Deals of the Hour

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Deals of the Hour / June 5, 2010, 10:10 pm

Valuable timber

When buyers offer the landowners some money for their trees, landowners often think of it as found money. “I don’t want to disparage any buyers out there, but the cheaper they can buy your timber, the more money they’re going to make,” Peters ... (Source: Baton Rouge Advocate 2010-06-06T04:59:10Z)

IATA meets as airline industry shows signs of recovery

This should be a fillip to generalist companies that have continued to offer a wide range of flight schedules during the crisis but without getting the benefit of sales of flexible tickets," he said. (Source: YAHOO! 2010-06-06T04:52:00Z)

Cotto wins ballpark brawl, title

NEW YORK (AP) -- Miguel Cotto shone brightly once again, this time under the twinkling lights of Yankee Stadium. The pride of Puerto Rico stopped a game Yuri Foreman in the ninth round Saturday night to win the junior middleweight title, delighting ... (Source: Associated Press 2010-06-06T04:44:51Z)

The LeBron rumor mill: Kobe is less than thrilled to share the ...

Other free agents who have Nike deals include Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade, Joe Johnson, Amar'e Stoudemire and Dirk Nowitzki. Wrote Abbott: "Two people with insight into the inner workings of the basketball shoe industry point out that Nike has as many ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-06T04:37:41Z)

Cotto wins title as Foreman's knee fails

NEW YORK -- Miguel Cotto shone brightly once again, this time under the twinkling lights of Yankee Stadium. The pride of Puerto Rico stopped a game Yuri Foreman in the ninth round Saturday night to win the junior middleweight title, delighting ... (Source: ESPN.com 2010-06-06T04:30:32Z)

Victims of serial rapist Richard Troy Gillmore to urge Oregon parole ...

He says he has a tentative offer of housing in Portland, but doesn't say what that is, and would actively look for a job. "Having grown spiritually, in awareness, honesty and empathy, I have the skills to live responsibly and respectfully. (Source: Oregonian 2010-06-06T04:37:41Z)

New Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager Chris Grant brings solid ...

... nationally, Gilbert was on Ferry to use the cap space to sign free agents to placate Lebron -- and the good ones (Allen, Redd) wanted their 6 year max deals that only their existing teams could offer. Ferry had nothing to trade, so he signed the ... (Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer 2010-06-06T03:54:44Z)

'Black flight' changing the makeup of Dallas ISD schools

Specifically, black parents most often mentioned the following reasons: •The perception that Dallas ISD schools offer an inferior education compared with suburban schools, and that the school system is too big and impersonal. •As Dallas ISD ... (Source: Dallas Morning News 2010-06-06T03:54:44Z)

"I Do? Chicago Ties the Knot' featured at Chicago History Museum

The Lake Express ferry, which travels between Milwaukee, Wis., and Muskegon, Mich., offers a variety of travel deals. Nearly every weekday there are free concerts of jazz, world music, indie-rock, hip-hop and electronica, plus family programs and ... (Source: Arlington Heights Daily Herald 2010-06-06T04:09:03Z)

Impacts of spill on Gulf Coast wildlife quickly coming into focus

But his reassurances offer limited consolation to the people who live and work along the coasts of four states -- Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida -- now confronting the oil spill firsthand. In Gulf Shores, Ala., boardwalks leading to ... (Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune 2010-06-06T04:52:00Z)

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