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DATE INDEX | WHAT HAPPENED ON APRIL 25, 1999

BUSINESS

Cosmetic Center needs a swift makeover By Lorraine Mirabella | Lorraine Mirabella,SUN STAFF

Officials to market Baltimore By June Arney | June Arney,SUN STAFF

More earnings pleasantries can be expected By Mark Ribbing

Md. job growth was minus at high end By Jay Hancock

Predicting the future a dicey business By Bill Barnhart | Bill Barnhart,CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Homeowners can halt loan insurance sooner By Kenneth R. Harney

Before gardening fun, get the yard in shape By Karol V. Menzie and Ron Nodine

`Great Swamp' of 1888 is hot bay area in 1999 By Nancy Jones-Bonbrest | Nancy Jones-Bonbrest,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Condos rise from doldrums By Jennifer Sullivan | Jennifer Sullivan,CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Officials fear dredging fee may hurt Baltimore's port By Robert Little | Robert Little,SUN STAFF

ENTERTAINMENT

Another world for daytime dramas By los angeles daily news

Their big day was a big secret By Joanne E. Morvay | By Joanne E. Morvay,Special to the Sun

Author weighs in with laughter By Joseph Capista | Joseph Capista,contributing writer

Strouse's 'Morgan': the top-dollar man By Craig Eisendrath | By Craig Eisendrath,Special to the Sun

A dreamy phone date By Sarah Pekkanen | Sarah Pekkanen,Sun Staff

April blooms help hospital By Sloane Brown

Success gained, greatness lost By Glenn McNatt | Glenn McNatt,Sun Art Critic

Proulx's 'Close Range' -- Wyoming stories with power, hyphens By Tess Lewis | By Tess Lewis,Special to the Sun

Manners, elephants, Treblinka By Laura Demanski | Laura Demanski,Special to the Sun

The Genius Of Jazz By J.D. Considine | J.D. Considine,sun pop music critic

'The Ripken Way': in life as in baseball By Edwin O. Guthman | By Edwin O. Guthman,Special to the Sun

Victims of the crime war: The United States' campaign against crime has been almost entirely rhetorical, and there are no heroes. By David W. Marston | David W. Marston,Special to the Sun

St. Joseph Foundation By Sloane Brown

M.U.S.E. Foundation By Karin Remesch

Brahms -- in all his variations By Stephen Wigler | Stephen Wigler,Sun Music Critic

"Slackjaw," by Jim Knipfel. Tarcher/Putnam. 235 pages... By David Daley | David Daley,Knight Ridder/Tribune

Where was Agatha Christie, why was she gone? By Laura Lippman | By Laura Lippman,Sun Staff

Trauma Gala By Sloane Brown

Healing readers: Hey, it's a living By San Francisco Chronicle

NEWS

Crab pot makers steamed over new state rule By Matthew Mosk | Matthew Mosk,SUN STAFF

Hometown Boy By Tamara Ikenberg | Tamara Ikenberg,Sun Staff

Sollers Point High's first graduates return By Dail Willis | Dail Willis,SUN STAFF

Evidence of human-Neanderthal mating unearthed By NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Marvin Baumstein, 81, political activist for Democratic and civil rights causes By Jacques Kelly | Jacques Kelly,SUN STAFF

Sykesville retirement facility's building plan angers neighbors By Mary Gail Hare | Mary Gail Hare,SUN STAFF

Small Carroll group tackles big preservation task By Melody Simmons | Melody Simmons,SUN STAFF

Small group tackles big preservation task By Melody Simmons | Melody Simmons,SUN STAFF

No increase in tax rate expected as budget rises By Mary Maushard | Mary Maushard,SUN STAFF

Plan fails to cool debate over road By Candus Thomson | Candus Thomson,SUN STAFF

Here is how members of Maryland's delegation on Capitol... By Roll Call Report Syndicate

Road plan fails to cool hot debate By Candus Thomson | Candus Thomson,SUN STAFF

250 rally at mall to back Mfume By Ivan Penn | Ivan Penn,SUN STAFF

A clip-and-save guide to a week's worth of meals By Susan Nicholson | Susan Nicholson,Universal Press Syndicate

Delegate wants state to rule on county commissioners' pay By Brenda J. Buote | Brenda J. Buote,SUN STAFF

Big bucks to battle a tiny, terrible tick By Mike Burns

Columbia facility opens new world for disabled adults By Christian Ewell | Christian Ewell,SUN STAFF

Gary funds not given to groups By Matthew Mosk | Matthew Mosk,SUN STAFF

Antiques at the BMA By Karol V. Menzie | Karol V. Menzie,Sun Staff

The hard part is fitting in fitness By Nancy Menefee Jackson | Nancy Menefee Jackson,Special to the Sun

In midst of booming economy, U.S. housing gap grows By CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Middle-school guidelines you post and kids ignore By Susan Reimer

Private money needed for arena By Barry Rascovar

Anne Arundel, Annapolis examine joint approach to problems in common By Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan | Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan,SUN STAFF

Color me de-stressed By Megan Kennedy | Megan Kennedy,CONTRIBUTING WRITER

NATO seeks cooperation from Russia By Mark Matthews | Mark Matthews,SUN NATIONAL STAFF

Petitions battling proposed Brooklyn Heights club By Frances Jones | Frances Jones,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

50 years agoAt an estimated $47 million, it is going to... By Robert M. Pennington from the Ann Arrundell County Historical Society

In Ky., a new run for the roses By Jon Morgan | Jon Morgan,SUN STAFF

Apricot-Oatmeal Drops By Annette Gooch | Annette Gooch,Universal Press Syndicate

Bishops call on wealthy to forgive debts of poor By NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Trying to bridge the adoption gap for older kids By Jill Hudson Neal | Jill Hudson Neal,SUN STAFF

A delectable first impression By Betty Rosbottom | Betty Rosbottom,Los Angeles Times Syndicate

Troop estimates begin to increase By Tom Bowman | Tom Bowman,SUN NATIONAL STAFF

Programmer saw Y2K bug coming By Michael Stroh | Michael Stroh,SUN STAFF

Democratic leaders in Yugoslavia look to country's future By Bill Glauber | Bill Glauber,SUN FOREIGN STAFF

Strega Nona's grandmother By Randi Kest

Race colors West's rush to help Kosovo refugees By Paul Delaney

Memorial service aims to help local victims of violent crime BY A SUN STAFF WRITER

Schools ask for 4-year project ban By Christian Ewell | Christian Ewell,SUN STAFF

Mount Airy man charged after slaying at his home By Dennis O'Brien | Dennis O'Brien,SUN STAFF

Recalling a heinous crime By Leonard Pitts Jr

MIT's Oxygen: Computer as ubiquitous lifeline By KNIGHT RIDDER/TRIBUNE

Ferndale Garden Club members to brighten sidewalk By Rosalie Falter | Rosalie Falter,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Ariz. rejects sampling in census By LOS ANGELES TIMES

Competition designed to teach about engineering By TaNoah Morgan | TaNoah Morgan,SUN STAFF

After the tragedy By Gerald L. Zelizer