Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• BBB expanding complaint info

  December 17, 2011 in Business on Page A6 Starting Jan. 1, the Spokane-area Better Business Bureau will publish full consumer complaints against companies in the region instead of the short descriptions it has used. A number of other … 1

• GOP blocks Obama nominee to head financial agency

  December 8, 2011 in Nation/World Senate Republicans today blocked President Barack Obama’s choice to head the new consumer protection agency that was designed to help curtail the excesses and abuses that led to the financial … 30

• Endangered Spokane department down to one employee

  October 30, 2011 in News on Page A1 Steve Parker squeezes the handle on the gas pump for a final jolt to hit 5 gallons. The station’s pump records 5 gallons. If he were a normal customer, he … 70

• It’s easier to blame others than accept responsibility

  April 4, 2010 in Business on Page E2 The letter started as follows: “I want to file a complaint against (blank) Bar. Here is what they did to me. I was there last weekend and they served me …

• McKenna seeks tougher laws

  January 8, 2009 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Longer sentences for serial abusers. More protection for homeowners facing foreclosure. Strengthening the state’s “lemon law.” When state lawmakers launch the 2009 legislative session in Olympia next week, …

• Kia, Suzuki dealerships settle suit

  September 12, 2008 in Business on Page A4 The Washington state attorney general’s office has settled with a company that operates Spokane Kia and Spokane Suzuki in response to an investigation into a customer’s complaint that she was …

• Marketplace Losers Take Alternate Route Not Monopolistic Capable Nonproprietary, Lower-Cost Or Free Products Win Out.

  February 13, 1998 in City on Page B6 Your tax dollars at work: Prodded by competitors of Microsoft Corp., political demagogues and busybody government lawyers are yapping like a pack of bloodhounds, hot on the trail of a …

• Deleting Ms Gouge Blackmail Tactics Pc Vendors Offering A Competing Browser Had To Pay More For Windows.

  February 13, 1998 in City on Page B6 It’s an American dream come true if there ever was one. Smart kid just out of college with more ideas than money starts up a software company in a garage. …

• Fund-Raisers To Pay Fine, Settle Dispute While Raising Money For Firefighters, Group Misled Contributors, Harassed Non-Donors, State Says

  January 22, 1998 in City on Page B1 A fund-raising company representing the Washington State Council of Fire Fighters has agreed to pay the state $55,000 for giving false information to contributors and harassing people who chose not …

• Atm Number Theft Flourishing Stolen Plastic Losses Reach $475 Million A Year

  December 20, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A19 Banking experts anticipating this Christmas shopping season predicted that more of us would be using ATM cards as the buying kicks into high gear. Bank fraud experts say thieves count …

• Beef-Loving Britons Stock Up For Holidays Prospect Of Ban Sparks Sales, Not Fears Of Mad Cow Disease

  December 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A15 Farmers watch livestock sales at the cattle market in Murton, near York, England, on Thursday. Photo by Associated Press

• Bad Ad Awards Eggs, Cigarettes, Sprint Win For Misleading Campaigns

  December 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A8 Gleaming awards were announced for major U.S. corporations in an Academy Awards-style ceremony Thursday but the recipients said they were undeserving and wouldn’t accept. The awards, bronze figures each holding …

• Danger Still Lurks On Toy Shelves 18 Items Are Cited By Watchdog Group

  November 26, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 Deaths from toy hazards have declined, but holiday shoppers may still find dangerous toys on store shelves, according to a study Tuesday by a private watchdog group. The U.S. Public …

• Complaints About Auto Sales Head List In Consumer Survey

  November 26, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 Complaints about auto sales, home improvements and car repairs top the list of consumer fraud in a new survey, but charges involving the Internet are among the fastest growing. The …

• Hearings Question 401(K) Fees Labor Secretary Warns About Drain On Retirement Payoff

  November 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 Labor Department officials warned Wednesday that excessive fees could be draining anticipated retirement income from the 401(k) accounts of American workers. “There have been reports that employers and employees may …

