Nov. 30 -- Symbol of family thrift: Christmas clubs make a comeback

Nov. 30 -- Increase to $1,000,000 by 2006: Changes in federal estate tax laws to take effect soon

Nov. 30 -- Her oven never cools down: Lufkin woman turns Christmas project into a thriving business

Nov. 30 -- Adapting to change: Quick-freezing nets more than the average catch in Dickinson Bayou

Nov. 30 -- Physicians with MBAs: Balancing health care and cost crux of new Texas Tech program

Nov. 30 -- Fast-growing segment: Young deadbeats pose problems for credit-card issuers

Nov. 30 -- Business notebook: News and announcements of interest to the local business community

Nov. 30 -- J.T. Smith column: Ag outlook is a mixed bag during holiday season

Nov. 29 -- J.T. Smith Column: Thanksgiving is over - time to talk Christmas trees

Nov. 28 -- Happy Thanksgiving!

Nov. 27 -- A 401k -- surprise: Fees keep going up and up

Nov. 27 -- Secure transactions?: The safety of using credit cards on the Internet

Nov. 27 -- Learning from mistakes: In business, nothing succeeds like failure

Nov. 27 -- Reality check: Give me some feedback

Nov. 27 -- Nancy Michaels column: Consider a home business

Nov. 27 -- Fast harvest: Area peanut crop virtually in the bag this Thanksgiving

Nov. 27 -- J.T. Smith column: Thanksgiving is great, unless you're the turkey

Nov. 27 -- Invasion of the tofu gobbler: The new Thanksgiving dinner: gravy, but turkeys not invited

Nov. 27 -- Guarding their jobs: Workplace discrimination against cancer patients being fought

Nov. 27 -- The Lucchese brand: Custom cowboy boot maker moving into new products

Nov. 26 -- Doug Williamson column: Some tasty sites for the holidays

Nov. 26 -- J.T. Smith column: Albany's Nail Ranch shows toughness at World Ranch finals

Nov. 26 -- Brian Bethel column: Modem speed not always what user expects

Nov. 25 -- J.T. Smith Column: Eastland Area Hay Show slated for December

Nov. 25 -- More Money: Second Hawley bank planned

Nov. 25 -- FFB Merger Completed: Abilene and Southlake companies

Nov. 25 -- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation: Pacific leaders prepare endorsement of record global bailout plan

Nov. 23 -- Lowes, Home Depot face off: Competition building in the home-improvement retail market

Nov. 23 -- The Lobo trend: Natural gas boom sweeping South Texas

Nov. 23 -- Business notebook: News and notes of interest to the local business community

Nov. 23 -- Arm of Houston-based firm: CEO Rebecca Mark heads Enron's ventures into foreign markets

Nov. 23 -- Doug Williamson column: Septuplets could be gold mine for companies

Nov. 23 -- J.T. Smith column: Where to haul a cow when it's turkey week

Nov. 22 -- J.T. Smith column: Failure to focus and communicate is downfall of many businesses

Nov. 21 -- Doug Williamson column: Car dealership juggling complete

Nov. 21 -- J.T. Smith column: Big cattle slated for Haskell this Saturday

Nov. 20 -- Doug Williamson column: Home furnishings store is one of a kind

Nov. 20 -- New law creates competition: Banks find inventive ways to offer home equity loans

Nov. 20 -- Catalyst research group: Study: Part-time work is widespread but undervalued

Nov. 20 -- J.T. Smith column: Today is last day to enter nuts in Abilene pecan show

Nov. 20 -- Silver bells: Retailers try gimmicks to lure holiday shoppers

Nov. 20 -- Abilene Chamber of Commerce: Board reviews plan, approves budget

Nov. 20 -- Farm Credit Bank report: Farm credit and ag outlook far better than year ago

Nov. 19 -- Another blow: AOL e-mail goes blank for nearly five hours in latest outage problem

Nov. 19 -- Big Country District FFA Contests: Clyde High wins sweepstakes

Nov. 19 -- New generation: Computers: Little computers, big new marketing battle

Nov. 19 -- First coordinated discussions: SEC to meet Friday with stock markets on circuit breakers

Nov. 19 -- Doug Williamson column: From the Iraqi situation to exploding whales

Nov. 19 -- J.T. Smith column: Small producers still the backbone of beef industry

Nov. 18 -- Doug Williamson Column: Abilene Bookstore opens downtown

Nov. 18 -- J.T. Smith Column: Incredible number of weevils in some High Plains spots

Nov. 18 -- Minority Farmers: Judge urges USDA to resolve black farmer complaints

Nov. 18 -- Milk Issue: Local dairy interests want to keep milk marketing orders

Nov. 16 -- J.T. Smith Column: Just can't get fair weather for the dam tour

Nov. 16 -- What Do You Want for Christmas? Well ... computers, what else?

