Shopping
table border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://www.wickedlocal.com/swampscott/news/lifestyle/x1720681940/Old-is-the-new-new-Thrift-consignment-stores-thrivecid=0ei=qR46SYCaEYHAwAGnu5yQCQusg=AFQjCNFyTENqHOE1_Saxu4NA4JgYWf0cvAOld is the new ‘new’: Thrift, consignment stores thrive/a Swampscott Reporter,nbsp;MAnbsp;- 5 minutes ago On a recent bshopping/b trip at the Magic Hat, Swampscott resident Kristen Dishman, a mother of three, said she has been buying more thrift clothes this year ./div/td/tr/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbDespite earlier furor, Palin shopping continued - Huffingtonpost.com/bnbsp;OMAHA, Neb. - Christmas decorations are in place and holiday music fills the atrium, yet a gloom punctuates the shopping season at the Westroads Mall. Employees, their families and friends planned to gather Friday at the steps of the Von Maur ... a href=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20081205/palin-shopping rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbFamilies can't forgive Nebraska mall shooter (Park Hills Daily Journal)/bnbsp;One week into the first Christmas shopping season after the financial meltdown and Montgomery retailers think business is good or better than they expected, which isn't saying a lot.a href=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/shopping/SIG=12oeginqj/http%3A//dailyjournalonline.com/articles/2008/12/05/news/doc4939473d08d63929670877.txt rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbNewspaper Article/bnbsp;Current Event Articles Find LowPrices and Multiple Offers Current Event Articles .a href=http://www.zambezitimes.com/Newspaper_Article.cfm?pt=2amp;sp=2amp;ppc=%2BqWEgB7wUAc%3Damp;qs=06oENya4ZGJbKUjvjwGtnG1Krbkuoq0fhE3mcEOm39lnW1sBL_cGT1a5zcibR5egnz3uhlwNipwRvbHxB67mi7FiSTKECza-JtPX48zX9O0UausN5l8Le-MoRwPTfNh2pkvpu6j2UkSztHCOPIQmta3I4x_zEsXeFtwbsIs4TaSM5Syu_g8KOU1ImGClGouQ3vGS_Y5d4.,YT0zamp;vid=1228545481_2X02X1123565507amp;rpt=1amp;kt=4amp;kp=10 rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.wickedlocal.com/winchester/news/business/x1720681883/Moonlit-Midnite-Madness-sale-helps-make-merchants-merriercid=0ei=qR46SYCaEYHAwAGnu5yQCQusg=AFQjCNGZ-cpdyouh7akpVlPDy8Rk7lCpqwMoonlit ‘Midnite Madness’ sale helps make merchants merrier/a Winchester Star,nbsp;MAnbsp;- 6 minutes ago By Eric Tsetsi/Staff Writer Editor’s Note: This is the second of a three-part series examining business conditions in Winchester’s downtown bshopping/b ./div/td/tr/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbFamilies canapos;t forgive Nebraska mall shooter - WJLA/bnbsp;AP Economics Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) â There are ample reasons for Americaapos;s shoppers to act like grinches this holiday season, with lost jobs, wilting retirement accounts and shrinking home values topping the list. And if anyone needed more ... a href=http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1208/575348.html rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbSales off to steady start, retailers say (Montgomery Advertiser)/bnbsp;SARATOGA SPRINGS - What's bad for the American economy is good for the region's colleges.a href=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/shopping/SIG=12p47deda/http%3A//www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20081205/BUSINESS/812050342/1003/business rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbCheck Point's ZoneAlarm Products Capable of Preventing CheckFree.../bnbsp;Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. , the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today verified its ability to stop Tuesday's hijack attack on CheckFree customers.a href=http://it.tmcnet.com/news/2008/12/05/3837713.htm rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.theage.com.au/world/pakistan-blast-kills-27-20081206-6st7.htmlcid=0ei=qR46SYCaEYHAwAGnu5yQCQusg=AFQjCNELAmgHU_pT51yWY6zEYkvb-ApiDwimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=8584fXu5OaYJimgurl=images.theage.com.au/2008/12/06/317277/svPAKISTAN-420x0.jpg width=80 height=54 alt= border=1/a/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.theage.com.au/world/pakistan-blast-kills-27-20081206-6st7.htmlcid=0ei=qR46SYCaEYHAwAGnu5yQCQusg=AFQjCNELAmgHU_pT51yWY6zEYkvb-ApiDwPakistan blast kills 27/a The Age,nbsp;Australianbsp;- 6 minutes ago An explosives-laden car blew up in a busy bshopping/b area late yesterday in the city of Peshawar, the capital of the violence-hit province bordering ./div/td/tr/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbShoppers have reasons to act like grinches - Guardian Unlimited/bnbsp;HOUSTON— Stage Stores Inc. said Thursday its November same-store sales slipped 8 percent, hurt by a shift in the timing of Thanksgiving. