DeSoto getting safe rooms under grant program
DeSoto County school officials plan to build safe rooms at six schools that would serve as safe locations during a tornado.
The Commercial Appeal reports school board members this week approved advertising for bids after being briefed on a $48,000 increase in funding for the project, which will add reinforced free-standing structures under a grant
...US Sen. DeMint resigns to head conservative group
8th Circuit orders new sentencing in Ark. bombing
Smokers celebrate as Wash. legalizes marijuana
Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) - The crowds of happy people lighting joints under Seattle's Space Needle early Thursday morning with nary a police officer in sight bespoke the new reality: Marijuana is legal under Washington state law.
Hundreds gathered at Seattle Center for a New Year's Eve-style countdown to
...US unemployment aid applications drop to 370K
By By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid fell sharply last week as a temporary spike caused by Superstorm Sandy has faded. Weekly applications have fallen back to a level consistent with modest hiring.
The Labor Department said Thursday that applications dropped 25,000 last
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