Motorists heading out on vacation in the next month should expect gasoline prices to remain fairly constant, give or take a few cents.

(chronicle photo by j.r. logan) Kimberly Ritterhouse, a teacher at Red River Valley Charter School, describes conditions inside the school’s mobile home classrooms during the winter.

Ben Patterson – Rumors of a BlackBerry tablet are heating up by the day, with Bloomberg now claiming that the BlackPad — yes, the BlackPad — will arrive in November, complete with an iPad-size screen and the ability to connect to the Internet via either Wi-Fi or your Bluetooth-connected BlackBerry.

By The Associated Press Energy prices settled higher on a day of uneven trading after the government said the economic recovery slowed during the second quarter as consumers conserved their money.

Like most school districts, Washington has cut back on expenditures due to declining revenue, including money from the state. This coming Tuesday the district will ask voters to approve a $15-million bond issue, with the money being used mainly to make improvements in its building.