Publication archives

Reuters | December 3, 1999 | Doug Palmer SEATTLE - Tim Galvin, head of the U.S. Agriculture Department's Foreign Agricultural Service, was cited as telling Reuters there appeared to be little chance of rescuing a proposal to establish a World Trade Organization working group on biotechnology, adding, "The odds are not great."

Science | December 3, 1999 | Volume 286, Number 5446, p 1835 | Anne Simon Moffat (Summary) Geminiviruses, once thought to cause only limited crop damage, are emerging as serious threats to crops worldwide. Not only are they being spread worldwide via global transportation networks, but new geminivirus strains have emerged thanks to the viruses' penchant for swapping genetic material.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch | December 5, 1999 | By Bill Lambrecht, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau SEATTLE - Neither Ruth Hunter, 83, who stands under 5 feet tall, nor any of her four California friends resembled what they called themselves - the Dangerous Ladies of Santa Cruz.

ABC NewsWire | December 8, 1999

Embattled police chief resigns SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER Tuesday, December 7, 1999 By KIMBERLY A.C. WILSON Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper says he is resigning and that he takes full responsibility for the riots that disrupted the World Trade Organization meeting and brought chaos to the city's streets.

CongressDaily / October 29, 1999 / By Jerry Hagstrom

Skewered in Seattle Fringe Protesters at Center of Global Mainstream By JOHN MICKLETHWAIT, ADRIAN WOOLDRIDGE

Daily Telegraph / Oct. 21, 1999