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...great philosopher once said--or should have--that the true test of a free society is not how it treats its best citizen but how it treats its biggest jerk. You've never heard of Rodney Yoder, but he is assuredly one of America's most spectacular jerks. He is preternaturally rude. He sues people constantly. He abused the two women who put up with him. And he has allegedly written scores of letters to public figures that talk of slaughtering them in dreadful ways...
...much more concerned about what our customers think about us and how we're treating them," she says. In Barrett's 30 years in and around the executive suite (starting as a legal secretary in 1967 for Southwest Airlines founder Herb Kelleher), the results have been spectacular. Southwest is the only major U.S. airline that didn't dip into the red last year, continuing its 29 years of consecutive profitability...
CYCLING No Day in The Country Think cycling isn't a dangerous sport? Try telling that to those riders injured last week in the grueling Tour de France cycling race, a three-week event where spectacular pile-ups are as common as spectacular scenery. During Thursday's fifth stage, for example, almost two dozen riders were caught in a massive crash about 20 km from the finish. Eight riders were hurt, including Italy's Marco Pinotti, who was rushed to hospital unconscious, with cuts, abrasions and a broken nose. (He required 11 stitches.) Despite having suffered a broken collarbone...
...home, 9,500 ft. above sea level, is a bright red frame house, with a hummingbird feeder, three or four cats, a chocolate Lab named Charma and a spectacular view of Pikes Peak. Visitors can see the plumes of the Hayman fire from the house, but the property is a model of caution. The firewood and the wood splitter are placed well away from the house, in accordance with Forest Service fireproofing guidelines. There's a golden eagle in the area; a black-bear sow comes and goes so freely it is practically a neighbor. Five times a week...
Open two years, Blanket Bay is the dream project of Tom Tusher, 61, a former president of Levi Strauss. The lodge's nine spacious rooms and four secluded chalets offer spectacular views of the lake and the mountains. Each room and chalet features a private terrace, the finest linens and a huge bathroom with sauna. Blanket Bay's five-course dinners include such native specialties as venison medallions and scallops from the Tasman Sea. And the all- New Zealand wine list features delicious reds from Central Otago. Visit blanketbay. com for more information...