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Mum stole to buy kids gifts
IC Croydon - A HARD-UP mum-of-three stole 227 of supermarket goods to save money to buy her children Christmas presents,a court has heard. Rosie Louise Ripley, 33, from The Downs gypsy site in Tupwood Lane, Caterham, admitted stealing various goods from Tesco

A parcel from Santa arrives in the Bronx, a few weeks late
journalnews.com - The gifts came courtesy of Carmel residents Debbie and Jimmy DeRosario. Debbie, a secretary at Westlake High School in Thornwood, got a hold of Giselle’s letter to Santa through the school’s participation in Operation Letters to Santa, a program by

Special gifts often simple 
To Joy McCall-Dobbs, a simple engraved brick may have been the gift of a lifetime. It was a piece of the Myrtle Beach Train Depot and was from her fiance, who is now her husband.

How to Give a Wedding Gift They Really Want
FOX Carolina - Don’t leave the bride and groom stuck with unwanted gifts after the wedding — gift giving is a cinch when you know what to look for. Here’s how to select the perfect present. Check Their Registry Good news for gift-givers: You can be totally sure

Huckabee Goofs May Not Bode Well for ‘08
Associated Press - And last week, he lashed out after reporters questioned wedding-gift registries set up to furnish Huckabee’s new $525,000 home in North Little Rock. Friends this fall set up the accounts for Huckabee and his wife Janet, who have been married since

Montco steps in to save farm
Philadelphia Inquirer - Melchior Schultz, who bought the Wentz farm in 1794, split off Rothenberger’s land and built the house on it in 1818 as a wedding gift for his daughter, who was Rothenberger’s great-great-grandmother. That couple built an addition in 1849 for

SFGate: Daily Dish
San Francisco Gate - Real Madrid player David Beckham reportedly gave Tom Cruise a very generous wedding gift — he will give the star’s children soccer lessons. The former England captain was unable to join his wife Victoria at Cruise’s wedding to Katie Holmes in Italy

War hero, millionaire, and leading politician,
Providence Journal - A large guardian angel carved by a Jamaican artist, a wedding gift from the Sundluns to themselves, sits on the floor. A wall of windows provides a view of Narragansett Bay. Another

Exercise Some Foresight in Charitable Giving
Intelligencer - When contemplating making a significant gift, the charitably inclined are well-advised to exercise some foresight. Similar gifts made in different ways will yield remarkably different results. The treatment of your gift for federal tax purposes will