GM faces choice on plant closures (Columbia Daily Herald)
March 21, 2009NEW YORK — General Motors Corp.’s latest plan to return to profitability calls for the struggling automaker to close five more plants than it originally expected.
Hunter knows how to kill pessimism (Orange County Register)
March 21, 2009Miller column: The outfielder makes sure the Angels' locker room is filled with optimism.
WIAA state boys basketball: Little Benton celebrates big title (Wisconsin State Journal)
March 21, 2009Kane Hoffmann just wanted to give back what the Benton prep boys basketball team had received during the past week.
A Boost For GM, a Ding For Chrysler (US News & World Report)
March 21, 2009New quality ratings could help decide whether to continue the automaker bailouts
Mileage-tax proposal stirs debate (Contra Costa Times)
March 21, 2009Some see the idea as a viable alternative to a gasoline levy, while others call the plan unwieldy and potentially intrusive.
Iraq Vet Gets Tricked Out Golf Cart (FOX 9 News Twin Cities)
March 21, 2009In his 23 years, Kyle Anderson has already grappled with his share of problems. He was once a state wrestling champion for Simley High School in Inver Grove Heights, but after enlisting in the Marines, Anderson was injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq and doctors feared he would never walk or talk again.
McMahon Not Happy With SD! Rating, WWE Hummer In London? (Wrestling News)
March 21, 2009» WWE’s Voices CD was #176 on the charts this past week, meaning it sold 3,060 copies for that week and has sold 55,828 so far. » It’s going to be a rough few weeks for a lot of people within WWE with ratings slipping right before WrestleMania.
Hawaii suspect told relatives he killed ex-girlfriend, police say (Honolulu Advertiser)
March 21, 2009About an hour after Royal Kaukani was shot as she sat in her car near her 'Ewa home, the man accused of her murder called his brother and an aunt, screaming over the phone that he had "shot her" and that he wanted to kill himself. That was an account provided by a Honolulu police homicide detective in an affidavit filed in court in support of the arrest of Toi A. Nofoa.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-03-21 12:38 Dutch GM car dealer gets suspension of debt payments (Interactive Investor)
March 21, 2009AMSTERDAM, March 21 (Reuters) - Dutch car dealer Kroymans, a European importer of General Motors cars, has won approval to suspend debt payments for four units due to a liquidity shortage following a slump in car sales, a Kroymans unit said. Kroymans Corp B.V., Kroymans Import Europe B.V., Kroymans Retail Group and Kroymans Car Import B.V. were units which received "judicial leave to suspend ...
Dutch GM car dealer gets suspension of debt payments (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
March 21, 2009AMSTERDAM, March 21 (Reuters) - Dutch car dealer Kroymans, a European importer of General Motors cars, has won approval to suspend debt payments for four units due to a liquidity shortage following a slump in car sales, a Kroymans unit said.
Call reveals panic of alleged shooter (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
March 21, 2009About an hour after he allegedly gunned down ex-girlfriend Royal Kaukani near her Ewa Beach home Tuesday, Toi Nofoa made a panic-stricken call to his aunt in Sacramento, Calif.
How to plan a perfect birthday party without breaking the bank (The Pantagraph)
March 21, 2009BLOOMINGTON -- Even the recession can’t snuff the candles on children’s birthday cakes. While budget constraints may have deflated elaborate party plans, few children are going without their special day being recognized. | Photo gallery | Tips: Birthdays on a budget
Business Booming For Car Repo Men (CBS 13 Sacramento)
March 21, 2009The number of auto loans that have gone unpaid for 60 days hit a 10-year high in the last three months of 2008 - up 17 percent from the year before.