function handleIndexRss() {
  if (http.readyState == 4) {
    // Split the comma delimited response into an array
    // results = http.responseText.split(",");
    document.getElementById('column2').innerHTML = http.responseText;
  }
}

function handleLocalRss() {
  if (http.readyState == 4) {
    // Split the comma delimited response into an array
    // results = http.responseText.split(",");
    document.getElementById('local_news').innerHTML = http.responseText;
  }
}

function rsschange(type, area) {
  document.getElementById('local_news').innerHTML = '<img src="/img/loading.gif" />';
  var url = "/run/rsschange.php?type=" + type + "&area=" + area; // The server-side script
  http.open("GET", url, true);
  http.onreadystatechange = handleLocalRss;
  http.send(null);
}

function rsschange2(rss, caname) {
  document.getElementById('column2').innerHTML = '<img src="/img/loading.gif" />';
  var url = "/run/rsschange.php?rss=" + rss + "&caname=" + caname; // The server-side script
  http.open("GET", url, true);
  http.onreadystatechange = handleIndexRss;
  http.send(null);
}