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MEHTARLAM, Afghanistan - The older soldiers called themselves the Gray Brigade, but Sgt. 1st Class Merideth Howard never talked about her age. Soon, no one asked.
In training, the Waukesha, Wis., resident ran as hard as men much younger. She became a gunner on a Humvee at this small ...
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ecently, American Legion Post No. 24 purchased a 105 MM Howitzer cannon that was in Dallas. It had to be unloaded from a flatbed trailer and placed at the front of the Post home. We wish to thank TNT Towing and Recovery owner, Tom MacDonald, and driver Darrell Stinger for their assistance. Darre...
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Several hours before kickoff, tens of thousands of fans already were milling about in the streets, ready for a party that was a horrific year in the making.
Even quarterback Drew Brees had a tough time finding his parking spot, resolving at one point to maroon his car on an island before someone showed him the way.
No problem. After all New Orleans has been through, that hardly qual...
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Are you running for office? Do you love attention and easy cash? Do you have a prosthetic limb or two? Then the motivational speaking business may be for you. Corporate meetings are a $122 billion industry, and keynotes pay some very sweet fees. Don't worry about expertise—a simple accident or disease, a failed bid for glory, or a background in coaching can have you off and running in no...
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Young drivers should spend a fixed period learning to drive before taking their test, a whatcar.com survey has revealed.
Last week a coalition of insurance companies, road safety groups and motoring organisations put forward a series of proposals, which, they claim, would reduce road accidents involving young drivers. Part of their plan was to make young drivers take a year of lessons bef...
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Rewards put young bikers on right road BY PETER LAZENBY and ANDREW HUTCHINSON
POLICE and teenagers have joined forces to tackle the illegal motorbike menace blighting streets and lanes in north Leeds. In a bid to deter more youngsters from riding the danger machines, police are targeting the communities of Little London, Woodhouse, Meanwood and Hyde Park using the catchphrase: "No licence...
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About six years ago, Chris Ostrand was reviewing his life goals, when he decided it was time to take action on one of them and become a volunteer.
So he called Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeastern Wisconsin Inc. and eventually was paired with Matt Kaercher, now a 15-year-old Green Bay East High School student. The two enjoy playing lacrosse, shooting hoops, working on homework and jus...
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2006-09-26 10:08:45 Hong Kong Q2 payments surplus 10.1 bln hkd vs 11.5 bln surplus in Q1
HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - Th...
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The ULIP client must have the option to choose a term/tenure.
If no term is defined, then the term will be defined as '70 minus the age of the client'. For example if the client is opting for ULIP at the age of 30 then the policy term would be 40 years.
On the same lines, now there is a sum assured that clients can associate with. The minimum sum assured is calculated as: ...
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I disagree with Steven Hudack's support for HR 676 Comprehensive Health Coverage (Letters, Sept. 22).
His letter starts with the obligatory liberal swipe at tax cuts before citing the medical utopia of "other industrialized nations."
About taxes: The top 1 percent of wage earners pay 34 percent of all taxes collected; the top 2 percent's income starts at $250,000 per year — a coup...
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