Archive for June, 2008
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Sunday, June 29th, 2008
WEAVERVILLE - Jim and Pam Jordan thought their church friends were just going to spruce up the landscaping around their house while they were away on a vacation to Pigeon Forge, Tenn. They returned home Sunday to a surprise with more than 200 people …
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Erosion and runoff problems can be reduced - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Sunday, June 29th, 2008Editor’s note: This contributed article was previously published by the TH. Due to the recent flooding, the TH thought this article would be of special interest to readers. Erosion damage from water runoff can be irritating and sometimes disastrous …
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Change system for sake of students - Detroit Free Press
Sunday, June 29th, 2008Narrow thinkers wanting to water down the new high school graduation requirements have wrongly bleated that the new Michigan Merit Curriculum is “cookie cutter,” because it expects that all kids will learn the same rigorous academic content. Well, it …
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Final delivery for popular mailman - Bucks County Courier Times
Sunday, June 29th, 2008Georgi Karpovich has vague memories of a mailman before Bill Donovan. “But it’s very cloudy,” she said. Donovan, 61, has worked for the U.S. Postal Service for more than 41 years and has been the carrier for Karpovich’s Doylestown Township …
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California’s new hands-free law - San Jose Mercury News
Sunday, June 29th, 2008California’s new hands-free lawSan Jose Mercury News, USA - 4 hours ago… to drivers of pickups with commercial plates, even if the pickup is used for commercial purposes, such as by a contractor, landscaper or other business. …
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California’s new hands-free law - Silicon Valley
Sunday, June 29th, 2008California drivers 18 and older must use hands-free devices when talking on cell phones beginning Tuesday. Drivers under 18 cannot use cell phones or send text messages. 18 AND OLDER: Voice commands count as going hands-free for drivers 18 or older …
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Elgin man formally charged in shooting - Arlington Heights Daily Herald
Sunday, June 29th, 2008A $1 million bail has been set for the 20-year-old Elgin man accused of firing multiple shots at his ex-girlfriend Thursday morning. Bernardino Hernandez of 519 W. Highland Ave. (upper level) in Elgin, was formally charged Saturday with aggravated …
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This Land Is Their Land - Nation
Saturday, June 28th, 2008I took a little vacation recently–nine hours in Sun Valley, Idaho, before an evening speaking engagement. The sky was deep blue, the air crystalline, the hills green and not yet on fire. Strolling out of the Sun Valley Lodge, I found a tiny tourist …
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PRAIRIE GARDENER: There’s opportunity to tour a garden close to home - Grand Forks Herald
Saturday, June 28th, 2008PRAIRIE GARDENER: There’s opportunity to tour a garden close to homeGrand Forks Herald, ND - 13 hours agoLast summer, Ames, a well-known Grand Forks landscaper and horticulturist, put together a successful tour, too. All of the tour sites are in Grand Forks and …
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Gas prices drive up the cost of delivering everything - Buffalo News
Saturday, June 28th, 2008Jim Nazaruk, owner of Bonetti’s Pizza in Buffalo, had to raise delivery costs as gas prices keep going up. It’s really starting to add up. Some Buffalo pizzerias have raised delivery fees up to $3 to cover rising gas prices. A local party rental …
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