Job outlook dire for Alberta's oilpatch as commodity boom goes bust
...happened already," he said. Field workers are used to a lull in activity during a time of year the industry calls "spring break-up," when rigs lay idle because the ground is too mushy to support them. "Lots of those rigs just won't go back to work once it...
Around Plymouth
...Community Arts Council brings back its camp program for children ages 5-12. The mid-winter camp runs Feb. 23-27, the spring break camp is April 13-17, and the PCAC offers snow-day camps when Plymouth-Canton school officials call a snow day due to inclement...
Bonding under his baton
Marty Follose conducts the Riddle High School band last week. He has taught band in Riddle for 29 years and will be taking his band to Carnegie Hall in New York in March.
Riddle Band Teacher Marty Follose works to pry a stuck mouthpiece from an
Flood efforts to be discussed Thursday
Cedar Rapids' efforts to recover from last summer's floods will be the subject of a status report Thursday at the University of Iowa College of Law.
"Anatomy of a Disaster: The Cedar Rapids Flood and its Aftermath" begins at 12:40 p.m. in Room 245 of
Mexico turns to tourism in midst of economic crisis
MEXICO CITY -- It's got sun, white-sand beaches and better yet -- a battered peso.
Mexico is counting on its weakened currency against the dollar and its proximity to the U.S. to attract recession-shocked Americans and fuel its tourism industry, a
Pricey hotels fail to draw upscale crowd
So many luxurious hotels. Not so many luxurious people.
Not at the Elbo Room, anyway. The historic and very beery anchor of Fort Lauderdale's beachfront suffered a noticeable paucity of the bejeweled set. Bartender Mike Luvin sure hasn't seen
Optometrist?s spring break to bring eye care to Honduras
Brent Crandon won?t be seeing patients at his downtown optometry clinic during spring break.
But he won?t be relaxing on a sunny beach in Florida with his wife and three daughters, either.
Crandon will be much farther south, in a western Honduras
This week's best online bargains
Spring break in Puerto Rico, with airfare from Indy, $399 -- Spend four nights at the four-star Wyndham Rio Mar Beach Resort and Spa on select dates through June. Book by Wednesday.
Nine nights in Italy, and airfare, $999 -- Spend three nights each in
Renting home could be smart choice for spring break
...at Costa Azul's pool or wander home and relax with homemade margaritas on our rooftop terrace overlooking the ocean. As spring break approaches, vacation homes can be a great alternative to large, impersonal resorts, especially for big groups or those who...
Kiss winter bye-bye in the tiny Mexican resort of Akumal
Sixty-two miles south of tourist hot spot Cancun lies the tiny beachside resort town of Akumal, in the Quintana Roo state of Mexico. This marina town, whose name translates to "Place of Turtles," is an up-and-coming, family-friendly resort area for
