Published Monday, May 12, 2008
DEBT ADVISER
Ask collector for receipt
By STEVE BUCCI
Bankrate.com
Dear Debt Adviser, I am trying to repair my credit. I now have
three older accounts in collections and have the ability to pay all off in full.
What is the best way to go about doing this? Can I simply call and make the
payment over the phone? Or do I need to get something in writing - and if so,
what?
Thousand-dollar smile
NEW YORK (AP) - Dazzled by the bull market in gold, people are digging through drawers for old dental caps, fillings and bridgework they saved years ago and selling them at prices that would make the tooth fairy blush.
Wet weather slows farms planting corn
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Corn production this year could be down as much as 7 percent from the record-breaking heights of 2007, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released Friday.
Circuit City readies for proposed buyout
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Circuit City Stores Inc. on Friday gave in to pressure from activist shareholders, essentially putting itself up for sale and agreeing to nominate dissident directors to its board.
Protest song strikes chord with drivers
Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO - Jay Weinberg struck a chord with drivers when he staged an unauthorized concert on the roof of a gas station in northwest Indiana to protest high fuel prices. Armed with a guitar and megaphone, he crooned about feeling pain at the pump before a growing crowd below.
Nothing
will last forever
WASHINGTON (AP) - The cost of mailing a letter went up a penny to 42 cents today, the latest in what are expected to be annual price adjustments by the Postal Service.
Cablevision steps in to buy out Newsday
NEW YORK (AP) - Cablevision Systems Corp. is buying the Long Island-based newspaper Newsday from Tribune Co. for $650 million, the companies announced today.
Foreign legion
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - When Maulit Shelat heard about the Bush administration’s plan to pump up the economy by sending out stimulus checks, he sat down with his wife and drew up a list of priorities. First up, remodeling the bathroom.
United, US Airways fly closer to merger
Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO - United Airlines is closing in on a merger with US Airways, sources say, after being spurned by Continental Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
