Thursday, November 12, 2009

11/12/09

Olathe school bus drivers OK deal
Kansas City Star
By JOE ROBERTSON and JIM SULLINGER Students at Prairie Point Elementary School in Parkville may have to find another way to get to and from school if bus ...
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13 taken to hospitals after Denver bus crash
The Associated Press
DENVER — Authorities say a mass-transit bus struck a light pole during the morning commute in Denver, sending 13 people to hospitals, including the driver. ...
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School bus hits power lines in Indianapolis
Chicago Tribune
AP INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis police say a school bus struck low-hanging electrical lines, breaking its windshield and forcing students to stay on board ...
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Union asks court to block 175 layoffs of Detroit bus mechanics
Detroit Free Press
The already-scheduled 113 bus driver layoffs still are to become effective by Oct. 2. Those layoffs initially were slated for Sept. 26, but paperwork delays ...
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Metro fires bus driver who struck jogger
Seattle Times
Metro spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein says bus driver Carla A. Proctor was fired Monday. According to a Metro statement, Proctor was dismissed for failing to ...
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Teen honored for halting bus attack
Belleville News Democrat
14 attack on another student during a bus ride to school, an act that earned him an award Thursday from the Belleville West Side Optimist Club. ...
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Old Greyhound bus terminal at 11th and Holmes downtown is being razed
Kansas City Star
A Kansas City building at 11th and Holmes streets, which has deteriorated since it opened as a Greyhound bus terminal in 1967, is coming down. ...
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CTA bus driver files lawsuit against city
Chicago Sun-Times
BY MARY WISNIEWSKI Transportation Reporter A CTA bus driver who claims he was beaten by an off-duty Chicago police sergeant earlier this month has sued the ...
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Mich. woman warned to get license for babysitting kids until ...
USA Today
A Michigan woman who lives in front of a school bus stop says the state is threatening her with fines and possibly jail time for babysitting her neighbors' ...
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Center school bus drivers accept contract
Kansas City Star
Bus drivers for the Center School District have accepted a revised contract offer from First Student, district Superintendent Bob Bartman said this morning. ...
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LTFRB pitches RFID system to bus operators | Home >> Other ...
By By Vernadette Joven
MANILA, Philippines – The Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board (LTFRB) sat down withbus operators today (Sept. ... Bus pitches into ravine killing 12 in Indonesia | 86% | May 31, 2009 ....Breaking News archives ...
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Metro feeder bus drivers call off stir after fare hike
By Ians
July 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - There's good news for those who commute by the Delhi Metro. They will be able to travel to the Metro stations in air-conditioned feeder buses by January next year. Jet Airways hikes domestic fares by Rs.400 ...
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Eagle's budget woes could spell end Idaho 44 bus route between ...
Voting to cut funding that helps provide bus service between Eagle and Boise was particularly difficult for Eagle City Councilwoman Jeanne Jackson-Heim. ... This is a general interest news site. Sometimes, there are children present. Don't say anything in a way you wouldn't want your own child to hear. Or anything you wouldn't want your mother to hear. Do not attack other users; focus your comments on issues, not individuals. Stay on topic. Only post comments relevant to ...
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NextBus system reduces congestion, pollution - News
SGA has considered applying for the Green Fund again to build "green" bus shelters at the bus stops, which would have plants growing on the roof to absorb carbon and rain, Johnston said. Some students said that they were still hesitant ...
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Bus Leagues Contest: Win A Copy Of Joe Posnanski's “The Machine ...
By OMDQ
Thursday was one of those “good news, bad news” days. The good news: I received a copy of Joe Posnanski's “The Machine” in the mail from Harper Collins (I'm still not entirely sure why this happened, but at least it made me feel ...
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CF News 13 Updates Bus Service Suspension News - The Latest ...
Sep 17, 2009 ... CF News 13 Updates Bus Service Suspension News. CF News 13 in their latest tv update have just reported that the Orange County Sheriff's ...
Les Bourgeois suspends events
UM Maneater
Along with the two assaults, the third incident was Lindsey being hit by a bus after the vineyard closed following a party involving a large group of ...
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Hawthorne High student accosted en route to bus
CharlotteObserver.com
The Thursday incident occurred as the student was walking toward her bus stop in the 7200 block of Lake Point Drive, an east Charlotte side street near ...
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Incident leads to letter from RULH superintendent
Ledger Independent
They are to be vigilant in surveying activity at a bus stop and are to report all suspicious incidents. "To this date, we have had no additional reported ...
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Holdenville High School football coach's reinstatement stirs ...
NewsOK.com
Another parent, Roger Blackshear, said he heard of similar incidents happening recently among football players. Autry's attorney, Bill Wilkinson, however, ...
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Youth Violence From a School Bus Driver's Point of View
Chicago Public Radio
Serious incidents like the recent attacks caught on tape in Belleville, Illinois--in which two students violently beat a classmate--have some calling for ...
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GCSC students encouraged to be 'vigilant' at school bus stops
The Banner-Graphic
On two different occasions, an adult has attempted to approach a high school girl before her busarrived." Green said the girl reported the incidents to her ...
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Police called for two incidents at schools
Ledger Independent
We learned of a school bus monitor, was injured. Because of these unruly kids. And things got worse. Not better. You need some authority to handle this ...
