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DATE INDEX | WHAT HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 16, 2000

FEATURES

The Book Thing of Baltimore speaks volumes about our city By JACQUES KELLY

Offering smoked oysters as olive branch to Democrats By Rob Kasper

Filmmaker tries a new dimension By Arthur Hirsch | Arthur Hirsch,Sun Staff

A place to call their home By Chris Kaltenbach | Chris Kaltenbach,SUN FILM CRITIC

One Good Turn By Patricia Meisol | Patricia Meisol,SUN STAFF

Jazz-age writer gets his due By Frederick N. Rasmussen | Frederick N. Rasmussen,SUN STAFF

NEWS

Feast for the eyes: crab under glass By Rona Kobell | Rona Kobell,SUN STAFF

Community college tuition going up $8 a credit hour By Joe Nawrozki | Joe Nawrozki,SUN STAFF

With budget OK, Maryland collects its slices of the pie By Karen Hosler | Karen Hosler,SUN NATIONAL STAFF

Panel to study ways of aiding poor nations By NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Ballot fiasco bared system's weakness By Paul West | Paul West,SUN NATIONAL STAFF

Traffic spat resolved in court By Dennis O'Brien | Dennis O'Brien,SUN STAFF

Some Supreme Court critics in need of a history lesson By Gregory Kane

Iced-up glass may be factor in fatal crash By Mark Ribbing | Mark Ribbing,SUN STAFF

Lawyers ask release from visa-fraud case By Walter F. Roche Jr. | Walter F. Roche Jr.,SUN STAFF

Berlin turns up heat on dealers By Chris Guy | Chris Guy,SUN STAFF

Montgomery puts out call for donations of cell phones By JoAnna Daemmrich | JoAnna Daemmrich,SUN STAFF

FBI agents take to the streets By Gail Gibson | Gail Gibson,SUN STAFF

Practice, teamwork take Northwood Rams to top By Jamie Stiehm | Jamie Stiehm,SUN STAFF

Plan targets poultry waste By Joel McCord | Joel McCord,SUN STAFF

Sunee Parker, 87, who gained celebrity in 1930s as city's only female barber By Jacques Kelly | Jacques Kelly,SUN STAFF

Man charged with murder in 1998 death By Del Quentin Wilber | Del Quentin Wilber,SUN STAFF

It's party time in dot-com land By Shawn Hubler | Shawn Hubler,LOS ANGELES TIMES

Officer admits robbing banks By Del Quentin Wilber | Del Quentin Wilber,SUN STAFF

SPORTS

No. 1 Southern holds down Mervo, 63-58 By FROM STAFF REPORTS

Weekend at Laurel By Bob Pickering

War of words on racing heats up By Tom Keyser | Tom Keyser,SUN STAFF

Three Rivers' run dries up today By Brent Jones | Brent Jones,SUN STAFF

Two stings for Wiz By Milton Kent | Milton Kent,SUN STAFF

Blast turns on Toronto after half, 12-9 By Lary Bump | Lary Bump,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Hang time in desert fine with Richardson By Paul McMullen | Paul McMullen,SUN STAFF

Hood cruises in tournamant By FROM STAFF REPORTS

L. Clifton uses size to down S'western By Lem Satterfield | Lem Satterfield,SUN STAFF

Md. deer kill up 5% By Candus Thomson | Candus Thomson,SUN STAFF

Outen Barlow pushes No. 2 River Hill over top By Stan Rappaport | Stan Rappaport,SUN STAFF

South Carroll's Strickland quickly shows he's real thing By Rick Belz | Rick Belz,SUN STAFF

Cards' offense in league of its own for futility By Tricia Rongstad | Tricia Rongstad,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Caps catch edge on video By Sandra McKee | Sandra McKee,SUN STAFF

Ex-fiancee tells of Benitez abuse By Caitlin Francke | Caitlin Francke,SUN STAFF

On line, G. Burnie boots Owls By Edward Lee | Edward Lee,SUN STAFF

Dulaney slips by Cards, 32-29, despite 19 percent shooting By Pat O'Malley | Pat O'Malley,SUN STAFF

BUSINESS

Rouse does a Vegas deal for about $85 million By Meredith Cohn | Meredith Cohn,SUN STAFF

Profit falls at Black & Decker By Lorraine Mirabella | Lorraine Mirabella,SUN STAFF

RailWorks expects return to black ink in early 2001 By Paul Adams | Paul Adams,SUN STAFF

Many seek jobs at biggest hotel By June Arney | June Arney,SUN STAFF

Six high-tech incubators each win a $25,000 grant By TaNoah Morgan | TaNoah Morgan,SUN STAFF

Union loses third vote at utility By Dan Thanh Dang | Dan Thanh Dang,SUN STAFF

AT&T tells FCC it will spin off Liberty Media By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Baltimore Life gets ready to sell shares By Bill Atkinson | Bill Atkinson,SUN STAFF