Monroe embraces new elementary school building
Monroe Elementary students praise the new facility with bigger, newer classrooms and improved air conditioning. Principal Patti Shull notes gradual completion of the auditorium media center and gym, while teachers welcome the enhanced storage and organization as the district funded by a $29.9 million bond in November 2001.
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Haylie Brown
Monroe
Elle Tolliver
Safety Patrol
Patti Shull
Shull
Melissa Giffen
Ing
Leahy
Frances ravages Southeast as Frances drenches and floods deepen
In the aftermath of Frances the focus shifts from winds to floods and drownings. Florida reports 13 storm deaths, five in Georgia traffic crashes. Congress approves 2 billion in federal relief and Bush will tour damage. Nearly 13,000 in state shelters and 2.2 million without power. Gasoline shortages spark lines and fights as 125 million gallons are shipped in. Tornadoes spawn in SC and GA with damage and injuries as survivors regroup amid outage and cleanup. Ivan looms as a new threat.
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Michael Eckert
National Weather Service
Frances
Florida
Georgia
Georgia Emergency Management Agency
Congress
Bush
Florida Rock & Tank Lines
Ocamb
NASA says shuttle hangar hit hard by Frances damage
NASA officials describe severe damage at the Vehicle Assembly Building in Cape Canaveral after Hurricane Frances. A quarter of the roof was blown away and 52,500 square feet of wall panels are missing, raising concerns for next spring’s shuttle flights and highlighting exposure of interior areas.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Space Shuttle
NASA
James W. Kennedy
Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy
Towers in Middletown Face School Site Constraints
Al Kohler explains residents’ concerns over placing a Verizon cell tower near Middletown High School. City zoning limits and cost hinder site options, though the Middletown Board of Education approved tower on school property. Planning Commission meets to discuss next steps as residents question long term need.
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al Kohler
Kohler
Newpar
Middletown
Tucker
Verizon Cellular
Planning Commission
City Council
Denham Plaza
Iraq toll climbs as Kerry mourns fallen in war
The 1000th U.S. military death sets a somber tone as John Kerry joins in mourning Americas sons and daughters. Bush allies insist the toll tests resolve while Iraq fighting escalates in Sadr City with clashes injuring and killing soldiers and civilians.
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al Rumsfeld
United States
John Kerry
Iraq
Americas
Kerry
Bush
al-Qaida
New York
Washington
U.S
al-Sadr
Sadr
Baghdad
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