Replant debate over Rim Fire recovery in California
In Groveland California a year after the Rim Fire debate rages over salvaging dead timber versus letting natural regrowth provide habitat. Environmentalists argue for preservation and replanting while timber interests push salvage to fund restoration. The Forest Service plans a final decision on logging extent balancing forest health and community needs. The Aug 17 2013 blaze burned 400 square miles across Stanislaus Forest and Yosemite backcountry, ranking as California’s third largest wildfire.
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NFL sideline tech inches forward with color tablets
New protocols allow tablets on the sideline for the Hall of Fame game, delivering color still photos to the field without web access or social media. Players still cannot view replays of the last snap, and devices echo the old Polaroid–print system with faster, clearer images.
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Hospital killing highlights safety gaps in mental health
A man opened fire at a hospital near Philadelphia fatally shooting a caseworker and injuring a psychiatrist. Dr. Lee Silverman’s decision to arm himself helped save lives as violence against mental health staff prompts calls for better hospital protections and funding. Experts say nurses and social workers face high assault risk, worsened by funding cuts and the use of hospitals to house mentally ill offenders.
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