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Even when Professor W. Barton “Pappy” Leach only allowed female students to speak on designated “ladies days”—when questioning generally related to cases involving underwear—few protested...
That was before she learned how completely the old windmills had been supplanted by pumps that drink from the deep and fast depleting Ogallala Aquifer, or how much the region has been penetrated by giant hog farms, corporate operations that can leach toxic waste into the water table and foul the air for miles with burning stink. So now her main character is Bob Dollar, a young man who comes to the Panhandle from Colorado to secretly scout locations for Global Pork Rind, an outfit based in Tokyo that wants to start vast hog farms. As you might expect, Dollar...
...mayor of Bettendorf, a suburban town on the Mississippi, she was courted by both parties. The Republicans wanted her to run for lieutenant governor four years ago; she didn't like the head of the ticket. The Dems, in 1996, asked her to vie for Congress against Jim Leach; she figured he couldn't lose. But with redistricting last year, Leach moved west, leaving Nussle the man to beat in the First District. "He lost much of his rural base; 42% of the district's population is new for him," says Hutchinson. "And he's never...
...year each. But it has decided to diversify its holdings, sparking protests from the citizens of Hershey, Pennsylvania, who got a judge to halt the sale temporarily last week. Still, "a delay of a few weeks won't matter," says Bank of America analyst William Leach, who expects Nestlé and Britain's Cadbury to explore a joint deal. If a sale happens, the new owners are expected to assure the townsfolk that things won't change - but it's going to take a heap of sugar to make that medicine go down...
...week MTV aims to unveil a P. Diddy reality show. Cybill Shepherd, Gene Simmons and Courtney Love are looking to fill the camera void in their lives. Kato Kaelin taped three episodes of himself by himself, looking to sell his show, House Guest. In an affront to everything Robin Leach ever stood for, America has chosen to bask in the soothing truth that the lives of the rich and famous aren't all that much different from their...