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Cabarrus corporations
Salisbury Post
Charlotte Sewing Co., Coleen Matte, 6324 Performance Dr., Concord. Complete Claim Builders, LLC, Dale Stuart Radcliffe, 8611 Concord Mills Blvd., Suite 427, Concord. Country Acres Rescue, Lynn Woodard, 6875 Plyer Rd., Kannapolis.

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Caring for almost carefree products
Minneapolis Star Tribune
It's the siding of choice on many new homes. Often called HardiePlank, it's almost trouble-free. Still, inspect it annually. If caulking fails, water can penetrate the joint and damage the wood and framing behind the siding. Charlotte home inspector ...

Gamble at the birth of a nation
Melbounre Times Weekly
The home secretary, Lord Sydney, therefore considered alternatives including Lemane [in the Gambia], other African destinations and Botany Bay. A parliamentary committee chaired by Lord Beauchamp did likewise. Beauchamp delivered his report to the ...

For Your Home: Natural wall coverings, 'Practical Guide to Home Inspection' book
Long Beach Press-Telegram
In "Practical Guide to Home Inspection," celebrity home inspector Jeffrey I. Charloff gives you useful information to help determine the condition of your existing home or the home you're looking to buy. His illustrated and easy-to-understand book ...

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Ask an expert
TheChronicleHerald.ca
A home inspector will not pass or fail your house, but rather describe its physical condition and indicate what components and systems may need repair or replacement. To that end, it is extremely important to have everything ready on the day of ...

Angie's Home Guide: An inspection can prevent problems
Winston-Salem Journal
"Often, people are faced with a whole bunch of possibilities for fixing their house and wonder what they ought to be doing first, second, etc.," said Woodmansee, of The Home Inspector in Winston-Salem. "It's like getting your annual physical exam.

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SOTU 2012: Just the policy
Washington Post (blog)
What speech does tend to offer are some broader principles that will likely guide the White House's 2012 agenda. Tonight, we did get a few details: President Obama focused on inequality, calling for a new minimum, 30 percent tax rate for millionaires ...
Text of Obama's State of the Union addressMarketWatch
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What Michelle Obama's guests tell us about the State of the Union
Washington Post (blog)
The White House is sending around the list of guests who will sit with Michelle Obama at tonight's State of the Union address. It's a useful preview of some of the policy themes Obama's likely to touch on. There's Warren Buffett's secretary, ...

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Local CEO and single mom joining First Lady for State of the Union Address
WBTV
By Nick Needham - email CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A single mom and a small business owner are on their way to Washington, DC to join the First Lady Tuesday night. Jackie Bray, of Kings Mountain, and Bruce Cochrane, of Lincolnton, have been invited to sit ...

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Collinsville home inspector covers all the bases
STLtoday.com
RAMONA C. SANDERS / JOURNAL Donnie Shevlin, owner of Sure Home Appraisal and Inspection in Collinsville, inspects the furnace of a home in Smithton for a potential buyer. Let us spend an hour with you! Can you think of interesting places where we ...

ALE agent under investigation after wreck
News & Observer
14 fender bender in Charlotte. Records show Gilliard's driver's license was revoked at the time, following his failure to appear in court in Durham County for two traffic citations. Ernie Seneca, spokesman for the NC Department of Public Safety, ...

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Michael Waltrip Racing Looking To Make Next Step
RacingNation.com
Trying to refrain from using the most popular word during the NASCAR Sprint Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway, "excited", Michael Waltrip says that he is optimistic for the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Season. With two new drivers joining ...

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Ask the Inspector: Recurring problems
Leader-Telegram
Call your home inspector and get your home tested today. Duerkop is a licensed home inspector and serves as president and education director of the Wisconsin Association of Home Inspectors for the central and northern Wisconsin chapters.

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spotting a meth-contaminated home
Deseret News
As a home inspector, I have been told by many would-be homeowners that they would never buy a meth-contaminated home. These same individuals are unaware that they have likely been in many contaminated homes while searching for a new home. ...

Mortgage Investigations, Media Ethics, Dow, Sabre, MBIA-BofA in Court News
Bloomberg
Barasch was identified in a 2010 SEC inspector general's report as having “quashed” three probes into Stanford's operations while head of enforcement in the agency's Fort Worth, Texas, office, and then representing the financier before the SEC in 2006, ...

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Jan. 17: First-Time Homebuyers' Workshop
Patch.com
Today, "Looking for a home: The role of the realtor, attorney and home inspector," at 6:30 pm $50. 2. Explore art, science and culture in a wacky, fun and exciting way at Brooklyn Children's Museum at 11:30 am For kids age 5 or under. 3. ...

How to select home inspector
Chicago Tribune
Q: What is best way to select a home inspector? What criteria should I use to select a good inspector? I want to make sure the house I buy is in excellent condition. A: You should search for a home inspector much like you search for a good lender.

Dean Shalhoup
Nashua Telegraph
Maureen Lund hugs Bill Marshall at the Ward 2 polling place, Charlotte Avenue School, on Primary day, Marshall's last election as Ward 2 clerk. Courtesy photo by Doug Beals Mayor Donnalee Lozeau joined retiring Ward 2 clerk Bill Marshall for a photo ...

Donations stolen after thief diverts non-profit's mail
WCNC
by GLENN COUNTS / NewsChannel 36 Staff CHARLOTTE, NC -- The Postal Inspector's Office says a local non-profit has been hit again by mail thieves. Community Link has helped hundreds of low income people become homeowners and shown many in Charlotte's ...

Your new to-do list
Bellingham Herald
If there's a dehumidifier, make sure it's working. Look for condensation. And "If you see standing water, you have a real problem," Charlotte, NC, home inspector Bob Boucek said. More complete inspections and repairs are best left to experts.

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