Bret Hurricane Slams Texas Coast Near Corpus Christi
Hurricane Bret roared ashore in Kenedy County with 125 mph winds and horizontal rain. No injuries reported as the storm moved inland, with 4 inches of rain soaking Corpus Christi and a voluntary evacuation urged amid a state of disaster declaration. Forecasters warned of tornadoes and a possible 25 foot storm surge as Bret weakened after landfall.
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Corpus Christy
Tex
Bret
Texas
Kenedy County
Corpus Christi
Mark Lenz
Ted Nelson
Nelson
Christ Bay
New Douglas County Jail Costs and Dedication Mark a Milestone
Douglas County officials defend a 22 million new jail east of Lawrence as a secure, non opulent facility to replace overcrowding. Voters approved the project in 1994, with early estimates at 11 million then rising. dedication open house begins at 10 a.m. Saturday and inmates are to be moved by September 11.
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EArt RicHARDSON/JOURNAL- WORLD PHOTOpenaying County
Loren Anderson
Douglas County
Kansas Highway 10
Lawrence
Louie McElhaney
McElhaney
Judicial and Law
Adams to lead Kansas Agriculture Department
Jamie Clover Adams takes over as Kansas Secretary of Agriculture today after three years as Gov. Graves’ agr environment liaison. Colleagues praise her knowledge, hands on style, and ability to navigate water quality rules, hog farm issues, and farm economic crises.
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Jamie Clover Adams
Kansas
Bill Graves
Adams
Dan Johnson
R-Hays
House Agriculture Committee
Tom Sloan
R-Lawrence
House Environment Committee
Lawrence
Sloan
Washington, D.C
Researchers find six percent of Internet users compulsively overuse
A large ABC News study of 17 251 respondents links Internet use to addiction in about 5.7 percent of participants. Greenfield cites escape, excessive time online, and disinhibition as drivers, estimating 11.4 million global addicts. Kimberly Young backs the study's legitimacy.
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Boston
David Greenfield
American Psychological Assn
Kimberly Young
Greenfield
West Hartford
Conn
ABC News
Abcnews.com
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