8th Annual Relay for Life of Douglas County
Several hundred people including cancer survivors families and friends gathered at Free State High School for the eighth annual Relay for Life to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. Teams walked the track in shifts starting Friday at 7 p.m. and continuing until 7 a.m. today. To donate visit relayforlife.org.
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Florida tops nation in tornado deaths per mile traveled
Florida leads the country in deaths per mile as tornadoes strike, followed by Tennessee, North Carolina, Ohio and Alabama. The Southeast Regional Climate Center at UNC reports Florida’s higher risk due to factors like mobile homes and vulnerable populations, per director Charles Konrad II.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Florida
Tennessee
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Ohio
Alabama
Federal Southeast Regional Climate Center
University of North Carolina
Center
Charles Konrad II
Declining Iraq crisis exposes Obama decision process
Saturday column questions who controls major U S decisions in Washington and whether White House aides and military leaders can speak freely. It cites Iraq's rapid deterioration, 4000 American deaths, 32000 wounded, and warns that intel and boots on the ground are failing to keep policymakers informed.
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Harry Truman
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Obama Iraq policy criticized amid insurgent advance
Commentary accuses President Obama and major media of underestimating the Iraqi insurgency and criticizes delayed actions, the Guantanamo releases, Afghanistan drawdown, and a border crisis with unaccompanied minors. It argues policy errors threaten U.S. safety and fiscal stability.
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