Voters sent a clear message Tuesday when they resoundingly approved a constitutional amendment that gives homeowners bigger tax breaks: They want lower tax bills, even at the expense of services. ...more

January 31, 2008

Tolbert cites continued housing downturn. ...more

January 29, 2008

County Building Director Grant Tolbert, citing the downturn in the construction industry, announced Monday the layoff of 10 employees in his department. ...more

January 29, 2008

Chip Ganassi's drivers weren't racing to make money. They wanted to make history. ...more

January 27, 2008

Ford Motor Co. will offer buyout and early retirement packages to 54,000 U.S. hourly workers, or 93 percent of its hourly work force, in an effort to cut costs and replace those leaving with lower-paid workers. Thursday's announcement came as Ford said it narrowed its losses in 2007 but warned that the outlook for U.S. sales in 2008 remains grim. ...more

January 25, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The 24th annual Tony Ippolito Memorial Tournament took its toll on the Ridgewood wrestling team, and we're not talking about typical bumps and bruises. ...more

January 24, 2008

The loss or theft of personal data such as credit card and Social Security numbers soared to unprecedented levels in 2007. The trend isn't expected to turn around anytime soon as hackers stay a step ahead of security and laptops disappear with sensitive information. ...more

December 31, 2007

Your Oct. 5 editorial left readers with the mistaken impression that the school district has done nothing to address the health needs of our students and the loss of funding for health programs. ...more

October 11, 2007

The Aug. 30 story regarding our school health services left your readers with the misimpression that we do not have adequate health coverage in our schools. I'd like to set the record straight. ...more

September 6, 2007