Wilmington, NC News

By Ana RibeiroAna.Ribeiro@StarNewsOnline.com

When Bonnie Lewis quit her full-time job as a cake decorator and took on full-time care of her aging, disabled mother, the first order of business was to get the 61-year-old out of her Leland mobile home. “She has breathing problems,” said Lewis, 43. “I needed a cleaner place for her to live.”

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By Celia RivenbarkMcClatchy-Tribune News Service

By now I’m sure that most of you have heard about the Florida woman who caused a two-vehicle wreck because she was shaving her bikini area while driving.Guess that makes the time you drove with your elbows while eating a Whopper seem downright virtuous, doesn’t it?

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By Robyn TomlinRobyn.Tomlin@StarNewsOnline.com

The past few months have been busy in the newsroom.We’ve been chasing great stories and installing new computers and upgraded software, and we’ve shifted some people into new roles in our continuing effort to improve the news report we deliver in print and online each day.

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By Chelsea KellnerChelsea.Kellner@StarNewsOnline.com

Juli Harvey is a hospital nurse with seemingly split personalities, at least pertaining to her jobs: she’s a costume designer who also coordinates charity events, a jewelry maker who also sews toys, plus she paints shoes and tiles tables and fashions puppets to spec, all while working three twelve-hour shifts at New Hanover Regional Medical Center…

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By Ken LittleCitydesk@StarNewsOnline.com

The first-time home buyer tax credit is making a difference in local real estate sales.

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