A video roundup of area news headlines for Friday, April 13.
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The driver experienced chest pains before the accident Friday morning, Cobb police said.
Don't let it be said that Northeast Cobb residents lack perspective. While workers behind caution tape were assessing the repair job at the Dollar Tree store Friday afternoon, the Woodstock Road store remained open. People continued going in and out of the store. A few people stopped and stared at the gaping hole, but most just walked through the undamaged door and went about their shopping. An SUV crashed into the Dollar Tree store on Woodstock Road around 10:25 this morning, according to the Cobb County police. Cobb police said the woman, 56, was driving in the 4600 block of Woodstock Road when she had chest pains and lost control of the SUV, WSB-TV reported this morning. The woman was taken to a hospital. No injuries were reported …
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Northeast Cobb retail stores are already blending Thanksgiving decor with Christmas. To some, it's too much to soon. To decorators, it's a feast for the eyes.
As the last piece of Halloween candy dropped into a child's plastic candy collector, Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations magically appeared, simultaneously, in department stores. Between Halloween and Christmas, Thanksgiving is treated like a middle child...given a nod of acknowledgement, and then quickly passed by to shower the favorite, Christmas, with attention. I admit to not decorating for Thanksgiving. I don't have a good eye for decorating. My friend Sharon does; she can take pine cones, wreaths, candles, a tasteful turkey statue, and plaid, solid, and paisley fabrics, and somehow make a Thanksgiving-themed room suitable for Better Homes and Gardens. When the dust settles, I'm wide-eyed in amazement. I work long hours. I don't …
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If you haven't shopped for cosmetics lately, brace yourself for sticker shock.
I stopped by CVS Pharmacy Thursday to buy lipstick and mascara. It had been a couple of months since my last cosmetic purchase, and I was in for a shocker. $8 for lipstick. $8 for mascara. My jaw dropped. I didn't purchase. I refuse to pay $8 for a tube of lipstick. Once home, I started researching the price increase. Raw material cost inflation, price fixing, and licorice are behind the retail cosmetic price increase. China Daily reports that Estee Lauder Inc. raised the price of its brands by an average of 8 to 10 percent on July 1, a move that follows price increases by its competitors, analysts say. "There are a couple of factors contributing to the increase in prices. The first is that the cost of the commodities used to make these …
