Santa Barbara 10th most expensive place to live
Even in this terrible economy, Santa Barbara is still one of the best , most sought-after – and expensive places to live in the world.
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Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh. Or, To Put It Another Way, WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY?
So, this is happening. Spencer Pratt, now beardless, and Heidi Montag 2.0 are very obviously back together, confirming rumors that their divorce was a sham. Their sanity, however, still remains in question. The pair posed for the most bizarre, crazy-town photo shoot today, most likely for the sole purpose of getting under our skin. Let’s also hope they were also house-hunting, it looks like …
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Sept. 16 police log: Banging boat lines prompt noise complaint
Excerpts from the Marblehead police log for Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. For the complete log, see Thursday's Marblehead Reporter.
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Comment on Sosilawati murders – incompetence or corruption? by House Victim
#14 raven 77 Thanks for your voice!! The case was in April 2008. It is more than 2 years after DAP took over Penang. If PR cannot even act on a complaint on serious matter in PR state, what can PR base on to ask for any vote in the future? LGE can be furious on challenged by his Federal Officers, but cannot throw complaint to the Federal for serious case concerning the security and proper order …
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Artists carve life into abandoned beach cottages
STRATFORD — A community of artists has claimed the grounds of the abandoned cottage town at Long Beach West as its temporary home, sprucing the soon-to-be demolished structures with artful installations and fresh coats of paint.
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Police | N.C. man drowns in rough current in North Myrtle Beach
A man died after he and his family were pulled from the ocean by rescue crews Monday morning, said Steve Thomas, North Myrtle Beach's assistant city manager.
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R.I. races bear scrutiny in volatile election year
Cicilline-Loughlin contest would normally not be considered worth watching
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A Large Beach House


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One more from Memorial Day week-end in North Bethany. A very large beach house.

Two charged after boarding house murder
A man has been arrested and charged with the murder of 23-year-old John Patrick Chambers, who was stabbed to death in an Auckland boarding house yesterday morning. read more
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Coming Up (as of Sept. 9)
The Westside Democratic Club's eighth annual Labor Day/Patriot Day celebration is Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 542214 U.S. 1, Callahan. A yard sale, bake sale, hot dogs and hamburgers will be available as well as free orange juice and coffee for the traveling public.
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Ousted Fla.-GOP head regrets his Obama attack, cites 'racist views' in GOP
Ousted Fla.-GOP head regrets his Obama attack, cites 'racist views' in GOP
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Hayes trial testimony: Dr. Petit tried to get help (evidence photos, video)
NEW HAVEN — A neighbor of Dr. William Petit Jr. testified today that on the morning of the Cheshire home invasion, he found Petit lying in his driveway, calling out for help.
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Exeter/Hampton/Rockingham community calendar
n SEABREEZE QUILT GUILD: will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14 at the Senior Center, Court St., Exeter. Terri Sontra from Purple Moose Designs will present a PowerPoint presentation on the History of the Sewing Machine — A Tale of Intrigue and Espionage.
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LM grad has top job at the World Trade Center tower
Each week a floor is added to 1 World Trade Center, the scheduled 1,776-foot-high structure rising on the site of the former Twin Towers in Lower Manhattan. This week, on the eve of the anniversary of the country’s most horrific domestic tragedy, 9/11, dozens of construction workers are welding massive beams of steel to create the 39th floor of what will ultimately be a gleaming glass obelisk, a …
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Nicol To Face Qualifier In Opening Of World Championship
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 (Bernama) — Malaysia's squash queen and world number one, Datuk Nicol Ann David will be playing against a qualifier in the opening round of the World Open on Sept 18 at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
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Widow loses civil suit to stepdaughters over Somerville death
A legal case that sounds like a made-for-TV movie has been resolved with a widow acquitted of murder, yet found liable in a mediation that was part of a wrongful-death lawsuit handled by a Virginia Beach lawyer.
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Ex-suspect in Deerfield Beach burning case in court to face burglary, theft charges
Ex-suspect in Deerfield Beach burning case in court to face burglary, theft charges
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