Tuesday, May 22, 2001
Ford recalls 2002 Explorers with cut tire tread
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tires that may accidentally have been cut by a narrow assembly line are causing Ford Motor Co. to recall 50,000 brand new Explorers.
Extra credit
Mary Verville graduated from the University of Minnesota May 10 with a degree in elementary education. Verville plans to return to the U of M in the fall to obtain a master's degree.
Cash grain
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Wheat receipts Monday 155, a year ago 220.
Livestock
SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Monday cattle: 350.
Correction
The date of the Brainerd High School graduation ceremony was incorrectly listed in a Page 6A story in Sunday's Dispatch.
Accidents
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle accident Sunday on Highway 371, nine miles north of Baxter.
Accidents
Four people were injured Saturday in a three-vehicle collision on South Sixth Street at Oak Street in Brainerd.
Broken driver doesn't stop another dramatic Woods victory
HEIDELBERG, Germany (AP) -- Maybe breaking his favorite driver is lucky for Tiger Woods.
Not all golf courses were created equal
Have you ever gone to a golf course and just not feel comfortable?
Pequot's Heslop medalist at S-M girls' meet
STAPLES -- Pequot Lakes junior Jackie Heslop was medalist at the Staples-Motley girls' golf invitational at the Vintage Saturday.
Doolan beats Ward with sudden-death putt
BEAVERCREEK, Ohio (AP) -- Wendy Doolan, who had never won on the LPGA tour, never lost her confidence.
Dougherty ties senior tour record
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Kansas City will always occupy a special place in Ed Dougherty's heart.
Mickelson falters in final round; Garcia wins first PGA event
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- It wasn't just the fact Sergio Garcia stormed to his first PGA Tour win that was memorable at the Colonial. Just as noteworthy was the way Phil Mickelson collapsed again in the final round.
Heitkamp's 77 leads Warrior golfers
RICE -- Justin Heitkamp of the Brainerd Warrior boys' golf team came home from the last Central Lakes Conference meet of the year with a hand full of prizes Monday.
Capitol notebook
Happenings at the Minnesota Capitol:
Energy bill among only significant policy changes to pass in regular session
ST. PAUL -- The House and Senate on Monday sent a bill to Gov. Jesse Ventura that would ease power companies' ability to build plants and transmission lines and in exchange encourage their development of more power from clean, renewable sources.
Treasury secretary predicts final passage of tax cut, says further tax relief is on the way
WASHINGTON -- Confidently predicting final passage this week of President Bush's massive tax cut, Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill said Monday that the administration viewed it as the "first tax bill, not the last."
Study shows population growth in wealthy countries essentially stopped, shifted to the less developed
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Natural population growth has essentially stopped in industrialized countries and shifted almost entirely to the less developed countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, according to a study released Monday.
Bush returns to Yale: 'Life is ours to live, not waste'
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- President Bush, acknowledging his raucous years as a Yale University student, returned Monday to the alma mater he once scorned and told graduates, "Life is ours to live, but not to waste."
Honeymoon may be over for Bush
WASHINGTON -- As he launched his new presidency, George W. Bush deliberately focused his first hundred days on proposals with ready-made popular appeal: a tax cut, education reform and a new dose of civility. But with the unveiling of Bush's national energy plan, it's clear that the second hundred days will be bumpier than the first.
Senate pushes toward passage of 11-year, $1.35 trillion tax cut
WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans say a delay in final passage forced by Democrats won't thwart their drive to get an 11-year, $1.35 trillion tax cut package to President Bush by the end of the week.
Court: First amendment trumps wiretap laws
WASHINGTON -- Ruling in a free speech case with special implications for the news media, the Supreme Court said a radio host cannot be sued for airing an illegally-taped telephone conversation.
What went wrong? There's plenty of blame to go around for session meltdown
ST. PAUL -- Finger-pointing over the monumental meltdown of the 2001 legislative session started well before Monday's anticlimactic conclusion.
Report urges toughening enforcement of seat belt laws
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Advocates of tougher seat belt laws give more than a third of the states a below-average grade for their efforts to protect against highway deaths.
Early childhood funding package leaves many unhappy
ST. PAUL (AP) -- The sole funding bill to get off the House and Senate floors Monday was a plan for child care and community education programs that contains no new state spending for 2002-03.
