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.
As you can see in the map, there's a wide gulf between the fortunes of America's richest. Washington resident and Microsoft founder Bill Gates' $80 billion net worth makes him the richest person in the country (and the world). The least rich individual on the map is Robert Gillam, founder of McKinley Capital, an Alaska-based institutional investment firm.