On Hell and Draggin'

So, how about that new Sam and Ivan Raimi flick? I know many of you Evil Dead diehards are just as thrilled as I am that Drag Me to Hell is as thoroughly frightening and relentlessly comical a movie as it is. The...

Freddie Mac CFO Kellermann Took Stress Leave Before Death

David Kellermann, acting CFO for Freddie Mac, had taken time off for stress the day before his death. Kellermann had delegated his duties to coworkers before he left the office for the final time. Medical examiners have performed an autopsy, but the results are not yet...

Smoke and Mirrors : Deficits and Surpluses: Obama the Jester

The International Institute of Nonviolence News&Opinion By: Rev. Jermano    I fail to see how they add things up? Now John McCain is squawking about reducing the military budget because...

Group moves people into foreclosed houses

Max Rameau is a sort of guerrilla real-estate agent whose group helps the homeless to occupy foreclosed houses in Miami. Interestingly, the city knows about this, but is taking no action to stop them, effectively...

Innocent Victims: Impact of Mortgage Crisis on US Children

The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (NLCHP), along with numerous other advocacy groups, have called upon President-elect Barack Obama to address the "urgent crisis of homelessness in the United...

Geothermal Electric Makes Good on Mortgages.

The International Institute of Nonviolence News&Opinion By: Rev. Jermano The word geothermal means geo (earth) and thermal (heat). It comes from the Greeks when the earth first formed over 5 billion years ago....

2 More Banks Fail: Franklin and Security Pacific

Franklin Bank (Houston, TX) and Security Pacific Bank (Los Angeles, CA) have closed their doors, bringing the total number of failed US banks to 19.Prosperity Bank is taking over the assets of Franklin, and...

UK Cuts Interest Rates to 3%

As the expectation of a long recession looms, the Bank of England has cut interest rates to 3%, down from 4.5%. This is the second emergency cut since the credit crunch crisis began.However, this is a rate cut...

Top 5: Mistakes People Make When Facing Foreclosure

5.  Don’t Open the Mail from the mortgage or home owner’s insurance company.  Big Mistake!  Ignoring the situation will not make it go away.  No communication from you gives the mortgage company no reason to try to work with you. 4.  Lie to the...

Top 5: Things You Can Do To Protect Your Home During Tough Economic Times

5.  Save If you don’t already have one, start a regular savings account and a repairs savings account.  Having a cushion to fall back on is a sure way to protect yourself.  Should a situation arise where you need money, you won’t have to use the equity in...

Economic Analogy: Waking the Dead

Finally, an analogy for the current financial crisis that speaks my language. Zombies. Particularly interesting is the discussion of the delayed effect of economic resuscitation, and its temporary nature. "The...

Foreclosure is Only a Last Resource!

The number of foreclosures has risen drastically in the last few years.  In Louisville and across the nation, all we see in the news is how bad things are.  Well, we’re here to tell you that foreclosure doesn’t have to be your first option of a solution to your...

Obama, McCain Grind It Out in Ohio

Statistical Dead Heat Recalls Era of "Three yards and a cloud of dust" OhioNewsBureau by John Michael Spinelli Columbus, Ohio: With less than a month until Election Day, the ground game for president between Illinois Democrat Barack Obama and...

Oracle of Omaha Says Current US Credit Crisis an "Economic Pearl Harbor"

Ohio Senators, Heeding Advice from World's Richest Man, Act Quickly to Avoid New Depression OhioNewsBureau by John Michael Spinelli Columbus, Ohio: Calling it an "economic Pearl Harbor," Warren Buffett, the world's richest man, told Charlie Rose of PBS Wednesday...

Research of State Attorneys General, OSU Researchers Show Different Angles to...

Ohio AG Dings Mortgage Servicers for Poor Performance, OSU Study Shows Real Homeowners Smaller Share of Larger Housing Crisis OhioNewsBureau by John Michael Spinelli Columbus, Ohio: As Congress and President Bush barnstorm their way...

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