The Washington Times (Washington, DC) back issues from August 1999:
A growing push for presidential runoff elections.(Commentary)(Editorials)(Letters)
Aug 01, 1999 ... Bruce Bartlett's July 28 commentary, "Third party fantasies," is sadly too true. The Electoral College method of electing a president was a brilliant way to complete the election process at the time the Constitution was written because it provided a means to circumvent the days or weeks ...
Car crashes into crowd at picnic; seven hurt.(Metropolitan Times)(Metro Briefs)(Maryland)(Gaithersburg)
Aug 01, 1999 ... Police are investigating whether alcohol may be involved in a crash last night in Gaithersburg. Montgomery County police Officer Derek Baliles said one trauma patient and six other persons are at hospitals after a tan BMW driven by a woman suddenly accelerated during a ...
Cross-U.S. trek aids lungs: Bikers raise $1.2 million in 3,250-mile ride.(Metropolitan Times)
Aug 01, 1999; ... It's hard enough staying married for 45 years. Walter and Gwen Brown celebrated the milestone on bicycle seats, pedaling into the District in blistering heat yesterday to complete the final leg of a cross-country ride for charity. "I don't think we're going to do ...
Explosion at chemical disposal site forces evacuation of Laurel homes.(Metropolitan Times)
Aug 01, 1999; ... Anne Arundel County firefighters evacuated 60 to 90 town houses after a fire broke out at a nearby chemical disposal company near Laurel yesterday morning. Two tractor-trailers caught on fire on the Safety Kleen Corp.'s property at 3527 Whiskey Bottom Road just before 9 a.m. ...
Umpires strike out.(Commentary)(Editorials)
Aug 01, 1999 ... Richie Phillips, the general counsel for Major League Baseball's umpires' union, has demonstrated himself to be the most reckless labor boss since the leader of the air-traffic controllers' union convinced his members in 1981 that President Ronald Reagan would surely buckle if only the ...
Gen. Clark should have resigned before dismissal.(Commentary)(Editorials)(Letters)
Aug 01, 1999 ... The July 30 editorial "No way to treat a soldier" exposes the folly of attempting to compromise with unprincipled men. The war in Kosovo was a military and humanitarian disaster not because of the manner in which it was conducted, but because it was conducted at all. The treatment of ...
Excerpt on the hip-hop generation danced around the point of article.(Commentary)(Editorials)(Letters)
Aug 01, 1999 ... The July 26 Culture, et cetera item "Hip-Hop Apathy" distorts the message of my article, "Rhyme & Resist: Organizing the Hip-Hop Generation," in the July 26/Aug. 2 issue of the Nation. My article charts increasing national civic engagement, not apathy, among urban youth ...
The world according to Hugo Chavez.(Commentary)(Editorials)
Aug 01, 1999 ... Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is enigmatic and idiosyncratic, says the mainstream press. Could he also be dictatorial and messianic? The Venezuelan people say no. On Saturday, July 25, they overwhelmingly supported Mr. Chavez's handpicked representatives for a new ...
Natural born consumers.(Commentary)(Editorials)
Aug 01, 1999 ... Sarah Edmondson, daughter of a state judge, niece of a state attorney general, granddaughter of a congressman, and great-niece of a governor who later served as a U.S. senator, is currently serving a 35-year sentence for the attempted murder and armed robbery of Patsy Byers, a ...
Snyder's hands-on style keeps players sharp, alert.(Sports)
Aug 01, 1999; ... FROSTBURG, Md. - Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder has quickly become a celebrity among fans. Yesterday he walked through the small crowd at Frostburg State slowly, signing footballs and autograph books. "It's been happening a lot lately," Snyder said of autograph seekers ....
Minorities should steer clear of equality in television wasteland.(Commentary)(Editorials)(Letters)
Aug 01, 1999 ... National Association for the Advancement of Colored People President Kweisi Mfume's recent rebuke of the major networks for their exclusion of minorities from television programming, while enlightening, left me wondering ("TV and the NAACP," Commentary, July 21). Where exactly would he ...