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'Traffic accidents more fatal than terror, earthquakes'
Today's Zaman
A passenger bus headed toward Ankara from Fethiye turned over on the Eskişehir Highway early yesterday. Forty passengers in the bus escaped the accident ...
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Omnibuses: Five Dead in Bus Crash
By busing
These two incidents have, alone, resulted in the deaths of 24 bus and coach passengers within a period of less than 12 months. I am not sure of current comparable figures for the UK but I know from yesterday's Reported Road Casualties ...
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Load Up On Guns, Bring Your Friends | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen
By Scott H. Payne
Events like: the Oklahoma City bombing, Columbine and numerous school shootings beyond count (especially as compared to other countries/regions, the Belleville school bus incident, and now the hanging of a federal employee for what ...
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Sri Lanka Breaking News-Daily Mirror Online
Why are they soft on these Bus drivers? are they geting some payment. Posted By: Roshan. This is day to day travel incidents,these things happen today,even tomorrow,there will be no end for such reckless driving.cz the motor traffic law ...
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CHICAGO ARGUS: Don't get haughty. It could happen here
By Gregory Tejeda
THAT TOWN HAS its own racial “incident” going down this week. It seems that a fight on a school businvolving teenage boys resulted in a white kid getting smacked around by a batch of African-American “youths.” ...
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> Molester a top NUS graduate « Ahgong Hippo's Blork
By ahgonghippo
... of when the two incidents occurred. Chong denied brushing himself against the woman's thigh. He said that he would have to untie the string on his waistband to expose his private parts, which was a difficult task on a crowded bus. ...
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One dies, dozen injured in bus accident
Nepalnews.com
A person has been killed and about a dozen others injured when a passenger bus they were travelling in met with an accident at Naubise section of the ...
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Washington Times
Metro fires bus operator who hit jogger
Washington Times
He said Ms. Proctor has had two other minor preventable accidents in the past seven years. After the Sept. 3 accident, Ms. Proctor was placed on paid ...
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Students, friends, neighbors remember teens killed in crash
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
The brothers, ages 16 and 17, were killed after their car crashed into the side of a school bus, trapping the vehicle underneath. Their older brother said ...
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Metro fires bus driver for hitting jogger
Washington Examiner
Proctor initially was placed on paid administrative leave after the crash, as is standard following allaccidents. She tested negative for drugs and alcohol ...
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Bus Delays & Cancellations: Two Saint John Area Accidents
By CHSJ News
Two Saint John Area Accidents. There has been a single vehicle accident westbound on Route 1 near exit 112 at Spruce Lake. No word yet on injuries. There may be delays in the area. There is anotheraccident at the corner of Duke and ...
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Local Child Killed in Tragic Car Accident :: Florida Injury Lawyer ...
Area residents have told authorities that many times there is an adult at the bus stop to monitor the children as they wait for their bus. Apparently, on the day of the accident, only three students were there, without adult supervision ...
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Steps Being Taken to Reduce Wrong-Way Crashes in Dallas, Texas ...
By Mark A. Anderson
Dump Truck Accident Kills Woman in Fort Worth, Texas A woman died Tuesday after a collision with a dump... September 15, 2009 12:29 PM Belton, Texas School Bus Driver Killed in Wreck A school busdriver died yesterday morning in a ...
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Sri Lanka Breaking News-Daily Mirror Online
People are seen here taking a look at the bus damaged in the accident at Paliyagoda this morning in which some 22 people were injured. Police had suspected the accident was a result of negligence on the part of the bus driver. ...
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Nearly 500 killed in Indonesia Eid travel accidents | Online ...
By IANS
A family of six was killed in a collision in East Java province Thursday when a minivan hit an intercitybus, bringing the number of people killed in road accidents in the past two days to more than 100, the newspaper Kompas reported. ...
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Accident Bus Plainfield School
Accident bus plainfield school A picture of the accident site falsely created a rumor that interred at fairview cemetery, plainfield (outside of pen, ...
YouTube - Crash Incredible Bus Accident Funny Crashes Into Miley Cyrus
Sep 24, 2009 ... Amazing footage of a bus accident. http://www.ExploreTalent.com A lucky and talented man runs in front of the runaway bus nearly getting ...
Four vehicles set ablaze after bus crushes woman
Times of India
Arjula (40) was on the footboard of a crowded bus plying between Serampore and Alampur when theaccident took place. She had boarded the crowded bus and ...
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bus crashes in Georgetown, 2 hurt
WMBF
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Field Hockey Team Bus Crash in Suffolk One of Too Many Such Accidents
InjuryBoard.com (blog)
Here's a sampling of the stories I found when I typed "school bus accident" into Google News: "One Injured in Cobb School Bus Crash," The Atlanta-Journal ...
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Why Don't Kids Have to Buckle Up on the Bus?
Momlogic.com
And because of their size, large school buses distribute crash forces differently than passenger cars, so when a bus is in a head-on collision, ...
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The World's First Commercial ITS Verification Test Carried out in ...
WELT ONLINE
Note 1: ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems): A new transportation system that aims at resolving problems such as traffic accidents and congestion by mutual ...
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Elderly Woman Hit by New York City Bus
InjuryBoard.com (blog)
There was no report of injuries among the bus passengers. Although it appeared to be an accident, thebus driver will undergo drug and alcohol testing as is ...
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DOOARS TERAI: Bus owners threaten strike in Dooars « The Himalayan ...
