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...private sector companies while the government maintains responsibility for the rest. The time has come for the government to make a difficult choice: to reinforce and improve the national railway system or to cut off government funding completely. Although Amtrak is plagued by a multitude of problems, a national rail system must be a federal priority...
...unprofitable as Amtrak has been, it deserves another chance to survive. The government should keep trying to increase Amtrak’s reliability and customer service, as an effective rail system would greatly increase Amtrak’s profits. The potential passenger market for Amtrak is tremendous; millions of people each year take extended trips using America’s highways and airlines. Many of them would surely be interested in taking trips by rail. But progress towards increasing Amtrak’s share of the travel market can never be made without a substantive influx of funds from Congress...
Vogue editor Anna Wintour emphasizes that the magazine's April "Shape Issue" is devoted to women of all sizes. This may raise skepticism among readers of the tony monthly, where rail-thin models have long been de rigueur. But there, for the first time in Vogue, is the "plus size" model KATE DILLON. The idea sprang from the success of an issue last year featuring women of various ages. "We're trying to show women there are clothes for them within the Vogue world whether they are curvy, tall or short," says Wintour. The short part might strike a chord...
Right now, Allston is very flat, with no hills and few buildings that exceed three stories in height. This is the neighborhood of old warehouses, chain-link fences and rail yards where—within a decade—Harvard could begin to build its new campus of taller and more distinctive academic, administrative and dorm buildings...
...government has forced gas and rail workers back to work with token concessions. But at the end of last week, Lee and his men were vowing to hold out. Says Lee: "We'll stay here until we win." With sentiment running against him, he could be facing a long, cold wait...