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Ore. couple begin plans on eco-friendly home
Contractors
DANA TIMS The Oregonian 
Jul 01, 2010
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — It's a long way from the rainforests of Costa Rica to the verdant slopes of Clackamas County, but it's a journey Chris Wille and...
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Program offers equine education to teens
Clubs
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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Books with fresh ideas for summer refreshment
Beverages
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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Cabot spins own sequel to Bram Stoker’s classic
Books
CAROLYN LESSARD Associated Press Writer 
Jun 21, 2010
"Insatiable" (William Morrow, $22.99), by Meg Cabot: Trouble is brewing in the Big Apple, and Meena Harper is at the heart of it. Barely making ends m...
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Layoff dims but doesn’t doom one bride’s wedding
Bridal
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
Hairstyling
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
Day Care
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
Home Furnishings
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
Jewelry
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?
Lawn Garden
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?
Libraries
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
Restaurants
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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Hard-hit Vt. plans 2nd memorial for Mideast wars
Monuments
JOHN CURRAN Associated Press Writer 
Jun 04, 2010
BARRE, Vt. (AP) — With its carved images of falling maple leaves, a rifle-toting citizen soldier and the state Capitol, a war monument taking shape un...
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Sotheby’s plans auction of Lehman Bros art works
Music and Arts
ULA ILNYTZKY Associated Press Writer 
Jun 04, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 400 works from the corporate contemporary art collection once displayed at Lehman Brothers will be auctioned this fall to he...
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