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Book Review: A Wedding in December (Omaha World-Herald) - High school reunions are gatherings fraught with awkward moments, emotional meltdowns and plenty of chances for confession. And when the group is small, with mid-life crises already forcing radical decisions, the chances of such drama are heightened.

Weddings for the week of Oct. 30, 2005 (Herald & Review) - Basic wedding information submitted within six weeks after the event, and engagement information submitted at least two months before the wedding is published free of charge.

Review: Pretty in peach: ‘Five women’ is funny and fabulous (Bonita Daily News) - Some plays are just gifts, and “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress” certainly falls into that category. It opened at the Sugden Community Theatre’s Tobye Studio Thursday and if you’re lucky enough, you’ll get to see it before it closes Nov. 19.

Dancing again (Petoskey News-Register) - It was a simple dance they shared. There were no flips or dips; there was no fancy footwork. But for Steve and Kathleen Paterka of Charlevoix, simply sharing a dance, mere days before their 25th wedding anniversary at the Friendship Center Sept. 9, was a miracle in itself.

Comments come in for clothes-off Elkettes story (The News-Review) - Any newspaper realizes it would run a risk to print a story about partly clothed women posing for calendar shots. The News-Review printed just such a story on the cover of our Sunday Life section on Oct. 16, photos and all.

Disco, Dates And Donuts (CBS News) - There is evidence of 21st century overindulgence almost everywhere, says the National Review Online. Although it is a struggle to keep things simple nowadays, it is actually possible.

Major overhaul for NI alcohol licensing (u.tv) - District councils in Northern Ireland could decide if liquor licences should be granted to pubs, clubs and hotels, the British government announced today.

Community news: Jack Hardin (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch) - DINNER: Saturday is a big night at Ceredo Crescent Lodge (Masonic) No. 32 on B Street. It's the annual dinner beginning at 6 p.m. The speaker will be Congressman Nick J. Rahall. The latest word from Frank Dorsey, lodge secretary, was that Rep. Rahall will be here.

Say 'I do' with a contingency plan in hand (MSN Money) - No, a prenuptial agreement about what happens if it doesn't work out isn't particularly romantic. Yes, it's a good idea, especially if you've been married before.

Review: 'Paradise Now' Humanizes Attacks (AP via Yahoo! News) - Director Hany Abu-Assad puts a human face on the unwieldy subject of Israeli-Palestinian violence with "Paradise Now," the intimate story of two lifelong best friends living in the West Bank city of Nablus who are sent to perform a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.