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...will shed most of their clothes, spread petroleum jelly over the more sensitive parts of their bodies and affix little timekeepers to their shoelaces. Then, as the appointed hour of noon approaches, they will either stand in line at one of the 750 portable toilets or, much to the chagrin of Hopkinton's 10,000 regular residents, go natural. At the report from a gun, they will try to race 26 miles, 385 yds., all the way to Boston. In other words, they will "run Boston." And not just any "Boston." This will be the 100th Boston Marathon...
...dairy farmers by requiring that milk be thickened with dairy solids. The bill would wean wheat, corn and cotton farmers off the current system of crop supports by replacing it with a seven-year program of declining, fixed payments. Subsidies of peanuts and sugar remain in place, to the chagrin of some members on both sides of the aisle. "If the bill were to play out as advertised, it would fundamentally change farm programs," Tumulty says. "The problem is that in the first two years, some of the farmers are actually paid more." Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman has said...
...roll back crop-subsidy programs born in the Great Depression. The bill would wean wheat, corn and cotton farmers off the current system of crop supports by replacing it with a seven-year program of declining, fixed payments. Subsidies of peanuts and sugar remain in place, to the chagrin of some members on both sides of the aisle. House leaders have limited the number of amendments to speed final House passage, but TIME's Karen Tumulty reports from Washington that the House bill is so different from the version passed February 7 by the Senate, the conference committee could spend...
...spite of my elaborate fantasies, however, I will be spending Valentine's night on a long-distance phone call, not a Datamatch date. No doubt to the great chagrin of the ten men out there on whose lists my name appears, I did my own unofficial data match about this time last year, and got pretty good results. Of course, the council would probably not find me compatible with my sweetheart--he likes "Beavis and Butthead" while I prefer "Singled Out," and I'd choose Pearl Jam over Megadeth any day--but I think I'll keep him, rather than...
Snowboarding, both freestyle and Alpine, is clearly not just a fad. It's easier to learn than skiing. It's more adaptable to changing snow conditions. And to the chagrin of its grunge contingent, Mom and Dad are buying boards. Brian Delaney, who runs adult snowboarding camps in Colorado, says the average age of his student is 40 and business is up 200% over last year...