

A scene from the hit play Pricess Bean's Messy World. More info at princessbean.com
| Where Will the Bailout Mania End? (The Washington DC Examiner) It all started last year when the Bush administration began using tax dollars to keep ailing Wall Street investment banks from going under, culminating in the $700 billion bailout debacle. |
| Parent Company, a Retailer, Files for Bankruptcy (The Hendersonville Times-News) The Parent Company, an Internet retailer of childrens products, apparently became the first well-known retailer to file for Chapter 11 protection after Christmas. |
| Enchanted Campground (The Capital) Take a ride through the festive twinkling lights around the park. A box will collect monetary donations for local charities. |
| December headlines (Ludington Daily News) Any doubts about a white Christmas were quickly erased as December followed suit with Novembers snow. Although the official National Weather Service Station wasnt hit with every blast of lake-effect snow, the rest of the county struggled with where to put the white stuff. |
| Tragedy, controversy mark 2008 (The Pottsville Republican & Herald) FIVE KILLED IN FIRES Five Schuylkill County residents perished in fires in 2008. |
