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The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Saturday, March 08, 2008

2 Salisbury firefighters killed in fire at millworks

Three of their comrades are injured as much of family owned woodworking company is destroyed

SALISBURY (Winston-Salem Journal) - Two firefighters were killed yesterday and three others were injured while battling a five-alarm fire that heavily damaged a woodworking company.

Salisbury’s fire chief, Rick Parnell, said that Justin Monroe, 19, and Victor Isler, 40, were killed as they tried to contain the fire at Salisbury Millworks.

Two other firefighters who suffered first- and second-degree burns were treated at Rowan Regional Medical Center and released. A third firefighter with second- and third-degree burns was expected to be released yesterday from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.

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