Archive for May, 2009

Grab the spray, ’skeeters are on the way (The Capital)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Not only is this spring’s heavy rainfall wreaking havoc on picnics, it’s also creating prime breeding conditions for mosquitoes.

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48th Brigade families cope with deployments (Macon Telegraph)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Staff Sgt. Dwayne Watson and other members of the 48th Brigade left Camp Shelby in Mississippi last week to board a plane bound for Afghanistan.

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Historic plaque marks Montyâs Motors (The Sierra Vista Herald)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

SIERRA VISTA — When Monty Montoya opened up his auto repair business in 1956 when only Fort Huachuca and the small town of Fry occupied this area. He and his wife Mary had about $50, a growing family, a new home and business along Fry Boulevard when it was a two lane dirt road.

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House + Home Q&A | Krista Williamson, Overland Park (The Kansas City Star)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

JOB DESCRIPTION: Owner and instructor of K2 Workshops, a home maintenance and repair instruction center for women and men, 7393 W. 97th St., 913-439-1581, www.k2workshops.org

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Picayune transplant charged with home repair fraud (The Picayune Item)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Another Coast Contractor has been arrested and charged with Felony Home Repair Fraud, Attorney General Jim Hood announced Friday.

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Shakespearean in a Down-Home Vernacular (New York Times)

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

?The Brother/Sister Plays,? a trilogy by Tarell Alvin McCraney, is set in a poor but vibrant part of Louisiana.

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Man held on fraud charge (The Biloxi Sun Herald)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

GULFPORT — A Picayune man is in the Harrison County jail, accused of home-repair fraud in a complaint from a Biloxi homeowner.

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Attorney general will open full-time branch in Chandler (The Arizona Republic)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Chandler fights fraud with new office.

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FOR MANY, TIME TO GO ‘BACK TO BASICS’ (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

As people try to save money and cut expenses in this recession, one way is to do home repair and renovation projects themselves. Local hardware stores say they’ve seen an increase in people coming in for everything from plumbing supplies to lawn and garden items….

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Picayune man charged in home repair fraud (The Clarion-Ledger)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

A Gulf Coast contractor has been arrested and charged with felony home repair fraud.

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