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...attracting new blood, these towns hope to avoid the fate of hundreds of hamlets across the Plains that have passed the point of no return--even if they don't know it. Kansas State's Darling says that once a town is down to its post office and silos, the decay is fatal. He estimates that 20% of Kansas' 627 incorporated communities are on the slippery slope to extinction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Land of the Free | 7/5/2005 | See Source »

...effort, the fate of these rural towns may have more to do with their proximity to a large city than anything they can do for themselves. Last October the Center for Rural Affairs in Lyons, Neb., published a study on land giveaways that concluded, "The most successful projects are those towns close to and within easy commuting distance of larger cities." That's where the jobs are, pure and simple...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Land of the Free | 7/5/2005 | See Source »

Such was Charlie’s tragic fate...

Author: By Brendan R. Linn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tickets Reference Beantown Legend | 7/1/2005 | See Source »

While she has to leave such matters to fate and lady luck (and as many fan votes as she can get), some things will take care of themselves. The ESPYs, for instance, will provide Corriero’s outfit for the award show...

Author: By John R. Hein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Every Student Prefers Nicole | 7/1/2005 | See Source »

...lifetime and ever since, while suffering in nearly every way that a human being can suffer. The fact that Mary was married to a President who has been admired in nearly every way that a President can be admired has never helped matters any. It may have sealed her fate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Saga of Mary Todd | 6/26/2005 | See Source »

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