Plumbers dilemma
SOME Cooma plumbers believe the State Government's plan to change industry regulations are unwarranted while others think simplification of the existing regulations is the way forward.

Astronaut Plumbers Get to Work on Space Station
Astronaut plumbers will hook up the space station's water recycling system today.

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CNN Student News Transcript: November 21, 2008
November 21, 2008

SKILLS ALERT
MANAMA: A call has gone out to create an army of Bahraini plumbers, farmers, mechanics, electricians and carpenters. The country must rebuild its skills base, from the factory floor to the boardroom, say international experts called in to identify gaps that must be filled.

ART BYPASS SAVES CROOKS
A hole-in-the-wall gang may have made a smart decision when they bypassed a high-security SoHo gallery displaying $250 million worth of art - and instead smashed their way into an apartment next door. They scored only $7,000 and a laptop after...

Election star "Joe the Plumber" lacks license
CINCINNATI (Reuters) - After Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama made him into the most famous plumber in America, it turns out Joe Wurzelbacher isn't a licensed plumber after all. Oh, and his real name is Sam.

Funk~Cole
Amanda J. Funk and Adam E. Cole exchanged wedding vows in a ceremony held Feb. 2, 2008, at Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Alton with Fr. Chris Uhl officiating. A reception was held at Lockhaven Country Club in Alton following the ceremony.

Daughter seeks help to fix father's home
Times staff writer PEKIN - The daughter of an elderly man Pekin officials say must move or fix his house because of a basement sewage problem says she is out of options and needs help fixing the problem.

Plumbers' board under scrutiny
An inquiry has been launched into the activities and performance of the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board.

GREAT IDEAS
Both you and your brews can chill in your man cave with the Redhook Toolbox Fridge from Redhook Ale Brewery.

'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' coming to region
Mashantucket - One eastern Connecticut family will open its door Dec. 4 and be greeted by host Ty Pennington bellowing ?Good Morning!? into a

Through hard work, hustle
Who is Joe the Plumber? In Montana, he's Joe Reber, a Butte-born businessman who grew up in poverty and created a multimillion-dollar plumbing dynasty the old-fashioned way.

Isle of Wight: Uncertainty for Plumb Centers
By Richard Wright - Friday, November 21, 2008 WHETHER Newport and Sandown branches of Plumb Center will escape a widespread company cull is not yet known.

DeStefano tells unions future is bleak
NEW HAVEN ? Mayor John DeStefano Jr. met again with leaders of several unions Tuesday to reiterate concern that the spiraling state budget deficit will result in difficult local decisions.

Planned solar project in Fletcher to be largest in world
FLETCHER ? The sun keeps shining even in an economic downturn. The newly created Vanir Solar Construction Co. is counting on that fact as it constructs the world's largest solar heating and cooling system in Fletcher.

No 'Polish Plumber' Wave -- Migration Low After EU Expansion
Contrary to popular belief, the European Union's expansion towards central and Eastern Europe has not sparked a massive influx of Polish plumbers or Bulgarian builders to the bloc's richest nations, figures due out Tuesd

4 Investigates: Local scrap yards a market for copper thieves
Copper theft is one of those crimes that does not discriminate. Thieves follow the supply.

Mainstreet: Spend locally
Wary about dollars slipping away through online and out-of-town sales, Mainstreet Steamboat Springs again is launch­ing a ?shop local? campaign in the holiday season.

Contractors Say Change In Union Rates Could Cost VW Millions MCA Files Unfair Labor Charge With NLRB
The Mechanical Contractors Association (MCA) of Chattanooga has filed an unfair labor charge against several union groups, saying they are trying to impose a unilateral rate hike that could cost Volkswagen millions of dollars at its new Chattanooga plant.