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...housing, certainly some skepticism is in order. Formerly sizzling markets in Florida, Nevada, Arizona and California probably haven't seen the worst headlines just yet, though they may well be close. And "jumbo" mortgages, those more than $417,000, are likely to remain artificially high for a few more months while banks work through their credit issues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ignore the Headlines | 2/14/2008 | See Source »

...never know by looking, but there is a logic behind the presidential nominating process. The tiny Iowa caucuses give little-known long shots a chance to build a name through sweat equity. Compact New Hampshire tests the retail skills of the candidates. Elections in South Carolina and Nevada take the show south of the gnat line and west of the Rockies. And then Super Tuesday--the big time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election Excess. | 2/7/2008 | See Source »

...prices. At Vermont's Killington Resorts, the diesel-powered snowmaking compressors are being replaced with low-emission machines, which should reduce emissions 50% next year. Buck Hill Ski Area in Burnsville, Minn., buys enough wind power to run 85% of its operations. And Mammoth Mountain in California's Sierra Nevada has cut propane use by 70,000 gal. (26,000 L) per year since 2000. "Our resorts are all about people wanting to be outside," says Rob Katz, CEO of Vail Resorts, where 100% of power is offset by wind credits. "We are using this spectacular place...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Green Is Your Mountain | 2/7/2008 | See Source »

...date, Romney's success has mostly come at the margins, in small-state caucuses like Maine, Nevada and North Dakota, where other campaigns have not competed. The three larger primaries he has won - Michigan, Massachusetts and Utah - were in his native home, his current home and his spiritual home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Romney's Big Push Nets Little | 2/6/2008 | See Source »

...unfair price—a postage price to be exact. With the exception of residents of four states, students living outside of their registered district—many college students fall under this category—will be forced to pay postage on their absentee ballots. Only Hawaii, Minnesota, Nevada and West Virginia pay the return address for an absentee ballot. So what’s the problem with the systems in the other 46 states? Confusion and ambiguity plague the process. The price of postage varies from state to state, and is even inconsistent within states. The postage required...

Author: By Nicholas J. Melvoin | Title: The Price of Voting | 2/5/2008 | See Source »

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