July, 2009
Cash For Clunkers Suspended?
The money may have run out - ALREADY!
No more CARS? (Photo: unclesamsauntie.com)
America needs strong, decisive action from its government that will restore consumer faith in the economy. One of the vehicles President Obama had planned to use to help those of us who are hamstrung by the high cost of gasoline was the Cash For ...
EPA Changes MPG Ratings Last-Minute For Cash For Clunkers
In my post Does My Car Qualify For Cash for Clunkers?, one of the major requirements was that the car must have a combined fuel economy of 18 mpg or less, according to FuelEconomy.gov. Many people have been complaining that their old car gets nowhere near the mileage that the website says ...
Men Arrested After Payday Loan Store Robbery in Spokane
A rare case of catching the bad guy
Very rarely do I read about a payday loan store robbery in which someone actually gets arrested. In fact, of the 20 or so robberies I’ve reported on this year, there have been four arrests, if I am remembering correctly.
So I was surprised today to read this report ...
Man Fired Because Wife Anabela Janke’s a Porn Star
The politics of religious hypocrisy
Scott and Anabela Janke (Photo: apakistannews.com)
Jobs are scarce these days as the economy remains challenged by restricted credit markets and consumers who either can’t spend more or are afraid to do so. People look to pay day loans and secured loans to get by in the short run, but they need ...
Orphan Movie, Wikipedia and ‘Orphan’ Spoilers
‘Orphan’ movie strikes controversy
Isabelle Fuhrman plays Esther in "Orphan."
A controversy has popped up surrounding “Orphan” the movie, and Wikipedia seems to be the first place to highlight it. Wikipedia says:
The film’s content of an adopted child causing trouble has not been well received by the adoption community. The controversy has already caused filmmakers to change ...