Mad Max and the Meltdown - Wall Street Journal

Notwithstanding the cardboard Santas who seem to have arrived in stores this year near Halloween, the holiday season starts in seven days with Thanksgiving. And so it will come to pass once again that many people will spend four weeks biting on ...

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Hazed Katy ISD cheerleader: 'I just remember hitting the water' - KHOU

KATY -- You didn't need a megaphone to hear what happened to seven former Katy ISD cheerleaders Wednesday. Word spread fast at Morton Ranch High School as students learned the ex-cheerleaders were indicted for a hazing incident involving the junior ...

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Portales man arrested for battery - Clovis News Journal

Police arrested a Portales man Friday on charges of kidnapping and aggravated battery. Clint J. Knight, 22, of Portales was arrested in connection with an incident that occurred Nov. 7 at Wal-Mart, according to Portales Capt. Lonnie Berry. “The ...

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Stampfl was teacher, storyteller and writer - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The best parts of Barbara Stampfl's life involved children and books. She went into teaching - first in the classroom and then as a reading specialist - after raising her own kids. In retirement, she began writing stories for her grandchildren and ...

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Brad Adkins at Cornish. - Seattle Weekly

The Republican vice-presidential nominee talks directly to Seattle Weekly readers about her long transcontinental journey to a bachelor’s degree. But as the rest of Seattle's corporate world succumbs to the economic headwinds, Trident Seafoods ...

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Military feature: New Cannon historian says he enjoys job - Clovis News Journal

Cannon Air Force Base’s new historian loves his new job. “What’s not to like?� said Rick Shea, who took the position in February. “I like everything about this job: The opportunity to be a part of the Air Force, to watch, record and be a ...

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Obama Hears a Giant Sucking Sound - Wall Street Journal

His friends advise Barack Obama to launch a "New" New Deal. Maybe that's because the old New Deal is sinking fast. Mr. Obama's one deeply false note during the campaign was his harping on "deregulation" as if that were the source of current troubles ...

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