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...that reduced mortality has come from minimizing the interactions between bears and humans. Sheep-grazing rights once brought lots of food into grizzly territory on National Forest land, for example, but grazing allotments have been all but phased out. Garbage dumps and piles of entrails left behind by elk hunters lure grizzlies into areas where they are more likely to be hit by cars or run into people who have to kill them in self-defense. But again, many dumps have been shut down, and the Wyoming game and fish department is working with hunting groups to make sure kills...
...touting luxury beds, Internet service and fourth-night-free deals. But with a vulnerable work force in a tight economy, many workers see vacation as an unaffordable luxury--and even when they do take one, work obligations loom. "I feel like I need to go on vacation," says Elk River, Minn., mortgage-company owner Molly Nadeau, "but to go and then come home and catch up is all very stressful. I just don't feel it's worth it." Unfortunately for the travel industry, a few discounts aren't going to change that. --By David E. Thigpen/Chicago. With reporting...
Check out the Saturday evening show at the Middle East and hear some great lesser-known but up-and-coming bands. Music should be pretty consistently rock-oriented; ELK in particular mentions Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine as particularly strong influences on their sound. 9 p.m. doors. 18+. Tickets...
Born March 17, 1967, in Elk Grove, Ill., Corgan’s forays into the world of music began early on, with significant inspiration from his father, a blues guitarist. He started playing guitar himself at age 14 and formed his first professional band, Marked...
...Coors, 57, won't get the Senate job by birthright. The rarefied world in which he moves--he does his elk hunting in Russia, not the Rockies--won't endear him to Colorado's rural, blue-collar constituency. And though he is a conservative Christian, beer ads that feature him with the barely clad Coors Light Twins could cost him credibility on the family-values front. Also, his bid sets up a costly, divisive Republican primary race against former Congressman Bob Schaffer. Still, state G.O.P. chairman Ted Haley isn't fretting. "It can only help us build momentum," he says...