Chelsea Clinton

WHAT HAS journalism come to? That appeared to be the question posed Jan. 17 by TV's best drama, "The Practice." In the episode, a journalist accused of being an accessory to murder was put on trial. His crime? He was the TV executive in charge of a news program that aired on assisted suicide. And, of course, the jury convicted.It was great television. I'd expect no less from one of my favorite shows. But the episode disturbed me -- not because journalism can't sustain criticism, but because it is so deserving of it. Clearly, the show mirrored the public's skepticism of American journalism, and coming off one of our worst years in recent history, we have only ourselves to blame.

WASHINGTON -- As the daughter at the heart of the nation's most-watched family crisis, Chelsea Clinton is increasingly becoming fair game to a media that has long agreed to avoid her as a subject."

Where Sun's readers stand on presidential sex, lies and 0) impeachmentThis investigation is the result of President Clinton's behavior.He had sex with a young intern while some laid-off government workers were worried about putting food on their tables and gifts under their Christmas trees. He stood before God and made marriage vows that he has flagrantly disregarded.Twice, he took the oath of office and promised to faithfully execute the laws of 2his nation.It was his stonewalling for seven months that kept this story going.

Lewinsky faked letter for college friend, paper saysPORTLAND, Ore. -- While attending Lewis & Clark College in Oregon, Monica Lewinsky allegedly used school stationery to write a phony letter to help someone she knew continue receiving unemployment benefits, the Oregonian reported Sunday, quoting an unidentified source.A college spokeswoman, Jean Kempe-Ware, said the school encouraged an employee who kept a copy of the document to turn it over to the Whitewater prosecutor, Kenneth W. Starr.

It's no big deal.That's this fall's catchphrase at Stanford University, relayed endlessly to reporters vying for the lowdown on Chelsea Clinton. School officials and students alike would have us believe her attendance is nothing out of the ordinary. Chelsea will have a normal campus life, Secret Service agents, lurking media vultures and D.C. dad notwithstanding.Apparently at Stanford, such things are incidental. They already have their share of contemporary campus stars such as millionaire dropout-golfer Ti- ger Woods and "The Wonder Years" actor Fred Savage.

IF YOU ARE raising a teen-age daughter, you know how painful it is for her when she is noticed.She would trade a closet full of her favorite outfits for the cloak of invisibility. She lives life feeling like everyone is staring at her and her psyche burns under the X-ray vision of a million pairs of eyes.But this awful self-consciousness passes -- to the great relief of teen-age girls and the mothers who suffer with them -- and it appears to have passed for Chelsea Clinton.Somehow, the First Teen-ager found the courage to walk down Pennsylvania Avenue -- in a mini-skirt and high heels, no less -- during her father's second inauguration.

WASHINGTON -- Chelsea Clinton has chosen to attend Stanford University in California next fall, selecting a sunny, palm tree-lined campus about as far from Washington as one can get and still remain within the continental United States.Ending months of speculation that rivaled the guessing games over top Cabinet appointments, the first lady's office released the news yesterday in a deliberately terse statement in keeping with efforts to protect Chelsea's privacy.President Clinton dismissed the distance -- about 3,000 miles -- that will separate him from his 17-year-old daughter, saying: "Planes run out there and phones work out there.

CHICAGO -- As her parents stress family values as a Democratic campaign theme, Chelsea Clinton is emerging from four years in a White House cocoon as a poised, smiling, curly-haired, political asset.Her braces are gone. Her gawkiness has been replaced by a grace gained through years of ballet. Her shyness has been shooed away by a life full of strangers.She is 16: old enough to drive and date; a senior at Sidwell Friends School; and now a presence at the Democratic campaign.Cameras focused almost as much on Chelsea as on the first lady during Hillary Rodham Clinton's speech to the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night.

CHICAGO -- As her parents stress family values as a Democratic campaign theme, Chelsea Clinton is emerging from four years in a White House cocoon as a poised, smiling, curly-haired, political asset.Her braces are gone. Her gawkiness has been replaced by a grace gained through years of ballet. Her shyness has been shooed away by a life full of strangers.She is 16: old enough to drive and date; a senior at Sidwell Friends School; and now a presence at the Democratic campaign.Cameras focused almost as much on Chelsea as on the first lady TTC during Hillary Rodham Clinton's speech to the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night.

Now we know what the First Lady's pilgrimage through South Asia and its timing are about. On this quasi-state visit, Hillary Rodham Clinton is having a first-hand look at the governance of major countries, providing an insightful link to the president that no ambassador could convey. With two traditional societies governed by woman prime ministers, it is natural for "women's issues" to arise in discussions. Important issues they are.And we are sure these impressions will not be wasted on the First Lady's traveling companion.