State budget deal still elusive
ST. PAUL (AP) -- Facing a midnight adjournment and a special session, legislative leaders met in closed-door sessions Monday morning to map out ways to pass a couple of less controversial spending bills.
Powell unveiling stepped-up U.S. effort to bring peace in Mideast
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Colin Powell set the stage Monday for a stepped-up U.S. effort to end fighting between Israel and the Palestinians and clear a path to a resumption of negotiations.
Limping home
ST. PAUL -- With the promise of a special session to finish their work, lawmakers coasted to a dispirited finish just after midnight Monday on the last official day of the 2001 Legislative session.
Court will revisit free speech debate over children's access to online porn
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court said Monday it will revisit the free-speech debate over congressional efforts to limit children's access to online pornography.
Capitol notebook
TWINS STADIUM
Mitchell Commission calls for end to Mideast violence
NEW YORK -- U.S. Sen. George Mitchell called on Palestinians to jail terrorists and on Israel to freeze all settlement activity, saying each side must act quickly to pull the region back from the abyss.
Red Cross to reject blood from donors who have been in Europe
WASHINGTON -- Michael Brown has been back from London for eight years, but as far as the American Red Cross is concerned, that's not long enough to assure he didn't bring mad cow disease home with him.
Scientists link gene to Crohn's Disease and bowel inflammation
Scientists have pinpointed a genetic abnormality in humans -- one originally discovered in plants -- that increases susceptibility to Crohn's Disease, a chronic inflammation that shreds the lining of the digestive tract.
Area lawmakers are disappointed by 'ugly finish'
Disappointment the Legislature didn't complete its most important work during the 2001 legislative session was the common emotion expressed today by District 12 lawmakers.
Local briefs
Carolyn Krenzelok began her new position as navigator for the American Cancer Society last month in Brainerd.
Local briefs
Eleven students at PEAKS Charter School will graduate at 6 p.m. Thursday in an outdoor ceremony. Sally Ihne, president of Central Lakes College, will speak.
C-I briefs patrons on air problems
CROSBY -- Students were back in school today after the Crosby-Ironton High School was closed Thursday by a carbon monoxide leak.
BHS Hall-of-Famer gives journalism students lesson in Pentagon-style Q. and A.
Journalism students at Brainerd High School learned first hand this morning that they won't always get the most direct answers to their questions.
C-I high school to open Tuesday
CROSBY -- The Crosby-Ironton High School will re-open Tuesday after being closed since Thursday to correct a carbon monoxide leak.
Council approves two TIF projects
Two tax-increment financing plans were approved Monday by the Brainerd City Council, clearing the way for a mall redevelopment and industrial project.
Man dies in crash
A 71-year-old Brainerd man is dead following a collision Sunday on County Road 131, about 3 miles east of Highway 371.
Hall of Famers
Some people launch their careers as the fulfillment of their dreams. Others go into a profession out of necessity.
Plastic parts maker cuts 24 jobs
Image Rotomolding Enterprises, Inc. in Brainerd has announced the elimination of 24 jobs and the closing of an entire division in the company.
Washout closes parts of Southwest Fourth
A landslide on Southwest Fourth Street has closed off half the roadway, and has city officials evaluating options to remedy it.
This was Brainerd
20 years ago (1981)-Resignation of Bill Selisker as head basketball coach at Crosby-Ironton High School was accepted Monday night by the C-I School Board. Selisker, who marked up his 300th career basketball coaching victory during the past season has been Ranger coach 21 seasons.
Conditions remain the same for victims of Pine River accident
ROBBINSDALE -- Two of the people injured Wednesday in a fatal accident on Highway 371, just north of Pine River, remain in the hospital, their conditions unchanged.
MPCA seeks volunteers
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is seeking volunteers to help protect the Upper Mississippi River basin.
Death of man investigated
Authorities are investigating the death of a Brainerd man found at his home Monday.
This was Brainerd
20 years ago (1981)-A local committee set up to crack down on vandalism recommended last night that improving the city's lighting could have a dramatic effect on crime in Brainerd.
Gas prices level off due to easing of supplies
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) -- Gasoline prices nationwide leveled off during the two weeks ending May 18, apparently ending a series of increases that sent prices up 29 cents a gallon over a two-month period, an analyst said Sunday.
