Charmaine Smith - Spring 2001
News non-stop. That's why I wanted to come to Washington, D.C.. I started writing news stories in high school as a challenge. And ever since, I'm always looking for new heights in journalism. When I master one set of skills or kinds of stories, I get restless. I want to keep growing. This internship will prove to be just that for me. A new challenge. I'm a recent graduate from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Yulee, Fla., is my hometown and the South is my birthplace. But European countries are where I feel truly at home. I've visited five countries and lived in two -- Denmark and the Netherlands
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National Cathedral Gives Kids a Place to Pray
Submitted on April 21, 2000 - 12:00am. Charmaine Smith - Spring 2001WASHINGTON _ From a corner of the National Cathedral's echoing nave, the shining bronze hands of a young Jesus beckon youngsters into a miniature chapel. Inside are little brown wooden chairs, a low stained glass window, a baby organ and a white limestone altar scaled down to a 6-year-old ..
Exhibit Shows Presidents Got Game
Submitted on March 31, 2000 - 1:00am. Charmaine Smith - Spring 2001WASHINGTON _ Teddy Roosevelt's baseball bat. Calvin Coolidge's basketball. Gerald Ford's football jersey. Those are an eclectic collection of presidential sports memorabilia proving that, as its creator says, presidents played sports as well as politics. "In our culture, we have come to ..
Major Coaches Support Gambling Ban
Submitted on March 31, 2000 - 1:00am. Charmaine Smith - Spring 2001WASHINGTON _ A bill in Congress that outlaws betting on amateur sports has garnered formal support from 62 major college coaches.Among the coaches supporting it are Volunteer head football coach Phillip Fulmer and women's head basketball coach Pat Head Summitt. " There's no gambling here on ..
Changing the World: All in a Day's Work for School Kids
Submitted on March 7, 2000 - 1:00am. Charmaine Smith - Spring 2001WASHINGTON _ They scrubbed dog cages at the pound. They scoured a ship. And now they are going to tell Congress why they spent their hard-earned money to buy goats."In Haiti, goats can benefit the whole family," said 15-year-old Katie Kruse, of Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis, ..
NCAA Pushes for Ban on Gambling
Submitted on January 26, 2000 - 1:00am. Charmaine Smith - Spring 2001WASHINGTON _ No point spreads in newspapers. No more gambling on college games and the Olympics. No more point-shaving by college and amateur athletes. That's the aim of legislation to be introduced into Congress this week and backed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. "We don't want ..
