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Volunteers make home improvements in Nikiski
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TONY CELLA Peninsula Clarion 
Jul 01, 2010
KENAI, Alaska (AP) — Chase Norris paid $250 to fix houses in Nikiski, Alaska, a little more than 5,000 miles from his home. Norris came with a Christi...
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Fund Manager: Many ways to earn money in recovery
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TREVOR DELANEY AP Personal Finance Editor 
Jul 01, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) — It's an old idea with a new twist: Banking is about the return on your money, and the return of your money. Dave Ellison, chief invest...
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Program offers equine education to teens
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ALYSSA HARVEY The Daily News 
Jul 01, 2010
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Anthony Bunton sat astride his horse at New Beginnings Therapeutic Riding and gave it a command. "Back!" the 15-year-old Boy...
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Wyoming railroad-car-turned-church is 85
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Jul 01, 2010
RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — An unusual church built from an old train chapel car in Rawlins is celebrating 85 years off the tracks. The First Baptist Church ...
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Books with fresh ideas for summer refreshment
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MICHELE KAYAL For The Associated Press 
Jun 30, 2010
It's easy to grab a beer or pour yourself a glass of wine, but sometimes you want a little something more. And if you're like many people, you probabl...
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Divorce lawyers: Facebook tops in online evidence
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LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press Writer 
Jun 30, 2010
Forgot to de-friend your wife on Facebook while posting vacation shots of your mistress? Her divorce lawyer will be thrilled. Oversharing on social ne...
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Layoff dims but doesn’t doom one bride’s wedding
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JILL ZEMAN BLEED Associated Press Writer 
Jun 12, 2010
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Ten weeks before my wedding, I put 140 invitations — beautifully letter-pressed on Crane lettra paper with silver ink — into ...
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Guidance on the bridal ‘do for the big day
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SAMANTHA CRITCHELL AP Fashion Writer 
Jun 12, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) — Maybe that first call a bride-to-be makes after finding her fairy-tale wedding gown shouldn't be to her mother. Maybe it should be to ...
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W.Va. teacher back in class for a different reason
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BETH HENDRICKS The Herald-Dispatch 
Jun 12, 2010
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Laura Lake is a testament to the adage "you're never too old to learn." The 76-year-old teacher at the Kiwanis Day Care in Hu...
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Ask a Designer: Retro’s fun, but keep a balance
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MELISSA RAYWORTH, Associated Press 
Jun 12, 2010
Going retro has never been easier. Whether you love '50s space-age style, '20s art deco or design from any bygone era, vintage furniture and home acce...
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Let me upgrade you: Wives look to ratchet up rings
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NEKESA MUMBI MOODY Associated Press Writer 
Jun 12, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) — When Elizabeth Robichaux Brown got married nine years ago, she made a vow to love her husband, for better or for worse, until their dy...
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Just how useful are those pretty marigolds?
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LEE REICH For The Associated Press 
Jun 11, 2010
Visitors to my garden frequently comment, upon seeing a few marigold plants growing in my vegetable beds, that I must have planted them for pest contr...
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Library system in for bad ending?
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SUSAN DEMAR LAFFERTY (Tinley Park) SouthtownStar 
Jun 11, 2010
TINLEY PARK, Ill. (AP) — Overdue books are not unusual in the library world. But Southland libraries also are having to deal with long overdue payment...
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Tupelo restaurant owners stick with what works
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GINNA PARSONS Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal 
Jun 11, 2010
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — One day, Chris Whiteside came to the realization that he was tired of working in a plant. So he quit his job at Cooper Tire and d...
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Zero-waste living moves into mainstream
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SEAN O?DRISCOLL For The Associated Press 
Jun 04, 2010
When she goes to the supermarket, Bea Johnson brings along a sealable glass jar so the butcher can slide in a pork cutlet. In the bulk aisle, she fill...
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