Bail Insurance

VICTORVILLE � There�s only so many hours in the day. For working families, between responsibilities of work, home and kids, there always seems to be something left to be done. �There are never enough hours in the day. `Down time,� simply doesn�t exist for my husband and me. Even our weekends are jam packed with things to do,� said Jamie Hicks, a teacher and mother of five. Studies show Americans pack over 50 percent more into their days than the previous generation. Yet there�s always a list of loose ends that we don�t get to. There�s also a growing trend in which drivers deliberately disregard pedestrians and treat driving as the new "down time," where they catch up on the day's activities, diverting their attention from the road, according to a study released by the Insurance Journal.

News and Features for Wasilla, Alaska

WASILLA — A full-price ticket to an Alaska Avalanche game costs $12. Alex Young's performance to start Saturday’s game was worth at least that much. Young had a goal, assist and fighting major in the first half of the first period of Alaska's 6-3 win over the Kenai River Brown Bears at the Curtis C. Menard II Memorial Ice Arena in Wasilla. "That's a Gordie Howe hat trick," Alaska head coach Jamie Smith said following the game. .

Police Incident Report

Oct. 31 to Nov 6 The Source publishes a Police Incident Report to inform residents of incidents, criminal activities, and police responses occurring in Madison and Killingworth. As those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty, the report does not include names. The report may be edited for size and content. Madison Wednesday, Oct. 31 • An 18-year-old Guilford man was arrested at 1:32 p.m. and charged with possession of less than four ounces of marijuana, use and possession of drug paraphernalia, illegal manufacture, distribution, or sale of an illegal drug, and failure to drive in the proper lane of a multiple lane highway after he was stopped on New Road near Duck Hole Road. He was released on a written promise to appear in court on Nov. 13. • A 41-year-old Old Saybrook man was arrested at 2:45 p.m.

Fires teach insurance lesson

The televised images of homes collapsing in wind-driven wildfires in California should serve as a reminder that disasters can happen just about anywhere in the United States and that homeowners need to be prepared.

But many aren't, experts say.

"When we go into areas to do disaster investigations with our engineers, we find people didn't think it would happen to them or they had put any preventative steps on their to-do list for next year," said Wendy Rose, spokeswoman for the insurance industry-funded Institute for Business & Home Safety in Tampa, Fla.

"It's true whether you're talking about wildfires or flooding or hurricanes," she said, adding that there can be major financial consequences for the unprepared.

The California wildfires, fed by drought and fierce, dry winds, forced half a million people to flee their communities, burned more than 500,000 acres and destroyed some 2,000 houses.

Zimbabwe: AG's Arrest Latest Attack On Judiciary - Legal Experts

LAST week's arrest of Attorney-General Sobusa Gula-Ndebele on allegations of abuse of office represents an ongoing attack on the judiciary by the executive that started in 2000 in a bid to undermine its integrity, regional legal experts have said.

Ask Bing: Stay secure or step out on my own?

I have quite a decision to make: 33 years old, been a process control systems engineer for 9 years - good salary, solid company, good promotional scope if I commit long term, and I have a good reputation and credibility, even brotherly love. I can feel the expectations from myself and others building each day - it's time to step up to the plate, swing hard (take on big visible project) and hit it out of the park, proving my latent potential, and securing a very well taken-care-of future.

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All constitutional amendments pass!

AUSTIN - Voters approved all 16 constitutional amendments up for consideration in the Nov. 6 statewide election. Only about 8.5 percent of the state's 12.6 million registered voters cast ballots, Secretary of State Phil Wilson said. Once more, for the record, here are the briefs:� Prop. 1: Switching Angelo State University to Texas Tech System governance.� Prop. 2: $500 million in general obligation bonds to finance educational loans.� Prop. 3: Authorizing the Legislature to limit the maximum average annual percentage increase in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to 10 percent, or a greater percentage, for each year since the most recent tax appraisal of the homestead.� Prop. 4: $1 billion in bonds for maintenance, improvement, repair and construction projects, including prisons.

Fresno State suspends Sims

Fresno State basketball player Rekalin Sims has been suspended indefinitely from the team and will be arraigned Nov. 28 on two felony charges.Sims, 23, was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and second-degree robbery Wednesday after being arrested early Sunday morning in connection with the robbery of a 29-year-old man. "I think these charges are extremely weak if not hogwash," said Sims' attorney Ernest Kinney. "I'm confident [in our case]. Unless there's something I absolutely don't know about, I think [the charges] will be dropped."Sims was suspended Thursday for violation of athletic department policy after meeting with the Athletics Code of Conduct Committee, according to athletic department officials. The suspension was authorized by athletic director Thomas Boeh.Police said a man was walking on Bulldog Lane at 1:25 a.m.