Ricin Found in Greenville Mail Not Linked to Terror
A vial of ricin was found inside an envelope at a Greenville South Carolina postal facility. The building was shut and workers relocated as tests proceed with authorities stating terrorism is not suspected. The envelope referenced Congress trucker legislation and carried a threat against the government.
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Columbia
8.C
South Carolina
Greenville
Iomeland Security Department
Brian Rochrkassee
William Brown
U.S. Postal Service
Brown
Greenville County Sheriff’s Office
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Mark Sanford
China
U.S
Capitol Hill
Sens
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
Patrick Leahy
Vermont
FBI
London
al- Qaida
Kabul
Afghanistan
United States
Washington State
Ocean census finds new fish species weekly
Washington AP reports an interim Census of Marine Life finding about three new fish species each week and up to 5,000 undiscovered fish species may exist. By 2010 scientists expect over 2 million marine life species, with 300 scientists from 53 countries leading a $1 billion study.
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Solar storm to hit Earth Friday from strong sunspot cluster
A strong geomagnetic storm rated G3 is forecast to hit Earth Friday after a coronal mass ejection from a large sunspot cluster. NOAA says the disturbance could affect electrical grids and satellite communications and may make auroras visible as far south as Oregon and Illinois. A second Sun cluster could trigger more storms in the next two weeks.
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Earth
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Oregon
Illinois
Franklin County Commission Minutes Reflect September Reports and Projects
Franklin County Board of Commissioners met in regular session with Chairman John E. Taylor and four commissioners. September ambulance calls and write-offs were discussed, EMT training and employment agreements approved, tower and radio equipment topics reviewed, and multiple vendor bids and service contracts authorized, including road, roof, and truck purchases. A motion approved a vacation of Jackson Drive and a Taylor Design Group on-call engineering contract, with executive sessions on personnel and real estate and adjournment at 12:10.
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Board of Commissioners
John E. Taylor
Fred E. Ferguson
Donald C. Hay
Donald R. Stottlemire
Donald E. Waymire
Taylor
Ted McCurdy
Ted
Hay
Waymire
Craig Davis
Jason Parks
Darin Gates
Information Technologies
Jason
Don McMican
Vincent Roof
Don
Vincent
Darrell Wadkins
Ray DeJulio
Scot Hamlin
KC Freightliner
Stottlemire
Jackson Drive
Nebraska Road
Middle Creek
Ferguson
Martin Tractor
Taylor Design Group
Ray
Beard
Blaine Finch
Robert Hopkins
Doug Farrell
Bob Kuiken
Jeff Welton
Hub Casper
Anderson and
Coffey Counties
Bill Gray
Melanie Herken-Johnson
United Way
Keith Clark
Dan Eigsti
Kansas Sentencing Commission
John Sharp
Bud Jennings
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