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Business: Many more asking: What can I cut out? 
St. Petersburg Times - Sep 27 2:14 AM
Many more asking: What can I cut out? Insurance, health care and gasoline costs are forcing wage earners to make sacrifices. –What do I do about insuring my home?

AmeriDebt Founder Allegedly Hid Funds 
Washington Post - Sep 26 11:11 PM
AmeriDebt Inc. founder Andris Pukke is deliberately hiding millions of dollars in assets from federal and state agencies, an attorney for a court-appointed receiver told a federal judge yesterday.

Manufactured homes: Not tin cans on wheels 
Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 29 3:00 AM
Factory-built homes have suffered an image problem, but experts say they’ve become good investments. One hurdle that remains is financing.

State might raise car insurance rates 
News 14 Charlotte - Sep 28 2:43 PM
RALEIGH, N.C. North Carolina has some of the lowest car insurance rates in the country, but that could soon change. The North Carolina Rate Bureau began hearing arguments Monday and may soon decide to raise rates by as much as 10 percent.

Tommorow’s Economic Releases: A Question Of Confidence 
Daily FX via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 26 4:26 PM
HASH

Recalled Part May Have Caused Truck Fire 
ClickOnDetroit - Sep 26 3:29 PM
A local woman believes her Ford pickup truck burst into flames because of a part that’s responsible for a massive recall.

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-09-27 18:07 GMT: AFX Europe Summary - late 
Interactive Investor - Sep 27 10:31 AM
LONDON (AFX) - Leading shares closed in negative territory today, with a weak batch of US economic data dragging Wall Street lower and providing investors with an excuse to take profits after the FTSE 100 hit fresh four-year highs this morning, dealers said.

Auto Insurance Quotes on the Web: A Growing Internet Trend 
[Press Release] PR Web via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 12:00 AM
(PRWEB) September 27, 2005 — According to a statistics reported by Keynote Systems, Inc., the internet is the main source for finding auto insurance quotes today. While over 87 percent of consumers were reported to visit sites with the intention of obtaining a car insurance quote, 58 percent of them reported that they were willing to buy their auto insurance online, too. In fact, Keynote

Here's how to close homes for the winter
Port Huron Times Herald, MI - 4 hours ago The insurance on my motorcycle has $175 every year added China Park at AYSO, a silver car hit my 60,000 households to determine the unemployment rate for the

Insurance reform called risky business
Berkshire Eagle, MA - Sep 19, 2005 categories. She said this would reduce the accident rate by making it more costly for reckless drivers to obtain car insurance. It

Many more asking: What can I cut out?
St. Petersburg Times, FL - Sep 27, 2005 Dunnellon, who complains about price gouging "insurance tyrants expenses of having a second car," she said. for those who have adjustable rate mortgages, credit

Innovation needed to attract new clients
Bangkok Post, Thailand - Sep 25, 2005 industry has been expanding at a rate of 15 is affecting certain sectors of the insurance market. in oil prices, for example, have hit the car insurance business

Moving? Consider These Auto Insurance Coverage Tips From www.AutoInsurancePlanners.com 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 21 9:52 AM
Relocation to a new community causes many people to re-learn auto insurance rules and options — and many result in higher rates, says Sean Denny of www.AutoInsurancePlanners.com. You can check average rates for your new home area, and might consider factors like where to live or what type of car to drive to keep rates down.

Return to Publication 
Howell Tri Town News - Sep 29 10:58 AM
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Wyoming Council reviews financial report 
Forest Lake Times - Sep 28 7:25 AM
The city of Wyoming is generally in good financial shape, according to the recently completed 2004 audit. This is the message auditor Steve McDonald brought to the council Sept. 6.

State might raise car insurance rates 
News 14 Charlotte - Sep 28 2:36 PM
RALEIGH, N.C. North Carolina has some of the lowest car insurance rates in the country, but that could soon change. The North Carolina Rate Bureau began hearing arguments Monday and may soon decide to raise rates by as much as 10 percent.

Reilly to seek 18 percent cut in car insurance 
WPRI 12 - Sep 28 11:03 PM
BOSTON Attorney General Thomas Reilly says he will ask for an 18 percent reduction in the state’s auto insurance rates for next year. Such a deep rate cut would trim nearly 200 dollars off the average statewide premium — if approved.

