Learning Legacy: A brief history of Pedro Menendez High School
"It looks like a prison," was the popular sentiment felt by nearly every one of the original 1,189 students when they first laid eyes on what was to become their new center for learning.

Politically correct
Presidential hopeful Troy Long Jr., a Hastings Elementary School fourth grader, was confident Dec. 11 as he stepped up to the voting booth. He had done everything by the rules and now it was time for the students to decide who their president would be.

Firemen, policemen, soldiers still heroes for Osceola students
Ask second-graders at Osceola Elementary School who their heroes are, and they don't hesitate to answer: the President, firefighters, soldiers, policemen and family members.

People, Celebrities: Mills not marrying for money
LONDON (AP) -- Heather Mills said she isn't just marrying Paul McCartney for his money. If she were, she said, she would have found someone richer.

Ringing in the new year
A little more than a week from now, we will sweep away the dust of 2001 and make a fresh start. It's time to look at the world with a new perpective and celebrate the chance to learn from history. So scribble down your top resolutions and head out to your favorite local establishment to rejoice with friends.

Compass Calendar
Holiday Tours of Flagler College: Tour the Hotel Ponce de Leon, a National Historic Landmark, famous for its Tiffany windows, ornate murals and Spanish-Renaissance architecture, now the home of Flagler College.

Torchlight tours resume at Matanzas
Fort Matanzas National Monument will once again offer its popular Torchlight Tours on Jan. 5. Tours will depart from the Fort Matanzas Visitor Center, located 14 miles south of St. Augustine on A1A on the hour and half hour between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Life in a Nutshell: Christmas magic and lists for gifts
Remember that Christmas morning feeling you had as a kid? I don't know what it was. Just a feeling. So different than any other. I'm not even sure how to describe it except to use a clich and say, "magical."

Arachnids abound in 'Florida's Fabulous' series
Dec. 13 was a very foggy morning. On my way to work I passed a field near the small strip mall at the entrance to St. Augustine Shores.

People, Celebrities: Ali attends hometown premier
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Muhammad Ali shook hands with kids and waved to photo-taking fans as he walked up a red carpet and into a theater for a local premiere of "Ali," the new movie that chronicles his life.

Word Guy rounds up the year's best and worst
Fast away the old year passes -- thank goodness! -- so it's time for the annual Best and Worst Language Awards. Read 'em and weep.

A look at visual arts around town
57 Treasury: New York City artist Charmaine Gibson will present her work in watercolor, oil, acrylic and pastel during December. Tonight the gallery will provide refreshments from 5 to 7 p.m.

Storytelling duo shares nonsense
Tale Tellers of St. Augustine present "Theater of the Mind: Sense 'n' Nonsense," an evening of wit and wisdom, myths and folktales with Shirley Bryce and Margaret Kaler, Jan. 8 at Limelight Theatre.

Lipizzaner Stallions perform maneuvers from history
The Lipizzaner Stallions are on their 31st Anniversary Tour in 2001. On Dec. 30 and 31, the stallions will perform at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach. Shows are at 2 and 6 p.m. on Sunday and 2 p.m. on Monday.

Carreras to sing in Jacksonville
Downtown Jacksonville's historic Florida Theatre will host one of contemporary opera's most celebrated figures on Jan. 18 when tenor Jose Carreras makes his north Florida debut.

A checkered career
A few years ago, scanographic artist Jim Macbeth approached a gallery out west about displaying his work and was turned away with the comment "We don't touch digital stuff." What an opportunity that gallery missed.

Watercolor artist offers classes
Rosamond Parrish, longtime Jax Art Museum and St. Augustine Art Association teacher, will teach a watercolor workshop, "Watercolor: Free and Easy," each Monday in January, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the historic Llambias House on St. Francis Street.

