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Tillman's 100th birthday marks one man's life, and a generation of service
Reaching the 100-year mark is obviously a milestone in and of itself.
But not everyone is feted with the sort of grand, two-day celebration that marked the centennial of Lutherville resident and retiredU.S. Army Corps of EngineersCol. Erland Tillman....Tags: U.S. Army, Czech Republic, Colleges and Universities, Engineering, Awards and Prizes
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More explosives found in St. Mary's state park Tuesday
Underwater surveys of the shoreline along a state park in Southern Maryland turned up eight more World War II-era military explosives, according to fire officials. More than 18 pieces of military ordnance — artillery shells — have been...Tags: Defense, Tourism and Leisure, Tourism and Leisure, Wars and Interventions, Military Equipment
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Study eyes Chesapeake Bay pollution threat from dams
Two weeks after Tropical Storm Lee flushed millions of tons of mud into the Chesapeake Bay, state and federal officials announced Tuesday they are launching a study of how to protect the estuary from sediment and other pollutants building up behind dams...Tags: Bodies of Water, Nature, Environmental Politics, Rivers, Environmental Pollution
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Empty Ocean City 'dodges a bullet'
Streams of people flowed back into Ocean City after the mandatory evacuation order for Hurricane Irene was lifted Sunday, and many of them headed straight for the beach. "It's bigger, it's better," said Annamarie Rohrer, who was sitting in the sun with...Tags: Hurricanes, Weather Reports, Regional Authority, Hurricane Irene (2011), Energy Saving
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Conowingo water release may approach 'Agnes' proportions this weekend, dam owner warns
Heavy rains Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday led to flooding, road closures, the evacuation of Port Deposit, at least two swift water rescues in Harford County and warnings that expected water release through the Conowingo Dam this week could approach...Tags: Baltimore County, Weather Reports, Road Transportation, Hurricane Irene (2011), Water Supply
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Lake Wyman environmental, recreational project stalled
— An effort to clear canoe trails so that paddlers can glide through Lake Wyman's mangroves as they did 10 years ago is in danger of running aground. The delay could mean the money to get the project done will be lost. In the face of...Tags: Boats, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Canoeing and Kayaking, Engineering
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Senate OKs dropping beach grooming rules
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A program regulating how property owners maintain beaches along the Great Lakes would be eliminated under a measure passed Wednesday by the state Senate, a move supporters say would make it easier for people to clean beaches...
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Beach grooming gets Michigan Senate OK; House next
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Senate has passed a bill to abolish a state program that regulates maintenance of beaches by property owners along the state’s Great Lakes shorelines. The measure approved Wednesday would end a five-year...
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Pride and pain duel a year after town's deadly twister
JOPLIN, Mo. — Arielle Speer started to cry. She was having a panic attack, and the movie hadn't even started. Speer is a Joplin tornado survivor, and she had come to remember. Almost a year ago, the 28-year-old was standing on the side of...Tags: Carrie Underwood, Movies, Hospitals and Clinics, The Home Depot, Walmart
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Michigan bill revives shoreline grooming debate
Associated PressTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — When Great Lakes water levels dropped suddenly and steeply in the late 1990s, aquatic plants sprang up along stretches of newly exposed shoreline. Property owners, environmentalists and government officials have argued...Tags: U.S. Army, Gardening, Wetlands, Natural Resources, Elections
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In Our Opinion: Floodwater brought memories, lessons
It has been about a year since the historic Missouri River flooding. Record flooding was caused by other record weather events such as: ·Almost a year's worth of rain fell over the upper Missouri River basin in the last half of May 2011....Tags: Bodies of Water, Weather Reports, Floods, Rivers
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Extreme rain doubled in Midwest: climate study
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of extreme rainstorms - deluges that dump 3 inches or more in a day - doubled in the U.S. Midwest over the last half-century, causing billions of dollars in flood damage in a trend climate advocates link to a rise in...Tags: Floods, Weather Reports, Natural Disasters, Global Warming, Global Change
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