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Businesses, residents near train derailment face heavy cleanup
As Rosedale residents and business owners began to clean up after the fiery train derailment, federal officials said Wednesday that a chemical, sodium chlorate, had likely exploded in one of the train cars. Investigators with the National Transportation...
Tags: Baltimore County, Manufacturing and Engineering, Railway Accidents, Explosions, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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L.A. River opens to kayakers, fishermen
Steve Schleier has kayaked spectacular and scenic rivers from West Virginia to Alaska. So when the Los Angeles lawyer heard that his hometown river was opening to public navigation for the first time in decades, he was all in. It didn’t matter...
Tags: Labor Day, Pacific Ocean, Ed Reyes
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Stay safe when checking for damage
Damaged homes can pose danger, so take your time. If your home looks unsafe, it probably is. Emergency management officials have procedures to certify structures for safety and it is wise to wait for them. Assessing damage on your own requires the right...
Tags: Shingles
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Village hikes permit fees, and more
Village hikes permit fees Starting June 1, building permit fees in Lake Zurich will be raised about 10 percent after village officials approved the increase at a recent board meeting. Dan Peterson, director of building and zoning for the village, said...Tags: Vehicles, House Building, Services and Shopping, Land Price
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NASCAR Driver Capsules, May 29 - Part 1
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NASCAR Driver Capsules, May 29 Capsules for the top 20 drivers in the Sprint Cup standings, plus five additional drivers of note. By Jerry Bonkowski and Bob Moore 48 JIMMIE JOHNSON, Chevrolet Team: Hendrick Motorsports WHERE HE...Tags: Vehicles, Greg Biffle, U.S. Air Force, Tony Stewart, Mark Martin
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Allentown council wisdom: Painted lines don't stop cars.
Valley 610Allentown has a problem. For years, there’s been a high incidence of crashes on Basin Street, particularly the section between Union and Auburn streets. The low-lying, winding stretch frequently holds water, creating a perfect storm for head-on... -
Praise mom at Point Phillips Hotel
Happy Mother's Day, maternal retail watchers! To mark the occasion, I thought that I would highlight a place that is sure to make mom's taste buds dance any day of the year: the Point Phillips Hotel in Moore Township. Built circa 1806, the tavern was...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Clothing, Mother's Day, Whitehall, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Building permits: May 11, 2013
Scott Eisenbeisz, 422 16th Ave. N.E., insulate and sheetrock inside of garage, $750. Garroll Salmons, 331 Park Ave., install windows in screen porch, $6,000. Daniel Mathiason, 1209 S. Second St., install 10-by-16 shed in backyard, $2,692. Gary...Tags: Rentals
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7 landscape ideas from designer Jay Griffith's studio garden
Landscape designer Jay Griffith believes in reinvention — in life and in the garden. “I love recycling,” he said, referring to his preference for rescued plants, reclaimed concrete, repurposed lumber and castoffs from commercial sites,...
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L.A. full of roads to ruin for cars
A drive along Angus Street in hilly Silver Lake requires navigating a gantlet of buckled concrete slabs and dirt-filled cracks. But on South Seabluff Drive in Playa Vista the ride is smooth, the pavement is black and you can smell the fresh asphalt....
Tags: Public Officials, Structural Failures, Barack Obama, Science and Technology, Government
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How do tornado winds compare with hurricanes?
Sun SentinelSouth Florida is unlikely to ever see a tornado as devastating as the one that tore through Oklahoma on Monday. The atmospheric conditions aren’t conducive here. Yet the region could see a Category 5 hurricane, which could pack winds almost as...Tags: Weather Statistics, Hurricanes, National Weather Service, Tornadoes, Natural Disasters
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Make sure flooring work is on the level
Q: When our basement flooded, we had a contractor pull up the carpeting and install vinyl tiles. He prepared the concrete floor by scraping up the rug glue that remained, and used commercial adhesive to put down the new tiles. Some of the tiles do not...
Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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