Hartford Courant - It’s not the sexy sleuthing of film and fable, but Connecticut regulators are hot on the trail of misbehaving insurance companies. The detectives are from a little-known section of the state Insurance Department that uncovers problems and makes the

Robin Williams to Open Letterman’s Show
Chicago Tribune - NEW YORK - Robin Williams will be David Letterman’s first guest upon the return of his “Late Show” on CBS Wednesday. The appearance of a Hollywood A-lister who can talk a mile a minute may be Letterman’s way of quickly trying to draw a distinction

Boeing satellites coming around
Chicago Tribune - Among his first tasks was to standardize processes for making satellites, which were being built like custom homes, each with its own set of tools, parts and paperwork. Obtaining the simplest parts could take hours or days because they had to be

Environmentally friendly burials sprout across U.S.
Oregonian - There are already specialty funerals, featuring caskets with custom paint jobs and urns with the insignia of a favorite team. Industry experts say eco-friendly funerals are just an extension of such personalized end-of-life planning. Biodegradable

‘The Savages’ (Laura Linney triumphs) — 3 1/2 stars
Chicago Tribune - This is the dilemma facing Jon and Wendy Savage (no Darlings here), the disaffected siblings whose lives are upended when their emotionally withholding, chronically absent father is diagnosed with dementia. As Jon and Wendy search for a suitable

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Hartford Courant - Like other elected officials, Waterford First Selectman Dan Steward can tick off the challenges Connecticut faces when it comes to electricity, from some of the country’s highest rates to a growing reliance on natural gas to generate power

A full buffet of New Year’s TV watching
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - HGTV Dream Home 2008 : Designed to Sell’s Monica Pedersen hosts this look at this year’s home, a 3,000-foot custom-designed pad in Islamadora, Fla. 9 p.m., HGTV Charlie Rose: A look back at some prominent people who died in 2007 — and whom the

Jamie Lynn Spears pregnant
Chicago Tribune - NEW YORK - Another Spears baby is reportedly on the way — and it’s not Britney’s. Jamie Lynn Spears, the 16-year-old “Zoey 101″ star and sister of Britney Spears, told OK! magazine that she’s pregnant and that the father is her boyfriend, Casey

With grit or grace, they left their mark
Boston Globe - Alfred Peet introduced American coffee lovers to custom bean roasting. Body Shop founder Anita Roddick was an early and ardent environmentalist. Warren Avis transformed the car-rental industry, William Becker cofounded the Motel 6 chain, and Bob

Welcoming 1919
Los Angeles Times - We understand, however, that the custom in Philadelphia is to celebrate by increasing the speed limit on Chesnut street from one mile an hour to a mile and a quarter. As we recall the day in New England and in the Southern States, the proper way to

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