People draw unemployment benefits at 26-year highThursday, December 4, 2008 @ 2:58PMWASHINGTON (AP) - More evidence of consumers' weary state and the nation's deteriorating job market came Thursday with reports that people continuing to draw unemployment benefits climbed to a 26-year high, while retail sales and orders to U.S. factories sank.
The odd coupleThursday, December 4, 2008 @ 2:10PMBelieve it or not, there is a man in Boulder named Sam Kent who lives with an 8-foot-tall robot named Gort. At first glance, Sam and Gort do not seem to have much in common on which to base a friendship. Sam is small. Gort is humongous.
‘Shopping at Home’ boosts economyThursday, December 4, 2008 @ 2:03PMdecorating. Crystal Gately, owner of Essential Salon and Day Spa, prepares for ‘Christmas in our Town,’ which is set for Dec. 6. This event promotes Sparta’s businesses and encourages ‘shopping at home.’
The Daily GrindThursday, December 4, 2008 @ 2:09PMWhen I stepped down as editor of the Sentinel a year ago, I knew the outlook for newspapers was not good. But I couldn't have imagined the destruction of an entire industry that now seems inevitable. Local and regional newspapers are teetering over the abyss.