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July 25, 2008 | Wednesday Archive

July 23, 2008

Front Section

• Some relief: Gas dips below $4 in parts of Valley
• Troubling rise in child melanoma
• Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae aid could cost taxpayers $25 billion
• Honeywell to pay county record air-quality settlement
• Texas indicts Jeffs in child-sex case
• Ex-official links Bush to Calif. rule
• Texas oilman urges clear path for wind power
• 'Golden Girls' star Estelle Getty dies
• Hurricane Dolly set to strike Texas
• Economic downturn affects mental health, experts say
• India's parliament in chaos
• Gas prices erode U.S. tax revenue
• Karadzic's arrest stirs violence
• Study: Cancer drug dramatically shrinks prostate tumors
• Study: Viagra may boost orgasm in women taking antidepressants
• Obama stresses Mideast peace
• Palestinian attacks vehicles with backhoe
• Prosecutors put bin Laden's driver at heart of 9/11 plot
• 25 Taliban troops killed, injured in Afghan clashes
• McCain Web video attacks 'Obamamania' among media
• McCain adviser lobbied for businessman
• Utilities: Grids can handle plug-in vehicles
• Spending on veterans surpasses peak in 1947
• Historic settlement OK'd in wildfire suit
• 2nd Alaska volcano erupts in Aleutian Islands chain
• Corrections
• 4-year-old just wants to be like others
• Air pressure in, outside house the same, but as for humidity . . .

Valley & State

• Mayor gives up on airport slots
• Storm cleanup continues
• Saban pledges focus on fugitives
• Arpaio's office back in black after cost cuts
• Town residents will get say in method of electing mayor
• 31 are finalists for heroes award
• Corona parents ask board to discipline superintendent
• Eco-friendly ice rink set to open in Gilbert
• Lottery practices sound, Ariz. officials say
• Audit: CPS lax in tracking, responding to complaints
• Kyl urges energy funds to ease costs for low-income residents
• Charles Wick, 90, U.S. Information Agency head during Reagan years
• Councilman wants to reassess arts funding
• Scottsdale briefs
• West Valley briefs.
• East Valley briefs
• Phoenix area briefs
• West Valley regional roundup
• Scottsdale regional roundup
• East Valley regional roundup
• Phoenix regional roundup
• 4-year-old just wants to be like others
• Air pressure in, outside house the same, but as for humidity . . .

Business & Money

• US Airways still optimistic
• Freeport investors sell after profit dips
• Rescue of Fannie, Freddie key to economy
• Financial-sector concerns revived
• Club E seeks eFactory site
• Phoenix monthly parking 3rd cheapest in country
• What can shhhh . . . do for you?
• Chang's shutters Japanese venture
• Office vacancies on the rise
• Credit crunch hobbles building
• Tennessee may help Nissan in electric-vehicle promotion
• Stocks shrug off bank-sector woes as crude prices shed another $3
• Cutting back to save Earth, cash
• GE, Abu Dhabi company form joint venture
• Fun at the pump? TV entertains, distracts gas buyers
• Mortgages Ltd. invites lenders to browse
• The Valley's priciest home sales.

Opinions

• Devils at the top
• Hey, Yankee transplant, D-Backs are just fine
• Airport slot machines are a bad idea
• New fluorescent bulbs not very bright
• Republican offended by Legislature
• Either play or don't play, Brett
• Are pigs more important than GIs?
• Interesting question about trust
• Rescuing Fannie Mae or Freddie is nonsense
• Virtual life is getting a little too real for some Web explorers

Food

• Better happy hours, meals with a view, cool summer specials
• McGrath goes back to old-school with REM
• Chandler restaurant adds modern accents to traditional Asian cuisine
• Vegetarian dishes for everyone
• Gluten-free diet, finding products and books get a bit easier
• For a break from the heat, try these fresh, bold treats

Smart Living

• Airsoft gains popularity as play weapon
• Back-to-school buying to be family education in economy
• A bumpy road for proud Hummer drivers
• Airsoft guns often mistaken for real thing
• 'Miracle dude' Swayze feels fine as he bucks cancer
• 'Deal' goes daytime with Mandel, models, less money
• Kick puns to curb at work