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Our View: Talk of the town: bell-ringers and other big hearts (The Town Talk)
Beads: To the dedicated bell-ringers of the Salvation Army, a cadre of friendly people who are showing the rest of us the meaning of the season -- helping others.

Give the gift that's free from cruelty (Reno Gazette-Journal)
If you're looking for cruelty-free beauty brands and leather alternatives, go to alternativeoutfitters.com for products such as non-leather Poire cellphone holders and Alba Bontanic hair-care products. The site is a perfect place to find your vegan friends gifts. The site also has a good selection of T-shirts with sayings such as, "Real women wear fake fur."

Local looks to admire -- and how to get them (San Jose Mercury News)
Susanna Wargo 55-plus , of Cupertino. Couture sales associate at Neiman Marcus. Spotted taking a break at the Stanford Shopping Center. She describes her personal style as ``fashionable but individual.'' Also: ``I don't just follow the fashions just because it's in. If it doesn't look good on me, then I don't buy it.''

Entrepreneur — only age 9 — turns beading skill into cash (San Mateo County Times)
SAN CARLOS WITH golden-brown hair tucked behind her ears, Katherine Celotti focuses, head down, on her newest creation.

Winning words, art and music of four area veterans highlighted at a national arts festival (Rapid City Journal)
They are four western South Dakota veterans who served during different eras, who endured physical or emotional wounds and who come from a range of cultural and life experiences.

TODAY DEC. 10 (Peoria Journal Star)
The Peoria Rivermen take on the Houston Aeros at 4 p.m. at the Civic Center Arena. Tickets are $10.50, $12.50 and $17.50.

Latimer's parade rolls (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
Most people were bundled up for the cold weather, but Tucker Avenue was lined with people, waiting to catch beads and candy, and to see all the decorations.