| Supervisors to consider foreclosure counseling program
Aiming to help residents keep their homes, the county is considering teaming with a nonprofit group to provide counseling on how to avoid foreclosure.The Riverside County Board of Supervisors is set to vote today on whether to spend $40,000 to launch the Foreclosure Prevention Program. If approved by the board, the funds will allow the county to partner with the Fair Housing Council, and boost the foreclosure prevention counseling already offered by the nonprofit group, said Tom Freeman, a spokesman for the county Economic Development Agency. .
Sean McHugh's Story
McHugh doesn't like to tell people how he lost his writing hand. If someone asks, he says ''construction accident'' in a tone meant to quell further questions.
''It was one of the worst days of my life,'' the former handyman said of Friday the 13th in September 2002, when, after dinner and a drink, he cut some wood scraps with a new electric miter saw while working at an Allentown rental property.
''In a sense it was embarrassing.''
The steps he took to save the hand that night, however, were nothing short of remarkable. McHugh used his teeth and his other hand to wrap his injured arm with a rag and duct tape, put the severed hand on ice and drove himself to a hospital.
''Thank God he did,'' plastic surgeon Robert X. Murphy said days later at a news conference that attracted national media.
Surging Stars swoop in to St. Louis
The Stars won for the fourth time in five games with Saturday's 6-3 victory over Nashville and are just six points behind Detroit for the best record in the West.
Mike Ribeiro had two goals and two assists, Brenden Morrow scored and added three helpers, and Loui Eriksson lit the lamp twice for the Stars, who lead the Pacific Division by four points over Anaheim. Antti Miettinen also scored and Mike Smith gave Marty Turco a breather in net, making 24 saves in the win.
Turco, who has won 10 of his last 13 starts, is 8-4-1 with a tie, two shutouts and a 1.94 goals-against average in 15 career games against St. Louis.
Just two days before today's trade deadline, Dallas defenseman Sergei Zubov had a screw inserted into a fractured bone in his foot and will not skate for the next three-to-four weeks.
News' readers say Corvette is best, sexiest
They liked the Corvette ZR1. The General Motors Corp. sports car took top honors in the annual Detroit News Readers' Choice Awards, the results of which were announced today at the Detroit Economic Club's North American International Auto Show 2008 luncheon at Cobo Center. "We recruited a panel of 100 readers to inspect the powertrains, kick the tires and check the many shades of green in a contest to identify the best of show," said Jon Wolman, editor and publisher of The Detroit News. "They were dazzled by much of what they saw and we're glad to present these awards in honor of the vehicles that stood out for their excellence." While most of the awards handed out at the auto show are voted on by journalists or industry professionals, the Readers' Choice Awards are intended to gauge the sentiments of consumers.
Alonso's homecoming falls flat as Ferrari dominates first winter ...
The session didn't finish on a high note for the two-time F1 champion, either, with Alonso's car stalling on the straightaway as he rounded for his final lap, smoke billowing from its engine. Instead, Ferrari dominated to show why it is still the team to beat heading into the new season. Felipe Massa finished with the fastest time of 1 minute, 12.182 seconds from 97 laps around the 4.005-kilometer (2.49-mile) Cheste Circuit track. .
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