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- Many alternatives available for those away from home
- Not everyone can be home for Thanksgiving. For some, there are alternatives. Capt. Mark Gilliam of the Salvation Army said they will be serving a traditional Thanksgiving meal on Thursday. "It's great," Gilliam said. "It's always a good…
- News-Star
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- Letters: Beach restoration in N.J. benefits many
- There are 3,400 homes in Sea Isle City; 155 of those are on the beach ... dollars, study Alaska, West Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania. The dollars spent on New Jersey beach…
- Philadelphia Inquirer
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- A landmark ruling, if it stands
- The echoes from Hurricane Katrina have never stopped ringing through Louisiana. They began with the discovery of hundreds of bodies trapped by the rapidly rising floods and continued through the ordeal endured by evacuees through the…
- Opelousas Daily World
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- U.S. nails Chinese drywall for woes in homes
- MIAMI -- What thousands of homeowners nationwide have believed about Chinese drywall was validated yesterday, when the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission said there is a link between the imported material and problems with corrosion…
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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- Pontiac Silverdome sold at auction for $583,000
- The Pontiac, Mich., Silverdome, built three decades ago for $56 million, is being virtually given away -- sold at auction for a paltry $583,000. That comes out to $7.25 a seat, a fire sale that's reduced the once-proud arena to another sad…
- New Orleans Times-Picayune
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- 5 hours ago
New Orleans Times-Picayune- Annual Dysfunctional Family Thanksgiving Dinner
- To be thankful for anything much at all requires humility, I believe. I have little enough of it; in fact, I have a dichotomy common to alcoholics, and that is a combination of both arrogance and self-loathing. Hardly conducive to genuine…
- San Diego weekly Reader
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- Mortgage Layoffs Outpace Hirings According to…
- Period Q3 2009 Q2 2009 Q3 2008 Layoffs 5,401 3,229 11,229 Hirings 4.691 11,482 996 Net -710 +8,253 -10,233 Impacted by layoffs at bankrupt Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., Florida saw a bigger third-quarter net loss in real estate…
- Biloxi Sun Herald
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- Holiday calendar
- Deadline to order poinsettias from The Bridge Over Troubled Waters. In 6. 5” pots with 6-8 blooms, 12-14“ high. The cost is $13. Pick up on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at Durrett Motor Co., 5520 Shaver, Houston. Call 713-472-0753 for complete…
- Houston Community Newspapers
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- Spouse's finances fair game under proposed ethics law
- CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Public officials and candidates would have to disclose their spouses' financial interests, along with other new disclosures, under a bill the state Ethics Commission will submit to the Legislature in January. On…
- Charleston Gazette
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- Clem's Chronicles: Afghanistan/WH State Dinner/Holiday Travel
- AFGHANISTAN/US POLICY DECISION- Well we don’t exactly know what has been decided but we know when we’ll know. President Obama will address the nation next Tuesday with the details of his decision. Jake Tapper, filing for WORLD NEWS this…
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