MARIETTA – Carrying several pairs of blue jeans down the stairs at Marietta High School Friday afternoon, sophomore Justin Warner was asked by a fellow student, "You gonna wear all of those?" Although Warner jokingly said he would, he was actually…
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Jeans donated to help homeless
Erek Hansen – the Jerusalem Elementary fourth grader behind collecting 1,684 denim items last year to make donated insulation for houses in areas affected by natural disasters – is at it again. Along with a denim collection under way through Friday at Starr Elementary, two drives will start tomorrow, Earth Day. Used denim items can be dropped off during business hours at the dental office of Dr …
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Jerusalem Township boy collects jeans again to insulate homes
Starr Elementarys Student Council is collecting worn jeans and other denim items from Monday through April 23 to be made into insulation for Habitat for Humanity houses. The drive will help Jerusalem Elementary student Erek Hansen reach his personal goal of collecting 6,000 denim items this year for the cause. Last year, Erek collected 1,055 pairs of jeans , and First Solar Inc. in Perrysburg …
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Starr collects denim for Habitat insulation
ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The Great Recession and Americans’ retreat into thriftiness are teaching retailers a new lesson: How to survive when consumers are focused on “needs” rather than “wants.” For years, shoppers splurged on luxuries from $5 lattes to $200 jeans, and retailers responded by opening more stores and offering more choices. Now, beset by high unemployment and limited access to …
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At one point in his lengthy television career, Tom Selleck came to be identified with a bright red Hawaiian shirt, the type he wore in his role as a smart-alecky private eye in the long-running 1980s series Magnum, P.I. These days, the 64-year-old actor is more like an old pair of jeans – frayed a little at the cuffs and worn thin at the knees, but still the most comfortable item of clothing …
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Tom Selleck is back for the fifth installment of the Jesse Stone TV movie series (The Toledo Blade)