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Seeking ugly women for Outback's lonely hearts

AP — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:38:39 +0000

Life can get a little lonely for bachelors in the Australian Outback mining town of Mount Isa. So the mayor has offered up a solution: recruit ugly women.

Hiker dies on Mount Rainier, 2 wait for rescue

AP — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:53:33 +0000

A hiker died on Mount Rainier and two others were awaiting rescue Tuesday at Camp Muir, high on the volcano’s flank, officials at the national park said. Ranger Sandi Kinzer the three went on a day hike Monday and got caught in a blizzard on...

1 hiker dies on Mount Rainier, 2 wait for rescue

AP — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:21:37 +0000

A hiker died on Mount Rainier and two others were awaiting rescue Tuesday at Camp Muir, high on the volcano’s flank, officials at the national park said.Ranger Sandi Kinzer the three went on a day hike Monday and got caught in a blizzard on...

1 climber dies on Mount Rainier, 2 wait for rescue

AP — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:59:38 +0000

A climber has died on Mount Rainier and the national park says two others are awaiting rescue at Camp Muir.Ranger Sandi Kinzer the three went on a day hike Monday when they were caught in a blizzard on the Muir snowfield.Kinzer says one of the...

Mount Rainier to hold ribbon-cutting for toilet

AP — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:11:34 +0000

Mount Rainier National Park is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday to activate a new bio toilet at Cougar Rock Campground.The $70,000 toilet was donated by Groundwork Mishima, a group that promotes volunteerism at Mount Fuji, which has a...

Obama says his ears too big for Rushmore

AP — Sat, 31 May 2008 07:33:00 +0000

Democrat Barack Obama paid an unscheduled late-night visit to Mount Rushmore Friday, visiting the national memorial at closing time and joking that his ears were too big to ever be included in such a display.Two days after rival Hillary Rodham...

Group gets second foreclosure extension on Wharton estate

AP — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:59:55 +0000

The organization that owns The Mount, Edith Wharton’s famous Lenox estate, has been given more time to raise $3 million to avoid foreclosure.Sandra Boss, The Mount’s chairman, said Wednesday the estate’s major creditor has extended the deadline for a...

China upgrades Everest road ahead of Olympic torch ascent

AP — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:33:10 +0000

A blacktop road leading to the Mount Everest base camp was completed Wednesday and will be used when the Olympic torch is taken to the peak of the world’s tallest mountain, a state news agency reported.Workers spent 10 months widening the...

Correction: the Mount-President Story

AP — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:06:45 +0000

In a March 30 story about the resignation of the president and CEO of the Edith Wharton Restoration, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a $30,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities was used to pay creditors.The grant...

President of Wharton Estate Resigns

AP — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:39:06 +0000

The president and chief executive of the financially troubled estate of author Edith Wharton has stepped down rather than assume a different position in a restructured management hierarchy, trustees announced Sunday.The five-member board of...