Gulf oil spill rage fuels vast cleanup command post
In Houma Louisiana a massive Gulf cleanup effort centers on a BP facility repurposed as a command hub. Coast Guard Captain Roger Laferriere directs 40 000 responders along the coast from Mobile to Miami with analysts monitoring satellite maps as crews booms skim and shore up oil coverage. The operation confronts shifting currents and weather while promising years of marsh restoration even if the leak ends soon.
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Trinity expands community care with volunteers and shared staff
Trinity In-Home Care strengthens its community reach through a volunteer program matching companions with seniors and a shared administrative staff arrangement with Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence. The agency, serving about 400 clients with 190 employees, cut costs by 150000 from a 1.8 million budget and offered free child care via Family Promise of Lawrence.
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Brandon Woods
Alvamar
Inverness Drive
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Cynthia Marta
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Valerie Miller-Coleman
Family Promise
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Jennifer Schwartz
Unitarian Fellowship
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Sharon MulQueen
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School board weighs mill levy to fund capital needs
The district considers a 5.3 mill tax rise with 1 percent lower property valuations, or 3.3 mills as an alternative. A $200,000 home would pay about $122 more yearly at 5.3 mills and $76 more at 3.3 mills, with capital projects and reserves guiding decisions. Some members favor bonding later for elementary upgrades to avoid overcommitment. The board set a hearing and will finalize budget authority at the 7 p.m. meeting, with a public hearing on Aug. 9.
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Lawrence Virtual School
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