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Minneapolis, Kans., started a successful program in 1999. But it wasn't until Marquette enjoyed huge success with its program in 2003 that word spread, inspiring copycats. Marquette, within an hour's drive of Salina and Hutchinson, bought 50 acres of wheat field on the west side and began laying streets and utilities. All 82 lots have been taken; 23 new homes are finished or being built. The city's population, which had been falling, is now 650--up from 527 a year ago--and 45 kids have been added to the elementary school, says Mayor Piper. The giveaways "saved...
Underlying the DNA tests is the idea, accepted by most scientists, that modern humans evolved in Africa some 100,000 years ago and then spread out across the globe, picking up genetic mutations along the way. Researchers have been trying to determine when and where various mutations occurred. Genetic genealogists track these mutations and compare them with a database of DNA markers culled from thousands of people with deep roots in specific regions of the world, such as the Aborigines in Australia or the Basques in Spain. If an individual's mutations match those of an indigenous group, a link...
Because Loews has its strongest presence in major cities, while AMC's theaters are spread more widely around the country, the new deal is expected to help AMC Entertainment reach a broader audience and negotiate better deals for popcorn and soda. But some are dubious of the synergy. Several big theater conglomerates have battled bankruptcy, and General Cinema filed for Chapter 11 in 2000. "Is there a merger that's worked out right in Hollywood in the past 20 years?" asks industry expert Arthur de Vany, author of Hollywood Economics. "I can't think of one." --By Jeremy Caplan
...station at Guantánamo Bay to be a prime example of the hypocrisy that shrouds the U.S. By indefinitely detaining "enemy combatants" without availing them of legal defense, we show the world that the lives of non-Americans are unimportant to us. That is not a great way to spread democracy. If there is indisputable evidence that prisoners were involved in 9/11, then by all means, they should be prosecuted. But if there is no evidence, the U.S. should let them go and apologize for robbing them of their family, country and time...
...actually pretty easy,” Miede said of the service. “We waited two or three minutes [at the terminal] for the bus to come, and [on the bus] we had room to spread...