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GEORGE PATAKI N.Y. Gov. would shock right wing. But ethnic Northeasterner could be just the ticket...
Like most consumers, Mike Hawkins took electricity for granted. He paid predictable, state-regulated rates, and in return the local utility kept the juice flowing. But when Hawkins got his bill in June from San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), he was in a state of shock--$135, nearly twice the previous amount...
Batterson: Yeah, I agree. Add to that the blizzard of tax forms you have to fill out and the additional taxes you have to pay local and state governments. There are just too many taxing agencies and entities for small businesses to deal with. I just had a shock earlier this year. We had a nice capital gain on an investment, and my accountant calls me and says, "Oh, guess what, the state of Illinois passed some new tax on capital gains that I never heard of and, by the way, that's going...
...recognize the moment; we have all, at one time or another, felt the shock and disbelief of the decisive stroke that alters everything. It strikes the famous and the obscure impartially. I knew an aged cowboy in West Texas, with the unlikely name of Cecil, who was driving down a highway one morning and took his eyes off the road in order to reach for his tobacco pouch, and veered fatally into the path of an eighteen-wheeler...
Comfort bikers ride at a 70[degree]-to-90[degree]angle and pedal easily. Many models offer shock absorbers on both the front and the seat post for a smoother ride. Some let you make stem adjustments to change the angle of your ride and your reach. Most glorious of all for riders who remember the pain of pedaling on those narrow racing saddles: new wide contoured seats, available in a variety of body-fitting configurations. Since people's sit bones are in different places in their pelvises, each saddle has its own fervent fans. "Comfort," says Spoke's Rinehart...