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Lancer twins triple statistical norm

Out of the 928 students at General McLane, 12 pairs of them are twins. Statistically, that more than triples what is normal...

Driving in a Winter Wonderland
It's Monday morning. After a long weekend full of sunshine, the alarm clock rings, and you are not ready to begin your day. Nevertheless, you take a shower, eat some breakfast and walk out the door Your mouth drops open. You should have expected it...eight inches of snow coats the ground, and your rusty old 1973 station wagon...

Businesses hope holiday restores confidence
Across the country, four in ten Americans cut spending after the September 11 terrorist attacks, according to a Gallup-CNN poll. Now, nearly two months later, the nation's economy, along with retailers, are still feeling the slump...