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...farther south is where the country's two wars were fought: the Civil War and, a century later, the battle for civil rights. "Of course the war is not over," says our 87-year-old guide in Vicksburg, Miss. Now there is a quieter conflict raging, not on the broad political stage but in the particulars of individual lives. Along the river, people hear about the new economy, but they don't have a ticket to get there. Information superhighway? Progress here is a back road, winding, scenic and personal, but slow by the standards of a country...
...everyone in the Gore camp knew, even if Coelho had been healthy, he would have had to quit sooner or later. Gore's aides would have preferred him to pick a quieter moment (the Fourth of July would have been nice), but most didn't try to hide their jubilation when he left. Coelho had been a divisive figure inside Goreland, not so much because he fired top aides and cut off longtime advisers before the primaries (that was necessary) but because he was routinely imperious and ham-fisted in his dealings with staff. And he was a growing liability...
...Other clubs have had a quieter year...
That mark will be important, if not profound. Rudenstine did what needed to be done, addressing the unglamorous task of modernizing university management. But in other ways, Rudenstine's tenure has stripped Harvard of strong leadership in the presidency and equipped the University with far quieter a voice in American society than his predecessors enjoyed...
...cottages surround an indoor courtyard where heftier hounds can trot on a treadmill and quieter pups can cluster for story time and a snack. An outside yard has a pool and an agility course with hoops, tunnels and a slalom run. You can request custom packages that include a Yappy Hour with gourmet biscuits or outdoor picnics for your dog and a few closest pals. "When we pick him up, he never wants to leave," says Stephanie Ruthberg, 11, of Beau, her family's Bouvier des Flandres. "He thinks of it as camp, so when we go away...