26 February 2003 By The Morning News — 26 Feb 2003 New York's currently: smelling pancakes everywhere Bush convenes panel on global warming; panel tells Bush he's doing a terrible job. States go on borrowing-spree to fill budget gaps, accounting for 9.7 percent of state and local revenue in 2002 (the highest since the '50s). General predicts 'several hundred thousand soldiers' required for peacekeeping and rebuilding in Iraq, scares the pants off Senators. Saddam interviews Dan Rather. Boycotting French cheese or wine is for idiots. One slightly-silly and dumb-in-places argument why. 71 Clinton Fresh Food's Wylie Dufresne about to open WD-50 (with no salads on the menu, thank God), after months of developing dishes in the 'funk tank.' Sixth-graders mummify chickens. Old but worth remembering: Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About PETA likens Jews to chickens with 'Holocaust on Your Plate' campaign. Daypop tracks top word bursts. Spree tops Yao, 102-95. Patricia Wells on the suicide of Bernard Loisea, chef-owner of La Cote d'Or. (also, NYT speculation on the death) Jesus was a goth.
