By Elizabeth Bluemink, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Jul. 1--The oil industry wants to remind us how big it is in Alaska. The Alaska Oil and Gas Association published a study on Monday detailing the jobs, total payroll and tax revenue generated by Alaska's oil and gas industry last year.

By H. JOSEF HEBERT WASHINGTON - Heating bills are headed through the roof, expected to average 50 percent higher this winter for homes that use natural gas. People in parts of the Midwest are likely to pay even more - as much as $1,600 for the winter months if the weather is especially bad.