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Lon Morris College Suspends Fall Classes
Worst has come to worst at the oldest two-year college in Texas. Officials at Lon Morris College in Jacksonville have suspended the entire fall term of classes.
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Philadelphia Woman Could Be Fined For Giving Out Free Lunches
Talk about a good deed being punished. This summer, Angela Prattis has been handing out daily free lunches to about 60 kids in her Chester, PA neighborhood. These meals are the same ones they would be getting if their school was in session. Now she faces a fine of $600 a day for doing so because she doesn’t have a variance to serve food in a residential neighborhood.
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Stores Bracing for Tax Free Weekend
The Lufkin News reports retail stores across the state are gearing up for the annual tax-free weekend this Friday through Sunday. With the first day of school getting close, parents can save money on everything from school supplies to clothing.
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Texans Get Millions in Health Insurance Rebates
Under the new federal Affordable Health Care Law, health insurance companies are required to refund a portion of their customers' premiums if the company spends less than 80 percent of its premium income on medical care.
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Good News: Home Prices on the Way Up
In another sign that the national recession is easing up -- at least here in Texas -- the Lufkin News reports retail home prices are trending upward. Local realtors say after several years of a "buyer's market", they're seeing clear signs of a turnaround. It's a "seller's market" again.
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Taxes on Olympic Medals? Who Knew?
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BBB Warns of “Storm Chaser” Repair Scams
Storm chasers? Aren't they the people who get their thrills by video'ing themselves chasing tornadoes? Well, yes, but that's not who this story is about. There's another group known as "storm chasers", and the Better Business Bureau says they are to be avoided at all cost, if possible. They're crooks.
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Lon Morris College Plans Fall Classes
With apologies to Mark Twain, it appears that reports of the "death" of the venerable Lon Morris College in Jacksonville may have been a little premature. LMC is not, with apologies to the poet Dylan Thomas, going gentle into that good night.