This page updated on February 3, 2000. The following shows the first paragraphs of our January 2000 stories with links to the full text. Also, links to our older stories page and e-mail subscription information page are at the bottom of this page.
Many people like to splurge on gifts for the holidays.
But Christmas cheer can turn to January panic when post-holiday bills fill the mailbox. A consumer scientist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences says four warning signs can tell you when you're in too deep. Richard Stehouwer, assistant professor of environmental soils, under contract with U.S. E.P.A., developed a mix of composted leaves and grass to make a once sterile soil healthy enough to support plantings. Donald Evans, associate professor of agricultural and extension education, died Friday, Jan. 14, at his home in Morris Township, Huntingdon County. He was 58.