A Journal 
Chronicle Online - Sep 08 7:37 AM
What follows is a journal of a live donor liver transplant written by two people, Chris and Shari. Those with a personal interest in the story should feel free to contact us by email at chris@bartonchronicle.com or sharon@sharonsiamon.com Please put “onions” on the subject line.

Letters to the editor 
Poughkeepsie Journal - Sep 03 12:15 AM
As I watch the horror in New Orleans, I wonder what our government leaders are doing? I am sure they see the same things I see on TV. I see dead bodies, babies crying, elderly on the street dying, people starving and people looking for a place to go for help.

Another Round of HP Layoffs 
Slashdot - Sep 12 2:33 PM
geekroot’s dad writes “AP News is reporting that Palo Alto, California-based Hewlett-Packard is ‘fighting to stay competitive with formidable rivals like IBM and Dell’ and is announcing 5,900 European job cuts “to safeguard the future” of the company. From the article: ‘Michel Destot, the Socialist deputy mayor of the southern France city of Grenoble - where HP has one of its French plants - said

The Law of Unintended Consequences: Patents 
Slashdot - Sep 14 9:49 PM
An anonymous reader writes “Fortune has an interesting article about the relationship between patent law and innovation. It compares the biotech industry with the computer industry and discusses the effects of the Bayh-Dole amdendment, which has allowed universities to make a lot of cash. But in the process innovation and scientific collaboration seem to have been stifled.”

Spurs fans maintain love for London soccer team across Atlantic 
Slam! Sports - Sep 19 2:20 PM
TORONTO (CP) - While others enjoy the lunchtime sun on a glorious Saturday in Toronto, members of Spurs Canada are planted like mushrooms in a dark bar.

IC asks TPL insurance firms to raise capital
Manila Standard - By Eileen A. Mencias The Insurance Commission (IC) wants insurance firms selling third party liability insurance policies to triple their capital from P50 million to P150 million by the end of the year to improve their services. third party liability insurance sold mainly to motor vehicle owners at LTO

Cabinet favors requiring safety class of more bikers
St. Petersburg Times - TALLAHASSEE - The growing popularity of motorcycles in Florida has led to more fatal accidents, and that has some officials suggesting bikers be required to pass a safety course and carry insurance. Gov. are not required to carry motor vehicle insurance as car owners must

Police Reports 9/23
Sanford Herald - insurance, stop sign violation, helmet violation, left of center, driving while license revoked, driving while impaired, two counts of trespassing with an all terrain vehicle

State Farm to Compensate Owners for Unbranded Salvage Vehicles
Auto Remarketing - signed a settlement with State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. to ensure refunds for consumers who you acquired your vehicle, as part of an insurance claim settlement, State

Pittsburg County Misdemeanor Report 
McAlester News-Capital & Democrat - Sep 29 10:12 AM
John William Ives, 22, of McAlester was charged Friday with three counts of reckless conduct with a firearm. Twyle D. Montgomery, 35, of McAlester, was charged Wednesday with driving with a suspended license. She pleaded guilty and was fined $100, plus court cost.

ASU crime rate below US average 
State Press - Sep 29 1:24 AM
Thefts reported at ASU fell in 2004, while burglaries and motor vehicle thefts continued to rise, according to police statistics. “There were no surprises in the numbers,” ASU spokeswoman Terri Shafer said.

AG seeks 18 reduction in auto rates 
Boston Globe - Sep 29 12:43 AM
Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly plans to seek an 18 percent reduction in auto insurance rates for next year. If approved by the state insurance commissioner, the cut would shave almost $200 off the current average statewide premium of $1,099.

Haskell firefighters to get retirement benefits: Council loses alderman; fire substation will get foundation and frame 
Benton Courier - Sep 29 12:34 PM
Haskell City Council on Monday night adopted a resolution providing retirement benefits for the city’s eligible volunteer firefighters. Coverage, which will be provided through the Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System, will include 100 percent of prior service for all eligible employees.

