The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C., A.C. Snow Column: This Isn't the Season to Ski Naked
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By A.C. Snow, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 18--The temperature was hovering around freezing when I spotted on Glenwood Avenue the vanity license tag reading "SKINAKED." A stick-in-the-mud like me could be forgiven for wondering if the driver had actually ever skied naked.
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By David Nivens, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Feb.
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Baby, it's cold outside. So cold, one team has practiced with footballs straight out of the freezer. But not so frigid that many players say they will go sleeveless.
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By Ted Vaden, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 4--Most readers don't want The N&O to name complainants in sex crime cases. But most do want the paper to name the accuser in the Duke lacrosse case.
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GILFORD, N.H. -- Like farmers and postal workers, ski resort operators take a fatalistic attitude toward the weather. And late last week, when several inches of rain was dumped on New England, it wasn't looking so good for what many resorts say is their largest grossing weekend.
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By Ben Aguirre Jr  FREMONT -- For most people, cold weather and fire danger are terms not often linked.   But firefighters know not to be fooled by the weather or the holiday glee. This could be a tragic season for folks if they don't exercise certain safety measures, they warn.
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By Samantha Thompson Smith, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 18--With the official start of bathing suit season Thursday, the question you need to be asking yourself isn't bikini or one-piece.
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Gas up the snowblower but don't put away your umbrella: The Farmers' Almanac is predicting a wild winter with heavy precipitation and dramatic temperature swings in the Northeast.
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A winter storm is projected to drop as much as 15 inches of snow on Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, but it should pass in time for the N.F.L. conference championship games.
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Indoor skiing is coming to the United States. Depending upon your perspective, this is either the next big thing in snowsports or a sign that the apocalypse is creeping closer to the skiing and snowboarding industry.
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In the ski town of Breckenridge, the holiday rush is for the slopes, not the shops. Residents can buy a Christmas tree, upscale clothing, boots or trendy cookware but will be hard-pressed to find an iPod along Main Street. Thing is, residents in the quaint Victorian-style resort about 100 miles west of Denver like it that way.
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By Lisa O'Donnell, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 9--HENDERSONVILLE -- The mountains of North Carolina are rarely disappointing. DuPont State Forest is another example of the state's staggering beauty.
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By John Jeansonne, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Feb. 18--Spring training really is a show about nothing much, its true baseball merit apparent only when one factors in the mid-February wind chill on fans in the North and Northeast.
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By Matt Russell, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.  Feb. 3--As we go through the heart of winter, it's time to get off the couch and enjoy what the frosty months of Minnesota have to offer.
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Drive a car? Ride a bike? The message is the same on the slopes: Be aware.
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BERLIN, Feb 3 (TierramÃ©rica) - Ski lovers in Europe are joining the list of those  hurt by global climate change. This year the northern hemisphere  winter is seeing moderate temperatures and little snowfall -- and  is looking more like springtime.
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By Greg Avery, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.  Dec.