By barunroy
“Road accidents are happening frequently and we have been bearing huge costs in the past few months repairing our buses,” said Mr Sarkar. The leader also added that they even stopped paying the Teesta Bridge toll collection to agitate ...
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School stampede: Mob torches bus to demand more compensation
By Ians
NEW DELHI - Families of five girls killed in a school stampede three weeks ago and other protesters pelted stones at vehicles and torched a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) low-floor air-conditioned busin northeast Delhi Tuesday to demand a ... 3 quakes with >1000 fatalities, and 5 plane accidents with >100 fatalities; hobbywww List of accidents and disasters by death toll; keyknowhow Car Safety Recalls: Car accidents tend to happen for three reasons: natural disasters, ...
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Angry mob torches two buses in West Bengal | Sindh Today - Online News
By SindhToday
According to the locals, reckless driving by the bus driver caused the mishap. “These kinds ofaccidents have been occurring for a long time here. We have asked authorities to take action so many times, but no step has been taken yet. ...
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My new ek9 accident, gutted! - EK9.org JDM EK9 Honda Civic Type R ...
By y3Lo
safe to say im ****in sick, was on my way to work this morning, bus parked on opposite side of road so i slowed when passing anyway, the woman waiting behind the bus must have thought to hell with it and went for it, straight into me, ...
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Detroit Bus Accident Injures Six Students - Wayne County Bus ...
By admin
I saw a story on the news today about six students injured in a Detroit bus accident on Monday, September 28. According to the Detroit Police, a Detroit Public Schools bus allegedly rear-ended another school bus near the intersection of ...
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Tuesday starts with two school bus accidents in Georgetown County ...
Tuesday starts with two school bus accidents in Georgetown County (10:45 am update) was published on 9/29/2009 inside the Georgetown Times in Georgetown, .
LB Foster Awarded $2.1 Million Dallas Area Rapid Transit Rail ...
PR Newswire (press release)
The DF fasteners are manufactured by the Transit Products unit of LB Foster to meet the exacting standards established for DART's systems. ...
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Port Authority to end public comment Wednesday on new transit plan
Bizjournals.com
The Port Authority of Allegheny County will end the public comment period for its proposed TransitDevelopment Plan at 4 pm Wednesday. ...
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Bike cage installed at Boston transit station
Boston Globe
BOSTON—Commuters who want to ride their bicycles to the Forest Hills station on the MBTA's Orange Line now have a more secure place to leave their bikes. ...
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Transit: The time has come
Baltimore Sun
Mass transit is a marvelous service. And, as in New York, when I looked around me I felt like the resident of a vibrant, modern city. Wake up, drivers! ...
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Metro to hold briefing on future of St. Louis transit
Bizjournals.com
Metro has invited local elected officials and community leaders to join the agency in an executive briefing this morning on the future of transit in the St. ...
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Miami-Dade Transit EASY Cards will be needed to get special passes
MiamiHerald.com
BY ROBERT SAMUELS With the EASY card coming to public transit in Miami-Dade on Thursday, staff at the Transit Service Center are extending their hours to ...
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Transit Center gets rolling
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
By Rosemarie Bernardo The city will relocate TheBus headquarters to the new $8.2 million Middle Street Transit Center at Middle Street and Kamehameha ...
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TWU to take 'hell' to MTA wage tiff
New York Daily News
BY Pete Donohue Vowing to "Give them a taste of hell," the union whose strike crippled the transitsystem in December 2005 is calling bus and subway workers ...
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AC Transit May Divert Bus Lane Project Funds
Daily Californian
The Bus Rapid Transit Project, from which funds may be diverted, proposes creating a bus-only lane from Berkeley to San Leandro. Shown is a rendition of how ...
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Triplett says his budget would stabilize Metro Transit
Seattle Post Intelligencer
By SCOTT GUTIERREZ King County Executive Kurt Triplett said Monday that his 2010 budget plan would stabilize Metro Transit, which is facing a $213 million ...
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Triplett says his budget would stabilize Metro Transit
By By SCOTT GUTIERREZ / SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF
King County Executive Kurt Triplett says his budget plan would stabilize Metro Transit, which is facing a $213 million budget gap over the next two years.
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PLANO Blog | The Dallas Morning News
By Theodore Kim/Reporter
"West Plano Transit Center has become the Jack Hatchell Transit Center, in memory of the longtime and highly respected Collin County official and transportation leader," a DART news release read. This is the second high-visibility ...
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Transit-center crews to blast into bedrock » The Silver Spring Penguin
By Jennifer Deseo
Transit-center crews to blast into bedrock. By Jennifer Deseo | Sep 29, 2009. Photo: Commuters hustle past the transit center construction site. Credit: J. Deseo/SSP. Here's the good news: Some of the construction work at Silver ...
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NYC Terrorism Suspect Zazi Pleads Not Guilty - Bakersfield News ...
Local News Archive ... Authorities released a flurry of terrorism warnings for sports complexes, hotels and transit systems even while saying the plot was disrupted before it become an immediate threat. ...
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N.Y. terror suspect pleads not guilty (source: CBC) | Stock Market ...
By Editor
An Afghan immigrant has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction in connection with a plot to attack New York City transit using common chemicals. (source: CBC) - RSS and News widget on ...
