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Local color adds tremendously to the novel; rather than set the tale in a generic Anytown, U.S.A., Montgomery places the action square in Baltimore. The reader will be delighted by small details like the Light Rail transit line and Dick’s Sporting Goods in Hunt Valley Mall (where one can actually buy paintball gear). Institutions and landmarks like the Baltimore Orioles and the Gunpowder River are not simply bandied about to lend an air of authenticity. Attention to such detail is crucial, as Montgomery uses his familiarity with fisherman’s lingo and military life to good...
...they say at Disney, the park is the ride. It's a pleasure to browse in this imaginary Anytown; each quiet corner is art-directed with meticulous pizazz. Tread carefully on the elevated rope "netwalk"--a sort of Swiss Family Wallenda--in the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail. Stop to hear gorgeous spellbinder Nicole Barre spin an Indian fable, How the Rabbit Stole the Sun, in the Ahwahnee Camp Circle. Catch the charming film snippets of Rosie O'Donnell and Colin Mochrie in the Boudin Bakery pavilion. Wander through Paradise Pier, where you will find Wolfgang Puck's to-diet...
...much regulation could freeze Harvard Square into an outdated mold, but some regulation is necessary to stop it from turning into a generic Anytown, U.S.A...
...right that we can't be immune to what is going on in the rest of the country, which is exactly why the Cambridge community is worried. If the Square follows suit with the rest of the country, it will simply be a block of chain stores like Anytown, U.S.A. Harvard Square is lucky to have a small group of people who actually care what it will look like in the future...
Nevertheless, newspapers are facing a unique challenge. Although the economy has rebounded--and with it, according to third-quarter reports released last week, profit growth for many newspaper chains--the face of retailing has irrevocably changed, with fewer mom-and-pop stores eager to advertise in the Anytown Daily Bugle and with large discounters not using newspaper ads as heavily. The rise of other ad outlets, such as cable television, direct mail, niche publications and online services, means that newspaper executives may never see such rich margins again--but that does not stop them from squeezing. Many newspaper veterans feel...