Alaska trip reveals vast, rugged Arctic lifestyle and roads
Skeen and Sheen recount a motorcycle voyage through Alaska and the Yukon from July to August. They note Alaska’s massive size, sparse population, varied summer weather, and limited road access to Juneau. They describe Dawson City with permafrost foundations, local water quirks, bears, and remote routes with satellite dishes amid remote cabins.
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United States
Skeen
Texas
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Capitol Building
Dawson City
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Dawson
Sheen
Prudhoe Bay
CPA
New England
Key West, Fla
Diana's legacy endures as tributes flood stores
Fans around the world mourn Princess Diana, with Elton John's Candle in the Wind 1997 selling in hundreds of copies after her funeral. Admirers say she felt like a friend and cared for the "nobodies" of the world, urging respect and rest for her memory.
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Elton John
Cecilia Holston
Serena
Holston
Diana rememberance marks private royal memorials in UK
As August marks the anniversary of Princess Diana's death in Paris, admirers leave flowers at Kensington Palace and Crathie Church while the royal family conducts low‑key private services. Diana’s body rested at St James's Palace before Westminster Abbey funeral, with memorials held at Althorp. The estate museum closed after drawing 152,000 visitors at 15.75 dollars each.
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Tony Blair
Cherie
Balmoral Castle
Robert Robertson
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Harry
William
Charles
Royal Household
Westminster Abbey
Althorp
Trust exercise tests faith as students guide peers
A teacher joins students in a trust exercise, leaping into a catch and guiding peers through a silent blindfolded walk. Students describe fear and humor, noting stairs as the hardest part, while the goal is to sharpen reliance and coordination for a school play later in the year.
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Helton
Preston woman earns national award for life turnaround
Barbara Thorn of Howesville won the 1998 Sargent Shriver Achievement Award for turning a painful youth into self sufficiency with help from a Preston County community agency. now 43, she directs the Family Resource Network, is pursuing sociology at Fairmont State, and remains married to Rodger with three grown children.
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Barbara Thorn
Preston County
Thorn
Sargent Shriver
Howesville
Fontainbleau Hilton Resort and Towers
Miami Beach
Fla
Family Resource Network
Rodger
Fairmont State College
Bidding climbs for Lewinsky story
New Yorker reports bidding for Monica Lewinsky story could become the highest priced sex tale. Star offered one million dollars for exclusive rights, while HarperCollins proposed two million for a book. Market competition cited as fueling push. Clinton affair with Flowers noted.
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New Yorker
Star
Lewinsky
HarperCollins
Phil Bunton
Gennifer
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Princeton, WV
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