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Ukiah Regional Airport will be closed for two days next week to work on several storm drains that are beyond the point of easy repair. "We are going to be closed Monday and Tuesday," Airport Manager Greg Owen said. Owen said he has been busy notifying airport users about the closure, which was an emergency item before the Ukiah City Council Wednesday.

So you want to send some jars of salsa to your aunt in Boring, Ore., or a GI Joe with Kung Fu grip to your nephew in Mud Lick, Ky., but you want to time the presents' departure just right. Apparently the consensus for a good time to send your presents on their way is about two weeks before Santa's arrival.

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation that would crack down on Internet sales of tobacco products, which many public-health advocates believe is a common way that minors get cigarettes. The legislation, supported by Henrico County-based tobacco giant Altria Group Inc., would make it illegal to mail cigarettes to buyers.

A high-profile Dallas office project has made the list of major U.S. properties that credit analysts are scrutinizing. Fitch Ratings singled out the Galleria office towers -- three buildings with more than 1 million square feet next to the Dallas shopping mall -- in a recent report.

UPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier, is hiking 2010 rates for ground packages by an average of 4.9 percent. The company, based in Atlanta, said Friday there also will be an average net rate increase of 4.9 percent next year on all air express and U.S. origin international shipments.

Memphis-based package delivery company FedEx Corp. said Friday it would pay a quarterly cash dividend of 11 cents per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on Jan. 4 to stockholders of record on Dec. 14, according to a press release.

The Board of Directors of FedEx Corporation today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share on FedEx Corporation common stock. FedEx Corp. provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. Source: FedEx Corporation.

Friday folderol: Da'Sean Butler proved Sunday that even when you score a game-high 26 points, you can be overlooked. The opening-game performance by West Virginia's senior forward didn't get the attention it deserved, lost in the sparkling WVU basketball debut by freshman big man Dan Jennings and the absence of Devin Ebanks, who was on The Sporting News preseason All-America five.

Sarah Palin isn't the only gun-toting, conservative Christian sports mom back in the news. "I'm in a prayer group with the D.A., I'm a member of the NRA, and I'm always packin'," Leigh Anne asserts in the film, when she faces down some leering and sneering hoodlums in Hurt Village, her adopted son's old public-housing stomping grounds.

Before this season, Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier was projected to be a hot candidate to become a head coach. But he could have competition on his own staff. After signing head coach Brad Childress to a contract extension, the Vikings are clearly looking for continuity following an 8-1 start.