Big miners go shopping for production assets - Reuters
TORONTO (Reuters) - The "for sale" signs are out in force and potential buyers are thinking they should get in on the action now while the good properties are still around. But rather than seeking million-dollar homes, these shoppers are on the hunt

Reform: Better value for the dollar - Independent Record
In 2008, Montana’s hospitals provided $223 million of medical treatment for which they were Care Providers (formerly the Montana Hospital Association), representing hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, hospices and other health care

High Point tornado aftermath lingers - Greensboro News & Record
more than 200 mph, caused more than $9.95 million in property damages. Losses included 40 destroyed homes and businesses. Another 609 homes and businesses suffered damages ranging from major to less-than-major. While the dollar cost of the

Frustrated couple's crack-shack quiz targets million - The Province
a cheeky online quiz that challenges users to differentiate between alleged drug houses and million-dollar homes. The quiz has already been taken an estimated 50,000 times since going live on the couples’ website.

La. joins Pew Center campaign - News-Star
campaign to send more nurses into low-income homes and thwart the risks of child abuse, crime and disease. Pew, a national organization with a multibillion dollar trust, will seek partners to advocate for an additional $2.5 million for the Nurse

Special Report: The High-End Housing Market - LoHud.com
Since a peak in 2005, sales of million-dollar-plus homes in the Lower Hudson Valley have sagged along with the economy. With demand down, homes remained on the market for extended periods (sometimes years!) and prices dropped, to a greater degree

Today's headlines -- Italian prosecutors want life term - Oregonian
a cheeky online quiz that challenges users to differentiate between alleged drug houses and million-dollar homes. These days, $1 Canadian equals .99 cents in U.S. dollars . By the way, the real estate experts here at Northwest Headlines pretty much