West Texas waste dump bill aims to store DOE waste
West Texas lawmakers push a bill to let the Texas Department of Health license a private firm to dispose of low level radioactive waste and expand a regional compact. Critics from Sierra Club warn of leaks while supporters cite safety measures and county backing in Andrews County.
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Rodessa
Texas Department of Health
Teel Bivins
Amarillo
Senate
Texas
Vermont
Bivins
Children cope with war through personal rituals at home
In New Mexico and across the country families of soldiers in Iraq create daily rituals to stay connected. A Holloman Air Force family uses a 3:34 p.m. alarm from a 9-year-old son’s wristwatch to signal their link, while other parents and children cherish scents, voice mails, and keepsakes to ease fear and loss as wars continue overseas.
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Hindiyah
Euphrates
Najaf
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Iraq
United States
Britain
Naji
American Airlines reaches tentative union cost cuts
American Airlines moves toward avoiding bankruptcy by reaching tentative agreements with pilots, flight attendants, and mechanics totaling about 1.8 billion in concessions. The deals must be ratified by union members, with voting set to begin Tuesday, as shares jumped on the news.
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State bills aim to curb student access to sodas and candy
State legislation would remove vending machines in elementary schools and keep them off until late in the day in middle and high schools across the ECISD and many districts. Ron Clark, ECISD food services director, supports the move as a model for proper nutrition. The bills, filed by Sen Eddie, seek to shift focus to school meal programs.
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