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...contention between the worlds of the Olympics and snowboarding. Within some of the sport's core circles, pot has been a common part of the life-style. Along with freedom, travel and the pursuit of that perfect powder day, marijuana is regarded by certain riders as traditional ritual. Scott McKinley, a snowboard rider and assistant manager of a Whistler snowboard shop, says of the culture, "I don't want to give the impression that everybody up here is a stoner. I compare it to cracking open a beer at a friend's [house]: it's so common, nobody thinks about...
...EVERETT MCKINLEY DIRKSEN became the first to record an album while serving in the Senate. Dirksen beat out Rod McKuen for the best spoken-word Grammy award...
...under the costs of these incentives. They fell 24% in 1996--dropping 300% from the mid-1980s--and remained flat last year, pounded by a wave of delinquencies as consumers maxed out their debt. "The credit-card free-for-all has come back to haunt the industry," says Robert McKinley, president of RAM Research. To stanch the southern flow of profits, card issuers are seeking to edge up their income by retrenching on offers and charging penalties, new fees and higher rates...
...rate is 18.84%, up from 17.7% a year ago. Mellon Bank of Pittsburgh, Pa., assesses its cardholders $15 for not charging during a six-month period. If you cancel your card account with Advanta Bank of Wilmington, Del., it may impose a $25 fee as a parting gift. Warns McKinley: "There are going to be more costs associated with cards in the future." And that future...
...block. AT&T terrorized the credit-card industry and started a trend by introducing, with spectacular results, the no-fee-for-life Universal Card in 1990. But the lack of a fee made AT&T dependent on interest charges that many customers refused to rack up. According to Robert McKinley, president of RAM Research, holders of as many as 60% of AT&T's 18 million Universal Cards are "convenience users" who pay off their bills each month. The industry average...