Stories from Thursday, October 18, 2007

Prairie Pride’s biodiesel plant is soon expecting to produce its first gallon of soybean oil based fuel. Originally scheduled for July, the plant startup is highly anticipated by the company’s board. “The board is very excited to launch the bio-diesel plant,” Prairie Pride vice chairman and chairman of public relations Kevin Fischer said, “and we look forward to the soybean crush plant being operational.”...

Nevada Daily Mail Fans of fall fanfare and food will have another chance to sample some of the county’s best chili from area cooks competing for a prize and raising money for a local cause. On Oct. 20, Sheldon is set to host its first Old Settlers’ Chili Cook-off at the Sheldon City Park...

State Representative Barney Fisher, R-125th District, said 2007 legislative session and the emergency session which followed were successful, despite some frustrating obstacles. “The regular session, for as frustrating as it was at times, was good,” Fisher said. ...

Do you ever get in a situation where you don’t know how to respond, or what you should do next? I’m sure everyone has a few of these situations, but I seem to have more than a few. The most recent experience like this happened at a near-by medical office...

By Dr. Thomas Palley Guest columnist The U.S. economy has been in expansion mode since November 2001. Though of reasonable duration, the expansion has been persistently fragile and unbalanced. That is now coming home to roost in the form of the sub-prime mortgage crisis and the bursting house price bubble...

Jailhouse lawyers have an ample amount of time to devote to their causes. Occasionally, prison inmates successfully raise important legal issues that result in new trials or even revoked sentences. But, for the most part, lawsuits filed from prison cells do little more than tie up the legal system and create work and expense for entities and individuals who have done nothing wrong...