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• VIDEO: Is it too early to decorate for Christmas?

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  Discovered November 17, 2008 at 3:00 pm

  It’s still a little more than two weeks until Thanksgiving, yet Christmas decorations are cropping up all around the Triangle. Is it too soon to see wreaths and Christmas trees? Or is the day after Halloween fair game for holiday decor? When do you start decorating for the holidays?

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• What do you keep in your pockets?

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  Discovered November 13, 2008 at 11:33 am

  I rarely have anything in my pockets. If I do, it’s usually my cell phone or a bobby pin. But that’s not the case for Lisa Creech Bledsoe’s son. This boy has more stuff in his pocket than I have in my purse (literally). Take a look at this short, cute clip of him unloading [...]

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• Downtown Raleigh on the rise

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  Discovered November 13, 2008 at 9:15 am

  Downtown Raleigh on the rise

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• Ship North Carolina BBQ to your family

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  Discovered November 13, 2008 at 9:12 am

  I’m probably not going to live in North Carolina forever, but I will love North Carolina BBQ forever. It’s good to know that if I ever move, I’ll still be able to have it shipped fresh to my house. N&O super retail reporter Sue Stock has the scoop on a new BBQ freezing/shipping service.

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• Is it too soon for John Edwards to make a comeback?

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  Discovered November 13, 2008 at 8:01 am

  John Edwards recently made his first public appearance since his campaign trail affair hijacked headlines. It’s been three months since the affair became public, and G.D. Gearino thinks it’s too soon for Edwards to be back out there. He makes some strong statements. His post is a must read.

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• Help some local students win money for their classroom

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  Discovered November 13, 2008 at 7:00 am

  I only try to encourage you to participate in online contests when the cause is a worthy one. Watch this clever video sixth graders at Centennial Campus Middle School put together to try to win $25k worth of technology products for their classroom. You have to register to vote, but it’s worth it to help [...]

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• MySpace may get Durham police officers in trouble

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  Discovered November 12, 2008 at 2:49 pm

  Some Durham police officers are being investigated for allegedly writing deragotory comments on their MySpace pages about president-elect Barack Obama. My only question is, why are Durham police officers on MySpace anyway? I thought only teenagers and bands used it.

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• emay78 on Flickr posted this one.

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  Discovered November 12, 2008 at 1:55 pm

  emay78 on Flickr posted this one. It makes me think of love. I love love.

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• Southpoint owner could go bankrupt

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  Discovered November 12, 2008 at 1:47 pm

  Looks like these troubling economic times are also having an impact on the owner of The Streets at Southpoint in Durham. General Growth, which owns shopping centers that include Southpoint, announced yesterday that it may have to file for bankruptcy.

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• Is the high-rise beside Crabtree Valley Mall still a reality?

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  Discovered November 12, 2008 at 9:15 am

  You know that high-rise that’s supposed to tower over Crabtree Valley Mall? You’re probably thinking: “Hey, Ginny, I thought that silly project was permanently put on hold.” Well, my readers, the developers are still working to make it happen, WRAL reports.

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