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Bad harvest, low demand threaten Pacific fishermen... |
An unusually weak Dungeness crab harvest is compounding the financial woes of West Coast fishermen who were already struggling with depressed consumer demand and the unprecedented collapse of the Pacific chinook salmon fishery.
Commercial fishermen in California, Oregon and Washington are struggling to stay afloat financially. They say the downturn could force fishermen who depend heavily...
EXCLUSIVE Couple are millionaires for the day in brilliant PEOPLE ...... |
28 December 2008 WE'RE SPENDING IN OUR WINNER WONDERLAND EXCLUSIVE Couple are millionaires for the day in brilliant PEOPLE contest By Laura Armstrong
We could really get a taste for this...Anne and John Stonebridge splash out at the shops after winning our "Live Like A Millionaire" contest.
The lucky couple beat thousands of readers to scoop The People's prize of a luxury day out...
Inauguration vendors are jockeying for position on historic day... |
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in could be a boon for Said Rangbar, among hundreds of people hoping to cash in on Inauguration Day.
The Washington street hot dog vendor plans to stock up his cart with food and drinks for the throngs of people expected to pack the nation's capital for Obama's swearing-in.
He's among dozens who have applied for a limited num...
6 Chinese go on trial for selling melamine... |
Six Chinese suspects went on trial Friday accused of making and selling the industrial chemical at the center of a tainted milk scandal blamed for killing six children and sickening nearly 300,000 others.
Among those in court Friday was the owner of a workshop that was allegedly the country's largest source of melamine, the substance responsible for the health crisis that also saw Chines...
Yakima teen takes on tough role of family caretaker... |
Alison Seaton remembers the day a doctor told her that her mother would die if he didn't operate on her immediately.
"I just freaked," the 18-year-old said recently while sitting next to her mom in their small bungalow along River Road in west Yakima. "It was harsh hearing that about the person who raised me. I felt really empty."
It began on Nov. 25, when Seaton's mother drove he...
For first time, Christmas official holiday in Iraq... |
-- Iraq's Christians, a scant minority in this overwhelmingly Muslim country, quietly celebrated Christmas on Thursday with a present from the government, which declared it an official holiday for the first time.
But security worries overshadowed the day for many, particularly in the north where thousands of Christians have fled to escape religious attacks.
Overall security in Iraq...
The Holiday Sales Disappoint... |
For many, last-minute holiday shopping is as much a tradition as carving turkey and singing carols...
In fact, the days just before Christmas typically make up one of the busiest shopping periods of the year.
"Usually like on Christmas Eve everything would be packed because everybody is trying to get last-minute stuff... but surprisingly not," said Marche Holliman, a last-minute sho...
Santa's Stimulus Plan Announced... |
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URBAN JOURNAL: Our COMIDA is in a gift-giving mood... |
Maybe someone can explain this to me: Why, in this no-growth region, should taxpayers subsidize new development at suburban shopping malls?
1) Monroe County's Industrial Development Agency - COMIDA - has agreed to give tax breaks to Wilmorite to spiff up its Greece Ridge Mall. Wilmorite says it needs the improvements to keep existing tenants, attract new ones, and stay competitive.
Salvation Army Help Doesn’t End After Holidays... |
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