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...bear arms for an organization that wants to destroy the U.S. I admire the restraint of those who captured him. I believe that if I had come upon him in Afghanistan, we wouldn't have had to face the problem of what to do with him. MELVIN HOUX Mancos, Colo...
With half his department recently laid off and his employer's budget for next year shrinking, Randy Holyfield, an executive for a nonprofit group in Highlands Ranch, Colo., was desperately seeking a safety net. He found one in his home. Holyfield refinanced his mortgage at the lowest rates in 30 years, cashing out a $40,000 cushion while holding his monthly payment steady. "The newspapers say unemployment is still low," offers Holyfield, 43. "Well, I have friends out of work, and others who had to leave the state for a job. It's worse than the numbers indicate...
...there's never been such a high-ranking officer in charge of defending the U.S. It's likely that the mission will be assigned to either the Norfolk-based Joint Forces Command, which oversees 80% of U.S. forces based inside the U.S., or NORAD, based in Colorado Springs, Colo. The homeland-defense commander would support, not supplant, the new White House Office of Homeland Security run by Tom Ridge, with all those problematic details on who outranks whom still to be worked...
Among those drawn back home by the lure of the familiar and comfortable are Harry and Linda Safstrom, who moved two years ago to a house in Lafayette, Colo., 45 minutes from their hometown of Englewood, Colo. The couple, who met in fourth grade, left the state in 1967 and spent the past 34 years in 17 different homes as Harry moved during his career with Dow Chemical Co. They now live near their siblings and parents. Harry's contacts in his hometown have made it easier for him to set up shop as a management consultant. "We traipsed...
...stresses impinge on all couples, but the effects can vary. In some cases the marriage can actually be strengthened. "It either brings you together or pushes you apart," says gerontology professor Wagner. Charlene Lowry, 48, a corporate trainer in Centennial, Colo., views her husband Jim, also 48, as her "anchor," practically and emotionally. While she works, her husband runs an Internet consulting firm from home and watches her dad, who's in the late stages of Alzheimer's and lives with them. Jim also greets their 14-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter after school. "He's always...