Restaurant Owner Teams Up With Make-A-Wish to Help Excelsior Boy With Leukemia Attend 2010 World Cup Soccer Games
Four Twin Cities Restaurants Hope to Raise $20,000 to Grant Child's Wish
Guests enjoying "Wish List" items to earn stamps for their Passports can help a 16-year old boy from Excelsior, Minnesota realize his dream of watching games at the 2010 World Cup, simply by visiting one of the four locally-owned Cara Irish Pubs between now and April 18, 2010.
Twin Cities restaurateur Kieran Folliard, an avid soccer fan himself, turned his personal disappointment that Ireland will not be represented in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Tournament into a personal mission to help a local child who is battling Acut
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'Harriet the Spy' on Disney Channel
If your kids love the book Harriet The Spy, they'll want to tune in to the new Disney Channel television movie, "Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars," starring Jennifer Stone ("Wizards of Waverly Place"), on Friday, March 26 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT). Based on the popular books by Louise Fitzhugh, the movie is a contemporary twist on the iconic character, as Harriet "The Spy" Welsch vies to become the official blogger of her high school class.
The film was written by mother-daughter team, Heather Conkie and Alexandra Clarke. Internationally acclaimed writer, Heather Conkie, gave her daughter, Alexandra Clarke, Harriet the
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Au Pairs--A Great Childcare Option
by Christopher Giaimo
My wife and I have 3 boys- a 6 year old and 8 year old twins. We both work full time in the hotel industry and put in long hours and full days. When our twins were 2 and with another baby on the way, we realized that the daily hassles of daycare were just getting to be too much. In addition to the earlier mornings needed to dress and feed the boys before bringing them to the center, too much work was being missed due to one or the other twin being sick and not being able to go to daycare, or being called out of work early due to ear infections, upset tummies, or mild fevers. In additi
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Not the Same Old Tax Return
New rules for this year's tax season
by Julie Meany, Financial Advisor, Ameriprise Financial Inc
Few things induce more anxiety this time of year than the looming April 15 tax return file deadline. As you begin the process this year, keep in mind that changes to the tax rules could affect your tax liability and possibly make you eligible for new tax reduction opportunities. More details can be found at the Internal Revenue Service website (www.irs.gov) or by talking to your tax advisor. Here are some of the more prominent changes that could affect your final 2009 tax bil
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