1 U.S. Contractors Breaking Afghan Trust
While U.S. troops and aid workers struggle to convince Afghans that Americans have their best interests at heart , independent contractors are tearing down these efforts left and right, says The New York Times . According to the article, construction companies like Bennett-Fouch are hiring Afghan workers to rebuild local infrastructure, running up multi-million dollar debts, and leaving the ... Source: Global Envision
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2 Westport shoreline charmer, perfect for summer or all year
Back in the 1920s, houses were built on or near Connecticut's attractive shoreline either for residents to enjoy as a summer home or year-round. Among them was a fashionable colonial house built in 1929 at 14 Roosevelt Road in Westport. Source: Westport News
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3 Skilled Migrants Reap Benefits of Working Abroad
“Brain drain” sounds like a pretty scary thing, right? It’s the term often used to describe what happens to developing countries when their best and brightest citizens leave to find work abroad. But does it always have to be a bad thing? Source: Global Envision
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4 OCEANSIDE: Cooking fire displaces 32
Contractors on Wednesday assessed damage and began cleaning upafter a middle-of-the-night fire damaged several apartments andforced dozens of residents to evacuate. Source: North County Times
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5 Recommended Read: "On Paris" by Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway's correspondence marks a lost generation of foreign journalism. "There is nothing deader than a dead tiger and Georges Clemenceau was a very great tiger. Therefore Georges Clemenceau is very dead." Source: The New Statesman
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6 Monument to honor Vietnam veteran
When John Oldham discovered that the only Vietnam veteran from Gig Harbor is not memorialized here, he took action. Source: Peninsula Gateway
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7 Silver Spring: This bungalow uses space creatively
This bungalow is near downtown Silver Spring. A charming bungalow on a pleasant residential street is not far from downtown Silver Spring. Built in 1923, the home has been well maintained, as multiple renovations have used every bit of available space in a creative and attractive manner. Source: Gazette.net
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8 Builders Care: Industry association comes to the aid of a homeowner in need
Julia Fraser felt like the roof was caving in on her. Maybe because it was. Fraser’s home in Bonita Springs had quite a few issues, but the 4-foot by 8-foot hole in the living room ceiling, where for months, the water poured in when the rains came, was the one that had her at her wit’s end. A local music teacher hit hard by the tough economy, she could not afford the needed repairs. Source: Naples Daily News
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9 Kitchen remodel becomes a group project
Just west of downtown Tulsa, in the Crosbie Heights neighborhood, lives a group of steadfast friends who are so tight, they've bought houses within a block of each other. Source: Tulsa World
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10 Ames landlords dispute rental housing code
By Jennifer Meyer Staff Writer Teresa Garman owned “low-cost housing that’s been well kept up” for 30 years, but troubles with the city of Ames’ year-old rental housing code are forcing her to say, “I want out.” Source: The Ames Tribune
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