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Both Herwig and Driscoll were in custody just before 3 p.m.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePolice later found out the truck was reported stolen from Hagerstown, the release states.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHerwig, 36, of Port Deposit, was charged with one count each of robbery, theft less than $1,000 and theft from $10,000 to $100,000, according to court records. He was ordered held without bail as of Tuesday.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDriscoll, 33, of Hagerstown, was charged with one count each of theft from $10,000 to $100,000, conspiracy to commit robbery and conspiracy to commit theft less than $1,000, court records state. He was ordered held on $100,000 bail as of Tuesday morning.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDriscoll was scheduled to appear in Frederick County District Court for a hearing Jan. 14. No future court dates were set for Herwig as of Tuesday morning in an online search of court records. ___\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"nc_footer\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e(c)2014 The Frederick News-Post (Frederick, Md.)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisit The Frederick News-Post (Frederick, Md.) at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.fredericknewspost.com\"\u003ewww.fredericknewspost.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDistributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis article was written by Jeremy Arias from The Frederick News-Post, Md. and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cimg src\u003d\"https://pixel.newscred.com/px.gif?key\u003dYXJ0aWNsZT0xNmUzZDY2MjVjNjAxZThlNDZkOWFkNWYyMWIwMjY5YiZwdWJsaXNoZXI9YjkyZTkxZWE4MDk3YjdhZWJlYWQ1NmFkNjE1MDdkYmM\u003d\" alt\u003d\"\" height\u003d\"1\" width\u003d\"1\" class\u003d\"nc_pixel\"/\u003e","textEntities":{"message":[]},"senderProfile":{"snType":"WEB","age":0,"snId":"243a34742494d5d709c6dcfb20b6714c","name":"Jeremy Arias","screenName":"Jeremy Arias","following":0,"followers":0,"favCount":0,"statusCount":0,"profileWorkflowProperties":{"comments":[],"notifyUserIds":[],"partnerProfileLists":[],"clientProfileLists":[],"partnerCustomProperties":{},"clientCustomProperties":{},"clientTags":[]},"universalProfileId":"5478cb15b02e8d53f876b37d","participationIndex":0.0,"influencerIndex":0.0,"spamIndex":0.0,"accountsFollowedByUser":[],"accountsFollowingUser":[],"accountsUnFollowingUser":[],"accountsUnFollowedByUser":[],"accountsBlockingUser":[]},"receiverProfile":{"age":0,"following":0,"followers":0,"favCount":0,"statusCount":0,"profileWorkflowProperties":{"tags":[],"comments":[],"notifyUserIds":[],"partnerProfileLists":[],"clientProfileLists":[],"partnerCustomProperties":{},"clientCustomProperties":{},"clientTags":[]},"participationIndex":0.0,"influencerIndex":0.0,"spamIndex":0.0,"accountsFollowedByUser":[],"accountsFollowingUser":[],"accountsUnFollowingUser":[],"accountsUnFollowedByUser":[],"accountsBlockingUser":[]},"isSenderFollower":false,"createdTime":1416934573170,"modifiedTime":1416934573170,"snCreatedTime":1416934260000,"snCreatedTimeYearMonth":"2014_11","snModifiedTime":1416934260000,"actionTime":1416934260000,"workflowProperties":{"sentiment":0,"isSpam":false,"isProfane":false},"location":{"text":"United States","lat":0.0,"lon":0.0,"additional":{"stateCode":"MD","code":"US"}},"conversationId":"56789b3b0868dcf45abeda0e1dec27c3","parentMsgType":0,"deleted":false,"archived":false,"brandPost":false,"parentBrandPost":false,"hasBrandComment":false,"hasScheduledComment":false,"hasParentPost":false,"hasApplicationConversation":false,"hasConversation":false},{"domain":"bloomberg.com","partnerId":5,"clientId":-1,"sourceId":999998,"accountId":999998,"sourceType":"LISTENING","snType":"WEB","snMsgId":"18aa86db1999c7cbff5afca0738a1157","messageType":115,"messageSubType":0,"universalMessageId":"WEB_115_18aa86db1999c7cbff5afca0738a1157","title":"Oats Cheapest in Two Years as Ample Supply Cuts Costs for Quaker","message":"\u003cp\u003eNov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Prices for oats traded in Chicago fell to the lowest in more than two years amid signs of ample supplies of the breakfast staple.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStockpiles of the grain approved for delivery against futures have more than tripled from a year earlier, exchange data show. Prices plunged as much as 41 percent since touching a record in March, signaling reduced costs for the Quaker Oats division of PepsiCo Inc. and for farmers who use the grain in livestock feed.