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- Trio of Memphis charter schools facing closure as early as this summer Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:00AMThree Memphis charter schools could be closed for poor academic performance, displacing as many as 1,475 students.
- Mary Ann Sieghart: Power has shifted back to the people Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 6:24PMTo crush a bully, the calculus of fear must be transformed. Each potential victim – terrified of being picked on – has to trust that everyone else will put aside their fear and join him in defying the aggressor. Eventually, if all the victims stand together and refuse to be cowed, the bully has to slink away.
- Jim Randel: How Debt Collectors Play Unfair Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 5:03PMIf you are being chased by a collection agency, check your credit report to ascertain whether any old debts are showing as NEW debts and thereby unfairly impacting your credit score.
- From Building Minebots to Digging for Dirty Money Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 10:04AMIn 2003, Jamie King was trying to develop machines that could replace humans in dangerous nickel and iron-ore mines.
- Taking medical debts out of credit equation Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 7:16PMConsumers would have medical debt - up to $2,500 per collection account - removed from their credit reports within 45 days of paying or settling the debt under a bill introduced in Congress this month. Today, medical...
- Medical Debts Disappear - Credit Report Relief From New Act Will Remove Paid Medical Debt Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 1:13PMFort Lauderdale, FL -- The United States House of Representatives introduced new legislation titled The Medical Debt Responsibility Act of 2011 which if passed, would require credit reporting agencies such as Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion to remove paid or settled medical...
- Lawmakers OK major rewrite of annexation rules Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 9:23PMRALEIGH — Grassroots anger of landowners whose property was scooped into nearby cities and towns is leading to a major change in North Carolina’s laws allowing municipal annexation whether people like it or not.
- Maps for dozens of legislature seats proposed Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 9:22PMRALEIGH — The first drawings are out for N.C. House and Senate district boundaries for the next decade. The Republican chairmen of the Legislature’s redistricting committees released Friday proposed maps for about one-quarter of the General Assembly’s 170 seats.
- NC lawmakers slow moves on environmental laws Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 7:27PMRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislators working to free North Carolina businesses from environmental regulations are slowing down their push. The state House gave final legislative approval Friday to a wide-ranging bill making nearly two dozen changes to environmental laws.
- Near U.S. Open, Montgomery tries to put the squeeze on lemonade stands Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 7:15PMLemonade stands are supposed to come with lessons — about camaraderie, teamwork, entrepreneurship. Or, if you are in an elegant swath of Montgomery County, outside the gates of Congressional Country Club and the U.S. Open, the all-American rite of passage might instead become a master class in government overreach and how officials can score some truly atrocious press. But is there any extra ...
- Bank fees push rise in prepaid cards Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 4:03AMRising fees have chased millions of people away from banks and into prepaid debit cards. In just a handful of years, prepaid cards have become the fastest growing payment method in the U.S. Just this week, American Express became the first mainstream financial company to offer a prepaid card.
- US senators unveil mobile privacy, data theft bills Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 6:01PMUS senators introduced bills on Wednesday aimed at protecting the privacy of mobile phone users and safeguarding personal information of consumers stored online.
- Secretary Ray LaHood Remarks as Prepared 22nd International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles ... Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 10:38AMGood morning. Welcome to Washington. Thank you, David, for the great introduction. And thank you, all, for the warm welcome. For four decades, this conference has hosted the brightest safety luminaries from around the world. You’ve shared your ideas and innovations.
- Lawyers ask judge for more time in Edwards case Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 6:42PMRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Prosecutors and lawyers defending John Edwards against criminal charges say they need more time to get their cases ready. A joint motion by prosecutors and defense lawyers filed Friday asks a judge to push back the deadline for when motions have to be filed.
- Forsyth Co. woman convicted of starving dogs Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 12:27PMWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A Winston-Salem woman has been given a suspended sentence after being convicted of cruelty-to-animals charges for starving two dogs to death.
