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...weather will cost Harvard its annual trip to Fenway Park. Not because there is rain predicted for today, when the Crimson was originally scheduled to head downtown and play the Beanpot Tournament consolation game against UMass in the shadow of the Green Monster. The forecast says high 64, partly cloudy...
...through talking about John McCain's pleasant stroll through downtown Baghdad? Have we plumbed every angle of Mitt Romney's hunting experience? What effect will Fred Thompson have on Tommy Thompson, and vice versa? Where again does John Edwards get his haircuts...
...Department of Transportation is reviewing the application, and will factor in objections from Air Canada, Continental Airlines and Northwest Airlines, among others, which argue Porter has an unfair "monopoly" on flights from Toronto City Airport. These airlines also want to compete for the urban traveler. Torontonians may accept a downtown airport from its cherished island respite, as long as its only tenant is a struggling, regional airline. But one that services the big North American airlines will be about as welcome in the city as the creature on Porter's logo...
...While the denizens of downtown pride themselves on commuting to work by foot, bike and mass transit, that doesn't mean they want every travel convenience - as a new airline taking off from the heart of the city has discovered. Until recently, the only airport serving Canada's largest metropolis had been Lester B. Pearson International Airport, located 20 miles from the city centre. The airport is not accessible by subway, so downtowners have to slog through traffic snarls to get there. That looked like an opportunity to aviation entrepreneur Robert Deluce, who, last October, launched Porter Airlines. Porter offered...
...months later, the protests have died down. Some downtown Torontonians have even warmed to their "local" airline, particularly time-stressed business people like lawyer Howard Greenberg, who can see the jets ascend from his office window. "With Porter, I can leave and board the aircraft within 30 minutes," he says. "If I go to Pearson, I have to allocate two hours." He likes the service, too. The terminal features complimentary cappuccinos and, for his laptop, wireless high-speed Internet access...