Dale Heinert poses with his bicycle in Bismarck, N.D. on April 30, 2008. Heinert has been commuting by bicycle since 1973, and says he's seeing more cyclists riding to work with increased gasoline prices.

Mayor Curt Zimbelman has set up a task force to look into a shortage of child care in the city -- an issue state lawmakers might take a broader look at next year.

Schwinn mountain bicycles sit in display racks on the floor of the Littleton Cyclery Shop.