Fourteen departments help battle fire (Seguin Gazette-Enterprise) MARION ? Two prominent local FM 78 businesses were destroyed early Friday in this central Guadalupe County community?s second suspicious fire in less than 24 hours....more...Aberdeen shed gets a new life (Baltimore Sun) Old rail watchman's shelter is renovated for $5,000 As a girl growing up in Madison, Ind., in the 1930s and 1940s, Ramona Bennett was fascinated by the past. ...more... Lloyd Keeler (Eaton Rapids Community News) Lloyd Howard Keeler "Uncle Howard," 85, of Eaton Rapids, passed away Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008 in Marshall. Howard was born Jan. 19, 1923 in Onondaga, the son of Lloyd and Bertha Ella (Kikendall) Keeler....more... Guides Best of Chico Readers? Picks Here you have them: Chico readers? choice awards. (Chico News & Review) Goods and Services Antiques Store: 1st PLACE: Eighth & Main Antique Center745 Main St.; 893-5534 Wandering through Eighth & Main Antique Center is like......more... Home Front: Online Decorating Consultants, What to Do with Leftover Paint, Decorative Pillows, Unclogging Drains and ... (Washington Post) Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas and advise on how to do a home makeover in stages. ...more... Miles of smiles, coast to coast (The Longview News-Journal) Randy Morris sells tires on the western outskirts of Longview in a shop along U.S. 80 that's rightly named, Just Tires....more... Marshall hopes for downtown turnaround (Battle Creek Enquirer) MARSHALL ? Some are thriving, some are just surviving and some are leaving, but Marshall's downtown business owners are hoping for an economic turnaround....more... Eight Tips for Increasing Your Average Sale (TheStreet.com) Getting a few more dollars out of each customer can put start-ups on a fast track to success....more... Desperate to Ease Pain at the Gas Pump? Here's How (Forest City Summit) (ARA) - Can't recall the last time you paid less than $40 for a tank of gas? You're not alone. With prices already topping $4 per gallon in places like Chicago and New York City, and demand expected to rise this summer, you may be willing to try just about anything to curb gas consumption and costs....more... |