Texas dam inspection gaps raise safety concerns
Texas auditors flag underfunded dam inspections with seven inspectors for 7 603 dams and contracted firms. The report says inspections lag best practice and would require 1 098 more inspections this year. It cites limited state and federal funding and urges lawmakers to boost resources.
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Texas
John Keel
Keel
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
TCEQ
Association of State
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Gun licenses surge in Texas amid delays and secrecy
Texans apply for concealed handgun licenses at rising rates, causing months of backlogs in issuance and renewal. The shift follows stricter privacy for permit records and the castle doctrine expansion, with officials urging continued enforcement of rules while many wonder about motives behind the spike.
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Department of Public Safety
Houston
Chronicle
Texas
Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas Board
Joel White
White
Editorial page pledge to liberty and self control
Patrick Canty publisher Laura Dennis editor Ken Brodnax editoral page editor declares Let peace begin with me and the newspaper’s dedication to informing readers so they can promote and preserve freedom. The piece asserts freedom as a gift from God and not political grant from anarchy and ties it to self-control and the Declaration of Independence.
Trash and politics in Naples and Berlusconi’s Italy
A columnist surveys Italy’s election, Berlusconi’s win, and Naples trash crisis. It notes the Camorra’s grip on waste contracts, Napoli’s garbage mountains, and the political contrast with Veltroni and Obama links, concluding the mess tests Berlusconi’s leadership.
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Italy
U.S
Barack Obama
Walter Veltroni
Obama
Silvio Berlusconi
Naples
Amalfi
Palazzo Reale
Royal Palace
Rome
Sorrento
Michael Ledeen
New Orleans
Mount Vesuvius
Camorra
Mafia
CNN
Milan
Jesus Christ
Gerhard Schroeder
Gerhard
Berlusconi
Rudolph Giuliani
Airline passenger satisfaction sinks as studies reveal gloom
Susan Estrich notes two studies showing declining mood about air travel. Michigan ranks airlines around 62 on a 100-point scale, with Delta at 60. JD Power finds airports faring worse than airlines. The period from 2007 to 2008 saw high delays, while airports lag hotels and car rentals in consumer happiness.
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University of Michigan
Delta
J.D. Power and Associates
J.D. Power
Hertz
Purgatory
Boston
New York
Rev Francis Frey Celebrates 50 Years as Priest
The Odessa American notes the 50th anniversary of Reverend Francis Frey’s priestly service and invites reader opinions on current topics via the Letters page.
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Francis Frey
Odessa
Freedom.com
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Mona Charen
Charen
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Syme
Thear American
Susan Estrich
Estrich
Robert Kingsley
University of Southern California Law Center
A.n
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Southwest
American
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