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  • Regents consider new community college Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 3:00AMAfter five years, Laurie Jakober is just weeks away from getting a double major in history and political science.  “It’s been a long road,” she said.  The 42-year-old University of Montana student spends four hours a day driving round trip between her home in Conner, south of Darby, and the UM campus, except on the nights she decides to stay in Missoula and sleep in her car.
  • INDYCAR SERIES NOTES - November 19, 2008 Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:27PM1. Six IndyCar Series drivers earn AARWBA All-America nominations:Six IndyCar Series drivers are on the ballot for the Auto Racing All-America team, which will be voted on by more than 300 members of the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association.
  • US auto bailout fails in political deadlock Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:52PMUS politicians failed to reach an agreement today on a proposal to provide $25 billion in emergency aid to the ailing auto industry but are likely to come back after Thanksgiving to try again.
  • 5 Minute Guide Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:23PMOf course, seasons can be made or broken on any given lap of every race, but even before the first engines fire for the new season, a handful of races loom as key moments. Mark your calendars for these five.
  • In crisis, a sea of unwanted imports Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 12:42PMAnd for the first time, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, and Nissan have each asked to lease space from the port for these orphan vehicles. This is creating a vivid picture of a paralyzed auto business and an economy in peril.
  • Ferrari Barcelona test notes 2008-11-19 Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 9:01PMCircuit: Circuit de Catalunya - 4.655 km Driver: Luca Badoer Car: F2008 Weather: air temperature 7/18 C, track temperature 8/23 C. Sunny. Today saw this test session come to an end for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro and eight other teams, at the Catalunya Circuit, near Barcelona.
  • Council gets plenty of feedback on proposed zoning changes Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 2:38PM Neosho City Councilmembers heard more feedback from their constituents Tuesday night during a public hearing on proposed zoning changes to be written in Chapter 405 of city code.
  • Chef learns from other cooks Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:11AMWith over 30 years of professional experience, Brad Peters, 48, knows a thing or two about cooking. A Professor of Culinary Arts at Shasta College, Peters moved to Redding two and a half years ago with Landa, his wife of 17 years, and their 8-year-old daughter, Kelly.
  • A Sea of Unwanted Imports Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 9:16AMUnwelcome by dealers and buyers, thousands of cars are being warehoused on crowded port property, creating a vivid picture of a paralyzed auto business.
  • A Rescue Plan Without Taxpayer Money Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 4:26PMThere are many smart ideas floating around about how to solve the twin problems posed by securitizations and resetting mortgages.
  • Charities hit hard by economic downturn as demand rises, donations fall Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 6:16PMAs the economic crisis pushes more Inland residents to seek help from charities, some of the nonprofit organizations that serve them are seeing a drop in donations that is forcing them to cut services.
  • BRABUS Tunes the Tesla Roadster Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 8:42AMBRABUS is the first to modify an electric car. Brabus have added limited modifications to the Tesla Roadster’s interior and exterior styling, and there are also new wheel/tire options.
  • BRABUS Tunes the Tesla Roadster Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 8:42AMBRABUS is the first to modify an electric car. Brabus have added limited modifications to the Tesla Roadster’s interior and exterior styling, and there are also new wheel/tire options.
  • Enough "sightseeing" its time to ban private aviation. Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 10:53PMPrivate pilots are a danger to all of us in the ground. They waste fossil fuels, pollute our air, deafen us with their loud noise. They emit carbon and heat up mother earth. They cheapen our lives and harass the solitude.
  • More Economy Pages Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 4:26PMTreasury Secretary Henry Paulson recently announced yet another change in direction of the "Troubled Asset Relief Program" (TARP), sowing more uncertainty and confusion in the very financial markets the program is supposed to stabilize.
  • Police log for Nov. 14, 2008 Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 11:38AM8:50 a.m. Rocky D. McPike, 19, 3300 Mount Pleasant Road, wanted on a warrant for petition to revoke probation.
  • Untouchable: New Material Will Repel Liquid Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 9:54AMMIT scientists create liquid-repelling surface.
  • 1999 Chevrolet Malibu Base from North America - Comments Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 8:17AMI have 99 Malibu V6 and the same thing happened to me with the manifold. I have also had problems with the A/C system in my car; it seems that the air does not work in 1 or 2 position.
  • Police fired at in Dagestan, one officer dies Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 2:43AMMAKHACHKALA, November 14 (Itar-Tass) -- Unidentified people fired at a traffic police detail in Dagestan, as a result, one policeman died.
  • POLICE NOTEBOOK: Trooper responds to seat belt, illegal passing questions Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 10:59PM Ask a Trooper feature: Trooper Brent Massingill answered questions on seat belt violations and the legality of passing on the right as part of this week’s Ask a Trooper feature.
  • Lawsuit Has Red-Light Ticket Money Tied Up Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 10:15PMIt has been a year since red-light cameras were put in place in Jefferson Parish. But WDSU has learned that not a single penny collected from those expensive red light tickets has been passed on -- as promised -- to law enforcement agencies and Jefferson Parish hospitals.
  • Millions Take Part In SoCal Quake Drill Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 6:21PMMillions of Southern California residents dropped to the floor and crawled under desks Thursday as part of a regional earthquake preparedness drill that assumed the area was hit with a magnitude-7.8 temblor that killed nearly 2,000 people and overwhelmed emergency responders.
  • Spokane County lawsuit seeks pet rights Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 5:26PMA federal lawsuit is challenging the constitutionality of animal control laws in Spokane, including provisions allowing for the immediate euthanasia of cats.
