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The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
The Washington Times is a conservative newspaper published Monday through Friday by the Washington Times LLC. Its editorial headquarters is in Washington, D.C. and it's been published since 1982. The owner of the Washington Times is the Unification Church.The Washington Times covers local, national and world news, with an emphasis on politics. The paper is known for its conservative slant, since it was founded as a response to the more liberal Washington Post. Readership is nationwide.The fact that Reverend Sun Myung Moon of the Unification Churchfounded The Washington Times has made the paper controversial from its very beginning. The question remains as to how much Sun Myung Moon or his aides influence the editorial content of the paper. In 2003, five staff members resigned when their editorials criticizing South Korea for its political repression were stifled. However, not all readers are critical of the way the Washington Times handles news; it is reported that President Ronald Reagan read the paper every day while in office. Sam Dealey is the executive editor, The Washington Times LLC is named as publisher and Chris Dolan is managing editor.
Articles from February 2, 1996
'30 Ford Model A Sport Coupe Preserved as Family Heirloom
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While President Herbert Hoover was wrestling with the Great Depression 66 years ago, Ford Motor Co. was selling the 1930 Model A Sport Coupe for a base price of $530. One such model was sold in Columbus, Ga. After being driven through 45 years...
A Black Splotch on Comic's Career: `Sheep' Disappoints after `Tommy'
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"Tommy Boy," Chris Farley's first starring vehicle, proved a rollicking delight and agreeable surprise in the first quarter of 1995. The follow-up, "Black Sheep," proves a rude letdown - such an unmitigated dud that it would be comforting to learn...
A Good Realtor Is an Invaluable Guide
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The most important decision you will have to make in the home-buying process, other than the home you actually end up buying, is the person you select as your guide - your guide through the maze and thicket of housing-hunting, paperwork, inspections...
A Meeting of Minds in Tripoli
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Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan has been on a tour of the African continent for the past two weeks, and some of his meetings and activities are raising eyebrows and questions. Mr. Farrakhan had a "successful" meeting with Libyan President...
A Spacious House in a Friendly Va. Neighborhood
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There's something about a 1970s four-level-split house that brings to mind parties: not grand, elegant, limousine-style parties, but memorable ones with friends and family members scattered from one end of the house to the other. Charades being played...
Attempts at `Restoration' of an Ornate Splendor: Ribald Saga Set at Charles II's Court
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"Restoration" plays better as a souvenir press kit than a finished film. Curiously, the movie juggles and shortchanges a couple of plots: one predominantly ribald and farcical, the other earnest and sentimental. Either might have sufficed as a...
Audi A4 Performs Well with or without AWD
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While virtually every automaker, it seems, is scrambling to market a truck-based sport/utility of some kind, Germany's Audi is rolling to a different beat. They even have a saying: "The truck stops here. Don't get stuck in a truck." Along...
Bad EGR Valve Lowers Mileage, Causes Damage
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Dear Bob: I drive a 1986 Dodge Ram 50. At around 50,000 miles the EGR light came on. Before the light came on I was getting 30 to 32 miles per gallon on the highway and 24 to 26 mpg in town. After the light came on, my mileage started dropping....
Barry Says Board Shirks Duty: Mayor: `Send Me Your Budget'
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Mayor Marion Barry yesterday challenged the D.C. financial control board to do its job and accused the panel's top staffer of lying in claiming city officials haven't tried hard to slash spending. An admittedly agitated Mr. Barry lashed back...
Barry Takes Bad with Good: Deficit Way Down, but Ills Include Some `Terrible Things'
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Mayor Marion Barry took credit yesterday for slashing city spending to post a much-reduced deficit last year of $54.4 million but conceded the independent annual audit uncovered some "terrible things" wrong with the government. "Thank God they're in...
Being near a Lit Cigarette Has Risks - Whether You're Smoking It or Not
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A thorough reading of the recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on the health effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) leads to very different conclusions about ETS than those stated by William Rusher in his Jan. 4 column "Miscalculation...
Bitter Cold Blows Snow to Region
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Record-shattering cold gripped much of the country yesterday, pushing a storm toward Washington that threatened to drop an inch of snow by this morning's rush hour and up to 6 inches by this evening. Snow was expected to begin accumulating in the...
Brief Encounters
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SELLING LIKE HOTCAKES: John F. Kennedy Jr.'s bimonthly magazine, George, has sold so well with readers and advertisers that it will come out on a monthly basis later this year instead of in 1997 as originally planned, reports said Wednesday. ...
