How your father influenced you - and how much - was likely determined by many factors, including your generation, income level, ethnicity, the role your mother played in earning and managing money, and the role money played in your family's power struggles. And perhaps it lingers to this day, influencing the way you think about money, save it, spend it and teach your own children about it. Responding to that question on The Cost of Living blog, some of you spoke of your fathers as role...

BY STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press Writer MINNEAPOLIS . In the 2.5 years since Gordon Ommen co-founded US BioEnergy corp., the company has quietly grown into one of the country's top ethanol producers, with plans to double in size this year and grow its capacity to 1 billion gallons a year by 2009. BY STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press Writer MINNEAPOLIS . In the 2.5 years since Gordon Ommen co-founded US BioEnergy corp., the company has quietly grown into one of the country's top ethanol...

Michael Wilmington, Tribune movie critic Published June 1, 2007 Katharine Hepburn, that supreme feisty New England redhead, whose centennial was May 12, is being celebrated this week with a special 100th Anniversary Collection, and though the six films included aren't necessarily her best, they still trump almost anyone else's. Michael Wilmington, Tribune movie critic Published June 1, 2007 Katharine Hepburn, that supreme feisty New England redhead, whose centennial was May 12, is being...

Scout leftfielder Brian Short hustled to the ball and fired a strike to second as Riles, who was heading for second, stopped and retreated to first. Minooka: Brett VanAsdlen went to his knees to his right to snag a hard grounder off the bat of Ryan Wischhover, then forced Cameron Anello at second base; Austin Lehmann got his glove in front of Bob Schuch's hard liner to third, the ball popped up out of his glove, he caught it and fired to first to double off Hickey. Minooka: Brett VanAsdlen...

I realized that money was in short supply at our house and there was much more important needs in our family than buying that doll for me," said Judy Eddington. For a Father's Day tribute, we asked readers to share memories of their fathers funny, heartwarming, quirky, and even the sound advice dished out by dads. Bonds has a mosaic of fun childhood memories: the neighborhood birthday party for her dog; Dad dressed in a business suit crawling around the park playing horsey; how he'd buy...