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Not out of the woods yet
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Though a recent government report shows the economy may finally be technically pulling out of a recession, local business owners say actual conditions are stillnot too favorable. The country's gross domestic product grew for the first time since the spring of 2008, according to a report last week from the U.S. Commerce Department. Though most economists remain cautio...
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Schools work to curb flu
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Joey Kirchmer
Flu prevention efforts appear to be paying off so far as school districts nationwide grapple with how to contain the spread of the H1N1 virus. Health officials with the schools are monitoring H1N1, also known as the swine-flu closely by tracking the number of students and staffers who call in sick with flu-like symptoms. When a particular school's absence rate doubl...
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Pink Heals tour visits metro area
On Tuesday, September 15, imagine seeing three, full-sized fire trucks painted pink pulling a 10' prefabricated ribbon in honor of all individuals battling cancer coming down I-25 -this is the Pink Heals Tour. A group of off-duty professional fire fighters from Phoenix, Arizona, known as the "Guardians of the Ribbon" are travelling across the United States this summer ...
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Exciting changes for Rangeview’s mobile library
During the Bookmobile's break between summer and fall schedules, Rangeview's mobile library is undergoing some exciting changes. It will soon be Rangeview Library District's third branch to convert to the WordThink system, where words are used instead of numbers to organize the collection. The Perl Mack and Bennett libraries have also been converted to WordThink, and cu...
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Recession cripples giving
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Local food banks and charitable organizations are struggling to keep the shelves stocked in the face of growing demand and declining donations. "We're a lot busier with clients this year," said Joan Edgar, director of the food bank at Thornton United Methodist Church, 8970 Hoyt Drive. "There are more and more people out of work. They don't believe the economy is gett...
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