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...places on earth can match Madagascar as an ecotourism destination. Some 70% of Madagascar's animals are found only in this island nation, which is roughly the size of Texas. But Madagascar hasn't always been great at showcasing its biological richness--driving anywhere in this remote country will test your shocks and your spine--and its tourism industry remains small. That's beginning to change, though, as the government is in the middle of tripling the size of its national-park system, and local-guide networks are springing up around the country. These moves are coming at the right...
...York Times reporter JUDITH MILLER to join Mike Huckabee, Karl Rove and ex--Clinton flack Howard Wolfson on Fox News' island of misfit toys...
...Maybe because race is completely irrelevant as to whether someone should be the next President! Sure there are some bigots who will vote solely based on race, but to imply that for many Americans the economy and race are issues of comparable weight is simply insulting. Zachary Nass, MERRITT ISLAND...
...that the Minister's policy to protect the Spanish coastline is laudable. However, as was widely commented on by the Spanish media, it is a fact that while she is demolishing a poor neighborhood on the seafront in Tenerife, she is allowing the construction of a building on Arosa Island in Galicia, just 20 m from the sea, where wealthy people will end up owning luxury flats. Consequently I believe she does not deserve to be on the list of heroes as her policies are not equal for all. Pablo Candela Alvarez, ALICANTE, SPAIN...
...been a legalized industry in Massachusetts for over 70 years, but its popularity has declined substantially in recent decades. Only two tracks in the Commonwealth continue to feature greyhound racing—Wonderland Park in Revere, Mass. and Raynham-Taunton Greyhound Park in Bristol County, which borders Rhode Island. Supporters of the bill said that there were over 800 injuries of greyhounds at the two parks since 2006, including broken legs, paralysis, and even cardiac arrest. “In the earlier part of the 20th century, people had different ideas about dogs,” said Christine Dorchak...