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HALLOWEEN  


   Tres shriek
Halloween calls for a special kind of food for adults. Kids can be happy sucking on sour stuff and tinting their tongues with odd concoctions. Adult food is trickier. It needs to be silly, but with a little touch of sophistication.

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WEDDINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS  


   Bridal bargains
To the bride-to-be awaiting a summer marriage, the national average cost of a wedding, with 175 guests and a sit-down dinner, is $20,000. But it is possible to cut the price of a wedding without sacrificing quality.

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Breaking the mold

BARBECUES  


   Forecast: Good, slow grilling
Clean-burning and convenient, ever willing to belch blue flames at the touch of a button, the gas grill is ready for duty in the few minutes it takes to walk to the fridge and retrieve some steaks. That is precisely why Al Roker, the sunny storm tracker on NBC's Today show, stopped using one.

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INLOVE  

Jeanette Hershey and Donald Martin
In the embodiment of optimism, Jeanette Hershey married Donald Martin Aug. 17 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community in Manheim, Pa. He's 85; she's 83. What wedding isn't a happy occasion?

  


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