By Erin Wisdom Last year, the teacher's lounge at Edison Elementary School was looking a little drab. Then St. Joe Serve stepped in with some paint, curtains and other touches to make the space much more welcoming. But the ministry also left its mark on more than the lounge.

By Jesse B. Gill REDLANDS - I'm usually not much for the theater. Maybe it's because I'm not smart enough to appreciate it, but for some reason, I've never been one to willingly sit through a play. I understand that this attitude makes me the odd man out in Redlands.

By CRAIG D REBER Event comes to Dubuque Retired University of Dubuque professor Bob Miller, who started and developed the university's environmental- science program with its Mississippi River emphasis, was instrumental in bringing the Mississippi River Research Consortium to Dubuque to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

By Hubble Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Jan. 25--An executive order signed by Gov. Jim Gibbons in early January could save taxpayers millions of dollars, the leader of a local building trades organization said Thursday.

By Matt Hildner, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Jan. 23--ALAMOSA -- As in many rural areas, talk of the potential of renewable energy abounds in the San Luis Valley.