Word: tolls
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Such mistakes have taken their toll through the departure of some once-loyal customers, particularly those with an eye for the latest trends. Tara Feinstein, 35, a free-lance journalist, recently browsed the aisles of a Nordstrom store in Woodland Hills, California, shopping for clothes for her three-year-old son. She walked out with two $20 T shirts and a sense of disappointment. "I remember being very excited when Nordstrom came to Southern California in the 1980s, and I shopped there exclusively," she recalls. "Now, when I think of Nordstrom, I picture brown and drab...
Good days and bad days--the bland phrase often used to describe the terrible toll of Alzheimer's--connotes balance. In fact, for Reagan, as for all other victims of this degenerative brain disorder, the good days gradually diminish and the bad just get worse. And as with other victims, it's not easy to pinpoint the onset of Reagan's disease. Because he occasionally fumbled details in the 1980s, some speculated that the symptoms started to appear while he was still President. But he had been prone to odd gaffes for decades...
...park's west gate the engine exhaust is so thick that rangers have coated the toll booths with Plexiglas and installed a fresh-air pumping system. "The fumes are horrible," says ranger Seibert. "You shouldn't have to wear earplugs when you come to the park." As the number of snowmobilers and the attendant problems mount, Yellowstone's management is looking at its options, ranging from setting exhaust limits to imposing a snowmobile ban, moves that would bring howls of protest almost as loud as the machines themselves. Sighs park information officer Marsha Karle: "We're trying to control...
...Center for Women Policy Studies announced Thursday a national public education and advocacy campaign, including a toll-free information number--(888) SAT-BIAS--and efforts to lobby legislators and promote research to advance equity in testing...
...WHERE ARE YOU? Smart highway systems such as automated toll-collection devices hold the promise of smoothing out traffic jams, eliminating toll booths and cutting costs. But the same equipment that permits the automatic billing of a passing car can be used to register a motorist's whereabouts...