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Both David J. Bender, a veteran political analyst and former contributing editor for George, and Frank Newport, editor-in-chief of the Gallup polling agency, say that there are more polls this year than ever before...
...Gallup's Newport defends his profession, saying the volatility is not generated by the polls but by the voters...
...Newport, however, contends that his line of work does interest the public, whether or not it actually affects how people vote...
...were very disappointed by Steve Lopez's biased report of Perrier's bid for a high-capacity-well permit near the Wisconsin communities of New Haven and Newport [AMERICAN SCENE, Sept. 25]. Perrier has not been indifferent to the environment or to local concerns but has gone to extraordinary lengths to include the residents. According to Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources, Perrier has agreed to the most restrictive high-capacity-well permit ever issued in the state. The company will continue to extend its scientific testing and monitoring in the months ahead. Our permit absolutely guarantees there will...
...international public outcry, led chiefly by children, when it turned out that Willy in real life was Keiko, a sick and far from free whale. In January 1996, UPS helped pick up the tab for flying him in an ice-water-filled crate to a new home in Newport, Ore.--a $7.3 million pool, four times the size of the Mexican tank, with pumped-in, 37[degrees]F seawater deep enough to dive in. The pool was built with contributions from Warner Bros., the Humane Society of the U.S. and cell-phone tycoon Craig McCaw; and the environmental group Earth...