5 January 2009, 5:03 am
The recent announcement of a large natural gas deposit in northwest Louisiana, called the Haynesville Shale, could be this century's gold rush — or a fool's gold of hype. The only certainty at this point is that some fortunate landowners already ...... Read More »
3 January 2009, 1:34 pm
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson announced Friday that he's not running for governor in 2010, walking away from being perceived as Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' hand-picked political heir. Many fellow Democrats had considered Parkinson their ...... Read More »
1 January 2009, 9:57 pm
Tutor Staci Leinwar helps Octavio, 5, with an art project at the Easter Seals Autism Therapeutic School. PHOTO BY PAUL B. SOUTHERLAND, THE OKLAHOMAN On Dec. 22, families of children enrolled in the Easter Seals Autism Therapeutic School, which is in ...... Read More »
31 December 2008, 3:03 pm
The nation’s lackluster economy finally made its way into Collin County. The county ranks second in the United States in growth, but the recession found a way to shackle its economy. Let’s take a look back at some of the monthly headlines that ...... Read More »
31 December 2008, 9:34 am
– All United States – Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota ...... Read More »
30 December 2008, 11:32 pm
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- The final buzzer sounded, the place grew louder, John Pelphrey and Jeff Capel shook hands, and then out of the corner of my eye, I saw it -- Stefan Welsh at midcourt, face down on the hardwood kissing a Razorback. "I can't ...... Read More »
30 December 2008, 1:17 pm
Iran's president presented parliament with a sweeping economic package Tuesday that calls for scrapping costly state subsidies for fuel, water and electricity and raising taxes to make up for the steep slide in world oil prices. The move is a risky ...... Read More »
29 December 2008, 2:37 pm
ATLANTA -- Northwest Airlines, due to poor market conditions in light of the weakened global economy, is the latest carrier seeking to delay or cut back long-coveted U.S.-China service. The subsidiary of Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines Inc. said in a ...... Read More »
27 December 2008, 3:58 pm
As I write this I am absolutely livid. Why? In this time of economic hardship — people losing their jobs, homes being foreclosed, businesses closing and education shortages — Las Vegas is planning to spend thousands of dollars on a fireworks ...... Read More »
27 December 2008, 3:58 pm
JEFFERSON CITY — More people out of work isn’t good: It crimps family budgets, dampens the state economy and lowers the government’s tax revenue. But higher unemployment rates also can mean an advantage for Missourians competing for public ...... Read More »
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