Forest Service worker charged in Colorado wildfire start
Forest Service technician Terry Barton, 38, admitted starting a blaze in Pike National Forest by burning a letter from her estranged husband. The fire scorched over 100000 acres, forced evacuations, and Barton faces up to 10 years and 250000 dollars in fines. She appeared to claim a lawful campfire was involved before it grew out of control.
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Castle Rock
Colo
US. Forest Service
Colorado
Pike National Forest
Terry Barton
U.S
Bill Leone
Leone
Barton
Forest Service
Fathers and Sons Rally For Goose Creek Golf Tradition
Twenty eight fathers and sons competed in the annual Father Son Golf Tournament at Goose Creek Country Club Baytown with Scott Murray claiming low gross a 70 and Wes Winn leading the junior division. Dwight Lohkamp and Mike Wilson won the senior division while Seth and Tom Roberson and Joe and Jay Zorn placed second and third respectively. Club figures praised the event as a long running Father’s Day tradition tied to the U S Open and noted strong participation.
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Baytown
Goose Creek Country Club
Don (Murray
Goose Creek Club
Robbie Schubert
Scott Murray
Murray
Wes
Wesley Winn
Texas Senate race fends neck in neck in El Paso poll
In El Paso a Scripps Howard Texas Poll shows U S Senate race between John Cornyn and Ron Kirk very close with Cornyn at 35 percent and Kirk at 30 percent while 33 percent are undecided. The contest remains competitive despite a heated governor race and recruitment by party lines.
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EL Paso
Texas
Phil Gramm
Scripps Howard Texas
U.S. Senate
John Comyn
Ron Kirk
Charles Elliot
Texas A&m Commerce University
Cornyn
Kirk
Dave Beckwith
Dallas
Senate
Duncan testimony helps convict Andersen on obstruction
Former Enron auditor David Duncan testified he did not destroy documents yet jurors found the firm obstructed justice. He described deleting a sentence from a memo after guidance from in house counsel Nancy Temple but also said he ordered employees to follow the firm’s retention policy. The verdict could push Andersen toward dissolution or hefty penalties at sentencing on October 11.
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Houston
Arthur Andersen LLP
Enron Corp
David Duncan
Enron
Duncan
Andersen
Nancy Temple
Anderson
Poll Highlights Texas Campaign Races Across Statewide Survey
The Associated Press reports a Texas poll of 1000 adults taken May 20 to June 9 shows Perry leading Sanchez 46 to 26 with 25 undecided among likely voters. Cornyn leads Kirk 35 to 30 with 33 undecided. Dewhurst 36 to 29 over Sharp with 34 undecided. Abbott 30 and Watson 24 with 44 undecided. Rylander 41 to 21 with 36 undecided. Patterson 33 to 19 with 46 undecided.
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Texas
Rick Perry
Tony Sanchez
Sanchez
John Cornyn
Ron Kirk
Carole Keeton Rylander
Marty Akins
Jerry Patterson
David Bernsen
Who's It Charge inquiry details at Baytown Sun
Readers are invited to send questions to Who's It Charge at The Baytown Sun in Baytown Texas. Include the city and jurisdiction area, state the question and target answerer, and provide contact options via P O Box address, Memorial Drive office, fax number, and email.
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P.O
Baytown
Memorial Drive
Ermal
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