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In Grim Economic Times, NASCAR Sputters (NPR)

The economic slowdown has begun to pinch NASCAR. Stock car racing is an expensive sport and waves of layoffs are filtering down now that corporate sponsors are driving away.

Ranting for the holidays: Enough with the yellow flags, already (Yahoo! Canada Sports)

For the next couple days, we're airing your rants on various NASCAR subjects. Today, Richard Jones of Rineyville, KY offers up a few thoughts on how to improve the competitive aspect of our favorite sports ... I would like to rant a little about some very subjective calls during races for cautions that sometimes don't appear that they need to be called, and at other times when they should ...

All the Ice You?d Want to Ring in a New Year (New York Times)

The first day of the year used to be a daylong celebration of foo?ball in warm places, but the N.H.L. has played carpe diem by giving us steambreath under a gray sky.

Village Changes Political Sign Restrictions (East Aurora Advertiser)

Following a public hearing, the East Aurora Village Board voted Dec. 15 to amend its sign code in order to allow political signs to be displayed for a full 30 days prior to an election. Village regulations had kept that period to just two weeks before an election, and the new rule is in line with the Town of Aurora's code.

KIM PASQUITO: New year arrives with more perfect games, near misses (The Trentonian)

Happy New Year to everyone. We still have reported scores from last year that adds four names to our perfection list. Rube Speranza in the Ewing league along with Connie McCoy in the NASCAR league, Gary Fuller in the YMCA and Connie Decker all are first time entries by shooting their 300 game. In the Papp’s 900 Classic, John Persicketti Jr. came with a pin of perfection with his 299 game. Jeff ...