They're waiting for the ground to dry out from last week's three inches of rain. If they're late it means the loss of bushels and profits come harvest time. This year with warmer temperatures things are really kicking along," said Breedlove. No, a rally can't change a criminal's mind. Are Peoria's anti-killing rallies effective? Yes, they remind the criminals we won't stand for violence. This planting season is all about location. Farmers from Mason and Tazewell counties are working hard...

Making money off scalping is a gamble. That puts you right up there with a few gazillion rich individuals and corporations who can buy their local politicians enough votes to obtain favorable tax legislation -- only in your case it's a sin. And if you think newspapers are any better, I just heard the story about how the guy who engineered the purchase of the Chicago Tribune worked out a deal where it won't pay any future taxes on billions in profits -- which is always where the Tribune...

If it weren't for its identifying tag, it would have been accepted as any old stray, a domestic alley cat looking like many I've known through the years. The American Reporter Vol. The American Reporter Vol. The cat is gray and black tiger striped looking exactly like any other of the mixed breed lately known as "domestic shorthair," rather than alley cat - a term not suitable to an animal so regal it strolls the halls of castles and cathedrals, and has done so for millions of years. The...

I think there's every expectation the farmers are going to continue to grow more corn, and we're going to get up to E-10 (10 percent ethanol. My guess is that somewhere in that time frame, we're going to crack the code on this cellulose conversion (making ethanol from switchgrass, cornstalks, wood chips and other plant waste) Q: You've raised concerns about President Bush's call to slash gasoline consumption by 20 percent by 2017 and using more alternative fuels. Q: Policymakers want to...

Busch said his company has $31 million worth of capital investments in Montana through its support centers and three grain storage units each capable of holding 7 million bushels. That leaves Montana, with its fertile soil and arid climate, open to filling increasing gaps in the barley market, Busch said. With increase in ethanol demand, states are moving toward corn production and abandoning grains. Comments that are submitted go into a queue to be moderated and may take several hours to...

For the last few weeks, Wegner took ground corn from her home and brought it for the goose while she remained at her nest. Mark Ray added that customers and employees alike have often walked or driven by to admire the unusually friendly geese who freely roam the lot. About a month ago, workers were surprised to see a female Canada goose building a nest near a small area of mulch by the parking spaces. Ray pointed out three other eggs in the nest, possibly laid before the new goslings...