FIRST OF TWO PARTS: Owners walk from homes, values erode
FIRST OF TWO PARTS: Owners walk from homes, values erode
Sondra Malone, 35, bought a house in Eastpointe in 2005 with an adjustable-rate mortgage. The $1,200-a-month payment on the house, along with high heating bills, an expensive SUV payment and other family expenses, quickly buried her in debt.
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Is working from home the new calling in sick?
Is working from home the new calling in sick?
Jeremy Lesniak owns a small Web design firm in Randolph, Vt. He has 10 employees and hundreds of clients. Sick isn’t an option.
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Work-at-home scam steals hope from the jobless
Work-at-home scam steals hope from the jobless
Ask anyone who’s unemployed, and they’ll tell you it’s a brutal job market out there. Even more brutal are the scam artists capitalizing on that desperation.
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United Statesand abroad:
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LOOKING FOR GREEN FROM RED BULLS
LOOKING FOR GREEN FROM RED BULLS
They started lining up early in the frigid cold, amid flakes of falling snow, outside a new West Hudson sports palace that won’t open until the seasons change.
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Excerpts from Warren Buffett’s annual letter
Excerpts from Warren Buffett’s annual letter
Investor Warren Buffett released his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders Saturday morning. The Berkshire chairman and chief executive spent a large part of the letter explaining the guiding principles he and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger follow in running the Omaha-based company.
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Star Fund Manager Goes From Gold to Manure as He Remakes Life
Star Fund Manager Goes From Gold to Manure as He Remakes Life
Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) — Graham Birch was the best natural- resource stock picker in Britain for a decade. Now most of the stock he owns has four legs and a tail.
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From Miss Espanola to Miss World Canada 2010
From Miss Espanola to Miss World Canada 2010
ESPANOLA — Dedicated, energetic and down to earth just about sums up a young woman who originally hails from Espanola. Lacey Budge has been attending school down south over the last few years, but she always comes home to share her spirit, enthusiasm and energy to help others.[...]
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From Heartbreak to Hope Through Writing
From Heartbreak to Hope Through Writing
Maura Kuhl died when she was just three days old. Now her father is moving past the tears and inspiring others through writing as a form of therapy.
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From a recession to a measured resurgence, Telluride endures
From a recession to a measured resurgence, Telluride endures
If we learned anything about ourselves and about Telluride in 2009, it’s that we, and this town, endure. This last year was defined in simple economic terms for us, and we learned a lesson: Even our sno-globe town isn’t invincible. Our region made difficult financial decisions as [...]