1800 mile West Coast Trail hike nears Mexico
1 800 mile trek by Nate Olive and Sarah Jones aims to complete the West Coast Trail in one continuous journey from Washington to the U S Mexico border. The pair rely on the moon and lunar phases for navigation as they trek beaches rain forests and farms on their 30 month hike.
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San Diego
Nate Olive
West Coast
U.s.-Mexico
Olive
Mexico
Sarah Jones
Washington
National Park Service
al LePage
National Coast Trail Association
Ameri
Pacific Ocean
Carlsbad
Calif
Cape Flattery
Two explorers push West Coast Trail marking effort
Olive and Janes journey along the Pacific coast to promote the West Coast Trail and document the trek online. They speak of wildlife, forests, rain, and erosion barrier walls while crossing California and recalling early explorers.
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LePage
Olive
Janes
Trail Association
Pacific Coast
California
Santa Barbara
Martha Stewart Considers Coleman Florida Prison for Five Month Sentence
Coleman Florida, a tiny hamlet north of Orlando population 649, rises in media glare as Martha Stewart names the town’s federal prison as a potential site to serve a five month term. If she serves there starting October 8 she would be housed in a dorm with bunk beds in the minimum security women’s facility opened in 1997. The town’s single traffic light and remote shops contrast with the high profile case drawing national attention. Coleman houses 5,392 inmates two weeks ago with 488 women. the prison also temporarily holds inmates from a tornado damaged Panhandle facility.
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Florida
Stewart
Kmart
Martha Stewart
Coleman
Bobby Caruthers
Panhandle
Critics cite red light cameras’ downsides in Philadelphia
Critics highlight studies showing increased rear end collisions after camera installs. Officials counter that overall benefits include reducing larger crashes, while San Diego data noted a 37 percent rise in rear enders at monitored intersections.
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Philadelphia
San Diego
Charity executives see near double inflation pay gains in 2003
The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports 2003 median pay for top non profit leaders at 291 356 with 215 of 309 large organizations providing data. Increases from 2002 to 2003 averaged 3.7 percent, about twice the 1.9 percent inflation, the smallest rise since 1996.
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Washington
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Senate Finance Committee
Internal Revenue Service
Four top hospital executives earn up to 1.7 million
The survey names Harold Varmus of Memorial Sloan Kettering Floyd Loop of Cleveland Clinic Herbert Pardes of New York Presbyterian and Peter Traber of Baylor College of Medicine with salaries around 1.2 to 1.7 million. Charity watchdog Daniel Borochoff warns donors may retreat if pay is excessive, noting hospitals face large complex issues and IRS rules limit reasonable compensation. Excessive pay can trigger penalties and loss of tax-exempt status.
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Harold Varmus
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York
Floyd Loop
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Herbert Pardes
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Peter Traber
Baylor College of Medicine
Ries
Daniel Borochoff
American Institute of Philanthropy
Borochoff
IRS
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