Word: colorado
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...Reagan and Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci asked Department of Energy Secretary John Herrington to answer one question: Is the nation's nuclear stockpile in jeopardy? There was ample reason for their concern. A few days earlier, Building 771 at the Government's Rocky Flats plutonium-processing plant in Colorado became the second weapons facility to be shut down in less than two months, after three people were exposed to radioactive material. Simultaneously, a Government report charged DOE-run weapons-research labs with lax security during visits by foreign experts, including some from Soviet bloc countries...
...both the dream of the fall classic and the reality of winter. After wandering 13 years as a starter, he settled into the Oakland bullpen and commenced saving what has seemed to be every game. When the World Series is over, though, another appearance awaits. He is due in Colorado to testify for an older brother facing trial for kidnaping and attempted murder. The case was postponed in part for the games...
Student teachers are taught for a world of 30 years ago, said Reyes, a professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder. No longer are the public school predominantly white--today, teachers should be prepared for classrooms of 75 percent Black or Hispanic. Reyes said that student teachers rarely have any experience with multi-cultural perspectives and have no practical experience with minorities in the classroom...
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...help people buy homes. But in pursuing that popular mission, the agency seems to be rivaling the Internal Revenue Service in its ability to make enemies. The FHA's troubles stem from the depressed economic conditions in several parts of the U.S., especially in states like Texas and Colorado that have been hurt by the decline of energy prices. Last fiscal year alone, the FHA's parent agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, had to take possession of 64,800 homes because the owners defaulted on FHA-guaranteed mortgages. HUD has been auctioning many of the houses...