'Disaster loans for La. OK'd (2theadvocate.com)WASHINGTON -- Congress approved $750 million in disaster loans Friday to allow storm-ravaged Louisiana communities to meet their payrolls, but not until after an unprecedented tussle between the state's two senators over how the money should be delivered.
'New library loans crutches, walkers (Vail Daily)EDWARDS - Eagle County now has a new kind of library. Instead of books, this library loans crutches, walkers and wheelchairs. The idea for the new library came from a couple of local women with ties to Vail Valley Medical Center. Andy Searls is a member of the hospital's volunteer corps.