by Tim Farley
With the Christmas holiday season here, police officials say shoppers and residents should take several commonsense precautions. Read more

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It will be incumbent on each man – Jay Dee Collins in Ward 2, Jim Ray in Ward 4 and Jeff Moore in Ward 6 – to be attentive, listen and take action that meets the needs and desires of their constituents. Having been elected, or re-elected in Ray’s case, the council must continue to move forward. Read more

by Shawn Powell
Every spousal financial relationship is unique. Through the years, couples develop their own systems for handling financial matters. Sometimes it is one partner’s responsibility to manage all finances, sometimes the other’s and sometimes a combination. Whatever the situation, certain information should be shared. Read more

by Eastword Staff
$199,000 to Total Radio in connection with the sirens. City officials had earmarked $250,000 for the project, City Manager Mark Edwards said. The remaining $51,000 will be used for more storm sirens “or we’ll check to see if there are any other emergency management services uses” for the surplus, the city manager said. Read more

by Tim Farley
A seven-game suspension may seem like a lot to some people, especially the LA Laker fans, but Artest’s history of violence coupled with this latest incident should have ended his career in the NBA. Commissioner David Stern should have kicked his sorry butt out and banned him from the league for life. Read more

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Mitt Romney says he will not apologize for being a rich guy who lives large and can buy whatever he wants by writing checks from his offshore bank account in the Caymans. The former governor of Massachusetts believes that what he and his father before him accomplished — that is, raking in the big bucks — is to be celebrated. Read more

by Tim Farley
A second question is why didn’t Terry try to escape through a window in the bedroom? Perhaps we’ll never know the answers to this tragedy. Maybe, some day, fire investigators will determine a cause. Even with that, we may never know why Terry did not break out that window and jump. Read more

by Tim Farley
Hannah could have picked up Photoshop at a local “learning connection” or through free online tutorials. Likewise, a master of Photoshop could have gathered the literary requirements with a library card or online courses now offered by leading universities. Read more