The timber industry was buffeted by numerous problems a lagging national housing market, intense foreign competition and government policies that restricted the availability of the resource and had driven prices to unsustainable levels. No more contracts for the agency program will be accepted after June 30, but deliveries on contracts signed prior to the end of the month will still be honored. Leoni also told board members a call he received this week from an Ainsworth official in Cook...

Another suspicious device was found hidden in a planter near that building three hours later, and two threatening letters were received in the afternoon, Lane said. Yung was booked at the Robert Presley jail on charges of arson, possession of a destructive device and making terrorist threats, according to police. Several graduation ceremonies at the University of California, Riverside passed without incident Saturday, a day after school officials canceled final exams and a graduation...

He starts the rocky climb, the roar of his all-terrain vehicle getting louder as he gives the Rhino more gas and maneuvers around boulders and mud puddles. The idea behind the Hatfield-McCoy trails was to trigger economic development in nine counties hit hard by the decline of coal and timber industries. His strapped-on helmet, waterproof suit and goggles are the only indication of what lies ahead. The auto body shop that Simpson and son-in-law Bill Reed run in the town of Gilbert is...

Paramount Vantage is hoping auds will be as bullish on bears and walruses as they were on "March of the Penguins," although it remains to be seen if they will warm to "Arctic Tale," an expertly assembled docu with an underlying message about multiple species threatened by man's pigheaded behavior. Al Gore isn t only brainwashing America s kids with global warming alarmism, for his daughter has co-written a documentary on the subject about to be released in Australia. Paramount Vantage is...

Custom-made pieces for the home, be they furniture or fences, inspired by Island geography can be tagged organic, natural or geo-style, as in geographically inspired. The same well-heeled baby boomers who drive Victoria's housing market also drive local custom-furniture demand, and a growing number look for furniture that emulates the beautiful natural surroundings that attracted them to the Island. Sage sculpted that piece of timber into a Carr-esque fir that rises up from a pine...