Ballet dancers can seem like visitors from another, not-quite-real world - sprites maybe, alighting in our midst for the most fleeting of moments. They skim across the floor on the tips of their toes or sail through the air on invisible wings and then, because ballet is ephemeral, they're gone. Mary Saludares, 20, a dancer with the Washington Ballet's junior company, was killed last week, struck by a car as she tried to cross a street shortly after performing at Harford Community College - now, sadly, the last venue to be visited by this particular sprite.

With Sen. Barack Obama looking to sweep tomorrow's Potomac primaries, Sen. Hillary Clinton unleashed powerful allies in Maryland yesterday for a strategic push aimed at traditional Democratic groups who have helped her in other states. Former President Bill Clinton crisscrossed Maryland, calling his wife "the best change-maker I ever saw" during a speech at the Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville. Daughter Chelsea Clinton made appearances in Baltimore's Belvedere Square shopping district and later went to the University of Maryland, College Park.

WASHINGTON - For a moment, at least, the acrimony among Republicans and Democrats cooled as President Bush stood in the regal East Room of the White House yesterday and paid glowing tribute to his predecessor. "President Clinton and Senator Clinton, welcome home," Bush said, extending an affectionate greeting to the 42nd president and his wife, now a senator from New York, as their official portraits were unveiled and later hung in the executive mansion. The visit was Clinton's first return to the White House since his term ended Jan. 20, 2001.

Victims of robbery have every right to protect themselves The June 16 Sun reported the attempted armed robbery at his place of business of John Lazzell, a Baltimore County golf professional ("Golf pro uses 9-iron, averts robbery"). Until the last four paragraphs, it was a straight piece of reporting. The last four paragraphs, however, dealt with an unrelated incident: the March shootings of a couple of burglars by the Geckle brothers. Other than victims turning the tables on law-breakers, I see no link and question the relevance of that incident.

PALO ALTO, Calif. - She cheered at basketball games, she dated boys. She went to lectures and swing dances, she majored in history and got a late start on her honors thesis. She shopped at the mall and drank Starbucks coffee. In all these ways and more, Chelsea Clinton was just another Stanford University undergraduate. Tomorrow, the former first daughter will don cap and gown, just another bright-eyed 21-year-old reaching for her diploma, her proud parents cheering her on from the audience.

WHAT HAS journalism come to? That appeared to be the question posed Jan. 17 by TV's best drama, "The Practice." In the episode, a journalist accused of being an accessory to murder was put on trial. His crime? He was the TV executive in charge of a news program that aired on assisted suicide. And, of course, the jury convicted.It was great television. I'd expect no less from one of my favorite shows. But the episode disturbed me -- not because journalism can't sustain criticism, but because it is so deserving of it. Clearly, the show mirrored the public's skepticism of American journalism, and coming off one of our worst years in recent history, we have only ourselves to blame.

WASHINGTON -- As the daughter at the heart of the nation's most-watched family crisis, Chelsea Clinton is increasingly becoming fair game to a media that has long agreed to avoid her as a subject."

Where Sun's readers stand on presidential sex, lies and 0) impeachmentThis investigation is the result of President Clinton's behavior.He had sex with a young intern while some laid-off government workers were worried about putting food on their tables and gifts under their Christmas trees. He stood before God and made marriage vows that he has flagrantly disregarded.Twice, he took the oath of office and promised to faithfully execute the laws of 2his nation.It was his stonewalling for seven months that kept this story going.

Lewinsky faked letter for college friend, paper saysPORTLAND, Ore. -- While attending Lewis & Clark College in Oregon, Monica Lewinsky allegedly used school stationery to write a phony letter to help someone she knew continue receiving unemployment benefits, the Oregonian reported Sunday, quoting an unidentified source.A college spokeswoman, Jean Kempe-Ware, said the school encouraged an employee who kept a copy of the document to turn it over to the Whitewater prosecutor, Kenneth W. Starr.

It's no big deal.That's this fall's catchphrase at Stanford University, relayed endlessly to reporters vying for the lowdown on Chelsea Clinton. School officials and students alike would have us believe her attendance is nothing out of the ordinary. Chelsea will have a normal campus life, Secret Service agents, lurking media vultures and D.C. dad notwithstanding.Apparently at Stanford, such things are incidental. They already have their share of contemporary campus stars such as millionaire dropout-golfer Ti- ger Woods and "The Wonder Years" actor Fred Savage.