Van Patten and Gorshin team up in 'Sunshine Boys'
BUNNELL -- Neil Simon, the playwright described as having a laugh machine for a typewriter, is the author of "The Sunshine Boys" the nationally touring Broadway show coming to Flagler Auditorium on Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Yale Glee Club to perform
Under the directorship of David Connell, the Yale University Glee Club will sing at the Flagler College Auditorium on Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. The 80-member chorus has sung throughout the United States and in Europe and Latin America.

Museum to honor decree of freedom
The New Year at Old St. Augustine Village will begin with a ceremony commemorating the first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation in Florida January 1863.

Camera Angles: Mom can be the family photographer
I'm the official photographer in my family. But my wife, Susan, is quickly becoming a shutterbug, due in part to the good results she gets with her point-and-shoot digital camera.

A holiday tradition
Nutmeg and vanilla give holiday flavor to pots de creme. Delectable as they are, the rich little custards with a French name, pots de creme, can still benefit from a seasonal twist to reach another degree of dessert finesse.

Special beverages help in the celebration of this holiday season
Christmas morning is the perfect time for the family to get together and drink a warm beverage. Before opening gifts, here are some holiday beverage recipes that will warm your families heart. And for the eager children on Christmas morning, some of the recipes can even be made in advance.

Beef up Christmas day dinner
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Serving roast beef for Christmas is a tradition in many families. The following beef roast recipes begin with a basic version, followed by variations that include a regional Southern version, so that everyone will be able to find a recipe to try.

Serve fish for a holiday with a different flavor
Amid the variety of special dishes you serve during the holiday season, a fish dish may be a welcome change. In addition, it takes only about 20 minutes to bake.

Make your own self-rising flour
Dear Heloise: I'm looking for a hint -- please help me!

Science Briefs
The federal government has lifted a hold it had placed after Sept. 11 on the release of data collected to create the most accurate three-dimensional map of the Earth's surface.

Tragedy will impact holidays
There's no place like homeland for the holidays. Sure, there are the gifts and the lights and the parties. But this year, there is a lot of uncertainty under the tree and a little less security for everyone.

Beware Viagra's herbal copycats
At a recent talk on erectile dysfunction, a middle-aged man asks the discussion leader whether he'd heard of a certain product. "You, um, spray it on your penis, and it becomes instantly hard."

Parties jostle for political gain as economic stimulus package scuttled
WASHINGTON -- The Senate staged a political burial Thursday for economic stimulus legislation, each party seeking political gain while economists debated the impact on the recession.

War commander considers sending Marines to search caves
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. commander of the war in Afghanistan is considering sending several hundred Marines, and possibly a smaller number of Army troops, to the mountainous Tora Bora area to join the search for clues to the remnants of the al-Qaida network.

Survey: Teens smoking less, increase in use of ecstasy slowing
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Smoking is declining sharply among American teens, a finding that health experts are hailing as good news for the public's future health.

Terms of terrorist victims compensation fund announced
WASHINGTON -- The victims' families and survivors of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks can begin applying for federal aid Friday and will be eligible for at least $500,000 each in aid, the Justice Department announced Thursday.

National Briefs
NEW YORK (AP) -- Christmas services at the fire-damaged Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine may be moved to another location because of lingering environmental concerns, a spokesman for the century-old church said Wednesday.

Toll from attacks
Official count of victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Researchers find how red wine keeps French healthy
Researchers say they have discovered the key component in red wine that explains the so-called French Paradox, or the way the French can eat lots of cheese, buttery sauces and other rich foods and still suffer less heart disease than Americans.

Giant mystery squid found living at extreme depths
WASHINGTON -- A bizarre creature with 20-foot-long spidery legs that lives three miles below the surface of the ocean has been discovered in photographs taken by deep sea submersibles.

Suspected terrorist transferred to Washington area for trial
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Zacarias Moussaoui, the first man indicted in the Sept. 11 attacks, briefly appeared Wednesday in the suburban Washington courthouse where he will face trial.

Bush weighs options for prosecuting man who fought with Taliban
WASHINGTON -- President Bush is weighing options for prosecuting a young California man who fought with the Taliban, including one that could spare him the death penalty that comes with treason.

