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Marc and Linda Ecker of Fountain Valley, Calif., enjoy the Robin's Nest in Houston precisely because it is close to shops, museums and restaurants. They have stayed there several times over the past couple of years while visiting their daughter and son-in-law. The location, coupled with the inn's down-home appeal, keeps them coming back. "There's a real neighborhood feeling at this B&B, like you're back in time, sitting and chatting on someone's front porch," says Marc, 54, a school superintendent. "I also appreciate the fact that there is no one with...
...cyclists Mike and Margo Requarth, who have taken 13 biking trips in the past 10 years, the ultra-responsive customer service keeps them signing up. "In the early days we didn't think of asking for anything outside of what was offered," says Mike, 54, of Sebastopol, Calif. Now anything goes. When the couple were in Hawaii with their two sons, Mike asked a guide to take the three guys to a golf course. No problem. And when the organizers overheard Mike telling a fellow pedaler at dinner in Bali that his wedding anniversary was in the next couple...
True, but that somebody could be the taxpayers if, as some propose, the government were to subsidize free wi-fi as a public utility--which is already happening in downtown business districts as diverse as Long Beach, Calif., and Athens, Ga. That may sound radical, but federal intervention at some level will probably be necessary if wi-fi is ever to become as widely available as the wired Internet is today. For one thing, wi-fi operates on a radio band that is already terribly overcrowded. "We need federal help," says Pozar, "or this is going to turn into just...
Berkeley, Calif...
...increase in GDP is negated by an equal (or greater) increase in debt. Shouldn't economists take the frightening increase into account when praising the growth factor? Gerrie Ryan Escondido, Calif...