Not a commodity seemed bearish, not even a bit!

The grinch that stole Christmas is the tax collector. Many property owners will pay over 20 percent and more after the mandated higher property assessments. School bond taxes collected have increased by the same percentage as the assessment percentage increase.

DENVER - Each year, when many people are finishing up their Christmas lists, Colorado rancher Angela Ryden starts wading through red tape so she can get two legal guest workers from Mexico to help her during calving season in March.

Many American families still enjoy the age-old tradition of going out and picking their own Christmas tree. Years ago, this trip would include walking out in the woods with ax in hand until a suitable tree was found.

SAN FRANCISCO The San Francisco Zoo, which lost a tiger at Christmas, is celebrating the arrival of a newborn cub. The cub born Friday belongs to Leanne and George, two Sumatran tigers on loan from a zoo in San Antonio and an aquarium in Denver...

The district has filed a complaint with the Whitefish Police Department, Superintendent Jerry House said, and currently is waiting for Moore’s attorney to meet with the attorney for the school district’s insurance company.

The Bitterroot Valley and the State of Montana have an opportunity to bring community service to schools through the Capitol Christmas Tree 2008.