NATION (Kansas City Star)
Quick hits: $73,200 Town Car (Detroit News)
Warren Buffett’s Lincoln Town Car went for $73,200 Friday, almost five times the 2001 vehicle’s worth. Proceeds of the auction go to Girls Inc., a nonprofit youth organization that provides educational and recreational programs to girls. The winning bid was submitted by “billzanker.” In 2004, Bill Zanker, president of The Learning Annex, paid nearly $60,000 in an eBay auction for lunch with media
Seeking Ad Venture (The Press-Enterprise)
Recreational-vehicle dealers in Colton’s massive American RV Expo want some financial help from the city or they could pick up and move on down the road.
Back home, Strickland retraces his steps as he races to November vote (The Toledo Blade)
LUCASVILLE, Ohio €” Ted Strickland hopped out of the camouflage recreational vehicle with hunter-orange lettering, stopped a while to note the drinking well and where the outhouse used to be, and walked toward what historical markers might someday proclaim as his boyhood home.
Tailgaters relish Sunday (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Thousands of fans show up to tailgate at Ralph Wilson Stadium in their SUVs and vans and cars and pull out their lawn chairs, mini-grills and coolers. But more are taking their tailgating to the next level by buying recreational vehicles and campers.
NATION (Kansas City Star)
An eBay bidder bought Warren Buffett€™s Lincoln Town Car for $73,200 Friday, almost five times the 2001 vehicle€™s worth. The proceeds of the auction will go to Girls Inc., a national nonprofit youth organization that provides educational and recreational programs to girls, particularly those in high-risk, underserved areas.