Oregon fires merge to form 83000 acre blaze
Two wildfires in south central Oregon joined to create an 83000 acre fire near Summer Lake and Silver Lake, threatening over 60 homes and prompting evacuations as crews work to contain the growing blaze. The national context includes another large fire in Utah and Washington threats with hundreds of homes already evacuated.
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Oregon
Portland
Ore
Dale Wariner
Green River
Utah
Marc Hollen
Northwest Interagency Coordination Center
Summer Lake
Silver Lake
Walker
Calif
Lyons
Colo
Hollen
United States
Interagency Fire Center
Washington
Lake Chelan
Colorado
Boulder
Democrats fault hiring strategist tied to Wisconsin probe
Columbia state party faces criticism after John Carson, brought in six months ago to head get out the vote efforts, was granted immunity in the Wisconsin legislature case. Carson, a former Wisconsin Senate Democratic Caucus director, has not been charged. Republicans accuse Democrats of hypocrisy amid other party investigations and resignations.
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Columbia
Democratic Party
Wisconsin
Jon Carson
South Carolina
Wisconsin Senate
Democratic Caucus
Carson
GOP
Ed Matricardi
Virginia
Matricardi
Mark Warner
Jim Hodges
Mark Sanford
Dick Harpootlian
Karon Dawson
Dawson
Harpoothian
Equitable Funding Reform Debated by State Panel
South Carolina education leaders pressed for sweeping funding changes to help poor districts attract qualified teachers and build better schools. The Education Oversight Committee discussed a full overhaul, considering a Teacher Corps and incentives up to 12000 dollars, amid a pending decade old lawsuit set for Lee County court next spring.
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Clemson
State
John Matthews
Jong
Orangeburg Democrat
Inez Tenenbaum
Columbia Business
Larry Wilson
Lee County
Groundwater Contamination Probe Hearing Held in Williston
The EPA will hold a groundwater contamination investigation update for the Admiral Home Appliances site in Williston on Tuesday July 23 at 7 p.m. in the Old Williston High School Auditorium 12255 Main St. Williston. Contact Linda Starks at 404-562-8487 for details.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Admiral Home Appliances
Williston
Williston High School
Main St
EPA
Linda Starks
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