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New York Times
30 Killed in Southern Afghan Bus Explosion
New York Times
Passengers on a bus that struck aa roadside bomb received medical treatment at a hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Tuesday. ...
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Mom ordered to stop baby-sitting friends' kids
msnbc.com
8, the first day of school, when Brummel, Rose and Forbes dropped their young children off at Snyder's home in a rural neighborhood to wait for the bus. ...
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Student hit while crossing for bus
Fremont News Messenger
Rita, who is staying with family in Vermilion, was cited with passing a stopped school bus, Zehnder said. She has a valid Italian driver's license, ...
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6 students injured in Detroit bus collision
Chicago Tribune
Detroit Police Sgt. Eren Stephens says one bus hit the back of a second bus that was stopped at a red light Monday afternoon. Stephens says the driver of ...
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Limited bus service back for Chiefs games
Kansas City Star
Limited bus service will return for Chiefs home games beginning with Sunday's game against the New York Giants at Arrowhead Stadium. ...
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School district employee dies in bus barn accident
Houston Chronicle
The accident happened about 1:30 pm at the school bus barn along Avenue I, where the victim worked. The name of the employee, who died later at Oak Bend ...
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One injured in Cobb school bus crash
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Megan Matteucci A Cobb County middle student was taken to the hospital Monday afternoon after his school bus crashed into some bushes in Mableton. ...
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BBC News
Two injured in school bus crash
BBC News
Two people have been taken to hospital after a crash involving a bus carrying school children in Perthshire. The collision, between the bus and a Vauxhall ...
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Police charge bus driver in I89 crash
Barre Montpelier Times Argus
By Thatcher Moats Times Argus Staff - Published: September 29, 2009 BARRE – A bus driver who police say caused a dramatic six-vehicle crash last spring on ...
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Child hit by school bus in Oakland Park
MiamiHerald.com
By Rachel Hatzipanagos OAKLAND PARK - A 16-year-old girl suffered serious injuries after she was hit by a school bus this morning in Oakland Park, ...
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School stampede: Mob torches bus to demand more compensation
By Indo Asian News Service
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Families of five girls killed in a school stampede three weeks ago and other protesters pelted stones at vehicles and torche.
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School stampede: Mob torches bus to demand more compensation ...
By SindhToday
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Families of five girls killed in a school stampede three weeks ago and other protesters pelted stones at vehicles and torched a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) low-floor air-conditioned bus in northeast Delhi ...
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Cooking bus kills Afghan civilians – 【News
By BBC News | World | Full Feed
Cooking bus kills Afghan civilians. News 2009/09/29 12:33 Comments». Map Afghanistan. At least 12 civilians were killed in southern Afghanistan by a bomb that blew up a bus, police and officials say. The vehicle was traveling through ...
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Afghan bus blast kills civilians | Stock Market News - Business ...
By Editor
At least 12 civilians have been killed in southern Afghanistan by a roadside bomb which blew up a bus, police and officials say.The bus was travelling through Kandahar province when it hit the device, police chief Bismullah Khan said, ...
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Suffolk school bus involved in crash in Isle of Wight ...
By lauren.king
ISLE OF WIGHT A Suffolk school bus carrying 20 field hockey players was involved in a crash near Whippingham Parkway and Carrollton Boulevard about 8 pm Monday. ... It was taking the King's Fork High School team, three coaches and a driver back from a varsity game at Woodside High School in Newport News. Virginia State Police Sgt. Michelle Cotten said the driver was charged with failure to maintain a lane of travel. Cotten did not have the driver's name. ...
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Students sent to hospitals after incidents involving alcohol ...
Tampabay.com
Students from both sides of Tampa Bay were sent to hospitals over the weekend after separateincidents involving alcohol, homecoming dances and "party buses ...
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Les Bourgeois Vineyard still closed to student outings
UM Maneater
Boone County Sheriff's Office is covering the sexual assaults and the Missouri State Highway Patrol is handling the bus incident. ...
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Annapolis Capital
Crimes spark bus stop safety concerns
Annapolis Capital
"This incident … points out the need for all of us to be aware at all times when transporting children to and from schools and bus stops," Otte wrote in a ...
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When school bell rings, hell can break loose
Chicago Sun-Times
At Bowen, school officials had wisely taken steps to solve one of the greatest dangers to their students: getting jumped on the way to the CTA bus stop. ...
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Child dies of water infection
Bradenton Herald
FHP blamed the incidents on a series of chain reactions. KISSIMMEE — Seven students were being treated at a hospital with minor injuries after authorities ...
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Tough questions for bus company
Fingal Independent
Dublin Bus defended its safety record after investigations were launched following separate collisions involving not only these two incidents but two other ...
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Breitbart.tv » Graphic Video Shows Beating Death of Chicago Honors ...
The Belleville bus incident was another another recent clear case of violent machismo being a highly regarded trait in the Black community; a beat-down of an outnumbered and defenseless schoolmate, conducted to the cheers of most of ...
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Sri Lanka Guardian: Need to take risks to overcome North-South divide
By Sri Lanka Guardian
There is still only a limited bus transportation service. But that is only open to passengers from Jaffna. If they purchase a two-way ticket from Jaffna, they can also return by bus from Colombo. Strangely enough it is not possible to .... That was a time of great tension when half a dozen or more suchincidents could occur in a day. This had all stopped. With the opening of the A9 Highway to the transport of goods, the prices had fallen and Jaffna farmers and fishers had ...