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFutures slumped as railroads cleared backlogs that had slowed shipments from Canada, the world’s biggest exporter. At the same time, flooding across the nation’s Prairies and delayed U.S. planting reduced the quality of grain supplies now filling warehouses. That’s encouraging investors to sell long positions, said Dan Anderson, a grain broker and analyst for ED\u0026amp;F Mann Capital Markets Inc.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Hedge funds are realizing they do not want to take delivery of lower-quality oats that no one wants,†Anderson said in a telephone interview from Chicago. “People have been building stocks all summer, and the majority are feed quality and not food quality.â€\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOat futures for delivery in March fell 2.6 percent to $3.0375 a bushel at 10:24 a.m. on the Chicago Board of Trade, heading for an eighth straight drop and the longest slide in a year. Earlier, prices touched $2.9825, the lowest for a most- active contract since June 2012.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHedge funds increased their net-bullish wagers to 1,945 futures and options in the week ended Nov. 18, almost four times higher than a year earlier. On Nov. 21, open interest in futures reached the highest since February. The contracts outstanding fell by 745 yesterday, the biggest drop in a year. The declines could signal an unwinding of long positions.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cbr/\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRail Jam\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cbr/\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrices rose to a record $5.045 in March after record grain and oilseed crops in Canada overwhelmed the country’s rail system, creating a shortage of grain cars and slowing oats shipments. The U.S. imported 56 percent of the oats it consumed in the 12 months that ended May 31.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCanadian government mandates that imposed grain-shipping requirements helped to ease the backlog. The orders could be suspended once they expire at the end of the month because of improved shipments, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a report this month.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso in Chicago, soybean, corn and wheat futures climbed today.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDomestic oat production rose 7.7 percent to 70 million bushels this season from a year earlier, the USDA said Nov. 10. About 12.2 million bushels of the grain were in deliverable locations as of Nov. 14, up from 4.02 million a year earlier, CBOT data show.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The main problem last year was transportation, not supply,†Anderson said. “The market is much better prepared for any Canadian rail slowdown this year.â€\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cbr/\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo contact the reporter on this story: Jeff Wilson in Chicago at [email protected] To contact the editors responsible for this story: Millie Munshi at [email protected] Joe Richter\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis article was written by JEFF WILSON from Bloomberg and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cimg src\u003d\"https://pixel.newscred.com/px.gif?key\u003dYXJ0aWNsZT1hZDRkM2NjMjlkZDU1ZDE5ZTIwZDE5ODU5ZTI0YzAzYSZwdWJsaXNoZXI9YjkyZTkxZWE4MDk3YjdhZWJlYWQ1NmFkNjE1MDdkYmM\u003d\" alt\u003d\"\" height\u003d\"1\" width\u003d\"1\" class\u003d\"nc_pixel\"/\u003e","textEntities":{"message":[]},"senderProfile":{"snType":"WEB","age":0,"snId":"02c1d024a454d3cf61fc521a0d4fdfc2","name":"JEFF WILSON","screenName":"JEFF WILSON","following":0,"followers":0,"favCount":0,"statusCount":0,"profileWorkflowProperties":{"comments":[],"notifyUserIds":[],"partnerProfileLists":[],"clientProfileLists":[],"partnerCustomProperties":{},"clientCustomProperties":{},"clientTags":[]},"universalProfileId":"5478cb15b02e8d53f876b37e","participationIndex":0.0,"influencerIndex":0.0,"spamIndex":0.0,"accountsFollowedByUser":[],"accountsFollowingUser":[],"accountsUnFollowingUser":[],"accountsUnFollowedByUser":[],"accountsBlockingUser":[]},"receiverProfile":{"age":0,"following":0,"followers":0,"favCount":0,"statusCount":0,"profileWorkflowProperties":{"tags":[],"comments":[],"notifyUserIds":[],"partnerProfileLists":[],"clientProfileLists":[],"partnerCustomProperties":{},"clientCustomProperties":{},"clientTags":[]},"participationIndex":0.0,"influencerIndex":0.0,"spamIndex":0.0,"accountsFollowedByUser":[],"accountsFollowingUser":[],"accountsUnFollowingUser":[],"accountsUnFollowedByUser":[],"accountsBlockingUser":[]},"isSenderFollower":false,"createdTime":1416934573212,"modifiedTime":1416934573212,"snCreatedTime":1416934223000,"snCreatedTimeYearMonth":"2014_11","snModifiedTime":1416934223000,"actionTime":1416934223000,"workflowProperties":{"sentiment":0,"isSpam":false,"isProfane":false},"location":{"text":"United