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...BLACKMAN was reporting a story in Maine when she learned of one town's unique approach to containing health costs. It's the subject of this week's AMERICAN SCENE. Blackman, yet another Washington-based correspondent (they do get around, don't they?), describes Maine as a "glorious, crystal-clear state where everyone is nice to each other and honest. I found it to be a lovely change from the Capitol." That's not necessarily a reflection on all of official Washington. Blackman just finished writing Seasons of Her Life, a biography of Secretary of State Madeline Albright, which will...
...would think a company that makes its living carrying tourists to crystal-clear tropical waters would know better than to foul them. Apparently not. Royal Caribbean Cruises, the world's second largest cruise line, has pleaded guilty to federal charges that it pumped oil-contaminated bilge water into the ocean and tried to cover up its misdeeds for several years by lying to investigators and falsifying records. The company will pay a $9 million fine, $1 million of which is earmarked for conservation projects in Florida and Puerto Rico. It also promised not to do it again...
...antenna built into the roof provides crystal-clear satellite-TV reception (with up to 200 channels) and high-speed Internet access...
...should make the sharper images of digital or high-definition TV available in time for the 1998 football season. By then, broadcasters such as NBC and CBS have agreed, the nation's top 10 markets will be getting the richer television signal--which includes lush digital sound and a crystal-clear picture. Still, few analysts expect HDTV to take off anytime before the millennium. Between the $3,000 price tag for the sets and the slow arrival of new programming, couch potatoes may have to stew a bit longer...
Certainly an environmentalist refrain does seem part of the liturgy of almost everyone on the religious fringe of the Web. And not surprisingly, this green perspective is typically global (the Web is, after all, worldwide). The generally amorphous teachings of the First Internet Church of All have one crystal-clear theme: "saving the living organism known as Earth...