City officially makes curbstoning illegal
Houston City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to outlaw curbstoning or the sale of automobiles on a street curb, right-of-way or in parking lots by mostly unlicensed dealers.
BUSINESS BRIEFS: BUSINESS BRIEFS
MARTHA STEWART New magazine announced Domestic diva Martha Stewart wants to offer a blueprint to help the 30-year-old woman not only decorate her home but also to dress herself.
Trial focuses on cars bought to flee storm
HOUMA -- A mother and son who said they bought two cars from a passing stranger to flee New Orleans in the days after Hurricane Katrina are on trial this week for illegal possession of stolen vehicles.
Police: Evacuees fled N.O. in stolen cars
HOUMA -- A mother and son who say they bought two cars from a passing stranger to flee New Orleans in the days after Hurricane Katrina are on trial this week for illegal possession of the stolen vehicles, according to authorities.
Council looks to curb vehicle-selling practice
First-time car buyer Sarah Goldston thought shed found that perfect deal when a private owner let her test-drive a loaded 2004 Toyota Corolla coupe in July. She paid a deposit, sought insurance and even secured a $15,000 loan from her credit union, never too worried about the pending transaction. Her trust didnt last long.
The Almanac
Today is Monday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2006 with 349 to go. This is a U.S. federal holiday observed as Martin Luther King Jr.s birthday. The moon is waning. The morning stars are Mercury, Jupiter, Pluto, Venus and Saturn. The evening stars are Mars, Uranus and Neptune.
SOUTH BAY
Blood Drives. 1-7 p.m. today, Good Samaritan United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 19624 Homestead Road, Cupertino. Also 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, San Benito High School Old Gym, 1220 Monterey St., Hollister. Also 1:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church, 8455 Wren Ave., Gilroy. For an appointment, call (800) GIVE LIFE or visit www.beadonor.com.
Baby boomers find it hard to walk away from the job
As a group, boomers have made it clear that they dont intend to take the full-stop retirement of their parents. But so far it hasnt been entirely clear what they intend to do.
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Baby boomers just wont quit
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Jim Wolf has had a long career in measuring things. Just out of the University of Minnesota in 1973, with double masters degrees in physics and business, Wolf invented a satellite instrument to measure particles in the Earths radiation belts.