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  • June 2008

    • Gas Prices Hit Hardest in Rural Areas—not Suburbs

      New York Times  |  Jun 9, 08 8:40 AM CDT

      Gas Prices Hit Hardest in Rural Areas—not Suburbs

      (Newser) - Gas prices, which hit an all-time-high average of $4 a gallon over the weekend, are causing more pain in rural America than anywhere else, with motorists in the South, Southwest, and the upper Great Plains the hardest hit. With relatively low wages and high use of pickup trucks and vans, rural families spend up to 13% of their income on fuel while the national average is only 4%, reports the New York Times. More »

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      gas prices  • economy  • fuel costs  • wages  • South  • Great Plains  • fuel consumption  • low-income families

    • Storms Pummel Midwest, Scare Visitors

      Associated Press  |  Jun 6, 08 2:26 AM CDT

      Storms Pummel Midwest, Scare Visitors

      (Newser) - Severe weather lashed the Great Plains yesterday after forecasters warned of a possible tornado outbreak as bad as the 1974 one that spawned 39 twisters, AP reports. At least four tornadoes touched down in Kansas, causing widespread damage and spooking a pair of runaway circus elephants. Heavy rains caused rivers in Iowa to burst their banks. More storms are expected today. More »

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      Iowa  • weather  • storm  • severe weather  • tornado  • Kansas  • Nebraska  • twister  • Great Plains  • thunderstorms

  • February 2008

    • Pumas Prowl Midwest

      Chicago Tribune  |  Feb 22, 08 7:42 PM CST

      Pumas Prowl Midwest

      (Newser) - Pumas, normally prowlers of the Rocky Mountains, are slowly pushing east, ecologists say, which has led to a rash of sightings throughout the Midwest. Wisconsin just had its first confirmed puma sighting in over a century, and since 1990 the big cats have cropped up in Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri and Illinois, the Chicago Tribune reports. More »

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      Iowa  • Illinois  • Minnesota  • Wisconsin  • Missouri  • Midwest  • wildlife  • Great Plains  • Big Cats

  • December 2007

    • Deadly Storm Batters Plains

      Associated Press  |  Dec 23, 07 7:13 AM CST

      Deadly Storm Batters Plains

      (Newser) - A deadly storm packing a one-two punch of heavy snow and high winds delivered a pounding to the Plains, making travel treacherous on a busy pre-holiday weekend. Blowing snow dropped visibility to near zero at times, causing at least five deaths in a string of multi-vehicle crashes that closed portions of major highways in several states, reports AP. More »

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      air travel  • storm  • severe weather  • snow  • holiday travel  • Great Plains

  • April 2007

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