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NEWS BRIEFS: Agents arrest 34 illegal immigrants in Wisconsin

Published: October 28, 2009
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Agents arrest 34 illegal immigrants in Wisconsin
Madison (AP) — State and federal agents have arrested 34 people they say are illegal immigrants across southern Wisconsin.
According to Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s office, state Justice Department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents began the sweep on Oct. 13 and completed it on Friday. [...]

Nuclear reactors debut in smaller size

Published: June 11, 2009
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Duncan Mansfield
AP Writer
Knoxville, TN — The Babcock & Wilcox Co. announced plans Wednesday for a new class of mini nuclear reactors to be built in North American factories and shipped by rail to generating sites, and the Tennessee Valley Authority is evaluating what could become the first reactor location in Tennessee.
“This important project, we believe, [...]

Nuclear solution comes with a huge price tag

Published: April 29, 2009
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Mark Williams
AP Energy Writer
Columbus, OH — A ghost from the nuclear industry’s early years has reappeared.
It is not public apprehension about safety or disposal issues this time, but the staggering cost of building nuclear reactors.
A wave of new reactors now in the works is intended to solve at least part of the nation’s energy problems [...]

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The tree architect

Roald Gundersen’s ideas are as big as the trees he shinnies up like a man half his age. The Stoddard-based “tree architect” wants to take wood construction far beyond the rustic cottages with which people associate him, but first he has to convince builders and architects of trees’ potential. Caley Clinton heads to western Wisconsin to see what future the forest holds.

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