Anthrax vaccinations begin as officials struggle to explain process
WASHINGTON -- Doctors injected four dozen people Thursday with the anthrax vaccine, as thousands began weighing the government's first printed list of the pros and cons of the experimental inoculations.

War in Afghanistan demonstrates advance in air power technology
WASHINGTON -- In their thundering attacks on Afghanistan's cities and caves, U.S. warplanes demonstrated how much air power can do and how much it has improved as a weapon of war.

Next: An ID chip planted in your body?
A New Jersey surgeon has embedded under his skin tiny computer chips that can automatically transmit personal information to a scanner, a technology that his employer hopes will someday be widely used as a way to identify people.

Booming 1990s still left large pockets of poverty despite overall improvements
WASHINGTON (AP) -- While the nation overall benefited from the prosperous 1990s, the booming economy still left large pockets of poverty. A third or more of the residents in dozens of mostly rural counties in the South and Midwest still lived below the poverty level in 1998.

Abortion restrictions kill bill to fund health centers
WASHINGTON -- Legislation to fund community health centers was effectively killed late Wednesday night after abortion opponents added language that would have allowed hospitals and health plans to opt out of providing abortion services and referrals.

Latest Windows versions vulnerable to unusually serious hacker attacks
WASHINGTON -- Microsoft's newest version of Windows, billed as the most secure ever, contains several serious flaws that allow hackers to steal or destroy a victim's data files across the Internet or implant rogue computer software. The company released a free fix Thursday.

Feds eye cigarette smuggling case for future terror trials
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The case against an alleged cigarette-smuggling ring accused of funneling money and battlefield supplies to the militant group Hezbollah is shaping up as an early test of the government's ability to prosecute those seized in the war on terrorism.

Bush pushes stimulus; Democrats slam GOP on health care for the unemployed
WASHINGTON -- President Bush journeyed to the Capitol on Wednesday to lobby for legislation to help victims of the recession, but Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle said Republicans "refused to negotiate seriously" over health care for the unemployed.

National Briefs
ATLANTA (AP) -- Measles has been all but wiped out in the Western Hemisphere, dropping from 250,000 cases in 1990 to fewer than 500 so far this year, health officials said Thursday.

Can you still get Christmas gifts for under $5?
Yes, Virginia, you really can get Christmas gifts for less than the price of a movie ticket. No kidding. I've seen them with my own eyes.

For The Record
The St. Johns County Vision Steering Committee will meet at 8 a.m. Friday at The Center at The St. Augustine Record, One News Place.

Today in History
Today is Thursday, Dec. 20, the 354th day of 2001. There are 11 days left in the year.

Empty Stocking Fund Contributions
A list of contributors to the Empty Stocking Fund.

Beach PZB gets report on Cooksey annex plan
A proposal to the city of St. Augustine Beach to annex Cooksey's Camping Resort for a future residential and commercial development is getting a lengthy review while opposition to it remains strong.

State cuts to impact SJRCC
This year's round of state budget cuts will cost the St. Johns River Community College an estimated $711,001 shortfall in expected revenues, but Glen Moore, provost of the St. Augustine Campus feels that the impact of the cuts will be minor compared to other community colleges in Florida. Budget cuts are creating some major financial problems and even layoffs at other community colleges, he said.

Ill mother of 4 in need of help
She has to live with her grandmother because of stage three cervical cancer. She's already been through one surgery and will have another one after the first of the year.

Holiday lights
A list of addresses with the best holiday light displays.

Charges upgraded in fishing death
The State Attorney's Office upgraded charges to second-degree murder against two men arrested after a Thanksgiving weekend fight that left another man dead. Authorities say the fight was over a local fishing spot.

VIC employee charged with having sex with minor
A 44-year-old employee of the St. Augustine Visitors Information Center was arrested Thursday, charged with having sex with a deaf minor.

Police Beat: Nine-year-old burn victim released from hospital
A 9-year-old boy who was burned Friday after an aerosol can thrown into a fire exploded on him has been released from Shands Gainesville hospital, the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.

