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While the typical lease runs almost four years, the new-car itch hits the average driver every three, notes Art Spinella, president of CNW Marketing Research in Bandon, Ore. As many as 30% of the 17 million drivers holding leases in the U.S. say they would opt out if they could afford...
Meanwhile, new companies are striving to take the comfort-shoe niche a step further by using technologies borrowed from the athletics and aerospace industries. Oh! Shoes, based in Portland, Ore., has been launched in a few test markets this fall, and features a multiple-contour foot bed and a six-part shock-absorption system in the heel. Company founder and CEO Greg Van Gasse says the heel technology took 1 1/2 years to perfect and reduces shock more than 30%. The shoes' aesthetic, however, still needs a little work...
...majestic animals and misguided attitudes toward them will be their downfall. I respect the right of ranchers to protect their herds from predators, but a global realization of the threat of extinction should motivate us to protect the big cats and allow for their survival. BRETT I. GINGOLD Bend, Ore...
...result of "being in the wrong place at the wrong time." Best of all, by being some cat's dinner, the victim contributed to its survival. Any man-eating animal is our natural enemy. Are we willing to sacrifice human lives to prevent their extinction? RICHARD PACKHAM Roseburg, Ore...
WEASEL WARS Boots set a course record at last week's Ferret Olympics in Springfield, Ore., by finishing the Tube Race in 6.15 sec. Sparky took home the gold in the paper-bag-escape event. Tank weighed in as heaviest ferret...