Oil boom linked to spike in highway fatalities across drilling states
An Associated Press analysis ties surging oil and gas activity to more deadly roads in six drilling states. Fatalities have risen sharply where traffic volumes and heavy drilling equipment dominate, even as overall traffic deaths fall elsewhere. In North Dakota and Texas drilling counties, deaths per mile surged dramatically, driven by hydraulic fracturing and flood of trucks.
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The Last Passenger Pigeon Martha Returns in Exhibit
A Smithsonian exhibit revisits Martha the last passenger pigeon and the extinction of the species caused by human activity. New research shows population swings from billions to tens of millions before collapse, with discussions of revival from preserved DNA.
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Union OKs pay hikes and contract for district staff
The Union school board approved 3 percent raises for elementary principal Linda O Neill to 98 229 and high school principal Michael Ross to 77 250. O Neill had been frozen three years. Ross begins his second year. A three year contract for custodians and sweepers adds 50 cents per hour yearly raises. Health plan changes include a high deductible option with 1250 single and 2500 family deductibles and district health savings account contributions of 500 singles and 1000 family.
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