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Businesses, fire department team up to foster safety education

Francine Sawyer

The New Bern Fire and Rescue Department is teaming with businesses in a partnership to educate people about safety and prevention....

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Skateboard competition scheduled at Swing Zone

A staff report

A family recreation business on U.S. 70 East will host another skateboard competition Saturday night for people of all skill levels....

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Airport ceremony marks change of name

Sue Book

Coastal Carolina Regional Airport is now the official name for the commercial airport near New Bern previously called Craven County Regional Airport....

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Market News

==Stocks fluctuate on rising oil, financial worries

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks fluctuated Thursday as a surge in oil prices fanned investors' growing inflation concerns. But a rebound in shares of mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and gains by energy companies helped stocks pull off their lows....

==BJ's, H-P, McClatchy, Suntech Power are big movers

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:...

==Oil's down, stocks are up, but uncertainty remains

NEW YORK (AP) -- The past four weeks on Wall Street have been quite a welcome contrast. Stocks have risen, the dollar has strengthened and oil prices have plummeted....

Career Advice

Heading Back to School? Tips fo rJuggling Work, School and a Personal Life

by Megan Malugani, Monster Contributing Writer

If you've decided to pursue a higher degree in healthcare, you may need a little help getting organized. Try these survival tips for juggling work, school and your personal life....

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Take Advantage of Downtinme at Work

by Roberta Chinsky Matuson, Monster Contributing Writer

We often dream of having downtime at work. But when we actually get it, we don't know what to do. You should realize this is the perfect time to complete the tasks you've put off or to pick up some new skills. Stretch Yourself You may have passed on projects...

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How to Eat Better at Work

by John Rossheim, Monster Senior Contributing Writer

Why is it so hard to eat right? "When you're hungry, you're not a philosopher," explains Dr. Daisy Merey, a physician and authority on eating habits. Indeed, food -- and especially the lack thereof -- brings out our animal nature. And when we homo sapiens...

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