The price of progress
      In light of the current real estate slump and mortgage meltdown, you'd think the housing manufacturers would be less inclined to build new tracts. Their inventories must be growing by the hour. Apparently that's not the case.
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Contest near
      Don't forget the deadline for The Acorn's "Fiction in a Nutshell" contest is Aug. 24. In 100 words or less, write a short fiction story and e-mail it to newstip@theacorn.com.
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