Regional Headlines
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Six of 122 elk captured in Wyoming test positive for...
Jan 29, 2009 | via Headwaters News
The 2009 Special Olympics torch began its journey to Boise on Nov. 12 in Athens, Greece, and on Thursday it will arrive in Idaho, beginning its trek in the Gem State to Boise in Coeur d'Alene. Idaho Statesman; ... Comment?
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Freudenthal: Slump will filter through Wyo economy
Jan 16, 2009 | via Montana's News Station
Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal says the national economic recession is being felt across Wyoming, and it's hard to know how long the slump will last. Comment?
National Headlines
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Senate back to work, will get paid again
14 hrs ago | via PressConnects.com
Counties and municipalities whose bills had been stalled for weeks in the state Senate will be able to count on the money from mortgage tax hikes, hotel and motel taxes, sales taxes and the like now that the Senate is no longer deadlocked. Comment?
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Slate Takes on the Prosperity Gospel Peddlers
13 min ago | via CJR Daily
Slate is good to take a fresh look , in the second year of the financial crisis, at the "Prosperity Gospel," the movement in evangelical Christianity that preaches that Jesus wants you to be rich - odd since it supposedly comes from a homeless dude who taught his followers to renounce their possessions and that it was near-impossible for a rich man ... Comment?
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All Business: More toxic loans could haunt banks
15 min ago | via SanLuisObispo.com
Japan's economy was paralyzed for a decade as banks failed to deal with their troubled loans. Comment?
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Md man sentenced in mortgage fraud scheme
15 min ago | via Baltimore News
GREENBELT, Md. -- A Fort Washington man has been sentenced to a decade in prison for his involvement in a $35 million scheme to cheat homeowners facing foreclosure. Comment?
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19 min ago | via Medford Mail Tribune
Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development Inc. has released a DVD espousing the benefits of doing business in the Rogue Valley and the area's quality of life. Comment?

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