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...seven types of salmon and two types of trout on its list of threatened or endangered species. Never before has the regulatory machinery of the Endangered Species Act been turned on so large or heavily populated an area. Saving the fish from extinction will require sacrifices from Seattle, Portland, Ore., and the surrounding counties and could slow development in one of the fastest-growing regions of the U.S. For now, locals--who face restrictions on everything from how they generate electricity to how they wash their cars--are rallying to the cause, reacting with none of the fury that greeted...
These incentives to expand help create cities that widen much faster than their populations grow. Between 1990 and 1996, metro Kansas City spread 70%, while its population, now 1.9 million, increased just 5%. In that period greater Portland, Ore., spread just 13%, the same growth rate as its population, now 1.7 million. For a long time Portland has been the laboratory city for smart growth. In 1979, as part of its compliance with a groundbreaking statewide land-use law, Portland imposed a "growth boundary," a ring enclosing the city proper and 23 surrounding towns...
...still angry with Bill Clinton, because I no longer want to say to a child, "You can grow up to be President." RUTH NISSEN Beaverton, Ore...
...three camps outside the Bwindi national park, where several dozen tourists were just waking. The Hutus eventually seized 14 tourists they believed to be American and British and forced them to march barefoot into the hills. Only six returned to camp alive; the rest--including two vacationers from Portland, Ore.--were bludgeoned and hacked to death. At least one female victim may have been raped. The Hutus attached messages to the bodies of their victims, warning the U.S. and Britain to end their support of Uganda's government. Said Mark Ross, 43, a U.S.-born tour operator among the kidnapped...
...facing some stiffer competition as you scout for new territory. No town is perfect for everyone. Each of these places has its unique appeal, whether as a scenic escape to the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, like Newport, Tenn., or as host to a Shakespeare festival, like Ashland, Ore...