Warren Buffett came through with cash when the nation's biggest banks were teetering. Now, some observers say, he's doing the same for newspapers, although Buffett maintains that his fledgling network of community newspapers — to grow by 63 dailies and weeklies next month — will be a profitable addition to Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s businesses.

A historical society and a fundraising drive by area schoolchildren combined to keep the Silverton Standard alive, even though the town's population had dipped to just 637 in the last census. The story made NBC's "Today Show" this week.

See a trailer from the documentary, "Brothers on the Line," which chronicles the lives of UAW leader Walter Reuther and his brothers, Roy and Victor—from the Great Depression to the Great Society. The film is picking up awards and packing special screeings around the country.