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- TV, pizza sales soar for Super Bowl
- Football fanatics splurge for parties held the day
- Associated Press
- Super Bowl Sunday may be the biggest day of the year for football fans, but it's also a big day for people who sell big-screen TVs, recliners and pizza.
Yes, some sports fans are willing to pay thousands of dollars for a TV just to watch the game. J... Full story
- What to consider in hiring qualified tax-preparer
- Associated Press
- NEW YORK – American workers have started receiving W-2 tax forms from their employers, which means the April 15 income tax filing deadline isn't that far away. While many people still do their own taxes, a majority seek professional help to deal wi... Full story
- How can I stay fit while avoiding high gym fees?
- Find alternatives to big health-club chains; haggle monthly charge down
- Associated Press
- Q: What are some good workout options that don't involve bank-breaking health-club fees?
A: When faced with monthly gym dues climbing close to $100, what is an aspiring fitness fiend to do? Luckily, some cheaper options are out there to help keep yo... Full story
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- Appeal-Democrat
- Business Briefs from Sunday's paper
Free seminar on realty conditions
A free seminar on the changing real estate environment is scheduled Thursday at the Re/Max Gold office building, 951 Live Oak Blvd., Yuba City.
Starting at 6 p.m., the event will... Full story
- Work on farm helping to rehabilitate addicts
- They’re up early at Petaluma dairy
- Associated Press
- PETALUMA – A month after spending his nights on San Francisco's streets, penniless and addicted to speed, James Jennison tenderly petted a calf that he'd helped deliver about an hour earlier.
The calf wobbled as it nuzzled Jennison, who was grinni... Full story
- West's beetle infestation triggers worries about fire, economy
- Associated Press
- DENVER – Beneath deep snow across the high Rockies lies in wait a bug not much bigger than an eyelash that poses one of the most devastating threats to forests in decades.
And there is very little anyone can do about it.
Millions of bark beetles ... Full story
- Kodak seeks firm foothold in digital imaging
- Old company completes huge, painful overhaul
- Associated Press
- ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The boom in digital photography triggered a series of aftershocks at the 127-year-old Eastman Kodak Co. as one after another of its aged factories was dynamited.
Since 2004, the world's biggest film-manufacturer has eliminated 27... Full story
- Tracing food bacteria challenges the system
- By Don Curlee/For the Appeal-Democrat
- Food poisoning is no fun, and tracing the source of bacteria that causes it in fresh produce commodities has become so involved and complicated that it's no fun, either.
Pinning down the source of food-borne bacteria in these commodities became a to... Full story
