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...Stereotypes always linger behind the curve of change. Visitors to the state that is known for polygamy and tough liquor laws may be surprised to find that it produces a beer called Polygamy Porter (advertising slogan: "Why just have one!"). Salt Lake has a thriving bar and club scene. The state's liquor laws are gradually easing up; since last August it has been legal for the first time to advertise liquor. According to Governor Leavitt, there will be 1,305 places to buy a drink "within the confines of the Olympic area"-twice as many places...
...megamall on the outskirts of the city, tirelessly campaigns for enlarging the mass-transit network and has put out hundreds of red flags at street crossings for pedestrians to carry, making them easier to spot by drivers. He was outspoken in the fight-which he won-to have beer served at Olympic events...
...archaic teaching nowadays, and as kid who liked to share a beer with schoolmates who weren't bound by Mormon doctrine, I found it hard to follow. Still, it was something to shoot for, and by trying I probably moved an inch closer to future godhood than I would have had it not existed. Hey, a lot of Olympians fall short too. It's the attempt that matters, though. The struggle. One hopes that this struggle hasn't been abandoned yet - that deep inside all of our temples, that light still shines...
Accepting the new money is one thing. Getting used to it will take a little longer. For the next few weeks, Europeans will live like tourists in their own countries, pondering price tags and trying to decide if that new sweater or pack of beer is a bargain or a rip-off. Most Italians will no longer be millionaires, and the French will have to cope with the fiddly exchange rate of 6.6 francs to 1[Euro]. ("It's easy," says another Paris greengrocer, displaying his mathematical prowess: "You just divide by 50% and add that to the original, then...
DIED. ALFRED HEINEKEN, 78, beer tycoon and marketing guru who led the Heineken brewery through nearly half a century of growth and designed its famous red star logo; in Noordwijk, the Netherlands...