Man sentenced for sexual battery
David Wayne Head was sentenced Thursday to two concurrent life sentences for two counts of sexual battery on a girl under 12.

Empty Stocking Fund Contributions
A list of contributors to the Empty Stocking Fund.

Police Beat: Man arrested on 'crack' cocaine possession charge
Richard Lawrence Stansel, 24, 213 Basque Road, was arrested Thursday on charges of possession of "crack" cocaine and paraphernalia, the St. Augustine Police said.

A dog with 'vested' service
Blazer is one big German shepherd. With 98 pounds of brown and black fur and muscle, and a bark that rivals the high-pitched wail thrown from an air-raid siren, Blazer is more than willingly able to run down any suspect the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office tells him to sic.

City garage one step closer
The city of St. Augustine is one step closer to having an approved plan for the proposed parking garage behind the Lightner Museum.

FCTI takes budget hit
The First Coast Technical Institute stands to lose $435,907 because of state budget cuts, but President Chris Cothron said teachers and students will not be affected. "We will make a percentage cut across the budget without touching personnel," Cothron said. Still, some instructors like Rosa Ena Torruella, who has an adults-with-disabilities program at the St. Johns County Association for Retarded Citizens building, say they are using their own money to try to make up some of the shortfall by buying books and other supplies for students.

Holiday party set for West Augustine children
Former PGA Tour golfer Calvin Peete is coming to St. Augustine today to host a free holiday party -- and golf lessons -- for children.

Today in History
Today is Friday, Dec. 21, the 355th day of 2001. There are 10 days left in the year. Winter arrives in the Northern Hemisphere at 2:22 p.m. EST.

Sands of Time
Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Arnold Jr., 133 13th St., St. Augustine Beach, announce the birth of a daughter, Wendi Michelle, seven pounds 14 1/2 ounces, Dec. 1 at St. Augustine General Hospital.

Medical bills mean holiday hardship
A few months ago, doctors found a tumor growing on her brain. Prior to that, she had been under medical care for spinal injuries.

Roy Lane
Roy "Danny" Lane, 55, died Dec. 19, 2001, at Flagler Hospital. He was born in St. Augustine, and he lived here all his life. He was a farmer and a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church.

Mary Williams
Mary Williams, 75, Elkton, died Dec. 19, 2001, at Flagler Hospital, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Hastings to the late Lawrence and Henrietta Campbell, and she was educated in the St. Johns County schools.Mrs. Williams joined Mt. Zion AME Church, Hastings, during her early years, later relocating.

George Parker, Dorothy Parker
George Robert "Bob" Parker Sr., 81, and Dorothy Rhodes Parker, 76, Hampton, S.C., Palm Coast and Lake Lure, N.C., died Dec. 18, 2001, from injuries sustained in a car accident in Palm Coast. Parker was a native of Crocketville, S.C., and his wife was born in Walterboro, S.C.

Ruth Dixon
Ruth Dixon, 85, Palatka, died Dec. 18, 2001, at the Flagler Pine Nursing Home, Bunnell. She was born in Springfield, Ga., and as an infant moved first to Starke and then to Palatka, where she became a member of Bethel AME Church.

Thomas Stratton
Funeral services for Thomas "Tommy" Alan Stratton, 27, St. Augustine, who died Dec. 17, 2001, at his home, will be held at 10 a.m., today at Craig Funeral Home, with the Rev. Seamus O'Flynn, pastor of St. Anastasia Catholic Church, officiating. Burial will be in Sampson Cemetery.

Walter Johnson
Memorial services for Walter Duncan Johnson, 80, St. Augustine, who died Dec. 18, 2001, in Flagler Hospital, will be held at 2 p.m., today, at Craig Funeral Home chapel, with Cordell Holloway, minister of the Church of Christ, officiating.

