Problems in the system - Warren Tribune Chronicle
WARREN For as long as a week or more in 2007, Phil Budnik worked away from his family with a high-voltage line repair company before being laid off at year-end. Chris Wade trained to sell insurance, a business he soon discovered was a tough one

A Little Sympathy for Those Devils in Stripes - Ottawa Citizen
The following will likely not result in a groundswell of support across the nation. There will be no online petitions demanding a change in our collective attitude, no Facebook groups dedicated to the cause. For what I am about to ask of you is akin

Too good to be true - Columbus Dispatch
Hoping to avoid foreclosure, Malissa and Scott Moran answered an ad promising help. It ultimately left them even closer to losing their Newark home. Harry W. Blausey, 66, faces up to 49 years in prison if convicted on 30 counts that include grand

Shifting away from baby gear - Baltimore Sun
Michelle Rascon fervently wanted to free herself from all that plastic. So it was time for the multicolored ExerSaucer to clutter some other parents’ floor. So too the bouncy seat and the play mat that her two children don’t need anymore. That’s how

Officials have few clues in burning-body mystery - Whittier Daily News
The next day, the 47-year-old’s body was discovered burning on the side of Turnbull Canyon Road, south of Blue Sky Road in Hacienda Heights. Coroner’s officials said he was already dead when someone set him on fire. But authorities haven’t determined

Co-signing loan is the same as taking one out - Reading Eagle
Dear Bruce: My stepdaughter was having a problem financing a car, so she asked me to co-sign, which I agreed to do. To her credit, she always has sent her payments in on time, she has never been late with her payments and she has only a year to go