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"I think it takes time," said Neches, a North Hills resident.

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"I think it takes time," said Neches, a North Hills resident.

Barbara Boxer, Carly Fiorina Make Final Sprint To The Finish Line In California Senate Race

Bob Neches, an independent voter, said he supports Boxer because he's disturbed by what he views as an overreaction by tea partiers regarding steps taken by President Barack Obama to help the economy.

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Bob Neches, an independent voter, said he supports Boxer because he's disturbed by what he views as an overreaction by tea partiers regarding steps taken by President Barack Obama to help the economy.

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Hanks has represented 27 graduates of Port Neches schools, including Cerami, who sued the chemical plants, their former owners and others after being diagnosed with cancer.

Smokestack effect: Cancer at Port Neches

A few blocks beyond the trees around Port Neches-Groves High School in Port Neches, Texas, gray towers jut into the air.

Smokestack effect: Cancer at Port Neches

Other endangered river success stories include the Susquehanna, the Elwha, the Neches, the Blackfoot, and the Big Sunflower.

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That was the case in Port Neches, Texas, where more than two dozen former students of Port Neches-Groves High School have been diagnosed with cancer several years after they graduated, according to court records.

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The federal government built the plants in Port Neches during World War II, searching for a substitute for rubber supplies that had been cut off.

Smokestack effect: Cancer at Port Neches

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Smokestack effect: Cancer at Port Neches