The article discusses the business forecast during the last quarter of 2007 for Union Pacific Corp., an Omaha-based railroad company. It predicts lower earnings due to increased fuel costs and the recovery delay of its surcharge programs, which will cut its fourth-quarter earnings by 20 cents ...
Winter storms have battered the Pacific Northwest's national parks each of the past two years, with damages in the millions of dollars. After last year's massive repairs to Mount Rainier National Park, the latest vic- tim is Olympic National Park, where craggy alpine peaks, forested lowlands ...