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2009 

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High 74 Low 57 Partly Sunny   "It's not the honors and the prizes and the fancy outsides of life that ultimately nourish our souls. It's the knowing that we can be trusted, that we never have to fear the truth, that the bedrock of our very being is firm." - Fred Rogers   Pistachio Nut Warning - t...
03/31/2009
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High 69 Low 46 Sunny   "I have learned to live each day as it comes, and not to borrow trouble by dreading tomorrow. It is the dark menace of the future that makes cowards of us." - Dorothy Dix   Fargo, ND - the Red River is receding but -                   is still above flood stage...   Al says...
03/30/2009
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High 70 Low 62 Cloudy, A T-Storm   "People create their own questions because they're afraid to look straight. All you have to do is look straight and see the road, and when you see it, don't sit looking at it--walk." - Ayn Rand   Mortgage Rates - averaged 4.85% on -                           30 ...
03/27/2009
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High 70 Low 58 A Few T-Storms   "If help and salvation are to come, they can only come from the children, for the children are the makers of men." - Maria Montessori   Epilepsy Awareness - wear purple today!...   Al says - Among retirees, what is considered formal attire?               Tied shoes...
03/26/2009
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High 70 Low 56 Sun and Clouds   "You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one." - John Wooden   NASA - working on plans to establish -             a Moon Base...   Al says - I voted Democrat because:               When we pull out of Iraq, I trust t...
03/25/2009
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High 71 Low 50 Pleasant   "If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good. I am satisfied." - Alfred Nobel   Spring ‘Blizzard' - from Wyoming to the Dakotas -                              some areas expecting as much as 2 feet!...   Al says - Why did Pilgrim's pants always fall down...
03/24/2009
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High 73 Low 47 Sunny   "A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery." - James Joyce   Anchorage, Alaska - Mt. Redoubt is erupting...   Al says - I voted Democrat because:               Freedom of speech is fine as long as -               nobody is...
03/23/2009
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High 65 Low 40 Sunny and Breezy   "The consciousness of a duty performed gives us music at midnight." - George Herbert   Spring 2009J    Al says - I voted Democrat because               I believe the government will do a better job -               of spending the money I earn than I would...   Mo...
03/19/2009
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High 73 Low 49 Partly Sunny   "A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror." - Ken Keyes Jr.   Tax Breaks - for fraud victims -                     check with your tax professional...   Al says - What do Eskimos get from sit...
03/19/2009
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High 68 Low 50 Morning Fog   "Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation." - Dale Carnegie   AIG - if bonuses are not returned the -         Obama administration may ‘tax it' back...   Al says - I voted Democrat:               Because I love the fact that I -               ca...
03/18/2009