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...week of the country's metamorphosis. Police divers in the Port of Seattle combed the hulls of cruise ships for explosive devices. The Secret Service ordered that all food deliveries to Boston's Fleet Center, site of the Democratic National Convention, be tested for radioactive material. In Hennepin County, Minn., 2,500 government employees did a simulated evacuation of their 24-story office building. (They got out in 43 min.) "Complacency is a commodity we can't have," says Al Bataglia, Minnesota's homeland-security chief. "We need to train like we would fight in the real event...
Your stories wonderfully captured the essence of one of our great leaders. Jefferson was human in every sense, and his spirit and influence live on today. KRISTINE MURRAY Eden Prairie, Minn...
...would have had doubts. The controversy over whether religious faith should drive decisions in the White House shows how much our nation has changed. Without the convictions of our forefathers, this wonderful nation of ours might not even exist. Keep up the good work, Mr. President! RACHEL ANDERSON Chanhassen, Minn...
...tour of the Minneapolis, Minn., riverfront and such historic landmarks as the Stone Arch Bridge and the Mill City Museum can take a lot of time and shoe leather. But Bill and Emily Neuenschwander's tours can guide you through much of the city's history quickly, with a nod to the future: the mode of transportation is the Segway Human Transporter. The Neuenschwanders started offering tours via the scooter-like device this spring as a sideline to their computer-consulting business. Now they have a fleet of 21 Segways and are attracting 150 customers a week...
WILLIAM HAWKINS Medical Marketer Medtronic, a medical-device maker based in Minneapolis, Minn., saw net earnings rise 22.5%, to nearly $2 billion, in the past fiscal year, and that's great news for the company's new president and chief operating officer, William Hawkins, 50. Hawkins, an avid Duke University basketball fan, knows his competition; he has also worked for Eli Lilly, Guidant and Johnson & Johnson. The challenge for the biomedical engineer and former head of Medtronic's vascular business will be to keep the company hitting nothing but net. Next up on Hawkins' game plan: overseeing the launch...