Nov. 16 -- Selling Education: Making learning fun is big business

Nov. 16 -- Selling Education: Some toys sold as educational

Nov. 15 -- J.T. Smith column: You take rain when you can get it in these parts

Nov. 14 -- Rehab benefits: Wehrmann-Donnell sale draws record crowd to Abilene auction

Nov. 14 -- J.T. Smith column: Brucellosis vaccine for cattle may work for bison

Nov. 14 -- Pitney Bowes suit: Electronic postage meter switchover delayed by suit

Nov. 13 -- Agricultural trends: Ag major numbers growing steadily at Texas A&M

Nov. 13 -- Paul Tulenko column: Find a niche for business success

Nov. 13 -- Finding employees: Retired workers a valuable asset

Nov. 13 -- Farmers Co-op: Fate of Merkel gin and grain elevator unknown

Nov. 13 -- Leveraging yourself: How to get a better raise

Nov. 13 -- All about critical mass: Middle managers stewards of change

Nov. 13 -- Doug Williamson column: Abilenians will have some rare opportunities this weekend

Nov. 13 -- J.T. Smith column: Fire potential makes cotton burr handling a hot item

Nov. 13 -- Montgomery Ward: Department store to change name

Nov. 12 -- Defrag that disk: Routine care keeps hard drive going

Nov. 12 -- Thinking differently: Steve Jobs answers questions on Apple's future

Nov. 12 -- Doug Williamson column: From soup to nuts, sort of

Nov. 12 -- J.T. Smith column: Area youngsters will be spotlighted at Farm Bureau convention

Nov. 12 -- Brian Bethel column: New bug surfaces to plague Pentium processors

Nov. 11 -- Change of Ownership: Mall of Abilene sold to Chicago-based firm

Nov. 11 -- Wright Amendment: American CEO argues that restrictions should continue at Dallas airport

Nov. 11 -- J.T. Smith Column: Tomorrow is "must" day to signup for major stock shows

Nov. 11 -- Telecommunications Bidding: Worldcom raises its bid for MCI to $37 billion

Nov. 11 -- Net Profits? Apple to sell computers directly over Internet

Nov. 11 -- Trade Battle: Clinton concedes on trade; fellow Democrats ask changes

Nov. 9 -- 'Tis the season: Retailers, desperate for holiday help, try different recruiting methods

Nov. 9 -- Mutual fund investing: To fund experts, market drop is over but not forgotten

Nov. 9 -- Better service, too: Refinancing mortgages booming

Nov. 9 -- Stress in the workplace: You think YOUR job is tough?

Nov. 9 -- Stress in the workplace: Local workers discuss stress in their lives

Nov. 9 -- Doug Williamson column: Local businessmen celebrates landmarks

Nov. 9 -- J.T. Smith column: Global climate debate heats up as weather turns cold

Nov. 9 -- Merchandising the holidays: Toys 'R' Us dreams of a greener Christmas this year

Nov. 8 -- Accused of interfering in state investigation: Texas first state to sue Microsoft on disclosure issue

Nov. 8 -- Wright Amendment aftermath: Dallas sues Fort Worth over Love Field

Nov. 8 -- J.T. Smith column: El Nino brings higher cattle prices in mighty tough way

Nov. 7 -- Doug Williamson Column: ISO 9000 training classes coming to Abilene

Nov. 7 -- J.T. Smith Column: "Texas' Best" sums up West Texas Classic Limousin

Nov. 7 -- Trade Battle: White House searches for votes for fast-track trade authority

Nov. 7 -- Dairy Pricing: Ruling could bring big changes to milk-pricing system

Nov. 6 -- Big Country Profile: Hat cleaning and blocking returns to Abilene

Nov. 6 -- Clock Is Ticking: Pressure rises over "Millennium Bomb"

Nov. 6 -- J.T. Smith Column: What's important when taking cattle to auction barn?

Nov. 6 -- Working from Home: Often a balancing act, family needs guidelines, experts say

Nov. 6 -- Tax Fables: Put IRS on five-step program to end abuse

Nov. 6 -- Showing the Way: Businesses embrace 'active learning' for employee-training program

Nov. 5 -- Brian Bethel Column: What's cooking on the Internet?

Nov. 5 -- Teaching Options: Forget term papers, how about creating a web site

Nov. 5 -- J.T. Smith Column: Global climate debate heats up as weather turns cold

Nov. 5 -- Zoltek Update: Business to have production lines up and running in two weeks

Nov. 5 -- Microsoft and the Internet: Senate panel hears concerns about Microsoft dominance

Nov. 5 -- Business Notebook: Republicans warn that Amtrak won't get more money for wages, etc.

Nov. 5 -- Trade Battle: Trade bill clears Senate obstacle

Nov. 4 -- J.T. Smith Column: Not all farm interests support Fast Track negotiating authority

Nov. 4 -- Christmas Market: Stock market's moves leaves retailers nervous about Christmas sales

Nov. 4 -- Mr. Moneybags: Pondering life's imponderables: end of infinity, Bill Gates's wealth

Nov. 4 -- Plant Closings: Levi Strauss closing 11 plants, laying off thousands

Nov. 2 -- Ready Cash: A 401k -- plan can give you a nice retirement -- or nice time today

Nov. 2 -- Downsizing: Much of it in vain.

Nov. 2 -- Use is growing in the U.S.: How to tame the e-mail monster

Nov. 2 -- Doug Williamson column: Talking to real people who use e-mail

Nov. 2 -- Business notebook: News and announcements of interest to the local business community

Nov. 2 -- J.T. Smith column: Hauling your own Wehrmann-Donnell bull will help Rehab

Nov. 2 -- Have computer, will travel: Don't be a do-it-yourself travel agent

Nov. 1 -- J.T. Smith column: Senate approves Gramm's proposal for fire ant research