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Holding Fast, Letting Go (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
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MY mother, Bea, had always been a bit of a drama queen, so her behavior at the end -- the gasping and flailing and crying out incessantly -- didn't surprise me. I remained brutally aloof; I felt prepared.
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Tall drink of Irish (Omaha World-Herald)
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:15:57 GMT
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Say you're Irish, and say no more.
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Jim Porter: California's Lemon Law - good for car buyers (Sierra Sun)
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Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:11:50 GMT
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California's Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, in the Civil Code, also known as the "Lemon Law," is one of the strongest in the country. Today's column discusses the essence of the Lemon Law, should you have a problem following purchase or lease of a new vehicle. "Oh, I love that new car smell, the essence of lemon." Cadillac Paul Lukather leased a new Cadillac from a dealer in Whittier with ...
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Search FT.com (Financial Times)
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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:56:50 GMT
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The Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho is a phenomenon. Before meeting him for lunch I looked for his novels in a bookshop. They were not shelved under fiction. The assistant directed me to the Mind, Body, Spirit section, looking at me as if I were a bit of an anorak for wanting to read him.
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Too bad there's not a recipe that'll please the doctor (Yakima Herald-Republic)
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Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:38:49 GMT
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I wish I didn't love to cook. It'd be a lot easier to eat sensibly if I hated cooking. Then we'd happily exist on broiled skinless chicken, unsauced vegetables and fruits that haven't been baked in pastry and topped with ice cream.
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An Italian lesson to remember: Rose Gray's obsession with la cucina Italiana was something she was eager to share (Independent)
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Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:21:07 GMT
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I first met Rose Gray 13 years ago, when she and Ruth Rogers were celebrating 10 years of the River Café's existence. Rose was lean-faced and wore rimless glasses like a Nazi camp commandant, but her conversation was warm and her eyes sparkled. Alternately friendly and firm, she reminded me of a sexy convent headmistress. I liked the way she joshingly ordered the waiters around ("Out of the way ...
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Dining@Large: Top 10 memorable meals (Baltimore Sun)
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Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:57:28 GMT
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I put out a call for Top Ten Tuesday ideas, and Dining@Large readers came through so well that I seriously considered doing a Top Ten list of Top Ten list suggestions.
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The Quincy School Board has called a special meeting for March 3 to discuss $2 million in cuts it must make in the ... (Quincy Herald-Whig)
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Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:21:41 GMT
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167 comments found! Cut administrators - they are usually excess baggage with inflated salaries.
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Yoko Ono decks out her head (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:30:08 GMT
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Yoko Ono was good for business. On Tuesday, she popped into the Twins Armoire on California Street and bought six hats, "felt, feathers, veils and flowers, lots of stuff," in the description of boutique owners Rozzalynd and Josephine Wiebe. The twins - "I do...
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Don't Buy a Bad Puppy with Good Money (First Coast News)
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Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:27:11 GMT
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- On Craigslist, pet sellers often use specific handles for anonymity. Wanda Mullis uses, 'Oh Happy Days,' but some of her customers are anything but happy.
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