Arthur "Gaps" Hendrickson

Apologies for missing the column last week. Read More

A popular attraction to many tourists and a crucial route for motorists has been closed due to weather. Read More

Two years ago, the Congressional Church of Bound Brook members had to make some major decisions. Read More

West Virginia is again counting on federal stimulus dollars to avoid painful cuts to state spending, but the coming weeks will show whether those funds are only delaying the inevitable. Read More

The 11-strong Women's Enterprise Task Force (WET) met every three months from the start of 2007 to the end of 2009 and clocked up £95,430 in costs, expenses and travel bills, according to figures obtained by the Conservatives. Read More

To the European Union, Lithuania's Soviet-built nuclear power plant is a gigantic safety hazard that needs finally to shut down this New Year's Eve. To Lithuanians, however, the twin concrete reactor blocks of the Ignalina plant, rising amid lakes and oak forests near the country's eastern border, have been a symbol of energy independence since the Baltic country regained its freedom in 1990 as the Soviet Union collapsed. Read More

The pound is on the brink of sinking below parity with the euro due to the Government's unconvincing plans to tackle Britain's £178 billion budget deficit.Douglas McWilliams, the chief executive of the Centre for Economics and Business Research (cebr), said that the British economy was walking "five yards away from the edge of the cliff" and could be toppled by an "unexpected gust". Read More