Washington - Thurston County Teens Airlifted with Critical Injuries from Morning Crash

Two sixteen year old females from Thurston County were airlifted to Harborview this morning with critical injuries after they crossed the center line in the roadway and hit a box truck head on.At approximately 7:00 a.m. this morning the state patrol received a report of a two car collision on Morris Road just south of 110th Avenue in Yelm. A 16 year-old female driver from Yelm was heading northbound on Morris Road in her 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 14:29:57

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Essential Credit Repair You Need Know For Successful Self Credit Repair

Credit Repair The DIY Way . Credit repair is a great way to improve your credit scores and get a fresh financial start. However many people cannot afford the cost of a credit repair service. The good news is that you can do credit repair yourself and get the same results as a credit repair company would, you just lose the convenience of not having to do anything. This article will discuss a few important DIY credit repair tips that you can use to get started. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 06:50:28

Red Ink, Green Proposals, No White Smoke (Yet)

The chatter continues over California's $40 billion budget hole, as Democrats pitch some new economic stimulus ideas, all sides continue to meet in private, and the Republican faithful start ratcheting up the pressure on the issue of a tax increase. Talks continue today between legislative leaders and Governor Schwarzenegger [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:42:50

Consumed by Consumerism

The market is talked of as a neutral impersonal force that must be unquestionably followed, rather than as a human creation driven by a particular view of life. If there is demand ... s history. But then again, Ireland owes 3.1 billion on credit cards.After reading this, my first thought [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:25:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/5/2009

Read through the official European reactions to Israel’s ground offensive into Gaza: Zapatero, the Vatican, the Italian government — all are pressuring Israel for a ceasefire. The surprise is Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, who states that it would be pointless to condemn Israel without addressing what Hamas is doing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 04:54:00

Economic Potpourri December 13, 2008

Once again news is flying out of every corner at record speeds. Here are a few headline news reports of interest from the past couple days.Mazama Capital assets fall 75%, but optimism holds steadyIn a year of devastating investment losses, it may comfort amateur stock pickers to know that even the pros are suffering [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 22:34:00

LUNCH BREAK UPDATE

EDIT - Not really lunch anymore... this is what happens when my day happens....Work goes on, hours go by, and here I am... but will finish my "lunch" now to complete this post. ------------------------------- Because I know you have all just been dying to find out how I'm doing with my 1/2 Marathon Training, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:19:38

Meralco is Electrifying

Prepare to be electrified. lols. Come February, there’ll be an increase in electricity rates (PhP 0.0048 centavo per kwh) ... ” — trans. we’re doing charity work for those with illegal connections — and they’d just fix things ... not even close. Maybe we have to fix some of our light fixtures, like one of our recessed lighting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 12:44:45

Hillary Clinton Re-Imagined

Hillary Clinton Re-ImaginedHillary Rodham Clinton will serve in a non-partisan role as secretary of state, which may provide her an opportunity to recast her legacy.Hillary Rodham Clinton's confirmation hearing today in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee marks a turn in the legacy of a family that has dominated Democratic politics for [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 20:05:21

Choosing a Credit Repair Firm

Credit repair is a million dollar industry with a lot of scams. Finding a loan with poor credit isn’t hard, getting a decent interest rate can be. When you clean up your credit report you end up saving hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars ... guide and your 3-in-1 credit report; Whichever way you decide to go, here are just a few tips [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:49:38

State Workers Fight Over Cutbacks as States Want More From Obama

As the budget crisis deepens, state employees are fighting each other for survival. Potshots are thrown between management vs. non-management, union vs. non-union, teachers vs. everyone else. In addition, governors want $1 trillion out of a total package of $850 billion Congress is likely to send to Obama to sign. The math does not add up [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 19:53:00

NY-Senate: Much Ado About Nothing (Yet)

NY-Senate: Much Ado About Nothing (Yet) Caroline Kennedy listens to a reporter's question during a news conference at City Hall in Buffalo, N.Y. on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. Kennedy is campaigning for the open Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Don Heupel) An Associated Press report this morning citing two anonymous sources [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 23:00:00

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Report

I saw Raiders of the Lost Ark at the Continental Theatre on 01/14/09 at 9pm. With one notable exception, the entire experience was awesome ... current releases may find their own place in the flashback series. To Mike's credit, he vowed ... , and a small bit of dirt at the reel changes. It was also a tad dark. But these quibbles are minor. The 35mm [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:13:59

How To Break Away From The Debt Prison, Forever!

