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HARRIETTE COLE: His new stubble gives her trouble (Detroit Free Press)
Dear Harriette: I've been dating a guy for about five months now and, all of a sudden, he has decided to grow out his beard for the winter. I cannot bear the stubble touching my face and have asked him to shave, but I think he thinks I'm kidding around. Perhaps I'm just really picky, but this might be a deal breaker for me, particularly if he grows a beard every winter. How can I get him to take ...

Area women's basketball preview (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Here's a team-by-team look at area women's basketball teams.

Briefly in Tompkins (The Ithaca Journal)
The New York-Penn Blood Service, the blood collection headquarters for Tompkins County, reports an acute blood shortage in our region.

Lincoln to offer Medicare Part D enrollment help (Jefferson City News Tribune)
For the third straight year, the Lincoln University Paula J. Carter Center on Minority Health and Aging has teamed with other agencies to offer free assistance to those qualifying for Medicare Part D, during the enrollment period.

Wood County BOE approves personnel items (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
PARKERSBURG - Wood County Board of Education approved the following personnel items Tuesday. Professional: Resignation of substitutes: Michael DeVol, teacher, effective Oct. 20; Amanda Life, teacher, effective Oct. 20; Shannon Merrill, teacher, effective Oct. 28. Resignation of coaches: Grant DeGarmo, Blennerhassett Middle School, Head Football Coach, effective Nov.