If you had to pick a single variety of potato to represent all Idaho potatoes, it would have to be the Burbank russet. 1  Named for horticulturist Luther Burbank, who developed it in the early 1870s in response to the Irish potato famine, the Burbank russet is particularly resistant to blight, which is what caused the famine.
Kirk Kerkorian dies at 98; shook up the car, movie and casino industries. Big deals behind Kirk Kerkorian's success. Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, who for a time was the richest person in Los Angeles, has died at 98. Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, who for a time was the richest person in Los Angeles, has died at 98.
CORRECTION: This story has been corrected. The richest people in Maine and Delaware were transposed in an earlier version. Most of us know the richest person in America (Bill Gates at $70 billion).Bill Gates is the richest person in America (and Washington state).ere's the list, by state, person and net worth value after valuation, in billions of dollars: 1  Alabama, Jonathan Nelson, 1.5. 2  Alaska, Robert Gillam, 0.4. 3  Arizona, Bruce Halle Sr., 4.4. 4  Arkansas, James Walton, 37.1. 5  California, Lawrence Ellison, 46.4.