ShareThisHere is the Scripps Howard News Service consolidated budget for Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. For all SHNS content and archives visit our Web site at www.shns.com.
NATIONAL
EATINGOUT (Finz, San Francisco Chronicle) -- SAN FRANCISCO: Fueled by the economy, chef ennui and gourmets looking for the next cool thing, the Bay Area restaurant scene is reinventing itself, moving away from traditional white-tablecloth restaurants to more alternative forms of dining. 750.
HEALTH
NOMAMMOGRAM (Lopera, Arizona Daily Star) -- TUCSON, Ariz.: Josefina Iturralde was told she was too young to get a mammogram when she was 38, even though she had pain in her left breast. Two years later, diagnosed with breast cancer, she learned it had been a huge mistake to follow her doctor's recommendation. 600.
BUSINESS
SHAKYREALESTATE (Selna, San Francisco Chronicle) -- Optimism about a national economic recovery is tempered by worries that many commercial real estate loan defaults are just around the corner. 650.
ENTERTAINMENT
CARTOONS (Smith, Toledo Blade) -- You could say this was the Year of the Cartoon. Some of the biggest names ever to be animated celebrated milestone birthdays in 2009. 900.
MUSIC
TUNED-MUSIC (Campbell, SHNS -- Column) -- Tuned In. Snoop Dogg raps on his favorite themes in "Malice in Wonderland." A look at it and other new releases. 900.
SPORTS
YANKSSOX (Barbarisi, Providence Journal) -- How do new pitching acquisitions for both teams shake up the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry? 940.