Grounding F-22 funds flies in the face of modernization.(Commentary)(Editorials)(Letters)
Aug 01, 1999 ... I read with great interest your commentaries by Richard Hawley and Ivan Eland on the F-22 ("F-22 - a needed fighter or fantasy?" July 26). Mr. Hawley makes some valid arguments, but Mr. Eland makes far fewer valid arguments and misses the point: It is high time to put modernization and ...
Clark's opportune departure.(Commentary)
Aug 01, 1999; ... The early replacement of NATO commander Gen. Wesley Clark is in certain respects an opportunity. If a way can be found to also bench British Lt. Gen. Michael Jackson, head of the NATO peacekeeping forces in Kosovo, maybe someone can be put in charge who will accept responsibility for ...
Hate cimes law or thought police?(Commentary)(Forum)
Aug 01, 1999 ... In the wake of a string of racially motivated crimes, the Senate has approved two measures that would expand federal authority to prosecute "hate crimes." A "hate crimes" law would make crimes motivated by enmity toward blacks, gays or other protected groups into a special ...
Acheh's unending revolt.(Commentary)
Aug 01, 1999; ... In Norsborg, a Swedish town outside of Stockholm, lives an exiled prince. He is the Tengku Hasan Mohammed Tiro, king by right of succession of Acheh, an enclave of three million people in Sumatra, an island province of Indonesia. For almost three decades, Prince Hasan has ...
State hand in the economy blocks peace in Kosovo.(Commentary)(Forum)
Aug 01, 1999 ... When NATO struck a deal with Belgrade to end the war in Kosovo, it simply overlooked the key question of who would control Kosovo's economy and social sector. This lack of clarity is a black hole that requires urgent attention. Without visible and rapid progress in reinstating the Kosovar ...
The medical association that failed America.(Commentary)(Forum)
Aug 01, 1999 ... I have been a strong supporter of and participant in the activities of the American Medical Association (AMA) all my professional life. I served in the House of Delegates, on the Council of Legislation, and was president of the Philadelphia County Medical Society. In addition to ...
Painter's life and works, in darker hues.(Books)(On Books)
Aug 01, 1999; ... In 1598, the 27-year old artist Caravaggio, already a local star, was arrested in Rome for carrying weapons - a sword and a pair of compasses - without a license. He defended himself to the police saying, "`I wear a sword because I am the painter of Cardinal Del Monte because I have the ...
The music of Mozart as therapy for the soul.(Books)(Health)
Aug 01, 1999; ... Poet Theodore Roethke once wrote, "In a dark time, the eye begins to see." Put another way, "Sometimes we have to literally fall apart into despair so we can construct a stronger, more viable and authentic self," writes Susan Skog. It is the intriguing premise behind her new book, ...
Weary O's lose to Mariners as wasted season drags on.(Sports)(Baseball)
Aug 01, 1999; ... SEATTLE - They are dragging and have been for some time. The Baltimore Orioles are limping into the fifth month of the season, already hauling one leg behind the other with a substantial 59 games left. The Orioles lost for the fourth time in five games yesterday, a lethargic ...
Koop site a great coup for health information.(Family Times)(Science & Health)(Webwise)
Aug 01, 1999; ... Next to their family doctor, 36 percent of Americans would trust advice from a medical information Web site that came from the U.S. surgeon general, according to drkoop.com. Dr. C. Everett Koop, a former surgeon general, took this statistic to heart and created an on-line ...
O's deal Guzman to Reds: Baltimore gets two young arms.(Sports)
Aug 01, 1999; ... SEATTLE - The Baltimore Orioles fell well short last night of the roster-wide fire sale they once considered, pulling the trigger on only one deal. About 90 minutes before the midnight trading deadline, they sent pitcher Juan Guzman and an undisclosed amount of cash to the Cincinnati Reds ...
Migraines hit children hard but can be outgrown.(Family Times)
Aug 01, 1999; ... Michael Smuck of Accokeek was 11 years old when he got a migraine that lasted more than a month. For 40 days, he remained at home, bothered by light and sound but soothed and distracted by watching movies. Michael's migraine, one of about a dozen he has suffered in the past ...