Broadcasters Must Act to Implement a TV Ratings System
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Finally, after months of endless deliberations, we get telecommunications reform. Great. It's more than about time. This bill was needed years ago. But there is still one fairly large piece of the puzzle left hanging out there in limbo, despite...
Canal Faces Long Way Back: Even with Machines, Repairs Will Take Years
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What the floods after last month's snow did to the C&O Canal in two days is going to take Douglas D. Faris years to repair. But the man in charge of rebuilding the treasured landmark has a plan - as well as the backing of corporate neighbors...
City Mom Picked as Olympic Torchbearer
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If you could choose anyone in the world to carry the Olympic torch, who would you choose? The answer for Lakia McMillan, 12, of Northeast is her mother, Cherri McMillan, whose selection was revealed at a ceremony held yesterday at Browne Junior...
Clinton Aims for the Middle in N.H. Primary Campaign: Democratic Base Key, but Fringes Need Wooing Too
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President Clinton kicks off his primary election stumping in New Hampshire today with lukewarm support from the Democratic Party's traditional liberal base. Yet he has made a beeline for the political center, as evidenced in his State of the Union...
Clinton Coffers for 1996 Race in Good Shape
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Lawyers, investment bankers, entertainers, media moguls, and federal and local government employees lead the list of contributors to President Clinton's re-election campaign, according to the campaign's latest financial disclosures. Contributors...
Clintons Throw Dinner with Panache for Visit by France's President Chirac
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President and Mrs. Clinton played host to French President Jacques Chirac last night in their first state dinner of the year, an unusually showy affair with more celebrities than usual and a menu that deliberately blended U.S. and French culinary...
Clinton Urges Harmony in Politics, American Life: Quotes Hillary's Book, Bible at Prayer Breakfast
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President Clinton yesterday used the annual congressional prayer breakfast to reach out to his critics in the Republican Party and called on both parties to "show the right attitude toward those with whom we disagree, even when we feel wronged." ...
Clinton Visits Campaign Trail: He Hits New Hampshire as Doubts Grow about Opponent
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President Clinton today makes his first re-election venture into New Hampshire, and the emergence of Steve Forbes as an unlikely GOP giant-killer is forcing the Clinton-Gore campaign to re-evaluate its strategy to fight Bob Dole. While the president...
`Comeback' for Actor Who Never Really Left
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Al Freeman Jr., now perfecting a foxy grandpa personality as he nears conventional retirement age, began an association with Howard University in 1988 that has evolved into his current, august status as chairman and artistic director of the school's...
Committee Rejects Parental Notification: Woods Joins Democrats in Defeating Bills
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RICHMOND - Opponents won the first round yesterday in Virginia's annual battle over whether a minor girl should have to notify a parent before she can have an abortion. The 9-6 vote by the Senate Committee on Education and Health to kill two notification...
Contest for WWII Memorial to Be Closed
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Students and artists will not be invited to compete for the design of the World War II memorial, a departure from the process used to select designers of the Korean War Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The panel steering the memorial...
Cool Reception for Chirac: Many on Hill Miss His Pledge on Nuclear Tests
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French President Jacques Chirac told Congress yesterday that France has forsworn nuclear testing "once and for all," but he generated only tepid applause from the less-than-packed house. Some Democratic members of Congress participated in a boycott...
Deflated: Top College Basketball Teams Take a Hit as Many Talented Players Turn Pro Early
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When Maryland's Joe Smith joined a host of other underclassmen and declared himself eligible for the NBA draft last spring, everyone knew the college game would suffer. But nobody could have predicted how much. The talent pool at the major level...
Despite the Elements, Some Fishermen Are Still Plugging Away
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Although the tidal Potomac River continues to look like coffee with cream here and there and is still serving up its share of navigational hazards because of all the debris brought by the recent flood, one fisherman was observed finding catch-and-release...
Doctors Say Price Returned to Bullets' Lineup Too Fast: Webber Surgery Called Successful
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Although the Washington Bullets received word yesterday that Chris Webber had successful surgery on his left shoulder, there was evidence to suggest that for the second time this season point guard Mark Price was given the wrong advice about his injury....
Dole Campaign Raised Most Cash, Has Most Left Over
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Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole's Republican nomination campaign last year was the top money raiser and finished 1995 with the most cash on hand, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). This news came as a Boston...
Embassy Row
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IS FLYNN LEAVING? Raymond Flynn, the headline-making U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, is in the news again with reports that he may resign and return to Boston to face charges of violating Massachusetts campaign finance laws. The Boston Globe...