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The QuickChecker: Bus Driver with Record of Drug Related Incidents
By Teresa Juarez - Liberty Screening Services
Even in light of Skoglund's background and last week's incident, Richmond said the bus company continues to have complete confidence in its hiring practices. “First Student's pre-employment background checks are widely known as the most ...
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No serious injuries in N. Houston head-on bus crash
Houston Chronicle
A suspected drunk driver struck a Metro bus head-on around midnight this morning in north Houston, but police said there were no serious injuries despite ...
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2 students hit getting on school bus
Detroit Free Press
BY TAMMY STABLES BATTAGLIA A 13-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy were hit by a minivan as they were getting on a school bus in Rochester Hills this ...
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Man and teen die in wreck involving bus
Gainesville Sun
By Karen Voyles An Interlachen teen and a Melrose man were killed Tuesday afternoon when the sedan they were in rear-ended a school bus on Blanding ...
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Middlesex County authorities say bus driver stole donations
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
By Tom Haydon/The Star-Ledger NEW BRUNSWICK -- The driver of a Middlesex County shuttle busfaces charges of stealing at least $80 in donations given by ...
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School bus in ditch in Monroe; one child hurt
Seattle Post Intelligencer
One child was taken to Valley General Hospital in Monroe on Wednesday morning after a school buswith 63 kids and one adult aboard went into a ditch at ...
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ABC News
Michigan to Mom: Shun Daughter's Schoolmates
ABC News
Lisa Snyder, left, watches kids play at their bus stop, which is also her driveway, with other... One by one each morning a different group of kids would ...
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Rude sophomores make bus ride miserable
Los Angeles Times
There aren't many seats left by the time the bus gets to my stop, and there are some sophomores in the back who take up multiple seats with backpacks, ...
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Park Hill bus drivers approve contract
Kansas City Star
Bus drivers for the company that transports Park Hill students approved their contract this morning, averting a possible strike, district officials said. ...
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Pair die in Middleburg school bus, car collision; another is ...
Examiner.com
Two people died yesterday after their car crashed into the rear of a school bus in Middleburg. Florida Highway Patrol said four children sustained minor ...
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ABC6 ACTION VIDEO: School Bus Gutted by Fire
WLNE-TV (ABC6)
No students were hurt after a Florida school bus suddenly erupted in flames. That and more from ABC6 Action Video... Please post your full name and city on ...
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Hero Bus Driver Saves School Girls From Exploding Bus (VIDEO)
By The Huffington Post News Team
Good news for once! What a great story. Wouldn't it be nice if we heard Rush say these words: "In Obama's America, a black bus driver saves white schoolgirls from a fiery death, and the whole world cheers." ...
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School Bus Strike Looms Over Conn. Towns - Connecticut News Story ...
SPRAGUE, Conn. -- Students in five towns in Connecticut brought home letters stating that there is a possibility that buses will not be running Thursday morning. Wednesday, September 30, 2009.
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Bus Driver Accused Of Dragging Girl Fired - Education News Story ...
SHERWOOD, Ore. -- A Sherwood School District bus driver accused of dragging a girl by her backpack and not stepping out to see if she was injured has been fired, district officials said Wednesday. Wednesday, September 30, 2009.
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School bus accident sends 1 to hospital | WAVY.com | Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake police are investigating an accident involving a school bus this morning at Battlefield and Knells Ridge. ,
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Advice for afternoon commuters on streets, transit
Washington Post
Farmer's Market: It's Thursday, so from 1 pm till 8 pm, Vermont Avenue NW will be closed between H and I streets for the weekly farmer's market, ...
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AC Transit to Request Use of BRT Funds to Stave Off Service Cuts
Berkeley Daily Planet
The AC Transit Board of Directors took a step back from its signature Bus Rapid Transit project last week. But just how big a step back is yet to be ...
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Gwinnett transit bus catches fire -- third time for that model
Atlanta Journal Constitution
The driver quickly pulled over and activated the bus' internal fire suppression system, quenching the blaze, said Phil Boyd, director of Gwinnett Transit. ...
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State, Kitsap Transit Win Federal Ferry Awards
Kitsap Sun
Washington State Ferries and Kitsap Transit are receiving more money from the Federal Highway Administration. US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on ...
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Skanska Takes Third Contract for Ground Zero Transit Hub
Construction Equipment
Skanska has secured an additional assignment for construction of the Fulton Street Transit Center in lower Manhattan in New York City. ...
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Transit cop found guilty in fiancee slay
New York Post
By WILLIAM J. GORTA An NYPD transit cop has been found guilty of second-degree murder in Queens of fatally gunning down his beautiful ex-fiancée. ...
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Naftogaz sees no debt-talks impact on gas transit
Reuters
KIEV, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Naftogaz's debt restructuring talks will neither have an impact on the transit of Russian gas to Europe nor on Kiev's payments for ...
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Stimulus funds aimed at county public transit
San Diego Union Tribune
SAN DIEGO: The San Diego region is getting an additional $1 million in federal economic stimulus funds to help with public transit. ...
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NJ Transit will expand rail service on weekends
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Standing on the platform of Bay Street Station yesterday, NJ Transit Executive Director Richard Sarles estimated the trip to Newark to be 13 minutes and ...
