Business Notebook

No one has ever won the first three races of a season at NASCAR's top level. For Matt Kenseth, it's two down heading into today's Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Kenseth captured the Daytona 500, then followed up with another victory at Auto

Haynesworth gets record deal from Redskins: Moving swiftly in the first hours of free agency, the Washington Redskins opened their deep pockets and snagged the biggest name available: Albert Haynesworth.

My poor son. Day-in and day-out — with me. My staff members will tell you that can be pretty tough to take. I always seem to expect more. When they think they’ve given it their all, I ask for one more source, one more bit of information or a more active headline.

Some odds and ends from a reporter's notebook: I see the RCMP have tasered a baby in a runaway stroller.[...]

Some odds and ends from a reporter's notebook: I see the RCMP have tasered a baby in a runaway stroller.[...]

In a day and age when people are getting stressed out about all kinds of things, there is one individual who still finds plenty to smile about....

IRS warns public about tax refund e-mail scams A couple new e-mail scams related to tax filing have prompted the IRS to issue a public warning. One e-mail claims the recipient is eligible for a tax refund, then cites an alleged tax code. “After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity, [...]

My poor son. Day-in and day-out — with me. My staff members will tell you that can be pretty tough to take. I always seem to expect more. When they think they’ve given it their all, I ask for one more source, one more bit of information or a more active headline.

AMBULANCE FEE - Most elected officials know that it's a terrible idea to raise taxes in a recession. That doesn't mean, however, that they won't try to quietly nickel-and-dime taxpayers with higher fees.

BISMARCK - On Feb. 17, the North Dakota House of Representatives passed House Bill 1572, which declares that human personhood begins at fertilization, by a vote of 51 to 41. This past Thursday, the Montana State Senate followed suit, passing a personhood amendment to its own laws.