Forestville Fire chief goes part time

Forestville Fire chief goes part time
FORESTVILLE — For the first time since the 1960s the Forestville Fire Protection District will be forced to operate without a full-time chief.
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2009 Was a Clunker. Time to Cash It In.

2009 Was a Clunker. Time to Cash It In.
DESPITE the bankruptcies, bailouts and plunging sales that quaked the auto industry this year, perhaps nothing sums up the misery better than this: The United States is no longer the world’s top car market.
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american funds vs vanguard indexes over time?

i have most of my mutual ira funds through american funds. my question is that over the period of 30 years, contributing 5k a year i would pay about $8600 just in loads to get into these funds. is it possible that these could outperform a variety of vanguard index funds even after paying the [...]