Gerald Ford presented with 'Courage' award
BOSTON (AP) -- Former President Ford was honored Monday with the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for pardoning Richard Nixon in 1974, saying he took the action to "heal the wounds" of Watergate and Vietnam.
Tabloid to give police tapes of Blake pressuring slain wife to get abortion
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A tabloid newspaper has agreed to give police tape recordings that reportedly depict actor Robert Blake pressuring Bonny Lee Bakley to get an abortion.
Navy helps 'Pearl Harbor' premiere with a bang
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) -- In a spectacular display of military cooperation with Hollywood, Disney premiered its biggest blockbuster yet, "Pearl Harbor," aboard an aircraft carrier moored near the underwater graves of the battle it recalls.
'From my cold, dead hands'
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Igniting a stomping, cheering ovation, Charlton Heston thrust a Revolutionary War musket above his head Saturday after predicting he would again be re-elected as president of the National Rifle Association.
Man heeding phone law killed by truck
ISLIP TERRACE, N.Y. -- A man who pulled his car over to the side of the road so he could use his cellular phone was struck and killed by a truck Monday morning, Suffolk County police said.
Mark Fuhrman's book on Spokane serial killings infuriates police
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Former Detective Mark Fuhrman has written a new true-crime book accusing Spokane police of bungling a murder investigation, an allegation they hotly deny.
Prosecutors drop charges in stop sign death case
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Charges were dropped Monday against three friends convicted by a lower court in a deadly accident at an intersection where the stop sign was missing, ending a four-year string of appeals.
Ford to replace millions more tires
WASHINGTON -- Ford Motor Co. plans to replace 10 million to 13 million more Firestone tires on its vehicles in a campaign that could dwarf last summer's massive tire recall, auto industry sources say.
Sudden storm knocks out power to more than 30,000 people
DENVER (AP) -- A fast-moving storm packing high winds, rain and snow blew through Colorado Sunday, knocking out power to more than 30,000 people and playing havoc with flights at Denver International Airport.
Passengers injured when cruise ship autopilot fails, causing ship to make sharp turn
SEATTLE -- The autopilot on a cruise ship failed and caused it to make a jarring turn and then list, sending plates and glasses crashing and injuring more than 70 people, the Coast Guard said.
Procter & Gamble to acquire Clairol for nearly $5 billion
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Procter & Gamble Co. is buying Clairol for $4.95 billion in cash in a deal that would add the Clairol and Herbal Essences brands to P&G's lineup of hair care products like Pantene and Head & Shoulders.
Baseball ponders big changes
With the season in only its seventh week,
Sakic sends Colorado to Stanley Cup finals
DENVER (AP) -- Sitting in a cushioned seat high above the ice, Peter Forsberg was just another nervous fan as the Colorado Avalanche went into overtime for the third straight game.
76ers win on Carter's miss
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- As the final shot of the game floated through the air, the perfect ending to Vince Carter's day was riding along with it.
Baseball scoreboard
East Division
Bucks heading for the finals
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- All season, NBC might as well have stood for "No Bucks Coverage."
Wizards win lottery
SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) -- The job of rebuilding the Washington Wizards just got easier for Michael Jordan.
Orioles wins series
BALTIMORE (AP) -- They're playing much better than expected, defying the odds to beat teams with much more talent. While the baseball world awaits their inevitable collapse, they confidently talk of continued success.
Varitek revs up for Yankees
Jason Varitek and the Boston Red Sox hope to make a bang at Yankee Stadium, too.
Biffle gets second career Busch victory
NAZARETH, Pa. (AP) -- Rookie Greg Biffle went to the lead on the 114th lap Sunday and easily won the Nazareth 200 for the second victory of his Busch Series career.
Foote does dirty work for the Colorado defense
Saturday, May 19
Bonds on target
Barry Bonds tied the major league record Monday night with his eighth home run in five games. The homer, off Arizona's Curt Schilling, tied San Francisco's game with the Diamondbacks 1-1 in the fourth inning and equaled the mark set by Frank Howard, who did it twice in the American League in 1968. It broke the National League record held by Jim Bottomley (1929), Johnny Bench (1972) and Mike Schmidt (1979).
Lakers extend string of playoff success
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- So much for the great playoff showdown between the past two NBA champions.
