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• Shawn Vestal: Turning the tables on rip-offs

  April 7, 2012 in City on Page A5 Second of two parts From fall 2007 into 2008, Susie Hulse went from sad and worried, following her husband’s death and facing a mountain of debt, to comforted by the … 2

• Senate rejects two balanced budget amendments

  December 14, 2011 in Nation/World The Senate today voted against changing the Constitution to require a balanced budget as Congress hit yet another dead end in its search for a way out of its fiscal … 12

• $1 trillion-plus spending bill taking shape in Congress

  December 12, 2011 in Nation/World Weary after a year of partisan bickering, lawmakers reached a tentative agreement today on a sprawling $1 trillion-plus spending bill that chips away at military and environmental spending but denies … 3

• Debt deal creates hurdles for college students

  August 7, 2011 in Business on Page E1 NEW YORK – College is already expensive. Now the government’s 11th-hour agreement to raise the debt ceiling is set to push costs higher. That’s particularly true for those pursuing advanced … 1

• Smart Bombs: Floyd was suited to the task

  July 3, 2011 in Opinion on Page B8 On Election Day, you’ll find Doug Floyd trudging up to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church (or wherever) to drop off his ballot. If you wonder why, he’ll be glad to tell … 4

• Alpine College abruptly shuts down

  May 22, 2011 in News, City A Spokane Valley vocational school, Alpine College, has gone out of business. 1

• Stocks sink after S&P issues warning on debt

  April 18, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Stocks opened sharply lower today after Standard & Poor’s warned that it might lower its rating on U.S. government debt because of mounting budget deficits. More bad news about Europe’s … 53

• Budget talk, from soup to nuts

  April 17, 2011 in Opinion on Page B8 Oh no! He’s back with another number-infested column about that most scintillating of topics: the federal budget. Bet his idea of a good time is a bowl of soup and … 11

• Congress’ curious budget recipe

  April 10, 2011 in Opinion on Page B8 In case you hadn’t noticed, Congress isn’t like the rest of the world. For instance: 1. Should households facing large bills work on ways to bring in less money? 17

• Editorial: Federal debt won’t shrink by passing the buck

  February 16, 2011 in Opinion on Page A13 The household analogy seems to hit home when talking about government budgets, so imagine this scenario: In seven years, the interest payment on your credit cards will exceed your monthly … 49

• Get rid of credit cards, thus debt

  March 2, 2010 in Business on Page A8 On your next credit card statement, you are going notice some changes that give you additional information that could help you understand all of the particulars on your credit card. …

• Debt, lack of insurance make today’s unemployed more vulnerable

  November 10, 2009 in Business on Page A10 WASHINGTON – It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent. Americans have more than triple the debt they had in 1982, …

• Needing their dough

  April 19, 2009 in Business on Page E1 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – There’s a sign in Jim Coy’s otherwise bland office that reads: “God’s last name is not damn.” “People come in and they’re upset, and they use …

• Credit Card Issuers Take Big Write-Off Record 6 Percent Of Card Loans Written Off In Fourth Quarter

  February 23, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A17 Credit card issuers wrote off record levels of bad credit card loans in the fourth quarter, and losses are expected to rise throughout the year, according to Standard & Poor’s …

• Keep Yourself In Check When Buying Gifts With Credit Cards

  November 30, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A13 Sometime when you’re using a credit card this holiday shopping season, stop and think for a minute what that rectangular piece of plastic actually represents. On the plus side, it’s …