Hospitals break the language barrier
By ANNIE NELSON of the Tribune’s staff
It’s Grace Vega’s job to sometimes be the bearer of tragic news.

PC INFO
VideoStudio 10 Plus leads the pack in editing ease
By SCOTT A. MAY
Getting the most from your digital video camera takes time, patience and the right accessories. The top tool on your accessory list should be video-editing and DVD-authoring software.

TOP DRAWER
A listing of the honorable, noteworthy, new and what’s ahead for businesspeople in Columbia.

Missouri wire company lassoing China market
ST. JOSEPH (AP) - Wire Rope Corporation of America is opening a manufacturing facility in China, hoping to take advantage of the country’s huge construction boom.

Kansas utility ditches wind power for coal plant
HAYS, Kan. (AP) - After shelving its plans to build a wind energy facility in Wichita County, Sunflower Electric Power Corp. announced yesterday it will build a fourth coal-powered plant near Holcomb, Kan.

PETA-endorsed way to kill poultry pushed by ConAgra
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - ConAgra Foods Inc., one of the nation’s largest packaged-foods companies, said yesterday it is urging its poultry suppliers to consider slaughtering chickens in a way the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals calls more humane.

Study fuels debate over the future of corn ethanol
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ethanol is far from a cure-all for the nation’s energy problems. It’s not as environmentally friendly as some supporters claim and would supply only 12 percent of U.S. motoring fuel - even if every acre of corn were used.

Consumers slow increase in borrowing
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans increased their borrowing at a 2.4 percent annual rate in May, significantly slower than in April, as a big jump in credit card borrowing was not enough to offset a slowdown in the growth of auto loans, the Federal Reserve reported yesterday.

American Airlines, union ply friendly skies
Chicago Tribune
TULSA, Okla. - A little more than a year ago, when Carmine Romano wanted to add workers or take them off a line at American Airlines’ aircraft maintenance base in Tulsa, he ordered it and it was done. As vice president of the base, those decisions were his alone.

Crafty acquisition helps Kraft regain valued trademarks
Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO - Six years ago, Nabisco Holdings gave up the rights to its brands in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and $45 million in exchange for a 25 percent interest in a London-based cookiemaker, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

House considers Web gaming ban
WASHINGTON (AP) - Internet gambling is addictive, dangerous and should be outlawed, lawmakers argued today as the House took up a bill to prevent people from using credit cards or other payment forms to settle online wagers.