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Suspicions fire racial tensions
Gina Blandin has a theory about what caused the flooding disaster that befell New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck last August, an idea that has little to do with engineering studies or physical evidence and everything to do with the poisonous...Tags: Interior Policy, Houston Chronicle, Media Industry, Alphonso Jackson, Technology
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Still adrift after the storm
First Hurricane Katrina took John Hoffmann Jr.'s home, which flooded, then exploded, and then burned. Next the storm took Hoffmann's job of 23 years washing dishes at Antoine's Restaurant, a position that vanished when the heavily damaged New Orleans...Tags: Interior Policy, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Bodies of Water, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Religion and Belief
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BRIEF: Caesars CEO: Old Grand property may be torn down
The Sun HeraldGary Loveman, CEO of Caesars Entertainment, parent company of the Grand Biloxi Casino, opened the 20th Southern Gaming Summit on Wednesday at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center by talking about the unfinished casino on the beach. There's been no... -
Heritage golfer Messana commits to Clemson
For golfer Marisa Messana, the process of finding the perfect college turned out to be as challenging and rewarding as sinking a birdie putt on the final hole to win a tournament. Messana, 17, a junior at American Heritage in Plantation, where she is...
Tags: Golf, Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Tulane Green Wave, Financial Aid
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Home staging service puts focus on seniors
CARP LAKE — Moving out of a house can present a major lifestyle change, and Betsy Garber notes that home staging can reduce the stress involved. Staging is the focus for Garber’s new Carp Lake-based business, Betsy’s Nest, which...
Tags: Nursing, Services and Shopping, Real Estate, Medical Specialization, Homes
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Federal disaster recovery funds to begin pouring into New Jersey
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.Millions of dollars in federal aid for those rebuilding from Hurricane Sandy will begin flowing into New Jersey this week as Gov. Chris Christie and U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced federal approval of a $1....Tags: Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Natural Disasters, Business, Chris Christie, Shaun Donovan
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Despite fraud, North Oaks woman could avoid prison
Star TribuneFor five years, James and Cynthia Hood defrauded the Social Security Administration, receiving $332,000 in medical assistance payments for their seriously disabled children, despite a family net worth of $11 million. Next Monday, however, U.S....Tags: Banking, Social Security, Prosecution, Autism, Environmental Issues
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Key figures on Superstorm Sandy, 6 months after hybrid storm devastated parts of East Coast
Superstorm Sandy, a hybrid of a hurricane and two cold-weather systems, struck six months ago on Oct. 29, concentrating most of its fury on New Jersey, New York and Connecticut and becoming one of the most expensive storms in history. Six months later,...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, Natural Disasters, Business, Consolidated Edison Incorporated, Disasters and Accidents
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College Lines
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH BRADFORD: Emily Angel of Stewartstown, Pa, was expected to graduate Sunday, April 28, from the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford with a bachelor's degree in elementary education. MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY: Meredith Riddle, D.O.,...Tags: Graduation, Habitat for Humanity International, Technology, Schools, Edgewood
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Red Cross volunteering is 'in their blood'
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.Stan Scott has seen a lot of devastation as a Red Cross volunteer, but maybe nothing worse than experiencing the 2000 tornado when his home near Kentucky Wesleyan College sustained $140,000 in damage. That tornado and the 2008 ice storm left him feeling...Tags: Natural Disasters, American Red Cross, Disasters and Accidents, Tornadoes, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Disaster Dollars: Money spent beforehand blunts impact
The Valdosta Daily Times, Ga.When residents in Valdosta and Lowndes County hear the word "disaster," the first thing that comes to mind is probably weather. In the Deep South, near a river plain where floodwaters rise and ebb from season to season and wetlands that distinguish...Tags: Tropical Storms, Natural Disasters, Business, Meteorological Disasters, Tornadoes
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Big bands come to the rescue for Girls Rock Roanoke
The Roanoke Times, Va.Hannah Shaw practically grew up on a rock 'n' roll tour bus. The 25-year-old came into the world when her father, Styx guitarist Tommy Shaw, was a member of Damn Yankees, along with guitarist Ted Nugent. "He really was 'Uncle' Ted to me, and he...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Sports, Music, Concerts, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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