Emerging China Worries U.S. Experts: But Beijing Has Avoided Showdowns
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China's growing power and wealth and its willingness to confront the United States on matters it considers vital to its interests are causing apprehension among U.S. China watchers, particularly those who keep an eye on security issues. More and more...
Extra Points;roundup
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South African revelers turn on policemen A crowd celebrating South Africa's African Cup semifinal victory attacked three policemen in a car, and 12 people were injured in ensuing chaos, police said yesterday. The attack occurred Wednesday night...
Fairfax School Board Sees No Way to Avert Tax Boost
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The Fairfax County School Board's new Democratic majority voiced support for a record tax increase at its budget meeting last night, saying needs of the schools simply cannot be met without it. Not only that, board members say many county residents...
Feeling the Pain of the Great Railroad Job
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When Bill Clinton says he "feels your pain," he means it. He wants to spread the pain around so that he can feel everybody's. This week he made a good start. You could ask Billy Dale. You could ask David Kendall, his lawyer for financial felonies,...
Finding out What You Can Afford Is Key
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According to a recent survey, 68 percent of people who currently rent their residences either want or soon will attempt to buy their first homes. If you fall into that category, this step-by-step guide will step you through the process and help you...
First-Class Work Costs but Is Worth the Price
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"You get what you pay for." One of the hard truths I have learned over time is that you never lose money when you invest in first-class people. Or the flip side: Buy cheap, get cheap. One of your recent articles suggested that the staff of the...
Forbes' Opponents Openly Question His Credentials as a Conservative
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Steve Forbes started out accusing his rivals of being phony conservatives; now they're building a case that he's a less-than-authentic conservative himself. The millionaire publisher attacked front-running Sen. Bob Dole at a time that many conservatives...
For Magic, Real Test Is Yet to Come
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The electronic and print media are running out of superlatives to describe Magic Johnson's return to the NBA. I hope no one succumbs to a heart attack when Johnson and the Lakers meet Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls tonight. The Lakers publicists...
Former State Official Says U.S. Needs Better Dialogue with China
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Richard H. Solomon, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs from 1989 to 1992, is president of the U.S. Institute for Peace. He talked about China in a telephone interview with Deputy Foreign Editor Richard C. Gross. ...
Germantown Man Cited in Arsons, False Reports
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Montgomery County fire officials have charged a 25-year-old Germantown man with burning down a historic building and making eight false reports, including one in which divers spent six hours searching a pond for a little girl who wasn't in the frigid...
GOP Lawmakers Suggest Clinton Illegally Sent GIs to Macedonia
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Republicans are challenging the legality of President Clinton's deployment of 500 soldiers to Macedonia as U.N. peacekeepers, contending that existing law requires him to first win congressional approval. Mr. Clinton did not seek Congress' OK...
`Gov. Spendening' Again Misses the Mark
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I knew it. Who in their right mind thought that throwing money at millionaires would line the state's coffers? What foolhardy soul thought funding 10 football games a year would offset annual budget deficits? Only Maryland's "Gov. Parris...
Greece, Turkey Avert War over Islet, but Tension Remains
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Greece and Turkey pulled back from the brink of war this week but remain sharply at odds in an ongoing dispute that remains a constant threat to peace. "Sure, we've bypassed this crisis for now, but the nexus of the problem remains on the table,"...
Hard Line with Beijing Risks Disaster
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Leon T. Hadar, an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, examines what Assistant Secretary of State Winston Lord last week called the "sweet-and-sour" relations between China and the United States. Relations between the United States and China...
Hill's School Plan for City Seen as Hit on Home Rule
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A school reform plan for the District that sets up five new education-related boards and gives new power over schools to the D.C. Council has left many wondering if Congress is aiming to abolish the D.C. Board of Education. While a school voucher...
House Panel to Probe How Treasury Dealt with Debt Limit
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The House banking committee next week will investigate the extent of any White House political involvement in the Treasury Department's decisions last fall to dip into federal retirement funds and use other accounting maneuvers to get by without a...
Inside Politics
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ADVICE AND DISSENT The Democratic National Committee is seeking advice and donations, and apparently is not particular about the source. "NRCC, what should be our party's official stance concerning the future of Social Security and Medicare?...
Inside the Beltway
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FRIENDS INDEED "I think it was Harry Truman who said if you want a friend in Washington, you need to buy a dog," President Clinton remarked yesterday. "I think of what Benjamin Franklin said. He said, `Our enemies are our friends, for they show...
