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...full-blown Mars cars, about the size of golf carts and fairly stuffed with instruments--including a bristle of cameras atop an almost 5-ft. antenna mast that will provide an eye-level view of the terrain, as opposed to the shin-level view Pathfinder provided. Like their predecessor, they will be visiting areas of the planet that scientists believe were once deluged with water, precisely the kind of spots extraterrestrial organisms would, at least in theory, love. If Mars ever harbored life, the 90 or more days Spirit and Opportunity will spend prospecting in these spots may turn...
...Montana?s tax base also has shrunk, which has forced deep cuts in education, health and welfare programs. And the biggest blow for Martz came from what ended up being an ill-advised utility deregulation approved by her predecessor, Gov. Marc Racicot, who went on to chair the Republican National Committee, then Bush?s reelection committee. Before deregulation, the state?s residents enjoyed the nation?s fifth lowest utility rates from Montana Power Company. But then the unregulated company sold off its generation and transmission equipment and plowed the $2 billion in profits into a telecom subsidiary that went bankrupt...
...Wanted: Justice I am totally disgusted by the humanitarian crisis caused by the civil war in Liberia [notebook, July 28]. President Charles Taylor should quickly prepare his will, because he may end up like his predecessor, Samuel Doe?murdered in broad daylight. The blood of the innocent people Taylor has killed will never allow him to evade justice, either here or in heaven. Henry Ezike Windhoek, Namibia...
Former Associate Dean of the College David P. Illingworth ’71, who was appointed by Lewis to handle student group matters after Epps’ departure, was nothing resembling the dissenting voice his predecessor had been...
...predecessor Becella, who decided to retire in January to live with her husband in Ireland, had served as registrar for nearly seven years...