Bankrupted for being chronically ill

Randy Paul has a pail of gut-wrenching stories to tell about the brutal realities faced by chronically ill citizens in America's "health care system." Some involve family, others acquaintances. Still others involve pain and suffering.

New Deal legacy lives on in county : Stimulus less focused on new construction

The $787 billion economic stimulus bill Congress approved 18 months ago is often compared with New Deal programs, which were designed to put people to work during the Great Depression.