By Tom Graneau Americans are plagued with personal financial problems ... dictated to by an invisible being telling me what to do, and how to do it. I prefer to have the freedom ... finance is the most common platform for human errors. Many of us have purchased more “stuff” on credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:03:11

Fed Watch: Starting on an Ugly Note

Will the economic recovery package will be too "fleeting": Starting on an Ugly Note, by Tim Duy: ... with a truly terrible report on manufacturing. Across the Curve has the details; my eyes were pulled ... prices. Moreover, lending for home purchases (and consumer credit in general) is now fighting against [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 08:24:00

Recommended Free DIY Credit Fixing Website

My friend, Dean, has a website on how to fix your own credit. It’s pretty detailed because it’s what he did himself, for free, to fix his own credit ... . However, it can’t hurt if your score is a 750 to clean up the bad items on your credit report just to nudge it higher. It’s a good time to do this since you can get a free report online and send [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 15:44:54

What Can You Do if You Have Problem Fixing Your Credit Report?

Have you ever had a problem that just won’t be resolved? The endless phone calls, letters and hours of worry can really start to get to you ... it to the credit bureau. It will be added to your credit report at no charge. The law, through the Equal ... . Often, there are mistakes made on credit reports that are difficult to correct. Perhaps someone [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 07:34:40

Words from the (investment) wise 12.28.08

Investors spent the holiday-shortened Christmas week in an un-merry mood, digesting more gloomy economic data and taking stock of a tumultuous 2008 ... s exuberance), but also still be battling with the implications of the credit crisis for the global economy ... Index (-0.3%), the Reuters/Jeffries CRB Index (-1.6%), West Texas Intermediate crude (-11.0 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 12:31:33

Credit Report Contents

by Rob Kosberg If you have recently been denied credit or plan to apply for credit soon, it would be wise to obtain your credit report ... . These are: TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian. It is possible to receive a free copy of the report from each ... ) there will be a credit inquiry to one of the bureaus. If you inquire for yourself, it will be on the re [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:43:13

Can the TARP be Fashioned into a Safety Net?

Good Evening: As the U.S. stock market heads into earnings season, one immediate question on the collective minds of investors is whether the correction in equity prices since the January 6 highs has run its course. The Dow, S&P, and NASDAQ have all corrected 8% or so (from high print on 1/6/09 to the low print today) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:04:06

Transcript: President George W. Bush Final Press Conference - January 12, 2009

(Source: White House Press Office) 9:17 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Tapper. We have been through a lot together. As I look through the room, I see Jake, Mike, Herman, Ann Compton. Just seemed like yesterday that — that I was on the campaign trail and you were analyzing my speeches and my policies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:41:57

Credit Crisis - Signs of Progress

Are the various central bank liquidity facilities and capital injections having the desired effect of unclogging credit markets and restoring ... of credit markets is under way. Updating the report at this time is also to gauge the credit ... in the economy. This is because T-bills are considered risk-free while LIBOR reflects the credit risk [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 12:00:33

How Do Credit Counselors Help You?

by William Blake It is not unusual for a person to be shouldering much more debt then he actually can handle ... on how to stay there. One important aspect of that is being well informed about your credit report and your credit scores. They instruct you on how to keep up with your credit report and review [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 10:32:19

by Dr. Ellen Hodgson Brown featured writerDandelion SaladEllen’s postwebofdebt ... is repelled.”  If banks can create money, why are we suffering from a “credit crunch”? Why can’t banks ... billion in taxpayer money to reversing the credit crisis, and the Federal Reserve has already fanned [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 22:30:40

DrumBeat: January 4, 2009

Canadian oil-sand mines stuck as crude price plummets Canada's once booming oil sands industry is cooling fast as the plunging oil price undermines investment. More than US$60 billion (£41 billion) worth of projects to extract oil from the bitumen-rich sands of northern Alberta have been delayed in the past three months, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 13:51:54

Do you have bad credit?

