Akld property market bucks naysayers (TVNZ: Wed, 10 Jan) The Auckland property market has refused to bow to negative commentary, leading to a bumper 2006 for the region's biggest realtor. Barfoot & Thompson's figures for the year show the average price of properties increased 4.8%, averaging out at just over $480,000.
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Immigration is cause of growth (Whitefish Pilot: Wed, 10 Jan) Last week's opinion piece "Don't marginalize immigrants" by Jim Ramlow completely misses the big picture.
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Anniversaries...of Wars and Invasions (Sierra Times: Wed, 10 Jan) Whatever President Bush has to say on Wednesday, January 10th, he will be making this speech on the eve of a significant date in our history. World War II, that began on December 7, 1941, lasted exactly three years, ten months, and eight days until Japan surrendered on September 15, 1945.
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Vietnam records population growth rate of 1.33% (Nhan Dan: Wed, 27 Dec) Vietnam's current population growth rate is 1.33%, announced the Commission on Population, Family and Children at a meeting held in Hanoi on December 26 to mark the Vietnam Population Day.
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Plainfield prepares for partial special census (The Herald News: Fri, 05 Jan) PLAINFIELD - Given the rate of population growth in town, village officials believe it's time for another head count. The village is gearing up for a partial special census, which could be completed by the end of the summer.
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