Safety Board scrutinizes oil spill testing oversight
The CSB and Joint Investigation Team probe blowout preventer testing after BP's Gulf disaster. Transocean Cameron and Det Norske Veritas face calls for termination or independent supervision. Testing at a NASA facility in New Orleans began November 16 amid disclosures of outside observer access and agency tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transocean
Cameron International
Det Norske Veritas
Minerals Management Service
Safety Board
Rafael Moure-Eraso
CSB
MMS
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
Federal
U.S. Coast Guard
The
Gulf of Mexico
NASA
New Orleans
Michael Bromwich
Ocean Energy Bureau
Owen McWhorter
Keeping a Long Term Marriage Despite Diminished Sparks
Dear Annie advises that marriages evolve with life stages. With children, romance fades but commitment and communication matter. Partners can adapt, weather ups and downs, and choose to remain friends for the sake of the children, though it requires effort to avoid bitterness or resentment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie
United Way campaign nears goal amid donor push in Kansas
Finney County United Way has raised 521 500 of its goal as volunteers continue visits to businesses and organizations to secure the remaining funds. Board president Phil Escareno credits staff and community support for meeting the need despite a sluggish economy, with 18 agencies and two related programs set to receive funding. Contributions can still be mailed to Finney County United Way in Garden City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandoval
United Way Board
Phil Escareno
Black Hills Energy
United Way
United Way Funds
Escareno
Liz Scheopner
Scheopner
Scheppner
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Finney and Kearny Counties
Community Day Care Center Inc
Kansas Children’s Service League
Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland
Santa Fe Trail Council
Boy Scouts of America
Finney County
Garden City Family Ymca
Miles of Smiles
Russell Child Development Center
Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association
United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas
United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries
Garden City Area
American Red Cross
Catholic Social Service
Family Crisis Services Inc
Meals On Wheels
Spirit of the Plains
Casa, Inc
The
Salvation Army
Finney County United Way
Garden City
Farmland Prices Rise Amid Demand From Investors and Farmers
Midwest farmland values climbed in 2010 with strong demand from farmers and growing interest from nonfarm investors. Experts note low interest rates and high crop prices drive demand, while energy and mineral rights cap gains in some regions. Farmers remain the core buyers as retirements shape sales and collateral use.
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Henderson
Royce Elker
Vermeer
Farmers National Company
U.S
Texas
Oklahoma
Southern Plains
Michael Duffy
Iowa State University
Midwest storm brings white Christmas forecast across region
Travelers brace for snow and ice as a storm could deliver a rare white Christmas to Nashville and possibly Atlanta before creeping into the Northeast. Iowa may see up to 8 inches, Illinois and Minnesota about 6, with advisories from North Dakota to Kentucky. Georgia could get 1 to 3 inches in metro Atlanta, with Atlanta facing its first Christmas snow since 1993.
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Chicago
Midwest
Nashville
Atlanta
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Tennessee
North Dakota
Kentucky
Grandma
Bobby Boyd
National Weather Service
Georgia
Bond issues approved and rejected across Kansas districts
The report outlines bond votes across several counties with actions in 2010 and 2009. It notes USD 200 approving remodel bonds for high schools and junior high wings, Kearny County funding for hospital and retirement village bonds, Haskell County backing a 3.5 million assisted living project, Lane County funding senior programs, and Dodge City USD 443 rejecting a 35 million middle school bond. It also cites tax impacts and projected debt retirement timelines.
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Bill Wilson
Greeley County
Wilson
Kearny County
High Plains
Kearny
Haskell County
Ron Baker
J.O.Y
Healy Primetimers
Max Moomaw
Lane County
Dodge City
USD 443
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Bromwich
Melissa Schwartz
DNV
McWhorter
Schwartz
Chemical Safety Board
Kathy Mitchell
Marcy Sugar
Nicole Howell
Prake Dreans
Corre
Trite
Syracuse
Dresey
North Main
Kansas Ave
Agricultural Financial Company
AgStar
Elker
Lee
Weather Service
Baker
Wharton
Vory
Ihaxrtoms
Jurapeene
Sime Ed
Leon Jordan & the Million Dollar Band
Eee
Pell
Lerath Legion
W. Pine
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