I don't know how many times I have heard people talking about the reasons they were denied a loan but it seems that one of the common complaints was ... that they probably don't know why they have bad credit and that the report is most likely wrong. A lot ... , then you are almost guaranteed that they will provide you with the credit repair you need to [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 04:45:00

Getting Mortage - Some Tips

Getting a mortgage is never easy, but first-time buyers have it roughest of all.  They don’t have cash from selling a previous residence to help them come up with the down payment or other mortgage closing costs.  In fact, first-time buyers often find that it’s the down payment, that is the biggest obstacle to getting a mortgage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:52:33

The Great American Ponzi Scheme

Give us Madoff! Give us Madoff!  “Oil rises to $39 on Bernanke comments…”  “Asian stocks rise after Bernanke remarks…” When they turned out the ... . And then, the report gets down to business. The world economy is dangerously ill, says Dr. Bernanke, or words ... say to bring about the turnaround? We find the report on the front page of the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:00:26

Rod Blagojevich: It Really Isn't His Fault. Really

by Matt Gauntt Before you think I have lost my ever-loving mind, stick with me a moment.  It's not all of his fault - well, most of it is I guess, but not all.  Hopefully, he will receive ALL of the punishment, though. There is an old story of the scorpion that wanted to cross the river [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 01:38:04

Kicking Off the Panic of 2009

“Sir, there are no seats left. You’re going to have to stand in the back.” I was only 10 minutes late, but the conference hall was packed. Every seat was taken. The walls were lined with people. At that point, I knew without a doubt, there was a lot more downside left in real estate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:10:34

The Best Gubernatorial Campaign of 2008

The Best Gubernatorial Campaign of 2008 Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels handily defeated his Democratic opponent despite a tough landscape for incumbent Republicans and the fact that Obama carried the state. (AP Photo/ Indianapolis Star, Frank Espich) Yesterday we started our year-end awards by naming state Sen [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 15:30:35

Owning A Home Was Not A Luxury - It Was A Must

The San Francisco Chronicle reports from California. “From her snug one-bedroom condominium near San Francisco State University, Lea Azucena has watched family members struggle against foreclosure. But Azucena is not worried about losing her home, even though she recently lost her job [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 17:38:02

Money Education For Young Adults

By Vince Shorb Everyday we send young adults into the real world with dangerously little preparation for the financial realities of life. Often the results are disastrous. This article will give parents and educators three tips so that your child is prepared for the financial realities of today's society. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 14:20:50

Check credit report

One should review their credit report from each credit reporting agency at least once a year ... one can have copy of their credit report annually with no strings attached. It’s a good to check ... as well. Currently writing for this website Free Yearly Credit Report . For more details please contact [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:45:16

Economic Potpourri December 20, 2008

The barrage of noteworthy economic news continues unabated. Here are a few headline news reports of interest from the past couple days.Legg Mason to Add Miller to All Cap Fund Manager TeamBill Miller, the Legg Mason Inc. money manager whose two funds have each lost more than half their value this year, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 01:05:00

Don't eat yellowsn0w!

Hello all, We wish you a very happy, healthy, and hopeful 2009! Once you have installed yellowsn0w, please report your success or failure here ... items such as “top up” “get credit” “lotto numbers” etc. These menu items confuse the application [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 11:36:00

A gentle introduction to Unqualified Reservations (part 2)

We have swallowed the red pill, which now makes its way to the stomach. The coating dissolves. The rotor spins up and the device begins to operate. Inside, the sodium-metal core remains intact.And we begin the treatment. Again, our goal is to detach you - by "you," of course, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 11:44:00

The Baddest Bank in the West

Give us Madoff! Give us Madoff! "Oil rises to $39 on Bernanke comments..." "Asian stocks rise after Bernanke remarks.. ... about things. What did Bernanke say to bring about the turnaround? We find the report on the front ... necessary to ensure stability and the normalization of credit markers," said the main man at the Fed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 04:51:36

