Hazardous waste facility shut over leaks in Kern County
Local residents confront officials after the Rio Bravo Disposal Facility, licensed by state and federal agencies, operated illegally for months amid zoning and pollution violations. A temporary restraining order keeps the plant closed as a court weighs keeping it shut and residents demand accountability and assurances.
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Rio Bravo
Superior Court of Presiding
James Stuart
State Water Quality Control Board
State Department of Health Services
Environmental Protection Agency
Kern County
Shafter
Biometeorology and weather linked health effects arise
Paul Harvey News notes biometeorology as a science with US and West German studies linking weather to migraines, arthritis, and other ailments. Reports show hospitals tracking forecasts, physicians paid for alerts, and varied individual responses with humidity and storms influencing symptoms and surgery timing.
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Munich
West Germany
National Weather Service
German Weather Service
United States
Atlanta
Wilkes-Barre
Winter Fog and Blossoms in Shafter Chronicle
A reflective Shafter scene describes January fog, budding almond trees, vineyard changes, and memories of a torn old vineyard. The author recalls raisins made from harvested grapes and notes how seasonal fields gear up for summer, ending with a call to act locally amid changing information and minds.
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Harper's
el Salvador
Nicaragua
U.S
Tim Cooney forged Nozick endorsement to push his book
The Rest of the Story details Tim Cooney a Columbia University history graduate who left NYC public service to become a writer. He forged Robert Nozick's name on a letter to Random House praising his manuscript to gain credibility for Telling Right from Wrong, triggering backlash from Nozick and the publisher.
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Columbia University
New York
Office of Civil Defense
Tim Cooney
Toad
Tim
Vanity Press
Robert Nozick
Harvard
America
Random House Publishers
Random House
Letters oppose inmate labor program in California
A reader letter argues the Deukmejian administration plans to use state prison inmates for local maintenance and litter pickup, claiming it threatens public safety and replaces state workers. The author, representing the California State Employees Association, warns of dollar savings overruling safety and notes officials call it minimal risk in a chain gang without chains. Page 84 continuation referenced.
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Deukmejian
Caifornians
California State Employees Association
Departments of Forestry, Transportation, and
Parks” &~ Recreation
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Minneapolis
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Michele Thomas
Mariana Zalba
Shelly Bloemhot
Geff Criner
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