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...what I was looking for in this 167-year-old railroad town of about 27,000 built along the banks of the Mississippi and once known as Catfish Bend. I would eventually get there, but I got sidetracked. Eighteen miles to the south, I came upon the town of Fort Madison (pop. 11,618) and liked what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: History: Fort Madison, Iowa: The Battle of Downtown | 7/10/2000 | See Source »

...work are nonnegotiable. Gimmicky re-creations, especially those involving period costumes, are disqualifiers, as are any businesses beginning with the name Ye Olde. Functionality is what I look for, an authentic, practical intersection of commercial and social life, and I knew the moment I turned right on Avenue G.--Fort Madison's five-block business strip--that I was home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: History: Fort Madison, Iowa: The Battle of Downtown | 7/10/2000 | See Source »

Cambridge Mayor Anthony D. Galluccio and former mayor Francis H. Duehay '55 presided at a ceremony at Fort Washington, the only remaining revolutionary fort in Cambridge...

Author: By Imtiyaz H. Delawala, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Thousands Flock To Boston for Celebration | 7/7/2000 | See Source »

...know what they're for, then you're in trouble!" When I told my daughter I felt like a klutz, she said, "Don't worry, Mom, you've misplaced things and been a klutz for 40 years! Nothing has changed!" What a reassuring put-down! MONA MOFFAT Fort Myers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 3, 2000 | 7/3/2000 | See Source »

DIED. ROBERT TRENT JONES SR., 93, golf architect who designed or remodeled more than 450 courses, many renowned for their natural obstacles, which he believed kept golf a challenging game; in Fort Lauderdale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Jun. 26, 2000 | 6/26/2000 | See Source »

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