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Today's News
County's jobless rate skyrockets
Unemployment continues to soar across North Carolina, and Caldwell County is not immune to the growing problem.

According to data released Tuesday by the North Carolina Employment Security Commission, Caldwell's unemployment rate during November jumped nearly 2 percentage points, rising from 8.9 percent in October to 10.7 for the month. Caldwell joined the other 99 counties in the state to experience a rise in unemployment figures.



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 7:52 p.m. EST
People's Choice Awards have heroic odds
Ken Burns adding a 10th inning to `Baseball'
`The Mentalist' scores a football boost from CBS
Major networks keep anchors home for Gaza story
No `King Lear' nude scene for McKellen on PBS
Review: Just say `I don't' to `Bride Wars'
`Dark Knight' bags WGA screenplay nomination
Chargers-Colts playoff leads NBC to ratings win
List of top 20 shows in prime-time Nielsen ratings
Today's Sports
Back to winning again
On the heels of two straight crushing overtime losses, deja vu seemed to be in the air Tuesday in Gamewell.
Panther boys crush Maiden
The Hibriten boys' basketball team had little trouble winning its third contest in a row Tuesday.
Hibriten wrestlers win one of two
Hibriten's wrestling team picked up one win and one loss Tuesday in a three-team event.


State Wire
NC to release Web portal for business questions
2 Marines accused in fatal shooting of horse
Tennessee lottery numbers
Ga. lottery numbers
South Carolina lottery numbers
Thousands lose power in NC, SC amid wind and rain
NC man with dismembered animals arrested
TVA ratepayers may be stuck with ash cleanup bill
NC DOT layoffs of temp workers surge beyond 750
Kiplinger's ranks 4 NC schools among best values

Nation World
Schwarzenegger to restart stalled budget talks
Gaza fighting rages despite cease-fire proposal
Senate Democrats yield to Obama, retreat on Burris
Ex-sheriff's defense blasts Calif. corruption case
TVA ratepayers may be stuck with ash cleanup bill
End to Minn. Senate race pushed even further out
Job losses to persist as economy spirals downward
Feinstein says she supports Panetta for CIA
Iraqi cleric urges attacks on US troops over Gaza
Russia stops all gas supply to Europe via Ukraine


Today's Events
This week's events
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Health/Med
Salmonella outbreak spreads to 42 states, CDC says
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
Drug from genetically engineered goats a first
Brain pacemaker helps Parkinson's, but with risks
Shaping good health as teens outgrow pediatrician
MySpace is research place for busybody 'Dr. Meg'
Nursing industry desperate to find new hires
Cell phone soap operas deliver safe-sex message



Business Wire
Chesapeake's McClendon gets $75 million bonus
Debate rages over whether Madoff should be in jail
Obama taps spending watchdog, eyes Social Security
Is Chrysler a lost cause?
Venezuela reduces oil production
Car incentives renewed to move 2008 models
Car dealerships slash prices to drive traffic
TVA ratepayers may be stuck with ash cleanup bill
Continental flight powered with biofuel takes off
6 tips for getting the best car deal





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January 7, 2009

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