There will be more and longer turn lanes on Iowa's rural roads. Street signs along highways will be larger. Rumble strips will precede stop signs.

Santa Clara couldn't keep its teachers. Despite increasing beginning- teacher salaries, the county's unified school district found its new teachers walking away.

Institutions honoring illustrious deeds--or quirky interests--suffer ill fortune.

Senators in Washington State have made it clear that they prefer not to dine with the masses. In fact, they don't seem to want to break bread with members of the House of Representatives, either.

When Chicago unleashed a herd of painted cows on its sidewalks-- followed by pigs, moose and fish in other cities--only art critics, who bemoaned the displays as lowbrow, ruined the fun.