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Some overlook unclaimed lottery loot

Not every news outlet can boast a headline like Wednesday’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Winning Mega Millions ticket sold in Buckhead,” but chances are that people in

Last-minute holiday story ideas

With only a week to go before Christmas and a mere two weeks left of 2014, holiday mania is just about over for retailers, consumers

Double-digit gains for jewelry sales

It’s that blingy time of year when even many of us no-frills types gravitate to a little sparkle, whether around our necks, on our fingers

Dear Reader: The farm bill, pizza and you

Editorials from the heartland are growing increasingly pessimistic about the prospects of farm billpassage before Congress decamps for holiday break.   And with the giant omnibus

PBS love letter to newspapers

If you love journalism, love newspapers, you’ll find this film, which is making its TV debut in the PBS December lineup, well worth your while.

Testy Copy Editor: In summary

Mistakes are inevitable: a wrong number here, a typing error there. The news media are full of them. There was never a realistic hope that

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