Panamanian Canal expansion vote contrasts with US campaigns
The author notes Panama’s Oct 22 referendum on canal expansion drew a 40 percent turnout and a 4 to 1 victory amid limited information and minimal public campaigning. He compares Panamanian civic process to his Panhandle experience, recounts a Boquete strategic planning meeting and an amusing encounter with a humorous expatriate.
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Panama
Finney
Boquete
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Disney World
Boquete Lions Club
Shirley Borregard
North Carolina
Shirley
Duane West
Duane
Orvileta
Christmas novels growing in popularity in a season rise
New York AP notes a wave of Christmas fiction from debut authors Elizabeth Berg and Kinky Friedman to stalwarts Debbie Macomber and Dave Barry. The year features varied tales from humorous to mysterious with publishers including Random House Simon and Schuster and many imprints releasing multiple titles this season.
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Elizabeth Berg
Kinky Friedman
Berg
Random House
Mary
Joseph
Simon and Schuster
Berg and Friedman
Debbie Macomber
Mira
Dave Barry
Mng
Shepherd
Angel
Walter
Putnam
Barry
Susan Petersen Kennedy
Penguin Group USA
Suburbia
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Shadow Mountain
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Evie Stewart
Claire Bloom
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
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Morrow
Kyle Smith
Ecco
Alberto Manguel
Ann Beattie
Truman Capote
Alice Munro
Vladimir Nabokov
Tarcher/Penguin
Santa Claus
Jeff Guinn
Santa
America
Lynda M. Wilson
Berkley Prime Crime
Kate Kingsbury
Father Christmas
Avon
Lori Avocato
Dana Cameron
Mary Daheim
Zebra
Fern Michaels
Joanne Fluke
Kensington
Lori Foster
Gemma Bruce
Janice Maynard
Mary Kay Andrews
Weezie Foley
Savannah
HarperCollins
Foley
Richard Paul Evans
Noel
June
Baughman
Candhil
Sandhillorthopaedic.com
Lear Farms Natural Beef
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Lear Farms, Inc
Boyd Lear
Tom Lear
Ehresman Packing Co
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Sher Ray
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