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...HUPD officers responded to a report of smoke in the area of Dunster House. Officers determined that the smoke had been caused by a flood in the basement. Facilities Maintenance Operations was called to the scene and workers repaired the problem...
...every age," Williams reports, "American males have poorer health and a higher risk of mortality than females." More of them smoke (26% compared with 22%, although women are catching up quickly); they are twice as likely to be heavy drinkers and far more likely to engage in behaviors that put their health at risk, from abusing drugs to driving without a seat belt...
...hope that when the smoke clears from the Iraq thing, more attention would be given to Rumsfeld's ideas." BILL CLINTON, former President, on the need to incorporate the Defense Secretary's views into discussions on the future shape of the U.S. military...
...upshot: if tax-free income is what you savor, this is a great time to buy munis. Altria is just blowing smoke about bankruptcy; indeed, at the urging of a large number of states, Illinois has dramatically reduced Altria's appeal bond so that it can keep making settlement payments. Even in bankruptcy, the payments would probably continue as an operating expense. And even in the unlikely event that the tax on stock dividends is erased, there will be no massive flight from munis toward stocks. The typical muni investor values stability above...
Davis said that for many workers, towns like Donora could be a mixed blessing. The smoke could kill you or harm your children, she said, but at the same time “smoke meant money and smoke meant jobs...