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Gas nears record high in Wichita, refinery shut downs to blame
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsGas prices in Wichita hit their highest price since July of 2008, when the city set a record. Tuesday morning, the price of regular unleaded jumped 10 cents at most stations around Wichita to $3.89 a gallon. Jim Hanni with AAA Kansas says the last time...Tags: AAA, BP Plc, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment
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Support group for clergy sex-abuse victims asks Lexington bishop to investigate priest
The Lexington Herald-LeaderA support group for clergy sex abuse victims is urging the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington to investigate and punish a priest suspended over sex abuse allegations. The priest is living in McCreary County. David Clohessy, executive director of the...Tags: Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief, Chicago Tribune
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US Midwest gasoline pump prices surge on tight refinery supplies
ReutersBy Brendan O'Brien MILWAUKEE, Wis. May 17 (Reuters) - Retail gasoline prices hit all-time highs on Friday in several U.S. Midwestern cities due to maintenance and outages at refineries in the region resulting in a tightening of supplies, according to...Tags: BP Plc, Gasoline Industry, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Manufacturing and Engineering, Petroleum Industry
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Officials demand more information about proposed immigration detention center
Special to the TribuneJoliet City Councilman Jim McFarland wants to hear firsthand – and publicly – what Corrections Corp. of America plans to do if it builds an immigration detention center in Joliet. McFarland, who called for a public meeting to learn about...Tags: Politics, Illegal Immigrants, Migration, Prisons, Janet Napolitano
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US Cash Products-Midwest gasoline differentials soar on supply crunch
Reuters* Lower inventories, refinery outages, arbitrage trades weigh * Gulf gasoline up on pipeline scheduling, refinery upsets * New York Harbor differentials mixed and little changed HOUSTON, May 14 (Reuters) - Gasoline differentials in the U.S. Midwest...Tags: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Diesel Fuel, Kerosene, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Former pastor who ran off with 16-year-old girl gets 5 years in prison
St. Paul Pioneer PressA former pastor who was having sexual relations with a 16-year-old girl and tried to take her to Mexico was sentenced this week to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to felony third-degree criminal sexual conduct. Two gross misdemeanor...Tags: Prisons, Punishment, Mexico, Trials
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Canada crude-Prices slip on refinery work
Reuters* June WCS last seen at $24.25/bbl under WTI * June synthetic at $0.80/bbl discount to WTI CALGARY, Alberta, May 6 (Reuters) - Canadian oil prices fell on Monday as a result of planned and unplanned refinery maintenance and the prospect of abundant...Tags: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Suncor Energy Incorporated, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Indy rail service to speed freight
Associated PressEconomic development officials hope a new rail service linking Indianapolis to West Coast ports in Canada will save central Indiana businesses time and money by bypassing a bottleneck in Chicago rail yards and help transform the capital into more of a...Tags: Business, Vancouver (Canada), Elgin, Road Transportation, Norfolk Southern Corporation
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Frankfort mayor, clerk, trustees back in fold
Mayor Jim Holland, Village Clerk Robert Kennedy and Trustees Todd Morgan, Dick Trevarthan and Douglas Morgan are back for four more years. They were sworn in for new terms May 6 during the Village Board meeting, with state Rep. Renee Kosel, R-New Lenox,...
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Oak Park teacher receives Golden Apple
John Paulett leads almost all of his classes at Fenwick High School while the students sit in chairs formed in a circle. It's a way that provokes discussion and critical thinking for some of the tough topics he tackles in his theology classes at the...
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US Cash Products-Group Three gasoline rises on refinery buying
Reuters* Group Three gasoline rises on refinery buying, tight supplies * Gulf Coast ULSD differentials rise slightly on pipeline scheduling * Harbor heating oil rises a penny per gallon HOUSTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Gasoline differentials in the US Midwest Group...Tags: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Valero Energy Corp., Diesel Fuel, BP Plc, Kerosene
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Robert B. Reich: The stealth sequester
American VoicesSo far, the much-dreaded "sequester" -- some $85 billion in federal spending cuts between March and September 30 -- hasn't been evident to most Americans. The dire warnings that had been issued from the White House beforehand -- threatening that Social...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Robert B. Reich, Poverty, Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment
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