Chang's comeback won't rival Agassi's.(Sports)(Tennis)
Aug 01, 1999; ... Michael Chang's tennis career isn't over yet. Chang has taken a page from Andre Agassi's comeback book by playing in the minors and then returning to the majors. For the moment, it appears to be working to some extent. The slumping Chang moved into the quarterfinals of the ...
Computer fun helps children eat wisely.(Family Times)(Science & Health)
Aug 01, 1999; ... Welcome to Dr. Helga Health'nstein's lab. Take a look in the Bag O'Guts and find out how junk food, nicotine and homework all affect your brain and body. When you are finished, stop by the skull scanner and see how the future should look if you keep up your present healthy - ...
Baseball's twilight: With an aging fan base and the country's youth fixated on other sports, the "national pastime" is in trouble.(Sports)
Aug 01, 1999; ... Their excitement is palatable. They are positively giddy, the both of them, smiling broadly and fidgeting in anticipation. They are just boys, 8 years old, and they are here to watch their favorite sport. Somewhere, a baseball game is being played. It's a muggy, ...
Angry J. Johnson pulled during O's loss to Seattle.(Sports)(Baseball)(Friday'S Late Game)
Aug 01, 1999; ... SEATTLE - Normally a composed and stoic young pitcher, Jason Johnson was stomping all over the mound in the fifth inning Friday night. Having just been given a two-run lead against Seattle, Johnson grew increasingly flustered as he put batter after batter on base. He walked ...
Sports cards, collectibles market booms after lackluster five years.(Sports)(Sports Biz)
Aug 01, 1999; ... It's time to break out the old boxes of baseball cards and start scouring the price guides again. The $1 billion sports cards and collectibles market is once more riding high after a five-year lull caused by the players' strike in 1994-95 and a massive glut of new products on the market. ...
Maybe Dan didn't have a nice dress.(Sports)
Aug 01, 1999; ... Just wondering: Did Ricky Williams go out and buy that wedding dress he's wearing on the cover of ESPN Magazine, or did he borrow it from Dennis Rodman? * * * Speaking of cover photos, congratulations to Dan Snyder for resisting the temptation to put his picture on ...
Lack of licensing kills Monaco GP.(Sports)(Fans Page)(Game Bytes)
Aug 01, 1999; ... These days sports games are all about licensing. After all, what's a baseball game without Ken Griffey Jr.? Or a basketball game without Kobe Bryant? The star of Ubi Soft's venture into Formula One is, of course, Grand Prix de Monaco, with its famous hairpin turns. But ...
Long shots count on problems of others to make final cut.(Sports)(Pro Football)
Aug 01, 1999; ... FROSTBURG, Md. - Quarterback John Paci, punter Travis Colquitt and defensive tackle Troy Bailey know they're long shots to make the Washington Redskins. Everything has to go right for them and wrong for others for them to survive even the first cuts. Then again, quarterback ...
HEADING OFF Migraine pain: Finding `trigger,' right treatment for debilitating pain.(Family Times)
Aug 01, 1999; ... Michael John Coleman was in first grade when he felt the first migraine headache that made him feel as though he was being hit by a baseball bat. The headaches continued into adulthood, occurring several times a month and lasting a few hours to more than two weeks. "I remember ...
Bass apparently like dog days of summer.(Sports)(Weekend Athlete)(Outdoors)
Aug 01, 1999; ... What a shame. Right about the time I become convinced that all savvy anglers must learn to adjust their fishing to the dictates of Mother Nature, she changes all the rules. For example, is it not a fact that largemouth bass (and most other fish) do not care for sun-drenched, ...
Frentzen in Hakkinen's way of another German GP win.(Sports)(Motorsports)(Roundup)
Aug 01, 1999 ... HOCKENHEIM, Germany - He is on the pole, his teammate promises to be careful and his Ferrari rivals are behind him. Who could prevent Mika Hakkinen from winning the German Grand Prix today? Try Heinz-Harald Frentzen, the German whose Jordan nearly eclipsed Hakkinen's ...
Stats show boom continues in racing.(Sports)(Weekend Athlete)(Running)
Aug 01, 1999; ... The state of the sport of running is "solid," according to the Road Running Information Center, which assembles statistics for the sport's governing body, USA Track & Field. The numbers - past and present - clearly prove that the participation boom continues across America. ...
