| Forecast: Kickapoo to flood; Mississippi expected to remain within its ...
The mighty Mississippi River likely will remain within its banks in La Crosse this spring, but flood-weary Gays Mills to the south could take another hit from the Kickapoo River, forecasters said Friday.The Kickapoo, which flooded in August due to heavy rains, has a 90 percent chance this spring of reaching flood stage at Viola, Gay Mills and Steuben in southwestern Wisconsin, according to the National Weather Service long-range flooding forecast released Friday. .
Your pets in the snow
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It’s Easy Being Green: Ditch the Water Bottle
At least 1.5 million barrels of oil are used every year to supply Americans with a basic commodity already available in their homes: water. The more than 1 billion pounds of carbon dioxide is emitted in order to create the 28 billion single-use plastic water bottles purchased each year in the United States. And at least 86 percent of those bottles will end up in our nation’s landfills and incinerators. Many government officials and citizen groups are therefore trying to wean Americans off of their dependence on bottled water. Below are just a couple examples of individuals taking action by promoting awareness of bottled water’s negative effects. Mayors taking action: Attendees at June’s U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting overwhelmingly voted to support a resolution introduced by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Salt Lake City Mayor Ross "Rocky" Anderson, and Minneapolis Mayor R.T.
Times Exclusive: Clinton tells of appreciation for El Paso
Editor's Note: After her rally Tuesday at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton sat down with El Paso Times reporter Ramon Bracamontes for an exclusive interview. Here is part of that interview; the rest of the interview will be published in Sunday's El Paso Times. Q Why did you choose El Paso to start your Texas campaign? A I wanted to come to El Paso because I wanted El Paso to know how much I appreciate everything they have done for my husband and me and I want El Paso to know that I will work to be a good president for this community. Q How important was it to start the Texas campaign on a good note? A Well, I am excited about this campaign in Texas. I have so many friends here.
Sounds of Summer: NT intervention
NADINE WICKER: It's good, high school. Good fun at school. You learn, get more education, you know.
SARA EVERINGHAM: Nadine Wicker was trying to regularly attend school in spite of the difficulties.
NADINE WICKER: It's really hard sometimes with families and friends, when you get friends and all that.
SARA EVERINGHAM: What do you mean it can be hard?
NADINE WICKER: Fighting, people yelling, families drinking and smoking.
SARA EVERINGHAM: And in spite of pressure from her peers.
NADINE WICKER: There's too much sniffing. I used to sniff when I was 12, I used to smoke, drink but I stopped them now.
SARA EVERINGHAM: The conference had workshops for the girls not only on drugs and alcohol but also domestic violence and sexual abuse.
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