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SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET

Submitted by SHNS on Mon, 05/19/2008 - 18:30

Here is the Scripps Howard News Service CONSOLIDATED BUDGET for Monday, May 19, 2008. If you have questions or comments, SHNS editors can be reached at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and archives, visit our Web site at www.shns.com.NATIONALCHURCH-NOTWELCOME (Pabst, Minneapolis Star Tribune) -- A Minnesota church got a court order banning a 13-year-old autistic boy from attending service. 600.GENEALOGY-FLAP (Stack, Salt Lake Tribune) -- SALT LAKE CITY: The Vatican's recent ban on Mormon microfilming and digitizing of Catholic parish records out of concern they will be used for the LDS practice of baptizing the dead may have a wide-ranging and chilling effect on the whole family-history enterprise, some professional genealogists say. 700.POLLWORKER (Langhorne, SHNS) -- EVANSVILLE, Ind.: The elections worker who chanted Barack Obama's name at an Indiana polling place has apologized, blaming, among other things, her tight pants. 500.POLYGAMY-MOM (Anthony, SHNS) -- In the first such accommodation, Texas is allowing a mother, separated from her children after raids on a polygamy sect compound, to be housed with her two youngsters. 450.HEALTH AND SCIENCEENVIRONMENTPOLICY (Bowman, Sacramento Bee) -- Federal courts appear to have done what relentless green lobbying could not in more than seven years: rein in what critics call a de facto deregulation of the environment by the Bush administration. 650.SUNSPOTCYCLE (Sorenson, Arizona Daily Star) -- TUCSON, Ariz.: Latest sunspot cycle has been more dud than radiation flood. 700.IN THE WESTBEAR-INTRUDER (Bragg, Anchorage Daily News) -- ANCHORAGE, Alaska: The black bear wanted a free meal. The homeowners wanted their house back. Both got what they wanted, but there were no winners in the latest tale of Anchorage's big, wild life. 600.CAL-DEMSUNITY (Marinucci, San Francisco Chronicle) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif.: California's divided Democrats stress need for unity. 700.STUDENTGROUPS (Sturrock, San Francisco Chronicle) -- Special groups fill college students' days. 700.OPEDCOMMENTTHOMASSON (Thomasson, SHNS -- Column) -- WASHINGTON: It is to America's shame that we have helped so few of the Iraqis who risked their lives to help us. 750.GAILEY (Gailey, St. Petersburg Times -- Column) -- The nation is facing huge challenges, but our presidential candidates prefer to address small issues that lend themselves to political pandering. 900.MAXWELL (Maxwell, St. Petersburg Times -- Column) -- Our slavish worship of sacred cows impedes the rational thinking and free inquiry necessary to solve our problems. 800.CRISP (Crisp, SHNS -- Column) -- Imagining a world without automobiles. 700.WALTERS (Walters, Sacramento Bee -- Column) -- Nastiness abounds in California primaries. 550.SCRIPPS HOWARD EDITORIALSEDBUSH (Dale McFeatters, SHNS) -- President Bush's Mideast trip probably caused more harm than good. 350.EDEMBASSY (Dale McFeatters, SHNS) -- Another chapter of World War II is closed with the return of the U.S. Embassy in Berlin to its original site. 300.BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGYDEBTADVISER (Bucci, bankrate.com --Column) -- The Debt Adviser. Repayment strategies can vary depending on age. 650.NINTENDO-MOMS (Kim, San Francisco Chronicle) -- For moms, Wii might have the perfect Fit. 700.OVERSEASTRADE (Downing, Sacramento Bee) -- As the weak dollar makes the fruits of American farms ever more attractive to overseas buyers, big exporters like California's Blue Diamond Growers are finding it tougher to get their products to far-off customers. 700.LIFESTYLEHOME AND GARDENDIVINEDESIGN-HOME (Olson, HGTV -- Column) -- Divine Design. Bringing an old-fashioned minty-green living room up to date. 550. With photos: SH08E127DIVINEDESIGN, SH08E128DIVINEDESIGN.HOMESTYLE-HOME (Garrity, SHNS -- Column) -- Style at Home. Building blocks make decorating easier. 