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Safety week emphasizes need to wear life jackets 6 boating safety tips for guests
The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.)Organizers of National Safe Boating Week, running through Friday, will continue to place emphasis on getting boaters to wear life jackets. The North American Safe Boating Campaign -- simply known as "Wear It!" -- is a yearlong effort in the United...Tags: Justice System, Radio, Entertainment, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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BOATING SAFETY: Don't buy life jackets for kids as if they're shoes
The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.)BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety is urging parents not to take the "you'll grow into it" approach when it comes to buying life jackets for their children. While parents hoping to save some money might buy shoes a little bigger than necessary, that... -
Boaters gather in Ashtabula Harbor to pray for safe season
Star Beacon, Ashtabula, OhioSafety on the water was the over arching theme of the 64th Annual Blessing of the Fleet Saturday evening in Ashtabula Harbor. "Give us safety from the perils of the seas ... and when the journey of this life has ended may we anchor (with God)," said...Tags: U.S. Military, Armed Forces
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Safe boating week underway
The Times LeaderThe Times Leader staff Boating safety experts want to get something off their chest and onto yours -- a life jacket. The importance of flotation devices and other watercraft safety tips are the focus of the 2013 National Safe Boating Week, May 18-24....Tags: Sports, Memorial Day, Canoeing and Kayaking, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash., Eye on Boise column
The Spokesman-ReviewFormer longtime chief state economist Mike Ferguson analyzed the latest state tax revenue news -- which showed revenues surging 13.2 percent over forecasts for April, the biggest tax revenue month of the year -- and concluded that lawmakers likely will...Tags: Regional Authority, Suicide, Basketball, Sports, Prisons
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Mays Landing veteran recalls his days as a radioman in D-Day attack
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.Mays Landing's Peter Fantacone was an 18-year-old Navy radioman who trained for months to help the Allies communicate during the D-Day attack on June 6, 1944. He crossed the English Channel that morning on Landing Craft Infantry 492, a 150-foot vessel...Tags: France, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Navy Yard, Radio Industry
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Fisherman?s body recovered in Escatawpa River; rescued friend arrested on felony pot charge
The Sun HeraldBy DONNA HARRIS dharris@sunherald.com MOSS POINT -- Divers found the body Saturday of a missing Moss Point fisherman in the Escatawpa River, and the man who was in the boat with him has been arrested on charges of felony possession of marijuana,...Tags: Crimes, Drug Trafficking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice, Fishing
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Duck stamp revenue, grants aim at saving wildlife habitat
Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday announced more than $25 million in federal grants and Federal Duck Stamp revenue "to protect, restore or enhance thousands of acres of wildlife habitat in the United States and Mexico for the benefit of...Tags: Wetlands, Duck, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Disasters and Accidents, Conservation Fund
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BRIEF: Officials highlight boat safety week
St. Cloud Times, Minn.As the ice comes off more Minnesota lakes, safety officials are highlighting Saturday's start to National Safe Boating Week. The St. Paul District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the best thing a person can do to stay safe on the water is to...Tags: Lakes and Ponds, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Why did you serve?
The Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y.Numerous local residents have spent time in service to our country in the military. Some joined out of a duty to our county, others were pressed into service through the draft, still others wanted to take advantage of the G.I. Bill. In honor of their...Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Awards and Prizes, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)
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BRIEF: Military academy day set for June 8 at North Pocono High
Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, Pa.A joint military academy day will be held for students on June 8 at North Pocono High School. The event, sponsored by U.S. Reps. Matt Cartwright, D-17, and Tom Marino, R-10, will take place from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It is open to all interested students...Tags: West Point, U.S. Military, Tom Marino, United States Merchant Marine Academy, United States Naval Academy
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Patrol aims to reduce drunken boating
Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, Wash.While local law enforcement agencies conduct DUI campaigns several times a year, the Skagit County Sheriff's Office wants to give equal attention to BUI. Boating under the influence is the leading cause of boating deaths in Washington, according to 2012...Tags: Mount Vernon, Crime, Law and Justice
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