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One of Central and Eastern Europe's largest car dealers, AAA Auto, is braving the stormy seas of Poland's motor sales to expand onto the domestic market.
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By Courtney Sherwood, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Feb.
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By JAY BINNEWEG  Here's a news release that hit my inbox just before deadline: This weekend is one of the busiest travel times of the year. As people prepare for their holiday trips, they should be on the lookout for speed traps.
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By Andrea Weigl, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb.
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By Terry Lee Goodrich, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb.
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The realty space is being disrupted.
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The MR2 is built. Dear god, I am sore and tired. &nbsp;It started Friday night and was expected to be a job done by Saturday afternoon. Sunday afternoon rolls around and we're still smashing things... There's odds and ends to clean up (I'm absolutely sure it needs an alignment and set of plugs) but otherwise I am done working on cars for quite awhile.
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New releases from Sia, Marah, Frank Kimbrough and Rivers Cuomo.
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By Adam Lynn and Debby Abe, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep.
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Decades-old clunkers with rotted body panels, noisy mufflers, dubious brakes and windows fashioned from plastic sheets have been part of island life for as long as anyone can remember. But late-model Lexuses, Volvos and BMWs are cropping up on Peaks Island, and some fear the trend shows how the tranquil, slow-paced lifestyle is being traded in for a speedier, wealthier way of life.
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By Matt Garfield, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Sep. 19--Walking between three of Rock Hill's most important landmarks is about to get a little easier.
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By John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press  Feb. 18--Bite-size improvements have done a lot of good in downtown Detroit in recent years.   New sidewalks and bus shelters, building facade cleanups and new shops and restaurants have shown how small steps can be beautiful.
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DETROIT -- An automotive fad of the 1970s, customized vans, might be the next big thing coming out of Detroit. The big vans once decorated with shag carpeting and beads have evolved into sophisticated vehicles for families and groups alike, and General Motors Corp.
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New measures to combat graffiti, littering and fly-tipping will be at the centre of the assembly's latest request for more powers
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By Rowena Coetsee, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep. 20--Work on city streets that were wearing out abnormally fast because they contained a defective building material is expected to be finished by this time next year.
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By John Stamper, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Feb.
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Too many trees lost for more shopping centers  This was recently sent to Mayor (Meyera) Oberndorf.  Please visit our neighborhood of old Thalia. Come and see what they have done to the corner at Willis Furniture store thus far.