Devils not looking for repeating history
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- The New Jersey Devils are enjoying a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals this time, and don't want the Pittsburgh Penguins to pull off a Pennsylvania payback.
Litigious Raiders lose latest suit against NFL
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- This time, the maverick lost to the establishment.
Cardinals crack double digits in runs and wins
NEW YORK MILLS--The Staples-Motley Cardinals won their tenth baseball game of the season with a 12-4 triumph over the New York Mills Eagles on Monday.
Scoreboard
Radio guide -- WYRQ-FM (92.1), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KTCF-FM (101.5), KTIG-FM (102.7), WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KTLF-AM (960), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KLLZ-AM (1600)
Anton Veith
Anton Veith, 71, Brainerd, died Sunday, May 20, 2001, in Brainerd.
Wallace W. Bartlett
LITTLE FALLS -- Wallace William Bartlett, 63, Little Falls, died Sunday, May 20, 2001, at St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls.
Wallace W. Bartlett
LITTLE FALLS -- Wallace W. Bartlett, 63, Little Falls, died Sunday, May 20, 2001, at St. Otto's Care Center in Little Falls.
Cynthia Haskins
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- Services for Cynthia and Timothy Haskins, Rock Island, Ill., were today at Memorial Christian Church in Rock Island. Burial was in Chippiannock Cemetery in Rock Island.
Alphie E. Backa
AITKIN -- Alphie E. Backa, 85, Aitkin, died Friday, May 18, 2001, at the Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin.
Roger R. Peterson
Roger R. Peterson, 62, Brainerd, died Sunday, May 20, 2001, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd.
Jessie Boudrye
NISSWA -- Jessie Boudrye, 88, Nisswa, died Saturday, May 19, 2001, at home.
Ellen D. Erickson
MINNEAPOLIS -- Ellen D. Erickson, 88, Minneapolis, died Friday, May 18, 2001, at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis.
Clayton 'Pat' J. Gibson
LA JOLLA, Calif. -- Clayton "Pat" J. Gibson, 67, La Jolla, Calif., died Saturday, May 19, 2001, at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Calif.
Idabell B. Mohler
Idabell B. Mohler, 77, Brainerd, died Saturday, May 19, 2001, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
Howard Smith
AITKIN -- Howard Smith, 76, Aitkin, died Sunday, May 20, 2001, at home.
Donna M. Henry
CROSBY -- Donna M. Henry, 72, Crosby, died Monday, May 21, 2001, at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.
Harry L. Bernardson
LITTLE FALLS -- Harry L. Bernardson, 69, Little Falls, died Friday, May 18, 2001, at home.
Jessie Boudrye
NISSWA -- Jessie Boudrye, 88, Nisswa, died Saturday, May 19, 2001, at home.
Donna M. Henry
CROSBY -- Donna M. Henry, 72, Crosby, died Monday, May 21, 2001, at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.
Mary A. Kurowski
FLENSBURG -- Mary A. Kurowski, 80, Flensburg, died Sunday, May 20, 2001, at St. Cloud Hospital.
Idabell B. Mohler
Idabell B. Mohler, 74, Brainerd, died Saturday, May 19, 2001, at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
John 'Jack' W. Keiffer
CROSSLAKE -- John "Jack" W. Keiffer, 80, Crosslake, died Saturday, May 19, 2001, at home.
Jennie Ackerman
AITKIN -- Jennie Ackerman, 92, Aitkin, died Thursday, May 17, 2001, at Aicota Health Care Center in Aitkin.
Howard Smith
AITKIN -- Howard Smith, 76, Aitkin, died Sunday, May 20, 2001, at home.
Open access to death row needed
There's a saying among lawyers and judges that "hard cases make bad law"; Timothy McVeigh's planned execution presents a hard case for the media and tempts the government to make bad law.
Open Forum
We would like to personally thank your state representative, Larry Howes, for his commitment to improving the safety and driveability of your roads and bridges in rural Minnesota.
OTHER OPINIONS
The nuclear power plants that produce 28 percent of Minnesota's electricity are on their last legs not because the plants are a problem, but because the federal government is.
Open Forum
The May 9 Dispatch had a front page photo of the immense amount of floating garbage washed up on the shores of Mille Lacs Lake.
