Western Fires The Price Tag $1 Billion And Still Climbing
Washington officials warn federal firefighting costs in the West will surpass one billion dollars as Congress faces additional treasury outlays. The National Interagency Fire Center reports at least 626 million spent to battle fires from Montana to New Mexico, sometimes as high as 18 million daily. Budget director Hank Kashdan says actual costs near one billion.
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Sanctions _hinge on court past violations at JMU riot
Sanctions enforced by James Madison University on students arrested for alcohol related charges during last weekend's riot will depend on district or circuit court outcomes and their prior violations of the campus code. Police say four JMU students face alcohol related charges after rocks and bottles were thrown at police during the Saturday incident. city officials call for suspensions for those found guilty.
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Michael Way
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City Police Unable To Provide Riots Arrest List
Harrisonburg police failed to supply a complete arrests list from weekend riots after repeated requests by the Daily News Record. Police chief Harper and spokesman Boshart cited multi agency coordination as the issue, with 17 Friday and 62 Saturday charges reported but arrests largely unclear.
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Daily News Record
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Village Lane
Seniors Face Loss of HMO Drug Coverage Across Nation
Thousands of elderly Americans are losing Medicare HMO coverage and prescription drug benefits, sparking fears of rushed financial crises. Evelyn Thomas, 74, of St. Augustine, Florida, says she may skip medications and even sell her home to cope with rising costs and reduced access.
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Thousands lose Medicare HMO coverage on Jan 1
Nearly 159,000 elderly nationwide face loss of prescription drug coverage as Medicare HMOs end health plans by January 1. Florida Texas Pennsylvania and Virginia hardest hit with members like Thomas forced to return to traditional Medicare or buy costly supplements after Humana plan terminates.
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Evolutionary robots born with minimal human help
A computer guided by natural selection autonomously designed and produced 8 inch robots, which crawled across a table as intended. The work by Bran deis University researchers shows potential to boost robot versatility and reduce development costs, addressing major limits of manually engineered machines.
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Jordan Pollack
Brandeis University
19 Face Charges In Scam
In Mattoon Illinois a federal indictment accuses 19 residents of Omega Trust and Trading of running a global scam that netted at least 12.5 million from over 10 000 victims. Named locals include business owners a minister a former police officer and a former sheriff.
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Wanda Ferguson
Omega Trust
Obituaries of Mary Cline, Donna Driver and others
A summary of death notices lists Mary A. Cline, 99, of Luray. Donna L. Driver, 75, Dayton. Arthur C. Halterman, 70, Baker, West Virginia. Ida B. Spitzer, 93, Harrisonburg. The notices appear on the page's obituaries section with brief biographical placeholders.
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Harrisonburg
Labor Day Closing Notice from Daily News Record
The Daily News Record notices that Advertising and Circulation will be closed for Labor Day on September 4. Advertising deadline for the September 6 issue is Friday, September 1, at 1 p.m.
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