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...from above ground--just a cluster of green, corrugated-metal buildings, a company lodge and an airstrip--but the mine is an industrial marvel. The rocks underground average 21% pure uranium, with pockets as concentrated as 80%, far richer than the typical 1% deposits at other mines. The ore at McArthur River is the richest in the world and is far too radioactive to handle conventionally; the miners extract it by remote control, using giant boring machines and scoop trams instead of pickaxes and shovels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Energy: Nuclear Rock | 2/24/2003 | See Source »

Crooks, a Government concentrator in Kirkland House, hails from Klamath Falls, Ore., a farming town of roughly 25,000 people. The youngest of four daughters of construction workers, she graduated from a high school that she describes as “70 percent below the poverty line...

Author: By Jason D. Park, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Legacy: The First Generation | 2/20/2003 | See Source »

...peace, but sometimes there is no other option except force. If diplomacy fails, are we just going to wait for Saddam to attack first?" ALEX COOK Portland, Ore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 17, 2003 | 2/17/2003 | See Source »

Bundchen deserved to be singled out by PETA as a heartless fur model. Many models refuse to be associated with the cruel fur trade. Those who promote fur are selling animal misery and death when humane alternatives, such as faux fur, abound. Allison Pang Portland, Ore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 16, 2002 | 12/16/2002 | See Source »

...four hotel nights included. But prices vary depending on where you go and how many people are in the group. Lost World's website is at kamchatkapeninsula.com For cruises, try the Clipper Cruise Line, based in St. Louis, Mo. clippercruise.com) One worthy nonprofit, the Wild Salmon Center of Portland, Ore. wildsalmoncenter.org) has been guiding fishing and scientific expeditions to Kamchatka for years. For information on Kamchatka volcanoes, see volcanoworld.org...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Traveler: Land of Fire and Ice | 12/2/2002 | See Source »

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