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...this beloved chain of upscale, family-run emporiums, which has 83 stores in 17 states from Washington to Virginia, has been struggling to reverse recent slides in its profits and stock price. Shoppers still rush to new Nordstrom stores, which have been opening at the rate of four a year, but sales at some older ones have been slumping. Despite its reputation for catering to customers' desires, Nordstrom (1996 sales: $4.5 billion) has been slow to jump on hot retailing trends and appreciate fully the passion of Americans for brand names and logos. "You might still have [Nordstrom] as your...
...transcendent genius whose accomplishments far outweighed his mistakes. Under his leadership, the Chinese people embarked on a gigantic modernization program and miraculously increased their productivity. Deng was an unsung hero in the battle to bury world communism. He challenged Marxist orthodoxy head on. His bold reforms triggered a chain reaction all across the communist world and set the stage for the decommunization of the Soviet bloc. JOHNNY Z.Y. WU Morrow, Georgia...
...issue is most contentious at Yellowstone, whose 190 miles of carefully groomed roads make for unsurpassed winter touring. A busy weekend will see 2,000 snowmobilers buzzing the approaches to Old Faithful, their engines filling the subzero air with a cacophony of chain-saw whines and casting a blue haze against the stands of lodgepole pines. "We are turning a national park into a national playground," complains D.J. Schubert, a biologist for the Fund for Animals, which is threatening to sue the Interior Department...
...Miami Beach to a decaying stretch of New Orleans' elegant St. Charles Avenue, bit back 48 hours later with a two-page ad of his own. Copeland, who favors ostrich-skin cowboy boots and is known across Louisiana as a powerboat racer and founder of Popeyes spicy-fried-chicken chain, began his volley with "Dear Anne" and ended with "P.S.: See you in court. In the meantime, I'm putting a little extra garlic in the food at Straya, keeping a crucifix under my pillow and carrying a wooden stake for good luck...
Those in TV news are often suspicious of outsiders, but Westin gets good initial marks from ABC staff members. He has been a vocal defender of the news division in legal matters, like the recent battle against the Food Lion supermarket chain over a PrimeTime Live hidden-camera report on allegedly unsanitary practices. "He's a really strong supporter of the division, including financially, which is where the real test is," says political analyst Jeff Greenfield. "I like him enormously," says special correspondent Cokie Roberts, who got to know Westin while he was ABC's Washington-based counsel. "He respects...