February 20, 2003

Anne Raver column on pleasures of going through seed catalogues in winter; photo (M)

Ted Turner, who resigned last month as vice chairman of AOL Time Warner, is emerging as even greater threat to company's stability at time when it is struggling to put to rest two years of management upheaval and falling share price; Turner is largest individual shareholder, with 3 percent stake, and is living legend to many media investors, which makes him impossible to ignore; Turner is speaking his mind and raising many questions, including will he further depress AOL Time Warner's stock with more sales of his own shares and will he play role in buying Atlanta Braves from company; photo (M)

As deadline for final selection of design for for World Trade Center site draws near, support mounts for Daniel Libeskind's plan; New York Gov George Pataki is said to favor it, but awaits modifications requested of both Libeskind and team known as Think, final two competitors (M)

Allied Irish Bank reports profit of 1.07 billion euros ($1.14 billion) for 2002, doubling its earnings from year earlier (S)

Jane Pauley, co-anchor of Dateline NBC, says she will leave NBC in May after 27 years with network; startles NBC's management by turning down offer to renew her current contract and deciding to move on to next phase of her career; says her plans are not specific, but she does not plan to sign long-term contract with another network news division; photo (M)