientists say, like Minnesota.(USA)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Peter N. SpottsStaff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Minnesota may have a new rival for the label "land of 10,000 lakes" - but don't break out the jet skis. The rival is 944 million miles from Earth. New images of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, reveal ...
How hot is it? Quite enough, thanks.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: The Monitor's View In Europe, Germans and Britons wipe their brows after the hottest July on record. In the US, triple-digit temperatures have at last quit the West Coast, slid eastward to fry the Midwest, and now are giving the East Coast a thorough toasting. As a wise ...
Refugees make old homes new.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Abraham McLaughlinStaff writer of The Christian Science Monitor RUYIGI, BURUNDI -- When Maria Saganga grasped her children's hands tight in hers and fled - with only the clothes they were wearing that day in 1993 - up over the highland hills of central Africa to the ...
Motorcycles shift gears for the ladies; Today, nearly one in 10 motorcycle owners in America is a woman, according to a trade organization.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Steven EllisStaff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Forget flowers and face cream. What do women want? More frequently, the answer is, a motorcycle. Legions of women bikers have come a long way from the rough-'n'-tumble "motorcycle mama" days of the 1960s and '70s ....
Mission grows to help those living alone.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Marilyn Gardner Every weekday morning at 6:45, a silver car pulls into the driveway of a pristine Colonial a few doors from us. The driver, dressed in a white shirt and tie, sprints up the steps to the front door and lets himself in. This is the house where he grew up ...
Backstory: Keeping faith in a sea of prejudice; How one young priest in an era of Catholic church scandals stays on a spiritual track.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Mary Beth McCauleyCorrespondent of The Christian Science Monitor HAVERTOWN, PA. -- Kevin Gallagher bounds down the rectory stairs at 8:25 - cutting it close as always - a few steps away from ready for weekday morning Mass. He's every Irish mother's son - dark hair ...
Rembrandt at 400: modern, impressive, frustrating.(WEB)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Jim Regancsmonitor.com HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA -- Last month marked the 400th anniversary of the observed birthday of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (best known by his first name alone - just like Cher), and naturally, there is a good deal of celebration connected to the ...
Give up those age-old concepts; A Christian Science perspective on daily life.(THE HOME FORUM)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Wherever you turn these days, you seem to be assaulted by the topics of age and aging. They're the topics of discussion in many communities and often featured in the local press. They're the focus of debates and conferences, national and global. Among recent topics are the ...
Cold soup for a sultry summer.(THE HOME FORUM)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Judy Lowe I like to cook, but once the weather gets steamy, I tend to get lazy when it comes to fixing dinner. That's why one evening recently I stopped by a gourmet grocery store to pick up a pint of what's labeled fresh gazpacho. It's not authentic, but I enjoy it ...
It takes a mom to discover the real story.(THE HOME FORUM)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Felice Prager With my family, I have to really probe to get the facts. Sometimes I need a shovel; other times I head straight for the hydraulic excavator. Several summers ago, my husband took our son fishing. "Just you and me, Steve," he said to our ...
Watermelon fun facts.(THE HOME FORUM)
Aug 02, 2006 ... What better way to cool down on a hot summer day than with a watermelon? The sweet, red middle inside the crunchy green rind has been enjoyed by people all over the world for thousands of years. The watermelon is both a fruit and a vegetable. It's part of the cucurbitaceae plant ...
Refugees overwhelm Lebanon; As fighting intensifies, relief efforts focus on 700,000 displaced Lebanese civilians.(WORLD)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Scott PetersonStaff writer of The Christian Science Monitor BEIRUT, LEBANON -- Once the enchanting tree-lined preserve of sweethearts and families alike, Beirut's small Sanaya Park has been turned into a campground by hundreds of Lebanon's war refugees. "God ...
Toronto's green dilemma: coping with its own trash; City officials say it will offset the 600,000 metric tons of trash it sends to Michigan every year by recycling more.(WORLD)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Fred LanganCorrespondent of The Christian Science Monitor TORONTO -- This is a city that likes to think of itself as green. The city's fashionable mayor, David Miller, is a "progressive" on every issue, and was given the green stamp of approval in a recent article in ...
Reporters on the Job.(WORLD)
Aug 02, 2006 ... * Sports and Politics: From the day she arrived in Mexico in June, staff writer Sara Miller Llana noticed how many people were wearing shirts, jackets, and caps of the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers. "I had two theories: Either I'm noticing it more because I'm from ...
