2008: The Year In Review (Leesburg Today)

Here's a snapshot look back at 10 community issues that had a significant local impact during 2008 as part of Leesburg Today 's annual Year In Review Issue.

Witnessing history: Three local students attend Obama inauguration (Ionia Sentinel-Standard)

IONIA - For three local high school students, the Inauguration of the 44th President and Vice President of the United States will be more than just a historical blip on the radar.

TVs, toys, and translators among inventive CES gadgets (AFP via Yahoo! News)

From a palm-size DJ studio to a monitor that lets mute people make telephone calls, hot gadgets headed for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) floor had early debuts on Tuesday.

Levine calls Brewers comments 'sour grapes' (Newsday)

Yankees president Randy Levine yesterday called negative comments by Brewers owner Mark Attanasio about the Yankees' bottomless pit of cash and willingness to use it "sour grapes."

Obama Calls for Budget Reform (Washington Post)

President-elect predicts years of deficits over $1 trillion; says reform is an "absolute necessity."

Israeli Forces Push Deeper Into Gaza Strip as International Critics Warn of Worsening Humanitarian Crisis (Washington Post)

JERUSALEM, Jan. 4 -- Israeli ground forces backed by air and naval power pushed deeper into the Gaza Strip on Sunday, engaging in fierce combat with Hamas fighters as they attempted to encircle the coastal region's largest city.

Israel ignores growing global calls for cease-fire (GMA News)

GAZA CITY, Gaza - Israel ignored mounting international calls for a cease-fire and said it won't stop its crippling 10-day assault until "peace and tranquility" are achieved in southern Israeli towns in the line of Palestinian rocket fire.

Soaring layoffs are devastating for employees and employers (Ventura County Star)

The guillotine falls in many different ways. Employees may be ushered to meetings in conference rooms that seem starved of oxygen. A Ventura woman learned the news when she tried to use her health insurance and was told the benefits were canceled. Alfred Dowd’s 32-year career in construction ended, at least temporarily, in a Ventura office at sunrise the first week of November. He was having ...

Rondee Enhances Features for Power Users of Free Conference Calling (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Rondee, the first company to combine free conference calling with response management and on-line scheduling, today made public the launch of a new set of features serving the needs of power conferencers. The features include Recurring Rondee set-up capability, agenda archiving and automated reminders.

Israel rebuffs calls for Gaza border observers  (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Israel on Monday rebuffed European proposals for international observers in the Gaza Strip after any cease-fire, pushing instead for equipment and teams to help search out and destroy tunnels Hamas could use to rearm.