In the event of a major disaster such as a snow storm or mudslide, hospitals from Lebanon to the coast will be able to communicate among themselves and with the outside world via satellite-equipped trailers now in place in six Oregon counties.
In his new drama, "Lower Ninth," now at the Flea, the young playwright Beau Willimon takes on that formidable behemoth, Hurricane Katrina. Mr. Willimon is a smart, deft writer on the rise; his political yarn "Farragut North," Broadway-bound, has generated considerable advance buzz. But despite his gifts, he can't quite wrestle the overwhelming horror of Katrina into the quiet form of the
The early signs for the upcoming hurricane season are the same as they have been for the past few years: mixed. Computer climate predictions continue to say La Nina will persist at least until June, the start of the storm season. After that, the best likelihood is for "neutral" conditions,
Stocks ended flat on Wall Street in a meandering day as record lows for the dollar and all-time high prices for oil and gold were offset by a better-than expected report on the manufacturing sector.
The next time there’s a weather emergency and Governor Carcieri is away, he wants the head of the Rhode Island National Guard to be in charge of the state †a move that constitutional scholars say violates the Rhode Island Constitution and the state’s general laws.
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