Grateful residents parade for firefighters in Pine Junction
In Pine Junction Colo residents lined the streets Saturday with dogs on sandwich boards and signs thanking firefighters who fought a massive wildfire. The June 12 to 15 blaze burned 10 600 acres destroying 51 homes a sawmill and several garages while as many as 2 000 homes were at risk at its peak. Local organizer Phil Simms praised the crews and residents expressed gratitude for their tireless work.
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Pine Junction
Colo
Keith
Sue Nelson
Switzerland Village
Keith Nelson
Phil Simms
Sophie Sasser
Bailey
Hi Meadow
Mountained
Clinton unveils firstgov site to consolidate 20000 federal Web pages
President Clinton announced a single Internet portal named firstgov to replace about twenty thousand federal Web sites. The site will provide access to grants contracts and benefits 24 hours a day seven days a week within ninety days. Eric Brewer leads the development at Inkto mi Corp. and pressed the cost free effort.
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Los Angeles
Clinton
Firstgovgoy
Eric Brewer
Brewer
Inktomi Corp
Foster City
Calif
Dowsing for water thrives for some into 21st century
Nassau County report follows longtime dowser Tommy Hanson who uses two wire hangers to locate subterranean water. He claims a 90 percent success rate after 33 years and notes dowsing interest spans ancient to modern times. Critics call it anecdotal while enthusiasts cite energy fields, maps, and mineral hunts as possible explanations.
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Nassau
N.Y
Tommy Hanson
Hanson
Hansons
Moses
Leroy Bull
Doylestown
Craig Elliott
North Egremont
Mass
Elliott
Bull
James Randi
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