The Daily Utah Chronicle

Devil Children and Swollen Cheeks

November 20, 2001

So, last time I went over to my sister Heather's house, my niece was still baking in the oven? No?that's the wrong expression, I'm pretty sure. Still a bun in the oven. Yeah, that's it. My niece was still a bun in the oven. I guess she still is, for that matter.

Olympic Flame on Its Way to SLC

November 20, 2001

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece?The flame that will burn at the 2002 Winter Games began its long journey to Salt lake City on Monday after a ceremony held among the ruins where the Olympics were born. Cloudy skies and sporadic showers prevented the flame from being lighted during the ceremony.

The Ultimate Thanksgiving Survival Guide

November 20, 2001

Thanksgiving used to be a lot simpler. It was a holiday for non stop eating, hugs from grandma and watching football or Charlie Brown specials. Now Thanksgiving can mean enduring long hours with boring relatives, meeting icy in-laws and praying that the turkey isn't burned?again.

Fighting Continues in Mideast, 1 Killed

November 20, 2001

JERUSALEM?Israeli troops killed one Palestinian and wounded another Monday as the two were planting a bomb along a road in the West Bank. Earlier, three Israelis were wounded in a shooting attack. The relatively minor fighting?and a brief incursion into Gaza by Israeli tanks?came as Secretary of State Colin Powell called on the Palestinians to stop violence immediately and insisted that Israel halt settlement construction.

Alliance Officials Agree to Attend Power Talks

November 20, 2001

KABUL, Afghanistan?The alliance that controls Afghanistan's capital and much of its countryside agreed Tuesday to attend power sharing talks in Germany next week. A battlefront commander claimed thousands of Taliban fighters had defected from Kunduz, the last bastion of the Islamic militia in the north.

Countries May Be Aiding bin Laden

November 20, 2001

GENEVA?The United States accused Iraq, North Korea and four other countries Monday of building germ-warfare arsenals, and said it worried one of them might be helping Osama bin Laden in his quest for biological weapons. "We are concerned that [bin Laden] could have been trying to acquire a rudimentary biological weapons capability, possibly with support from a state," said John Bolton, undersecretary of state for arms control.

How Thanksgiving Was Saved

November 20, 2001

Did you ever watch those holiday specials when you were a kid? You know, "The Smurfs Christmas," "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," "A Very Chipmunk Valentine's Day," "The Berenstein Bears and Arbor Day." I don't know if they still do those things nowadays.

Stategy Will Help Find Mailer Soon

November 20, 2001

WASHINGTON?Government scientists have a strategy they hope will help lead them to the sender of a letter to Sen. Patrick Leahy that is believed to contain anthrax, the FBI said Monday. The bureau said investigators are convinced the letter to Leahy and an anthrax-laden letter to Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle were sent by the same person.

Sept. 11 Aftermath: And the Award Goes to…

November 20, 2001

Following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, many Americans found partial comfort from the violence in the courage and unity of fellow Americans. Adversity, the nation found, brought out the best in both Americans and non-American sympathizers across the globe.

Quote of the Day

By , , and • November 20, 2001

"Many residents on the west side have no capacity to pay for school."

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