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DATE INDEX | WHAT HAPPENED ON JUNE 18, 2000

BUSINESS

Buying stocks on borrowed money can get dangerous By JANE BRYANT QUINN

When your money is in the hands of strangers By CHARLES JAFFE

Whether to spring for a better home By Liz Pulliam Weston | Liz Pulliam Weston,LOS ANGELES TIMES

Pension conversions tend to hurt older staff By EILEEN AMBROSE

Lack of stock slowing sales of new homes By Robert Nusgart | Robert Nusgart,SUN REAL ESTATE EDITOR

Value stocks perk up as dot-coms fade a bit By BILL ATKINSON

Club shares experience By Charles Belfoure | Charles Belfoure,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Rating agency lifts secrecy on mortage credit scores By Kenneth Harney

Deregulation leaves consumers in dark By Shanon D. Murray | Shanon D. Murray,SUN STAFF

Where water nurtures the good life By Martin Schneider | Martin Schneider,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Light, air revive $1 dump By Mary E. Medland | Mary E. Medland,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Transforming smelly waste, creating value By Gary Dorsey | Gary Dorsey,SUN STAFF

A touch of technology sends portfolios skyward By Odyll Santos | Odyll Santos,MORNINGSTAR.COM

Lowe Enterprises profits from patience By Meredith Cohn | Meredith Cohn,SUN STAFF

NEWS

Cal Ripken Jr. begins annual fund-raiser for literacy BY A SUN STAFF WRITER

Newspaper carrier remains in hospital after being shot BY A SUN STAFF WRITER

Lightning kills man, hurts 8 in Annapolis By Tim Craig and Laurie Willis | Tim Craig and Laurie Willis,SUN STAFF

High-tech futures hatching in Howard By C. FRASER SMITH

State's top man down on Carroll By Jennifer McMenamin | Jennifer McMenamin,SUN STAFF

Paving the way for citizen complaints By Jamie Smith Hopkins | Jamie Smith Hopkins,SUN STAFF

Side dish as meal's center By Betty Rosbottom | Betty Rosbottom,Los Angeles Times Syndicate

Brooklyn Park is set to kick into soccer season By Christina Bittner | Christina Bittner,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

A father is as a father does By Patrick Boyle

FAA in no hurry to warn airlines about suspect cable By NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

When at-risk driver is your stepfather By Fredricka R. Maister

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

Summer's sizzling, so it's time to grill some shrimp By Rob Kasper

Television news in the schools By David Zurawik | David Zurawik,SUN TELEVISION CRITIC

Retirement hailed as fresh start By Ellie Baublitz | Ellie Baublitz,SUN STAFF

Conflicts of interest abound By Barry Rascovar

Wayward albatross looking for love in N.J. By E. Vernon Laux | E. Vernon Laux,NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

H. Kingston Fleming, 99, `Sun' editor, author who worked with Oppenheimer By Frederick N. Rasmussen | Frederick N. Rasmussen,SUN STAFF

Retirement is time to make a fresh start, writers say By Ellie Baublitz | Ellie Baublitz,SUN STAFF

Technology firm appeals rebid order By Jackie Powder | Jackie Powder,SUN STAFF

Incentives for reading By Amy L. Miller | Amy L. Miller,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Discontent roils over radium in well water By Scott Calvert | Scott Calvert,SUN STAFF

Family fighting city over accident award By Eric Siegel | Eric Siegel,SUN STAFF

Shimmering in the sun It seems that almost every major... By Maria Blackburn | Maria Blackburn,Sun Staff

Big development plans form for Jones Valley By Edward Gunts | Edward Gunts,SUN STAFF

Small plates but satisfying portions By Elizabeth Large | Elizabeth Large,Sun Restaurant Critic

Baath Party conference propels young Assad to the presidency By Mark Matthews | Mark Matthews,SUN FOREIGN STAFF

Westminster student gives time, gets results in volunteer effort By Mary Gail Hare | Mary Gail Hare,SUN STAFF

The vulgar and the uncivil: creatures of the e-culture By George F. Will

Measuring city's rebound block by newly hot block By MICHAEL OLESKER

Companies offer clothing you can truly call your own By Greg Morago | Greg Morago,HARTFORD COURANT

Gore to unveil stock-based savings plan By Jonathan Weisman | Jonathan Weisman,SUN NATIONAL STAFF

Capital can handle football and music By NORRIS WEST

In Russia, media foresee losing free press fight By Kathy Lally | Kathy Lally,SUN FOREIGN STAFF

Kmart shoppers light up the room Blue-light specials... By Elizabeth Large | Elizabeth Large,Sun Staff

Bulldozer thefts an international effort By KNIGHT RIDDER/TRIBUNE

HEART to HEART By Peter Jensen | Peter Jensen,Sun Staff

3 indicted in unrelated child pornography cases By Andrea F. Siegel | Andrea F. Siegel,SUN STAFF

After commutation, family craves justice By GREGORY KANE

Feet First By Elizabeth Large | Elizabeth Large,Sun Staff

Bills add to family grief By Jamie Smith Hopkins | Jamie Smith Hopkins,SUN STAFF

Teen-age travelers carry a passport for trouble By Dave Barry

Park concerts series to feature Symphonic Band By Rosalie Falter | Rosalie Falter,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Honoring strenght, survival and spirit By CHERYL LU-LIEN TAN | CHERYL LU-LIEN TAN,SUN STAFF

Climbers are rising to greater heights By Ann Egerton | Ann Egerton,Special to the Sun

Attack of the `Hon' hordes By Caitlin Francke | Caitlin Francke,SUN STAFF

Schools taking a second look at state aid By Howard Libit | Howard Libit,SUN STAFF

Heading injuries off at the pass By Nancy Menefee Jackson | Nancy Menefee Jackson,Special to the Sun

Two drivers guilty in unrelated fatal cases By Andrea F. Siegel | Andrea F. Siegel,SUN STAFF

Tale of rabbit remains a classic By Mike Bowler | Mike Bowler,SUN STAFF

Moving on -- hand in hand By Deborah Stoudt | Deborah Stoudt,Special to the Sun

The struggle to vanquish an ancient foe By Douglas Birch | Douglas Birch,sun staff

Figure-skating teens to display their winning skills in Columbia By LOWELL E. SUNDERLAND

The magnificent tall ships return to Baltimore's harbor By JUNE ARNEY | JUNE ARNEY,SUN STAFF

Unmarried fathers often a sustaining force in lives of kids By Kate Shatzkin | Kate Shatzkin,SUN STAFF

Beta-blocker drops can affect the heart By King Features Syndicate

Crowds turn out for art By Lisa Respers | Lisa Respers,SUN STAFF

Radium-tainted well water alarms Arundel communities By Scott Calvert | Scott Calvert,SUN STAFF

For U.S.,more than money at stake in Branch Davidians' civil lawsuit By COX NEWS SERVICE

Allowing baby to stay a baby will help him choose to grow up By T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. | T. Berry Brazelton, M.D.,NEW YORK TIMES SPECIAL FEATURES

Firm appeals rebid order By Jackie Powder | Jackie Powder,SUN STAFF

`Like chess on a court' By Suzanne Whitmore | Suzanne Whitmore,SPECIAL TO THE SUN

Student wins $5,000 for charity work BY A SUN STAFF WRITER