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Friday, October 19, 2007

Missing hiker's mom said he was hungry but "awake and alert"

Jacob Allen was found lying in a clearing on Thursday Rescuer: He was hungry and thirsty and fatigued (CNN) -- An ice cream party is in the future for an autistic young man rescued after four cold days in the West Virginia wilderness without food or water. Jacob Allen, described as severely... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 18, 2007

MRSA cases also reported in Connecticut, Maryland, Ohio, Michigan

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Students at a high school in Virginia prepared Thursday for the funeral of a popular classmate, the victim of a deadly drug-resistant strain of bacteria that has turned up in schools across the country recently. School bus driver Crystal Madelle cleans her bus with bleach and water... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Crews Search For Autistic Hiker In West Virginia Wilderness

CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) -- Crews combed rugged terrain early Tuesday in the hopes of finding an autistic 18-year-old hiker who wandered away from his parents. Crews prepare to look for Jacob Allen on Monday in the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. For a second night, temperatures... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Book reveals little-known side of Schulz, including affairs

By Todd Leopold CNN (CNN) -- Who was the real Charles M. Schulz? Charles M. Schulz created "Peanuts" in 1950 and wrote the strip until his death 50 years later. Was he the man who suffered anxiety attacks, remembered slights for decades and put every ounce of existential angst into his comic strip,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 12, 2007

Expert: Don't try to buy anything without a price tag

By Linda K. Harris (LifeWire) -- Holleigh Davis adores shopping at flea markets. As a schoolteacher in Columbus, Georgia, she finds lots of time in the summer to stalk the stalls. She shops for her house, for her classroom, for herself. Funky furniture may be just the thing to give character to your... Sign in to see full entry.

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