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Mini-crime wave plagues Maxwell Village stores (Sonoma Index-Tribune) What one Sonoma police officer described as a "miniature crime wave" has been plaguing the Maxwell Village Shopping Center on Highway 12 and police suspect juveniles are the culprits. dear abby Relationship may go up in smoke (Daily Local News) DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend, "Jasmine," has been seeing a therapist to deal with serious depression and anxiety issues, and I think she has done well for the most part. Cousins have exchanged the same Christmas card for 30 years (Sun-Sentinel) Two cousins have exchanged the same card for 30 years When Alan Reynolds boxes up his family's Christmas decorations this weekend, a treasured keepsake will be placed atop the ornaments before he closes the lid: a yellowed, 60-cent card that reads, "Merry Christmas to a Good Looking Relative," and inside, "Save this card! (You can send it to me next Christmas!)" Reshaping Web Site Design (InternetRetailer.com) With a new treatment or a major feature going live every three weeks, there's no room for complacency in VistaPrint Ltd.'s approach to web site design. Police Blotter (Skokie Review) The following incidents were listed among official reports of the Skokie and Lincolnwood police departments. Readers are reminded that an arrest by police does not constitute a finding of guilt; only a court of law can make that determination. Needham Briefs (Jan. 1) (Needham Times) Your RTS sticker expired Dec. 31. Application forms were mailed to all current sticker holders. Purchase stickers at the Treasurer's Office at Town Hall, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Eagle Eye: Two-Disc Special Edition (DVD Talk) I was almost begging for the female electronic voice in Eagle Eye to blurt out in a sensuous, digitally-garbled voice, "Shall we play a game?" This Shia LaBeouf vehicle certainly feels like a giant game -- similar to Fincher's The Game , or John Badham's WarGames for that matter -- one that should be taken about as seriously as anything with a PlayStation logo slapped on its cover. Fire! Three doors away! (The Borneo Post) IT was just before 9 o'clock in the evening. There was a light rain outside my room, and the cool evening air got me into an after-dinner working mood. I was gaining momentum working on an article for this newspaper when I smelled a slight whiff of smoke in the air. Christmas tree winners shine (The Newton Kansan) Editor's note: The Kansan asked its readers to submit entries for our Christmas trees decorating contest, with information about why their tree has special meaning to them. The first-place entry wins a $75 gift certificate to Flowers by Ruzen. The second-place winner receives a $50 gift certificate to Stone Creek Nursery in Hesston. Here are the winners and the other entries: Miracle on 5th Street (The East Liverpool Review) The reporter bent over his typewriter, tentatively fingering the keys with one hand while all the Christmas cliches he ever had heard ran through his brain in jumbled confusion. |