Sagittarius is one of the 3 fire elements (the other 2 are Aries & Leo) people born in fire elements are usually full of energy and drive. THE SAGITTARIUS: In General They can make changes: “Stop, I have a different idea”. they are usually very optimistic, freedom loving, honest, good humored, straight forward, intellectual and philosophical but on the flip side they can also be careless, irresponsible, superficial, tactless, restless and blindly optimistic. They combine a ha... Read Full Story

Scorpio is one of the 3 Water Elements (joining Pisces & Cancer) THE STANDARD SCORPIO Sensitivity, emotions, The most private of all the signs – he doesn’t necessarily befriend just anyone, very secretive, he doesn’t share his feelings quite openly. It takes a long time to get to know him. But although he is private he is very interested to know everything about you. Water elements are very intuitive, especially Pisces & Scorpio. Scorpio’s intuition is so stron... Read Full Story

THE CAPRICORN: In General Capricorns are usually practical, frugal, conservative, down to earth, serious and somewhat stubborn. All earth elements are somewhat frugal, interested in making money because it needs to feel secure. If he really has need for something he’ll buy it, but he’ll shop for the best buy. Their self-denial, frugality & pessimism can in rare cases lead to being a miser. They are usually very reserved. Don’t judge a book by it’s cover and donR... Read Full Story

Capricorn, Taurus & Virgo are all earth elements and are very stubborn, but Virgos are the least stubborn of the 3. The Virgo: In General Virgos are more modest & Shy, very meticulous, intelligent, diligent, analytical, VERY FUSSY, over critical & harsh, they like perfection and order and like health foods. They have lists of things they want to do, they don’t like sloppy workers, they don’t stand out so much – they are more the loner type, quiet but they will no... Read Full Story

By CHRIS KNIGHT, Enterprise Senior Staff WriterSARANAC LAKE - The village is planning to auction 18 cars and trucks, more than a dozen of which were seized by the police department under the village's junk car law.The date of the auction hasn't been set, but village mechanic Wayne Voudren is working with Blanchard's Auction Service in Potsdam to try and schedule it some- time in early October.Five of the vehicles were village owned and have been replaced, Voudren said. The remaining 13 were a... Read Full Story

By Emilie Rusch, Journal staffThe state’s largest city also has some of the harshest penalties for residents who refuse to keep their properties up to code.Whether it is building problems or public nuisances, Code Enforcement has the ability to issue $100 civil citations if no effort to fix the problem occurs within 10 to 14 days, code enforcement officer Brad Hartmann said.Fines ratchet up to $200 after the second 10 to 14 days of no action and to $300 after the third 10 to 14 days. After th... Read Full Story

By KEN MORRISSpecial to The Oakland PressJust how successful was the Car Allowance Rebate System, otherwise known as Cash for Clunkers program? According to the official government Web site, it was wildly successful.It claims that nearly 700,000 so-called clunkers were taken off the road and replaced by far more fuel-efficient vehicles. And that $2.877 billion worth of rebate applications were submitted prior to the final deadline, just under the $3 billion Congress allocated for the program.... Read Full Story

By LISA McNEECEVardaman Board of Aldermen unanimously agreed on a junk car ordinance for the town at the regular meeting of the board last night. The ordinance, which details requirements and fines associated with junk cars and junk yard violations, will be published in the next couple of weeks.Also at the meeting the board agreed to several repairs for town-owned buildings on Main Street.Aldermen agreed to pay P&R; Aluminum's quote of $2,200 for repair of doors in the building on the east si... Read Full Story

By Jen DunnawayEditor-at-LargeI personally feel that yards festooned with junk cars are an important part of the American cultural landscape. I don’t necessarily mean stripped-out hulks up on cinder blocks, or rotting junk with the windshields caved in. But a residential property with a few serviceable project vehicles strewn around it always warms my heart–it says, this is a neighborhood where you can have a few cars and maybe even work on them in public without getting hassled by The Man. I... Read Full Story

By Emilie Rusch, Journal staff Driving down the alleys of North Rapid, Dale Schumacher can only sigh.Junk cars, their driving days behind them, grow slowly into grass. Boats run aground far from shore. Abandoned appliances, old tires, piles of building materials, weeds and grass in jungle-like proportion — they’re all there.And shouldn’t be, according to city ordinance.“It just gets worse every day,” the longtime North Rapid resident said. “It degrades a neighborhood to the point where it’s a... Read Full Story