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Thruway Toll Increases in EffectSunday, January 4, 2009 @ 11:37AMGas prices are going down, but the cost of driving on the New York State Thruway is going up. The controversial 5% toll hike is now in effect. The increase will mean the toll from Buffalo to Albany will go from $11.65 to $12.24 for those paying cash. E-ZPass holders will pay $11.64.

Local manufacturing woes likely to spread to other sectorsFriday, January 2, 2009 @ 11:27PMPlain Dealer File Workers at KraftMaid install drawers into custom built cabinets. The Middlefield company dropped 400 workers last year. Andrea Levy/Photo illustration Economic Forecast 2009 The new year brings more gloomy forecasts but also fresh hope. Through Jan. 4,...

Removal of Bishop Pelotte voted top local story of 2008Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 6:37PMIt was a year of idiosyncratic happenings, historic firsts and terrible tragedy in Indian Country. And as is our tradition, the editors at the Independent spent the past week combing through archives, old editions and dusty files to find the top stories of 2008.

James Chanos Says Hedge Funds Face Regulation: Year in ReviewThursday, January 1, 2009 @ 11:58PMJan. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The financial wreckage of 2008 has left no part of our country untouched. It exposed the bankruptcy of business models employed by mortgage companies, investment banks, and rating agencies as well as the flaws of innovations such as structured finance and credit default swaps.

LOOK AHEAD: AngletonWednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 7:49PMANGLETON — City and business growth might slow some in Angleton, but officials are optimistic their town will continue moving forward despite an uncertain economic climate.