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Bad Dad: Kids should endure the duds to truly enjoy fireworks
The Fourth of July is right around the corner, and I've been requested to secure tickets for the family to go watch "professional" fireworks. And I don't like it. Growing up in Southern California in the 1970s, the Fourth of July was a special time of...Tags: Tickets
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On Faith: Disasters are not a sign from God
He had been hiding for more than a month. He managed to escape into the desert when he first heard the news. The government death squads were after him. He was safe living in a desert cave, but now food and water were scarce. He could see himself...Tags: Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Crime, Law and Justice, Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents
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Mesa Musings: Tornado tales touch down close to home
The news out of the American South and Midwest lately has been horrific. We Californians are spoiled to the extent that we can hardly comprehend what residents of those regions are forced to endure. Providentially, our gentle coastal climate is largely...Tags: Weather Reports, California, Mountains, Landforms, Oklahoma City
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Seahawks remain perfect
With only two games left in the regular season, the Newport-Mesa Seahawks Pee Wee White football team continues to be unbeaten. The Seahawks offense appeared off to a fast start against Downey. Quarterback Chase Garbers connected on a long touchdown...Tags: Soccer, New York Dragons, Mountains, Health and Medical Professionals, Plastic Surgeons
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Swarms of activity deserve respect, fascination
Over the past few weeks we have had two or three honeybee swarms here at the nursery. If you are an avid gardener or outdoor enthusiast, you're probably accustomed to bee swarms, especially during this time of the year. At the nursery, these swarms...Tags: Laguna Beach, Fires, Health and Safety at Work, Disasters and Accidents, Career and Workplace
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Weather Service: Yes, those were tornadoes
Tribune reporterThe storms that hit northern Illinois and northern Indiana this week spawned two confirmed tornadoes, the National Weather Service has determined. The more powerful of the two tornadoes hit 2-1/2 miles southwest of Shabbona, about 80 miles west of...Tags: Weather Reports, Lee, Kankakee, Weather, National Weather Service
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Minor derecho, tornado outbreak cap active week of weather
A lightning strike injured a Cecil County zookeeper, half-dollar-sized hail fell in several counties and tornado sightings sent people scurrying for shelter from Rockville to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Yet the worst...
Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Baltimore Weather, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Natural Disasters
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Less damage than expected--but still a big storm
Tribune reporterIt was promoted as a massive storm system with the potential to drop golf ball-sized hail and produce wind gusts of up to 75 mph. Conditions were ripe for tornadoes, forecasters said. But the thunderstorms that passed over the Chicago area Wednesday...Tags: Sandwich, Weather Reports, Lee, Kankakee, Bradley
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Severe weather not widespread
It was promoted as a massive storm system with the potential to drop golf ball-size hail and produce wind gusts of up to 75 mph. Conditions were ripe for tornadoes, forecasters said. But the thunderstorms that passed through the Chicago area Wednesday...
Tags: Sandwich, Weather Reports, Weather, Shabbona, National Weather Service
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CoBank raises over $300K for Oklahoma tornado relief
DENVER - CoBank, a cooperative bank serving agribusinesses, rural infrastructure providers and Farm Credit associations throughout the United States, announced on June 3 that a special matching fund it created the previous week had raised over $300,000 to...Tags: American Red Cross, Natural Disasters, Relief and Aid Organizations, Corporate Officers
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Thousands still without power after storms hit Chicago region
Maintenance crews restored power to tens of thousands of homes overnight after severe thunderstorms in the Chicago region brought powerful winds and reports of funnel clouds Wednesday evening. By 11:30 a.m., of the more than 78,000 customers affected by...
Tags: Chicago White Sox, DeKalb, Shabbona, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Aurora
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Toby Keith Plans Benefit For Oklahoma
Toby Keith is giving back to the tornado victims in his home state of Oklahoma, through music. The singer has announced the Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert, which will benefit The United way Of Central Oklahoma Way Tornadoes Relief Fund. Toby will be...
Tags: Toby Keith, Natural Disasters
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