Nobody thinks much about air conditioning this time of year. Heck, depending on where you live, your heat may already be on for the season and your flannel pajamas pulled out of storage.

Dynamo s Holden, Ianni to join U-23 team
Roommates since coming to the Dynamo as rookies nearly two years ago, Stuart Holden and Pat Ianni found out they will be spending their vacation together as well. Both are headed to China with the U.S. under-23 national team next month. UIL posts rules on high school steroid tests Parents who want to witness […]

Protesters demand help from Countrywide
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home prices take steeper downturn
home prices have fallen steadily since July 2006, but plunged even more steeply in the third quarter, according to a report released Tuesday by S&P Case/Shiller.

Two luxury condo towers in works for Memorial area
A New York developer is planning two condominium towers on San Felipe near the tony neighborhoods of Tanglewood and Memorial. The company chose Houston as the location for the project because of its strong economy and unmet demand for luxury high-rise housing, development executive Sara Mirski said. Inquiring minds want to know The Chronicle’s readers […]

National Geographic s Braving Alaska
National Geographic’s Braving alaska Imagine living hundreds of miles from your nearest neighbor, having groceries and mail delivered by airplane a few times each year, and battling long, harsh winters with temperatures that plummet to -51 C. Such are the living conditions chosen by the hearty few who inhabit America’s last frontier: the […]

Cleveland: Foreclosure disaster
As the Treasurer of Cuyahoga County in Ohio, Jim Rokakis spends a lot of his time trying to deal with Cleveland’s foreclosure crisis.

Crime scene: foreclosure
When homeowners moved away after a wave of foreclosures in Cleveland’s working-class neighborhood of Slavic Village, crime took off.

Foreclosures: Mayors see major hit to economy
The mortgage meltdown will take a heavy toll on home prices in 2008 with declines expected to average 7 percent across the nation and lost property value of $1.2 trillion, according to the United States Conference of Mayors.

Cal Dive settles antitrust case over asset sales
Cal Dive International and parent Helix Energy Solutions Group will pay $2 million to settle charges Cal Dive defied a 2005 federal order requiring it to sell certain assets after an acquisition raised antitrust concerns. Online carts bristle with purchases Contrary to myth, Cyber Monday is typically not the busiest day for online shopping. […]

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