If you own a vehicle that has broken down in Merced, there’s a pretty good chance the part used
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Archive for June, 2009
Merced business keeps auto repair in the family (Merced Sun-Star)
Tuesday, June 30th, 200933 Auto Dealers Lose Licenses in D.C. Crackdown (Washington Post)
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty announced today that 33 auto dealers have lost their licenses and 54 businesses have been cited for illegal conditions in a crackdown on used-car lots and auto-repair and towing lots.
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Houses on market for years have unwanted upkeep (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Owning an unwanted house can be expensive. In the 1½ years that Ed Tuttle, 31, has tried to sell his unoccupied brick one-story in Oklahoma City, he has hired people to mow the lawn, regrout tile, stage the home, repair a squirrel-eaten hole in the roof, trap squirrels in the attic and fix
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D.C.’s used car lot crackdown picks up (The Washington DC Examiner)
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009The District government has revoked the licenses of 33 used car lots/auto repair shops and ordered and additional 54 to shape up or risk a similar fate, Mayor Adrian Fenty announced.
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When It Comes to Your Eyes, Make It Home Safe Home (Marketwire)
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Results of American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Sixth Annual Eye Injury Snapshot Finds Nearly Half of Eye Injuries Occur in the Home From Everyday Projects Importance of Wearing Protective Eyewear Focus of New Public Service Announcement From PBS Master Carpenter Norm Abram
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White Bear Lake mayor’s business files for bankruptcy protection over unpaid taxes (Pioneer Press)
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009The auto repair business owned by White Bear Lake’s mayor entered bankruptcy last week in an apparent effort to stave off creditors — namely, the Internal Revenue Service.
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State contractor law to take effect Wednesday (The Indiana Gazette)
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009A Pennsylvania law signed by Gov. Ed Rendell in November will focus on helping consumers ensure that they do not fall victim to home-improvement scams or shoddy construction work by implementing a set of regulations on many contractors.
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A Tribute to Splendid Half-Assery [Hacks] (Gizmodo)
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Misadventures in do-it-yourself home repair, or lateral thinking of McGuyver-esque proportions? We’ve all pulled something stupid like this in our time. Hey, I once tried to fix a waterbed with duct…
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Community calendar (Honolulu Advertiser)
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009NICOTINE ANONYMOUS meets 4:30 p.m. Mondays and 10 a.m. Thursdays. 954-9530, 926-0741.
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D.C. Regulates Problem Auto Businesses Right Off the Lot (Washington Post)
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty announced yesterday that 33 dealers have lost their licenses and 54 businesses have been cited for legal violations in a crackdown on used-car, auto-repair and towing lots.
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