CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK (California) - THE only bald eagle nest on Santa Cruz Island off the Southern California coast is now a lonely place, one that webcam viewers were delighted to monitor just a few weeks ago.

That was when two newly hatched chicks gave nature lovers worldwide the chance to witness the regrowth of a declining population on this set of islands off the Ventura County coast, the Ventura County Star newspaper reported.

DAYTON (Ohio) - THRIFT-DRIVEN Americans are fixing up, making do and reusing so much to cope with the recession that the drop in throwaways means less fill for landfills.

To deal with the drop-off in dropoffs, landfills are laying off workers, reducing hours of operation and hiking disposal fees, with the increases passed along to cities, businesses and consumers.