| Extra! UIdaho Student Found Shot to Death
A 21-year-old University of Idaho senior was found shot to death early today in his Moscow apartment.
David Robert Boss, a history major and Boise native, was found dead by a roommate about 2 a.m., Moscow police officials said. Boss roommate apparently arrived at the apartment at 1218 S. Main St. about 2 a.m. and found the victim on the floor in the kitchen area of the apartment, according to a press release. The roommate called police. The death is being investigated as suspicious, said Moscow Police Department Assistant Chief David Duke. The apparent cause of death is a single gunshot wound to the head. No gun was found in the apartment, Duke said. .
Home sales tumble in 2007 Housing still struggling to find bottom in ...
The housing market in Las Vegas ended the year with a whimper, tallying just 1,340 new-home sales in December for a total of 19,670 in 2007, down 45.6 percent from the previous year, Home Builders Research reported. Existing-home sales were equally weak, with 1,339 escrow closings in December, bringing the year's total to 24,838, a 40.7 percent decline from 2006. Las Vegas' housing recession is struggling to find the bottom in a "totally unique cycle," Home Builders Research President Dennis Smith said. The only hope is that the market reaches bottom by midyear and sales start to climb entering 2009, he said. .
Top 10 Stories from 2007
Despite efforts to spare it, the tree came down in the early-morning hours Nov. 8. Since then, the restaurant and nightclub buildings on the property have also been removed. In August, the battlefield for controversial Pinewild annexation moved to the courtroom. The fight over the controversial annexation was another story that made the top 10 in 2006. Yet another thorny issue for the village of Pinehurst this year was all the furor over the proposed traffic roundabout at N.C. 2 and Carolina Vista. A group called Concerned Citizens of Pinehurst formed to fight it. A slate of three candidates, back by the group's political action committee called Preserve and Protect Pinehurst, ran for office in November, and were soundly trounced by voters. The N.C. Department of Transportation, in late November, put the project on hold because of the legal wrangling but said it would proceed with other planned improvements at the nearby intersection of N.C.
The F.I.R.M. Consulting Group Opens Branch Office in North Carolina
TAMPA, Fla. The F.I.R.M. Consulting Group, a national brokerage that matches small and medium-size businesses with organizations that provide human resource outsourcing, has announced it has established a branch office in Cary, N.C., to service the needs of the Greater Triangle Region. The companys headquarters are located in Tampa, Fla., with additional branch offices in California and Michigan. Client Services HR outsourcing companies, also known as professional employer organizations (PEOs), contractually assume and manage critical human resources, personnel responsibilities and employer risks. In general, PEOs can manage payroll, employee benefits, labor compliance, unemployment claims, personnel files, employee handbooks, etc. Outsourcing these functions allow a business to focus on growing the company.
Gaylord looks for partner in Texas resort deal
Gaylord Entertainment Co. said Tuesday it is delaying its purchase of a luxury, award-winning Texas resort in order to find additional financing for the $252.5 million deal. Nashville-based Gaylord said it is seeking a capital partner to help with the purchase of the Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio. The deal, which was expected to close at the end of this month, has been pushed back to April 30, the company said. .
Split decisions by fans
I am happy that the Cubs finally got Jacque Jones off the team. I never liked the way he played for the Cubs. He makes stupid baserunning errors, has difficulty hitting the cutoff man, seems unsound fundamentally and rarely delivers in the clutch. I never looked forward to having him bat in crucial situations ... Goodbye, Jacque, have fun on the bench in Detroit. I hope the Cubs end their experiment with Minnesota players. They don't fit here. Frank J. Baron Jr. Glen Ellyn Jones had class, guts I'm sad to see Jacque Jones go. I always saw him as a player who did his best, even though he wasn't well received. Why he was so poorly received is hard to say, as he sure wasn't the worst arm I've seen in a Cubs uniform over the years.
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