'Man of the Hour' Jesse Hiles roasted by The United Way of Carbon County
Annual celebrity roast surpasses fundraising goal with an estimated $5,500

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Coming to terms with terror Mumbai, Nov. 30 The otherwise glittering Taj Mahal hotel looked desolate and lonely on Sunday evening, a day after the terror-siege on it was brought to an end by the country?s elite ...

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Traditional green and quaint Ireland still exists, but it'll cost you
CAMP, Ireland -- This was the place, or close enough. ...

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Allow us to be better equipped: Private agencies New Delhi, Nov. 29 The private security industry has called for amendments to the Private Security Act 2005 to add teeth to its operations, in the face of Mumbai?s terror attacks. It also recommends that Indian companies step up ...

Get a grip on savings: 101 ways to boost penny-pinching ways
Food is expensive, job security is getting iffy and winter's big heating bills are coming.

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YES Bank?s Ashok Kapur killed in terror attack Mumbai, Nov. 28 Mr Ashok Kapur, Non-Executive Chairman of YES Bank, fell to the bullets of terrorists who had laid siege to Hotel Oberoi in south Mumbai for over 40 hours beginning Wednesday ...

Vital Zips
ZIP CODE 29016 RICHLAND SHERIFF Winnsboro Road, 8400 block, between 6 p.m. Nov. 12 and 5 a.m. Nov. 19. Someone stole a $900 wood chipper. PROPERTY TRANSFERS 1529 Beasley Creek Drive, Blythewood, from Shumaker Homes Inc. to Dennis E. and Sandy A. Blank, $246,607

Road to Success
You can still find a place in the auto industry?you just have to know where to look.

Briefly: Santa visiting new Smyrna theater
Memphis-based Malco Theatres in Smyrna will receive a visit from Santa Claus from 6:30-8:30 pm. Friday and from 7-8 p.m. Dec. 5.

Roads to be less traveled for holiday
NEWBURYPORT and mdash; Despite the national average price of regular unleaded gas falling to $1.89 this week and mdash; about $1.20 less than last Thanksgiving and mdash; the nation's leading auto club predicts holiday travel to decline this year for the first time since 2002.

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Public Notices
PUBLIC SALE NOTICE The following vehicles were ordered towed by Law Enforcement and no one has claimed these vehicles as of November 28, 2008.

He?s a classic car, hot rod fixer-upper
Jim Conklin has a mechanical mind. He?s happiest when he?s exercising those mechanical thoughts whether he?s burning rubber on the oval at Orange Show Speedway or repairing a fender-bender for a little old lady from Pasadena.

Exit of Kiewit staff impacting local business
In like a lion and out like a lamb. That?s what it feels like west of Aurora lately, with the sudden stoppage of work at the Aventine Renewable Energy ethanol plant.

Police reports
William P. Bauman, 55, 26 Church St., drug paraphernalia, drug abuse, Nov. 13.

Starwatch Consumer: FDA reviewing drug side effects
The Food and Drug Administration plans to interview more than 1,500 consumers to decide whether television drug advertisements should urge patients to report side effects. The regulatory agency is considering requiring TV promotions to carry a toll-free number where patients can report serious problems with their medication. However, some critics argue the toll-free number could distract viewers ...

New Jersey business briefs
PARSIPPANY ? Avis Budget Group Inc. on Monday said it will raise some of its car rental rates as it grapples with rising business costs.

AAA predicts decline in holiday travel
AAA is forecasting a small decline in the number of Americans traveling during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

AAA Oklahoma predicts fewer holiday travelers
EDMOND ? If Edmond follows the rest of the nation, fewer residents will travel during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, AAA Oklahoma predicts. While gas prices have been falling, the state of the economy will put a drag on holiday travel, said Chuck Mai, AAA Oklahoma spokesman.