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...cold morning last April, in the shadow of Montana's Beartooth Mountain range, five agents from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) walked into the office of Dr. Richard Nelson, a Billings neurologist. For six hours, they combed through his records, seizing 72 patient charts and confiscating his drug-dispensing permit. The charge? None so far, but the assumption is that he is suspected of improperly prescribing narcotic drugs. Despite a distinguished professional record spanning more than four decades, Nelson has had to spend $20,000 on lawyers, fearing that the government will indict him if it turns out that...
...rolls," and on his undeniably good Step in the Name of Love (Remix) even proclaims himself "the Pied Piper of R&B." It's possible that Kelly doesn't know the pedophiliac connotations of the reference (in the fable, the piper leads the town's children into a secret mountain cave as revenge for getting stiffed on the exterminator bill), but one surmises he wouldn't stop singing...
...reports of possible vandalism of a bicycle cage, two individuals reported that their own bicycles had been stolen. The individuals described the bicycles as gray/black Cannondale F400’s valued at a total of $1,600.00. At 8:56 p.m. a third individual reported that his blue Trek Mountain bicycle valued at $320.00 had been stolen and the cable lock had been damaged...
...Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Add another stunner to Sir Richard Branson's growing portfolio of former hideaways turned luxury hotels. The latest is the Kasbah Tamadot (virgin.com/kasbah), an 18-room property 50 minutes south of Marrakech, in the foothills of Morocco's High Atlas mountains. Branson, who bought it in 1998, spent years renovating the building. Today, its Moorish doors open onto mosaic-covered courtyards, azure reflecting pools, and terraced gardens, which cascade down to an infinity pool that's ringed by rosebushes, fruit trees and cactus plants. Rooms and suites are multistoried affairs stocked...
...think I've found my limitations." GEORGE W. BUSH, U.S. President, after injuring two fingers in a mountain-biking mishap when he crashed into a police officer in Scotland