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...inside the electoral arena is a major issue, especially as the overwhelming power of commercial money in our elections has drawn the two parties into more and more of a convergence on corporate-power issues. One metaphor for [my] campaign could be the tugboat campaign, pushing candidates toward the harbor of the people and away from the harbor of giant corporations...
When A.J. Longmaid spent his boyhood summers on Spectacle Island, a private 4.5-acre (1.8 hectare) refuge off the coast of Bar Harbor, Maine, his family had no electricity or pressurized water. He read by kerosene lamp and showered by pouring a bucket of freezing water over his head. Today Longmaid, 30, not only has hot showers and electric power on the island but also can make cell-phone calls, watch television and surf the Net via satellite. "People don't even realize they aren't connected to the mainland when they're here because everything is the same," says...
...debate formats. They're all against impeaching [President George W.] Bush and [Vice President Dick] Cheney for their multiple high crimes and misdemeanors. And they're all against repealing the Taft Hartley anti-union law... One metaphor for [my] campaign could be the tugboat campaign, pushing candidates toward the harbor of the people and away from the harbor of giant corporations...
...morning tide. Nearby, as a reminder of the glorious past, was the Victory, the flagship of Lord Nelson when he sailed out through the same channel to win his great victory over the French and Spanish at Trafalgar in 1805. And, as always, the Britons gathered at Portsmouth Harbor last week to watch the naval departure were swept with deep feelings of national pride and a sense of foreboding about an uncertain future. The crowd was largely silent at first, but the cheers began as the aircraft carriers Invincible and Hermes moved past. The spectators, some of whom had been...
...Boston Harbor Hotel, 70 Rowes Wharf, Boston. Valentines Day Brunch, 10 a.m. to 2p.m. $75 per person...