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Ford's Transit Connect shows growing link between Turkey, US
The Detroit News
In May, a Ford Transit Connect commercial van rolled off the line at the Ford Otosan factory in Kocaeli, Turkey, and up the gangplank of a waiting transport ...
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Cuza off NY1's transit beat as 'In Transit' gets the axe :: Second ...
By Benjamin Kabak
According to Transit Wisdom, Cuza announced his transit departure during last week's “In Transit,” the 30-minute Friday evening segment devoted to transit news. The NY1 vet won't, however, be leaving the station.
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Hasina to discuss transit issue with India during visit (Lead ...
By SindhToday
Dhaka, Oct 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to visit India later this month when the politically contentious issue of giving transit facility to India through Bangladesh territory will be discussed, a newspaper said ...
Sindh Today - Online News - http://www.sindhtoday.net/
Hasina to discuss transit issue with India during visit
By Ians
DHAKA - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to visit India later this month when the politically contentious issue of giving transit facility to India through Bangladesh territory will be discussed, a newspaper said Thursday. ... Related News. Obama accepts Hasina's invitation to visit Bangladesh. September 24th, 2009 DHAKA - US President Barack Obama has accepted an invitation by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to visit Bangladesh, media reports said Thursday. ...
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Report: Nearly half of I-66 corridor commuters carpool or use ...
Nearly half of the Northern Virginia commuters heading toward DC each morning on the Interstate 66 corridor use transit or ride sharing to get through the notoriously clogged region, according to a new report.
Local News - http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/
» Pak inks MoU for transit of Indian goods to Afghanistan ekerala News
By ekerala
Pak inks MoU for transit of Indian goods to Afghanistan. Submitted by ekerala on October 1, 2009 – 5:29 amNo Comment. Formalities in this regard will be finalised through Pakistan to ensure that its national interests are protected, ...
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Key facts Eco Transit News Sydney Metro
Sydney Metro Stage 1 will supply enough extra capacity to serve Sydney for many years to come contrary to inaccurate claims made in Eco Transit News ...
Crimes spark bus stop safety concerns
Maryland Gazette
The latest incident was occurred on Sept. 22, when a woman allegedly tried to kidnap a 4-year-old boy as he walked to a Jessup bus stop with his mother ...
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Texas Laws Set the Scene for National Cell Phone Action
PR-CANADA.net (press release)
The first applies to drivers in school crossing zones and bus drivers transporting minors. Signed into state law this June, the ban prohibits any kind of ...
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School community stands united against bullying
Millstone Examiner
Teachers and bus drivers will also have incident report forms. Teachers have received bullying behavior charts and administrators will post the school rules ...
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THE INTERSECTION OF MADNESS & REALITY: Understanding the Culture ...
By RiPPa
Is it any surprise that a country that was birthed through violence, where people are comfortable packing guns to political town hall meetings, and creating “Should Obama be Killed” polls on Facebook that these type of incidents occur? ... Hell, a White kid was beaten on a school bus recently by a group of Black kids, but yet I didn't hear this much “rage” from the Black community. Lemme guess, he lived, so it was no big deal, right? But since I'm trying to offer ...
THE INTERSECTION OF MADNESS & REALITY - http://rippdemup.blogspot.com/
Alert: Need healing, conflict resolution and community reflection ...
By kwilder
The latest incident in a rash of recent threat-incidents dating back more than one week occurred Wednesday, when students were evacuated from the high school and taken by bus to Belmont Lake State Park following a threat discovered on a ...
OntheWilderSide - http://wilderside.wordpress.com/
Plainville Officials Worried About Recent Bus Accidents
Hartford Courant
By KEN BYRON PLAINVILLE — - Two school bus accidents in the first two weeks of school have raised concerns by school officials and prompted closer scrutiny ...
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Two Die After Collision With School Bus
InjuryBoard.com (blog)
Everyone in the car was wearing a seat belt, but from the look of the car after the accident, that didn't matter. The crash happened at the intersection of ...
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Five school bus accidents in Berkeley Co. since August
The Herald-Mail
West Virginia State Police investigated the accident, which Borger said was believed to be the fifth collision involving a school bus since classes began in ...
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Austin transit agency has chance to fill leadership void
Austin American-Statesman
He is credited for improving bus service, including logging fewer accidents than when he took over. Gilliam also deserves credit for changing the fare ...
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Rules Would Restrict Texting By Truckers, Bus Drivers
Wall Street Journal
... bus drivers from sending text messages while they are on duty, part of a broader effort to curb the rising number of accidents caused by multitasking ...
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Rain and wrecks mark first storm of the season
KSL-TV
Another accident in South Jordan kept crews busy. A school bus hit a car after the car ran a red light. It happened around 8:30 near 11800 South and 3600 ...
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Department of Transportation Summit to Address Texting While Driving
Poynter.org
"A number of deadly accidents involving text messaging behind the wheel have called attention to the dangerous problem of distracted driving. ...
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Feds hold “silly summit” in Washington
Atlanta Journal Constitution
We also know that driving-while-distracted can cause accidents; sometimes deadly ones. Do we really need a federal “summit” to learn these things; ...
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Bus Crash Injures Six Students
InjuryBoard.com (blog)
The first bus was stopped at a red light when a second bus approached from behind. According to reports, the driver of the second bus looked away from the ...
