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Education Shakeup: A Senate committee is expected to discuss a bill that would significantly alter the No Child Left Behind law and roll back the federal government's role in public schools. Broke in Pa.: A bankruptcy-court judge is scheduled to hold a
Updated: 10/16/2011 12:18A
On the Move
W. Edward Crockett joined Oakhurst Dairy as its retail sales director. Crockett has more than 20 years of consumer product sales and management experience in the food and beverage industry. He was previously a category manager at Hannaford in
Updated: 10/16/2011 12:12A
Harrisburg's bankruptcy filing taints the city's image, residents say
If you plugged the word “Harrisburg” into Google, the search spit back a stream of articles detailing the city's bankruptcy filing, all right at the top of the list. The source wasn't just PennLive or other local media, either.
Updated: 10/16/2011 12:08A
A troubled past
He has spent time in jail for assaulting his now ex-wife, been sued, sued others, struggled to keep a job and pay his bills, filed for bankruptcy and lost his marriage. At the time of his arrest, Mercier was a self-employed laborer and was working to
Updated: 10/16/2011 12:08A
Suspect in St. Peter slaying has long court history
He has spent time in jail for assaulting his now ex-wife, been sued, sued others, struggled to keep a job and pay his bills, filed for bankruptcy and lost his marriage. At the time of his arrest, Mercier was a self-employed laborer and was working to
Updated: 10/16/2011 12:05A
Buyer of foreclosed homes in financial pinch
Most people who file for bankruptcy don't tool around town in a Bentley or make waves on Pewaukee Lake in a cigarette boat. Brunner, 54, quietly built a real estate empire in the 1990s and early 2000s largely by cashing in on the broken dreams of
Updated: 10/15/2011 11:30P
Are The Tigers MLB's 'Jewel' Franchise?
Upon considering the Yankees' payroll and the Red Sox' collapse and the Dodgers' bankruptcy, Detroit News columnist Jerry Green casts about looking for Major League Baseball's greatest franchise and alights upon ... well, here - You read it: Bud is the
Updated: 10/15/2011 11:27P
Creditors often take the biggest hit in a bankruptcy
Those who walk into the courthouse with little will have even less when they reorganize their debts in the bankruptcy reorganization proceeding. But they should be able to keep going. Watton, whose law firm files more than 500 bankruptcy reorganization
Updated: 10/15/2011 11:09P
Filming Wall Street: Calm during the storm
On the day that Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, shattering confidence in the banking system, the trading floor at the firm's Midtown Manhattan headquarters appeared surprisingly calm. Bankers conferred in whispers; the only obvious signs of
Updated: 10/15/2011 09:43P
Fewer seeking help with debts
Bankruptcy is considered a last resort, and the cost of lawyers and other fees have gone up since the bankruptcy law changed in 2005. Also, filing for bankruptcy is a way for financially strapped people to protect their remaining assets from creditors.
Updated: 10/15/2011 09:26P
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