Joseph Tymes
Funeral services for Joseph "Bo-Wee" Tymes, 63, St. Augustine, who died Dec. 17, 2001, at Memorial Hospital, Ormond Beach, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church, with the Rev. Randy Hezekiah Jr., pastor, officiating.

Letter: Saying farewell to restoration
I think as citizens of St. Augustine, we should set a day aside, all assemble at the City Gates, remove our hats - bow our heads and bid farewell to the restoration of St. George Street.

Letter: Thanks SAHS for a proud moment
After enjoying SAHS football for the past 28 years, I must say the 2001 team has given me a thrill for a lifetime. Not only does this team have an excellent coaching staff and outstanding players, but the coaching staff truly has character and builds that character in the players.

What Others Say
For years, the federal government has cast a skeptical eye on the health complaints of Gulf War veterans, problems that veterans groups insist are linked to service in that conflict.

Letter: City should ask input before decisions
The article in The Record Thursday titled, "Pro may help city get info out on garage" should have read, "City to waste more $$ to convince public of need for $4 million employee parking garage."

Around the state
Here are excerpts from editorials in newspapers in Florida.

Letter: Thanks to good, honest people
On Dec. 7 I had a few last minute items to buy at Wal-Mart just to give Santa Claus a hand. I went into Wal-Mart a touch before noon and found what I'd been asked to get, but they were on the bottom shelf.

Too honest for the feds?
It was, as I later came to appreciate, standard-operating-Paul O'Neill. It had been a slow meeting, taken up primarily by a long, painstaking argument from me to hire a financial officer for the Pittsburgh Riverlife Task Force, a waterfront renewal group co-chaired then by O'Neill and later -- after he left Pittsburgh for Washington -- by me.

Tribunal ghost should haunt attorney general
In his recent Senate testimony, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft chided the critics of his anti-terrorist crusade for scaring "peace-loving people with phantoms of lost liberty."

A word from NBC on alcohol advertising
NBC's recent decision to begin airing advertising for distilled spirits under strict standards doesn't mean that alcohol will now begin to be advertised on television -- that is already happening. What it does mean is that the advertising will now be more responsible.

Letter: There's more to the erosion story
The Dec. 5 edition of The Record had a front page article on the beach dunes being battered by the recent storms and was written by Mr. Ken Lewis.

Grits -- The real thing
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Not every woman can pull off the look. Deborah Faye Ford can. She looks excruciatingly neat in faded blue jeans and a striped cotton blouse, a single strand of pearls around her slender neck. At the womanly age of 49, she still has the poised demeanor of a girl properly raised in the South.

'Rings' teems with spiritual undertone
J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings," an epic fantasy that has sold more than 100 million books and debuted as a highly promoted movie Wednesday, rests on a riddle worthy of a wizard.

Sermon: We are saved for all eternity
What a year! With what words can we describe it? Yet within the context of this article, I would care not to add to all the rhetoric already expressed. If you share the same place with me, you've heard enough.

Saturday night live
Saturday Night Life is coming to Family Worship Center, Jan. 5 beginning at 6 p.m.

Orthodox retreat set in March
March 8-10, at the Marywood Retreat and Conference Center in Switzerland, the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC of St. Augustine and Jacksonville), the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) of St. Augustine, will sponsor its annual Orthodox Mission Retreat.

A real Palm Valley tradition
A holiday tradition continues today at Eddie's in Palm Valley, when the Don Thompson Chorale will be featured in concert at both 7 and 8:15 p.m.

Take Note
"Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me."

Appreciation program
The NuFaith Gospel Singers will present a Gospel Music appreciation program Saturday to honor Deacon Paul Floyd. The 7 p.m. program will be held at North City Baptist Church, 15 1/2 Bernard St.

Heaven's angels hitting trail on New Year's Day
They prefer to think of themselves as "Heaven's Angels," and New Yaer's Day, a group of Christian bike riders plans to travel to all four corners of St. Johns County to pray for the county and its residents as we begin the year 2002.

