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Monday, November 28, 2005

Flood control settlement reached, project moves forward

By DORSEY KINDLER and DAVID RYAN

Rising interest rates and cautious buyers cause some sellers to lower their expectations about what Napa's real estate market will bear

When Kelly Wallace put his west Napa home up for sale in September, he looked at what comparable houses in the neighborhood had sold for, then tacked on another $30,000.

Correction

A page one photo caption in Tuesday's paper incorrectly stated building code requirements for showers. Waterproofing must rise 70 inches above the shower floor, but shower heads can be placed at any height.

NVC selects new student services VP

DE LEON-MENJIVAR, Register Staff Writer

Monorail trains clip each other on curve in Seattle tracks; two hurt

SEATTLE -- John Gahagan was riding the monorail with his family when the sliding door was ripped off of their car, breaking a window and showering his two children with glass.

FITNESS: Not your father's phys ed -- schools promote fitness for life

NORTHPORT, N.Y. -- In a mirror-lined dance studio, teenagers sashay through a number from the musical "Hairspray." Next door in the weight room, teacher Shawn Scattergood demonstrates proper form on the leg press.

Some New Orleans college students don't want to return

Stephanie Swisher is settling in nicely as a freshman at the University of Virginia, enjoying classes, Naval ROTC, club volleyball and football Saturdays.

Despite treaty, U.S. farmers continue to use banned pesticide

WATSONVILLE -- Shoppers rifle through store shelves brimming with succulent tomatoes and plump strawberries, hoping to enjoy one last round of fresh fruit before the Western growing season ends. There is no hint of a dark side to the blaze of red.

Shoppers crowd stores but spend only modestly

NEW YORK -- The 2005 holiday shopping season got off to only a modest start over the Thanksgiving weekend as consumers responded initially to aggressive discounting and then retreated.

Police departments rethink 'always armed' policies in wake of officer deaths

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- An old police tradition of requiring off-duty officers to carry their weapons -- "always armed, always on duty" -- is being scaled back in police departments nationwide following the shootings of off-duty officers by colleagues who thought they were criminals.

Blizzards, accidents slow holiday travel for those headed home from Thanksgiving

DENVER -- The trip home after Thanksgiving was slow going for many travelers Sunday as blizzard conditions wreaked havoc from Colorado to the Midwest.

Nation of Islam denies link to store vandalism

OAKLAND -- Members of the Nation of Islam spoke out Saturday against allegations that their group was connected to vandalism at two liquor stores, where young men wearing suits and bow ties were seen trashing the businesses.

Greyhound bus overturns on Highway 101 in Santa Maria; two dead

SANTA MARIA -- A Greyhound bus with 44 people aboard ran off the freeway, rolled onto its side and slid at least 100 yards before hitting a tree on Sunday, killing a pregnant woman and a man while injuring dozens of others, authorities said.

Sunni Arabs arrested in alleged plot to kill Saddam investigator as trial resumes Monday

BAGHDAD, Iraq-- The courtroom will be the same but uncertainty surrounds nearly everything else as the trial of Saddam Hussein resumes Monday after a five-week recess.

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