Category Archives: Loss

School cuts a painful no-win lesson for all

By doris | Published: March 12, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com Kansas City, Mo., plans to close nearly half its public schools by fall. Illinois’ governor wants to raise state income taxes by 1 percent to continue funding schools and prevent the layoffs of thousands of teachers. Hawaii, President Barack Obama’s home state, has whacked 17 days from the school year and [...]

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Rosenthal: Why the Saints — or Colts — will win Sunday

By doris | Published: February 7, 2010

Full Story at NBCSports.com It’s almost game time. You’ve read thousands of words on Peyton Manning and Drew Brees, heard how elated the city of New Orleans is to be in the Super Bowl for the first time and received hundreds of updates on Dwight Freeney’s ankle. Consider all that your introduction into the game. [...]

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Oil spill at Texas port dumps 450,000 gallons

By doris | Published: January 24, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — A tanker ship loaded with oil in the Port of Port Arthur, Texas, collided with two barges being towed by a tug boat, resulting in a spill of about 450,000 gallons of crude, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. No injuries were reported, but a 50-block area around the [...]

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Police seek information on missing 8-month-old

By doris | Published: January 9, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — An Arizona couple who wanted to adopt a woman’s baby know more than they’re saying about the 8-month-old boy’s disappearance, police say. Gabriel Johnson hasn’t been seen since December 26, police said, and his mother was arrested last week in Miami Beach, Florida, after not reporting for a December [...]

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