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Typical summer day ahead; mostly sunny with scattered showersMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 8:21AMThe first half of Labor day will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy across Southwest Florida.

Typical summer day ahead; mostly sunny with scattered showersMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 8:19AMA.M. UPDATE : The first half of Labor day will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy across Southwest Florida.

Texas ‘Adopt a Beach’ Sept. 25Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:33AMThe 24th Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup will be held Saturday, Sept. 25 at 28 sites along the Texas coast.

Busted BP well no longer 'threat' to Gulf: US officialSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:44AMBusted BP well no longer 'threat' to Gulf: US officialBusted BP well no longer 'threat' to Gulf: US official

Gustavo Reveles Acosta: Architect Burnham believed in open spaceSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:09AMAbout 150 people packed the cozy Philanthropy annex at the Plaza Theatre last Wednesday to watch a preview screening of a PBS production.

Water quality at smaller lakes not often monitored due to resource constraintsSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:08AMA video on the state parks website shows people jumping from a platform into the water at Tyler State Park and maneuvering canoes across the water.

Water sampling — it’s about safetySunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:08AMPosted: Sunday, September 5, 2010 1:01 am | Updated: 1:04 am, Sun Sep 5, 2010. It's a matter of "public safety." That's how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers described its summer water quality monitoring program when it shut down beaches for a few weeks this summer at Lake O' the Pines.

E. coli: Beware of the constant companionSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:08AME. coli is our constant companion. That's right. It lives in you and me, the dog next door, the chickens and cows being raised around East Texas and even the wild hogs that have taken root in the area.

Testing the waters: Officials say no 'tidy' answer for who is monitoring swimming areasSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:35AMKEVIN GREEN Kevin Green/News-Journal Photos Above: Sabine River Authority of Texas Field Office Coordinator Terry Wilson, right, and Biologist B. Conrad King prepare to take a water sample recently from the Sabine River on Texas 42. Below, left: King puts a preservative into a sampling of water after pulling the water from the Sabine River.