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DIFFICULT DECISIONS: Municipalities weigh in on county revaluation delay
Following the decision by the Caldwell County Board of Commissioners to delay the planned property tax revaluation for two years, area municipalities are adjusting their outlooks as they prepare to begin the budget processes for the 2009-10 fiscal year.



Today's Editorials
Embracing a change
Change sometimes can be difficult. In many cases, we are reluctant to change – our ways of thought, our routines – fearing what might happen if we step outside our comfort zones.

I've been one of those who has had difficulty at times embracing change, though most cases proved to be for the good once I allowed myself to do so.

Entertainment
AP Top Entertainment News At 9:07 a.m. EST
Angelina Jolie thinking about brief return to film
Ex-'Sopranos' actor faces prison for burglary try
Critics' final answer: `Slumdog' wins 5 awards
Tom Cruise calls Travolta death 'horrific'
Stephanie March returns to `Special Victims Unit'
2 arrested in burglary at Gregg Allman's Ga. home
Golden Globes promise glamour and pizazz Sunday
New `Idol' judge waiting for a call from Daughtry
Merle Haggard sues environmental group
Today's Sports
Spurrier at Hibriten? Yeah, that was him
As Kayla Stamey walked the halls of Hibriten High School Thursday morning in a University of North Carolina sweatshirt, a nearby voice called out, boldly critiquing her fashion sense.

“Wrong Carolina!” it said.

Normally, Stamey could chalk the trash talk up as playful jabbing from another enthusiastic fan. But this time, the case was different. The voice belonged to University of South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier.
Spartans fall in NW opener
When South Caldwell's Chris Kirby quickly pinned his opponent at 140 pounds Thursday, it appeared the tide was turning for the Spartans, who had then trimmed Freedom's once-double-lead to one point with three weight classes remaining.

But in the end, the Spartans could draw no closer. South lost its Northwestern Conference opener for the first time in a number of years, 41-33.


State Wire
Ex-Merrill Lynch president leaving Bank of America
Perdue to attend NC Dem party reception
Perdue prepares for inauguration with service
NC State gets tentative OK to study Korean campus
2 soldiers charged with NC bank robberies
NC Baptist Hospitals settling health plan lawsuit
Toxic coal ash piling up in ponds in 32 states
Truck maker announces layoffs at 3 NC plants
List of power plants with coal ash ponds
State ranking of coal ash pond storage

Nation World
Jobless rate jumps to 7.2 percent in December
Gazprom may resume gas shipments to Europe today
Israel, Hamas defy UN call for cease-fire
Broadcasts to mobile devices to start in 22 cities
Critics' final answer: `Slumdog' wins 5 awards
Democrats begin new session with labor bills
Tom Cruise calls Travolta death 'horrific'
Rifts show as Obama urges quick action on stimulus
Illinois House on verge of impeaching Blagojevich
Obama picks defense executive as Pentagon No. 2


Today's Events
This week's events
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Health/Med
China bans diet drug, says it can harm heart
Illinois, 41 other states in salmonella outbreak
Alzheimer's drugs double death risk in elderly
Drug from genetically engineered goats a first
Major lab discloses problem with vitamin D testing
C-sections best for baby when close to due date
Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC says
Brain pacemaker helps Parkinson's, but with risks
Shaping good health as teens outgrow pediatrician
MySpace is research place for busybody 'Dr. Meg'



Business Wire
Lithuanian airlines sold to Swiss firm
Somali pirates reportedly release Saudi tanker
Circuit City in talks with 2 'interested parties'
Glaxo resubmits Solzira application
Investors consider suing auditor of India's Satyam
Jobless rate jumps to 7.2 percent in December
Gazprom may resume gas shipments to Europe today
Commerzbank issues government-backed bond
Renault vehicle sales drop sharply amid crisis
Brazil stocks rise on Votorantim deal, inflation





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January 9, 2009

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