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Bad week ahead for Massey CEO
The SwampDon Blankenship, CEO of Massey Energy Co., addresses reporters during the West Virginia mine disaster last month that killed 29 workers. (AP/Haraz N. Granbari) by Kim Geiger Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship has a tough week ahead. Blankenship,......Tags: Career and Workplace, Crimes, Explosions, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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They're going to need some better boats
Jean is starting to show her age. At just over 40, she still moves gracefully, but her admirers around Newport are starting to notice the cracks and blemishes.
Many tourists still snapped photos of her, though, to show friends just how beautiful Newport...Tags: Steve Reed, Sailing, Newport Beach, Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs
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Added height approved for Hanauer project
The city acquired some downtown spaces for public parking and non-profits' event notices in exchange for some added height in a project underway at 580 Broadway at a site formerly owned by the Laguna Playhouse. A provision in the Downtown Specific Plan...Tags: Feet, Broadway Theater, Industrial Accidents, Music Theater
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Tiger Woods: Does his being contrite really matter?
The TV Guy» Orlando Sentinel – The TV GuyTiger Woods was big news yesterday. Not so much today. The world moves on. The deadly West Virginia mine disaster was the top story on morning newscasts. Duke's victory over Butler in the NCAA men's basketball championship was the biggest sports story.... -
Obama pledges help for mine disaster
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, who had spoken by telephone with West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin on Monday night after a massive mine explosion that has claimed at least two dozen lives, today pledged the full support of the......Tags: Kentucky, Easter, Career and Workplace, Metal and Mineral, Government
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A politically correct dress code: Why politicians shed suits at ballgames, disasters -- and why it matters
Top of the TicketWhen President Obama threw out the first ball at last year's Major League Baseball All-Star game, he wore jeans -- really comfortable, really worn, really vintage American jeans. He got hammered, with critics decrying the selection as "Mom jeans."... -
`Dear sisters and brothers goodbye...'
Change of SubjectWoody Guthrie's ballad about the 1947 coal-mine disaster in Centralia that killed 11 men resonates strongly today:... -
L.A. riots were 'staggering failure' for former LAPD Chief Daryl Gates
L.A. NOWTributes are coming in for former LAPD Chief Daryl Gates, who died Friday. "Chief Gates accomplished great things in both good and difficult economic times," Chief Charlie Beck said in a statement. "And the successes of several major programs and...... -
Obama's vacation: Blue Ridge, red state
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated at noon President Barack Obama and his family headed out today for a weekend vacation in the mountains of North Carolina, swinging some golf clubs in a state which narrowly swung the Democrats' way in......Tags: Golf, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Travel, Dining and Drinking
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Fair Ride Accident Cause: Investigators Say Soft Soil To Blame
After a thorough investigation by governmental and independent private investigators specializing in amusement rides, the contributing factor for the Lolli Swing incident at the Spring Fair in Puyallup on April 17, 2009 was determined to be...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Family, Trips and Vacations, Travel
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Text of mine survivor's letter to families
The text of a letter sent to victims' families this week by Randal McCloy Jr., the sole survivor of the Sago Mine disaster. The letter mentions several mining terms: a "man-trip" is a vehicle that transports miners, a "rescuer" is an emergency air pack,...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Trips and Vacations, Family, Disasters, Travel
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Federal buildings don armor of nation under siege
Tribune architecture criticThey are ruining Washington, ruining it in the name of saving it. Five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, this once-lovely city of broad diagonal avenues and open vistas conceived in 1791 by French engineer Pierre L'Enfant is becoming an ever...Tags: Eero Saarinen, Crimes, Government, Daniel Burnham, Crime, Law and Justice
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