New trailer outfitted to help in emergency (Park Hills Daily Journal)

St. Francois County is a little better prepared for the next county-wide emergency. A trailer stocked with supplies to help people with special needs is almost ready to be put into use.

Europe begins to feel gas pipeline pinch (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)

Thermometers are plunging across Europe, and so is the pressure in the natural-gas pipelines connecting the continent with its key supplier, Russia.

This week the News reviews the final eight months of 2 (Kelowna Capital News)

This week the News reviews the final eight months of 2008. Council discussed pursuing provincial resort status, which would provide resort-oriented municipalities with new finance, development and business promotion tools, including a hotel room tax to fund tourism activities.

Flaherty considers additional tax reductions (CTV Winnipeg)

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Ottawa and Canada's banks will create a working group to loosen tight consumer credit, which has been the "number one concern" voiced during pre-budget consultations.

Auto makers look to Mexico (The Globe and Mail)

And, what happens to CPP, OAS payments if consumer price index actually declines

Russia gas disruption spreads to Czechs (Tiscali)

KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russia blamed each other for disrupting gas flows to Europe Sunday and the reductions in supplies caused by their dispute spread to the Czech Republic and Turkey.