Congo calm after historic vote ... for now; Congolese are enjoying a tense calm as election results trickle in from across the war-torn country.(WORLD)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Tristan McConnellCorrespondent of The Christian Science Monitor BUKAVU, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO -- The Democratic Republic of Congo lived up to its name on Sunday when voters turned out in the millions to take part in the vast, war-torn central African country's ...
Wooing Lebanese hearts, one leaflet at a time; Israel is using leaflets and even e-mails to try to turn Lebanese against Hizbullah, but experts doubt that it will work.(WORLD)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Ilene R. PrusherStaff writer of The Christian Science Monitor JERUSALEM -- Many of the remaining residents of southern Lebanon's war-torn towns are accustomed to the hollow thump of an explosion in the sky followed by hundreds of leaflets fluttering to streets like ...
Israel expands battle to widen security zone; As the 48-hour bombing respite ends, Israel aims to drive Hizbullah 15 miles from its border.(WORLD)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Ilene R. PrusherStaff writer of The Christian Science Monitor METULLA, ISRAEL -- A senior Israeli military official said Tuesday night that the 48-hour-period Israel had set aside for a suspension of its airstrikes in Lebanon was coming to an end, and that when it does, ...
Letters.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Real culprit in the Lebanon situation is Israel, not Iran In his July 28 Opinion piece, "Lebanon: A pawn in Iran's power play," Daniel Schorr has appeased the warmongering Israeli regime by leveling false accusations of Iran meddling in Lebanon's internal affairs. ...
Disarming Hizbullah is key to Lebanon's peace; The Israel-Lebanon crisis should spur efforts for a broader Arab-Israeli peace.(OPINION)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: John Hughes SALT LAKE CITY -- While the world was preoccupied elsewhere, Hizbullah quietly accumulated an arsenal of some 10,000 short-range rockets supplied by Syria and Iran. This is not the kind of stockpile that augurs well for peaceful relations of any consequence ...
Corruption's drag on democratic states.(OPINION)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Christopher Walker and Sanja Tatic NEW YORK -- The difficult, ongoing battle to achieve governance that is effective, democratic, and responsive to ordinary citizens faces a particularly pernicious obstacle: entrenched corruption. A source or symptom of wider ...
In Connecticut race, insurgent left aims at Democratic hawk.(USA)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Linda FeldmannStaff writer of The Christian Science Monitor WINDSOR LOCKS, CONN. -- "I'm in a battle - I think you all know that," Joe Lieberman tells his supporters, gathered at the air museum near Hartford's airport. If nothing else, the three-term ...
Cuban exiles eye change in Cuba; Castro's transfer of power to his brother - for now - speeds plans for a new era.(USA)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Warren RicheyStaff writer of The Christian Science Monitor MIAMI -- The provisional transfer of power in Cuba from Fidel Castro to his brother, Raul, is not expected to result in any immediate easing of communist control of the island nation. But it has ...
For large airlines, America's skies getting friendlier; Profits are up for the big carriers for the first time since 9/11, but so are fares.(USA)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Mark TrumbullStaff writer of The Christian Science Monitor A host of small strategies have yielded one big turnaround for the long-troubled US airline industry. They've forged alliances, cut back on flights, and skimped on peanuts. They've subtracted benefits ...
Urban crime hits national forests; Rangers are clashing more with drug smugglers, armed robbers, and alienated city dwellers.(USA)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Mark ClaytonStaff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Fighting fires isn't the only big problem facing Smokey the Bear these days. Urban-style violence against forest rangers is intruding more than ever into the nation's public forests. Drug smugglers, ...
Slowing economy? Not in the job market. If robust hiring continues, the Fed may opt to raise interest rates next week for 18th straight time.(USA)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Ron SchererStaff writer of The Christian Science Monitor NEW YORK -- If the economy is slowing down, as reports appear to indicate, it seems no one told the human resources department. Corporate bosses are still adding to payrolls in a relatively healthy ...
Obrador takes risk with Mexico protests; The presidential contender may alienate his supporters with capital city disruptions.(WORLD)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Sara Miller LlanaStaff writer of The Christian Science Monitor MEXICO CITY -- No one was surprised that Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador contested Mexico's July 2 election - the closest in the nation's history - by calling mass street protests and submitting numerous ...
Where the next Castro might take Fidel's Cuba; Some analysts say Raź¬ ould open up the country's economy and start to ease hostilities with the United States.(WORLD)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: Sara Miller LlanaStaff writer of The Christian Science Monitor MEXICO CITY -- Where Fidel Castro is known as the publicly charismatic visionary, his younger brother Raul is the technician, the talent scout - the consummate manager. Fidel sees China's gradual ...
