Fire Chief Opts to Retire Boats: District Hopes Vessels Serving Delta Shoreline Will Be Replaced With New Model That Meets Its Guidelines
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By Rowena Coetsee, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Dec. 12--EAST COUNTY -- Old age has cost two Delta communities their fireboat, but fire district officials say the replacement they have in mind will compensate for those losses.
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By Dan Walters, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 19--A few months after he assumed the governorship in 1999, Gray Davis put forth an oh-so-cautious "preferred alternative" for dealing with the complex problems of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
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By Patricia Smith, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Sep. 21--MOREHEAD CITY -- The newest member of the state Marine Fisheries Commission is studying for next week's commission meeting in Atlantic Beach.
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By Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Sep. 15--The U.S. Coast Guard's Great Lakes district commander canceled two live-fire machine gun exercises that were scheduled for Thursday.   Rear Adm. John E. Crowley Jr., commander of the Cleveland-based 9th Coast Guard District, made the decision.
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Delta Chief Customer Service Officer Vicki Escarra will retire on Oct. 1 after 31 years with the Atlanta-based airline. Escarra said she wanted to spend more time with family.
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By Gabriel Tynes, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Feb. 17--The Walton County Tourist Development Council announced the resignation Wednesday of Brad Pickel, the director of beach management. Pickel, who held the position for nearly seven years, will leave March 31.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep.
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By Travis Tritten, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Jun. 20--All casino boats must leave Horry County in five years, county lawmakers decided Tuesday.
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By Melanie Marquez, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Dec. 14--BRADENTON -- Concerns from a local environmental group didn't keep the Bradenton City Council from adopting amendments Wednesday that define how many units can be built along parts of the city's shorelines.
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By Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Mar. 2--Hanford leaders and regulators need to take a realistic look at what needs to be accomplished at the nuclear reservation and what can be done, the Environmental Protection Agency's new regional administrator said.
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By Courtney Cutright, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Dec. 15--Captains braved the cold weather Saturday evening as temperatures dipped into the low 30s for the Virginia Dare's 9th annual Flotilla For Toys.   A total of 24 boats, including two SML Marine Fire boats, lined up for the parade.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- John Selvaggio, the architect behind Delta Air Lines&#39; Song, has stepped down 22 months after the low-fare unit&#39;s launch, according to company memos issued Friday.
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By Jeff Ayres, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Feb. 1--FORT WALTON BEACH -- There likely will be plenty of opinions on what kind of downtown the city should have in the future.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Coast Guard announced Monday it is dropping plans to conduct live-fire machine gun practice in 34 zones in the Great Lakes, yielding to widespread complaints about dangers to the environment and humans alike.
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By Elizabeth Comeau, Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine  Sep. 21--WAYNE -- Selectmen have approved the Androscoggin Lake  Improvement Association's use of a town-owned boat launch for a project aimed  at reducing phosphorous in the lake.
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By Dahleen Glanton, Chicago Tribune  Sep. 25--McLAURIN, Miss. -- After more than two centuries as one of America's favorite community service endeavors, the glory days of the volunteer firefighter are fading.
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By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Jun. 2--Destin's charter fi shermen are concerned that new data on red snapper bycatch mortality could come back to bite them.