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...lives—had been in serious danger the whole time. Following a quick tow to the deserted gate, Midwest graciously wined and dined its inconvenienced passengers, put us up in the airport Hilton, and offered us two “unrestricted” round trip ticket vouchers to anywhere Midwest Airlines flies. Which, by the way, is not just the mid-west...
Things have calmed down since the killing, as Chinatown buses have begun to professionalize their services. But traveling on the discount lines can still be harrowing. In front of the red-walled Mahayana Buddhist Temple, Chinese immigrant workers, college students and tourists are lining up for $15 tickets to Boston. A bus rolls up and fills up in a matter of seconds--leaving 20 passengers stranded. The Chinese ticket taker struggles to explain to the frustrated customers, "No seat, no seat." Finally, the bus driver relents and allows another person to squeeze on, just before it pulls out into traffic...
...along Eastern seaboard routes. Greyhound has been shrinking its national network because of a string of financial problems. "We have no objection to competition as long as it is on a level playing field," says Kim Plaskett, director of corporate communications at Greyhound, which now offers a special online ticket rate of $18 on its New York City--Boston route, vs. the normal $35 fare...
...better understand the plight of Iraq's citizens. "I thought I'd go the extra mile for that or, rather, a few thousand miles," says Hassan, who left the U.S. Dec. 11, notifying his family in an e-mail from the road. The teen bought a $900 plane ticket to Kuwait with money his parents had given him earlier. He took a taxi to the Iraq border but couldn't enter because of pre-election security. Undeterred, he flew to Lebanon, stayed with family friends and flew to Baghdad on Christmas. After a day in Iraq, he contacted the Associated...
...causes--and tougher to answer--is why the rest of us pay attention to them. Granted, there is the rare celeb, like Bono, who becomes a bona fide expert, but why should I turn to him for advice on solving poverty any more than I'd buy a ticket to watch global-poverty guru Jeffrey Sachs sing I Will Follow? Maybe stars can draw on a reservoir of trust, but that trust can be volatile. In 1985 Michael Jackson was a beloved humanitarian. Today, hearing him sing "We are the world/We are the children" is not so touching...