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Your flood insurance set to go up bigtime
The Virginian-PilotIf you live or own property in a flood-prone zone, you've probably already heard the bad news: Your flood insurance is about to go through the ceiling. Due to changes in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), flood-insurance rates in the city soon...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Western Branch, Insurance
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Lavallette rebuilding project gets personal
Asbury Park PressReconstruction of the 1.1-mile-long municipal boardwalk is ahead of schedule, with most of the decking complete and the finished sections now open to the public. Almost six months have passed since superstorm Sandy obliterated all but a quarter-mile...Tags: Local Government, Elections, Memorial Day, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Human Interest
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Deadline nearing to change appeal flood map changes
Highlands Today, Sebring, Fla.HIGHLANDS COUNTY -- Residents of Highlands County have until May 2 to appeal proposed changes in county flood maps if their property was designated in the revised map as part of a flood zone, which could mean they'll pay thousands of dollars a year for... -
Relief workers find many in Atlantic City don't want their help
The Philadelphia InquirerCraig Snow of Hope Force International arrived in Atlantic City from Nashville two days after Sandy. "I was about to leave because I didn't think that Atlantic City got hit," said Snow, a tall, bald, neatly dressed out-of-towner, now ensconced in a...Tags: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Rentals, Google Inc., Travel, Renovation
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Gosar, Horne tour border; call Yuma Sector a 'success'
The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar and Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne were in the Yuma area Saturday to learn more about border issues facing the community. "Immigration reform starts with border security," Gosar said. "Yuma has proven we can control the...Tags: National Security, Executive Branch, Law Enforcement, Illegal Immigrants, Criminals
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BRIEF: Signal Hill Fire Department receives $132K federal grant
Belleville News-DemocratThe Signal Hill Fire Department has received a $132,620 grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. The grant can be used to purchase equipment, personal protective equipment, training and vehicles to...Tags: Dick Durbin, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Early results show TMI performed well on hostile-action drill
York Daily Record, Pa.Officials from two federal agencies agree that Three Mile Island and local responders performed well during a hostile-action drill Tuesday evening. "The emergency organizations have dedicated staff, plans, procedures and equipment that demonstrated...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Labor Legislation, York (York, Pennsylvania), Career and Workplace, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Death toll in West climbs to 14 after fertilizer plant blast
Austin American-StatesmanAs search teams continued to comb through a swath of wreckage left by Wednesday night's fertilizer plant explosion, authorities confirmed Friday that 14 people, including nine medics and volunteer firefighters, died in the blast. Two brothers and the...Tags: Local Government, Disasters and Accidents, Rick Perry, Fertilizer, Ted Cruz
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BRIEF: Trammell's daughter faces federal charge
The Dayton Daily NewsThe U.S. Attorney's office has filed a federal charge against Angela Goodwine, the daughter of disgraced civil rights leader the Rev. Raleigh Trammell, alleging she acted as an agent for an organization that "stole, obtained by fraud and intentionally... -
Schools can become safer
Regarding a letter that was published on April 13 about school safety: The letter urges that, even if we surrounded our schools with minefields and barbed-wire fences, our children would not be safe. I happen to disagree. We do not have to surround...Tags: Health and Safety at School
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Security, Response Is Everyone's Job
The Hartford CourantWe are reminded periodically that life on Earth is fragile. Asteroids, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, flu outbreaks and other natural disasters draw our attention to the risks. Indeed, the hazards are many and, as we learned in Boston, some are man-...Tags: Flu, Running, Terrorism, Arts and Culture, Health and Medical Professionals
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Elmhurst residents clean up after flooding
Piles of water-logged carpet, mud-smeared mattresses, and broken furniture are an all too familiar sight on Washington Street in Elmhurst where residents are struggling to recover from the third flood in three years. "It's the same thing over again,"...
Tags: Property, Pat Quinn, Science and Technology
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