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Home improvement store helps Habitat for Humanity
HAMILTON – Sure, it’s for a good cause. But that’s not the reason most shoppers at the ReStore say they’re there.
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Habitat for Humanity ReStore recycles and sells materials to help its homebuilding efforts
Recycling can help in the campaign to build safe and affordable housing in the Inland Valley.
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Framingham foreclosed homes need owners
The broken decks are repaired, the yards are spruced up and there are fresh coats of paint and fixed-up interiors.
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Outpouring of love, community support for family of slain Fontana bus driver
FONTANA – Three-year-old Elijah Kester stood outside his home Thursday watching volunteers walk in and out of his home wielding boxes filled new appliances, paint and fixtures for a remodeling effort sponsored by Home Depot.
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Habitat for Humanity ReStore recycles and sells materials to help its homebuilding efforts
Recycling can help in the campaign to build safe and affordable housing in the Inland Valley.
Read more on Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
50 ways to keep your cool
Sure, there are pools and fans, but don’t forget slicing a cold cucumber or gazing at snow photos
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“Energy Star” label graces churches for efficiency
Old and new intersect at First Parish church in Massachusetts, which holds 18th-century timber in its walls and displays proof of its 21st-century energy efficiency with an “Energy Star” plaque by the door. “Energy Star” status, more commonly associated with… Energy Star – Efficient energy use – Energy – Massachusetts – Technology
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“Energy Star” label graces churches for efficiency
Old and new intersect at First Parish church in Massachusetts, which holds 18th-century timber in its walls and displays proof of its 21st-century energy efficiency with an “Energy Star” plaque by the door.
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‘Energy Star’ Label Graces Churches For Efficiency
First Parish in Needham is one of just nine congregations in the nation with the “Energy Star” designation, which it won after a recent multimillion-dollar expansion and renovation.
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Framingham foreclosed homes need owners
The broken decks are repaired, the yards are spruced up and there are fresh coats of paint and fixed-up interiors.
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Retail Guru Knows ‘What Women Want’
Women are wealthier, more powerful and more independent than ever. In What Women Want, Paco Underhill explains that smart businesses are adapting to accommodate women — a group that makes up more than half of their customers, in many cases.
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Groups unite to improve Tanglewood
When Pearlinia Smith moved into her home in the Tanglewood subdivision more than 30 years ago, littering and crime throughout the neighborhood wasn’t a big problem.
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People + Power: Best Buy Fiscal 2010 Sustainability Report Now Available
MINNEAPOLIS—-Best Buy Co., Inc. , a leading retailer of consumer electronics, announced today the release of its fiscal 2010 Sustainability Report. Available for download at http://www.bby.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Best-Buy-2010-Sustainability-Report.pdf the report details the company’s social and environmental performance in fiscal 2010, and confirms the …
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Combining the Power of Android with Sprint Value, Samsung Intercept Packs in the Features for Just $99.99
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—-Sprint and Samsung Telecommunications America , the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the United States1, today introduced a stylish addition to its growing portfolio of Android devices with Samsung Intercept.
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Delco sweats out near-record heat
The 80-plus inches of snow dumped on the area this winter seemed like a distant memory Tuesday, as officials urged residents to keep cool during an excessive heat warning.
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Three options to fix Lockport roads
The Lockport City Council is set to vote July 21 on options for funding a road-improvement program, each of which would affect taxes in some form.The council is looking at three basic options.
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Another record melts in heat wave
High temperature records toppled for the second day in a row yesterday, prompting more safety warnings and worry that these premature dog days could spell a long, rough road ahead as drought conditions begin frying crops and lawns.
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Another record melts in heat wave
High temperature records toppled for the second day in a row yesterday, prompting more safety warnings and worry that these premature dog days could spell a long, rough road ahead as drought conditions begin frying crops and lawns.
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Data Reveals Definite Slowing Trend
From The Daily Capitalist While the data will reflect a normal uneven trend in the coming months, there is a clear indication that the economy is slowing. The reasons are cyclical as much as a result of a winding down of various government efforts at fiscal stimulation. Manufacturing gains have been a result of some stimulus, but much of it is cyclical, coming from the initial inventory …
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