Black Friday Buying Frenzy Underway

Bargain shoppers headed to the nation's stores and malls before the sun rose Friday to nab specials on everything from toys to flat-screen TVs as the holiday shopping season officially opened.

Nation's retailers hope early start, generous discounts lure eager holiday shoppers
(AP) - Bargain shoppers headed to the nation's stores and malls before the sun rose Friday to nab specials on everything from toys to flat-screen TVs as the holiday shopping season officially opened.

Apartment tenants grapple with unexpected closure announcement

Owners of the Old Church Inn in Mansfield have announced plans to close the apartment complex by Dec. 31, leaving 37 tenants, most of whom are elderly, mentally or physically challenged, to scramble to find new housing arrangements.

Nation's retailers usher in holiday season with expanded hours, generous discounts
Parade takes the low road Reuters Strong gusts and intermittent rain swirled over Manhattan early Thursday but Scooby Doo (above) and Snoopy stayed on track albeit a slightly lower one to please fans in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Video

Longtime DC Photographer Arnie Sachs Dies At 78
Arnold "Arnie" Sachs , the award-winning Washington photojournalist who took the famously prescient photo of a young Bill Clinton shaking hands with John F. Kennedy , died Friday at age 78.

'Vicious' youth is on the lam
Stabbed disabled man nine times in 2003

Crowds out for early holiday shopping
Bargain shoppers headed to the nation's stores and malls before the sun rose on Friday to nab specials on everything from toys to flat-screen TVs as the holiday shopping season officially opened.

Shoppers experience pains and gains

The Trentonian, NJ - Nov 25, 2006... She got him a Razor motorized scooter for $99 -- a savings of $70 -- and a Robosapien for $30. The remote control robot was one of last year s hottest toys. ...

Silt means no lifting of water advisory
Global National, Canada - Nov 20, 2006... "I'm so happy. I ran out of my bottled water this morning," said 55-year-old Irene Thomas as she put a case of water into her motorized scooter. ...

Disabled senior unable to overcome snow at poll
NorthernLife.ca, Canada - Nov 15, 2006... Osbourne, who recently had some toes and part of his foot removed because of gangrene, is using a motorized scooter to get around until his wounds heal. ...

Research group urges caution when buying gifts
Royal Oak Daily Tribune, MI - Nov 22, 2006... One child died on a non-motorized scooter while another was asphyxiated in a toy chest. "Choking hazards are the most common," Pettit said. ...

The Fixer: Road paved with good intentions is bad
Toronto Star, Canada - Nov 28, 2006... road. For those pushing a child stroller or using a wheelchair or motorized scooter, it will be an even more precarious situation. ...

Summit County

Akron Beacon Journal, OH - Nov 26, 2006... Police said they saw and stopped Sheffield as he was driving a motorized scooter through Archwood Avenue and Moore Street without any lights on. ...

A ramp could be woman's gateway to escaping isolation and ...

OregonLive.com, OR - Nov 18, 2006... Then she could steer her motorized scooter around her Brooklyn neighborhood to the local coffee shop, drug store, QFC and Loaves & Fishes or maybe the mall to ...

Dream Of A Scooter Granted to Dying Texas Farmer
PR Web (press release), WA - Nov 1, 2006... PRWeb) November 1, 2006 -- The SCOOTER Store teamed up with Dream Foundation to make local man Tommie Zunker's dream come true - a motorized scooter that will ...

Truck crushes motorized scooter
Hernando Today, FL - 13 hours agoBROOKSVILLE A tractor-trailer truck hit a 69-year-old man Tuesday morning as he tried to cross Cobb Road on his motorized scooter. ...

Residents collide with city's parking rules
Santa Maria Times, CA - Nov 4, 2006... But Fowler, who is disabled and uses a motorized scooter or crutches, says parking on the street is more difficult for him, so he is continuing to park in his ...

HCMC companies dispute ownership of promotional ideas
Thanh Nien Daily, Vietnam - Oct 30, 2006... the company was solely responsible for launching the idea to hold a fashion week named Gliding in emotion , the slogan for SYM s Attila motorized scooter ...

Truck crushes motorized scooter

BROOKSVILLE A tractor-trailer truck hit a 69-year-old man Tuesday morning as he tried to cross Cobb Road on his motorized scooter. The victim, Lester McCoy, could be charged with DUI.

Dream Of A Scooter Granted to Dying Texas Farmer
Gift of Mobility Scooter Goes to Odyssey HealthCare Hospice Patient (PRWeb Nov 1, 2006) Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/U3F1YS1aZXRhLUhhbGYtQ291cC1NYWduLVplcm8=

Apartment tenants grapple with unexpected closure announcement

Shreveport Times, LA - Nov 22, 2006... Primarily confined to a motorized scooter, Jeworrek suffers from a number of health ailments that keep him in and out of the hospital. ...

Retailers usher in holiday season

Bargain shoppers headed to the nations stores and malls before the sun rose on Friday to nab specials on everything from toys to flat-screen TVs as the holiday shopping season officially opened.

For earliest shoppers, Black Friday holds bargains, pains
CHERRY HILL, N.J. - The most frenzied shopping day of the year began earlier than ever in New Jersey with many stores opening to bargain-hunters clutching coffee and newspaper circulars at 5 a.m. Friday.

Retailers hope early start, big discounts lure shoppers
Bargain shoppers headed to the nations stores and malls before the sun rose Friday to nab specials on everything from toys to flat-screen TVs as the holiday shopping season officially opened.

'Vicious' youth is on the lam
Stabbed disabled man nine times in 2003