She helps to make world better (The Indianapolis Star)

She helps to make world better (The Indianapolis Star)
Title: Volunteer advocate. Among Mary Kay Hood's many volunteer activities is Meals on Wheels, which provides hot meals to the elderly. The group needs licensed drivers with cars to help deliver meals from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays. It takes about an hour to complete a route.

Driving you nuts? Keep your cars squirrel-free (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
Q. I have a huge problem with squirrels that are chewing on the wiring of my vehicle. So far, I have spent more than $1,000 on car repairs for the damage they have caused. What can I do?

New justice faces hot-button issues (San Jose Mercury News)
They don't know Carol Corrigan much for her role as California's newest state Supreme Court justice at Saint Vincent's Day Home in west Oakland, where a charity cares for hundreds of poor families in one of the Bay Area's toughest neighborhoods.

Residents not going quietly (Dallas Morning News)
IRVING For months, Nancy Wilson and Sue Harper have called out residents by showing pictures of cars parked on front yards and homes splashed with bright colors before the Irving City Council and a television audience.

My kingdom for a horse (Galesburg Register-Mail)
I have a love/hate relationship with cars. I love NASCAR, antique cars, muscle cars and hot rods. My luck with my own rides, however, is flat-out frustrating.

ABOUT THE AUTO SHOW (San Jose Mercury News)
What: More than 300 new cars, trucks, vans and sport-utility vehicles, plus concept cars and displays of historic cars including Mustangs and Thunderbirds, customized cars and hot rods.

DaimlerChrysler boosts 2005 sales 3.8 pct (Reuters)
It marked the first time that the German-American group sold more than 4 million cars in a year.

IIHS's Top 10 Safety Picks
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety picks the ten safest cars of the 2006 model year.
Perry Stern