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...brought in to lend credibility to the proposed book since two other troopers were under attack for allegedly lying in another matter. In the end, according to his affidavit, Anderson refused to sign the contract with Jackson--who promised the troopers six-figure jobs--because the stories were "old fish tales with little, if any, basis in fact." The others went forward into print (never getting their book deal), and the rest is presidential--and tabloid--history...
...sort through the day's problems, they like to recall how simple it used to be. Back in the '30s, when their fathers came to build the WPA beach-front barriers, vacant lots were auctioned for $50 apiece. "Anyone who bought land and held onto it made money," says Fish Powell, especially after Highway 50 connected the Eastern Shore to the restless mainland. Now the price of a lot is in the high five figures, as the town's permanent population of 6,000 swells to 300,000 at the peak of the summer. So lately the conversation...
...best way to observe fish is to become a fish," wrote Jacques-Yves Cousteau in 1952. "And the best way to become a fish...is to don an underwater breathing device called the Aqua-Lung." Like many thousands of other humans-who-would-be-fish, I took his advice...
BRAIN FOOD A low-fat diet may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease. A study of North America and Europe finds that Sweden--where fish is favored and fat is not--has the lowest incidence of Alzheimer...
...passports available) to stop oil exploration in the surrounding sea. The weather is good, says Baker, which means that waves are not as high as the 60-ft. height of Waveland, though that's not always the case. There are lots of whales and dolphins to watch and some fish, mostly pollock, for Al and two other squatters to catch. "We're good for a month at least," he reports...