Posts Tagged ‘Crisis’

911 call center crisis

Several 911 call centers in the area could be closing.

In Wake Of Nuclear Crisis, TEPCO’s Plans Questioned

In Wake Of Nuclear Crisis, TEPCO’s Plans Questioned
Experts say that in the weeks following the series of explosions and fires inside the reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant, TEPCO made very costly — and avoidable — mistakes. The company, they say, was deeply surprised and overwhelmed by the course of events.

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Crisis center provides record amount of assistance to victims

Crisis center provides record amount of assistance to victims
A record number of victims of domestic violence have been assisted by the Family Crisis Shelter in Williston this year.

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NYC Council Proposes Crisis Pregnancy Center Disclosure Bill

NYC Council Proposes Crisis Pregnancy Center Disclosure Bill
The New York City Council on Tuesday is set to unveil legislation that would require crisis pregnancy centers to disclose to clients that they do not provide or make referrals for abortion or contraceptive services, the Wall Street Journal reports. Abortion-rights advocates say that the centers hide their “antiabortion agenda” by misleading pregnant women into thinking that the facilities are …

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Crisis Call Center is seeking additional volunteers

Crisis Call Center is seeking additional volunteers
The Crisis Call Center is seeking additional volunteers to keep up with a recent increase in call volume.

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RiverCom dispatcher brings calm to a crisis

RiverCom dispatcher brings calm to a crisis
WENATCHEE — At the RiverCom dispatch center, things can be quiet one minute and mind-bogglingly busy the next. Such was the case at 12:46 a.m. on Jan. 17, 2009, when rookie dispatcher Jeremiah Johnson took a call from an off-duty firefighter. Rex King had been driving by the Fontanelle condominiums and spotted fire. In the dispatch center, Johnson could hear King pounding on doors, trying to get …

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Conversion Crisis or Marriage Problem? — An Exchange

Conversion Crisis or Marriage Problem? — An Exchange
This summer, Israel-Diaspora relations were roiled by a fierce debate over the Rotem bill. The bill’s stated aim was to ease the path to conversion for the hundreds of thousands of Israelis from the former Soviet Union who are not considered Jewish under Halacha and, as a result, cannot legally marry in Israel, where religious authorities have a monopoly on marriage. Many Diaspora leaders …

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