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Letters to the Editor - June 9
Columnist should have checked his facts To the editor: I’d like to take the opportunity to respond to Lloyd Waters’ column, “Leap tall buildings? Become a CO” (June 2, 2013). To do so, I must state I’m not speaking for...Tags: U.S. Army, Prisons, Justice System, Government, American Cancer Society
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Scientists hope to predict tornadoes by using little drones
With tornadoes, advance warning comes down to minutes. In Moore, Okla., on May 20, it was 16 minutes. In Newcastle, to the southwest, near the spot where the deadly mile-wide tornado that killed 24 people first formed, it was five minutes. Tornadoes...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Weather Radar, Mary Fallin, Weather Warnings, Federal Aviation Administration
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Column: Time to end imposed ignorance of guns
A revealing thing happened in the grief-filled days that followed the massacre of helpless children and their teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Virtually every conversation about gun control, about any possible remedy for gun...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Shootings, Interior Policy, Gun Control
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All eyes on Central Florida as George Zimmerman murder trial begins
SANFORD – When George Zimmerman's murder trial begins Monday, for some people it will be a civil-rights bellwether. For others, it's a chance at absolution for a Neighborhood Watch volunteer who has lived in hiding for more than a year but insists...
Tags: Justice System, Judges, Shootings, Racism, Longwood (Seminole, Florida)
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Baltimore's fire chief stepping down
Baltimore Fire Chief James S. Clack announced Friday that he will step down, ending a five-year tenure in which he oversaw historic lows in fire deaths but implemented budget cuts that critics said compromised safety. Clack, 52, the first chief hired...
Tags: Sheila Dixon, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Career and Workplace, Government, Unions
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First, We Need To Understand Guns And Gun Violence Better
The Hartford CourantA revealing thing happened in the grief-filled days that followed the massacre of helpless children and their teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Virtually every conversation about gun control, about any possible remedy for gun...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Shootings, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Crime, Law and Justice
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Philadelphia building collapse: City tightens rules on demolition
Officials in Philadelphia announced sweeping changes to the city’s demolition standards Friday as the first lawsuit was filed in the four-story building collapse that left six people dead. In a televised news conference, Mayor Michael Nutter...
Tags: George Zimmerman, Government, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Laws, Bankruptcy
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San Onofre neighbors no longer felt safe, welcome closure
While activists praised Friday’s announcement that the San Onofre nuclear power plant would be retired, those who live near the coastal facility expressed mixed emotions about the fate of what has become a familiar landmark and a nagging source of...
Tags: Edison International, Government, Nuclear Power, Southern California Edison Company, Politics
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Residents Divided Over Hills Street Cell Phone Tower
The Hartford CourantNearly 50 residents of Hills Street turned out Thursday for a public hearing by the Connecticut Siting Council, which is considering allowing AT&T to build a cell phone tower in the residential neighborhood. The council, which has ultimate approval...Tags: Radio Industry, Government, Telecommunication Service, Cell Phones, Politics
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The Front Burner: Legislature put gun rights, NRA ahead of public safety
We in the Florida gun-violence prevention community are concerned about the accelerating increase in gun rights in this state at the expense of public safety. This is evident in the passage of the "stand your ground" law in 2005, but especially the more...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Justice System, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Interior Policy, Miami-Dade County
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Anne Arundel County health briefs
Summer health, safety tips The Department of Health offers sun and water safety tips, Lyme disease information for prevention and detection, as well as food safety recommendations designed to reduce the risk of food-borne illnesses at picnics,...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Health Insurance Cost, Nabi, Diseases and Illnesses, Afghanistan
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Independent city jail audit shows widespread disorder
Outside auditors warned the state early this year that conditions at the Baltimore jail had deteriorated to the point that the complex had become dangerous, allowing some inmates access to chemicals in a janitorial closet while others scrawled graffiti on...
Tags: Prisons, Career and Workplace, Accounting and Auditing, Government, AFSCME
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