New pastor leading at new Crosspoint church
Crosspoint Church has a new pastor, Dr. Walter A. Bennett. Bennett began his ministry with the church on Nov. 18. Crosspoint Church is a new congregation that meets in the Mill Creek Elementary School on International Drive west of World Golf Village.

Celebrating the birth of Christ
Churches around the county will celebrate the birth of Christ with a variety of special programs and services, with observances continuing through Christmas Day.

Club Calendar
Note: For further information on Al-Anon and Alateen groups, call 829-714l. For further information on AA meetings, call 829-1737.

Religious Notes
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes will host a Gator Bowl luncheon Dec. 28 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, downtown Jacksonville. Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for coaches and students.

A flash of Wizardry: Jordan has Washington at .500
WASHINGTON -- Chris Whitney is the only Washington Wizards player remaining from the team's last seven-game winning streak. nIt was so long ago, he doesn't remember it.

Wizards smash Hawks
WASHINGTON -- Michael Jordan blistered former Chicago teammate Toni Kukoc and scored 23 points as the Washington Wizards beat Atlanta 103-76 Wednesday night for their seventh straight win.

Quick Pitches
St. Joseph Academy Thursday announced formation of an Athletic Collegiate Hall of Fame and introduced former football players Brandon McCloud and Josh Alexander as its first inductees. Both are 2001 graduates.

Points guards
Good point guards are tough to find. Exceptional ones are treasure on the basketball circuit.

Nickerson keeps on ticking
JACKSONVILLE -- When they line up this weekend, the Jacksonville Jaguars will boast 21 seasons of experience at their three linebacker spots.

Holiday hoops
The telltale sign that the holidays are here doesn't reside in any stocking or under a tree. Just check the prep basketball schedule.

Miami's Stoops gets defensive advice from Oklahoma family
CORAL GABLES -- Defensive backs coach Mark Stoops has received some helpful advice from his family this week.

Palm Beach keeps its remarkable diving secret
PALM BEACH -- The four large, lumbering fish milled around the 90-foot deep shipwreck like a herd of cows, holding fairly still for photographers, but emitting warning booms from deep in their throats when cameras got too close.

Baker sinks Palatka at line
PALATKA -- One quarter of brilliance was enough -- barely-- to offset three quarters of bumbling Wednesday night.

Even No. 1 can be shaken up a bit
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- It was only halftime, and the sellout crowd at the Meadowlands already had seen plenty.

Nease slips past UC
JACKSONVILLE -- Practicing for the press nearly paid off for University Christian. A halftime adjustment. however, kept the top-ranked Nease boys basketball team unblemished and playing in today's semifinals at the annual Bolles Holiday Classic.

Dragons edge Falcons on mat
The Florida School For the Deaf and the Blind's wrestling team survived an early scare from district rival Pedro Menendez en route to defeating the Falcons 45-36 on the road Wednesday night.

Marshall, East Carolina light up GMAC Bowl in wild game
MOBILE, Ala. -- Eat your heart out, Randy Moss. When Byron Leftwich's last pass capped Marshall's stunning comeback in the GMAC Bowl, it was the final act in a remarkable 4-hour drama.

Sack streak not stopping Jaguars
JACKSONVILLE -- Ask Mark Brunell what his personal goals are for the rest of the season, and, without pause, his first words are, "Stay healthy."

Flashes a smash in tourney debut
In its third year as host of the Florida State Catholic Basketball Tournament, St. Joseph Academy naturally wants to make a good impression.

Wake, Michigan State roll
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Marcus Taylor had 17 points and four assists as No. 17 Michigan State beat Oakland 78-50 Wednesday night to extend the nation's longest home winning streak to 51 games.

Grizzlies nip Knicks; Raptors edge Bulls
NEW YORK -- Shane Battier scored 21 points, including a tiebreaking jumper with 9.8 seconds left, and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated New York 90-88 Thursday night as the Knicks missed five shots in the final 6 seconds.

Bonds stays with Giants
NEW YORK -- Barry Bonds will stay with the San Francisco Giants, deciding Wednesday to accept the team's offer of salary arbitration.

