From barbecues to cars

Rising methanol prices dont faze Randy Schranz. In fact, methanol could become as expensive as unleaded gasoline, and Schranz would continue racing on Pikes Peak.

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The nation\'s third-largest hamburger chain also said it expects second-quarter earnings to be down from a year ago because of costs from a plan to cut 350 to 375 employees through severance, attrition and voluntary early retirement offered to about 175 workers.

Semiretired teacher sows love of plants: Holte staffs local herbarium Fridays
POCATELLO - Karl Holte is the man behind one of the largest plant collections you'll ever find. Idaho State University's Ray J. Davis Herbarium, located inside the Idaho Museum of Natural History building, is home to more than 65,000 pressed and dried plants from throughout the world.

Personal Journey: Trip that changed his definition of 'vacation'
I've always enjoyed the outdoors, but it wasn't until my wife, Betsy, and I took a four-day/three-night rafting expedition on the Rogue River in Oregon that I considered myself "outdoorsy." You know, fleece jackets and cool sunglasses.