750. With photo: SH08E132HOMESTYLE.PLUMBER-HOME (Del Grande, HGTVPro.com -- Column) -- Follow your codes ... Diverting a sale. 650. With photo: SH08E133PLUMBER.DIYHOBBIES-HOME (Beschen, DIY Network -- Column) -- DIY Hobbies. Create a garden caddy. 550. With photos: SH08E130DIYHOBBIES, SH08E131DIYHOBBIES.DIYGARDENER-HOME (Lamp'l, DIY Network -- Column) -- Simple guidelines to help keep your lawn looking good this summer. 700. With photo: SH08E129DIYGARDENER.BUTTONEDUP-HOME (Rockmore & Welch, getbuttonedup) -- Moving this summer? Here's how to make the process less painful. 700. With illustration: SH08E126BUTTONEDUP.INTERIORS-HOME (Friedmann, SHNS) -- Creative Environments. If you've ever wondered how much space is needed between the sofa and the cocktail table, you have touched upon an anthropometric question. 550.HOMEFIX-HOME (Barnett, SHNS) -- Home Maintenance. To convert a garage to a sleeping area, you must build a wall to separate the furnace and water heater from the garage and provide an outside air intake for the appliances. 600.TREASURES-HOME (Fendelman & Rosson, SHNS -- Column) -- An old desk is not worth much. 600. With photo: SH08E134TREASURES.101IDEAS-HOME (Home & Garden Television -- Column) -- Five tips to help you add trendy colors to your space. 250. With logo: HGTVLOGO.GREENTIPS-HOME (HGTV -- Column) -- Use natural materials for kitchen countertops ... Choose recycled hardware. 100.YARDSMART-HOME (Gilmer, DIY Network -- Column) -- Chaos theory and cottage gardens. 550. With photos: SH08E138YARDSMART, SH08E139YARDSMART, SH08E140YARDSMART, SH08E141YARDSMART.OTHER HOME AND GARDENWATERGARDEN (Schoen, Sacramento Bee) -- Water features add interest to a garden. Consider making a rock fountain. You will need a base container, a flowerpot, a fountain pump, tubing, a few stones and a little imagination. 700. With photos: SH08E135WATERGARDEN, SH08E136WATERGARDEN, SH08E137WATERGARDEN.NOSYNEIGHBORS (Vierria, Sacramento Bee) -- Peering from behind drapes or parted blinds, spying through fence slats or out-and-out rubbernecking from front yards, nosy neighbors don't miss much. There's no shortage of neighborhood snoops. 550. With sidebar: NOSYSIDE.NOSYSIDE (Vierria, Sacramento Bee) -- Types of nosy neighbors ... Shrubs and vines that provide dense barriers ... Results of a survey on the kinds of snooping homeowners suspect take place. 350.SPORTSNBA:REYNOLDS (Reynolds, Providence Journal -- Column) -- BOSTON: Paul Pierce finally finds his spot among Celtics' greats. 850.CELTSPISTONS (McNamara, Providence Journal) -- BOSTON: Next up for the Game 7-loving Celtics? The rested Detroit Pistons. 300.HOCKEY:COOK (Cook, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette -- Column) -- PITTSBURGH: In the quest for their first Stanley Cup in 16 years, the Penguins will ride the shoulders of 20-year-old wunderkind Sidney Crosby. 800.BASEBALL:ALEXANDER (Alexander, The Press-Enterprise -- Column) -- Forget the 10 homers that rank second in the A.L., Angels catcher Mike Napoli does his best work behind home plate. And that's the only way manager Mike Scioscia would have it. 700.OLYMPICS:OSTLER (Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle -- Column) -- Catching up with the fastest wet human -- U.S. Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps. 800.SPORTSCENE:LINCICOME (Lincicome, SHNS -- Column) -- Things we suspect, things we guess and things we know around the sports world. 650.NASCAR:MULHERN (Mulhern, Winston-Salem Journal -- Column) -- CONCORD, N.C.: If Saturday night's no-caution, no-incident All-Star race is any indication of what to expect in next weekend's Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR drivers and crew chiefs aren't going to be very happy. 600.GOLF:GOLFTIPS19 (Martino, SHNS) -- The length of your swing arc. 500. One in a weekly series.