One Third of Americans Plan Return Gifts After Christmas
A Scripps Howard Ohio University poll of 1,005 adults finds about one third expect long lines on December 26 to return gifts while few feel truly cheated by Santa. Younger, suburban, married and higher income groups show higher return rates. men and women similar. Margin of error plus or minus four points.
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Santa Claus
Scripps Howard/Ohio University
Ple
Scripps Survey Research Center
Ohio University
Virginia and North Carolina mull joint toll on I-95 I-85
Virginia State Sen. Frank Wagner proposes a cross border toll plan to tax motorists on interstates 95 and 85 near the two states line south of Richmond. The scheme envisions about 100 million dollars a year for each state to spend on highway improvements with a 5 dollar toll for passenger cars and higher rates for trucks. An interstate toll authority would run the program with input from Virginia and North Carolina lawmakers who discussed the idea.
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Virginia
North Carolina
State Line
Richmond
Frank W. Wagner
Virginia Beach
Wagner
Bluefield Police Blotter Highlights Disturbance to Suspicious Activity
The Bluefield Police blotter covers December 22 to 25 with incidents including a disturbance at Goodykoontz Drug Store leading to an escort to Economy Inn, an unwanted person check on Jackson Street, a suspicious husband at a Washington Street call, an intoxicated person in Bluefield Regional Medical Center ER, a noise disturbance on Essex Street, a lost football on Augusta Avenue, a reckless driving pursuit on Route 460, vehicles blocking Elm Street for a party, gunshots on Essex Street, and multiple follow ups including intoxicated subjects on Orange Street and pets and Things store activity.
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Bluefield
Goodykoontz Drug Store
Economy Inn
B.L. Hamm
E.R. Bay of Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Jefferson Street
J.T. Brooks
Essex Street
M.D. McPherson
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England
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Augusta Avenue
S.N. Horton
Elm Street
Orange Street
Pets and Things Pet Store
Knights Inn
Arts and Crafts
J.C. Whitt
Bluefield Avenue
A.B. Palmer
Tiffany Manor
Carey Street
Princeton Avenue
Gina Avenue
Bdtonline
oWicars
Call
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Ave
Princeton Times
Thorn St
Princeton
Vini
Vue Daily Telegraph and Mail
Bluefiel Daly Saboreherat
Natalie Fanning
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