How the US fell out of love with its cars

How the US fell out of love with its cars (Mail and Guardian)
For John McVeigh, making cars was not just a job; it was his shot at the American Dream. He had left Glasgow a young, wide-eyed man at 21 and ended up in Detroit, lured by the huge factories churning out the cars that defined 20th century United States life.

Hot Item: Gas Cards (Potentials Magazine)
NOVEMBER 01, 2005 - -- Ask your employees where they're hurting right now, and the answer will likely come back, "At the pump." Gas prices rose sharply over the summer, averaging over $3 per gallon in early September according to the AAA's daily fuel gauge report.

Preview: 2007 Toyota Camry
With sleeker styling, a more powerful engine and a new hybrid version, America's best-selling car sets a new benchmark.
Ann Job

How the US fell out of love with its cars (Guardian Unlimited)
With 36,000 jobs cut in a week and foreign vehicles filling the highways, Paul Harris surveys the collapse of an industry.

Closing of Cotton Club end of entertainment era (Chicago Sun-Times)
Come Tuesday, the Cotton Club, which opened in 1986 as a copy of Harlem's original hot Jazz Age spot, will be no more.

Developer hired to make Mexico town a hot spot (The Arizona Republic)
Mexico is tapping a Scottsdale company to turn a Baja California Sur fishing village into the country's next big tourist destination.

China feels pressure over its links with Iran (San Jose Mercury News)
Chinese companies operating in Iran churn out new cars, build highways and oil pipelines, and toil underground to build subway lines under the capital. Iran, for its part, ships supertankers filled with crude oil back to China. Trade and commerce between the nations is soaring.