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They look like giant mosquitoes, but crane flies are harmless.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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Q. I am being invaded by these huge things that look like giant mosquitoes. They are in the house and in my car. My children call them "mosquito eaters." Are they?
A. You are observing the brief adult life of insects called crane flies _ insects that have different names in different countries. Here they are sometimes called mosquito eaters, in Britain they are called "daddy-longlegs" and in France "cousins."
The adults live only for a couple of days, and unfortunately they do not eat much of anything, in spite of their apparently large mouthparts. They are ...
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Chattanooga, Tenn., aims to use its manufacturing past to transform its future.
Newspaper article from: Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN)
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Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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Chattanooga success story: participate, give, have fun.(Chattanooga, Tennessee)
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Chattanooga's enterprising model for affordable housing action.
Magazine article from: Business Perspectives
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Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
; By Dave Flessner, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn. Knight...Ninety-six miles to the southwest, Chattanooga officials are eager to capitalize...benefits. Mayor Bob Corker said Chattanooga already is connected along a high...
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Chattanooga, Tenn., Does Not Make Top 50 of Best Cities List.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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Chattanooga enjoys best job growth in years.
Newspaper article from: Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN)
; ...specialists said Tuesday. However, employment in the Chattanooga area during 2004 was still below the peak reached...700 jobs, or 0.7 percent, in metropolitan Chattanooga last year. Chattanooga's employment growth was slightly below the...
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Chattanooga, Tenn., Mayor Seeks City Motel Room Tax.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
; By Dave Flessner and John Commins, Chattanooga Times/Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune...News Feb. 27--Overnight visitors to Chattanooga may have to pay another tax to help...asked state lawmakers Tuesday to allow Chattanooga to impose a city tax on motel revenues...
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Chattanooga Gas Donates $50,000 to Help Low-Income Elderly Stay Warm This Winter.
Business Wire
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Newspaper article from: Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, Tennessee) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
; ...travelers shouldn't expect flights from Chattanooga to new hubs anytime soon, and the chances...look at that," said Mark VanLoh, Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport president. Still...parent company of another, service at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport should hold pretty...
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