• Attorneys Warn About Con Artists

  November 7, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A18 Buyer beware - even of friends and family. Two attorneys from the State Department of Financial Institutions came to Spokane Thursday to warn senior citizens about the poor investments, scams …

• Government Issues Warning On Herbal Weight-Loss Cocktails

  November 7, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 Two months after it forced the popular diet drug combination known as fen-phen off the market, the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued a consumer warning about the possible …

• Seniors Warned About Swindlers Elderly Constitute Half Of The People Conned Out Of $40 Billion Each Year

  November 2, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A7 Becoming the victim of a violent crime tops the list of fears for the vast majority of older men and women. In reality, they are much more likely to become …

• Greenpeace Warns Of Lead Levels In Toys Environmental Group Says Some Vinyl Products Pose Risks

  October 10, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 Some vinyl toys and products for youngsters contain levels of lead and cadmium that could pose health risks, the environmental group Greenpeace said Thursday. Greenpeace said its laboratory tests found …

• Office Supply Chain To Change Advertising

  August 27, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A8 The Staples office supply chain has agreed to change its advertising after attorneys general in 13 states, including Washington, complained the company’s promise of “0 percent financing” was misleading. Staples …

• Burger King Looks For New Beef Supplies Spokane Restaurants Unaffected

  August 23, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A12 Burger King offered hamand-cheese sandwiches instead of Whoppers for lunch Friday as the fast-food chain sought new beef supplies to replace hamburger recalled from a Hudson Foods plant here. Some …

• Tainted Trust Consumers, Not Government, Must Judge Unsafe Meat.

  August 23, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A2 In spite of meat recalls, scientific advances and stepped up plant inspections, the federal government cannot ensure Americans’ food is free of dangerous bacteria. And experts say it probably will …

• Hamburger Plant Closes, Recalls 25 Million Pounds

  August 22, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 Workers at the Hudson Foods plant in Columbus, Neb., process ground beef this week. The plant has been closed. Photo by Associated Press

• Drug Firms Telling Us What To Take Consumer Groups Say Doctors, Pharmacists Pressured Into Switching Patients’ Medication

  August 14, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 An 86-year-old woman began experiencing nausea and weakness after her health insurer had her change from a blood pressure medication she had long used to one it preferred. A 63-year-old …

• Industry: Clinton’s Call For Child-Safe Dosages A Bit Late Manufacturers Say Tests Began On Targeted Drugs 3 Years Ago

  August 14, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 As President Clinton moved Wednesday to prod drug manufacturers into finding child-safe dosages for medicines, industry representatives politely suggested he was late to the game. A proposed new Food and …

• Unsolicited Loans Not-So-Easy Money Critics Point To Chance Of Theft, High Interest Rates

  August 14, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 Victor and Debra Goldberg of Ithaca, N.Y., hold a $7,500 check that Debra received from Signet Bank. The “Instant Loan Check” carries a 13.99 percent interest rate if deposited. Photo …

• Pantyhose Firm Agrees To Refund Customers

  July 30, 1997 in Idaho on Page B2 The strings attached to a pantyhose giveaway will cost a Pennsylvania company more than $300,000, and Idaho will get 10 percent of it. Hosiery Corp. of America has agreed to …

• Group Warns Consumers About Cash-Value Policies Term Life Insurance A Smarter Option For Most, Study Finds

  July 17, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 The deal is enticing: Buy a cash-value life insurance policy and watch your money go to work in stocks and bonds - a double gain of insurance protection and financial …

• Colville Car Dealership Loses License

  July 11, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A16 The state has revoked a Colville used car dealership’s license, saying the business prevented customers from receiving car titles on time. The Car Lot, owned by Linda Brown of Colville, …

• Investment Products To Be Based On Dow Index

  June 28, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A13 Index funds have enjoyed a surge in popularity in recent years, and for good reason. They - particularly those based on the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index - have …

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