Heat and wind fuel Teton fire threatens homes
In Jackson Wyoming firefighters battle a spreading blaze that has grown beyond 3 000 acres despite efforts to hold it with firebreaks. Evacuations affected hundreds as investigators probe possible arson while about 1 000 firefighters and many aircraft attack the fire near Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks.
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Teton
Jackson
Wyo
Jim Reinhardt
Ron Steffens
Jackson Hole
Grand Teton
Yellowstone National Parks
Tetons
Bridger
Teton National Forest
Dave Cunningham
Forest Service
Wilson
West Virginia floods swamp Pax and Mount Hope
Severe rainfall again battered southern West Virginia washing out bridges and closing routes. The National Guard evacuated 50 families as power outages affected thousands and coal plants spilled blackwater into rivers. FEMA estimates recovery costs rise to at least 180 million dollars.
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Charleston
West Virginia
National Guard
Mount Hope
Kilsyth
Neal
Emergency Services
Steve Cruikshank
American Electric Power
Huntington
Bluefield
Boone County
Elk Run Coal Co
Sylvester
Big Coal
CES
Federal Emergency Management Agency
First Lady urges colleges to strengthen teacher prep
Laura Bush urged education colleges to beef up training for new teachers. She said many graduates lack classroom readiness and reading instruction skills. Speaking at a White House early childhood education conference she urged teachers to write back to colleges about what helped or hindered their prep.
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Washington
Laura Bush
Bush
White House
Rod Paige
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Tommy Thompson
Colleges of Education
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Brian Hamish
David Neal
Fayette County
Pax
State Office of Emergency
Shirley Roberts
Charleston Gazette
ST. Augustine
Bermuda
Zoysia
Tennessee Lakefront
Gatlinburg
Pigeon Forge
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Mrs. Bush
Aiken Technical College
Aiken
ATC
Collec
Sree
Cellularone
Augusta
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