Wizards pursue swap with Spurs for Perdue.(Sports)(Pro Basketball)
Aug 01, 1999; ... BOSTON - The Washington Wizards want to acquire center Will Perdue from the San Antonio Spurs and hope to swap swingman Calbert Cheaney for the 7-footer in a sign-and-trade deal between the free agents. "We need big men," said Wizards coach Gar Heard, who does not have a ...
Proof of Exodus still eludes scholars: Egyptian carvings may hold a clue.(C)
Aug 01, 1999; ... The ancient Exodus from Egypt has been a rich symbol for liberation movements and literature, but those who try to dig up the evidence of the mass migration say the proof is nowhere to find. For the past 20 years, archaeologists searching for desert routes or evidence of ...
Sharpton says he may run in N.Y. Senate race: Black vote is not automatic for first lady, activist says.(Nation)
Aug 01, 1999; ... The Rev. Al Sharpton says black support for Hillary Rodham Clinton's New York Senate bid is not automatic, and he hasn't ruled out making a run for the seat next year. "I think that she probably has the overwhelming majority of blacks wanting to support her. The question is, ...
Lott criticizes Clinton's pledge to veto GOP tax-cut plan.(Nation)
Aug 01, 1999; ... Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott said yesterday a GOP-sponsored $792 billion tax cut would restore "core American values" to the nation's tax code, and he attacked President Clinton for vowing to veto it. "The Republican Congress has just approved a broad-based reduction in ...
School district fined for girls' physicals.(Nation)
Aug 01, 1999; ... A Pennsylvania school district violated the civil rights of eight sixth-grade girls when it gave them genital exams as part of their school physicals, a federal jury has ruled. The East Stroudsburg Area School District was ordered to pay each girl $7,500 for her suffering. It ...
Area drought hits reservoirs hard: Officials worry about water supply.(Special Report)
Aug 01, 1999; ... It has been the driest of times, with low rainfall and rapid evaporation combining to create one of the worst droughts this area has endured in nearly 30 years. The region is so dry, in fact, that Maryland Gov. Parris N. Glendening on Thursday declared the first-ever statewide ...
High fives: (WILD ART).(Nation)
Aug 01, 1999 ... Tipper Gore, wife of Vice President Al Gore, greets a young fan after she collected the ...
Charity choice may be hot issue: Allows ministries to bid on services.(Nation)
Aug 01, 1999; ... Both opponents and supporters of "charitable choice" say they welcome the attention the law may get in the upcoming presidential campaign. Virginia is trying to publicize the law, which allows religious groups and ministries to apply for government contracts to serve the poor, ...
What's her birthday wish? (WILD ART).(Nation)
Aug 01, 1999 ... Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Dole (right) celebrates her 63rd birthday with Republican well-wishers in ...
Pentagon to sell 2 E-2 planes, radar equipment to Taiwan.(Nation)
Aug 01, 1999; ... The Pentagon said yesterday it will sell two E-2 electronic warfare aircraft to Taiwan, along with radar detection equipment. Announcement of the E-2 sale had been held up by the State Department until after Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright concluded her recent talks ...
Cocaine's effects last for a month: Brain functions slow, study finds.(Nation)
Aug 01, 1999; ... Cocaine's effects on the brain can last for up to a month after the drug is taken, resulting in shorter attention spans, slower reflex responses and trouble planning or reasoning, according to a new study. Researchers from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and Johns ...
`Canyoning' victims' memorial: (WILD ART).(World)
Aug 01, 1999 ... A girl tends flowers and candles yesterday at a memorial set up beside Lake Brienz, Switzerland, for the 21 tourists who drowned ...
