EUREKA -- Nevada's rural counties shouldn't expect a lot of help from the state government for some time to come, according to Assemblyman Pete Goichoechea.

Old Father Time is soon to pass the duties of time over to Baby New Year. It must be a hard 365 days to turn a babe into a geezer, but so it goes in the mythical world.

BOISE, Idaho (AP)

Associated Press - December 30, 2008 6:44 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Phosphate miners Monsanto Co., Agrium Inc., and J.R. Simplot Co. will be able to mine without being forced to restore...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Dec. 30, 2008 -- Timberline Resources Corporation today announced consolidated financial results for 2008, along with a recap of its 2008 accomplishments and its outlook for 2009.

Members of Congress have at least one reason to ring in the new year: They've given themselves a $4,700-a-year pay raise starting tomorrow. With the economy in a recession, however, members are under fire to rescind the hike, which will increase their base salaries to $174,000, roughly a 2.8 percent raise. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will get a larger raise of about $6,100, about the same ...

PARIS, Dec 31 (Reuters) - European shares were seen rising on Wednesday, tracking gains on Wall Street, but volume will be thin as just a handful of bourses are open in a shortened session ahead of the New Year break.

Monsanto Co., Agrium Inc., and J.R. Simplot Co. will be able to mine phosphate without being forced to restore groundwater beneath their operations to its natural condition, according to a new rule awaiting approval by the 2009 Legislature.

Phosphate miners Monsanto Co., Agrium Inc., and J.R. Simplot Co. will be able to mine without being forced to restore groundwater beneath their operations to its natural condition, according to a rule awaiting approval by the 2009 Legislature.

TORONTO - At the start of 2008, with the foundations of the financial system cracking and oil topping US$100 a barrel for the first time, suburban Philadelphia shopper Susan Witte spoke for many when she told a reporter: "It's just crazy. I don't know how much worse it can get."