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MANILA -- What are the things that we should avoid during the "Ghost Month"?

The Chinese traditionally consider August as the "Ghost Month," during which they give offerings to the souls of the departed who have not yet moved on to the other realm.

In an interview on radio DZMM, Dr. Anthony Fugoso, a dentist and feng shui practitioner, explained that the Chinese Ghost Month is similar to the Filipino's All Souls Day and All Saints Day.

"Binibigyan ng tribute ang mga yumao. 'Yung mga yumaong hindi nabigyan ng proper burial, o kaya walang preparation para makatawid sa kabilang realm," Fugoso said.

This is also the time when souls are allowed to come back to "eat" or "drink."

"Traditionally, pinapayagan silang lumabas sa kanilang lugar na pinanggalingan, 'yung realm nila. At 'yung mga ghost na 'yan, kaya hungry ghost, hindi sila preparadong pumasok sa lugar nila. 'Yung nag-o-offer nga tayo para meron silang makain," Fugoso added.

According to Fugoso, the Chinese usually burn paper money, paper cars and paper houses in front of their houses, or in an offering table, as offering to the ghosts.

In Southeast Asia, offering to the souls is commonly practiced in Malaysia and Singapore.

The "Ghost Month" is also usually associated with bad luck, and historically, a lot of calamities and tragedies happen in August.

"Umiiwas kami sa Ghost Month. Kapag may humihingi ng advice, sinasabi naming bawal magpakasal kapag Ghost Month. Mas marami ngang trahedya kapag August," Fugoso said.

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To balance their budgets without cutting police and firefighters, those St. Paul departments already have laid off plumbers, office assistants and other civilian support staff.

They're looking to outside grants to hire crime analysts or technology specialists, and their vehicle fleets are being replaced or expanded slowly, though that likely will increase repair costs.

"The pendulum has swung as far as it can safely swing in reductions in support services," Fire Chief Tim Butler wrote in a June 10 budget memo to the mayor's office.

But there's no cash windfall on the horizon. St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman has alerted the city's 17 departments that they'll be expected to cut their combined spending by at least $2 million next year. The goal is to whittle away a foreseeable $9.6 million gap in the 2015 budget.

Budget memos to Coleman's office from directors of several of the city's largest departments reveal how big a task that might be. The police and fire departments are both hoping to increase rather than reduce spending on what they deem core city services -- which they say are already suffering from lean staffing.

The Department of Public Works is trying to figure out how to keep up with snow emergencies, demands for road salt and pothole repair while switching to a wheeled-cart-based home recycling program by spring 2015.

The Parks and Recreation Department, which recently privatized management of the Como and Phalen golf courses to save money, is trying to figure out how to continue its hanging basket program and whether to charge for parking in regional parks. Stump removal is competing with tree pruning. New facilities such as Pedro Park and Victoria Park will further bite into the budget.

But it's the two public safety departments that have sounded the loudest alarm. Mayoral spokeswoman Tonya Tennessen emphasized that all of the city's department heads have been asked to ponder hypothetical cuts and budget increases for discussion purposes.

"It's important not to draw conclusions about what will be in the mayor's budget, as these documents do not reflect that," she said.

Many steps remain before the 2015 budget is finalized. Coleman will deliver his annual budget address on Aug. 13, when he'll reveal his strategy for filling in fiscal holes. His proposal will launch four months of discussions with the St. Paul City Council, who will meet with department heads from mid-August through late September.

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Two Republicans are squaring off in the Aug. 5 primary to see who will face incumbent Daniel Kildee in the November general election. The 5th District includes Genesee County, part of Saginaw County and Bay and Arenac Counties.

Allen D. Hardwick-R, 50, Davison.

Hardwick is a small business owner and computer technician. He is the owner and sole proprietor of Computech Computer Services.

He is seeking office in the U.S. House of Representatives in Michigans 5th Congressional District.

He was a high school graduate of Paint Valley High in Bainbridge, Ohio; and attended Pickaway-Ross VoTech, Apprentice Electrician, Class of 1981.

Community involvement: For the last 10 years I have been very active in servant and leadership roles in my church and community serving as Usher, Home Group Ministry Leader, Mens Group Ministry Chair, City Wide Community Outreach Program, building maintenance and the IT department. Until just recently I headed a live and archive video streaming ministry of which I started and have been working it for the last 2 years.

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