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HALLOWEEN  


   Monster's bill
Time was when a plastic pumpkin on the step, a light in the window, and 69 cents' worth of spiderwebbing qualified as Halloween decorations. These days, the bar is substantially higher.

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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



INLOVE  

Rose Lally and Tom McDermott
The odds were in Tom McDermott's favor. As a member of the senior center that meets at St. John the Baptist Church in Manayunk, he was on the advantageous side of a 5-1 female-male ratio.


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Leave Halloween alone



When decking the halls, do one holiday at a time




INSTORE  

Halloween in a heartbeat
Sure, you can spend all day and far into the night hunched over a sewing machine, turning an old sheet and a handful of pipe cleaners into an outfit that will transform your kid into Harry Potter. Or you can shop: It's the American Way, after all, and the economy could use the boost.

  



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