Kent Firefighter Dies Trying To Scale Mt. McKinley

" May 18, 2007 Alaska - Kent firefighter Brian Massey and his climbing partner fell 1,900 feet to their deaths during a descent of Mount McKinley, North America's highest mountain, Denali National Park and Reserve officials said Friday. Mizuki Takahashi, 36, of Lake Forest...

Fatal Shootings at Colleges and Schools

CCWS - For Will Power, It's Vegas Baby! :: Maxine

" Will Power - Team Australia edges out series rookie Dutchman, Robert Doornbos - Minardi Team USA (yes, that Formula One team) to grab the pole and line up next to former series champion, Paul Tracy - Forsythe Championship Racing. So tomorrow, the inaugural Vegas Grand Prix...

AFGHAN HEROIN - part 2 of a series on the Afghan drug trade

Arthur Kent exposes the culture of corruption in the new Afghanistan, and the emergence of the new Afghan heroin trade. Part 2 of a series.

8 In Pickup Hurt In Crash With Fire SUV

" March 16, 2007 Texas - Eight people in a crew-cab pickup were slightly injured Thursday in a collision with a fire official's SUV in an intersection in the Rosemont area as the fire official responded to a report of a house fire, a department spokesman said. The pickup,...

Stress Is Main Threat To Firefighters

" March 9, 2007 Iowa - Tuesday's hospitalization of an Evansdale firefighter underscores the hidden danger of the fire service. While hazards abound for firefighters, the largest cause of line-of-duty deaths is the stress. To me, the statistics speak for themselves, Fire...

Special Delivery from Dr. Lechter

I know I say this a lot, but yikes. They say "Open Away from Face", but which face?! Also, aren't biohazards and organic tissue meant to be specially marked?Also, I was thinking dry ice and not bubble wrap, but what do I know about shipping heads and organs?If any NP readers...

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