5 January 2009, 1:42 pm
It is indeed appropriate that the most recognized and celebrated day of the year - Christmas - the birth of Christ, is also focused around trees. Trees are truly remarkable.... Read More »
5 January 2009, 1:14 pm
In late 2008, while most of us were ducking for cover and wringing our hands over the sad state of the economy, Steve Smith was shooting for nine percent growth for the year in a remarkably competitive industry (profit margins generally run about one percent, even in the best of times).... Read More »
5 January 2009, 11:22 am
It will be a stormy Christmas in Costa Mesa and Newport Beach, forecasters predict.... Read More »
4 January 2009, 11:31 pm
Like the rest of the country, Jefferson County has seen its ups and downs in 2008.... Read More »
4 January 2009, 1:51 pm
College women, Jack in the Box Rainbow Wahine Classic, Colorado vs. Hawai'i, 5 p.m. at Stan Sheriff Center.... Read More »
4 January 2009, 6:20 am
Pacific Northwest broadcaster Fisher Communications reached its second retransmission-consent deal this week, this one involving Charter Communications, officials said Friday.... Read More »
3 January 2009, 2:07 am
Football fans heading to Qualcomm Stadium for the big game tonight may need to wear rain slickers over their Chargers jerseys as the tail end of a storm system from the Pacific Northwest sweeps through the county. The National Weather Service has predicted up to a 40 percent chance of drizzle or lig... Read More »
2 January 2009, 7:18 am
Once again, bookworms in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest have beaten out Yankee types to reach the very top of a researcher’s list of the most literate American cities.... Read More »
1 January 2009, 10:32 am
Latino day laborers in the Pacific Northwest are heading north to Canada in search of work. Construction-related jobs, which have been plentiful in cities such as Seattle, have dried-up. But Canada's starting to feel the economic downturn that's already hit the United States hard.... Read More »
29 December 2008, 3:43 pm
If you're looking for a bargain ski vacation, consider the Pacific Northwest. Ski deals are available for Oregon, Washington, Idaho and British Columbia. Many ski resorts in these areas are reasonably close to cities, including Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, giving you the option of combining a c... Read More »