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Cocoa woman killed while leaving church parking lot
Sentinel Staff WriterA 67-year-old Cocoa woman was killed this afternoon as she was pulling out of the New Life Church parking lot in Titusville, authorities said. The woman, who was driving a Chevrolet Malibu, was coming out of the church's parking lot and tried to go...Tags: Titusville, Road Transportation
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UW's program puts railroads back in spotlight
A train can move one ton of freight 400 miles on a gallon of fuel. But even with staggering fuel efficiency, the railroad industry shrank dramatically in the 1970s. The University of Wisconsin at Madison is one of handful of universities seeking to...Tags: Energy Saving, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Environmental Pollution, Railway Transportation, Further Education
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Today's News From the Cars.com Family
KickingTiresEvery once in awhile, acronyms trip up even the avid car researcher. In this case, we have a potential Nissan Sentra customer who wants to know what the "CVT" stands for in terms of the 2.0-liter engine. Ask.cars.com lets him......Tags: Nissan, Mail Order Industry, Ford, Vehicles, Lexus
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Giving seniors a lift
Special to The Baltimore SunLife in America has come full circle for Paul Bikoi. When Bikoi immigrated to Columbia from Cameroon 12 years ago, he turned to a county-based nonprofit business for interpretation and counseling assistance. Now, he helps translate documents for French-...Tags: Prices, Religious Events
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Philly horns in on our turf – again
Bad enough that Philly has been trying to claim Edgar Allan Poe. Now The City of Brotherly Love seems to be making a play for The Wire. David Simon, producer of the celebrated HBO series, appears at Princeton University Thursday to discuss "Policy and...Tags: Death Penalty, Migration, Demographics, Michael Gross, Freedom of the Press
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SUV does have an owner
This week Watchdog brings you the epilogue to several problems reported previously: It appears the sport utility vehicle that a reader said was abandoned in a horseshoe-shaped median in the 3400 block of Hilldale Place has an owner after all. Khalil...Tags: Govans, Labor Day, Vehicles
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Her hope, and then her curse
Chicago Tribune reporterI always dreamed that when I grew up I would marry . . . the man of my dream, tall, dark & handsome, educated with a great job." —Kimberly Garnett, in a college essay It must have looked like Kimberly Garnett's dream had just walked into the Club...Tags: McCormick Place, Chicago Transit Authority, Millennium Park, Dolton, Prosecution
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Budget cuts not affecting city's public relations efforts City message coming from a lot of messengers
Chicago Tribune reporterMayor Richard Daley headed to the lakefront last month to announce his latest environmental plans, accompanied by no fewer than six City Hall representatives. But when a stiff breeze threatened the banner used as the mayor's backdrop, two employees of an...Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Regional Authority, Marketing, O'Hare International Airport, Midway Airport
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Diesel Fuel Still Pricey, Hurting State's Trucking Industry
Gasoline prices in Connecticut have been steadily falling — down $1 Friday since peaking in July — and so have diesel fuel prices. Just not as much. Diesel still costs about 76 cents a gallon more than regular gas in Connecticut, according...Tags: AAA, Meriden, Petroleum Industry, New Britain, Diesel Fuel
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Holiday airfares in Orlando are taking off
Sentinel Staff WriterCentral Floridians planning to fly this holiday season will pay more than they did last year, as airlines' reduced flight schedules drive airfares higher. An analysis by the travel-consulting company Harrell Associates found that Orlando fares are up...Tags: Corporate Officers, Marketing, Commuting, JetBlue, Vacations
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New boat is like a floating teacher
247-4784The Bea Hayman Clark gurgles to life, and with a couple of dexterous maneuvers, Captain Jimmy Sollner reverses the deadrise-style craft out of its mooring at Norfolk's Waterside marina. This day, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation educator has a dozen...Tags: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Renovation, Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia)
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Plans for major overhaul of Whittier Narrows nature preserve stir passions
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterEven those who love the Whittier Narrows wildlife sanctuary concede that it suffers from a down-at-the-heels look. Invasive plants have elbowed out native species and, as one county official observed, the interpretive center resembles a Depression-era...Tags: Animals, Wetlands, Water Restrictions, Gloria Molina, Conservation
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