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State braces for Hanna
Marylanders were tying down and tightening up yesterday as they braced for the heavy wind, torrential rain and high water predicted to arrive today with Tropical Storm Hanna, the first such storm to menace the state since Ernesto in 2006.
Forecasters...Tags: Weather Warnings, Tropical Weather, Fishing, Hurricanes, Disasters
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Two dead in Frankfort house explosion
Tribune staff reporterAn elderly couple in far southwest suburban Frankfort died early Saturday when their house violently exploded, officials said. The blast destroyed the house next door, knocked neighbors out of bed and blew open their front doors in the 100 block of...Tags: Natural Gas, Mokena, Explosions, Nicor Incorporated, Emergency Incidents
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Town official calls rifle hunt 'a scary thought'
Associated Press WriterA change that allows rifles to be used instead of shotguns to hunt deer in more areas of southern Wisconsin this fall has some local officials fearful that safety is being compromised. "It's a scary thought," said Robert Kwiatkowski, chairman of the...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Defense, Hunting, Forestry and Timber, Firearms
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Crude Prices Lowest In 5 Months
Associated PressOil prices sank to a five-month low Friday as a jump in the U.S. unemployment rate signaled to traders that Americans might keep paring their energy use to save money. The Labor Department said the unemployment rate spiked to 6.1 percent from 5.7 percent...Tags: Commodity Markets, Unemployment, Energy Saving, Foreign Exchange Market, Economy
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Utility companies say they're ready
247-4738Anyone who lived through Hurricane Isabel knows that it can be extremely inconvenient to lose phone, cable and electric service for long periods. The utility companies that struggled with the aftermath of that storm say they are prepared for Hanna, which...Tags: Weather Statistics, Floods, Cell Phones, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Consumer Electronics Industry
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How religion guides Palin
Chicago Tribune reporterWhen Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin promised to lead the nation with a "servant's heart," evangelical Christians immediately recognized her as one of their own. Whether before an audience of ministry students or on a national stage at the Republican National...Tags: Sarah Palin, John Ashcroft, Political Candidates, Protestant, Religious Texts
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A closer look at Sarah Palin's record
The Wall Street JournalIn the five days since Sen. John McCain announced Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate, she has been embraced by the right and pilloried by the left as a staunch conservative on social and economic issues. But a look at her record as mayor...Tags: Sarah Palin, Political Candidates, Andrew Halcro, International Military Interventions, Abortion
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Feds refuse to reconsider Broadwater approval
tom.incantalupo@newsday.comFederal energy regulators have refused to reconsider their March approval of the proposed Broadwater Energy liquefied natural gas barge in Long Island Sound. But New York State's rejection of the project on April 10 still blocks it. The Federal Energy...Tags: Long Island, Fishing, Long Island Sound, Long Island Power Authority, Natural Gas
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Battling becalming influences
Chicago Tribune reporterWith energy prices and global warming on the national agenda, the executive director of the American Wind Energy Association should be coasting through this political season. Instead Randall Swisher is lobbying Republicans and Democrats in Congress to...Tags: Nuclear Power, Further Education, Energy Saving, Alternative Energy, Natural Gas
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Diesel: A cleaner option?
Consumer ReportsIn a previous blog, we discussed hybrid vehicles and their pros and cons. Diesel is another alternative fuel that may give you improved fuel economy, plus more diesel vehicles are making their way into the marketplace. Modern diesel engines have come a... -
Cost of an oil change, value of car maintenance
Consumer ReportsThe value of proper car maintenance is priceless, but the costs may be rising. I recently went to my local service station to get an oil change and when I went to pay the bill, I was surprised by the price. Just a few weeks prior, I had brought in my... -
For GOP, it's a whiter shade of pale
The SwampDelegates at the Republican National Convention the Xcel Energy Center on Paul, Minnesota. U.S. Sen. John McCain will accept The GOP nomination for U.S. President Thursday night. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) by Frank James ST. PAUL, Minn. --.....Tags: Parties and Movements, Political Candidates, Xcel Energy Incorporated, Elections, Barack Obama
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