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Would metal or wood be better to cover radiators?
The Philadelphia InquirerQ: I want to cover my hot-water radiators so they will look more decorative, but I've received three different contractor opinions on how to proceed. The first said a cover reduces the heat output by 30 percent and recommended painting instead of...Tags: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
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Vietnam vet dies 'making a difference' in Afghanistan
Tribune reporterFriends recall that Tom Boyle faced many deadly situations on the streets of Chicago during more than 30 years as a police officer. More than a decade after retirement, at age 62, he was training police in war-torn Afghanistan how best to keep the peace...Tags: Afghanistan, Shootings
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How a lying 'social engineer' hacked Wal-Mart
CNNA Wal-Mart store manager in a small military town in Canada got an urgent phone call last month from "Gary Darnell" in the home office in Bentonville, Ark. Darnell told the manager Wal-Mart had a multi-million-dollar opportunity to win a major government...Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., National Government, Technology, National Security Agency, Engineering
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About 100 people attend ribbon cutting for Essroc cement plant rail spur in Martinsburg
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comOfficials in Berkeley County on Friday celebrated the completion of a $10 million railroad spur project that is expected to help a cement producer ship thousands of tons of product each year via rail instead of area highways. About 100 people attended...Tags: Norfolk Southern Corporation, Nazareth, Transportation, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Railway Transportation
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Tractor-trailer fire snarls I-70 traffic near Clear Spring
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.com and dan.dearth@herald-mail.comThe director of Washington County Emergency Services said he was optimistic that Interstate 70 east would be open to traffic sometime Saturday morning after the roadway was shut down Friday after a tractor-trailer carrying explosive material caught on...Tags: Highway Transportation, Transportation Accidents, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Motorvehicle Accidents, Washington, DC
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Boyne City Police Department incident log
Monday, July 16 2:22 a.m. Four juveniles in violation of curfew; turned over to parents 4:41 a.m. Loose horse reported at West Michigan Avenue and Bay Street 5:53 a.m. Loose horse captured at boat launch 9:04 a.m. Report of lost memory card from...
Tags: Sunset Park, Theft
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Several housing options being looked into for Washington County Public Schools' operations
julieg@herald-mail.comThe estimated costs of several long-term options to house Washington County Public Schools’ operations based at a Commonwealth Avenue complex range from an estimated $4 million to buy a former power company building to $16 million to build a new...Tags: Finance, Elementary Schools, Allegheny Energy Inc., Schools, Electricity Production and Distribution
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Construction company's appeal over airport terminal is rejected
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe City of Wichita's Bid Board unanimously rejected an appeal from contractor Dondlinger/Hunt Tuesday afternoon. Dondlinger/Hunt says its bid to build the new airport terminal was the lowest. The company was disqualified because city officials say it...Tags: Arbitration, Justice System, Public Officials, Lawyers, Trials
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Drayman denies claim that ADI did condo renovation
National Fire Systems & Services — whose remodel of former Councilman John Drayman's condominium continues to drag out in court over claims of nonpayment — is claiming that the firm actually in charge of the project was the affordable...
Tags: Court Preliminary, Trials, Embezzlement, Condos, Corporate Crime
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Kevin Hunt: He Wants Money Back (And More) For Home Depot Kitchen
The Hartford CourantBob Deasy and his wife, Janet, have lived in the same Unionville house with the same kitchen for 44 years. They're retired, living on a pension and Social Security, but last October Bob Deasy decided to flatter both his wife and their home with a new...Tags: Building Material, Employment Opportunities, Employment, The Home Depot
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Federal contractors donate to 'super PAC' backing Romney
A "super PAC" that has spent more than $35 million on behalf of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has accepted donations from federal contractors despite a 36-year-old ban against such companies making federal political expenditures.
At least...Tags: Finance, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Espionage and Intelligence, Elections
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MacArthur Foundation exec built her career from a mix of public, private experience and dashes of chance, risk
Tribune staff reporterWhen Robert Gallucci arrived in Chicago to take the reins at the MacArthur Foundation in mid-2009, he found himself besieged by new "friends." "They had great ideas on how the foundation could spend its money," he said. The onetime diplomat and...Tags: Finance, Chicago City Hall, Oklahoma City Bombing (1995), Soups, National Government
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