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Colorado LOCAL FARMERS ARE SUFFERING THROUGH THE WORST DROUGHT IN MEMORY. SO WHY IS THE GOLF COURSE GREEN...
Thirty miles away in the city of Durango (pop. 15,000) at El Patio Bar & Grill, misting machines spray diners to keep them cool. Lawns are lush, and the golf course has fairways greener than fresh limes. But according to the widely used Palmer monthly drought index, the region around Durango is suffering the worst drought in the U.S. In June the Missionary Ridge fire, northeast of town, burned 70,000 acres. Only 2.86 in. of rain have fallen all year. And Durango, which since 1877 has had first rights to the water that flows down the Florida River...
...golfing terms, Hootie Johnson used too much club. When the chairman of Augusta National Golf Club--host of the prestigious Masters tournament--responded to a letter from Martha Burk, chairwoman of the National Council of Women's Organizations (NCWO), who was inquiring whether the all-male bastion would consider women for membership, his response wasn't a polite "Thank you for your interest, but this is a private club." Nope. Johnson swung from the heels. Gripped it and ripped...
...that prohibit gender discrimination, membership of company officers at Augusta could be viewed as a conflict. Such leading lights as Sanford Weill of Citigroup and Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway are members. So is Kenneth Chenault of American Express, one of a handful of black members at the Georgia golf club. Sources tell TIME that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently became a member. General Electric is still paying the fees for retired chairman Jack Welch, according to papers filed in Welch's divorce proceedings. None of the golfing chiefs are talking: members are required to sign an agreement...
...pressure on CBS. The network, which since 1956 has produced the Masters on a break-even basis because of its prestige and promotional value, grimly announced that "CBS will broadcast the Masters next year." Come next April, might that include antidiscrimination protests held outside the most famous golf tournament in America? --With reporting by Mike Billips and Stephen Majors/ Atlanta