Dibbiyeh Sees Long Civil War Echoes in Lebanon
Nora Boustany recalls Dibbiyeh in the Chouf during Lebanon’s 1975–76 fighting and the later Druze Christian clashes. Villagers faced looting, shelling, and mass displacement as families sought safety, coexistence symbolized by church and mosque, now destroyed.
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Fatah
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Wadi Boustany
Palestine
Israel
Haifa
Beirut
Baaqline
Rima Hemadeh
Sheikh Saeed Hemadeh
Lebanon
Sheikh Saeed
Druse
Beiteddine
Chouf
Tanios Boustany
Tanios
Sohel
Burjain
Bourjain
Saadiyat al Arab
Sidon
Pesticide Woes Spread Through Florida Drinking Water
Florida health officials report the carcinogenic pesticide ethylene dibromide has contaminated private wells, kitchen sinks, and golf-course water across central and south Florida. Contaminated wells near Deland and Sanford, after use at multiple golf courses and vegetable fields, with tests showing broader spread despite limited prior regulation.
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Miami
Florida Agriculture
Doyle Conner
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Hillsborough County
Howard Rhodes
DeLand Golf and Country Club
Sanford
Mayfield Golf Course
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