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Bus driver charged in OWI
The Daily Advertiser
After The Daily Advertiser's 2007 exposé, the Lafayette Parish school system created a committee to review accidents involving school buses, Lemoine said. ...

Middleburg (Clay County), Florida School Bus Accident: Injured ...
By David A. Wolf
Middleburg (Clay County), Florida School Bus Accident: Injured Children and Two Deaths :: Florida Child Injury Lawyer Blog.
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No Serious Injuries After Tractor-Trailer Overturns Onto School ...
No Serious Injuries After Tractor-Trailer Overturns Onto School Bus on Kansas City Highway :: TruckingAccident Attorney Blog.
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TaggLines: And if my grandma had wheels, she'd be a bus....
By TAGG
"Are you aware that if you take out gun accidents and auto accidents, that the United States actually is better than those other countries?" Ensign said. Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) had been citing the health care systems of France, ...
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7 Middle-Schoolers Injured in School Bus Crash
By Anna
7 Middle-Schoolers Injured in School Bus Crash. By Anna • Sep 29th, 2009 • Category: AutoAccidents. A Florida school bus crashed head-on into a cement culvert Monday, injuring seven middle-school students. The Horizon Middle School bus ...
Personal Injury News, Lawyers... - http://personalinjurylawyers360.com/
One Life Live It - Noosa, Australia Travel Blog
We were still braking and when we came to a stop it was all to clear what had happened, we had just crossed a narrow bridge where a line of traffic had built up waiting for our bus to cross. ... I'm not a praying man and accidents happen all the time all over the world but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the people will be ok. The rest of the afternoon was spent surfing the net, eating lots of pizza, speaking to my mum, Hi Mum :) and shopping for supplies for tom as ...
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1001 vehicles use new I-35W MnPASS Express Lanes
Coon Rapids ECM Publishers
On the segment from I-494 to downtown, transit vehicles, carpools and MnPASS customers will be able to use a converted shoulder lane north of 42nd Street ...
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
NJ Transit announces extra trains, other steps to alleviate ...
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
In addition, more NJ Transit representatives will be on hand to provide guidance for travelers at the Giants Stadium station as well as Secaucus Junction. ...
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After U2 Chaos, NJ Transit to Provide Buses to Springsteen Concert
NBC New York
And in what could be perceived as a major concession to fans everywhere, NJ Transit will provide buses to the Meadowlands for his concert. ...
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NJ Transit adds weekend trains on Monclair line
Philadelphia Inquirer
AP NEWARK, NJ - NJ Transit is rolling out new weekend rail service for three northern New Jersey towns. Trains will roll along the portion of the ...
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Transportatiion transformation
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Tim Pawlenty and Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez will be among the public officials gathering at the Lakeville Transit Station to celebrate the ...
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Car lovers seek green energy, not gas guzzlers
CNN
The Belle Mead, New Jersey, resident runs the car-review Web site mpgomatic.com with a focus on fuel efficiency, but even he strays over to public transit ...
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Audit after shooting says officers need training
The Associated Press
An audit done after the fatal shooting of an unarmed man says San Francisco Bay area transit officers need more training and presence on trains and at ...
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Former CHA Head Appointed Chicago Transit Chair
Another Financial Portal
Peterson's appointment to the Transit Board must first be approved by the City Council. “Terry Peterson has shown himself to be a strong and creative ...
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Power Breakfast: Slight uptick in home prices, hotels, sales-tax ...
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Metro Atlanta home prices continued a mild rebound in July, according to a widely watched national index. But they still remain well below year-ago levels, ...
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Plan has DART cover Transit Mall upkeep
DesMoinesRegister.com
By CYNTHIA REYNAUD • creynaud@dmreg.com • September 30, 2009 The cost of maintaining the Walnut Street Transit Mall may be transferred to the Des Moines ...
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A Group of Innovative Tags for Tracking Returnable Transit Items ...
By admin
Icenews News Feed · Bankruptcy rates slowly decreasing in Iceland September 29, 2009. According to information released by Statistics Iceland (Hagstofa Islands), there were 555 Icelandic companies declared bankrupt in the first 8 months ...
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503-Stall Parking Garage/Transit Oriented Development Project ...
By Scott Schaefer
by Ralph Nichols June's grand opening of the new Burien transit center at SW 148th Street and 2nd Ave. South did not mark the end of transit development in. ... Have a story idea or news tip? Send story ideas & tips to us at: editor@ waterlandblog.com. Or call us at (206) 248-2565! ...
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UACDC News : The University of Arkansas Community Design Center ...
By uacdc
With light rail transit in place, Frank could use his 27-mile commute from Fayetteville to Bentonville to work on his report, catch up on his e-mail or read the newspaper. One less car payment would free up some extra dollars for ...
UACDC News - http://uacdc.uark.edu/news/
A news release from Rail for the Valley « Rail For The Valley
By railforthevalley
For a fraction the cost of SkyTrain or TransLink's grossly over engineered light-rail plans, we could get a much larger usable 'rail' network that would be available to far more transit customers than a truncated light-metro line.” ...
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Italy, Pakistan sign military agreement
By DPA
Related News. Pakistan hesitant to allow India-Afghan transit trade through its soil. September 25th, 2009 KABUL - In spite of repeated appeals from Afghanistan, Pakistan is jittery over allowing India to use its land routes for ...
