NEW YORK, July 27, 2005 -- -- Consumer confidence matched its high of the year this week, reflecting the economic influences behind relatively upbeat recent assessments from the Fed and other sources.

Elizabeth M. Hottinger, 78, of La Crosse died Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at the Bethany St. Joseph Care Center. She was born on Sept. 16, 1926, in La Crosse to Joseph and Mary (Kaiser) Schumacher. She ...