Organ harvesting and China's openness.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: The Monitor's View China is scurrying to welcome the world when it hosts the 2008 Olympic Games. That event will bring thousands of visitors with laptops and video cameras, along with TV networks. What kind of country will these foreigners find? Will it be one whose ...
Boys thrive with structured work and play; A faith-based study program works with boys in middle school to prepare them for demanding high schools and college.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: Stacy A. Teicher It's a sticky day as teenage soccer players crisscross the campus of Merrimack College, just outside Lawrence, Mass. But for the boys of Bellesini Academy, which meet here in the summer, sports will have to wait. First there's a whole morning of algebra, ...
Ohio scholars get taste of college.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: Stacy A. Teicher A ninth-grade class at the Martin Luther King Jr. magnet school in Cleveland typically has about 200 students, most of them African-American, half of them male. But by the time graduation rolls around four years later, the numbers have plummeted. This ...
China faces suspicions about organ harvesting.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: Gregory M. LambStaff writer of The Christian Science Monitor A pair of human rights activists are charging that "a crime against humanity" is happening on a large scale in China. Members of Falun Gong, a spiritual movement banned by the Chinese government since 1999, ...
On the horizon.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: Peter N. Spotts Wanted: spacedust screeners Astronomers are hunting for interstellar dust grains, and they want your help. This week, scientists launched their "stardust@home" project. It's an online effort to identify perhaps 50 grains of ...
Backstory: An electrifying job atop an American icon; We make the rounds with Bill Tortorelli, the Empire State Building's chief electrician.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: Harry BruiniusCorrespondent of The Christian Science Monitor NEW YORK -- In the early 1950s, when Bill Tortorelli was just a boy, his father used to take him to the roof of his grandmother's tenement on West Broadway and Prince, point out the Empire State Building, and ...
I learned to love an enemy; A Christian Science perspective on daily life.(THE HOME FORUM)
Aug 03, 2006 ... I was once the target of incorrect accusations, and the situation ended up in the courts. I had to be interviewed by several officials of the court, and each of their findings was devastatingly negative toward me. I had a hard time reading their reports, since they seemed to concur so ...
Dog days of a Scottish summer.(THE HOME FORUM)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: Alfredo SosaPhoto editor of The Christian Science Monitor KILBERRY, SCOTLAND -- I was spending 10 days in western Scotland, where it seemed to me that the sheep vastly outnumbered the residents. Each day I walked and walked, overwhelmed by the beauty of the landscape. I ...
Israel begins carving buffer zone; Hizbullah rockets landed deeper in Israel Wednesday as fighting intensified in Lebanon.(WORLD)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: Ilene R. PrusherStaff writer of The Christian Science Monitor KIRYAT SHEMONA, ISRAEL -- Against a backdrop of more than 200 rockets raining down on northern communities like this one, the Israeli military pushed deeper into Lebanon Wednesday making its objectives in the ...
Pakistan turns to its people, not aid groups, in disaster relief; The government is paying earthquake victims directly to help them rebuild. But some say more money is needed.(WORLD)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: David MonteroCorrespondent of The Christian Science Monitor BAGH, PAKISTAN -- The new home of Mohammed Ramzan lies lonely above a cornfield, jerry-rigged from old wooden beams and donated metal sheets. For the time being it is not much, only two rooms with dirt floors ....
Antarctica under siege; Stunning beauty and the promise of oil and minerals are bringing more people to the once-pristine continent.(WORLD)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: Nick SquiresCorrespondent of The Christian Science Monitor SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -- At the bottom of the world, more than two miles beneath the wind-blasted surface of Antarctica, sits a wonder of the last untouched continent. Locked deep in the Antarctic ice is ...
Reporters on the Job.(WORLD)
Aug 03, 2006 ... * Rockets and Shells: Correspondent Nick Blanford wasn't looking for Hizbullah fighters when he arrived in Srifa, a town in southern Lebanon that had been "flattened" by Israeli bombs. He was with three other journalists, the first reporters to arrive after the bombings, to survey the ...
Hizbullah guerrillas await fight amid ruin; Two Hizbullah fighters offer a glimpse into their views and guerrilla tactics while awaiting the Israeli army.(WORLD)
Aug 03, 2006 ... Byline: Nicholas Blanford SRIFA, LEBANON -- Staying in the shadows of this ruined town, Hizbullah fighters Haj Rabieh and Abu Mohammed were unfazed by the ominous whine of an Israeli drone overhead. "We take our chances and we take our precautions, too," grins Abu ...