State: Floridians warned about busy hurricane season

Gov. Jeb Bush told state emergency managers Wednesday that the next six months could bring worse storms than the 2004 hurricane season. By JEAN HELLER, Times Staff Writer Published May 11, 2005 TAMPA - With some parts of the state still struggling to recover from the...

Former YMCA offered for use as prison space

Melvin Trout said the arsons plaguing Connellsville prevented him from selling a vacant building that he's now trying to lease as a halfway house in Fayette County.

State recommends demolishing dam on Batten Kill River

(WCAX 3) - Vermont officials are calling for the demolition of the Dufresne dam on the Batten Kill river. The state-owned dam is considered a high hazard. Its removal could significantly improve fishing on what may be among the best fly fishing water in the world.

The Border, Again by Don Henry Ford Jr. || The NarcoSphere

From the NarcoSphere of Narco News:  If [..] you live in Santa Helena, Chihuahua, you must drive eight hours to Ojinaga, Chihuahua to get to a legal crossing to the west, or perhaps six hours to the east to Ciudad Acuña, the nearest crossing in that direction. Assuming...

Philly to Defy Telecom Giants, Set Up Public Wireless Network

In a move that ruffles the feathers of major internet service providers, the government of Philadelphia, PA says it will go ahead with plans to establish a municipally owned, low-cost wireless network serving the entire city.

Vets From Recent Wars Suffer High Rates of Mental Illness

In a report in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine, two doctors with the Veterans Health Administration predicted the future mental health needs of current U.S. Army soldiers and...

National Conference for Media Reform

The second conference for media reform (the first was in November 2003) will be put on in St. Louis this May 13 through 15. It would be great to have good NowPublic coverage and presence at this event, which aims to showcase and energize the growing movement to build a more...

National Campaign to Repeal College Aid Drug Law Picks Up Steam

A supposedly ‘anti-drug’ component of the Higher Education Act faces tough opposition this year from a movement to repeal the rule denying federal financial aid to people convicted of any drug crime.

Army Papers Reinforce Allegations of Systemic Prison Abuse in Iraq

The latest batch of declassified military files contains some of the most damning evidence to date about treatment of detainees, including the story of one young Iraqi’s hellish experience in US custody.