States","lat":0.0,"lon":0.0,"additional":{"stateCode":"NY","code":"US"}},"conversationId":"18aa86db1999c7cbff5afca0738a1157","parentMsgType":0,"deleted":false,"archived":false,"brandPost":false,"parentBrandPost":false,"hasBrandComment":false,"hasScheduledComment":false,"hasParentPost":false,"hasApplicationConversation":false,"hasConversation":false},{"domain":"gawker.com","partnerId":5,"clientId":-1,"sourceId":999998,"accountId":999998,"sourceType":"LISTENING","snType":"WEB","snMsgId":"bf811b4015a6d8c192869025b33cc3cc","messageType":115,"messageSubType":0,"universalMessageId":"WEB_115_bf811b4015a6d8c192869025b33cc3cc","permalink":"http://gawker.com/80s-yearbook-photo-proves-paul-rudd-never-aged-he-just-1663198050","title":"\u002780s Yearbook Photo Proves Paul Rudd Never Aged, He Just Got a Haircut","message":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--OtXMiZPs--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/nhnzlno3hwj2r8fmza0n.jpg\" data-format\u003d\"jpg\" data-chomp-id\u003d\"nhnzlno3hwj2r8fmza0n\" height\u003d\"315\" width\u003d\"636\" data-asset-url\u003d\"http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--OtXMiZPs--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/nhnzlno3hwj2r8fmza0n.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\u002780s Yearbook Photo Proves Paul Rudd Never Aged, He Just Got a Haircut\"/\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hey, that\u0027s a pretty handsome photo of Karl Myers,\" you\u0027re probably saying to yourself right about now. \"Wait a minute, is that popular and easygoing comedic actor Paul Rudd in some sort of long-but-not-exactly flowing wig?\"\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA reasonable guess, dear reader, but nay. That is Paul Rudd\u0027s \u003cem\u003eactual hair,\u003c/em\u003e circa the 1980s. The process of human aging slowed to a crawl for Rudd while at the University of Kansas, but he periodically gets his hair cut for roles or to create the illusion that he doesn\u0027t live inside a sexy temporal anomaly.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://gawker.com/nice-guy-paul-rudd-stars-in-couples-pregnancy-announcem-1599735893\"\u003eNice guy\u003c/a\u003e, that Rudd.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\u003cem\u003eh/t \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.vulture.com/2014/11/paul-rudd-had-truly-perfect-hair-in-the-80s.html?mid\u003dimdb\"\u003eVulture\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis article was written by Jay Hathaway from Gawker and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cimg src\u003d\"https://pixel.newscred.com/px.gif?key\u003dYXJ0aWNsZT1mY2JlNjkyZDAxNWIzOTM1NWMzNzk4MWI4YTFmZTVhOSZwdWJsaXNoZXI9YjkyZTkxZWE4MDk3YjdhZWJlYWQ1NmFkNjE1MDdkYmM\u003d\" alt\u003d\"\" height\u003d\"1\" width\u003d\"1\" class\u003d\"nc_pixel\"/\u003e","textEntities":{"message":[]},"senderProfile":{"snType":"WEB","age":0,"snId":"9efadef29aac4df2fb54e7d7376fef30","name":"Jay Hathaway","screenName":"Jay Hathaway","following":0,"followers":0,"favCount":0,"statusCount":0,"profileWorkflowProperties":{"comments":[],"notifyUserIds":[],"partnerProfileLists":[],"clientProfileLists":[],"partnerCustomProperties":{},"clientCustomProperties":{},"clientTags":[]},"universalProfileId":"5478cb15b02e8d53f876b37f","participationIndex":0.0,"influencerIndex":0.0,"spamIndex":0.0,"accountsFollowedByUser":[],"accountsFollowingUser":[],"accountsUnFollowingUser":[],"accountsUnFollowedByUser":[],"accountsBlockingUser":[]},"receiverProfile":{"age":0,"following":0,"followers":0,"favCount":0,"statusCount":0,"profileWorkflowProperties":{"tags":[],"comments":[],"notifyUserIds":[],"partnerProfileLists":[],"clientProfileLists":[],"partnerCustomProperties":{},"clientCustomProperties":{},"clientTags":[]},"participationIndex":0.0,"influencerIndex":0.0,"spamIndex":0.0,"accountsFollowedByUser":[],"accountsFollowingUser":[],"accountsUnFollowingUser":[],"accountsUnFollowedByUser":[],"accountsBlockingUser":[]},"isSenderFollower":false,"createdTime":1416934573264,"modifiedTime":1416934573264,"snCreatedTime":1416934200000,"snCreatedTimeYearMonth":"2014_11","snModifiedTime":1416934200000,"actionTime":1416934200000,"mediaList":[{"id":"e924cbb3f4dbb612d2caff60856dadbf","type":"PHOTO","picture":"http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--OtXMiZPs--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/nhnzlno3hwj2r8fmza0n.jpg","source":"http://images4.newscred.com/Zz1lOTI0Y2JiM2Y0ZGJiNjEyZDJjYWZmNjA4NTZkYWRiZg\u003d\u003d?width\u003d75\u0026height\u003d75"}],"workflowProperties":{"sentiment":0,"isSpam":false,"isProfane":false},"location":{"text":"United