Baker sinks Palatka at line
PALATKA -- One quarter of brilliance was enough -- barely-- to offset three quarters of bumbling Wednesday night.

St. Augustine Speedway closes its doors
With no public announcement -- just a three-line notice posted on its Web site -- St. Augustine Speedway closed its doors for the 2002 racing season.

Gruesome photos, video show bodies discarded in woods
FORT LAUDERDALE -- Attorneys suing a cemetery company accused of recycling graves displayed photos and video footage Thursday of burial vaults and human remains discarded in the woods behind the graveyard.

Paging Santa: Beepers replace long lines
PEMBROKE PINES -- Attention: Any parent who has spent three hours waiting with whining, screaming children for the annual photograph with Santa Claus.

State Supreme Court overturns two death sentences
TALLAHASSEE (AP) -- For the third and final time, the state Supreme Court overturned Thursday the death sentence of a man who allegedly committed a a 1983 Christmas Eve murder in Miami.

State Briefs
TALLAHASSEE (AP) -- The U.S. Justice Department has withheld approval of a new statewide voter list that is part of Florida's new election law.

State Briefs
TALLAHASSEE (AP) -- State unemployment edged down slightly last month to 5.0 percent and analysts Thursday told Gov. Jeb Bush Florida's economy has stabilized and is showing signs of "modest improvement."

More Southerners traveling during holidays
TAMPA -- More consumers in the southeast United States are making holiday travel plans, indicating a rebound since the terrorist attacks, according to the AAA Auto Club South.

USF president moved to fire professor linked to terrorism
TAMPA -- The University of South Florida's president moved to fire a Palestinian professor linked to terrorists Wednesday, hours after trustees recommended his dismissal, saying he had disrupted the university long enough.

Explosion rips market in Mazar-e-Sharif; 100 injured
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan (AP) -- An explosion ripped through the central market in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday, injuring 100 people, six of them seriously, according to hospital officials and witnesses.

World Briefs
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Turkish foreign minister's one-day visit is evidence of an intense desire to show that NATO's only Muslim member is playing a role in rebuilding Afghanistan.

Palestinian, Israeli talks a 'failure'
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel and the Palestinian Authority resumed security contacts Wednesday, the first sign of a thaw after Israel's decision last week to cut ties with Yasser Arafat's administration. But Palestinians said later that the first meeting was a failure.

With Taliban defeated, Iran stakes out role in reshaping Afghanistan
HERAT, Afghanistan -- The restaurant filled with this Afghan city's elite. The local warlord took the head table, surrounded by hand-picked security bosses. Elders, clan leaders and Muslim clerics feasted on rice and grilled lamb.

Anti-government dissent sparks fighting in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Firing volley after volley of tear gas, riot police on Thursday battled hundreds of anti-government protesters in the streets of the Argentine capital, while looters ransacked homes and supermarkets nationwide.

Al-Qaida prisoners kill six in escape
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Dozens of al-Qaida prisoners who were picked up after fleeing Tora Bora stormed their Pakistani guards on a bus Wednesday, seizing their weapons and opening fire in a mass escape that left six guards and seven fighters dead.

U.N. approves security force for Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to authorize a multinational force to assist Afghanistan's new interim government in providing security in the Kabul area for six months.

German official says Somalia will be America's next target
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- A senior German official said Wednesday that the United States had marked war-ravaged Somalia as the next target in its global fight against Osama bin Laden's terrorist network, but Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said the report was "flat wrong."

World Briefs
VIEUX FORT, St. Lucia (AP) -- Hopes are fading for a quick rebound from the tourism slump that hit Caribbean resorts after the Sept. 11 attacks, and instead it is spreading to everything from manufacturing to offshore banking.

Argentina's economic crisis erupts in looting, violence
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Jobless Argentines stormed supermarkets, shops and kiosks Wednesday in an outburst of looting that spread from the capital to several big cities, prompting the beleaguered president to convene an emergency session of his Cabinet.
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