Fla. County Reverses Christmas Tree Ban
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The Christmas tree decorations were being rehung at Pasco County buildings Friday after the reversal of a county attorney's finding that the trees were unacceptable religious symbols.
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PORTLAND, ORE. - US environmentalists who love the trappings of Christmas but cringe at the thought of cutting down a tree now have another option - an Oregon company that rents out living evergreens and then replants them after the holidays.
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A Chinese city has beaten the Grinch at his own game, banning Christmas trees from shopping malls, restaurants and other public places because they pose a fire hazard, a newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Palestinians lit a four-story Christmas tree in this biblical town Saturday, kicking off a holiday season free of fighting with Israel that officials say will bring the most pilgrims since hostilities broke out seven years ago.
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At Holloway's Christmas Trees, they'll help cut down a tannenbaum, spray it with flame retardant and cover it in fake snow.
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Don&#39;t tell Santa: Live Christmas trees could be a dying tradition in the United States. Since 1999, the number of households that display real trees has dropped dramatically -- by 33 percent, from 35.4 million to 23.4 million.
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FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. - Okaloosa County sheriff's deputies think they have found a solution for getting rid of drug dealers and prostitutes who congregate under a giant oak tree: chop it down...
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By TERENCE CHEA  SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge on Wednesday reinstated the "Roadless Rule," a Clinton-era ban on road construction in nearly a third of national forests.  U.S.
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Florida officials approved a rule Tuesday that prevents insurance companies from canceling or not renewing homeowners policies through the end of this year for hurricane victims who are still waiting for repairs.
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By Alison Trinidad, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville  Dec.
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Police have seized thousands of branches of an endangered Guatemalan scented fir species used for Christmas trees in a clampdown to protect it against extinction, police said on Tuesday.
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ORLANDO, Fla. - The oak tree in Ilyse Kusnetz's back yard caused one headache when it crashed into her house during Hurricane Charley...
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By Chris Echegaray, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Dec. 10--PLANT CITY -- A burglar broke into Harmony Baptist Church and stole Christmas from the children of Hope Children's Home in Tampa.
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FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. - Paula Barstow's singing Santa stopped singing after holiday vandals pulled out his power cord and ran over his head. Baby Jesus was literally cut out of the Shalimar Presbyterian Church's wooden Nativity display.
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By Laura Morales, The Miami Herald  Sep. 24--The Miami Commission is scheduled to discuss the issue of revisions to the city's tree ordinance Thursday at City Hall.
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Now that the Thanksgiving feast is over, many people are getting ready to deck the halls and put up their Christmas tree. Some Christmas tree farmers are working even harder to compete with artificial trees.
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By The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Mar. 13--Sedgwick County has lifted its burn ban, but county fire department officials are nonetheless urging all residents to exercise caution when cutting or welding, discarding cigarettes, cooking outdoors, and performing controlled burns.