States","lat":0.0,"lon":0.0,"additional":{"stateCode":"NY","code":"US"}},"conversationId":"bf811b4015a6d8c192869025b33cc3cc","parentMsgType":0,"deleted":false,"archived":false,"brandPost":false,"parentBrandPost":false,"hasBrandComment":false,"hasScheduledComment":false,"hasParentPost":false,"hasApplicationConversation":false,"hasConversation":false},{"domain":"forbes.com","partnerId":5,"clientId":-1,"sourceId":999998,"accountId":999998,"sourceType":"LISTENING","snType":"WEB","snMsgId":"cc9b77dc88489a951b4db8a674476c00","messageType":115,"messageSubType":0,"universalMessageId":"WEB_115_cc9b77dc88489a951b4db8a674476c00","permalink":"http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulmonckton/2014/11/25/dmc-cm1-gains-wider-availability/#","title":"Most Powerful Smartphone Camera Gets Wider Release","message":"\u003cp\u003eThere’s good news for anyone hoping to get their hands on Panasonic’s remarkable DMC-CM1. The company has announced that the camera/smartphone hybrid is soon to be available in the UK in limited quantities.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough CM1 is a fully-fledged 4G Android smartphone, it has been fitted with an unusually high-quality camera featuring a fast, Leica-branded prime lens backed by a massive 20 megapixel 1-inch sensor – the same sensor found in Panasonic’s flagship DMC-FZ1000 super zoom bridge camera.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePanasonic is therefore promoting the device as a “smart camera†with full smartphone functionality rather than as a smartphone which just happens to include a high-end camera.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.forbes.com/sites/paulmonckton/2014/09/17/panasonic-dmc-cm1-preview-the-worlds-best-camera-phone/\" title\u003d\"Panasonic DMC-CM1 Preview: The World’s Best Camera Phone?\"\u003eREAD - Panasonic DMC-CM1 Preview: The World’s Best Camera Phone?\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those UK residents keen to get hold of one, the CM1 will be available in the following outlets from 1st December and sold on a first come, first served basis:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJessops, Oxford St. London\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDixons, Harrods, London\u003cbr/\u003e\n\u003cbr/\u003e\nWilkinson Cameras, Liverpool\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePark Cameras, Burgess Hill\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePanasonic Store, Plymouth\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Lewis, Edinburgh\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDixons \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.forbes.com/travel/\"\u003eTravel\u003c/a\u003e, Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the claimed level of interest in the device, Panasonic still seems less than confident about releasing the CM1 into the wild. The above list consists mainly of specialist photographic outlets and, according to the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://news.panasonic.co.uk/pressreleases/limited-number-of-panasonic-s-dmc-cm1-to-make-a-welcome-arrival-to-the-uk-1087753\"\u003epress release,\u003c/a\u003e you won’t be able to just walk in a shop and buy one without first completing a short questionnaire – an unusual proviso to attach to such a purchase.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmartphone photography is currently very different to traditional camera photography, with phones placing a stronger emphasis on fully automatic modes and using clever digital processing tricks to produce the best possible image quality from lesser hardware.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese tentative steps suggest that Panasonic could be unsure about how this camera might be received, and that by ensuring that the CM1 only falls into the hands of those most likely to appreciate what it can do, the company can hope to create a positive buzz around the product. There certainly seems to be plenty of interest at least.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSadly, no mention is made of worldwide availability, but this is a positive indication that the camera may appear in other territories. 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Comments should be sent to Dale Myers, site manager, 3190 160th Ave. SE, Bellevue, WA 98008, or to [email protected].\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEcology will conduct a public hearing on the cleanup proposal on Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Skagit County Administration Building, 1800 Continental Place, Suite 100, Mount Vernon.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hearing starts with an open house at 5:30 p.m., a presentation at 6 p.m. and the public hearing at 7 p.m.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder a prior owner and name, Truck City opened in 1953. Several releases of gasoline and diesel fuel have been documented over the site\u0027s history. A cleanup proposal includes:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroundwater sampling at existing monitoring wells, prior to cleanup.