| Nature's nightmare
HOLLY - Much of this small Southeastern Colorado town still had no electricity Thursday as residents began cleaning up the wreckage caused by a devastating tornado that killed a 29-year-old mother of two, destroyed at least five homes and damaged at least 50 more Wednesday night. Homes in this town of about 1,000 people were reduced to splintered wood and mere bricks as the 600-foot-wide tornado - which came without warning - ripped a path through Holly, which is located about 4 miles west of the Kansas border on U.S. 50. The tornado struck about 8 p.m. and yanked Rosemary Rosales, 29, and her 3-year-old daughter, Noelia Puga, from her husband's grasp as the twister shredded their modular home. Rosales and the child were flung into a nearby tree. Rosales was flown by helicopter to Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs, but died of her injuries at about 5:30 a.m.
A Zell-Led Firm’s Fight With Small Tenants
Billionaire Sam Zell has said a number of times that his interest in acquiring Tribune Co. is purely economic -- not egotism, not passion for the company-owned Chicago Cubs, not a soft spot for newspapers. The 65-year-old Chicagoan has nicknamed himself the Grave Dancer because of his ability to see profit opportunities where others see miles of bad road. Zells dogged pursuit of Tribune has left many people wondering how this dealer in distressed properties would run one of the nations largest media companies, whose holdings include the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and cable channel WGN. But dont look for sympathy from the paintball fanatic who Forbes says is worth $4.5 billion, say people who have had dealings with a lesser-known enterprise led by Zell. They say that since becoming the largest mobile-home landlord, the company has battled cities across the country, enlisting teams of lawyers to challenge local rent-control laws and raise rents.
Front-loading washers save energy
Several years ago, I did some research on washing machines wanting to get the best possible deal on the best machine I could afford. Prior to that I had always used top-loading washing machines. At the time, my washing responsibilities had diminished just a little. With a big family of young children, I was washing about 13 loads of laundry per week & down from the 18 or so that I had done when I had had two kids at a time in diapers. (Yes, I know I am dating myself & but I do come from the generation that used & and washed and dried & cloth diapers. But that is a whole other topic.) I found out that front-loading washers are the most energy efficient and by buying one I would spend more initially. However, it would pay for itself in five years if I were the average family washing seven loads per week.
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