Nothing Says They Have Learned A Lesson Like GMAC Lowering The Credit Requirement From 700 To 621

As we are still reeling from the subprime credit crisis,  GMAC said it would relax credit requirements to allow loans to 80 percent of U.S. ... « JoHNBRoDiGaNDoTCoM Swamp Hermit’s *QUICK* Bits « The Swamp Hermit’s Report The TIW Blog » Blog Archive ... come more bad loans! The You Fat Bastard Tax « JoHNBRoDiGaNDoTCoM GMAC: Fix The Economy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 04:34:18

Bad Credit Auto Loans – Get the Low Interest Rate You Want

Bad credit auto loans have gained in popularity throughout the recession.  Many borrowers want a low interest rate on their auto loan but they have no idea how to get it.  By lowering your interest rate you could save thousands of dollars over the course of your loan.  The only tried and true way to lower your interest rate is to increase your credit score. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 13:42:49

Well regardless of whether you’ve gone through bankruptcy or

Well, regardless of whether you’ve gone through bankruptcy or for whatever reason you have bad credit, there are ways to clean up credit report issues and fix your credit. Do you want to avoid pain? Nobody how much time you spend on bad credit. If you want to learn how to buy a home after bankruptcy , he shoots first start to learn how to fix your credit first. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 11:31:40

Consolidating Student Loans

With higher education costs on the rise, many people these days have several student loans ... . Having a single student loan can help your credit rating because of how your credit score is figured ... can take up to six months to report a drop of a loan off your report. But if you don’t use your credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 12:54:49

Posts about Real Estate Market Reports as of January 15, 2009

International Forecaster January 2009 (#4) - Gold, Silver, Economy + More - revolutionradio ... - layofflist.wordpress.com 01/15/2009 Mike: Good day to all. Today’s big jobs report is the Jobless Claims ... , according to a media report late Wednesday Quick! Take That Low-Interest-Rate Holiday - kombrink.com [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:24:12

DrumBeat: January 12, 2009

A novel plan for economic stimulus What's different now? In the 1930s, even though the U.S ... Intelligence Council's "Global Trends 2025" report concluded that, in the near term, pressure ... " report. It would appear that we need to plan for a less energy-intense future. StatoilHydro drills [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:02:56

Fix Bad Credit

by John Cooper You do not have to just wait for negative marks on your credit report to fall off. You can remove them and improve your credit score. The Fair Credit Reporting Act says that you can dispute any item that you do not believe to be accurate on your credit report. It also says that any item that can not be verified must be removed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:07:31

This has been an unusual interregnum from President No. 43 to No. 44. Because of the need for urgent economic action as well as continuity, this country, perhaps for the first time, has had two presidents at once, in effect [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 00:38:14

The Ponzi Scheme As Way of Life

The Ponzi Scheme As Way of Life Sharon December 19th, 2008 I’m sorry, I’m having a bit of trouble getting all outraged about Bernie Madoff and his ponzi scheme.  Yes, I’m shocked.  Shocked and appalled.  You mean, someone was offering a scheme in which you pay present day participants with the funds of those who come in later, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 18:01:37

Who's Running TARP? You Might Not Wanna Know

Last week, Congress's oversight panel for the TARP funds confirmed in a report that the Treasury Department essentially has no idea what banks have ... Paulson on how to fix the financial markets. Paulson brought Wilson to Goldman in 1998 from Lazard Freres [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 00:45:57

7 Ways to Lower Your Energy Bills

Are the bills piling up? by Ethan Ewing, www.bills.com If you’re like many Americans, you’re probably looking for ways to trim costs while the economy is in a down turn.  According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the average American home will spend $990 on heating this year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:28:36

Are Xbox 360 Owners Paying Too Much for Online Service?

As an Xbox 360 owner since launch, I have thoroughly enjoyed the many features the console has brought me. A solid online component, the best third-party games on the market, and arguably the best ... , on the other hand, responded dutifully in a post with the Seattle Tech Report that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 03:47:47

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