Los Alamos Fire Tests Community Resilience and Lab Critics
Families displaced by a townhouse fire near Los Alamos face costly rebuilds while anxiety grows about the lab’s funding and management. Wen Ho Lee’s 1990s security case spurred a DOE overhaul, and residents describe a mixed town of strong schools and close-knit ties alongside gossip and the company town dynamic.
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Wesley Snipes Eyes Rural Georgia Security Camp Plan
Wesley Snipes is negotiating to buy 300 acres near Macon to train security agents for celebrity protection, but Putnam County officials say agricultural land cannot host a security school or weapon storage, while appeals claim firing ranges are permissible. Separately Emilio Estevez buys Malibu home for about 2 million after selling his old place for 3 million. Hayden Christensen reflects on joining the Star Wars saga and becoming Darth Vader, recalling meeting George Lucas and Skywalker Ranch.
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Putnam County
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Christensen
Toronto
Anakin Skywalker
Jake Lloyd
Wink Elementary PALS host drug awareness play today
Ashley, a Wink Elementary fifth grader, leads a PALS group of six sixth graders who collect food, visit seniors, and tutor younger children. They will present a play at Wink High School at 10 a.m. today to raise awareness of drug abuse, with plans to present findings to the school board later this month.
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Wink High
Pam Cohen
Wink Elementary
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Cohen
Linda Zeigler
Zeigler
Wink
Bush and Gore clash over debt and bears in Oregon speech
Bush pressed a lead theme on handling a bear market and warned about bailout costs while Gore pitched debt paydown and using market savings for retirees. The exchange touched on stock trends and voter trust as both camps framed fiscal risks.
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Gore
Oregon
Odessa voters show weak turnout in city elections
Officials note 5.9 percent turnout in Odessa city elections, far below national and past local rates. Experts attribute low local engagement to apathy, lack of motivation, and election timing, with calls for civics education and municipal outreach to boost participation.
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Ector County
Odessa Development Corp
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Curtis Gans
The
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United States
Odessa
Bill Hext
Aes
Hext
Midland
Odd News Snippets Span Beliefs Balls and Banter
A collage of quirky notes covers sterilization beliefs, a Nashville theft case where a man tried to cut a ladder in half by letting a train do the job, origins of Long Johns via John L Sullivan, and pithy quips on lilies onions, bowling balls and Prince Philip. It also notes Cowboy lifespans, jokes on Greek dinners, and a reader’s contact line for L M Boyd.
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Hext
Tennessee
Nashville
Local Newspaper Staff Contact Details
Switchboard numbers and key staff contacts listed for the newspaper. Out of town lines, email, website, and office contact numbers for editor publisher executive editor advertising director circulation and production are provided. Includes names Jom Kopf Tammye Mineo Bill Salter Tyler Patton and Bill Millis.
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Bill Salter
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Tyler Patton
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