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Cafe Jonny's Lounge, American Legion Post 1636 and 39 Karaoke top list of ...
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Residents embraced after taking part in a candle light vigil to honor victims of the memory · The White House says President Barack Obama will attend a memorial service for victims of the fertilizer plant explosion in the town of West, Texas.
Center of West blast located - Fort Worth Star Telegram
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Center of West blast located
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Many homes in the blocks closest to the blast appeared to have structural foundation and roofing damage. Investigators said inspectors will determine whether those buildings are habitable. The apartment complex ... Manning a road block at Harrison and ...
Safety Rules Limited for Small Fertilizer Plants - Claims JournalClaimsJournal.com
Fourteen bodies pulled from rubble, 60 still missing in Texas fertiliser plant ...The Daily Telegraph
A regulatory morass in fertilizer storageConcord Monitor
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The German-Texas connection - Screen International (blog)
Screen International (blog)
The German-Texas connection
Screen International (blog)
The story is about a German corporate headhunter named Clemens (Ulrich Tukur) who travels to Houston to try to poach a top CEO but ends up building a strange friendship with a chatty but lonely American hotel inspector. The director, who splits his ...
Our Views: The worst idea of the session - The Advocate
Our Views: The worst idea of the session
The Advocate
For the moment, the House Ways and Means Committee has declined to hear the repeal bills. We hope that situation ... Some states have no personal income taxes such as Texas and Florida, but they have never had an income tax.” If legislators want to ...
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Residents, crews return to West following blast - FOX 4 News
Residents, crews return to West following blast
FOX 4 News
Crews were also seen inspecting the damaged rail lines that run through the town of West, Texas. An overnight curfew for people who live in the neighborhood near the plant was lifted at sunrise. Inspectors said it was ok for some people to return home ...
Authorities confirm at least 14 killed in Texas explosion - The Sunshine Coast Daily
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Authorities confirm at least 14 killed in Texas explosion
The Sunshine Coast Daily
Texas Gov. Rick Perry said search and rescue operations have been largely completed and that all affected buildings in West, Texas, had been cleared with possibly the exception of one burned home. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Jason Reyes said ...
Texas blast a puzzle for industry, risk expertsOmaha World-Herald
West explosion: Safety checks rare at plantsReporterNews.com
Neighbors make their way back to the blast zoneSan Antonio Express
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Penske: Penalties a 'speed bump' - Greensboro News & Record
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Penske: Penalties a 'speed bump'
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NASCAR seized parts from the rear-end housings of both Penske Racing Fords during pre-race inspection at Texas last Saturday. On Wednesday, NASCAR suspended both crew chiefs and five other team members for six races, levied $200,000 in fines and ...
NASCAR Goes Medieval On The Penske TeamsRacinToday.com
Keselowski looking forward to chance to appealKnoe.com
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Scope of threat in West a surprise to feds - Houston Chronicle
Scope of threat in West a surprise to feds
Houston Chronicle
State Chemist Tim Herrman, whose office oversees the 592 Texas fertilizer facilities that have registered with the state, said inspectors "are in those establishments on a frequent basis," but strictly to enforce laws pertaining to packaging, labeling ...
Keselowski learning lessons about being on top - The Edwardsville Intelligencer
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Keselowski learning lessons about being on top
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
Keselowski and teammate Joey Logano had a combined seven crew members get six-race suspensions after inspectors confiscated an unapproved rear-end housing from the Penske Racing cars last weekend at Texas. Both of their crew chiefs were also ...
Penske: Penalties a 'speed bump'Greensboro News & Record
NASCAR Goes Medieval On The Penske TeamsRacinToday.com
Jimmie Johnson says Hendrick teams didn't rat out Brad Keselowski, Penske ...SportingNews.com
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West, Texas and a Failure of City Planning - Patheos - Patheos (blog)
Patheos (blog)
West, Texas and a Failure of City Planning - Patheos
Patheos (blog)
For reasons unknown, the town of West allowed a school and a nursing home, along with a number of private residences, to be situated near a fertilizer plant. I know full well that the people of this little town are shattered over ... Likewise ...
Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Proves Priceless Value Of Freedom - Wonkette - Wonkette (satire)
Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Proves Priceless Value Of Freedom - Wonkette
Wonkette (satire)
Wasn't that pencilneck inspector at the end of the movie from OSHA? Yes, exactly ... Oh if only there were good guys with guns, guarding the surrounding school, nursing home, and homes from the fertilizer plant and communicating the risks to those nearby!
Safety rules limited for small fertilizer plants - Fort Worth Star Telegram
Safety rules limited for small fertilizer plants
Fort Worth Star Telegram
The small distributors - there are as many of 1,150 in Texas alone - are part of a regulatory system that focuses on large installations and industries, though many of the small plants contain enough agricultural chemicals to fuel a major explosion ...
Crews recover bodies in Texas blast - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Crews recover bodies in Texas blast
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
The explosion, which rocked the town of 2,800 residents with the force of a small earthquake, destroyed about 50 homes, three of the town's fire trucks and an emergency medical services vehicle, said Sgt. Jason Reyes, a spokesman for the Texas ...
DPS: 14 Killed in West Explosion - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
DPS: 14 Killed in West Explosion
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Flanked by local officials, Perry told a news conference this afternoon that all affected buildings in West had been cleared with possibly the exception of one burned home. Authorities explain confusion on numbers of ... Texas DPS Updates West Recovery ...
Texas blast toll now at 14; 1 or 2 still missing - The Sheboygan Press
Texas blast toll now at 14; 1 or 2 still missing
The Sheboygan Press
An inspector also found the plant's ammonia tanks weren't properly labeled. • The government accepted a $5,250 fine after the company took what it described as corrective ... Close neighbors. Attorney Terrence Welch of Richardson, Texas, an expert on ...
Texas plant explosion highlights gutting of health and safety rules - World Socialist Web Site
Texas plant explosion highlights gutting of health and safety rules
World Socialist Web Site
Despite the hazardous nature of the material stored in the plant and its proximity to homes and public facilities, it appears that enforcement of health and safety regulations was abysmally lax. In this, West Fertilizer is not an exception, but ... Two ...
Five ways sellers can prepare for a home inspection - LubbockOnline.com
Five ways sellers can prepare for a home inspection
LubbockOnline.com
Here's good advice for sellers: a little preparation can go a long way to ensuring that a prospective home buyer's inspection of your property goes well. David R. Leopold, owner of Pillar to Post Home Inspection in Fairfield County, Conn., says home ...
Obama pledges federal aid to West, Texas - CBS News
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Obama pledges federal aid to West, Texas
CBS News
President Barack Obama has issued an emergency declaration and pledged disaster relief aid to Texas to help in the recovery efforts following this week's deadly fertilizer plant explosion near Waco. Obama's order Friday night ... Garage doors were ...
Death toll at 14 in Texas fertilizer plant blast - CBS News
CBS News
Death toll at 14 in Texas fertilizer plant blast
CBS News
Garage doors were ripped off homes. ... But inspectors would not necessarily check for such mechanisms, and it's not known whether they did when the West plant was last inspected in 2006, said Ramiro Garcia, head of enforcement and compliance.
Home inspectors provide valuable insurance - Arizona Daily Star - Arizona Daily Star
Home inspectors provide valuable insurance - Arizona Daily Star
Arizona Daily Star
I enjoy a bargain. Who doesn't? There is an exhilarating feeling when you are the one to unearth the best deal. However, there are times when it is not prudent to shave your dollars. Hiring a qualified home inspector is an insurance policy that will be ...
Five ways sellers can prepare for a home inspectionLubbockOnline.com
Inspection offers peace of mindLondon Free Press
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