By Joe Yovino

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Today marks one year since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake destroyed Haiti’s capital city of Port-au-Prince. The fact that bodies are still being pulled from the destruction shows how far the Caribbean nation has to go in its recovery.

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By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — A group of Minnesota homebuilders will lend a hand in the massive effort to rebuild earthquake-stricken Haiti. On Dec. 1-8 and Dec. 8-15, an 18-member delegation, representing nine Twin Cities homebuilding firms, ...

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By Jonathan M. Katz AP Writer CORAIL-CESSELESSE, Haiti (AP) — The sun was beating down on the rocky cactus plain when men with machetes came for Menmen Villase, nine months pregnant, shoved her onto her bulging stomach and sliced up ...

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By Joe Yovino

Web editor

Today marks six months since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake destroyed Haiti’s capital city of Port-au-Prince. Since Jan. 12, the death toll and reports of injured have risen, while buildings have not.

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By Joe Yovino

web editor

Look no further than the recent earthquakes in Chile and Haiti to underscore the importance of construction infrastructure.

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By Joe Yovino

web editor

Texting, social networking and crowdsourcing are saving lives and helping in the relief effort in Haiti.

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By Joe Yovino

web editor

Hurricane Katrina and the Haitian earthquake have many similarities, and that’s why there should be good news ahead for Haiti.

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Stoughton hospital up and running after evacuation STOUGHTON, Wis. (AP) — Stoughton Hospital evacuated 18 patients Sunday after receiving numerous bomb threats over the last 24 hours. The first threat came in about 8 p.m. Saturday, but Stoughton police and ...

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is encouraging the city’s residents to make donations to assist humanitarian aid efforts and earthquake victims in Haiti. In a news release, he said Sunday would be Haiti Relief Day in Milwaukee. He ...

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By Joe Yovino

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The only thing that could be worse than today’s devastation in Haiti is failure to prepare for tomorrow.

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