Hartford Loan Company Owner To Pay $230,000 In Restitution (Hartford Courant)
The owner of a Hartford loan company will pay $230,150 in restitution and penalties for collecting upfront fees from borrowers who were looking to get a loan and then failing to provide the services. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Lions collecting to support people who are blind
DEARBORN The Dearborn Lions Club will be collecting funds in support of programs for people who are blind, as well as those who face other physical challenges, during White Cane Week, which lasts until Friday. Dearborn Mayor Jack OReilly (center) added his support for the charitable effort. Several Lions Club members are shown here with the White Cane Flag that will fly on the flagpole ... pressandguide.com |
Rural Metro Fire Department collecting soccer balls for Iraqi kids
TUCSON - The Rural/Metro Fire Department is collecting soccer balls to donate to Operation Soccer Ball. The soccer balls will be collected until October 1, and they will then be shipped to the Air Force Reserves Fire Department in Iraq, where soldiers will give them to local kids. kvoa.com |
Secrets we take to the grave
This week the Herald reported that Japan was rocked by news that its citizens have been collecting, en masse, welfare benefits for long-dead relatives. (Why were they ''rocked by the news'', you ask, if they were all doing it? Shut up, we say, shut up.) brisbanetimes.com.au |
ESCONDIDO: North County Times collecting for military care packages
The North County Times is collecting care items, snacks andother gifts for the Escondido organization Operation America Cares,which ships care packages to servicemen and women in Iraq and Afghanistan . nctimes.com |