Permit a little reality check on just how long it takes to get things done in south Scottsdale since we are now in an election year and the folks running for office just might have some explaining to do.

Despite the bad rap that saturated fats have, there’s a lot of evidence indicating that saturated fat is essentially good for you. The real harmful, unhealthy fats are trans fats, hydrogenated fats and vegetable oils.

HOUSTON - The punch of Hurricane Gustav appeared to fall softly Monday on the vast energy complex along the U.S. Gulf Coast, alleviating fears of a fuel shortage and potentially delivering a break to businesses and consumers.

NEW YORK - Oil prices shot up more than $5 a barrel Thursday, rising to the highest level in over two weeks as escalating tensions with Russia stoked fears of supply disruptions to the West.

MARACAIBO, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that he is expanding his Venezuela's Petrocaribe oil-supply pact to include Guatemala.

NEW YORK - Wall Street pulled back Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrials tumbling more than 100 points as a rush of quarterly results from bellwethers like AT&T, DuPont and McDonald's Corp. failed to impress investors. Oil prices also reached fresh highs.

NEW YORK - Oil prices plunged Monday, pulling back at least temporarily from record levels as investors feared that the financial crisis that forced the sale of Bear Stearns Cos. is a sign of deep economic trouble.

Here’s the good news for the Coyotes to come out of their 3-2 preseason victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday at Glendale Arena: Ladislav Nagy, the team’s most talented offensive player, scored for the first time since Jan. 14, and Phoenix finally started to find some rhythm on the power play.

Here’s the good news for the Coyotes to come out of their 3-2 preseason victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday at Glendale Arena: Ladislav Nagy, the team’s most talented offensive player, scored for the first time since Jan. 14, and Phoenix finally started to find some rhythm on the power play.

ABOARD THE DISCOVERER DEEP SEAS - Nearly three football fields long, the ship appears to be sitting idle on the turquoise blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico, perhaps even abandoned.

The best example of how energy company profits ought to work in a free market can be seen in the price of natural gas.

WASHINGTON -Crude oil futures jumped 4 percent Friday after a thwarted attack on a massive oil facility in Saudi Arabia rattled a market already jittery about supply disruptions in Nigeria and Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

More than two years after Saddam Hussein's regime was toppled, the United Nations is finally getting serious about corruption in its oil-for-food program, a well-intentioned but badly administered humanitarian gesture that had the perverse effect of prolonging his hold on power.

Oil prices fell slightly on Monday following a commitment from OPEC’s president that the group was prepared to keep the market well supplied.