Sinkhole ends Florida body search. demolition to begin
In Seffner Florida rescuers halted efforts to recover Jeff Bush’s body as a 20 foot wide sinkhole under his four bedroom home opened and nearly swallowed him. Crews evacuated two neighboring homes while heavy equipment prepared for demolition as authorities called the incident a very unusual sinkhole. Five others in the house escaped unharmed.
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Seffner
FLA
Florida
Jeff Bush
Hillsborough County
Mike Merrill
Merrill
Bush
Tampa
Endorsement grows for Keystone XL pipeline plan
Washington AP reports a State Department draft backs approving the Keystone XL oil line from Canada to Texas refineries. Critics call the analysis flawed, arguing climate risks are underestimated and tar sands output would rise regardless. Environmental groups warn of vast warming pollution and stronger storms.
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Washington
State Department
Canada
Texas
Gulf Coast
Midwest
Southwest
Daniel Gatti
Environment America
Gatti
Ceremony honors Monitor crew with unknown graves burial
Arlington ceremony honors two unknown USS Monitor sailors found in 2002 while paying homage to all 16 Union crew who perished when the ironclad sank after the Hampton Roads battle. Believed to be William Bryan and Jacob Nicklis, the remains remain DNA inconclusive. The event marks the 151st anniversary of the 1862 clash between Monitor and CSS Virginia.
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Richmond
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
Monitorkin
Monitor
William Bryan
Jacob Nicklis
Hampton Roads
Virginia
Merrimack
Sequester lessons span presidents and economic eras
The article traces repeated missteps in U S economic policy from the 1930s to the 2000s. It cites 2011 across the board spending cuts as a result of partisan gridlock, notes Roosevelt's 1930s contraction, Reagan era tax reforms, the 2007 09 housing bust, and long term stress on Social Security and Medicare amid shifting rates and yields. It highlights unintended consequences of policy choices across decades.
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Washington
Barack Obama
John Boehner
Ohio
Obama
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Congress
Federal Reserve
U.S
Ronald Reagan
Fed
Texas
George W. Bush
Bush
Lawrence City Commission Agenda Highlights Meeting
Lawrence officials outline a 6:35 p.m. Tuesday agenda at City Hall with details available on lawrenceks.org and archived on Knology Channel 25. The online documents include meeting materials and schedule items for public access.
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Sixth
Massachusetts
Knology Channel
Lawrenceks.org
City weighs benefit district for Farmland site park
City commissioners will consider creating a benefit district to fund about $9.5 million in infrastructure for the former Farmland Industries property. The site is being converted into a new business park.
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Farmland Industries
City plans benefit district to fund business park infrastructure
The district would allow recouping costs via special assessments on future property owners. Until tenants arrive the city pays these assessments, with officials noting the possibility of continued payments as an incentive. $9.5 million in bond payments fund the new streets and sewers for the site.
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Erty
Wakarusa Drive
Overland Drive
University Corporate and Research Park
Lawrence
Douglas County
Kansas
Bob Billings
McGrew
Ninth Street
Tennessee
Kentucky
Diane Alison Roepe
Learnard Ave
Rock Chalk Park
Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church 150th Anniversary Week Proclaimed
City actions declare March 10 to 17 as a church anniversary week and designate March 17 for the 26th annual St Patrick’s Day Parade. Consent items approve minutes, claims, licenses, and mayoral appointments.
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Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church
St. Patrick's Day
Clinton
HNTB
Glenwood Addition
Lawrence
Douglas County
Kansas
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