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Bacon recipes galore!
We were opening Christmas gifts last year when my much better half dropped a package on my lap -- a cold, heavy package. Curious (and suddenly chilly), I opened it. Bacon. Six pounds of artisan bacon, ranging from thick-cut hickory-smoked to jalapeño-...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Turkey (animal), Bacon, Cinnamon, Popcorn
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Planned Christmas display triggers complaints months before holiday
Christmas comes early in Plantation Acres every year, but this year the battle over one family's holiday extravaganza is starting now. The "Hyatt Extreme Christmas" won't start appearing on their lawn until September, but some homeowners are already...
Tags: Family, Religious Festivals, Holidays
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Edison UMC marks 75th year
Norwalk Reflector, OhioThe situation looked bleak for Edison Memorial United Methodist Church. The year was 1930 and the Great Depression had set in. On Christmas day of that year, congregants gathered for worship, only to find their building destroyed by a gas stove-...Tags: Pentecost, Religion and Belief, Methodist, Christianity
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Winning with a 9-to-5 crowd
The Charlotte ObserverMore than 82,000 people enter uptown Charlotte every weekday morning. And every weeknight, most of those 82,000 people leave. That 9-to-5 swell-and-recede pattern could be unsettling to potential vendors for whom five days of commerce per week isn't...Tags: Career and Workplace, Business, Sales, Time Warner Cable Arena, Bank of America Corp.
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125 Years of Help: Salvation Army celebrating its 125th anniversary
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind.For 125 years, the Salvation Army has been helping residents of the Wabash Valley by providing basic needs for those without. In celebration of its 125th anniversary, the Salvation Army Terre Haute is seeking 125 people or businesses to donate $125 each...Tags: Human Interest, Family, Religious Festivals, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture
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EDITORIAL: Adoption drive Ideal time to bring a dog, cat home
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va.Area residents looking to add a loving dog or cat to their family are urged to take advantage of a low-cost adoption campaign continuing through Wednesday at the Mercer County Animal Shelter. The "Take me Home from the Shelter" adoption event is...Tags: Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines, Social Issues, Holidays
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Family recalls Charlotte cabbie killed in wreck
The Charlotte ObserverPaul Miller moved from Quincy, Mass., in 1994 and spent the next 19 years making a living on Charlotte roads. He drove limousines, 18-wheelers and, for the past three years, ferried customers around town from behind the wheel of a Speedy Cab. Miller,...Tags: Santa Claus (fictional character), Charlotte, Holidays
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Marilyn Jack honored for act of kindness to Connecticut families
The Star, Shelby, N.C.Very few people know the little things Marilyn Jack does to make sure worshipers at Central United Methodist Church are not distracted by their surroundings. She fills the candles with oil, places the proper paraments on the altar table and gives...Tags: Religious Festivals, Human Interest, Easter, Palm Sunday, The Happiest News!
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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Swimming, The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939), American Idol (tv program), Toy Industry
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Buck Showalter shows off laid-back Dallas style
Few Americans are on the road more than the manager of a major league baseball team. But Buck Showalter, the Orioles' famously persevering manager, rarely stays put even in the offseason, when he's canvassing the country for new talent. After all, being...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Religious Festivals, Baseball, Arts and Culture, Arts
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China shares have weak return after holidays as weak PMIs weigh
ReutersHONG KONG, May 2 (Reuters) - China shares returned from a long holiday on a weaker note on Thursday, as soft manufacturing data and weak quarterly earnings put growth-sensitive counters on the defensive. The CSI300 of the leading Shanghai and Shenzhen A-...Tags: HSBC Holdings plc, China, Holidays
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Health, love and destiny wrapped in feng shui
In feng shui, there's discussion about destiny. I never understood what it was until I truly got to know Roger. We were in our 30s that summer. I was working with actors at a small theater in East Hollywood, and he was an actor on "Days of Our Lives."...
Tags: Religious Festivals, Celebrities, Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, Holidays
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