Driving a wedge on taxes
WASHINGTON--When politicians talk about "wedge issues," they usually are referring to hot social controversies--guns, school prayer, abortion and the like.
Looming crisis
By 2020, a time when millions of baby boomers will be retiring, the United States will have half a million fewer nurses than it needs. Hospital officials estimate that one in 10 nursing positions already are empty nationwide, with Western states and community hospitals and clinics faring the worst.
Indy 500 lineup
Sunday; race May 27
Foyt team tops dramatic day of qualifying
INDIANAPOLIS -- A.J. Foyt has been around -- and around and around -- Indy enough to know when to gamble and when to be conservative.
Rain brings NCMS racing to a halt
Rain halted stock car racing action Saturday night at North Central Motor Speedway in Barrows.
Belmont set for Deverby winner vs. Preakness winner
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Preakness winner Point Given is back in Kentucky, while Derby winner Monarchos is set to ship to New York in a few days.
Suspect in custody after chase, struggle with state trooper
LONG PRAIRIE -- A 24-year-old Coon Rapids man is in custody awaiting formal charges after pointing a shotgun at State Trooper Jeff Pinoniemi Saturday on Highway 210, at Todd County Road 77.
New voting system begins today for Leech Lake Band
CASS LAKE (AP) -- The Leech Lake Band of Chippewa has hired an outside consultant and will use automated voting machines in Monday's primary to ensure fairness and help restore faith in tribal elections.
Threatened nurses strike could mean delayed care
ST. PAUL (AP) -- If nurses go on strike at 12 Twin Cities hospitals at the end of the month, the impact will be felt at several major hospitals where nurses will keep working. And it could mean delayed care for non-emergency patients.
Minnesotans warned for voting in wrong precinct
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Nearly 5,000 Minnesotans who voted in the wrong precinct last fall are being warned that if they do it again they'll be committing a crime.
4-year-old boy battles rare tumor
Former Pequot Lakes resident
Court strikes down state's sodomy law
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota's law that prohibits oral sex and other intimacy between consenting adults is unconstitutional, a state district court judge has ruled.
Flooding prompts closure of I-90 on Sunday
RUSHMORE, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation closed down a portion of Interstate 90 for more than two hours on Sunday, due to water running across the road.
Flyers advance in South Subsection 8AA tourney
LITTLE FALLS -- The Little Falls Flyers tennis team swept past Monticello 6-1 in the first round of the South Subsection 8AA tennis tournament played in Little Falls Monday.
Errors dog Huskies in Subsection 5A softball loss
RUSH CITY -- The Pillager Huskies ended their softball season with a 13-6 loss to Rush City in a Subsection 5A opening round playoff game in Rush City Monday.
Local sports shorts
ALEXANDRIA -- Tom Thompson of Brainerd finished third in the NASCAR Late Model feature race Saturday night at Viking Speedway.
Duvall wins three events, Patriots place sixth
BLAINE -- Jeremiah Duvall won the high jump and pole vault events and was also a member of the winning 4x200-meter relay team for Pequot Lakes in the Class A state True Team boys' track and field meet Saturday at the National Sports Center.
Tuchscherer, Steiger champions
Paul Tuchscherer and Matt Steiger captured individual titles and the Brainerd Warriors boys' tennis team won its five-team invitational Saturday.
Local events
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Wadena boxer wins state Junior Olympic title at 132 class
Wadena's DeWayne Steward won the 132-pound state Junior Olympic boxing title Sunday at the Wadena Armory.
Fergus Falls ousts Warriors
ALEXANDRIA -- Despite finishing the year with one of their best overall records the Brainerd Warriors tennis team couldn't carry over the momentum into the Sub-Section 8AA tournament Monday.
Rebels edge Braves 5-4 in Victory League
FORT RIPLEY -- Tim Hoglin allowed only five hits and struck out seven as the Fort Ripley Rebels edged the Brainerd Braves 5-4 in a five-inning Victory League amateur baseball game Sunday.
Rangers 1-1 at Deer River tournament
DEER RIVER -- The Crosby-Ironton Rangers baseball team went 1-1 Saturday at the Deer River Invitational, losing to the Warriors 4-3 in the first game and beating Blackduck 5-1 in the second.
