| Kerry's drowning in debt
WAYWARD Kerry Katona is on the brink of going bust after blowing a fortune on cocaine, booze, partying and flash cars. Despite being on TV EVERY night in Iceland's I'm A Celebrity ads, the hard-up star is drowning in a tsunami of debt. The taxman alone wants 200,000 by the end of the year and if she can't find the money she's facing bankruptcy. In desperation Kerry and her husband, former drug dealer Mark Croft, have now hired a team of professional insolvency advisers to help them DODGE bankruptcy court, AVOID paying the huge sum, and DUCK 60,000 of loans and credit card bills. But the experts fear that is just the tip of the iceberg and the true total of the former Atomic Kitten's debts could top 1MILLION. Even with the Inland Revenue off her back, Kerryexpecting her fourth childcould STILL be made bankrupt by other creditors and lose her 1.2m home and fleet of luxury cars.
When smaller means more
Five to 10 years ago, real estate perquisites largely were based on perceptions of deluxe upgrades, such as granite counters rather than laminate and master baths with double vanities.
Today, you can add to the mix things such as spalike baths, wine cellars, walk-in pantries, outdoor rooms, coffee bars in master bedrooms, work stations for charging cell phones, and finished garages.
Some of the impetus for better detailing of homes has come from furniture manufacturers. They are listening to their customers who say they want cabinets that look like furniture in the kitchen and bath, more efficient storage and display for plasma televisions, and computer stations or desks that gather and hide all the cords.
Furniture-style vanities for the bath are available from Kohler Co., and you also can choose your sink and faucet.
Lost laptop? Sue for millions!
Is your laptop worth $54 million? Raelyn Campbell of Washington, D.C., is suing Richfield-based Best Buy for that amount after it lost her laptop computer while it was in for repairs. By Jackie Crosby, Star Tribune Last update: February 13, 2008 - 3:00 PM .
Why aren't there more positive stories about teachers?
Why not do a monthly story on them on your front page. I see teachers helping students in need. Teachers working weekends, holidays, and bring work home every night. I see teachers giving everything they have to help a child that everyone else has forgotten. I see teachers everyday who care for the hundreds of students that walk into their school. All I ask you is, why you havent reported on them. I think I know the answer, do you? Thank you for your time. -- Eric Roal, Spokane Valley
Answer: Eric Roal, Your question about our education coverage came to me to answer. Thank you for taking the time to write the newspaper. Yes, we do know the answer to your question. The answer is that we write a tremendous number of positive stories about our local educators.
Lenders launch 50 repossession notices a week
SPECIAL REPORT: BANKS say they are not at fault for more than 50 homeowners a week being hit with repossession notices, some after missing a few repayments. Association chief David Bell said non-bank lenders were "irresponsible" and their lending practices had been behind the increase, and major banks comprised only a small proportion of delinquencies, he told 3AW radio today. "The major difference between banks and other lenders is that banks are very careful about lending money. "We want to make sure that our customers pay that money back. More than 50 Victorians every week are being hit by repossession notices, with action taken on 707 properties in the past three months, the Herald Sun revealed today. Banks have launched action to take 707 properties, worth more than $200 million, in the past three months.
TSA, Delta workers indicted in drug-smuggling case
UPDATED: 8:04 a.m. February 20, 2008
TSA, Delta workers indicted in drug-smuggling case By TIM EBERLYThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 02/19/08 Three workers from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport pleaded not guilty in federal court in Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon to charges they conspired to smuggle drugs and money through airports and onto airplanes for cash. Two of the workers, Jon Patton, 44, of Lawrenceville and Andre Mays, 24, of Atlanta are employed by the Transportation Safety Administration, the federal agency whose workers screen travelers for illegal contraband, including drugs. .
Legislator: Sorry for calling unmarried teen parents 'sluts'
Larry Liston said in a statement. “Because of my unfortunate choice of language, the message that I was trying to get across about personal responsibility, and parental responsibility, has been overshadowed. "I certainly regret using the term I did." Wednesday, Liston, appearing at a GOP legislative caucus in Denver, said: “In my parents' day and age, (unmarried teen parents) were sent away, they were shunned, they were called what they are. There was at least a sense of shame. “There's no sense of shame today," Liston continued, according to the The Gazette of Colorado Springs. "Society condones it. ... I think it's wrong. They're sluts. And I don't mean just the women. I mean the men, too." Rep. Stella Garza Hicks, who was at the meeting, said Liston should apologize.
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