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...agency acted more swiftly to address another threat to safety. Last week, just six days after a Northwest crew flying from Fargo, N. Dak., to Minneapolis was found to have been intoxicated on the job (though without incident), the FAA ordered its inspectors to notify airlines whenever a crew member is suspected of using drugs or alcohol before a flight. The directive also gave inspectors more latitude to ground flights in such cases. As for the three members of the Northwest crew, the FAA revoked their licenses...
...cheap for the ability to communicate with people their own age through electronic mail, bulletin boards and computer forums on topics ranging from gardening to health-care legislation. "It's their window on the world," says Cindy Schwehr, SeniorNet coordinator at the Sheyenne Care Center in Valley City, N. Dak. "The residents stand by their doors and ask, 'Did I get any E-mail...
...them rears and paws the air, casting a silhouette that is the very image of freedom. These are mustangs, the legendary wild horses of the American West. Two decades ago, mustangs were headed for extinction. Now, at Mustang Meadows Ranch, a 32,000-acre spread near St. Francis, S. Dak., 1,500 of them have found sanctuary and a managed independence that may help assure their survival...
Nonetheless, U.S. automakers insist that California standards would become burdensome if adopted nationwide. GM's Stempel argued that the stricter requirements would raise car prices in regions that are free of smog. Declared a Chrysler spokesman: "If you lived in Resume Speed, N. Dak., you would be paying for a piece of equipment that you simply did not need to keep your air clean...
...summer weekend are powwow reunions dedicated to preserving Indian language and folkways. A score of modest vans and trailers descend on the meeting points. Tepees dot the periphery. Over bowls of venison soup and yellow hominy, knots of Indians chew over native rights and tribal ritual. At Flandreau, S. Dak., Isanti Sioux Bill Gilbert, 32, a cook at an Indian school, prepares to dance in ceremonial gear of eagle feathers and porcupine quills. "It brings people together and gives a chance to get away from rush, rush, rush," he sighs. "All you do is get off on the side roads...