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters predicted a bigger same-store sales decline of 14 percent. Same-store ... a href=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/8122496 rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbGoing back to school (The Post-Star)/bnbsp;Sapulpa merchants proved one familiar saying all too true Friday; the early bird really does catch the worm.a href=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/shopping/SIG=127h3gdek/http%3A//www.poststar.com/articles/2008/12/06/news/local/14163020.txt rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbUnemployment pain felt locally/bnbsp;More area residents have joined the ranks of the unemployed as the nation lost another half-million jobs in November and America's unemployment rate rose to 6.7 percent.a href=http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081206/NEWS/812060341/-1/rss01 rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/12/06/12062008_longview_traffic.htmlcid=0ei=qR46SYCaEYHAwAGnu5yQCQusg=AFQjCNFCgI8G2xkswXlxND7C-GQ6DXlD3wPolice: Drivers should use extra caution along wreck-laden locations/a News-Journal.com,nbsp;TXnbsp;- 6 minutes ago . parking lots only adds to the risk, he said. Brownlee said the police department urges drivers to be careful and patient while doing their holiday bshopping/b./div/td/tr/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbStage Stores Nov. same-store sales slip 8 percent - Boston Globe/bnbsp;RICHMOND, Va. A U.S. Bankruptcy judge on Friday allowed Circuit City Stores Inc. to continue paying nearly 600 employees laid off at its headquarters before it filed for bankruptcy protection. Pending final order, Judge Kevin Huennekens also gave the ... a href=http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2008/12/04/stage_stores_nov_same_store_sales_slip_8_percent rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbBlack Friday proves green for retailers (Sapulpa Daily Herald)/bnbsp;At Fire Station 7, tomorrow will be just another working day for the six firefighters who will be responding to calls. But their stationhouse chef will put together a meal for which plenty will be thankful.a href=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/shopping/SIG=12tif93dp/http%3A//www.sapulpaheraldonline.com/articles/2008/12/06/news/doc49318049a9e7d148126978.txt rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbGunmen in drag get millions in Paris diamond heist/bnbsp;Armed robbers wearing women's wigs and clothing made off with diamond rings, gem-studded bracelets and other jewelry worth $108 million from a Harry Winston boutique in Paris, in one of the world's largest ...a href=http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081206/NEWS/812060332/-1/rss01 rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.arabtimesonline.com/client/pagesdetails.asp%3Fnid%3D25719%26ccid%3D18cid=0ei=qR46SYCaEYHAwAGnu5yQCQusg=AFQjCNFCQPxdzmo-DFiYAcil3TKeCJFdmQDeath toll in Peshawar bomb blast rises to 27: police/a Arab Times,nbsp;Kuwaitnbsp;- 6 minutes ago An explosives-laden car blew up in a busy bshopping/b area late Friday in the city of Peshawar, the capital of the violence-hit province bordering Afghanistan. ./div/td/tr/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbJudge allows Circuit City to pay former employees - BusinessWeek/bnbsp;Longview police are encouraging all shoppers to be cautious this holiday season. A 20-year-old woman shopping at Dollar General in the 2400 block of Gilmer Road had her purse stolen Thursday morning as she was loading things in her car, police ... a href=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D94SPCAG0.htm rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbFirehouse cuisine (Rapid City Journal)/bnbsp;When the girls of Girl Scout Troop 7-4314 were asked how they wanted to spend the profits from the troop’s Girl Scout cookie sales, the 12 second-graders surprised their leaders. They didn’t want to throw a party or buy themselves treats — they wanted to give back to the community.a href=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/shopping/SIG=12vjvu0ho/http%3A//rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2008/12/06/news/features/doc492c8d8e75649063989876.txt rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbJudge bars MGA from making, selling Bratz dolls/bnbsp;The rowdy Bratz dolls have been evicted. Barbie has regained control of the dollhouse.a href=http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=531128 rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/6150132.htmlcid=0ei=qR46SYCaEYHAwAGnu5yQCQusg=AFQjCNE0D6swP0gG1atz7pluq4evgZCGHgConsumer Watch: Can we avoid Black Friday tragedy?/a Houston Chronicle,nbsp;United Statesnbsp;- 7 minutes ago •Keep in mind who you are bshopping/b for and have an idea of what gift to purchase for each person. •Stay away if there is a big crowd attracted by a sale. ./div/td/tr/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbPolice urge caution while shopping - Longview News-Journal/bnbsp;For years, online comparison sites have helped consumers make smarter buying decisions by showing a variety of offers side by side. It beats the old method of shopping in person or by phone. But now, Web sites are becoming more sophisticated. For ... a href=http://www.news-journal.com/hp/content/news/stories/2008/12/06/12062008_holiday_security.html rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbA little bit helps a lot (Rapid City Journal)/bnbsp;Officials at major retail centers in the area were optimistic as the holiday shopping season kicked off in earnest on “Black Friday.”a href=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/shopping/SIG=12vc4ubin/http%3A//rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2008/12/06/news/features/doc492c1edd3eb3d958123614.txt rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbNovember jobs report helps paint grim economic outlook/bnbsp;The U.S. economy is nose-diving into one the worst recessions since the Great Depression, economists said Friday.a href=http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/120608dnbusjobs.3f2dec0.html rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20081206/ARTICLE/812060367/-1/NEWSSITEMAPcid=0ei=qR46SYCaEYHAwAGnu5yQCQusg=AFQjCNGRuYHSZFFa9zT_w3hUErSqUEYDZQLayoffs put DC under the gun/a Sarasota Herald-Tribune,nbsp;FLnbsp;- 8 minutes ago The biggest losses were in manufacturing, construction, retailing -- despite the first month of Christmas bshopping/b -- financial services, ./div/td/tr/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbComparison shopping? Sales tax? Shipping? Click, let the apos;bot do it - Newsday/bnbsp;WASHINGTON (AP) -- Despite the furor over a $150,000 campaign shopping spree for GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, the Republican Party continued to spend money on clothing and accessories for her in the contestapos;s final weeks, new campaign ... a href=http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzcov0712206909dec07,0,7793982.story rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbHoliday shopping off to fast start (Douglas County News-Press)/bnbsp;Lisa Jackson, Governor Corzine's chief of staff and the state's former top environmental official, appears closer to nomination as administrator of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, environmentalists and congressional aides said Friday.a href=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/shopping/SIG=13anr4v5n/http%3A//coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2008/12/06/news_press/news/black_friday_news_press.txt rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbAttractive Discounts Bring Deluge of Buyers to Retail Sites on Cyber Monday/bnbsp;As reported in comScore's December 3 press release, online retail sales on Cyber Monday this year increased by 15 percent over last year's level.a href=http://it.tmcnet.com/news/2008/12/04/3834310.htm rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.ohio.com/lifestyle/home_garden/35644879.htmlcid=0ei=qR46SYCaEYHAwAGnu5yQCQusg=AFQjCNG7wDNYQaVmZ8rYv3Zax3IRWyqqegGardening season blooms in books/a Akron Beacon Journal,nbsp;OHnbsp;- 10 minutes ago As the winter comes, consider for your holiday bshopping/b, or if budget blues deter, library options — books to green our plant lovers#39; hearts. ./div/td/tr/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbDespite Furor Palin Shopping Continued - First Coast News/bnbsp;Luiz Felipe Scolari will ask Roman Abramovich for the cash to sign a striker if their injury crisis continues. Scolari has only one fit striker for the Barclays Premier League game against Bolton with Didier Drogba suspended and Franco Di Santo ... a href=http://www.firstcoastnews.com/printfullstory.aspx?storyid=125351 rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbCorzine aide in lead for EPA chief (The Record)/bnbsp;Downtown Manchester’s annual Holiday on Main festivities start tonight with the annual tree lighting ceremony from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. on the lawn of St. James Church, 896 Main St. The event includes musical performances and an appearance by Santa Claus.a href=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/shopping/SIG=12248q30j/http%3A//www.northjersey.com/news/nationalpolitics/35643909.html rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topb6th Annual Santa Paws Pet Portraits/bnbsp;Event Date: December 6, 2008 Location: Complete Petmart, Southgate Shopping Center, Heath County: Licking Cost: $8.00 Email: AngelPaws@roadrunner.com Contact Name: Patti Shanaberg - Phone: 740-364-0824 ...a href=http://www.wclt.com/calendar/index.cfm?FuseCalendar_ID=11252amp;CurntDate=12/06/2008amp;FuseAction=ShowEventamp;FromTemplate=dsp_ShowCalendar rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2008/12/06/ex_fema_worker_gets_5_years_in_fraudcid=0ei=qR46SYCaEYHAwAGnu5yQCQusg=AFQjCNF8MhS6Cdmw_XdqQjkjxYSrNryM-gEx-FEMA worker gets 5 years in fraud/a Boston Globe,nbsp;United Statesnbsp;- 12 minutes ago WASHINGTON - A former FEMA worker who stole the identities of disaster victims to go on bshopping/b sprees, which a federal judge called quot;low down,quot; was ./div/td/tr/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbScolari wants to go shopping - espnstar.com/bnbsp;LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- November sales remained bleak in the United States despite a surge in day-after Thanksgiving shopping, it was reported on Friday. Heavy discounts lured consumers to malls and shops on whatapos;s dubbed Black Friday ... a href=http://www.espnstar.com/football/premier-league/news/detail/item164185/Scolari-wants-to-go-shopping rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbRing in the holidays (Journal Inquirer)/bnbsp;For Bill Mammel and his neighbors, being neighborly means much more than waving hello from an adjacent yard. a href=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/shopping/SIG=12rm2q3hd/http%3A//www.journalinquirer.com/articles/2008/12/06/living/doc493542804b07f542892005.txt rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbIn Brief: Shelby County Trustee treated for lung cancer/bnbsp;I'm not going anywhere, said Mattila, 64. Everything we have ever done has been a fight, so this has been no different. Mattila was diagnosed a few weeks ago, after suffering weeks of pneumonia.a href=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/dec/06/no-headline---2008-12-05-223805384395/?partner=RSS rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tableshopping - Google News table border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbNovember sales in U.S. remains bleak despite Thanksgiving shopping - Xinhua News Agency/bnbsp;a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/06/content_10464428.htm rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbLiving the golden rule (Rapid City Journal)/bnbsp;a href=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/shopping/SIG=12vaq2n0h/http%3A//rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2008/12/06/news/features/doc4919a6253ae06319123835.txt rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbquot;1st birthday parties?quot;/bnbsp;Meet other parents of December 2007 kids, share parenting stories, and ask advice as our children grow Meet other parents of December 2007 kids, share parenting stories, and ask advice... more.. ? 1st birthday ...a href=http://community.babycenter.com/talk/a3083525/1st_birthday_parties rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbCOLUMBIA--The District kicked off the holiday shopping season with the Festival of Living Windows./bnbsp;The District kicked off the holiday shopping season with the Festival of Living Windows.a href=http://www.komu.com/satellite/SatelliteRender/KOMU.com/ba8a4513-c0a8-2f11-0063-9bd94c70b769/0a3be617-80ce-0971-0071-d357c4a20296 rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbValley malls under threat of foreclosure; shops threatened/bnbsp;Take away the holiday lights and it would be tough to tell this is the Holiday shopping season.a href=http://www.abc15.com/content/news/phoenixmetro/story/Valley-malls-under-threat-of-foreclosure-shops/Z5n03buRTkOa_zJejzysGQ.cspx rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbHuge Garage Sale on the First Coast: a Whale of a Sale/bnbsp;The Whale of a Sale is back for the 16th year. The Junior League of Jacksonville sponsors it every year.a href=http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/mostpopular/news-article.aspx?storyid=76473 rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbInto the wild one last time/bnbsp;Loading... Video: False Cape State Park field trip Keith Zirkle and Andrew Rosenblum 757 the Code 1 of 6 Click for more Examining marine life and shells on the shores of Back Bay, in False Cape State Park How ...a href=http://hamptonroads.com/2008/12/students-take-trek-wild-one-last-time-teacher rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topba Star Childa slated Monday, Tuesday/bnbsp;The drama and choral departments at Emerson Junior High School will perform the drama Star Child Monday and Tuesday.a href=http://www.enidnews.com/localnews/local_story_341000832.html rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbBridge results for/bnbsp;The following are the top winners from recent play by Enid bridge clubs. Enid Senior: Kay Williams, first; Toleda Kostad, second; Larry Whitzel, third.a href=http://www.enidnews.com/features/local_story_340235353.html?keyword=topstory rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbThink Christmasy, buy locallyMichigan growers have plenty of trees to sell/bnbsp;Shopping for locally grown agriculture products didn't end when the garden froze and the farmer's markets closed for the season.a href=http://www.mlive.com/news/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/news-31/122854083439610.xmlamp;coll=7 rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbPursuit of a deal turns deadly/bnbsp;WHAT HAPPENED ON the day after Thanksgiving at a Long Island Wal-Mart pretty much sums up the wretched pursuit of a deal and a buck that has become the American way.a href=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/money/390877_singletary06.html?source=rss rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbThe 411 Country Connection 12.6.08: Your Country Music Home for Holidays/bnbsp;The 411 Country Connection 12.6.08: Your Country Music Home for Holidays Posted by Stormin Norman on 12.06.2008 This week in the Express: SingStar Country makes fans fantasy come true, Aussie sensation Keith ...a href=http://www.411mania.com/music/columns/91850/The-411-Country-Connection-12.6.08:-Your-Country-Music-Home-for-Holidays.htm rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tabletable border=2 width=100% valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=topbMore 50 year old memories of Sarasota/bnbsp;The Lido Casino, torn down in 1969, was an iconic building in 1950s Sarasota. Published: Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, December 5, 2008 at 4:05 p.m. My Letter From Home columns ...a href=http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20081206/BLOG12/812050232/2121?Title=More_50_year_old_memories_of_Sarasota rel=nofollow target=_blankgt;gt;/a/td/tr/tableb /b