NORWALK AREA NEWSPAPER INDEX January – December 2003 Indexing The Hour of Norwalk Produced by the staff of: REFERENCE DEPARTMENT NORWALK PUBLIC LIBRARY Valentina Kramer Norwalk Hour Newspaper Index January – December 2003 Introduction The purpose of this detailed index is to provide quick retrieval of articles of local interest in the Norwalk Hour. For most topics, articles pertaining to Norwalk, Weston, Westport, and Wilton have been indexed. For business topics, all of Fairfield County has been included. Many articles are indexed under several subject headings. For national and state news, please refer to such indexes as the New York Times Index, Wall Street Journal Index, Proquest and EBSCO databases accessed through researchitct.org The Norwalk Public Library has holdings of The Hour on microfilm from 1895. The subject headings used in the index are based on the Library of Congress Subject Headings, with new terms created as dictated by the local nature of the index, or where more common nomenclature than that used in LC is appropriate. Some examples of terms not found in LC are: BUILDINGS-ZONING VARIANCES ART GALLERIES-NAME OF TOWN BOMB THREATS-NAME OF TOWN PARKING FINES-NAME OF TOWN GENERATION GAP DRUG DEALERS To enhance the usefulness of the index, many topics are subdivided by the name of the town, in accordance with LC practice. For example: ARRESTS-DRUGS-WILTON ELECTIONS-WESTPORT EDUCATION-WESTON In some cases, the town name precedes the topic. This is true for government departments, history, and local economic changes and developments. For example: NORWALK-COMMON COUNCIL NORWALK-COMMON COUNCIL-ORDINANCE COMMITTEE NORWALK-EDUCATION, BOARD OF WESTPORT-PUBLIC WORKS, DEPT. OF References to articles on organizations and business establishments may be found under their full names as verified in the telephone book, annual reports, etc. The words A, AN, and THE are omitted when they appear at the beginning of names. For example: Articles on THE BULLPEN are indexed under B, as BULLPEN. Most articles about businesses are listed under the name of the company only. If an article contains much information about the type of product that the firm produces, or the type of service it provides, it is indexed under that as well. Only local theatrical, musical, and artistic productions are indexed. Also, only local restaurant and club reviews are indexed. In general, announcements of upcoming meetings, events, or performances are not indexed, unless there is particular local significance. Articles on town-sponsored and school-sponsored sporting events are indexed. These include articles on regularly scheduled, play-off, and championship games. Photos accompanying these articles are indexed under the name(s) of the local athlete(s) featured in the captions. Examples of entries are: FOOTBALL-WILTON NORWALK HIGH SCHOOL-SPORTS Cross-references (SEE and SEE ALSO) are used liberally to direct index users from one term to another. For example: CARVER CENTER. SEE GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER CENTER BOATS AND BOATING. SEE ALSO CONNECTICUT BOAT OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION References to an individual are indexed under the person’s name if the article or photograph features a local person prominently. Photographs of groups of more than 4 persons are indexed under the name of the organization they represent, or if no organization is identified, under the subject heading that best describes their joint venture. For example: CHILDREN’S CONNECTION OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY, INC. CHILD CARE Since the index will be used by genealogists, all local/regional birth, marriage, and obituary announcements that appear in The Hour are indexed. These are arranged in alphabetical order under the appropriate subject heading in a separate volume. A cumulative index of births, marriages and obituaries can be found at the Norwalk Public Library or through the library’s web site. Although the librarians have made every effort to provide an accurate index, errors may occur. Should you find any, kindly notify the Reference Staff of the Norwalk Public Library, so that the next edition may be corrected. It is the intent of the indexers to be objective and unbiased in categorizing articles that have appeared in the publications included. Mention of an article in the index implies neither endorsement of nor opposition to the topic covered, or the way in which it is reported. Please, note that June and July 2003 issues are missing from this index. The index is produced by the Norwalk Public Library with the generous support of The Hour. Norwalk Hour Index January - December 2003 A Partial birth abortion gruesome, needless [letter]. AAA CONNECTICUT MOTOR CLUB 11/22/03 pA10 In brief: Motor club offers 5% gas rebate. Roe v. Wade case is not about killing, but choice 3/20/03 pC1 [letter]. 