Archive for the ‘Auto Repairs’ Category

Blaze in Wawanesa destroys auto shop (CTV Winnipeg)

Friday, February 27th, 2009

An auto repair shop in western Manitoba has been destroyed by fire. The blaze broke out in the garage Wednesday morning and totally destroyed the business.

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Tri-State Shell named a leader (Pike County Courier)

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Matamoras ? Tri-State Shell was designated as the best of the approved Auto Repair ?Top Shops? by AAA North Penn in 2008.

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Idaho Murderer Now Says He Killed in Self-Defense (Fox News)

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal of a man who drew national attention at his trial in 1995 when he argued that he killed two people because they molested his daughter.

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Three vying for Dover town chairmanship (The Journal Times)

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

DOVER ? The Feb. 17 primary race for Dover town chairman features three men well known in their community.

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5 cars, garage burnt (Trinidad Express)

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Five cars were destroyed in a fire at an auto-repair garage in Ste Madeleine, near San Fernando, yesterday. The witness to the fire was an eight-year-old boy, who alerted his mother to what he saw.

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Senate confirms Solis as labor secretary (AP via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

California Rep. Hilda Solis won confirmation Tuesday as President Barack Obama’s labor secretary, giving the agency a decidedly pro-worker tilt after years of business-friendly leadership under the Bush administration.

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Solis confirmed as labor secretary (Baltimore Sun)

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

WASHINGTON The Senate confirmed Rep. Hilda L. Solis of California as labor secretary yesterday, more than two months after President Barack Obama nominated her for the post. After a series of missteps, including revelations of $6,400 in outstanding tax liens owed on her husband’s auto repair business, Solis’ path to confirmation was cleared when Republicans rejected plans to invoke a rule that …

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Keeping your car longer (FOX 59 Indianapolis)

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

While car sales are declining the auto repair business is alive and well. According to a new survey by website driverside.com , four out of five Americans admit they now intend to keep their vehicle longer than they originally planned.??????? Ginger Bell could be out shopping for a shiny new car. Instead she’s brought her old Chevy Lumina to Lee Adams Tire and Service on the west side. …

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Pa. man admits selling guns out of Chatham auto repair business (Daily Record)

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to selling assault rifles, semi-automatic handguns and sawed-off shotguns out of the auto repair shop where he worked in Chatham.

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Solis confirmed as Labor secretary (Los Angeles Times)

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

The Democratic lawmaker from El Monte joins Obama’s Cabinet after a series of political hurdles. The Senate confirmed Rep. Hilda L. Solis (D-El Monte) as Labor secretary Tuesday, more than two months after President Obama nominated her for the post.

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