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...Mugabe's Road "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose," goes the Kris Kristofferson lyric. It might have been written about Zimbabwe's freedom from colonialist rule 28 years ago [March 31]. Now, sadly, that freedom amounts to hyperinflation, barren farms, food scarcities and the flight of millions of citizens. It's time for Mugabe to go. Zimbabwe has nothing left to lose. Ron Eddy, Auckland...
...Jeff Motunde, a Nigerian-born Broadway outreach worker, and police officers for a survey of Heathrow's homeless. Those contacted included a man sleeping under his coat, another conspicuously hiding behind an open newspaper, and a woman clutching a duty-free bag who insisted she was waiting for a flight, only to whisper when police were out of earshot, "I can't afford electricity. It's warm here. Please let me stay...
...dozen homeless who agreed to follow up with social care during my visit, it is possible that none will check into temporary accommodations, Motunde says. It's likely that many will stay at the airport until they are arrested or become ill. They are beneficiaries of the democratization of flight: gone are the days when you could identify British air travelers by their neat suits and shiny shoes. Two scruffy passengers we discovered curled in the corner of a remote bathroom turned out to be holding tickets to LAX. They had chosen their spot because it was the only place...
...airport stop at a homey, British-style pub called the Bull & Bush, a microbrewery where the vintage-beer menu includes a bottle of Thomas Hardy's Ale from 1980 for $35 and a Chimay Grand Reserve from 1999 for $60. To my shock, while I waited for my delayed flight at Denver International, I stopped at the New Belgium Pub, where I had one of its malty Fat Tire ales. I don't know if there are any studies on this, but I think this beer-drinking thing may be addictive...
Plus, returned transfer application fees are cold comfort. If they suddenly decided not to give me a degree after four years, I sure as hell hope Harvard wouldn’t just offer me my money back. When Continental cancels my flight, they don’t just apologize over the loudspeaker and hand me a wad of cash. Please. I’m getting a free night’s stay at the Sheraton and enough flier credit to get me to Bora Bora the next morning...