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College kids’ parents grapple with letting go
Each year, 1.8 million incoming freshmen head off to college. Many, like Alexa Sieracki of Elkhart, Ind., are energized by the new start. But for their parents, it can be a time of loss and sadness. Read more
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Blog: A dairyman's lament
Credit crunch a crazy quilt of circumstance
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At last, a stimulus cash sighting in Elkhart!
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Local officials scramble for stimulus cash
Blog: The 'other white meat' meets the runway
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Blog: Getting savvy about seeking jobs
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Job losses fuel foreclosure woes in Ind. county
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Food caravan stops in hard-hit county
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Home sales surge, boosting recovery hopes
The recovery may have gotten off to a slow start in the third quarter, but a surge in sales of existing homes in November could presage a more robust end to the year.
Economists: We don't need more stimulus
NYT: Taxpayers at risk with mortgage giants
Senate panel approves Bernanke nomination
Latest data points to slow recovery in 2010
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Prisoners describe the ravages of meth addiction
Dec. 2: Inmates in a meth treatment program at the Miami Correctional Facility in Indiana talk about the highs and lows of meth use and addiction.
Officer: Meth easy to make, hard to combat
Guardsmen target new careers at home
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