TVA preserves relics of its past in Norris and Muscle Shoals
A 9,000 square foot Norris warehouse holds some 20,000 TVA artifacts from early electricity era valued at 10 million dollars. The collection spans Ocoee No. 1 and stations nationwide, with plans for exhibitions at Knoxville Chattanooga UT and Smithsonian collaboration.
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TVA
Dobrogosz
Norris
Knoxville
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Chattanooga
University of Tennessee
Federal Agency
Ocoee No. 1
Johnson
Britain tightens rules after school bullying tragedies
The piece reports on teen suicides linked to bullying in Britain, noting 13 year old Kelly Yeomans and 15 year old Darren Steele who took their own lives after sustained abuse. It cites Kidscape data on youth bullying and quotes Education Secretary Blunkett and victims’ families urging stricter school conduct rules and more emotional support.
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London
Kelly Yeomans
Salvation Army
Darren Steele
England
Wales
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
Kidscape
Michele Elliott
Britain
Labor Party
David Blunkett
Education and Employment
Blunkett
Karen
FWS Opposes Du Pont Titanium Mine Near Okefenokee
The U S Fish and Wildlife Service remains strongly opposed to Du Pont's plan to explore a titanium strip mine beside the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge citing potential harm to swamp levels wildlife habitats and pollution risks. A RESOLVE facilitated collaborative process includes ecotourism businesses chambers and local governments but excludes federal officials and university ecologists with the project unclear to proceed.
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U.S. Department of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
FWS
du Pont
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
DuPont
Washington, DC
Resolve, Inc
Suzanne Orenstein
Resolve
Ms. Orenstein
Chambers of Commerce
Georgia
Athens
Okefenokee Chamber of Commerce
Sierra Club
Cherokee ‘Tribal Council of
Okefenokee Swamp
Okefenokee
Wren Builds Mansion Nest In Boston Fern On Patio
A Carolina wren constructs a large nest in a hanging Boston fern on a patio. The observer notes the rapid foundation work and compares the nest size to Bill Gates' latest project, detailing materials used and the bird's busy effort.
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South Carolina
Bill Gates
Boston
Carolina wren officially named South Carolina state bird
The Carolina wren was chosen by popular vote in 1990 over the mourning dove for South Carolina’s state bird. After a long legislative delay the State Garden Club sought formal enactment, but the legislature postponed for nine years and later designated the mockingbird in 1939.
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South Carolina
Civic Club
State Garden Club
General Assembly
Dear Abby Readers Help on Faith and Identity
Dear Abby offers guidance for a Florida reader on accepting a gay son within Catholic teaching, recommending reading and possible counseling for the parents. The column later retracts endorsing mothball use in mailboxes after learning it can trigger severe reactions.
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Abby
Bill
Air Force
Christ
Florida
Commission On Marriage and Family Life
U.S
Carol David
Berkeley
Calif
Carol
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Duncan Mansfield
Michael Dobrogosz
Tennessee Valley Authority
Were
AP Photo Histori
Wildlife Service
Ibbon
Wren
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!