Kansas City LAFAYETTE COUNTY PRAIRIE VILLAGE Kansas City, kan. LENEXA GRAIN VALLEY 
Kansas City Star - Sep 29 12:10 AM
Kansas City LAFAYETTE COUNTY PRAIRIE VILLAGE Kansas City, kan. A man driving a tanker truck died Wednesday night while working in a mine.

Fueled by Flexcar 
Seattle Times - Sep 25 12:55 AM
Last summer, after months of agonizing, I gave up my car. I loved having a car, but it was not an unconditional love: the traffic, the parking…

HURRICANE KATRINA SET TO SWAMP INSURANCE INDUSTRY 
Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance - Sep 22 1:22 AM
Insurance Insurance premiums are set to rise as insurers pass on the massive costs of hurricane damage in the United States.

Merger creates new US Airways 
News 14 Charlotte - Sep 27 10:30 AM
North Carolina has some of the lowest car insurance rates in the country, but that could soon change. The rate bureau is considering a hike of up to 10 percent.

Auto Insurance Quotes on the Web: A Growing Internet Trend 
[Press Release] PR Web - Sep 27 12:15 AM
The power of the internet in all areas of our lives continues to grow exponentially, especially in financial areas like auto insurance. Since 48 states adopted laws requiring drivers to obtain auto insurance, providers have been seeking easier and more efficient ways to offer auto insurance quotes to potential consumers. [PRWEB Sep 27, 2005]

Check on Insurance Before You Buy
Driving Today - Lately it has been a buyers market for new cars. As we near the beginning of another model year, automakers are slashing prices and offering incentives, so you may be tempted to buy a new car. think about the insurance rate, which can fluctuate depending on the type of car, truck or van

Our system won’t last two years
Lake County Record Bee - Our system won’t last two years There were between 300 and 400 people in attendance at the recent Lucerne water meeting. I, as well as everyone else, have been very distressed by the news of this water rate hike. rate hike. If I could afford to spend an additional $200 or $300 a month I would have health insurance or at least a new car

Moving? Consider These Auto Insurance Coverage Tips From www.AutoInsurancePlanners.com
Business Wire - ANNAPOLIS, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 21, 2005–Relocation to a new community causes many people to re-learn auto insurance rules and options — and many result in higher rates, says Sean Denny of www.AutoInsurancePlanners.com. or what type of car to drive to keep rates down. Average auto insurance cost varies across states than 2002, industry experts say rate increases have slowed, and should average

2 urge probe of car insurance rates
Denver Post - calling on the state insurance commissioner to investigate car insurance companies that have not dropped their rates that up front with our rate-filing process and believe that that

The insurance company MMA is moving into the banking market
EFMA - 2005, the insurance group Mutuelles du Mans Assurances (MMA) will launch its first banking product, namely car loans euros, with an effective rate of 2.90% (for 12 to

Ten smart car choices for teen drivers 
Investors.com - Sep 21 7:19 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Talk to teenagers about their dream car, and you’ll likely hear Hummer, Mini Cooper, maybe a classic Thunderbird from the 1950s.

Adjusting to Higher Gas Prices in Russia 
Mosnews - Sep 26 2:15 AM
The other day a friend called to complain about soaring gasoline prices in Moscow. If things go on like this, he said, very soon he will go broke. Take it easy, I said, seeking to reassure him. Just look at the matter from a different angle.

Moving? Consider These Auto Insurance Coverage Tips From www.AutoInsurancePlanners.com 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Sep 21 9:52 AM
Relocation to a new community causes many people to re-learn auto insurance rules and options — and many result in higher rates, says Sean Denny of www.AutoInsurancePlanners.com. You can check average rates for your new home area, and might consider factors like where to live or what type of car to drive to keep rates down.

Taxi rate hike on books 
Parry Sound North Star - Sep 28 12:29 PM
PARRY SOUND - The recent increases and fluctuations in gas prices have led Parry Sound Taxi owner Gerry LaBrash to consider taking a chance on penalties from the Town by increasing his fare from $7 to $8 without councils permission.

Auto insurance savings in doubt 
Rocky Mountain News - Sep 21 11:17 PM
A double-digit price reduction promised by Colorado auto insurers two years ago never materialized, with 80 out of 200 carriers filing for rate increases after the state dropped its no-fault law.