What to do with green tomatoes
This year, I constructed a raised bed garden, and it produced wonderful vegetables, including about 50 pounds of tomatoes. However, […]
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A Veterans Day 2009 look at what veterans need
America has 23.2 million veterans. About 10.9 million of them are baby boomers. On this day that we stop to
What’s in the House health care bill?
This summer, a number of consumers complained to me they didn’t know what was being proposed in health care reform.
Fairbank Farms beef is being recalled due to E. coli outbreak; 28 illnesses, two deaths reported
Fairbank Farms, of Ashville, N.Y., is recalling about 546,00 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with
What were your best and worst consumer experiences this week?
Which consumer happenings cheered you this week and which one made you want to scream or weep? Here are my
Cash for Clunkers program trades old pickups for new ones
It’s extremely disappointing to learn that highly touted Cash for Clunkers program mostly exchanged old Ford or Chevrolet pickups for
What are the most dangerous times to drive?
More than 40,000 people are killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes every year. That’s about 110 people daily throughout the
Which 2009 vehicles are the most dangerous?
A list of 2009’s most dangerous vehicles has been compiled Forbes magazine. Forbes researchers used crash results from the Insurance
MoneyGram to pay $18 millions to settle fraud charges
MoneyGram International Inc., the second-largest money transfer service in the United States, will pay $18 million to settle Federal Trade