(Dec. 31, 2009) -- If a hypothetical investor who believed in the RV industry invested $1,000 in each of the industry's publicly traded companies Jan. 2, he would have invested a total of $11,000. Today, those stocks would be worth $25,110.51.

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(Dec. 31, 2009) -- Under new rules that took effect earlier this fall, the Fort Pierre grasslands are now closed to travel other than on the designated road system. In addition to that existing system, 18 new seasonal roads have been designated to provide access to key fishing areas and prairie dog towns.

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(Dec. 31, 2009) -- The new ordinance prohibits parking RVs and other oversized vehicles larger than 25 feet long, 6 feet 8 inches wide or 6 feet 10 inches tall on any public street in Thousand Oaks between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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(Dec. 31, 2009) -- About 60 percent of Apache Palms RV Park guests use the light rail system, said Stafford. She said several of them choose her park specifically because it is on the line. The 80-site park operates at an average of 75 percent capacity year-round.

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(Dec. 31, 2009) -- Each cabin will have all the comforts of home, including a full bathroom and shower and a kitchen with microwave oven, refrigerator, oven, and stove. These one-bedroom cabins will sleep as many as six people with a combination of a full-size bed, Murphy bed, and futon.

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(Dec. 31, 2009) -- RVers staying at Quiet Village 2 RV park say any time it rains their campground floods, and they are suggesting that a culvert installed during a sewer repair project isn't working to drain the park.

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(Dec. 31, 2009) -- Mac Bryan, vice president of administration at the RVIA, said it's good news that shipments are slightly ahead of retail sales, because it indicates dealers are feeling confident sales will improve and they need to beef up inventory to meet an expected increase in demand.

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(Dec. 31, 2009) -- Located south of Interstate 64 between state Route 20 and Old Lynchburg Road, the park is only minutes from downtown Charlottesville. The 1,200-acre parcel, which includes the Biscuit Run Creek, was originally going to be developed for residential use, but the project stalled because of the economic downturn.

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(Dec. 31, 2009) -- "Some in the environmental community will suggest we should not look to our state parks and forests for revenue," Page wrote in The State Journal. "Instead, they see state-owned acreage as some sort of sacred land that must be protected at all costs. Nonsense."

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(Dec. 31, 2009) -- A 60-year-old Florida woman died Wednesday night after she was was hit by a RV at Cajun RV Park in Biloxi, Miss. 

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(Dec. 31, 2009) -- While serving as CEO, Lewis earned respect as an intelligent banker, introducing the Six Sigma management strategy and a Disney-influenced employee spirit program. He nurtured the bank into the nation's biggest by assets, adding mortgage, credit card and capital markets operations to a giant retail bank. And he helped Moynihan ease into his new role by reaching a deal this month to pay back $45 billion in government aid, the Observer noted.

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(Dec. 30, 2009) -- Challenger Door purchased properties belonging to the Monaco Coach Corporation as part of the young company's plans to continue manufacturing operations in Indiana, the Elkhart Truth reported today.

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(Dec. 30, 2009) -- After combing through more than 4,300 articles posted throughout 2009, RV Daily Report has identified the year's most read stories.

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(Dec. 30, 2009) -- RV owners have been using solar power for years to charge their batteries when not connected to shore power. But, Samlex has taken solar power to a new level with a plug-and-play system that combines solar panels with inverters to allow RVers to power equipment from the sun.

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(Dec. 30, 2009) -- Superintendent Joe Escoto announced today that the dog ban that has been in effect since Dec. 9 has been lifted. However, visitors choosing to bring their dogs to the national seashore may still be placing their dogs at risk for severe illness and potentially death.

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