http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/ephraim/ Ephraim, WI News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/ephraim/content/8a9d93a2d9953a9689adb2752f3c4a70.html Opening weekend deer harvest down sharply in Florence County http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/ephraim/content/2b07f657811f518d55297dcb9f96fe62.html WASHINGTON AP 8212 Votes werent the only thing being tallied in Minnesotas Senate recount Both campaigns were counting dollars too http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/ephraim/content/32b96e1c06c0c1c9f207b2cbe9a4d890.html JUNEAU The Dodge County Most Wanted for December are: http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/ephraim/content/49e67cb54d681d3fb94e8a616b9d59e4.html General Motors launched its Saturn division in 1985 as a different kind of car company one tasked with selling cars in a new way and competing with Japanese juggernauts like Honda and ToyotaThe idea simply was to make money on the small economical vehicles that had always been losers for the Detroit giantNow GM may be abandoning the brand altogetherThe sweeping restructuring plan GM released this week in hopes of squeezing 18 billion in aid out of Congress includes a pledge to explore alternatives for Saturn GM officials say options include overhauling the lineup partnering with another carmaker selling the brand or potentially sending Saturn off to the junkyardGM's Swedish luxury brand Saab might also be sold and Pontiac will be transformed into a niche brand inside other dealerships But the decision to potentially pull the plug on Saturn the agile little startup that GM developed to reinvent the way it produced and sold cars is a bitter reminder of just how deep the automaker's troubles runSaturn after all was created to do almost everything that GM industry experts and many members of Congress say a modern car company has to in order to survive in today's market: make a limited range of small fuelefficient cars then sell them through a small network of dealers for a profitThere was a hitch: GM says Saturn never made a profitSaturn's simple unfussy cars were designed to appeal to pennywise drivers But the price point of the vehicles in recent years as low as 12000 on some models was far too low to cover the costs of producing and marketing them analysts sayIn response the company drove up average sales prices on Saturns substantially rising to about 17000 two years ago and now averaging about 24000 But to accomplish that the company stocked fancier larger vehicles like the Saturn Outlook sport utility vehicle which seats eight and starts at 31000So far this year Saturn sales are down 21 percent below 2007 levels compared with a 16 percent drop for the auto industry as a wholeLA TimesWashington PostNews Service http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/ephraim/content/03dd8be19ac05be07a37b5531af0e31f.html The University of WisconsinGreen Bay is embarking on the next steps of its chancellor search process continuing Friday with the first of four public forums designed to give campus and community members a closer look at the finalists http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/ephraim/content/2f63ebb641fdca2f6a498f4644292b1b.html Wisconsin basketball coaching legend Dick Bennett will introduce featured speaker Gene Keady at the 44th annual Red Smith Sports Award Banquet on Tuesday Jan 20 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/ephraim/content/a4bfa7ceb00a14a22c7fc38cb816e239.html WASHINGTON Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called on the government Thursday to ramp up efforts to stem soaring home foreclosures which are feeding into the countrys deep economic troubles http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/ephraim/content/de6b4852d3a81109dbf4f0545d074cfc.html WASHINGTON Humbled US automakers pleaded with Congress Thursday to approve an expanded 34 billion rescue package but heard fresh skepticism from lawmakers in a bumpy encore appearance