A growing push for presidential runoff elections (Sen. Robert C. Smith.(Commentary)(Editorials)(Letters)
Aug 01, 1999
TOP 10.(Family Times)(Top 10)
Aug 01, 1999
INSIDE POLITICS.(Nation)(Inside Politics)
Aug 02, 1999;
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.(Nation)(Legislative Update)
Aug 02, 1999
WASHINGTON DAYBOOK;TODAY'S HEADLINERS.(Nation)(Washington Daybook)(Today'S Headliners)
Aug 02, 1999
EMBASSY ROW.(World)(Embassy Row)
Aug 02, 1999;
Air Force should stand by decision on `reluctant officer'.(Commentary)(Editorials)(Letters)
Aug 02, 1999 ... Upon reading the article regarding the junior officer being disciplined for refusing to pull alert with female launch officers, I felt compelled to write. Having served for four years as a missile launch officer in the early 1990s under both Col. Ronald Haeckel and Maj. Gen. ...
Ivorian citizenship no question for presidential hopeful.(Commentary)(Editorials)(Letters)
Aug 02, 1999 ... I read with interest Ambassador Herman J. Cohen's letter concerning my eligibility to run for the presidency of Cote d'Ivoire ("More on Ouattara's run for Cote d'Ivoire president," Letters, July 28) and would like to point out a few facts that were missing from his comments. ...
Me computer, you Jane.(Commentary)(Op-Ed)
Aug 02, 1999; ... Computers will soon be able to feel our pain, just like our president. That's the latest news from Silicon Valley. George W. Bush might promise a compassionate computer for every house and school, perhaps programmed to emote in both English and Spanish. Al Gore, ...
Correctional center designed for older prisoners: Deerfield puts focus on health care.(A)
Aug 02, 1999; ... CAPRON, Va. - As Albert Moore struggles to lift himself from his wheelchair to a seat, nearby uniformed guards change shift, one of the few signs that his new home isn't a hospital or a nursing home - it's a prison. Moore, 60, with 10 years left on a robbery conviction, is one ...
Clinton urged to be flexible on tax-cut plan: But veto likely on compromise.(A)
Aug 02, 1999; ... A Senate Democrat who voted with Republicans for a $792 billion tax cut says President Clinton should be prepared to get behind a $500 billion compromise. Sen. Robert G. Torricelli, chairman of the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, said, "I would caution the president ...
Panel supports sex-integrated training: Backs status quo in branches, asks Pentagon to keep rules against adultery.(A)
Aug 02, 1999; ... A divided congressional commission has endorsed sex-inte-grated recruit training in the Army, the Air Force and the Navy, but unanimously urged the Pentagon to drop plans to loosen rules against adultery. The final report of the Commission on Military Training and ...
MARTIAL ART.(A)
Aug 02, 1999 ... Statues of Chinese soldiers dwarf a boy at Longhua Martyrs' Cemetery in Shanghai yesterday on ...
Much ballyhooed trade deadline produces very little of substance.(Sports)(Baseball Report)(Scenes From The Show)
Aug 02, 1999; ... Jim Leyritz? Big deal. Juan Guzman? No need to hold the presses. Terry Mulholland? Please. Kevin Appier? That's the best you can do? As the last day of furious phone calls wound down, it became apparent that Trade Deadline Weekend was destined to be known more for what ...
VIVA PANAMA: (WILD ART).(A)
Aug 02, 1999 ... Panamanians, including Ernest Samual (center), move down ...
Top Baptist puts activism at forefront.(Culture, Et Cetera)(The Capital Pulpit)
Aug 02, 1999 ... From the pulpit of Shiloh Baptist yesterday, "progressive" black churches leader the Rev. C. Mackey Daniels jumped into his seat to mimic a stiff "zombie" worshiper. A moment before, he had mimicked a crazed Christian at a Redskins touchdown. Citing the uneven emotions of ...
N.H. dam worked overtime, papers say: Gore can't shake `Floodgate' story.(A)
Aug 02, 1999; ... The floodgates of a New Hampshire dam were kept open for 15 hours - more than twice as long as usual - to prevent Vice President Al Gore's canoe from getting stuck during an environmental photo opportunity last month. The gates were opened at 5 a.m., or five hours earlier than ...
Kemp tells Greenspan advice did `damage'.(Nation)
Aug 02, 1999; ... Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Jack Kemp says Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan has done "immeasurable damage" to the Republican Party's drive to reduce taxes this year. Accusing Mr. Greenspan of "starting to sound like" the liberal anti-tax-cut ...