ShareThisHere is the Scripps Howard News Service CONSOLIDATED BUDGET for Monday, June 22, 2009. 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.
NATIONAL
BUY-USCITIZENSHIP (Alvarado, Arizona Daily Star) -- TUCSON, Ariz.: A Tucson hospital promises affluent Mexican women the chance to have their babies in posh surroundings with access to the latest medical equipment. But the marketing materials leave out a key draw in the arrangement: U.S. citizenship for the newborn. 900.
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
NANOTECH (Lee, Minneapolis Star Tribune) -- By manipulating matter at less than a billionth of a meter, scientists are creating next-generation biomedical therapies. 600.
INTERNATIONAL
CANADATOURISM (Krashinsky, Toronto Globe and Mail) -- American tourism to Canada has plummeted in recent years -- and tougher travel rules look to accelerate the decline. 500.
BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY
ADVERTISING (Phelps, Minneapolis Star Tribune) -- With corporate clients slashing advertising budgets, "flat is the new up" in the advertising industry. 600.
DEBTADVISER (Bucci, bankrate.com --Column) -- The Debt Adviser. Turning bad credit into creditworthy. 700.
IN THE WEST
CAL-OLIVEOIL (Kim, Sacramento Bee) -- California's olive oil production takes off. 800.
OPED
COMMENT
THOMASSON (Thomasson, SHNS -- Column) -- WASHINGTON: The kidnapping of New York Times reporter David Rohde was a rare case where the press agreed to keep its mouth shut. 650.
MAXWELL (Maxwell, St. Petersburg Times -- Column) -- The objections to Barack Obama's famed Father's Day talk go to the heart of a crippling phenomenon in black culture. 800.
CRISP (Crisp, SHNS -- Column) -- Editors: John Crisp's column did not move Monday.
WALTERS (Walters, Sacramento Bee -- Column) -- Economic nonsense and the California budget. 450.
SCRIPPS HOWARD EDITORIALS
EDHEALTHCARE (Dale McFeatters, SHNS) -- The initial cost of health-care reform is not the problem; the continuing rise in costs is. 400.
EDIRAN (Dale McFeatters, SHNS) -- Sen. John McCain, who should know better, thinks some table-pounding and finger-pointing by President Obama would help the Iranian demonstrators. 400.
LIFESTYLE
HOME AND GARDEN
HOMESTYLE-HOME (Garrity, SHNS -- Column) -- Style at Home. Silhouettes deserve high profile in your decor. 650. With photo: SH09F110HOMESTYLE.
PLUMBER-HOME (Del Grande, HGTVPro.com -- Column) -- Changing from a floor-mounted toilet to a wall-mounted one ... Hot water coming out of the cold-water tap. 800. With photo: SH09F111PLUMBER.
HOBBIES-HOME (Genovese, SHNS -- Column) -- Hobbies. Make a wedding-shower scrapbook for your friends. 450. With photo: SH09F109HOBBIES.
GARDENER-HOME (Lamp'l, SHNS -- Column) -- The Gardener Within. Master gardeners give much back. 600. With photo: SH09F108GARDENER.
BUTTONEDUP-HOME (Rockmore and Welch, getbuttonedup) -- If you're planning on heading to the beach, the mountains, the lake or Grandma's house this summer, minimize the cost of your trip with these tips. 800. With illustration: SH09F104BUTTONEDUP.
INTERIORS-HOME (Friedmann, SHNS) -- Creative Environments. Make a good first impression when your house is on the market. It doesn't have to cost much. 500.
HOMEFIX-HOME (Barnett, SHNS) -- Editors: The Home Maintenance column will not move this week.
TREASURES-HOME (Fendelman and Rosson, SHNS -- Column) -- Treasures in Your Attic. An Italian Renaissance-style chair has little value. 600. With photo: SH09F112TREASURES.
101IDEAS-HOME (Home & Garden Television -- Column) -- Go green in the kitchen. 350. With logo: HGTVLOGO.
YARDSMART-HOME (Gilmer, SHNS -- Column) -- Try these six native plants in your garden. 600. With photos: SH09F113YARDSMART, SH09F114YARDSMART, SH09F115YARDSMART.
OTHER HOME AND GARDEN
DAYLILIES (Arrington, Sacramento Bee) -- Folks from around the world come to what was once a cow pasture in California's wine country to drink in a paradise of daylilies. 1,000. With sidebar: DAYLILIESSIDE. With photos: SH09F105DAYLILIES, SH09F106DAYLILIES, SH09F107DAYLILIES.
SOILSURVIVORS (Swanson, St. Petersburg Times) -- Can't grow a plant to save your life? Don't despair. Here are some plants even the most confirmed black-thumb gardener can't kill. 750.
GARDENTIPS (Swanson, St. Petersburg Times) -- Make a water dish safe for butterflies ... Let worms do the composting work ... Mix up an organic spray at home. 250.
SPORTS
BASEBALL:
COOK (Cook, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette -- Column) -- Here's hoping Jim Leyland's fire stays hot. 900.
PATTON (Patton, The Press-Enterprise -- Column) -- ANAHEIM, Calif.: Juan Pierre deserves better. 600.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL:
FBCMCNULTY (McNulty, SHNS -- Column) -- Academic integrity is nice, but it doesn't pay as well as big-time sports. 650.
FBCMINORITIES (Turner, Salt Lake Tribune) -- Minorities trying to break into top jobs in NCAA football coaching fraternity. 1,000.
NBA:
LUHM (Luhm, Salt Lake Tribune -- Column) -- Mystery of the draft will begin after Blake Griffin is picked at No. 1. 600.
