Maximise Opportunities with Tourism Macs
Prominent Queenstown tourism businessman John MacDonald has launched a new tourism service company and purchased a service business as he enters a new career phase that reflects his passions for tourism and for rally driving.

Good morning!
Heading back to work and school following the holiday weekend will be a tricky one. Snowfall across the region ranges from a dusting to 6 inches. Road conditions vary from snow covered and slippery to wet with scattered slick spots. Traffic volumes are light.

Luna is the next big thing
She's an actor, a model and a singer, with work experience that ranges from posing for a Frito-Lay promotion to appearing in a commercial for a theme park.

It's not too late! Find a seasonal job
Competition for seasonal work is brutal this year, but jobs are out there if you know where to look. 10 Tips columnist Laura T. Coffey offers advice about part-time and full-time positions that are still plentiful in many parts of the country, despite the crummy economy.

Deer collisions on the rise (with link to interactive feature)
Visit The Star's Road Hazard special feature for more on deer collisions The months leading up to Thanksgiving and Christmas can get pretty hectic.And that's true for more than human residents in Cleveland County - things are on the wild side for area deer as well.This time of year, deer get a little nutty: they run into the road and into the path of oncoming motorists.

UK Finalists of the Land Rover G4 Challenge announced
Victoria Pendleton, Olympic gold medallist swapped the track for the field this weekend as she supported competitors at the UK National Selections of the Land Rover G4 Challenge.

Slaughter on the highways
LANDER --The Cowboy State lost more than $7 million worth of deer last year to vehicle collisions, according to state estimates.

UT scientist drops research that he says pollutes
Going with his conscience, an astronomy professor at the University of Texas has decided to back out of a NASA project that he spent about a decade working on because he thinks it excessively harms the environment.

Vettori applies kiss principle
A n impressive exhibition of slow bowling from Daniel Vettori kept an otherwise undistinguished New Zealand side alive in a match played on another dead batting track.

Lofty lefty Vettori applies the kiss principle to good effect - keep it slow, spinner
An impressive exhibition of slow bowling from Daniel Vettori kept an otherwise undistinguished New Zealand side alive in a match played on another dead batting track, writes Peter Roebuck.

Local News
Brocket RCMP joined forces with Piikani Addiction Services and Mental Health last Thursday to raise awareness about drunk driving.

Shoppers wake early, stand in line for deals
The only thing as certain as leftovers the day after Thanksgiving are the stories of those who snatch up that must-have item of the new year, those who are in it for the thrill of the hunt.

Oregon Recreation Report
The Oregon Recreation report (fishing, hunting, viewing), updated Tuesday, Nov. 25

Illuminating escapes
(By Lisa Fletcher, Special to the Observer) Thanksgiving's over and the ?Black Friday? shopping frenzy has subsided. It's time to relax for the holidays. And that means getting out of town. An enormous array of outdoor and indoor holiday light displays and festivals are offered within hours of Charlotte. Care to simply saunter through a small town robed in holiday magic? Prefer a weekend full of ...

Gun dealers aim to meet demand
Fresno gun dealers are spending a lot of time on the phone these days, trying to find pistols, shotguns and military-style semiautomatic rifles to sell to anxious gun owners.

Basement can be a winter playground
MILWAUKEE -- The mercury is beginning to dip along with the falling leaves. Soon the same children who are anticipating snowflakes will begin complaining about frozen fingers and toes.

Locals unsure of Kyogle rally route
SUPPORTER: David Lander, Lismore Speedway?s promotions officer, will be one of those at the Kyogle rally. LOCALS have been kept in the dark about the proposed route of the Repco Rally, due to take place in Kyogle and Tweed Heads next September 2009.

Manitoba/National News
WINNIPEG ? Manitoba?s proposed new driver merit system will allow motorists to accumulate up to 15 merits for good driving instead of the current cap of five.

Planet Ark
OSLO - Giant cave bears froze to death during the last Ice Age in Europe about 28,000 years ago, according to a study on Wednesday that cleared human hunters of driving them to extinction thousands of years later.

Mitsubishi Colt Plus second for fuel cyefficien
The Mitsubishi Colt Plus has proven that the hype over hybrid cars is exactly that.