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Emotions get in way of decision
I have been putting off filing bankruptcy and am concerned about how my financial problems might affect my husband. I am current on some, but not all, of my credit cards. Should I even try paying off the smaller accounts? Those are the ones that are
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:38P
Witness describes sniper shootout with Va. police
The shootout Sunday began after Buchanan County deputies went to investigate a suspected robbery Daniels' business. Daniels said he and a deputy noticed a suspicious man hiding behind a tree. "He was evidently in the prone position or laying down on
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:38P
Peeved that preschool's 'a playroom,' NYC mom sues
Nicole Imprescia's lawsuit says York Avenue Preschool told her it would prepare her daughter to take tests for elite elementary schools and provide a curriculum tailored by age for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds. But she says her 4-year-old instead was "dumped
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:38P
Citizenship guide gets single sentence on gay rights
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney used a swearing-in ceremony for new Canadians to release the second version of the government's "Discover Canada" study guide, the first of which was released in the fall of 2009. An early draft obtained by The
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:38P
Eilat's Elite Extol Rabbi Hecht
Among them were Eilat's Mayor Mr. Meir Yitzchak Halevy, Eilat's Chief Sephardi Rabbi Moshe Hadaya, emeritus president of the Israeli Supreme Court, Justice Meir Shmagar, director of the Eilat Chabad House Rabbi Mendy Klein, city council members,
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:37P
Rants: Supreme Court's Synder ruling: Absolutist, and absolutely wrong
Stevens” (2010), which sanctioned the making and selling of crush videos of small animals, were precursors to this even more extreme perversion of justice. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes recognized the need to balance the right to free speech against
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:37P
Tom Brady back in court
His story describes why Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who testified in a Suffolk Superior Court med mal trial a few years back, is a named plaintiff in a federal lawsuit filed against the NFL owners late last week.
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:37P
Tom Brady back in court
His story describes why Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who testified in a Suffolk Superior Court med mal trial a few years back, is a named plaintiff in a federal lawsuit filed against the NFL owners late last week.
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:37P
Ga. Senate Passes Tough Immigration Bill
The bill would require businesses with more than five employees to verify the immigration status of those workers. It also allows law enforcement officers to check the immigration status of criminal suspects. The bill was sponsored by state Sen.
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:36P
Nassau Judge Upholds NIFA Takeover
In its lawsuit, Nassau County had argued that the law enabling the Nassau Interim Finance Authority (NIFA) to impose a control period impairs powers given to it by the villages and local governments must be reenacted in the next state legislative
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:36P