Word: montana
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...neighboring town of Princeton, was founded in 1896 by a native of Princeton, Minn. Shortly after, Homer W. Canfield, who owned land nearby, sold his property to the Wyoming, Idaho & Montana Railroad. The railroad wanted to name the new outpost for Canfield, but he declined, mischievously suggesting Harvard as a replacement, according to Keith Petersen, an editor at the Washington State University Press who has studied the region...
...neighboring town of Princeton, was founded in 1896 by a native of Princeton, Minn. Shortly after, Homer W. Canfield, who owned land nearby, sold his property to the Wyoming, Idaho & Montana Railroad. The railroad wanted to name the new outpost for Canfield, but the declined, mischievously suggesting Harvard as a replacement, according to Keith Petersen, an editor at the Washington State University Press who has studied the region...
...satellite industry, glitches like this are as familiar as they are vexing. But engineers and scientists are concerned about the potential for more serious problems. Just last month, at a conference at Montana State University, scientists warned that storms in space--like hurricanes and earthquakes--could have a devastating impact on society. Among other things, a large storm could totally disrupt communications over large swaths of the planet and cause power outages capable of paralyzing major urban centers...
...past is always his prologue, and at times he seems almost intent upon reinforcing his remoteness. He goes to a high school in Ohio and starts off telling the kids about World War II. Last month in Billings, Montana, he joked that he had been coming to the state since before its 48-year-old Governor had even been born. And on his birthday, for which his wife Elizabeth gave him a CD player, he said he couldn't wait to cue up some Johnny Mathis albums. Even in Washington, his neighborhood is a sound stage: he lives...
...lark after her victory in the 400. Some lark. She powered past Merlene Ottey of Jamaica, whose medal was the sixth of her career--all silver or bronze. Afterward, Perec apologized to her fellow Caribbean for depriving her of her first gold. A delightful woman who models for Claude Montana and spars with the French press over her move to the States, Perec causes as much of a sensation with her revealing track outfit as she does with her speed. "In Paris," she says, "I am like Michael Jordan." In Atlanta she was like Michael Johnson...