Isaac Diminishes But Leaves Plaquemines Stranded Floods
Isaac downgraded to a tropical storm as it lingered over Louisiana, leaving Plaquemines Parish flooded and dozens stranded. Rescue crews evacuated about two dozen people including two police officers, while wide areas suffered power outages and damage. Authorities planned to puncture a floodwall to relieve pressure as the storm moved slowly inland.
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Plaquemines Parish
Joshua Brockhaus
Lance Cagnolatti
Isaac
New Orleans
Louisiana
Brockhaus
Jerry Carpenter
Terrebonne
Mississippi
Belle Chasse
Jefferson Parish
St. John the Baptist Parish
Bobby Jindal
Pearlington
Army Corps of Engineers
Rachel Rodi
Mississippi River
Romney Ryan accept GOP ticket with bold economic pledge
The article covers Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan presenting a bold plan to tackle the national debt and economic problems at a national convention. It notes reactions from Condoleezza Rice and other GOP figures, and frames the ticket as aiming to broaden appeal to women, Latinos, veterans, and independents while Romney prepares his acceptance speech for the convention night.
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George W
Arizona
John McCain
Ryan
Rand Paul
Kentucky
John Thune
South Dakota
Condoleezza
Obama
Mitt Romney
Paul Ryan
America
Romney
McCain
Kansas school finance trial ends, heads to judges
The Kansas education funding case, filed in 2010 by John Robb and Alan Rupe for Dodge City, Hutchinson, Kansas City, and Wichita, concludes with assertions that cuts since 2006 reduced student achievement and widened gaps. Attorneys accuse lawmakers of tax cuts draining state coffers, while defenders say budgets were trimmed to protect all programs, with districts offsetting losses via local taxes and federal funds.
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Kansas Supreme Court
John Robb
Alan Rupe
Dodge City
Hutchinson
Kansas City
Wichita
Rupe
Arthur Chalmers
Chalmers
Transition progress at new elementary school building
Principal Pracht notes the building requires adaptation as bathrooms are split by gender and many spaces are repurposed. Teachers improvise, with plans to convert the former middle school band room into a student entertainment space or teacher meeting area while staff adjust locker rooms gym storage and access points for safety and efficiency.
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Pracht
Jenny Bjurstrom
Bjurstrom
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