What happened was that when the timber industry dried up, so did a large segment of our business. But what about shoes? When they wear out, what happens? Likely, they'll be discarded, the premise being why spend the money to repair a pair of shoes when new ones are so inexpensive. They're crafts people from a different era, remnants of a different time, not unlike wheelwrights, bookbinders, buggy whip makers or coopers. When asked how he gets by, given our society's tendency to throw...

Industry insiders were suspected as they knew when houses were being built and the best time to rob them, Mr Osterhage said. ALMOST 1000 Queensland building sites are being robbed each year in an epidemic costing the construction industry millions of dollars. Sgt Bell suggested installing items such as stoves on the day they are delivered so they are harder to steal; tidying building sites to create the impression they are closely monitored; keeping all doors key-locked so it is harder to...

Most of the winter wheat is pretty close to going into the boot stage, he said, noting the best winter wheat crops he has seen this spring are located near Rapelje, Mont. Moccasin has good markets; plus, they are good people to work with. A recent report in the Big Timber Pioneer revealed a wolf had attacked a ranch in the area and killed two llamas and ripped up a couple of horses, he said. Calvin said he has had difficulty in the past finding truckers willing to haul his grain over the...

Sometimes one has to feel a little bit of pity for our elected officials when they have to straddle that thin line between the people they really serve (corporate sponsors and special interest lobbyists) and those they claim they serve (the rest of us) The blaze, which began June 3, was about 65 percent contained as of Friday morning, after firefighters were helped by cold front in the area. The wooded area, at an altitude of 7,000 feet, is home to a mix of different pine trees, the...

The company's box-office reporting ''has been completely and thoroughly accurate and transparent,'' Mark Zoradi, Disney's distribution and marketing chief, said in an e- mailed statement. The unusual public clash between two of Hollywood's biggest studios illustrates how they try to create a buzz that will draw audiences. The dispute also casts a light on box-office accounting procedures that allow companies to cherry-pick statistics to support their claims. Sony promptly issued a...