Cardinals crack double digits in runs and wins
NEW YORK MILLS--The Staples-Motley Cardinals won their tenth baseball game of the season with a 12-4 triumph over the New York Mills Eagles on Monday.
Wild name Houston Aeros as new minor-league affiliate
ST. PAUL (AP) -- The Minnesota Wild have reached an agreement with the International Hockey League's Houston Aeros to become their primary minor-league development affiliate.
Gophers win Big Ten tournament
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A weekend of rain and the possibility of having to play three games in one day couldn't stop the Minnesota Golden Gophers from winning the Big Ten tournament title.
Flooding prompts closure of I-90 Sunday
RUSHMORE, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation closed down a portion of Interstate 90 for more than two hours on Sunday, due to water running across the road.
Time to go fishing
Weather drawing by Laura Goll of Mr. Hendrickson's third grade class at Baxter school
Rain moving through eastern, central states; fair weather in West
A pair of weather fronts was threatening much of the eastern half of the country with rain Monday, while high pressure was expected to bring calm conditions to most of the West.
State forecast for South Dakota
Today...Partly sunny and windy with scattered light showers developing by afternoon...Mainly east. Highs from 50 to 55 northeast to 60 to 65 southcentral and southwest plains.
Minnesota state forecast
Wind advisory extreme northwest today...
State forecast for North Dakota
Wind advisory today west and north...
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms. Highs from the upper 50s to around 70.
The Weather Elsewhere
Tuesday
State forecast for South Dakota
Wind advisory central and east today...
Iowa state forecast
today...Scattered showers and an isolated thunderstorm north. Isolated to widely scattered showers south. Mostly cloudy and cool with highs in the 50s except around 60 to 65 in the south.
Minnesota state forecast
Wind advisory far west today...
Iowa state forecast
today...Windy and cooler with a chance of mainly afternoon showers. Highs in the 50s north and west to the 60s southeast quarter.
State forecast for North Dakota
Wind advisory statewide today...
May flowers
Weather drawing by JoAnna Miles of Gayle Kub's first grade class at Lowell school.
Wisconsin state forecast
Today...Mostly cloudy and cool with scattered showers. A few afternoon thunderstorms possible. Highs from the upper 40s north to 55 to 60 southeast.
Septic-system suggestions
Dear Heloise: At least one-fourth of the homes in the United States are not on city sewer systems, so many of your readers are taking care of their own waste-water treatment with septic systems. Sometimes the systems fail, and waste water backs up in the house or surfaces in the yard.
Video tags
Dear Heloise: After losing track of movie VIDEOTAPES I loaned to friends, I started identifying both the tape and the box with my printed address labels. Problem solved! -- Celene Terry, Justin, Texas
Couric's colon cancer report, Firestone tire probe win Peabodys
NEW YORK -- NBC "Today" anchor Katie Couric's very personal report on colon cancer -- in which she was filmed undergoing a colonoscopy -- has been honored with a Peabody Award.
Bride sends checks to guests whose gifts miffed
DEAR ABBY: "Ticked Off in Connecticut" asked if anyone could top the account of the
Woman can't close her eyes to peeping Tom next door
DEAR ABBY: I don't know what to do. Last week I caught my next-door neighbor "peeping" into the bedroom window of a very pretty neighbor across the street. When I confronted him, he begged me not to tell his wife, giving all kinds of psychological reasons for his behavior, including his upbringing.
Names and faces
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has lost a round of his messy and highly public divorce from actress and TV personality Donna Hanover.
Names and faces
RADNOR, Pa. (AP) -- Diane Keaton and Woody Allen may have worked together on eight movies, but don't expect the Academy Award-winning actress to start collaborating on a script with Allen.
Israel, Palestinians argue over truce plan
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel and the Palestinians argued bitterly Tuesday over how to implement a U.S.-backed truce plan, raising concerns that the initiative will fail to bridge the differences between the two sides and ultimately be ineffective.
Africa in agony
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- Millions dead. Millions displaced. Millions faced with famine. These are some of the realities of life on a continent torn by war.
College of Cardinals looks to the future path of the church
ROME -- One hundred and fifty-five black robes with scarlet sashes, nearly as many scarlet skullcaps and a cane or two were visible near St. Peter's Basilica Monday as the largest gathering of Roman Catholic cardinals ever called to Rome got down to business.