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...best estate-planning advice Harry Leiser ever got came from his rabbi. "He had seen too many families fight over estates after the death of the parents," says Leiser, 56, a New London, Conn., commercial--real estate owner. "He suggested two things: treat each child equally, and don't rule from the grave...
...high they look like mountains. Many of the townspeople are laid-off coal miners, hopelessly cut off from the fruits of China's heralded economic boom. Still, hardship has taught them not to gripe about their lot in life. "What pleasant weather we're having," says the local bathhouse owner, ignoring that it's 30 degrees below zero. "We eat leeks and coriander now instead of just cabbage," enthuses a local kebab seller over his simple lunch of dumplings. "Coal mining," insists a retired miner, "isn't such tough work once you get used...
...Last February, 45 Longshan residents walked to Youbao's headquarters to confront its owner, Wang Jilong. Su Xiange, a 37-year-old former miner who was among them, says Wang offered to buy new houses on the other side of town for residents whose homes had been damaged. "We thought that settled it," says Su, "and we went home satisfied." In April, 50 townspeople returned to Wang's office to see what arrangements had been made for their move. "But this time," says Wang Hao, a 65-year-old retired miner, "the boss said he wouldn't help...
...Mine owner Wang, who inherited the business from his father, insists he's not to blame for the locals' travails. "The houses in the town are cracking because they're old," he says, not because of his mining operation. The complaints, he adds, "have passed the limit of my forbearance." Nonetheless, Wang says he's willing to pay damages "because the county government is determined to settle this quarrel." So far, the petitioners have received none of the cash they've been told to expect...
...listing the times he's been rebuffed by local officials. On the bed lies a petition with red thumbprints beside each signature. Suddenly, from below the house comes the startling sound of exploding dynamite. Su's home heaves upward and his windows rattle. "Don't worry," says the bathhouse owner. "That's just the miners, back from their lunch break." Wangshakes his head. "You see," he says, "This is really no way to live...