Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:40:03 GMT

It’s a ritual that’s as much a part of seeing a doctor as sticking out your tongue and saying “Ahhhh.� A medical assistant searches along a wall of shelves crammed with manilla folders. She comes back with a dog-eared file stuffed with hand-scrawled paper dating back to your first measles shot – your medical “chart.�

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:35:59 GMT

Fall Creek SASS (Spontaneous Acts of Sustainability and Service) is holding its next “sassapass� dinner and skill share from 6:30-8:30 p.m. today at Cosentini Construction, 527 N. Aurora St. Bring a dish to pass. After dinner there will be a discussion of the relative merits of alternative home heating systems. RSVP to Miranda at phillipsville@gmail.com.

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:30:19 GMT

I spent this past winter in Baja, Mexico. The price of gas was $2.35 a gallon and diesel was $2.00 a gallon. The Mexican government owns and controls the oil and gas industries in Mexico, and it is called Pemex. All the gas stations are very modern and have full service.