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The Reign of Spain: European champions (of nearly everything) (Independent)
Spain is enjoying a moment of glory. Last night's triumphal homecoming of Euro 2008's conquering heroes revealed everything that is good about Spaniards today, their spontaneity, their gregarious sociability, their unbridled – sometimes excessive – lust for partying.
Washington man, 72, trekking across country for Huntington's (Crookston Daily Times)
While many of his peers are enjoying their retirement by taking it easy, 72-year-old Don Stevenson has actually gotten more active in his "golden" years. In fact, the former pastor, Marine, trucker, EMT and current writer walks 30 miles a day - something most people his age could only dream of doing.
Bank of Florida, First Defiance Financial and Maiden Holdings among 52-week lows (SmallCapInvestor.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Here are the new 52-week lows among small caps:
Slight Decline in 4th of July Travel, More Discounts (KIFI Idaho Falls)
For the first time this decade, AAA estimates few Americans will be traveling this Fourth of July holiday. Still, AAA projects 40.45 million Americans will travel during the July 4 th holiday weekend, down 1.3 percent, or nearly 550,000 Americans, from the 41 million who traveled last year.
The Little Country That Could (Santa Barbara Independent)
My environmental education in Sweden began on a wet, drab, cold evening in Gotenborg when I stepped into my room at the Scandic Hotel centrally located in this port city that is Sweden's industrial heart. I was there to investigate Sweden's world-leading use of waste to produce renewable energy.
Embassy Suites Opens First Alaska Property (The Memphis Daily News)
Memphis-based Embassy Suites Hotels has made its debut in Alaska with the recent opening of Embassy Suites Anchorage near the city's Ted Stevens Inter....
Business Buzz (London Free Press)
Paying for her post-secondary tuition just got a lot easier for Elyse Reed. The 20-year-old Komoka resident has won $2,000 she can use toward a full-time program at Lambton College in Sarnia.
Midtown makeover continues with new hotel (KTUU Anchorage)
Business is booming in Midtown as new hotels open and visitors flock to Anchorage. But can a tight economy sustain more construction?
Summer travel deals (Seattle Times)
We put out the word in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, looking for summer travel deals. And we received lots of them ...
Extra fees charged by airlines starting to push the edge (Anchorage Daily News)
It's tough to keep a good attitude about airlines these days. Hardly a day goes by without the worst airlines hiking fares and adding on more frivolous fees, at the same time reducing services. Everyone knows that fuel prices are up, up, up. But it appears that many carriers are using the gas prices as a "get out of jail free" card to annoy passengers with an array of add-ons and extra charges. ...