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemoval of all structures on the site, including underground storage tanks.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eE x c a v a t i o n a n d removal of soil in four areas of known contamination.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoil testing at least 15 feet deep in all areas excavated.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstallation of new monitoring wells.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe county plans to take legal possession of the site in January 2015 and to conduct the cleanup project in the summer and fall of 2015, followed by construction of the jail facility.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the legal agreement, Ecology seeks comments on a determination of non-significance, public participation plan, remedial investigation and feasibility study, and cleanup action plan.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe legal agreement and all associated documents are available on Ecology\u0027s website, ecy.wa.gov. The same printed materials are available at Mount Vernon Public Library, 315 Snoqualmie St.; Mount Vernon City Hall, 910 Cleveland, Ave.; and Skagit County Commissioners Office, 1800 Continental Place, Suite 100, Mount Vernon. ___\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"nc_footer\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e(c)2014 the Skagit Valley Herald (Mount Vernon, Wash.)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisit the Skagit Valley Herald (Mount Vernon, Wash.) at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.goskagit.com\"\u003ewww.goskagit.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDistributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr/\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis article was from Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, Wash. and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cimg src\u003d\"https://pixel.newscred.com/px.gif?key\u003dYXJ0aWNsZT02NjQ1YzY3MGZmYmNjOTAyMDhiYWVlMjQ1MzUzMDIwZCZwdWJsaXNoZXI9YjkyZTkxZWE4MDk3YjdhZWJlYWQ1NmFkNjE1MDdkYmM\u003d\" alt\u003d\"\" height\u003d\"1\" width\u003d\"1\" class\u003d\"nc_pixel\"/\u003e","textEntities":{"message":[]},"receiverProfile":{"age":0,"following":0,"followers":0,"favCount":0,"statusCount":0,"profileWorkflowProperties":{"tags":[],"comments":[],"notifyUserIds":[],"partnerProfileLists":[],"clientProfileLists":[],"partnerCustomProperties":{},"clientCustomProperties":{},"clientTags":[]},"participationIndex":0.0,"influencerIndex":0.0,"spamIndex":0.0,"accountsFollowedByUser":[],"accountsFollowingUser":[],"accountsUnFollowingUser":[],"accountsUnFollowedByUser":[],"accountsBlockingUser":[]},"isSenderFollower":false,"createdTime":1416934573332,"modifiedTime":1416934573332,"snCreatedTime":1416934150000,"snCreatedTimeYearMonth":"2014_11","snModifiedTime":1416934150000,"actionTime":1416934150000,"workflowProperties":{"sentiment":0,"isSpam":false,"isProfane":false},"location":{"text":"United States","lat":0.0,"lon":0.0,"additional":{"stateCode":"WA","code":"US"}},"conversationId":"c66b9f3fa3d087cf767e7586c19dd010","parentMsgType":0,"deleted":false,"archived":false,"brandPost":false,"parentBrandPost":false,"hasBrandComment":false,"hasScheduledComment":false,"hasParentPost":false,"hasApplicationConversation":false,"hasConversation":false},{"domain":"goskagit.com","partnerId":5,"clientId":-1,"sourceId":999998,"accountId":999998,"sourceType":"LISTENING","snType":"WEB","snMsgId":"c74c2b1b77e1df8e2cd22138b7df0ab5","messageType":115,"messageSubType":0,"universalMessageId":"WEB_115_c74c2b1b77e1df8e2cd22138b7df0ab5","title":"Sponsorship program creates personal connection","message":"\u003cp\u003eBusinesses, groups and individuals can make a Christmas dream come true for disadvantaged families in their community by participating in the Skagit Valley Herald Christmas Fund sponsorship program.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the program, qualified county families seeking help indicate the number of children they have, their names and ages, and can request for a gift or clothing for their kids.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBusinesses who sign up determine how large a family or how many families they want to support and are matched through a computer program, said Christmas Fund Administrator Lynn Postler.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroceries or a gift certificate for a holiday meal and gifts can be given directly to the family by those who shopped for them.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It\u0027s one thing to drop off toys. 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