Should we be concerned about the motives behind the Neighborhood Council doing the latest opinion poll? NO! Should we be concerned about the way the subjects and questions were framed? YES! Should this poll be used to influence our elected officials? Absolutely not!The poll says your opinion is important. Is the poll about your opinion?Logan's general plan establishes a vision and direction for departmental decisions and baseline for administrative decisions. It guides economic development, land use, and provides criteria for judging development proposals. The plan outlines the scope of capital improvements, other policy documents, and the day-to-day working process with citizens, businesses, and developers. .

Stock indexes fall for third day, end week with losses

U.S. stock indexes on Friday fell for a third day, with two of the three major indexes recording weekly losses, as a warning from J.C. Penny Co. weighed and economic data spurred further signs of a recession.

"Personal income and consumption data point toward lower inflation and higher growth. Despite this one bit of good news, we continue to expect tough times ahead," said Lehman Brothers analyst Drew Matus.

After trading modestly higher for much of the session, equity indexes erased their gains, with the Dow Jones industrial average declining 86.06 points to 12,216.40, off 1.2 percent from the previous week's close.

Of the blue chip's 30 components, 22 posted losses, with financials including JPMorgan Chase & Co. erasing the bulk of earlier gains to close down nearly 0.4 percent.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-03-19 15:11 GMT: Oil inventories rose last week

WASHINGTON (AP) - Crude-oil inventories rose slightly last week for the second straight period, but gasoline stockpiles fell unexpectedly for the first time in weeks, according to government data published Wednesday.

For the week ended March 14, crude-oil inventories rose by 200,000 barrels, or 0.1 percent, to 311.8 million barrels, the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report. The stockpiles were 3.7 percent below year-ago levels, and analysts had expected a gain of 2.1 million barrels, according to a survey by Dow Jones Newswires.

Gasoline inventories fell by 3.5 million barrels, or 1.5 percent, to 232.5 million barrels, which were 11.1 percent above year-ago levels. Analysts expected stockpiles of the motor fuel to rise by 300,000 barrels last week.