When I moved here I had a two bedroom, simple, 900 square feet, and rent was eight to nine hundred. read more

When I moved here I had a two bedroom, simple, 900 square feet, and rent was eight to nine hundred. For that same size unit it's now $1,500 per month. You take a $10-an-hour worker, pretty much all of their wages for the year would only cover rent.

[For instance, there is a direct link between infant mortality and premature birth. Clearly the more premature an infant is read more

[For instance, there is a direct link between infant mortality and premature birth. Clearly the more premature an infant is when he is born, the greater likelihood of complications. In fact, according to the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services National Center for Health Statistics, complications stemming from short gestation and low birth weight are the second leading causes of infant mortality in the United States. Ironically, the advanced medical technologies used in the United States tend to increase our infant mortality rate, not decrease it. In the United States, advanced technologies and procedures have made it more practical in recent years for medical professionals to attempt to save severely premature infants. Such attempts do not always succeed, adding to the rate of infant mortality.] Resuscitation is more likely to be attempted on extremely premature babies born in the United States than in many other countries, ... The extremely premature babies on whom resuscitation is unsuccessful are then counted as infant deaths, whereas they are counted as fetal deaths when resuscitation has not been attempted.

Even Vance Walberg (Fresno City College basketball coach) said Jackson was like a man playing against boys. And there is read more

Even Vance Walberg (Fresno City College basketball coach) said Jackson was like a man playing against boys. And there is no doubt how good Clovis West is, but I thought our players were kind of intimidated and I was disappointed that we didn't compete better. I felt like some of the kids gave up and just went through the motions.

The team played football today the way I like to see it.

The team played football today the way I like to see it.

Canada's housing markets remained robust in early 2006, despite slightly higher mortgage rates. However, the dominant theme lurking beneath the read more

Canada's housing markets remained robust in early 2006, despite slightly higher mortgage rates. However, the dominant theme lurking beneath the national average results is clear signs that speculation has picked up in Western Canada, while housing markets in Central Canada appear to be coming in for a soft-landing.

Of the 36,000 that were served by the food bank last year, food insecure was about 87 percent.

Of the 36,000 that were served by the food bank last year, food insecure was about 87 percent.

They had one of their low performances. We really took a few steps backward - steps we couldn't afford to read more

They had one of their low performances. We really took a few steps backward - steps we couldn't afford to take.

In order for the market to get out of this range-bound trading, we need stocks or sectors that can lead read more

In order for the market to get out of this range-bound trading, we need stocks or sectors that can lead the way ... and steel stocks may assume that role.

Low and behold, the Lord sent someone my way.

Low and behold, the Lord sent someone my way.