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In a statement, Nexstar said it still believed that “the landscape is ripe for regulatory reform and that we are on the path to completing our transaction.”

"When the news came through about Pat Cummins it was almost like 'OK I have got to be cherry ripe'."

“Who is ripe for an adventure?” she called out gaily.

The blushing pink circles that typically adorned the cheeks of Lady Constance Ashton were now as scarlet as two ripe nectarines.

They were among the few who saw locations like Childress, a tiny city in the Texas Panhandle with a population of 5,700, as ripe for massive infrastructure investment.