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...RIDGE Viet-vet centrist Pa. Gov. perfect, but pro-choice stance may be too much for G.O.P. right...
Julie Bargmann sees beauty in land littered with mine refuse and scarred by acid-laced waters. At an abandoned coal mine in Vitondale, Pa., she is creating what she has dubbed a "regenerative park" to capture the horror and the beauty of its industrial legacy. "New parks aren't all that different from the tradition of [Frederick Law] Olmsted parks," says Bargmann, 42, referring to the architect of New York City's Central Park. "Olmsted was actually constructing places that were part of urban life. Our culture is now one of postindustry. Parks need to express that aspect...
...rapid ascent of the company, however, has left some consumers grumbling, citing hidden charges, weird flight itineraries and lousy customer service. "My experience is that you don't get what you think you're gonna get," says Herb Zimmerman, a Lancaster, Pa., stockbroker. "The thing that perturbed me most was the excess charges that were added [to the airline-ticket price] for fuel and miscellaneous." Other customers have complained that hotels rated as four-star turned out to be less than stellar. Frequent user Raquel Johnson of Bloomington, Minn., though happy with the service, warns, "Read all the fine print...
...major manufacturers as Procter & Gamble and Kraft has meant that customers lured by the 90-day free-trial period have found prices rising after they signed on. "I think what they do is sucker you in with a really low price," says Amy Anuszewski, a software engineer in Reading, Pa. "Once you're hooked, they start charging a monthly fee and higher prices...
...names in the guest book at State College, Pa., reads like GOP veep-finder Dick Cheney's legal pad - Tom Ridge, Tommy Thompson, John Engler, George Pataki, Jim Gilmore, Christy Whitman. All are popular, moderate and Republican. For Gore and the Democrats, there's just one: California's Gray Davis. And he doesn't want...