General Motors announced plans today to eliminate 25,000 of its jobs in the U.S. in the next three years. Although none of those jobs are in Ventura County, the impacts could still be felt here. For tomorrow's Page One we'll be looking at some of the reasons behind the move that are shared by other industries (primarily the rising cost of health care) and talk to some auto designers who can tell us whether GM trailed other automakers in creating vehicles that appeal to car buyers.

Also for Page One tomorrow, education writer Jean Moore (jcmoore@VenturaCountyStar.com) will be introducing us to private education consultants -- the folks who (for a fee) will help you and your kid apply to college in an effort to get accepted at the college of their choice.

We'll also have as report out of Washington on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration press conference talking about the Bush administration's open ocean aquaculture bill which could have an impact on plans for an experimental offshore fish farm at Platform Grace off the Ventura County coast.

In addition to GM, off the wires we're following the latest round of bombings in Iraq, developments out of Aruba in the disappearance of the American high school student and, of course, we're on jury watch in the Michael Jackson trial.