  • Dodd seeks bankruptcy protection for foreclosures Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 4:57PMWASHINGTON -- Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd said Thursday that he would pursue legislation as early as next week to allow homeowners facing foreclosure to seek protection in
  • Bailout plan shifts; banks now the focus Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 4:38PMWASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is embracing an old adage when it comes to its financial rescue plan: Try, try again.
  • Attorney challenges animal control laws Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 2:37PMA lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of animal control laws used by Spokane and Spokane County — including provisions allowing for the immediate euthanasia of cats — was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Spokane.
  • "some games for sell" Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 12:51PMCan you get me an Aston Martin DB5 for 20 euro? If you can, you are on...
  • Costly Upgrade Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 11:59AMSo, we abandoned VHS tapes for DVDs and now Hollywood wants to move us from DVDs to Blu-ray.
  • Barbican Turbo hits full throttle Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 6:12AMThe biggest and coolest custom car festival ever to hit the UAE today opens its doors to the public.
  • Marengo Council concerned where money will come from for phase II Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 10:41AMMarengo City Council approved a payment of $193,064.72 to All American Concrete for central business district phase I. Greg Roth, project architect for Veenstra and Kimm, Inc., told the council the intersection of Court Avenue and Main Street is now open to traffic.
  • Consumer debt gets bailout attention Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 10:09AMTreasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday that the government would broaden the reach of its $700 billion bailout plan to support non-bank financial institutions that provide consumer credit, such as credit cards and auto loans.
  • Stocks Drop After New Loan Aid Plan Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 7:29AMEconomic worries kept the market under pressure, despite new efforts by the U.S. government to help prevent foreclosures
  • Agency offers mortgage assistance to homeowners in trouble Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 11:05PMAfter more than a year of piecemeal mortgage-relief initiatives, Washington and the mortgage industry Tuesday announced the most sweeping effort to date to get at the heart of the credit crisis - falling U.S. home prices and record foreclosures.
  • JIffy Lube and EZ Lube Statements Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 8:12PM Statements to NBC Los Angeles regarding an investigation on 11/11/08.
  • The Behind-the-Scenes Struggle Over Ethanol Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 5:34PMObama supports biofuels, but competing interests are fighting over the course of ethanol policy.
  • Amitai Etzioni: Bail out the workers, not the plants Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 4:32PMBailing out GM, Ford, and Chrysler is anti-change. Many agree that the United States--and the world--need to shrink the auto industry and grow new industries...
  • Stocks Skid on Financial Worries Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 10:28AM
  • Seat Leon Línea R - It Keeps Getting Better Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 9:24AMMARTORELL – November 11, 2008: The attractive SEAT León range has been extended with the arrival of the highly exclusive Línea R version.
  • Fed plan could save millions from foreclosure Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 3:09AMA $50 billion program would give lenders an incentive to modify home loans and make them affordable.
  • Giles Slade: The D Word Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 6:02PMAcross the nation, the most vulnerable have already been stripped of their security. They are wildly adrift in the economic chaos like autumn leaves caught in a hurricane.
  • 1. Collection of Personal Information Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 3:21PMYou do not need to provide any information that identifies you ("personal information") to use a GTGI site or to obtain information from most of the features of a GTGI site.
  • Attorney General’s office set to proceed with Mott hearing Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 12:37AMSTAFF WRITER The state Attorney General office is ready to move ahead with a hearing to get more restitution from Brenda K. Mott following the urging of the Canton Borough Authority.
  • Teachers concerned about state cuts Perdue’s suggested policy change has retired educators worried about their pensions Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 4:38PMVIDEO : R etired teacher Dora Spiva, 103, recalls how her COLA has helped her to get by after her husband passed away in 1985. VIDEO : Bill Sloan, executive director of the Georgia Retired Educators Association, describes the pending policy change that could deny retired teachers their promised semiannual cost of living adjustment.
  • FEATURE: Motosport and the auto industry - a case study in technology transfer Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 8:48AMThe real links between Formula One and the automotive industry are often pushed by participating manufacturers but is there really a transfer of technology that benefits road users, and do the motorsport suppliers offer something that traditional suppliers cannot? just-auto has visited one motorsport firm that is successfully transferring its racing knowledge, expertise and products to the road.
  • At current rate, Ford has about 7 months of cash reserves remaining Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 6:29AMUPDATED AT 11:25 A.M.: Ford Motor Co. today announced a net loss of $129 million, or 6 cents a share, during the third quarter of this year and said it would cut its salary-related costs in North America by an additional 10% and take other actions in an effort to preserve its diminishing cash reserves.
  • Ford Reports 3Q $129 Million Net Loss; Further Cost and Cash Improvements Planned to Continue Implementing Product-Led ... Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 5:58AM -
  • Refusing to be Muzzled by LA Auto Show, AFS Trinity Pulls 150 MPG SUV out of Show; Will Exhibit Elsewhere in LA During ... Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 4:00AM AFS Trinity Power Corporation today announced it pulled its 150 MPG plug-in hybrid SUV prototypes out of the LA Auto Show but will independently exhibit and demonstrate the super fuel-efficient vehicles on their own elsewhere in downtown LA during the show.
  • Schwarzenneger’s budget proposal at a glance Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 2:20AMDetails of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposal to close a state budget deficit estimated at $11.2 billion through the fiscal year that ends June 30. The plan is being considered by lawmakers during a special legislative session that will last through the month.
  • Bear Creek plan OKd pending traffic study Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 5:05PMThe Montgomery Planning Commission has conditionally approved plans by Bear Creek Capital to develop a retail-office-condominium project on the sites of two former car dealerships.
  • Schwarzenegger calls for immediate tax increases, budget cuts Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 3:20PMGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed $4.7 billion in new taxes and $4.5 billion in new cuts Thursday to prevent a cash crisis due to what is now projected to be a $11.2 billion hole in the current state budget.