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The Associated Press
State to mom: Stop baby-sitting neighbors' kids
The Associated Press
Each day before the school bus comes to pick up the neighborhood's children, Lisa Snyder did a favor for three of her fellow moms, welcoming their children ...
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Blue Valley bus drivers approve new contract
Kansas City Star
Blue Valley School District bus drivers will soon see higher wages. The drivers, who work for the First Student Bus Co., on Tuesday approved a new contract. ...
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2 children hurt in Hyde Park bus crash
Boston Globe
Two 9-year-olds were taken to Children's Hospital yesterday with injuries not believed to be life-threatening when the school bus in which they were riding ...
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Los Angeles Times
30 killed when Afghan bus hits roadside bomb
Los Angeles Times
The passenger bus was traveling in Kandahar province when it turned onto a dirt road while soldiers were sweeping the main route for explosives. ...
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Teen hit by Broward school bus
MiamiHerald.com
Authorities say a Broward County school bus hit and seriously injured a 16-year-old girl who was crossing the street. The sheriff's office reports that the ...
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2 dead in crash with bus
MiamiHerald.com
Authorities say two people were killed after their car crashed into the back of a Clay County school bus. The Florida Highway Patrol reports the car's ...
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Greyhound May Slash More Jobs as Bus Operator's Sales Decline
Bloomberg
30 (Bloomberg) -- Greyhound, the US long-distance bus service, may eliminate more jobs as sales slump amid the recession and its British owner seeks to ...
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No serious injuries in school bus crash
Daily Press
ISLE OF WIGHT - There were no serious injuries from a Monday night bus crash involving field hockey team members from King's Fork High School. ...
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School Bus Radio Program Plays Its Last Tune
U.S. News & World Report
Supporters of the programming said that it kept students calm and engaged during what could otherwise be hectic bus rides. Searching for a college? ...
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Girl crushed by Blueline bus | Sindh Today - Online News
By SindhToday
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) A 21-year-old girl was crushed to death by a Blueline bus in central Delhi Wednesday, police said. The accident took place at around 3 pm when the victim, Simranjit Kaur, was trying to board the Blueline bus of ...
Sindh Today - Online News - http://www.sindhtoday.net/
Florida & Tampa Bay schools blog - The Gradebook
By Jeff Solochek
Follow Tampa Bay school news and statewide education news from the staff of the St. Petersburg Times. From the latest FCAT scores to new education laws to local classroom issues, we're your source for Tampa Bay Rays school news and ...
The Gradebook | School news from... - http://blogs.tampabay.com/schools/
'We are already moving ahead with bus report' » News » Travel ...
By newsroom
Tribal Consulting, in its Fundamental Spending Review, said the current bus contract needed to be examined and it suggested the £2.25m. spent each year subsidising the service should be reduced or withdrawn. ...
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Nine killed in bus-truck collision in Rajasthan
By ANI
The explosion occurred in Saddar area of Peshawar near a private bank, The News reports. The intensity... Six killed in house collapse in Madhya Pradesh town Bhopal, Sep 17 (IANS) At least six people, including a man and his two sons, ...
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Nine killed in bus-truck collision in Rajasthan
By Ani
HANUMANGARH - Nine people were killed and 28 others injured when a bus in which they were travelling was hit by a truck in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh district on Wednesday. ... Related News. One killed in police firing during violence in West Bengal. August 29th, 2009 RAMJIBANPU - A student died in police firing after violence broke out following a road accident in West Bengal's West Midnapore district on Saturday. A motorbike driver was killed in a head-on collision with a ...
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Arundel Student Safety Stressed After Incidents Reported
WBAL TV
This month alone, there have been three incidents in which children were targeted on their way to or from school. All the incidents were near bus stops in ...
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Fired Higley bus driver accused of other altercations with kids
Arizona Republic
The district declined comment on any specific incidents involving Sullivan, and the bus driver did not return two messages left by The Republic on her voice ...
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Escalating insurgency, conflicts claim over 150 lives in ...
Xinhua
... for organizing the bloody attack, the statement stressed the bus was heading from Herat to the capital city Kabul when the tragic incident occurred. ...
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Records show Higley district didn't disclose past bus driver conflicts
AZ Central.com
This time it is about a Higley school bus driver with past incidents of conflicts with school kids; the driver was allowed to resign last month. ...
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Escalating insurgency, conflicts claim over 150 lives in ...
By Siam Daily News
Blaming the enemies of Afghanistan, a term used against Taliban insurgents for organizing the bloody attack, the statement stressed the bus was heading from Herat to the capital city Kabul when the tragicincident occurred. ...
Siam Daily News - http://www.siamdailynews.com/
Driven by race | Ryland Fisher
By Ryland
Once we got back on the bus, one of the employees of the National Arts Council (NAC) of South Africa, who were co-sponsoring the event, asked the driver whether he had GPS in the bus, because that would indicate to us where we had to go. ... After these two incidents, I found myself thinking that maybe I was wrong to be so positive. Maybe we are so deep in the racial morass that we can't get out of it again. I hope I am wrong and can still remain positive. ...
Ryland Fisher - http://rylandfisher.book.co.za/blog/
Tell us: Would you allow your child to ride on a party bus?
By Karen McAllister
Tell us: Would you allow your child to ride on a party bus? Students from both sides of Tampa Bay were sent to hospitals over the weekend after separate incidents involving alcohol, homecoming dances and "party buses". ...
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