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Midwest pummeled by tornadoesFour Boy Scouts dead, many injured in Little Sioux, Iowa
Four Boy Scouts were killed and 48 others were injured in a tornado that hit a wilderness camp in Little Sioux, Iowa, during a severe storm that crossed the Midwest, including Omaha and Council Bluffs, Wednesday night.
The four boys were identified as Josh Fennen, 13; Sam Thomsen, 13; and Ben Petrzilka, 14, all of Omaha, along with Aaron Eilerts, 14, of Eagle Grove, Iowa.…
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Boy Scouts at Iowa camp describe tornado's terror
BLENCOE, Iowa (MCT) - The collar of Zach Jessen's scout uniform was scuffed with dirt. His arm was welted and bruised and his back, he said, looked like someone had gone over it with a baseball bat.
Despite all that, Zach was up, active and cool as could be at 7 Thursday morning - scarcely 12 hours after he rode out a tornado at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch in Western Iowa.…
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Free summer events offer students affordable fun
With gas prices at an all-time high and the cost of tuition taking another staggering jump in the fall, many students are foregoing their summer vacations and are instead learning how to pinch pennies. But, without a wallet full of cash, how does one soak up the sun and take some well-deserved time off without all the added expenditures?
Luckily for us, Omaha has several events going on throughout the summer that are both fun and easy on the pocketbook.…
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From the District: love of soccer, Christian charity are rediscovered
WASHINGTON - I've recently rediscovered my addiction to soccer. Now that I'm in a city with an Major League Soccer team, I've made an effort attend as many D.C. United games as possible. I've even enjoyed watching Union of European Football Association's Euro 2008 tournament on ESPN just as much as the live soccer in the District (OK, that may be a little bit of an exaggeration).…
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