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Facebook Friends Dumping You? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:10:35 +0000

If you recently lost a slew of Facebook friends, it probably wasn’t a glitch. Go back and look at your timeline because the chances are good it’s your own fault.

That’s what a new study from Nielsen seems to indicate anyway. The group surveyed about 2,000 adults to learn why Facebook users add and remove friends, and the results may surprise you.

Gas Prices Drop as Consumer Demand Falls

Shauna Wright — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:03:29 +0000

Thanks to a steep drop in crude-oil prices, gas costs have fallen below $3 a gallon in parts of Michigan, Missouri and Texas, and are expected to decline in many other states as well.

Call it an unexpected bright spot in the global economic crisis. Now that drivers have cut back on trips, shippers are moving fewer goods, and vacationers are staying closer to home, the demand for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel has fallen accordingly. And as we all learned in Economics 101, less demand equates to lower prices.

10 Reasons to Look Forward to Fall

Paula Kashtan — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:16:47 +0000

With Labor Day just around the corner, many are mourning the end of summertime. Don't fret — just remember these things that make fall great, from baseball to apple pie. Joe Robbins, Getty Images 1 Fall Sports The NFL’s regular season starts September 8, the NHL begins in early October and MLB playoffs [...]

You Know You're From The Bitterroot When…

Steve Fullerton — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:42:39 +0000

Here’s a short list of indicators of lucky folks who happen to live here. Add your thoughts on our facebook page. You don’t visit Stevensville, you visit Stevi. Your enjoyment of the Big Sky Mudflaps has nothing to do with pickup trucks. You bemoan waiting a whole 30 seconds for traffic to clear at Hamilton’s [...]