(AP) — In the coal fields of eastern Montana, climate change is forcing a stark choice: halt mining that helped build everything from schools to senior centers or risk astronomical future damage as fossil fuel emissions warm the planet and increase disasters, crop losses and premature deaths.
(AP) — The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it cleared the final regulatory hurdle to placing orders for next-generation mail vehicles — and getting some of them on delivery routes next year — despite pushback from the Environmental Protection Agency.
One-time Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor in a case arising from an altercation with his teenage daughter, officials said.
DEAR HARRIETTE: My mom gets upset every time she hears I make my son wash the dishes. She insists that it is just not a job a boy should be doing, and that only girls should wash dishes. I don't want to raise my son to think this way, but I don't want to be disrespectful to my mom. How should I approach her about disagreeing with her beliefs? – Boys Wash Dishes, Too
● There's no need for chemical dry cleaning when wool sweaters can be safely and easily washed right at home. You can do a bunch of sweaters at the same time, too. All you need to do is fill a bathtub with lukewarm water and add gentle laundry detergent. Soak the sweaters for 10 minutes in the soapy water and drain. Refill with water and rinse the sweaters by hand in cold water. Then lay them out flat on clean towels, to blot out the excess water and allow them to dry.
According to Supt. Tyler Bridges, around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Clinton High School experienced damage due to a water pipe bursting in the commons/library area.
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- Commissioners reinstate burn ban
- Weekend reports of shootings
- Marquez enjoys putting libraries in the spotlight
- No. 12 Lady Indians lose quintuple overtime thriller
The Custer County burn ban, including the welding exception and guidelines, was reinstated by county commissioners Tuesday morning. The meeting was pushed back a day due to the courthouse being closed on Presidents Day.
Clinton Police Department detectives are working on two cases of reported shots fired during the extended holiday weekend.