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“Wine & Whiskers,” today, 6-10 p.m., Lake Anna Winery, 5621 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania. Wine tasting, appetizers and dessert. Live music from Twelve Row Barley, cash wine bar, silent auction and more. Proceeds benefit the Greater Fredericksburg Continued

Librarian Bette Ammon e-mailed a few minutes ago to say that “Water the Elephants,” the first selection for the new Huckleberries Online Book Club, arrived at the library Friday. They’ll be available this evening. Three are reserved, including one by Continued

Sorry for only having one post today - we’ve had some breaking news this afternoon, and I know I’ve got more stuff coming down the pipeline so I’ll go ahead and throw out the wild card for today. The big guy will be back next week, and the weekend Continued

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GULFPORT (WLOX) — Residents living in North Gulfport say they have been complaining about an abandoned home for three years and want something done about it. However, so far, their complaints have not gotten any results. That’s why they decided to Continued

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GULFPORT (WLOX) — This week may be the week Gulfport City Council appoints the final two members for its development commission. But will any of the council members reconsider making Gulfport businessman George Schloegel apart of the new commission Go

Jon Sustachek is a casualty of his home state’s drinking culture, but he also may be counted among its facilitators. He and his friends at once enabled and were influenced by one another’s drinking. For every alcoholic, the lives of at least four Go

Update: Library Has 10 Copies of “Water for Elephants” - Spokane Spokesman-Review

Librarian Bette Ammon e-mailed a few minutes ago to say that “Water the Elephants,” the first selection for the new Huckleberries Online Book Club, arrived at the library Friday. They’ll be available this evening. Three are reserved, including one by
Source: www.spokesmanreview.com

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In which the hacker tourist ventures forth across the wide and wondrous meatspace of three continents, acquainting himself with the customs and dialects of the exotic Manhole Villagers of Thailand, the U-Turn Tunnelers of the Nile Delta, the Cable
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City police shoot, kill pit bull - Columbus Telegram
COLUMBUS — A Columbus police officer shot and killed a pit bull Tuesday during an attempt to serve an arrest warrant in the southeast part of Columbus. According to the Columbus Police Department, three officers were attempting to serve the arrest
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Friday wild card - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Sorry for only having one post today - we’ve had some breaking news this afternoon, and I know I’ve got more stuff coming down the pipeline so I’ll go ahead and throw out the wild card for today. The big guy will be back next week, and the weekend
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Pets available - Sun and Press

* Look for these dogs at the Broome County Humane Society shelter: Females: Lab/pit bull/boxer mix, white, 4 1/2 months; hound mix, tri-color, 4 years; Lab/beagle mix, black/white, 7 months; German shepherd, black, 2 years. Males: Lab/pit bull/boxer Read More

Davidson Calendar: April 18-25 - Nashville Tennessean

Haunted Tavern Tours: A tour guide leads participants through a few of Nashville’s most haunted taverns. At each location, enjoy a beverage while learning of the pub’s haunted history or play haunted trivia and win prizes. Locations vary. Drinks are Read More

Thousands of Delawareans and guests turned out statewide for a weekend of events to start a weeklong celebration of all creatures great and small. For Delaware Week for the Animals, which organizers hope will become an annual celebration, “we began Read More

6/25: FRIENDS OF FERALS. This group of volunteers trap, fix and find a home for feral cats in the area. They’ll celebrate the grand opening of their first shelter, which was paid for through donations, in July. If you’d like to help or learn more Read More

Energy, roads debates merge in Virginia Republicans in Virginia on Wednesday pushed their party’s new national agenda for opening America’s coasts to oil and gas drilling, and some proposed using the money to help the state’s roads. 52 mins ago Read More

Right dog, right time - Observer-Reporter

If you watch any television at all, you’ve probably seen the commercial. It’s for Move Free Advanced joint pain supplement, and it shows a middle-aged woman at an outdoor pet fair of some kind. In the voiceover she says, “I feel so good, I think I’ll More

J.R. and Marcia Britt have mastered reverse psychology when it comes to their 13-year-old daughter. They bet Chelsea she can’t do something. Then she does it. This Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Neb., Chelsea will begin the More