Houseboats Drifting Through North America’s Waterways
A look at the growing appeal of houseboat living across North America. Ben Dennis and Betsy Case note widespread colonies from Sausalito to Vancouver with hundreds of homes. Residents range from professionals to artists, drawn by water life and independence, despite regulatory battles and weather limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara McDowell
Seattle
Ben Dennis
Betsy Case
Sausalito
Calif
Portland
Ore
Vancouver
B.C
Case
Mississippi River
Manhattan
North America
Dennis
Mississippi
St. Paul
New Orleans
Espanto
Billy
Dennis and
Ople
Annie
Taj Mahal
Marinelords
Cit
Terry Pettus
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Dixon renames bridge for Ronald Reagan
Dixon Illinois officials renamed the Peoria Avenue Bridge the Ronald Reagan Bridge to honor local hero Ronald Reagan. The move followed disputes over naming the high school and street, with revival of plans for an auditorium unsure pending proof Reagan appeared on stage at Dixon High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
Ronald Reagan
Dixon, Ill
UPI
California
Dixon High School Law Club
Everett Street
Reagan
Lee County Historical Society
Oliver Everett
Dixon High School
GOP
Peoria Avenue
Global closed circuit TV eyed for corporate use
New York report says big companies like Exxon and Sears will adopt global closed circuit television to cut travel time and costs as fiber optics, lasers, or satellite links lower expenses. Despite tech gains, travel remains valued for in-person meetings, while firms like Wilke’s install flexible multimedia boardroom systems for major clients including banks, universities, and architects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Hubert Wilke
Wilke
United States
Sears
Chicago
Saphier, Lerner, Schindler Environetics
Postmaster general threatens firings amid looming mail strike
Washington with two days left before a potential nationwide strike urged workers not to walk out as unions accuse management of creating a crisis. The Pentagon readies Army help to move mail if a national emergency is declared and the Postal Service negotiators say progress occurs despite tough issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Postal Service
Pentagon
Postmaster General
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
William Bolger
Madison Avenue
Army
Carter
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Richardson Bay
Russell Grissom
Grissom
Haight-Ashbury-on-the Water
Lake Union
Marben
Erra
the Store For Men & Boys
LeJac
Green
Ottawa
Postal Workers Union
Emmet Andrews
Dick DE Pung
Lindsay
White Cloud
Phy
Procter & Gamble
Sunnybrook Drive
Cincinnati
Ohio
Wemalts
Procter & Gambie
Sunnybrook
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