8/6/03 pA10 AARP Strip away the rhetoric and abortion is still killing AARP will assist seniors with tax preparations. [letter]. 8/16/03 pA10 2/10/03 pA4 ABRAHAM, WILLIAM AARP boycott recommended [letter]. 12/4/03 Fraternal group honors 2 who made a difference pA6 [photo]. 11/24/03 pA3+ AARP let members down on drug bill [letter]. ABRAMS, DOROTHY 11/27/03 pA8 Holiday angels [photo with caption]. 1/9/03 pD3 AARP stands to profit from prescription drug ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT-NORWALK plan [letter]. 12/8/03 pA10 Another view: Columbus Magnet School Questions raised about AARP leadership achieving its goals [column]. 9/23/03 pA6 [letter]. 12/15/03 pA10 Another view: Gap in achievement must be ABAGNALE, FRANK W. addressed now [column]. 9/6/03 pA10 In brief: Ex-master forger offers online tips. CAPT scores lag behind 2002 results. 10/11/03 11/15/03 pA17 pA1+ ABATE, MIKE Corda decries headline, points to successes Abate steps in for Owls [photo]. 8/17/03 pE1+ [letter]. 12/19/03 pA10 College report, a column by Dan Chamness Focus attention on improving all of city's schools [photo]. 10/14/03 pA13+ [letter]. 9/28/03 pA8 ABLECHILD — PARENTS FOR LABEL & Hispanic students' CMT scores need clarification DRUG FREE EDUCATION (ORGANIZATION) [letter]. 9/14/03 pA6 Group vexed by Dodd's failure to back anti- Magnet school parents committed to education drugging bill. 10/24/03 pA1+ [letter]. 9/30/03 pA6 ABORTION-LAW AND LEGISLATION NHS students join honor society [photo]. 11/6/03 Late-term abortion ban is only the beginning pC3+ [letter]. 11/5/03 pA12 Norwalk CAPT results [photo with caption]. ABORTION-MORAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS 10/11/03 pA5 Adoption is a better 'choice' than abortion Norwalk SAT testing results pose question of [letter]. 2/16/03 pA6 race. 8/28/03 pA1+ America must realize that abortion is murder Norwalk schools chief defends district's progress [letter]. 2/8/03 pA10 [photo]. 12/5/03 pA1+ Abortion debate opponents need to work Norwalk students' SAT scores up slightly from together [letter]. 2/7/03 pA10 last year. 8/27/03 pA1+ Cartoon linking Iraq war, abortion was offensive Norwalk's Young Children: What They Need to [letter]. 2/6/03 pA6 Succeed [photo]. 8/1/03 pA8 Abortion is a continuing tragedy of our society Officials explain why Bedford was placed on list. [letter]. 2/5/03 pA10 8/23/03 pA1+ Expect no good to come from our culture of SAT scores show steady gains, but nothing's death [letter]. 11/30/03 pA16 perfect [edit]. 8/31/03 pA8 Gov't responsible for protecting lives of unborn, Schools' ratings imperfect image of our system too [letter]. 8/11/03 pA10 [edit]. 8/24/03 pA8 If abortion is made illegal, women will die Schools report no surprise to parents, PTO. [letter]. 8/14/03 pA6 8/23/03 pA1+ Late-term abortion ban is only the beginning State: 4 Norwalk schools not making the grade. [letter]. 11/5/03 pA12 8/22/03 pA1+ 1 Norwalk Hour Index January - December 2003 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT-NORWALK Residents seek police presence [photo]. 6/1/03 (Continued) pA1+ Testing results an indictment of fed policy [edit]. ACTING-STUDY AND TEACHING 12/19/03 pA10 Westporter on stage at Stagedoor Manor [photo]. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT-WESTON 8/7/03 pD4 Weston student selected to be Rhodes Scholar at ACTORS-FAIRFIELD COUNTY Oxford [photo]. 12/2/03 pA1+ Theater Arts Workshop celebrates its 20th year ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT-WESTPORT [photo]. 3/13/03 pD3 7 Staples students Merit semifinalists. 11/13/03 Westerns win Stamford-born actor laurels [photo]. pC3 8/11/03 pA3+ 52 Staples students receive AP honors. 11/13/03 ACTORS-NORWALK pC3 NHS graduate gets to relive '80s on Broadway Officials explain why Bedford was placed on list. [photo]. 9/12/03 pA3+ 8/23/03 pA1+ Norwalk actress wins a bouquet, not those signs Staples put on state's hit list. 12/5/03 pA1+ [edit]. 11/8/03 pA10 Suburban surprise: Westport on state list. 8/22/03 ACTORS-WESTON pA5 A teen grows in Weston. 10/19/03 pD1 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT-WILTON ACUNZO, LOUIS F. Norwalk students' SAT scores up slightly from Italian-American Norwalkers honored [photo]. last year. 8/27/03 pA1+ 10/13/03 pA1+ Wilton High Class of '03 tops previous group on ADAMS, BRENT SAT scores. 9/28/03 pB2 Breaking the ice [photo]. 1/19/03 pB1+ ACADEMY OF BALLET ETUDES ADAMS, HOWIE Academy of Ballet Etudes schedules open house Offering a helping hand [photo]. 2/9/03 pB1+ on Sunday [photo]. 10/23/03 pC3 ADAMS, KIRTEN ACCIDENTS-NORWALK Different time, same traditions: Lives of those Boy hospitalized after being pulled from bottom of buries at Mill Hill Cemetery re-enacted at tour hotel's pool. 3/15/03 pA3 [photo]. 9/15/03 pA1+ CL&P worker suffers burns while moving power ADAMS, OWEN lines.