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Torres is hopping mad about the slaughter of tourism. He's fighting back with a campaign of his own on local television, in newspapers, in articles and podcasts for the Web, and in YouTube videos from expatriate Americans willing to go on the record about the quality and safety of life along Mexico's Pacific coast. "It makes me sad and angry at the same time," says Torres. "I blame the media to begin with, but now I blame the U.S. government for these warnings. If I could sue them, I would...
...caliber machine guns is not the post-card image tourists seek, nor a perception easily changed -unless of course you live in Rosarito. "The military has really made a huge difference," said Kanoa Biondolillo, co-owner of Baja123 real estate. "There's been a huge drop in local extortion, you don't have to bribe the police anymore if they stop you. I've never felt safer...
...assumed allocation will put our state appropriation at a level that is almost $34 million lower than the amount that was appropriated for FY2002, in nominal dollars, and nearly $100 million lower in inflation-adjusted dollars." At the same time, the university has helped prop up the struggling local economy by approving more than $500 million in construction and renovation projects...
...Afghanistan Preservation amid Turmoil Kabul has announced plans for the creation of the war-ravaged country's first national park, in central Bamiyan province's Band-e-Amir, a lake region known for its breathtaking natural dams and waterfalls. Officials hope the park's creation and local restoration will boost tourism and jump-start conservation efforts...
Despite having worked for more than 10 solid years in circulation at the Houston Chronicle, Kennedy was lured away by a love of sculpture that he had developed as an undergraduate at the University of Houston and was further drawn in by a local art-car parade in the early '90s. And though he was unable to get a prototype of Ripper into the procession, the encounter was the last bit of inspiration he needed...