Archive for November, 2009

Dewey kicks off Christmas shopping season (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

School is back in session tomorrow at the regular scheduled times. Dewey kicked off the Christmas shopping season Friday, when the lights were turned on downtown and stores stayed open to accommodate shoppers. Shop local stores and keep your tax dollars in our community.

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Republican to challenge DeLauro (New Haven Register)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

A Milford auto-repair and towing business owner who wants to “make some noise” against entrenched politicians is challenging 10-term U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-3, in 2010.

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Can you help? Wish list from nonprofit agencies, Nov. 30 (The Journal Times)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Following is a wish list of items and volunteer opportunitiesfrom nonprofit agencies in Racine County. They were provided bylocal nonprofit agencies.

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Home repair effort starts (The Hamilton Journal News)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

HAMILTON - Supports to Encourage Low-income Families, a co-sponsor of Hamilton’s 2010 Group Workcamps project, and the Site Identification Committee mailed more than 500 home repair applications to select homeowners in the 2nd and 4th wards.

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Disabled adult seeks dryer for home (Asheboro Courier-Tribune)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

An elderly disabled couple is seeking assistance with the purchase of an electric dryer for their home. Due to chronic medical conditions, daily washing of clothing and linens is necessary and there is no dryer in the home.

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Old sites, new stores in Attleboro (The Sun Chronicle)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

ATTLEBORO - A city man hopes to help revive downtown’s lively past with stuff from the past.

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‘They want to stay in their homes’ (Daily Local News)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

In the seven years that Gail and Gerry Hoekzema have been volunteering for Good Works Inc., they have seen many different kinds of problems in many different kinds of homes.

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Personal Finance: To buy or not to buy an extended warranty? (The Sacramento Bee)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

It’s a classic shopper’s dilemma. No, we’re not talking paper vs. plastic. How about: Do I buy the extended warranty or not?

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Home economizing: Census study points to ways area households cope in recession (The Toledo Blade)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

By GARY T. PAKULSKI BLADE BUSINESS WRITER ON CHRISTMAS morning in some homes in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan, a lump of coal will be a source of warmth, not a punishment for naughty children. Several dozen customers in the region served by Dennis Coal & Stove in Wauseon have returned to the age-old fuel source. “It’s mainly people trying to be economical,” explained Carol Dennis, an …

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Operation Jingle Bells returns (The Courier News)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

In the last year, The Courier-News has gotten a new look and, along with the rest of the Sun-Times Media, a new owner. But some things haven’t changed. Among them: The newspaper’s commitment to giving back to its communities through Operation Jingle Bells, the annual charitable fund.

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