Our views: ; The Sissonville VFD needs its friends now; A department that has helped so many deserves generous assistance

PEOPLE who live within 125 square miles of Sissonville havebackup in emergencies, and they know it. For more than 30 years, theSissonville Volunteer Fire Department has had their backs.

What goes around comes around.

On Friday morning, an electrical fire destroyed one of thedepartment's three stations, and members of the community scrambledto help their firefighters.

In a world full of senseless troublemaking, it is proving alesson in how things ought to work, and can..

The station is gone, along with a rescue engine, a second engine,a tanker truck, an all-terrain vehicle, office equipment, heavyrescue tools, breathing apparatuses, a …

LeBron Struggles but Gooden Rallies Cavs

MILWAUKEE - LeBron James' final assist of the night was in the locker room, shooing the horde of reporters toward Drew Gooden first. With James struggling, Gooden scored a season-high 31 points and matched a season high with 16 rebounds to lift the Cleveland Cavaliers to a come-from-behind 95-86 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.

"Opportunity came, and I came through," Gooden said.

Milwaukee's longest home winning streak in more than two seasons was snapped at seven, and Cleveland coach Mike Brown smashed a clipboard in the process of firing up his team during the Cavs' final push in the fourth quarter.

"I'm just glad I didn't put anybody's eye …

China appeals to Washington to safeguard assets

China's premier expressed concern Friday about its holdings of Treasuries and other U.S. debt, appealing to Washington to safeguard their value, and said Beijing is ready to expand its stimulus if economic conditions worsen.

Premier Wen Jiabao noted that Beijing is the biggest foreign creditor to the United States and called on Washington to see that its response to the global slowdown does not damage the value of Chinese holdings.

"We have made a huge amount of loans to the United States. Of course we are concerned about the safety of our assets. To be honest, I'm a little bit worried," Wen said at a news conference following the closing of China's …

Dr. Alfred Miller

Dr. Alfred Miller, 75, a retired dentist who volunteered as acareer counselor for high school students, died Tuesday in hisNorthbrook home.

He was known as "Mr. Michigan" at Deerfield High School, wherehe was the oldest and only male volunteer in the school's college andcareer center. When he retired in 1986, he and his wife came to theChicago area to be near family members in Deerfield.

Dr. Miller, born in Iron River, Mich., was a graduate of theUniversity of Michigan dental school. He was active in the Michiganalumni association and served on the Iron Mountain, Mich., …

IMAX to open 75 more theaters in China

BEIJING (AP) — IMAX Corp. announced plans Thursday to open 75 more theaters in China within four years in partnership with Wanda Cinemas, the country's largest theater operator, underscoring the Chinese movie industry's rapid expansion.

IMAX, known for its large format film technology, has 45 theaters open in greater China. Based on the industry's fast growth, it expects to have 300 theaters operating in the country by 2016, which could involve partnerships with operators other than Wanda.

There was no disclosure of the monetary value of the expansion plans and profit-sharing deal signed in Beijing.

CEO Richard Gelfond said China is the company's fastest growing market, …

Italian Soccer Summaries

Summaries Saturday from Italy's Serie A (home teams listed first):

Genoa 2, Atalanta 1

Genoa: Marco Borriello (73), Luciano Figueroa (84).

Atalanta: Cristiano Doni, …

Council lifts closure ban on hotel

Councillors have agreed to lift a closure order on a North-easthotel.

Owners Ian and Fiona Fraser had been ordered to close the GrantArms Hotel in Cullen because its rooms failed to meet lettingstandards.

Moray Council licensing board were happy with the improvementsthat have been made …