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DATE INDEX | WHAT HAPPENED ON JANUARY 30, 2000

NEWS

Mini-phyllo shells make a very big impression By Betty Rosbottom | Betty Rosbottom,LOS ANGELES TIMES SYNDICATE

Shop Talk By Sloane Brown

Diversity on rise in ESOL classes By Lynn Anderson | Lynn Anderson,SUN STAFF

2-year dentistry exhibit for kids to open Saturday at museum BY A SUN STAFF WRITER

Times change, players the same By M. Dion Thompson | M. Dion Thompson,SUN STAFF

Bush, Gore in reach of decisive victories By Paul West | Paul West,SUN NATIONAL STAFF

Updated map for 911 service delayed By Brenda J. Buote | Brenda J. Buote,SUN STAFF

Incorporating as Carroll's 9th town might be next option for Finksburg By Mary Gail Hare | Mary Gail Hare,SUN STAFF

Map revision to aid 911 service in Carroll County is delayed By Brenda J. Buote | Brenda J. Buote,SUN STAFF

How to manage Howard's prosperity By C. Fraser Smith

'Ralph': He's red and he's rotten By Tricia Eller

Researcher developing marijuana patch By NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

In world of National Football League, money trumps tradition every time By Michael Olesker

Council requests review of Horse Center By Erika Niedowski | Erika Niedowski,SUN STAFF

Event gives community food for thought By Mary Gail Hare | Mary Gail Hare,SUN STAFF

Next to catalogs, keep state tax forms handy By Christopher B. Summers

Criminals think they're invisible By Caitlin Francke | Caitlin Francke,SUN STAFF

Carroll gun raffle highlights our right to self-defense By Gregory Kane

An unexpected Super Bowl bonanza By Amy Oakes | Amy Oakes,SUN STAFF

Finksburg considers becoming a town By Mary Gail Hare | Mary Gail Hare,SUN STAFF

Roiling debate on dredging By Barry Rascovar

Shooting range project scrapped By TaNoah Morgan | TaNoah Morgan,SUN STAFF

Local pioneers parlayed talent, became legends By Tamara Ikenberg | Tamara Ikenberg,Sun Staff

No witness, no trial, no more birthdays By Caitlin Francke | Caitlin Francke,SUN STAFF

Clinton urges closing gap between rich and poor By NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Bonbon voyage By DAVE BARRY | DAVE BARRY,KNIGHT RIDDER/TRIBUNE

Pupils envision a world of peace By Amy L. Miller | Amy L. Miller,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

A lifeline through the ice By Chris Guy | Chris Guy,SUN STAFF

Glendening pursues Smart Growth joke By Mike Burns

Colorful new appliances can think By Lisbeth Levine | Lisbeth Levine,Special to the Sun

Such flowery language By Ary Bruno | Ary Bruno,Special to the Sun

Ice cream that's only as pure as the driven snow By ROB KASPER

Discuss ginkgo interactions with doctor By Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon | Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon,Special to the Sun

Finalists follow different routes to similar goals By Tanika White | Tanika White,SUN STAFF

Beet salad suits the season By Annette Gooch | Annette Gooch,Universal Press Syndicate

Cozy colors Hate cold weather? Warm up your decor with... By Karol V. Menzie | Karol V. Menzie,Sun Staff

Musical memories for sale at Ferndale record shop By Rosalie Falter | Rosalie Falter,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Book swap's main goal is to help fuel Brooklyn Park pupils' fire for reading By Christina Bittner | Christina Bittner,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Not just snow but lots of ice forecast today By Kristine Henry | Kristine Henry,SUN STAFF

Praise the pigskin and pass the chips By George F. Will

Balancing Act By Susan Reimer | Susan Reimer,Sun Staff

Cool hair tips for wintertime Cold air outdoors and dry... By Maria Blackburn | Maria Blackburn,Sun Staff

A bitter medicine for misbehaving fans By Norris West

Ex-Soviet agent may be tied to politician's shooting death By Will Englund | Will Englund,SUN FOREIGN STAFF

In Baltimore County Low blood supplies spur drive... By FROM STAFF REPORTS

In N.H., a time for revelations By Jack W. Germond | Jack W. Germond,SUN NATIONAL STAFF

Good news from the cancer front By Thomas H. Maugh III | Thomas H. Maugh III,LOS ANGELES TIMES

Tough gun law, timid enforcement By Caitlin Francke | Caitlin Francke,SUN STAFF

Educators seek solutions to snow days By Lisa Respers | Lisa Respers,SUN STAFF

Big game means big boost for big-screen televisions By Joel McCord | Joel McCord,SUN STAFF

A brother's fate on NFL plantation By Derrick Z. Jackson

Seeing the 22d century -- in person By Maureen West | Maureen West,Arizona Republic

O'Malley defends set-aside program By Gerard Shields | Gerard Shields,SUN STAFF

Countries adopt treaty on genetically altered products By NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Doris K. Beetem, 79, longtime top-selling area Realtor By Frederick N. Rasmussen | Frederick N. Rasmussen,SUN STAFF

Top housewares trends By Lisbeth Levine

Finalists follow different routes to similar goals By Jamie Smith Hopkins | Jamie Smith Hopkins,SUN STAFF

Not all reading contests put children on on equal footing By Jamie Smith Hopkins | Jamie Smith Hopkins,SUN STAFF

BUSINESS

Ways exist to stabilize sagging roof By Karol V. Menzie and Ron Nodine

Getting builders to build in city By Robert Nusgart | Robert Nusgart,SUN REAL ESTATE EDITOR

Funds seek new markets with multicultural services By Charles Jaffe

Paying down the debt should lower interest rates By Mara H. Gottfried and Amanda J. Crawford

Beware! A lender may be hiding your glowing payment record By KENNETH R. HARNEY

Take quick action if you've married a credit deadbeat By Liz Pulliam Weston | Liz Pulliam Weston,LOS ANGELES TIMES

The Longest Boom By Kristine Henry and Bill Atkinson | Kristine Henry and Bill Atkinson,SUN STAFF

`Mandatory arbitration,' a fine-print curb on suits By Jane Bryant Quinn | Jane Bryant Quinn,Washington Post Writers Group

Maryland to consider tech courts By Timothy B. Wheeler | Timothy B. Wheeler,SUN STAFF

Shopper's day is coming By Lorraine Mirabella | Lorraine Mirabella,SUN STAFF

Dividend reinvestment plans are slow boats to a portfolio By Eileen Ambrose

Waltherson residents look after one another By Nancy Jones-Bonbrest | Nancy Jones-Bonbrest,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Curtain rises on the home theater era By Adele Evans | Adele Evans,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

ENTERTAINMENT

DNA throws fakers for a loss By Jonathan Pitts | Jonathan Pitts,SUN STAFF

Tuning into brand identity By David Zurawik | David Zurawik,SUN TELEVISION CRITIC

Honoring community activists By Sloane Brown

"Tigers in the Snow" by Peter Matthiessen, with... By Michael Pakenham

Social calendar By Sloane Brown | By Sloane Brown,SPECIAL TO THE SUN