Rural roads claim most Kansas fatal crashes in study
Kansas State University researchers report about 75 percent of fatal crashes occur on rural roads while noninjury and nonfatal accidents cluster on urban routes. The study notes low seat belt use on county roads, speeding on rural highways, and longer rescue times as factors.
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Northeast Storm Closes Schools and Sparks State of Emergency
Snow and gale force winds hit the Northeast as Boston residents cleared sidewalks and cars. Governors in Massachusetts New Jersey and Rhode Island declared emergencies while dozens of districts canceled classes. At least fourteen deaths were linked to the storm across nine states and Nantucket Island faced outages from 84 mph winds.
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Light shed from Ottawa by Sgt Curry on Iraq mission
Sgt Jeffry Curry of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office and United States Marine Corps explains his Iraq deployment with the 1st Marine Division. He describes training Iraqi police in Al Anbar including Falluja Ramadi Al Qaim and Al Asad, notes insurgency risks and harsh living conditions with air conditioning but no plumbing.
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Porta Johns and Weather in War Zone Letters
An Ottawa resident and Marine Sgt Jeffry Curry writes from overseas about extreme heat inside plastic porta potties during the monsoon season. He notes wind tipping over a unit, January cooling, frost mornings, and the dusty ground turning to sticky mud when wet. Marines show little complaint about living conditions.
Fetus burial sparks controversy at Colorado church
In Boulder, a Roman Catholic church buried ashes of hundreds of aborted fetuses on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, drawing protests and debate over whether the act exploited women’s grief. Organizers defended the service as providing a place to mourn while some critics called it grave robbing.
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