Local newspapers seem to thrive on ads from plastic surgeons willing to rebuild any body part in 24 hours, even the ones that can't be mentioned in polite public forums. Fugedaboudit NooYark, your day is done. When Philadelphia hosted the Republican convention last month its challenge was to say who it was and to put itself back on the national map. But now, the economy is booming thanks to high tech computer businesses, Hollywood and the low tech rag trade and the city is on a roll, attracting talent from across the United States and abroad. California is a land of kooks and nuts.
People come out here to the edge of the Pacific.
This is the last frontier. Reporters covering that convention were given free eye drops in their press packs to counter the city's legendary smog. This year the host committee is supplying the media with sunscreen. Copyright 2000 Reuters . All rights reserved.