Keeping Cool as Settlement Papers Pile Up
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If the blizzard of documents and financial statements caused some heartache for you and your spouse when you were trying to pre-qualify for a mortgage loan, break out that Price Club-sized bottle of Pepto-Bismol to prepare for the final step in the...
Kenilworth Towers
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Each week, The Washington Times profiles an area rental community to see what it might be like to live there. ADDRESS: 3801 Kenilworth Ave., Bladensburg RENT: Junior one-bedroom apartments, $600-$635; one-bedroom units, $630-$655; two-bedroom...
Lightweight RV Options Expand
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In the old days of RV towing, if you owned a small car or imported vehicle, you didn't have much choice but to use a fold-down tent camper. That was the heaviest trailer such vehicles could successfully tow. Today, many RV manufacturers are building...
Maryland Gets Big Jump Start from Booth: Forward Scores 12 Points in Decisive Second-Half Run
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CHARLOTTESVILLE - The emergence of Keith Booth's jump shot couldn't have come at a better time for the Maryland basketball team - and a worse time for Virginia. Booth scored 12 points, all on jumpers, in a decisive Maryland run midway through the...
Metro Firms
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Comsat debt downgraded Moody's Investors Service lowered Comsat Corp.'s senior unsecured debt, affecting about $576 million of the Bethesda satellite communications company's debt. "Comsat's ability to generate free cash flow in order to reduce...
Microsoft, BET Plan Black Site on Internet
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The Black Entertainment Television cable network and dominant software maker Microsoft Corp. said yesterday they have teamed up to produce a multimedia Internet site tailored for a black audience. The venture will expand the reach of Washington-based...
Mrs. Clinton's Sticky Wicket
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It seems those Rose Law firm billing records that disappeared for two years only to pop up suddenly in the files of a longtime Clinton aide are going to be troublesome to Hillary Clinton in more ways than one. Thanks to those records, Mrs. Clinton...
NATO Commander Warns Bosnians to Keep the Peace: New Flare-Ups Would Kill Support for Rebuilding, He Says
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Bosnia's factions could renew the conflict once U.S. forces depart but would lose international support for rebuilding the country, NATO's commander in Bosnia said yesterday. Adm. Leighton Smith, in charge of 60,000 peace implementation troops,...
NSO, Coming Season Have a Slatkin Attack
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Leonard Slatkin yesterday stepped into his new role as full-time musical director of the National Symphony Orchestra, unveiling a 1996-97 season that will include a concert tour, a recording and several newly commissioned works. By necessity, Mr....
Panel Counsel Asks If Hillary Hid Part in `Sham' Project: Rose Firm Destroyed Records in '88
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The chief Republican lawyer for the special Senate Whitewater committee said yesterday he wants to know whether first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton destroyed Rose Law Firm records to hide her role in a real estate project that federal regulators described...
Pennsylvania Facility Caters to Newcomers
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Creating new skiers and snowboarders is the most formidable task facing the sport. At a time of flat growth, ski areas are doing whatever it takes to attract, excite and keep skiers. "I tell people that if they've ever thought about taking up...
Prison Officials Should Tell the Truth about Their Actions
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I can certainly understand the philosophy of making prison life more uncomfortable - after all, a significant deterrent effect is lost if prison is little more than an extended vacation ("Prisons tighten inmate possession rule," Dec. 31). However,...
Ratings System Lags `V-Chip' Technology
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The "V-chip," a tiny piece of technology embedded in the telecom bill passed by Congress yesterday, will give parents the power to tune out violent TV programs. Perhaps. Chances are that the hardware behind the V-chip already is installed in your...
Real Estate Q&a
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PAY CASH OR MORTGAGE Dear Edith: What is the best way to purchase a home the first time? Pay cash or pay a down payment and use the interest paid on the mortgage and property taxes as an income-tax deduction? - N.O. There's no one right...
Rising Hotel Occupancy Boosts Marriott Profits
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Marriott International Inc.'s aggressive expansion fueled big earnings gains for the quarter and the year. The Bethesda lodging services company yesterday reported that net income for its fourth quarter ended Dec. 29 rose 25 percent to $90 million...
Romania Takes Action with Eye on NATO
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BUCHAREST, Romania - President Ion Iliescu yesterday fired Communications Minister Adrian Turicu, the latest in a series of signals that the government is rushing to embrace U.S. values to improve its chances of eventually joining NATO. The departure...
