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Pulaski fire chief dies in accident at station
Pulaski Tri-County Fire Chief Frank Wichlacz died Wednesday after an out-of-control pickup crushed him between a garage door and a parked water tanker as firefighters returned from a fire, police said. "We cannot yet determine if the accident is a...Tags: Wisconsin, Fires, Police, Newspapers
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British retailer Tesco's error nearly wrecks relationship
From staff and wire reportsMaybe this is why British retailing giant Tesco calls its El Segundo-based U.S. grocery chain Fresh & Easy. England's Evening Standard reported that when Lynn Newby logged on to her online Tesco account she was horrified to discover her ClubCard had been...Tags: El Segundo
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CTA: Human error likely caused minor derailment
A spokeswoman for the Chicago Transit Authority says human error likely caused a minor derailment on the Red Line. Spokeswoman Noelle Gaffney says a preliminary review has indicated that a switch was set improperly. No one was injured in the...Tags: Transportation, Chicago Transit Authority, Railway Accidents, Injuries
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School board OKs pact for new student-data program
The Howard County Board of Education unanimously approved a contract for a $1.5 million student-data computer program after a near two-year headache caused by a different bug-ridden and complicated program. The board approved a three-year contract with...Tags: Software Industry, Schools, Maryland, Employees, High Schools
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Human error likely caused Red Line derailment, official says
Chicago Tribune reporterHuman error was the likely cause of a derailment of a southbound CTA Red Line train Saturday as it pulled into the Cermak-Chinatown station just after 7 p.m., a CTA official said. No injuries were reported but service was delayed, officials said....Tags: Transportation, Chicago Transit Authority, Railway Accidents, Chicago Fire Department
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Much concern, but no plan for roads, schools
Though County Council chairman Courtney Watson's push for a citizens committee to discuss ways to provide more schools and public infrastructure has drawn a tepid response from elected officials wary of tax increases, she maintains it is a vexing...Tags: Local Elections, Ellicott City, Elections, Local Authority, Frederick County (Maryland)
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Joan Silber's "The Size of the World"
Joan Silber's ambitious new novel, "The Size of the World," sets out to examine the longing for connection when one is far from home. In unadorned prose that takes tremendous psychological and geographic leaps, Silber offers a dizzying array of insights...Tags: Florida, Schools, New Jersey, Key West, Central Intelligence Agency
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Down time plagues popular Web sites
The New York TimesAlex Payne, 24, an Internet engineer here, has devised a way to answer a now common question about Web sites: "Down for everyone, or just me?" Payne created downforeveryoneorjustme.com in March. Users can type in a Web address and see whether a site...Tags: New York Times, Research in Motion Ltd., Internet
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Officers test laser speed guns to bolster cases
Associated Press WriterPolice officers took aim this week at vehicles zipping down a runway in tests meant to convince judges that laser speed guns--increasingly popular among law enforcement _ are as accurate as their radar cousins. Through three days at the Virginia...Tags: Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, Judges, New Jersey
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CTA's outdated rail system puts burden on operators
Two recent CTA train accidents tentatively blamed on human error are drawing renewed attention to the disquieting reality that opportunities for mistakes lurk around every curve on the agency's eight rail lines. It's still under investigation what led...Tags: Defense, Transportation, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago, Veterans Affairs
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