Barnett takes first win in feature (The Shelby County Reporter) Cool weather didn't stop racers and fans from coming out to Shelby County Speedway Saturday night. In the Hobby division it was Phillip Barnett that took his first win at SCS for the season in the #1 car.
Cool guides to warm places (Sun-Sentinel) 30 Eco-Trips in Florida. University Press of Florida; $19.95. Forget what you did during spring break in Fort Lauderdale and Panama City Beach. The real wildlife of Florida isn't to be found in the bars and discos.
OBSERVATIONS FROM THE TRACK | RON GREEN JR.: Enck fuels drivers for 500 miles (The Charlotte Observer) It's a pretty cool thing to be at the race track and be able to say you know Jeff Gordon or Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Armed with Web weapons, shoppers need no longer fear the auto showroom. Here's a game plan (US News & World Report) Just thinking about it can bring back painful memories. The hot lights of the car dealership, salespeople circling like sharks, the false smiles, the cool handshakes. Hours and hours (and hours) of haggling. That nauseating fear of making a mistake worth thousands of dollars on the biggest purchase of the year. Even for the most confident negotiators, buying a new car has long been as unpleasant
Dark side of the tint (Gulf News) It is common to see cars on Dubai roads with their windows blacked out with thick, opaque tints. Initially it must have been to keep out the harsh rays of the sun during the summer months; now it has become a cool thing to do.
Consumers seem to be getting shortchanged on customer service (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) A Saturday in August. A woman goes to a local dry cleaner. While she's waiting to get her pickup ticket, the clerk begins talking to someone who's in line behind her. Finally, she has to interrupt to get the clerk's attention. Upset, she goes to a Starbucks next door to cool off with an iced coffee.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T (The Union) Jim Hinman's Christmas elves wear hip huggers and cartoonish T-shirts. They drive cars, not sleighs, to their workshop at Sierra Foothill High School.
Lofte Players ready for new home, say goodbye to the barn (Lincoln Journal Star) NEAR MANLEY A three-quarter moon dots the darkening October sky as the first cars roll down the gravel driveway toward the old hog barn. Showtime is still an hour away, but folks like to come early to visit with friends and catch up on local news.