Seahawks Want to Play in L.A
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The NFL's ever-expanding game of team free agency gained another player yesterday. The Seattle Seahawks are reportedly moving to Los Angeles for the 1996 season, becoming the league's fifth team in one year to change cities. The Seahawks and the...
Secret Success of Builders: Developing Great Deals: Aggressive Methods Help, Too
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Nobody pays full price for anything these days. People shop the sales, clip coupons and negotiate for everything, including new houses. Thus, one of the secrets of successful home builders in the slow Washington-area market is their willingness...
`Squall' in Rough Water over Characterization
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"White Squall," a wayward attempt at a seafaring classic from Ridley Scott, will repay expectations of scenic distinction. Mr. Scott deals with a hard-luck skipper named Christopher in the movie, which fails to navigate a treacherous passage between...
Stadium Foes Low-Balling Profit, Glendening Charges
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ANNAPOLIS - Gov. Parris Glendening yesterday sought to refute a report that claims an NFL stadium in Baltimore would be a net loss for Maryland, saying a similar study dramatically understated the impact of profitable Oriole Park at Camden Yards....
Swap Meets Return Men to Youthful Days
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I got a chance to revisit my youth on a recent weekend - I attended an automotive swap meet. The voice on the telephone answering machine was Gary, an old college friend who is now a pilot for a major U.S. airline. When we were still in school,...
Teachers Attacked at NW School: Students Run Wild at McKinley High
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Students attacked two teachers at McKinley High School in Northeast yesterday, then went on a rampage for at least 20 minutes until police arrived, according to a witness and school security officers. Three juveniles were arrested, and a fourth...
Telecom Bill Breezes through Congress: Clinton Will Sign Sweeping Measure
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Both houses of Congress overwhelmingly passed a sweeping telecommunications bill yesterday, firing the starter's pistol for a race that will transform the nation's communication landscape. The bill, which President Clinton has pledged to sign,...
The Absolute Rule for Loans: Absolute Rules Don't Exist
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I'm getting a lot of refinance questions these days, and it's understandable, as rates are expected to head downward. The other day, I discussed refinancing with someone who called me back and said he was turned down because his house had been...
The Feds in the Schoolhouse Door
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The Prince George's County school program seemed to be working. By all accounts it was helping adolescent black males improve their academic performance - at least until the U.S. Department of Education slammed the door on them. Last November...
The Home Inspector Gives Clear-Eyed Review
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You see a large, unfinished basement that will make a perfect family room. Your partner is looking for the sump pump, checking for weather stains and testing to see if all the electric outlets work. You read that there is central air conditioning...
There's Less of a Case for Demi Moore in `Juror'
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"The Juror" is unlikely to remove the tarnish Demi Moore has been collecting while specializing in adulterous roles - most recently as the unwitting focus of ridicule while misreading "The Scarlet Letter" in cahoots with director Roland Joffe. Not...
The Times Joins a Vendetta against Ron Brown and Commerce Department
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This is in response to the Jan. 21 news article "Commerce spent $24 million over budget on travel" (Nation) and your Jan. 25 editorial "Commerce is as Commerce does," both based on the Jan 21. Los Angeles Times article by Sarah Fritz regarding a...
To Refinance or Not? Yes - and No
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Viewers of last week's "The Washington Times Home Guide Show" on NewsChannel 8 heard the following questions discussed by Home Guide Editor Peter Vandevanter; Dave Hershman of Hershman Financial Services; Mary Naccash-Sites of First Professional Mortgage...
Toyota's New U.S. Plant Spells Short-Term Good News, Glut Later
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PRINCETON, Ind. - If you're looking for Middle America, you've found it here on the eastern edge of the Mississippi River's vast flood plain. Princeton's the type of town where mothers still make cookies for school bake sales, and farmers turn...
Waldholtz Report Contradicts Charges Husband Stole
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The husband of Rep. Enid Greene Waldholtz pumped more than a hundred thousand dollars into the Utah Republican's campaign accounts last year, contrary to accusations by his estranged wife that he stole money, according to reports she filed yesterday...
Why a Flat Tax Is Not the Solution
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I have noticed that any time that the "flat tax' is brought up, the main argument against it is the elimination of the mortgage interest deduction. I can't see that this would be a loss but rather a trade-off if the predictions of lower interest...
Wolfpack's Robinson on Hot Seat in Raleigh
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Although N.C. State has its best team since the Jim Valvano era, the most debated topic in Raleigh is still whether coach Les Robinson will (a) resign, (b) get fired or (c) stay on for another precarious season. After Wednesday night's 66-62 loss...
