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...their backs in the waves and cracking clams on their chests. But the schooling orcas were a rarity. ''You don't see this but a couple of times a year, if even that,'' said Clark, who came from Montana 14 years ago and thus qualifies as an old Alaska hand. Tourists in Alaska become old hands quickly, but at first view it is not merely whales and glaciers and steaming volcanoes that are marvels. The tiny single-engine floatplanes and ski-planes themselves, the delivery vans and taxis of the roadless north, are just as scary and exotic. They seem...
...times. Another bill has been introduced in the state legislature that covers texting, but until then, drivers in the Golden State are free to barrel down the freeway while manically thumbing their keypads. But don't get too cocky with your on-the-road texting. Drivers in four states - Alaska, Minnesota, New Jersey and Washington - can be cited for an infraction that in many ways defines the age of multitasking: DWT, or driving while texting...
...Alaska and Louisiana just became the latest states to pass laws banning text-messaging behind the wheel. It's a popular activity: YouTube has videos of young adults texting while driving, and about 600 Facebook members have joined a group called I Text Message People While Driving and I Haven't Crashed Yet! TIME's Sarah N. Lynch contacted the group's founder, Taylor Leming, 21, of Round Hill, Va., who submitted her responses via e-mail...
...Democrat with one of the most off-message weeks of his campaign. By rejecting public funds, Obama is expected to raise hundreds of millions of dollars and spend more on his presidential campaign than any candidate has before. He's already airing television ads in red states like Alaska and is considering pricey spots during the Olympics. Money isn't everything in politics, but this is one of Obama's biggest advantages...
...coast to coast, prompting more than 20 states so far this year to consider banning the activity. Washington, New Jersey, Minnesota and the District of Columbia already prohibit texting while driving. And Louisiana is poised to follow suit, with similar legislation awaiting the governor's signature. On June 16, Alaska's governor signed a law that prohibits drivers from texting or watching videos. (It's still okay, however, to stare at a GPS device and talk on a cell phone...