TRIBUNE COLUMN
Bronzing of Ashcroft a symbol for GOP advances in legislature
By JOSH FLORY
The Senate’s top Republican, Michael Gibbons, was in the Capitol Rotunda Wednesday when he came across the House second-in-command Carl Bearden. With a dramatic air, the senator made a partial bow before the representative, like a knight offering tribute before his sovereign.

SPIRITUAL LIFE

In Paul’s footsteps
By MARCIA VANDERLIP of the Tribune’s staff
On the road to Damascus, Anna Baltzer found her vision renewed. The young Jewish woman’s personal journey through an Arab world has led her to become an activist for Palestinian rights.