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With its simple, log-sided buildings spread out over 150 acres among the Ponderosa pines in a remote part of western Montana, Spring Creek Lodge Academy might pass as a rustic retreat for budget-minded travelers. But Mary and Randy Carben didn't make the trip there from their home in Bridgeview, Ill., for a vacation. They were at Spring Creek because it's where their son John had lived since the morning in June when the Carbens paid two handcuff-brandishing escorts to take their 17-year-old there. Despite its bucolic appearance, Spring Creek is a specialty boarding...
...election returns with bated breath on Nov. 2, hoping to see at least some signs of tolerance in an electorate which has of late appeared increasingly hostile to their identities and lifestyle. Yet for all their hopes, the populations of 11 states—Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon and Utah—resoundingly stamped their disapproval earlier this month, amending their constitutions to define marriage exclusively as a union between a man and a woman. Of the 11 states, all but four implicitly ban civil unions as well. Now that the brunt...
That, in turn, helped the G.O.P., which owned a 28-22 gubernatorial majority going into the election, maintain its margin. Five states (Indiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Utah and Vermont) went Republican, and five went Democratic (Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina and West Virginia), with Washington's race too close to call. But in the most closely watched and heavily bankrolled races, the G.O.P. prevailed. In Missouri Matt Blunt, the son of four-term Congressman Roy Blunt, beat state auditor Claire McCaskill; the two candidates spent a combined $7.3 million, also a likely state record. And in Utah a scion...
...Carolina ?15 Georgia ?13 Virginia ?11 Tennessee ?11 Indiana ? 9 Alabama ? 9 Louisiana ? 8 Kentucky ? 8 South Carolina ? 7 Oklahoma ? 6 Kansas ? 6 Mississippi ? 5 Nebraska ? 5 Utah ? 4 Idaho ? 3 Alaska ? 3 Montana ? 3 North Dakota ? 3 South Dakota ? 3 Wyoming ?20 Ohio ?27 Florida ? 5 Nevada Close calls
Erik Meyer, QB, Eastern Washington—The 6’2 junior quarterback leads the nation in passer efficiency with a 174.3 rating. His completion percentage of 69.8 is the best in I-AA. But the Eagles have No. 5 Cal Poly and No. 24 Montana State left on their schedule, which could knock the quarterback’s rating down a notch or two. If he survives those tests and Eastern Washington gets the help it needs to win the Big Sky title, Meyer might be the front runner for the award when the ballots are passed...