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Shopping bag; Gadgets to make winter more bearable.(VARIETY)

Snow, slush and bitter cold are enough to send us all to a cave to hibernate until spring. Here are some products and tips to help you cope with winter woes. Shovel-free snow removal Portable Thermawalk and Thermaroof mats melt snow and ice on sidewalks, driveways and roofs. The mats contain

Publication: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)

ON DUTY, RATHER TRAVELS HEAVY.(News/National/International)

NEW YORK -- Dan Rather's suitcase for going on assignments must be the size of a steamer trunk. The CBS anchorman says that, at minimum, his bag contains: ``Two suits, three dress shirts, half a dozen neckties, two work shirts, a bush jacket, blue jeans, waders, a sweater, a windbreaker, thermal

Publication: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)

Crammed 22 into one terrace house, we find the secret lair of Chinese immigrant workers; EXCLUSIVE.

Byline: KEITH BEABEY THIS is the scene of squalor inside the secret lair of the cockle slaves. In a mid-terrace, stone-built house 100 yards from the treacherous Morecambe Bay sands where the 19 Chinese cocklers lost their lives, up to 22 more Chinese immigrant workers exist in filthy conditions.

Publication: The Mail on Sunday (London, England)

Hints on happy hiking

Walking has never been a penance. I always travel as light as possible. And there's a wonderful freedom in loping along with a rucksack on your back and nothing heavy in heart or mind. A five or six-mile country circuit can return you to your starting point with an appetite and the sort of thirst

Publication: Herald Express (Torquay UK)

Geese on ice; The last chance for a Christmas goose provided an interesting adventure for some inventive hunters.(SPORTS)(Dennis Anderson)

Byline: Dennis Anderson; Staff Writer When it's a fresh goose you want for Christmas, the Wisconsin side of the border - where the Canada goose season remains open later than in Minnesota - offers some good opportunities. But your quest for a proper holiday feast might require you to travel atop

Publication: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)

Minnows Released In Rio Grande

Mayor Martin Chavez and others waded into a shady patch of the Rio Grande on Thursday to release 2,000 silvery minnows that are sexually mature and ready to spawn. It was the first time "tagged" members of the endangered species have been released in the area. The tags will allow the tiny minnows'

Publication: Albuquerque Journal

HERE'S MORE PROOF SANTA KNOWS ALL

DON ECKER The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 01-12-1997 HERE'S MORE PROOF SANTA KNOWS ALL By DON ECKER Date: 01-12-1997, Sunday Section: SPORTS Edition: All Editions -- Sunday Column: OUTDOORS Santa Claus must be a fisherman, or at least he knows what anglers want. Among my recent holiday acquisitions

Publication: The Record (Bergen County, NJ)